Kiểm tra chất lượng đầu năm lớp 10

D. The bridge collapsed because it was built by a poor student. 
Passage 2: 
Globes of the earth are used in the study of geography and can be 
found in classrooms and libraries. They are also ____(36)____ in 
planning air and sea routers and in establishing satellite 
communications. The earth ____(37)____ is often referred to as 
the globe. 
Only a globe can give a correct picture of the earth as a whole. 
Because the surface of a globe is rounded like the earth’s 
____(38)____, a globe represents all parts of the earth’s surface 
true and scale. The promotions and positions of the earth’s land 
features and oceans in relation to each ____(39)____ are seen on 
a globe exactly as they are on the earth. The shortest distance 
between two points on the earth or globe is defined by what is 
____(40)____ a great circle. A great circle can be measured 
directly on a globe. 
36. A. helpful B. helpless C. help D. helped 
37. A. herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves 
38. A. face B. surface C. look D. appearance 
39. A. another B. others C. other D. the other 
40. A. called B. said C. known D. thought 
SECTION C: Writing 
I. Sentence building 
41. If / I / seen / him / I / him / lift. 
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42. It / be / awful / day / not be / it? 
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43. You / borrow / bike / if / promise / careful. 
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44. You / free / do / what / like. 
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45. The shelf / high / me / touch. 
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II. Sentence transformation 
46. He didn’t listen to his father, he failed the exam. 
 If .................................................. 
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47. He learned to drive when he was eighteen. 
 He has .................................................. 
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48. “I wasn’t there at that time,” said John. 
 John denied .................................................. 
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49. Why don’t you ask her yourself? 
 I suggest .................................................. 
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50. I would do anything for you. 
 There’s .................................................. 
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THE END OF THE TEST 
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SECTION A: Multiple-choice 
I. Pronunciation: 
1. A. dad B. ago C. cat D. sad 
2. A. energy B. gift C. biology D. agency 
3. A. private B. widely C. particular D. night 
4. A. exception B. scholarship C. transition D. discover 
5. A. particular B. significant C. satisfaction D. collaborate 
II. Choose the answer that best fits the blank. 
6. When do you plan to leave _________ Hanoi? 
A. for B. with C. on D. of 
7. John was born ________ a poor family. 
A. in B. of C. into D. about 
8. My parents weren’t satisfied ________ my results. 
A. on B. about C. in D. with 
9. I’m very graceful _______ you for your kindness. 
A. to B. for C. of D. about 
10. We haven’t met each other _________ last January. 
A. for B. in C. on D. since 
11. She spent hours __________ the problems to her son. 
A. explaining B. to explain C. explain D. explained 
12. There are _________ types of payment. 
A. little B. a little C. few D. several 
13. Steven Spielberg, _________ career excelled in the film industry, is 
one of the leading figures in Hollywood. 
A. that B. whose C. whom D. who 
14. She said she ________ that film years before. 
A. has seen B. saw C. would see D. had seen 
15. ______________ any letters to him recently? 
A. Have you sent B. Has you sent C. Had you sent D. Did you send 
16. Your house is dirty. ________ you ________ it? 
A. Did – clean B. Would – clean C. Had – cleaned D. Have – cleaned 
17. The car was _________ to be seen. 
A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere 
18. You have to work ________ for the coming exam. 
A. hardly B. more hard C. more hardly D. hard 
19. He is very an ________ man. He tells very good jokes. 
A. amused B. amusing C. amusedly D. amusingly 
20. It is about time we __________ the invitations. 
A. mailed B. mailing C. to mail D. mail 
21. Please sign the three copies of the contract and ________ them to me. 
A. return B. give C. offer D. present 
22. What’s the name of the woman ________ gave us a lift? 
A. whom B. who C. whose D. which 
23. The _________ Greeks built many beautiful temples. 
A. ancient B. antique C. old D. distant 
24. You won’t pass the exam _________ you try your best. 
A. unless B. if C. although C. because 
25. By the time he was eighteen, he __________ twenty books. 
A. wrote B. will have written C. had written D. has written 
III. Errors identification 
26. Lots of(A) people cannot (B) seem to get (C) used to queue(D). 
27. There was(A) an interesting (B) news on the radio (C) about the 
earthquake (D) in Japan. 
28. Watching (A) a film, especially an (B) educational (C) one, 
helps broadening (D) our knowledge. 
29. You should (A) take a (B) taxi although (C) it’s raining heavily(D). 
30. The (A)United States lie (B) between (C) Canada and (D) Mexico. 
SECTION B: Reading 
Passage 1: 
Each student at an engineering college in Canada gets a steel ring upon 
graduation in addition to graduation certificate. 
There is a story behind the unusual ring. Several years ago, a graduate 
from this engineering college designed an iron-steel bridge. 
Unfortunately, because of many mistakes in his design, the bridge 
collapsed soon after it came into use. This event shook the engineering 
college. And the college authorities decided to take back the framework 
of the iron-steel bridge and use it as raw material for making rings to give 
the students upon their graduation. The college wants the students to 
remember this lesson forever so as to avoid making such mistakes again. 
31. Upon graduation each student is given a steel sing as 
_______________. 
A. a gift from the college 
B. a model to make design 
C. a warning to avoid making mistakes in design 
D. a warning not to make an iron-steel bridge 
32. The wrongly-designed iron-steel bridge was finally _____________. 
A. put into use 
B. sold again after repairing 
C. used again after repairing 
D. made into many steel rings 
33. The ring is quite unusual because ________________. 
A. its design is excellent 
B. it is very expensive 
C. it has a sad story 
D. it is different from others 
34. The best title for the passage is _______________. 
A. A Great Mistake 
B. A Shocking Event 
C. A Warning Ring 
D. A Lesson to Be Remembered 
35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. The iron-steel bridge didn’t come into use until it collapsed. 
B. This bridge has been used ever since it was built. 
C. The iron-steel bridge collapsed soon after it came into use. 
D. The bridge collapsed because it was built by a poor student. 
Passage 2: 
Globes of the earth are used in the study of geography and can be found 
in classrooms and libraries. They are also ____(36)____ in planning air 
and sea routers and in establishing satellite communications. The earth 
____(37)____ is often referred to as the globe. 
Only a globe can give a correct picture of the earth as a whole. Because 
the surface of a globe is rounded like the earth’s ____(38)____, a globe 
represents all parts of the earth’s surface true and scale. The promotions 
and positions of the earth’s land features and oceans in relation to each 
____(39)____ are seen on a globe exactly as they are on the earth. The 
shortest distance between two points on the earth or globe is defined by 
what is ____(40)____ a great circle. A great circle can be measured 
directly on a globe. 
36. A. helpful B. helpless C. help D. helped 
37. A. herself B. himself C. itself D. themselves 
38. A. face B. surface C. look D. appearance 
39. A. another B. others C. other D. the other 
40. A. called B. said C. known D. thought 
SECTION C: Writing 
I. Sentence building 
41. If / I / seen / him / I / him / lift. 
If I had seen him, I would have let him lift 
42. It / be / awful / day / not be / it? 
It is an awful day, isn't it? 
43. You / borrow / bike / if / promise / careful. 
You will borrow my bike if you promise to be careful 
44. You / free / do / what / like. 
You are free to do what you like 
45. The shelf / high / me / touch. 
The self is too high for me to touch 
II. Sentence transformation 
46. He didn’t listen to his father, he failed the exam. 
 If he had listened to his father, he wouldn't have failed the exam 
47. He learned to drive when he was eighteen. 
 He has learnt to drive since he was 18 
48. “I wasn’t there at that time,” said John. 
 John denied having been there at that time 
49. Why don’t you ask her yourself? 
 I suggest you should ask her yourself 
50. I would do anything for you. 
 There’s nothing that I wouldn't do for you