UBND QUẬN 7 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II

TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN HỮU THỌ NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023

Bộ môn: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 9
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề kiểm tra này gồm 4 trang)
Chữ ký giám thị 1 Chữ ký giám thị 2 Số thứ tự bài KT
Họ và Tên:_________________________
Trường: ___________________Lớp: ____
Số báo danh: _______________________ Mật mã bài KT

Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Chữ ký giám khảo Chữ ký giám khảo Số thứ tự bài KT
1 2
Mật mã bài KT

Lưu ý: Thí sinh ghi câu tr ả lời của mình vào phần trả lời ở cuối mỗi phần đề kiểm tra
I. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence. (3.5 pts)
1. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. ancient B. special C. celebrate D. ocean
2. Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?
A. placed B. erupted C. accessed D. collapsed
3. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. cyclone B. satisfy C. disaster D. cultural
4. Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?
A. destroy B. prediction C. typhoon D. highland
5. Tidal waves are the result of _______ in the underwater movement of the Earth.
A. an exchange B. an arupt difference C. a abrupt shift D. an abrupt shift
6. A huge ________ struck the city of Kobe in Japan in 1995.
A. thunderstorm B. storm C. earthquake D. hurricane
7. Neil Armstrong, who first walked ________ the moon, is an American astronaut.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
8. I saw a lot of people and horses _______ went to the market this morning.
A. which B. that C. whom D. who
9. Most earthquakes in the world ________ in the Ring of Fire.
A. occur B. happens C. takes place D. come
10. My brother has to go to work _______ it is raining very hard.
A. though B. because C. but D. despite
11. That’s my idea, too. And we should fill all buckets _________ water.
A. of B. into C. by D. with
12. On ________ , peole celebrate freedom from slavery.
A. Thanksgiving B. Easter C. Passover D. Tet holiday
13. Speaker 1: “May I congratulate you again on your excellent performance. .”
Speaker 2: “____________________”
A. Congratulations! B. I love your performance.
C. You have an amazing performance. D. Thank you for your compliments.
14. “I think we should turn off the TV and go for a walk.” – “___________________.”
A. No, thanks B. I’m sure C. I agree with you D. Not at all
Phần trả lời: Thí sinh chỉ ghi mẫu tự A, B, C, hoặc D vào ô trả lời

Answer: 1. ______ 2. _______ 3. _____ 4. ______ 5. _______6._________ 7._________

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 8. ______ 9. _______10. _____11. _____ 12. _______13,________14._________

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II. Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign / picture. (0.5 pt)

15. What does the sign mean?

A. Just feel free to take a seat!

B. These seats are reserved for certain passengers.
C. These seats are for passengers travelling first class.
D. No one can take these seats!

16. What does the sign mean?

A. Anybody can park here.
B. You can park here if you are not visitors.
C. Only the visitor living in this country can park here.
D. Parking in this space for visitor only.

Phần trả lời: Thí sinh chỉ ghi mẫu tự A, B, C, hoặc D vào ô trả lời
Answers: 15. ___________ 16. ___________
III. Read the following advertisement. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False
and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 17 and 18 . (1.5 pts)
On Christmas Eve everything is rush and bustle. Offices and public buildings close at one o’clock, but the
shops stay open late. Most big cities, especially London, are decorated with colored lights across the streets
and enormous Christmas trees. The main line stations, trains and buses are crowded with people traveling
from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.
In the homes there is a great air of expectation. The children are also decorating the house with colored
lights. Christmas cards – with the words “A Merry Christmas to You” or “Wishing You a Merry Christmas and
Prosperous New Year”, or “With the Compliments of the Season”, etc. – are arranged on shelves, tables and
sometimes hung round the walls.
Meanwhile the housewife is probably busy in the kitchen getting things ready for the next day’s dinner.
The Christmas bird, nowadays usually a turkey, is being prepared, the pudding is inspected and the cake is
got out of its tin.
17. The shops close at one o’clock on Christmas Eve.
18. Colored lights are decorated across streets in big cities.
19. All the people are at home on Christmas Eve.
20. Trains and buses are almost empty on Christmas Eve.
21. What is the closet meaning of the word “expectation”?
A. prosperity B. hope C. willingness D. perfection
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22. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A. All shops close at Christmas. B. Housewives are free at Christmas.
C. Everyone has to prepare a lot of things for Christmas. D. All are correct

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Từ câu 13 đến câu 16, thí sinh phải viết đầy đủ từ True hoặc False vào ô trả lời. Mọi cách viết khác
đều không được chấm điểm. Đối với câu 17 và 18, thí sinh ghi lựa chọn đúng (A, B, C hoặc D) vào ô
trả lời.

Answers: 17. ________ 18. ________ 19. ________ 20. ________ // 21. _______ 22. _______
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)

Tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, are storms (23) _____ originates over warm tropical
oceans (24) ____ have some specific features including low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and heavy
rain. A tropical cyclone can generate winds that can travel up to 119 kilometers per hour. In some (25)
_____cases, wind speeds can (26) _____240 kilometers per hour. (27) ____a tropical cyclone is a
combination of high winds and water, it (28) ____ cyclones a serious hazard for coastal areas in tropical and
subtropical areas of the world.

