ỦY BAN NHÂN DÂN QUẬN 1 TERM II TEST, 21- 22 (Khối 9)

TRƯỜNG VÕ TRƯỜNG TOẢN

I. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space or the best answer for the Answers
questions given in each sentence (2,5 pts):
1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others? 1. …….
A. replace B. surface C. palace D. purchase
2. Which word has a different stress from that of the others? 2. …….
A. agreement B. elephant C. mineral D. violent
3. The girl to ________ we wanted to speak was on holiday last week. 3. …….
A. who B. which C. that D. whom
4. Farmers use chemical feritilizers to ________ the soil rich. 4. …….
A. enrich B. change C. make D. let
5. UFO ________ might be from people’s imagination. 5. …….
A. showing B. viewing C. watching D. sightings
6. ________ the weather forecast predicted there would be a shower, it was sunny yesterday. 6. …….
A. Although B. Despite C. In spite of D. So
7. She stopped them _______ driving home ________ hiding the car keys. 7. …….
A. from / by B. from / with C. by / from D. by / with
8. Nara doesn’t have much money. Therefore, she buys a(n) ________ car. 8. …….
A. new B. secondhand C. immediate D. expensive
9. The rate of unemployment in our country has been increasing alarmingly≠________ for the past 2 years. 9. …….
A. worryingly B. seriously C. slightly D. severely
10. We should reduce our carbon footprint=_________ to help prevent climate change. 10. …….
A. evaporation B. mitigation C. emission D. erosion

II. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for question 15, 16: (0,5pt) Answers
11. What does this sign say? A. Petroleum B. Parking spaces 11. ……
C. Prayers’ room D. Public telephone

12. What does this sign say? A. Anyone can enter. B. This is not an entrance. 12. ……
C. No one is allowed here. D. Do not enter without
permission

III. Read the following text. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False, and choose the correct
answers (A, B, C or D) for the questions 17 and 18. (1.5 pts)
Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world, electricity is very available at the touch of
a switch. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is providing artificial lighting. In factories,
electricity is used to light up the work place. It is also used to operate air conditioners, computers and many other
machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we have in our homes such as appliances
include television sets, computers, electric fans, irons and many others. The list is simply endless. Modern man will
most probably be lost without electricity.

Answer
13. Electricity is the most common form of energy today. 13. True
14. The artificial lighting is being provided by electricity. 14. True
15. Every appliance can operate without the electricity. 15. False
16. Our life can be easy if there were no electricity. 16. False
17. The most common use of electricity is _______ artificial lighting. 17. A
A. supplying B. solving C. suggesting D. saving
18. What is the passage mainly about? 18. D
A. saving electricity B. using electricity C. wasting electricity D. benefit of electricity
IV.
A. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage . (1.5 pts)
Coronavirus germs live in people's throats and mouths. When someone who has the coronavirus coughs or
sneezes or breathes out, the germs come (19) _______ their mouth in tiny drops of water.
Though you can't see the germs, you can sometimes see these tiny drops. In cold (20) ___________, they
make a cloud of steam! So if someone else (21) _______ breathes in the air with the coronavirus germs in it,
they would probably get the illness.
It's easy to get the coronavirus germs from inside your body on your hands (22) _______ you touch your nose or
your mouth. If the person with the coronavirus germs on their hands uses a door, the invisible germs can live on
the handle for hours. When someone else opens the door, they (23) _______ the germs on their hands too. And
if they touch their nose or mouth, the germs can get into their body.
So you (24) ________ also catch the Coronavirus by touching things that someone with the virus has already
touched.

Answer
19. A. into B. out of C. to D. because of 19. B
20. A. weather B. temperature C. climate D. region 20. A
21. A. accidentally B. generally C. decisively D. usually 21. A
22. A. what B. when C. which D. unless 22. B
23. A. make B. bring C. get D. search 23. C
24. A. should B. need C. must D. can 24. D

V. WORD FORM: Use the correct form of the word given in brackets to Answers
complete each sentence. (1.5 pts)
25. Who does the mother think _______ the environment? (polluted) 25. pollute
26. Energy-saving bulbs should be used to save _______ . (electric) 26. electricity
27. At Passover, all Jewish people celebrate freedom from _______ . (slave) 27. slavery
28. His father is a _______ man. (generosity) 38. generous
29. _______, the typhoon didn’t cause any damage on the village. (fortune) 29. Fortunately
30. They are too young and _______ to recognize the danger of drugs. experience) 30. inexperienced

VI. Rearrange words/ groups of words in the correct order to make a complete sentence. (1 pt)
31. will erupt/ we can/ when a volcano/ usually predict/./
→ We can predict when a volcano will erupt.
32. are interested/ and natural resources/ and European countries/ in saving money/ North American/./
→ North American and European countries are interested in saving money and natural resources.
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (1pt)
33. They started learning English four years ago.
→. They have learned English for four years..
34. “Why don’t you complain to the company, Peter?” said William
→. William suggested Peter should complain to the company.
35. Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy.
→. Though the children were poor, they seem happy.
36. John is one of my closest friends. I’ve known him for a very long time.
→. John, who/whom I’ve known for a very long time, is one of my closest friends/
→. John is one of my closest friends, who/whom I’ve known for a very long time.

GOOD LUCK