The company had a big party for me and gave me a gold watch for more than thirty years of service.. At the party everyone said to me, “Retirement is a time to do all the things you didn’
Trang 1I Read the passage below and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
I retired a year ago The company had a big party for me and gave me a gold watch for more than thirty years
of service At the party everyone said to me, “Retirement is a time to do all the things you didn’t have time to do It’s a new thing.” I can’t say that I dislike retirement, but after working for thirty-five years, it’s hard to adjust to all this free time
Just after I retired, my wife, Peg, and I went to visit our children – John Smith in London and Ann in
Liverpool We really had a good time We enjoyed being together In fact, John Smith invited us to come to live with him He knows that living on retirement salary is not easy But we decided not to live with him We have our lives, and he and his wife have theirs We are going to stay here in town We may move to an apartment because the house is too big for only the two of us and it’s hard to keep clean Peg is having some trouble with her back She’s seeing the doctor tomorrow
Money isn’t a serious problem for us because we have some savings, but we have to make careful decisions about what we can afford We’re not used to living on a fixed income, but we make ends meet I still belong to the club and I play cards there once a week and we spend time with other retired couples in the area My only regret is that I didn’t spend enough time thinking about retirement before it happened
Notes:
- to adjust: điều chỉnh, quyết định
- to have a good time: vui vẻ/ vui thú (vào một dịp riêng biệt nào đó)
- to make ends meet: thu vén tằn tiện để đủ trang trải cuộc sống
ĐỀ SỐ 11
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian: 45 phút Trường THPT Tân Yên Số 2
Trang 21 John Smith doesn’t know that living on retirement is not easy.
2 He has some physical problem
3 This man retired six months ago
4 He and his wife are moving in with John Smith
5 He has other children at home
6 All the members in the family of the writer are living together in
London
7 The people at the party were negative about retiring
8 He worked for forty years in the company
9 He dislikes retirement
10 He and his wife are going to move from the town
II Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks
11 My cousin is keen on the English club
A join B to join C joining D having join
12 We were stuck in traffic for more than one hour
13 Young children enjoy with household tasks
14 We just dinner when they to visit our house yesterday
A had just finished – came B finished – had come
C have finished – came D having finished - have come
Trang 315 I’m planning go dancing with a guy from my class.
16 It takes me 30 minutes to get ready every morning.
A to go B to wake up C to prepare D to sleep
17 I want to get to a famous businessman when I grow up
18 I can’t remember is the mayor of this town
19 He occasionally to the cinema
20 We are contented with what we’ve achieved this semester.
A satisfied B disappointed C interested in D keen on
21 If two people speak the same , they usually have similar attitudes and opinions
A tongue B speech C language D voice
22 Mr Brown works at his office on Sundays
A hardly ever B hardly C already D yet
23 Yesterday morning he a yellow cat before he to ABC bank
A has gone – picked up B had gone – picked up
C went – had picked up D went – picked up
24 A favorite occupation among children is sand castles
A to build B built C being built D building
Trang 425 I’m always excited about to a humorous person when I have free time.
III Put the questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences.
26 They got engaged on October 4th 2010
………
27 The Blacks were paid back thirty dollars by the shopkeeper when buying a new TV this afternoon.
………
28 He fell in love with Maria when he was an Economics student at Princeton University.
………
29 The pen is blue.
………
30 They went to Paris for their last summer vocation.
………
IV Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
31 A about B subject C cousin D study
35 A interest B heat C click D kick