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HƯỚNG DẪN ƠN TẬP CUỐI KÌ II (2020-2021)
MƠN ANH 10
A. LISTENING
(Review the listening of Unit 9-16 and the listening related to topics learnt)
B. USE OF ENGLISH
I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. likes
B. stops
C. reads
D. laughs
2. A. films
B. characters
C. sharks
D. seals
3. A. news
B. songs
C. feelings
D. delights
4. A. established
B. talented
C. educated
D. needed
5. A. stopped
B. watched
C. enjoyed
D. cooked
6. A. considered
B. picked

C. stayed
D. received
7. A. pushed
B. watched
C. learned
D. danced
8. A. laughed
B. closed
C. filled
D. studied
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
9. She gave me a_______ look and said nothing.
A. mysteriously
B. mystery
C. mysteries
D. mysterious
10. What should we do to reduce the level of environmental________?
A. pollute
B. polluting
C. pollutes
D. pollution
11. Wildlife all over the world is in__________.
A. dangerous
B. danger
C. dangerously
D. dangers
12. _________is one of the most effective way to protect the environment.
A. Conservation
B. Conservationist
C. Conservatory

D. Conserve
13. He thought of his dead grandfather with deep___________.
A. emotional
B. emotion
C. emotive
D. emotionally
14. We can_________with people in most parts of the world by telephone.
A. communicating
B. communicate
C. communicative
D. communication
15. This _________ has threatened the park and many of the animals in it.
A. contaminated
B. contaminating
C. contaminate
D. contamination
16. They were seeking a solution to the ……… of the rain forests.
A. destroy
B. destroying
C. destroyer
D.. destruction
17. He is an ________ of the team, we can’t do without him.
A. integrate
B. integration
C. integrity
D. integral
18. Her new dress makes her more ………………………. She ……………. everyone by her beauty.
A. attractive/ attract
B. attraction/attracting
C. attractive/ attracted D. attractive/ attracts

19. When did the cinema come into ____________?
A. exist
B. existing
C. existence
D. existences
20. Mary is ………………… because her job is ……………………..
A. bore/ boring
B. bored/ boring
C. boring/ bored
D. bored/ boredom
21. “ You look …………………… when you see me.”- “ Yes. I think you are in China.”
A. astonish
B. astonishing
C. astonishingly
D. astonished
22. She looked …………………. as if she had seen a ghost.
A. frightened
B. frightening
C. frighten
D. frightens
23. Peter’s parents promised that they will take him to Italy this Summer holiday and he is so ………………. about it.
A. exciting
B. excited
C. excites
D. excite
24. The ………………. job made him ……………….
A. bored/boring
B. boring/bore
C. boring/ bored
D. boredom/boring

25. I find my job …………. and I’m………………………..
A. exciting/ excited B. excited/ exciting C. excite/ excited
D. exciting/ excitingly
26. John’s class is …………….. and he is ……………………………………….. in many subjects.
A. interesting/ interested
B. interest/ interesting C. interested/ interesting D. A and C are correct
27. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more …………, everyone was ……… by the story about holiday.
A. amuse/ amusing
B. amused/ amusing
C. amusing/ amused
D. amused/ amuse
28. They have just bought some paint. They …………………….. their house this afternoon.
A. be going to paint
B. will paint
C. to painting
D. are going to paint
29. Yesterday she heard ……………. news. She was so ……………… that she couldn’t say anything.
A. surprising/ surprising B. surprised/ surprising C. surprising/ surprised
D. surprised/ surprised


30. I do not think Robert …………………….. the gold medal.
A. is going to win
B. is winning
C. will win
D. won’t win
31. Why are you so sad? –“ I think ……………… in the exam next week.”
A. I would fail B. I will fail
C. I failed
D. I fail

32. Let me know as soon as Mary ………………………. here.
A. will get
B. is going to get
C. gets
D. is getting
33. John ……….. back until ten o’clock. Can I take the message?
A. is going to be B. will be
C. is
D. won’t be
34. The doctor says I …………………….. a baby.
A. will have
B. would have
C. am going to have
D. will be having
35. How many countries took part in the first World Cup?
A. interested
B. participated C. competed
D. co-operated
36. Some marine animals are dangerous to humans.
A. living in the mountain B. living in the ocean C. living in the forest D. living in the house
37. Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live.
A. regular
B. rare
C. short
D. inadequate
38. Many people come to the national park to see the work being done to protect endangered species.
A. plants or animals that may be dangerous to people.
B. plants or animals that disappeared from the world.
C. plants or animals that are about to die.
D. plants or animals that may soon become extinct.

