Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 10 chọn lọc số 17

HA NAM English Department ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST (Midterm II)
B Duy Tien High School English 10
Time allowance: 60’
Full name:……………………………………… Class: 10A…….
Ma de: 446
I. Pronunciation: Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other (1pt)
1. A. honesty B. hair C. honor D. hour
2. A. watched B. protected C. worked D. hoped
3. A. bit B. like C. hit D. kick
4. A. ground B. found C. though D. sound
5. A. machine B. watching C. kitchen D. matches
II. Grammar and vocabulary: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to the sentence below
(2pts)
6. I am not a doctor. If I………a doctor, I ………….help the sick.
A. am/will B. was/will C. were/would D. were/will
7. “ … …… going out for some drink?” ~ “ Yes, I’d love to.”
A. Shall we B. Would you like C. Do you feel like D. Why don’t you
8. By cutting down trees, we damage the ……….habitats of birds and animals.
A. naturalized B. nature C. naturally D. natural
9. If he ………….to the party yesterday, he would have met his old friend.
A. go B. went C. gone D. had gone.
10. Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking …. valuable soil.
A. away B. off C. out D. back
11. A new bridge …………….built here next year
A. will B. could be C. will be D. are
12. …………………is one of the most effective ways to protect the environment.
A. Conservation B. Conservationist C. Conservatory D. Conservatism
13. I really think you……………go and see the doctor. You look very tired.
A. would B. should C. will D. need
14. Contamination is threatening the park and many species of animals living in it.
A. pollute B. pollution C. protection D. destruction

15. Dolphins are carnivores.
A. animals that live in the sea B. animals that eat meat
C. fish that aren’t born from eggs D. animals that eat plants
III. Error Identification( 1pt)
16. I think all drivers shouldn’t wear seat belts while driving.
A B C D
17. If Nick hadn’t come along, I don’t know what would happen.
A B C D
18. When it was first establish in 1973, it consisted of only two hectares of land.
A B C D
19. I’ve been studying French since I’ve started high school.
A B C D
20. There will be no trouble about repair the television if it goes wrong.
A B C D
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:(2pts)
21. Who Alex (talk)……………………….to? That is his cousin.
22. How many hours you (work)……………………………a week?
23. While I (walk)………………………home yesterday, I (find) …………a wallet.
24. Tom (finish) ………………………… the letter before he went to bed.
25. How long you (work)………………………………….for this company?
26. I (read) ……………………… several novels by Shakespeare.
27. Henry (live) …………… in New York for ten years before he (move) …………to Chicago
last month.
28. The meeting (cancel)……………………………… because of the awful weather
V. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (2pts)
29. My number isn’t in the directory so people don’t ring me up.
 If………………………………………………………….
30. Someone has painted the picture with a knife.

 The picture…………………………………………………….
31. When we arrived the party, nobody was there.
 Everyone……………………………………………………….
32. He wasn’t able to watch the cup final because he didn’t have a ticket.
 If………………………………………………………….
33. Your friend go to bed too late. (Use “shouldn’t”)
 ………………………………………………………….
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.(2pts)
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is
so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-
known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen
have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the
world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia
there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are
quickly disappearing. For instant, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many for
them to survive. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before
it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the earth. This is too important to ignore.
* Question:
34. Can we swim in the seas and rivers nowadays?
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35. Why do farmers in parks of Africa and Asia not grow enough to eat?
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36. Who have to wear oxygen masks because of poisonous gases from cars?
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37. What is the result of not taking enough care of countryside?
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