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(1)Trường THPT Thốt Nốt Đề thi kiểm tra học kì Tổ Ngoại Ngữ Năm học: 2007 – 2008
Ban C– đề Thời gian: 60 phút I PRONUNCIATION: (1mark)
* Which is pronounced differently?
1 a arrest b actor c address d amaze a blender b beloved c cement d college
3 a campsite b icon c focus d necessity * Which is stressed differently?
4 a operate b peaceful c position d pretty a register b report c retire d routine II GRAMMAR: (3marks)
Circle the best answers
1 It looks like they’re going to succeed ……….their present difficulties a because of b unless c even though d despite Right now, all the seats on this flight are taken If I ……….this plane, I’ll call you
a won’t take b didn’t take c can’t take d not take We moved to the city ten years ago
a When did you move to the city? b Where did you move to the city?
c How long did you move to the city? d How much time have you moved to the city? He pretended not seeing her as he passed by
a b c d You / mind / turn / lights / on?
a Would you mind to turn the lights on? b Do you mind turning lights on?
c Would you mind turning the lights on? d Do you mind if I turning the lights on? To ………are you talking?
a whom b who c that d whose
7 Would you like …… to the movies with me?
a going b to go c go d to going
8 He is a ………… playwright
a world-famous b.duty-free c frost-free d oil-cooked Tom tried to phone Jane but she …….to another city
a moved b has moved c was moving d had moved 10 “Please be quiet! The baby……….”
a sleeps b is sleeping c was sleeping d has slept 11 She …….to France two years ago
a have gone b am going c went d go
12 He ………that car years ago but it still looks very new
a buys b has bought c had bought d bought 13 Everyone disliked …… in public
a to laught at b laughing at c laughed at d being laughed at 14 ………hard to support your family?
a Did you used to work b Did you use to work c Used you to work d Are you used to work 15 Mothers often ……….all their time to taking care of their children
a spend b have c leave d waste
16 I will always remember the time I worked with you
a I will never forget to have worked with you b I will never forget working with you c I will always remember the work with you d I will always forget working with you
Kì thi kiểm tra học kì khối 10 Năm học: 2007 – 2008
Thời gian: 60 phút Ban C– đề
(2)17 Which underlined part is wrong? The old is well looked after now a b c d
18 If Kate …… late again, she …… her job
a were / would lose b had been / would have lost c was / would lose d is / will lose
19 “I’ll stop smoking.”
→ In Reported Speech:
a She promised stop smoking b She promised to stop smoking c She promised she will stop smoking d She promised stopping smoking 20 ……….shoes will make your feet painful
a comfortable b uncomfortable c incomfortable d imcomfortable III READING: (2marks)
Match the headlines with the texts. 1 Stupidity – Odd News
2 Arrested for Overdue Library Books 3 Twice in One Night
4 Brain on Beer
5 Sixty-One Drown Seeking Relief from Heat 6 Buried Treasure
a Last night, police stopped a drunk man from driving, only to find they had arrested him 90 minutes earlier for the same……
b Police in Wichita, Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man at an airport hotel after he tried to pass two (counterfeit) $16 bills…
c In Clearwater, Florida, three library book borrowers were arrested this week for failing to return the books…
d A Kentucky man accidentally shot and killed his best friend when he took up a dare to shoot a beer can off his head Witnesses told police the two had been drinking when……
e Three chidren were walking across a field in Bedminster when they discovered a hole At the bottom of the hole was a chest filled with gold and silver The chilren ran and told the police…
f MOSCOW, June16 – Sixty-one people have drowned in Moscow’s rivers and lakes this month while trying to cool off from a heat wave Many of the victims were drunk and…
IV SPEAKING: (2marks)
Complete the conversation Interviewer: Do you have difficulties with schoolwork?
You: ………
Interviewer: Do you homework every day?
You: ………
Interviewer: Do you often go to the library to read books?
You: ………
Interviewer: What is your favourite subject? Why you like it?
You: ………
(3)You: ……… V WRITING: (2marks)
Write a paragraph about the advantages of the Internet
……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ………
The end Suggested answers
I Pronunciation
1 b 2a 3d 4c 5a
II Grammar c c a b c
6 a b a d 10 b
11 c 12 d 13 d 14 b 15 a
16 b 17 b 18 d 19 b 20 b III Speaking: acceptable
IV Reading: 1b 2c 3a 4d 5f 6e V Writing
-form: 0.25 mark - ideas: 1mark