TRƯỜNG TH VÀ THCS SPRING KỲ KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KỲ II

HILL NĂM HỌC 2023 -2024

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9
Thời gian 60 phút

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Many people are interested……..the product that save energy.

a. on b. to c. in d. for

2. The old man………..lives alone in that house is my uncle.

a. who b. what c. which d. whom

3. Mr. John turns the TV……….to see the hot news.

a. off b. on c. up d. down

4. My elder brother ……….eat ice-cream when he was a child.

a. uses to b. is used to c. used to d. used

5. If I became rich, I………….travel around the world.

a. can b. should c. will d. would

6. I suggest……..a picnic in the park.

a. have b. had c. to have d. having

7. She wishes she………….her grand-parents in New York next summer.

a. could visit b. visits c. visited d. can visit

8. She asked me ……….. I could speak other language.

a. what b. if c. that d. how

9. He did not notice the sign…………it was in front of him.

a. though b. but d. so d. therefore

10. This novel………………in the seventeenth century.

a. is written b. is writing c. was written d. was writing

11. Joe was _______ when he got a job with his dream company.
a. out of this world b. over the moon
c. once in a blue moon d. many moons ago
12. _______ I go to the cinema, only when there’s a film I really, really want
to see.
a. Over the moon b. Out of this world
c. Once in a blue moon d. Many moons ago

13. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. It’s really _______.
a. out of this world b. calling it a day

c. the sky’s the limit d. once in a blue moon

14. He asked his dad to buy him a yacht as a birthday present. I think he
was _______.

a. once in a blue moon b. out of this world

c. promising the moon d. asking for the moon

15. You’ve heard the saying, “_______” It’s meant to indicate that you can
achieve anything if you want.

a. Reach for the stars. b. Come back down to earth.

c. The sky’s the limit. d. Everything under the sun.

16. My favourite holiday was the one _______ in a cottage in the mountains.
a. which spent b. that we spent it
 c. we spent d. where we spent

17. There have been no manned missions to the moon’s surface _______
1972.

a. since b. in c. for d. from

18. Mars might have been _______ between 3.8 and 3.1 billion years ago.
a. habitat b. habitual c. habitable d. habitation
19. The man sitting next to me on the plane _______ very nervous because
he _______ before.

a. was - never flew b. had been - didn’t fly

c. had been - hadn’t flown d. was - had never flown

20. Beginning next semester, only registered students _______ to enter the
building at night.
a. allow b. are allowed c. will allow d. will be allowed

II. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently
from the others

21. A. garbage B. standard C. solar D. lunar

22. A. raised B. picked C. laughed D. watched

23. A. energy B. generous C. category D. suggest

24. A. celebrate B. plumber C. bulb D. blanket

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs

correcting.

25. Would (A) people be able to (B) fly if they have (C) feathers instead of (D) hair?

26. What (A) about use (B) public buses instead of (C) motorbikes to reduce(D)
exhaust fume?
27. We were young and inexperienced (A). However (B), we made (C) a lot
of mistakes (D).

IV. Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word SIMILAR in meaning to the

underlined word.

28. She’ll take the new job whose salary is wonderful.

A. fantastic B. pretty high C. reasonable D. low

V. Mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to

the given one.

29. It may rain this afternoon. I hope it doesn’t because I don’t want the match to
be canceled.

A. If it had rained, the match would have been canceled.

B. If it rained, the match would be canceled

C. If it rains, the match is canceled.

D. If it rains, the match will be canceled.

30. “Can you speak English?” my boss asked.

A. My boss asked me if can I speak English.

B. My boss asked me if I could speak English.

C. My boss asked me if I can speak English.

D. My boss asked me if could I speak English.

31. We’ve never seen a prettier flower display.

A. This is the prettiest flower display we’ve ever seen.

B. This flower display isn’t as pretty as those we’ve seen.

C. This is one of the prettiest flower displays we’ve ever seen

D. This flower display is prettier than some we’ve ever seen.

32. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.

A. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it.

B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.

C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.

D. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not.

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct word that best completes each of the numbered blanks from 33 to356.

Some volcanoes are always erupting. They are called active volcanoes. Mount
Etna in Italy is an active volcano. Some volcanoes have not ______(33) ______ since
prehistoric times. These are called extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian
Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes_____(34) ______have a hot spot
under them. They cannot erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a
long time, so they could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes.
Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard
and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They create maps of the
inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes in space. Scientists
have been able to predict a few eruptions. _____(35) ______it is not easy to tell what
a volcano might do.

33. A. been erupted B. burnt C. erupted D. been burnt

34. A. no longer B. any longer C. any more D. not more

35. A. During B. And C. Therefore D. But

VII. Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be
very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have bought television sets,
intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually,
they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spend the
majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days
proceed as if television did not exist.

There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the
teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside
money for equipment repairs and maintenance, so these television sets are
sooner and later out of order. Secondly these schools have not found an effective
way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional
programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its
usefulness in the classroom. Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve
years to train their students to become good readers. However, according to
recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and
newspapers but watching television instead.

36. According to the text, TV ______.

A. has not attracted students’ interest B. has been used effectively in

classrooms

C. has not existed in classrooms D. has not been used properly in

classrooms

37. The text is about ______.

A. the use of television at schools B. watching TV outside school

C. educational specialists D. teaching and learning television

38. The word “it” in the first sentences is closest in meaning with:

A. educational specialists B. television

C. quality of education D. early years

39. When TV first appeared, educational specialists _______.

A. believed it would be useful for schooling

B. banned children from watching TV

C. did not appreciate it

D. somewhat appreciated it

40 Children spend their free time ______.

A. learning foreign languages B. reading books

C. reading newspapers D. watching TV

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ĐÁP ÁN
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. C
16. C
17. A
18. C
19. D
20. D
21. A
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. C
26. B
27. B
28. A
29. D
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. D
37. A
38. B
39. A
40. D