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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP: 10
Ngày kiểm tra: 26/4/2018
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(Đề thi gồm 40 câu trắc nghiệm và 10 câu tự luận)
LISTENING
PART 1: You will hear five short conversations. There is one question for each conversation.
Choose the best answer for each conversation. You will hear each conversation twice.
Câu 1: Which dish did Mark cook in the competition?
Câu 2: Where is the girl’s book now?
Câu 3: Who lives with Josh in his house?
Câu 4: What will the girl take with her on holiday?
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Câu 5: What time will the train to Manchester leave?
PART 2: You will hear an interview with a singer called Nick Parker who plays in a band called
Krispy with his sister Mel. Listen and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C) for each question. You
will hear the recording twice.
Câu 6: When Nick and Mel were younger, ______.
A. they studied music at school
B. their mother encouraged them to play music.
C. their father took them to live concerts
Câu 7: When Nick and Mel started writing music together, they ______.
A. disagreed about the style they should have
B. were influenced by different kinds of music
C. didn’t want to be the same as other bands
Câu 8: The band, Krispy was started after ______.
A. Nick and Mel advertised for the band members
B. two other musicians heard Nick and Mel playing
C. Nick began studying music at school
Câu 9: What does Nick say about life in the band today?
A. There’s no opportunity for them to relax together.
B. He’s pleased to have the chance to travel.
C. The older members look after him and Mel.
Câu 10: What disappointment has the band had?
A. Their first album sold under a million copies.
B. They haven’t yet had a number one single.
C. A health problem delayed their recording album.
LEXICO-GRAMMAR: Choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence.
Câu 11: We really ought to make a start on campaigns to ______ our polluted rivers and seas.
A. wipe out B. clean up C. wash up D. clear away
Câu 12: “I can’t believe that Jim is marrying the President’s daughter.” “That they would get married is
______.”
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly
Câu 13: Drying flowers is the best way ______ them.
A. preserved B. by preserving C. preserve D. to preserve
Câu 14: Acid rain has caused severe ______ on the hillside.
A. drought B. pollution C. floods D. erosion
Câu 15: Silence of the Lambs is a ______ film. It makes the audience scared.
A. science fiction B. action C. detective D. horror
Câu 16: In most ______ developed countries, up to 50% of ______ population enters higher education at
some time in their lives.
A. the / Ø B. Ø / Ø C. the / a D. Ø / the
Câu 17: “Wow! This suitcase is heavy.” “I ______ it for you. Give it to me.”
A. am going to carry B. will carry C. carry D. am carrying
Câu 18: We can’t use the car now because it ______.
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A. hasn’t mended B. will be mended C. is being mended D. is mended
Câu 19: Without my parents’ support, I ______ my overseas study.
A. will not have completed B. would not have completed
C. had not completed D. did not complete
READING - TEXT COMPREHENSION: Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D).
The trumpet player Louis Armstrong, or Sachem, as he usually called, was among the first jazz
musicians to achieve international fame. He is known for the beautiful, clear tone of his trumpet-playing
and for his singing voice. Armstrong was born into a poor family in New Orleans. He first learned to play
the cornet at the age of 13, taking lessons while living in a children’s home. As a teenager, he played in a
number of local jazz bands in New Orleans.
In 1922, Armstrong moved to Chicago to play in Joe “King” Olive’s band. Two years later, he
joined Fletcher Henderson’s band. Then, from 1925 to 1928, Armstrong made a series of records with
groups called the Hot Five, the Hot Seven, and the Savoy Ballroom Five. These records rank among the
greatest recordings in the history of jazz.
Armstrong led a big band during the 1930s and 1940s, but in 1947, returned to play with small
jazz groups. He performed all over the world and made a number of hit records, such as Hello, Dolly and
Mack the Knife. Armstrong also appeared in a number of movies, first in New Orleans in 1947, High
Society in 1956 and Hello, Dolly in 1969.
Câu 20: What was Armstrong’s nickname?
A. Louis B. Hot Five C. Sachem D. King Oliver
Câu 21: Which of the following best describes Armstrong?
A. He was a famous actor.
B. He was a poor musician.
C. He was an internationally- known jazz musician.
D. He played the trumpet.
Câu 22: In what city was Joe “King” Olive’s band based?
A. In Armstrong’s birth place B. In Chicago
C. In New Orleans D. In Savoy
Câu 23: Which of the following is not a movie?
A. New Orleans B. High Society C. Hello, Dolly D. Mack the Knife
Câu 24: What was the first movie Armstrong appeared in?
A. Mack the Knife B. High Society C. Hello, Dolly D. New Orleans
PHONETICS: Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from those of the rest in each
question.
Câu 25: A. eliminate B. environment C. communicate D. valuable
Câu 26: A. species B. threaten C. conserve D. damage
ERROR CORRECTION: Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
Câu 27: Since vitamins are (A) contained in a (B) wide variety of (C) foods, people seldom lack of (D)
most of them.
Câu 28: Air pollution, together with (A) littering, are (B) causing many problems in (C) our large,
industrial (D) cities today.
Câu 29: On (A) streets in Drachten, in Netherlands (B), there are (C) no traffic lights or road signs (D).
PHONETICS: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from those of
the rest in each question
Câu 30: A. submarine B. cupboard C. gulf D. resurface
Câu 31: A. endangered B. recognized C. released D. composed
Câu 32: A. debt B. crab C. doubt D. comb
COMMUNICATION: Choose the option that best completes the conversations.
Câu 33: A: “Oh my God, I’ve missed my bus”. B: “______. Another will come here in ten minutes.”
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A. Don’t mention it. B. I hope so. C. Thank you. D. Don’t worry.
Câu 34: A: “______ detective stories?”. B: “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A. How about B. Are you fond of
C. What do people feel about D. What do you think
Câu 35: A: “Would you like to join our volunteer group this summer?” B: “_____”
A. Do you think I would? B. Yes. I’d love to. Thanks.
C. I wouldn’t. Thank you. D. Yes, you’re a good friend.
READING - CLOZE TEXT: Choose the option (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each gap.
WHEN WILL THE EARTH SHAKE NEXT?
Earthquakes are one of the scariest natural phenomena because they are so unpredictable.
Scientists have tried to come up with a method to predict them but they have always failed. Unlike other
destructive phenomena such as hurricanes or even solar storms, earthquakes come without any (36)
______ whatever.
Some people believe that animals are able to (37) ______ when earthquakes are coming. There are
many anecdotes about dogs barking before an earthquake happens. In some cases, strange phenomena
have been observed in creatures like toads, where a few days before a major earthquake hit, they left their
breeding ground. The toads did not reappear (38) ______ the quake had happened.
Another strange creature that some believe may hold the key to predicting quakes is the oarfish.
These strange fish (39) ______ live in very deep water. Sightings of these fish are very rare, but in 2013,
oarfish were found to beach themselves in San Francisco, and this caused some (40) ______ that a major
earthquake was coming. What was the reason for this?
Câu 36: A. worry B. alarm call C. sign D. warning
Câu 37: A. judge B. explain C. sense D. catch
Câu 38: A. when B. as soon as C. while D. until after
Câu 39: A. abnormal B. normally C. normal D. abnormally
Câu 40: A. believing B. believed C. to believe D. believe
WRITING – WORD FORMATION: Complete the sentence using the correct form of the word in
parentheses.
Câu 41: The cinema that they built in 1970 was still in _____________today. (EXIST)
Câu 42: For children and adults, music helps _____________ memory skills. (STRONG)
Câu 43: The sight was so _____________that she had to turn away. (HORROR)
Câu 44: The six _____________ are making preparations for the final ground. (FINAL)
Câu 45: The room was _____________arranged for the party. (ATTRACT)
WRITING - SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: Rewrite the following sentences so that they have
similar meanings to the original ones.
Câu 46: The house didn’t burn down because the fire brigade came immediately.
→ If …….………………………………………………….………..
Câu 47: The report should be finished by Friday.
→ You ……………….…………………………………………………............
Câu 48: The work on the new bridge wasn’t completed until the end of 2004.
→ It was not ……………….…………………………………………………............
Câu 49: He opened the lions’ cage. He intended to feed the lions.
→ He opened the lions’ cage so …………………………………………………………………..
Câu 50: Are you interested in gardening?
→ Do you find …………………………………………………………….….
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