Đề thi giữa học kì 2 lớp 10 2015 môn Anh – THPT Tây Thụy Anh

Đề thi giữa học kì 2 lớp 10 2015 môn Anh – THPT Tây Thụy Anh

I. Phonetic

Questions 1-5: Circle the word with the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from that/ those of the others.

1.       A. picture                               B. written                               C. ribbon                                 D. hiding

2.       A. pulled                                B. walked                               C. combed                               D. cried

3.       A. bus                                   B. mass                                  C. this                                    D. peas

4.       A. scissors                              B. cousin                                C. sensible                              D. exams

5.       A. bridge                               B. edge                                  C. forget                                 D. village

II. Vocabulary

Questions 6-15: These are incomplete sentences. Circle A, B, C, or D as your best choice to complete sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

6. Ha Long is a beautiful holiday ....... in Vietnam.

          A. seaside                              B. scenery                              C. resort                                D. beach

7. I'm try to meet my parents' ............ .

          A. like                                   B. wish                                 C. expect                               D. hope

8. Three-quarters of the Earth is covered by ........ .

          A. seas and oceans                    B. mountains                           C. sand                                 D. soil

9. ....... of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr Jones for his talk.

          A. Instead                              B. On behalf                           C. In person                            D. On account

10. Dinosaurs were one of the first .......... which existed on the earth.

          A. pioneers                             B. species                               C. immigrants                          D. settlers

11. "Do I have to take that French course?" - " No, you ......... "

          A. needn’t                              B. mustn't                               C. don't have                           D. haven't

12. The woman answered ....... and went away immediately.

          A. emotional                           B. emotion                              C. emotive                              D. emotionally

13. All ...... with the north has been stopped by the terrible storm.

          A. communicative                     B. communicate                        C. communicable                    D. communication

14. The mother ..... the baby to sleep with her sweet voice every night.

          A. lulls                                  B. lulling                                C. has lulled                             D. lullaby

15. People all over the country were ..... by the news of the victory.

          A. fantastic                             B. excited                               C. interesting                           D. exciting

III. Grammar

Questions 16-30: These are incomplete sentences. Circle A, B, C, or D as your best choice to complete sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

16. The heat of the sun ........... transmitted to the earth by radiation.

          A.  had                                  B.  is                                    C.  was                                 D.  has

17. Young people prefer seeing the film at the cinema ...... watching it on T.V.

          A. rather                                B.  to                                    C.  than                                 D.  or

18. If there ......... gravity, water ........... not run downhill.

          A. is no/will                            B. is not/will                           C.  were not/would                    D. were no/would

19.If today .......... yesterday, I ...... never talk to him that way.

          A. would be/were                     B. was/will                             C. were/would                         D. were/will

20.  ........... would you solve the problem if this method failed?

          A. Who else                            B. How else                            C. What else                           D. Whose else

21. " I'm sorry that I am late. It took more time to get there than I expected".

    - You ......... sooner if you .......... the early bus before the rush hour"

          A. could arrive/would have taken  

             B. can arrive/had taken               

          C. had arrived/would have taken                                              

              D. would have arrive/had taken

22. I met my friend on the way back home, so we stooped ....... with each other.

          A. to talk                                B. talking                                C. for talking                           D. talked

23. Not until he discovered his disease ........ going to see the doctor.

          A. did he think of                      B. does he think of                    C. he think of                          D. he is thinking of

24. The boy went ........ the teacher and greeted him.

          A. from                                 B. for                                       C. toward                               D. down

25. If Mary ....... a fluently English, she would have got a good job.

          A. was speaking                       B. speaks                               C. had spoken                         D. spoke

26. Salem doesn't like ...... talkative people.

          A. many                                B. a                                      C. the                                      D. #

27. I have never had any liking for cats, ..........?

          A. didn't I                               B. have I                                C. did I                                 D. haven't I

28. I wish I ....... more English.

          A. have known                        B. knew                                 C. know                                D. did know

29. Don't be ....... ! Stay calm to solve ....... problem.

          A. shocked/the                         B. shocking/a                          C. shocked/an                          D. shocking/an

30. " ...... is it, by air, from Bangkok to Chiengmai?" - " About 500 miles"

