Đề cương ôn tập kiểm tra 1 tiết lần 2 học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 8 đến 9 - Năm học 2019-2020

 2. Is there always an absolute ........................... between the right and wrong? (distinct)
3. They have a fierce ........................... in their traditions. (proud)
4. People sang Auld Lang Syne ........................... on New Year’s Eve. (joy)
5. I have sill not received a ........................... answer to my .question. (satisfy)
UNIT 9
EXER 1
1. ........................... waves are one of the great forces of nature. They can be very dangerous to people. (tide)
2. Tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons are ........................... disasters. (nature)
3. A typhoon is going to hit our area. What sorts of ........................... shall we make? (prepare)
4. ........................... food is very convenient for campers. (can)
5. Today ........................... can predict when a tidal wave will hit land. (science)
EXER 2
6. It was a frightening sight for Pliny to see the volcanic ........................... of Mr. Vesuvius. (erupt)
7. The mountain was full of ........................... rock and ash when the eruption was over. (volcano)
8. When the fire occurred, I was fast ........................... . (sleep)
9. Mr. Robinson is a ........................... . He presents weather reports on TV every night. (weather)
0. ........................... Vietnam is often affected by droughts. (centre)
EXER 3
1. If we want to look after the environment, we should protect ........................... rainforests. (tropic)
2. We’ve decided to travel ........................... because we don’t want to get seasick and airsick. (land)
3. That tsunami was the most ........................... of the year 2004. It killed more than 200,000 people across Asia and 
caused ........................... damage to Phuket, Thailand. (disaster / extend)
4. Thousands of people have been made ........................... by the flooding and are in need of food, clothing and 
shelter. (home)
5. We left the town ........................... before the lava hit it. (safety)
EXER 4
7. The sky is very ........................... . It’s going to rain. (loud)
8. If you are struck by ........................... , you will die. (light)
9. “You look nervous.” - “Thunder makes me ........................... .” (terrify)
0. The picture of a ........................... sunset was taken by a famous photographer. (glory)
6. It is ........................... for you to live in an earthquake zone. What can you do to prepare in advance for an 
earthquake? (danger)
EXER 5
1. ........................... has become one of the fastest growing industries in recent year. (tour)
2. The hurricane brought total ........................... to the city. (destroy)
3. A whirlwind ........................... by torrential rain lashed that town, killing 12 people. (company)
4. Because of the flooding, the whole village was ........................... to relief workers except by boat. (access)
5. The weather is so ........................... that I don’t know if I should take an umbrella or sun-tan lotion. (predict)
EXER 6
1. Our ........................... turns out to be correct. (predict)  That hotel, which is the most expensive, is near the beach.
Ex4: Charlie Chaplin died in 1977. his firms amused millions.
 Charlie Chaplin, whose firms amused millions, died in 1977.
Ex5: Nam has three brothers. All of them are married.
 Nam has three brothers, All of whom are married.
Ex6: Mai has lot of books. She hasn’t read most of them.
 Mai has lot of books, most of which she hasn’t read.
III/> Relative Adverbs: where, when.
Ex1: I’ll nerver forget the day. We first met on that day.
 I’ll nerver forget the day when we first met.
Ex2: He has just come back to the village. He was born there.
 He has just come back to the village where he was born.
IV/> Relative pronoun “THAT”.
 That can’t be used after a comma, after a preposition.
Ex: Those men, who pulled me from the burning car, saved my life.
 She is the woman that I wrote to.
 She is the woman to whom I wrote.
 That must be used
 a) After mixed antecedent.( tiên hành tự hỗn hợp vừa chỉ người vừa chỉ vật)
Ex: The people and cattle that went to the market raised a cloud of dust.
 b) After adjectives in superlative degree or after the first, the second, the last.
Ex: Paris is the finest city that he has ever seen.
Ex: Miss Thu was the last woman that left the office.
 c) After all, everybody, everything, nothing, nobody, only.
Ex: Answer all the questions that I asked.
Ex: I bought the only English book that they had.
 d) After It is/ It was.
Ex: It is he that killed the lion.
B> Adverb clauses of concession.
1) Although / though / even though + clause
Ex: Although he was poor, he was a honest man.
 He was a honest man although he was poor.
2) In spite of + Noun
 Despite + Noun phrase
Ex: Although he was ill, he went to school as usual.
 In spite of his illness, he went to school usual.
 Despite his illness, he went to school usual.
