Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. achievement B. chemist C. chance D. cheerful 2. A. sewage B. nuclear C. groom D. erupt Choose the word has the different stress syllable from that of the rest. 3. A. collapse B. volcano C. festival D. appliance 4. A. forecast B. disaster C. carriage D. furniture Choose the word or pharse that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences. 5. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus. A. their B. that C. whom D. whose 6. -“You are a great dancer, Doris!” -“Thanks, Rita______________.” A. That’s very nice of you to say so B. I’m an awful dancer C. Let’s have a celebration D. Well done! 7. The_________of the volcano was a terrible disaster. A. prediction B. eruption C. cyclone D. shift 8. A large number of fishermen_______when the storm struck. A. killed B. was killed C. are killed D. were killed 9. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will never forget their trip to Hue,____was the old capital of Vietnam, under The Nguyen Dynasty. A. which B. where C. in which D. that 10.We can save natural resources by using _________energy. A. sun B. solar C. moon D. lunar 11.In order to save money, we should use public transport _________motorbikes. A. instead of B. except C. besides D. along with 12.Energy-saving bulbs should ________ to save electricity. A. use B. be use C. be used D. used 13.I’m worried _________my most recent water bill. A. about B. to C. with D. off 14.She is very tired. _________, she has to finish her homework. A. Moreover B. However C. So D. And 15.What quality made him different _________others? A. from B. for C. with D. in 16.If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well_________. A. preserve B. preserved C. preserving D. presevation 17.Scientists are looking for an _________way to reduce energy consumption A. effective B. effectively C. effect D. effection 18.Mr. Brown gives me advice __________ how to save water. A. in B. about C. with D. on 19.Oh, weather forecasts are usually ________, you know. A. wrong B. untrue C. unreal D. uninteresting 20.John, _______ I have known for seven years, is one of my closest friends. A. that B. he C. whose D. whom 21.He suggests that she ________ early tomorrow morning. A. started B. to start C. starting D. should start 22.My Aunt, Judy is the woman ________ is holding Jack. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which THCS SONHONG Page 1 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION Choose the underlined word or pharse that needs correcting. 23.Tet is a festival which occurs on late January or early February. A B C D 24.Man’s whole environment are being changed in a serious way. A B C D 25.We are getting some electrical from nuclear power stations. A B C D 26.He’s going to the post office because of he wants to send a letter. A B C D Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in the blanks. Everyone wants to reduce (27) _____. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is (28)____. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (29)_____ from automobiles causes large percentage (30)______air pollution. But the automobike provides transportation to millions of people. (31)_____ discharge much of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end or greatly (32)_____ pollution immediately people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. (33)______ and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (34)_____ businesses and individuals to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities 27. A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting 28. A. seriousness B. serious C. seriously D. serioused 29. A. exhaust B. exhausted C. exhaustedly D. exhauster 30. A. to B. with C. in D. of 31. A. Hills B. Mountains C. Factories D. Rivers 32. A. reducing B. reduced C. reduce D. reduction 33. A. Doctors B. Engineers C. Workers D. Scientists 34. A. require B. Requires C. required D. requiring Give the suitable form of the word in each of the following sentences. 35.Thai’s economy depends on________________.(tour ) 36.They are ________________greeted by the native. ( warm ) 37.She was________________ to look at the big statue. ( amaze ) 38.To my________________, the monkey can play the guitar. (knowledgeable) 39.His result was ________________________ exellent. ( amaze ) 40.Brazillians played very ________________. (simple ) 41.I had a good ________________ on this film. ( impress ) 42.The air ________________ in our city is worse and worse. (pollute) 43.Oil slicks, chemical waste, garbage are common________________ to our environment. (pollute) Read the passage and then tick True or False. The Intennet has rapidly developed and become part of our daily life. It is a very fast and convenient way to get information. People use the Internet for many purposes: education, communication, entertainment and commerce. The Internet helps people communicate with friends and relatives by means of e-mail or chatting. However, the Internet has limitations. It is time-consuming and costly. It is also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. On the other hand, the Internet users sometimes have to THCS SONHONG Page 2 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail and personal information leaking. So while enjoying surfing, be alert ! FACTS T F 44. The main idea of the first paragraph is about advantages of the Internet. 45. We can use the internet as a fast and convenient way to get information to study, communicate, entertain, buy and sell things. 46. The disadvantages of the Internet are costly, time consuming and easy to get information from spam and viruses. 47. With the help of the internet, we can get in touch with each other by means of e-mail or chatting . Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage. By using computers people can do things faster (48)_______by using other means. Computers can do any calculations (49)_______than a skilled mathematician. (50)_______a computer is programmed properly, it can (51)_______accurately. When we look back the history of computer (52)_______, we can see the great differences (53)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work (54)_______slower than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size and many applied programs (55)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of information (56)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers (57)_______not only at offices but also at homes. 