Đề thi học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh 10 – Nam Định có đáp án chi tiết năm 2015-2016

Đề thi học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh 10 – Nam Định có đáp án chi tiết năm 2015-2016

I. Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence or as directed. (3pts)

1. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

2. Choose the word which has the pronounced part pronounced differently from the rest.

3. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

4. Tom: “________” – Tony: “For three years.”

5. I have been fascinated by _______- since I was a little boy.

6. Our neighbours are very ________- on camping holidays.

7. Get a sofa in the living room? You’ll be lucky – there isn’t enough room to _______- in there.

8. Marie Curie _________- the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.

9. UNICEF _________- supports and funds for the most disadvantages children all over the world.

10. Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took ________- to hospital.

11. I can’t stand travel _________- So, I hate travelling by car.

12. Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.

The argument, although understandable, was not very convincing.

II. Supply correct verb tense and form. (1.5pts)

1. Mr. Pike __________________- (teach) English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.

2. Henry _________________- (live) in New York for ten years before he ______________- (move) to Chicago last month.

3. It was at the airport when he realised that he __________________- (leave) his passport at home.

4. Who ________________- (lead) the conference tomorrow?

5. I can’t get used ____________________- (get) up so early. I’m tired all the time.

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (1.25pts)

Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is, they believe that children learn more easily and efficiently than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact or myth?

Is it true that children learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults? On the contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, concluded that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed a direct improvement of ability over the age range tested; that is, the ability to learn increased as the age increased, from childhood to adulthood.

There are several possible explanations for these findings. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical thinking to help themselves see patterns in the language. Finally, adults have more self-discipline (self-control) than children.

All in all, it seems that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a fact, but a myth.

1. The main idea of the passage is ____________.

2. If most people’s idea of learning languages is true, people may lose ability to learn languages well ______.

3. According to the passage, teenagers can learn a foreign language __________- than younger children.

4. The reason why adults understand meanings more easily than children is that _______________.

5. Which of the following possible explanations for older student’s better achievement is NOT mentioned in the above passage?

IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (1.25pts)

Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French (1) ______- of the blind. He (2) _____- was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institue for the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became famous in Paris (3) _______- an organist and violoncenllist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institue. Braille is known for his idea of (4) ________- the Barbier “point writing” system, used for coded army messages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing (5) _________- of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.

V. Do as directed. (2.0pts)

1. Tom was seriously advised by his teacher, but he insisted in disturbing the class. (Sentence combination, using “although”)

_________________.

2. We no longer live in the countryside now. (Complete the sentence)

We used _________________.

3. Mike / offer / opportunity / study abroad / yesterday. (Sentence building)

_________________.

4. Jill isn’t on the phone. It is difficult to contact her. (Rewrite, using “which” as a connector)

_________________.

VII. Writing. (1.0pt)

In about 70 words, write a passage about the advantages of computers in your study

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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI ANH 10 

I. Circle A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence or as directed. (0.25 x 12 = 3pts)

1.
D.flute

2.
B.more

3.
D.glorious

4.
C.How long have you lived here?

5.
D.photography

6.
D.keen

7.
C.swing a cat

8. A. harboured

9.
B.provides

10. A. the injured

11.
D.sickness

12. A. persuasive

II. Supply correct verb tense and form. (0.25 x 6 = 1.5pts)

1. had been teaching

2. had lived … moved

3. had left

4. will lead

5. to getting

III. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (0.25 x 5 = 1.25pts)

1.
D.the ability to learn languages increases with age

2. A. at an early age

3.
B.more efficiently

4.
C.adults have more knowledge than children

5.
D.Adults can read better

IV. Fill in the blank with one suitable word. (0.25 x 5 = 1.25pts)

1. teacher

2. himself

3. as

4. modifying

5. consists

V. Do as directed. (0.5 x 4 = 2.0pts)

1. Although Tom was seriously advised by his teacher, he insisted in disturbing the class.

2. We used to live in the countryside.

3. Mike was offered an opportunity to study abroad yesterday.

4. Jill isn’t on the phone, which makes it difficult to contact her.

VII. Writing. (1.0pt)

Opening, closing: 0.25pt.

Body: 0.75pt (ideas, language use, grammar, spelling)