Because this electronic device could (39)______a large amount of information in a very small space, computers could be much smaller and less expensive than the huge mainframe computers u[r]
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ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 10
Thời gian: 45 phút
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
2. A considered B disappointed C little D scientist
interested
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
complain
profession
Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
6. The telephone is considered to be one of the most useful achievements
A science B scientifically C scientist D scientific
7. John often goes to bed early and up late
8. A is a place where plants and trees are grown for scientific study
A resort B Botanical Garden C pagoda D pine forest
9. John isn't contented with his present salary
A excited about B disappointed about C interested in D satisfied with
10. You English fluently if you don’t practice it every day
A will not speak B will speak C did not speak D can speak
11. I swimming with my classmates last weekend
12. The New Year is coming so most of the clothing stores are with people
13. She often stamps of many other country in her spare time She has a large
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A collections/collects B collects/collection C collect/collective D
collecting/collect
14. At last, Mary could not master her piano lessons, made her parents disappointed
15. You will get a good seat if you first
come
16. Our teacher said that we an English test the following week
17. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age He's
A mentally retarded B mentally alert C mentally restricted D mentally
ill
18. Keep calm! There is nothing to worry
19. I Mr Thompson at the airport at 4 o'clock this afternoon
A am meeting B am going to meet C was meeting D often
meet
20. When Marie first went to Paris, she had very little money to live
Do the following sentences as directed in parentheses.
21. Mr Vy often gets up at 4:30 (Make the question from the underlined words)
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22. Barbara stayed with an Italian family when she was in Italy (Rewrite the sentence using “used to”)
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23. The farmers have cut a lot of trees for firewood (Rewrite the sentence into the passive voice)
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24. I enjoyed the film although the story was silly (Rewrite the sentence using “in spite of”)
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25. Mark stopped working because he felt tired (Rewrite the sentence using “because of”)
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27. If this film (finish) , I’ll stop the video (Give the correct form of the verb in parentheses)
28. “I'm taking my driving test tomorrow.” he said (Rewrite the sentence into the reported speech)
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29. He stopped working because of having a headache
@ Because
30. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother
@ My father hasn’t
Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
Faraday was born into a poor family He received little schooling in his boyhood and had to start
work at an early age in a bookbinder’s shop He was very interested in science, so he often attended
scientific lectures given by Sir Humphrey Davy, a famous scientist at that time ( bookbinder: thợ đóng
sách)
One day, Davy discovered Faraday’s talent As a result, he invited the boy to work in his laboratory
At first, Faraday was given very simple jobs, but later he had more important work to do It was in Davy’s
laboratory that Faraday invented the generator and became a well-known scientist of England
31. Why didn’t Faraday have a good education?
A Because he wasn’t interested in studying B Because he didn’t have money
C Because his family was too poor D Because his father was a blacksmith
32. Where did he work at his early age?
A in a bookshop B in a book club C in a bookbinder’s shop D in a
book stall
33. The boy often attended
speeches
34. What did Faraday do at first in Davy’s laboratory?
A uneasy jobs B easy jobs C difficult jobs D complex
jobs
35. What did Faraday do later in Davy’s laboratory?
A more tiring work B more boring work C more simple work D more
important work
Read the passage and fill in the blank by choosing A, B, C or D.
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of information in a very small space, computers could be much smaller and less expensive than the huge mainframe computers used by corporations Some computer manufacturers believed that people might lie to have computers in (40) homes, offices, and schools, so the personal computers was born
inventive
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