39. The international football __________ is held every four years.
A. tournament
B. match
C. game
D. contest
40. England defeated West Germany in the 8th World Cup. They became the _____________
A. champion
B. competition
C. tournament
D. honour
41. World Cup is considered the most _______ sporting event in the world.
A. interest
B. liking
C. popular
D. favourite
42. Uruguay _________Argentina by 4 to 2 in the final match of the first World Cup.
A. passed
B. defeated
C. wined
D. managed
43. Brazil became the first team to ___________he trophy five times.
A. win
B. succeed
C. beat
D. bite
44. Folk music ______ babies to sleep.
A. makes
B. wakes
C. lulls
D. lets

45. FIFA was ______ in 1904 in England.
A. set up
B. put up
C. put off
D. set off
46. Pele' participated _______ three World Cup.
A. with
B. at
C. for
D. in
47. I prefer action film ___________cartoon film.
A. on
B. in
C. from
D. to
48. Although your ideas are different _________ mine, I appreciate them.
A. with
B. from
C. on
D. among
49. Wildlife all over the world is in__________.
A. risk
B. danger
C. threat
D. death
50. Marie Curie is famous __________ her contribution to science.
A. For
B. at
C. of
D. by

C. READING
I. Read the following passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the
air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world's cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars
pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks.
We have cut- down so many trees that there are now vast areas of waste land all over the world. As a result, farmers
in parts of Africa cannot grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take
enough care of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instant, tigers are rare in India now because we
have killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn't enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now
before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is too important to ignore.
1. The seas and rivers nowadays ......................


a. cannot be swum in
b. are less dirty than they used to be
c. are dirty enough to swim in
d. are contaminated
2. Smoke ...................
a. is harmful to health
b. is full of the big cities
c. causes an healthy life
d. makes life in big cities difficult
3. In one well-known city, traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks....................
a. in order to protect themselves from being injured
b. because there are so many cars on the streets
c. in spite of poisonous gases
d. because of air pollution
4. Why do farmers imparts of Africa and Asia not grow enough to eat?
a. Because many trees have been planted..
c. Because people cut down many trees.

b. Because there is too little rice.
d. Because there are large areas of land that cannot be used.
5. Wild animals are.....................
a. in. danger of extinction
c. being protected from natural environment
b. killed so many that they cannot live in the forests
d. so rare that they cannot survive
II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to fill in each blank.
Conservation also involves a concern for the quality of the (1) _______, so that people can enjoy living. It means
keeping the environment comfortable and safe-and an interesting, stimulating place in (2) ____to live. A healthy
environment (3) ______clean streets and highways, with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. Ideal
surroundings mean landscapes free of junk and litter. They include wilderness, regions where animals and plants can be
safe (4) _______destruction by human beings.
1. A. environment
B. environmental
C. environmentally
D. environmentalist
2. A. where
B. which
C. that
D. there
3. A. keeps
B. includes
C. consists
D. contains
4. A. for
B. upon
C. from
D. at
D. WRITING:

I. Choose the word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be corrected:
1. What would happen to him if he hadn’t come home early last night?
A
B
C
D
2. If you had had a chance to meet famous writers, what would you ask them?
A
B
C
D
3. If you do as I told you , you would have succeeded.
A
B
C
D
4. Unless we lost our way, we would have arrived on time.
A
B
C
D
5. I’d climb over the wall if there hadn’t been so much broken glass on top of it.
A
B
C
D
6. My daughter is learning to play violin at her school.
A
B
C

D
7. Please give me a red pen that is on the table.
A
B
C
D
8. My teacher gives me a difficult questions but I don’t know how to answer them.
A
B
C
D
9. She was cooking a apple cake for me at 3pm yesterday.
A
B
C
D
10. The government is trying to establish more shelters to care for a homeless after the earthquake.
A
B
C
D
II. Sentence transformation:
a. Passive voice: Rewrite these following sentences in passive voice:
1
2
3
4
5
6

People should send their complaints to the head office.
_____________________________________________________________________________
They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it
___________________________________________________________________________
They don’t pay Jim very much.
___________________________________________________________________________
They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview.
___________________________________________________________________________
Nobody told me that George was ill.


___________________________________________________________________________
His colleagues gave him a present when he retired.
___________________________________________________________________________
8 We will send you your examination results as soon as they are ready.
___________________________________________________________________________
b. It was not until +...
Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until
1. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. She weren't allowed to open her presents until her birthday.
______________________________________________________________________________
3. We didn't have any holiday until last summer.
______________________________________________________________________________
4. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24.
______________________________________________________________________________
5. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me.
______________________________________________________________________________

6. I didn't sleep until midnight.
______________________________________________________________________________
7. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
_____________________________________________________________________________
8. She didn’t go home until her parents called.
______________________________________________________________________________
7

III. Write a paragraph:
1. Write about the life of Van Cao, using the prompts below, (about 60 – 80 words)
Name: Van Cao
Born: 15 - 11- 1923
Place of birth: Nam Dinh
Family: poor workers
Start composing music: when very young
First song: 1939, quickly become famous
Tien Quan Ca (National Anthem): 1944
Artistic works: Songs, poems, paintings
Died: 10 - 7 - 1995
Known as a very talented musician and highly appreciated by the Vietnamese people
2. Write about the life story of the musician - Heaven Avicii, using the prompts given (about 60-80 letters)

His name:
Heaven Avicii
Nationality:
Swedish
Birthdate:
September 8, 1989
His jobs:
Swedish international DJ, remixer, musician and songwriter.

Famous As:
Musician, DJ (his single, Levels, in 2011)
His albums:
True (2013), Stories (2015), Tim (2019)
Died:
April 20, 2018 (mental health issues)
Known as a talented and young musician and was the third-highest-paid DJ in the world.
3. Write a paragraph about one of your favourite films by answering the questions given below: (about 60
– 80 words):
1. What is the name of the film?
2. What kind of film is?
3. What is it about?
4. Where is it made?
5. What is it based?
6. Who is/are the main character(s)?
7. What do you know about the characters?
8. How do you feel about that film?
E. SPEAKING
I.
Self- introduction:
Name, age, class, personality, hobbies of sports, cuisines, daily activities, something about family and friends…
II.
Topic -Speaking


UNIT
UNIT 9

UNIT 10
UNIT 11

UNIT 12
UNIT 13
UNIT 14
UNIT 16
III.

TOPIC-SPEAKING
QUESTIONS
Why is water polluted? Propose some solutions to 1. What have you done to protect our water
protect the water environment (seas, rivers, lakes,
environment?
oceans)
2. What makes you do that?
3. How often do you clean up the seas, or lakes…
Talk about a kind of sea animal that needs to be
protected (name, range and habitat, size, life span,
special features, conservation concerns, …)
- Have you ever been to a national park/ zoo?
(If not, which national park/ zoo would you like to
visit most?) (name; what to see/do there; a good
place for wild animals?; …)
What kind of music do you like? (kind; song(s);
favourite singer; when/how often do you listen;
…)
Which film do you like the most? (kind; main
characters; plot;…)
Talk about a football team you like (name,
footballers, reasons, your football idol, …)
Talking about historical places.

Questions and answer
(questions based on what students talk about…, questions in unit 9 are supposed samples..)

BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ MINH HỌA
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút, khơng tính thời gian phát đề
I. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
LISTENING
Listen to Grace telling a friend about a hotel and decide whether the statements are true (T)
or false (F). You will hear the recording twice. (1.0 point)
Statements

T

F

Question 1. The hotel is in the mountains.
Question 2. At the hotel, Grace could play golf.
Question 3. In Grace’s room, there was a coffee machine.
Question 4. Grace says the hotel was noisy.

You will hear a conversation about a holiday English course. Listen and choose the correct option A, B, C, or D to
complete each of the following questions. You will hear the recording twice. (1.0 point)
Question 5. Who wants to learn the holiday English course?
A. the woman
B. the woman’s husband
C. the woman’s daughter
D. the woman’s friend’s daughter

Question 6. Students must be ________ years old or more.
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
Question 7. Students have to pay £________ for their holiday course.
A. 690
B. 16.90
C. 6.09
D. 60.90
Question 8. Where is the college?
A. in Fair Street
B. in Farley Street
C. in Fairy Street
D. in Fairly Street


LANGUAGE
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation
in each of the following questions (0,5 point).
Question 9: A. pair
B. chair
C. nail
D. hair
Question 10: A. general
B. group
C. great
D. game
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions (1,5 point).
Question 11: They were very _________ with the movie.

A. disappointment B. disappointed
C. disappoint
D. disappointing
Question 12: If you _______ us about the bad service, we'd have eaten there.
A. hadn't told
B. wouldn't have told C. didn't tell
D. told
Question 13: We have to work together to _______ a solution to the problem.
A. find
B. do
C. make
D. bring
Question 14: He has been studying very hard for his exams. I’m sure he ____ the exams easily.
A. is going to pass B. passes
C. will pass
D. has passed
Question 15: He _______ the television in the middle of the program.
A. went out
B. turned off
C. got up
D. turned up
Question 16: My bike is _______ than yours.
A. more expensive B. as expensive as
C. most expensive
D. expensive
READING
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the passage (1,0 point).
Westminster Abbey is a very big church in Westminster, London. It is one of the (17) _______ famous
buildings in London. Most of the present building, which replaced an earlier one, was built in the 13th and 14th
centuries, in the Gothic style. Every English king and queen has been crowned there (18) _______ William the

Conqueror in 1066. Many famous English people are buried in the Abbey or have memorials in it, and it contains.
Poets Corner and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In 1997, the (19) _______ of Diana. Princess of Wales (20)
_______ place there. The Abbey was made a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Question 17: A. most
B. best
C. least
D. worst
Question 18: A. during
B. from
C. for
D. since
Question 19: A. wedding
B. ceremony
C. baptism
D. funeral
Question 20: A. made
B. took
C. got
D. set
Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to each of the questions (1,0 point).
All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means different
things to different people. Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their
music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They
wanted to write lovely sounds.
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies and soldiers. They wrote
about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion. Some
of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.
Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years
ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago. Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When
they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy

it. Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. However, we can all learn to enjoy
some classical music. It is very important to people.
Question 21: Classical music is popular _____.
A. in the Western
B. in Europe
C. in the United States
D. all over the world
Question 22: The word 'they' in the second paragraph refers to ______.
A. composers
B. writers
C. dancers
B. singers
Question 23: The word “important” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. significant
B. different
C. interesting
B. beautiful


Question 24: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Classical music is different from people to people.
B. Classical music is different to understand so the listener always has to think about it.
C. Classical music was composed by famous musicians very long time ago.
D. Classical music is necessary for people because it makes life more colorful.
WRITING
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction (0,5 point).
Question 25: When we came to the beach yesterday, a sun was shining.
A
B
C

D
Question 26: Did you buy the most cheap watch in the shop?
A
B
C
D
II. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, without changing their meaning (0,5 point).
Question 27: He didn’t know how to cycle until he was 20.
It was not until _____________________________________________
Question 28: Nam didn’t work hard, so he failed his examination.
If Nam had _______________________________________________
Writing an announcement (1,0 point)
You are the head of the school environment club. The club now needs members for the new school year. Write an
announcement in which you call for volunteers and state where and when the first meeting of the club will take place and
how they can contact you.
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