TRƯỜNG THPT CHU VĂN AN KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
MÃ ĐỀ: 102 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10
( Năm học 2010-2011)
Thời gian: 45 phút (Không kể giao đề)
I.Fill in each blank with one suitable word A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (1)..........., was a courageous and determined
woman. She left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. (2)............ in poverty,
she still managed to graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after
graduation in 1894 and (3)............ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in
science history. They (4)........... the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They
(5)............. the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.
1. A. physicist and chemist B. chemist C. biologist D. mathematician
2. A. Live B. Living C. Lived D. Lives
3. A. married B. divorced C. left D. visited
4. A. invented B. made C. discovered D. built
5. A. were awarding B. had awarded C. awarded D. were awarded
II. Find one mistake A, B, C or D in the sentences:
6.I advise you starting looking for a flat at once.
A B C D
7. The student whom sits next to me is from England.
A B C D
8. Bob hasn’t been out of his house for he bought a computer.
A B C D
9. Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework.
A B C D
10. The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work.
A B C D
III. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences:
11. Let me________to you some of the difficulties we are facing.
A. demonstrate B. demonstrated C. demonstrating D. demonstration
12. A new school for disable students has been built here__________.
A. since five years B. for five years C. since next June D. for this June
13.Hanoi,_________is the capital of Vietnam, is very beautiful.
A. that B. which C. of which D. where
14. My niece,__________is the eldest daughter of my brother, has been studying in the UK
for three years.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
15. In rainy seasons, roads in the village are always________.
A. mud B. muddy C. mudding D. mudded
16. My mother said__________my study results the year before.
A. she was satisfied with B. she is satisfied with
C. she was satisfied to D. she is satisfied to
17. If it __________ tomorrow, we will stay at home.
A. rains B. will rain C. rained D. would rain
18. Jim sometimes______at midnight.
A. wake B. woke C. wakes up D. woke up
19. He failed the exams_________his laziness.
A. though B. although C. because D. because of
20. Big C supermarket is always_________with shoppers.
A. crowding B. crowd C. crowded D. to crowd
21."_________does she want to learn English? " - "Because it's an international language."
A. Where B. How C. What D. Why
22. Students are always interested in____________ a party.
A. to have B. have C. having D. had
23. After his application form________, it was sent to the new employer last week.
A. had finished B. had been completed C. had ended D. had stopped
24. It's better for the_______to be cared for at home rather than in hospitals.
A. sick B. sicker C. sickness D. sickly
25. The boy doesn't play football now but he____________play in the past.
A. use to B. used to C. used D. use
IV. Choose the sentences A, B, C or D which has the closest meaning with the given one.
26. He started learning French six years ago.
A. He has learned French for six years.
B. It was six years ago did he start learning French.
C. He hasn’t learnt French for six years.
D. It is six years since he has learned French.
27. We stayed in that hotel in spite of the noise.
A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.
B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.
D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel
28. “ I came back to my town last Sunday,” said Mr. Pitt.
A. Mr Pitt said that I had come back to his town the Sunday before.
B. Mr Pitt said that he came back to his town the Sunday before.
C. Mr Pitt said that he had come back to his town the Sunday before.
D. Mr Pitt said that I had come back to his town last Sunday.
29. They have just bought a very expensive English dictionary.
A. A very expensive English dictionary have just been bought.
B. A very expensive English dictionary had just been bought by them.
C. A very expensive English dictionary has been just bought.
D. A very expensive English dictionary has just been bought.
30. Jane missed the bus. She went to school late
A. Jane went to school late because she missed the bus
B. Jane went to school late though she missed the bus
C. Jane went to school late but she missed the bus
D. Jane went to school late and she missed the bus
V. Read the text then answer the questions that follow by choosing A, B, C or D:
Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century.
He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years
later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in
New York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around
the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln
University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After
graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels included “Not
Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also
published his collections of poetry then.
A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American
literature history.
31. Where was Langston Hughes born ?
A. Missouri B. Columbia C. New York D. Cleveland
32. Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to Mexico.
