ĐỀ thi HKI tiếng Anh lớp 10 cơ bản

UBND TỈNH …………………… CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 : 2007 – 2008
MÔN : Tiếng Anh 10 (Chuẩn)
Phần trắc nghiệm
Thời gian làm bài : 40 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Mã đề : 418
(Đề gồm 2 trang)
Listen to the passage two times then state whether the following sentences from 1 to 4 are TRUE
or FALSE :
Question 1: He worked in the company for 40 years.
A. True B. False
Question 2: He and his wife went to visit their children in London and Liverpool.
A. True B. False
Question 3: They decided not to live with their son, but to live on their own.
A. True B. False
Question 4: He had spent a lot of time thinking about retirement before it happened.
A. True B. False
Listen to the passage two times then pick out ONE best option (A,B,C or D) for each sentence
from 5 to 8 :
Question 5: When radio was popular, children used to rush home from school to listen to:
A. live football match B. pop music C. ‘ Story Hour’ D. classical music
Question 6: In reading serials, stories used to be
A. divided into chapters B. broken into one-hour segments
C. read throughout the whole story D. broken into three-hour segments
Question 7: Radio programming has changed because of:
A. television B. VCD programmes
C. cassette-players D. other home entertainments
Question 8: Nowadays, radio is usually used in cars than at home because of its
A. story – reading B. distant education C. game-shows D. music and news
Read the passage then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE from 9 to 16:

Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices, and places of scenic
beauty with the help of computers. We pay bills prepared by computers. We read newspapers and
magazines which have been produced on computers. We receive letters from and send letters to almost
every part of the world with the help of computers. And we can even learn foreign languages on
computers.
What makes a computer such a miraculous device? Each time you turn it on, with appropriate
hardware and software, it is capable of doing almost anything you ask it to. It is a calculating machine
which speeds up calculations: it can add, subtract, multiply, and divide with lightning speed and
perfect accuracy.
It is an electronic storage device which manages large collection of data. It is a magical
typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of document – letters, memos or requests for
leave. It is a personal communicator which helps you to interact with other computers and with people
around the world. And if you like entertainment, you can relax by playing computer games or listen to
computer-played music.
Đề chính thức
Question 9: Computer has become a familiar device in our modern lives.
A. True B. False
Question 10: Computers can deliver newspapers and magazines to our home every morning.
A. True B. False
Question 11: With the help of computers, we can receive letters from and send letters to everywhere
on the earth.
A. True B. False
Question 12: Computers can do anything you ask them to whether it is turned on or turned off.
A. True B. False
Question 13: Computers can do any calculation accurately at the lightning speed.
A. True B. False
Question 14: Computers can store a large collection of data.
A. True B. False
Question 15: We can use large computers at the post office to interact with other computers and
people around the world.

A. True B. False
Question 16: We can use computers for our entertainment.
A. True B. False
Question 17: Read the passage below and choose one appropriate phrase or clause in the box ( A- K )
to fill in each blank (1 - 8). There are two more phrases than needed. The number ( 0 ) has been done
as an example.
Late ……( 0 -> K )……., the boys put up their tents … (1)…… .As soon as they did this, they
cooked a meal …… (2)……….They were all hungry and the food smelt good.
…… (3)…… , they told stories and sang songs by the camp fire. But some time later it began to
rain. The boys felt tired………(4)……… and crept into their tents. Their sleeping
bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. ….(5)…… , two boys woke up and
began shouting. The tent…… (6)………They all leapt out of their sleeping-bags and hurried outside.
…….(7)……… and they found that a stream had formed in the field. The stream wound its
way………(8)……….and then flew right under their tent !
hết
A) After a wonderful meal B) In the middle of the night
C) Early in the next morning D) was full of water
E) in the middle of the field F) across the field
G) so they put out the fire H) they swam happily for hours
I) over an open fire J) It was raining heavily
K) in the afternoon
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ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I – KHỐI lO
MÔN : ANH VĂN – THỜI GIAN : 45 PHÚT
NĂM HỌC : 2008 - 2009
I. PRONUNCIATION: (1M) 1-2. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others.
1. A. disabled B. mentally C. retarded D.consuming
2. A. technology B. computer C. newspaper D. miraculous

