SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG NAI ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II LỚP 9

NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 60 phút
MÃ ĐỀ: 03
(Đề thi gồm có 04 trang, 36 câu và 1 bài viết luận)

Họ và tên học sinh :……………..……………………… Số báo danh:……………….

Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. pollution B. consumer C. pesticide D. electric
2. A. expect B. answer C. conserve D. predict
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
3. A. laughed B. weighed C. used (v) D. saved
4. A. reason B. beach C. ocean D. clean
Put the interchange given in the box into the correct positions in the conversation below.
Number 0 is an example. There is ONE EXTRA ANSWER. By the number, write letter
A, B, C, D, E, or F on your answer sheet.
A. We have got all colours. What do you think of blue? I think it matches your
eyes and your blonde hair!
B. Yes, and it suits you well.
C. Only in red. Would you like to try it on?
D. I take it. Can I pay by card or in cash only?
E. Good afternoon. Yes, please. I'm looking for an elegant dress for a party.
F. Of course. The changing room is there.

Shop Assistant: Good afternoon. Can I help you?

Customer: (0) _ E__________________________________

Shop Assistant: What colour would you like?

Customer: I don't know. What colours have you got?
Shop Assistant: (5) _____________________________________
Customer: OK. Have you got it medium size?
Shop Assistant: Yes, here you are.
Customer: Can I try it on?
Shop Assistant: (6) _____________________________________
… Does it fit?
Customer: Well, it is a little small. Have you got a bigger one?
Shop Assistant: (7) _____________________________________
Customer: Yes, thank you. ... It fits perfectly.
Shop Assistant: (8) _____________________________________
Customer: How much is it?

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Shop Assistant: It's 55 Euros.
Customer: (9) _____________________________________
Shop Assistant: You can pay in cash and by card, too.
Customer: Here is my card.
Shop Assistant: Thank you. Please sign here. Goodbye. Thanks for shopping here.
Customer: Thank you, goodbye.

Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each
of the following questions.
10. Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake ______________
the city.
A. erupted B. measured C. collapsed D. hit
11. If we ______________ garbage bins around the schoolyard, we can prevent lazy students
from throwing trash.
A. puts B. put C. will put D. don’t put
12. Many volunteers have ______________ provided food for people in flooded areas.
A. kindness B. kind C. kindly D. unkind
13. ______________keeping sheets with a single printed page for drafting?
A. I suggest that B. Why don’t we C. How about D. I suggest
14. One problem with camping is making ______________ insects don’t get into the tent.
A. sure B. clear C. careful D. decision
15. Choose the word which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following
sentence:
The river has been polluted with toxic waste from local factories.
A. contaminated B. edible C. clean D. unpolluted
16. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in the following sentence:
Thanks to the anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country have reduced.
A. have reduced B. smokers C. Thanks to D. anti-smoking
17. Who's going to ______________ the children while you're away?
A. look after B. go on C. look at D. turn off

Read the following passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the
numbered blanks. By the number, write letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet.
HEALTH PASSPORTS
The term health passport, or health pass, generally refers to documents - in paper (18)
__________ digital format - that certify a person is unlikely to either (19) __________ or
spread a disease.
With the new and strange COVID-19, the proposed certificates would give a clear proof of
one of three things: that the holder has (20) __________, has tested negative for the virus or
has recovered (21) __________ it. Their use could allow governments to lift some pandemic-
induced restrictions, which do not let people (22) __________ in planes, attend concerts, go to
work or eat out.

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 An (23) __________ number of governments around the world are pushing for vaccine
passports to open up travel again. Some countries have (24) __________ used vaccine
passports for both internal and external travel. (25) __________, there is a fear that vaccine
passports will prevent people in nations who will not get vaccines for months, or even years,
from travelling.
18. A. and B. but C. or D. so
19. A. catch B. take C. suffer D. make
20. A. vaccinated B. been vaccinated C. to vaccinate D. vaccination
21. A. at B. on C. in D. from
22. A. travelling B. to travel C. travel D. travelled
23. A. increases B. increasing C. increase D. increased
24. A. ever B. since C. yet D. already
25. A. Therefore B. However C. Though D. Additionally

