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SỞ GD & ĐT SƠN LA

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP: 10
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

(Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề)
Mã đề thi 129
Họ, tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
I. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A. B. C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
1. I advise you starting looking for a flat at one.
A B C D
2. Mike drives usually to work, but today he is walking.
A B C D
3. I can't find my diary, that is a real nuisance.
A B C D
4. The homeless usually has great difficulty in getting a job
A B C D
II. Choose the sentence (A, B,C, or D) which is closest in meaning to the sentence printed before.
5. Henry should have done his homework last night. but he watched TV instead.
A. Henry didn't watch TV last night because he had to do his homework.
B. Henry did his homework while watching TV.
C. Henry had already done his homework before he watched TV.
D. Henry watched TV last night instead of doing his homework.
6. I didn't use to like football.
A. Once I didn't like football, but now I do.

17. Jane isn't on the phone, _______ makes it difficult to contact her.
A. who B. which C. what D. where.
18. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more_________ than the other boys at his class.
A. intelligent B. mature C. ambitious D. developed
19. The alarm clock _________ off, which woke everyone up.
A. rang B. went C. gave D. put
20. I_________ swimming in the stream near my house when I was small.
A. used to go B. used to going C. am used to going D. was used to go
21. “_________ do you go swimming?” – “Twice a week.”
A. What time B. How C. How long D. How often
22. To build a fair society, rich people should be responsible for helping __________
A. poor B. the poor C. the poorly D. the poorly people
23. _________ Ali went to sleep, he had called his family.
A. Before B. After C. As soon as D. While
24. He agreed_________the job as soon as possible.
A. start B. starting C. to start D. to be started.
IV. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
25. A. term B. water C. teacher D. other
26. A. sugar B. cup C. put D. pull
27. A. tea B. wear C. meat D.sea
28. A. bird B. shirt D. thirsty D. tired
VI. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
29. When I was small, I always (want)_________________ to be a pilot.
30. Mrs. Black often (do)____________________ the shopping at weekends.
31. When I got home last night, everyone (go) __________________to bed as it was too late.
32. (you/ water)____________________________the flowers yet?
VII. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
Thomas Edison was born on February 11
th
, 1827 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his