 UNIT 8. CELEBRATIONS
I/ STRUCTURE AND VOCABULARY
1.Can you tell me the reason for .the Mother’s Day?
 a.celebrating b.celebration c.celebrate d.celebrated
2.We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated .
 a.nationhood b.nationwide c.nationality d.nation
3.We are going to ..the anniversary of our 50th wedding
 a.to celebrate b.celebrated c.celebration d.celebrate
4.On Easter Day, people crowd the street to watch colorful ..
 a.parade b.festival c.party d.celebration 11. It’s nice .................... you to say so !
 A. in B. on C. of D. at
12. Passover is celebrated in Israel by all .................................................... people.
 A. English B. Vietnamese C. Japanese D. Jewish
13. I lived in Da Lat, ......................... is one of the most beautiful cities of Vietnam.
 A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
14. The people ......................... live in Greece speak Greek.
 A. which B. whom C. where D. who
15. Auld lang Syne is a song ......................... is sung on New Year’s Eve.
 A. which B. who C. whom D. when
16. Peter, ........................... can compose many pieces of music, sings very well.
 A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
17. Do you know the man ........................... you met yesterday?
 A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
18. The men and animals .............................. you saw on TV were from China.
 A. who B. whom C. which D. that
19. Tet is a festival .......................... occurs in late January or early February.
 A. who B. which C. whom D. when
20. The car ............................ he has just bought is very expensive.
 A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
21. They decide to go out ........................ it rained heavily.
 A. but B. and C. although D. because
22. They stayed up late for a new television movie ........................ they had to go to school in the morning. 
 A. even though B. but C. and D. despite
23. ..................... Lan practises speaking English everyday , she feels shy and timid ( nhut nhat) when meeting the 
foreigners. 
 A. And B. But C. Though D. in spite of 
24. Her father enjoys films ........................ her mother is fond of plays.
 A. although B. but C. and D. because
 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
I/> Relative clauses. (see unit 8)
II/> Types of relative clauses.
1/ Restrictive relative clauses.(mệnh đề quan hệ hạn định)
 dùng để bổ nghĩa cho danh từ đứng trước, là mệnh đề quan trọng của câu. Nếu bỏ đi, mệnh đề chính không có ý 
nghĩa rõ ràng.
 Ex:
 ❖ The man whom you met yesterday came again.
 ❖ This is the book that I told you about.
 ❖ We will never forget the days when we first came to HCM City.
 ❖ This is the village where I was born.
2/ Non- restrictive relative clauses. (Mệnh đề quan hệ không hạn định)
 là mệnh đề bổ nghĩa cho danh từ đứng trước, đưa thêm thông tin để giải thích. mệnh đề này thường tách khỏi 
mệnh đề chính bằng dấu phẩy hay dấu gạch ngang, nếu bỏ đi mệnh đề chính vẫn có ý nghĩa rõ ràng. Đại tù “That” 
không được dùng trong loại mệnh đề này.
 Ex: 
 ❖ His father, who is company director, will come here tomorrow.
 ❖ Miss White, whom we studied English with, is a nice teacher.
 ❖ I often come to Nha Trang, where I grew up.
3/ Conective relative clauses.(mệnh đề quan hệ nối tiếp) 
 Dùng để giải thích cả câu. chỉ đại từ which được dùng và có một dấu phẩy để tách hai mệnh đề. Mệnh đề này 
luôn đứng đầu câu.
 Ex: Tom failed the exam. That made his parents disappointed.
 Tom failed the exam, which made his parents disappointed. 2. Yesterday a hurricane hit the .................................... of Vung Tau city.
 A. coaster B. coast C. coasting D. coastal
3. The ........................... can know when a volcano will erupt nowadays.
 A. science B. scientific C. scientists D. scientifically
4. 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
5. The tsumami ( song than)........... in December 2004 in South East Asia killed more than 160.000 people.
 A. disaster B. disastrous C. disastrously D. disasterring
6. We must find a shelter now because of the ..................... storm.
 A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecastingc
7. The roof ....................... under the weight of snow last night.
 A. collapse B. collapsing C. collapsed D. collapses
8. He warned me of the ........................ in the forest.
 A. dangers B. dangerousness C. dangerously D. dangerous
9. Pompeii was completely .......................... in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
 A. to destroy B. destroy C. destroyed D. destroying 
10. many people become ........................... because of the natural disasters every year.
 A. homeland B. homesick C. homeless D. homework
11. A tornado looks like a big, dark .................. coming from the bottom of a storm cloud.
 A. funnel B. bowl C. cloud D. mushroom
12. Thousands of seismographs ( may ghi dia chan) which .................. all over the world record about a million small 
earthquakes every year.
