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ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2 NĂM HỌC 2021-2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
1 Đề số 1
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
1 A tradition B cultural C accordance D similarity
2 A ritual B superstitious C origin D exist
3 A fortune B important C ancestor D support
4 A lucky B success C status D culture
5 A decided B needed C wanted D opened
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
sentences
1 Acid rain has caused severe _ on the hillside
A erosion B pollution C destruction D floods
2 We are now facing the possible of several rare species
A danger B variety C existence D disappearance
3 This channel allows rainwater to
A keep inside B flow out of C move around D flow into
4 She turns down the radio _ wake up the sleeping baby
A to not B in order to not C so that not to D so as not to
5 We _ put the fish in the fridge before it spoils
A had to B may C can D should
6 In a diverse workplace, employees are more likely to remain loyal when they feel and
valued for their unique contribution
A respectful B respected C respective D respectable
7 Diverse cultural perspectives can inspire and drive innovation
A creation B creator C creature D creativity
8 By offering a platform for the open exchange of ideas, businesses can reap benefits of
diversity in the workplace
A the big B the bigger C the biggest D the most big
Find out the mistake
Trang 21 Endangered species (A) are plant and animal (B) species which (C) are on (D) danger of
extinction
2 I think (A) you shouldn't (B) do if it's the right (C) thing to do.(D)
3 I thought (A) the program on(B) wildlife was fascinated.(C) I was absolutely fascinated.(D)
4 Man and most (A) animals need a constantly (B) supply of (C) water to live (D)
5 Do (A) you think (B) I should applied (C) for (D) this job?
Rewrite the sentence
1 He stayed at home because he was ill
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
Rewrite the sentence
1 He stayed at home because he was ill
If ……he hadn't been ill, he would have not stayed at home ………
2 They don’t sell the house because their children want to keep it
If their children don't want to keep the house, the would sell it
3 She didn’t have money, so she couldn’t buy gift for you
If……she had had money, she could have bought gift for you ………
4 Everyone doesn’t like her because she is selfish
If she weren't selfish, everyone would like her
Trang 35 Tom came to school late because it rained heavily
If …it hadn't rained heavily, Tom would have come to school early……
2 Đề số 2
ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10- TRƯỜNG THPT VỌNG THÊ- ĐỀ 02
I Read the following passage and choose the best answer
London, which is the capital city of the United Kingdom, was founded by the Romans in 43 AD
It has a population of about 7 million Situated in Southern England, on the River Thames, the city covers an area of 1610 square kilometers
London is famous for many things Tourists come from all over the world to visit its historic
buildings, such as St Paul’s Cathedral, and the Houses of Parliament They also come to visit its theatres, its museums and its many shops The most famous shop is Harrods, where you can buy almost anything
The best thing about London is the parks There are five of them in the city centre They cover
a large area of the city, and are ideal places for people to get away from the noisy and busy city life, and relax
Câu 1: What does the word “its” in the second paragraph refer to?
A River Thames’ B United Kingdom’s C London’s D Northern England’s
Câu 2: What is the most famous shop in London?
A Houses of Parliament B St Paul’s Cathedral
Câu 3: How many parks are there in the city centre of London?
A 5 B 3 C 10 D 7
Câu 4: By whom was London founded?
A The British B The Greeks C The Romans D The English
Câu 5: Approximately, how many inhabitants are there in London?
A seventeen million B four million C seven million D three million
II Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage
Cuc Phuong, the first (6)…….park in Vietnam, was officially opened in 1960 it is located 160
km
south west of Hanoi (7)………Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces The 200 square
kilometre park (8)……tourists and scientists alike In 2002, nearly 100,000 visitors made (9)…
way to Cuc Phuong Many come to see the work being done to protect endangered species
According to scientists, there are about 2,000 different species of flora and 450 species (10)…
fauna Cuc Phuong National Park has many caves Quen Voi, also part of the park, is where
Nguyen Hue’s army was stationed before it made its surprise attack on Thang Long and defeated
the Quing invaders in the spring of 1789 Cuc Phuong is also (11)… to the Muong ethnic
minority, who live mainly on bee keeping and farming
Câu 6: A eco- B established C national D beautiful
Trang 4Câu 7: A near B sharing C spanning D between
Câu 8: A contains B traps C attacks D attracts
Câu 11: A home B family C accomodation D province
III Choose the best answer
Câu 12: Watch out! There is a car …… toward us
A runs B is running C running D ran
Câu 13: I felt …….when hearing that news
A terrible B terrifying C terribly D terricolous
Câu 14: If you hadn’t helped, we ……….our tasks
A couldn’t have finished B wouldn’t finish C will finished D
finished
Câu 15: music is played during……all important events
Câu 16: If I ……you yeasterday, I would have told you about that girl
Câu 17: Keep away that dog! It is very ………
Câu 18: Pop music always cheer me …… whenever I feel bad
Câu 19: If I had known you were coming, I you at the station
A would had met B had met C would have met D have met
Câu 20: If I the competition last month, I on a world cruise
C had won – would have gone D won – would have gone
Câu 21: This is the first national park to be in our country
A organized B set C established D found
Câu 22: Many sea animals are at due to hunting and water pollution
Câu 23: are you going to buy a new cassette recorder for?
