DE KT KOC KY I

SỞ GD & ĐT ĐĂKLĂK KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I– NĂM HỌC 2007-2008
THPT NGUYỄN TẤT THÀNH Môn : TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10 (CHUẨN )
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
I/LISTENING (2.5 points)
* Listen to the tape and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F)
T F
1. The students have planned to visit the Botanical Garden on Monday.
2. They traveled to the destination on foot.
3. The Botanical Garden was so beautiful that they took some pictures of the whole class.
4. They couldn’t sleep because the garden was so noisy there.
5. All of the students are satisfied with the picnic.
* Listen to the talk again and fill in each blank with an exact word
It was a (6)………………Sunday. We met at the school gate on time and traveled to the Botanical
Garden by bus. It was a long way to our (7)…………….. and we sang merrily all the way.
The Botanical Garden was a very beautiful place. We made a short (8)……………. round the garden
and took some pictures of the whole class. Then we played a lot of games on a spacious piece of (9)
…………….. One of the boys brought along his guitar and we sang our favorite songs. We laughed, talked
and danced, too. After a (10)…………………….meal with various kinds of food that we brought, we all took
a rest.
II/ READING (2.5 points)
*Read the following passage and choose the best option to fit each space.
Radio, film and television (1)……………………a huge influence on society in the last hundred years.
And now we have the Internet, (2) ……………… is infinite. But what is this doing to us? We can give and
get (3)………………. information very quickly. But there is (4)………………… information that it is
difficult to know what is important and what isn’t. Modern (5)……………….are changing our world every
minute of every day.
1. A. have had B. have C. has had D. had
2. A. which B. it C. this D. that
3. A. a lot of B. a few C. few D. many
4. A. so much B. too much C. too many D. so many
5. A. media B. development C. programs D. communication

* Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer to the questions
The computer age is producing an army of robots – machines that are directed by electronic brains and
which replace human labour in industrial operations. Many are artificial arms which reach into areas man
enters only at his peril, such as the inside of a nuclear reactor. Already in 2000 there were 90,000 such robots
working in industrial plants throughout the world. The big change over to robots, however, is likely to come
only when their costs go down while workers’ wages continue to rise.
6. Sentence 1 indicates that robots are used mainly ……………
A. to take the place of human workers B. to operate computers
C. to direct electronic brains D. to fight wars
7. An observer today is most likely to see robots in operation in …………….
A. modern factories B. business offices
C. military battles D. scientific laboratories
8. The shape of many robots already in use is somewhat similar to that of a human …………….
A. arm B. hand C. brain D. foot
9. The passage makes clear that a very valuable use of many robots is to ………………..
A. do tasks extremely dangerous for humans to do.
B. replace the human brain in producing computers.
C. aid doctors in medical operations
D. act as a teacher to human beings
10. Which of the following statements about the late sentence in the passage is certainly true?
A. The cost of the average robot is higher than that of a human worker.
B. The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.
C. Robots are becoming more and more expensive.
D. Robots are becoming cheaper all the time.
III/ PRONUNCIATION - GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (2.5 points)
11. The meeting had been cancelled ………………………..the chairman’s absence.
A. because of B. because C. despite D. although
12. We haven’t seen each other ……………..we left school.
A. since B. for C. before D. after
13. I don’t know why he avoids ………………….me.

A. meeting B. meet C. being meet D. to meet
14. When I was a child, I ………..go to the zoo with my father on Sundays.
A. used to B. was used for C. used for D. was used to
15. If he …………………harder, the results will be better.
A. works B. worked C. has worked D. will work
16. We decided to eat out …………………….the weather was bad.
A. although B. because of C. in spite of D. because
17. She ……………….she couldn’t help me because she had too much to do.
A. said B. asked C. told D. talked
18. Could you …………………me how to use this new telephone?
A. show B. remember C. explain D. say
19. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
A. busy B. fun C. bus D. husband
20. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
A. close B. cow C. couch D. mouse
IV/ WRITING (2.5 points)
Choose the best sentences that can be made from the cues given to complete a letter to your friend
telling him how to get to your house from the school.
21. I/ write / tell / you / how / get / my house / school.
A. I’m writing to tell you how to get to my house from the school.
B. I’m writing to say you how to get to my house from the school.
C. I’m writing to say you how to get to my house to the school.
D. I’m writing to say you how get to my house from the school.
22. Go out / school / and / turn left.
A. Go out of the school and turn left B. Go out to the school and turn left
C. Went out of the school and turn left D. Go out of the school and turning left
23. Walk / Station Road / railway station / and bank.
A. Walk Station Road, pass the railway station and the bank.
B. Walk over Station Road passed the railway station and the bank.
C. Walk along Station Road, pass the railway station and the bank.

D. Walk Station Road, pass the railway station and the bank.
24. Walk / bridge / and hill.
A. Walk over the bridge and up the hill. B. Walk into the bridge and the hill.
C. Walk the bridge and up the hill. D. Walk in the bridge and up the hill.
25. Turn right / Park Avenue.
A. Turn right into Park Avenue. B. Turn right Park Avenue.
C. Turn right in Park Avenue. D. Turn right along Park Avenue.
26. My house / third / left.
A. My house is the third on the left. B. My house is third on the left.
C. My house is the third on left. D. My house is the third the left.
27. It / number fifty.
A. It’s number fifty. B. It number fifty.
C. It’s number the fifty. D. It’s number fiftieth.
28. You / miss / it.
A. You can’t miss it. B. You can’t missing it.
C. You can’t to miss it. D. You can’t missed it.
29. It / take / ten minutes.
A. It takes ten minutes. B. It took ten minutes.
C. It take ten minutes. D. It taken ten minutes.
30. I / look / forward / see / you / my house.
A. I’m looking forward to seeing you at my house. B. I’m looking forward to see you at my house.
C. I’m looking forward see you at my house. D. I’m looking forward seeing you at my house.
THE END.
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
MÔN ANH VĂN LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2007- 2008
I/ LISTENING (2.5 points)
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
6. Glorious 7. Destination 8. Tour
9. Grassland 10. Delicious.

* Listening tape:
It was a glorious Sunday. We met at the school gate on time and traveled to the Botanical Garden by
bus. It was a long way to our destination and we sang merrily all the way.
The Botanical Garden was a very beautiful place. We made a short tour round the garden and took
some pictures of the whole class. Then we played a lot of games on a spacious piece of grassland. One of the
boys brought along his guitar and we sang our favorite songs. We laughed, talked and danced, too. After a
delicious meal with various kinds of food that we brought, we all took a rest.
II + III READING (2.5 points) - PRONUNCIATION - GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (2.5 points)
(Each right answer has 0.25 point)
Câu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Đ/án A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
IV WRITING (2.5 points)
Câu 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Đ/án A A A A A A A A A A