Grade 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that

of the rest. 1. A. acquaintance B. ancient C. compose D. describe 2. A. joyful B. freedom C. humour D. predict Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 3. A. hurry B. hundred C. husband D. humour 4. A. charity B. character C. chapter D. channel 5. A. decorate B. describe C. declare D. decision Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences: 6. _________ he was angry, he listened to me patiently. A. Despite B. Though C. In spite of D. Because 7. My father is a _________man who is loved by all his friends. A. ungenerous B. generosity C. generous D. generously 8. She got wet in the rain _________ she had a raincoat. A. because B. but C. so D. even though 9. On this _________occasion, Id like to thank you all for your contribution to our success. A. joyful B. joy C. joyless D. joyfulness 10. Christmas is the_________festival of the year in most of Britain. A. worst B. saddest C. biggest D. smallest 11. _________is your favourite sport, swimming or running? A. What B. Which C. Whom D. Whose 12. Were the Wright brothers the ones _________ built the first aeroplane? A. which B. whom C. whose D. that 13. A ______ is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry. A. volcano B. tornado C. famine D. flood 14. We can protect the environment by _________air pollution. A. reduce B. reducing C. reduced D. to reduce 15. If we go _________littering, the environment will become seriously polluted. A. to B. in C. out D. on 16. -A: Is he an actor _________a singer? B: An actor. A. and B. or C. with D. so 17. Everyone must take part in _______________ deforestation. A. preventing B. prevent C. prevented D. to prevent 18. Well make this beach clean and _____________ again. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify 19. If you have _________ money, you can travel abroad this summer. A. many B. any C. a lot of D. a few 20. We stayed at home ___________ it rained heavily. A. however B. because C. so D. but 21. I suggest _____________ to the movies by bike in stead of_____________. A. go/walk B. going/walking C. going/walk D. go/walking 22. No one went to school last Sunday, _________? A. did they B. didnt they C. did he D. didnt he 23. She asked me how I ______ use English in the future. A. will B. can C. would D. must 24. She __________ in this company since yesterday. A. was working B. works C. worked D. has worked 25. This computer is too expensive. I wish I __________ enough money to buy it now. A. have B. had C. would have D. will have Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 26. Dont forget to turn on all the lights when you go to bed. A B C D 27. Mary brings to class a new picture what she has painted. A B C D THE SECOND SEMESTER Page 1

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28. The old man whom bicycle I borrowed yesterday is working in this factory.
A B C D 29. Because the traffic was bad yesterday, I arrived at the meeting on time. A B C D 30. This building was build many years ago. A B C D Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage: It is very important_________(31) water carefully. Here are some_________(32) you can use less water. First, you should be sure you turn_________(34) the faucets tightly. They should not drip in the bathroom or kitchen sink. Second, you should not keep the water on for a long time. You should turn it off while you are doing something else. It should be off while you are shaving or_________(36) your teeth. It should also be off while you are washing the dishes. Finally,_________(37) the summer you should water your garden in the evening. That way you will not lose a lot of water. During the day the sun dries up the earth too quickly. 31. A. for using B. to use C. use D. using 32. A. roads B. paths C. streets D. ways 33. A. on B. right C. off D. left 34. A. clean B. rubbing C. washing D. brushing 35. A. on B. in C. at D. when Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each of the following questions. The people of Kiribati are afraid that one day in the not too distant future, their country will disappear from the face of the earth - literally. Several times this year, the Pacific island nation has been flooded by at sudden high tide. These tides, which swept across the island and destroyed houses, came when there was neither wind nor rain. "This never happened before," say the older citizens of Kiribati. What is causing these mysterious high tides? The answer may well be global warming. When fuels like oil and coal are being burned, pollutants are released; these pollutants trap heat in the earth's atmosphere. Warmer temperatures cause water to expand and also create more water by melting glaciers and polar ice caps. If the trend continues, scientists say, many countries will suffer. Bangladesh, for example, might lose onefifth of its land. The coral island nations of the Pacific, like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, however, would face an even worse fate - they would be swallowed by the sea. The loss of these coral islands would be everyone's loss. Coral formations are home to more species than any other place on earth. Note: Fate: destiny: vn mnh 36. The people in this island are afraid because________. A. in their island there is neither wind nor rain B. the tides are very high C. their land may go under water in future D. the tides destroyed their houses 37. In the context of the passage, the word, "not-too-distant" can be best replaced by________. A. soon B. fairly soon C. far D. very far 38. Some people believe the high tides________. A. are caused by the change in the earths temperature B. are caused by polar ice caps C. are caused by melting glaciers D. release pollutants 39. If this problems is not solved________. A. some coral islands will be the home of many species B. some countries may lose as much as twenty percent of their land C. many scientists will suffer D. Marshall Islands will have a better fate than Bangladesh 40. The word "they" in the last paragraph refers to A. scientists B. many countries C. the coral island nations of the Pacific D. Kiribati and the Marshall Islands

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1. B 9. A 17. A 25. B 33. C 2. D 10. C 18. B 26.B 34. D 3. D 11. B 19.C 27. C 35. B 4. B 12. D 20. B 28.A 36. C 5. A 13. D 21. B 29.A 37.B 6. B 14. B 22.A 30.C 38. A 7. C 15. D 23.C 31. B 39.B 8.D 16.B 24.D 32.D 40.B

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