Đề kiểm tra 1 tiết lần 2 học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 (Có đáp án)

Suu tam 3/2017
The written test
Name:.. Class:
I. PHONETICS. (1 point)
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. 
A. film
B. of
C. feeling
D. roof
2. 
A. champion
B. chairman
C. character
D. which
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
3.
A. tournament
B. passionate
C. popular
D. retirement
4.
A. unusual
B. interesting
C. different
D. capital
II. Choose the best answer. (3 points)
1. Peter has practiced playing the piano ______ the piano contest next week.
A. in order enter
B. to entering
C. to enter
D. to not enter
2. _____ rich should help ______ poor and ______ disabled.
A. a - a - the
B. the - the - the
C. a - an - the
D. a - an - a
3. Mary is ______ because her job is ______.
A. bore/ boring
B. bored/ boring
C. boring/ bored
D. bored/ boredom
4. - Why are you so sad?
- I think ______ in the exam next week.
A. I would fail
B. I will fail
C. I failed
D. I fail
5. The doctor says I ______ a baby.
A. will have
B. would have
C. am going to have
D. will be having
6. She had been absent from class several times ______ she still passed the exam easily.
A. although
B. as a result
C. but
D. despite
7. Dean Koontz, _______ , lives in Orange, California.
A. which is an author
B. who is an author of horror novels
C. is an author of horror novels
D. that is an author of horror novels
8. Peter’s parents promised that they will take him to Italy this Summer holiday and he is so ______ about it.
A. exciting
B. excited
C. excites
D. excite
9. The new computer system _______ next month.
A. is be installed
B. is being installed
C. is been installed
D. is being installed by people
10. The computer broke down again, ______.
A. surprised the technician
B. who surprised the technician
C. that surprised the technician
D. which surprised the technician
11. How do people learn languages?
A. How are languages learned?
B. How are languages learned by people?
C. How languages are learned?
D. Languages are learned how?
12. _______ the fact that she is still young, she is appointed to a very high position in the company.
A. Despite
B. Although
C. In spite
D. Both A and C
13. - You look _______ when you see me.
- Yes. I think you are in China.
A. astonish
B. astonishing
C. astonishingly
D. astonished
14. Over 1500 new houses _________ each year. Last year, 1720 new houses _________.
A. were built/ were built
B. are built/ were built
C. are being building / were built
D. were built/ were being built
15.We didn’t recognize him until he came into the light.
A. It was not until we recognized him that he came into the light.
B. It was not until he came into the light that we recognized him.
C. It was not until we didn’t recognize him that he came into the light.
D. It was not until he came into the light that we didn’t recognize him.
III. Read the passage and choose the correct choice. (3 points)
    All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is cult to describe. It means different things to different people.
     Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds.
    Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies and soldiers. They wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed strong emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.
    Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago, Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago.
    Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it.
    Sometimes it is difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. However, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music. It is very important to people.
1.Classical music is famous ______.
A. in the Western
B. in Europe
C. in the United  States
D. all over the world
2.The first classical composers wanted to ______.
A.  tell stories about religion
B. write lovely sounds
C. show strong emotion
D. B and C
3.What kind of stories did some composers not tell in their music? 
A. love
B. wars
C. religion
D. racial integration
4.Beethoven ________.
A. composed his music a long time ago.
B. just wanted to make an interesting design.
C. did not tell a story.
D. wrote sonic music that was difficult to understand.
5.People sometimes close their eyes when they listen to classical music in order to ________.
A. understand it clearly.
B. think about the design.
C. form the picture of the design in their mind.
D. hear the same classical music many times.
6.Classical music ________.
A. is different from people to people.
B. is different to understand so the listener always has to think about it.
C. was composed by famous musicians very long time ago.
D. is necessary for people because it makes life more colorful.
IV. Choose the appropriate sentences to complete the conversation. (1.5 points)
A:  (1) ___________________________.
B:  No, I don't like them very much. I think they're so violent. (2) ___________________________
A:  They 're OK.  (3)  ___________________________
B:  Well, I like romantic films and science fiction films. 
A:  (4) ___________________________ 
B:  Well, it's difficult to say. But I suppose I prefer romantic films. 
A: (5) ___________________________
B:  Julia Robert. I really like her. 
A (6) ___________________________
B:  He's OK. But my  favorite actor is Mel Gibson. 
A: Me too. There's a new Mel Gibson movie at the Elmwood Theater. Let's go to see it tonight.
B:  Great!
1.A. Do you like films?
B. Do you like action films?
C. Which film do you like?
D. How do you like action 
2.A. Do you?
B. Like you?
C. How are you?
D. How?
3.A. What film do you like best?
B. What would you like?
C. What kind of film do you like?
D. What sort of film you like?
4.A. Do you prefer romantic films or science fiction films?
B. Which you like best: romantic films or science fiction films?
C. Which do you prefer: romantic films or science fiction films?
D. Do you like romantic films or science fiction films?
5.A. Who's your favorite actress?
B. Who are the best actress?
C. Which actress you like best?
D. What's your favorite actress?
6.A. Have you ever seen Tom Cruise?
B. Do you like Tom Cruise?
C. Is Tom Cruise the actor you like?
D. How about thinking of Tom Cruise?
V. Put the word in the correct form. (1.5 points)
1.The boy (sit)   sitting next to me in the evening class is very clever.
2.Our natural resources will be probably (exhaust) within a relatively short time. (exhausted)
3.We are living in a house (surround) (surrounded ) by green trees.
4. John was the youngest person (interview)  to be interviewed yesterday.
5.Here is a test (finish)   to be finished right now.
6.(Environment)  environmentalists are calling for the new pesticide regulations to be strictly enforced.