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KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I SỐ 1 - Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1 point)

1. A. around   B. mouse   C. count  D. country

2. A. camera   B. famous   C. glad   D. family

3. A. kitchen   B. history   C. time   D. finish

4. A. mechanic  B. achievement  C. chemistry  D. school

II. Choose the best answer. (2.5 points)

1. John is always late for class, ________ annoys the teacher. A. which   B. this  C. what   D. that

2. Thuy’s class is different ________ other classes because the children are disabled.

A. for   B. in   C. from  D. on

3. Would you mind ________ me a hand with these bags? A. to give   B. giving   C. give   D. gives

4. The meeting had been cancelled ________ the chairman's absence.

A. because  B. because of  C. in spite of  D. although

5. A personal communicator helps you to ________ with other computers and with people around the world.    A. demonstrate                            B. transmit                            C. content              D. interact

6. If I ________ John tonight, I ________ him my plans. 

A. saw/ told  B. will see/ will tell  C. see/ will tell                            D. will see/ tell 

7. My grandmother ______ drink a glass of water right after getting up in the morning.

A. was used to  B. uses to  C. used to  D. is used to

8. I was listening to music, but I stopped ________ my homework.

A. listening to do B. to listen to do C. to listen for doing  D. listening for do

9. Poverty prevents many children ________ having proper schooling. A. for   B. with  C. of  D. from

10. The girl ________ is standing next to your mother is the daughter of the director of this company.      A. which                            B. who                            C. whom                            D. whose

III. Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the best answer. (2 points)

   Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates.

   Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more.

   In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.

   Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the "King of Software". He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States.

1. According to the writer, _______________.

A. people cannot live without personal computers B. computers play an important part of our lives

C. Bill Gates invented personal computers

D. Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science

2. The words "dropped out of" in line 7 mean __________.

A. graduated from  B. got over  C. took part in  D. stopped taking class at

3. According to the passage, ___________.

A. Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer.

B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers.

C. Paul Allen left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company.

D. Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard.

4. How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States?

A. 34  B. 51  C. 42  D. 44

5. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

A. In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company.

B. Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen.

C. Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard.

D. Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States.

IV. Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blank. (3 points)

   I (1)_____ my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (2)_____ in a remote village where the villagers (3) ______ very poor and the living standard was low. (4)_____ I was very disappointed (5)_____ bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm I tried my best (6)_____ myself to the noblest career, that was 'teaching'. I loved my poor little students. They were living in poverty but they could not suffer (7)_____ empty mind.

   I am proud of myself to be a (8)______ , a hard working 'boatman' taking my student to the 'destination' of knowledge. 

1. A. had begun  B. begin  C. began  D. begins

2. A. to teach   B. teach  C. to teaching  D. teaching

3. A. was   B. are   C. were  D. has been

4. A. Sometimes  B. Always  C. Often  D. Never

5. A. for   B. on   C. at   D. with

6. A. devote   B. devoting  C. to devote  D. devoted

7. A. for   B. on   C. at   D. from

8. A. teacher   B. chemist  C. doctor  D. peasant

V. Choose the best answer. (1.5 points)

1. By / time / we/ arrive / the party / already begin.

A. By the time we had arrived, the party had already begun.

B. By the time we arrived, the party already begun.

C. By the time we arrived, the party had already begun.

D. By the time we had arrived, the party already begun.

2. My mother never allows me to go out alone at night.

A. I was not allowed to go out with my mother at night.  B. My mother never lets me go out alone at night.     C. My mother never goes out alone at night.     D. I usually go out with my mother at night.

3. Although they were very poor, the children seemed happy.

A. The children seemed unhappy because they were very poor.

B. The children were very poor, so they seemed happy.

C. Despite their poverty, the children seemed happy.

D. The children seemed happy whether they were poor or rich.

4. “I’m taking my English test tomorrow.” Tom said.
=> Tom said ______________________________________________.

