SỞ GD-ĐT QUẢNG NAM
TRƯỜNG THPT
HUỲNH THÚC KHÁNG
KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 10
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
MÃ ĐỀ: 901
(Đề này gồm có 2 trang)
A.MULTIPLE CHOICE (6.0 points)
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Question 01. A. fine B. time C. mine D. little
Question 02: A. subject B. occupation C. attitude D. university
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to
underlined word in each of following questions.
Question 03: When people meet each other, the first impressions can help to find out more than 50 percent
of whatever happens next.
A. determine B. demonstrate C. ease D. persuade
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to
underlined word in each of following questions.
Question 04: He has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets on the way to and from school.
A. nervous B. spacious C. delicious D. glorious
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D which best complete each sentence.
Question 05: No one is capable of ……… all that in one day.
A. learning B. to learn C. to learning D. learn
Question 06: Don't forget ............... home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called
Question 07: He took …………the position that his father had obtained at the college.
A.on B. to C. up D. in
Question 08: Susan………..her family after she had taken the university entrance examination.
A. phoned B. had phoned C. phones D. is phoning
Question 09: Marry: “________________do you think of the weather today?’’ –“It’s nice.”
A. What B. Why C. when D. How
Question 10: Mrs. Lan is my _________ teacher. Her lessons are about past events.
A. literature B. history C. physics D. chemistry
Question 11: . I _________by photography since I was at secondary school.
A. fascinates B. has fascinated C. fascinated D. have been fascinated
Question 12: Mai and her family………………….dinner at the moment.
A. have B. are having C. had D. had had
Question 13: Braille is a system of reading and writing for _______.
A. blindly B. blindness C. blind D. the blind
Question 14: He ………………… in hospital for a week so far.
A. was B. has been C. had been D. would be
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable responses or question
to complete each of the following exchange.
Question 15. Daisy and Jane are talking to each other.
Daisy: ___________________________
Jane: I'm really tired. I think I have a bad cold.
A. How is everything at school? B. How about your weekend?
C. What's wrong with you? D. What is your date of birth?
Question 16. Peter is asking Linda about her weekly timetable.
Peter: "What lesson do you have at 9:50 on Friday?"
Linda: " ."
A. Never mention me B. I like a Civic Education lesson
C. Of course not D. I have a Civic Education lesson
Read the following passage carefully, then mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 17 to 20
Marconi, who invented the radio nearly a hundred years ago, was born in Bologna in Northern Italy
in 1874. His father was a rich Italian businessman and his mother was a Scot who had lived and had gone
to Italy to (17)_______ music. The family lived in a country house, the villa Grifone, just outside
Bologna. When he was a boy, people didn't think that Marconi was (18) _______ clever. He was a (19)
_______ boy who spoke little but thought a lot. He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books.
He also loved to do experiments with (20) . For most of his early life, he was taught at home. He
didn’t go to school.
Question 17. A. make B. take C. study D. do
Question 18. A. particularly B. suddenly C. immediately D. finally
Question 19. A. silent B. humorous C. quiet D. good-looking
Question 20. A. electrician B. electricity C. electric D. electrical
Read the following passage carefully, then mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 24
In England boys and girls go to school five days a week. They don't go to school on Saturdays
and Sundays. Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock. Each lesson lasts forty five minutes. At fifteen past
eleven they have a quarter of an hour's break in which they drink milk. Some pupils eat sandwiches or
biscuits which they bring from home. Then they have two lessons more. After that they have a lunch
break. Some pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school. At two o'clock school begins again.
These are two more lessons. For the next forty minutes they do some of their homework or have a club
meeting or play games like football. They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon.
Question 21. Which days do they go to school?
A. From Monday to Friday B. From Friday to Saturday
C. From Monday to Sunday D. From Monday to Thursday
Question 22. How long does the lesson last?
A . nine o’clock B. forty five minutes C. fifteen past eleven D. a quarter of an hour
Question 23. Where do most of pupils have lunch ?
A. at their house and school B. at the school’s canteen
C. at school D. at home
Question 24. What does the word "they" in the last sentence mean?
A. school girls B. school teachers C. children D. school boys and girls
B. WRITING (2.5)
Combine these pairs of sentences using the word given in brackets. (1.5 point)
Question 25: Sally turned off the lights. Then she left the office. (Use “BEFORE”)
Before ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 26: She didn’t come to the party. That made me sad. (WHICH)
She didn’t ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 27: He hasn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it. (ENOUGH)
He hasn’t.……………………………………………………………………………………..