Read the following passage and choose the best answers. By the number, write letter A,
B, C or D on the answer sheet.
Tornadoes are giant rotating columns of air. They form in thunderstorms when there is a
great difference in the temperature and humidity of the lower and upper atmosphere. They can
be very dangerous and destructive.
There are different varieties of tornadoes. They can be very big or small. Some tornadoes
are only a few feet across and others can travel across an entire state. Tornadoes stretch from
the ground high into the sky. Usually, people rate them from F0 to F5, F5 being the most
dangerous with wind speeds of around 261-318 miles per hour. They are a very violent force
of nature and can lay whole towns completely flat.
Tornadoes can happen all over the world but a lot of them happen in the central United
States in a region called Tornado Alley. Tornado Alley is made up of the low, flat states of the
central United States between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. Even
though Tornado Alley is the most common place for tornadoes, the deadliest recorded tornado
was in Bangladesh in 1989 and killed around 1,300 people. Recently, massive tornadoes
destroyed large parts of Alabama in the United States, a state that does not usually have
tornadoes.
26. What is this passage mainly about?
A. Bad tornadoes in the United States B. The most destructive storms of nature
C. The worst recorded tornadoes D. How and where tornadoes happen
27. Where do most tornadoes happen?
A. In Bangladesh B. In the central United States
C. Everywhere in the world D. In the western United States
28. What is NOT true about tornadoes?
A. They can be very destructive. B. They come in many sizes.
C. Most are very large. D. They can happen all over the world.
29. In paragraph 2, the word them refers to_________.
A. the people B. the tornadoes
C. Tornado Alleys D. Rocky Mountains

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30. According to the passage, the tornado that killed most people occurred in_________.
A. Alabama B. Bangladesh
C. Appalachian Mountains D. Tornado Alleys

WRITING
Rewrite the sentences without changing their original meanings, using the cues given.
31. Nam is a careful driver.
 Nam drives ……………………………………………………………………….
32. Why don’t you decorate the living room for Tet?
 I suggest …………………………………………………………………………..
33. Reduce the amount of salt in your food, or your health will suffer.
 If you don’t ………………………………………………………………………
Combine the sentences into a new one without changing the meaning, using the given
words in brackets. DO NOT change the words given.
34. Mary didn't have a lot of time. She managed to hand in the test on time. (although)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
35. The dishes are so hot. My mother has cooked them. (which)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
36. Jenny and Tom arrived late. They missed the most important part of the festival. (since)
…………………………………………………………………………….................
In about 70-90 words, write a paragraph about how to save electricity at home. Use the
cues below or create your own ideas.

How to save electricity at home

 Turn off lights and fans when you leave the rooms
 Use energy-saving bulbs
 Use solar energy
 Keep refrigerator doors closed
 …......

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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỒNG NAI HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ KT HỌC KÌ II (20- 21)
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 9
Mã đề : 03
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(0,25 pt for each correct answer)

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A
6. F 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. D
11. B 12. C 13. C 14.A 15. A
16. A 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B
21. D 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B
26. D 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. B
Rewrite the sentences without changing their original meanings, using the cues given.

31. Nam drives carefully.

32. I suggest decorating the living room for Tet./

I suggest (that) you decorate the living room for Tet./

I suggest (that) you should decorate the living room for Tet.

33. If you don’t reduce the amount of salt in your food, your health will suffer.

Combine the sentences into a new one without changing the meaning, using the given words in brackets.
DO NOT change the words given.

34. Although Mary didn't have a lot of time, she managed to hand in the test on time. /

Mary managed to hand in the test on time although she didn't have a lot of time.

35. The dishes which my mother has cooked are so hot.

36. Since Jenny and Tom arrived late, they missed the most important part of the festival.

Jenny and Tom missed the most important part of the festival since they arrived late.

In about 70-90 words, write a paragraph about how to save electricity at home. (1pt)

Good ideas, specific and relevant details with varied sentence structures (0.5 point)
The paragraph is coherent and cohesive and errors in the paragraph do not interfere with
understanding. (0.5 point)

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