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Trang 1Trường THPT Thốt Nốt Đề thi kiểm tra học kì 1
Tổ Ngoại Ngữ Năm học: 2007 – 2008
Ban C– đề 1 Thời gian: 60 phút
I PRONUNCIATION: (1mark)
* Which is pronounced differently?
1 a arrest b actor c address d amaze
2 a blender b beloved c cement d college
3 a campsite b icon c focus d necessity
* Which is stressed differently?
4 a operate b peaceful c position d pretty
5 a register b report c retire d routine
II GRAMMAR: (3marks)
Circle the best answers
1 It looks like they’re going to succeed ……….their present difficulties
a because of b unless c even though d despite
2 Right now, all the seats on this flight are taken If I ……….this plane, I’ll call you
a won’t take b didn’t take c can’t take d not take
3 We moved to the city ten years ago
a When did you move to the city? b Where did you move to the city?
c How long did you move to the city? d How much time have you moved to the city?
4 He pretended not seeing her as he passed by
a b c d
5 You / mind / turn / lights / on?
a Would you mind to turn the lights on? b Do you mind turning lights on?
c Would you mind turning the lights on? d Do you mind if I turning the lights on?
6 To ………are you talking?
7 Would you like …… to the movies with me?
8 He is a ………… playwright
a world-famous b.duty-free c frost-free d oil-cooked
9 Tom tried to phone Jane but she …….to another city
a moved b has moved c was moving d had moved
10 “Please be quiet! The baby……….”
a sleeps b is sleeping c was sleeping d has slept
11 She …….to France two years ago
12 He ………that car 5 years ago but it still looks very new
a buys b has bought c had bought d bought
13 Everyone disliked …… in public
a to laught at b laughing at c laughed at d being laughed at
14 ………hard to support your family?
a Did you used to work b Did you use to work
c Used you to work d Are you used to work
15 Mothers often ……….all their time to taking care of their children
16 I will always remember the time I worked with you
a I will never forget to have worked with you b I will never forget working with you
c I will always remember the work with you d I will always forget working with you
Kì thi kiểm tra học kì 1 khối 10 Năm học: 2007 – 2008 Thời gian: 60 phút Ban C– đề 1
Trang 217 Which underlined part is wrong?
The old is well looked after now
a b c d
18 If Kate …… late again, she …… her job
a were / would lose b had been / would have lost
c was / would lose d is / will lose
19 “I’ll stop smoking.”
→ In Reported Speech:
a She promised stop smoking b She promised to stop smoking
c She promised she will stop smoking d She promised stopping smoking
20 ……….shoes will make your feet painful
a comfortable b uncomfortable c incomfortable d imcomfortable
III READING: (2marks)
Match the headlines with the texts.
1 Stupidity – Odd News
2 Arrested for Overdue Library Books
3 Twice in One Night
4 Brain on Beer
5 Sixty-One Drown Seeking Relief from Heat
6 Buried Treasure
a Last night, police stopped a drunk man from driving, only to find they had arrested him 90
minutes earlier for the same……
b Police in Wichita, Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man at an airport hotel after he tried to pass two (counterfeit) $16 bills…
c In Clearwater, Florida, three library book borrowers were arrested this week for failing to return the books…
d A Kentucky man
accidentally shot and
killed his best friend
when he took up a
dare to shoot a beer
can off his head
Witnesses told police
the two had been
drinking when……
e Three chidren were walking across a field
in Bedminster when they discovered a hole At the bottom of the hole was a chest filled with gold and silver The chilren ran and told the police…
f MOSCOW, June16 – Sixty-one people have drowned in Moscow’s rivers and lakes this month while trying to cool off from a heat wave Many of the victims were drunk and…
IV SPEAKING: (2marks)
Complete the conversation
Interviewer: Do you have difficulties with schoolwork?
Interviewer: Do you do homework every day?
Interviewer: Do you often go to the library to read books?
Interviewer: What is your favourite subject? Why do you like it?
Interviewer: What are some good ways to improve your English?
Trang 3You: ………
V WRITING: (2marks) Write a paragraph about the advantages of the Internet ………
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The end
Suggested answers
I Pronunciation
II Grammar
1 c
2 c
3 a
4 b
5 c
6 a
7 b
8 a
9 d
10 b
11 c
12 d
13 d
14 b
15 a
16 b
17 b
18 d
19 b
20 b III Speaking: acceptable
IV Reading: 1b 2c 3a 4d 5f 6e
V Writing
-form: 0.25 mark
- ideas: 1mark
- grammar, structure: 0,75 mark