Đề kiểm tra học kì I Tiếng anh lớp 10 - Đề số 23

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
______ he quits smoking, he will die.
	A. If	B. Unless	C. Although	D. Because
He spent a whole day ______ the radio.
	A. repairing	B. to repair	C. repaired	D. repair
More newspapers ______ in this city every day.
	A. are selling	B. are being sold	C. sell	D. sold
I would rather ________ unemployed than ________ in that factory.
	A. to be/to work	B. be/work	C. being/work	D. being/working
I can’t bear _______ such tight shoes.
	A. wear	B. wearing	C. to wear	D. worn
Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
	A. make up	B. find out	C. take over	D. put up
In 1903, Marie became the first woman __________ a Doctor of Science Degree.
	A. receiving	B. receive	C. receives	D. to receive
He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the _____.
	A. unemployed	B. poor	C. disabled	D. hungry
_____ the storm, I would have been home before eight.
	A. Instead of	B. But for	C. During	D. Because of
I didn’t like the noise in the city at first, but now ___________ here.
	A. I got used to living	B. I’m used to living	C. I used to live	D. I used to living
The earth, ______ is the fifth largest planet in the solar system, is the third planet from the sun.
	A. who	B. it	C. which	D. that
The man ______ I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university.
	A. which	B. whom	C. whose	D. he
I work from Tuesday to Saturday, so Sunday and Monday are my _______.
	A. working days	B. days out	C. breaks	D. days off 
Look at those cars! They _______!
	A. will crash	B. are crashing	C. will be crashed	D. are going to crash 
She left home in 1993 and _____ since.
	A. hasn’t seen	B. didn’t see	C. hasn’t been seen 	D. wasn’t seen
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
The man was injured in the accident was taken to hospital.
	A	B	C	D
These pupils never are late for school.
	A	B	C	D
Smoke cigarettes is so harmful that you should give it up.
	A	B	C	D
She saw me and stopped to talk to me while she is going shopping this morning.
	A	B	C	D
Since I begin school, I haven’t had much spare time.
	A	B	C	D
Read the passage and make the correct choice:
David Evans is a farmer. He does the farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (21)______ to his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (22)_____ sheep on his land. He does not employ (23) _____ full-time workers. His sons help him when they are not (24)_____ school. His wife adds to the family income by selling eggs (25)_____ her hens produce. In summer, she often takes paying guests into the (26)_____. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country air (27)_____ Mrs. Evans enjoys having some (28)_____ money to spend on clothes for her children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone. The question is that if his children want to (29)_____ the farm when Mr. Evans gives up working. Country life is quiet and peaceful to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm (30)_____ the city some day.
A. been	B. depended	C. belonged	D. possessed
A. feeds	B. grows	C. leads	D. raises	
A. some	B. more	C. much	D. any
A. at	B. for	C. to	D. on
A. who	B. which	C. when	D. whose
A. school	B. road	C. farmhouse	D. field
A. when	B. so that	C. if	D. and
A. any	B. extra	C. interest	D. free
A. take off	B. take over	C. take after	D. take in
A. for	B. in	C. at	D. of
Read the passage below and choose the best answer
All of us have to work to earn a living ourselves and to help our family. However, we work not only for material life but also for many other things. We are working to prove our ability. We feel self-confident and proud because we are independent. Anyone who works is regarded as a useful member of society. We're working, that means we're contributing to our country. Working helps us train our minds because we always try our best to do the job. The better we work, the more money we earn and that encourages us to work harder. Without working, a man's life will be empty, purposeless and meaningless and it's easy for a jobless person to do wrongs.
Why should we work?
	A. Because we have to	C. It makes our material life worse
	B. It makes ourselves purposeless	D. It makes ourselves better
What can we get from work beside money?
	A. Many other important things	C. Some salary
	B. Meaningless feeling	D. Nothing
What will happen if we work more?
	A. We feel better	C. We earn more	B. We contribute more	D. All are correct
What helps us work harder?
	A. good way	B. good pay	C. good life	D. none are correct
Without working, how is one's life?
	A. better	B. more confident	C. prouder	D. boring
Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete_____________. (satisfy)
Do you believe in life after __________________? (die) 
Rewrite these following sentences as directed.
I found it a bit difficult to get into work this morning.
	@ Getting 	
Someone knocked at the door in the middle of our lunch.
	@ While we 	
It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
 	@ It’s better to avoid	
In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
	@ Even though 	
He lived in Hanoi for ten years. Then he moved to Ho Chi Minh City.
	@ After 	 
When did you last ride a bike?
	@ How long 	
Make questions from the underlined words or phrases: 
It takes me forty-five minutes to get ready.	
	@ 	
This poem is written by Nguyen Du.
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