Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 học kỳ I năm học 2015-2016 - Mã đề 195 - Trường THPT Nguyễn Trãi

SỞ GD & ĐT THÁI BÌNH
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
Mã đề thi 195
Họ, tên thí sinh:..........................................................................
Số báo danh:...............................................................................
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. 
Question 1: A. please	B. instead	C. reach	D. increase
Question 2: A. write	B. wear	C. while	D. west
Question 3: A. texts	B. helps	C. provides	D. documents
Question 4: A. grow	B. average	C. organize	D. figure
Question 5: A. country	B. hour	C. mountain	D. drought
II. 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: A recent ______ showed 75% of those questioned were in favor of the plan.
A. show	B. survey	C. information	D. number
Question 7: Most of Vietnamese people live on ______.
A. farm-hand	B. farmer	C. farming	D. farm
Question 8: I can't stand people with no ______ of humor.
A. spirit	B. keenness	C. ability	D. sense
Question 9: Ann hoped ______ to join the private club. She could make important business contact there.
A. being invited	B. inviting	C. to be invited	D. to invite
Question 10: ______, Mozart had already written his first composition.
A. His age was six then	B. By the age of six
C. At the age of six	D. He was six
Question 11: Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful ______.
A. anyone	B. someone	C. everyone	D. one
Question 12: Those ladies often go to pagoda to pray _______ happiness and luck.
A. into	B. for	C. to	D. on
Question 13: ______ all the rules of chess, the contestants started to play the first game.
A. Learn	B. Having learned	C. To learn	D. Learning
Question 14: A good friendship should be based on ______ respect , trust and understanding.
A. mutual	B. loyal	C. suspicious	D. attractive
Question 15: When Tet is coming, it is often very cold in ______ North.
A. a	B. an	C. No article	D. the
Question 16: The volunteers help disadvantaged children to ______ their difficulties.
A. struggle	B. fight	C. forget	D. overcome
Question 17: John: What would you like to drink? – Mary: ______.
A. Coffee, please	B. No, I don’t	C. Yes, please	D. Thank you
Question 18: No one died in the accident, ______?
A. didn't he	B. didn't they	C. did he	D. did they
Question 19: The bowl is empty now, but my children denied ______ the candies.
A. to eat	B. ate	C. having eaten	D. eat
Question 20: The most important thing was our participation in the competition and the ______ we had from it.
A. enjoying	B. enjoy	C. enjoyment	D. enjoyable
Question 21: When I ______ to the cinema last night, the film ______ a quarter before.
A. came/began	B. had come/began	C. come/has begun	D. came/had begun
Question 22: People are not aware ______ the problem of overpopulation.
A. for	B. in	C. of	D. at
Question 23: It is high time the children ______.
A. stopped watching TV and go to bed	B. stop watching TV and go to bed
C. stopped to watch TV and went to bed	D. stopped watching TV and went to bed
Question 24: Volunteers believe that they should do something ______ make others happy.
A. so as	B. in order to	C. so that	D. in order that
Question 25: We found it very difficult ______ a decision.
A. reaching	B. to reach	C. reach	D. reaches
Question 26: I looked everywhere but I couldn’t find ______ at all.
A. somebody	B. no one	C. anyone	D. someone
Question 27: Agrarian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
A. planters	B. gardeners	C. highlanders	D. farmers
Question 28: He would drive to work if he ______ a car.
A. would have	B. had	C. has	D. had had
Question 29: This is the first time I ______ to Rex Hotel.
A. have been	B. go	C. am going	D. went
Question 30: I want to congratulate you ______ the contest.
A. on winning	B. to win	C. about winning	D. at winning
III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 
Question 31: One of the most urgent problem facing us now is the need to control population growth.
A. problem	B. to control	C. the	D. is
Question 32: If she had taken the train last night, she would have been here now.
A. the	B. had taken	C. had taken	D. would have been
Question 33: People are busy buying gifts, cleaning their houses and cooking tradition foods.
A. tradition	B. cleaning	C. buying	D. gifts
Question 34: Five years have passed since Peter began learning English.
A. learning	B. began	C. have passed	D. five years
Question 35: Willy accused Bob on having stolen his best cassette.
A. on	B. best	C. having stolen	D. accused
IV. Read the passage then complete it by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. 
The students who (36) ______ part in the fight against illiteracy considered it (37) ______ honorable job to help people in their home villages. They (38) ______ spent their summer vacations (39) ______ illiterate people to read and write. Some even prepared relevant materials for their classes. They talked about new farming techniques and family planning. Before they left, they promised (40) ______ back the next summer.
Question 36: A. takes	B. took	C. take	D. had taken
Question 37: A. a	B. the	C. an	D. No article
Question 38: A. volunteerly	B. volunteer	C. voluntarily	D. voluntary
Question 39: A. teaching	B. taught	C. teach	D. being taught
Question 40: A. came	B. to come	C. coming	D. come
V. 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. 
 In Vietnam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. First, every family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestor. After that, to create an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts, and making other preparations. Certain items deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit (fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming. On the New Year's days, only good comments and wishes can be expressed. Children receive their li xi (or red envelopes with “lucky money” inside). People make a visit to family members, neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions.
Question 41: Before Tet, people usually ______.
A. are very busy with the preparations	B. spend time on traveling
C. have little excitement and fun	D. rebuild their ancestral graves
Question 42: Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten during Tet?
A. watermelon seeds	B. candied ginger	C. sausages	D. beef stew
Question 43: Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
A. Because they represent good luck.
B. Because they are attractive and cheap.
C. Because they are friendly and pleasant.
D. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
Question 44: On the New Year's days, ______.
A. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers.
B. everybody receives their “lucky money”.
C. only good comments can be made.
D. people are busy cooking traditional foods.
Question 45: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Tet is a sort of bond that ties the living and the dead.
B. Tet is an occasion for a family reunion.
C. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
D. Tet is period of concord and hope.
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 46: His story was so funny that it made us all laugh.
A. His funny story couldn’t make us all laugh.
B. His story was too funny for us to laugh.
C. His story was funny and we all couldn't help laughing.
D. We all laughed at him for his funny story.
Question 47: The bag was heavy, so we could not take it with us.
A. If the bag had not been heavy, we would have taken it with us.
B. If had the bag not been heavy, we would have taken it with us.
C. Unless the bag had not been heavy, we would have taken it with us.
D. If the bag was not heavy, we would take it with us.
Question 48: “I’ll never tell a lie again,” said Peter to me.
A. Peter promised never tell a lie again.	B. Peter promised not to tell a lie again.
C. Peter promised me not to tell a lie again.	D. Peter promised to me not to tell a lie again.
Question 49: My friend told me "If I were you, I would not smoke so much."
A. My friend warned me against smoking so much.
B. My friend suggested not smoking so much.
C. My friend advised me not to smoke so much.
D. My friend accused me of smoking so much.
Question 50: He played some games and then went to bed.
A. He went to bed before having played some games.
B. Playing some games, and then he had gone to bed.
C. While he was playing some games, he was going to bed.
D. After he had played some games, he went to bed.
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