ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - Mã đề thi 316 pot

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP: 10
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

(Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề)
Mã đề thi 316
Họ, tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
I. Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentence.
1. _________money do you earn? - About £250 a week.
A. How many B. What C. How much D. Which
2. He agreed_________the job as soon as possible.
A. to start B. starting C. start D. to be started.
3. Jane isn't on the phone, _______ makes it difficult to contact her.
A. who B. what C. which D. where.
4. I_________ swimming in the stream near my house when I was small.
A. used to going B. used to go C. am used to going D. was used to go
5. To build a fair society, rich people should be responsible for helping __________
A. the poorly B. poor C. the poor D. the poorly people
6. The alarm clock _________ off, which woke everyone up.
A. rang B. put C. gave D. went
7. I'd like to borrow this book. _________it yet?
A. Did you read B. Have you read C. Had you read D. Do you read
8. “_________ do you go swimming?” – “Twice a week.”
A. What time B. How C. How often D. How long
9. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more_________ than the other boys at his class.

A. mature B. intelligent C. ambitious D. developed
10. _________ Ali went to sleep, he had called his family.
A. While B. After C. As soon as D. Before
II. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A. B. C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
11. I advise you starting looking for a flat at one.
A B C D
12. Mike drives usually to work, but today he is walking.
A B C D
13. I can't find my diary, that is a real nuisance.
A B C D
14. The homeless usually has great difficulty in getting a job
A B C D
III. Choose the sentence (A, B,C, or D) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed
before.
15. I didn't use to like football.
A. I don't like football.
B. When I was young I liked football, but now I don't.
C. Once I didn't like football, but now I do.
D. I wasn't accustomed to football.
16. Adrian wears jeans all the time.
A. Adrian always wears jeans. B. Adrian often wears jeans.
C. Adrian sometimes wears jeans D. Adrian usually wears jeans.
17. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday.
A. They always play their game of badminton
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B. They play badminton always on Tuesday.
C. They always play badminton on Tuesday.
D. They have always played badminton on Tuesday

18. Henry should have done his homework last night, but he watched TV instead.
A. Henry didn't watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.
B. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.
C. Henry did his homework while watching TV.
D. Henry had already done his homework before he watched TV.
IV. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
19. A. sugar B. cup C. put D. pull
20. A. tea B. sea C. meat D. wear
21. A. teacher B. water C. term D. other
22. A. bird B. shirt D. thirsty D. tired
V. Choose the word that best fits the blank in the following passage.
I am thirty years old. I (23) _____born in a small town in the west of England. I (24) _____
there all my life, but I usually (25) ______my holiday in London. My town is not the same as in 1960
or 1965. In those days, we (26) ________walk from one side to the other side in about 15 minutes.
There (27) _______two schools but no big factories. Then in 1968 they build two factories, and a lot of
people came to my town. Both the factories are very big and I now have a job in one of (28) _______
23. A. am B. have C. was D. were
24. A. have lived B. am living C. lived D. will lived
25. A. am spending B. spend C. am passing D. pass
26. A. can B. could C. was able to D. were able
27. A. have been B. has been C. was D. were
28. A. they B. this C. their D. them
VI. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
29. When I was small, I always (want)_________________ to be a pilot.
30. Mrs. Black often (do)____________________ the shopping at weekends.
31. When I got home last night, everyone (go) __________________to bed as it was too late.
32. (you/ water)____________________________the flowers yet?
VII. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Thomas Edison was born on February 11
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, 1827 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his
teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty
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 light bulb. He also invented the phonograph,
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 about science.
Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that
silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every
day. He used to say, “Genius wad 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” When he died on
October 18
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, 1931, at the age of 104, he was still working on new ideas.
33. Why did Edison find it hard to follow his lessons?

34. What was Edison’s most famous invention?

35. How many children did he have?

36. How old was Edison when he died?