Đề cương ôn tập học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2012-2013 - Trường THCS Nguyễn Trãi

REVISION OF THE SECOND SEMESTER OF ENGLISH 9
2012-2013
1/ Language focus:
- Adjectives and adverbs
- Adverb clauses of reason
- Adjective + that clause
- Conditional sentences: type 1,2
* Connectives: and, but, so, or, therefore, however
* Phrasal verbs: turn off, turn on, look for, look after, go on
* Suggestions: suggest + V-ing 
	 Suggest (that) + S + should
* Relative pronouns and relative clauses
*Adverb clauses of concession
Vocabulary:
Words to talk about the environment around student’s life: problems, conservation activities, solutions, to protect the environment
Words to talk about energy waste problems around student’s life and solutions to save energy
Words to talk about celebrations & festivals
- Words to talk about natural disasters: earthquakes, tidal waves, typhoons, volcanoes, tornadoes, snow storms,
- Words to talk about the weather forecast and preparations for natural disasters
B/ EXERCICES
 I/ RELATIVE CLAUSES- RELATIVE PRONOUNS
Exercice 1 : fill in the blank with who, whom ,when, where or whose
1. My best friend, ________ I see every day, always has something new to tell me.
2. Most students ________ live in residence find it easy to make friends.
3. The answers ________ you can find in the back of the book are sometimes incorrect. 
4. The volunteers________ enthusiasm was obvious finished the work quickly.
5. The musicians ________ we heard yesterday have played together for many years.
6. Parents ________ children do well in school usually consider themselves fortunate.
7. Children ________ like music are often good at mathematics.
8. The student to ________ the prize was awarded had an impressive record.
9.The class treasurer, to ________ we gave the money, announced the balance of the account.
10. The engineers ________ designed that building received an award.
11. The townspeople, ________ pride in their community is well-known, raised enough money to build a new town hail.
12.June the 1st is the day_______.we often hold a lot of outdoors activities for our children.
13.Can you show me the place________we can park our car ?
14.Evening is the time__________people often gather in front of the TV set.
15.The village ________ My grandmother used to live has a big old banyan tree at the entrance.
Exercice 4 : Combine into one, using relative pronouns/ adverbs
Father Day is the day.Children show their love to their father on that day.
The woman is my mother. I love her best
3. The man is the chairman of the company you have just talked to him. 
4. The hotel was very quiet and beautiful . Our family stayed there during the summer vacation.
5. The girl is angry. Someone has broken her camera.
6. The book is interesting. My father gave it to me on my last birthday.
7. Is that the car ? Your father wants to buy it.
8. Hoa is very good at English. She is my student.
9. These are some nice flowers. I received them some minutes ago.
10. Do you know the doctor? His son has just won the first prize in the national Math contest.
 II/ CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:TYPES ONE & TWO
Type
USE
 If -clause
 Main clause
1
real at present
 S + V( S. Present)
S + will/ can..+ V
2
present unreal
S + V-ed / II ( be à were)
S + would / could + V
Exercise1: fill in the blank with correct tense of the verb
He will come to my house if it  (not rain)
If you do that, I give you a present.
If we had time, we(paint) the house.
 He would tell you if he(know) the answer.
We would be late if the car  (break) down.
If you  (speak) English there, no one would understand you.
 If she has time, she  (do) the work for you.
 If he hears the news, he  (be) shocked.
 If you listen carefully, you  (hear) a noise.
 If there (be) another pen like this, I would buy it.
Exercise 2 Rewrite with “ if”.
1-We don’ t have a lot of money so we can’t buy that house.-> If.......................................................
2-I ‘m not free today ,so we can’t go to the beach.-> If......................................................................
3-They have to leave the theater now because the film ‘s very boring.-> If............................................
4- Unless you pass this exam ,you won’t get the scholarship.->If.............................................................
5- Bring a raincoat with you, it may rain on your way home.-> In case.......................................
6- Eat less meat or you’ll gain much weight.-> If..........................................................
7-I advise you not to accept his invitation.-> If.........................................................................
8 - If You don’t pay the bill today, your electricity will be cut off.à Unless
9.I can’t look up the words because I don’t have a dictionary. à If.
 à Unless
10. Liz may want to borrow some money. Just ask her aunt. à If..................................................................
III.ADJECTIVE + THAT CLAUSE -S + BE + Adjective + That + S + V
1 mệnh đề phụ danh từ, nó nối với mệnh đề chính ở trước nó bằng liên từ “THAT” mang nghĩa “Rằng, là, mà”.
Thông thường nó đứng sau 1tính từ và bổ nghĩa cho tính từ này.
