Đề kiểm tra học kì I Tiếng anh lớp 10 - Đề số 21

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other.
A. leaver	B. pleasure	C. release	D. creamy
A. butterfly	B. hurry	C. annual	D. hungry
A. channel	B. newspaper	C. making	D. famous
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
A. glorious	B. poverty	C. summarize	D. decision
A. technology	B. excursion	C. similarity	D. convenient
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
Minh: __________ do you have to spend many years learning English?
 	Nam: Oh! Learning a foreign language well is a long process.
	A. What	B. Why	C. How	D. How long
My mother warned __________ the electric plug.
	A. not touch	B. me not touch	C. me touching not	D. me not to touch
He didn’t come back home last night, ___________ made his parents really worried.
	A. which	B. that	C. when	D. who
Roses, tulips and other flowers __________ perfume.
	A. have used to make	B. are used to make	C. has used to make	D. is used to make
I remember __________ my mother said the carpets needed __________.
	A. to hear/to clean 	B. hear / clean	C. hearing/cleaning	D. heard /cleaned
The bell went __________ and woke all the members in my family up.
	A. out	B. on	C. off	D. of
The government provided some shelters for __________ after the floods.
	A. the disabled	B. the hungry	C. the deaf	D. the homeless
Hoa: Could you tell me __________? -Mai: Well, it’s used to heat or cook any food you want.
	A. what is a microwave used	B. what is a microwave used for
	C. what a microwave is used for	D. what a microwave is
Every time I rent a video, I choose a comedy. It means I __________ choose a comedy to rent.
	A. usually	B. sometimes	C. always	D. never
__________ the typhoon warnings, we didn’t go out last night.
	A. Because	B. Although	C. In spite of	D. Because of
That storm, __________ happened two weeks ago, was very terrible.
	A. that	B. which	C. who was	D. which was
Thousands of rare animals __________ in the forest fire.
	A. have been killed	B. has been killed	C. have killed	D. has killed
__________ in the village, cars and lorries will get to the village more easily.
	A. Should people widen the roads	B. Were people widen the roads
	C. Did people widen the roads	D. If people widened the roads
Paul: What are they laughing at? -John: __________.
	A. Sorry, I can’t tell you	B. Well, Not at all	C. Oh, I don’t like them	D. Oh, Jane’s jokes
Janet __________ for an advertising company but now she works as a tourist guide.
	A. use to work 	B. got used to working	C. used to work	D. was used to working
When we came to the party, the food __________ so we had to have a drink first.
	A. was being prepared	B. had been prepared	C. was prepared	D. had prepared
The part of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system is called __________.
	A. USB	B. VDU	C. RAM	D. CPU
Jane looks after her younger brother so well. She’s really __________ for her age.
	A. mature	B. old	C. growing	D. young
From our hotel window we can see a charming landscape of the surrounding mountain.
	A. mysterious	B. magnificent	C. picturesque	D. wonderful
_________ seriously injured in the accident were taken to _________ hospital an hour ago.
	A. no article /the	B. The /no article	C. no article /no article	D. A /a
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
The severely disabled needs full-time care.
	A. needs	B. the	C. severely	D. care
My brothers have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it will do harm to their health.
	A. harm to	B. have stopped	C. afraid that	D. to smoke 
Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question.
The media can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the movies and shows that they watch. With high quality programs, TV and video tapes increase the viewers’ knowledge, they can also improve thinking ability. Additionally, it offers language learners the advantage of “real-life” audiovisual instruction and aural comprehension practice at any time of day or night. TV and video can also provide almost everyone with good entertainment. (comprehension: sự thấu hiểu)
Nevertheless, there are several serious disadvantages to the visual media. Firstly, some people watch video tapes more hours than they do anything else. Secondly, those who spend more time watching TV than manual work can easily suffer from near-sightedness and obesity. Thirdly, the amount of violence and horror on the screen that have had bad effect on children and teenagers. Finally, people often feel a strange and powerful need to watch TV or play a video tape even when they do not enjoy it or have free time for entertainment. (obesity: bụng phệ)
What inferred from the passage is considered FALSE?
	A. To widen our knowledge we should watch TV as much as possible.
	B. Watching TV and video is one of the ways to learn other cultures.
	C. The visual media also have some disadvantages besides their advantages.
	D. TV and other visual media affect the lives of almost everyone.
One of the advantages of TV and video tapes is that it can __________.
	A. decrease viewers’ knowledge	B. widen viewers’ knowledge
	C. limit viewers’ good entertainment	D. reduce viewer’s ability of thinking
The media can be very helpful to people __________.
	A. who spend much time on them	B. who carefully choose the programs to watch
	C. who enjoy them	D. who know the way to enjoy them
TV is one of the media that presents information and entertainment __________
	A. aurally and orally	B. aurally	C. visually and aurally	D. orally
Who in the passage can easily suffer from near-sightedness and obesity?
	A. people who often feel a strange and powerful need.
	B. people who improve thinking ability.
	C. people who carefully choose the movies and shows.
	D. people who spend more time watching TV than manual work.
Choose the sentence which has the same meaning as the original one.
“We are going on an excursion to Thay pagoda tomorrow.” they said
	A. They said that they were going on an excursion to Thay pagoda the next day.
	B. They said that they were going on an excursion to Thay tomorrow.
	C. They said that they are going on an excursion to Thay the day after.
	D. They said that they are going on an excursion to Thay the following day.
We regretted that we had sold our house.
	A. We regretted selling our house.	B. We regretted to sell our house.
	C. We regretted having sold our house.	D. We regretted having been sold our house.
The scientists have found out a vaccine for the flu recently.
	A. A vaccine for the flu has been found out recently.
	B. A vaccine for the flu has been founded out recently.
	C. A vaccine for the flu have been found out recently.
	D. A vaccine for the flu have been found recently out.
Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) for each blank.	
I am an ordinary teacher like many others, (36)_____ my students are those with severe learning difficulties: some have speech or hearing impairments, while some others have mental (37)_____. Every day I work with my lovely students. We have some (38)_____ equipment such as audiotapes and videotapes to assist their learning. Like many other special education teachers, I am constantly under (39)_____ due to heavy workloads. Some of my colleagues gave up and found other jobs, but I won’t. I enjoy working with students with disabilities. (40)_____ can compete with the joy I have when my children can perform a difficult task.
A. so	B. but	C. and	D. because
A. effects	B. problems	C. things	D. matters
A. special	B. valuable	C. modern	D. specialized
A. worry	B. stress	C. investigation	D. control
A. Anything	B. Everything	C. Nothing	D. Something
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