Rewrite the following sentences without changing meaning as given ones. (1.0pt)
Question 28. Mr.Michel grew tulips but he doesn’t any more. (USED TO)
Question 29. She had watched the film before she wrote a report. (Use “AFTER”)
SỞ GD-ĐT QUẢNG NAM
TRƯỜNG THPT
HUỲNH THÚC KHÁNG
KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 10
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
MÃ ĐỀ: 902
(Đề này gồm có 2 trang)
A.MULTIPLE CHOICE (7.2 points)
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Question 01: A. send B. tent C. bench D. he
Question 02: A. pity B. children C. blind D. finger
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSET in meaning to underlined
word in each of following questions.
Question 03: It takes me 45 minutes to get ready.
A. to go B. to start C. to prepare D. to wake up
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to
underlined word in each of following questions
Question 04: He has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets on the way to and from school.
A. little B. few C. empty D. minor
Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D which best complete each sentence.
Question 05: You shouldn't spend all your time.....................
A. study B. to study C. studying D. studied
Question 06: Would you like......................somewhere for a rest?
A. going B. to go C. go D. to be gone
Question 07: Are you contented ………………….. your present job, Mrs. Tuyet?
A.to B. for C. with D. of
Question 08: Before my brother _____________the university, he had served in the army for 3 years.
A. entered B. had entered C. enter D. was entering
Question 09: –“_____about something to drink? " –“Yes. I’d love to.”
A. What B. How C. Who D. whose
Question 10: There are two__________ in a school year in Vietnam.
A. periods B. semesters C. stages D. parts
Question 11: My grandfather ……….tea with some of his neighbors early in the morning.
A. drinks usually B. usually drinks C. usually drink D. is usually drink
Question 12: Mai and her family………………….dinner at the moment.
A. have B. are having C. had D. had had
Question 13: Although it's hard, I feel quite ________ with my day's work.
A. satisfied B. satisfy C. satisfaction D. satisfactory
Question 14: I have not met him since he ……………. school.
A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable responses or question
to complete each of the following exchange.
Question 15: Diana and Daisy are in class.
Diana: “What does Greg look like? ”
Daisy: “…………………………………………………………”
A. He is a very nice person
B. He's tall and thin with brown hair.
C. He likes playing chess.
D. He's friendly and generous
Question 16: Betty and Jimmy are in the house
Betty: “How is your new school?”
Jimmy: “……………………………………………………..”
A. It's very big and friendly.
B. It’s very far from here.
C. Never mind
D. it’s none of your business
Read the following passage carefully, then mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 17 to 20
I (17)................my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years (18)........... in a remote
village where the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very
disappointed (19)....................... 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 (20)..................... myself to be a teacher, a hard working "boatman" taking my students to the
"destination" of knowledge.
Question 17: A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun
Question 18: A. teach B. to teach C. teaching D. taught
Question 19: A. in spite of B. because of C. because D. though
Question 20: A. in B. on C. about D. of
Read the following passage carefully, then mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 to 24
In England boys and girls go to school five days a week. They don't go to school on Saturdays and
Sundays. Lessons usually begin at nine o'clock. Each lesson lasts forty five minutes. At fifteen past eleven
they have a quarter of an hour's break in which they drink milk. Some pupils eat sandwiches or biscuits
which they bring from home. Then they have two lessons more. After that they have a lunch break. Some
pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school. At two o'clock school begins again. These are two
more lessons. For the next forty minutes they do some of their homework or have a club meeting or play
games like football. They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon.
Question 21. Which days do they go to school?
A. From Monday to Friday B. From Friday to Saturday
C. From Monday to Sunday D. From Monday to Thursday
Question 22. How long does the lesson last?
A . nine o’clock B. forty five minutes C. fifteen past eleven D. a quarter of an hour
Question 23. Where do most of pupils have lunch ?
A. at their house and school B. at the school’s canteen
C. at school D. at home
Question 24. What does the word "they" in the last sentence mean?
A. school girls B. school teachers C. children D. school boys and girls
B. WRITING
Combine these pairs of sentences using the word given in brackets. (1.5 points)
Question 25: I worked very hard for the exam. Then I passed it. (Use “BEFORE”)
Before ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 26: My phone is out of order. It’s a real nuisance. (WHICH)
My phone ……………………………………………………………………………………..
Question 27: The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window. (ENOUGH)
The ladder .……………………………………………………………………………………..
Rewrite the following sentences without changing meaning as given ones. (1.0pts)
Question 28. They often went to school by bike when they were young. (USED TO)
Question 29.She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed. (Use “AFTER”)