ÔN THI GIỮA KỲ 1 LỚP 10 FRIENDS GLOBAL

I.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions.

II.

1. A. embarrassed

B. delighted

C. excited

D. interested

2. A. wild

B. sink

C. hill

D. cliff

3. A. missed

B. wanted

C. hoped

D. cooked

4. A. benefit

B. generous

C. inventor

D. video

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part is stressed differently from the rest in the following questions.

III.

1. A. station

B. anxious

C. smartphone

D. upset

2. A. outback

B. venue

C. danger

D. attempt

3. A. important

B. difficult

C. suspicious

D. amazing

4. A. unwilling

B. exhausted

C. breathtaking

D. courageous

Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence
1. Very little can grow in this arid ____________
A. desert

B. field

C. jungle

D. forest

2. They’re ___________ explorers who made an effort to rescue the missing girl in
the dark and cold cave
A. brave

B. exhausted

C. unwilling

D. tragic

3. Our trip to Ha Long Bay was very ____________. We took a lot of photos.
A. excited

B. excite

C. exciting

D. excitement

4. ____________ is a good sport if you like looking at maps.
A. paintballing

B. jet-skiing

C. orienteering

D. abseiling

5. Finally in 1891, Marie, with _____money to live on, went to Paris to realize her
dream at the Sorbonne.
A. very few

B. very little

C. very a little

D. very many

6. I have a _______ in my back and I need to lie down.
A. pain

B. burn

C. cut

D. slip

7. ____________ sport has been gaining popularity in recent years and many
people participate in sports such as bungee jumping or cliff climbing.
A. Adverse

B. brave

C. extreme

D. lengthy

8. Susan was _________ to learn that her mother’s illness was not a serious one.
A. ashamed

B. confused

C. cross

9. Everybody______ happily. Suddenly they______ smoke.

D. relieved


A. was dancing/ smelt

C. had danced/ smelt

B. danced/ smelt

D. were dancing/ smelt

10. Seeing that the ship was about to hit the iceberg, the _________ told everyone to
jump out of it.
A. captain

B. judge

C. scholar

D. examiner

11. I really enjoy having _______ dinner at that five-star Michelin restaurant.
A. a

B. the

C. an

D. no article

12. Tan: “Lan, I heard you went on a volunteer trip to Ha Giang. How was it?” - Lan:
“___________”
A. Amazing! I’m so happy about it.

C. You’re welcome

B. Would you like to join us?

D. We are making preparations for the trip.

13. We were on a ridge above a green ___________, with the mountains beyond it.
A. cave

B. hill

C. valley

D. mountain

14. Everyone is so __________ of my best friend because she has the chance to
study at one the most prestigious universities.
A. ashamed

B. relieved

C. envious

D. disappointed

15. The paths are very ________ so strong boots are more advisable.
A. narrow

B. shallow

C. rocky

D. steep

16. An old lady came to us and asked for help while we _________ at the bus stop.
A. were waiting

B. are waiting

C. waited

D. was waiting

17. People often believe that ______ rich aren’t always happy in their life.
A. a

B. an

C. the

D. no article

18. Sue _______ her ankle and now it’s swollen.
A. broke

B. twisted

C. survived

D. scratched

19. My dad started to dance at my birthday party and all my friends saw him and
laughed. I was so _______!
A. delighted

B. embarrassed

C. frightened

D. interested

20.The girls were chatting __________ the boys were playing games.
A. when

B. while

C. during

D. at the same time

21. My brother was staying in Munchen when he _______ his girlfriend.
A. meet

B. met

C. is meeting

D. had met

22.They enjoyed the beautiful views of snow-capped ____________.
A. caves

B. mountains

C. forests

D. hill


23.When I went kayaking, I broke my ________ and had to use my hands to get to the
edge of the river.
A. boots

B. paddles

C. dinghies

D. poles

24.Mary returned to her room, opened the door and then _________ on the light.
A. turns

B. has turned

C. was turning

D. turned

25.Can you ________ me a call tomorrow? I’ll have more time to talk then.
A. have

B. tell

C. give

D. take

26.That cable is very dangerous. Someone might ___________ over it.
A. sprain

B. hurt

C. break

D. trip

27. Tom: “That’s a wonderful party.” - Kane: “____________”
A. Sorry to hear that

C. It’s nice of you to say so

B. Neither do I

D. I’m afraid not

28. It’s really hard to write because my wrist really ____________.
A. bruises

B. burns

C. cuts

D. hurts

29.Daniel: “Let’s go camping” - Kane: “________. The weather is not so good today”
A. No problem

C. Just bring yourself

B. Oh, I don’t think it’s a good idea

D. No thanks

30.I might _________ injured and have even more pain unless I went on trying to
repair my broken car.
A. get

B. have

C. take

D. make

31. The birds breed mainly on sea __________ and in sea caves.
A. cliffs

B. valleys

C. mountains

D. hill

32.It’s __________ to employ someone to improve our computer security.
A. delighted

B. confident

C. vital

D. intelligent

33.Nowadays, lots of youngsters engage in ________ behaviors to get shocking
pictures and post them on social media.
A. unwilling
34.

