Thứ ………………………ngày …………..tháng 5 năm 2012
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐẠ NHIM ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II
Họ và Tên:……………………………………... Môn: Tiếng Anh 9
Lớp: 7A …………………………………………… gian: 45 phút
ĐIỂM
 NHẬN XÉT CỦA GIÁO VIÊN







A/ PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others ( 0,5pt)
1. A. highland B. tidal C. lift D. priority
2. A. earthquake B.weather C. thunder D. think

B/ VOCABULARIES AND STRUCTURES
I/ Cricle A, B,C or D to complete the sentences: (3,5pts)
3. People celebrate …………………………….. in late January or early February in VietNam
A. Passover B. Easter C. Lunar New Year D.Christmas
4. Jewish families eat a special meal called ……………………
A. Seder B. Slavery C. Sugar-eggs D. Parade
5. “Hurricane”, “cyclone”, and “tai feng” are refered to a …………………………
A. typhoon B. earthquake C. tornado D. tidal wave
6. When a tropical storm…………120 km per hour,it is called a hurricane.
A. forces B. comes C. arrives D. reaches
7. Severe thunderstorms are …………………………… for Tuesday night
A. missed B. brought C. forecasted D. damaged
8. It’s difficult to distinguish Nam ………………….Minh because they are twins
A. from B. with C. to D. in
9. Hue will have temperatures………………23 degree Celsius and 27degree Celsius
A.in B.between C.from D.with
10. The man .............. was standing near the window is my uncle.
A. where B.which C. who D.whom
11. I live in Dalat …………… is one of the most beautiful cities in the highland.
A. where B. which C. who D. whom
12. She didn’t apologize…………………….. being late for an hour.
A. in spite of B. even though C. however D. because
13. Many people become ……………… because of the natural disasters every year.
A. homeland B.homesick C.homework D.homeless
14. I am so ................. of my father and love him very much
A. alike B.proud C.keen D.interested
15. Nam: Let me congratulate on your nomination !
Tuan: …………………………………………..
A. It’s nice of you to say so.
B. We should not throw garbage.
C. That’s a good idea.
D. No, I don’t want to.
16. Hoa: I think we should buy some canned food before a typhoon.
Lan: ………………………………………………………………….
A.That’s very kind of you.
B. Thanks.
C. Yes, I agree with you.The market will be closed.
D. All right.

C.READING
I Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the questions about the passage. ( 1,5pts)
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday called Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami. The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over $ 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.

Note: Donate (v) : trao tặng - Alive (adj): còn sống - Tsunami (n) : sóng thần
17. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami ?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes.
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day.
D.