ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1 LỚP 10 MÔN TIẾNG ANH

TEST 1
PART 1: (8 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following sentences.

Question 1: A. sings B. eats C. signs D. gains

Question 2: A. cousin B. young C. bought D. rough

Question 3: A. camera B. famous C. glad D. family

Question 4: A. great B. seat C. beach D. reach

Question 5: A. injured B. employed C. married D. visited

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.

Question 6: Tim asked Frances _________.

A. what time is it B. if what time it was

C. what time was it D. what time it was

Question 7: They learnt hard and passed the exam ________.

A. with colours flying B. with local colours

C. with flying colours D. with successfully colours

Question 8: This machine is _______. It is useless now.

A. out of work B. out of order C. out of place D. out of sight

Question 9: _______ the traffic jam, he managed to get to school on time.

A. In spite of B. Because of C. Though D. Even though

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Question 10: Tom said that he had lost his motorbike _________.

A. the day before B. yesterday C. ago D. before

Question 11: Marie Curie was born in Warsaw _________November 7th, 1867.

A. on B. in C. at D. by

Question 12: These classes are different_______ other ones because the students
are_______.

A. in / disabled B. from / disabled

C. from / disabled children D. with / disabled

Question 13: The lion tamer and lions _______ you saw at the circus last night are from
Thailand.

A. which B. that C. who D. whom

Question 14: ____ 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

Question 15: Television can make things ______because it presents information in an

effective way.

A. memory B. memorial C. memorable D. memorably

Question 16: For the past two years I ________ a lot of things.

A. doing B. do C. have done D. did

Question 17: ________ a dentist, Mike is very concerned about having healthy teeth.

A. Because B. He is C. As D. That he is

Question 18: Last summer, we had _________ holiday in Spain.

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 A. a two week’s B. a two-weeks C. a two-week D. two-week

Question 19: "How about driving to the countryside this Sunday?" - "____________ ."

A. That's a good idea B. Never mind C. That's my pleasure D. Yes, I'm

driving

Question 20: "Oops! I’m sorry for stepping on your foot" – “______.”

A. Never mind B. You don't mind C. You're welcome D. That's fine

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Question 21: People ran into the street in panic after the explosion.

A. excitement B. fright C. surprise D. loneliness

Question 22: What is she anxious about? Why?

A. confident B. patient C. interesting D. worried

Question 23: The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was
seriously hurt.

A. rang B. exploded C. burned D. landed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that
needs correction in each of the following questions.

Question 24: The villagers had to work hardly in the fields all day and could hardly
make ends meet.

A. hardly B. villagers C. all day D. make ends meet

Question 25: The houses have been decorated very beautiful.

A. The houses B. have been C. decorated D. beautiful

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Question 26: The computer is an electrical storage which manages large collections of
data.

A. which B. The C. electrical D. collections

Question 27: It often takes me about fifteen minutes to go to work from here by foot.

A. takes B. fifteen minutes C. to go D. by foot

Question28. If tomorrow the weather will be bad, the match will be postponed.

A. tomorrow B. will be C. match D.be postponed

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Man is the __(29)__creature on earth. He has conquered nature, so that he can live safely
almost anywhere. He has tamed animals and changed the world he lives in.

Despite these achievements, man is not very different __(30)__ animals. He has the same
bones, muscles, organs and glands. Unlike many creatures, man has not developed
specialized features __(31)__ help him to live in any particular surroundings.

(__32__) there are two main physical characteristics in which man does differ from other
mammals. Firstly, he walks upright on only two feet, leaving his hands completely free to
do things. Secondly, the size of his brain in comparison with his body is enormous.

Man is a reasoning creature. He can think __(33)__ a problem, find a solution, plan what
to do, and then carry out this plan

Question 29. A. more successful B. successful C. most successful D. as

successful

Question 30. A. from B. than C. by D. with

Question 31. A. who B. that C. what D. whom

Question 32. A. therefore B. in addition C. similarly D. however

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Question 33. A. about B. on C. over D. with

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The Most Convenient Way to Shop

Do you do a lot of online shopping? For millions of people, it is a wonderful way to

purchase the things they want without having to leave their homes.

Online shopping is not very old. The first online shopping company was created in 1991.
However, the idea of shopping from home has existed for a very long time. Many years
ago, people shopped with mail-order catalogues. A catalogue is a very thin magazine that
is full of advertisements, and then they mailed their order back to the company. A few
weeks later, their product arrived. Because people ordered their products through the
mail, they were called “mail-order” catalogues. After that, shopping television shows
became popular. These TV shows introduced products to people watching at home.
People who wanted to buy something called the company and placed the order. This is
called home shopping.

Now we have online shopping. Online shoppers go online and look at web sites. When
they find something they want, they place an order with the web site. They usually pay
with a credit card or with virtual currency.

Online shopping is changing shopping. Millions of people buy things online every day.
The biggest effect of online shopping is on stores. As more people buy things online,
more stores are shutting down. After all, why should you go to a store if you can buy
things from home?

The main advantage of online shopping is convenience. You can buy almost anything
from anywhere in the world, and a week later the product will be in your house. Also,
other customers write reviews of products. You can read these reviews and decide

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whether or not you want to buy the product. The big disadvantages are the loss of jobs
from store closing, and the fact that you can’t examine an item closely before you buy it.

After online shopping, what do you think will come next?

Question 34: Which of the following come first?

A. Home shopping B. Online shopping

C. Mail-order catalogues D.The passage does not say

Question 35: What can be infer from the passage about home shopping?

A. It may not be popular now B. It is based on using computers

C. Customers use no cash D. It was created in 1991

Question 36: What is one effect of online shopping?

A. People aren’t using computers anymore B. More stores are opening

C. People are buying fewer things D. There are fewer shops

Question 37: The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A. the customers B. the products C. the advertisements D. the companies

Question 38: The phrase “shutting down” in paragraph 4 is closet meaning to _______.

A. taking a rest B. opening

C. moving to a new places D. stopping business

Question 39: What is the main advantage about online shopping?

A. It is safer

B. It is more convenient

C. It is always much cheaper

D. You can look at the product before you buy it

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Question 40: What can you see in “reviews” mentioned in paragraph 5?

A. Opinions from customers about the products

B. Advertisements about the products

C. Complaints to the companies about the products

D. New products on the markets and their prices

PART 2: (2 points)

Put the verbs in the bracket in the correct tenses/ forms.

Question 1: He ___(go) ______to England to study economics two years ago.

Question 2: He was busy __(do)____ his homework.

Question 3: Marta doesn't like to have her pictures taken. She avoids ______.
(photograph)
Question 4: Watching television can be very____________ .( education)
Question 5: It was impossible _______ (enter) ___his room. The door was locked.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

Question 6: This soup is a new experience for me.

→ It is the first time ........................................................................................................

Question 7: I often get up early.

→ I am used ...................................................................................................................

Question 8: It’s no use trying to make friends with him.

→ There’s no point ........................................................................................................

Question 9: Children are not allowed to play football in the school yard.

→ Children must...............................................................................................
Question 10: They went out in spite of the heavy rain.

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→ Although .......................................................................................................