DE THI MON TIENG ANH 10 THI DIEM HKI NAM HOC 2015 2016 CHINH THUC MA 185

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH ĐỒNG THÁP
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề gồm có 04 trang)

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
Năm học: 2015-2016
Môn kiểm tra: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 10 THÍ ĐIỂM
Ngày kiểm tra: 24/12/2015
Thời gian: 45 phút (đã bao gồm thời gian thi nghe và
không kể thời gian phát đề)
Mã đề 185

Họ, tên thí sinh:.....................................................................Số báo danh: .............................

Section A (6,0 points)
Listen to a recording of an interview. Miriam is talking about who does the
shopping in her family. Listen to the conversation twice and mark the best answer
for each of the following questions.
Question 1: How many people are there in her family?
A. three
B. four
C. five
D. six
Question 2: Her mother always makes a shopping list before she goes out because it
is a good way _______.
A. to save money
B. to avoid wasting time
C. to memorize the items
D. to buy more food
Question 3: Who usually does the shopping in her family?

A. she and her brother
B. her father and brother
C. her mother and brother
D. she and her mother
Question 4: Miriam sometimes buys clothes _______.
A. in her free time
B. without planning to
C. on her business trip
D. with little money
You will hear a conversation between a boy, Carl, and a girl, Susanna,
about a school concert. Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the
following sentences are True (T) of False (F). Write your answer on the answer
sheet.
Question 5: Carl and Susanna have the same opinion
about practising their instruments regularly.
Question 6: Susanna’s parents don’t let her give up
violin lessons.
Question 7: Carl hopes to have a career in music.
Question 8: Susanna thinks she would enjoy working
in another country.

True
______

False
______

______

______

______
______

______
______

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the following questions.
Question 9: Rose: Did you remember to book the seats?
Jane: Oh, no, I forgot. I ______ them now.
A. was telephoning
B. will telephone
C. am going to telephone
D. telephoned
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Question 10: Yesterday, the thief stole my purse while I ______ at the shop window.
A. am looking B. look
C. was looking
D. have looked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word
whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.
Question 11: A. approximate B. debate

C. eliminate

D. communicate

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that
differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the
following questions.
Question 12: A. benefit

B. interview

C. donation

D. evidence

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.
Question 13: Scientific studies show that acupuncture can ease pain and treat from
simple to complicated ailments.
A. stop
B. prevent
C. cause
D. include
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.
Question 14: By volunteering, you can get absorbed in the local culture and make a
difference to the lives of those who are not as fortunate as you.
A. passionate
B. wealthy
C. obvious
D. unlucky

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined
part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 15: The girl over there looks very beautiful. Are you knowing her?
A
B
C
D
Question 16: I hate playing video games. They are very bored and make you passive.
A
B
C
D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers
blanks.
During World War II, a group of people in Oxford, England, (17)________
Oxfam to send money to Greece. When the war was over, they continued to give
money, food, and clothing to other countries in Europe.
In the 1960s, Oxfam started working on long-term (18)________ in many
countries. It wanted to attack the causes of hunger, poverty, and diseases. It wanted
to (19)________ problems instead of trying to solve them after they start. However,
it continues to provide food to the hungry, sick, and homeless.
Oxfam believes that all humans share one world with limited resources. Rich
and poor countries (20)________ on each other.
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Question 17:
Question 18:
Question 19:

Question 20:

A. originated
A. development
A. describe
A. believe

B. oriented
B. develop
B. create
B. avoid

C. organized
C. developed
C. prevent
C. expect

D. ornamented
D. developing
D. prepare
D. depend

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Most robots today are industrial robots. In many countries, humans use them to
make work easier and quicker. You often see them in car factories where they put
the cars together. They are useful for this kind of DDD work - dull, dirty and
dangerous. Also, robots are often used where a specific action needs to be repeated,
which is very difficult for humans to do.
There are many different types of robots. Some robots travel through space,

work on the bottom of the ocean, or go inside volcanoes. They do the work of people
but for a different reason this time: these are places that are very dangerous for
people, or impossible for people to go to.
Robots are everywhere. Most people do not know that robots help us every day
and in many ways. In most houses there are robots. For example, in some houses
today there is a washing machine in the kitchen. Washing machines are robots.
People can program them and then they wash clothes automatically.
Question 21: The word "them" in paragraph 1 refers to _______.
A. countries
B. factories
C. humans
D. robots
Question 22: DDD stands for _______.
A. diverse, decisive, and difficult
B. dirty, digital, and different
C. difficult, dirty, and dangerous
D. dull, dirty, and dangerous
Question 23: What is NOT a reason for robots doing the work of people?
A. The work is dirty.
B. There are not enough workers to do the work.
C. The workplaces are inaccessible.
D. The work includes specific repeated actions.
Question 24: What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. People can program robots.
B. Robots can do the housework.
C. Robots help people in many ways.
D. Robots are machines.
Section B (2,0 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as
the sentence printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (0,5

point)
Question 1: He gave the digital camera back to me.
The digital camera ___________________________________________________
Question 2: Her Mom didn’t let her go on the excursion.
Her Mom didn’t allow _______________________________________________
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Question 3: The last time we visited our hometown was three years ago.
We haven't _________________________________________________________
Question 4: People can use earbuds to listen to music without disturbing other
people.
Earbuds can be used for ______________________________________________
II. Writing a paragraph (1,5 points)
Write a paragraph of about 140 words about some ways to keep fit and
healthy. You can use some of the suggestions below.
- eat healthy food
- play sports or do exercise regularly
- stop bad habits
THE END.

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