Đề 1
ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
Môn : Tiếng Anh 10
Thời gian : 45 phút

A. LISTENING (2ms)
I. You will hear a radio interview with a ballet dancer called Elena Karpov, who is talking about her life and career.Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space (1m)
1. Elena decided to become a dancer when she was………
seven B. nine C.eleven
2. At ballet school in New York, Elena
was the only student from Bulgaria B. found learning the language hard
C. learned to be independant 3. What does Elena say about the ballet called Cinderella?
Children will enjoy it B.The music was unfamiliar to her
C. She saw it when she was a child 4. In her free time, Elena likes to
go sightseeing B. go to clubs C.go shopping
II. You will hear a woman talking to a shop assistant about buying a video film for her daughter. Listen and complete the blanks given. (1m)
VIDEO
Name of film:
 (5)……………………. café

For people:
 (6) over……………………

Cost:
 (7)………………….. pounds

Opposite:
 (8) the ………………….


B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (3.5ms)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.(0.5m)
1. A. put B. pull C. burn D. push
2. A. good B. cool C. look D. wool
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words (0.25m)
3. A. realize B. addition C. visitor D. organize
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.(2ms)
4. It rained all the time, ……………. was a great pity.
A. that B. what C. which D. who
5. Claude didn`t …………………. in Canada.
A. lived B. use to live C. used to live D. used to living
6. I ……………… able to play tennis since I ……………….my arm.
A. wasn`t/ broke B. haven`t been/ had broken
C. wasn`t/ had broken D. haven`t been/ broke
7. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a ………. work.
A. time-consuming B. time-bargain
C. time-saving D. time-limit

8. She displayed some of her paintings at the local……………...
A. commune B. post office C. demonstration D. exhibition
9. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.
A. inability to speak B. inability to see
C. inability to hear D. mentally impairment
10. “Shall we have a drink when you finish your talk?” “…………..”
A. No, you can’t B. All right C. You’re welcome D. You needn’t do that
11. “May I borrow your ruler?” “Certainly.………….”
A. Hold on, please B. It doesn’t matter C. Here you are D. Not at all
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting (0.75m)
12. Dennis used to smoking a lot a year ago.
A B C D
13. About one hundred buildings and houses have destroyed in the earthquake.
A B C D
14. The rich finds it easy to earn money.
A B C D
C. READING (2.5ms)
I. Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box (1.25ms)

went known became began born


Louis Braille was … (1)…..in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French teacher of the blind. He himself was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he … (2)…..as a foundling to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he …… (3)….famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille ……(4)……teaching the blind in the institute. Braille is ……(5)…..for his idea of modifying the Barbier “point writing” system

II. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (1.25ms)
Hearing – impaired people cannot hear sounds well. How do they ‘ hear’ words and `talk?
Many hearing-impaired people use American Sign Language (ASL