Đề kiểm tra lần 1 kì 2 lớp 10

Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the best answer: 1,25 points I was born in Newcastle, a city in the North East of England.. Newcastle is on the bank of the River T

I Phonetics (1 point)

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:

1 A.Forester B Defence C Destination D Cave

2 A School B Chemistry C Champion D Character

Choose the word that has the stress placed differently from the rest:

1 A turtle B dolphin C variety D risky

2 A explore B abandon C fauna D endanger

II Choose the best answer: (2,5 points)

1. The lady _ son passed the final examination looked very

happy with a smile on her face

2. There is a highly toxic level of _ in the water of this lake

3. John is really in learning French

A.Interesting B interested C disapointed D.disapointing

4.If you _ this glass, you would have to pay for it

5.I haven’t been to the cinema for a decade

A ten years B twenty years C five years D one hundred years

6 New York city was founded by the Dutch in 1642

7 If you know English, you can communicate _ people from the English-speaking world easily

8 Jack will miss his bus _ he leaves now

9.“ ” - “I like pop music.”

A Why do you like pop music? B Do you like pop music?

10 We can go to the National Park to learn about the different of animals and plants

III Read the following passage carefully, and then choose the best

answer: (1,25 points)

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 centers 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 in the North East of England B a small town in England

C a city near 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 doesn't live in Newcastle any more B has never returned to Newcastle

C is still living in Newcastle D has come back to live in Newcastle

4.What are the people in Newcastle like?

5.What are the main industries in Newcastle now?

A chemical and soap industries B shipbuilding

and soap industries

IV Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blank (1,25 points)

Pelé is considered one of the greatest football players of all time He was born in 1940 in Brazil As a football player, Pelé was famous ( 1) _ his powerful kicking and controlling the ball He joined a Brazilian football club

in 1956, and in 1962 he led the team to its first World Cup championship Pelé became the only player to participate in three World Cups (2) _ 1958,

1962, and 1970 By 1974, Pelé had (3) _ 1,200 goals and became a Brazilian national hero He played for an American football club for two years before he (4) _ in 1977 Later, Pelé became (5) _ international ambassador for the sport, working to promote peace and understanding

through friendly sport activities

4 A retired B witnessed C competed D gained

V Rewrite the sentences without changing meaning: (1 points)

1.You should take the train instead of the bus

-> If

2 They think the owner of the house is abroad.

-> The owner

3.They use milk for making butter and cheese -> Milk

4 His sister sent her money, so he continued to study –> But for………

VI Find one mistake in these sentences: ( 1 points) 1 What would you do if you will win a million pounds? A B C D 2 Although he was late for class, but he didn't even apologize A B C D 3 Please don't make so much noise I study A B C D 4 Peter and Tom plays tennis every afternoon with Mary and me A B C D VII Write a paragraph ( about 80 words) about the benefits of reading books based on the the following information: - Widening your knowledge - Relaxing - Improving your writen skill