Trng THPT Marie Curie

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KIM TRA TP TRUNG - HC K I - NM HC 2014 - 2015

Mn: TING ANH Khi 10
Thi gian lm bi: 45 pht, khng k thi gian giao
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H & tn Gim kho im (phn B)

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PART A: (7) (hs dng bt ch t m v lm bi vo phiu tr li trc nghim (7)
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Choose the best answer:
1. When you are eighteen, you are ___________ enough to take on the responsibility for your own life.
A. mature
B. dependent
C. able
D. developing
2. John is always late for class, ______________ annoys the teachers.
A. this
B. what
C. which
D. that
3. By the time he arrived, his classmates _______________.
A. has left
B. had left
C. left
D. was left
4. My mom is very proud _______________ being a teacher.
A. in
B. with
C. at
D. of
5. For most of these children, poverty_____________ them from having enough schooling.
A. avoids
B. makes
C. refused
D. prevents
6. Do you mind if I borrow a chair?
_________. Do you need only one? .
A. Yes, I do
B. Im sorry
C. Not at all
D. Yes, I would
7. Could you please stop
? Im trying
on my work.
A. whistling/ to concentrate B. to whistle/ concentrating C. whistling/ concentrating D. to whistle/ concentrate
8. When my grandfather was alive, he __________ morning exercises.
A. used to doing
B. used to do
C. use to do
D. wasn`t used to do
9. She has learnt English and French ___________the age of five.
A. since
B. in
C. before
D. for
10. By the time they arrived at the party, all the food__________.
A. was eaten
B. has been eaten
C. had been eaten
D. is being eaten
11. The blind child _________ a great effort to learn Braille.
A.
did
B. made
C. got
D. created
12. I got some valuable experience of teaching when I worked as a _________ last summer.
A. student
B. tutor
C. trainee
D. examiner
13. The results of our exam will be ____________ on the website of our school next week.
A. got
B. removed
C. taken
D. announced
14. _____________ did John study medicine at university?
- For 7 years.
A. When
B. What year
C. How
D. How long
15. They spent a lot of time ________________ about what they would do.
A. to talk
B. talking
C. talk
D. talked
Which needs correcting?
16. Last Sunday I stayed at home to make my homework.
A
B
C
D
17. What languages can you say fluently?
A
B
C
D
18. I usually avoid to go to parties because I am in trouble with remembering peoples names.
A
B
C
D
19. Watching a film, especially an educational one, helps broadening our knowledge.
A
B
C
D
20. Despite his disability, he tried leading as normal a life as possible.
A
B
C
D
Read the passage and choose the best option to fit each blank:
After two weeks of worry, a farmer in the north of England was very happy yesterday. James Tuke, who (21)____
sheep, lost his dog, Sally, when they were out working together a fortnight ago.
Sally was running ahead of me, he said, and (22)____ over the top of the hill. I whistled and called but she didnt
come. Shes young, so I thought perhaps shed gone back to the farmhouse on her (23)____. But she wasnt there. Over
the next days I spent as (24)____time as I could looking for her. I was afraid that I would never see her again. Then a
neighbour said shed heard an animal crying while she was out walking near the edge of a cliff. I rushed out and found
Sally on a shelf of rock halfway down. She was thin and weak but she had no serious injuries. She was really (25)____!
21. A. goes
B. keeps
C. grows
D. holds
22. A. quit
B. removed
C. disappeared
D. disposed
23. A. own
B. ones
C. road
D. way
24. A. many
B. a lot
C. more
D. much
25. A. funny
B. lucky
C. pity
D. easy
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question
Frederick Engels was born in 1820, in Barmen, in the Rhine Province. His father was a manufacturer. In 1838, Engels,
without having completed his high school study, was forced by his family to enter a commercial house in Barmen as a
clerk. Commercial affairs did not prevent Engels from pursuing his scientific and political education. The study of

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philosophy led him further. Engels was the finest scholar and teacher of modern proletariat in the whole civilized world.
From the time that fate brought Karl Marx and Frederick Engels together, the two friends devoted their lifes work to a
common cause. In their scientific work, Marx and Engels were the first to explain that socialism is not the invention of
dreamers, but the final aim and necessary result of the development of the working people in modern society.
26. Engels began working at the age of ______.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 38
D. 18
27. His family wanted him to be?
A. a clerk in a commercial house
B. a university student
C. a teacher
D. a politician
28. Frederick Engels ________________.
A. was interested in commercial affairs.
B. studied science and politics.
C. wanted to become a clerk.
D. liked to become a businessman.
29. What made Karl Marx and Engels become friends?
A. They worked for the invention of dreamers.
B. They were working people in modern society.
C. They taught at the same school.
D. They worked together to create socialism.
30. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Engels studied philosophy.
B. Engels was the finest teacher of modern proletariat.
C. Engels completed his high school study in 1838.
D. Engels and Karl Marx used to work together.
Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from the others:
31. A. employment
B. opposite
C. condition
D. importance
32. A. biology
B. occasion
C. education
D. experience
Choose the word that has underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others:
33. A. study
B. pub
C. put
D. butterfly
34. A. hard
B. mathematics
C. party
D. father
35. A. ready
B. field
C. cheese
D. tea
Part B: (3 ) (Hc sinh dng bt mc/bic lm bi vo phn giy di y)
WORD FORMS: Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
36. I have been fascinated by (photograph)_________________________ since I was at secondary school.
37. We need a leader with courage and (determine)_________________________.
38. His wifes (die)_________________ was a shock to the whole company.
39. A good knowledge of English will help you find a job more (ease)_______________________.
40. He is extremely (profession)________________________in his approach.
TRANSFORMATION:Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings:
41. Mary finally managed to get a job.
Mary finally succeeded................................................................................................................................................
42. Helen spent two hours getting to London.
It took..........................................................................................................................................................................
43. I would like you to send these letters on the way home.
Do you mind..............................................................................................................?
44. Minh wishes he had bought that beautiful watch.
Minh regrets not ..........................................................................................................................................................
45. We will not spend the holidays in Spain because we havent got enough money.
We cannot afford..........................................................................................................................................................
46. What is her occupation?
What does .................................................?
47. Would it be convenient for you to visit me on Saturday?
Could you........................................................................................................................?
48. They couldnt go camping because of the bad weather.
The bad weather prevented them................................................................................................................................
49. First Tony checked all the prices then he bought a new car.
After Tony had.............................................................................................................................................................
50. The last time I heard from my best friend was in May.
I havent.......................................................................................................................................................................