Bộ đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền

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1. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 01 – I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1m) 1. A. received B. worked C. obtained D. harbored 2. A. language B. package C. mathematics D. marvelous 3. A. trouble B. study C. tutor D. subject 4. A. technology B. teaching C. purchase D. lunch II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.5m) 1. A. private B. professor C. harbour D. purchase 2. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience III. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. (2ms) 1. We___ in this town for a long time. We___ here sixteen years ago. A. had been/ come B. have been/ came C. were/ came D. are/ came 2. The World War II ___ in 1939 and ___ in 1945. A. begins/ ends B. had begun/ ended C. has begun/ had ended D. began/ ended 3. Johnny___ the paper when I___ him. A. read/ interrupted B. read/ was interrupting C. has read/ interrupted D. was reading/ interrupted 4. ___ is it to tile post office? - About two hundred meters. A. How far B. How long C. How often D. How much 5. Will you please stop___ TV channels? A. to change B. change C. be changed D. changing 6. I'd like___ somewhere different for a change. A. to go B. going C. go D. to have gone 7. don't mind___ home but I'd rather ___ a taxi. A. to walk/ to get B. walking/ to get C. walking/ get D. to walk/ getting 8. The manager made his employees ___ the computer evening class. A. attending B. attend C. to attend D. attendance 9. Look at those windows! They really need___. A. to clean B. cleaning C. to be cleaned D. B and C are correct 10. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more___ than the other boys at his class. A. intelligent B. mature C. ambitious D. developed IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B. C or D - that is not correct. (1m) 1. An old man walking along the road stopped talking to us. A B C D (to talk) 2. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college. A B (finding) C D 3. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime. A B (to change) C D 4. I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again. A B C D (to seeing) V. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. (1m) 1. She sometimes (buy) buys meat at this market. 2. We (watch) watched a good film on TV last night. 3. Don't forget (call) to call home as soon as you arrive at your destination. 4. By the time he arrived at the party, all his friends (leave) had left. VI. Rewrite the following sentences as directed. (0.5m) 1. Could you open the windows, please ?  Would you mind opening the window? 2. They finished all their work and then left the office.  After they had finished all their work, they left the office. VII. Using the given words to write full sentences. (0.5m) 1. Minh / born/ July 20th 1986/ Ha Noi.  Minh was born on 20 July 1986 in Ha Noi. ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 1
2. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 2. He / work / Honda company / from 2008 to 2010.  He worked in a Honda company from 2008 to 2010. VIII. Read the text below and choose the correct word / phrase for each space. (1,5m) English is a very useful language. If we (1) ___ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand (2) ___ we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of (3) ___. Hundreds of books are written in English every day in (4) ___ countries. English has also helped us to spread ideas and knowledge (5) ___ all corners of the world. Therefore, the English language (6) ___ to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. 1. A. want B. know C. do D. work 2. A. who B. when C. where D. what 3. A. subjects B. teachers C. people D. friends 4. A. much B. the C. a D. many 5. A. of B. on C. about D. to 6. A. has helped B. had helped C. to help D. helps IX. Read the following passage then do the exercises. (2ms) Every morning I get up at six. The first thing I do is to wash my dishes. Then I cook breakfast. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen a.m. It takes me about ten minutes to walk to school, and school begins the lesson at seven forty-five. There are forty pupils in my class. We study Math, Geography, History, Music, and English. I like English best and next to that, Math. At ten a.m we have a chance to eat an orange and some peanuts. I go home for lunch, but this time, my sister Patricia gets the meals. After lunch, I usually sleep for half an hour. In the afternoon, we play tennis. At about six or six thirty we have dinner. Either my sister or I cook it. The meal is simpler than the mid-day meal. We eat fruit or rice, and sometimes we have bread and tea. Then in the evening, I do my homework and go to bed at ten p.m. 1. What is the first thing the girl does when she gets up?  The first thing she does is to wash my dishes. 2. How does she go to school?  She walks to school./ She goes to school on foot. 3. Which subjects does she like best at school?  She likes English best and next to that, Math. 4. What does she do before going to bed?  She does her homework. \ ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 2
3. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 02 – I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. routine B. Literature C. kindness D. fifty 2. A. passenger B. repair C. begin D. several 3. A. party B. fat C. marvellous D. father 4. A. scream B. death C. ready D. peasant II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 5. A. obtain B. determine C. award D. harbour 6. A. important B. profession C. Geography D. Literature III. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. 7. We study past and present events in Viet Nam and around the world in ___ classes. A. Maths B. Geography C. History D. English 8. ___ is your new school? - It's very big and friendly. A. What B. How C. Where D. Which 9. She always goes for a walk with her dog ___ Sunday mornings. A. in B. on C. at D. during 10. She stays at home because she feels___. A. sick B. well C. fine D. strong. 11. We are too late. The plane ___ off ten minutes ago. A. took B. has taken C. had taken D. was taken 12. He goes to the library to ___ some reference books. A. pay B. borrow C. buy D. lend 13. I enjoy ___ with my classmates about their future plans A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. told 14. Miss Phuong enjoys working with children in a school. She is a ___. A. teacher B. student C. peasant D. passenger 15. Karen didn't want to come to the cinema with us because she ___ the film. A. has already seen B. already had seen C. had already seenD. saw 16. I was born in Lang Son. Lang Son is my ___. A. date of birth B. place of birth C. present address D. surname 17. They want ___ by air because it is much faster than other means of transport. A. to travel B. travelled C. travel D. traveling 18. I don't mind ___ home but I'd rather ___ a taxi. A. to walk/ to get B. walking/ to get C. walking/ get D. to walk/ getting 19. In an English class, working in ___ seems helpful. A. two B. couple C. both D. pairs 20. I think you don’t have to ___ about your test. A. worry B. study C. win D. become. 