Đề thi giữa học kì 2 môn Anh lớp 10 THPT Gia Định - Đề 1

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Gia Định High School THE SECOND SEMESTER MIDTERM TEST Date: March 2nd, 2019 Subject: English GRADE 10 Time allowed: 60 minutes (CODE: 191) MULTIPLE CHOICE I. Phonetics and stress: a. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. clear B. pear C. near D. sheer 2. A. bear B. climb C. comb D. debt b. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 3. A. disease B. appear C. defence D. damage 4. A. Arctic B. Atlantic C. satellite D. jellyfish II. Word choice - speaking: Choose the best answer for each question. 5. A single foal is born after a ______________ period of a year. A. gestation B. congestion C. suggestion D. contraception 6. A checkered garter snake gave birth_______ three baby snakes in the ginger belt at the edge of the rain forest. A. to B. of C. with D. into 7. Deforestation can lead to a direct ____________ of wildlife habitat as well as a general degradation of their habitat. A. lost B. lose C. loss D. losing 8. Sadness flooded through her and she struggled to ____________ her tears. A. hold back B. hold off C. run off D. run over 9. Fortunately, I was given some__________ advice at that tough stage of my work. A. valueless B. invaluable C. useless D. B and C are correct. 10. It is often a crime to kill or injure an _____________ or protected animal. A. threatened B. endangered C. dangerous D. infertile 11. A: “I haven’t finished my homework yet. I wish that Tet holiday was going on.” – B:“________.” A. So do I B. So am I C. So I do D. Good try III. Grammar: Choose the best answer for each question. 12. Ben was made_____________all the housework. A. doing B. to do C. do D. done 13. I will never talk to you again________you apologize me_________your being so rude. A. if - for B. unless - for C. or - for D. whether - of 14. I would not have gone away if you____________. A. came B. come C. will come D. had come 15. ________________Terry’s advice, I would not have succeeded. A. But for B. Were it not for C. Had it not been for D. A and C 16. The plane ____________off at 5:00 tomorrow. A. will take B. taken C. takes D. took 17. Mike is going have a robot_________his lawn. A. mow B. to mow C. mown D. mowed

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IV. Reading Comprehension: Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

FLORIDA'S ENDANGERED SPECIES Florida, in the south of the USA, is a great place to be. There are beautiful beaches, swamps and forests. Florida is home to the Florida panther, the American alligator and the Key deer. There is the manatee, the green sea turtle and the roseate spoonbill. Sadly though, through a combination of habitat loss, hunting and accidents, all of these animals are under threat. The Florida panther was at risk as early as the 1900s after settlers killed most of the panther population to protect their farm animals. As more and more settlers arrived, the panther had fewer places to hunt and less to eat. Now there are probably no more than 180 left in the wild. The loss of just one species has a serious effect on all the others. Take the Florida alligator, for example. It is called a 'keynote' species. That means that they are important because they control number of other species (usually by eating them!). They also create 'alligator holes' - old nests that are used by other animals. The alligator may be a 'keynote' species and it may be the official state reptile of Florida, but it is still under threat from hunters who want its skin and meat. Without the alligator, Florida would lose several other species. There is some hope. The warm, slow-moving waters of Florida are home to the manatee, a large seal-like creatures also known as the 'sea cow'. The manatee has been on the endangered list since 1967. In recent years, though, the number of births has been slightly more than the number of deaths. This has increased its numbers. There is still a lot of work to be done before all these endangered species can …