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MA TRẬN KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ NĂM HỌC 2020-2021 Mơn: TIẾNG ANH LỚP – Chương trình 10 năm (KIẾN THỨC NGÔN NGỮ + KỸ NĂNG) TEST LANGUAGE COMPONENT READING (1 passage) WRITING TOTAL MARK (3.5) (3.5) (3.0) No of Ques 10 TASK TYPES - Multiple choice (4 options) - Supply the correct form/tense of the verbs given Gap-fill: Choosing the correct given words to complete the text Answer the questions (or T/F) - Sentence building - Write questions for the underlined parts - Sentence transformation 10 Mark CONTENTS Recog 2.5 - Pronunciation (2 sentences); Vocabulary related to Unit – Unit (3 sentences); Useful expressions (1 sentence); Grammar: Question words, comparative form of adjectives and adverbs, articles (4 sentences) - Verbs of liking + gerunds/toinfinitives; tenses 2.0 Reading for general and specific information about one of the topics: leisure activities, life in the countryside or cultural groups of Viet Nam 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2 1.0 1.0 1.0 30 10 I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others B cholera A debate B excursion C aquatic C schedule D dramatic D prevent Application Low Upper 0.5 1.0 0.5 Đề 1 A affect Comp 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 A bury B erupt C country D puzzle II Choose the word with different stress from the others in each question A permanent B illustrate C groundwater A diverse B freedom C garment A accurate B Thanksgiving C waterfall D official D native D absolute III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences If the air wasn’t dirty, I so much A wouldn’t sneeze B sneeze C would sneeze D to sneeze If people travel to work by bus, there fewer car fumes A is B are C will be D won’t be It can’t be denied that English has become an language of the world A national B international C cultural D multicultural 10 The train the railway station at 8:00 a.m every morning A leave B leaving C will leave D leaves 11 Since 1965, the maple tree with red leaves _ the most well-known Canadian symbol A has become B become C became D becoming 12 Canada is made up _ 10 provinces and territories A on B of C by D with 13 After the tornado, a great number of people are made A shaking B homeless C raging 14 Up to now, the number of is still an estimate D volcanic A victims B rescuers C trapers D homeless 15 Pollutions are harmful human health A with B at C to D on 16 My little sister is afraid of , so when there is a bad storm she always hides A lightening B collapsing C shaking D scattering IV Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences 17 The country’s resources include forests, coal and oil (nature) 18 There are many cultural _between his country and mine (differ) 19 Farmers collect and garden waste to make compost (house) V Complete the passage with the given words Environmental pollution is a term that (20) to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and (21) _ substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides Man also pollutes his surroundings (22) _ various other ways For example, people ruin natural beauty by leaving junk and litter on the land and in the water Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water and soil are necessary to the (23) _of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (24) death Polluted water kills fish and other marine life Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for (25) _food Environmental pollution also ugliness to man’s natural beautiful world 20 A means B refers C provides D reduces 21 A another B other C others D the other 22 A on B in C by D with 23 A survival B environment 24 A so 25 A grow B ever B grew C development C too C growing D growth D even D grown VI Read the film review, and decide whether the statements are True or False TORNADOES Did you ever see the movie The Wizard of Oz? A tornado sweeps up Dorothy and Toto, sending them to a new world where there are witches and talking lions! That entire story is fiction, but tornadoes are real and they are serious business In fact, they can be the most dangerous storms of all Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones They are shaped like a cylinder They are born in thunderclouds The winds inside a tornado swirl around and around and can be more than 300 miles per hour (mph) The winds are so strong that tornadoes can lift animals, cars and even houses The United States has more tornadoes than any other country in the world State such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are hit hard by tornadoes This part of the country is known as “Tornado Alley” Tornado season is during the springtime and summer If the conditions are right, a tornado can happen any time of year 26 Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones 27 They are formed in thunderclouds 28 The winds inside a tornado can be more than 500 miles per hour (mph) 29 The winds are not strong enough for tornadoes to lift animals, cars and even horses 30 Tornado season is during the springtime and summer VII Write the sentences with the same meaning to the first ones Use words given 31 Many people speak English in the world => English 32 People get more diseases The water is contaminated => If 33 David went home before we arrived => After 34 This is the first time I have had such a delicious meal => I have never THE END - Lời giải chi tiết C C A D A B A C B 10 D 11 A 12 B 13 B 14 A 15 C 16 A 17 natural 18 differences 19 household 20 B 21 B 22 B 23 A 24 D 25 C 26 True 27 True 28 False 29 False 30 True 31 is spoken in the world 32 the water wasn’t/ weren’t contaminated, people wouldn’t get more diseases 33 David had gone home, we arrived 34 had such a delicious meal before Đề I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A affect B algea C aquatic D damage A country B ocean C circle D icon A unique B puzzle C monument D evacuate II Choose the word with different stress from the others in each question A terrific B Arabic C statistic D cosmetic A coffee B Chinese C payee D trainee A hurricane B tornado C volcano D eruption III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences If we want to reduce pollution, we have to make _changes in the way we live A dramatic B little C medium D special _ is the destruction of the earth's surface caused by the misuse of resources and improper dumping of waste A Noise pollution B Air pollution C Land pollution D Light pollution The Statue of Liberty _over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New York Harbor since 1900 A welcomes B is welcoming C welcomed D has welcomed 10 At present, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C to celebrate spring's arrival A occcurs B is occuring C has occurred D occured 11 In Canada, the handshake should be firm and accompanied by direct eye contact and a _smile A sincere B fake C funny D serious 12 When there is a _ a lot of water covers an area where there usually isn't water A drought B flood C erosion D volcano 13 The government health and other services to the affected regions A returned B got C provided D took 14 My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she _before A doesn’t fly B won’t fly C didn’t fly D hadn’t flown 15 A number of other provinces will declare drought _ in the coming weeks A accident B emergency C event D situation 16 The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington _the largest city is Auckland A and B or C but D so IV Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences 17 Many seabirds were because of the oil spill (die) 18 The fierce storm left behind badly _ buildings (damage) 19 The soil becomes because of the use of so many pesticides and fertilizers (contaminate) 20 _habitats have been destroyed in recent years (nature) V Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage Have a walk on a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, (21) _ suddenly you see a lot of rubbish on the beach Pollution takes away all the beauty of our beaches I feel really very annoyed (22) _I see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea There (23) _ a lot of things that we can If we see rubbish, we should our part in the protecting the land (24) _ picking it up and throwing it in dust bins Moreover, we can form some kind of organization that helps (25) _the beaches If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a wonderful and beautiful place We need to start now before the beaches are damaged beyond repair 21 A but B so 22 A before B after 23 A is B are 24 A by B with C and D or C when C will be C of D while D were D in 25 A clean up B cleaning up C cleaned up D to cleaning up VI Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage Scotland: The Land of Legends If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that it consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands with their Grampian Mountains, where the tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located You are sure to enjoy the beauty of the Scottish varied landscape: the hills covered with purple heather, its beautiful lakes (here they are called lochs), its green and narrow valleys The biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond, but the most famous one is Loch Ness with its mysterious monster Nessie Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourist but only in fine weather! But what can be more curious and attractive for tourist than a man in the kilt, playing the bagpipes? The Celts of Scotland made the chequered pattern of tartan - the national dress of the country The earliest Scots formed themselves into clans (family groups) and the tartan became a symbol of the sense of kinship There are about 300 different clans in Scotland, and each has its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto Scotland is a land of many famous people: writer and poets, scientist and philosophers, such as Robert Burns, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Graham Hell, or Alexander Fleming 26 The tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located in _ A Lowlands B Uplands C Highlands D England 27 Scotland has beautiful landscape with all of the following except _ A the hills B the lakes C the valleys D the beaches 28 All of the following are true about Loch Ness except _ A it is the most famous lake in Scotland B it is the biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland C its mysterious monster Nessie makes the lake famous D Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourists 29 In early times, each family groups was different from each other in _ A its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto B the chequered pattern of tartan and the sense of kinship C its green and narrow valley where they lived D its area and population and beautiful landscape 30 The word "kinship” in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A the family group and its symbol C the relationship between clan members B the own colour and pattern of tartan D the national dress of the country VII Write the sentences with the same meaning to the first ones Use words given 31 There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution happens (leads to) 32 Water pollution gets more serious in the future It affects the development of economy and society (If) 33 Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people (been) 34 Our plane landed We waited an hour for our luggage (After) -THE END - Lời giải chi tiết A B B B A A A C D 10 B 11 A 12 B 13 C 14 D 15 B 16 C 17 dead 18 damaged 19 contaminated 20 Natural 21 C 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 A 26 C 27 D 28 B 29 A 30 C 31 Air pollution leads to asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses 32 If water pollution gets more serious in the future, it will affect the development of economy and society 33 Homeless people have been given out food and blankets by volunteers 34 After our plane had landed, we waited an hour for our luggage Đề I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A disaster B damage A radioactive B pollution A official B cattle C collapse C contaminate C icon D rage D convey D Scottish II Choose the word with different stress from the others in each question A Chinese B coffee C trainee D trustee A thermal B pressure C damage D discharge A disaster B eruption C medical D survivor ... C 11 C 12 A 13 A 14 D 15 C 16 D 17 Industrial 18 harmful 19 destructive 20 accommodation 21 C 22 D 23 B 24 C 25 A 26 D 27 B 28 C 29 C 30 A 31 Aquatic life suffers or dies because of is thermal... B D C B A D 10 B 11 D 12 B 13 C 14 A 15 B 16 B 17 pressure 18 symbolises 19 scenic 20 celebration 21 B 22 B 23 B 24 A 25 C 26 C 27 C 28 B 29 B 30 C 31 meet for a long time 32 my mother came home,... 18 damaged 19 contaminated 20 Natural 21 C 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 A 26 C 27 D 28 B 29 A 30 C 31 Air pollution leads to asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses 32 If water pollution gets more