A. I was taking his English test tomorrow        B. he is taking his English test the next day

C. he was taking his English test the next day D. he was taking the English test tomorrow

5. We haven't been to the concert for two years.

A. The last time we went to the concert was two years ago. 

B. It's two years since we last went to the concert.

C. We didn't go to the concert two years ago.        D. Both A and B are correct.

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I SỐ 2 - Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1 point)

1. A. realize  B. teacher  C. reason  D. feature

2. A. treated       B. asked          C. sacred         D. suggested

3. A. enough  B. about  C. found  D. round

4. A. computer  B. from  C. box   D. doctor

II. Choose the best answer. (2.5 points)

1. My older sister was just getting into the kitchen _______ the receiver rang.

A. which  B. why   C. when  D. where

2. You can't get a job _______ you've got experience. A. if B. because C. in case D. unless

3. I found the talk both informative and _______.

A. entertain  B. entertainer  C. entertaining  D. entertainment

4. In a short time, when the clock _______ nine, we _______ here for an hour.

A. strikes - will have been waited  B. has struck - will wait

C. strikes - will have waited   D. has struck - will be waiting

5. He is in a much _______ mood than usual. A. well B. better C. good D. best

6. Someone had _______ left a window open. A. care  B. careless   C. carelessness  D. carelessly

7. Jimmy stopped _______ in this factory ten years ago.

A. working    B. to work   C. work    D. being worked

8. What is the synonym of the words “get ready”? A. repair     B. determine   C. interrupt   D. prepare

9. A: _______________________
B: I was born in August 1980 in Soc Trang.

A. What is your present address?  B. When and where were you born?

C. Where were you born?   D. When is your birthday?

10. She walked home by herself, _______ she knew that it was dangerous.

A. because  B. although  C. and   D. but

III. Choose the best choice to complete the dialogue. (2 points)

A: What's on TV tonight?    B: (1) _______________________ 
 A:  Do you like soap operas?    B: (2) _______________________ 
A:  What's your favorite program?    B: (3) _______________________ 
A:  Did you see the game live?    B: (4) _______________________ 
 A:  I'm sorry I missed it.    B: (5) _______________________ 
A:  Really? What time will they show it?   B: From seven to eight.

1. A. A documentary about getting rich quick. B. I don't care.

C. Well, 'Friends' is on tonight.   D. Oh, the usual soap operas and stuff like that.

2. A. I can't stand them.    B. It's terrific.

C. That sounds good.     D. Because they're so boring.

3. A. I enjoy watching game shows, aren't I?   B. Game shows. There was an interesting quiz last night.

C. I prefer television quiz. And you?  D. I have no idea. I watched a game last night. 

4. A. I don't think so. I thinks it's a repeat.

B. No, they just showed the recorded highlights. It was very exciting.

C. It's a good program, but I've seen it before. How about you?

D. No, it's a repeat. Have you ever watched it?

5. A. Don't worry. It will be showed again some day.  B. I think they are going to play again.

C. It will be recorded next Sunday.   D. It's going to be repeated next Sunday.

IV. Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (3 points)

   Technology, general term for the processes by (1) _______ human beings fashion tools and machines to increase (2) _______ control and understanding of the material (3) _______. The term is derived from the Greek words tekhnē, which refers to an art or craft, and logia, (4) _______ an area of study; thus, technology means, literally, the study, or science, of crafting.

   Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition of advanced, industrial civilization (5) _______ also that the rate of technological change has developed its (6) _______ momentum in recent centuries. Innovations now (7) _______ to appear at a rate that increases geometrically, (8) _______ respect to geographical limits or political systems. These innovations tend to transform traditional cultural (9) _______, frequently with unexpected social consequences. Thus technology can be conceived as both a creative and a destructive (10) _______.

New vocabulary:
- to be derived from: có nguồn gốc từ  - momentum (n.): (thông tục) đà
- innovation (n.): sáng kiến, sự đổi mới - geometrical (adj.): thuộc hình học
- geographical (adj.): thuộc địa lý  - to conceive (v.): nghĩ, hiểu; diễn đạt, bày tỏ

