Grade:9 THE MID SECOND TERM EXAM Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. need B. meet C. it D. meat 2. A. after B. late C. half D. hard 3. A. look B. but C. love D. cut Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group 4. A. public B. occasion C. player D. problem 5. A. effect B. beauty C. listen D. brother Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces. 6. Dioxins are dangerous chemicals ____________ they can cause cancer and birth defects. A. but B. then C. because D. and 7. He was absent from class yesterday, _______ he had to asked his friend what they learned. A. therefore B. but C. since D. however 8. Hanh can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to _________ her baby. A. look out B. look up C. look for D. look after 9. You should have a ________ check your car regularly. A. driver B. mechanic C. worker D. designer 10. Her father ____________ smoking years ago. A. gave up B. gave off C. gave away D. gave out 11. The room is so dark. Please ____________ the light. A. turn off B. turn on C. turn over D. turn into 12. Shall we ____________ showers to save water? A. take B. taking C. to take D. took 13. In order to __________ with his studies, he worked through the summer. A. take on B. catch on C. catch up D. take up 14. He lighted the candle ____________ he might read the note. A. so that B. as long as C. because D. and 15. It is suggested that John ____________ harder. A. work B. to work C. will work D. works 16. We can reduce gas by ____________ by bike or public trasport. A. travel B. to travel C. traveling D. traveled 17. Do you like going out __________ staying in when you are free? A. but B. or C. because D. and 18. We can save natural resources by using ____________ energy. A. sun B. solar C. moon D. lunar 19. In order to save money, we should use public transport __________ motorbikes. A. instead of B. except C. besides D. along with 20. Our parents are very __________ that we are working harder. A. please B. pleased C. pleasant D. pleasure 21. __________ the old man has never traveled by plane before, he is not nervous or afraid. A. Thus B. Therefore C. Although D. Because 22. The wind last night was so strong that it blew the roof of the house __________. A. apart B. about C. down D. off 23. A ________ is a person who fits and repairs pipes and other equipment used for supplying and storing water. A. worker B. mechanic C. plumber D. repairer 24. We went to TSN airport to _________ off a friend leaving for Paris. A. see B. tell C. say D. join Page 1 Grade:9 THE MID SECOND TERM EXAM 25. Energy-saving bulbs should ________ to save electricity. A. use B. be use C. be used D. used 26. I’m worried ______ my most recent water bill. A. about B. to C. with D. off 27. If you want to save money, you should ________ the amount of water your family uses. A. increase B. reduce C. adapt D. repair 28. Mr. Hai gives me advice __________ how to save water. A. in B. about C. with D. on 29. Mai suggested ____________ to the Dam Sen Water Park on Sunday. A. go B. going C. to go D. went 30. The holiday was short; ____________ we enjoyed it very much. A. so B. because C. however D. moreover Find the wrong underlined part (A, B, C or D) in the following sentences. 31. Minh (A)seldom pays his bills(B) on time (C), his brother does, too . (D) 32. Lighting(A) accounts for(B) 10 percent to 15 percent of(C) the electric bill. (D) 33. How about making (A)posters on energy saving (B)and hang them(C) around our school(D)? 34. I think(A)we should not check(B) the pipes in her house (C)to find (D)the cracks. 35. The solar energy(A) that gets to the Earth(B) provide(C) enough power (D)for the world’s population. Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage. There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil _36_. In less than a hundred years we will probably __37__all the present __38__of oil and gas. The world’s coal __39__ should last longer but, once used, these cannot be _40__. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such _41__ sources of energy as solar energy and nuclear energy as well as water and wind _42__ classed as __43__ energy. Until these energy _44__ are widely used, it is important for the deverloped countries to reduce energy __45__ as much as possible. 36. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies 37. A. end B. complete C. total D. exhaust 38. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources 39. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents 40. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced 41. A. traditional B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising 42. A. force b.strength C. power D. motion 43. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous 44. A. goods b.supplies C. provisions D. materials 45. A. exhaustion B. destruction C. waste D. consumption Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) n the UK we each use about two hundred steel food and drink cans every year. Steel cans are popular because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable. But when you have finished with a can what do you do with it? Do you throw it away and forget all about it? Probably! But behind the scenes there are people whose job is to make sure that the steel is never wasted. In fact, recycling or reusing steel cans is so successful that every day of the year more than five million cans start new lives in new steel products. I fter you have thrown away your can, what happens? Well, first of all it is collected by the men who empty your dustbin each week and taken to a tip, together with all the other household rubbish. Then the rubbish is sorted and the steel cans are taken separately to a special factory which turns old cans into high quality steel. It’s this steel that may well find its way back into your home in the form of knives and folks, garden equipment and, of course, food and drink cans. A So next time you open your fizzy drink, just remember where your can may have been!. 46. What is the text mainly about? Page 2 Grade:9 THE MID SECOND TERM EXAM A. The production of canned food and drink in the UK. B. Collecting household rubbish. C. Recycling food and drink cans. D. How steel cans are made 47. Why do we use a lot of cans? A. Because we can throw them away and forget all about them. B. Because they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable. C. Because they can be collected by the men who empty your dustbin each week and taken to a tip. D. Because they are taken separately to a special factory which turns old cans into high quality steel. 48. Why would somebody read the text? A. to learn about the soft drink industry. B. to understand how rubbish is collected. C. to find out more about how steel is made. D. to discover what happens to old cans. 49. How do we know that reusing steel is very successful? A. Every person uses 5000 cans a year. B. Over 5,000,000 cans are recycled daily. C. All cans and tins are now made from steel. D. It reduces the amount of waste to collect. 50. What does the writer suggest about our attitude to old cans? A. We don’t care what happens to them. B. We should be more careful where to throw them. C. We could help by sending them to the factory. D. We are making things difficult for the dustbin men. Rewrite 51. I don’t understand what the man says.  I wish 52. My relatives live too far from me.  I wish . 53. Peter always draws on the wall.  I wish 54. They decided to say goodbye as they didn’t have things in common.  Since 55. I last saw her three years ago.  I haven’t . 56. They have learnt English for four years.  They started 57. Tom and Mary have worked in that factory since 1990.  Tom and Mary started 58. How long have you learnt English?  When . 59. She is typing these documents at the moment.  These 60. I will bring some water because I am afraid that there is no water supply.  In case --------------THE END-------------- Page 3 . Grade:9 THE MID SECOND TERM EXAM Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. need B. meet. have been!. 46. What is the text mainly about? Page 2 Grade:9 THE MID SECOND TERM EXAM A. The production of canned food and drink in the UK. B. Collecting