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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HẾT HỌC KỲ I (2017 – 2018)
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10 . MÃ ĐỀ: 101
(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)

SECTION A (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. misses
B. sizes
C. watches
D. sees
Question 2: A. relax
B. explain
C. favour
D. space
Question 3: A. return
B. early
C. confirm
D. afternoon
Question 4: A. concerned
B. raised
C. maintained
D. developed
Question 5: A. computer
B. become
C. central
D. conditioner

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges.
Question 6: “What do you want to drink?” – “________”
A. No, I don’t like cake.
B. A cup of coffee, please.
C. I love to go camping
D. I want a comic book.
Question 7: A : “Do you think reading books is a good hobby?” B: “________”
A. I believe you’re right.
B. In my judgement, you should read more.
C. Certainly. It’s much better than playing games. D. It’s alright
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 8: The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.
A. ordinary B. honorable C. beautiful D. gloomy
Question 9: You could use fluorescent lamps instead of ordinary light bulbs.
A. in replacement B. in order for C. on payment for
D. in place of
Question 10: They tried to find a way of bettering their lives.
A. moving
B. achieving C. improving
D. changing
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 11: My aunt has just bought an ________ cooker .
A. electric
B. electrical
C. electricity
D. electrician
Question 12: Tony is______ impaired. He cannot see well.

A. mentally
B. orally
C. visually
D. audibly
Question 13: Do you remember Mrs .Lan , ______ taught us English?
A. Who
B. Whom
C. that
D. Which
Question 14: Do you think this hotel room is________ enough? - Yes, the view is wonderful, too.
A. space
B. spacing
C. spatial
D. spacious
Question 15: He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to________ him.
A. take
B. believe
C. permit
D. persuade
Question 16: _______ my documents? I just put them here a minute ago.
A. Was anybody taken
B. Did anybody take
C. Has anybody taken
D. Has anybody been taken
Question 17: She is said ______ 100 years old.
A. be
B. that she is
C. being
D. to be
Question 18: He didn’t understand what happened______ our clear explanation.

A. because of
B. because
C. although
D. despite
Question 19: ______ had she opened the cupboard door than she stood in front of it petrified.
A. The fact
B. No sooner
C. Hardly
D. As soon as


Question 20: I really like_______ I usually take photos of natural scenery.
A. photographer
B. photography
C. photographic
D. photogenic
Question 21: This computer isn’t capable _______ running this software.
A. on B. for C. in D. of
Question 22: When ______ is not known.
A. was the wheel invented B. inventing the wheel
C. the wheel was invented D. the invention of the wheel
Question 23: If I _______ John tonight, I _______ him my plans.
A. saw/ told B. will see/ will tell C. see/ will tell
D. will see/ tell
Question 24: She has difficulty ________ and ________ English.
A. to speak/ to write
B. speak/ writing
C. speak/ write
D. speaking/ writing
Question 25: Minh

has English on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
A. normal
B. usual
C. frequent
D. usually
Question 26: Hoa: “__________ do you take a holiday?” ~ Mai: “Once a year.”
A. When
B. How long
C. What time
D. How often
Question 27: Last summer, we had __________ holiday in England.
A. a two week's
B. a two-weeks
C. two-week
D. a two-week
Question 28: He will take us to the town ______ we can see old temples.
A. whom
B. where
C. when
D. which
Question 29: The old oak tree, ______ had stood in the schoolyard since before the church was built,
suddenly crashed to the ground.
A. which
B. that
C. who
D. when
Question 30: If gravity, the pull of the earth, is zero, everything ________.
A. would float
B. would be floating C. will float
D. floated

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
The computer has proved to be very (31)_________to our lives. In fact it can not only do simple
(32)_________- add, subtract, multiply or divide - with lightning speed, but also gather a wide range of
information for many purposes. They can (33)_________hand-printed letters, play chess, compose
music, write plays or even design other computers. In business and industry, the computer keeps track of
sales trends and production needs, mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls.
(34)_________they are taking over some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our brains,
computers are not replacing us. Our brain (35)_________more than 10 billion cells and a computer has
only a few hundred thousand parts.
Question 31: A. helpful
B. hopeful
C. careful
D. dangerous
Question 32: A. calculated
B. calculator
C. calculations D. calculating
Question 33: A. read
B. listen
C. play
D. design
Question 34: A. Because
B. If
C. But
D. Although
Question 35: A. has
B. have
C. to have D. having
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 40.

The idea for the Internet began in the early 1960s in the United States. The Department of Defense
wanted to connect then computers together in order to share private information. In 1969, the ARPA net
(an early form of the Internet) first connected computers at four American universities. One computer
successfully sent information to another. In 1972, scientists shared the ARPA net with the world. They
created a way to send person-to-person messages using the ARPA net. This was the beginning of e-mail.
Over the next few years, there was a lot of progress made in the world of computing, but most people
were not using the Internet. Then, in the 1980s, personal computers became more common. In the early


1990s, two important things happened] the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991, and the creation of the
first Web browser in 1993. The Web made it easier to find information on the Internet, and to move from
place to place using links. The Web and browser made it possible to see information as a web site with
data, including pictures, sounds, and words.
Question 36: The original purpose of creating a world-wide network is to_______.
A. show off the ARPA net
B. share information
C. test the abilities of the Department of Defense D. to send person-to-person messages, or e-mail
Question 37: People in America first thought about creating the Internet in______.
A. 1969
B. 1972
C. the 1970s
D. the 1960s
Question 38: Two important inventions in the world of computing happened in______.
A. the 1990s
B. 1991
C. 1993
D. the 1980s
Question 39: Information is stored in a web site in forms of______.
A. words
B. pictures

C. data
D. sound
Question 40: People who work online can move easily from place to place with the help of______.
A. computing progress
B. browsers
C. links
D. personal computers
SECTION B (2 points)
I. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets. Write your answers on
your answer sheet.
Question 41: We (not have) _______________________a good meal for three weeks.
Question 42: He (go) ________________________to England two years ago.
Question 43: Mr. Lam usually (ride) _____________________an old man from District 1 to District 5.
Question 44: If I (study) ________________________medicine, I will become a doctor.
Question 45: Marie Curie (earn) ________________________ a physics degree before she took another
degree in mathematics.
II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Question 46: I often get up early.
I am used _______________________.
Question 47: She said to us “Don’t be late”.
She told _______________________.
Question 48: He could repair the broken vase.
The _______________________.
Question 49: Although he had a good salary he was unhappy in his job.
In spite _______________________.
Question 50: When did you start working here?
How long _______________________.
The end

KEYS OF SECTION B
41/ haven’t had
42/ went
43/ rides
44/ study
45/ had earned

46. I am used to getting up early.

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47. She told us not to be late
48. The broken vase could be repaired by him.
49. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
50. How long have you worked here?