Example: Mrs. Johnson is afraid that Mr. Johnson is out. I’m disappointed that people have spoiled this area
* EXERCISE: Combine each pair of sentences into one.
No one stopped those people cutting down the trees. I was surprised.
The oil will pollute the sea. People are worried.
My team has won the first award of the competition. I am proud.
They can help us to clean the beach. They are certain.
People can recover very quickly. I am very happy.
IV/ MAKE SUGGESTIONS
1/ I suggest turning off the lights before going out.à I suggest that........................................
2/ Why don’t we collect waste paper to make the environment clean.à I suggest .............
3/ I suggest you should go to school earlier.à I suggest .......................................................
4/ “ Let’s go to the swimming pool” Nam said.à Nam suggested..........................................
5/ We should do our homework before going to class.à I suggest that...............................
V-FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD IN CAPITALS
1-We must learn about keeping the environment ____________ POLLUTE
2-Don’t eat those vegetables. They’re __________________ POISON
3-We’ll live a happier and _____________life if we keep our environment clean HEALTH.
4-Environmental ____________ is everybody’s responsibility. PROTECT
 5 -They live in a ____________area in the north -west of the country. MOUNTAIN
6-In the future, many buildings will be _____________ by solar energy. HOT 
7-My brother can repair electric _____________very well APPLY
 8-We want to buy ____________ that will save money PRODUCE
 9-These _________ will conserve the earth’s resources. INNOVATE 
 10- __________ is now a serious problem in many countries. FOREST 
 11-The price of ____________ has gone up again. ELETRIC 
 12-If it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a great _________ of water SHORT 
 13-___________ are concerned about the use of dynamite to catch fish. ENVIRONMENT 
 14-I’m very __________ of my father and love him so much. PRIDE
 15-Trung’s sense of humor _____________ him from other students. DISTINCT
 16-Sometimes I have some ________ which can’t be explained. FEEL
 17-Mid-August Festival is a ________ festival for children. JOY
 18-Passover of the Jewish people is a festival which celebrates _______ from slavery. FREE 
 19-I’m afraid of the picture which shows a violent ____________ ERUPT 
 20-The earthquake caused terrible ____________. DESTROY
VI-Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
 1- A-flow B- row C-now D-know 
 2-A-fly B-hobby C-energy D-ordinary 
 3-A-dump B-bulb C-nuclear D-plumber 
 4-A-garbage B-garage C-sewage D-carriage
 5-A-pagoda B-category C-suggest D-regular
 6-A- flood B-typhoon C-groom D-balloon
 7-A-locate B-celebrate C-nominate D-private
 8-A-hobby B-honest C-humor D-hole
 9-A-dynamite B-terrify C-symbol D-deny
 10-A-thunder B-earthquake C-gather D- healthy
 11. A. teach B. weather C. Season D. reading
 12. A. humor B. student C. useful D. study
VII. ADVERB CLAUSES OF CONCESSION (Mệnh đề trạng từ chỉ sự nhượng bộ) 
 1. Although / even though / though + Clause (mặc dù/ cho dù) 
Ex: Although we were tired, we continued working.
 2. In spite of / Despite + noun / noun phrase : Ex: in spite of / Despite the traffic, I arrived on time.
* EXERSICE: Combine the sentences using Although/ even though/ Though:
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.........
2. We enjoyed the holiday. It rained a lot............
3. He’s moving to London next month. He doesn’t like big cities...........
4. She isn’t English. She speaks English perfectly.
5. They have very little money. They are happy.
6. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
7. The house looked old. It’s really quite modern.............................................................................
PRACTICE TEST 1
I/ Choose the best answer
1. What song do people often sing . New Year’s Eve ? a. since b. at c . on d. in 
2. I love volleyball  I must complete my homework . a. and b. so c. but d. or
3 The village  we are going to visit is far from here .a. which b. who c. where d. whose
4. If you don’t know his phone number, you can look it ___ in the directory. a. At b. Of c. over d. up
5. “I suggest fixing the dripping faucet”- ___ a. We will b. Good idea c. Yes, pleased. I’m afraid not 
6. This man ____ heavily yesterday for cutting down the trees in the forest	
	a. was fine	b fined 	c. had fined 	d. was fined 
__________the pollution in that river is awfully bad, the water is not fit to drink
 a. Because of 	b. Although 	c. Since	d. If 
 8. What do you think about this comic, ___you’ve read for 2 days? A. That B. Which C. who	D. whom
II/ Choose the part that needs correcting.
1. She was walking (a) when(b) she was seeming (c) tired (d).
2. A tornado lifted(a) a baby, whom(b) was asleep in c) a carriage, into(d)the air.
3. A tornado can suck up (a) anything that (b) is (c) on its (d) path.
4. The zoo where (a) he often visited (b) is (c) a stadium nowadays (d).
III/ Verb tense or form.