 A. places B. placed C. are placed D. placing
13. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch killed ................... of people and washed away whole villages in Central America.
 A. a thousand B. thousands C. many thousand D. two thousand
14. There are .......................... tornadoes in spring than in any other season.
 A. moret B. many C. much D. less
15. Daddy, it’s the weather forecast .................... TV.
 A. in B. to C. on D. at
16. Please hurry. We need these documents ........................ delay.
 A. under B. without C. in D. at
17. We thought the two films were very similar .................... a great extent ( pham vi)
 A. to B. with C. at D. in
18. Police officers don’t have to wear uniform when they are ...................... duty.
 A. on B. in C. of D. off
19. Please bring some raincoats just ..................... case.
 A. in B. at C. on D. to
20. The students are reading some books ................. are on disasters.
 A. who B. whom C. which D. where
21. The lion- tamer and his lion ..................... we saw on the stage came from Moscow.
 A. who B. which C. that D. when
22. The children .................. are playing in the back yard are Mr. Ba’s nephews.
 A. whom B. that C. which D. why
23. We are going to visit Ha Long Bay ....................... is one of the most interesting places of the North.
 A. who B. which C. where D. when
24. The word “ Typhoon” ................. comes from the Chinese means “big wind”.
 A. who B. that C. when D. whom
25. Neil Amstrong , ................... was the first man walking on the moon is an American.
 A. who B. which C. whom D. why 13.The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused severe damage. 
14. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit Anchorage in the 1960s. 
15.Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster.  
16. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption . 
17.Where do the majority of earthquakes happen?
A. the underwater movement of the Earth B. around the Pacific Rim
C the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. D. Tidal waves
18. What does “typhoon” mean ?
A.a funnel B. Tidal waves C. “Ring of Fire”. D. “big wind”
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,5 pts)
Although there are many (19).. throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the 
most (20).. celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival (21).. occurs in late 
January or early February. It is a time for families to clean and decorate their homes, and enjoy special food 
(22). sticky rice cakes. Family members who live apart try to be together at Tet.
(23) is in late March or early April. This festival is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish people. On 
this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery. Passover is also an ancient (24) festival. On the 
first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal called the Seder.
19.A. celebrated B. celebrating C. celebrate D. celebrations 
20.A. different B.interesting C. important D.interested 
21.A. which B.who C.whose D.when 
22.A.such B. such as. C.as D.much as 
23.A.Easter B. Tet C. Mid- Fall Festival D.Passover 
24.A. spring B. summer C. winter D. autumn
V. Use the correct form of words given in each sentence (1,5 pt)
25. After the damage of the volcanic . , the fertility of the soil is often rich. (erupt)
26.It was very . of you to send the flowers. ( consider)
27. Mother’s Day should be celebrated  in Viet Nam. (nation)
28. The . of the last tornado caused the great loss to the people in the town. (destroy)
29. That’s the first time we have seen such a great .. eruption. (volcano)
30. .. have warned the local people of the disaster. (Science)
VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences (0,5 pt)
31. it is necessary /In my opinion, / for our parents / to celebrate / to have a day
In my opinion .
32. Lan ran / was doing / home with her dog /her mother what Skippy/ to tell
Lan ran..
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence 
printed before it. (2.0 pts)
33.Although we prepared carefully for a typhoon, it destroyed many houses and buildings.
In spite of our 
34.The ASEAN country is Malaysia. It is divided into two regions by the sea. 
The ASEAN country which . .
35. People in this community started replacing ordinary bulbs with energy-saving bulbs a month ago. 
People in this community have .
36. Mary suggested going to the movies.
 Mary suggested that. 16. Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries. .
17. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The Lunar New Year holiday B.Passover 
C The names of the celebrations. D.Easter
18. ‘What Tet might do’ means____.
A.a People celebrate freedom from slavery B.People crowd the street
C. Young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs. D.People clean, decorate and enjoy sticky rice cakes.
IV. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,5 pts)
 Earthquakes : Ninety per cent of earthquakes occur (19)  the Pacific Rim, which is known 
as the ‘Ring of Fire’. In 1995, a huge earthquake (20)  the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of 
people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed. 
 Tidal waves : Tidal waves are the result of (21) . shift in the underwater movement of the earth. 
In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska (22) 
California. 
 Typhoons : When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called a (23) .. in North 
and south America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word ‘typhoon’ comes from Chinese, ‘tai’ 
means big and ‘feng’ means ‘wind’, so the word ‘typhoon’ means ‘big wind’.
