Name:
Class: 9............
THE SECOND TERM TEST (1)
Subject: English - Time: 45minutes


I. Listen a talk of Tet in Vietnam. And fill in the blanks: (2 ms)
Vietnamese’s New year is (1)____________ according to the Lunar New calendar. It is officially (2)____________ as the Lunar New Year or Tet. It occurs in (3)____________ January or early February. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make (4)____________ for Tet holiday several weeks beforehand. They clean and (5)____________ their homes, cook special food such as (6)____________ rice cakes, and make offerings (7)____________the family alters. On Tet, people usually put on their new clothes, give one another the Tet season’s (8)____________ , and pay mutual visits.
II. Choose the best answer: (2ms)
1/ He shouted and looked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at me when I broke the mirror.
A. angry B. angrier C. angrily D. angriest
2/ She is very tired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . she has to finish her home work.
A. moreover B. so C. and D. however
3/ I suggest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the movies.
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
4/ Can you turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the light.
A. on B. off C. up D. down
5/ A tropical storm which reaches 120 kilometers per hour is called a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the North and South America.
A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. tornado
6/ The car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . he has just bought is very expensive.
A. Who B. Whom C. Which D. Whose
7/If you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joanna, ask her to come and see me.
A. meet B. will meet C. meet D. can meet
8/ He got wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . he forgot his raincoat.
A. because of B. because C. but D. and
III. Match one in column A with one in column B to have a full sentence: (1,5 ms)
A
B

1/ I’m no better
2/ Simon was busy,
3/ Nga could go to upper-secondary school without taking the entrance examination
4/ Tim is sleeping,
5/ Mai tried her best to study,
6/ If I were you,
a) I would not do that.
b) therefore he couldn’t come to the meeting.
c) because she won her school’s Best Student prize this year.
d) thought I’ve taken the bill.
e) so you can’t speak to him now.
f) but she failed the final exam last year.

IV. Combine each pair of sentences into one as directed in the parentheses: (1,5ms)
1/ We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour. (Use “although”)
2/ The map is out of date. You were looking at. (Use a relative pronoun)
3/ Hai is Lan’s older brother. He just walked pass. (Use a relative pronoun)
V. Write with the cues given: (1m)
1/ I/ write/ you/ the pollution made/ factory/ near/ school.
2/ I/ look/ to/ see/ reply.
VI. Read then answer the questions: (2 ms)
In many countries nowadays, electricity, gas and water are necessities. Companies which produce household goods realize that consumers want products that both work effectively and save money.
In North America, for example, household lighting accounts 10% to 15% of the electrical bill, but this amount can be reduced by replacing an ordinary 100-wat light bulb with an energy-saving one. Consumers can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb doing so.
In Europe, when you buy some electrical goods such as refrigerators, freezers, and washing machines, there is a labeling scheme telling you how energy efficient each model is, so you can compare different appliances and then choose which one to buy. The final result is that these innovations will save money