Thi HKI tiếng anh lớp 10 (with key)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH …………
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề gồm có 03 trang)

KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I
Năm học: ………….
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 10
Ngày thi: ……….
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Mã đề 583

Họ, tên thí sinh:.....................................................................Số báo danh: .............................
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (6, 0 ms)
I. LISTENING (1, 0 m)
Listen to the recording twice and do these two tasks.
Task 1: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Question 1: Annabelle works at night.
Question 2: She gets up at five o’clock in the afternoon.

T
T

F
F

Task 2: Listen to the recording again and choose the best answer for the following sentences.
Question 3: Where does she sometimes go to?
A. the cinema
B. the supermarket C. the zoo
D. the park

Question 4: How does she go to work?
A. She drives to work.
B. She goes to work by bus.
C. She goes to work by taxi.
D. She goes to work by motorbike.
II. READING COMPREHENSION (2, 0 ms)
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.
Camping holidays are always popular with students and young people - they are a cheap and easy
way to see the country. People often travel by train, by coach or on foot, so one thing is important to
remember before starting: You can only take with you what you can carry – usually in a rucksack on your
back.
If you travel with a friend, of course some items can be shared – a tent, a gas stove, food. Other
things must be taken by each person – clothes, footwear, and a sleeping bag.
So you must be sure of how much you can carry. Most people find 10 kg about right. Much more
than that and you need another holiday when you get home! And remember, if the weather is wet, your
rucksack is heavier.
Many people who go camping for the first time take too much and then find they have forgotten
the essentials – a tin of beans is no good without a tin opener! But with practice and good advice you can
have a fantastic holiday.
Question 5: Why are camping holidays very popular with students?
A. Because they cannot see the country.
B. Because they are important.
C. Because they can start early
D. Because they are a cheap and easy way.
Question 6: People can travel in these ways EXCEPT _____.
A. by taxi
B. by coach
C. on foot
D. by train
Question 7: What item CANNOT be shared with a friend?

A. a tent
B. footwear
C. a gas stove D. food
Question 8: The word “fantastic” in the last paragraph means _____.
A. bad
B. disappointing
C. terrible
D. wonderful
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Read the passage and choose the best word for each blank.
Computers are electronic machines (9) _____ process information. They are capable of (10) _____
with the users, of doing five kinds of calculations, and of making three kinds of decisions. The first
computer (11) _____ in 1930 but since then computer technology has developed a great deal. There are
three (12) _____ kinds of computers in use today: the mainframe, the minicomputer and the
microcomputer. All three kinds have one thing in common – they operate quickly and accurately in
solving problems.
Question 9: A. when
B. who
C. that
D. whom
Question 10: A. communicating
B. communication
C. communicate
D. communicative
Question 11: A. has built
B. built
C. was built
D. is built

Question 12: A. differ
B. differently
C. difference
D. different
III. PHONETICS (1, 0 m)
Choose the word whose underlined part is PRONOUNCED differently from that of the others.
Question 13: A. return
B. refuse
C. sunburn
D. excursion Question
14: A. start
B. guitar
C. warm
D. target
Choose the word that has a different STRESS PATTERN from that of the others.
Question 15: A. brilliant
B. persuade
C. shortage
D. problem
Question 16: A. scientific
B. tomorrow
C. formation
D. develop
IV. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2, 0 ms)
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence or replace the underlined words or phrases.
Question 17: The children enjoyed the food _____ Mrs. Brown made for them.
A. who
B. which
C. whom
D. whose

Question 18: The students are planning for their trip to Huong Pagoda.
A. excursion
B. occasion
C. destination D. formation
Question 19: He suggested _____ Dalat that summer.
A. visit
B. visited
C. visiting
D. to visit
Question 20: They are raising money for charity to help _____.
A. the blind
B. the rich
C. the mute
D. the poor
Question 21: I always make every _____ to arrive on time.
A. effort
B. lesson
C. habit
D. effect
Question 22: - Helen: “Can you buy me a kilo of apples?” - Daisy: “_____.”
A. I’d love to
B. You are welcome C. Yes, of course
D. No, I don’t
Find the underlined part in each sentence that needs correcting.
Question 23: Because of my mother wasn’t at home, she couldn’t talk to you.
A
B
C D
Question 24: His children had had dinner before he goes home.
A

