BỘ ĐỀ ÔN THI HỌC KỲ 1 MÔN ANH VĂN 10
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I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
words.
1. A. fasten B. sense C. smell D. rest
2. A. head B. ready C. peasant D. realize
4. A. toothache B. book C. food D. school
5. A. bike B. idea C. opinion D. library
6. A. determine B. together C. repeat D. report
7. A. talk B. daughter C. subtract D. walk
10. A. magical B. capable C. game D. data
12. A. documentary B. stay C. education D. way
13. A. town B. mouse C. house D. bowl
14. A. rose B. note C. close D. wonder
15. A. mistake B. radio C. guitar D. page
16. A. life B. visit C. time D. ride
19. A. speak B. each C. health D. seat
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of the other words.
1. A. repair B. thirty C. fellow D. quarter
2. A. family B. tobacco C. buffalo D. several
3. A. surname B. people C. provide D. narrow
4. A. country B. cousin C. borrow D. polite
5. A. secondary B. receive C. repeat D. award
6. A. passion B. sorrow C. director D. native
7. A. document B. newspaper C. magazine D. anything
8. A. channel B. cartoon C. comedy D. common
9. A. assemble B. important C. holiday D. semester
10. A. person B. latter C. order D. decide
11. A. afternoon B. banana C. umbrella D. tomorrow
12. A. excursion B. assemble C. wildlife D. combine
TEST 1

C. has D. has had
16. My parents always me to learn better.
A. encourage B. encouraged
C. has encouraged D. encouraging
17. When I was a little girl, I with toys.
A. use to play B. used to play
C. uses to play D. used playing
18. I want to know the name of the girl the first prize last year.
A. which got B. which get
C. who got D. who get
19. All of us enjoy a day off.
A. have B. to have C. having D. had
20. Our Uncle Ho to many countries before the August Revolution
took place in 1945.
A. travelled/ which B. had travelled/ who
C. had travelled/ which D. travels/ which
21. A lot of presents since Christmas Eve.
A. bought B. has been bought
C. had bought D. have been bought
22. Some people in this area recently, very worrying.
A. have been attacked/ which is B. have attacked/ that is
C. attacked/ that is D. had attacked/ which is
23. Who you English?
A. do teach B. teaches C. teach D. does teach
24. The old………… a lot of experiences in life.
A. has B. have C. is having D. had
IV. Choose the underlined part that is incorrect.
25. Everyday Lan has breakfast then she go to school.
A B C D
26. An air conditioner is a machine who keeps air cool or warm when it is hot or cold.

32. A. of B. in C. to D. with
33. A. know B. knowledge C. knowing D. known
34. A. spend B. spent C. spending D. to spend
35. A. convenience B. inconvenience C. convenient D. inconvenient
VII. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions :
A newspaper makes money from the price people pay for it and also from the advertisements
it carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million a day makes a lot of money.
Serious newspapers are read principally for their news, sent to them by their correspondents around
the world and by the big news agencies. People also read these newspapers for their reviews of new
books, movies, plays, and for their editorials, which present the opinion of the newspaper itself about
the important events and issues of the moment. Less serious newspapers are probably read just for
entertainment. They have big headlines above the news stories, funny cartoons to look at and
sensational photos of violence.
36. With the advertisements, the other way for a newspaper to make money is from………
A. the news B. the advertisements C. the price people pay for itD. the correspondents
37. A popular newspaper will earn a lot of money if it has a circulation of………a day.
A. less than 5 million B. 5 million C. over 5 billion D. more than 5 million
38. According to the passage, the news of serious newspapers is often sent by their world-wide
journalists and the………………………
A. less serious newspapers B. big news agencies
C. correspondents around the world D. small news agencies
39. According to the passage, less serious newspapers are read just for…………………….
A. their review of new books, movies, etc. B. their editorials
C. entertainment D. important events and issues
40. Big headlines, funny cartoons and sensational photos of violence are often seen in …
A. serious newspapers B. less serious newspapers
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C. correspondents around the world D. big news agencies
THE END
TEST 2

