Đề kiểm tra học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 (Có đáp án)

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounces differently from the rest:
A. thought	B. bought	C. fought	D. shoulder
A. adventure	B. tomorrow	C. material	D. volunteer
A. calls	B. newspapers	C. accidents	D. airplanes
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from others:
A. introduced 	B. situation 	C. factory	D. disappointment
A. invaluable 	B. accomplished 	C. approximate	D. expectation
Choose one alternative which has the same meaning as the sentence given:
In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.
	A. stressed	B. enlarged	C. progressed	D. ripened
The error on my taxes was made by my accountant.
 	A. My tax accountant found the errors that I made	B. I made an error because I didn’t have a tax accountant.
	C. My accountant made the error on my taxes. 	D. Tax accountants usually do not make errors.
John didn’t attend the class because he was seriously ill.
 	A. John never attended the class	B. John’s class was not serious.
 	C. John was too ill to attend the class.	D. John was absent from class many times.
If it hadn’t been so late, I would have called you.
 	A. It was not late when I call you.	B. It was late, but I call you.
 	C. It was not late but I did not call you.	D. It was late, so I did not call you.
He would never do anything to _______ the lives of his children.
	A. danger	B. dangerous	C. endanger	D. endangered
Each year about fifty hundred species of plants and animals are already being eliminated.
	A. dropped	B. removed	C. kicked	D. tossed
There are many bridges above __________ through London.
 	A. the River Thames flows 	B. the River Thames, that flows 
 	C. the River Thames which flows 	D. the River Thames, which flows 
Watching __________TV is one of __________cheapest kinds of entertainment.
 	A. a / a	B. Ø / a	C. the / Ø	D. Ø / the
We decided to keep walking __________the rain.
 	A. though	B. in case	C. in spite of	D. because of
I find this play__________. It’s worth __________it.
 	A. amusing / watched	B. amusing / to watch	C. amused / watching	D. amusing / watching
He is always interested in the mysteries that lie beneath the blue depths of the ocean.
 	A. over	B. under	C. on	D. above
The little boy __________parents were killed in the accident was sent to an orphanage.
 	A. whom	B. who	C. that	D. whose
Football is considered to be the most __________sport all over the world.
 	A. popular	B. popularity	C. popularize	D. popularly
What do you usually have for __________breakfast? - I never eat __________breakfast and I just have __________cup of __________coffee.
 	A. a / a / the / the	B. a / a / Ø / Ø	C. the / the / a / the	D. Ø / Ø / a / Ø
It was not until 1904 that FIFA was set up.
 	A. 1904 is the year when FIFA was set up.	B. Not until 1904 that was FIFA set up.
 	C. FIFA was set up after the year 1904.	D. FIFA had been set up before 1904.
He shouted crazily. He seemed to lose control his emotions.
 	A. delights	B. entertainments	C. feelings	D. communications
Dinosaurs __________ 65 million years ago.
 	A. were in dander	B. were at risk	C. became endangered	D. died out
If I had gone to the bank this morning, I __________money from you now.
 	A. will no borrow	B. won’t have borrow	C. would not borrow	D. wouldn’t have borrowed
She walked home by herself, _______ she knew that it was dangerous.
 	A. despite	B. although	C. because	D. because of
My house is _______ yours. They have the same size. A. as big as B. so big as	C. bigger than D. different from
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
Hardly I could make out what the message was. A. what B. make out	C. I could D. message was
A jellyfish, which isn’t really a fish, it has no brain, no bones and no face. A. isn’t B. bones C. a D. it
Most babies will grow up to be as cleverer as their parents.	A. up B. Most	C. cleverer D. parents
The injured man was taken to the hospital.
 	A. the hospital	B. The	C. taken	D. injured
It took us quite a long time to get here. It was a three-hours journey.
 	A. us	B. here	C. a three-hours	D. a long time
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. endangered	B. needed	C. invited	D. accepted
A. ecology	B. culture	C. climate	D. species
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
A. develop	B. temperature	C. establish	D. condition
A. consider	B. preserve	C. discover	D. damage 
A. composer	B. romantic	C. classical	D. Canadian
Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences below.
