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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
TRƯỜNG THPT ………….. NĂM HỌC: 2023-2024
SÁCH CHÂN TRỜI SÁNG TẠO
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 10 THỜI GIAN: 45 phút
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. ploughed B. photographed C. laughed D. coughed Question 2: A. stays B. pays C. plays D. says
Question 3: A. children B. blind C. finger D. pity Question 4: A. teach B. deaf C. sleep D. read Question 5: A. cooks B. loves C. spends D. joins
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 6: Galileo _______ his first telescope in 1609. A. has built B. had built C. built D. builds
Question 7: Can you show me _______ the film in this camera? A. how to change B. how changing C. how change D. how you changed
Question 8: When we _______ the bill, we left the restaurant. A. had paid B. paid
C. had been paying. D. were paying
Question 9: I have been fascinated by _______ since I was at secondary school. A. photographer B. photography C. photograph D. photographic
Question 10: He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's _______
A. mentally retarded B. mentally alert C. mentally ill D. mentally restricted
Question 11: I _____ sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.
A. has been wearing B. am wearing C. have worn D. wear
Question 12: Tim _____go fishing with his father when he was young. A. used to B. is used to C. has used to D. was used to
Question 13: The children _______football when their mother came back home. A. played B. is playing C. were playing D. play
Question 14: I often go to work early to avoid __________in the rush hour. A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drove
Question 15: I will ___________every effort to teach my students. A. see B. do C. try D. make
Question 16: She continued the _____ until the children realized they had just learned how to add and subtract. A. demonstrative B. demonstration C. demonstrate D. demonstratively
Question 17: She has a face that looks attractive in her photographs - in other words, she is_____. A. photograph B. photography C. photogenic D. photo
Question 18: Most of the children come from large and poor families, _____ prevents them from having proper schooling. A. which B. who C. that D. whose
Question 19: _____ is the activity or job of taking photographs or films A. Photos B. Photograph C. Photo D. Photography
Question 20: Louis Braille was born _____ and accidentally _____ himself at the age of three.
A. blinded / sighted B. blind / sight
C. sighted / blinded D. sight / blind
Question 21: He was barely ______ of writing his own name. A. likely B. capable C. able D. possible
Question 22: Last night I stared death in the ______ when I nearly had an accident. A. head B. face C. hands D. eyes
Question 23: John is ______ in fashion magazines. A. interests B. interesting C. interest D. interested
Question 24: Nothing ______ in this town since I first visited it. A. changes B. was changing C. changed D. has changed
Question 25: I feel so ______ and sleepy today because I worked late last night. A. tire B. tired C. tiredness D. tiring
Question 26: Thuy’s class is different ______ other classes because the children are disabled. A. in B. on C. from D. at
Question 27: A new bridge______across the river recently. A. was built B. were built C. is built D. has been built
Question 28: I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ______ A. go away B. go up C. go on D. go off
Question 29: Peter: “Thanks a lot for your wonderful gift.” – Mary: “____________” A. Thank you
B. Have a good day C. Cheers D. You are welcome
Question 30: Maria: “ I’m taking my driving test tomorrow.” – Sarah: “ ______!” A. Good chance B. Good time C. Good luck D. Good day
III. Read the passage carefully and choose a suitale word to fill each blank.
Camping holidays are always (31) ______with students and young people-they are a cheap and
(32) ______way to see a country. People often travel by train, by coach or (33) ______foot, so
one thing is important (34) ______before starting: you can only take with you what you can carry
– usually in a backpack on your back.
If you travel with a friend, of course some items can be shared – a tent, a gas stove, food. Other
things must (35) ______by each person – clothes, footwear, a sleeping bag.
Question 31: A. popular B. popularity C. populate D. popularly
Question 32: A. easiness B. easily C. easy D. ease Question 33: A. on B. with C. by D. for
Question 34: A. remember B. remembering C. to remember D. remembered
Question 35: A. are taken B. being taken C. to be taken D. be taken
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause
disaster. This is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Unrealistic parental
expectations can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but
ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well- especially if the parents
are very supportive of their child.
Do An Duc is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking to
concerts and arranging piano and violin lessons for him. Although Do An Duc’s parents know
very little about music, they have tried their best to help their son with his interest. However, they
never make him enter music competition if he is unwilling.
Duc’s friend, Vu Hoang Duy, however, is not so lucky. Although his parents are successful
musicians, they set too high a standard for Duy. They want their son to be successful as they are
so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he doesn’t win.
“When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Duy’s father tells him. Duy
is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
Question 36: One of the biggest mistakes any parents can make is to___________________.
A. make their child become a musician.
B. help their child to be a genius through constant support.
C. push the child into trying to achieve too much.
D. neglect their child’s education.
Question 37: Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if ____________________.
A. they arrange private lessons for their child
B. they push the child into achieving a lot
C. they themselves have been very successful
D. they understand and help their children in difficult times
Question 38: Do An Duc is fortunate because______________________.
A. he is very interested in music
B. his parents help him in a sensible way
C. his parents are good at music
D. his parents are very famous
Question 39: Vu Hoang Duy’s parents push their son so much that___________________.
A. He is unhappy because he is afraid he may not be successful
B. he has already become a better musician than his father
C. he passed a lot of competitions
D. he feels he can’t learn anything about music from then
Question 40: The two examples of Do An Duc and Vu Hoang Duy show that______________.
A. it is important to let children to develop in the way they want
B. the more money spent on a child’s education, the better the child will do
C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. parents who want to be musician should also be good musician
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
Question 41: When the film started , I already arrived ten minutes before. A. When the B. before C. started D. already arrived
Question 42: Those homework that your teacher assigned is due on Tuesday unless you have
made prior arrangements to turn it in late. A. Those B. assigned C. on Tuesday D. you have made
Question 43: The elevator was out of order, that is too bad. A. too B. The elevator C. out of order D. that
Question 44: While the children were ice-skating , they slip on the thin ice and fell into the deep water. A. ice-skating B. slip C. fell D. into
Question 45: Practising speaking to native speakers are a good way to improve your speaking. A. way B. improve C. are D. speakers
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: He has good salary, but he feels unhappy.
A. In spite of having good salary he feels unhappy.
B. Although having good salary he feels unhappy.
C. Despite of having good salary he feels unhappy.
D. In spite of he has good salary, he feels unhappy.
Question 47: John finds astronomy very interesting.
A. Astronomy makes John become more interested in science.
B. Astronomy is one of John’s favourite branches of science.
C. John is interested in astronomy.
D. John reads a lot of books about astronomy.
Question 48: He once went to school on foot when he was at primary school.
A. He was used to going to school on foot when he was at primary school.
B. He used to go to school on foot when he was at primary school.
C. He went to school on foot only one time when he was at primary school.
D. He never went to school on foot when he was at primary school
Question 49: They will build a new hospital in our town.
A. Our town will build a new hospital.
B. A new hospital will be built in our town
C. A new hospital will be builded in our town
D. Our town will be built a new hospital in.
Question 50: Behave yourself or your parents will be disappointed.
A. Unless you behave yourself, your parents will be unhappy.
B. As long as you don’t behave yourself, your parents will be disappointing.
C. If you behave yourself, your parents will be disappointed.
D. Provided that you behave yourself, your parents will be disappointed.
__________ THE END __________