School: Nguyen Thi Thap

Class: 9______________
Name: ______________

Date: _________________
REFERENCE TEST ( 2ND TERM) 2014
2015

I.
Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks: (2.5 pts)
1. Tornadoes are ______________ storms. (tropical/ huge/ egg- shaped/ funnelshaped)
2. Tuan is an effective _____________ in that volunteer program. (active/ activist/
actor/ activity)
3. Henry, ___________ took Rita to the party, is very friendly. (whom/ who/ which/
that)
4. Nam suggested that she ____________ showers instead of baths to save water.
(to take/ taking/ take/ takes)
5. Mom has to go to work ____________ the heavy rain. (though/ because/ in spite
of/ despite of)
6. Lena spoke English _____________ after she had lived in England for several
years. (nature/ natural/ naturally/ unnaturally)
7. Wed better get a (an) ___________________ to check the wiring before we start
decorating. (plumber/ mechanic/ electrician/ consumer)
8. In winter, heating accounts _________ 50 percent of our electricity bill. (of/ to/ in/
for)
9. He is always broke. He can afford neither luxuries ______________ basic
necessities. (or/ nor/ and/ but)
10.
We played very well. __________________, we lost the match. (Therefore/
However/ But/ Consequently)
II.
Circle the errors: (0.5 pt)
1. Its quite a difficult test that he cannot do it successful.
A
B
C
D
2. Hunger depends of the bloods concentration of glucose, a kind of sugar.
A
B
C
D
III.

Read the text and check T/F: (1 pt)

El Nino is a strange weather change. In Spanish, it means the Christ child since
it often occurs around Christmas. It begins in December and continues until Mach.
Once every four years, the worlds largest weather system over the Pacific
Ocean changes. The winds that usually blow from East to West stop, then blow in
the opposite direction. This change makes the ocean currents reverse. The warm
and high water at Indonesia gets colder and drops to a lower level. The coasts of
Southern America receive higher levels of warm ocean water. Terrible rainstorms
cause floods in the South American coastal countries. At the same time, dry
weather and low water cause drought in the Western Pacific nations. The changes
in winds and the ocean currents make the climate change. In 1982, thousands of
people lost their lives and thousands of others were left homeless when a terrible
El Nino occurred.
Nowadays, scientists are using satellites to observe the atmosphere and the
ocean so as to predict what will happen and prevent the death and destruction.
1. The winds in the Pacific Ocean often blow West to East.
2. El Nino often happens around Christmas time.

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3. The worlds largest system is over the Pacific Ocean.

4. Thousands of people died in 1982 because of a terrible El Nino.

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IV.

Choose the correct answers to fill in the text: (1.5 pts)

Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1)_________ for ever.
If nothing is done about it, one million species that are (2)________ today will have
become (3)__________ twenty years from now. The seas are in danger. They are
being filled with poisons: industrial and nuclear (4)__________, chemical fertilizers,
pesticides, and sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead; the north Sea is
following. If nothing is done about it, soon one day nothing will be able to live in
the seas. The tropical rain forests, which are the (5)_________ of half the earths
livings things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If
nothing is done about it, they will have nearly disappeared (6)_____________ twenty
years.
1. a. into
b. on
c. out
d. over
2. a. live
b. alive
c. lively
d. lifelike
3. a. extinguished
b. extinct
c. distinct
d. invalid
4. a. waste
b. rubbish
c. essence
d. mixture
5. a. container
b. origin
c. house
d. home
6. a. in
b. until
c. on
d. for
V.
Supply the correct verb tenses: (1 pt)
1. My brother spends hours (repair)_________________ his motorbike.
2. She wore classes to avoid (recognize)_____________________ by paparazzi.
3. If crops (not, spray)________________ with pesticides, they will be destroyed by
insects in soil.
4. I stopped (buy)______________ a newspaper on the way home.
VI. Supply the correct word forms: (1.5 pts)
1.That tsunami was the most (disaster)________________________ of the year 2004.
2.The weather is so (predict)___________________ that I dont know if I should take
an umbrella or sun- tan lotion.
3.The consumers want products they buy to work (effect)______________
4.If ___________________ continues, there will be no forest left ten years from now.
(forest)
5.Rather _______________________, researchers forecast that oil might run out in 30
years. (pessimism)
6.The rising level on air pollution has caused concern among
______________________ (environment)
VII. Do as directed: (2.5 pts)
1. Hard work makes success. (if clause)
-> If _____________________________________________________________________________
2. I made a birthday card for my dad by myself. He loves the card very much.
(relative clause)
-> My dad_______________________________________________________________________
3. His father punished Tom because he behaved so badly. (because of)
-> Because______________________________________________________________________
4. Why dont you repair the electric fan, Ba?
-> She suggested that the electric fan___________________________________________