B
C
D
PART B: WRITING (2,0 ms)
Rewrite the following sentences with the words given in the way that the rewritten one is closest in
meaning with the original one.
Question 25: He said to Mary, “I can do homework now.”
He told Mary that ____________________________________________________.
Question 26: Although the street was crowded, he arrived at the meeting on time.
In spite of ___________________________________________________________.
Question 27: The man is a famous scientist. He comes from London.
 The man ___________________________________________________________.
Make meaningful sentences with the provided words. Add changes if necessary.
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Question 28: How long / you / live / Ho Chi Minh City? (Make a question)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
Question 29: This room/ clean / since last week. (Present Perfect Passive)
 ___________________________________________________________________.
Question 30: You haven’t met your old friend for a long time. Today you meet her at the supermarket.
(Make a “WH- question” to ask her about her present address)
 ___________________________________________________________________?
.…….THE END……...
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ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I
MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. mountain
B. sound
C. around
D. could
2. A. cut
B. reduce
C. calculate
D. computer
3. A. printer
B. scenic
C. line
D. multiply
4. A. door
B. tooth
C. floor
D. four
Choose the best answer.
5. Tommy's birthday, ___________ is in May, is going to be a big celebration.
A. whom
B. who
C. whose
D. which
6. A good ___________of information Technology will help you use the computer easily .
A. skill

B. knowledge
C. research
D. expensive
7. After each period, we have a ___________break.
A. five minutes
B. five- minute
C. fifth- minute
D. fifth- minutes
8. The synonym of “education” is ___________.
A. schooling
B. scholarship
C. learning
D. studying
9. He passed the exam with high grades, ___________made everybody in the family pleased.
A. whom
B. who
C. whose
D. which
10. Tom ___________. Please don’t disturb him.
A. studies
B. is studying
C. was studying
D. has studied
11. When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film ___________.
A. starts
B. started
C. has started
D. had started
12. My brother ___________swimming since he was young.
A. enjoyed

B. has enjoyed
C. would enjoy
D. was enjoying
13. He used ___________40 cigarettes a day but he doesn’t smoke any more now.
A. smoke
B. to smoke
C. to smoking
D. smoked
14. The man ___________to your sister is my uncle.
A. is talking
B. was talking
C. who is talking
D. talked
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15. The doctor advised me ___________.
A. to not smoke
B. not smoking
C. smoke not
D. not to smoke
16. What ___________at this time yesterday?
A. did you do
B. you did
C. were you doing
D. had you done
17. He ___________to his parents recently.
A. writes
B. wrote
C. has written

D. was writing
18. ___________his mental illness, the boy can’t keep pace with his classmates.
A. Although
B. Despite
C. Because
D. Because of.
19. A well- ___________child often behaves quite differently from one who did not get good schooling.
A. educate
B. education
C. educating
D. educated
20. Although he coughed badly, he ___________no effort to stop smoking.
A. make
B. do
C. made
D. has
Identify the mistake in each sentence by circling letter A, B, C or D
21. I used to going fishing on this river when I was a small child.
A
B
C
D
22. She enjoy stay at home to watch TV in the evening.
A B
C
D
23. Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework.
A
B
C

