Henry didn't watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.. Adrian wears jeans all the time.. Adrian usually wears je
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SỞ GD & ĐT SƠN LA ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP: 10
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
(Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề) Mã đề thi 129
Họ, tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
I Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A B C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct
1 I advise you starting looking for a flat at one
A B C D
2 Mike drives usually to work, but today he is walking
A B C D
3 I can't find my diary, that is a real nuisance
A B C D
4 The homeless usually has great difficulty in getting a job
A B C D
II Choose the sentence (A, B,C, or D) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before
5 Henry should have done his homework last night but he watched TV instead
A Henry didn't watch TV last night because he had to do his homework
B Henry did his homework while watching TV
C Henry had already done his homework before he watched TV
D Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework
6 I didn't use to like football
A Once I didn't like football, but now I do
B I don't like football
C When I was young I liked football, but now I don't
D I wasn't accustomed to football
7 Adrian wears jeans all the time
A Adrian usually wears jeans B Adrian often wears jeans
C Adrian sometimes wears jeans D Adrian always wears jeans
8 Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday
A They always play their game of badminton
B They always play badminton on Tuesday
C They play badminton always on Tuesday
D They have always played badminton on Tuesday
V Choose the word that best fits the blank in the following passage
I am thirty years old I (9) _born in a small town in the west of England I (10) _ there all my life, but I usually (11) my holiday in London My town is not the same as in 1960 or
1965 In those days, we (12) walk from one side to the other side in about 15 minutes There (13) _two schools but no big factories Then in 1968 they build two factories, and a lot of people came to my town Both the factories are very big and I now have a job in one of (14) _
III Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentence
15 I'd like to borrow this book _it yet?
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A Did you read B Had you read C Have you read D Do you read
16. _money do you earn? - About £250 a week
A How much B What C How many D Which
17 Jane isn't on the phone, _ makes it difficult to contact her
18 He behaved like an adult I think he is more _ than the other boys at his class
A intelligent B mature C ambitious D developed
19 The alarm clock _ off, which woke everyone up
20 I _ swimming in the stream near my house when I was small
A used to go B used to going C am used to going D was used to go
21 “ _ do you go swimming?” – “Twice a week.”
22 To build a fair society, rich people should be responsible for helping
23 _ Ali went to sleep, he had called his family
24 He agreed _the job as soon as possible
A start B starting C to start D to be started
IV Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
VI Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
29 When I was small, I always (want) _ to be a pilot
30 Mrs Black often (do) the shopping at weekends
31 When I got home last night, everyone (go) to bed as it was too late
32 (you/ water) the flowers yet?
VII Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow
Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1827 in Milan, Ohio When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history
Edison’s most famous invention was the electric light bulb He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology
Edison had a special life He married twice with five children He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science
Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness He said that silence helped him concentrate He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day He used to say, “Genius wad 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” When he died on October 18th, 1931, at the age of 104, he was still working on new ideas
33 Why did Edison find it hard to follow his lessons?
34 What was Edison’s most famous invention?
35 How many children did he have?
36 How old was Edison when he died?