SAO THÁI NGUYÊN ĐỀ THI GIỮA KÌ I TIẾNG ANH 10

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CODE 03

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. genetic B. electric C. element D. expect
Question 2: A. church B. check C. chemistry D. chicken
Question 3: A. cow B. power C. how D. slow

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 4: A. waited B. mended C. naked D. faced
Question 5: A. started B. looked C. decided D. coincided

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best
completes each of the following exchanges.
Question 6. My boyfriend intends to have a part - time job. He ______ in a restaurant in the
summer.
A. will work B. is going to work C. works D. shall work
Question 7. In my family, my father always takes charge of doing the ____ lifting.
A. strong B. hard C. heavy D. huge
Question 8. Everyone in my family has to do the share of ______ because my parents go out to
work.
A. household chores B. happiness C. responsibility D. employment
Question 9. As soon as he ______, I _____ you a phone call.
A. is going to come / give B. will come / am going to give
C. comes / will give D. will come / will give
Question 10. The human ____ system is a series of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and
expelling carbon dioxide.
 A. circulatory B. digestive C. nervous D. respiratory
Question 11. If people breathe in deeply, their ____ can expand to twice their normal size.
A. hearts B. kidneys C. lungs D. brains
Question 12: Food is broken down and converted into energy in the ____ system.
A. circulatory B. skeletal C. digestive D. lungs
Question 13: When acupuncture ____ correctly, it is very safe for patients.
A. will be performed B. is performed
C. will have performed D. performs
Question 14: - Mother: “Haven’t you tidied up your room yet?” - Son: “____”
A. I will, after I do all the exercises in my textbook.
B. I have my hands full with my tidying.
C. The more I tidy, the worse it gets.
D. Why don’t you give me a hand with cleaning?
Question 15: We should _________all the electric appliances when leaving our room.
A. turn off B. turning off C. turn on D. turning on
Question 16: Bod failed his physics test. _________, he has to do the test again.
A. So B. However C. Because D. Therefore
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSET in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17: Acupuncture can treat from simple to complicated ailments.
A. diseases B. acupoints C. points D. lists

Question 18: Once contamination occurs, it is difficult or impossible to remove these pollutants
from the environment.
A. storms B. problems C. polluted D. pure

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: The young are now far more materialistic than their precedents years ago.
A. monetary B. greedy C. spiritual D. object – oriented
Question 20: You couldn’t hide your dismay at the result.
 A. disappointmen B. depression C. happiness D. pessimism
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 21 to
25
You’ve probably had lots of holidays by the beach. So how about trying something (21) ___
different – like going into space? Scientists (22) ____ that if everything goes well, tourists (23)
___ soon be able to travel into space on specially designed planes. They could travel as far as 70
miles above the Earth, and enjoy great views in (24) ____ direction. This would be similar to
(25) ____ astronauts on board the International Space Station can see now.
Question 21: A. certainly B. properly C. completely D. surely
Question 22: A. want B. wish C. need D. hope
Question 23: A. can B. will C. must D. would
Question 24: A. every B. some C. all D. several
Question 25: A. who B. which C. whose D. what

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 from 26 to 30.
David Hempleman Adams is an explorer and adventurer. In April 1984, he walked through
northern Canada to the North Pole. He walked 400 kilometres in 22 days. He was 27 years old
when he did it. David was the first person to walk to the North Pole by himself. Other
people travelled to the North Pole before David but they had a sled and a dog team. David didn't
have a dog team. David was a brave man to go on this adventure on his own. He was also a lucky
man because the bear and the icy water didn't kill him.
Question 26: Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. David drove to the North Pole.
B. No one travelled to the North Pole before David.
C. It was very cold in the North Pole.
D. David was the first person to walk to the North Pole alone.
Question 27: David travelled to the North Pole with ..................... .
A. a group of people
B. a dog team
C. another person
D. nobody
Question 28: Which of the following is NOT true?
 A. He was killed by the bear.
B. He walked to the North Pole alone.
C. He walked 400 kilometres.
D. He was 27 years old when he travelled to the North Pole.
Question 29: The word “sled” means ____ .
A. a person
B. a vehicle
C. a dog
D. food
Question 30: Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. A Lucky Man
B. A Walk to the North Pole
C. Without a Dog Team
D. Icy Water
Rewrite the sentence with same meaning
Question 31: I didn’t want to catch a cold. I wore a warm coat and a scarf.
A. I wore a warm coat and a scarf though I didn’t want to catch a cold.
B. I wore a warm coat and a scarf, so I didn’t want to catch a cold.
C. I wore a warm coat and a scarf, but I didn’t want to catch a cold.
D. I wore a warm coat and a scarf in order not to catch a cold
Question 32: Researchers are developing low-cost devices. These devices can detect water
pollutants in rivers and lakes.
A. Researchers are developing low-cost devices that can detect water pollutants in rivers and
lakes.
B. Researchers are developing low-cost devices to detect water pollutants in rivers and lakes.
C. Researchers are developing low-cost devices so that they can detect water pollutants in rivers
and lakes.
D. Researchers are developing low-cost devices who can detect water pollutants in rivers and
lakes.
Question 33: Urban planners carry out projects to develop a city. They look at the needs of local
people and the environment when they do this.
A. While carrying out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people
and the environment when they do this.
B. While carrying out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people
and the environment.
C. As carrying out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people
and
the environment when they do this.
D. As carrying out projects to develop a city, urban planners look at the needs of local people
and the environment.
Question 34: Most Superstar City Dwellers are quite happy with their life and work. Barbara
and Mark are quite happy, too.
A. Not only most Superstar City Dwellers are quite happy with their life and work but also
Barbara and Mark are quite happy, too.
B. Most Superstar City Dwellers along with Barbara and Mark are quite happy with their life and
work.
C. Like most Superstar City Dwellers, Barbara and Mark are quite happy with their life and
work.
D. Barbara and Mark are like most Superstar City Dwellers because they are quite happy with
their life and work.
Question 35: The teacher was giving the lesson. The lights went out.
A. The lights went out as soon as the teacher started giving the lesson.
B. If the teacher had been giving the lesson, the lights wouldn’t have gone out.
C. The teacher was giving the lesson, so the lights went out.
D. While the teacher was giving the lesson, the lights went out.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that
needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 36: All the pupils have done the exercises easy.
A B C D
Question 37: The die of a famous doctor was announced last night.
A B C D
Question 38: She occasional go out for dinner but She cooks our meals most of the time.
A B C D

Question 39: She was too shame to tell her teacher about the stupid mistakes.
A B C D
Question 40: She failed the driving test because she didn’t follow the guidance of the driving
A B C
instruct.
D