SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
TỈNH BÀ RỊA VŨNG TÀU
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (Lưu ý: Học sinh làm bài vào đề)
(Hướng dẫn chấm gồm 02 trang)
I. Multiple choice: Choose a word / phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle your choice. (12 x 0.25
= 3.0 pts)
1. All the students ……………….the class on the first day.
A. went B. attended C. came D. took
2. Her parents are proud……………….her outstanding success.
A.about B.with C.of D.at
3. The computer was the most wonderful …………….…in the 20th century.
A.invent B.invention C.inventor D.inventory
4. Television can make things ____________ because it presents information in an effective way.
A.memory B.memorial C.memorable D.memorably
5. Which of the following words has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest?
A. meat B. grea

t C. seat D. repeat
6. The unemployed ………………….for a strike to ask for employment.
A. are calling B. has called C. is called D. had called
7. My younger sister has trouble ……………… English words correctly.
A. to pronounce B. in pronounce C. pronouncing D. pronounce
8. A computer is an electronic device …………….manages large collections of data.
A. who B. what C. which D. whose
9. …………….New York city is the largest city in America, it is not the capital of New York State.
A. Because B. Because of C. Despite D. Although
10. Mai: “How about having a party on the first day of Tet?” – Tuan: “…………………… ”
A. Yes, that’s a great idea B. Thank you

=>People read newspapers for their news; their reviews of new books, movies, plays; their editorials (0.25)
and entertainment (0.25) .
3. What do editorials present?
=>They present the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment. (0.5)
IV. Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each numbered blank (0.25 x 4 = 1.0 pt).
possible condition impossible founding finally education
Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and went to New York City when she was ten years old.
One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly (1) impossible for a woman in
the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (2)
finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia.
In 1849, after graduating from medical school, she decided to further her (3) education in Paris.
She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the idea.
Upon returning the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman.
By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hos-
pital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first female physician in the United States and (4)
founding her own hospital, she also established the first medical school for women.
V. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences.

(1.0 pt)
1. of / a / used / school / there / to / front / tree / be / big / in / the /
There used to be a big tree (0.25

) in front of the school (0.25

).
2. breakfast / announced / 9.00 / that / between / was / and / served / he / 7.00 /
He announced that breakfast was served (0.25

) between 7.00 and 9.00 (0.25