Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting.. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.. READING COMPREHENSION: 2 marks
Trang 1SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TÂY NINH
TRƯỜNG THPT TÂY NINH
KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
Môn: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI: 10
Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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(Học sinh không phải chép đề vào giấy kiểm tra)
I.PHONETICS: (0.6 mark)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
II Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.6 mark)
4 Cell phones (A) have become (B) part of most young (C) people’s (D) day lives
5 (A) The homeless usually (B) has (C) great difficulty in (D) getting a job
6 He (A) spent most (B) of his time (C) to paint (D) in the studio
III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (1.8 marks)
7 Before I moved house, I _ away most of my old books
A threw B have thrown C had thrown D was throwing
8 Nga: “What is the film or play that is intended to be funny, usually with a happy ending?”
Lan: “It’s _.”
A tragedy B cartoon C documentary film D comedy
9 I couldn’t sleep I felt sleepy
A although B because C because of D in spite of
10 “The phone _ “ – “Oh, I _ it.”
A will ring / am going to answer B is ringing / will answer
C is going to ring / am answering D is going to ring / will answer
11 The man _ you are talking to is a computer expert
12 Excursions can help us after working for a very long time
13 She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay
14 “ do you take a holiday?” “- Once a year.”
A When B How long C What time D How often
15 My teacher always expected us well in exams
A to do B doing C do D to have done
IV READING (2 marks)
Complete each space in the passage with one of the following words
Trang 2Louis Braille was born in the nineteenth century When he was three years old, a tragic accident at his father’s workshop (1) him blind permanently As a young boy, Louis was hardworking and intelligent His teachers suggested that he should be (2) _in the National Institute for Blind Youths At that time, this was the only school for the (3) in France At the institute, Louis wanted to develop an easier reading system for the blind His idea of (4) _ a system came from Charles Barbier, a French army officer Barbier had invented a system called “Night Writing”, which was (5) up of dots and dashes Soldiers used this system to communicate with one (6) during the night Louis adapted this system for his (7) _ use He got rid of the dashes and produced a simpler system (8) _ on dots For example, “A” is represented by a single dot Many students found this system much easier to use This came to be known as the
“Braille” system Today millions of blind people are able to read, thanks to the work of a dedicated, young blind man
V READING COMPREHENSION: (2 marks)
Television is one of man's most important means of communication It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President make a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring about peace Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands Television even takes its viewers out of this world It brings them coverage of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space
In addition to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kind The programs include action packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events, and motion pictures
Answer the questions:
1 What is one of man's most important means of communication?
2 What does it bring into millions of homes?
3 Can we see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway land by television?
4 What does it bring its viewers to entertain?
VI WRITING Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (3 marks)
1 Because it rained heavily, they couldn’t go for a picnic last week
- Because of
2 They have taught her to respect others
- She _
3 When Minh was a child, he usually argued with his brother
- Minh used
4 Peter and his classmates arranged to go for a picnic this weekend
- Peter and his classmates are
5.Some documents have been found They were stolen from a car
(Combine these sentences, using relative pronoun)
- Some documents _
6.She can earn enough for her living That makes her happy
(Combine these sentences, using relative pronoun)
- She _
Trang 3ĐÁP ÁN KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014
Môn: TIẾNG ANH - KHỐI 10 I.PHONETICS: (0.6 mark)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1 A put 2 B subtract
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
3.C newspaper
II Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.6 mark)
7 (D) daily life
8 (B) have
9 (C) painting
III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (1.8 marks)
7.C had thrown
8 D comedy
9.A although
10.B is ringing / will answer
11 D whom
12.A relax
13.A pretty
14 D How often
15 A to do
IV READING (2 marks)
5 enrolled 6 another 7 own 8 based
V READING COMPREHENSION: (2 marks)
1 One of man’s most important means of communication is TV.
2 It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of homes
3 Yes, we can.
4 It brings its viewers the programs such as drama, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures.
VI WRITING Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (3 marks)
1 Because of the heavy rain, they couldn’t go for a picnic last week.
2 She has been taught to respect others
3.Minh used to argue with his brother when he was a child.
4 Peter and his classmates are going for a picnic this weekend.
5 Some documents which/ that were stolen from a car have been found
6 She can earn enough for her living, which makes her happy