1. A. that  B. which  C. whom  D. what

2. A. the  B. its   C. their   D. his

3. A. air  B. atmosphere  C. surroundings D. environment

4. A. meaning  B. saying  C. telling  D. reading

5. A. and  B. but   C. or   D. so

6. A. private  B. possessive  C. own   D. having

7. A. like  B. want  C. love   D. seem

8. A. for  B. by   C. with   D. without

9. A. systems  B. networks  C. world  D. matters

10. A. work  B. task   C. process  D. assignment

V. Choose the underlined part - A, B, C or D - that needs correcting. (1.5 points)

1. She wanted to know if I saw Paul recently.  A. wanted  B. to know  C. if   D. saw

2. The installation of the new computer system will completed by next month.

A. installation  B. the   C. will completed D. by next month

3. My car, that I have owned  for five years, is a Ford.

A. that   B. have owned  C. for  D. a Ford

4. Have the play already started when you got to the theater?

A. Have  B. already started C. when  D. got

5. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, my friends decided not to cancel their trip across the mountain pass.

A. Even though  B. extremely  C. to cancel  D. across

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I SỐ 3 - Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1 point)

1. A. chance  B. teaching  C. chemistry  D. children 

2. A. awarded  B. academic  C. address  D. another

3. A. sea         B. meat  C. head  D. heat 

4. A. caves        B. marks          C. exams          D. days

II. Choose the best answer. (3 points)

1. He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to _______ him.

A.  believe  B. permit  C. persuade  D. take 

2. Only in this house _______ safe and secure.  A. I feel    B. do I feel   C. I do feel  D. feel I

3. I _______ able to play tennis since I _______ my arm.

A. wasn't/ broke B. haven't been/ had broken C. wasn't/ had broken                  D. haven't been/ broke

4. The children saw the actual spacecraft _______ landed on the moon.

A. who   B. that    C. it   D. Ø

5. I remember you. You _______ to school here.

A. were used to going   B. have already gone  C. went                            D. used to go

6. The government is doing nothing to help _______.

A. the poor people  B. the poor ones  C. the poor                            D. the pours

7. Marie Curie harbored the dream of a _______ career which was impossible for a woman at that time.                             A. science              B. scientific              C. scientist              D. scientifically

8. Melanie was looking after a dog _______ leg had been broken in an accident.

A. which   B. whose  C. that  D. its

9. We got _______ the plane at 10.30 and the plane took _______ on time.

A. in/ off  B. on/ up  C. in/ out  D. on/ off

10. _______ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.

A. Even though   B. In spite of  C. Nevertheless D. Despite

III. Choose the best choice to complete the dialogue. (2 points)

A: (1) _____________________________________________________________. 
B:  Oh, my weekend was terrific. Thanks. 
A:  (2)_____________________________________________________________.
B:  On Saturday, I participated in the local charity society to visit Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School for the Blind.
A:  (3)_____________________________________________________________.
B:  Well, they were having a music lesson. 
A:  Really? (4)____________________________________________________.

 
B: They listened and used their fingers to touch the music notes in Braille and sang. 
A:  Great! Next time (5)__________________________________________________.

1. A. What did you do on weekend?  B. How was your weekend?

C. Did you have a good weekend?  D. How did you spend your weekend?

2. A. What do you do?   B. Where did you go on Saturday?

C. What did you do on Saturday?  D. What were you doing on Saturday?

3. A. What were the visually impaired students doing when you came?

B. What did the visually impaired students do when you came?

C. What were the visually impaired students doing before you came?

D. What did the visually impaired students do after you had come? 

4. A. How they can learn music without seeing? B. How can they learn music if they not see?

C. What do they do to learn music?   D. How can they learn music without seeing?

5. A. I'll go.     B. I'd like to visit, too.                           

C. call me if you have such an activity. D. me if you go.             

IV. Read the passage, then choose the one best answer. (2.5 points)

   In the last 100 years, technology has completely changed the way we live. At the touch of a button, we can look up almost anything we need to know on the internet. We have electricity, aero planes, television and we have ever been to the moon. So what sort of inventions will be there in the 21st century? Indeed is there anything important still left to invent?

   It seems that there is. Scientists all over the world are looking into Nan technology with a great deal of interest. This is the science of building small machines and when we say small, we mean very small. To give you an idea of the size the scientists are talking about, these machines would be about a million billion times smaller than the smallest bit of dust.

   Nan technology will bring about enormous changes. Doctors, for example, will be able to cure any illness. The environment will be improved because it will be possible to take the polluted air we breathe and make it clean again. But perhaps the most exciting thought of all is that we won’t have to wait a thousand years for Nan technology – many people believe there is a good chance it will come in our lifetime.