A. finished B. delayed C. postponed D. persuaded
15 his poor family, he studies very well.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Because D. Because of
16. Nam isn’t content with his present salary.
A. excited B. interested in
C. satisfied with D. disappointed about
17. By the time you the gift, your brother in Hanoi.
A. received / arrived B. had received / arrived
C. received / had arrived D. had received / had arrived
18. Television can make things because it presents information in an effective way.
A. memorable B. memory C. memorial D. memorably
19. My class decided to go on a(n) because we wanted to relax after work.
A. destination B. formation C. excursion D. permission
20. “ do you have a History lesson ?” - Twice a week.
A. How long B. When C. How many D. How often
21. “You must be tired. Why don't you stop a rest.”
A. having B. and had C. to have D. have
22. the shortages of good medical care, diseases are the most terrible threat to those
villagers.
A. Because of B. Although C. In spite of D. Because
23. He London 2 years ago and I him since then.
A. left / haven't seen
B. left / hadn't seen
C. was living / haven't seen
D. left / didn't see
IV. Choose the underlined part that is incorrect.
24. He suggested to go to the cinema with him.
A B C D
25. Hue, that was the capital of our country, is on the Huong river.
A B C D

31. A traveling B. travel C. travelled D. to travel.
32. A on B. in C. with D. to
33. A programs B. documents C. CPU D. books
34. A. advertises B. to advertise C. advertising D. advertised
35. A. This B. There C. It D. That
VII. Read the passage carefully and answers the questions :
When robots are widely used in the home, they will probably be used to do the cleaning, table-
laying, scrubbing and washing-up, but it is considered unlikely that they will be used to do the
cooking - at least, not in the near future. In factories, mobile robots ale already used to carry out a
large number of the distribution and assembly tasks while human beings carry out research and
produce plans for new products. Among the numerous jobs on the farm, robots will drive tractors,
keeping their eyes on the ground in front of guide the tractor along a straight line. The majority of
the robots used at present do not look like human beings at all because their design is chiefly
functional.
36. According to the passage. When used at home, robots will probably do all of the following
EXCEPT____.
A. laying the table B. washing the dishes C. washing the clothes D. scrubbing
37. In factories what are robots used to do?
A. carry out assembly tasks B. carry out research C. produce plans D. both B and C
38. The word "their" in paragraph 2 refers to_______.
A. tractors' B. robots' C. people's D. farms'
39. Why don't robots at present look like human beings?
A. Because they are widely used al home.
B. Because they are mainly used in factories.
C. Because they are only used to guide tractors.
D. Because they are mainly produced according to their function.
40. Which of the following statements is NOT true about robots?
A. They will be used to do the cleaning.
B. In the near future they will be used to cook.
C. They are already used to carry out the distribution tasks.

B. has repaired
C. repaired
D. has been repaired
17. Nam __________ his hair cut twice a month.
A. has B. have C. will have D. get
18. “_______________ do you look so bad?”
“ I got bad marks in the first semester exam”
A. What B. How C. Who D. Why
19. The students refused ___________ to the meeting in the afternoon.
A. returning B. to return C. return D. to returning
20. If he comes here, I ____________ it.
A. make him do
B. make him doing
C. will make him do
D. will make him doing
21. Would you mind___________ down the radio, please?
A. turn B. to turn C. turning D. turned
22. He died after he ________ ill for a long time.
A. was
B. had been
C. has been
D. would have been
23. They are living in the house ______________ they bought last month.
A. which B. where C. when D. who
24. Mrs. Phuong _________ out of hospital next week.
A. comes
B. is coming
C. is going to come
D. shall come
25. _____________ the bad condition of the house, we didn’t buy it.

38. A. edge B. side C. border D. height
39. A. poor B. dull C. weak D. broken
40. A. strong B. hard C. rough D. serious
Exercise VI: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
ESTHER’S STORY
When Esther left school at the age of sixteen, her aunt Flory gave her £500 for her birthday. Most of
Esther’s friends decided to go to college, but Esther used her aunt’s money to start her own business.
She bought fruit, sugar and some glass jars and began making her own jam.She sold the jam to her
friends for £1 a jar and she soon doubled her aunt’s £500.
At first, her parents didn’t want Esther to spend her time making jam and they thought that she should
study instead. They hoped that one day she would be a teacher or a doctor. But Esther didn’t listen to
them. She just kept on making jam. After a few months, she started selling it to the local market.
Then she started making orange juice. She sold this to a school where one of her friends worked.
After two years, her business was very large and her parents were very pleased with her. She made all
kinds of food which she sold to shops and supermarkets. She was so busy that she had to get some
people to work for her.
41. Why did Aunt Flory give some money?
A. Esther asked for it
B. Esther’s friends needed it
C. It was a present
D. To pay for the fee
42. Aftershe left school, Esther______________
A. went to college
B. started her own business
C. worked for her aunt
D. worked for her friends
43. When Esther left school, her parents wanted her to _____________
A. go to college
B. be a business woman
C. work in a market

