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ĐỀ THI ĐỊNH KỲ LẦN I NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019
Môn: Tiếng Anh 10 (Dành cho lớp 10 Văn, 10 Tin, 10 Cận 2) Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
PART I: PHONETICS
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A believed B suggested C prepared D involved
2 A birthday B mouth C athletics D gather A locate B decorate C nominate D private II Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others
4 A celebration B congratulate C activity D considerate
5 A behave B install C predict D damage
PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
I Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences
1 My mother used to research in this library when she was a student
A make B C making D doing
2 _, after trying three times, he passed the examination
A Lastly B Last of all C Last D At last The children loved the old castle
A discovering B exploring C hunting D detecting Can you give me the for tomato soup?
A formula B order C recipe D method If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the to get in A break B interval C refreshment D half-time During the war, we many relatives
A lost touch with B take for granted C made a mention of D set an example for You can contact us if anything with our plan
A goes wrong B comes bad C is out of luck D loses control You’re _ your time trying to persuade him; he’ll never help you
A spending B wasting C losing D missing
9 How much exercise doctors you should take to avoid a heart attack?
A suggest B ask C force D mention
10 She her essay to make sure there weren’t any mistakes
A went off B made out C came across D went through II Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense/ form
1 People always (blame) their circumstances for what they are
2 David (repair) the TV set at the moment He (work) at it for one hour or so Quang (talk) to another student when I (see) him today
4 The new students hope (include) in many of the school’s social activities He wore a false beard (avoid) (recognize) _
5 I (read) _ the book you lent me, so you can have it back now
6 The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody (go) _ to bed III Supply the correct form of the capitalized words
1 I’ll always remember that holiday It was an experience FORGET The software you to access the Internet in seconds ABLE The train journey, which took sixteen hours, seemed END
4 Skiing is a sport SEASON
5 I won’t be able to join you for dinner this evening FORTUNE IV Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition/ particle I am extremely grateful all the teachers their help
2 She went to London the aim _ finding a job She suffers a lack of confidence
4 The new rules are still discussion
(2)2 When I give an order, I expect it to be carried _
7 Many young people become addicted drugs through ignorance Let’s move to the next item on the agenda
V Fill in the blank with a/ an/ the Put an X where none is required My father has just bought me LG computer
2 Davis learned to play violin when he was at university We are going to _ tea with _ Smiths today
4 Titanic, one of the most famous ocean liners, sank on its first voyage across Atlantic For centuries, buildings were made of stones
6 little knowledge is a dangerous thing
VI Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences There is one mistake in each sentence The film star, with his friends, are going to the party tonight
2 I knew his name because we’d ready met each other
3 Unlike another department stores, this one does not open on Sundays Several people, their voices could be clearly heard, were waiting outside Of the millions of stars in the galaxy, how much are suitable for life? PART III: READING
I Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time They were four boys from the North of England and none of them had any training in music They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular The Beatles changed pop music They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs The Beatles did not have a long career Their first hit record was in 1963 and they split up in 1970 They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them
1 The passage is mainly about _
A how the Beatles became more successful than other groups B why the Beatles split up after years
C the Beatles’ fame and success
D many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song
2 The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to _
A notorious B bad C shocking D popular The first songs of the Beatles were
A written by themselves B broadcast on the radio C paid a lot of money D written by black Americans What is not true about the Beatles?
A The members had no training in music B They had a long stable career
C They became famous when they wrote their own songs D They were afraid of being hurt by fans
5 The Beatles stopped their live performances because
A they had earned enough money B they did not want to work with each other C they spent more time writing their own songs D they were afraid of being hurt by fans The year 1970 was the time when
A they split up B they changed pop music C they started their career D they stopped singing live What the fans of the Beatles often did was
(3)3 Some songs of the Beatles now
A are still famous as they used to be B became too old to sing C are sung by crazy fans D are the most famous II Choose the correct answer that best fits each of the blank spaces
THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Nowadays, people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) Many species of animals are threatened and could easily become (2) if we not make an effort to (3) them There are many reasons for this In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the (4) where they live - is (5) More land is used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them to grow better (6) , but these chemicals pollute the environment and harm the wildlife The most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (7) , unless we can solve this problem
1 A danger B threat C problem D vanishing A disappeared B vanished C empty D extinct
3 A harm B safe C protect D serve
4 A spot B point C place D site
5 A exhausting B departing C escaping D disappearing
6 A crops B fields C herbs D products
7 A survived B left C missing D over
III Read the text and fill in each space with only ONE suitable word
Laura, the woman (1) works in our office, wanted to phone Mr Robinson, but she dialed the (2) number The number she (3) _ turned out to be the number of a public call box in the street A man, who was passing at the time, heard the phone (4) and answered it “Is that Mr Robinson?” Laura asked “Speaking”, the man answered It turned out that the man she was speaking (5) was actually named Robinson and had just happened to be passing the call box when she rang ]
PART IV: WRITING
I Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given so that the meanings stay the same as the first ones
1 My brother studies now harder than he used to My brother ……… I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City I haven’t ……… Tom will be twenty next week
It’s Tom’s ………
4 She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly She is fond of her nephew in ………
5 People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it He hates ……… It is said that the thief stole everything in the house Everything ………
7 “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert Robert confessed ………
8 The secretary said she was sorry he was late for the meeting The secretary apologized ………
9 It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again The novel ………
10 He regrets having invited her to the party He wishes ………