Câu 24: Bill: It's time for me to say goodbye now Bull: Bye _
A Take care! B Long time no see C It's a shame! D That's right
Trang 5Câu 25: Jill: Thanks for helping me to overcome the difficulty Jack: _
A No worries! B Needless to say C Me too! D Why don't?
Câu 26: The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly _ ends
meet
Câu 27: He said he didn’t enjoy _ with the man at the party at all
Câu 28: Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for _
A others one B the others ones C another pair D another pants
Câu 29: NCoV is a really _ disease
A crucial B fatal C special D potential
Câu 30: Everglades national park is a sub-tropical …… in the USA
Câu 31: A: Which one do you like? B: I like one of the two
Câu 32: Each of the guests _ a bunch of flowers
Câu 33: Sea animals fall different groups
Câu34: We should protect plants and animals of the sea to keep its
A resource B energy C existance D biodiversity
Câu 35: Plants play an important in the natural circulation of water
Câu 36: Vitamin C by the human body It gets into the blood stream quickly
A absorbs easily B is easily absorbed C is easily absorbing D absorbed easily
IV Choose the sentence - A, B, C or D - which is closest in meaning to the printed one
Câu 37: She tends to lose her temper for no reason
A She has no reason so she loses her temper B She easily gets angry when
there is a reason
C She has no reason for tending to lose her temper D She often gets angry for no
reason
Câu 38: He seemed very reluctant to take my advice
A He seemed quite willing to take my advice B It seemed he was not willing to
take my advice
C He seemed very anxious to take my advice D It seemed he was not ready to
give me advice
Trang 6Câu 39: Scarcely had the man left when the bomb exploded
A The bomb went off because of the man B The bomb had exploded before
the man left
C No sooner had the man left than the bomb exploded D The man left and had the bomb
exploded
V Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
Câu 41: A contract B language C cancel D image
VI Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
VII Find mistakes
Câu 46: Your house(A) should repair(B) soon because it is (C)in bad condition (D)now
Câu 47: Her mother, whom(A)she depended in(B), said she would support (C) her unconditionally
(D)
Câu 48: My mother (A) always have (B) too much (C) to talk (D) about
Câu 49: Up to now(A), the road leading(B) to the city center has been(C) upgrading (D)for a
months
Câu 50: For years, elephants were hunted (A) for food and ivory, and as a result theirs (B) numbers
(C) have been greatly (D) reduced
Trang 7ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10- TRƯỜNG THPT VỌNG THÊ- ĐỀ 03
A PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
SECTION 1: LISTENING (approximately 7 minutes)
Part 1: Listen to the recording Check if the following statements are true (T) or (F) Tick the
correct boxes
True False
01 The speaker begins her talk with gender equality
in job opportunities and age
02 Wage discrimination affects women nagatively
03 Women work less than man but they earn more
04 Even now women are not allowed to join the army, the police forces or the fire services
05 More and more men are now working in jobs that used to be considered suitable for wonem only
Part 2: Listen to the talk and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D
06 I’ll show you how to learn English _ just with your fingertips
A easily and effectively B fluently and smoothly
C slowly and softly D quickly and loudly
07 The secret of learning English effectively is using electronic devices to _ of online English language material
A download the material B learn the vocabulary
C access and take advantage D write an essay
08 There are pictures, games and explanations, which are useful for _ and grammar
A listening English everyday B learning vocabulary C writing an essay D practicing pronunciation
09 To improve your listening, speaking, and pronunciation, practise online with _
A English teachers B native speakers
C famous people D teacher and classmates
10 Technology has made learning English easy and efficient and increased your _
A job opportunities B English ability C chance of success D employment potential
SECTION 2: PHONETICS, GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Part 1: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences
11 Much has to be done to achieve _ in employment opportunities
A gender inequality B gender equality C bread-winners D care- givers
12 My brother got _ to one of his friends from college and started saving for the big day
Trang 8A engagement B engaging C engaged D engageable
13 In the age of technology, you can _ advantage of new applications which are useful for learning English
A do B.take C make D have
14 Living in your country is _ than living abroad
A intersting B most interesting C more intersting D more interested
15 Mr Xuan Truong, _ was my first teacher, received an award for teaching excellence
A whom B that C whose D who
16 In big cities, the birth rate _ over the past few years
A has decreased B decreased C decreases D had decreased
17 _ wedding is the ceremony where _ couple gets married
A The/ the B A/ the C The/ a D A/a
18 You _ pick those flowers Don’t you see the sign?
A mustn’t B must C won’t D mustn’t be
Part 2: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following sentences
19 Students who has smartphones can use them to look up words in an electronic dictionary
A who B has C use D up
20 The Vietnamese government has done a lot to get rid on hunger and poverty
A The B poverty C has done D get rid on
Part 3: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the other words
A cooked B talked C loved D stopped
Part 4: Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from
that of the other words
A agree B system C equal D gender
SECTION 3: READING
Part 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions
In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day
of their engagement or marriage
In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants Moreover early marriage is quite illegal
Trang 9The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance
by a fortune teller The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds Several special dishes are served Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting
23 In the past _
A Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
B getting married at an early age was not allowed
C Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
D parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage
24 In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage was _
A popular B surprising C uncommon D strange
25 Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?
A Couples do not get married at quite young ages
B Most young people do not have their marriage based on love
C All marriages are arranged by parents and family
D Marriage is quite westernization
26 According to the passage, _
A Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
B Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays
C There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding
D Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony
27 Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?
A guests B dishes C firecrackers D gifts
Part 2: Read the following text and choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Today, more and more women are actively participating (28) _social activities both in urban and rural areas Specifically, they have shined brightly in even many fields commonly
Trang 10regarded as the man's areas such as business, scientific research and social (29) _ In some areas, women even show more overwhelming power than men The image of contemporary Vietnamese women with creativeness, dynamism, success has become popular in Vietnam's society The fact reveals that the gender gap has been remarkably narrowed and women enjoy many more opportunities to pursue (30) _social careers and obtain success, contributing to national socio-economic development (31) _ to Ms, Le Thi Quy, Director of the Gender/and Development Research Centre under the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University, gender equity in Vietnam (32) _a high level over the past decade The rate of Vietnamese women becoming National Assembly members from the 9th term to the 11th term increased 8.7%, bringing the proportion of Vietnamese women in authority to 27.3%, the highest rate in Southeast Asia
29 A manage B management C manager D manageable
30 A they B them C theirs D their
31 A Moreover B Therefore C Nevertheless D According
32 A reached B is reaching C reaches D has reached
B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN SECTION 4: WRITING
Part 1: Complete the second sentence as similar in meaning as the first one using the
instructions in the brackets
Each student must write an essay on gender equality (passive voice)
He is more intelligent than any other students in his class (superlative comparision)
The girl is standing overthere She is my classmate (combine the sentence using the relative pronoun)
My house is not as large as yours (comparative comparision)
Part 2: Write a short paragraph of about 80 to 100 words to talk about the disadvantages of
using electronic devices in learning You can use the following clues as suggestions:
Distract students from their study
Have access to inappropriate information
Take embarrassing pictures of other to ask money
SECTION 2: PHONETICS, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY & SECTION 3: READING ( 5
5 points/ 0.25 point per one01 correct answer)
11 B 22 A
Trang 11SECTION 4: WRITING (2.0 points)
Part 1: (1.0 point /0.25 point per one correct sentence):
33 An essay on gender equality must be written by each student
34.He is the most intelligent (student) in his class
35 The girl who is standing overthere is my classmate
36 Your house is larger than mine/ my house
Part 2: Write a short paragraph of about 80 to 100 words to talk about the disadvantages of using
eclectronic devices in learning (1.0 point)
4 Đề số 4
ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10- TRƯỜNG THPT VỌNG THÊ- ĐỀ 04
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
(0.5m)
1 A orphaned B.established C recognized D endangered
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others (0.5m)
3 A vegetation B conservation C variety D disappearance
4 A threaten B.ethnic C explore D toxic
II Identify the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct (1m)
5 Although practicing for many hours, Derek failed his driving test again
6 If modern technology did not exist, we would never have had such precious information
7 Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil, can prevent by planting trees and grass
8 John said that he was looking for the key then and has not found it yet
III Select the SYNONYM of the following underlined word in each sentence (0.5m)