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HCM ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ 1- ENGLISH 10 ( 2017-2018 )

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11. The cottage is surrounded by the most _________ countryside.
A. glory B. glorious C. glorify D. gloriously
12. A: Look at those dark clouds! – B: Yes, It looks like _______ any minute.
A. it’s going to rain B. it’s raining C. it will rain D. it rains
13. She hit the ball with great _____________.
A. accurate B. accuracy C. inaccurate D. inaccurately
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14. They ____________ in our country since January 1 , 2009.
A. were B. had been C. will be D. have been
15. Sarah told me about the students ____________ have taken the entrance exam three times.
A. who B. which C. whose D. whom
16. Computers are capable _______ doing almost anything you ask.
A. in B. at C. of D. with
17. What makes the computer a miraculous device?
A. magical B. strange C. powerful D. appropriate
18. The river banks have ____________ covered with moss.
A. be B. being C. been D. to be
19. I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my _______.
A. working days B. days out C. breaks D. days off
20. The town is a popular _______ for art lovers
A. destination B. arrival C. department D. visitor
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer
The computer is a wonderful machine. It is the most important invention since the type of engine used in
cars. It has had a great effect ......(21)...... science, industry, business, medicine, and education. Soon it will
touch the lives of everyone, even people in distant villages. The computer is a ......(22)..... invention.
The oldest kind of computer is the abacus, which had been used in China .....(23).... the 6 th century. In
the 17th century, an adding machine was invented. The first large modern computer was built in 1937.
Computers improved quickly. A few years later, it could do 5,000 additions per second. Now the
computations are so fast that they are measured in nanoseconds (a nanosecond is one billionth of a second).
Today all computers are ....(24)....computers.That is they have a processing unit, an arithmetic and
logic unit, and a memory. Computers ...(25).... smaller and smaller, and computing faster and faster. Even in
a very small computer, the part that does the actual computing is about the size of the end of a finger.
21. A. for B. on C. at D. with
22. A. revolutionary B. revolution C. revolutionize D. evolution
23. A.for B. since C. about D. of
24. A. modern B. outdated C. stored-programme D. stored-procedure
25. A. are getting B. getting C.got D. was getting
V. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers
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 though 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 was 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 p.m. and
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. According to the passage, the writer______________.
A. usually spends his weekend at home B. went to London with some of his friends
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27. He felt so excited about going to London because_____________.
A. he hadn't been there for a long time B. he hadn't been there for ten years.
C. he went there ten years ago D. he hadn't been there before
28. Why did they decide to go by coach ______
A. because it was available
B. because they wanted to start early
C. Because other means of transport were more expensive
D. Because it was one of the most efficient means of transport
29. Which of the following is true?
A. They all went shopping before going to theater
B. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch
C. They had lunch in a small restaurant
D. They left the city at 6:30 p.m
30. It can be inferred from the text that__________________
A. they didn't enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much.
B. the coach had already left when they got to the station
C. they nearly missed the coach because of the meal.
D. they missed the coach and had to take a taxi back.

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