Đề kiểm tra giữa học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Mã đề 170 - Trường THPT Gia Định

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GIA ĐỊNH HIGH SCHOOL 
MID-TERM 1st SEMESTER TEST 
 Time allowed: 45 minutes; 
GRADE 10 
CODE 
170 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 
 1: A. put B. subject C. suddenly D. club 
 2: A. lead B. please C. beach D. pleasure 
II. Choose the word which has stress pattern differently from that of the others 
 3: A. contented B. favorite C. interesting D. usually 
 4: A. award B. local C. physics D. husband 
 5: A. impossible B. professional C. conditional D. scientific 
III. Choose A,B,C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence. 
 6: Family __________ is very important for a child to form his personality. 
A. richness B. background C. specialization D. degree 
 7: Here is my report. ______________ it at last. 
A. I am finishing B. I finished C. I have finished D. I finish 
 8: “ ________ did you graduate from the university? “ _ “Twenty five” 
A. At what age B. When C. How old D. Whose 
 9: At this time tomorrow we ____________ over the Atlantic. 
A. are flying B. will fly C. will be flying D. fly 
 10: The alarm _________ at 5 o’clock every morning. 
A. sounds B. beats C. strikes D. goes off 
 11: It was heavy traffic that prevented _______________ on time. 
A. us arrive B. us from arriving C. us to arrive D. us arriving 
 12: When Martin ________ the car, he took it out for a drive. 
A. has repaired B. had repaired C. would repair D. will repair 
 13: My English friend finds __________. 
A. using chopsticks is difficult B. using chopsticks difficult 
C. to use chopsticks difficultly D. it using chopsticks is difficult 
 14: The boss _______ to sack him because he had been late twice. 
A. hoped B. threatened C. advised D. forced 
 15: My kids spend hours _________________ on the phone to their friends. 
A. saying B. whispering C. chatting D. telling 
 16: There used to __________ a lot of buildings in this city. 
A. being B. have C. be D. having 
 17: I advise you ____________ before deciding ___________ the job. 
A. wait/ to accept B. waiting/ accepting C. to wait/ accepting D. to wait/ to accept 
 18: It is very kind ______ me solve the problem. 
A. of you to help B. for me to help C. helping D. for helping 
 19: __________ a parent, I feel that more should be done to protect our children. 
A. With B. As C. Like D. To 
 20: Since men _______ fire, human civilization ________ with high speed. 
A. had discovered/ developed B. discovered/ had developed 
C. discovered/ has developed D. discovered/ developed 
 21: I had to ask the boys ________ _______________. 
A. stop/ to play B. to stop/ to play C. to stop/ playing D. stopping/ playing 
 22: We work about two hours before we ___________ a rest. 
A. get B. take C. make D. do 
 23: I am sure that you can’t have done the work by yourself. _____________? 
A. Who did you help B. Who did helped you C. Who helped you D. Whom helped you 
24: - X: “ Did you have a nice weekend?” - Y: “ _______________________”. 
A. Catch you later B. I’ve got to go. See you later. 
C. Bye, see you later. D. Nothing special. 
 25: – X: “ Do you mind if I borrow your plate?” - Y: “ ____________. Do you need only one?” 
A. Yes, I do B. No, I wouldn’t C. Not at all D. I’m sorry 
 26: I don’t know _________ this word. Could you please help me? 
A. to pronounce B. pronouncing C. how to pronounce D. how pronouncing 
 27: In the 19th century, it was _________________ for a woman to become a doctor. 
A. unable B. incapable C. disabled D. impossible 
 28: Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish _______________ on earth for ages. 
A. existed B. have existed C. are existing D. exist 
 29: Has she gone to Nha Trang on business or for ___________________? 
A. pleased B. pleasing C. pleasant D. pleasure 
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 30: What time is the flight ___________ to arrive? 
A. planned B. thought C. due D. arranged 
IV. Error recognition 
 31: Sometimes it is difficult to avoid to drink when we enjoy an informal party. 
 A B C D 
 32: Before he retired last month, Mr Smith has been working as a secretary in the House of Parliament. 
 A B C D 
 33: “How did you do on the exam? “ -“ I passed, but I did not do it so good.” 
 A B C D 
 34: Nutrition plays a key role in maintaining good health and prevent many diseases. 
 A B C D 
 35: Billy has called his lawyer last night to tell him about his problem but he was told that the lawyer 
 A B C 
had gone to a lecture. 
 D 
V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase 
Routines are the normal orders and ways in which you regularly do things or work. Just think about your daily life? Do 
you (36) ___________ the same route to work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, 
do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, (37)________ we all have routines in our lives. 
Routines (38)_________ time and energy because you do them (39)_______ thinking. That is the reason why they are 
so important in the morning when your brain is not very active after a long sleep. Routines are really useful but they 
also make you uncreative. So sometimes, it is a good idea to (40)_______ your routines. Listen to a different radio 
station. Take a different route to work. Change your routine. Maybe you never know, but it may change your life and 
make you feel better of yourself. 
 36: A. catch B. follow C. chase D. run 
 37: A. although B. because of C. in spite of D. because 
 38: A. hold B. keep C. protect D. save 
 39: A. when B. without C. not D. no 
 40: A. push B. break C. avoid D. drop 
VI. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer 
My name is Seumas Mc Sporran and I’m a very busy man. I’m 60 years old and I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, 
a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an 
undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel. I live and work on the island of Gigha in the 
west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer 150 tourists come by boat every day. Every weekday I get up 
at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school. At 9.00 I collect the 
post from the boat and deliver it to all the houses on the island. I also deliver the beer to the island’s only pub. Then I 
help Margaret in the shop. My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t watch television. In the 
evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. 
Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it. 
 41: Mr. Mcsporran does all the following jobs EXCEPT . 
A. a mailman B. a firefrighter C. a farmer D. a driver 
42: According to the passage which is true about Seumas MsSporran? 
A. He goes to bed very late. B. He likes the job as a postman most. 
C. He and his wife go on holiday every year D. He does the accounts in the evening 
 43: The underlined word "it" refers to .......... 
A. Boat B. Beer C. Pub D. Post 
 44: Tourists ....... to the island 
A. swim B. sail C. fly D. drive 
 45: Gigha is the name of ......... 
A. His hotel B. The shop where they work 
C. The island where they live D. His wife 
VII. WRITING: PHẦN RIÊNG 
PHẦN A: Dành cho học sinh lớp CƠ BẢN 
 46: Could you please lend me your pen ?  Would you mind .? 
 47: Lan finally managed to get a job.  Lan finally succeeded  
 48: They finished their work, then left the office.  After they  
 49: How much do you pay for this computer ?  How much does ? 
 50: I am always nervous when I travel by air.  Travelling  
PHẦN B: Dành cho học sinh lớp NÂNG CAO 
 46: The car was too expensive for us to buy.  We couldn’t afford  
 47: She’d rather ride than drive.  She prefers  
 48: Whose documents are these?  Who ..? 
 49: I have visited Ho Chi Minh city three times.  This is my .. 
 50: It was so late that nothing could be done.  It was too  
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