Bài kiểm tra lần 2 học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

THE FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2
Time Allotted: 60 minutes
A. PHONETICS 
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 
1. A. famous 	B. narrow 	C carry 	D. glad
2. A. coincide 	B. coin 	C. point 	D. boil
3. A. feat 	B. heavy 	C. seat 	D. meat
4. A. refuse 	B. full 	C. use 	D. amuse
5. A. sugar 	B. suitable 	C. seen 	D. seat
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 
6. A. informant 	B. performance 	C. memory 	D. computer
7. A. compare 	B. problem 	C. lesson 	D. moment
8. A. carefully 	B. comfortably 	C. especially 	D. possibly
9. A. broaden 	B. specific 	C. theatre 	D. fiction
10. A. televise 	B. composer 	C. popular 	D. filmmaker
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. 
11. Mary is interested in......Vietnamese. 
 A. to learn 	B. learn 	C. learning 	D. learnt
12. ...... television people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programmes. 
 A. With 	B. Thanks to 	C On 	D. On behalf of
13. Remote controls are used to.........with TV. 
 A. interact 	B. interacting 	C interacted 	D. interaction
14. What do you use the Internet.......?
 A. to 	B. with 	C. of 	D. for
15. I......most of the time surfing the web a day. 
 A. spend 	B. waste 	C. take 	D. consume
16. If a country ...... no rain for a long time - this dry period......a drought. 
 A. has had - is 	B. has - is called 	C. had - called 	D. had - would be
17. I'm going to wait until you.......your work. 
 A. have finished 	B. finished 	C. had finished 	D. will finish
18. She can't get home.......she has no money. 
 A. unless 	B. if 	C. until 	D. without
19. While he.......at the poster, a door behind him opened.
A. stared 	B. has stared 	C. was staring 	D. had stared
20. My mother is busy......the cooking now.
A. do 	B. to do 	C. to have done 	D. doing
21. She needs........her speaking skill.
A. to improve 	B. improve 	C. improved 	D. improving
22. The man......daughter is standing over there is my father's friend.
A. that 	B. who 	C. whom 	D. whose
23. He's always late for class, ........annoys the teacher.
A. which 	B. that 	C.what 	D. who
24. He asked me......for him.
A. since when I am waiting. 	B. how long I have been waiting.
C. since when I waited. 	D. how long I had been waiting.
'25. Could you.......me how to use this new telephone?
A. explain 	B. remember 	C. show 	D. say
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. (A) The young (B) has the future (C) in their (D) hands.
27. Dennis (A) used to (B) smoking 40 (C) cigarettes (D) a day.
28. It (A) took me three hours (B) to get here (C) because of the roads (D) are flooded.
29. (A) I’m (B) afraid you (C) have make a (D) mistake in your test.
30. The man (A) about that I (B) told you yesterday(C) is a (D) famous scientist.
III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.
31. I'm looking for a job as a secretary.
A. I'm looking for someone who works as a secretary.
B. 1 was offered a job as a secretary.
C. I'm trying to find a job as a secretary.
D. A secretary is looking for a job as my job.
32. Why don't we go out for a drink?
A. I suggest going out for a drink.	B. Let's go for a drink.
C. We are going out for a drink.	D. Both A & B are correct.
33. Although he has a lot of money, he feels unhappy.
A. He feels unhappy because of his money.
B. He has a lot of money, so he feels unhappy.
C. Despite his money, he feels unhappy.
D. He feels unhappy whether he has a lot of money or not.
34. The children are looking forward to going to the circus.
A. The children are excited about going to the circus.
B. The children arc going to the circus.
C. The children were happy because they went to the circus.
D. The children are allowed to go to the circus.
35. The picnic was cancelled because it rained.
A. We postponed the picnic whether it rained or not.
B. The picnic was cancelled because of the rain.
C. We planned to go on a picnic because we didn't know it would rain.
D. Despite the rain, we went on a picnic as planned.
C. READING
I. Read the text below and choose the correct word or phrase for each space. For each question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
 Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (36Do I leave and start work or beginning a training (37)........? The decision is yours, but it may be (38)........remembering two things: there is more unemployment (39)........who haven't been to university, and people who have the right (40).........will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (41)........into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will (42)...... you get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (43).........you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (44)........possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (45).........practical work experience.
36. A. after 	B. later 	C. then 	D. past
37. A. school 	B. class 	C. course 	D. term
38. A. worth 	B. necessary 	C. important 	D. useful
39. A. between 	B. among 	C. with 	D. through
40. A. notes 	B. papers 	C. arts 	D. skills
41. A. straight 	B. just 	C. direct 	D. rather
42. A. make 	B. help 	C. let 	D. Give 
43. A. where 	B. while 	C. when 	D. what
44. A. also 	B. again 	C. another 	D. always
45. A. getting 	B. making 	C. taking 	D. doing
II. Read the text and questions below. For each question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D.
 With increasing development and use of computer technology, there is a new disease to worry about. Computer "viruses" program designed to sabotage computers, are infecting computers in corporation, homes and universities. These viruses spread exponentially, much like biological contagion, and then disrupt the affected systems. The virus secretly attaches itself to alter files. The damage is generally exposed to the virus including program spread through telephone connections. Because of the increasing incidents of virus infiltration, businesses and agencies are becoming wary of sharing softwares. Security policies need to be increased as immunity programs are being developed.
46. It is inferred that a company can best protect itself from the virus by......... 
A. keeping clean 	B. spreading programs by telephone 
C. not using shared software 	D. setting the clock correctly
47. The virus is.........
A. a microbe 	B. an insect 	C. a disk 	D. a program
48. If the virus infects a computer, the result would probably be.........
A. lost information 	B. a broken computer C. sick personnel 	D. dead telephones
49. The people most interested in reading this passage probably would be.........
A. medical personnel 	B. computer users
C. government workers 	D. health researchers
50. Which of the following is the best title of this passage? 
A. Be aware 	B. Stop the clock 	C. Deleting files 	D. Sharing software
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