SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HÀ NỘI ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN HUỆ Năm học: 2021 - 2022

MÔN: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 10
-------------------- Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
(Đề thi có 06 trang) (50 câu trắc nghiệm)

(Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu)

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 1. Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.
A. hopeless B. uneasy C. worried D. nervous
Question 2. We’re seeking for the talented musician to join our entertainment company.
A. gifted B. great C. famous D. good

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3.
A. household B. routine C. martyr D. laundry
Question 4.
A. respiratory B. scientific C. phenomenon D. alternative

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5. Despite of its general safety, acupuncture isn’t for everyone.
A. everyone B. Despite of C. general safety D. isn’t
Question 6. Dogs are loyal pets, for they will never make you feeling betrayed.
A. make B. feeling C. Dogs D. for
Question 7. Human infants born with about 270 bones, some of which fuse together as their body develops.
A. born B. some of which C. develops D. fuse

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 8. – “How frequently do you go to the supermarket?”
– “_____”
A. I want to buy some fruits.
B. It takes me 5 minutes.
C. At least once a week.
D. Yes, it’s important to do it every day.
Question 9. – “What a meaningful thing you’ve done for your less fortunate friends, my son!”
– “_____”
A. What a wonderful gift you’ve made for me.
B. I don’t really care. I must go now.
C. Thank you, Mom. That’s just a bit I can do for them.
D. Thanks for taking care of me, Mom.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning
to each of the following questions.
Question 10. “When I met my long-lost brother, I was at a loss for words.”
A. When the speaker met his brother, he had nothing pleasant to say.
B. When the speaker met his brother, he had much to say.
C. When the speaker met his brother, he refused to say anything.
D. When the speaker met his brother, he was puzzled about what to say.
Question 11. The missing girls were last seen just before the summer holiday.
A. Nobody has seen the missing girls since the summer holiday started.
B. The last time we saw the girls was when we were on holiday in summer.
C. When the summer holiday began, the girls were kidnapped.
D. The missing girls have not been seen since they went on holiday last summer.
Question 12. Volunteerism is on the rise in the United States, especially among retired persons.
A. The number of volunteers in the United States is increasing faster and faster.
B. More and more American people, especially the retired, do volunteer work.
C. More American people, especially the retired, refuse to be voluntary.
D. More retired people in the United States start doing charity work.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 13. She intended to study music in New Jersey. Accidentally, she left and studied music in New
York.
A. She left New Jersey with the intention to study music in New York.
B. After studying music in New Jersey, she studied music in New York.
C. She left her hometown in New Jersey in order to study music in New York.
D. She was going to study music in New Jersey but then studied in New York.
Question 14. We consume protein in meats and foods. We can stay concentrated and quick-minded.
A. We consume protein in meats and foods help us stay concentrated and quick-minded.
B. Protein in meats and foods which we consume helps us stay concentrated and quick-minded.
C. We consume protein in meats and foods which helping us stay concentrated and quick-minded.
D. Protein in meats and foods which we consume helping us stay concentrated and quick-minded.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 15.
A. mind B. intestine C. spine D. reliable
Question 16.
A. finance B. sociable C. society D. groceries

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 17. Volunteering also means getting to meet people with a similar passion.
A. alike B. identical C. common D. distinct
Question 18. Compound exercises can increase strength and size far effectively than isolation exercises.
A. Light B. Mixed C. Single D. Heavy

