TRƯỜNG THPT XYZ ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II- NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 TỔ ANH VĂN MÔN ANH VĂN 10 - BAN CƠ BẢN 1 Ngày 14 tháng 5, 2010 Thời Gian: 45 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề Điểm I. READING 1. Read the passage and answer the questions below it. (2. 0p): Dalat, which is the tourist city of Vietnam, was founded by Dr. Yersin in 1893. It has a population of about 191, 644. Situated on Lam Vien Highland, the city covers an area of 391, 06 sq km. Dalat is famous for many things. Visitors from other provinces in Vietnam and all over the world come and visit its historic buildings, such as Palace I, Palace II and Palace III. They are also attracted by natural landscapes such as the Valley of Love, Than Tho Lake, Langbian Mountain, etc. The best thing about Dalat is the weather. It’s cool all the year round. Every year, thousands of tourists come to Dalat in summer and after Tet holidays to relax and enjoy the wonderful climate of this beautiful city. 01. What is best about Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… 02. Where is Dalat located? …………………………………………………………………… 03. Why do tourists come to Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… 04. When and by whom was Dalat founded? …………………………………………………………………… II. WRITING 1. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences: (1. 0p) 05. Nam / cleverest / our class / in / the / is / the / student ………………………………………………………………………………………. 06. Quoc Tu Giam / to / the / university / first / considered / be / is / Vietnam / of ………………………………………………………………………………………. III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase (2. 0p): 07. Do you know when Dalat University …. . ? A. found B. was founded C. was discovered D. was held 08. Visitors can still see some trees …… have been in Van Mieu for a long time. A. they B. which C. what D. those 09. A girl from Hanoi, … I met at your party, sent you her regards. A. her B. whom C. Ø D. that 10. Dalat is famous …. … its climate and flowers. A. with B. on C. for D. to 11. Hoi An was ……. by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999. A. built B. situated C. decorated D. recognized 12. Ho Chi Minh City is …… by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment buildings. A. famous B. impressed C. characterized D. symbolized 13. …… New York is not a capital of the country, it is home of the United Nations and the centre of global finance, communication and business. A. Despite B. Because C. Since D. Although 14. Van Mieu was representative … Confucian ways of thought and behaviour. A. to B. with C. about D. of 15. The Great Pyramid is …… than the Taj Mahal. A. oldest B. elder C. older D. more elderly 16. Tourists come from all over the world to visit Hanoi’s …… architecture. A. history B. historic C. historical D. historian IV. STRESS. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0. 4p): 17. A. mausoleum B. historical C. cathedral D. museum 18. A. establish B. engrave C. educate D. preserve V. WRITING 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that each means exactly the same as the original sentence. (1. 0p) 19. Oxford University has many different colleges. It is one of the oldest ones in the world. (Use a relative clause. ) Oxford University…………………………………………………………………… 20. Although these people are very poor, they live happily. (Use In spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… VI. SOUNDS. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (0. 6p) 21. A. finance B. mingle C. citadel D. heritage 22. A. birthday B. thought C. clothes D. think 23. A. vision B. pleasure C. measure D. sure VII. WORD FORMS. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets: (1. 0p) 24. This film is ……………………… than the one we saw last month. (good) 25. Ao Dai is the ……………………………… dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition). 26. Van Mieu becomes a place to …………………………. … the most brilliant scholars of the nation. (memory) 27. Lan is the……………………. . child in her family. (old) 28. Lan is ……………………. … in the trip to Nha Trang next week. (interest) VIII. READING 2. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. (2. 0p) belonged - of - ancient - destination - merchant lies - well-preserved - tile-roofed - trading - museum The (29). . . . . . town of Hoi An (30). . . . . . on the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Da Nang. It was formerly a major (31). . . . . . centre in Southeast Asia between the 16 th and 17 th centuries. Hoi An was also an important port for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and other (32). . . . . . vessels from the Far East. Hoi An is famous for its old temples, pagodas, small (33). . . . . . houses and narrow streets. All the houses were made of wood and their pillars were carved with ornamental designs. One of the main attractions (34). . . . . . Hoi An is the Japanese Covered Bridge, which was built in the 16 th century and is still (35). . . . . . . . In addition, all visitors to Hoi An are recommended to pay a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation or Tan Ki House, which is a house for Vietnamese merchants. In recently years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist (36). . . . . . in Vietnam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 29. ………………………30. ………………………31. ………………………32. ……………………… 33. ………………………34. ………………………35. ………………………36. ……………………… The End TRƯỜNG THPT XYZ ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II- NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 TỔ ANH VĂN MÔN ANH VĂN 10 - BAN CƠ BẢN 2 Ngày 14 tháng 5, 2010 Thời Gian: 45 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề Điểm I. SOUNDS. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (0. 6p) 01. A. vision B. pleasure C. measure D. sure 02. A. thought B. clothes C. birthday D. think 03. A. finance B. mingle C. citadel D. heritage II. STRESS. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0. 4p): 04. A. cathedral B. mausoleum C. historical D. museum 05. A. educate B. engrave C. establish D. preserve III. WORD FORMS. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets: (1. 0 p) 06. Lan is ……………………. … in the trip to Nha Trang next week. (interest) 07. Van Mieu becomes a place to ………………………… the most brilliant scholars of the nation. (memory) 08. This film is ……………………… than the one we saw last month. (good) 09. Lan is the………………………. . child in her family. (old) 10. Ao Dai is the ……………………………… dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition). IV. READING 1. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. (2. 0 p) belonged - of - ancient - destination - merchant lies - well-preserved - tile-roofed - trading - museum The (11). . . . . . town of Hoi An (12). . . . . . on the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Da Nang. It was formerly a major (13). . . . . . centre in Southeast Asia between the 16 th and 17 th centuries. Hoi An was also an important port for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and other (14). . . . . . vessels from the Far East. Hoi An is famous for its old temples, pagodas, small (15). . . . . . houses and narrow streets. All the houses were made of wood and their pillars were carved with ornamental designs. One of the main attractions (16). . . . . . Hoi An is the Japanese Covered Bridge, which was built in the 16 th century and is still (17). . . . . . . In addition, all visitors to Hoi An are recommended to pay a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation or Tan Ki House, which is a house for Vietnamese merchants. In recently years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist (18). . . . . . in Vietnam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 11. ……………………. . …12. …………………. ……13. …………. ……………14. ………………. . ……… 15. ……………………. …16. …………………. ……17. …………. ……………18. ………………. . ……… V. WRITING 1. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences: (1. 0 p) 19. Quoc Tu Giam / to / the / university / first / considered / be / is / Vietnam / of ………………………………………………………………………………………. 20. Nam / cleverest / our class / in / the / is / the / student ………………………………………………………………………………………. VI. WRITING 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that each means exactly the same as the original sentence. (1. 0 p) 21. Although these people are very poor, they live happily. (Use In spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 22. Oxford University has many different colleges. It is one of the oldest ones in the world. (Use a relative clause. ) Oxford University…………………………………………………………………… VII. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase (2. 0 p): 23. The Great Pyramid is … than the Taj Mahal. A. oldest B. elder C. older D. more elderly 24. Visitors can still see some trees … have been in Van Mieu for a long time. A. which B. what C. those D. they 25. Do you know when Dalat University …. . ? A. was founded B. was discovered C. found D. was held 26. Hoi An was ……. by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999. A. situated B. recognized C. built D. decorated 27. Ho Chi Minh City is … by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment buildings. A. famous B. characterized C. symbolized D. impressed 28. Tourists come from all over the world to visit Hanoi’s …… architecture. A. historic B. history C. historian D. historical 29. A girl from Hanoi, … I met at your party, sent you her regards. A. whom B. that C. Ø D. her 30. Van Mieu was representative … Confucian ways of thought and behaviour. A. about B. to C. with D. of 31. …… New York is not a capital of the country, it is home of the United Nations and the centre of global finance, communication and business. A. Despite B. Because C. Although D. Since 32. Dalat is famous … its climate and flowers. A. with B. on C. to D. for VIII. READING 2. Read the text and answer the questions below (2. 0p): Dalat, which is the tourist city of Vietnam, was founded by Dr. Yersin in 1893. It has a population of about 191, 644. Situated on Lam Vien Highland, the city covers an area of 391, 06 square km. Dalat is famous for many things. Visitors from other provinces in Vietnam and all over the world come and visit its historic buildings, such as Palace I, Palace II and Palace III. They are also attracted by natural landscapes such as the Valley of Love, Than Tho Lake, Langbian Mountain, etc. The best thing about Dalat is the weather. It’s cool all the year round. Every year, thousands of tourists come to Dalat in Summer and after Tet holidays to relax and enjoy the wonderful climate of this beautiful city. 33. Why do tourists come to Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… 34. When and by whom was Dalat founded? …………………………………………………………………… 35. What is best about Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… 36. Where is Dalat located? …………………………………………………………………… The End TRƯỜNG THPT XYZ ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II- NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 TỔ ANH VĂN MÔN ANH VĂN 10 - BAN CƠ BẢN Ngày 14 tháng 5, 2010 Thời Gian: 45 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề Điểm I. READING 1. Read the text and answer the questions below (2. 0p): Dalat, which is the tourist city of Vietnam, was founded by Dr. Yersin in 1893. It has a population of about 191, 644. Situated on Lam Vien Highland, the city covers an area of 391, 06 square km. Dalat is famous for many things. Visitors from other provinces in Vietnam and all over the world come and visit its historic buildings, such as Palace I, Palace II and Palace III. They are also attracted by natural landscapes such as the Valley of Love, Than Tho Lake, Langbian Mountain, etc. The best thing about Dalat is the weather. It’s cool all the year round. Every year, thousands of tourists come to Dalat in Summer and after Tet holidays to relax and enjoy the wonderful climate of this beautiful city. 01. When and by whom was Dalat founded? …………………………………………………………………… 02. What is best about Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… 03. Where is Dalat located? …………………………………………………………………… 04. Why do tourists come to Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… II. WRITING 1. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences: (1. 0p) 05. Quoc Tu Giam / to / the / university / first / considered / be / is / Vietnam / of ………………………………………………………………………………………. 06. Nam / cleverest / our class / in / the / is / the / student ………………………………………………………………………………………. III. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase (2. 0 p): 07. The Great Pyramid is … than the Taj Mahal. A. elder B. oldest C. more elderly D. older 08. Do you know when Dalat University …. . ? A. was founded B. was held C. found D. was discovered 09. A girl from Hanoi, … I met at your party, sent you her regards. A. whom B. that C. Ø D. her 10. Hoi An was ……. by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999. A. built B. situated C. decorated D. recognized 11. Tourists come from all over the world to visit Hanoi’s …… architecture. A. history B. historical C. historic D. historian 12. …… New York is not a capital of the country, it is home of the United Nations and the centre of global finance, communication and business. A. Although B. Since C. Despite D. Because 13. Van Mieu was representative … Confucian ways of thought and behaviour. A. to B. about C. of D. with 14. Ho Chi Minh City is … by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment buildings. A. symbolized B. famous C. impressed D. characterized 15. Visitors can still see some trees … have been in Van Mieu for a long time. A. what B. those C. which D. they 16. Dalat is famous … its climate and flowers. A. to B. with C. for D. on IV. SOUNDS. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (0. 6 p) 17. A. mingle B. citadel C. finance D. heritage 18. A. vision B. pleasure C. measure D. sure 19. A. clothes B. thought C. birthday D. think V. WRITING 2. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the original sentence. (1. 0 p) 20. Although these people are very poor, they live happily. (Use In spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 21. Oxford University has many different colleges. It is one of the oldest ones in the world. (Use a relative clause. ) Oxford University…………………………………………………………………… VI. STRESS. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0. 4p): 22. A. engrave B. educate C. establish D. preserve 23. A. cathedral B. museum C. historical D. mausoleum VII. READING 2. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. (2. 0p) belonged - of - ancient - destination - merchant lies - well-preserved - tile-roofed - trading - museum The (24). . . . . . town of Hoi An (25). . . . . . on the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Da Nang. It was formerly a major (26). . . . . . centre in Southeast Asia between the 16 th and 17 th centuries. Hoi An was also an important port for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and other (27). . . . . . vessels from the Far East. Hoi An is famous for its old temples, pagodas, small (28). . . . . . houses and narrow streets. All the houses were made of wood and their pillars were carved with ornamental designs. One of the main attractions (29). . . . . . Hoi An is the Japanese Covered Bridge, which was built in the 16 th century and is still (30). . . . . . . In addition, all visitors to Hoi An are recommended to pay a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation or Tan Ki House, which is a house for Vietnamese merchants. In recently years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist (31). . . . . . in Vietnam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 24. ………………………25. ………………………26. ………………………27. ……………………… 28. ………………………29. ………………………30. ………………………31. ……………………… VIII. WORD FORMS. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets: (1. 0p) 32. Ao Dai is the ……………………………… dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition). 33. Van Mieu becomes a place to ……… ………………… the most brilliant scholars of the nation. (memory) 34. Lan is ………………………. … in the trip to Nha Trang next week. (interest) 35. Lan is the……………………. …. . child in her family. (old) 36. This film is …………………. …… than the one we saw last month. (good) The End TRƯỜNG THPT XYZ ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II- NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 TỔ ANH VĂN MÔN ANH VĂN 10 - BAN CƠ BẢN Ngày 14 tháng 5, 2010 Thời Gian: 45 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề Điểm I. READING 1. Read the passage and answer the questions below (2. 