Đề thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 10 English Discovery - Đề số 1

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. corridor B. commemorate C. sport D. offering

2. A. decorate B. canteen C. cafeteria D. science

II. Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

3. A. classroom B. conduct C. pilgrim D. office

4. A. memory B. corridor C. reception D. library

5. A. unless B. playground C. science D. teacher

III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

6. One of the most common ways of studying English is learning by __________.

A. head B. sight C. memory D. heart

7. The Hoi An Lantern Festival is famous ________ its beautiful scene in the twinkling moonlight.

A. at B. for C. by D. with

8. If the restaurant is closed early, we ________ elsewhere. There’s plenty of nice places in the city.

A. would eat B. eat C. will eat D. are going to eat

9. Asian people, especially Vietnamese people, usually _____ their ancestors in their house.

A. commemorate B. worship C. celebrate D. bless

10. She wants to hold a house-warming ritual, _____ she goes to buy lots of new furniture and decorations.

A. but B. or C. so D. for

11. This is the neighbourhood _____ my family and I have lived in for over 25 years.

A. where B. which C. who D. when

12. The curriculum in our school does not only include _____ subjects but also others as well such as art or

PE.

A. mixed B. comprehensive C. compulsory D. academic

13. In the West, Christmas is also _____ occasion for families to gather together and catch up.

A. the B. a C. an D. ∅

14. Normally, when people go to pagodas or temples, they often _____ incense and flowers to give respect

to the elder generations.

A. burn B. place C. worship D. offer

15. They won’t finish the project _____ they start right now.

A. unless B. before C. if D. when

IV. Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

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16. In a classroom, it is normal for the students to have _____ abilities and teachers should be able to help

them find out their strengths. (MIX)

17. The competitors are going to the _____ field for a marathon contest. (SPORT)

18. It is common for people to bring _____ such as fruits or flowers when they visit pagodas or other

religious areas. (OFFER)

19. My family has been practising the _____ of wearing the national costume in every Tet holiday for over 5

years. (TRADITIONAL)

20. Some parents think that it is more important for their children to play than to study _____ subjects in the

early years. (ACADEMY)

V. Write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

21. If we finish the curriculum on time and get high scores, we _____ (MOVE) to secondary education next

summer.

22. If I _____ (BE) you, I would definitely go to that party with my friends.

23. Don’t worry. We _____ (CALL) you immediately when we get to the airport.

24. After the summer holiday _____ (BE) over, I will have to leave my family for university.

25. If Hoa spoke Korean well, she _____ (NOT TAKE) the entrance exam test of the institution.

VI. Read the text and fill in the blanks.

A sports education

A lot of people say that you won’t get a decent job (26) __________ you get a university degree. But in fact,

that’s not true. Steve Jobs never finished his university education and Abraham Lincoln didn’t even finish

school in the first place. Children of all ages have mixed (27) __________ and it is very important to know

your interests and strengths. Nowadays, fortunately, people who are interested in sport have plenty of other

options. They don’t necessarily have to attend college to study (28) __________ subjects to earn high-profile

jobs afterwards. A good education is important, (29) __________, and one thing is for sure: if you study hard

at school, you won’t regret it.

I’m quite lucky because I know exactly what I want to do. When I become a high school (30) …