Tran Phu High School
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THE FIRST ENGLISH TEST
Class: 10 . . .
Mã đề: 141
A. TRẮC NGHIỆM (7)
I. Read the following passage and indicate the correct answer.
In a typical family in Japan, different members have their roles and responsibilities to perform. The father is the head of the
family. He takes care of his family by earning a living and guiding the children, and making the final decisions that affect
the family. He helps the mother manage the household and is responsible for the hard stuff like lifting heavy things and
repair work like fixing plumping and electricity. The mother is usually the manager of the household. She takes care of
children and supervises household tasks. She also helps to share the family financial burden and helps to make decisions
affecting the family. She plans the menu, does the shopping, and prepares the family meals. She either supervises or does
cleaning, laundry, ironing and other similar tasks. Today, however, both mother and father can share roles in homemaking
and breadwinning. The son in the family helps the father with some household activities such as doing simple home repair.
He helps the mother in the kitchen and with other household tasks. He also assists with other activities in the home like
taking care of younger brothers or sisters, watering the plants, and cleaning the house. The daughter in the family helps the
mother do some of the household tasks like grocery shopping, cooking, washing dishes, cleaning, and help keeping the
house tidy. She also gives a hand with taking care of the younger brothers or sisters. She may assist brother in other
household tasks like doing the laundry.
1. The word "assist" is closest in meaning to:
A. arrange
B. tidy
C. help
D. organize
2. Who makes the final decisions in the typical Japanese family?
A. The father
B. The mother
C. Both father and mother D. Neither of them
3. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. The mother puts all the household chores on her son and daughter
B. Today, both the father and the mother take the responsibility for homemaking, childrearing and family finance.
C. In the Japanese family, only the mother goes to work to earn money to support the family.
D. The father is the sole breadwinner in the family.
4. Which is NOT mentioned as the task of the daughter?
A. repairing things
B. shopping for groceries C. cleaning the house
D. cooking
5. Who does the washing - up in the family?
A. The daughter
B. The father
C. The son
D. The mother
II. Choose the best answer
6. What do you think about littering?
A. Well, I think it is good.
B. Oh, no. She does very often
C. Well, I think it is not good.
D. Oh, yes. She does very often.
7. Why do you buy a lot of meat? - I ......................... for 10 people.
A. cook
B. am going to cook
C. be going to cook
D. will cook
8. When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand ……... tidying the living room.
A. for
B. with
C. on
D. about
9. A letter ___________by Ann now.
A. writes
B. is writing
C. wrote
D. is being written
10. Which of the chores do you dislike doing the most?
A. Well, I think it is not good.
B. Well, I think I like taking out the rubbish
C. Oh, yes. She does very often.
D. I don't like doing the washing- up.
11. My father is a _____________in my family because he takes responsible for family financial burden.
A. homemaker
B. housewife
C. breadwinner
D. doctor
12. The technique of acupuncture involves placing hair-thin needles in various acupoints throughout the body. "thin" has
the opposite meaning to……
A. quick
B. thick
C. fat
D. weak
13. The place that food is first stored in the body is the……………..
A. brain
B. stomach
C. lung
D. heart
14. To be recognized, this research must offer real evidence. The underlined word has the closest meaning to........
A. medicine
B. condition
C. proof
D. knowledge
15. She is bored with her current job and .................. for a new one now.
A. has looked
B. looking
C. looks
D. is looking
16. He advised me not to give up hope. The word " give up" is opposite …………..
A. stop
B. consider
C. wish
D. continue
III. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
17. The digestive system lets us break down the food we drink and turn it into energy.
A.
B.
C.
D.
18. "It's very hot here."
- "I will to open the windows"
A.
B.
C.
D.
19. Acupuncture is consider as a reliable alternative to modern medicine.
A.
B.
C.
D.
20. Bill is feeding the pigs and chickens every morning.
A.
B. C.
D.
IV.Pronunciation
21. A. airplane
B. ample
C. birthplace
D. caplet
22. A. prepare
B. laundry
C. iron
D. cream
23. A. much
B. lunch
C. truth
D. cup
V.Read the passage and choose the best answer:
When I was younger, I hated ……(24)……the eldest child and the only girl in my family. But now I am older, I realize that
being 'Big Sister' actually has its…(25)…….. First of all, I get special treatment from my parents and brothers. I get my
own room, and brothers have to do all the……(26)... work around the house. Another benefit is that, being the eldest, I have
learned to be responsible and dependable. For example, my parents often leave my brothers in my care when they go out. I
also try my best in whatever I do in order to be a good …(27)……for my brothers. The experience I've had in taking ……
(28)……..of my brothers has prepared me for my own family in the future. So, even though I didn't choose to be the eldest
child and the only girl in my family, I have succeeded in making this situation work to my best advantage.
24. A. to being
B. be
C. being
D. to be
25. A. disadvantages
B. advantages
C. disadvantage
D. advantage
26. A. light
B. big
C. much
D. heavy
27. A. example
B. brother
C. friend
D. sister
28. A. care
B. careless
C. careful
D. carefully
B. TỰ LUẬN (3)
I. Rewrite these sentences, beginning as given(1.5)
1. My father watered the flowers yesterday. (Passive)
->>> ………………………………………….
2. They have discovered oil at the North Pole (Passive)
->>> ……………………………………………..
3. My mother spends 30 minutes cleaning the house
->>> It takes ………………………………………….
II. Give the correct form of the verb in brackets(1)
1. Every day I(get) ……….up at 6 o'clock, (eat)………….breakfast at 7 o'clock.
2. The students (usually teach) ………………
by Mrs. Monty.
3. I’m sorry I made you so angry. I (not do) ………………. that again.
III. Give the correct form of the word in brackets(0.5)
1. He is………………………… for what had happened. ( RESPONSIBILITY )
2. You should do ……..……………….exercise to keep fit. ( REGULARLY )
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11.
21.
2.
12.
22.
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13.
23.
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14.
24.
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15.
25.
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26.
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17.
27.
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18.
28.
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