Bài kiểm tra lần 2 học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 (Kèm đáp án)

THE SECOND-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. ask 	B. angry 	C. bad 	D. hat
2. A. this 	B. mother 	C. think 	D. that
3. A. nephew 	B. few 	C. new 	D. sew
4. A. look 	B. soon 	C. book 	D. good
5. A. pub 	B. club 	C. climb 	D. sob
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that the other words. 
6. A. document 	B. family 	C. familiar 	D. distance
7. A. average 	B. divide 	C. carefully 	D. problem
8. A. enjoyable 	B. employment 	C. pollution 	D. competition
9. A. perfect 	B. complex 	C. preserve 	D. program
10. A. capability 	B. acceptable 	C. avoidable 	D. disastrous
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D for each space or each question.
11. He refused to give up work,.....he'd won a million pounds.
A. despite 	B. however 	C. even though 	D. as though
12. The children won't go to sleep.....we leave a light on outside
their bedroom.
A. except 	B. otherwise 	C. unless 	D. but
13. You.....be careful not to miss the train.
A. ought 	B. should 	C. had 	D. would
14. I asked Gill what time it was but she said she.....a watch.
A. didn't get 	B. didn't put 	C. didn't have 	D. didn't take
15. If you saw a lawyer, he.....you to take legal action.
A. would advise 	B. would suggest 	C. will advise 	D. will suggest
16. I've known him.....I left college.
A. when 	B. during 	C. until 	D. since
17. He was unwilling to explain the reason.....his absence.
A. for 	B. why 	C. of 	D. that
18. That sweater looks.....small for a five-year-old boy.
A. bit 	B. much 	C. rather 	D. even
19. His parents agreed to .....him their motorbike while they were away on holiday.
A. borrow 	B. lend 	C. hire 	D. let
20. She was so tired that she wasn't capable ..... driving herself home.
A. to 	B. for 	C. of 	D. from
21. I tried to ..... them from going, but they wouldn't take my notice.
A. warn 	B. refuse 	C. forbid 	D. prevent
22. She kindly offered to.....me the way to the station.
A. show 	B. explain 	C. direct 	D. describe
23. He likes to take......in sport, not only to watch it.
A. practice 	B. place 	C. part 	D. exercise
24. There were over 30,000.....at the match.
A. spectators 	B. viewers 	C. witnesses 	D. watchers
25. The man.....phoned you yesterday was a police officer.
A. whom 	B. who 	C. which 	D. Ø 
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. (A) When you (B) return home from London next month, we (C) have finished the (D) project. 
27. (A) Getting married in this state, one (B) must present a medical report (C) along with (D) his identification. 
28. Nguyen Du, (A) that wrote Kieu Story, (B) was a (C) great Vietnamese (D) poet.
29. Shakespeare (A) was one (B) of the (C) famous English (D) playwrights.
30. Many (A) discoveries (B) have made (C) in the (D) fields of chemistry and physics.
III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has tht same meaning as the given one.
31. Although he was seriously ill, he still went for work.
A. Despite his serious illness, he still went for work. B. In spite of being seriously ill, he still went for work.
C. In spite of his serious illness, he still went for work. D. All are correct.
32. The book interested me more than the film.
A. I thought the book was more interesting than the film. B. I thought the book was the most interesting.
C. I thought ihe book was as interesting as the film. D. I thought the book was not as interesting as the film.
33. We couldn 't go out because the weather was so bad.
A. The weather was so bad. but we went out.	 B. If the weather had been fine, we could have gone out.
C. If the weather were fine, we cou'd go out. D. Whatever weather we had, we couldn't go out.
34. Musicians mustn’t play here.
A. Musicians are not allowed to perform in this station.	B. Musicians will not be paid.
C. Musicians can leave instruments here.	D. Musicians must keep their instruments with them.
35. Cigarettes can seriously damage your health.
A. These cigarettes are safer than ordinary ones. 	B. You are not allowed to smoke here.
C. People who smoke may get ill.	D. Smoking affects other people.
C. READING.
I. Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each gap.
SAVE THE EARTH
 We are all destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is (36).....to live in many of the world's cities. In one well-known city, for example, (37).......gases from cars pollute the air so much that traffic poJiceman have to (38).....oxygen masks. We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of (39).....all over the world. As a (40)...... farmers in parts of Africa cannot grow enough to cat. In certain countries in Asia, there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough (41)......of the countryside. Wild animals are quickly (42)......For instance, tigers are rare in India now (43).....we have killed too many for them to (44)......However, it isn't enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do (45).....about it. Join us now. Save the earth. This is too important to do.
36. A. enjoyable 	B. pleasant 	C. healthy 	D. unhealthy
37. A. poisonous 	B. serious 	C. bad 	D.. smoke
38. A. take 	B. bring 	C. wear 	D. carry
39. A. forests 	B. wasteland 	C. fields 	D. regions
40. A. fact 	B. matter 	C. problem 	D. result
41. A. attention 	B. care 	C. time 	D. consideration
42. A. saved 	B. preserved 	C. running 	D. disappearing
43. A. because 	B. when 	C. and 	D. so
44. A. die 	B. preserve 	C. survive 	D. continue
45. A. nothing 	B. everything 	C. something 	D. anything
Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each question.
 But is running really good for your health? A study done on rathon runners showed that runners increased their odds for infectious eases such as colds and flu during heavy training periods and just after a rathon. Those runners who ran more than 60 miles a week doubled their is for self-reported diseases over those who ran less than 20 miles per ek. And of the marathoners who did not get sick before a race, 12.9 cent became sick during the week after the race. This compares to only percent of similarly conditioned runners who did not run in that rticular race.
46. The word "odds" in the second sentence can be best replaced by.........
A. chances 	B. figures 	C. pieces 	D. triumphs
47. According to a study, the infectious diseases that marathon runners can go down with during their heavy training periods or after a marathon race are.......
A. colds 	B. flu 	C. anaemia 	D. A & B
48. According to the passage, what percent of marathon runners became sick during the week after the race?
A. 2.2% 	B. 12.9% 	C. 20% 	D. 22%
49. From this passage, we can conclude that.......
A. it is not healthy to run 	B. runners usually get sick after racing
C. it is odd to get a cold during training 	D. runners who run a lot are more likely to get sick
50. What topic was the previous paragraph most likely about? 
A. A discussion of other diseases 
B. A discussion of the benefits of running
C. A study about the effects of other types of exercises
D. A way to cure colds and flu
The End