A: -Who __________this cake? It looks delicious. B: - My mother.
 	A. made	B. was make	C. make	D. did you make
He worked all day, he must be really _________.
 	A. exhausted	B. boring	C. frightening	D. tiring
English is an important language __________ by the young.
 	A. whom we master	B. that masters 	C. which need mastering	D. to master
An __________is a person who is concerned with the protection of nature and environment.
 	A. environmentalist	B. conservationist 	C. architect	D. A and B are correct
John Smith is __________honest merchant.
 	A. a	B. one	C. an	D. the
Of the four boys, Tom is __________.
 	A. the more annoying	B. the most annoying 	C. as annoying	D. more annoying
In this way, we can protect rare species __________extinction.
 	A. away	B. off	C. from	D. of
If the world’s tropical forests continue to disappear, many animal species will be in danger.
 	A. dangerous	B. likely to be extinct 	C. likely to cause harm	D. harmless
Florida, __________the Sunshine State, attracts many tourists every year.
 	A. is known as	B. known as	C. is	D. that is known as
My uncle is taking a business trip to the United States. I think tonight he’ll fly across __________.
 	A. the Pacific Ocean	B. the Ocean Pacific	C. Ocean Pacific	D. Pacific Ocean
__________, the people coming from the Philippines, speak English.
 	A. Filipino	B. Filipinos	C. Philippine	D. Philippines
My cousin works in a Japanese __________corporation and he often goes to the main office in Japan for training. 
 	A. multilingual	B. multipurpose	C. multiracial	D. multinational
My family loves this house. It ________the family’s home since my grandfather built it.
 	A. will be	B. has been	C. was	D. is
When I was young, I used to enjoy ________to the circus at weekends.
 	A. taking	B. to take	C. being taken	D. to be taken
-A: __________did you phone him? -B: To ask for Anne’s phone number.
 	A. What	B. What for	C. When	D. Why
There are many regions in the world __________animal life is threatened.
 	A. where	B. there	C. which	D. that
If it hadn’t been so late, I would have called you.
 	A. It was late, but called you.	B. It was not late when I called you.
 	C. It was not late, but I did not call you.	D. It was late, so I did not call you.
He hadn’t turned on the television set until his daughter finished her homework.
 	A. It was not until he had turned on the television set that his daughter finished her homework.
 	B. It was not until his daughter finishes her homework that he turns on the television set.
 	C. It was not until his daughter finished her homework that he turned on the television set.
 	D. It was not until he turns on the television set that his daughter finishes her homework.
My bike, __________was stolen, has now been found.	A. that B. it C. who D. which
Can you __________a table for three at the New World Restaurant? A. reserve B. preservation	C. preserve D. reservation
This medicine __________before dinner.
 	A. should be taken	B. should have taken	C. ought to take	D. should take
My sister is fond of __________music. She is learning __________piano.
 	A. the / a	B. a /Ø	C. the/ the	D. Ø/ the
- It might rain this evening. Why don’t you take an umbrella? - __________. May I borrow yours?
 	A. That’s good	B. I agree	C. I think so	D. That’s a good idea
You may not play on-line games all day like that. This is a __________regulation.
 	A. non-negotiable	B. non-refundable	C. non-alcoholic	D. non-violent
Are you sure you can run __________me?
 	A. as fast so	B. faster than	C. more faster than	D. the fastest of
She can participate __________the festival if she wants.	A. of B. on C. in	 D. at
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
Driving on the left side of the road made Lan very surprising when she first visited London.
 	A. visited	B. surprising	C. driving	D. made
Ludmilla Turkevich, was known as a translator in the field of Russian literature, became a member of the Princeton University during the Second World War.
 	A. in the field	B. during	C. translator	D. was known
The child was told to be apologized for being rude to his brother.
 	A. to be apologized	B. was told	C. rude	D. for being
Not until the 1960s that __________into space
	A. man flew	B. did man fly	C. man could fly	D. man did fly