Đáp án và đề thi Tiếng Anh 10 giữa kỳ I (2010 - 2011)

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10. MÃ ĐỀ: 207
..........  …….. (Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
Part I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest in each group (mark A, B, C or D). Mark your choice on the
answer sheet. (1.2 points).
1. A. food B. foot C. school D. afternoon
2. A. more B. score C. word D. store
3. A. like B. life C. film D. child
4. A. hurry B. surface C. curtain D. urgent
5. A. rubbish B. suburb C. lunch D. consume
6. A. worked B. pumped C. watched D. contented
Part II: Choose from the four options given (mark A, B, C or D) one best
answer to complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
(4.8 points).
7. My brother _____ to work by bus, but he has just bought a motorbike.
A. didn't use to go B. uses to go C. has used to go D. used to go
8. A new factory _____ in our town recently.
A. is built B. will be built C. was built D. has been built
9. I live in Hanoi, _____ is Vietnam’s center of culture, economics, and politics.
A. that B. which C. what D.who
10. The old _____ our care.
A. needs B. need C. to need D. needing
11. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could _____make
ends meet.
A. hardly B. hard C. harder D. easy
12. They introduced new farming methods, _____resulted in bumper crops.
A. that B. which C. who D. whose
13. There_____ never_____ such excitement before.
A. has/ been B. have / been C. will / been D. is / been
14. I_____ David James for two weeks.

A. has seen B. saw C. see D. have not seen
15. The baby _____ wonderfully up to now.
A. behaves B. is behaving C. has behaved D. behaved
16. He_____ in this town since he was born.
A. lives B. lived C. is living D. has lived
17. The magazine _____ I read on the plane was interesting.
A. Who B. Whom C. Which D. Where
18. The coffee _____ by the time I got up this morning.
A. Was already made B. Has already been made
C. Had already been made D. Would have already made
19. We _____ to get up early when we lived in the countryside.
A. not used B. didn’t use C. were used D. hadn’t used
20. The government is doing nothing to help ______.
A. the poor people B. the poor ones C. the poor D. the poors
21. It rained all the time, ______ was a great pity.
A. which B. that C. what D. who
22. The flowers _____ you bought yesterday are still fresh.
A. where B. which C. when D. who
23. I’m bored _____ watching the advertisements on T.V.
A. with B. on C. of D. in
24. _____ that road _____ ? It was badly damaged by the floods last month.
A. Is / repaired B. Has/ repaired
C. Have/ repaired D. Has/ been repaired
25. I _____ a new house last year, but I _____ my old one yet.
A. buy/sell B. bought/sell
C. haven’t bought/sold D. bought/haven’t sold
26. The teacher _____ was ill cancelled her maths lessons.
A. who B. which C. whose D. what
27. ______ your house painted last year?
A. Had B. Did C. Was D. Have

28. The secretary ______ I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was.
A. which B. whose C. that D. ø
29. He will rings up when he _____ in Paris.
A. arrives B. will arrive C. arrived D. would arrive
30. The lift is out of order, _____ is too bad.
A. whom B. which C. who D. where
Part III: Choose the mistake that must be changed for the following
sentences to be correct (mark A, B, C or D). Mark your choice on the
answer sheet. (1 point).
31. The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work.
A B C D
32. Bob wasn’t out of his house since he was given a computer.
A B C D
33. Mr. Ba isn’t on the phone, that makes it difficult to contact him.
A B C D
34. The stories what I’ve told you are all true.
A B C D
35. The girl whom you met last night was used to be a singer.
A B C D
Part IV: Complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter A, B,
C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point).
Stranger: Excuse me! May I ask you some questions?
Ann: (36) ..............................................................................................
Stranger: (37) ..............................................................................................
Ann: In a house near Brighton.
Stranger: (38) ..............................................................................................
Ann: For three years.
Stranger: (39) ..............................................................................................
Ann: I work in a bank.
Stranger: (40................................................................................................

Ann: I doesn’t earn much. Just about $15.OOO a year.
36. A. Yes, please. B. I don’t think so
C. What’s the matter? D. Thanks alot.
37. A.What’s your address? B.Where are you?
C. Where you live? D. Where do you live?
38. A. You have lived there for how long? B. How long have you lived there?
C. How many years have you lived there? D. How long do you live there?
39. A. What do your job? B. What are you doing?
C. What are you do? D. What do you do?
40. A. How much do you earn? B. How much money do you take?
C. How about money do you earn? D. Do you earn how much money?
Part V: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to
complete the following sentences. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
(1. point).
The six-month-old The Vang Trang Khuyet photography club. which
comprises 19 deaf. mute or mentally retarded children, is now having its first
exhibition in Hanoi.
More than 50 colour photos are on display at the exhibition room featuring the
beauty of daily life seen through the eyes of these disabled children. The subjects
are simple and peaceful: old men reading books on the sides of Hoan Kiem lake,
labourers hard at work, or chickens looking for food.
The children’s passion for talking pictures has stimulated them and helped
them escape their sorrow.
41. The Vang Trang Khuyet club’s members are all ................
A. Disabled children
B. Deaf children.
C. Dumb children.
D. Blind children.
42. The club’s members are now................
A. Teaching photography to other children

B. Studying photos
C. Taking photos.
D. Reading books
43. The club’s members are exhibiting their photos................
A. In Hanoi
B. For the first time.
C. Next to Hoan Kiem lake.
D. Both A and B
44. The subject of their photos is .......................
A. The sorrow of being disabled.
B. The beauty of daily simple life.
C. The beauty of Hanoi.
D. The club’s members
45 . Thepassion for taking photos has helped them .........................
A. Make friend B. Earn money C. Escape their sorrow D. happy.
Part VI. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which means the same or
nearly as the original sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
(1 point).
46. It was my breakfast time when Susan rang.
A. When Susan rang, I have just finished my breakfast.
B. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.
C. Susan rang after I had had my breakfast.
D. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.
47. They spoke too quickly for us to understand.
A. They spoke quickly so that we could to understand it.
B. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t to understand.
C. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t understand them.
D. They spoke quickly enough for us to understand them.
48. I didn’t use to like football.
A. I don’t like football.

B. When I was young, I liked football, but now I don’t.
C. Once I didn’t like football, but now I do.
D. I wasn’t accustomed to football.
49. “I’m going to Ho Chi Minh City soon.”
A. She said she was going to Ho Chi Minh City soon.
B. She said she is going to Ho Chi Minh City soon.
C. She says she was going to Ho Chi Minh City soon.
D. She said she went to Ho Chi Minh City soon.
50. “The film will be interesting.”
A. I thought the film will be interesting.
B. I think the film would be interesting.
C. I thought the film would be interesting.
D. I thought the film is interesting.