ĐỀ CƯƠNG KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT LOP 10 L1 (2015-2016)
I-Phonetics

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .Identify your answer
by choosing A,B,C or D .
1. A-read
B-leave
C- cheap
D-ready
2. A-peasant
B- scream
C-heat
D-sheep
3. A-farmer
B-park
C-dark
D-chat
4. A-arrive
B-biology
C-frighten
D-history
5. A-chance
B-teach
C- chemistry
D-children
6. A-narrow
B-maths
C-traffic
D- card
7. A-polite
B- literature

C- kind
D-die
8. A-chemistry
B-christmas
C-school
D-chat
9. A-field
B-heat
C-meet
D-head
10. A-kitchen
B-history
C-time
D-finish
II-Vocabulary
1. After long hours of working, he ……………a short rest.
A-got
B-made
C-did
D-took
2. John isn’t contented with his present salary.
A-excited about B-satisfied with
C-disappointed about D-interested in
3. They arrived ……...London yesterday .
A-at
B-in
C- on
D-of
4. The flight couldn’t ………….. because of the heavy rain.
A-take on

B-take in
C-take off
D- take over
5. It ………..me 15 minutes to get to school .
A- spends
B- gets
C- lets
D- takes
6. he post office is not far ……the library.
A- from
B- with
C- away
D- to
7. After my uncle ploughed the field , he ……….to make the soil smooth.
A- grew
B-harrowed
C-washed
D-boiled
8. At six o’clock in the morning my alarm clock …………to wake me up .
A-goes up
B-goes off
C-wahes off
D-takes off
9. ………………is a subject which studies about living things .
A- biology
B- chemistry
C- history
D- geography
10. -Mr Lam’s …………………………..is a cyclo driver .
A- habit

B- break
C- occupation
D- lunch
11. My favourite _______at school was mathematics
A. topic
B. class
C. them
D. subject
12. Before the plane takes off ,all of passengers must ………………. their seat belts
A. fasten
B. fast
C.land
D. fell
13. He'll be remembered both as a brilliant footballer and as a true _______.
A. sport
B. sporting
C. sportsman D. sports car
14- I was born and grown up on the ……………. of the Red river
A. shops
B. restaurants
C. offices
D. banks
15- She is interested in teaching……………..because she loves working with children.
A. semester

B. communication

C. timetable

D.. profession



16- The Pikes live ……..farming. They work hard ……..the field everyday.
A. on /in
B. at / with
C. in / on
D. with / for
17- 10/ It takes me 30 minutes to prepare .
A. get ready

B. make easy

C. keep clean

D. be good

18-I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes
19-Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood
A. make up
B. find out
C. take over
D-. put up
20-Marie Curie harboured the dream of a ………career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. science
B. scientific
C. scientist
D. scientifically
III-Grammar
1. …………we had to work hard , we are satisfied with our work .

A-Although
B- Because
C- So
D-Despite
2. …………do you want ? – A box of chocolate
A- What
B- Which
C- Who
D-How
3. ………….. are you staying there ? -for a week .
A- How long
B- How often
C- When
D- What
4. Something funny ………..in my class yesterday .
A-happened B- was happened C- happens D- is happened
5. We should practise ……………….English everyday.
A- speak
B- to speak
C- speaking D- spoke
6. After he ……… all the letters, he took them to the post office.
A-wrote B- had written C- has written D- writes
7. I ………..watching soap opera.
A- didn’t like B- don’t like C- hadn’t like D- am not like
8. By the time you came here , your boss…………
A- left
B- has left
C- had left
D-leaves
9. They already ……………everything before I …………….