A. 14 B. 18 C. 16 D. 20
33. When were his collections of poetry published ?
A. in 1956 B. in 1928 C. in 1958 D. in 1960
34. Where did he win the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry ?
A. Spain B. Lincoln University C. Russia D. Columbia University
35. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?
A. Langston Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York.
B. Langston Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world.
C. “The Big Sea” is one of Langston Hughes’ best novels.
D. Langston Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at fourteen.
VI. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced different from the others:
36. A. found B. house C. cloud D. bought
37. A. ago B. to C. do D. move
38. A. subject B. just C. put D. discuss
39. A. early B. weather C. church D. work
40. A. miss B. little C. child D. listen
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TRƯỜNG THPT CHU VĂN AN KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
MÃ ĐỀ: 105 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10
( Năm học 2010-2011)
Thời gian: 45 phút (Không kể giao đề)
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced different from the others:
1. A. early B. weather C. church D. work
2. A. subject B. just C. put D. discuss
3. A. miss B. little C. child D. listen
4. A. ago B. to C. do D. move
5. A. found B. house C. cloud D. bought
II. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete the sentences:
6. He failed the exams_________his laziness.
A. though B. although C. because D. because of
7. Jim sometimes______at midnight.
A. wake B. woke C. wakes up D. woke up
8. Big C supermarket is always_________with shoppers.
A. crowding B. crowd C. crowded D. to crowd
9. "_________does she want to learn English?" - "Because it's an international language."
A. Where B. How C. What D. Why
10. After his application form________, it was sent to the new employer last week.
A. had finished B. had been completed C. had ended D. had stopped
11. It's better for the_______to be cared for at home rather than in hospitals.
A. sick B. sicker C. sickness D. sickly
12. Students are always interested in____________ a party.
A. to have B. have C. having D. had
13. The boy doesn't play football now but he____________play in the past.
A. use to B. used to C. used D. use
14. Let me ________ to you some of the difficulties we are facing.
A. demonstrate B. demonstrated C. demonstrating D. demonstration
15. A new school for disable students has been built here __________.
A. since five years B. for five years C. since next June D. for this June
16.Hanoi, _________ is the capital of Vietnam, is very beautiful.
A. that B. which C. of which D. where
17. In rainy seasons roads in the village are always ________.
A. mud B. muddy C. mudding D. mudded
18. If it __________ tomorrow, we will stay at home.
A. rains B. will rain C. rained D. would rain
19. My mother said __________ my study results the year before.
A. she was satisfied with B. she is satisfied with
C. she was satisfied to D. she is satisfied to
20. My niece ,__________ is the eldest daughter of my brother, has been
studying in the UK for three years.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
III. Find one mistake A, B, C or D in the sentences:
21. The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work.
A B C D
22.I advise you starting looking for a flat at once.
A B C D
23. Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework.
A B C D
24. Bob hasn’t been out of his house for he bought a computer.
A B C D
25. The student whom sits next to me is from England.
A B C D
IV. Fill in each blank with one suitable word A, B, C or D to complete the passage:
Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (26)..........., was a courageous and determined
woman. She left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. (27)............ in poverty,
she still managed to graduate at the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after
graduation in 1894 and (28)............him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in
science history. They (29)...........the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They
(30).............the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903.
26. A. mathematician B. chemist C. physicist and chemist D. biologist
27. A. Living B. Lives C. Lived D. Live
28. A. left B. divorced C. married D. visited
29. A. built B. invented C. discovered D. made
30. A. had awarded B. were awarded C. were awarding D. awarded
V. Read the text then answer the questions that follow by choosing A, B, C or D:
Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He
was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later
he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New
York. For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the
world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln
University, where he won the Writer Bynner Prize for undergraduate poetry. After
graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels included “Not
Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also
published his collections of poetry then.
A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American
literature history.
31. Where was Langston Hughes born ?
A. Cleveland B. Columbia C. New York D. Missouri
32. Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to Mexico.
A. 14 B. 16 C. 18 D. 20