B. rocky

C. brilliant

D. risky

Brian looks very _________. Has he done something wrong?

A. polite

B. moving

C. embarrassed

D.

35.While I _________ for him to call up, he _______ a good time in the bar.
A. waited/ was having

C. did/ arrived

B. was waiting/ had

D. was waited/ was waiting


36.__________ do you spend your free time learning English every day? - Once in
the morning.
A. How many

B. How often

C. How long

D. How much

37. People who come to Britain from other countries probably have _____
expectations: British people are polite, rather reserved, and enjoy drinking tea and
standing in queues.

A. a few

B. a little

C. not much

D. much

38.When I went out to the sea with my friends, I dropped my hat over the side of the
__________.
A. dinghy

B. pole

C. safety harness

D. paddle

39.Tom __________. Please don’t disturb him
A. is studying
40.

B. studies

C. studied

D. has studied

I always felt I was a __________ to my parents.

A. disappointment

B. disappoint

C. disappointed

D. disappointingly

41. My uncle was __________ that it was so easy to learn how to use the computer.
A. astonished

B. brilliant

C. terrified

D. thrilling

42. When Dan and Kate _________ land, they couldn’t get out of the water at first.
A. arrived
43.

C. came

D. got

Lots of explorers prefer to travel to _______ and mountainous places.

A. tragic
44.

B. reached

B. remote

C. courageous

D. deep

Feeling uncomfortable in that group, she ____________ her excuses and

vanished into the night.
A. made
45.

C. gave

D. got

The accident ________ while he was driving to the office.

A. occurs
IV.

B. had

B. occurred

C. was occurring

D. is occurring

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
1. The weather was brilliant, so we decided to travel to the nearby beach.
A. ugly

B. cheap

C. beautiful

D. expensive

2. Jeb has always thought Bob was a disgusting little man.
A. noisy

B. awful

C. beautiful

D. wonderful

3. Having heard the tragic news of her death, we burst into tears.
A. sad

B. exciting

C. interested

D. impressive

4. The weather was now awful but luckily, they were wearing life jackets.
A. very bad

B. very good

C. very tired

D. very frightening

5. Lori is a good singer, but she always gets embarrassed if we ask her to sing.
A. shy
V.

B. optional

C. angry

D. sorrowful

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
1. They were courageous when they decided to walk into the dark forest.
A. brave

B. frightened

C. huge

D. brilliant

2. They walked for miles across the mountainous terrain and felt totally exhausted.
A. awful

B. terrifying

C. stressed

D. strong

3. They were both thinking the same terrifying thought: sharks!
A. very bad

B. very good

C. very tired

D. very frightening

4. He was getting bored doing the same thing every day.
A. tired

B. obedient

C. shocked

D. excited

5. Pat was delighted with her new apartment.
A. happy

VI.

B. unpleased

C. satisfied

D. envious

Complete the sentences with the correct tenses of the verbs in the brackets
1. When the robbery ________, the safeguard _____________. (happen/ sleep)
2. Look out of the window. A big storm ________________________! (come)
3. What ________________ when I phoned you yesterday? (you do)
4. Our team ______________________ the last match of the season. (not/ win)
5. While we ______________ the picnic yesterday, it __________ to rain.
(prepare/start)
6. We ________________ up the park when it started to rain. (clean)
7. Someone __________ into the water. Harry __________ who it was and
__________ into the water. (fall/ realize/ jump)
8. My mother gets annoyed with my younger brother because he ______________
his dirty clothes over the floor. (always throw)
9. While the Cambridge boat ____________ under the bridge, it ______ another
boat. (go/ hit)
10. Last Monday, we _____________ the problem when Rober _______ up to
leave. (discuss/stand)


11. Who _________________ to when I _________ you yesterday? (you speak/
see)
12. Mr. John _______ in an office every day, but this morning he _____________
his wife to prepare lunch. (work/ prepare)

13. Josh ________________ at least one point in every game he plays. (score)
VII.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the brackets
1.

I’m really _________________ because I can’t find my mobile phone. (annoy)

2. We really enjoyed the film. It was very __________________. (entertain)
3. The athlete wore his medal with ___________________________. (proud)
4. You need a lot of ___________ if you want to become a professional sportsman
(motivate)
5. The doctor told me that I had a serious ________ problem that I hadn’t realized.
(medicine)
6. I’m reading an interesting book about ___________ of the South Pole. (explore)
7. There seems to be some ____________ over the exam dates (confuse)
8. The man hid his face to cover his _____________________. (embarrass)
9. They had a_______________________ about global warming. (discuss)
10. Completing the marathon at the top ten was a real _____________ for an old
man like him. (achieve)
11. The new company is going to bring a lot of ___________ to our village. (employ)
12. They thanked Ann for her __________ (kind)
13. The

lights

went

out

but

our

eyes

quickly

got

used

to

the

________________________________. (dark)
VIII.

Choose the underlined part A, B, C, or D that needs correcting
1. Ngoc is always very busy with the music lessons. She is practises violin regularly.
2. Zoe was delighted, but it was also very moved for her to see her message again
after many years.
3. Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotional as he is distressed.
4. While we mended the roof for our neighbor, Mr. Smith, it began to rain.
5. He works as the journalist and has many prestigious achievements during his
career.
6. My brother usually ask me for help when he has difficulty with his homework.
7. When I see her yesterday, I invited her to come to my house.