 Volcanoes: We can usually predict when a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the 
Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years. Hundreds of people 
died, but thousands were saved (24). scientists had warned them about the eruption.
 19. A. at B. about C. around D. on 
 20. A. struck B. beat C. cut D. ruin 
 21. A. suddenly B. an abrupt C. a quick D. a slow 
 22. A. for B.at C.on D.to 
 23. A. typhoon B. tornado C. tidal wave D. hurricane 
 24.A. because B.although C.since D.because of
V. Use the correct form of words given in each sentence (1,5 pt)
25. Many .. went to his wedding such as Beckham, Ronaldo and Rooney. (celebrate)
26. The .. of the tsunami is always very serious. (destroy) 
27. Extraterrestrial life has not been... proved yet. (science) 
28. I’m very of my father (pride)
29.These hills were formed by.eruption. (volcano)
30.When there is a volcanic.,hundreds of people may lose their lives. (erupt)
VI. Rearrange the groups of words in a correct order to make complete sentences (0,5 pt)
31. that there was/ Lan’s mother – Mrs. Quyen/ told Lan that/ she heard on TV / a typhoon coming/./
Lan’s mother – Mrs. Quyen .
32.a festival/ or early February/ Tet is/ which occurs/ in late January/./
Tet is 
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence 
printed before it. (2.0 pts)
33.The weatherman is our neighbor. He was on TV last night. 
The weatherman . .
34. In spite of the heavy rain, they tried to finish the work. 
Although it 
35. When did you start learning English ?
How long 
36. I suggest that we should have a mechanic check our motorcycle once a month.
I suggest . 15.Typhoon, hurricane and tropical storm are different words for the same natural disaster. ....................
16.The eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world’s largest ever volcanic eruption. ...................
17.What is the summary of the passage ?
a.Natural disasters b. Earthquakes c. Volcanoes d.Typhoons
18.What is a tropical torm in North and South America ?
a.Cyclone b.big wind c.hurricane d.typhoon
IV.Khoanh tròn đáp án a, b, c hay d cho mỗi chổ trống để hoàn tất đoạn văn sau (1,5điểm):
 Although there are many(19) .............. throughout the year, Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most 
important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which occurs in late January or early February. It is a 
time for families to clean and decorate (20)......... homes, and enjoy special food such as sticky rice cakes.Family 
members (21) ............. live apart try to be together at Tet.
 Passover is in late March (22) ............. early April. This festival is celebrated in Israel and by all Jewish 
people. On this festival, people celebrate freedom from slavery. Passover is also an ancient spring festival. On the 
first and second nights of Passover, Jewish families eat a special meal called the Seder.
 Easter is a joyful festival which is celebrated in many countries. It (23) .......... at around the same time as 
Passover. On Easter Day (Easter Sunday), young children receive chocolate or sugar eggs - as long as they are good. 
In many countries, people crowd the streets to watch (24) .................. parades.
19.a.holidays b.freedom c.celebrations d.occasions 22.a.or b.but c.as d.so
20.a.his b.their c.her d.our 23.a. happens b.decorate c.express d.move
21.a.whom b.what c.which d.who 24.a. beautiful b.colorful c.peaceful d.careful 
 IV.Cho dạng thích hợp của từ trong ngoặc để hoàn tất câu (1,5 điểm) : 
25. After the damage of the volcanic . , the fertility of the soil is often rich. (erupt)
26. I’m so ............ of my father and love him very much. (pride)
27. He is a ............ and generous man. (consider)
28. The ..... of the last tornado caused the great loss to the people in the town. (destroy)
29. That’s the first time we have seen such a great ...... eruption. (volcano)
30. Mother’s Day should be ...... nationwide in Viet Nam. (celebrate)
VI. Sắp xếp các cụm từ hoặc từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh : (0.5 điểm)
31.but also by all his friends / he is / who is loved not only by his family / a considerate and generous man
→ He is .............................................................................................................................................................. .
32.we should buy / I think / before a typhoon / some canned food
→ I think ........................................................................................................................................................... .VII.Viết 
tiếp câu với từ gợi ý sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi (2 điểm):
33.The weatherman is our neighbor. He was on TV last night. 
→The weatherman who  .
34. In spite of warnings about the tidal wave, tens of thousand people died. 
→Although . .
35.The last time I wrote to my parents was three years ago.
→I haven’t . .
36. Why don’t we go to school by bike instead of motorbike ?
 It would be ............................................................................ .