Tài liệu KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM LỚP 10 pdf

KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM LỚP 10

SECTION A: Multiple-choice

I. Pronunciation:
1. A. dad B. ago C. cat D. sad
2. A. energy B. gift C. biology D. agency
3. A. private B. widely C. particular D. night
4. A. exception B. scholarship C. transition D. discover
5. A. particular B. significant C. satisfaction D. collaborate

II. Choose the answer that best fits the blank.
6. When do you plan to leave _________ Hanoi?
A. for B. with C. on D. of

7. John was born ________ a poor family.
A. in B. of C. into D. about

8. My parents weren’t satisfied ________ my results.
A. on B. about C. in D. with

9. I’m very graceful _______ you for your kindness.
A. to B. for C. of D. about

10. We haven’t met each other _________ last January.
A. for B. in C. on D. since

11. She spent hours __________ the problems to her son.
A. explaining B. to explain C. explain D. explained

12. There are _________ types of payment.
A. little B. a little C. few D. several

13. Steven Spielberg, _________ career excelled in the film
industry, is one of the leading figures in Hollywood.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. who

14. She said she ________ that film years before.
A. has seen B. saw C. would see D. had seen

15. ______________ any letters to him recently?
A. Have you sent B. Has you sent C. Had you sent D. Did you
send

16. Your house is dirty. ________ you ________ it?
A. Did – clean B. Would – clean C. Had – cleaned D. Have –
cleaned

17. The car was _________ to be seen.
A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

18. You have to work ________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hard C. more hardly D. hard

19. He is very an ________ man. He tells very good jokes.
A. amused B. amusing C. amusedly D. amusingly

20. It is about time we __________ the invitations.
A. mailed B. mailing C. to mail D. mail

21. Please sign the three copies of the contract and ________
them to me.
A. return B. give C. offer D. present

22. What’s the name of the woman ________ gave us a lift?
A. whom B. who C. whose D. which

23. The _________ Greeks built many beautiful temples.
A. ancient B. antique C. old D. distant

24. You won’t pass the exam _________ you try your best.
A. unless B. if C. although C. because

25. By the time he was eighteen, he __________ twenty books.
A. wrote B. will have written C. had written D. has written


II. Errors identification
26. Lots of(A) people cannot (B) seem to get (C) used to
queue(D).
27. There was(A) an interesting (B) news on the radio (C) about
the earthquake (D) in Japan.
28. Watching (A) a film, especially an (B) educational (C) one,
helps broadening (D) our knowledge.
29. You should (A) take a (B) taxi although (C) it’s
raining heavily(D).
30. The (A)United States lie (B) between (C) Canada and (D)
Mexico.

SECTION B: Reading

Passage 1:
Each student at an engineering college in Canada gets a steel ring
upon graduation in addition to graduation certificate.
There is a story behind the unusual ring. Several years ago, a
graduate from this engineering college designed an iron-steel
bridge. Unfortunately, because of many mistakes in his design,
the bridge collapsed soon after it came into use. This event shook
the engineering college. And the college authorities decided to
take back the framework of the iron-steel bridge and use it as raw
material for making rings to give the students upon their
graduation. The college wants the students to remember this
lesson forever so as to avoid making such mistakes again.
31. Upon graduation each student is given a steel sing as
_______________.
A. a gift from the college
B. a model to make design
C. a warning to avoid making mistakes in design
D. a warning not to make an iron-steel bridge
32. The wrongly-designed iron-steel bridge was finally
_____________.
A. put into use
B. sold again after repairing
C. used again after repairing
D. made into many steel rings
33. The ring is quite unusual because ________________.
A. its design is excellent
B. it is very expensive
C. it has a sad story
D. it is different from others
34. The best title for the passage is _______________.

A. A Great Mistake
B. A Shocking Event
C. A Warning Ring
D. A Lesson to Be Remembered
35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the
passage?
A. The iron-steel bridge didn’t come into use until it collapsed.
B. This bridge has been used ever since it was built.
C. The iron-steel bridge collapsed soon after it came into use.
D. The bridge collapsed because it was built by a poor student.

Passage 2:
Globes of the earth are used in the study of geography and can be
found in classrooms and libraries. They are also ____(36)____ in
planning air and sea routers and in establishing satellite
communications. The earth ____(37)____ is often referred to as
the globe.
Only a globe can give a correct picture of the earth as a whole.
Because the surface of a globe is rounded like the earth’s
____(38)____, a globe represents all parts of the earth’s surface
true and scale. The promotions and positions of the earth’s land
features and oceans in relation to each ____(39)____ are seen on
a globe exactly as they are on the earth. The shortest distance
between two points on the earth or globe is defined by what is
____(40)____ a great circle. A great circle can be measured
directly on a globe.
36. A. helpful B. helpless C. help D. helped
37. A. herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves
38. A. face B. surface C. look D. appearance
39. A. another B. others C. other D. the other

40. A. called B. said C. known D. thought

SECTION C: Writing
I. Sentence building
41. If / I / seen / him / I / him / lift.


42. It / be / awful / day / not be / it?


43. You / borrow / bike / if / promise / careful.


44. You / free / do / what / like.


45. The shelf / high / me / touch.



II. Sentence transformation
46. He didn’t listen to his father, he failed the exam.
 If

47. He learned to drive when he was eighteen.
 He has

48. “I wasn’t there at that time,” said John.
 John denied

49. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
 I suggest

50. I would do anything for you.
 There’s

THE END OF THE TEST


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SECTION A: Multiple-choice
I. Pronunciation:
1. A. dad B. ago C. cat D. sad
2. A. energy B. gift C. biology D. agency
3. A. private B. widely C. particular D. night
4. A. exception B. scholarship C. transition D. discover
5. A. particular B. significant C. satisfaction D. collaborate

II. Choose the answer that best fits the blank.
6. When do you plan to leave _________ Hanoi?
A. for B. with C. on D. of

7. John was born ________ a poor family.
A. in B. of C. into D. about

8. My parents weren’t satisfied ________ my results.
A. on B. about C. in D. with

9. I’m very graceful _______ you for your kindness.

A. to B. for C. of D. about

10. We haven’t met each other _________ last January.
A. for B. in C. on D. since

11. She spent hours __________ the problems to her son.
A. explaining B. to explain C. explain D. explained

12. There are _________ types of payment.
A. little B. a little C. few D. several

13. Steven Spielberg, _________ career excelled in the film industry, is
one of the leading figures in Hollywood.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. who

14. She said she ________ that film years before.
A. has seen B. saw C. would see D. had seen

15. ______________ any letters to him recently?
A. Have you sent B. Has you sent C. Had you sent D. Did you send

16. Your house is dirty. ________ you ________ it?
A. Did – clean B. Would – clean C. Had – cleaned D. Have – cleaned

17. The car was _________ to be seen.
A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

18. You have to work ________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hard C. more hardly D. hard

19. He is very an ________ man. He tells very good jokes.
A. amused B. amusing C. amusedly D. amusingly

20. It is about time we __________ the invitations.
A. mailed B. mailing C. to mail D. mail

21. Please sign the three copies of the contract and ________ them to me.
A. return B. give C. offer D. present

22. What’s the name of the woman ________ gave us a lift?
A. whom B. who C. whose D. which

23. The _________ Greeks built many beautiful temples.
A. ancient B. antique C. old D. distant

24. You won’t pass the exam _________ you try your best.
A. unless B. if C. although C. because

25. By the time he was eighteen, he __________ twenty books.
A. wrote B. will have written C. had written D. has written


III. Errors identification
26. Lots of(A) people cannot (B) seem to get (C) used to queue(D).
27. There was(A) an interesting (B) news on the radio (C) about the
earthquake (D) in Japan.
28. Watching (A) a film, especially an (B) educational (C) one,
helps broadening (D) our knowledge.
29. You should (A) take a (B) taxi although (C) it’s raining heavily(D).
30. The (A)United States lie (B) between (C) Canada and (D) Mexico.

SECTION B: Reading
Passage 1:
Each student at an engineering college in Canada gets a steel ring upon
graduation in addition to graduation certificate.
There is a story behind the unusual ring. Several years ago, a graduate
from this engineering college designed an iron-steel bridge.
Unfortunately, because of many mistakes in his design, the bridge
collapsed soon after it came into use. This event shook the engineering
college. And the college authorities decided to take back the framework
of the iron-steel bridge and use it as raw material for making rings to give
the students upon their graduation. The college wants the students to
remember this lesson forever so as to avoid making such mistakes again.
31. Upon graduation each student is given a steel sing as
_______________.
A. a gift from the college
B. a model to make design
C. a warning to avoid making mistakes in design
D. a warning not to make an iron-steel bridge
32. The wrongly-designed iron-steel bridge was finally _____________.
A. put into use
B. sold again after repairing
C. used again after repairing
D. made into many steel rings
33. The ring is quite unusual because ________________.
A. its design is excellent
B. it is very expensive
C. it has a sad story
D. it is different from others
34. The best title for the passage is _______________.
A. A Great Mistake

B. A Shocking Event
C. A Warning Ring
D. A Lesson to Be Remembered
35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The iron-steel bridge didn’t come into use until it collapsed.
B. This bridge has been used ever since it was built.
C. The iron-steel bridge collapsed soon after it came into use.
D. The bridge collapsed because it was built by a poor student.

Passage 2:
Globes of the earth are used in the study of geography and can be found
in classrooms and libraries. They are also ____(36)____ in planning air
and sea routers and in establishing satellite communications. The earth
____(37)____ is often referred to as the globe.
Only a globe can give a correct picture of the earth as a whole. Because
the surface of a globe is rounded like the earth’s ____(38)____, a globe
represents all parts of the earth’s surface true and scale. The promotions
and positions of the earth’s land features and oceans in relation to each
____(39)____ are seen on a globe exactly as they are on the earth. The
shortest distance between two points on the earth or globe is defined by
what is ____(40)____ a great circle. A great circle can be measured
directly on a globe.
36. A. helpful B. helpless C. help D. helped
37. A. herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves
38. A. face B. surface C. look D. appearance
39. A. another B. others C. other D. the other
40. A. called B. said C. known D. thought

SECTION C: Writing
I. Sentence building

41. If / I / seen / him / I / him / lift.
If I had seen him, I would have let him lift
42. It / be / awful / day / not be / it?
It is an awful day, isn't it?
43. You / borrow / bike / if / promise / careful.
You will borrow my bike if you promise to be careful
44. You / free / do / what / like.
You are free to do what you like
45. The shelf / high / me / touch.
The self is too high for me to touch
II. Sentence transformation
46. He didn’t listen to his father, he failed the exam.
 If he had listened to his father, he wouldn't have failed the exam
47. He learned to drive when he was eighteen.
 He has learnt to drive since he was 18
48. “I wasn’t there at that time,” said John.
 John denied having been there at that time
49. Why don’t you ask her yourself?
 I suggest you should ask her yourself
50. I would do anything for you.
 There’s nothing that I wouldn't do for you