Luyện đề T.Anh 10 giữa kỳ II

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ĐỀ KSCL GIỮA HỌC KỲ II LỚP 10 THÍ ĐIỂM
Năm học 2021 - 2022
Mơn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

A. LISTENING (2 POINTS)
Part 1: Listen to Peter talking to a friend about a school trip.
1. The first place Peter visited was the ______.
A. castle
B. museum
C. cathedral
2. Peter enjoyed listening to a talk about _______.
A. paintings
B. stamps
C. clocks
3. Peter thought the castle was ________.
A. empty
B. cold
C. dark
4. In a shop, Peter got _______
A. a book
B. some food
C. postcards
5. Peter took photographs of ____
A. windows
B. people
C. a bus
Part 2:

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (3.0 POINTS)
I. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences
1. A: Where do you live?
B: I ____ in Boston. I ____ there for ten years now.
A. live – have lived B. lived – am living C. have lived – live D. lived – live
2. Reducing gender ____ improves productivity and economic growth of a nation.
A. equality
B. inequality
C. possibility
D. rights


3. . ____________ Vietnamese like to joke around, but their jokes are not easily translated into English.
A. A
B. An
C. Ø
D. The
4. Many young people use computers for playing games rather than for ______ .
A. study
B. to study
C. studying
D. studied
5. Working mothers contribute to household income.
A. reduce
B. take
C. add
D. double
6. Traditionally, most Vietnamese people never ____ the floor during the first three days of the New
Year.

A. sweep
B. paint
C. clean
D. water
7. He is interested in.....................the Internet in his free time
A. surf
B. to surf
C. surfing
D. surfed
8. A: “Have you heard? Martin and Lisa have just got engaged!"
B: “____”
A. Really? That’s fantastic!
B. Congratulations!
C. Let’s celebrate!
D. Good luck!
9. There are ____ occasions for giving gifts in modern societies than before.
A. less
B. more
C. the least
D. the most
10. Mary often watches YouTube videos to study how ____ a dish or make a cake.
A. cook
B. cooking
C. to cook
D. to cooking
11. In order to reduce gender inequality in South Korean society, women ____ more opportunities by
companies.
A. will prove
B. should provide C. may be provided
D. should be provided

12. I want to buy a printer but I'm afraid it's bulky.
A. small
B. inconvenient
C. expensive
D. big and heavy
13. In some Asian countries like Viet Nam or China, money is given to the newly-married couple as a
wedding present.
A. donation
B. gift
C. souvenir
D. contribution
II. Give correct form of the word in the bracket.
14. It is definitely true that nature has inspired numerous inventions and .................... .............. ........
(technological)
15. By knowing their children’s strengths and ____________ parents can find appropriate strategies to
educate them. (WEAK)
16. A hotel near the church was booked for the __________________ reception. (WED)
III. Give the correct form of the verb in the bracket.
17. A new apartment _______________________ (be going to, buy) next year.
18. I (read)______________ that novel by Hemingway several times before.
19. This robot is designed for _________________ (help) old people with certain household chores.

C.READING (3.0 POINTS)
I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question. (1.0point)
COMMON SUPERSTITIONS
There are many strange superstitions in the world. The most common one is related to
black cats, (1) ____ are the source of hundreds of unlucky superstitions. It’s a sign of bad luck (2) ____
they walk in front of you or you step on their tails. They even bring bad luck into a house if they sneeze
inside! This superstition dates (3) ____ to the Middle Ages when they became associated with witches
and evil spirits.

Another common superstition is about walking under a ladder. A more (4) ____
explanation can be traced back to ancient Egypt. The (5) ____ Egyptians believed that the shape of
the Pyramids had a special power. It was considered very bad luck to break the “power” of this shape
and that’s exactly what walking under a ladder would do!
In addition, in Roman times, people had the habit of looking at themselves in pools of
water. Some believed that these reflections were in fact “glimpses of the soul”. Any disruption to the
water in the pool would bring bad luck to the person looking in it. This superstition lives on with the fear
of bad luck from breaking a mirror.
1. A. which
B. who
C. when
D. where
2. A. although
B. because
C. if
D. unless
3. A. on
B. in
C. back
D. for
4. A. mystery
B. mysterious
C. mysteriously
D. mysteries
5. A. late
B. recent
C. past
D. early

II. Read the text carefully and then choose the best option and answer the questions. (2.0 points)
Common Wedding Rituals in the USA
Being a country of different cultural races, there is a great variety of wedding styles in the United
States. However, the majority of weddings nowadays still follow a number of traditions. One of the
traditions dating back to the nineteenth century is about what a bride should wear on her wedding day.
It is commonly believed that on her wedding day, the bride should carry with her 'something old,
something new, something borrowed, and something blue’. This is because each of these things has
a special meaning for the bride on this big day.
When a bride wears 'something old’, it reminds her of her family and the past. Thus, some brides
may wear their mother's wedding dress or a piece of her jewelry.
'Something new’ that the bride wears means good luck and hope fora happy future with her
husband. This new item is usually a pair of new shoes, or it can be a wedding dress or something else.
When the bride wears 'something borrowed’, it symbolizes the help and support she gets from
her friend sand her family whenever she needs it. An example of 'something borrowed’ can be a married
friend's bridal veil or a friend's handkerchief.
'Something blue’ means trust and faith between the bride and the groom. Nowadays, some
brides are creative with this item. For example, they may have their fingernails painted blue.
Nevertheless, the most popular blue item is the garter that the bride wears on her leg.
Things are changing fast these days; however, the rituals about what the bride should wear on
her wedding day remain kept strictly by a lot of women in the USA.
1. When did the tradition about what the bride should wear on her wedding day start?
A. From the 8th century
B. From the 9th century C. From the 18th century D. From the 19th century
2. What might the bride wear to remind her of her family and the past?
A. Her mother's wedding dress
B. A pair of new shoes
C. A friend's handkerchief
D. A blue garter
3. Which item symbolizes good luck and hope for a happy future?
A. Something old

B. Something new
C. Something borrowed
D. Something blue
4. When the bride wears something borrowed, what does it symbolize?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Why do some brides have their fingernails painted blue?


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D: WRITING (2.0 POINTS)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it.(1.0 point)
1. The government should create more job opportunities for women in rural areas
è More job opportunities………………………………………………….....................................
2. Today is hotter than yesterday.
➔ Yesterday was ……………………………………………………....................................
3. Could Jenny lock the door?
Could……………………………………………………………...............................................
4. She started to use this washing machine a year ago.
è She has ……………………………………………………………........................................
5. I haven’t seen him for 8 days.
èThe last …………………………………………………............................................................

6. Lan is the most hard-working in her class.
➔ No one in her class ……………………………………………………………....................