Sở Gd đt thái bình Đề kiểm tra chất lợng kỳ i năm học 2007- 2008
trờng thpt nguyễn trãi môn: tiếng anh lớp 10
Thời gian làm bài 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
part i: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differenrtly from the rest
in each group. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
1/ A. just B. put C. subject D. discuss
2/ A. magazine B. wildlife C. listen D. television
3/ A. town B. how C. bowl D. cow
4/ A. teacher B. other C. together D. term
5/ A. school B. foot C. look D. cook
part ii: Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer to
complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
6/ Minh has English on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
A. normal B. usual C. frequal D. usually
7/ Anne . in three days.
A. gets married B. has got married C. is getting married D. will get married
8/ It rained yesterday after it dry for months.
A. was B. has been C. is D. had been
9/ April 1
st
is the day . is called April Fools Day in the West.
A. when B. who C. where D. which
10/ Christmas, the weather has been quite good.
A. from B. since C. on D. for
11/ When you lived in Ha Noi, to the theatre?
A. do you use to go B. did you use to go C. are you used to go D. did you to going to
12/ The doctor advised him to give up
A. drinking B. drink C. to drink D. drank
13/ I Brown for a month.
A. saw B. has seen C. have not seen D. see
14/ Nam is interested in English.

closed the fingers one by one. She continued the demonstration until the children realised they
had just learned how to add and subtract. The children have every reason to be proud of their
efforts. They know a new world is opening up for them.
23/ Loan’s class is different from other classes because the children ………………… .
A. are from large families B. are less mentally developed
C. love Maths very much D. are disabled
24/ At first the parents were …………… the idea of sending their children to the special class.
A. interested in B. satisfied with C. opposed to D. worried about
25/ It can be inferred from the second paragraph of the reading passage that there has been ……
A. a lot of protest from the parents against the class
B. a change in the parents’ attitude towards the class
C. a feeling of doubt in the teacher’s ability D. a belife in parents’ opposition
26/ The writer describes how Loan teaches the children to add and subtract in order to prove that
…………………………
A. the children like Maths B. the teacher is proud of her work
C. adding and subtracing are important D. the teaching work takes time
27/ The writer’s attitude towards Loan’s work in the passage can be described as ………………
A. admiring B. humorous C. angry D. suspicious
part iv: Read the letter then complete the following sentences by marking the
corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

Dear Nam,
I m writing to tell you a piece of news . The first term is coming to an end soon and my school is’
going to have some days off. On this occasion, my class is visiting some caves near Hanoi as we
have recently studied rock formations. Besides, many of us have never been inside a cave, so I
suppose the trip will be very interesting.
At first, we wanted to travel to Thay pagoda because it is only over 20 kilometres away, and we
could go on a day excursion.
However, only today have we learnt that the caves near Thay pagoda are closed until after Tet.
So we are visiting the ones near Huong pagoda instead. A night campfire on a two-day trip will

C. It is the time to take a job for him.
D. It is the time for him to take a job.
33/ way/ there/ explained/ he/ traffic/ came/ because/ late/ that/ much/ on/ too/ the/ was/ he/.
A. He explained that he came late because there was too much traffic on the way.
B. He explained that there was too much traffic on the way because he came late.
C. He explained he came late because that there was too much traffic on the way.
D. He explained that he came on the way late because there was too much traffic.
34/ If/ the/ see/ will/ be/ them/ to/ on/ train/ time/ ,/ it/ arrives/ match/ possible/ for/ the.
A. If the train arrives for them on time, it will be possible to see the match.
B. If the train arrives on time, it will be possible for them to see the match.
C. If the train will be to arrives on time, it possible for them see the match.
D. If the train be to arrives on time, the match will possible for them see it.
35/ the/ were/ desert/ driving/ along/ They/ the/ on/ seat/ and/ old/ back/ woman/ sat/ the/.
A. They were driving and the old woman sat on the back seat along the desert.
B. They were driving the old woman and along the desert sat on the back seat.
C. They were driving along the desert and the old woman sat on the back seat.
D. They and the old woman were driving along the desert sat on the back seat.
36/ the/ delayed/ because/ to/ hours/ the/ we/ wait/ had/ the/ flights/ at/ bad/ all/ airport/ had/
weather/ for/.
A. We had to wait at the bad airport all the hours because the flights had delayed for weather.
B. We had to wait all the flights for the airport at hours because the bad weather had delayed.
C. We had to wait the bad weather for hours at the airport because all the flights had delayed.
D. We had to wait for hours at the airport because the bad weather had delayed all the flights.
37/ I/ on/ the/ was/ both/ and/ long/ which/ boring/ couldn’t/ lecture/ biology/ understand/.
A. I couldn’t understand the lecture on biology which was both long and boring.
B. I couldn’t understand which lecture on biology was both the long and boring.
C. I couldn’t understand which was both the long and boring lecture on biology.
D. I couldn’t understand on the biology lecture which was both long and boring.
38/ trying/ the/ we/ are/ gap/ to/ and/ the/ rich/ between/ poor/ shorten/ the/.
A. The rich are trying to shorten the gap between the poor and we.

28. B, 29. C, 30. A.
Part v: The sentences in italics below are cues. Make sentences expressing an imaginary
situation by choosing from the altermatives A, B, C and D the one best way to make a
meaningful sentence. identify your answer by marking the corresponding letter A, B, C or
D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
31. C, 32. D, 33. A, 34. B, 35. C, 36. D, 37. A, 38. B, 39. B, 40. D.

1. B, 2. B, 3. C, 4. D, 5. A, 6. D, 7. C, 8. D, 9. D, 10. B,
11. B, 12. A, 13. C, 14. A, 15. A, 16. C, 17. A, 18. D, 19. C, 20. B,
21. C, 22. A, 23.D, 24. C, 25. B, 26. D, 27. A, 28. B, 29. C, 30. A,
31. C, 32. D, 33. A, 34. B, 35. C, 36. D, 37. A, 38. B, 39. B, 40. C.