23. A. that B. who C. whom D. where

24. A. but B. and C. or D. therefore
25. A. difficult B. intense C. extreme D. sincere
26. A. surpass B. overthrow C. beat D. exceed
27. A. Therefore B. But C. Because D. Although
28. A. create B. causes C. brings D. makes

Thí sinh chỉ viết mẫu tự (A, B, C, hoặc D) đại diện cho câu trả lời đúng vào các ô trả lời.

Answers: 23. ________ 24. ________ 25. ________ 26. ________ 27. ________ 28. ________
V. Use the correct form of the words given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)
29. In their day, presidential ________ were chosen by members of Congress meeting. (nominate)
30. We are __________ a lot of applicants for the job. ( expectation)
31. She left the room ___________ without explanation. (abrupt)
32. The weather there can be a bit ______- one minute it’s blue and next minute it’s pouring down. (predict)
33. Their kindness and ____________ will not be forgotten. (considerate)

34. Building a new factory there would be environmentally ______________. (disaster)

Phần trả lời: Thí sinh chỉ ghi đáp án vào ô trả lời
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 Answers: 29. _______________ 30. _______________ 31. _______________
32. _______________ 33. _______________ 34. _______________

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VI. Rearrange the words given in the right order and make meaningful sentences. (0.5 pt)

35. to eat, drink / Sometimes celebrations / an opportunity for people / and have fun / are simply /. //
36. might just have / ecological disaster / the power to save/This new technology /the world from /. //
Thí sinh viết tiếp các nhóm từ và dấu câu theo đúng trình tự vào Phần trả lời để hình thành câu hoàn chỉnh.
Answers :
35. Sometimes celebrations.........................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................
36. This new technology ...............................................................................................................

VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)

37. My mother advised me to bring a raincoat.

 My mother suggested that a raincoat…………………………………………..…………
38. Our house is small, but we enjoy living there.
 In spite of...............................................................................................................................
39. Hurricane Andrew killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless. It swept
through southern Florida in August 1922.
 Hurricane Andrew, which .....................................................................................................
40. Well, I am excited about watching the weather forecast on TV.
 I am looking .................................................................................................................
Thí sinh viết tiếp những câu trên theo đúng yêu cầu của đề dẫn vào Phần trả lời dưới đây.

Phần trả lời:

37. My mother suggested that a raincoat__________________________________________

38. In spite of_________________________________________________________________

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39. Hurricane Andrew, which____________________________________________________

40. I am looking_______________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. D
14. C
15. B
16. D

III. Read the following advertisement. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False
and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for the questions 17 and 18 . (1.5 pts)
On Christmas Eve everything is rush and bustle. Offices and public buildings close at one o’clock, but the
shops stay open late. Most big cities, especially London, are decorated with colored lights across the streets
and enormous Christmas trees. The main line stations, trains and buses are crowded with people traveling
from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.
In the homes there is a great air of expectation. The children are also decorating the house with colored
lights. Christmas cards – with the words “A Merry Christmas to You” or “Wishing You a Merry Christmas and
Prosperous New Year”, or “With the Compliments of the Season”, etc. – are arranged on shelves, tables and
sometimes hung round the walls.
Meanwhile the housewife is probably busy in the kitchen getting things ready for the next day’s dinner.
The Christmas bird, nowadays usually a turkey, is being prepared, the pudding is inspected and the cake is
got out of its tin.
17 FALSE. Từ khóa là The shops. Câu văn Offices and public buildings close at one o’clock, but the
shops stay open late.
18 TRUE. Từ khóa là big cities. Câu văn Most big cities, especially London, are decorated with colored
lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees.
19 FALSE. Từ khóa là at home. Câu văn The main line stations, trains and buses are crowded with
people traveling from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.
20 FALSE. Từ khóa là Trains and buses.Câu văn The main line stations, trains and buses are
crowded with people traveling from all parts of the country to be at home for Christmas.
21 B. hope. expectation = hope: sự mong đợi.
22 C. Everyone has to prepare a lot of things for Christmas. Đoạn văn cuối cùng.

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Answers: 23. A THAT
24. B AND
25. C EXTREME
26. D EXCEED
27. C BECAUSE
28. D MAKES
V. Use the correct form of the words given in each sentence. (1.5 pts)

29. nominees
30. expecting
31. abruptly
32. unpredictable
33. consideration
34. disastrous

VI. Rearrange the words given in the right order and make meaningful sentences. (0.5 pt)

35. Sometimes celebrations are simply an opportunity for people to eat, drink and have fun.
Dịch: Đôi khi lễ kỷ niệm chỉ đơn giản là cơ hội để mọi người ăn, uống và vui chơi.
36. This new technology might just have the power to save the world from ecological disaster.
Dịch: Công nghệ mới này có thể có sức mạnh để cứu thế giới khỏi thảm họa sinh thái.
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it. (2.0 pts)

37. My mother advised me to bring a raincoat.

 My mother suggested that a raincoat (should) be brought.
38. Our house is small, but we enjoy living there.
 In spite of a small house, we enjoy living there.
39. Hurricane Andrew killed 41 people and made more than 200,000 homeless. It swept
through southern Florida in August 1922.
 Hurricane Andrew, which swept through southern Florida in August 1922, killed 41 people
and made more than 200,000 homeless.
40. Well, I am excited about watching the weather forecast on TV.
 I am looking forward to watching the weather forecast on TV
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