Đề thi học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Năm học 2015-2016 (Có đáp án)

1st Semester Test – English 10

School year: 2015 - 2016

Part A: Multiple Choice I.Read the passage and chose the best word for each blank.

All early television was broadcast in black and white. Color television was possible but it was too (1) _____ and of very poor quality until the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcasts began in the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.

The first (2) _____ on the moon was broadcast live on television in 1969, and now television programs are transmitted all over the world immediately through the use of satellites that transmit the signals from the earth, through (3) _____, and back to the earth.

More people now (4) _____ their news and information through television than through newspapers and radio. The development of television is one of the most rapid and exciting (5) _____ of our century.

1. A. bulky B. complicated C. expensive D. valuable 2. A. arriving B. flying C. landing D. moving 3. A. space B. atmosphere C. distance D. area 4. A. have B. get C. take D. bring 5. A. problems B. facts C. events D. Issues II. Choose ONE sentence that is closest in meaning with the original one. Question 6: The football match was cancelled because it rained.

A. We postponed the football match whether it rained or not. B. We planned to watch a football match because we didn’t know it would rain. C. Despite the rain, we watched the football match as planned. D. The football match was cancelled because of the rain. Question 7: I have been learning English for seven years. A. I started to learn English for seven years. B. I started to learn English seven years ago. C. I have started to learn English for seven years. . D. I didn't start to learn English seven years ago. III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence or replace the underlined words or phrases Question 8: In large cases, children feel that they cannot _____ with the teacher. A. contact B. interact C. transmit D. relax Question 9: What makes computer a miraculous device? A. strange B. powerful C. magical D. excellent Question 10: A _____ is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society. A. series B. soap opera C. documentary D. drama

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Question 11: She earned a degree in Physics with flying colours

A. make less severe B. keep in mind C. developed mind D. with a very high mark Question 12: A _____ is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society. A. series B. soap opera C. documentary D. drama Question 13: A: I think we should widen the roads. B: _____. If the roads are widened, cars and lorries can get to our village. A. That’s a good idea B. I don’t agree with you C. I don’t think so D. I disagree with you Question 14: What do you usually do at 17:00 p.m? A. He has an English lesson. B. He usually plays football C. He gets up and brush his teeth B. He has breakfast and goes to school Question 15 : Tom: _________________ Tony: For three years. A. How long you have lived here? B. How long have you lived here? C. How many years you lived here? D. How far did you live here?

Question 16: Internet cafes allow you _____ your web-based e-mail account.

A. to access B. accessing C. access D. be accessed Question 17: “Have fun, but don’t forget. You have to finish that paper.” “I know, Mom _______ it tomorrow. I already have the envelope.”

A. I’m mailing B. I won’t mail C. I mail D. I am going to mail Question 18: We live near a special school for people who can’t hear. A. the dump B. the deaf C. the blind D. the sick Question 19: ______________ I told the absolute truth, no one would believe me. A. because B. in spite of C. since D. Although Question 20: Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified. A. what B. which C. who D. where Question 21: Henry _______________(live) in New York for ten years before he ___________ (move) to Chicago last month. A. has lived/ move B. had lived/moved C. had lived/ has lived D. lived/had …