48. A. as B. than C. more D. less 49. A. more rapid B. rapidly C. more rapidly D. as rapidly 50. A. Although B. After C. Because D. If 51. A. work B. take C. make D. run 52. A. science B. scientific C. scientifical D. scientifically 53. A. on B. to C. between D. from 54. A. more B. less C. most D. much 55. A. which B. who C. where D. when 56. A. into B. from C. of D. to 57. A. use B. perform C. appear D. treat Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. ROBOTS Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying, scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wants. FACTS T F 58. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day. 59. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks. 60. In the near future, robots will be used to do things such as cooking. 61. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes. 62. Robots would be able to do more than people want THCS SONHONG Page 3 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION Rewrite these following sentences as directed. 63.People should stop experiments on animals.  Experiments 64.Ronaldo won the gold ball of FIFA.  The gold ball 65.In order to win the prize, he tried hard.  He tried hard so as 66.We seldom get good marks.  Seldom 67.He used to go to school late.  He doesn’t 68.The baby cried because of the dog.  The baby 69.The actor interests us a lot.  We 70.Their father looked after them well.  Their father 71.We felt sad because of the bad result.  The bad result 72.It’s nearly two years since we left high school.   We 73.It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birthday party in time.   If 74.They have built a new local library near my school.   A new local library 75.Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?   Lan asked Ba 76.We flew to New York in the Concordes. It is the fastest passenger plane in the world.  77.His wife died last year. Her name was Angela.  78.Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people.  79.The river is the Sai Gon River. It flows through Ho Chi Minh City.  80.Do you know the girl ? Tom is talking to the girl.  THE END THCS SONHONG Page 4 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION ANSWER KEYS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. achievement B. chemist C. chance D. cheerful 2. A. sewage B. nuclear C. groom D. erupt Choose the word has the different stress syllable from that of the rest. 3. A. collapse B. volcano C. festival D. appliance 4. A. forecast B. disaster C. carriage D. furniture Choose the word or pharse that best fits the blank in each of the following sentences. 5. These children, _________parents work late, are taken home by bus. A. their B. that C. whom D. whose 6. -“You are a great dancer, Doris!” -“Thanks, Rita______________.” A. That’s very nice of you to say so B. I’m an awful dancer C. Let’s have a celebration D. Well done! 7. The_________of the volcano was a terrible disaster. A. prediction B. eruption C. cyclone D. shift 8. A large number of fishermen_______when the storm struck. A. killed B. was killed C. are killed D. were killed 9. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will never forget their trip to Hue,____was the old capital of Vietnam, under The Nguyen Dynasty. A. which B. where C. in which D. that 10.We can save natural resources by using _________energy. A. sun B. solar C. moon D. lunar 11.In order to save money, we should use public transport _________motorbikes. A. instead of B. except C. besides D. along with 12.Energy-saving bulbs should ________ to save electricity. A. use B. be use C. be used D. used 13.I’m worried _________my most recent water bill. A. about B. to C. with D. off 14.She is very tired; _________, she has to finish her homework. A. moreover B. however C. so D. and 15.What quality made him different _________others? A. from B. for C. with D. in 16.If people stop using dynamite for fishing, a lot of sea creatures will be well_________. A. preserve B. preserved C. preserving D. presevation 17.Scientists are looking for an _________way to reduce energy consumption A. effective B. effectively C. effect D. effection 18.Mr. Brown gives me advice __________ how to save water. A. in B. about C. with D. on 19.Oh, weather forecasts are usually ________, you know. A. wrong B. untrue C. unreal D. uninteresting 20.John, _______ I have known for seven years, is one of my closest friends. A. that B. he C. whose D. whom 21.He suggests that she ________ early tomorrow morning. A. started B. to start C. starting D. should start 22.My Aunt, Judy is the woman ________ is holding Jack. A. who B. whose C. whom D. which THCS SONHONG Page 5 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION Choose the underlined word or pharse that needs correcting. 23.Tet is a festival which occurs on late January or early February. [in] A B C D 24.Man’s whole environment are being changed in a serious way. [is] A B C D 25.We are getting some electrical from nuclear power stations. [electricitry] A B C D 26.He’s going to the post office because of he wants to send a letter. [because] A B C D Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in the blanks. Everyone wants to reduce (27) _____. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is (28)____. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (29)_____ from automobiles causes large percentage (30)______air pollution. But the automobike provides transportation to millions of people. (31)_____ discharge much of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end or greatly (32)_____ pollution immediately people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. (33)______ and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (34)_____ businesses and individuals to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities 27. A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting 28. A. seriousness B. serious C. seriously D. serioused 29. A. exhaust B. exhausted C. exhaustedly D. exhauster 30. A. to B. with C. in D. of 31. A. Hills B. Mountains C. Factories D. Rivers 32. A. reducing B. reduced C. reduce D. reduction 33. A. Doctors B. Engineers C. Workers D. Scientists 34. A. require B. Requires C. required D. requiring Give the suitable form of the word in each of the following sentences. 35.Thai’s economy depends on________________.