EXERCISES FOR THE SECOND MID-TERM TEST - ENGLISH 9

School-year: 2022-2023
I/ LANGUAGE COMPONENTS
Part 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others
1. A. persuade B. label C. cover D. prevent
2. A. provide B. minimize C. drip D. describe
3. A. dump B. truck C. furniture D. rubbish
4. A. plastic B. provide C. picnic D. similar
5. A. might B. bike C. silly D. minimize
6. A. ocean B. beach C. clean D. reason
Part 2. Complete the following sentences by choosing A, B, C, or D
1.We’re disappointed that people have ________this area
A. spoiled B. bored C. disturbed D. broken
2.We shouldn’t use too many plastic bags because they are very hard to________.
A. soften B. heat C. melt D. dissolve
3. If we recycle bottles and cans, we will ________ a lot of natural resources
A. spend B. waste C. save D. throw
4. What should we do to _____ the environment? A. protect B. prevent C. avoid D. keep
5. His father gets a _______ to check the cracks in the pipes.
A. mechanic B. plumber C. worker D. electrician
6. Solar energy can help people ________ the earth’s resources.
A. protect B. prevent C. conserve D. provide
7. In many countries, electricity, gas and water are ________ .
A. appliances B. necessities C. sales D. consumer
8. My father is a ________ driver. He never causes any accidents.
A. careful B. careless C. carefully D. carelessly
9. I am tired now ________ I stayed up late watching TV last night.
A. because B. and C. but D. so
10. Her parents are very pleased ________ she is working very hard at school.
A. or B. that C. for D. so that
11. If we ________ on wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water.
A goes B going C go D. to go
12. The room was too dark ________ I didn’t turn on the lights. A. so B. and C. but D. therefore
13. Lan usually helps her mother ________ her little sister.
A. look at B. look after C. look up D. look for
14. It's raining. _________, we can’t go to the beach. A. Because B. so C. However D. Therefore
15. I suggest that we should _______ our homes on Tet. A. to clean B. cleans C. clean D. cleaning
16.Can you turn ____ the light? It’s too dark A. on B. off C. in D. for
17.What are you looking _____? My picture book. I’ve lost it. A. on B. off C. in D. for
18. Jane: “ Oh, what a wonderfull picture, Bob!, I think you will get a good mark.”
Bob: _______
A. Of course, I think so B. It’s my pleasure
B. The same to you D. It’s nice of you to say so
19. Lan: “ Hoa, I think we should make posters on collecting garbage around our school!”
Hoa: “And it will make our school more clean. _______”
A. Great! Let’s do that B. You’re welcome C.Thank youD. No, I don’t
20. Tuan: I think we should take a shower instead of a bath to save energy.
Hung:............................................................
A. No, thanks B. That's a good idea. C. Yes, I do D. No, I don't think
II/ READING:
A. Read the text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.
 for provide than cooking already being
About twenty percent of the world’s present energy comes from the sun in one form or
another. Special devices have (1) _____________been made available to put on the roofs of houses and
flats to catch the sun’s rays and thus heat water. Thousands of devices are now being used to cause
(2) _____________ energy in homes throughout The United States while more
(3) ____________.million solar water- heating units have already been built in homes in Japan other
purposes for which solar energy is at present (4) ___________used include the removal of salt sea
water, irrigation and sewage disposal.
For most people in developing countries the need isn’t (5) ____________ air conditioners or center
heating but for cheap way of (6) ___________food, drying crop and lighting home.
B. Read the text and choose the best answer.
More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution” was quite strange to
people. They lived healthy, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is
quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the
environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes.
Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air
and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from
factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on
treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time
burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?
1. More than two hundred years ago _____________.
A. the environment was polluted as much as it is today.
B. people knew nothing about environmental pollution.
C. air was polluted badly D. people was faced with pollution.
2. What does the word “that” in the passage refer to?
A. motorbikes and cars B. air C. bicycle D. dangerous gases
3. The “cancer” is________ A. a disease B. a type of pollution C. people D. the poison
4. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases ______________.
A. so they do not travel by car B. so they prefer travelling by bicycle
C. but they still prefer traveling by car D. and they enjoy traveling on foot
III/ WRITING
1. Choose A, B,C or D which is not correct in standard English:
1. We suggested to go on holiday to Nha Trang, but he didn’t agree.
A B C D
2. The children laughed happy when they heard the funny story
A B C D
3. If we used the solar energy, we can save natural resources
A B C D
4. I’m amazing that Nga won the first prize in the language contest.
A B C D
2. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning
1. It rained heavily this morning, so I went to school late
→ Because of................................................................................................
2. Keep our environment clean or we won’t enjoy a healthy life
→ If ………………………………………………………………………..
3. She wants them to sing a song
→ She suggests they ………………………………………………………
3. Complete these sentences, using the suggested words given.
1. Don’t/ forget/ get/ a plumber/ repair/ the faucet/ in the bathroom//.
→ ………………………………………………….
2. If/ we/ go on/ waste/ water/ there/ a shortage/ fresh water
→ ………………………………………………….
IV/ Listening:
Listen and tick True/ False
Listen and choose the best answer.