D
24. My house has painted since last Tuesday .
A
B
C
D
25. My daughter was particular impressed by the dancing.
A
B
C
D
Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.
My village was never a big village, nor was it particularly successful or well-known. It was a place
where simple people worked on their land, tending citrus groves and running poultry farms. The most
exotic plantation grew avocados, and a palm tree nursery was something of an attraction.
The village was established by a group of Greek immigrants in 1937 in what was then known as
British-controlled Palestine. When we first moved here, one could still hear some Greek in the street, the
local store sold oringinal Greek delicacies and from time to time we were invited to sit on a neighbor’s
porch and share some ouzo at the end of a working day.
In the last few years, my village has changes dramatically. Very few people work in agriculture
now; they can no longer support their families growing oranges and chicken. As a result, they must find
their income outside the village and rent out their land or sell their little family farms altogether. Some of
the land is still used for agriculture, but no longer for the family farms. Now it is the agriculture of
luxuries.
26. What was true about the writer’s village?
A. It was a big village. B. It was successful.
C. It was famous.
D. It was established by the Greek.
27. According to the passage, what did the people in the village NOT do?
A. Worked on their land.

B. Tended citrus groves.
C. Raised animals on the farms.
D. Grew avocados.
28. The founders of the village were immigrants from _________.
A. Palestine
B. Greece
C. Britain
D. family farms
29. What can best describe the change of the village recently?
A. The change is very fast.
B. The change is very slow.
C. The change is normal.
D. There is not much change.
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30. How do the villagers earn their living now?
A. They grow oranges and chicken.
C. They work in the outside villages.

B. They run family farms.
D. They hire out their land and sell their

farms.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable or phrase.
Nowadays lots of people drive to large supermarket to (31)___ their shopping. These supermarkets
have car-parks, so you can buy several (32) ___ of shopping. You can fill your trolley, and (33) ___
put it to your car. Some people prefer to go to local shops. These small shops are usually (34) ___ than
supermarkets. Some towns have an open air market in the center, (35) ___ you can buy fruit and
vegetables, but you have to carry your shopping home.

31. A. make
32. A. shops
33. A. then
34. A. cheaper
35. A. which

B. take
C. have
D. do
B. bags
C. pockets
D. customers
B. first
C. second
D. after
B. cheap
C. expensive
D. most expensive
B. who
C. where
D. whom
Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the original.
36. They are going to hold next year’s congress in San Francisco?
A. Next year’s congress are going to be held in San Francisco?
B. Next year’s congress is going to be held in San Francisco?
C. Next year’s congress are going to hold in San Francisco?
D. Next year’s congress is going to hold in San Francisco?
37. Mary is lazy. This makes her parents sad .
A. Mary is lazy, which makes her parents sad.

B. Mary is lazy that makes her parents sad.
C. Mary who is lazy makes her parents sad.
D. Mary is lazy which makes her parents sad.
38. This is the first time I have met him.
A. I have never met him before.
B. They have met him recently
C. I have met him many times
D. I want to meet him.
39. Jane finds it difficult to drive on the left.
A. Jane is not used to driving on the left
B. Jane is not used to drive on the left
C. It’s difficult for Jane to drive on the left
D. Both A and C are correct
40. I sent a letter, then I came here.
A. Before I come here, I had sent a letter.
B. Before I came here, I sent a letter.
C. Before I came there, I had sent a letter.
D. Before I come here, I had send a letter.
………………

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HẾT HỌC KỲ I
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10
(Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút)

Bài 1: Tìm một từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại.
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1. A. children

B. chemistry

C. kitchen

D. chat

2. A. disabled

B. forced

C. believed

D. realized

3. A. seat

B. meat

C. head

D. heat

4. A. life

B. brick

C. smile

D. realize

5. A. around

B. mouse

C. count

D. country

Bài 2: Chọn các phương án đúng (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành các câu sau.
6. Yesterday afternoon. Sarah ______ to the station to meet Paul.
A. went