3-5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
3. A. heavy B. reading C. headline D. weather
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4. A.subject B. wonderful C. put D. discuss
5. A. wrong B. long C. song D. lose
II. READING: (1M) 6-10. Read the passage then choose the best answer.
THE NEWS MEDIA: PRINT MEDIA AND ELECTRONIC MEDlA
News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in the
country and in the world. The news media include print media and electronic media. Print media use
the written material to communicate news to readers. Electronic media use air waves to send news into
homes, offices and public places. Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspaper. Most
newspaper print news daily. The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television. Radio
news is news that you listen to. In the United States many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news
every hour. Television news is news that you not only listen to but also watch. In Canada and the
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United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV at six o'clock in the evening. In
the future new categories of news media will develop. Even today computers are beginning to
influence the transmission and reception of news.
6. What do the print media use to communicate the news?
A. TV B. air waves C. radio D. newspaper
7. What do the electronic media use to broadcast news?
A. air waves B. magazines C. newspaper D. all of the above
8. Which of the following electronic media are broadcast?
A. TV programs B. newspaper C. magazines D. none of the above
9. In the United States you can listen to the six o'clock news in the evening on ………………
A. radio B. TV C. computer D. A & B are correct
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10. A new kind of news media nowadays is ………………….
A. printer B. electronic media C. TV D. computer
Ill. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR: (4Ms) 11-30. Choose the best answer.

11. The best of the journey was the …………….
A. scene B. scenery C. scenic D. sight
12. I want to listen to the news …………. before I leave.
A. headlines B. forecast C. film D. cartoon
13. Be quick! I don't want to miss "Wheel of Fortune". This is an interesting …………………
A. drama B. folk song C. news D. quiz-show
14. Mary ………. the dream of becoming an actress when she was a child.
A. liked B. received C. harboured D. fed
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15. Bad marks can create a feeling of ……………….
A. humour B. happiness C. passion D. sorrow
16. The miraculous invention of telephone has revolutionized the way people communicate.
A. magical B. interesting C. normal D. surprising
17. You can't camp here without ………………
A. protection B. decision C. permission D. confirmation
18. Nowadays, some of more time-consuming jobs can be done by machines.
A. taking little time B. taking much time C. taking many time D. not affected by the time
19. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.
A. inability to see B. inability to speak C. inability to hear D. being mentally retarded
20. Without the Braille Alphabet, it would be very difficult for …………
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A. the disabled B. the deaf C. the mute D. the blind
21. Mary earned a physical degree with flying colors.
A. success B. a very high grade C. fame D. intelligence
22. John is always late for class, …………… annoys the teacher.
A. that B. this C. which D. what
23. Her advice made him ………… his mind.
A. change B. to change C. changing D. changed
24. We all feel sad ………… the bad news.
A. because B. because of C. although D. despite

25. My sister quit her job ……………. the salary was good.
A. because of B. in spite of C. because D. even though
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26. He isn't thirst because he …………. a big glass of water.
A. drank B. have just drunk C. has just drunk D. had just drunk
27.Our grandmother ……… after she ………. ill for a long time.
A. died / was B. had died / was C. died / had been D. has died / was
28. A new bridge ………… across the river.
A. is building B. has built C. has been build D. has been built
29. Look! It's windy and cloudy. It ………… rain hard.
A. will rain B. is raining C. is going to rain D. all are correct
30. A: I hear Mary is in hospital now.
B: Really? I …………… her tomorrow.
A. will see B. am seeing C. is going to see D.can see
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IV. WRITING: (2Ms) Use the prompts below to write a set ofibstructions.
HOW TO USE AN AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINE
• First / open / door
• Next / load / machine / clothes
• Remember / close / door / carefully
• Put / "Omo" / soap compartment
• Not / use / too much / washing power
• Make sure / power buttort / on
• Then / select / washing temperature
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• You / choose / hot / warm temperature
• Not / forget / put / 50p piece / slot / the right
• Clothes / ready / 30 minutes
V. USTENING: (2Ms)
Kiểm Tra Học Kỳ 1

I. Listening - Listen and complete the blank with one suitable word you hear:
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Mary's class is going to go on a two-day (1) to visit some caves near Huong Pagoda. They want to
see (2) their own eyes what they have (3) in their (4) lessons recently and (5) after their hardwork, as
well they have planned their (6) carefully. For Mary, the only (7) is getting her parent's permission. She
will try to persuade them so that she will be able to join the trip with her (8).
1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________
5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. ________________
II. Phonetics - Choose the word whose underlined part i pronounced differently from the others:
9. A. peasant B. mean C. bean D. stream
10. A. subject B. cousin C. wonderful D. father
11. A. call B. walking C. sport D. box
12. A. school B. food C. foot D. afternoon
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III. A. Reading - Read the following paragraph and then do the tasks below :
More and more often, the term global is used to describe the world and its people. How can the
world be a village, when it is home to about 6 billion people? Technological changes in the past
century have made the global village possible.
Technologically, the greatest contributor to the global village is the microchip - an electronic circuit
on a tiny chip. The microchip has made satellites and computers possible. These forms of high-tech
communications allow news and ideas to travel quickly from country to country, making people aware
of their neighbours around the globe in dramatic new ways. Through the Internet, we can get
information from computers anywhere and carry on electronic conversations with people everywhere.
Through television programmes transmitted by satellite, we are exposed to many cultures.
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What will happen as we move into the 21st century and beyond? Almost certainly the development
of the global village will continue. Not only is this possible, but the challenges that the world faces -
for example, pollution, population growth, and conflicts among peoples - will make it necessary.
a/. Choose the best answer:
13. What's the best title for the passage?

A. Technological changes B. The global village
C. The microchip D. The world challenges
14. The greatest contributor to the global village is ________
A. news and ideas to travel quickly from country to country B. an electronic circuit on a tiny
chip
C. electronic conversations with people everywhere D. “A and C” are correct
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15. We can get information from computers anywhere and carry on electronic conversations with
people everywhere through:
A. satellite television B. the Internet C. the computers D. the communications
16. According to the passage, the phrase "These forms of hiqh-tech communications” refers to:
A. television programmes B. satellites and computers
C. news and ideas D. electronic conversations
b/. Choose the phrase A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence or substitudes for the
underlil1ed phrase:
17. Through television programmes transmitted by satellite, we are exposed to manv cultures.
A. have chance to learn many cultures B. exchange many cultures
C. improve many cultures D. do cultural research
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18. The challenges that the world faces - for example, pollution, population growth, and conflicts
amonq peoples – will make it necessary.
A. differences between nations B. difficulties in peoples
C. fights between peoples D. disagreements with people
B. Choose the one option that best fits each of the numbered blanks:
Marie Curie, the Polish - (19) chemist, was a courageous and (20) woman. She left her home (21)
Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still managed (22) at the top of her class.
She met Pierre Curie shortly after her graduation and married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science
history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were (23) the Nobel
Prize (24) Physics in 1903.

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19. A. bear B. born C. boring D. borned
20. A. determining B. determination C. determined D. determine
21. A. to B. from C. for D. in
22. A. graduate B. to graduate C. graduating D. graduated
23. A. for B. at C. of D. on
24. A. award B. awarding C. to award D. awarded
V. Grammar and structure:
A. Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:
25. A new bridge _______ across the river recently.
A. is built B. was built C. had been built D. has been built
26. Tom _______ to area manager of East Asia.
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A. has just been promoted B. has just promoted
C. has just been promoting D. is promoting
27. There's a good play on TV tonight, _______ it?
A. Will you watch B. Are you going to watch
C. Are you watching D. Do you watch
28. Janet _______ her dirty socks on the floor for me to pick up!
A. always leaves B. is always leaving C. always left D. has always left
B. Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected:
29. The man about that I told you yesterday is a famous scientist.
A B C D
30. The young has the future in their hands.
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A B C D
31. One of the most interesting thing for me to do is listening to music.
A B C D
32. After Tom had finished to do his homework, he went to bed.
A B C D

VI. Writing:
A. Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that is correct and almost the same in meaning as the
sentence given:
33. The fight was delayed due to very bad weather.
A. In spite of the bad weather, the flight was delayed
B. Because of the bad weather, the flight was delayed
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C. Because the weather is bad, the flightwas delayed
D. As the weather is bad, the flightwas delayed
34. The teacher appeared, then all the kept silent.
A. No sooner had the teacher appeared than all the students kept silent.
B. No sooner did the teacher appear than all the students kept silent.
C. The teacher no sooner appeared than all thestudent kept silent.
D. The teacher had no sooner appeared then all the students kept silent.
35. To everybody's surprise, the work completely failed.
A. Although the work completely failed, everybody was surprised.
B. The work completely failed, everybody surprised.
C. The work completely failed, which made everybody surprised.
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D. As soon as the work completely failed, everybody surprised.
36. It took 4 hours for him to repair his car.
A. He repaired his car 4 hours. B. He took 4 hours to repair his car.
C. He spent 4 hours to repair his car D. He spent 4 hours repairing his car.
B. Rewrite the sentences with the given words:
37. Telephone companies / use / communication satellites / send / telephone calls / the others side /
the world / seconds.
A. Telephone companies used communication satellites to send telephone calls to the other side
of the world in seconds.
B. Telephone companies use communication satellites to send telephone calls to the other side of
the world in second.

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C. Telephone companies use communication satellites to send telephone calls in the other side of
the world in seconds.
D. Telephone companies use communication satellites to send telephone calls to the other side of
the world for seconds.
38. During / last Christmas holidays / group / my classmates / decide / have an excursion / Hanoi.
A. During last Christmas holidays a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to
Hanoi.
B. During last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion in
Hanoi.
C. During the last Christmas holidays, the group of my classmates decided to have an excursion
in Hanoi.
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D. During the last Christmas holidays, a group of my classmates decided to have an excursion to
Hanoi.
39. English / not like / display / emotions / even / dangerours / tragic situations.
A. The English doesn't like to display their motions even in dangerous and tragic situations.
B. The English doesn't like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations.
C. The English don't like to display their emotions even dangerous and tragic situations.
D. The English don't like displaying their emotions even in dangerous and tragic situations.
40. Many species / danger / disappear / completely / the surface / the earth.
A. Many species are danger of disappearing completely in the surface of the earth.
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B. Many species are danger of disappearing completely from thesurface on the earth.
C. Many species are in danger of disappearing completely from the surface of the earth.
D. Many species are in danger from disappearing completely on the surface of the earth.
41. The computer / capable / do / almost everything / you / ask.
A. The computer is capable to do almosl everything you asked
B. The computer is capable to do almost everything you ask.
C. The computer is capable to doing almost everything you ask.

D. The computer is capable of doing almost everything you ask.
42. I / write / complain / work / your company / do / my house / last week.
A. I write to complain about work your company do in my house last week.
B. I am writing to complain about the work your company do at my house last week.
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C. I am writing to complain about the work your company did in my house last week.
D. I am writing to complain about the work your company do in my house last week.
Trường THPT ………………… Đề thi học kì I năm học 2007-2008 MAÕ ĐỀ: 751
Moân Tieáng Anh Khối 10 Thời gian: 45 phuùt
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D which best completes each sentence
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Would you mind ______________ me a hand with these bags ?
A.
give
B.
gave
C.
giving
D.
to giving
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Yesterday when I _____________ at the station, the train ___________ for 15 minutes.
A.
arrived- have left
B.
arrived- has left
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