1. SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỒNG THÁP
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
Năm học: 2012-2013
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 10 – chương trình chuẩn
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Họ và tên thí sinh: _____________________________________
Số báo danh: ___________________
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (7 MARKS)
Read the passage and choose the best word for each blank
Living in the country is something ……………… (1) ……….. people from the city often dream about. However,
in reality, it has both advantages and ………… (2) ……………There are certainly many advantages to living in the
country. First of all you can ………… (3)……………… peace and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A
further advantage is that there is less traffic , so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain drawbacks to life outside the city. Firstly, because there ………… (4) …… fewer
people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, ………………. (5)
…………… in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find
work..
Question 1:
Question 2:
Question 3:
Question 4:
Question 5:
A. which
A. benefit
A. enjoy
A. am
A. early
B. who
B. difficulty
B. enjoys
B. are
B. particularly
C. whom
C. disadvantages
C. enjoyed
C. is
C. specially
D. that
D. hardship
D. to enjoy
D. was
D. usually
Choose ONE sentence that is closest in meaning with the original one.
Question 6: Al though it was cold, we all went for a walk.
A. Despite of the cold weather,we all went for a walk.
B. Despite the cold, we all went for a walk.
C. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk.
D. Despite being cold, we all went for a walk.
Question 7: Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks.
A. Sue went to Italy three weeks ago.
B. Sue has been to Italy three weeks ago.
C. Sue goes to Italy three weeks ago.
D. Sue had been to Italy three weeks ago.
Question 8: This is a new hat ……………………………………………..
A. whose I like best
B. who I like best
C. whom I like best
D. which I like best
2. Question 9: We had had a swim ……………………………………….
A. when Mary arrive
B. when Mary arrives
C. when Mary arrived
D. when Mary had arrived.
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence or replace the underlined words or phrases.
Question 10: Mrs Loan is …………………. about her daughter’s lateness.
A. pleased
B. regretted
C. thought
D. worried
Question 11: After the …………………… death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at the
Sorbonne.
A. tragic
B. tragedy
C. tragical
D. tragically
Question 12: What makes a computer such as …………………………… device ?
A. miracle
B. miraculous
C. miraculously
D. wonder
Question 13: The alarm goes off at 5.30.
A. strings
B. strikes
C. rings
D. knocks
Question 14: We are contented with what we do.
A. interested in
B. excited about
C. keen on
D. satisfied with
Question 15: Ms. Lan enjoys ………………… because she loves working with children.
A. to teach
B. to be taught
C. teaching
D. teach
Question 16: I can’t talk now. I ……………………….. the dinner .
A. was cooking
B. am cooking
C. will be cooking
D. have cooked
Question 17: The little boy is helping …………………… cross the street.
A. the poor
B. the rich
C. the blind
D. the young
Question 18: …………….. her old age, the woman tries to climb the mountain very often.
A. In spite of
B. Although
C. Because
Question 19: Linh : ………………………. do you often go to school ?
Thuy : At 6.30 every morning.
A. How
B. Who
C. What time
D. Because of
D. Where
Question 20: Peter: Can you come next weekend ?
Mary: Sorry, I’d love to, but I ………………. to the countryside to visit my relatives.
A. have gone
B. will have gone
C. would go
D. are going
Question 21: An: …………….. was Marie Curie born ?
Long : She was born in Warsaw on November 7th , 1867.
A. When and Where B. What and Where C. When and What
D. How and Why
3. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
Question 22:
Question 23:
Question 24:
Dennis used to smoking a lot a year ago.
A
B
C
D
He studied too lazy to pass his exam.
A
B C
D
If it was fine, we will paint the windows .
A B
C
D
Choose the word whose primary stress is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 25:
Question 26:
A. office
A. condition
B. pedal
B. general
C. modern
C. professor
D. result
D. another
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
Question 27:
Question 28:
A. voice
A. time
B. coin
B. fine
C. coincide
C. Friday
D. noise
D. fit
PART B: WRITING (3 MARKS)
Rewrite the following sentences with the words given in the way that the rewritten one is closest in meaning
with the original one:
Question 29:
I apologized the woman. I spilled her coffee ( Relative Clause)
-> ………………………………………………………………………………
Question 30 : Mary said to him, “ I saw you at this bank yesterday” ( Reported Speech)
-> ……………………………………………………………………………….
Write the correct form of the words in brackets:
Question 31:
The paper mill …………………two tons of paper a day. Its …………….is one of
the highest in our province. (produce)
Make question for the underlined word in the following sentence:
Question 32: Mr Dick played chess with my friends last week.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………
Use the prompts below to write complete sentences:
Question 33: New bridge / build / across the river.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………… ……
Question 34 : After / they / travel / across India, they / fly / on to Japan.
-> ……………………………………………………………………………………….
The end./.
4. Answer Keys
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (7 MARKS)
1
D
15
C
2
C
16
B
3
A
17
C
4
B
18
A
5
B
19
C
6
C
20
D
7
A
21
A
8
D
22
B
9
C
23
C
10
D
24
B
11
A
25
D
PART B: WRITING (3 MARKS)
Question 29: I apologized the woman / whose coffee I spilled.
0,25
0,25
Question 30: Mary told him that she had been / him at that bank the day before.
0,25
0,25
Question 31: produces – production.
0,25
0,25
Question 32: When did Mr Dick / play chess with your friends ?
0,25
0,25
Question 33: A new bridge has / been built across the river.
0,25
0,25
Question 34: After they had traveled across India, / they flew on to Japan.
0,25
0,25
……….THE END……...
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B
26
B
13
C
27
C
14
D
28
D