 1.  This passage is mainly about ____________.

A. inventions B. Nan technology C. technological changes D. small machines

2. According to the passage, _____________.

A. our lives have been changed by technology  B. we can use the Internet to get information

C. we have been able to travel to the moon                             D. All are correct

3. Nan technology is_____________.

A. the skill of building very small machines  B. the science of building computers

C. the new computer technology   D. the recent advance in medical technology 

4. Which change will Nan technology not bring about? 

A. Fatal diseases will be cured.  B. The air will be cleaner.

C. The pollution will be reduced.  D. The rare animals will be protected.

5. Which of the following is not true?

A. Scientists have a lot of interest in Nan technology.

B. The size of the machines will be much smaller than the smallest bit of dust.

C. Nan technology will bring about some changes in the medical field.

D. Many people believe that they have to wait a thousand years for Nan technology.

V. Choose the best second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.5 points)

1.  It was breakfast-time when Susan rang.

A. When Susan rang I have just finished my breakfast.   B. Susan rang after I had had my breakfast.

C. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.   D. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.

2.  Adrian's job interview is on 17 October.

A. Adrian will be called for a job interview on 17 October.

B. Adrian is giving a job interview on 17 October. C. Adrian had an interview for a job on 17 October.

D. Adrian is having a job interview on 17 October.

3. You can get off this train at Bath.

A. This train stops at Bath.   B. This train is going to stop at Bath.

C. You can stop this train at Bath.  D. This train will be stopped at Bath.

4.  We have decided to buy a new car.

A. We bought a new car.  B. We must buy a new car.

C. We will buy a new car.  D. We are going to buy a new car.

5.  The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.

A. I swam a lot when we were in Spain. B. I hadn't been swimming before we moved to Spain.

C. I haven't been swimming since we were in Spain.               D. I went swimming while we lived in Spain.

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I SỐ 4 - Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1 point)

1. A. received           B. worked              C. obtained        D. harboured

2. A. father   B. announce   C. mature  D. career

3. A. polite   B. literature   C. guide  D. kind

4. A. technology  B. teaching   C. purchase  D. lunch

II. Choose the best answer. (2 points)

1. The clothes are still dirty because I forgot _______ on the machine.

A.  switching   B. to switch   C. switch               D. switched 

2. Students _______ second language is English should consider taking the course.

A. who    B. whom   C. that   D. whose

3. The meeting had been cancelled _______ the chairman's absence.

A. because   B. because of   C. in spite of                            D. although

4. His parents never allow him ________. A. smoke    B. smoking    C. to smoke   D. in smoking

5. If it ________, we'll have the party outside.

A. wouldn't rain  B. doesn't rain   C. didn't rain                            D. won't rain

6. This computer isn't capable _______ running this software.  A. for     B. of     C. in    D. on

7. _______ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself. 

A. Although   B. In spite of   C. Because               D. Instead of

8. This is the fifth time you ________ me the same question.

 A. ask    B. asked   C. are asking  D. have asked

9. Television can make things ________ because it presents information in effective ways.

A. memory   B. memorial   C. memorable  D. memorably

10. Nowhere in the world ________ such fine emeralds as in Colombia. 

A. tourists can purchase   B. can tourists purchase

C. where tourists can purchase  D. that tourist can purchase

III. Choose the best choice to complete the dialogue. (2 points)

Tony : (1)_______________________________________________ 
Ann : In a house near Brighton. 
Tony : (2)_______________________________________________ 
Ann : For three years. 
Tony : (3)_______________________________________________ 
Ann: The house we had before was too small. We need somewhere bigger. 
Tony : (4)_______________________________________________ 
Ann : I work in a bank. 
Tony : (5)_______________________________________________ 
Ann : I don't earn much. Just about £ 15.000 a year.

