Ta thanh oai secondary school english test of the ninth form

Ta THANH OAI secondary school
English test of the ninth form ( Time: 45 minutes )
Name:...........................................
Class :.........................................
Mark
The teacher’s remarks
	I, Listen and fill in the gaf with a suitable from the box.(2pts)
Power-effective-nuclear-pollution
-stored-electricity-energy-panels
Are you looking for a cheap,clean,(1)..source of power that doesn’t cause (2)or waste natural resources?Look no further than solar(3)........ from our sun.At present,most of our (4)comes from the use of coal and gas,oil or (5)..power.This power could be provided by the sun.One percent of the solar energy that reach the earth is enough to provide(6)..for the total population.Many countries are already using solar energy.Solar(7). are placed on the roofs of our house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat. water.The energy can be(8)..for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy ,too.Sweeden has an advanced solar energy program.There,all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015
II, Choose the best answers(3pts):
 1. We decided not to go out for meal _____ we were too tired.
 a. but 	b. because 	c. so 	d. and
 2. Who is going to _________ your children when you’re at work?
 a. look for 	b. look up 	c. look after 	d. look out
 3. Mary’s eyes are weak, ________ , she has to wear glasses.
 a. but 	b. however 	c. and 	d. therefore
 4. If there is a mechanical problem, we suggest ________ the manufacturer directly.
 a. contact 	b. to contact 	c. contacting 	d. be contacted
 5. Can you ______ the light? It’s too dark to do homework.
 a. turn on 	b. turn off 	c. turn in 	d. turn at
 6. They are completely short of water now. A number of people have died because of this ___.
 a, shortage 	 	b. short 	c. shorten 	d. shortly
 7.Scientists are looking for an _______ way to reduce energy consumption.
 a. effect 	b. effection 	c. effective 	d. effectively
 8. I’m late, _____?
 a. am I 	b. are I 	c. am I not 	d. aren’t I
 9. Rachel ___________ if she ______ her driving test.
 a. will pleased/ passes 	b. pleases/ will pass 	c. will be pleased/ passes 	d. is pleased/ passes 
 10. Jane wishes she _________ a Miss World.
 a. is 	b. was 	c. were	d. will be 
11. She asked me _________ in my spare time.
 a. what I did 	b.what do I do	c. What I have done	d. what did I do 
12. This newspaper ________ every day. It’s a daily newspaper.
 a. is publishing 	b. is published	c. to publish 	d. publishes
IV, Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the work in brackets(2pts):
 Your English ( improve ) if you ( practise ) it regularly. (Give the correct tenses of the verbs in the brackets )
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“ Do you have an appointments?” said Martin. (change into reported speech )	
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“Let’s go to the swimming pool,” Nick said (suggested)
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It is raining very hard so we can’t go swimming . ( because )
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II/ Read the passage and do the exercies ( 3pts)
About two hundred years ago, man lived in greater harmony with his environment because industry was not much developed. Today the situation is quite diffierent. People all over the world are worried about what is happening to the environment because of modern industry and the need for more and more energy. Newspapers and magazines write about water pollution, air pollution and land pollution. Why is there so much discussion about pollution ? After all, people have been polluting the world around them for thousands of years
In the past, there were not many people, so they could move to other places when their settlements became dirty. Nowadays, garbage is produces in great amounts in every second. The more people there are in the world,the more polluted it is. Putting an end to this problem is not the responsibility of an individual or a group or an organization. It must be the responsibility of the whole humankind.
1/ Decide if the sentences are true or false ( 2ms)
a/ .. In the past, the environment used to be less polluted than it is nowadays
b/  Two types of pollution are mentioned in the passage
c/ . Nowadays people can change their dwelling places easily
d/ . All people must be responsible for protecting the environment
2/ Answer the questions( 1 m)
a/ What is happening to the environment ?
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b/ Whose responsibility is it to put an end to the pollution ?
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answer key
	I, Listen to the passage about water. Check (True or False) as you hear(2pts).
STT
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F
1
Water accounts for 70 percent(70%) of our bodies.
V
2
Lakes haven’t been polluted by acid rain.
V
3
There are not any underground streams with fish in th Sahara Desert.
V
4
The writer of this passage wants us to realize the damage we have done to the water and try to keep the new area of water clean. 
V
Water is our life source. It makes up 70 percent of our bodies, and average person actually spends 18 months of his life in the bath or shower. But we are now learning how to look after water. Acid rain is polluted as many as 18,000 lakes and our seas and rivers are polluted with waste products. It is now more expensive to try to repair the damage which has been done to our invironment. We have some hopes for the future, though, because new sources of water have been discovered. People living in the Sahara Desert have found fish swimming in deep underground streams. Scientists also believe that is a huge lake underneath London. If we have learn anything from our mistakes, we will try to keep these areas of water clean.
II, Choose the best answers(3pts):
1. b. because 	 	2. c. look after 	3. d. therefore
 	4. c. contacting 	5. a. turn on 	6. a. shortage 	 	
 	7. c. effective 	 	8. d. aren’t I 	9. c. will be pleased/ passes 	 
 	10. c. were	11. a. what I did 	12. b. is published	
III,Work out the meaning of these phrasal verbs and put them in the right sentences(2pts): 
Mark’s gone out, and I don’t know when he will come back. 
The driver unlocked the coach so that the passengers were able to get on.
Your brother was being a nuisance, so I told him go away.
 Don’t throw away that box. We can use it again.
IV, Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the work in brackets(2pts):
If you practice your English regularly, it will be improve.
2. . Martin asked me whether I had any appointments.
Nick suggested going to the swimming pool.
 Or Nick suggested we should go to the swimming pool
 4. Although she had a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house. 
V, Choose A, B, C or D to complete this passage(2pts):
 1. A. and 	2. D. What 
 3. A. up 	 	4. D. disappearance 
 5. C. while	 	6. C. completely	 
 7. C. reduces 	 	8. B. for