LE HONG PHONG HIGH SCHOOL FIRSTSEMESTER ENGLISH EXAM CLASS 10AB

LE HONG PHONG HIGH SCHOOL
FIRST-SEMESTER ENGLISH EXAM
CLASS 10AB
Student’s full name: _______________
Class : …….

A. remarkably
B. steadily
C. instantly
D. Shortly
13. I _______ him before we were put in one
group in the workshop.
A. had never met
B. was never meeting
C. has never met
D. never meets
14. The murderer was arrested and sentenced
______ life.
A. in
B. for
C. to
D. of
15. Many people get sick after ______ the fish
______ in the polluted waters.
A. having been eaten – being caught
B. eating – caught
C. they eat – catching
D. having eaten- are caught
16. Mike agreed _________ by the reporters of The
New York Times.
A. to interview

B. to have interviewed
C. being interviewed
D. to be interviewed
17. If you knew the truth, you ______ completely
surprised.
A. will be
B. are
C. would be
D. would have been
18. Helen left her camping _______ behind when
she went camping.
A. kit
B. Tools
C. Packet
D. Gear
19. The parcel is easily broken, so you have to
treat it _____.
A. under attention
B. with caution
C. in position
D. with effort
20. The cat ______ before it _____ out for the
night.
A. will be fed – puts
B. must be fed – is put
C. should feed – is put
D. is fed – has been put

CODE 101
Choose the best word or phrase to complete

the following sentences:
1. My dancing instructor is very ________ and
loving teacher.
A. breath-taking
B. amazed
C. impressed
D. dedicated
2. She is working for a ________ organization.
A. non-specific
B. non-profit
C. non-refundable
D. non-negotiable
3. A profile is a description of someone ______ all
of the most interesting facts about them.
A. containing
B. which contain
C. who is containing
D. contained
4. Poaching and lumber-jack are destroying the
natural ______.
A. reservation
B. background
C. tradition
D. habitat
5. I ______ the sales manager now if I _______
such a terrible mistake.
A. will be/ haven’t made
B. would be / didn’t make
C. would be / had not made
D. would have been/ had not made

6. With the help of modern devices, those who
suffer hearing or vision _____ find life easier.
A. disadvantage
B. inconvenience
C. deficiency
D. impairment
7. The demonstrators made _______ protests
against apartheid.
A. complete
B. mass
C. total
D. whole
8. She ________the last flight to Hanoi tonight.
A. is taking
B. takes
C. will be taking
D. was taking
9. Would you please send me the latest record
_____ you mentioned in the press conference?
A. that
B. whose
C. which
D. of which
10. If I had been more patient, I ______ the game.
A. could win
B. could have won
C. can win
D. won
11. The man ______ sunbathing on the deserted
beach.

A. was laying
B. lay
C. laid
D. lied
12. I took the shot and ________ a photograph
came out of the camera.

Pick out the word whose stress pattern is
different
21. A. tragedy
B. theatrical
C. comedy
D. aspect
22. A. diversity
B. opportunity
C. reservation
D. revolutionary
23. A. mosaic
B. amphibian
C. strategy
D. cooperative
24. A. geography
B. creativity
C. technological
D. satisfaction
25. A. poison
B. mammal
C. certain
D. research
Choose the best answer to fill in each blank:

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Robots are amazing machines (I)______ can be
programmed to copy people’s basic actions and
movements. They can do (II)_______ any kind of
work. Robots have cost some people their jobs,
(III)_______ there are advantages to using them.
After World War II George Devol invented a device
that could (IV)________ a machine to do the
same task repeatedly. Devol designed the first
programmable robot in 1954 and started his
company Universal Automation. In 1961, robots
were used (V)_____ together cars, and not long
afterwards , robots were used in automobile
factories around the world.
26. (I)
A. which
B. whose
C. who
D. they
27. (II)
A. utmost
B. most
C. mostly
D. almost
28. (III)
A. but
B. while

C. as
D. because
29. (IV)
A. advise
B. lead
C. make
D. control
30. (V)
A. to be put
B. as putting
C. to put
D. to putting

father. As a brilliant student, she harboured the
dream of a scientific career, which was impossible
for a woman at that time. To save money for a
study tour abroad, she had to work as a private
tutor. Finally, in 1891, Marie, with very little money
to live on, came to Paris to realize her dream at the
Sorbonne. Despite her difficult living conditions, she
worked extremely hard. She earned a physics
degree with flying colors, and went on to take
another degree in mathematics. She met Pierre
Curie in the School of Physics in 1894 and in the
following year they got married. From then on,
they worked together on their research. In 1903,
Marie became the first woman to receive a PhD
from the Sorbonne. She was the first woman in
France to be a university professor. Soon after, she
was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for

determining the atomic weight of radium.
36. What does the phrase ‘with flying colors’
mean?
A. Specially
B. colorfully
C. Satisfactorily
D. Successfully
37. How could Marie Curie realize her dream?
A. By working hard to get through Sorbonne
B. By working in Warsaw
C. By being trained by her father
D. By saving money to travel
38. Which of the following statement is NOT true
about Marie Curie?
A. She got married in 1895
B. She got a PhD in Sorbonne
C. It was not easy for her to become a scientist
D. She won a Nobel Prize in Physics
39. What does this passage mainly discuss?
A. Marie Curie’s success in Physics
B. Marie Curie’s schooling
C. Marie Curie’s dream of scientific career
D. Marie Curie’s biography
40. What did Marie Curie study in Sorbonne?
A. Physics
B. Math and Chemistry
C. Physics and Math
D. Chemistry and Physics

Identify the mistake in each of the following

sentences:
31. If I were you, I will not invest such a lot of
money in the company where he works.
A. will
B. such a lot
C. in the
D. where
32. Though the children had been to the zoo many
times, they still felt exciting about the trip.
A. had been
B. times
C. felt exciting
D. the
33. Annie, that I met in the summer camp, has
become my best friend.
A. that
B. the
C. has become
D. my best
34. My father never allows me to go out after
10pm despite I am now 22.
A. allows
B. to go
C. after
D. despite
35. It was not until Kate telephoned the Customer
Service Assistance did she receive the refunds.
A. not until
B. telephoned
C. did she receive

D. refunds
Read the passage and choose the correct
answers:
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7,
1867. She received a general education in local
schools and some scientific training from her

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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HK 1
MÔN ANH – 10A
MÃ ĐỀ 101
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. B

11. B
12. C
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. D

17. C
18. D
19. B
20. B

21. B
22. A
23. C
24. A
25. D
26. A
27. D
28. A
29. D
30. C

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31. A
32. C
33. A
34. D
35. C
36. D
37. A
38. D
39. D
40. C