ĐỀ 2
Student’s name:…………………………… Grade 9
Class: 9/……. Time allowance: 45 minutes
I, PHONETICS: Choose the word that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the others.
1.A. compose
B. sticky
C. describe
 D. ocean

2.A. active
B. predict
C. priority
D. ultimately

3.A. charity
B. last
C. Passover
 D. congratulate

4.A. celebration
B. considerate
C. decorate
D. enter

II. LANGUAGE
Choose the best answer
1. He had to go out ..............the heavy rain.
A.though B.because of C. in spite D.despite
2. Da lat, ................we visited last year, is a beautiful city.
A.where B.that C.which D.at which
3. We can predict when a volcano
A. sucks up B. strikes C. erupts D.struck
4.The car ............................ he has just bought is very expensive.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
5.The men and animals .............................. you saw on TV last night were from China.
A. who B. whom C. which D. that
6.The people ......................... live in Greece speak Greek.
A. which B. whom C. where D. who
7.……….he likes chocolates, he tries not to eat them.
A. Since B. Though C. Despite D. As
8. ........................ the water is highly polluted, we can’t swim in the river.
A.Although B. As C. However D.Despite
9. A tropical storm which reaches 120 meters per hour is called a ..................... in North and South America.
A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. tornado
10. The children …………… parents work late are taken home by bus.
A. who B. whom C. whose D.their
Ho Xuan Huong, ………………….. wrote “Banh troi nuoc”, was a famous poet.
a. who b. whom c. whose d. which
In Asia, a tropical storm is known as a …………………………………….. .
a. hurricane b. tornado c. cyclone d. typhoon
There are many throughout the year.
a. celebrating b. celebrate c. celebrations d. celebration
…………………………. he was in a hurry, he stopped to help the old man who fell down.
a. However b. because c. although d. since
I hope my friends won’t laugh ________me.
a. with b. at c. in d. for
We don’t have a Father’s Day in Viet Nam but in the United States, Father’s Day is held on the third …………… in June.
a. Monday b. Sunday c. Saturday d. Friday
There is a mistake in the four underlined part of each sentence. Find and correct it.
He is a considerate and generous man whom is loved not only by his family but also by us.
A B C D
Andrew is flying to Sacramento, _________________is the capital of California. a. who b. that c. which d. whose
Which word has its underlined sound different from the rest?
a reach b seat c. weather d. between
Mary:” I’d like to congratulate you on your drawing, Tom! “
a. Yes, I think so c. It’s very good.
b. Thanks, it’s O.K d. It’s very nice of you to say so

III, READING
1/ Reading the passage and decide if the following sentences are true or false.
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the habitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread.
The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of damage was caused by fire rather than