ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 2 LỚP 10 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
GLOBAL SUCCESS CÓ ĐÁP ÁN Listening. (2.0 pts)
Part 1: You will listen to Jessica talking to Frank about a dance class. Listen and circle the
correct answers. You will hear the conversation TWICE. (1.0 pt)
Question 1: The class takes______. A. 45 minutes B. an hour C. two hours
Question 2: What doesn’t Frank need to take?
A. sports clothes B. food C. trainers
Question 3: The teacher needs to know______. A. how fat people are
B. if people have never done a dance class before C. how old people are
Question 4: The normal price of classes is______. A. £15 B. £6 C. £9
Question 5: They will meet______. A. at school.
B. at Jessica’s house. C. in the café.
Part 2: You will hear a speaker giving information about a skiing trip. Listen and complete
the questions given. You will hear the recording TWICE. (1.0 pt) SKIING TRIP Country: Italy Dates of trip:
2nd – (6) __________________ January Cost of trip:
(7) £__________________________ Not included in price:
Lunch and (8) __________________ Free lessons:
Every (9) _____________________
Beginners take lessons to learn: (10) __________________________
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (0.6 pt)
Question 11. A. three B. think C. though D. thank
Question 12. A. family B. activity C. language D. favourite
Question 13. A. number B. unknown C. summer D. future
Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets. (1.0 pt)
Question 14. You ___________________ (fail) the exam if you don’t start revising.
Question 15. The bird which _________________ (have) a very sweet song builds its nest on the ground.
Question 16. She said that she___________________(want) to go to the library and work on her paper.
Question 17. We ___________________ (play) a lot of games at my birthday party yesterday.
Question 18. Sandra ___________________ (borrow) $2000 from her friends for 2 years.
Read the following passage and choose the most suitable answer. (1.0 pt)
Earth Hour is an every-year global event that encourages people and businesses around
the world to switch off electricity at the same time for one hour at the end of March. Organized
by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Earth Hour started in Australia in 2007 when 2.2
million people in the city of Sydney turned off all non-essential lights for 60 minutes. Since
then it has grown to a big global event. In 2013, more than 7,000 cities and towns worldwide
participated in this event. Every year landmarks and well-known buildings around the world
such as the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, the Petronas towers in Malaysia, the UK
Parliament, Buckingham Palace and the Empire State Building take part and “go dark” for Earth
Hour. Therefore, Earth Hour has been a symbolic event to make people think about the
problems of climate change and show their commitment to protect the planet.
(Adapted from “Earth Hour” by British Council)
Question 19. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT______.
A. Earth Hour started in 2007
B. Earth Hour is organized every year
C. Earth Hour makes people think about climate change
D. Only Australia took part in Earth Hour in 2013
Question 20. Earth Hour was first organized in ______. A. the US B. the UK C. Malaysia D. Australia
Question 21. The word “non-essential” in the second sentence can be best replaced by ______. A. unnecessary B. useful C. harmless D. interesting
Question 22. The word “it” in the third sentence refers to ______. A. Earth Hour B. lights
C. the city of Sydney D. a global event
Question 23. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. a famous place for people to visit
B. an activity of Sydney people to take place in March
C. a global competition to save the Earth’s energy
D. a worldwide event to help protect the planet
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the following questions. (2.0 pts)
Question 24. Each exercise ______ a different grammar point. A. keeps on B. turns on C. sits on D. focuses on
Question 25. My parents told me that they would come there to visit me ______.
A. the following day B. now C. next month D. tomorrow
Question 26. Jenifer: “Let’s go camping”
Jack: “______. The weather is not so good today”
A. Oh, I don’t think it’s a good idea B. Just bring yourself
C. Yes, let’s do that D. No problem
Question 27. Maddy's teacher says she's one of the smartest kids in the class.
The word “smartest” is CLOSEST in meaning to ______. A. happiest
B. most intelligent
C. most confident D. friendliest
Question 28. My parents have always encouraged me in my study.
The word “encouraged” is OPPOSITE in meaning to ______. A. graduated B. prevented C. asked D. provided
Question 29. ______ speaking, women here are treated unequally. A. Harmfully B. Culturally C. Helpfully D. Voluntarily
Question 30. We should ______ paper products, glass bottles, soda cans, and some kinds of plastic. A. recycle B. protect C. give D. lend
Question 31. The school aims to provide a supportive learning ______. A. door B. school C. environment D. responsibility
Question 32. Luckily, my second attempt at starting a business was more ______ than my first. A. useful B. careful C. successful D. beautiful
Question 33. The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to ______ attention all the time. A. make B. have C. pay D. get
Choose the word which differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress. (0.4 pt)
Question 34. A. carefully B. concentrate C. tradition D. colorful
Question 35. A. system B. allow C. promote D. agree
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence provided. (1.0 pt)
Question 36. They are learning English in the room.
English ___________________________________________________________________ .
Question 37. Science and technology have changed human life.
Human life ________________________________________________________________ .
Question 38. There is no better teacher in this school than Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs. Jackson is the __________________________________________________________ .
Question 39. She said, “I’ll write John a prescription.”
She said ___________________________________________________________________ .
Question 40. I don’t have a spare ticket. I can’t take you to the concert
If I ______________________________________________________________________ .
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each of the numbered blanks. (1.0 pt) ONLINE SHOPPING
Online shopping has become very popular. With a click of a mouse on your computer,
you can buy anything (41) ________ you want. It is much easier than going into town, looking
around lots of different shops. You can also see what is (42) ________ in stores all over the world, when you shop online.
Another good reason for shopping on the internet, is that you don't have to carry heavy
bags of shopping home. Online companies just (43) ________ your order to your house, usually, in a few days.
One big problem with online shopping, (44) ________ , is that you can't try on any
clothes before you buy them. And often, when you get your clothes, they look very different (45)
________ the online pictures. They may also be larger or smaller than the size you wanted. For
this reason, many people often have to return clothes they bought on the internet.
Question 41. A. whom B. where C. who D. that
Question 42. A. avail B. availability C. availably D. available
Question 43. A. send B. buy C. produce D. visit
Question 44. A. so B. because C. however D. although
Question 45. A. from B. on C. over D. of
Write a short paragraph (about 100 words) about some benefits of online learning. (1.0 pt) ĐÁP ÁN 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 12th 7 730 8 drinks 9 morning
10 (good) (skiing) techniques/ skiing 11 C 12 D 13 D
14 will fail/ can fail/ may fail 15 has 16 wanted 17 played 18 has borrowed 19 D 20 D 21 A 22 A 23 D 24 D 25 A 26 A 27 B 28 B 29 B 30 A 31 C 32 C 33 C 34 C 35 A
36 English is being learned/ being learnt (0.1) in the room (0.1).
37 Human life has been changed (0.1) by science and technology (0.1).
38 Mrs Jackson is the best (0.1) teacher in this school (0.1).
39 She said (that) she would write (0.1) John a prescription (0.1).
40 If I had a spare ticket (0.1), I could take you to the concert (0.1). 41 D 42 D 43 A 44 C 45 A