Trường Thpt Chu Văn An Đề Kiểm Tra Học Kỳ I NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 Môn Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10 - Chương trình (nâng cao)
Trường Thpt Chu Văn An Đề Kiểm Tra Học Kỳ I NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 Môn Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10 - Chương trình (nâng cao)
Trường Thpt Chu Văn An Đề Kiểm Tra Học Kỳ I NĂM HỌC 2014 - 2015 Môn Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10 - Chương trình (nâng cao)
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Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
B. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that
fits in the space in the same line.
MUSIC IN SCHOOLS
Primary schools in London are trying out an ambitious plan
through which young children get an ……………………… (1) to serious music. INTRODUCE
The idea comes from a group of famous ……………………….(2) who are MUSIC
concerned about the ……………………(3) of certain types of classical music. SURVIVE
They see the plan as one possible solution to the problem of declining audiences
at classical concerts. Their argument is that an interest in classical music
should be developed in early childhood. They reject the idea that children
are ………………… (4) in serious music or necessarily find it boring. INTEREST
The group goes into a school and gives a live performance of a short
classical piece and then this is followed by an ……………………. (5) of how EXPLAIN
The instruments work. These sessions have proved so successful that they now
become a regular feature in some schools.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
C. Look at the passage below and find 10 words which are not necessary, or are ungrammatical in
some lines. If a line is correct, put a tick ( ). If a line has a word which should not be there, write
the word.
Line
1 It is certainly true that in recent times money has become so more and
2 more important in sport. I think that in some ways this is not a good
3 thing. People seem to be involved themselves in some sports just to
4 make money and not because of they really care about the sport. For
5 example, some footballers get being paid an enormous amount of money
6 but sometimes they don’t seem to care about the team they are playing
7 for, which this makes the fans very angry. And sometimes it looks as if
8 some sports are run so that television companies, the people who own
9 clubs and the companies that provide sponsorship can make a big profit;
10 the public who watch these sports don’t seem like to matter at all. On
11 the other hand, you could say that in these days sport has become a global
12 business, so it is not surprising that money plays such an
13 important part in it. Also, it could right be argued that the top players
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14 are so famous and be under so much pressure both from fans and the
15 media that they deserve for the enormous amounts of money they earn.
D. Give correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences
1. Is there anything here worth (buy) ............................?
2. Over the years she (collect) ............................thousands of stamps.
3. The children enjoy (allow) ..........to stay up late when there is something special on TV.
4. He used to talk to us about all the interesting things he (do) ...................in his life.
5. While she (talk) .......on the phone, the children (start)...... fighting and breaking a window
6. I went to the box office at lunch time, but they...................(already/ sell) all the tickets.
7. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ..................... (go) straight to bed.
8. His roommate (always enter) …………. the room without knocking first, which annoys him a lot.
9. The curricula of American public schools (not determine) …………. by the federal government.
10. The man looked familiar. I (see)................... him somewhere before
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
III. READING
A. Choose the one option – a, c, c or d – that best complete the passage.
The world’s first computer was (1)_____at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946, although
computer- like machines were built in the 19th century. Computers were commercially for the first time in
the 1950s, a lot of (2)_____has made since then. Computers are now much smaller and more powerful.
Computers are used to in many (3) _____, in business, science, medicine, and education. They can be
used to forecast the weather or to control robots (4) _____ make cars. The computer’s memory is the
place (5) _____information is kept and calculations are done. A lot of difficult calculations can be done
on a computer.
1. A. built B. established C. found D. created
2. A. advantages B. process C. success D. changes
3. A. ways B. aspects C. fields D. cares
4. A. who B. where C. whom D. which
5. A. where B. which C. that D. who
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
B. Read the passage and choose the correct answer – a, b, c or d
Chen likes to get his news from the paper. Lemma turns on the television to find out what’s going on
in the world. Eve subscribes to more magazines than she can keep track of, whereas Kobi chooses to
listen to radio talk shows that cover issues thoroughly to tap into what’s going on in the world. All these
people are touched by the media.
What is the media? What constitutes the media? The media consists of all the ways that news and
information is distributed to a mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is
investigative reporting, to stories that are purely entertaining, such as whether your favorite movie star
was on the “Best Dressed/ Worst Dressed” list. Whether in print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the
product of the reporting of many journalists who write the stories, and editors who give out the
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assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, and make the decisions about where and when
the stories run.
The news has immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your
desk. Almost all browsers have links to the up-to-the-minute news stories from a various news services.
You can get constant news update from a variety of sources via your personal computer, providing you
with the most up-to-date and in-depth coverage.
1. According to the writer, ________________________________________________________
A. people’s life can be changed by the media.
B. newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios are all the mass media.
C. people can only get news from the paper.
D. radio talk shows cover thorough issues.
2. According to the passage, the media _____________________________________________
A. spreads not only news but also entertainment to audiences.
B. investigates news reports that will be covered.
C. only distributes hard news to people.
D. consists of news and information all over the world.
3. Which one of the following is not a responsibility of editors?
A. Judge the writings and research.
B. Assign tasks.
C. Write reports on the stories.
D. Decide when and where the stories run.
4. The word ‘browser’ in line 13 refers to ___________________________________________
A. programs used by computers for doing particular jobs.
B. people who look for information on the Internet.
C. people who design the Web
D. computer programs that allow users to look at and search through information on the Internet.
5. An advantage of Internet news reports is that ______________________________________
A. they can be constantly updated.
B. they link news from various news services.
C. they provide a variety of information.
D. they can be put onto the personal computer.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
IV. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold, in such a way that it means the same as the
one given. Do not alter these words in any way.
1. Because it snowed heavily during the night the motorway is closed. due
The motorway is closed ______________________________that there was heavy snow the night before.
2. If I finish my work, I can go out at weekends. not
Unless I finish ________________________________________ go out at weekends.
3. They are going to get married next June. planned
Their ______________________________________________next June.
4. I haven't eaten fish since last Wednesday. time
The ___________________________________________________fish was last Wednesday.
5. He didn’t concentrate on the lecture. attention
He didn’t _________________________________________________ the lecture.
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DAP AN DE THI HOC KI I LOP 10 NANG CAO
DE SO 2
I. PHONETICS:
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.B
B. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that
fits in the space in the same line.
C. Look at the passage below and find 10 words which are not necessary, or are ungrammatical in
some lines. If a line is correct, put a tick ( ). If a line has a word which should not be there, write
the word.
Line
1 so It is certainly true that in recent times money has become so more and
2 more important in sport. I think that in some ways this is not a good
3 themselves thing. People seem to be involved themselves in some sports just to
4 of make money and not because of they really care about the sport. For
5 being example, some footballers get being paid an enormous amount of money
6 but sometimes they don’t seem to care about the team they are playing
7 this for, which this makes the fans very angry. And sometimes it looks as if
8 some sports are run so that television companies, the people who own
9 clubs and the companies that provide sponsorship can make a big profit;
10 like the public who watch these sports don’t seem like to matter at all. On
11 in the other hand, you could say that in these days sport has become a global
12 business, so it is not surprising that money plays such an
13 right important part in it. Also, it could right be argued that the top players
14 be are so famous and be under so much pressure both from fans and the
15 for media that they deserve for the enormous amounts of money they earn.
D. Give correct forms of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences
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