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( ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I – ANH VĂN 10 )
(EXERCISE WITH PARAPRAPH – bài tập về đoạn văn )
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MEDBURY SCHOOL
In the top class at Medbury School, maths is the most popular A-level (1).................... Of the 55 students, 28
have chosen to (2)................... the exam. And of these 28, 1O have chosen to follow not one but two of the
three available A-level (3).....................
Nor is this anything new. Maths regularly (4)...................more pupils than other A-levels, competing subjects
such as sociology or English, which traditionally were more usually (5)................... by girls - for Medbury is a
girl's school.
1 A diploma B grade C matter D subject
2 A make B mark C pass D take
3 A courses B lectures C periods D terms
4 A appeals B attracts C concerns D suits
5 A deserved B gained C obtained D picked
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ROBOTCON
There are tens of thousands of robots doing work all (1)…… the world. Robot is the name given to any
(2)……that can do a certain job automatically. These machines come in any shapes and (3)……. It is possible
to build a robot in the shape of a person, but most look like machines built for specific purposes. They are (4)
……by computers. The computers (5)……the robot what to do and how to do it.
Câu 1: A. in B. of C. about D. over
Câu 2: A. person B. car C. television D. machine
Câu 3: A. lengths B. heights C. sizes D. widths
Câu 4: A. to control B. control C. controlling D. controlled
Câu 5: A. tell B. tells C. say D. says
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NEWSPAPER
A newspaper makes money from the price people pay(1)…………… it and also from the advertisements it
carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million a day (2)…………. a lot of money. Serious

1.a. calculator b. help c. communicator d. accuracy
2 a. who b. what c. which d. when
3.a. send b. have c. interact d. type
4.a. in b. of c. by d. on
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MEMORIES WITH TIGER
Last year Nam(1)…………… to Nepal for three months to work in a hospital. When the hospital let him (2)
…………. a few days' holiday, he decided to go into the jungle and he asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal to go
with him. In the jungle there was a lot of (3)………….., but they were trying(4)………… big cats, especially
tigers. They climbed (5)…………….. the elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to find tigers in
the afternoon because they sleep in the heat of the day.
1.A to go B.going C.went D.have gone
2.A have B.to have C.had D.having
3.A wild B.wildlife C.wilderness D.wildless
4.A into B.onto C. up D.over
5.A.advertises B.Advertised C.Advertising D.to advertise.
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EDISON
Edison’s first great interest was chemistry and he read all he could find (1)………….it. He was only ten when
he began (2)………. and sell vegetables so that he could have money to buy chemicals (3)…………. making
experiments. When he was fifteen, he got a (4)………… selling magazines and fruit on a train and began
printing a weekly newspaper on the printing press set up in the luggage van. But one day, one of his bottles of
(5)……………. broke and set fire to the van. He was put off the train and lost the job.
1.A in B.with C.out D.about
2.A grew B.to grow C.growing D.being grown
3.A of B.for C.with D.in
4.A work B.job C.chemistry D.carer
5.A.chemistry B.chemicals C.chemist D.chemically
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5. A. carefully B. careful C. care D. caring
6. A. permit B. permitting C. permission D. to permit.
7. A. make B. persuade C. give D. tell
8. A. classmates B. parents C. students D. teachers
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ELIZABETH BLACKWELL
Elizabeth Blackwell (1)……………. in England in 1821, and went to New York City when she was ten years
old. One day she decided that she wanted (2)……………. a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman
in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she
was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. (3)………….. a determined woman, she taught at the school
and gave music lessons to earn money for her study.
In 1849, after her graduation from medical school, she (4)…………….. to continue her education in Paris.
She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to give (5)………….the idea.
1. A. born B. was born C. had born D. bore
2. A. to become B. becoming C. became D. had become
3. A. because B. since C. as D. although
4. A. had decided B. was decided C. decided D. has decided
5. A. in B. on C. to D. up
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( ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I – ANH VĂN 10 )
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WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTER
Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are changing our lives for the better by
(33)........... everything faster and more reliable, but I’m not so sure that this is the case.
The other day, I was standing in a large department store (34).........to pay for a couple of films for my
camera when the assistant announced that the computer (35).........the till had stopped working. I didn’t think
this was a big problem and I set off to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the
same (36).......... So there we were: a shop (37)...........customers, money at the ready, waiting to make our
purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They weren’t (38)...........our