          A.  How far                            B. How much                          C. How long                           D.  How many

IV. Reading

Questions 31-35: Read the passage then choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences by marking the corresponding letter: A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

           The Statue of Liberty, one of America’s most familiar images, is on an island in New York Harbour. It is a symbol of freedom. Its formal name is Liberty Enlightening the World. It was a gift to American people from the French to show the friendship between the two nations. This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her head. Her right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 on it. The statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 m high. It stands on a stone and concrete base. The base and pedestal increase the height of the monument to 93. The outside is made of copper. Inside , it has an iron frame. The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then transported to America in 1886. Tourists can visit the statue from 9.30 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily except Christmas Day.

31. The Statue was made because ……………….

          A. American people wanted to show their friendship with French people.                                        

          B. American people wanted to show their friendship with British people.                                         

          C. French people wanted to show their friendship with British people. 

          D. French people wanted to show their friendship with American people.

32. Tourists can visit the Statue ………………………

          A. every day, except Sunday.                                                   B. every day, but not on Christmas Day. 

          C. every day, including Christmas Day.                                        D. every day, including Sunday.   

33. The Statue was made by ……………….

          A. the British,                          B. the French.                          C. the Londoners.                     D. the Americans.

34. The Statue of Liberty is  in ………………….

          A. the centre of New York City,    B. New York Harbour.               C. outside of New York Harbour.  D. the suburbs of New York

35. The Statue was completed in ………………..

          A. 1866,                                B. 1884                                 C. 1886                                 D. 1776

Questions 36-40: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best option to fit each each space by circling the letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers.  Although it only ______ of short, simple scenes, people loved iit, and films have been popular ever since.  The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to explain the story.

      Soon the public had ________ favourite actors and actresses and, in this way, the first film stars appeared.  In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public would only accept this kind of film.

       Further  improvements  continued,  particularly  in  America,  ________ most  of  the  world’s films  were  produced.    With  the  arrival  of  television  in  the  1950s,    _______ people  went  to  see films,  but  in  recent  years  cinema  audiences  have  grown  again.    More  countries  have  started  to produce  films  that  influence  film  making  and  there  are  currently  ________ national  film industries.

36.      A. considered                          B. held                                  C. belonged                             D. consisted

37.      A. their                                  B. our                                   C. his                                    D. your

38.      A. when                                 B. which                                C. who                                   D. where

39.      A. any                                   B. other                                 C. fewer                                D. each

40.      A. plenty                                B. much                                 C. lots                                   D. many

Part V. Writing

Questions 41-45: Choose the sentence that has the same meanimg as the orginal by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or d. Mark your choice on the answer sheep.

41. We lived in that _____ on the corner.

          A. brick small old house              B. old house brick small              C. house brick small old                     D. small old brick house

42. He took his seat quietly _____.

          A. in order not disturb their conversation                                          B. so as to disturb their conversation   

          C. in order for him not to disturb their conversation                             D. so as not to disturb their conversation

43. Dr Sales is the person _____.

          A. I don't have much confidence    

              B. in whom I don't have much confidence                                   

          C.  whom I don't have much confidence in him                             

              D. in that I don't have much confidence

44. _____ that no one would ask for tips.

          A. It found strange tourists                                                      B.The tourists found strange        

          C.The tourist were strange to find                                              D.The tourists found it strange

45. If I had enough money, _____.

          A. I could buy that house             B. I can buy that house                C. I will buy that house                      D. I am buy that house

Question 46-50: Choose the words or phrases that must be change in order for the sentence to be correct by circling letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

46. It's difficult for me decide whether I should accept the job or not.

          A. decide                               B. difficult                                  C. accept                                D. or

47. You would be welcome to join our staff if you change your mind.

          A. you                                  B. to join                                   C. would be welcome                 D. you change

48. The woman busted into tears when watched the love story film.

          A. the woman                          B. love story film                      C. when watched                      D. busted into tears

49. In summer, Peter usually plays the tennis eveyday.

          A. everyday                            B. usually plays                        C. the tennis                            D. in summer

50. National parks are the homes of variety of animals.

          A. parks                                B. variety                               C. homes                               D. animals

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