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1. SỞ GD & ĐT THÁI NGUYÊN
TRƯỜNG THPT SÔNG CÔNG
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT NĂNG LỰC TIẾNG ANH BẬC 2
PHẦN THI ĐỌC VÀ VIẾT (READING AND WRITING)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Example: My teachers always expected me _________ well in exams.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. does
1. For the last few months, the south-central coastal provinces ______ significantly less precipitation and
prolonged drought.
A. have experienced B. experience C. are experiencing D. have been experienced
2. _______ my friends knew I was going to study overseas.
A. Not much of B. Not many of C. Not a lot of D. Not many
3. He always ______ the crossword in the newspaper before breakfast.
A. writes B. makes C. does D. works
4. "How about going fishing this Sunday?" - "______ "
A. That's a good idea. B. Never mind. C. Yes, I am fishing. D. That's my pleasure.
5. He had an accident because of driving..............
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
6. The man asked me .....................
A. where had I gone the previous day. B. where I had gone the previous day.
C. where I had gone yesterday. D. where did I go yesterday.
7. Jenny refused to explain the reason ..................... her absence from class last week.
A. why B. about C. for D. of
8. The party was great! Everyone enjoyed ..................... very much.
A. themselves B. ourselves C. oneself D. itself
9. Nguyen Du is considered one of the best ..................... that Vietnam has ever produced.
A. poets B. poems C. poetry D. poetic
10. Hardly ..................... at school when it started to rain.
A. did we arrive B. we arrived C. we had arrived D. had we arrived
II. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.
A. Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more
important part in the life of the people than in other countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and
carefully keep them up.
It has been the law for about 300 years that all theaters are closed on Sundays. No letters are delivered, only a
few Sunday papers are published.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating.
English people like gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement
painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.
Christmas is a great English national holiday, and in Scotland it is not kept, except by clerks in banks, all shops and
factories are working.
11. What is the best tittle for the passage?
A. The Garden in Britain B. Traditions and customs in Britain
C. Englishmen are proud of their tradition D. Holidays in Britain
12. What do Englishmen think of their traditions?
A. They want to have their own customs and traditions.
B. They keep themselves up.
C. They think their traditions are more important than other countries’.
D. They are proud of their traditions.
13. How is Christmas celebrated in Scotland?
A. It is especially rich in traditions. B. It is not celebrated there.
C. It is celebrated among clerks. D. It is a great national holiday.
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2. 14. What are always closed on Sundays in Britain?
A. All shops B. All banks C. All theatres D. All cinemas
15. According to the passage, what does an English family like the most?
A. A house with a gardenB. A house with a box of flowers
C. A flat with a garden D. A modern house with central heating
B. After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of
dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to
people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards literature,
physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first
awards ceremony.
Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for
the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.
Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards are presented to the
winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous
science awards, but relatively few literature prizes.
No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some people have
won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.
16. The word "foresaw" is nearest in meaning to ................
A. prevailed B. postponed C. prevented D. predicted
17. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A. awards vary in monetary value.
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. a few individuals have won two awards.
18. The passage implies that Nobel's profession was in ...............
A. economics B. medicine C. literature D. science
19. The word "worthwhile" is closest in meaning to ...............
A. economic B. prestigious C. trivial D. valuable
20. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
III. Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A lot of people have hobbies, but who spends 8 hours a day (21)___________ a hobby? Meet Shi-tung
Chuang. He plays online (22)___________ games eight hours a day! Shi-tung is a college student at DeLin
(23)___________. He does well in school, so his parents do not (24) ___________ that he spends so much time on
the computer. Does he have time (25)___________ friends? “Sure, I do.”, he says. “All my friends have the same
(26)___________, so we play (27)___________ online. Sometimes we even see each other in (28)___________
life.”
“Many online players spend too much time on their games.”, says Stephen Kline of Simon Fraser
University in Canada and this can (29)___________ to family fights. Some players are (30) ___________. “I’m not
addicted” says Shi-tung, “although it’s a bit hard to stop. It’s crazy and so much fun to play. I want to succeed! I
want to win!”.
21. A. with B. in C. for D. on
22. A. computer B. electronic C. wireless D. radio
23. A. Class B. Institute C. Theatre D. City
24. A. hope B. believe C. mind D. think
25. A. in B. for C. around D. at
26. A. time B. college C. hobby D. things
27. A. gather B. together C. each D. others
28. A. virtual B. the C. our D. real
29. A. lead B. cause C. make D. bring
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3. 30. A. in danger B. dangerous C. violent D. addicted
IV. Choose the underlined part (marked A, B, C, D) that contains an error, then correct it.
31. They have given me three bicycles since I start riding to school.
A B C D
32. Lion King is one of the most interesting cartoon I have ever seen.
A B C D
33. I didn’t use to go swimming when I live in the countryside.
A B C D
34. Wearing uniforms help students feel equal whether they are rich or poor.
A B C D
35. I enjoyed listening to traditional music and go dancing with my friends.
A B C D
36. The country has a population of about 70 millions people.
A B C D
37. I haven’t heard from Susan since a long time.
A B C D
38. A new style of jeans have just been introduced in Vietnam last year.
A B C D
39. She wishes she will go to the party with her sister tomorrow.
A B C D
40. They asked him not give that new information to anyone else.
A B C D
V. Rewrite the following sentences so as to keep their meaning unchanged beginning as shown.
41. Speaking English fluently is not easy
=> It ………………………………………………………...……………..
42. It is a six hours flight from London to New York.
=> It takes…………………………………………………………………………………..
43. “I don’t remember what I did yesterday. ” – She said
=> She said ……………………………………………………………………………
44. The desk was too heavy. She couldn’t move it
=> The desk ……………………………………………………………………….
45. My mother was the most warm – hearted person I’ve ever known
=> I’ve ………………………………………………. ……………………………………
46. He is ill, so he cannot participate in the match
=> If ..............................................................................................................................
47. We arrived late because of the bad weather.
=> Because.........................................................................................................................................
48. Everyday thousands of trees are cut down in the world
=> Everyday people...................................................................................................................................
49. He got in trouble because he didn’t take my advice.
=> If ...........................................................................................................................................
50. I don’t have a car
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4. =>I wish .....................................................................................................................
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