KỲ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
LỚP 10 – NĂM HỌC 2019 – 2020
Môn: Anh Văn
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
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Part 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: (6 marks)
1.

George didn’t want to come to the cinema with us because he ________ the
film twice.
A. Already sees
B. has already seen
C. would see
D. had already seen
2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

others:
A. deserve
B. desert
C. decide
D. delay
3. ________________________ at the weekend so she has lots of free time.
A. Hardly ever does she works
B. She is hardly ever working
B. She hardly ever works
D. Hardly ever is she working
4. Which underlined part of the sentence needs correcting?
Members of Superheroes Anonymous give food and clothing (A) to the homeless, (B)
or make sure that the elderly (C) living alone (D) is safe and warm.

5. Your tour includes a one-day ____________ to the Grand Canyon by air.
A. travel
B. excursion
C. voyage
D. cruise
6. He’s taking care of a jaguar, one of the most dangerous animals ___________
Earth.
A. in the
B. on
C. in
D. on the
7.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others:
A. closed
B. changed
C. allowed
D. asked
8. We rented a cosy seaside __________________ in a small coastal town.
A. cottage
B. cabin
C. hotel
D. resort
9. Peter got ______________ the car and walked to the beach.
A. through
B. in
C. off
D out of
10. When we go camping, Tom usually helps me to ____________ the tent.
A. put on

B. put out
C. put off
D. put up
11. Which sentence is correct?
A. She bought a blue French crystal vase and a cheap small mug.
B. She bought a blue crystal French vase and cheap small mug.
C. She bought a crystal French blue vase and small cheap mug.
D. She bought a crystal French blue vase and cheap small mug.
12. My school is going to have some days ______. _______ this occasion, my class is
visiting some caves.
B. out / in
C. off / in
Which underlined part of the sentence needs correcting?
A. off / On

13.

D. out / on

Julia plans (A) to work (B) in her father’s company (C) after she (D) had
finished her degree.

15.

I turned the light on ___________ the darkness of the room.
A. because of
B. in spite of
C. although
because
There’s ___________ cheese in the fridge.

A. many
B. much
C. a lot of
lot

D.
D. a


A: ____________ father works as a bank cleck? – B: Susan’s.
A. Whose
B What
C. Who’s
D.
Who
17.
After a few lessons, Martha finally _________ the hang of steering the dog
sled.
A. took
B. made
C. got
D.
understood
16.

Guided Cloze Test: Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the
blanks from 18 to 22 in the following passenger.
Saying goodbye to the Rat Race
A recent study shown that people (18) ________ work harder than anyone else in
Europe with an average working week of 44 hours. However, more and more

Britons are deciding to (19) _______ the rat race in favor of a much simpler life.
Research shows that many people are not happy in their jobs and do not enjoy
the work they do. One in fourteen British workers have already given up high
powered jobs in order to take less stressful ones, and more than half a million
workers will (20)_______ them in the next three years.
Why are so many people searching for the simple life all of (21) _______? Well, it
seems that the pressure of work (22)_______ greater than ever before, people
are beginning to value free time more than a high salary.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.

24.

25.

A. of Great Britain
C. throughout the Great Britain
B. In Great Britain
D. in the Great Britain
A. exit
B. enter
C. leave
D. depart
A. link
B. join
C. connect

D. add
A. suddenly
B. suddenness
C. a sudden
D. sudden
A. have been
B. are
C. has been
D. is
A: What did you do on holiday? – B: ____________
A. I went swimming every day.
C. I had a great time.
B. Oh no! That’s terrible
D. We stayed four
days.
The Smiths went on a helicopter ___________ above the waterfall.
A. drive
B. ride
C. adventure
D.
fly
Choose the word that has the different stress pattern from the others
A. expensive
B. comfortable
C. extraordinary
D.
responsible

READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage below and choose the best
answers to the question from 26 to 30.

For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done
nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watch
television. I had begun feeling bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I


would do something different. I rang up several of my friends and we decided to
go to London for the day. I was really excited as I hadn’t been to London since I
was ten. We decided to go by coach as this way by far the cheapest means of
transport that was available even though it meant that we needed to get up
very early. Once in London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted
to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour we bought some sandwiches
and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the
others went to the theater. We met up again at 6:30 pm and we went to a small
restaurant in Soho. The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much
longer than we had expected. We had to get a taxi back to the coach station.
Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left.
26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

He felt so excited about going to London because______________
A. He hadn’t been for a long time.
C. he went there ten years
ago.

B. He hadn’t been there for ten years.
D. he hadn’t been there
before.
According to the passage the writer___________________
A. Has lived in London for ten years.
C. usually spends his
weekend in London
B. Went to London with some if his friends. D. feels bored with his tour
Which of the following statements is true?
A. They had lunch in a small restaurant
B. They left the city at 6:30 pm
C. They all went shopping before going to the theater.
D. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch.
Why did they decide to go by coach?
A. Because it was one of the most efficient means of transport
B. Because other means of transport were more expensive.
C. Because it was the only means of transport that was available.
D. Because they wanted to start early.
It can be inferred from the text that_______________
A. They didn’t enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much.
B. They missed the coach and had to take a taxi back.
C. The coach had already left when they got to the station.
D. They nearly missed the coach because of the meal.

Part 2: WRITING: (4m)
WORD FORM (1 mark): Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. Students aren’t allowed to enter this room without ___________.

(PERMIT)
32. I used to do ____________ to earn money when I was young.

( BABYSIT)
33. ______________ seldom spend their free time reading books and
newspapers but watching television instead. (TEEN)


34. In the festival, the Karen women performed a traditional dance

using ___________ - coloured cloths. (DIFFER)
35. An easy way to see all the sights is to take a __________ tour of the
area. (GUIDE)

SENTENCE COMPLETION (1m): Fill in each gap in the sentences with
ONE word from the box.
make
sociable
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.

dirty
heavy

reliable
weave

Polluted
do


Do I need to ________________ my nails before going out?
The local people still _______________ their own cloth.
Erin always does what she says. She is a very _____________ friend.
Our hotel room was small and _____________
They were late because of the ______________ traffic on the roads.

SENTENCE TRANSFOMATION (2m): Rewrite the following sentences with
the meaning unchanged.
41. How long is it since you wore that dress?

When _____________________________________________ that dress?
42. I ran fifteen miles, and then my trainer told me to do fifty push-ups!

By the time ____________________________________________________.
43, Susan always studies hard.
Susan _______________________________________________ student.
44. I won’t give you a test until you do some revision.

It is not until ___________________________________________________.
45. Although Mary didn’t have all the necessary qualification, she got

the job.
Despite _______________________________________________________.

-THE END OF THE TEST-