TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẮC NINH ĐỀ THI ĐỊNH KỲ LẦN I

TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019

(Đề thi có 03 trang) Môn: Tiếng Anh 10 (Dành cho lớp 10 Văn, 10 Tin, 10 Cận 2)
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

PART I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. believed B. suggested C. prepared D. involved
2. A. birthday B. mouth C. athletics D. gather
3. A. locate B. decorate C. nominate D. private
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
4. A. celebration B. congratulate C. activity D. considerate
5. A. behave B. install C. predict D. damage

PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

I. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1. My mother used to ____ research in this library when she was a student.
A. make B. do C. making D. doing
2. ___, after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. Lastly B. Last of all C. Last D. At last
3. The children loved ____ the old castle.
A. discovering B. exploring C. hunting D. detecting
4. Can you give me the ____ for tomato soup?
A. formula B. order C. recipe D. method
5. If you come to the theatre late, you have to wait until the ____ to get in.
A. break B. interval C. refreshment D. half-time
6. During the war, we ____ many relatives.
A. lost touch with B. take for granted C. made a mention of D. set an example for
7. You can contact us if anything ____ with our plan.
A. goes wrong B. comes bad C. is out of luck D. loses control
8. You’re ___ your time trying to persuade him; he’ll never help you.
A. spending B. wasting C. losing D. missing
9. How much exercise do doctors ____ you should take to avoid a heart attack?
A. suggest B. ask C. force D. mention
10. She ____ her essay to make sure there weren’t any mistakes.
A. went off B. made out C. came across D. went through
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense/ form.
1. People always (blame) ____ their circumstances for what they are.
2. David (repair) ____ the TV set at the moment. He (work) ____ at it for one hour or so.
3. Quang (talk) ____ to another student when I (see) ____ him today.
4. The new students hope (include) ____ in many of the school’s social activities. He wore a false beard
(avoid) ____ (recognize) _____.
5. I (read) _____ the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.
6. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) _____ to bed.
III. Supply the correct form of the capitalized words.
1. I’ll always remember that holiday. It was an ____ experience. FORGET
2. The software ____ you to access the Internet in seconds. ABLE
3. The train journey, which took sixteen hours, seemed ____. END
4. Skiing is a ____ sport. SEASON
5. ____ I won’t be able to join you for dinner this evening. FORTUNE
IV. Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition/ particle.
1. I am extremely grateful ____ all the teachers ____ their help.
2. She went to London ____ the aim ___ finding a job.
3. She suffers ____ a lack of confidence.
4. The new rules are still ____ discussion.
5. It was very good ____ Sue to drive us to the airport.
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6. When I give an order, I expect it to be carried ___.
7. Many young people become addicted ____ drugs through ignorance.
8. Let’s move ____ to the next item on the agenda.
V. Fill in the blank with a/ an/ the. Put an X where none is required.
1. My father has just bought me ____ LG computer.
2. Davis learned to play ____ violin when he was at ____ university.
3. We are going to ___ tea with ___ Smiths today.
4. ____ Titanic, one of the most famous ocean liners, sank on its first voyage across ____ Atlantic.
5. For centuries, ____ buildings were made of ____ stones.
6. ____ little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
VI. Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.
1. The film star, with his friends, are going to the party tonight.
2. I knew his name because we’d ready met each other.
3. Unlike another department stores, this one does not open on Sundays.
4. Several people, their voices could be clearly heard, were waiting outside.
5. Of the millions of stars in the galaxy, how much are suitable for life?

PART III: READING

I. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then,
there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to
imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the North of England and
none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black
Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that
was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to
achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and
singers to write their own songs. The Beatles did not have a long career. Their first hit record was in 1963
and they split up in 1970. They stopped doing live performances in 1966 because it had become too
dangerous for them – their fans were so excited that they surrounded them and tried to take their clothes as
souvenirs! However, today some of their songs remain as famous as they were when they first came out.
Throughout the world many people can sing part of a Beatles song if you ask them.
1. The passage is mainly about _____.
A. how the Beatles became more successful than other groups
B. why the Beatles split up after 7 years
C. the Beatles’ fame and success
D. many people’s ability to sing a Beatles song
2. The word “sensational” is closest in meaning to _____.
A. notorious B. bad C. shocking D. popular
3. The first songs of the Beatles were ____.
A. written by themselves B. broadcast on the radio
C. paid a lot of money D. written by black Americans
4. What is not true about the Beatles?
A. The members had no training in music
B. They had a long stable career
C. They became famous when they wrote their own songs
D. They were afraid of being hurt by fans
5. The Beatles stopped their live performances because ____.
A. they had earned enough money B. they did not want to work with each other
C. they spent more time writing their own songs D. they were afraid of being hurt by fans.
6. The year 1970 was the time when ____.
A. they split up B. they changed pop music
C. they started their career D. they stopped singing live
7. What the fans of the Beatles often did was ____.
A. sing together with them B. take their clothes as souvenirs
C. ask them to write more songs D. ask them why they should separate