1. The boy is looking forward to _______________ to the beach ? ( go )
2. She _______________ angrily at me when I broke the vase . (look )
3. The boy _______________ at by his friends yesterday. ( laugh )
4. If the weather _______________ fine tomorrow , w ... ces household bills. We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better world (8).our grandchildren.
A. with	B. without	C. and	D. but
A. where	B. when	C. why	D. what
A. up 	B. to	C. on	D. in
A. appear	B. appearance	C. disappear	D. disappearance
A. when	B. during	C. while	D. within
A. complete	B. completeness	C. completely	D. to complete
A. water	B. energy	C. money	D. health
A. from	B. for	C. to	D. in
IV/ Rewrite the sentences USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN / ADVERB
1. This morning I missed the train. I usually catch this train.->..........................
2. I met Mary. She asked me to give you this.->....................
3. This is my neighbor. Her children are lovely.->..........
4. Jack was the goalkeeper. His injuries were not serious.->
5. I gave you the book. It had many interesting drawings.>
 PRACTICE TEST 4
I/ Choose the best answer
1. __________are funnel shaped storms which pass overland below a thunderstorm.
A. Tornadoes	B. Tidal waves	C. Typhoons	D. Volcanoes
2. Unless you understand, I_________ explain it to you again.
A. won’t	B. will	C. wouldn’t	D. would
3. You should use this dictionary to look___ _new words A. for	B. up	C. after	D. at
4. I’m really_________ that you can’t come 
A. disappoint	B. disappointment	C. disappointed	D. disappointing
5. If he ____________a student, he will get a discount A. was	B. Were C. is	D. will be
6. Do you know the man_ _____car is parked over there? A. Who B. Whom C. that	D. whose
7. He will be in Singapore from Monday_ ___Thursday. A. in	B. on	C. up to	D. at
8. She is not satisfied________ what she’s got. A. with	B. of	C. for	D. at
9. You must be ________when doing this test. A. care	 B. careful	C. careless	D. carefully
10. ______ there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone. 
A. However	B. But	C. Because	 	D. Although
II/ Verb tense or form.
1. He can’t live without __________________ her. (love)
2. I will go with you when I’ve finished __________________my homework. (do)
3. My parents don’t let me __________________out alone. (go)
4. The bus driver was so tired of __________________ the same route. (drive)
5. Would you mind not ____________the radio until I’ve finished with this phone call? (turn on)
6. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped __________________ a program on T.V. (choose)
7. Jack made me __________________ him next week. (promise/ call)
8. His parents advised him __________________ hard for the exams. (work)
III/ Writing.
1- People built the school in 1990.à The school is
2- The boy feels sick because he eats too many cakes.à If the boy
ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II Năm học: 2012 – 2013 Môn: Anh 9	
I.Choose the correct word : (2pts)
We use too much water. Get a ________ to check the pipes.
A. plumber	B. teacher	C. customer	D. doctor
Plastic bags are very hard to _______ in the environment.
A. collect	B. dissolve	C. prevent	D. wrap
Can you __ the light for me? It’s so dark. A. look for	B. look after	C. turn on D. turn off
He likes to go camping in the mountain, ________ his children prefers to go to the seaside.
 A. and	B. but 	C. so 	D. as
In 1995, a huge earthquake______ the city of Kobe in Japan.
occurred	B. happened	C. took place	D. struck 
Tidal waves are the ______ of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
shift	B. eruption	C. result	D. work
If people use public buses instead of cars, the air ________ fresh. 
A. is 	B. will be 	C. would be	D. won’t be
UFOS mean ___ flying objects. A. unpolluted B. unknown C. unhappy D. unidentified
II/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: (1pt)
A. conserve	B. center	C. circle	D. cyclone
A. hug	B. huge	C. plumber	D. thunder
A. watched 	B. worried 	C. studied	D. recycled
A. decorate	B. regularly	C. energy	D. prevent
III/ Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (1pt)
Lan failed her English test. However, she has to do her test again.
 A B C D 
The government should prohibit and fine heavy anyone using electricity to catch fish.
 A B C D
B/ Complete the reading text, using the words in the box(2 pts)
thunderstorm, which, erupted, funnel-shaped, volcanic, tornado, predict, saved, up, volcano
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are (1)__________ storms which pass overland below a (2) _________.They can suck (3)__________anything that is in their path.
Volcanoes: We can usually (4)_________ when a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, (5)_________ is a volcano in the Philippines, (6) _________ in 1991. It was the world’s largest (7)__________ eruption in more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were (8)__________ because scientists had warned them about the eruption. 
IV/ Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap:(1pt)
A lot of people become homeless because of _____________disasters every year. (nature)
Ester is one of _______ festivals in the world. (joy)
Vietnamese people _______ The Mid-Autumn Festival for children every year. (celebration)
If the _______ continues, what will happen? (pollute)
V/ Rewrite the following sentences as directed: (3pts)
1. This is the car. I bought it last year. (which)
-> 
2. I don’t want to fail in the oral test, so I’m practicing speaking English a lot.
-> As
 1. They decided to go out. It rained heavily. (although)
-> .
4. Nga doesn’t do exercises regularly, so she isn’t well. àIf
5. The boy gets the scholarship this year. He is very poor.( who)
-> .
6. I think we should use public buses instead of motorbikes.
-> I suggest..
 GOOD LUCK IN YOUR EXAM !
 TEST 1
 I/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
 1. Sunlight is a resource of _________energy.
 A. normal	B. natural	C. simple	D. naturally
 2. Let’s go to school by bus, instead____ motorbike.
 A. for	B. of	C. to	D. at
 3. Solar _______are placed on the roof of the house.
 A. energy	B. power	C. panels	D. cells
 4. The energy from the sun can be _____of a number of days.
 A. stopped	B. stop	C. stored	D. store
 5. Students are trying to make their schoolyard more _________.
 A. beauty	B. beautiful	C. beautifully	D. beautify
 6. That is the lady _____taught us English last year.
 A. who	B. whom	C. which	D. whose
 7. Ha Long Bay is the place ___we visit very often every summer.
 A. where	B. which	C. whom	D. whose 
 8. What do you think about this comic, ______you’ve read for 2 days?
 A. that	B. which	C. who	D. whom
 9. The weather is becoming hotter;_________, children go swimming a lot.
 A. so	B. therefore	C. because	D. however
 10. Typhoon is also called _____________in Australia.
 A. hurricane	B. cyclone	C. wave	D. storm
 11. “You must be Linda.” - ______________________.
 A. O.K	B. That’s right, I am	C. Yes, please	D. Yes, fine
II/ Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
AIR POLLUTION
 Air pollution is a cause of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution cause lung diseases.
 The gases from the exhaust of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hands.
 There are other long term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the pole may melt and may cause serious floods.
 True 	 False 
1. The polluted air can make our health weaker.	_______ 	______ 
2. Smoke in the air causes lung sicknesses to man.	_______ 	______ 
3. There isn’t any pollutant in exhaust of cars.	_______ 	______ 
4. The earth may be flooded if it is warmer.	_______ 	______ 
II/ Supply the correct verb tense or form.
 1. It ( rain )_____________along the coast of Thanh Hoa tomorrow.
 2. If the weather were better today, we ( go )_____________on a picnic.
 3. They are looking forward to ( hear )_______________your organization.
 IV/ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
TEST 2
I/ . Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
He is famous for his . He is very helpful to those less fortunate than himself.
A. kind	B. unkind	C. kindly	D. kindness
Tuan was an effective . in that volunteer program. He dedicated most of his time to fixing houses for poor people.
A. active	B. activist	C. actor	D. activity
Many people were injured when the building .
A. collapsed	B. destroyed	C. struck	D. erupted
In 1978, a young pilot and his plane  after sighting a UFO.
A. appeared	B. disappeared	C. existed	D. founded
The . of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. prediction	B. eruption	C. cyclone	D. shift
These buckets must be filled . water for future use.
A. of	B. into	C. with	D. on
 . Easter Day, many children and adult enjoy painting eggs.
A. On	B. At	C. During	D. In
My friend Nigel, . works in the City Bank, earns much more than I do.
A. that	B. which	C. who	D. whose
 . he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. Since	B. Though	C. Because of	D. However
If there were flying saucers, there would be  of their landing.
A. ways	B. paths	C. traces	D. roads
 _ “I suggest going to Vung Tau on the weekend.” 
 _ “_______.”
A. That’s a fine day	B. That’s a good idea	C. That’s a trip	D. That’s a reason
 12. _ “_______” 
 _ “Don’t worry. I can fix it.”
A. Are you worried?	B. May I fix your TV?
 C. The TV is out of order again.	D. I want to fix your TV.
IV/. Supply the correct verb tense or form.
V/ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
 TEST 3
I. Write the word which best completes the sentences in the table on the right (2.5 pts)
II. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the following verbs (1pt)
Thousands of people__________because scientists had warned them about the volcanic eruption (save).
Tet is a festival which ________________in late January or early February (occur)
If you go on _____________ water, there___________a shortage of water in a few decades (waste - be)