1. A. What's your address?  B. Where are you?

C. Where you live?   D. Where do you live?

2. A. You have lived there for how long?  B. How long have you lived there?

C. How many years have you lived there?  D. How long do you live there?

3. A. Why did you move?   B. Why you moved?

C. Why did you moved?   D. Can you tell me the reason why did you move?

4. A. What do you work?   B. What your job is?

C. What you do?    D. What do you do?

5. A. How much do you earn?  B. How much money do you take?             

C. How about money do you earn?  D. Do you earn how much money? 

IV. Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blank. (3 points)

   All early television was broadcast in black and white. Color television was possible, but it was too (1) ____ and of very poor quality (2) ____ the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.

   The first (3) ____ on the moon was broadcast (4) ____ on television in 1969, and now television programs are (5) ____ all over the world immediately through the (6) ____ of the satellites that transmit the (7) ____ from the earth, through (8) ____, and back to the earth. More people now (9) ____ their news and information through television than through newspapers and radio. The development of television is one of the most rapid and exciting (10) ____ of our century.

1. A. bulky  B. complicated  C. expensive  D. valuable

2. A. until  B. from   C. through  D. on 

3. A. arriving  B. flying   C. landing  D. moving

4. A. live  B. active   C. current  D. quick

5. A. grown  B. developed   C. practiced  D. transmitted

6. A. way  B. use    C. works  D. system

7. A. sounds  B. pictures   C. signals  D. programs

8. A. space  B. atmosphere   C. distance  D. area

9. A. have  B. get    C. take   D. bring

10. A. problems B. facts   C. events  D. issued

V. Choose the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given sentence. (2 points)

1. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.

A. She worked very hard in difficult conditions.

B. She worked very hard but she still lived in difficult conditions.

C. She worked very hard even though her living conditions were difficult.

D. She worked very hard because her living conditions were difficult.

2. It was impossible to find Tom anywhere.

A. Tom was unable to go anywhere  B. Tom could not be found anywhere.

C. It was possible to find Tom.  D. Tom could go anywhere he liked.

3. Fewer people came to the meeting than we had expected.

A. Too many people came to the meeting.

B. There were more people at the meeting than we had expected.

C. There were not enough seats for all people as we had expected.

D. We had expected more people to come to the meeting.

4. The results of the research are not only impressive, but also alarming.

A. The results of the research are not alarming. but impressive.

B. The results of the research are alarming, but not impressive.

C. The results of the research are not either impressive or alarming

D. The results of the research are both impressive and alarming.

5. Mark is not interested in teaching.

A. Mark would like to teach.   B. Teaching is not interesting to Mark.

C. Mark didn't think teaching is interesting. D. Mark knows how to teach.

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I SỐ 5 - Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10

I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1 point)

1. A. study  B. student  C. but   D. Sunday

2. A. milk  B. device  C. live   D. unit

3. A. prevent  B. english  C. determine  D. target

4. A. weather  B. ready  C. early  D. instead

II. Choose the best answer. (2 points)

1. The plane from Dallas ______ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London.              A. took on          B. took in        C. took over       D. took off

2. It was time to _______ the kids ready for bed. A.  prepare B. get  C. take   D. make

3. These glasses are so dirty. You need _______ them. A. wash   B. washing   C. to wash   D. washed

4. It was the most _______ experience of my life.  

A. frighten      B. frightening    C. frightened    D. frightful

5. _______ hand do you write with? - My right hand.  A. Which  B. What   C. Whose   D. What sort of

6. Will you please stop _______ TV channels?  A. to change  B. change  C. be changed  D. changing

7. Choose the word that has the similar meaning to the underlined phrase.
He passed his exams with flying colour. A. successfully   B. difficultly  C. badly  D. easily

8. Professor Kidd _______ three books since 1999, and she's working on her fourth.

A. has been writing  B. has written  C. wrote               D. writes.

9. I asked him _______, but he went anyway.

 A. not to go       B. to not go    C. not going                            D. he doesn't go

10.Galileo _______ his first telescope in 1609. A. builds   B. built   C. has built   D. had built

III. Choose the part A, B, C or D that needs correcting. (2 points)

1. Helen Keller, who was both blind and deafness, overcame her inabilities with thehelp of her teacher, Ann Sullivan.              A. who      B. both        C. deafness      D. help

2. If a drop of oil is placed in a glass of water, it would float to the top.

A. If   B. is placed  C. would float  D. the

3. She wanted to know whether I have seen Paul recently.

A. wanted  B. whether  C. have seen  D. recently