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Anh văn, HK2 lớp 10

ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ 2
Trường học	THPT Chuyên Bắc Giang - Bắc Giang
Lớp học	10
Năm học	2007
Môn thi	Anh văn
Thời gian	90 phút
Thang điểm	10

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Monthly test

English 10 – advanced level

Time allowance: 90 minutes

I. PHONETICS

A. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D

1.	A. emptied	B. washed	C. rained	D. whispered
2.	A. outside	B. instead	C. exciting	D. surprising
3.	A. although	B. anything	C. thirtieth	D. anthem
4.	A. audience	B. cause	C. visual	D. automatic
5.	A. cartoon	B. flute	C. moving	D. floor

B. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

6.	A. audience	B. movement	C. fiction	D. cartoon
7.	A. expression	B. imagine	C. musician	D. festival
8.	A. announce	B. semester	C. gestation	D. damage
9.	A. tragedy	B. traditional	C. terrific	D. spiritual
10.	A. shipwreck	B. rumor	C. regional	D. simplistic

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

11. Would you like to go out … … a meal tonight, Joan?

A. to

B. for

C. with

D. of

12. The movie on TV last night made me ……

A. bore

B. boredom

C. boring

D. bored

13. There is … .. university in our town.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

14. My son didn’t go to the theatre … .. he was 16 years old.

A. until

B. soon

C. after

D. once

15. Most rice in Taiwan … … from Vietnam.

A. is imported

B. are imported

C. was bought

D. are bought

16. What … … happen if there were no plants on earth?

A. will

B. would

C. could

D. did

17. After getting married, she doesn’t get much chance … … TV. She’s too busy.

A. watches

B. watching

C. watch

D. to watch

18. I met my friend on the way back home, so we stopped … … with each other.

A. talking

B. to talk

C. talked

D. for talking

19. The baby was … … of being left alone in the room.

A. terrible

B. terrified

C. terrific

D. terrifying

20. His foolish mistakes … … all of us.

A. amuse

B. amused

C. amusing

D. amusement

21. Young men often enjoy … … films.

A. active

B. acting

C. action

D. acted

22. The children were … … by Walt Disney films.

A. fascinating

B. fascinated

C. fascination

D. fascinate

23. The explorer crossed … … Pacific Ocean in a canoe.

A. Ø

B. a

C. the

D. an

24. The …… finds pleasure in the skill of execution- the art of creating a work of art.

A. audience

B. theatergoers

C. writers

C. actors and actresses

25. Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis, …… in 1994, is a comedy movie.

A. releasing

B. which released

C. released

C. which releasing

26. Music plays …… indispensable part in human life.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. Ø

27. Why are you still here? You ….. on the flight to London.

A. must be

B. have to be

C. have had to be

D. must have been

28. The paintings in this gallery are in an excellent state of ……

A. preserve

B. preservation

C. reserve

D. reservation

29. The footballers sang the national song ……

A. solemnity

B. solemn

C. solemnly

D. solemnize

30. He thought of his dead child with deep ……

A. emotional

B. emotion

C. emotive

D. emotionally

31. When I see Barbara in the street, she always ___ at me.

A. smiled

B. smiling

C. has smiled

D. smiles

32. I don’t care ___.

A. if or not you like it.

B. whether you like it or not.

C. do you like it or not.

D. you like it or not.

33. My sister wanted ___ to her wedding.

A. I go

B. me to go

C. me going

D. that I go

34. No sooner had he arrived home ___ he was called out again.

A. when

B. and

C. but

D. than

35. Can you tell me ___?

A. which book you want to buy.

C. you want to buy which book.

C. which book you want to buy it.

D. you want which book to buy.

III. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

A. My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I feel quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me, I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.

36. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?

A. his father

B. his parents

C. his parents’ friends

D. his friends

37. How did he feel at first?

A. excited

B. unhappy

C. sad

D. quite unhappy

38. He was frightened when ____.

A. there was music

B. the cinemas had no light

C. the train ran

D. his friends saw him

39. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?

A. under the seat

B. on the screen

C. on his friend’s’ back

D. under the train seat

40. How did he feel when the film finished.

A. very sad

B. very unhappy

C. quite happy

D. quite right

B. I saw a film last week that was not very interesting. It was a comedy but it was not very amusing. But perhaps the real problem was not that the film was bad but that I was depressed. The weather was very depressing that day, too. To add to my problem, I was disappointed because I had just had some very surprising news. I had been hoping to get a very interesting job that someone else got instead. In fact, I was very shocked. I didn’t get it because it was convinced that I had all the right qualifications. However, disappointing things like this happen all the time, don’t they? So why was I surprised?

41. What kind of film did the writer see last week?

A. a horror

B. a comedy

C. a tragedy

D. a thriller

42. The film he saw was ___.

A. amusing

B. horrifying

C. not very amusing

D. not surprising

43. What had happened to him before he went to see the film?

A. He had just got some very exciting news.

B. He had just got some very interesting news.

C. He had just got some very surprising news.

B. He had just got some very amusing news.

44. In what mood was the writer in when he went to see the film?

A. He was excited

B. He was happy

C. He was amused

D. He was depressed

45. What was the weather like when he went to see the film?

A. It was nice.

B. IT was sunny

C. It was cold.

D. It was depressing.

46. He didn’t enjoy the film because ___.

A. the weather was bad.

B. He was very disappointed.

C. The film was not very interesting.

D. All are correct

47. He was very depressed because ___.

A. He lost his job.

B. He was not offered the job.

C. He failed the exam.

D. He was not well.

48. He failed to get a very good job because ___.

A. He had all the right qualifications.

B. He didn’t have all the qualifications.

C. The manager of the company didn’t like him.

D. someone else got it instead.

49. Things like that ___.

A. have never happened before.

B. happened once to him.

C. happen all the time.

D. happened once to his friend.

50. From the story we can infer that people can only enjoy a film when ___.

A. the weather is bad.

B. the weather is nice.

C. they feel happy.

D. the film is not good.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

The world’s first film was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste LumiÌre. Although it only (51)___ of short, simple scenes, people loved it and films have (52) ___ popular ever since. The first films were silent, with titles on the screen to (53) ___ the story.

Soon the public had (54) ___ favorite actors and actresses and, in this (55) ___. The first film stars appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with sound, was shown and from then on, the public (56) ____ only accept this kind of film.

Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (57) ___ produced 95% of all films. With the arrival of television in 1950s, (58) ___ people went to see films, but in (59) ____ years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries have started to produce films that influences film-making and there are currently (60) ____ national film industries.

51.	A. consisted	B. contained	C. belonged	D. held
52.	A. gone	B. been	C. made	C. kept
53.	A. join	B. read	C. explain	D. perform.
54.	A. your	B. his	C. our	D. their
55.	A. reason	B. way	C. method	D. result
56.	A. should	B. would	C. might	D. will
57.	A. who	B. where	C. when	D. which
58.	A. other	B. each	C. fewer	D. any
59.	A. recent	B. now	C. modern	D. present
60.	A. many	B. lots	C. much	D. plenty

IV. Error recognition: choose the underlined part that is incorrect. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

The children were so amusing at the cartoon that they couldn’t help laughing. A B C D

61. He was the first athlete arrives the finish and won the gold medal. A B C D

62. Bob, along with his brothers, go swimming every morning.

A B C D

63. By the time we will arrive at the stadium, the match will have been played for 10 minutes.

A B C D

64. Despite she didn’t understand what the man who stopped her on the street wanted, she tried to A B C be helpful.

      D

65. Mickey Mouse is one of main character in Walt Disney films. A B C D

66. Da Lat, where is located on High Land, is famous for mild climate. A B C D

67. Since she has been in England, her English has got well. A B C D

68. It was not until the teacher came that the students didn’t stop talking. A B C D

69. Don’t you get tired with playing games every night? A B C D

V. Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the original one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

70. Why don’t you help us?

A. You shouldn’t help us.

B. You couldn’t help us.

C. You needn’t help us.

D. You should help us.

71. If you break your arm, you need to go to the hospital.

A. It is necessary for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm.

B. It is unnecessary for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm.

C. It is not necessary for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm.

D. It is needed for you to go to the hospital if you break your arm.

72. Ba didn’t expect the concert to be so good.

A. The concert was not good at all.

B. The concert was worse than Ba expected.

C. Ba thought that the concert would be better.

D. The concert was better than Ba expected.

73. You’d better get someone to clean the office tomorrow.

A. You’d better to have the office cleaned tomorrow.

B. You’d better have the office cleaned tomorrow.

C. You’d better have the office to be cleaned tomorrow.

D. You’d better have the office cleaning tomorrow.

74. To Peter’s surprise, his boss offered him promotion.

A. To Peter’s surprise, he was offered promotion.

B. Peter was surprised to offered promotion.

C. Peter was surprised to be offering promotion.

D. To Peter’s surprise, his boss was offered promotion.

VI. The words in italic below are cues to make sentences. Choose the correct option by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.

75. see/ film/ week/ last/ interesting/ that/ very/ al

A. Last week I saw a film that was very interesting.

B. I saw a very interesting film last week.

C. I saw a very interesting film last that week.

D. I saw a last week film that was very interesting.

76. cartoon/ amusing/ many/ films/ be/ famous/ Walt Disney/ for/ make/ company

A. Walt Disney company is famous making for many amusing cartoon films.

B. Walt Disney company is famous for making many amusing cartoon films.

C. Walt Disney company is amusing for making for many famous cartoon films.

D. Walt Disney company is making for many famous amusing cartoon films.

77. World cup/ the/play/ Asia/ first/ in/ in/ 2002

A. The World Cup had been first played in Asia in 2002.

B. The World Cup first played in Asia in 2002.

C. The World Cup has first been played in Asia in 2002.

D. The World Cup was first played in Asia in 2002.

78. Vinh/ I/ come back/ last year/ I/ to/ spend/ childhood/ my.

A. Last year I came back Vinh where I spend my childhood.

B. Last year I came back Vinh in where I spent my childhood.

C. Last year I came back Vinh, where I spent my childhood.

D. Last year I came back Vinh at which I spent my childhood.

79. he/ make/ never/ bad/ a mistake/ such

A. He has never made a such bad mistake.

B. He has never made such a bad mistake.

C. He has never made such bad a mistake.

D. He has never made a bad such mistake.