45' kỳ 2 lớp 10 số 2

45 MINUTES TEST – No. 2 - TERM 2
Full name: …………………………. Class: 10A ….
I. PHONETIC
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words
Câu 1: A. looked B. competed C. hosted D. attracted
Câu 2: A. fan B. of C. function D. flower
Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words
Câu 3: A. tradition B. combination C. communicate D. emotion
Câu 4: A. cinema B. history C. industry D. detective
II - Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
Câu 5: If I were you, I ………… that document.
A. won’t read B. wouldn’t read
C. wouldn’t read D. wouldn’t have read
Câu 6: Tuyen: “………… is the World Cup held?”
Thai: “Every four years.”
A. Where B. Why C. What D. How often
Câu 7: ---A: Which ………player do you like best? ---B: Beckham. He is both handsome and graceful.
A. actor B. football C. singer D. director
Câu 8: .......... 1999 that he began to learn English.
A. Not until later B. It was not until C. Not until D. It`s until
Câu 9: It was not until 1915 that cinema …………….. an industry.
A. become B. becomes C. had become D. became
Câu 10: “How do you go to school?”
A. I go there early B. I go there by bus C. I don’t think so D. Everyday, except Sunday
Câu 11: Mary finds it ……… to do housework every day. She feels …….… with it.
A. bored / bored B. boring / boring C. boring / bored D. bored / boring
Câu 12: She earns much money so as to ……………. a bigger house.
A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. bought
Câu 13: Nam: “Would you like to spend a weekend in my countryside?’’. - Nga “…………………..”
A. No, I’d love to B. No. That’s a good idea C. Yes, I will D. Yes, thanks. That’s a good idea
Câu 14: The number of people who went to see that film increased rapidly.
A. completely B. slowly C. quickly D. immediately
Câu 15: If I .....................hard, I would have passed the exam.
A. study B. had studied C. would study D. studied
III - Choose A, B, C or D that needs correcting to be a correct answer.
Câu 16: When I was going to school this morning, I saw a accident
A B
C D
Câu 17: If I will have time, I will write to him.
A B C D
Câu 18: She took a taxi in order to not be late.
A B C D
IV - Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer.
1. Jack London (1876 – 1916) is (19)…………. American writer whose work combined powerful realism and humanitarian sentiment. He was (22) ….….… in San Francisco. After finishing grammar lessons, Jack London worked at various jobs. In 1897 and 1898 he participated (23) …..….... the Alaska Gold Rush. Upon his return to San Francisco area, he began to write about his experiences. A collection of his short stories, The Son of the Wolf, was published in 1900. Jack’s colourful life, during (24)………….. he wrote more than 50 books and which included enormous popular successes as an author, ended in his suicide at the age of 40.
Câu 19. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
Câu 20. A. grown B. born C. lived D. developed
Câu 21. A. at B. on C. in D. of
Câu 22. A. which B. who C. whose D. that
2. More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually, it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars