Họ và tên: Lớp: 10 Số báo danh: Phòng thi số: Sở Giáo dục - đào tạo Nam định Trờng THPT Ngô quyền Bài thi chất lợng 8tuần học kì I - môn Tiếng Anh - khối 10 Năm học 2008 - 2009 Thời gian làm bài 45 phút - không kể thời gian phát đề I. Read the passage and answer the questions below (2.5 marks) Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11 th , 1847. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months. His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at the young age. Thomas A. Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not the only invention. He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 things. About every two weeks he made something new. He worked 18 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to tell him to sleep and eat. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey. He left many inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world. 1. Where was Edison born? . 2. Did he attend school for a long time? . 3. How many things did he invent in his life? . 4. Did he work for half a day every day? . 5. Why did his wife have to tell him to sleep and eat sometimes? . II. Use the suggestions to rewrite these sentences without changing the original meanings (1 mark) 1. Her room had four windows last year. There . 2. Remember to buy me flowers. Do not . III. Use the information below to write a passage about Tom Bush. (1.5 marks) Job Date of birth Place of birth Previous job Place of work Languages Free time : a journalist : 12 - June - 1977 : Boston : teacher (2000- 2005) : centre of Beijing : English, Chinese : football, films Tom Bush is a journalist. He . . . . . Mã đề thi: 665 Trang 1 / 2 Mã đề thi: 665 . Thí sinh không đợc viết vào phần có hai gạch chéo này IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1 mark) 1. A: When you (watch) TV last night? B: When I (do) all my homework. . . 2. Jerry suggested (go) out for lunch but I didnt agree (do) so. . Chú ý: Phần trắc nghiệm chọn đáp án A, B, C hoặc D bằng cách tô bút chì vào các ô tơng ứng cuối trang 2 V. Choose the best option to complete the sentences (2 marks) 1. When your grandfather start school? A. did B. does C. do D. done 2. It rained yesterday after it dry for months. A. is B. was C. were D. had been 3. My birthday is July 22 nd . A. on B. at C. in D. into 4. The water was too hot for the baby . A. drank B. drinking C. to drink D. drinks 5. They had just finished dinner when I A. came B. come C. comed D. had come 6. Marie Curie was a famous in the world. A. scientific B. scientifically C. scientist D. science 7. The pupils stopped football and then went home. A. to play B. play C. played D. playing 8. Helen decided for a walk then. A. go B. going C. to go D. goes VI. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1 mark) 1. A. easy B. teach C. learn D. eat 2. A. exercise B. exam C. because D. begin 3. A. wonderful B. lunch C. put D. lovely 4. A. passage B. father C. start D. partner VII. Find out a mistake in each sentence below (1 mark) 1. Yesterday it rained heavily so she can't go to school. A B C D 2. The little children doesn't mind playing football in the rain. A B C D 3. It often is hot and rainy in Hanoi in July. A B C D 4. Would you like going to the cinema with us on Sunday? A B C D Phần trả lời trắc nghiệm: V. 1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D 5. A B C D 6. A B C D 7. A B C D 8. A B C D VI. 1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D Mã đề thi: 665 Trang 2 / 2 VII. 1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D 4. A B C D M· ®Ò thi: 665 Trang 3 / 2 . below (2.5 marks) Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11 th , 18 4 7. His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was seven years old 665 Trang 1 / 2 Mã đề thi: 665 . Thí sinh không đợc viết vào phần có hai gạch chéo này IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1 mark) 1.