Đề kiểm tra lần 1 học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Năm học 2014-2015

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA LẦN 1 HỌC KỲ I 
NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015
MÔN: ANH 10
Thời gian làm bài:45 phút
I.PRONUNCIATION: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1,5 marks)
 A. now	B. mouse C. couch D. snow
A. like	B. life	C. rise 	D. gift
A. lovely 	B. women	C. month 	D. wonderful
A. operation	B. occasion	C. machine	D. information
A. upon	B. miraculous 	C. computer	D. produce
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: Choose the word/phrase that best fits each blank. (3 marks)
The lion tamer and lions _______ you saw at the circus last night are from the China. 
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
Are you free this afternoon? –No, I am not. I_______ a lecture given by Professor Jones. 
 A. am attending B. will attend C. attended D. have attended
She is not _______ because she does not look as beautiful in the picture as she is. 
 	A. photography	B. photographic	C. photogenic	D. photographer 
A _______ is a film or a radio or television program giving facts a bout something. 
	A. comedy	B. drama	C. documentary	D. cartoon
Can you help me find the man _______ saved the girl?
	A. whom	B. whose	C. which	D. who
A good ___________of information Technology will help you use the computer easily.
	A. skill 	B. knowledge	C. research	D. expensive
After each period, we have a ___________break. 
	A. five minutes	B. five- minute	C. fifth- minute D. fifth- minutes
The synonym of “education” is ___________.
	A. schooling	B. scholarship	C. learning	D. studying
Like other workers, John ____________his work at 7:00 every day.
	A. begins	B. began 	C. beginning	D. to begin
People who cannot see anything are called ____________.
	A. the poor 	B. the blind	C. the deaf	D. the dumb
They decided to go for a picnic ____________the cold weather.
	A. in spite of	B. when	C. despite	D. because of
They were hungry, so she suggested ____________dinner early. 
	A. has 	 B. to have	C. had	D. having
I don't like quizzes because my general ____________is so poor.
	A. thinking	B. knowledge	C. memory	D. appearance
14. If I___________the bus this afternoon, I’ll get a taxi instead.
	A. miss	B. will miss	C. missed D. had missed
15. She stayed at home ___________she was sick.
	A. in spite of	B. because	C. although	D. because of 
III.READING: A. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer (1, 5 marks)
English is a very useful language. If we _____(36)______ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand _____(37)______ we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of _____(38)______ . Hundreds of books are written in English every day in _____(39)______ countries. English has also helped us to spread ideas and knowledge _____(40)_____ all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. 
 36). A). want 	B). know 	C). do 	D). work 
 37). A). who 	B). when 	C). where 	D). what 
 38). A). subjects 	B). teachers 	C). people 	D). friends 
 39). A). much 	B). the 	C). a 	D). many 
 40). A). of 	B). on 	C). about 	D). to 
Passage B: Choose the best answers to complete the passage A, B, C, D (1, 5 marks)
I began my teaching career nearly fifteen years ago. I spent ten years teaching in a remote village where the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed because of bad living conditions and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career that was “teaching”. I loved my poor little pupils. They were living in poverty, but I could not leave them alone to suffer from lack of schooling. 
Although the teacher’s salary may be lower than many other jobs, teaching is much more important for our country. I am proud of myself to be a teacher, a hard working “volunteer” taking my pupils to the “destination” of knowledge.
 1. How long has the writer taught in a remote village? 
 A. Since fifteen years.	 B. Ten years ago. C. For nearly fifteen years. D. For five years.
 2. When he taught in a remote village, he felt ..
 A. happy and excited	B. homesick	 C. disappointed D. B &C are correct
 3. He decided .
A. to devote himself to teaching	B. to give up his job
C. to leave the village	D. to look for a well paid
 4. He wanted his pupils to 
	A. live in poverty	B. get good knowledge
	C. have bad living conditions	D. suffer from lack of schooling
 5. He considered himself as .
A. a teacher	B. a villager	C. a professor	D. a volunteer
IV.WRITING. Rewrite the following sentences as directed (2,5 marks).
Bill didn’t go to school because of his illness.
Because Bill was ill, he didn’t go to school.
There will be a shortage of water unless it rains.
If it doesn’t rain, there will be a shortage of water
My friend said, “I saw your brother in the park yesterday. ”
My friend said she had seen her brother in the park the day before
Mrs. Quyen taught the mute but she doesn’t do it any more. (use ‘used to’)
Mrs. Quyen used to teach the mute but she doesn’t do it any more
They have just produced a new style of jeans in the USA. (change into passive)
 A new style of jeans in the USA has just been produced (by them)
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