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KỲ THI HỌC KỲ I – Năm học: 2008 – 2009
MÔN TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10 (Chương trình chuẩn)
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Họ tên thí sinh:..................................................................Số báo danh:.................................................
I. Listening: Listen (two times) to an old company director talking about his experience of
learning how to use a computer. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false
(F) (1.0 m)
1. The man wasn’t worry when his son bought a computer. ________
2. The man was really excited when his secretary asked him to buy a computer. ________
3. The man decided to take some computing lessons. _________
4. The man was very interested in the lessons. _______
II. Reading:
1. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best completes the blanks in the passage.
(1.25 m)
Louis Braille (1809 – 1852)
Louis Braille was the son of a French leather worker. He went blind at the age of three (1) ______
he fell in his father’s workroom. But Louis was very clever. He wanted to be a musician, (2)
______ he learned to play the cello, and at the age of ten he won a scholarship to the National
Institute for Blind Children in Paris. He could play the cello but he couldn’t read or write.
In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier, (3) _________ “night writing”. He used special dots on
paper so that soldiers could read at night. Louis Braille understood the (4) ________ of this
invention for blind people and when he was fifteen, he began to (5) _______ it. In 1829 he started
to use it at the Institute.
By 1932 “Braille” was in use all over the world, but Louis died in 1852 and he never knew the
importance of his invention.
1. a. when
b. where
c. before

d. during
2. a. still
b. so
c. but
d. however
3. a. discovered
b. used
c. found
d. invented
4. a. need
b. opposition
c. importance
d. development
5. a. demonstrate
b. sell
c. develop
d. display
2. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer for each question: (1.25m)
The Dark Side of the Internet Chat Room
Are Internet chat rooms safe for children? One teenager in the UK regretted logging on to a chat
room after her ‘online boyfriend’ turned out to be 47 years old.
“I meant to make some new friends of my age,” said the girl. “Instead, a strange man was chatting
to me. I stopped visiting the chat room immediately after I found out who he was.”
The girl became friends with the stranger when they chatted about music and the bands they liked.
“I remember discussing Britpop and some music festivals with him. He said he was 16 years old
and in a band. I regret believing every word he said.”
Then he wanted to meet me in real life. I remember feeling nervous and excited on that bus journey
to meet him. Luckily, I had called my mother to tell her where I was. She stopped to pick me up
from work and found me talking to a 47-year-old man! She was as shock as I was!
“I was very lucky because the man didn’t mean to harm me. Meeting online friends is actually very

dangerous as we know nothing about these people. What if they mean to hurt you?”
1. The girl in the story is somewhere _______________.
a. under ten years old
b. over fifteen years old
c. between 13 and 19 years old
d. ten years of age
2. The girl logged on in order to chat to _______________.
a. people of the same age
b. old people
c. her friends
d. an old man
3. When chatting to her, the man __________________.
a. was lying to her about his age
b. was 16 years old


c. said he liked her
d. sounded strange
4. How did she feel when she went to meet him?
a. worried
b. excited
c. afraid
d. strange
5. It can be inferred from the passage that ________________.
a. the girl was happy to see the man
b. unlike her, her mother was shocked to see him
c. the man intended to harm her
d. the girl was too afraid to visit the chat room again after seeing him
III. Pronunciation: Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently
from the others. (0.75 m)

1. a. look
b. good
c. blood
d. foot
2. a. honey
b. holiday
c. household
d. honoured
3. a. study
b. student
c. subject
d. lunch
IV. Vocabulary and Grammar:
1. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer (0.75 m)
1. His mother’s death is the greatest _________ event that she will never get rid of.
a. successful
b. comic
c. brilliant
d. tragic
2. At last, he could ________ to get out of the burning house safely.
a. manage
b. leave
c. receive
d. make
3. On the first day of the New Year, many Vietnamese people are used to going to _______ to pray
for good fortune during the year.
a. market
b. cave
c. supermarket
d. pagoda

2. Choose the best answer: (2.25 ms)
1. They were sleeping soundly when the thief _______ their bedroom.
a. entered
b. has entered
c. was being entered
d. was entering
2. ________ Peter leave for London? – Two weeks ago.
a. Why did
b. When did
c. Where did
d. What did
3. I often go to work early to avoid ________ in the rush hour.
a. drive
b. to drive
c. driving
d. drove
4. Robin Hood stole from _____________ poor.
a. rich and gave
b. the rich and gave to the
c. the rich and giving
d. rich and the
5. Mrs. Pike ________ very attractive when she was young, but now she looks pale because of her
illness.
a. is used to being
b. use to be
c. was used for being
d. used to be
6. He failed the final exam, _______ made his parents disappointed.
a. that
b. why

c. which
d. since
7. Ricky Martin, ______ is considered the hottest singer, comes from Latin America.
a. who
b. whom
c. that
d. which
8. ________ his old age, Mr. Nam runs three kilometres every morning.
a. Because
b. Because of
c. Although
d. In spite of
9. The company _______ Mike work for has closed down.
a. who
b. whom
c. which
d. whose
3. Find out the mistake: (0.75 m)
1. We did quite a lot of work today.
a
b
c
d
2. Tim’s family used to living in a small village but now they live in Paris.
a
b
c
d
3. I love everything which my mother gives me.
a

b
c d
V. Writing: (2.0 ms) Read the letter of invitation below.


Dear Mary,
My brother and I are going to the Modern Dance this Saturday. We’ve already got the tickets and
there’s one extra. Would you like to join us? It must be great. The performance starts at 8 o’clock
at the Central Theatre. We can go out for supper after the performance, if you like. Please let me
know if you can make it.
Love,
Daisy

Imagine you were Mary. Write a confirmation letter to Daisy, saying that you are
going to join them. Your letter should include:
- Greeting (0.25 m)
- Say “thank you” to Daisy for her invitation (0.5 m)
- Say you would really like to go with them to the performance (0.5m)
- Say you will go to their place at around 7 o’clock (0.5 m)
- Closing (0.25 m)
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-------THE END----Tịnh Biên, ngày 3 tháng 12 năm 2008
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