Đề HK I-10+key

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Sở Giáo Dục & Đào Tạo T.T. Huế
Trường THPT Phan Đăng Lưu
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ MỘT (2007-2008)
Môn :Tiếng Anh Lớp: 10 Chương Trình: Cơ Bản
Mã Đề: 001
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I/. Read the passage carefully and then choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each question.
My cousin Bianca is a motor mechanic (thợ sửa máy). She works in a busy garage in the middle of the town about 5
minutes walk from home. She likes everything about the job, except for the fact that she can never seem to get completely
clean at the end of the day. All the other mechanics, except for the supervisor, are men. She gets on with everyone very well
although she occasionally has trouble with customers who think that, being a woman, she cannot be a good mechanic. As it
happens, she is considered by most of her workmates to be the best mechanic in the garage.

Câu 1: Which of these statements about Bianca is true?
A. She doesn't like her job. B. She isn't a good mechanic.
C. She gets on well with all her workmates. D. Every customer likes her.
Câu 2: Which of these think that Bianca cannot be a good mechanic?
A. Most of her workmates B. Some of her male colleagues
C. A few customers D. Her supervisor
Câu 3: What Bianca dislikes about working in the garage is that
A. She doesn't get on with the supervisor. B. the garage is a long way from the center.
C. It's quite dirty work. D. All the other mechanics are men.
Câu 4: The phrase "As it happens" can best be replaced by
A. Surprisingly B. Luckily C. Unfortunately D. In fact
Câu 5: Most of her fellow workers think that Bianca
A. shouldn't be a mechanic. B. is very popular.
C. is a very good mechanic. D. isn't as good as they are.
II/. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
Can you imagine what life would be ...............(6)............... if there were no telephones? You could not call up your
friends on the phone and talk to them. If a fire ...............(7)............... out in your house, you cannot call the fire brigade. If
somebody is sick, you cannot call a doctor.
In our daily life we need to communicate with ...............(8)............... . We do this mostly by speaking to other people and
listening to ...............(9)............... they have to say to us, and when we are close to them we can do this very easily. However,
our voice will not travel very far even when we shout.
The man who ...............(10)............... this possible was Alexander Graham Bell, a Scotsman, born in Edinburgh in 1847.
Bell, a teacher of visible speech who later moved to Canada, ...............(11)............... all his free time experimenting. So
enthusiastic was he in his research for a means for sending speech by electricity that he spent ...............(12)............... time on
his day-to-day work and at one time was almost penniless.
Câu 6:
A. of B. like C. for D. as
Câu 7:
A. becomes B. breaks C. gets D. turns
Câu 8:

A. them B. other C. one another D. you
Câu 9:
A. this B. what C. which D. that
Câu 10:
A. brought B. made C. had D. did
Câu 11:
A. cost B. spent C. wasted D. took
Câu 12:
A. enough B. little C. much D. some
III/. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence:
Câu 13: Braille is a reading system for the……………….. .
A. disabled B. homeless C. deaf D. blind
Câu 14: 'We haven't been to the concert for two years.' Which sentence has the same meaning as the given one?
A. The last time we went to the concert was two
years.
B. It's two years since we last went to the concert.
C. We didn't go to the concert two years ago. D. It's the last time we have gone to the concert.
Câu 15: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting.
The television which ( A. ) we bought it ( B. ) five days ago gives ( C. ) very good pictures ( D. ).
Câu 16: Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She's a ……………….. woman.
A. humane B. strong-willed C. ambitious D. brilliant
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Câu 17: By the time John……………….. , all his friends……………….. .
A. arrived - have left B. had arrived - left
C. arrived - had left D. has arrived - had left
Câu 18: .............................? - Rock 'n' roll.
A. What kind of musical instrument can you play B. Who is playing the guitar
C. Which is your favorite music band D. What kind of music do you like
Câu 19: A ……………….. is used to copy the information from a computer on to paper.
A. mouse B. photocopier C. printer D. speaker

Câu 20: Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others.
A. miraculous B. ambitious C. announce D. background
Câu 21: We're so proud ……………….. her for telling the truth.
A. with B. on C. of D. for
Câu 22: English people spent 18 hours per week ……………….. TV.
A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. for watching
Câu 23: We ……………….. in this town for a long time. We ……………….. here sixteen years ago.
A. are / came B. have been / came C. were / came D. had been / come
Câu 24: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting.
He used to smoking ( A. ) twenty cigarettes ( B. ) a day when ( C. ) he was ( D. ) young.
Câu 25: ……………….. first steeped on the moon? -Neil Armstrong, wasn't it?
A. Whose B. When C. Where D. Who
Câu 26: Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others.
A. enjoyable B. television C. activity D. vacation
Câu 27: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting.
In spite of ( A. ) the house was in bad ( B. ) condition, it was sold ( C. ) at a high price ( D. ) .
Câu 28: 'Although they have little money, they are happy.' Which sentence has the same meaning as the given one?
A. They don't have much money and they aren't happy.
B. They are happy in spite of not having much money.
C. Their happiness is due to the fact that they have little money.
D. They have little money so they are happy.
Câu 29: 'Mai didn't come to class yesterday. This surprised all of us.' Which sentence has the same meaning as the
given one?
A. This Mai didn't come to class yesterday surprised all of us.
B. Mai didn't come to class yesterday, which surprised all of us.
C. Which surprised all of us that Mai didn't come to class yesterday.
D. Mai didn't come to class yesterday that surprised all of us.
Câu 30: My sister looked so fat when she returned from Paris. Which sentence has the same meaning as the given
one?
A. My sister used to be thinner. B. My sister didn't use to be so great.

C. My sister is used to staying in Paris. D. My sister isn't used to staying in Paris.
Câu 31: ……………….. 108 if you want to speak to the telephone operator.
A. Turn B. Ask C. Dial D. Hear
Câu 32: What is the opposite of 'mental'?
A. historical B. chemical C. political D. physical
Câu 33: ……………….. the traffic jam, I came late for the interview.
A. Because B. In spite of C. Because of D. Although
Câu 34: When I were a child I .................. fishing with my father on Sunday mornings.
A. had gone B. went
C. was used to going D. used to go
Câu 35: Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others
A. height B. eighty C. life D. sky
Câu 36: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting.
Has ( A. ) the play already started ( B. ) when ( C. ) you got to ( D. ) the theater?
Câu 37: Here's the computer program ……………….. I told you about.
A. whom B. that C. who D. whose
Câu 38: Look at those cars! They ……………….. .
A. will be crashed B. will crash
C. are crashing D. are going to crash
Câu 39: Goodbye! Goodbye! ..................................... .
A. I see you later B. To later C. We see us later D. See you later
Câu 40: Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others.
A. subject B. love C. wonderful D. guitar
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DAP AN THI HOC KY I- TIENG ANH 10 CHUONG TRINH CHUAN
1. C
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. C

6. B
7. B
8. C
9. B
10.B
11.B
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.B
16.B
17.C
18.D
19.C
20.D
21.C
22.C
23.B
24.A
25.D
26.B
27.A
28.B
29.B
30.A
31.C
32.D
33.C
34.D
35.B

36.A
37.B
38.D
39.D
40.D