C. a nurse who is a person looks after patients .
D. A nurse is a person who looks after patients .
50. couldn’t/to/which/pity/Dr.Phong/come/the/a/was/party
A. Dr.Phong was a pity, which couldn’t come to the party.
B. Dr.Phong, which was a pity couldn’t come to the party.
C. Dr.Phong, which couldn’t come to the party was a pity.
D. Dr.Phong couldn’t come to the party, which was a pity.
THE END
FIRST SEMESTER TEST 2
Time: 45 minutes
Exercise I: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the rest.
1. A. bowl B. snow C. how D. harrow
2. A. passion B. nation C. status D. raise
3. A. insert B. persuade C. alternative D. term
4. A. widen B. dial C. site D. gift
5. A. method B. mental C. left D. comedy
Exercise II: Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. atmosphere B. aurally C. assemble D. altitude
7. A. curriculum B. picturesque C. mathematics D. destination
8. A. wildlife B. holiday C. glorious D. subtract
9. A. communicate B. photograph C. permission D. semester
10. A. brigade B. profession C. ambition D. forecast
Exercise III: Chooose A, B, C or D which is similar in meaning to the underlined part in each
sentence.
11. Radio presents information and entertainment through mouth.
A. orally B. aurally C. visually D. rarely
12. The air-hostess showed me how to fasten the seatbelt.
A. police woman B. actress C. stewardess D. passenger
13. Did you get good marks in the first semester tests?

D. am going to learn
26. Viet’s sister has passed the driving test, __________ is good news.
A. which B. that C. this D. it
27. The number of the _________ is rising every day
A. unemployers B. unemployed C. unemployment D. unemployees
28. By the time John ______________, all his friends ___________.
A. arrived / have left
B. had arrived / left
C. has arrived / had left
D. arrived / had left
29. Remember __________ the lights before you leave the classroom.
A. to turn off B. turning off C. you turn off D. to turning off
30. The boys are twins, I can’t tell the difference _________ them.
A. between B. from C. to D. of
Exercised VI: Read the followinge passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
A HISTORY OF AIR TRAVEL
In 1783, two French brothers built the first balloon to take people (31)_____ the air. One hundred
and twenty years (32) ______, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and
(33)___ in it. This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office began the first airmail
(34)_______.
Aeroplanes changed a (35)______ in the next thirty years. Then, in the 1950s, aeroplanes became
much (36) ______ because they had jet engines.
In 1976, Concorde was (37)______ in the UK and France. It was the fastest passenger plane in the
world at that time and it (38) ______ fly at 2300 kilometres an hour, so the journey (39)______ London
to New York was only four hours.
Today, millions of people travel (40) ______ aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world
without them.
31. A. in B. on C. by D. into
32. A. later B. then C. after D. lately
33. A. fly B. flied C. flew D. flown

A. Her new classes sometimes learnt slowly.
B. Her question in the passage was in chemistry.
C. She only taught the highest classes.
D. She taught natural science subjects.
Exercise VIII: For the following pairs of sentences, choose one option that best completes the
second sentence.
46. “ I was at home last night”, he said.
He said that _______________________
A. I was at home last night
B. He has been at home last night
C. He had been at home the previous night
D. He was at home the night before
47. They have just opened a new airport.
A new airport ____________________
A. has just opened
B. has just been opened
C. have been just opened
D. was just been opened
48. Even though he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
In spite _________________________________________
A. of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
B. of being intelligent, but he doesn’t do well at school.
C. the fact that he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.
D. intelligence of his, he doesn’t do well at school.
49. Go out more often or you’ll fall ill.
If ________________________________
A. you go out more often, you will fail ill.
B. you don’t go out more often, you will fail
ill.
C. you won’t go out more often, you fail ill.