B. had gone

C. go

D. goes

7. Neither of the children likes eating sweets, _____?
A. don’t they B. do they

C. does he

D. doesn’t he

8. The factory______ John works in is the biggest in the town.
A. where

B. which

C. when

D. how

9. My mother sometimes______ vegetables at this market.
A. buy

B. buying

C. to buy

D. buys

10. Would you like ______ and visit my country?
A. come

B. came

C. coming

D. to come

11. This box ______ for a long time yet.
A. wasn’t opened

B. hasn’t been opened

C. hadn’t been opened

D. isn’t opened

12. I’m trying to finish my homework, don’t make so much noise, _____?
A. will you

B. do you

C. aren’t you

D. won’t you

13. She ______ her children do their homework before going out.
A. forces

B. asks

C. makes

D. tells

14. It rained all the time, ______ was a great pity.
A. that

B. what

C. which

D. who

15. If we ______ a supermarket here, we will have a nice, cool place for shopping.
A. have

B. has

C. had

D. had had

16. ‘Do you_________ your father or mother?’ ~ ‘I think I look more like my mother.’
A. see after

B. take after

C. like after

D. look after

17. He was busy ______ his homework.
A. doing

B. to do

C. that he was doing D. he was doing

18. When my father _____ here for fifteen years, he’ll be entitled to a pension.
A. will work B. works

C. worked

D. has worked
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19. Nam is interested in ______ English.
A. learning

B. to learn

C. learn

D. learned

20. There ______ a hotel opposite the station but it closed a long time ago.
A. used to be B. is

C. use to be

D. isn’t

21. I think it ______ the sky is so cloudy.
A. was raining

B. will rain

C. is going to rain

D. rained

22. JACK: “It’s very kind of you. Thank you very much for your help.”
NAM: “_____”
A. Not at all B. You’re welcomed C. Thank a lot

D. That’s a good idea

23. When you lived in Hanoi, ______ to the theatre?
A. do you use to go

B. did you use to go

C. are you used to go

D. did you to going to

24. It rained yesterday after it _____ dry for months.
A. was

B. has been

C. is

D. had been

25. My father doesn’t allow me ______ in his room.
A. smoke

B. smoking

C. to smoke

D. not smoke

26. Someone ______ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.
A. told

B. said

C. spoke

D. asked

27. John: “Do you think it will rain?” ~ Tom: “Oh! ______”.
A. I don’t hope

B. I hope not

C. I don’t hope so

D. It’s hopeless

28. It takes my brother two hours______ to work.
A. to go

B. going

C. gone

D. go

29. ______ farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life.
A. Although B. However

C. Since

D. Because

30. I’d like to watch the news. Please______ the TV.
A. turn in

B. turn down

C. turn on

D. turn off

Bài 3: Xác định một lỗi sai trong 04 phương án được gạch chân sau(A, B, C hoặc D).
31. In the world today, there are 5,000(A) to 6,000 living(B) languages, which(C) English is by far
the most widely(D) used.
32. It is the English language which(A) is used as an official(B) language in 44 countries, and as the
language of business, commerce(C) and technology in many others(D).
33. Tet’s(A) preparations and celebrations used to spread(B) over months, but(C) nowadays the
holiday is(D) much shorter.

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34. On the days(A) of Tet everyone tries to be nice and polite to each other(B). People believe that
what(C) they do on the first day of the year will influence on(D) their luck during the whole
year.
35. Paul really didn’t mind very surprised(A) by the party to celebrate his fortieth(B) birthday,
although(C) he told his friends that they shouldn’t have done(D) it.
Bài 4: Chọn một phương án đúng (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) để cho nghĩa của câu đó tương đương với câu

dẫn.
36. I have never eaten such a delicious dish before.
A. This is the first time I have ever eaten such a delicious dish.
B. I ate more a delicious dish than this.
C. This is the worst dish I have ever eaten.
D. I will never eat this kind food.
37. You should tidy up your room.
A. You had better tidy up your room.

