SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÁI BÌNH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10. MÃ ĐỀ: 207
..........  …….. (Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)
Part I: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest in each group (mark A, B, C or D). Mark your choice on the
answer sheet. (1.2 points).
1. A. food B. foot C. school D. afternoon
2. A. more B. score C. word D. store
3. A. like B. life C. film D. child
4. A. hurry B. surface C. curtain D. urgent
5. A. rubbish B. suburb C. lunch D. consume
6. A. worked B. pumped C. watched D. contented
Part II: Choose from the four options given (mark A, B, C or D) one best
answer to complete each sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
(4.8 points).
7. My brother _____ to work by bus, but he has just bought a motorbike.
A. didn't use to go B. uses to go C. has used to go D. used to go
8. A new factory _____ in our town recently.
A. is built B. will be built C. was built D. has been built
9. I live in Hanoi, _____ is Vietnam’s center of culture, economics, and politics.
A. that B. which C. what D.who
10. The old _____ our care.
A. needs B. need C. to need D. needing
11. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could _____make
ends meet.
A. hardly B. hard C. harder D. easy
12. They introduced new farming methods, _____resulted in bumper crops.
A. that B. which C. who D. whose
13. There_____ never_____ such excitement before.
A. has/ been B. have / been C. will / been D. is / been
14. I_____ David James for two weeks.

28. The secretary ______ I talked to didn’t know where the meeting was.
A. which B. whose C. that D. ø
29. He will rings up when he _____ in Paris.
A. arrives B. will arrive C. arrived D. would arrive
30. The lift is out of order, _____ is too bad.
A. whom B. which C. who D. where
Part III: Choose the mistake that must be changed for the following
sentences to be correct (mark A, B, C or D). Mark your choice on the
answer sheet. (1 point).
31. The young is very active and they can continue our unfinished work.
A B C D
32. Bob wasn’t out of his house since he was given a computer.
A B C D
33. Mr. Ba isn’t on the phone, that makes it difficult to contact him.
A B C D
34. The stories what I’ve told you are all true.
A B C D
35. The girl whom you met last night was used to be a singer.
A B C D
Part IV: Complete the dialogue by marking the corresponding letter A, B,
C, or D. Mark your choice on the answer sheet. (1 point).
Stranger: Excuse me! May I ask you some questions?
Ann: (36) ..............................................................................................
Stranger: (37) ..............................................................................................
Ann: In a house near Brighton.
Stranger: (38) ..............................................................................................
Ann: For three years.
Stranger: (39) ..............................................................................................
Ann: I work in a bank.
Stranger: (40................................................................................................

B. Studying photos
C. Taking photos.
D. Reading books
43. The club’s members are exhibiting their photos................
A. In Hanoi
B. For the first time.
C. Next to Hoan Kiem lake.
D. Both A and B
44. The subject of their photos is .......................
A. The sorrow of being disabled.
B. The beauty of daily simple life.
C. The beauty of Hanoi.
D. The club’s members
45 . Thepassion for taking photos has helped them .........................
A. Make friend B. Earn money C. Escape their sorrow D. happy.
Part VI. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which means the same or
nearly as the original sentence. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
(1 point).
46. It was my breakfast time when Susan rang.
A. When Susan rang, I have just finished my breakfast.
B. I was having my breakfast when Susan rang.
C. Susan rang after I had had my breakfast.
D. I was going to have my breakfast as soon as Susan rang.
47. They spoke too quickly for us to understand.
A. They spoke quickly so that we could to understand it.
B. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t to understand.
C. They spoke so quickly that we couldn’t understand them.
D. They spoke quickly enough for us to understand them.
48. I didn’t use to like football.
A. I don’t like football.