Chau Van Liem secondary school THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Teacher : Tran Thi Ngoc Tuoi SUBJECT : ENGLISH 9
Time: 45 minutes
I./PHONETIC (1 m)
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others

1. A. pesticide B. pollution C. electric D. consumer
2. A. exhaust B. product C. percent D. reduce
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
1. A. conserve B. provide C. innovation D. solid
2. A. category B. garbage C. crack D. standard
II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR(3ms)
Complete these sentences by choosing the correct words or phrases
1 . Passover is celebrated in Israel and by all people .
a. English b. Vietnamese c. Japanese d. Jewish .
2. We all like sticky rice cakes .are made by our grandmother.
a. Whose b. Who c. Which d. Whom
3. The man is standing near Mrs Nga is my uncle.
a. Which b. Who c. Whose d. Where
4. Minh can’t play tennis with us . He has to his house because his mother has an important meeting.
a. look at b. look for c. look after d. look forward to
5. Mr John in that factory for five years.
a. works b. has worked c. worked d. will work
6. Tam’s girlfriend is not beautiful but intelligent.
a. only/also b. only/are c. also/only d. only/so
7. If she studies harder , she the examination .
a. will pass b. would pass c. pass d. passed
8. What about banana leaves instead plastic bags to wrap food ?
a. using/of b. use/for c. using/by d. used/with
9. I suggest………………. plastic bags and bottles .
a. to collect b. collecting c. collection d. collect
10 . Na is very tired . , she has to finish her homework before going to bed .
a. therefore b . however c. although d . because
11 . Please bring along some raincoasts just case .
a. in b.at c.on d.to
12 . A tropical storm which reaches 120 kilometers per hour is called a in North and South America .
a.typhoon b. cyclone c. hurricane d. tornado

III/ READING ( 3.5m )
* Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words provided , and then answer the questions :( 2ms )
provide - pollution - electricity - effective - stored - energy - nuclear - heat

 Are you looking for a cheap , clean , (1) source of power that doesn’t cause (2) or waste natural resources ? Look no further than solar (3) from the Sun
At present , most of our (4) comes from the use of coal and gas , oil or (5) power . This power could be provided by the Sun . One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to (6) power for the total population .
Many countries are already using solar energy . Solar panels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to (7) water . The energy can be (8) for a number of days , so on cloudy days you can use solar energy , too .
Questions : (1.5 m )
1 . What are benefits of the solar energy ?
.
2. Can the solar energy that gets to the Earth provide enough power for the world’s population ?
.
3 . Where are the solar panels placed ?
.
IV/ WRITING (2.5m )
A . Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the sentence before it . ( 1m )
1. I stay at home because it is raining .
As .
2. I think it would be good idea to help the old people .
I suggest we .
B . Write a complete letter of complaint ( 1.5m )
Dear Mr. President ,
I / write / you / terrible smell / sea product factory / my neighborhood .
……………………………………………………………………………………
When / factory / produce / it /have / smelland lots of flies .
……………………………………………………………………………………
I / suggest / the local authorities / stop / move it / the industrial parks .
……………………………………………………………………………………
I am looking forward to seeing your answer .
Sincerely.
The people around this factory
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