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8. Some songs of the Beatles now ____.
A. are still famous as they used to be B. became too old to sing
C. are sung by crazy fans D. are the most famous
II. Choose the correct answer that best fits each of the blank spaces.
THE THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Nowadays, people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1) ____. Many species of
animals are threatened and could easily become (2) ____ if we do not make an effort to (3) ____ them. There
are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or for other valuable parts of their
bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the
problem is that their habitat - the (4) ____ where they live - is (5) ____. More land is used for farms, for
houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to
help them to grow better (6) ____, but these chemicals pollute the environment and harm the wildlife. The
most successful animals on earth - human beings - will soon be the only ones (7) ____, unless we can
solve this problem
1. A. danger B. threat C. problem D. vanishing
2. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extinct
3. A. harm B. safe C. protect D. serve
4. A. spot B. point C. place D. site
5. A. exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing
6. A. crops B. fields C. herbs D. products
7. A. survived B. left C. missing D. over
III. Read the text and fill in each space with only ONE suitable word.
Laura, the woman (1) ____ works in our office, wanted to phone Mr. Robinson, but she dialed the (2)
____ number. The number she (3) _____ turned out to be the number of a public call box in the street. A
man, who was passing at the time, heard the phone (4) ____ and answered it. “Is that Mr. Robinson?” Laura
asked. “Speaking”, the man answered. It turned out that the man she was speaking (5) ____ was actually
named Robinson and had just happened to be passing the call box when she rang. ]

PART IV: WRITING

I. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given so that the meanings stay the same as the first
ones.
1. My brother studies now harder than he used to.
My brother …………………………………….
2. I last saw Bob when I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
I haven’t ……………………………………….
3. Tom will be twenty next week.
It’s Tom’s ……………………………………..
4. She is fond of her nephew although he behaves terribly.
She is fond of her nephew in …………………..
5. People always laugh at his face, and he dislikes it.
He hates ………………………………………..
6. It is said that the thief stole everything in the house.
Everything ……………………………………..
7. “I admit that I forgot to turn on the alarm system,” said Robert.
Robert confessed ……………………………….
8. The secretary said she was sorry he was late for the meeting.
The secretary apologized …………………….
9. It was such an interesting novel that I read it again and again.
The novel ……………………………………..
10. He regrets having invited her to the party.
He wishes …………………………………..

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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN BẮC NINH HDC ĐỀ THI ĐỊNH KỲ LẦN I
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC 2018 – 2019
Môn: Tiếng Anh 10 (Dành cho lớp 10 Văn, 10 Tin, 10 Cận 2)

PART I: PHONETICS – 10 points

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. B 2. D 3. D
II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
4. A 5. D

PART II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY – 50 points

I. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B
6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. D
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense/ form.
1. are always blaming 2. is repairing – has been working
3. was talking – saw 4. to be included – to avoid – being recognized
5. have read 6. had gone
III. Supply the correct form of the capitalized words.
1. unforgettable 2. enables 3. endless 4. seasonal 5. Unfortunately
IV. Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition/ particle.
1. to – for 2. with – of 3. from 4. under
5. of 6. out 7. to 8. on
V. Fill in the blank with a/ an/ the. Put an X where none is required.
1. an 2. the - X 3. X – the
4. The – the 5. X – X 6. X
VI. Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences. There is one mistake in each sentence.
1. are -> is 2. ready -> already 3. another -> other
4. their -> whose 5. how much -> how many

PART III: READING – 20 points

I. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B
5. D 6. A 7. B 8. A
II. Choose the correct answer that best fits each of the blank spaces.
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. C
5. D 6. A 7. B
III. Read the text and fill in each space with only ONE suitable word.
1. who 2. wrong 3. dialed 4. ring/ ringing 5. to

PART IV: WRITING – 20 points

I. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given so that the meanings stay the same as the
first ones.
1. My brother didn’t use to study as/ so hard as he does now/ used to study more lazily than he does now.
2. I haven’t seen Bob since I was in Ho Chi Minh City.
3. It’s Tom’s twentieth birthday next week.
4. She is fond of her nephew in spite of his terrible behavior.
5. He hates people laughing at his face/ being laughed at his face.
6. Everything in her house is said to have been stolen (by the thief).
7. Robert confessed to having forgotten/ forgetting to turn on the alarm system.
8. The secretary apologized for (her) being late for the meeting.
9. The novel was so interesting that I read it again and again.
10. He wishes (that) he hadn’t invited her to the party.
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