C. You can tidy up your room

B. You better tidy up your room.

D. You might tidy up your room

Bài 5: Chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau.
38. If you study hard, ______.
A. you’ll pass the next exam

B. you passed the next exam

C. you’ll fail the next exam

D. you are passing the next exam

39. Tom told Mary that ______.
A. he will tell her about that the next day.

B. he would tell her about that the next day.

C. he will tell her about this tomorrow

D. he would tell her about that tomorrow

40. _____ and you will be able to answer them correctly.
A. Read all the questions carefully

B. If you read all the questions carefully

C. Reading all the questions carefully

D. To read all the questions carefully

Bài 6: Chọn phương án đúng(ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) để hoàn thành các chỗ trống trong bức thư sau.
Dear Ha,
You will be delighted to know that Father is giving a (41) ______ to celebrate the New Year. He
has (42) ______ some of our relatives and his friends to make the party a success. I too have invited
a number of my (43) ______ Mother has asked me to tell you to (44) ______ home for the new year
celebration.
I’m will be here in time to (45) ______ the fun with us on that day.
Your sister,
Huong
41. A. party

B. game

C. valley

D. wedding
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42. A. plant
43. A. children

B. invited

C. eat

B. people

D. decrease
C. birds

D. friends

44. A. shot

B. come

C. swim

D. play

45. A. share

B. borrow

C. go

D. land

Bài 7: Đọc đoạn văn sau, chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D)để trả lời các câu hỏi sau.
A TEACHER IN A SPECIAL CLASS
Like other teachers, Nguyen Thanh Loan enjoys her teaching job. However, her class is different
from other classes. The twenty-five children, who are learning how to read and write in her class,
are disabled. Some are deaf, some dumb and others mentally retarded. Most of the children come
from large and poor families, which prevents them from having proper schooling.
At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children. They used to believe
that their children could not learn anything at all. In the first week, only five children attended the
class. Gradually more children arrived. Their parents realised that the young teacher was making
great efforts to help their poor kids.
Watching Loan taking a class, one can see how time-consuming the work is. During a maths lesson,
she raised both arms and opened up her fingers one by one until all ten stood up. She then closed
the fingers one by one. She continued the demonstration until the children realised they had just
learned how to add and subtract. The children have every reason to be proud of their efforts. They
know a new world is opening up for them.
46. Loan’s class is different from other classes because the children ______.
A. are from large families

B. are less mentally developed

C. love Maths very much

D. are disabled

47. At first the parents were ______the idea of sending their children to the special class.
A. interested in

B. satisfied with

C. opposed to

D. worried about

48. It can be inferred from the second paragraph of the reading passage that there has been ______.
A. a lot of protest from the parents against the class
B. a change in the parents’ attitude towards the class
C. a feeling of doubt in the teacher’s ability
D. a belief in parents’ opposition
49. The writer describes how Loan teaches the children to add and subtract in order to prove
that__.
A. the children like Maths
C. adding and subtracting are important

B. the teacher is proud of her work
D. the teaching work takes time

50. The writer’s attitude towards Loan’s work in the passage can be described as ______.
A. admiring

B. humorous

C. angry

D. suspicious
THE END
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SỞ GD & ĐT ………….
TRƯỜNG THPT ……….

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHUNG LẦN 1
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
MÔN: ANH VĂN 10
Thời gian làm bài:45 phút
Mã đề thi 132

Họ, tên thí sinh:..........................................................................
Số báo danh:...............................................................................
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others.
Câu 1: A. ready
B. peasant
C. scream
D. death
Câu 2: A. landed
B. stared
C. seemed
D. traveled
Câu 3: A. children
B. teaching
C. chance
D. chemistry
Câu 4: A. start
B. party
C. talk
D. hard
Câu 5: A. woman
B. son

C. above
D. sunshine
II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence.
Câu 6: I'll see him when he _______here tomorrow.
A. will come
B. comes
C. has come
D. had come
Câu 7: As soon as the light turned red, she_______the car.
A. has stopped
B. stopped
C. stops
D. was stopping
Câu 8: The last time I _______swimming was when we were in Spain.
A. was going.
B. has gone
C. went
D. had gone
Câu 9: Johnny_______the paper when I_______him.
A. has read/ interrupted
B. read/ interrupted
C. read/ was interrupting
D. was reading/ interrupted
Câu 10: We are _______ with what we do.
A. contention
B. contented
C. content
D. contenting
Câu 11: Water _______ at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
A. boils

