Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.. Today it is impossible to open a newspaper without …… 1 …… about the damage we are doing to the envir
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KỲ THI KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ II
NĂM HỌC 2008-2009 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 (hệ 7 năm)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I LANGUAGE (4pts)
A Phonetics: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
2 A score B compete C captain D city
3 A champion B school C character D chemist
B Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
4 She is one of ……… most intelligent women I’ve ever met
5 We are ……… about the long journey to Halong bay
6 ……… send their best films to Cannes for the festival
A Film makers B Film editors C Book reviewers D Scriptwriters
7 I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I got wet
A If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet B If I had had an umbrella, I would get wet
C If I had had an umbrella, I would have got wet D If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn’t have got wet
8 I’m bored right now, so I think I ……… about global warming on the internet
9 Over 150 million bottles of cognac ……… from France each year
A export B are exported C were exported D exported
10 We moved to the front row ……… see better
11 The giant panda is an ……… species
12 The FIFA was ……… in 1904 in England
13 Uruguay ……… Argentina in the final match of the first World Cup
14 There is a hole in the bottom of the boat A lot of water is coming in through the hole The boat ………
A was sinking B is going to sink C will sink D should sink
C Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
15 There are a lot of black clouds in the sky It will rain
A B C D
16 Pelé was famous with his powerful kicking and controlling the ball
A B C D
II READING (2pts)
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Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable words or phrase.
Trang 2Today it is impossible to open a newspaper without …… (1) …… about the damage we are doing to the environment The earth is being …… (2)…… and the future looks bad What can each of us do? We cannot clean up our …… (3) …… rivers and seas overnight Nor can we stop the disappearance of plants and animals But we can stop adding to the problem while scientists search for answers, and laws are passed in nature’s defense
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle completely but some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as …… (4) …… It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces household bills We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better world for our grandchildren
B Read the passage and choose the best answer among A , B , C , D
I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne It
is quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people There is a cathedral and a university There are five bridges over the River Tyne, which link Newcastle to the next town, Gateshead, where there is one of the biggest shopping centres in the world A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuilding and coalmining, but now the chemical and soap industries are important I moved to London ten years ago but I often return to Newcastle I miss the people, who are very friendly, and I miss the beautiful countryside near the city, where there are so many hills and streams
1 Newcastle is ………
A a city near the North East of England B a small town in England
C a city in the North East of England D a city in the North of England
2 The population of Newcastle is ………
C much more than 200,000 people D about 200,000 people
3 According to the passage, the writer ………
A is still living in Newcastle B has never returned to Newcastle
C doesn't live in Newcastle any more D has come back to live in Newcastle
4 Which of the following is NOT true about Newcastle?
A Its people are friendly B Its main industry now is shipbuilding
C It has a cathedral and a university D It is next to Gateshead
III LISTENING (2pts)
Listen to the passage and do the tasks that follow
Task 1 Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences Write your answers in the space provided.
1 The Beatles started playing music together in ………
2 They started by playing ……… songs
Trang 3A rock B rock and roll C rock and pop D pop
3 They also introduced different types of ………
A rock and roll songs B musical instruments C musical styles D music 4 When they toured ……… they attracted millions of fans A Britain B Germany C The USA D France 1 2 3 4 Task 2 Listen again and fill each blank with one word Write your answers in the space provided. By the time the Beatles broke up in (5) ……… they had changed the nature of rock and pop music They had introduced new (6) ……… and rhythms, and they had experimented with different types of musical instruments They had recorded hundreds of songs and they had sold millions of (7) ………
They had made many films and won many (8) ……… for their music 5 6 7 8 IV WRITING (2pts) A Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same 1 We can’t go on holidays because we don’t have enough money If we ……… ………
2 People speak English in almost every corner of the world English ……… …….……
3 Nick hurried He wanted to catch the last bus Nick hurried ……….…….………
4 Cinema didn’t become an industry until 1915 It was not ……… ………
B Write an announcement, using the cues given below Announcer: Chi Lang High school’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Events: The musical performance To raise money for poor and homeless children Place: School meeting hall Time: 7:00 p.m, Tuesday 19 May 2009 Ticket price: 15,000VND (sold at 8 Phan Chu Trinh from May 10th) ………
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