(tour ) [tourism] 36.They are ________________greeted by the native. ( warm ) [warmly] 37.She was________________ to look at the big statue. ( amaze ) [amazed] 38.To my________________, the monkey can play the guitar. (knowledgeable) [knowledge] 39.His result was ________________________ exellent. ( amaze ) [amazingly] 40.Brazillians played very ________________. (simple ) [simply] 41.I had a good ________________ on this film. ( impress ) [impression] 42.The air ________________ in our city is worse and worse. (pollute) [pollution] 43.Oil slicks, chemical waste, garbage are common________________ to our environment. (pollute) [pollutants] Read the passage and then tick True or False. The Intennet has rapidly developed and become part of our daily life. It is a very fast and convenient way to get information. People use the Internet for many purposes : education, communication, entertainment and commerce. The Internet helps people communicate with friends and relatives by means of e-mail or chatting. However, the Internet has limitations. It is time-consuming and costly. It is also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. On the other hand, the Internet users sometimes have to THCS SONHONG Page 6 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION suffer various risks such as spam or electronic junk mail and personal information leaking. So while enjoying surfing, be alert ! FACTS T F 44. The main idea of the first paragraph is about disadvantages of the Internet.  45. We can use the internet as a fast and convenient way to get information to study, communicate, entertain, buy and sell things.  46. The disadvantages of the Internet are costly, time consuming and easy to get information from spam and viruses.  47. With the help of the internet, we cannot get in touch with each other by means of e-mail or chatting .  Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage. By using computers people can do things faster (48)_______by using other means. Computers can do any calculations (49)_______than a skilled mathematician. (50)_______a computer is programmed properly, it can (51)_______accurately. When we look back the history of computer (52)_______, we can see the great differences (53)_______the old computers and the modern ones. The old computers work (54)_______slower than the modern ones. We can use the new generation of computers conveniently because of their small size and many applied programs (55)_______are widely used all over the world. We can get any sorts of information (56)_______the Internet. These are the reasons why computers (57)_______not only at offices but also at homes. 48. A. as B. than C. more D. less 49. A. more rapid B. rapidly C. more rapidly D. as rapidly 50. A. Although B. After C. Because D. If 51. A. work B. take C. make D. run 52. A. science B. scientific C. scientifical D. scientifically 53. A. on B. to C. between D. from 54. A. more B. less C. most D. much 55. A. which B. who C. where D. when 56. A. into B. from C. of D. to 57. A. use B. perform C. appear D. treat Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. ROBOTS Would you like a robot in your house? It is now generally accepted that in the future robots will take over many our tasks especially jobs of a repetitive nature. But it’s doubtful if robots will ever be able to do any of the more creative types of work - or indeed if people would want them to. In the home, robots would probably be used to do the cleaning table-laying, scrubbing and washing up, but it’s considered unlikely so far that they’ll be used to do the cooking - at least not in the near future. Robots in the home might not be creative enough to do the cooking, plan the meals, and so on. They would be used as slaves, thereby freeing people to do more of the things they wants. FACTS T F 58. It is thought that robots will be able to do the same jobs every day.  59. It is certain that robots will be able to help us with creative tasks.  60. In the near future, robots will be used to do things such as cooking.  61. Robots will help us do some of the housework such as washing dishes.  62. Robots would be able to do more than people want  THCS SONHONG Page 7 Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER REVISION Rewrite these following sentences as directed. 63.People should stop experiments on animals.  Experiments on animals should be stopped 64.Ronaldo won the gold ball of FIFA.  The gold ball of FIFA was won by Ronaldo 65.In order to win the prize, he tried hard.  He tried hard so as to win the prize 66.We seldom get good marks.  Seldom do we get good marks 67.He used to go to school late.  He doesn’t go to school late now 68.The baby cried because of the dog.  The baby was made to cry by the dog 69.The actor interests us a lot.  We are interested in the actor a lot 70.Their father looked after them well.  Their father took care of them well 71.We felt sad because of the bad result.  The bad result made us feel sad 72.It’s nearly two years since we left high school.  We have left high school for nearly two years 73.It’s raining, so we can’t get to the birthday party in time.  If it weren’t raining, we could go to the birthday party in time 74.They have built a new local library near my school.  A new local library have been built near my school 75.Did you meet Liz at the station this morning?  Lan asked Ba if/whether he had met Liz at the station that morning 76.We flew to New York in the Concordes. It is the fastest passenger plane in the world.  We flew to New York in the Concordes, which is the fastest passenger plane in the world 77.His wife died last year. Her name was Angela.  His wife, whose name was Angela, died last year 78.Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. His films amused millions of people.  Charlie Chaplin, whose films amused millions of people, died in 1977 79.The river is the Sai Gon River. It flows through Ho Chi Minh City.  The river is the Sai Gon River, which flows through Ho Chi Minh City 80.Do you know the girl ? Tom is talking to the girl.  Do you know the girl who(m) Tom is talking to  Do you know the girl to whom Tom is talking THE END THCS SONHONG Page 8 . problem is as complicated as it is (28)____. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (29)_____ from automobiles causes large percentage (30)______air. people. Thus, to end or greatly (32)_____ pollution immediately people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually. ways. (33)______ and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (34)_____