21. You shouldn't spend all your time___ sometimes you had better go out and play sports A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied 22. Maria had gone to the market ___ she got home. A. as soon as B. after C. when D. before 23. These glasses are so dirty. You need ___ them. A. wash B. washing. C. to washed D. washed 24. In 1903, Marie became the first woman ___ a Doctor of Science degree. A. receiving B. receive C. receives D. to receive 25. I'd like to borrow this book. ___ it yet? A. Did you read B. Had you read C. Have you read D. Do you read 26. He passed his exams with flying colour. A. successfully B. difficultly C. badly D. easily ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 3
4. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 27. Our teacher made me ___ all the questions. A. answer B. to answer C. answering D. answered 28. I must go now. I promised ___ late. A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I wouldn't be 29. Are you looking forward ___ on your cassation? A. you go B. going C. to going D. to go 30. I asked him___, but he went anyway. A. not to go B. to not go C. not going D. he doesn't go 31. She only allows the children___ television on the weekends. A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. for watching 32. ___ does it take to get to London from here? A. How far B. How much C. How often D. How long 33. They find it important ___ a foreign language. A to learn B. learning C. learn D. for learning 34. Marie Curie___ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. A. awarded B. was awarded C. had awarded D. had been awarded IV. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one. (0.5 m) 35. Mr. Nam listens to the radio once a week. A. Mr. Nam usually listens to the radio. B. Mr. Nam always listens to the radio. C. Mr. Nam never listens to the radio. D. Mr. Nam sometimes listens to the radio. 36. I did my homework and then I watched TV. A. I did my homework before I had watched TV. B. I did my homework before I watched TV. C. I had done my homework before I watched TV. D. I had done my homework before I had watched TV. V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B. C or D - that is not correct. 37. As soon as the alarm clock had gone off, she woke up and go out of bed. A B (went off) C D 38. Let's stop to watch so much TV so that we can read or go out instead. A B (watching) C D 39. Tom, you didn’t remember closing the windows when you left the classroom yesterday. A (hadn’t) B C D 40. Mary plays the piano when she was young. (played) A B C D VI. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank. Marie Curie, the Polish-born French physicist and chemist was a courageous and determined woman. She left her home(41) ___ Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in (42) ___, she still managed to graduate on the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and (43) ___ him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marrie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history. They (44) ___the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (45) ___the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. 41. A. on B.in C. for D.at 42. A. poverty B. loneliness C. wealth D. difficulty 43. A. married B. left C. divorced D. devoted 44. A. discovered B. invented C. built D. made 45. A. had awarded B. awarded C. were awarded D. were awarding VII. Read the passage and choose the best answer My name is Seumas McSporran and I'm a very busy man. I'm 60 years old and I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel. I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer 150 tourists come by boat every day. ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 4
5. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 Every day I get up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island's children to school. At 9.00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all the houses on the island. I also deliver the beer to the island's only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop. My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don't watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it. 46. Mr. Mcsporran does all the following jobs EXCEPT ___. A. a mailman B. a driver C. a firefighter D. a farmer 47. Gigha is the name of ___. A. His wife B. The island where they live C. His hotel D. The shop where they work 48. Tourists ___ to the island. A. sail B. drive C. swim D. fly 49. The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to ___. A. Beer B. Boat C. Post D. Pub 50. According to the passage which is true about Seumas MsSporran? A. He goes to bed very late B. He and his wife go on holiday every year C. He likes the job as a postman most D. He does the accounts in the evening ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 03 – I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. many B. hat C. cat D. sad 2. A. plays B. sprays C. play D. says 3. A. little B. interest C. time D. click 4. A. watched B. wanted C. decided D. needed 5. A. washes B. tomatoes C. goes D. learns II. Choose one best answer to complete each sentence. 6. The train at 10 o’clock tomorrow. A. leave B. leaves C. will leave D. is going to leave 7. He___ in this town since he was born. A. lives B. lived C. is living D. has lived 8. I’m bored ___ watching the advertisements on T.V. A. with B. on C. of D. in 9. 9. I ___ a new house last year, but I ___ my old one yet. A. buy/ sell B. bought/ sell C. haven’t bought/ sold D. bought/ haven’t sold 10. The coffee ___ by the time I got up this morning. A. was already made B. has already been made C. had already been made D. would have already made 11. He ___ go to school yesterday because he was sick. A. didn’t B. wasn’t C. don’t D. doesn’t 12. Everyone likes him, ? A.doesn’t he B. doesn’t she C. don’t they D. don’t you 13. Christmas, the weather has been quite good. A.From B. Since C. On D. For 14. Nam is interested in English. A. learning B. to learn C. learn D. learned 15. Most people enjoy to different parts of the world. A.travelling B. to travel C. travelled D. travel 16. There ___ never ___ such excitement before. A. has/ been B. have / been C. will / been D. is / been 17. I ___ David James for two weeks. ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 5
6. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 A. has seen B. saw C. see D. have not seen 18. The baby ___ wonderfully up to now. A. behaves B. is behaving C. has behaved D. behaved 19. I've been in this city for a long time. I ___ here sixteen years ago. A. come B. am coming C. came D. have come III. Circle A, B, C or D to find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. 20. Lan was in (A) a difficult situation (B), so I agreed (C) lending (D) her some money. 21. When she arrive (A) at (B) the station, the train had left, (C) so she couldn’t catch (D) it. 22. My brother stopped to smoke (A) because (B) it’s harmful (C) to his health.(D) 23. The farmers had to (A) work hardly (B) in (C) the fields all day. (D) 24. By (A) the time he arrived (B), all his classmates (C) have left. (D). IV. Choosing one best way to make a meaningful sentence. 25. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away. A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand. B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away. C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early. D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand. 26. Steve left before my arrival. A. When I arrived, Steve had already left. B. Steve left as soon as I arrived. C. While Steve was leaving I arrived. D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived. 27. Eight years ago we started writing to each other. A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years. B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other. C. We wrote to each other eight years ago. D. We have been writing to each other for eight years. 28. When did you start learning English? A. How much time did you learn English? B. How often did you learn English? C. What time is it since you learn English? D. Since when have you learnt English? 29. My school has got 70 teachers. A. There are 70 teachers in my school. B. 70 teachers are in my school. C. I know 70 teachers in my school. D. 70 teachers teach me in my school. V. Read the passage then complete it by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful (30) ___. They enjoy peace and quiet, and their neighbors are more (31) ___ and ready to help them when they need it. However, their life can be tiresome and they can be isolated. The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of (32) ___. Cities are often ugly and (33) ___. They not only have bad air but are also noisy. Everyone is always in haste and this means that people have no time to know each other and (34) ___ friends. 30. A. surroundings B. view C. sightseeing D. scenery 31. A. friend B. friendly C. friendship D. friends 32. A. disadvantage B. benefits C. advantages D. disadvantages 33. A. polluted B. pollutant C. pollution D. polluting 34. A. make B. making C. having D. has VI. Read the passage then choose the best answer for the following questions. Chantal's parents didn't have much money, so they sent her to a state primary school when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing lessons, but there were so many pupils in the class that the teacher found it difficult to control them. When Chantal was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money on her education. He sent her to an expensive private school, where the girl wore dark green uniforms and did two hours' homework every evening. Chantal liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she passed all her exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose history course and was an excellent student. In the end, she decided to become a teacher, and returned to her old primary school to teach. ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 6
7. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 35. Why did Chantal's parents send her to a state primary school? A. They liked it. B. It was near her house. C. They were poor. D. It was expensive. 36. How many kinds of lessons did she like learning? A. 3 B. 1 C. 4 D. 2 37. What was her teachers' problem at the primary school? A. Large class. B. Low salary. C. Disobedient pupils. D. Strict head master. 38. What was an important event for Chantal when she was eleven? A. Leaving her home. C. Passing the exams. D. Going overseas. B. Getting better education. 39. At university she studied . A. very badly B. very poorly C. very well D. averagely 40. What profession did she finally decide to choose? A. Cooking B. Teaching C. Nursing D. Advertising ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 04 – I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1m) 1. A. lunchB. subject C. humourD. study 2. A. ride B. fiftyC. bike D. kite 3. A. miss B. little C. child D. listen 4. A. eating B. beat C. teacher D. breakfast II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.5m) 1. A. studentB. discussC. supposeD. attract 2. A. subject B. complainC. teaching D. party III. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. (4 ms) 1. Tom ___ the house before his friend came to see him. A. has leftB. leftC. leaves D. had left 2. I ___ to visit my friend in the hospital two days ago. A. have goneB. goC. am going D. went 3. I'm going to the library to borrow some books. - Sorry, I've got to go, ___! A. see you laterB. thank youC. good morningD. not at all 4. She was ___ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. A. rewardedB. received C. awarded D. got 5. ___ did you see him? - I saw him two days ago. A. what B. whenC. whyD. which 6. ___ French do you understand? Quite a lot actually. A. How muchB. How oldC. How often D. How many 7. Remember ___ to me soon. A. writeB. wrote C. to write D. writing 8. Don't forget ___ the letter I gave you. A. postingB. post upC. post D. to post 9. She ___ French for more than 10 years. A. taught B. has taughtC. is teaching D. teach 10. Marie Curie was the first woman ___ at the Sorbonne. A. professorB. teacherC. chemistD. tutor 11. 12. 13. Look! Smoke ___ out of that window. A. comesB. cameC. come D. is coming 14. She received some ___ training from her father. A. scientificB. scientistC. scientists D. science 15. He lets his wife do everything for him. He's very ___. ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 7
8. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 A. boredB. carefulC. quiet D. lazy 16. My teacher ___ reading newspaper. A. needs B. likesC. wantsD. would like 17. I am very sorry for ___ late. A. beenB. to be C. beingD. be 18. He forgets ___ my book last week. A. to borrowB. borrowed C. borrowing D. borrow IV. Rewrite these sentences as directed. (2ms) 1. They finished all their work and then left the office.  After they had finished all their work, they left the office. 2. Why don’t we wait for the bus.  He suggested waiting for the bus. 3. Phong studies at Chu Van An high school. (Make questions for the underlined part)  Where does Phong study? 4. Lan is absent from school. (Put “never” in the right place )  Lan is never absent from school. V. Read the following passage and then answer the questions. (2ms) Miss Richards was a teacher at a school in England. She taught chemistry and physics from the lowest to highest classes in the school. Sometimes the new classes learnt quickly, but sometimes they were very slow, and then Miss Richards had to repeat things many times. One year, the first class had studied chemistry for several weeks when Miss Richards suddenly asked "What is water?" There was a silence for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad, but then one of the boys raised his hand. He was not one of the most intelligent students in the class, so she was glad that he could answer "Water is a liquid which has no colour until you wash your hands in it," the boy replied. 1. What did Miss Richards teach?  She taught chemistry and physics from the lowest to highest classes in the school. 2. Was the boy who answered the question one of the most intelligent students in the class?  No, he wasn’t. 3. What was her question in the passage?  It was “What is water?” 4. How did Miss Richards feel when the students couldn't answer her question immediately?  She felt sad when the students couldn't answer her question immediately ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 8
9. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 05– Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. chance B. teaching C. chemistry D. children 2. A. hard B. start C. party D. talk 3. A. question B. education C. situation D. collection 4. A. boards B. lessons C. students D. masters Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 5. A. happy B. background C. arrive D. student 6. A. location B. personal C. brilliant D. memory III. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. 7. The ___ of our country helps upgrade the citizen’s living standard. A. develop B. development C. developer D. undeveloped 8. Anna is considered as one of the most brilliant student in her class. A. lazy B. famous C. popular D. intelligent 9. Peter’s mother is cooking dinner in the ___. A. kitchen B. bath room C. garden D. dining room 10. The students are talking ___ their next examination. A. in B. on C. about D. at 11. What do you want to drink? – ___. A. A cup of coffee, please. B. I want a comic book. C. No, I don’t like cake. D. I love to go camping. 12. ___ do you get up every day? – Exactly at 6.00 am. A. Who B. What C. What time D. How 13. He advises us ___ early to the musical concert. A. come B. to come C. to came D. coming 14. He always avoids ___ his friends in the street. A. meeting B. met C. to meet D. meet 15. Before you ___, I ___ all the work. A. come/ do B. come / had done C. came / did D. came/ had done 16. George ___ to the movies very often. A. not go B. don’t go C. doesn’t go D. not to 17.___ is the beach? - Only five minutes' walk. A. How long b. Where c. How often d. How far 18. She is interested in teaching ___ because she loves working with children. a. semester b. communication c. workd. profession 19.Don't worry ___ me. I’ll be fine a. to b. about c. with d. for 20.Our coach was ___ in traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late. a. fastened b. fixed c. joined d. stuck 21.Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations. a. hobbies b. professor c. jobs d. visits 22.Our main objective is to ___ educational standards. a. avoid b. enjoy c. make d. improve 23.English is an international ___. a. language b. means c. subject d. profession 24.You shouldn't spend all your time ___. a. study b. to study c. studying d. studied 25.Would you like ___ somewhere for a rest? a. going b. to go c. go d. to be gone 26.I ___ English for four years a. have learned b. am learning c. learned d. has learned ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 9
10. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 27.The guide encouraged the tourists the ? Prado Museum in Madrid. a. visit b. to visit c. visiting d. visited 28.Are you looking forward on your cassation? a. you go . b. going c. to going d. to go 29.Ask and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues below. A. action B. trip C. way D. habit 30.I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30. A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes III. Circle A, B, C or D to find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. 31. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college. A B C D 32. Why you call me so late last night? A B C D Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each blank from 1 to 5 to complete the passage: The six-month-old (1) ___ club, which comprises 19 deaf, mute or mentally retarded children, is now having its first exhibition in Hanoi. More than 50 colour photos are (2) ___ at the exhibition room featuring the beauty of daily life seen through the eyes of these (3) ___ children. The subjects are simple and peaceful: old men reading books on the sides of Hoan Kiem Lake, labourers hard at work, or chickens (4) ___ food. The children’ passion for taking pictures has stimulated them and helped them escape their (5) ___. 33. A. photography B. photogenic C. photographs D. photos 34. A. on display B. of display C. for display D. in display 35. A. homeless B. injured C. disabled D. sick 36. A. look after B. look for C. looking after D. looking for 37. A. sorrow B. happiness C. whose D. study Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage: (1m) Parents send their children to the school to prepare for the time when they grow up. Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them. Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country. They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countries’ heritage. The more foreign languages they learn, the more benefits they get. Children also learn mathematics to calculate, geography to know about nature, history to know about human beings and historical events. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life. 38. Parents send their children to the school to ___. A. prepare for their future B. make them grow up C. learn English D. play better 39. Why do children have to learn their native language? A. To communicate fluently with other people around them C. To know about their nature B. To benefit from foreign countries’ heritage D. to learn foreign languages 40. How many school subjects are mentioned in the passage? A. Four B. Seven C. Six D. Five 41. According to the passage, children learn history to know about ___. A. the mankind B. people and historical events C. events of the history D. practical uses in life ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 10
11. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 06– I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. Câu 1: A. ready B. peasant C. scream D. death Câu 2: A. landed B. stared C. seemed D. traveled Câu 3: A. children B. teaching C. chance D. chemistry Câu 4: A. start B. party C. talk D. hard Câu 5: A. woman B. son C. above D. sunshine II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence. Câu 6: I'll see him when he ___ here tomorrow. A. will come B. comes C. has come D. had come Câu 7: As soon as the light turned red, she ___ the car. A. has stopped B. stopped C. stops D. was stopping Câu 8: The last time I ___swimming was when we were in Spain. A. was going. B. has gone C. went D. had gone Câu 9: Johnny ___ the paper when I ___ him. A. has read/ interrupted B. read/ interrupted C. read/ was interrupting D. was reading/ interrupted Câu 10: We are ___ with what we do. A. contention B. contented C. content D. contenting Câu 11: Water ___ at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezes at zero degrees Celsius. A. boils B. steams C. grills D. cooks Câu 12: John is not a farmer so he never___. A. do transplanting B. do the transplanting C. does the transplanting D. did the transplanting Câu 13: When they saw the fire, they___. A. screamed in danger B. scream on panic C. screamed in panic D. screaming in panic Câu 14: It was the most___ experience of my life. A. frightening B. frighten C. frightful D. frightened Câu 15: ___ did the. Second World War end? - In 1945. A. What time B. How long. C. When D. Where Câu 16: Dad allowed Dora ___to the party. A. gone B. go C. to go D. going Câu 17: My teacher always expected me ___well in exams. A. do B. to do C. doing D. to have done Câu 18: Will you please stop ___ TV channels? A. be changed B. change C. changing D. to change Câu 19: Our teacher made me ___all the questions. A. to answer B. answered C. answering D. answer Câu 20: Shhh! I hear someone ___ in the distance. Do you hear it too? A. shout B. shouting C. shouted D. to shout Câu 21: Don't forget ___ home as soon as you arrive at your destination. A. to call B. having called C. to be called D. calling Câu 22: We ___ in New York for ten years and then we ___here in 1987. A. lived/ had moved B. had lived / was moving C. lived / moved D. had lived/ moved Câu 23: When Martin ___ the car, he took it out for a drive. A. has repaired B. repaired C. had repaired D. was repairing Câu 24: We ___ them before the reception yesterday. A. haven't met B. hadn't met C. didn't meet D. wouldn't meet Câu 25: Marie Curie was born ___ November 7th, 1867. A. on B. from C. in. D. at ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 11
12. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase -A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. Câu 26: I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime. A. work B. because C. decided D. changing Câu 27: In order to not forget things, I put a string around my finger. A. put B. In order C. forget D. to not Câu 28: I'm trying to persuade my sister to drive but I can’t get her do it. A. to drive B. do. C. to persuade D. trying Câu 29: My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon. A. lived B. since C. in D. are now living Câu 30: I like lying on the beach so I always spend my holiday to sunbath. A. always B. lying C. the beach D. to sunbath IV. Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D ROUTINES Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine. 'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get up at quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.' Routines are very useful. but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life. Câu 31: This passage is mainly concerned with ___ A. changes in our lives B. Jo's timetable C. our usual ways of doing things D. our daily activities Câu 32: According to the passage, routines are useful because___. A. we can do them in the morning B. they save time and energy C. we all have them in our lives D. they make a habit of never thinking Câu 33: The word 'loo' can best be replaced with ___ A. bedroom B. toilet C. sink D. balcony Câu 34: What is the main disadvantage of routines? A. Routines make us create things or have new ideas. B. Routines make you think before doing. C. Routines may change our life. D. Routines make us do the same things day after day. Câu 35: Which of the sentences is true? A. We shouldn't break our routines. B. Routines make our brain creative. C. People who have routines are unable to think. D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines. V. Choose the one option - A, B, C or D - that best fits each of the numbered blank. I (36) ___my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (37) ___ in a remote village (38) ___the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed (39) ___ bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career that was "teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in poverty but they could not suffer from empty mind. I am proud (40) ___ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of knowledge. Câu 36: A. began B. had begun C. begin D. have begun Câu 37: A. taught B. to teach C. teaching D. teach Câu 38: A. where B. there C. when D. which Câu 39: A. because of B. though C. because D. in spite of Câu 40: A. of B. about C. in D. on ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 12
13. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 07– Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. Question 1: A like B bit C minute D hit Question 2: A put B study C but D subject Question 3: A beat B eating C teacher D breakfast Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 4: I go home after work, I usually ___ a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio. A take B get C give D spend Question 5: We woke up at the midnight because the alarm clock suddenly ___. A exploded B shouted C stood up D went off Question 6: Miss Jane___ typing the report when her boss came in. A doesn’t finish B can’t finish C didn’t finish D hadn’t finished Question 7: In 1660, Isaac Newton___to Cambridge University. A went B had gone C has gone D goes Question 8: She stays at home because she feels ___. A well B sick C fine D strong. Question 9: Lan: “ Good afternoon !” Nam: “___” A Hello. How are you? B Goodbye. See you later. C Nice to meet you? D Bye. Question 10: John often goes to bed early and___ up late. A to get B got C get D gets Read the text below and choose the correct word / phrase for each space. English is a very useful language. If we ___(11)___ English, we can go to any countries we like. We will not find it hard to make people understand ___(12)___we want to say. English also helps us to learn all kinds of ___(13)___ . Hundreds of books are written in English every day in __(14)___ countries. English has also helped us to spread ideas and knowledge to all corners of the world. Therefore, the English __(15)___ has helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world. Question 11: A do B want C know D work Question 12: A when B who C where D what Question 13: A teachers B people C subjects D friends Question 14: A the B a C many D much Question 15: A nation B knowledge C language D countries Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 16: I enjoy ___ with my classmates about their future plans A told B to talk C talking D talk Question 17: Maria had gone to the market ___ she got home. A as soon as B before C after D when Question 18: Please remember ___ this exercise first, Jane. A do B to do C doing D to be doing Question 19: She always goes for a walk with her dog ___ Sunday mornings. A in B on C at D during Question 20: She can___four foreign languages. A speak B talk C say D tell Question 21: I think you don’t have to ___ about your test. A study B worry C narrow D crowded. Question 22: We are too late. The plane ___ off ten minutes ago. A had taken B took C take D has taken Question 23: It's not good to avoid___ the teacher's questions in class. A answer B answered C to answer D answering ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 13
14. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 Question 24: During the break I often drink tea___ my friends. A from B with C for D to Read the following passage then do the exercises. Every morning I get up at six. The first thing I do is to wash my dishes. Then I cook breakfast. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen a.m. It takes me about ten minutes to walk to school, and school begins the lesson at seven forty-five. There are fourty pupils in my class. We study Maths, Geography, History, Music, and English. I like English best and next to that, Maths. At ten a.m we have a chance to eat an orange and some peanuts. I go home for lunch, but this time, my sister Patricia gets the meals. After lunch, I usually sleep for half an hour. In the afternoon, we play tennis. At about six or six thirty we have dinner. Either my sister or I cook it. The meal is simpler than the mid-day meal. We eat fruit or rice, and sometimes we have bread and tea. Then in the evening, I do my homework and go to bed at ten p.m. * Decide the statements are True ( T) or False ( F ). T F 1. I have breakfast at about seven fifteen minutes. 2. It takes me about seven forty-five minutes to walk to school. 3. I have dinner and eat fruit or rice, sometimes bread and tea. * Answer the following questions: 4. What is the first thing the girl does when she gets up? 5. Which subjects does she like best at school? 6. What does she do before going to bed? * Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form 1. She sometimes (buy) meat at this market. 2. We . (watch) a good film on TV last night. 3. After I .(take) a shower, I had dinner. 4. Would you like ( have) dinner with me tonight? 5. Nam (not do) homework yesterday. 6. My father often ( not play) . tennis in the morning. 7. Hoa and Lan have stopped ( talk) to each other. 8. Would you mind .(buy) . me a newspaper? ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 14
15. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 08– I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words 1. A. drink B. kitchen C. like D. sandwich 2. A. cake B. habit C. far D. guitar 3. A. seven B. email C. send D. dentist 4. A. study B. subject C. much D. student II. Choose the best answers (4m) 5. I go home after work, I usually a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio. A. give B. get C. take D. spend 6. Would you like your holiday with my family in Da Lat? A. to spend B. spend C. spending D. spent 7. Albert Einstein was born . March 14, 1879. A. in B. on C. at D. by 8. I very tired because I too much. A. am/study B. was/studied C. were/studied D. was/ had studied 9. Many organizations send their aid to the war zone. A. humanity B. humans C. human D. humanitarian 10. Students often a three-month holiday every summer. A. to have B. have C. has D. had 11. I him go to the bank yesterday. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. seen 12. I can’t stand to his complaints any longer. A. listen B. listens C. listened D. listening 13. My favourite at school is English. A. classroom B. topic C. song D. subject 14. Lan doesn’t play badminton on weekends. A. always B. as a rule C. already D. seldom 15. By the time they came, we our dinner. A. worked B. had worked C. work D. would work 16. I the washing up before my mother home. A. had done/came B. did/came C. have done/come D. did/had done 17. She seldom late for class. A. was B. were C. is D. are 18. The fire alarm went off when smoke rose. A. exploded B. shouted C. rang D. burned 19. I’ll remember you a postcard when I reach London. A. to send B. sending C. send D. sent 20. I wrote him a letter about it after we on the phone. A. discussed B. have discussed C. had discussed D. discussing III. Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 21. She sometimes bought vegetables at this market. A B C D 22. After his accident last year, he would never consider to buy another motorcycle. A B C D 23. By the time he arrived at the pub, they have ran out of beer. A B C D 24. How much does your daughter always wash her hair? - Twice a week. A B C D IV. Make question for the underlined part. (1m) 1. She went to the doctor because she had a backache.  Why did she go to the doctor? ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 15
16. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 2. Mrs. Robinson bought a poster.  Who bought a poster? V. Give the correct form of verbs in brackets. (1m) 1. My friend (study) studies English for an hour every night. 2. Catherine (invite) invited her boyfriend’s parents for dinner last Sunday? VI. Reading comprehension. (2ms) Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 1955. He is best known as the founder and the head of Microsoft Corporation. He is one of the world’s wealthiest men. Gates married Melinda French, a Microsoft employee on January 1994. The couple has three children. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has focused on global health matters, especially on preventing malaria and AIDS in poor countries. In 2005, ABC News reported that he had given away over six billions dollars in the previous five years. For the philanthropic activities, Time magazine named Bill and Melinda Gates, along with rock star and activist Bono, its Persons of the Year in 2005. 1. Where and when was Bill Gates born?  Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 195 2. How many children does he have?  He has three children. 3. What has The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation focused on?  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has focused on global health matters, especially on preventing malaria and AIDS in poor countries. 4. Who is Bono?  Bono is rock star and activist ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 16
17. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 – 09– I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. ambitious B. background C. tragic D. humane 2. A. landed B. stared C. seemed D. traveled 3. A. eleven B. said C. anyone D. camera 4. A. study B. student C. studio D. stupid 5. A. dinner B. drink C. dive D. children II. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence. 6. Another word for fasten is A. frighten B. loosen C. lengthen D. tighten 7. I was born and grew up on the of the Red River. A. shops B. restaurants C. offices D. banks 8. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he walks to work. A. never B. sometimes C. often D. usually 9. My aunt is a . Teacher. A. history B. historic C. historical D. historian 10. “ do you get to school?” “By bike.” A. What B. How C. How often D. How far 11. When I was a child, I usually fishing with my brother. A. go B. went C. gone D. use to go 12. We dinner at home on Saturdays. A. haven’t had B. didn’t had C. aren’t have D. don’t have 13. Are you contented your present job, Mrs. Tuyet? A. to B. for C. with D. of 14. What time is the flight to arrive? A. due B. plan C. thought D. bound 15. In the 19th century, it was for a woman to become a doctor. A. unable B. impossible C. couldn’t D. incapable 16. After it .dry for two months, it rained heavily last night. A. was B. has been C. had been D. would be 17. Jane had gone to the supermarket she got home. A. as soon as B. after C. when D. before 18. When I first .abroad to study, I . in a dormitory before. A. travelled - was never lived B. had travelled - never lived C. travelled - had never lived D. was living - had never lived 19. Marie Curie was the Nobel Prize in chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium. A. won B. awarded C. dedicated D. devoted 20. Jim, since you got home from football practice. A. are you eating B. had you eaten C. did you eat D. have you eaten 21. It rained yesterday after it dry for months. A. was B. have been C. had been D. was being 22. A: “Have a nice day”. – “Thank you, “ A. And yours! B. The same to you C. As much to you D. The same! III. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined words. 23. I’m interested in teaching profession because I love working with children. A. science B. technology C. career D. department 24. As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time. A. old B. full-grown C. well-known D. tall 25. If you listen carefully to this piece of music, you can hear a flute in the background. A. position B. experience C. training D. environment IV. Choose A, B, C or D on your sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words. 26. She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father. A. offered B. had C. gave D. asked 27. After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she not only took charge of educating her two children but also took the position which her husband had finally obtained at the Sorbonne. A. gave away B. threw away C. lost D. left ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 17
18. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 V. Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - A, B, C or D ROUTINES Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine. 'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. I wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get up at quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.' Routines are very useful, but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life. 28. This passage is mainly concerned with ___ A. changes in our lives B. Jo's timetable C. our usual ways of doing things D. our daily activities 29. According to the passage, routines are useful because___. A. we can do them in the morning B. they save time and energy C. we all have them in our lives D. they make a habit of never thinking 30. The word 'loo' can best be replaced with ___ A. bedroom B. toilet C. sink D. balcony 31. What is the main disadvantage of routines? A. Routines make us create things or have new ideas. B. Routines make you think before doing. C. Routines may change our life. D. Routines make us do the same things day after day. 32. Which of the sentences is true? A. We shouldn't break our routines. B. Routines make our brain creative. C. People who have routines are unable to think. D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines. VI. Choose the one option - A, B, C or D - that best fits each of the numbered blank. I (33) ___my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (34) ___ in a remote village (35) ___the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed (36) ___ bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career, that was "teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in poverty but they could not suffer from empty mind. I am proud (37) ___ myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the "destination" of knowledge. 33. A. began B. had begun C. begin D. have begun 34. A. taught B. to teach C. teaching D. teach 35. A. where B. there C. when D. which 36. A. because of B. though C. because D. in spite of 37. A. of B. about C. in D. on VII . Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 38. Because of he was ill, he had to stay at home. A B C D 39. She was sad after she reads her boyfriend’s letter. A B C D 40. Although our poor living conditions, we all feel happy. A B C D VIII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the first one. 1. We decided to go on a trip to Hue. First we had some problems. → After ___ 2. The students read some materials. Then they wrote their assignments. → Before ___ 3. May I borrow your pencil? → Would you mind ___ IX. Supply the correct preposition of the verbs in brackets: 1. Britney Spears is very fond (sing) ___ and (dance) ___. 2. I (lie) ___ on the grass thinking of the next summer holidays when my brother (arrive) ___. ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 18
19. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 3. a. Physics b. History c. technology d. Chemistry 4. a. important b. profession c. Geography d. Literature 1.Whenever you come to London, remember calling me. A B C D Phần tự luận: Viết một đoạn văn về lai lịch của một người dựa vào gợi ý sau: (1.5 điểm) Name: Mr Ba Date of birth: 09/09/1969 Place of birth: Ho Chi Minh city School attended: Le Hong Phong high school Exams passed: English, Mathematics, Literature His job: Director / Hoa Phat company / now Viết câu hỏi cho những câu trả lời sau: (1.5 điểm) 1. ? I stay at the Hoa Binh hotel. 2. ? I have stayed here for 5 days. 3 ? I’m going to Ha Noi on next week. Chọn từ thích hợp trong khung để hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau: ( 1 điểm) to see saw was success is successful of to Dear Tom, How right you were ! I am afraid ___(1)___ that things haven’t been going too well. I didn’t manage to get a room with the Jackson’s, as I arrived a bit late. As a result, I was sent to the Smiths, and although I objected to going there, there___(2)___ nothing else available. Anyway I though I might get used to living with them, so I decided not to make a fuss. But it hasn’t been a ___(3)___ . In addition to ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 19
20. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 being a long way from the school, the Smiths go out a lot, so I don’t get much of a chance to practice my English. The course has been ok. But I’m looking forward ___(4)___ coming back home next week. Hope to see you then. Jack Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi sau: (1 điểm) Charles Dickens, a social novelist, was born at Portsmourth. His father, a poor government servant, was arrested and imprisoned for debt. Therefore he had to earn his living at eleven in a factory. Dickens had very little schooling, most of his education was acquired from the books. He read and the experiences. He lived later he taught himself short- hand and became a newspaper reporter. 1 . Where was Charles Dickens born ? 2 . How was his family ? 3 . When did he begin to work ? 4 . Was he a teacher at last ? Viết câu hỏi cho những câu trả lời sau: (1.5 điểm) 1. ? I stay at the Hoa Binh hotel. 2. ? I have stayed here for 5 days. 3 ? I’m going to Ha Noi on next week. Chọn từ thích hợp trong khung để hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau: ( 1 điểm) (1) ___ (2) ___ (3) ___ (4) ___ Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi sau: (1 điểm) 1 . Where was Charles Dickens born ? 2 . How was his family ? 3 . When did he begin to work ? 4 . Was he a teacher at last ? ĐÁP ÁN ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 20
21. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 Đáp án mã đề: 141 01. C; 02. C; 03. A; 04. D; 05. C; 06. A; 07. B; 08. C; 09. B; 10. C; 11. A; 12. D; 13. A; 14. D; 15. A; 16. B; 17. B; 18. D; 19. D; 20. B; Đáp án mã đề: 175 01. B; 02. C; 03. A; 04. C; 05. C; 06. A; 07. A; 08. D; 09. A; 10. D; 11. B; 12. C; 13. D; 14. A; 15. B; 16. B; 17. D; 18. D; 19. C; 20. B; Đáp án mã đề: 209 01. A; 02. B; 03. B; 04. D; 05. C; 06. A; 07. C; 08. D; 09. D; 10. B; 11. D; 12. A; 13. C; 14. B; 15. C; 16. A; 17. C; 18. B; 19. A; 20. D; Đáp án mã đề: 243 01. D; 02. D; 03. A; 04. B; 05. A; 06. C; 07. C; 08. B; 09. B; 10. A; 11. C; 12. D; 13. B; 14. A; 15. D; 16. A; 17. D; 18. B; 19. C; 20. C; Phần tự luận: Viết một đoạn văn về lai lịch của một người dựa vào gợi ý sau: (1.5 điểm) His name is Mr Ba. He was born on 9th September,1969. He was born at Ho Chi Minh city. He went /attened to Le Hong Phong high school. He passed exams in English, Mathematics, Literature. His job is a director at Hoa Phat company now. Viết câu hỏi cho những câu trả lời sau: (1.5 điểm) 1. where do you stay ? 2. How long have you stayed at there ? 3. When are you going to Ha Noi ? Chọn từ thích hợp trong khung để hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau: ( 1 điểm) 1. to see 2. was 3. success 4. to Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời các câu hỏi sau: (1 điểm) 1 . Charles Dickens was born at Portsmourth. 2 . His family was poor. 3 . He began to work at eleven. 4 . No, he wasn’t. Exercise 1: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest(1m) 1 a. seat b.sea c.sit d. meat 3 a. scream b. death c. peasant d. ready 4 a. frighten b. bridge c. pilot d. fire 5 a. key b. cheese c. family d. village ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 21
22. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 Exercise 2 : Match the underlined verbs in column A with their meaning in column B(2m) A B 1. When did the plane take off? A. building 2. The thief ran away when the burglar alarm went off. B. move downward 3. She is happy and satisfied with what she has. C. made stop burning 4. Could you get me up early tomorrow? D. leave the ground 5. She laughed and chatted happily with other women. E. talked in a friendly way 6. Did anyone see Sue getting on the bus? F. stopped 7. Suddenly the plane seemed to dip. G. getting into 8. I’ve given up trying to understand her. H. get out of bed 9. We had trouble putting up the tent in he dark. I. contented 10. Five fighters soon put out the fire. J. rang 1_D_ 2___ 3___ 4___ 5___ 6___ 7___ 8___ 9___ 10___ Exercise 3 :Put the verbs in brackets in the present and the past simple tense(2m) 1. I (have) ___ coffee for breakfast every day. 2. They (begin) ___ to study at this school 7 years ago. 3. It (rain) ___ very much in the summer. 4. Bad students never (work) ___ hard. 5. He (visit) ___ his friend yesterday and (find) ___ that he had been out. 6. She sometimes (buy) ___ vegetables at his market. 7. I have not seen John for a long time. I (see) ___ him 3 weeks ago. 8. My friend (study) ___ English for an hour every night. 9. We always (do) ___ our exercises carefully. 10. I (meet) ___ Mary last night. She’s become a very nice girl. Exercise 4 : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect(2m) 1. Tom watches usually television in the evening. A B C D 2. She usually has a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she drinks a cup of coffee. A B C D 3. Everybody danced and sang happy at the party last night. A B C D 4. These pupils never are late for school. A B C D 5. Before going to bed. Mrs. Tuyet usually read something or watches some programs on television. A B C D Exercise 5: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.(2m) ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 22
23. Lưu Thị Thanh Huyền – Mobile: 0983842104 My name is Seumas McSporran and I'm a very busy man. I'm 60 years old and I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel. I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer 150 tourists come by boat every day. Every weekday I get up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island's children to school. At 9.00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all the houses on the island. I also deliver the beer to the island's only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop. My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don't watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it. 1. Mr. Mcsporran does all the following jobs EXCEPT . a. a mailman b. a driver c. a firefighter d. a farmer 2. Gigha is the name of a. His wife b. The island where they live c. His hotel d. The shop where they work 3. Tourists to the island. a. sail b. drive c. swim d. fly 4. The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to a. Beer b. Boat c. Post d. Pub 5. According to the passage which is true about Seumas MsSporran? a. He goes to bed very late b. He and his wife go on holiday every year c. He likes the job as a postman most d. He does the accounts in the evening Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given (1m) 1. Mr.Vy often spends 15 minutes leading the buffalo to the field. It takes ___ 2. Their game of badminton is always on Saturday. They ___. 3. We have learned English for 4 years. We started ___ 4. He never goes to school late. He is ___ 1. A. study B. lunchC. humour D. subject ENGLISH TEST NO.1 – GRADE 10 23