B. steams
C. grills
D. cooks
Câu 12: John is not a farmer so he never_______.
A. do transplanting
B. do the transplanting
C. does the transplanting
D. did the transplanting
Câu 13: When they saw the fire, they_______.
A. screamed in danger
B. scream on panic
C. screamed in panic
D. screaming in panic
Câu 14: It was the most_______ experience of my life.
A. frightening
B. frighten
C. frightful
D. frightened
Câu 15: _______ did the. Second World War end? ~ in 1945.
A. What time
B. How long.
C. When
D. Where
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Câu 16: Dad allowed Dora _______to the party.
A. gone
B. go
C. to go

D. going
Câu 17: My teacher always expected me _______well in exams.
A. do
B. to do
C. doing
D. to have done
Câu 18: Will you please stop_______TV channels?
A. be changed
B. change
C. changing
D. to change
Câu 19: Our teacher made me _______all the questions.
A. to answer
B. answered
C. answering
D. answer
Câu 20: Shhh! I hear someone_______in the distance. Do you hear it too?
A. shout
B. shouting
C. shouted
D. to shout
Câu 21: Don't forget _______ home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call
B. having called
C. to be called
D. calling
Câu 22: We _______ in New York for ten years and then we _______here in 1987.
A. lived/ had moved
B. had lived / was moving
C. lived / moved

D. had lived/ moved
Câu 23: When Martin_______the car, he took it out for a drive.
A. has repaired
B. repaired
C. had repaired
D. was repairing
Câu 24: We _______ them before the reception yesterday.
A. haven't met
B. hadn't met
C. didn't meet
D. wouldn't meet
th
Câu 25: Marie Curie was born_______November 7 , 1867.
A. on
B. from
C. in.
D. at
III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to
be correct.
Câu 26: I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
A. work
B. because
C. decided
D. changing
Câu 27: In order to not forget things, I put a string around my finger.
A. put
B. In order
C. forget
D. to not
Câu 28: I'm trying to persuade my sister to drive but I can’t get her do it.

A. to drive
B. do.
C. to persuade
D. trying
Câu 29: My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon.
A. lived
B. since
C. in
D. are now living
Câu 30: I like lying on the beach so I always spend my holiday to sunbath.
A. always
B. lying
C. the beach
D. to sunbath
IV. Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D
ROUTINES
Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important
in the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine.
'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get
up at quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my
teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for
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breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.'
Routines are very useful. but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break
your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route
to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change
your life.
Câu 31: This passage is mainly concerned with _______

A. changes in our lives
B. Jo's timetable
C. our usual ways of doing things
D. our daily activities
Câu 32: According to the passage, routines are useful because_______.
A. we can do them in the morning
B. they save time and energy
C. we all have them in our lives
D. they make a habit of never thinking
Câu 33: The word 'loo' can best be replaced with _______
A. bedroom
B. toilet
C. sink
D. balcony
Câu 34: What is the main disadvantage of routines?
A. Routines make us create things or have new ideas.
B. Routines make you think before doing.
C. Routines may change our life.
D. Routines make us do the same things day after day.
Câu 35: Which of the sentences is true?
A. We shouldn't break our routines.
B. Routines make our brain creative.
C. People who have routines are unable to think.
D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines.
V. Choose the one option - A, B, C or D - that best fits each of the numbered blank.
I (36) _______my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (37) _______ in a remote
village (38) _______the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very
disappointed (39)_______ bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time
with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career, that was "teaching". I
loved my poor little students. They were living in poverty but they could not suffer from empty mind.

I am proud (40) _______ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the
"destination" of knowledge.
Câu 36: A. began
B. had begun
C. begin
D. have begun
Câu 37: A. taught
B. to teach
C. teaching
D. teach
Câu 38: A. where
B. there
C. when
D. which
Câu 39: A. because of
B. though
C. because
D. in spite of
Câu 40: A. of
B. about
C. in
D. on
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