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(1)Nguyen Quang Dieu High School THE 45 MINUTE TEST (The First Semester) English Grade: 10th
Mark Teacher’s Remark
Code/ Mã đề: 001 I. LISTENING:
SECTION A: Listen to the conversation TWICE and write in the missing words (1m) A Hoa, how you like it here?
B It’s very nice The hotel is big and my room is (1)……… A Are you (2)……… … with your friends ?
B No I’m travelling (3)………
A Would you like to go somewhere for (4)……… ………? B That’s great
Answer Keys :1……… 2……… 3……… 4……… 1 comfortable 2 Travelling ( traveling) alone a drink
SECTION B: Listen to a man asking for information in a travel agency TWICE Choose the best answer (A, B ,C or D) for each sentence (1m) You can fly to Buenos Aires………
A once a week B twice a week
C three times a week D four times a week The plane leaves at………
A 12 a.m B p.m. C p.m D 5p.m The journey to the airport takes………
A hour 15 B hour 30 C hour 45 D hour 20 The man's ticket to Buenos Aires will cost…………
A 240 B 300 C 320 D 120
II READING : A Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
Thomas Edison was born (9)……… February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student Because of hearing problems, Edison had (10)……… in following the lessons But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history
Edison’s most famous invention was the electric(11)………… He also invented the photograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology
Edison had a special life He married twice with five children He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity and science
Although he had (12)……… problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness He said that silence helped him concentrate He always worked very hard and had only four hours of sleep everyday When he (13) ………… on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on his new ideas.
9 A on B in C at D to
10.A difficult B difficulty C difficully D difficulting 11.A cooker B bicycle C iron D light bulb 12.A hearing B heading C seeing D talking 13.A was B retired C died D lied B.Read the passage, then choose the correct completion.
ROUTINES
Think about your daily life Do you follow the same read :o work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives
(2)morning when your brain isn't active Here's Jo talking about her morning routine
'Oh yes I always exactly the same things wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get quarter past seven I switch on the radio and listen to the news Then I go to the too and I brush my- teeth I have a shower and dry my hair Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed I don't eat anything for breakfast I just have a cup of coffee Then I go to work Yes, it's always the same.'
Routines are very useful but they also make you uncreative So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines Get out of bed on the opposite side Listen to a different radio station Take a different route to work Eat something different for breakfast Change your routine You never know, it could change your life
14 This passage is mainly concerned with
A our usual ways of doing things B our daily activities C Jo's timetable D changes in our lives 15 According to the passage, routines are useful because
A we can them in the morning B they make a habit of never thinking C they save time and energy D we all have them in our lives 16 The word 'loo' in line can best be replaced with
A balcony B bedroom C sink D toilet
17 What is the main disadvantage of routines?
A. Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas. B. Routines may change our life
C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing D. Routines make us the same things day after day 18 Which of the sentences is true?
A. Routines make our brain creative
B. People who have routines are unable to think C. We shouldn't break our routines
D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
III. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentences 19 I’m interested in teaching ……… because I love working with children
A science B technology C profession D department
20 I ……… in class 10A with forty-five other students
A study B teach C instruct D review
21 She passed a physics degree with flying colors, and went on to take another ……… in mathematics
A amount B quality C degree D mark
22 As a brilliant and ……… student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time
A old B mature C well-known D tall
23 Sam didn't get much formal _
A school B schooling C schooldays D schoolgirl
24 6/ She seems to have spent all her life studying in _ establishments
A education B educate C educated D educational 25 They agreed _ us some more money
A lend B to lend C lending D lent
26 He suggested _ to France this summer time
A travel B to travel C traveling D traveled
27 "I have just bought for my mother a skirt on her birthday."" ……… ?" "Grey." A What color is it B What are their colors
C What color has it D Is it grey
28 is your new school? ~ It’s very big and friendly
A What B How C Where D Which 29.Ann: “Will you close the door please?” – Bob: “ _”
A No, thanks B Yes, I would C No, I won’t D No problem
(3)31 Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _ to school
A has gone B goes C is going D will go
32 Before he went to Oxford University to study physics, he _ for a local company
A worked B works C had worked D was working IV WRITING : (2marks ) CHOOSE THE ONE OF TWO TOPICS
A Write a paragraph about Jack, using the information in the table below: (about 40-50 words) Name : Jack Mr / Ms
Date of birth : 25 / 09 / 1981 Place of birth : Washington Education :
School attended : Harvard university
Exams passed : English, Information Technology Previous jobs :
Job Date from Date to
English teacher October 1998 May 2004
Tourist guide July 2004 June 2007
Interests : music and dancing
B Write a profile of a man who you admire (about 40-50 words)
……….
MÃ ĐỀ/ CODE : ………
THỜI GIAN LÀM BÀI: 45 PHÚT (Không kể thời gian phát đề) HỌ TÊN HỌC SINH: ……….
LỚP : 10A…………
PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (Học sinh đánh dấu X vào ô chọn tương ứng với đáp án A, B, C D.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
A B C D
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
A B C D
IV. WRITING : Task (Topic A/B: ………….)
(4)Answer Keys:
I LISTENING ( Mỗi câu 0,25đ x câu = 2đ) SECTION A:
1 comfortable Travelling ( traveling) alone a drink SECTION B: