Đề thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 10 năm 2016-2017 ĐỀ 2

Đề thi giữa học kỳ 2 môn tiếng Anh lớp 10 - Đề 2

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (1 pt).

1. A. actual B. visual C. sure D. jewellery

2. A. carnivore B. dolphin C. organism D. fauna

3. A. composed B. organized C. asked D. followed

4. A. species B. defence C. raise D. jazz

II. Put the words in brackets into the correct form (3 pts)

1. When I arrived at the bus-stop, the bus (just go) …………………………………

2. If he knew that it was dangerous, he (come) ………………………………….?

3. I’ll be angry if he (make) ……………………. any more mistake.

4. Cities (be) …………………. nicer places if there were no pollution.

5. I (give up) ………………………years ago if there were no support from Jane.

6. Two of the books which Tom lost on the bus (return) …………… to his main desk at his room.

III. Find the mistakes then correct them (2 pts)

1. Why are you turning the TV on for?

A B C D

2. She locked the door not to be disturbed

A B C D

3. I prefer detective films rather than horror ones which I find disgusting.

A B C D

4. The contamination of rivers, lakes, and seas lead to the death of the creatures that live in them

A B C D

IV. Rewrite each sentence using the words given at the beginning or in the brackets (2.5 pts).

1. The ship left before she reached the harbor.

By the time

2. I think you should go home early in order not to worry other people. (WERE)

If other people.

3. I didn’t fall and didn’t brake my leg either.

If I

4. The police made the youth empty his pocket

The youth

5. If it doesn’t stop raining, we won’t get home.

Unless

V. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.5 pts)

The whale is the largest mammal in the world. Since the whale is shaped like a fish, why is it still considered a mammal? The fact is that the whale did live on land a very long time ago. However, during its thousand of years of living in water, the whale gradually become structured like a fish. Thus, the whale has adapted to marine life. Nevertheless, though the whale resembles the fish externally, it still has the characteristics of a mammal.

One important difference between the whale and a fish is that the baby whale is born alive. It is not hatched from an egg. Furthermore, the baby whale is fed on its mother’s milk just like other mammals.

Unlike other sea creatures, the whale is a warm blooded animals. It keeps itself warm in the cold water with a layer of “blubber”. “Blubber” is a layer of oily tissue that protects the internal organs and retains heat.

Answer the questions:

1. Why does the whale have a shape like a fish?

2. How does the whale feed their calves?

3. What are the purposes of “blubber”?

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ĐÁP ÁN

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (1 pt).

1. A. actual B. visual C. sure D. jewellery

2. A. carnivore B. dolphin C. organism D. fauna

3. A. composed B. organized C. asked D. followed

4. A. species B. defence C. raise D. jazz

II. Put the words in brackets into the correct form (3 pts)

1. When I arrived at the bus-stop, the bus (just go) ..had just gone…

2. If he knew that it was dangerous, he (come) …would he come….?

3. I’ll be angry if he (make) …makes…. any more mistake.

4. Cities (be) …would be….. nicer places if there were no pollution.

5. I (give up) …would have given up…years ago if there were no support from Jane.

6. Two of the books which Tom lost on the bus (return) …were returned…… to his main desk at his room.

III. Find the mistakes then correct them (2 pts)

1. Why are you turning the TV on for?

A B C D => What

2. She locked the door not to be disturbed

A B C D => so as not/ in order not

3. I prefer detective films rather than horror ones which I find disgusting.

A B C D => to

4. The contamination of rivers, lakes, and seas lead to the death of the creatures that live in them

A B => leads C D

IV. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (2.5 pts ).

1. The ship left before she reached the harbor.

By the time she reached the harbor the ship had left

2. I think you should go home early in order not to worry other people. (WERE )

If I were you I would go home early in order not to worry other people.

3. I didn’t fall and didn’t brake my leg either.

If I had fallen, I would have broken my leg

4. The police made the youth empty his pocket

The youth was made to empty his pocket by the police

5. If it doesn’t stop raining, we won’t get home.

Unless it stops raining, we won’t get home

V. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.5 pts)

The whale is the largest mammal in the world. Since the whale is shaped like a fish, why is it still considered a mammal? The fact is that the whale did live on land a very long time ago. However, during its thousand of years of living in water, the whale gradually become structured like a fish. Thus, the whale has adapted to marine life. Nevertheless, though the whale resembles the fish externally, it still has the characteristics of a mammal.

One important difference between the whale and a fish is that the baby whale is born alive. It is not hatched from an egg. Furthermore, the baby whale is fed on its mother’s milk just like other mammals.

Unlike other sea creatures, the whale is a warm blooded animals. It keeps itself warm in the cold water with a layer of “blubber”. “Blubber” is a layer of oily tissue that protects the internal organs and retains heat.

Answer the questions:

1. Why does the whale have a shape like a fish?

Because it lived (has lived) in water thousand of years and it has adapted to marine life

2. How does the whale feed their calves?

The whale feeds their calves on their milk

3. What are the purposes of “blubber”?

The purposes of blubber are protecting /to protect the internal organs and retaining /to retain heat

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