0p): Dalat, which is the tourist city of Vietnam, was founded by Dr. Yersin in 1893. It has a population of about 191, 644. Situated on Lam Vien Highland, the city covers an area of 391, 06 square km. Dalat is famous for many things. Visitors from other provinces in Vietnam and all over the world come and visit its historic buildings, such as Palace I, Palace II and Palace III. They are also attracted by natural landscapes such as the Valley of Love, Than Tho Lake, Langbian Mountain, etc. The best thing about Dalat is the weather. It’s cool all the year round. Every year, thousands of tourists come to Dalat in Summer and after Tet holidays to relax and enjoy the wonderful climate of this beautiful city. 01. Why do tourists come to Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… 02. What is best about Dalat? …………………………………………………………………… 03. Where is Dalat located? …………………………………………………………………… 04. When and by whom was Dalat founded? …………………………………………………………………… II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase (2. 0 p): 05. The Great Pyramid is … than the Taj Mahal. A. elder B. older C. more elderly D. oldest 06. …… New York is not a capital of the country, it is home of the United Nations and the centre of global finance, communication and business. A. Since B. Because C. Although D. Despite 07. Hoi An was ……. by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1999. A. situated B. built C. recognized D. decorated 08. Tourists come from all over the world to visit Hanoi’s …… architecture. A. historic B. historian C. history D. historical 09. A girl from Hanoi, … I met at your party, sent you her regards. A. that B. whom C. Ø D. her 10. Van Mieu was representative … Confucian ways of thought and behaviour. A. with B. of C. about D. to 11. Visitors can still see some trees … have been in Van Mieu for a long time. A. those B. which C. what D. they 12. Ho Chi Minh City is … by its hundreds of tall offices and apartment buildings. A. impressed B. characterized C. symbolized D. famous 13. Do you know when Dalat University …. . ? A. was held B. found C. was founded D. was discovered 14. Dalat is famous … its climate and flowers. A. for B. with C. to D. on III. STRESS. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0. 4p): 15. A. mausoleum B. historical C. museum D. cathedral 16. A. establish B. engrave C. educate D. preserve IV. WORD FORMS. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets: (1. 0p) 17. Lan is the………………………. . child in her family. (old) 18. Ao Dai is the ……………………………… dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition). 19. Lan is ………………………. . … in the trip to Nha Trang next week. (interest) 20. Van Mieu becomes a place to …………………………… the most brilliant scholars of the nation. (memory) 21. This film is …………………. . …… than the one we saw last month. (good) V. WRITING 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that each means exactly the same as the original sentence. (1. 0p) 22. Although these people are very poor, they live happily. (Use In spite of) ……………………………………………………………………………………… 23. Oxford University has many different colleges. It is one of the oldest ones in the world. (Use a relative clause. ) Oxford University…………………………………………………………………… VI. SOUNDS. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (0. 6 p) 24. A. measure B. sure C. vision D. pleasure 25. A. birthday B. thought C. clothes D. think 26. A. finance B. mingle C. citadel D. heritage VI. WRITING 2. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences: (1. 0p) 27. Nam / cleverest / our class / in / the / is / the / student ………………………………………………………………………………………. 28. Quoc Tu Giam / to / the / university / first / considered / be / is / Vietnam / of ………………………………………………………………………………………. VII. READING 2. Read the passage below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. (2. 0 p) belonged - of - ancient - destination - merchant lies - well-preserved - tile-roofed - trading - museum The (29). . . . . . town of Hoi An (30). . . . . . on the Thu Bon River, 30 km south of Da Nang. It was formerly a major (31). . . . . . centre in Southeast Asia between the 16 th and 17 th centuries. Hoi An was also an important port for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and other (32). . . . . . vessels from the Far East. Hoi An is famous for its old temples, pagodas, small (33). . . . . . houses and narrow streets. All the houses were made of wood and their pillars were carved with ornamental designs. One of the main attractions (34). . . . . . Hoi An is the Japanese Covered Bridge, which was built in the 16 th century and is still (35). . . . . . . In addition, all visitors to Hoi An are recommended to pay a visit to the Assembly Hall of Cantonese Chinese Congregation or Tan Ki House, which is a house for Vietnamese merchants. In recently years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist (36). . . . . . in Vietnam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 29. …………………. ……30. ………………………31. …………………….…. 32. ……………. ………… 33. …………………….…34. ……………….………35. …………………………36. ……………. ………… The End . phrase for each space. (2. 0p) belonged - of - ancient - destination - merchant lies - well-preserved - tile-roofed - trading - museum The ( 24 ) . . . . . . town of Hoi An (25 ). . . . . . on the. End TRƯỜNG THPT XYZ ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II- NĂM HỌC 20 0 9 -2 010 TỔ ANH VĂN MÔN ANH VĂN 10 - BAN CƠ BẢN Ngày 14 tháng 5, 2 010 Thời Gian: 45 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề Điểm I. READING. TRƯỜNG THPT XYZ ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II- NĂM HỌC 20 0 9 -2 010 TỔ ANH VĂN MÔN ANH VĂN 10 - BAN CƠ BẢN 1 Ngày 14 tháng 5, 2 010 Thời Gian: 45 phút - không kể thời gian giao đề Điểm I. READING