A- ate /arrived B-eaten / arrived C-had eaten / arrived D- ate / had arrived
10. They ……….in this street for a long time .
A-had lived B-have lived C- lived
D-has lived
11. Ann is interested in ................... young children.
a. teach b. teaches
c. to teach d. teaching
12. I finished ..........................the book and went to bed
a. reading b. to read
c. read
d. to be read
13. My teacher always expected me .........................well in exams
a. do
b. doing
c. to do
d. to have done
14. Will you please stop..........................TV channels?
a. to change
b. change
c. be changedd. changing
15. He agreed.................the job as soon as possible.
a. start b. starting
c. to start
d. to be started.
16. My bank manager advised..................a loan.
a. to take me out b. me taking out
c. me to take out d. me take out


17. The children are looking forward ..................their grandma again..

a. seeing b. to see
c. to seeing d. to be seen
18. By the end of last summer, the farmers _______ all the crop.
A. harvested B. had harvested
C. harvest D. are harvested
19. When we went back to the bookstore, the bookseller _______ the book we wanted.
A. sold
B. had sold C. sells
D. has sold
20. The director already _______ for the meeting by the time I got to his office.
A. left
B. had left C. leaves
D. will leave
21. My mother told me she _______ very tired since she came back from a visit to our grandparents.
A. was
B. had been C. is D. has been
22. Susan _______ her family after she had taken the university entrance examination.
A. phoned B. had phoned
C. phones
D. is phoning
23. How many cities you and your uncle _______ by July last summer?
A. visited
B. had visitedC. did you visit
D. had you visited
24. Miss Jane _______ typing the report when her boss came in.
A. didn’t finish
B. hadn’t finished C. doesn’t finish
D. can’t finish
25. Peter was in New York last week; he _______ in Washington D.C. three days earlier.
A. was

B. had been
C. is D. was being
26. Three women, none of whom we _______ before, _______ out of the hall.
A. saw-had come
B. had seen-came C. saw-came D. had seen-had come
27. They _______ through horrible times during the war years.
A. lived
B. had lived
C. live
D. are living
28. : A: “_____ will she spend her summer holidays?”
B: “In Hanoi.”
A. When

B. Where

C. How

D. With whom

29: I am interested ______ your class.
A. to take

B. to taking C. in taking D. in took

30: They enjoy_______ movies.
A. watching

B. watch


C. to watch D. to watching

31: A: “How _____do you go to the countryside?”
B: “Once a year”
A. often

B. long

C. far

D. fast

32: A: “How_____ is it from your house to the market?”
B: “About 2 kms”
A. fast

B. far

C. long

D. much


IV/ Dentify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B. C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
1. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me word overtime
A
B
C
D

2. Where you worked last year when you were going to school?
A
B
C
D
3. The doctor called this morning, while you slept.
A
B
C
D
4. I've been studying French since I've started high school.
A
B C D
5. Why you call me so late last night?
A
B
C
D
6.Before she became a film star, she has been a stand up comedian
A
B
C
D
7. I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again..
A
B
C
D
8. Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
A

B
C
D
9. I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans.
A
B
C
D
10. She has lived in London for five years before she moved to New York.
A
B
C
D
COMPREHENSION READING
READING 1
The great English scientist Isaac Newton. whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the
world, was born in the little village Wool Thorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on
December 25th, 1642. His father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old. His
mother. uncle and grandmother took care of him.
When still young. Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar: His neighbors thought he
would probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his
neighbours had never heard of before. It worked by water. Besides the water clock Newton also
made a sundial. When he grew older, he became interested in mathematics and physics. His first
physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when he was .16 years old.. On Jane 5th, 1661
Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied mathematics and soon became
famous at the age of 21.
When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation. In 1669 he was
appointed professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambridge. Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the ace of
85.
1.Was Newton a physics or a mathematician?

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2. Where was he born?
..........................................................................................................................
3. Was he very intelligent when he was young?
.........................................................................................................................

4. How old did he die?
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READING 2:
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She was born on
November 7th, 1867. she left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty,
she still managed to graduate at the top of the class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation
and married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science
history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were awarded the
Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
1. When was Marie Curie born?
....................................................................................................................................
2. What did Marie Curie go to France for?
....................................................................................................................................
3. How was Marie Curie when she first lived in Paris ?
....................................................................................................................................
4. How old was Marie Curie when she won the first Nobel Prize?
....................................................................................................................................
READING 3:
Hello everyone, my name is Lam. I’m a cyclo driver in HCM City. I usually have a busy working
day. I get up at five thirty in the morning. I start work at six. My first passenger is usually an old
man. I take him from District 1 to District 5. After I drop him at a cafe near HCM City College of

Education, I pedal to Thai Binh Market. My next passenger is a lady who does shopping there
every two days. I help her put all her purchases into the cyclo and then take her to her shop in
THDao Street. At about ten thirty I ride off toward NTMKhai School. There I park my cyclo, chat
with some of my fellows and wait for my third passengers. They are two school pupils, a girl and a
boy. I take them home. At twelve I have lunch at a food stall near BT Market. After lunch, I park
my cyclo under a tree, take a short rest and then continue my afternoon’s work.
1. What does Mr Lam do?
.................................................................................................................................................
2. Does Mr Lam live in District 1?
..................................................................................................................................................
3. Who is Mr Lam’s first passenger ?


..............................................................................................................................................
4. Where does Mr Lam have lunch ?
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READING 4:
Hello, my name is Thuy Tien. I come from Vung Tau, a beautiful port city in the Southeast
of Vietnam, but now I am living in Phan Thiet – another beautiful young city. I am in grade 10 of
Tran Hung Dao Specializing high school. Now I’m studying English and French, I can speak the
languages quite well. I’m living in a small house near my school with my grandmother and aunt.
She is an accountant of an office. After school, I can help her prepare meals. I feel interested in this
work.
1. Is Vung Tau a city in North of Vietnam?
.................................................................................................................................................
2. Who does Tien live with?
..................................................................................................................................................
3. How can she speak English and French?
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4. Where is Tien’s house?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
INTENSIVE READING : GAP FILL
Leads – boils - takes- pumps - goes off - ploughs

I-The alarm (1) ……….. at 4.30 Mr Vy gets up and down to the chicken to boil some water for his
morning tea .He drinks tea , has breakfast and then he ( 2)…………the buffalo to the field .It takes him
45 minutes to get ready . He (3)………….and harrows his plot of land and at 8.45 he (4)……………
a short rest.During his break he often drinks tea with his fellow peasants and smokes local tobacco.

contented - in – banks - takes - pumps - at


II -In the affternoon Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyet go to the field again ..They repair the of (1) ………..
their plot of land .Then Mr Vy …(2) ……… water into it while Mrs Tuyet do the transplanting .They
finish their work …(3) ……….6 p.m. In the evening they watch TV .Sometimes they go and see their
neighbors .Although it’s a long day for them , they are …………………….(4) with what they do.

about – traffic – hard - language - from –
subjects.

III -Phong studies many …(1) ……………..such as maths, physics , chemistry , biology , literature ,
history , geography and so on.He likes to learn English because it is an international…(2)
………………
-Teaching is…(3) …………...work , but Mrs Phuong enjoys it because she loves working with
children .
-Mr Ha is Phong’s farther . Their family lives in a small flat . It’s far…(4) ………. School .So Phong
has to ride in narrow and crowded streets and Mr Ha worries about this .
private tutor --- specialisations - brilliant - flying colours - radium
-- received


IV- Marie Curie was a…(1) ………… and mature student, she harboured the dream of a scientific
career .In order to save money for a study tour abroad she had to work as a…(2) ………………….
In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard. She earned a degree in physics
with …(3) ………………She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic
weight of…(4 ) …………..But her realy enjoy was “easing human suffering”.
Tự Luận
I. MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE ANSWERS:
1. I have learnt English for ten years.
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2. It takes me two hours to go to Vung Tau by motorbike.
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3. My sister speaks English fluently
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4. I started to learn English 6 months ago.
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5. My mother goes shopping once a month
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
6. She planted ten trees in the garden
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7. Her brother has breakfast at 6 o’clock every morning
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8. My mother works in a hospital
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9. Mr. Nam goes to work by car every day
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10. My brother is learning English because he wants to get a good job.
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II-GERUND AND TO-INFINITIVE

1. They spent two hours painting this wall.
It took . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. It took Trang 4 days to travel from HCM to Beijing.
Trang spent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. I wrote this essay in an hour.
I spent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?
Peter suggested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Lan said that they should go for a picnic on Sunday
Lan suggested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. What about going the the park?
I suggest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7. We practise speaking English in class every Thursday


We try ………………………………………………………………………………
8-The children like to walk in the rain .
The children enjoy ……………………………………………….
9-It usually takes her two hours to water the garden .
She usually spends……………………………………………
10-We walked to the beach in five minutes .
It took ………………………………………………………….
III. TENSES
1. She (not / wash) ____________her clothes every weekend.
2. Before he died, he (be) _________________ ill for several days.
3. We (visit) ___________ that city last year.
4. When I (get) to the party, they (go) _________________ home
5. ___________they (be) teachers?
6. It (not / be) often ______________cold in summer.
7. Tom usually (walk) _____________ to school.

8. She went to the department after she (clean) _________________ the floor.
9. Last night before he (watch) _______________ TV, he (do) _________________ the exercise.
10. The house ( build)………………two years ago
11. Peter and Daisy (be) __________ born in 1978.
12. __________you (spend) _________ your holiday in Dalat last summer?
13. We (not begin) _____________ to study for the test yet.
14. John and I (be) ______________ pen pals for nearly 3 years.
15. He (wear) ___________ the same coat since he (move) ___________ here.
The end


Đáp án KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT Lớp 10- L1 (2015-2016)
I-Phonetics
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .Identify your answer by
choosing A,B,C or D .
11.
D-ready
12. A-peasant
13. D-chat
D-history
14. C- chemistry
15. D- card
16.
C- kind
17.
D-chat
18.
D-head
19.
C-time

II-Vocabulary
1. After long hours of working, he ……………a short rest.
A-got
B-made
C-did
D-took
2. John isn’t contented with his present salary.
A-excited about B-satisfied with C-disappointed about D-interested in
3. They arrived ……...London yesterday .
A-at
B-in
C- on
D-of
4. The flight couldn’t ………….. because of the heavy rain.
A-take on
B-take in
C-take off
D- take over
5. It ………..me 15 minutes to get to school .
A- spends
B- gets
C- lets
D- takes
6. he post office is not far ……the library.
A- from
B- with
C- away
D- to
7. After my uncle ploughed the field , he ……….to make the soil smooth.
A- grew

B-harrowed
C-washed
D-boiled
8. At six o’clock in the morning my alarm clock …………to wake me up .
A-goes up
B-goes off
C-wahes off
D-takes off
9. ………………is a subject which studies about living things .
A- biology
B- chemistry
C- history
D- geography
10. -Mr Lam’s …………………………..is a cyclo driver .
A- habit
B- break
C- occupation
D- lunch
11. My favourite _______at school was mathematics
A. topic
B. class
C. them
D. subject
12. Before the plane takes off ,all of passengers must ………………. their seat belts
A. fasten
B. fast
C.land
D. fell
13. He'll be remembered both as a brilliant footballer and as a true _______.
A. sport

B. sporting
C. sportsman D. sports car
14- I was born and grown up on the ……………. of the Red river
A. shops
B. restaurants
C. offices
D. banks
15- She is interested in teaching……………..because she loves working with children.
A. semester
B. communication
C. timetable
D. profession


16- The Pikes live ……..farming. They work hard ……..the field everyday.
A. on /in
B. at / with
C. in / on
D. with / for
17- 10/ It takes me 30 minutes to prepare .

A. get ready

B. make easy

C. keep clean

D. be good

18-I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.

A. 10 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 20 minutes D. 30 minutes
19-Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood
A. make up
B. find out
C. take over
D-. put up
20-Marie Curie harboured the dream of a ………career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. science
B. scientific
C. scientist
D. scientifically

III-Grammar
28. …………we had to work hard , we are satisfied with our work .
A-Although
B- Because
C- So
D-Despite
29. …………do you want ? – A box of chocolate
A- What
B- Which
C- Who
D-How
30. ………….. are you staying there ? -for a week .
A- How long
B- How often
C- When
D- What
31. Something funny ………..in my class yesterday .
A-happened

B- was happened
C- happens D- is happened
32. We should practise ……………….English everyday.
A- speak
B- to speak
C- speaking
D- spoke
33. After he ……… all the letters, he took them to the post office.
A-wrote B- had written C- has written D- writes
34. I ………..watching soap opera.
A- didn’t like B- don’t like C- hadn’t like D- am not like
35. By the time you came here , your boss…………
A- left
B- has left
C- had left
D-leaves
36. They already ……………everything before I …………….
A- ate /arrived B-eaten / arrived C-had eaten / arrived D- ate / had arrived
37. They ……….in this street for a long time .
A-had lived
B-have lived
C- lived
D-has lived
38. Ann is interested in ................... young children.
A. teach B. teaches
C. to teach
D. teaching
39. I finished ..........................the book and went to bed
A. reading
B. to read

C. read
D. to be read
40. My teacher always expected me .........................well in exams
a. do
b. doing
c. to do
d. to have done
41. Will you please stop..........................TV channels?
a. to change
b. change
c. be changed d. changing
42. He agreed.................the job as soon as possible.
a. start
b. starting
c. to start
d. to be started.
43. My bank manager advised..................a loan.
a. to take me out b. me taking out
c. me to take out
d. me take out
44. The children are looking forward ..................their grandma again..
a. seeing b. to see
c. to seeing d. to be seen
45. By the end of last summer, the farmers _______ all the crop.


A. harvested B. had harvested
C. harvest
D. are harvested
46. When we went back to the bookstore, the bookseller _______ the book we wanted.

A. sold
B. had sold C. sells
D. has sold
47. The director already _______ for the meeting by the time I got to his office.
A. left
B. had left
C. leaves
D. will leave
48. My mother told me she _______ very tired since she came back from a visit to our grandparents.
A. was
B. had been C. is D. has been
49. Susan _______ her family after she had taken the university entrance examination.
A. phoned
B. had phoned
C. phones
D. is phoning
50. How many cities you and your uncle _______ by July last summer?
A. visited
B. had visited C. did you visit
D. had you visited
51. Miss Jane _______ typing the report when her boss came in.
A. didn’t finish
B. hadn’t finished C. doesn’t finish
D. can’t finish
52. Peter was in New York last week; he _______ in Washington D.C. three days earlier.
A. was
B. had been
C. is D. was being
53. Three women, none of whom we _______ before, _______ out of the hall.
A. saw-had come B. had seen-came

C. saw-came D. had seen-had come
54. They _______ through horrible times during the war years.
A. lived
B. had lived
C. live
D. are living
28. : A: “_____ will she spend her summer holidays?”
B: “In Hanoi.”
A. When

B. Where

C. How

D. With whom

29: I am interested ______ your class.
A. to take

B. to taking

C. in taking D. in took

30: They enjoy_______ movies.
A. watching

B. watch

C. to watch


D. to watching

31: A: “How _____do you go to the countryside?”
B: “Once a year”
A. often B. long

C. far

D. fast

32: A: “How_____ is it from your house to the market?”
B: “About 2 kms”
A. fast

B. far

C. long

D. much

IV/ Dentify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B. C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to
be correct.
1. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me word overtime
A
B
C
D
2. Where you worked last year when you were going to school?
A
B

C
D
3. The doctor called this morning, while you slept.


A
B
C
D
4. I've been studying French since I've started high school.
A
B C D
5. Why you call me so late last night?
A
B
C
D
6.Before she became a film star, she has been a stand up comedian
A
B C D
7. I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again..
A
B
C
D
8. Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
A
B
C
D

9. I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans.
A
B
C
D
10. She has lived in London for five years before she moved to New York.
A
B
C
D
COMPREHENSION READING

READING 1
The great English scientist Isaac Newton. whose theory of gravitation is well-known throughout the world, was
born in the little village Wool Thorpe, not far from his own town of Cambridge, on December 25th, 1642. His
father was a farmer who died when Newton was fourteen years old. His mother. uncle and grandmother took
care of him.
When still young. Newton was more of a mechanic than a scholar: His neighbors thought he would
probably become a well-known clockmaker, because he had already made a clock his neighbours had never
heard of before. It worked by water. Besides the water clock Newton also made a sundial. When he grew older,
he became interested in mathematics and physics. His first physical experiment was carried out in 1658, when
he was .16 years old.. On Jane 5th, 1661 Newton entered the University of Cambridge where he studied
mathematics and soon became famous at the age of 21.
When Newton was 22 years old, he began studying the theory of gravitation. In 1669 he was appointed
professor and began giving lectures on mathematics at Cambridge. Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the ace of 85.
1. Newton was a mathematician .
2. he was born born in the little village Wool Thorpe
3. yes, he was

4. he died when he was 85.

READING 2:
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She was born on November
7th, 1867. she left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she still managed to
graduate at the top of the class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science history.
They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were awarded the Nobel Prize for
Physics in 1903.
1. When was Marie Curie born? - on November. 7th, 1867
2. What did Marie Curie go to France for?. -to pursue her interest in science
3. How was Marie Curie when she first lived in Paris ?- Living in poverty
4. How old was Marie Curie When she won the first Nobel Prize?- 36 years old

READING 3:
Hello everyone, my name is Lam. I’m a cyclo driver in HCM City. I usually have a busy working day. I get up
at five thirty in the morning. I start work at six. My first passenger is usually an old man. I take him from
District 1 to District 5. After I drop him at a cafe near HCM City College of Education, I pedal to Thai Binh
Market. My next passenger is a lady who does shopping there every two days. I help her put all her purchases


into the cyclo and then take her to her shop in THDao Street. At about ten thirty I ride off toward NTMKhai
School. There I park my cyclo, chat with some of my fellows and wait for my third passengers. They are two
school pupils, a girl and a boy. I take them home. At twelve I have lunch at a food stall near BT Market. After
lunch, I park my cyclo under a tree, take a short rest and then continue my afternoon’s work.
1.What does Mr Lam do?-He is a cyclo driver
2.Does Mr Lam live in District 1?- No, He doesn’t
3.Who is Mr Lam’s first passenger ?- His first passenger is usually an old man
4.Where does Mr Lam have lunch ? – He has lunch at a food stall near BT Market
READING 4:
Hello, my name is Thuy Tien. I come from Vung Tau, a beautiful port city in the Southeast of Vietnam,
but now I am living in Phan Thiet – another beautiful young city. I am in grade 10 of Tran Hung Dao

Specializing high school. Now I’m studying English and French, I can speak the languages quite well. I’m
living in a small house near my school with my grandmother and aunt. She is an accountant of an office. After
school, I can help her prepare meals. I feel interested in this work.
1. Is Vung Tau a city in North of Vietnam?- No, It isn’t
2. Who does Tien live with?- She lives with her grandmother and aunt
3. How can she speak English and French?-She can speak English and French quite well
4. Where is Tien’s house?- Her house is Vung Tau
INTENSIVE READING : GAP FILL
Leads – boils - takes- pumps - goes off - ploughs

I-The alarm (1) goes off at 4.30 Mr Vy gets up and down to the chicken to boil some water for his morning tea .He
drinks tea , has breakfast and then he ( 2)leads the buffalo to the field .It takes him 45 minutes to get ready . He
(3)ploughs and harrows his plot of land and at 8.45 he (4) takes a short rest.During his break he often drinks tea with his
fellow peasants and smokes local tobacco.
contented - in – banks - takes - pumps - at

II -In the affternoon Mr Vy and Mrs Tuyet go to the field again ..They repair the (1) banks … of their plot of land .Then
Mr Vy …(2) - pumps … water into it while Mrs Tuyet do the transplanting .They finish their work …(3) at …6 p.m.
In the evening they watch TV .Sometimes they go and see their neighbors .Although it’s a long day for them , they are …
contented .(4) with what they do.

about – traffic – hard - language - from – subjects.


III -Phong studies many …(1) subjects.…such as maths, physics , chemistry , biology , literature , history , geography
and so on.He likes to learn English because it is an international…(2) language ……
-Teaching is…(3) hard …work , but Mrs Phuong enjoys it because she loves working with children .
-Mr Ha is Phong’s farther . Their family lives in a small flat . It’s far…(4) from
narrow and crowded streets and Mr Ha worries about this .


School .So Phong has to ride in

private tutor --- specialisations - brilliant - flying colours - radium -- received
IV- Marie Curie was a…(1) brilliant … and mature student, she harboured the dream of a scientific career .In order to
save money for a study tour abroad she had to work as a…(2) private tutor … In spite of her difficult living conditions,
she worked extremely hard. She earned a degree in physics with …(3) flying colours …She was awarded a Nobel Prize
in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of…(4 ) radium But her realy enjoy was “easing human suffering”.

Tự Luận
I. MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE ANSWERS:
1.I have learnt English for ten years.
How long have you learnt English?
2. It takes me two hours to go to Vung Tau by motorbike.
How long does it take you to go to Vung Tau by motorbike?
3.My sister speaks English fluently
How does your sister speak English?
4. I started to learn English 6 months ago.
When did you start to learn English?
5. My mother goes shopping once a month
How often does your mother go shopping?
6. She planted ten trees in the garden
Where did She plant ten trees?
7. Her brother has breakfast at 6 o’clock every morning
What time does Her brother have breakfast every morning?
8. My mother works in a hospital
Where does your mother work?
9. Mr. Nam goes to work by car every day
How does Mr. Nam go to work every day?
10. My brother is learning English because he wants to get a good job.
Why is your brother learning English?

II-GERUND AND TO-INFINITIVE
1.They spent two hours painting this wall.
It took them two hours to paint this wall.


2.It took Trang 4 days to travel from HCM to Beijing.
Trang spent 4 days travelling from HCM to Beijing
3.I wrote this essay in an hour.
I spent an hour writing this essay
4.Why don’t we go to the cinema this evening?
Peter suggested going to the cinema this evening
5.Lan said that they should go for a picnic on Sunday
Lan suggested going for a picnic on Sunday
6.What about going the the park?
I suggest going the the park
7. We practise speaking English in class every Thursday
We try to practise speaking English in class every Thursday
8-The children like to walk in the rain .
The children enjoy walking in the rain
9-It usually takes her two hours to water the garden .
She usually spends two hours watering the garden .
10-We walked to the beach in five minutes .
It took us five minutes to walk to the beach
III. TENSES
1.She (not / wash) does not wash her clothes every weekend.
2.Before he died, he (be) had been ill for several days.
3.We (visit) visited that city last year.
4.When I (get)got to the party, they (go) had gone home
5. Are they (be) teachers?
6.It (not / be)is not often cold in summer.

7.Tom usually (walk) walks to school.
8She went to the department after she (clean) had cleaned the floor.
9.Last night before he (watch) watched TV, he (do) had done the exercise.
10. The house ( build) built two years ago
11.Peter and Daisy (be) were born in 1978.
12._ Did you (spend) spend your holiday in Dalat last summer?
13.We (not begin) have not begun to study for the test yet.
14John and I (be) have been pen pals for nearly 3 years.
15He (wear) has worn the same coat since he (move) moved here.

The end


The matrix of the period test –Grade 10 – the 1STsemester-2015-2016
Skills
Langu
age

Topic

knowing

understan
ding

Apllying

Pronunciation

1


1

1

3

0,6

Tenses(present simple /
pass simple/ present
perfect )

2

2

2

6

1,2m

Wh-questions

1

2

3


0,6m

prepositions

2

1

4

0,8m

3

3

0,6m

3

0,6m

1

3

0,6m

1


25

5ms

4

1m

To infinitive

Writin
g

Points of
every part

1

2

Error
identification

1

1

8


12

4

2

1

1

1

1

2

4

1m

2

2

8

2ms

4


1m

-listen and fill in
the blanks
-listen and tick
True or False

Readi
ng

1

Total

Gerund

Total
Listeni
ng

HighApllyi
ng

Total

2

2

Comprehension

reading

2q

2 qs

-Closed test :Fill
in the blanks with
given word

1

1

1

1

4

1m

Total

3

3

1


1

8

2ms

WH- questions

1

It takes Sb
spends

1

To inf gerund

0,25m

1

1

1

2

1

4


1m

13

18

9

5

45

10ms

(28,9%)

(40%)

(20%)

(11,1%)

(100%)

Total

Total

0,25m


1m

Total
points

2ms

2ms