8. Everyday Lan has breakfast then she go to school.
9. I bought a ticket for that film this morning. I will see it tonight.
10. Don't talk loudly. My daughter was studying in the next room.
IX.

Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Lost in Australia
When eighteen-year-old student Sam Woodhead left college, he decided to have a gap
year and go traveling before joining the army. Sam was already a fit long-distance runner,
but he thought backpacking in Australia was great training for his future.

Sam arrived in Central Queensland and found a job on a cattle farm in the middle of the
countryside. One Tuesday morning, soon after his arrival, he decided to go for a run. But
Sam made some mistakes. He took a heavy backpack but only one bottle of water, and he
didn’t plan a route. After only two hours, he finished his water and realized he was lost. The
temperature was close to 40°C, and he was soon exhausted. After four or five hours, he
decided to stop and spend the night in the outback.

The next morning, Sam didn’t report for work. His employers checked his room. His
backpack and running shoes were gone, but his mobile and wallet were there. They called
the rescue services and Sam’s family. The rescue services sent helicopters to the area to try
to find Sam, but there were a lot of trees so it was difficult for the pilots to see a person on
the ground.
1. Sam went backpacking because ________________________.
A. he didn’t know what to do with his life
B. he didn’t like being a student
C. he wanted to become fit
D. he thought it would be good for his career plans
2. Sam got lost because ___________________.

A. he didn’t prepare well
B. his map was incorrect
C. the weather suddenly changed
D. he wasn’t well
3. The word “They” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. his employers

B. running shoes

C. his mobile

D. wallet


4. Sam’s employers realized Sam was lost when _________________.
A. he called them from his mobile
B. they saw that all his money was gone
C. his family rang to speak to him.
D. some of his things were missing
5. The rescue services ______________________.
A. called Sam’s family
B. started to look for Sam by helicopters
C. spent the night in the outback to look for Sam
D. set out to find Sam before Sam’s employers phoned

All children hurt themselves from time to time. But when thirteen-year-old Ashlyn Blocker
gets injured, she doesn't realize it. Once, when she burned herself, she only knew about it
when she looked at her skin.
There was always something different about Ashlyn. As a baby, she didn't cry. When she
was eight months old, her parents noticed there was some blood in her eye, so they took

her to see a doctor. The doctor found a serious cut in her eye and was shocked. Why didn't
the baby cry? Tests showed that Ashlyn had a very unusual medical condition: she
couldn't feel any pain. This condition is very rare: many people who have it die of it. Pain is
a natural warning that you're ill or injured. People who can't feel pain lust don't realize
they're in danger.
The first few years of Ashlyn's life were very difficult. She often tripped and injured herself.
Once, she broke her ankle but she didn't stop running. During school breaks, one teacher
watched Ashlyn all the time in the playground and they had to search for cuts. bruises or
other injuries.
1. Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. A Girl with a Strong Mind
B. Education Programmes for the Disabled
C. A life without pain
2. According to Paragraph 1, what’s strange about Ashlyn Blocker?
A. She can’t feel pain

C. She often looks at her skin.

B. She’s very sensitive to injuries

D. SHe likes to burn herself


3. The word noticed in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to ___________
A. displayed

B. expressed

C. recognised

`D. developed

4. The word it in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.
A. pain

B. condition

C. warning

D. danger

5. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. There’s already a cure for Ashlyn’s medical condition.
B. Pain is a natural signal of illness or injuries.
C. The first few years of Ashlyn’s life were challenging.
D. Ashlyn’s story was spread on TV and in newspapers.

X.

Rewrite the sentences:
1. He didn’t tell the answer to the teacher because he was very shy. (Make a question
for the underlined words)
⇒ ____________________________________________________________
2. he/ practise/ badminton/ in the garden/ at 4p.m yesterday.
⇒ ____________________________________________________________
3. The oral examination lasted three hours.
⇒ It ___________________________________________________________
4. She goes to the doctor because she is sick. (Make a question for the underlined
words)
⇒ ____________________________________________________________

5. to / visit / going / this / Where / summer / are / holiday?/ you
⇒ ____________________________________________________________
6. He sailed around the world with his best friend.
⇒ ____________________________________________________________
7. I spend two hours doing my homework every day.
⇒ It takes _______________________________________________________
8. She called to ask me out in the middle of my lunchtime
⇒ ____________________________________________________________
9. having/ of/ beach/ celebrate/ the/ to/ end/ term/ on/ I’m/ party/a/ the.
⇒ ____________________________________________________________
10. He found it interesting to do volunteer work. (interested)
⇒ He __________________________________________________________