Đề kiểm tra cuối học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, December 13th, 2018 FIRST-SEMESTER FINAL EXAM ENGLISH 10 
FIRST-SEMESTER FINAL EXAM – ENGLISH 10 
Time alloted: 50 minutes 
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of 
the other words. (0.5p) 
1. A. computer B. beauty C. supreme D. refuse 
2. A. question B. contamination C. combination D. information 
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other 
words. (0.5p) 
1. A. technology B. magazine C. computer D. mysterious 
2. A. permission B. geography C. entertain D. excursion 
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence. 
(3.0p) 
1. You can relax with computer games or by listening to.........music. 
A. computer-played B. computers-played 
C. computer-playing D. computers-playing 
2. Quoc Hoc High School, .........we are studying, is a famous school in Vietnam. 
A. which B. that C. where D. in where 
3. My father has bought me an.........computer. 
A. electricity B. electrical C. electric D. electronic 
4. This is the last time I........ an exercise like this. 
A. do B. did C. have done D. would do 
5. You may borrow my bike.........you are careful with it. 
A. as much as B. as long as C. even if D. expected 
6. Do your parents permit you ........at night after 10 p.m? 
A. to go out B. going out C. went out D. to going out 
7. What's your.........subject at school? 
A. preferred B. favourite C. liked D. rather 
8. ~ We've run out of milk. ~ Oh, have we? I ....... and get some. 
A. would go B. will go C. will be going D. was going 
9. We are going on a........to Nhatrang next week. 
A. two day trip B. two-days trip C. two-day trip D. twoday trip 
10. He was unwilling to explain the reason...........his absence. 
A. why B. for C. of D. that 
11. They had never come.........such a beautiful little village before. 
A. off B. along C. across D. at 
12. I suggest we.......outside the cinema tomorrow at 8:30. 
A. should meet B. meet C. met D. A and B are correct. 
IV. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting. (1.0p) 
1. (A) This is (B) the first time I (C) visited (D) Singapore. 
2. We (A) are studying (B) at a high school (C) where is very famous in (D) the 
country. 
3. (A) A new hospital (B) for children (C) has built (D) in our city. 
4. (A) Unless he has (B) not enough time, he (C) won’t go out (D) at weekends. 
V. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C, or D which has the same meaning as 
the given one. (0.75p) 
1. I have never seen such an interesting film. 
A. This is the first time I have seen such an interesting film. 
B. This film is the best 1 have ever seen. 
C. This is the first time I saw such an interesting film. 
D. This is the best film that I saw so interesting. 
2. When they arrived, the bus had left. 
A. They arrived late enough to catch the bus. 
B. They didn’t catch the bus because they arrived too late. 
C. They were late to catch another bus. 
D. They couldn't catch the bus although they arrived early. 
3. It's two years since he last went home. 
A. He hasn’t gone home for two years. 
B. The last time he went home was two years ago. 
C. He didn't go home two years ago. 
D. He has gone home twice this year. 
VI. Read the passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D as the best answer to each of 
the questions. (1.25p) 
 Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees' homes 
and offices. For employees whose jobs involve sitting at a terminal or word processor 
entering data or typing reports, the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the 
machine can communicate over telephone lines, when the work is completed, employees 
can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their employers. A recent survey 
in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8.7 million telecommuters. But 
although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as significant as 
predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive" as its cover story a 
few years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular? 
 Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on 
the part of many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in 
a large work force scattered across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, 
systems for managing them are not yet developed, thereby complicating the manager’s 
responsibilities. 
 It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are often 
reluctant to accept the opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction 
with a group, and many are concerned that they will not have the same consideration for 
advancement if they are not more visible in the office setting. Some people feel that even 
when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, thev never really get away from 
the office. 
1. With which of the follow ing topics is the passage primarily concerned? 
A. The advantages of telecommuting B. A definition of telecommuting 
C. An overview of telecommuting D. The failure of telecommuting 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, December 13th, 2018 FIRST-SEMESTER FINAL EXAM ENGLISH 10 
2. How many American workers are involved in telecommuting? 
A. More than predicted in Business Week B. More than 8 million 
C. Fewer than last year D. Fewer than estimated in USA Today 
3. The word resistance in the passage could best be replaced by......... 
A. alteration B. participation C. opposition D. consideration 
4. The word them in the passaue refers to......... 
A. telecommuters B. systems C. executives D. responsibilities 
5. It can be referred from the passage that the author is......... 
A. a telecommuter B. the manger of a group of telecommuters 
C. a statistician D. a reporter 
VII. Read the passage below and choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, and D 
that best fits each numbered blank space. (1.5p) 
 The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live 
in more beautiful surroundinngs. They enjoy (1).......and quiet, and can do their work at 
their own pace because no one is in a (2)....... . They live in larger, more comfortable 
houses, and their neighbours are more friendly, and ready to help them (3).......they need 
it. Their life can be (4)........and they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, 
which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school. 
 The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages. 
Cities are often ueiy and polluted; they not (5).........have bad air but are noisy as well. 
Everyone is always in a hurry and this (6)........that people have no time to get to know 
each other and make friends. 
1. A. quiet B. quietly C. peaceful D. peace 
2. A. hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying 
3. A. when B. which C. what D. that 
4. A. bored B. bore C. boring D. bores 
5. A. never B. ever C. hardly D. only 
6. A. means B. aims C. directs D. tells 
VIII. Listening. You will hear a boy called Josh talking to his class about a trip he 
recently went on. You can listen to the tape twice. 
 For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered spaces. 
JOSH'S WEATHER CENTRE TRIP 
 Josh went to the Weather Centre with his (1)................... 
 Josh says the Centre first reported strong winds in (2)...................... 
 The Centre later put forecasts in (3)....................for everyone to see. 
 Lots of weather information now comes from (4)........................according to Josh. 
 Josh thinks people need to know how much (5)...................there'll be. 
 Josh says that his local (6)......................always needs to know about the weather. 
The End