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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
DON’T TRUST ME!
Companies these days spend thousands of dollars on their computer security. They buy the best
firewalls and computer programs. However, Kevin Mitnick thinks the biggest danger these days is not a
weakness in technology. In the 1990s, Kevin Mitnick was an infamous hacker. He hacked into government
and corporate computer systems. After being sent to prison, Mitnick decided to use his skills in a different
way. He started his own computer security firm. He now advises people on how to keep their computers safe.
According to Mitnick, the biggest danger to security is people. However, by this, he doesn’t mean
hackers. In fact, he means the people using the programs. “If an attacker can get one trusting person to give
his or her information, the attacker gets in. All that money spent is basically wasted.” A hacker can get around
everything with just one person within the company.
Unfortunately, people are still too trusting. In a recent test of the US tax office (the IRS), security
experts called 100 managers. They posed as IRS computer technicians. The experts were able to fool 35 of
the managers. They gave both their passwords and IDs. In the hands of real hackers, this would have been a
disaster!
Question 19. What is TRUE about Kevin Mitnick?
A. He used to be a criminal.
B. He now works for the US government.
C. He thinks security technology is too expensive.
D. He teaches people how to hack computers.
Question 20. What does the word “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Technicians B. Experts C. Managers D. Hackers
Question 21. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Of the 100 managers, 35 were too trusting to give both their passwords and IDs.
B. The experts were able to fool 35 of the managers.
C. Their passwords and IDs in the possession of real hackers would have been disastrous.
D. IRS computer technicians turned out to be disguised security experts.
Question 22. What is Kevin Mitnick’s advice to us?
A. Don’t store important information on computers.
B. Test your computer systems often.
C. Don’t give information to strangers.
D. Buy the newest firewalls.
Question 23. What is the main idea of this reading?
A. Technology is not helpful if people aren’t careful.
B. It’s important to get the newest technology.
C. Managers need to be more careful about who they talk to.
D. Hackers can help us make our computers safe.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Many folk cures which have been around for centuries may be more therapeutic than previously
suspected. A case in point is that of penicillin. Alexander Fleming did not just randomly choose cheese molds
to study when he discovered this very important bacteria-killing substance. Moldy cheese was frequently given
to patients as a remedy for illness at one time. Fleming just isolated what it was about the cheese which cured
the patients.

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 In parts of South America, a powder obtained from grinding sugar cane is used for healing infections in
wounds and ulcers. This usage may date back to pre-Colombian times. Experiments carried out on several
hundred patients indicate that ordinary sugar in high concentrations is lethal to bacteria. Its suction effect
eliminates dead cells and generates a glasslike layer which protects the wound and ensures healing.
Another example of folk medicine which scientists are investigating is that of Arab fishermen who rub
their wounds with a venomous catfish to quicken healing. This catfish excretes a gel-like slime that scientists
have found to contain antibiotics: a coagulant that helps close injured blood vessels, anti-inflammatory agents,
and a chemical that directs a production of a glue-like material that aids healing.
It is hoped that by documenting these folk remedies and experimenting to see if results are indeed
beneficial, an analysis of the substances can be made, and synthetic substances can be developed for human
consumption.
Question 24. It can be inferred from the passage that Alexander Fleming _____.
A. enjoyed eating cheese
B. suspected medicinal properties of mold
C. discovered moldy cheese
D. isolated infectious patients
Question 25. Which one of the following is NOT an important quality of the catfish slime?
A. It produces mold B. It stops bleeding
C. It prohibits inflammation D. It fights bacteria
Question 26. According to the passage, why is it important to study folk medicine?
A. To document cultural heritages
B. To experiment with synthetic substances
C. To perpetuate superstitions
D. To advance modern medical practices
Question 27. According to the passage, _____.
A. sugar promotes healing B. bacteria feed on sugar
C. sugar kills unhealthy cells D. glass is formed from sugar
Question 28. The word “therapeutic” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. physiological B. traditional C. medicinal D. psychological
Question 29. The word “eliminates” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. disposes of B. cleanses C. excretes D. kills off
Question 30. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. antibiotics in the field of medicine
B. using folk medicines in place of modern medicines
C. isolating antibiotics in cheese sugar and slime
D. the validity of folk remedies and their use for advances in modem medicine

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 31. I’d like _____ all of you to enjoy my party this Friday.
A. invite B. to invite C. inviting D. not to invite
Question 32. The students didn’t revise for their exams, _____ did they realize how important the exams
were.
A. but B. so C. nor D. for
Question 33. Last year, we _____ in the Community Village project in Mai Chau, Hoa Binh while the disabled
artisans _____ to follow their trades.
A. were joining – were trying B. joined – had tried

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 C. joined – were trying D. join – are trying
Question 34. A healthy _____ between work and play ensures that everyone has a chance to enjoy their lives.
A. balance B. share C. equality D. control
Question 35. Van Cao’s Tien Quan Ca was made into the national _____ of the Socialist Republic of Viet
Nam.
A. anthem B. melody C. music D. song
Question 36. My Tam made her fans _____ surprised when she was given the title of “Asia’s Music Legend”
in 2014.
A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt
Question 37. My mother gets annoyed with my younger brother because he _______ his dirty clothes over
the floor.
A. is always throwing B. always throws
C. is throwing D. is going to throw
Question 38. Hat Boi involves singing with distinctive vocal production techniques, symbolic gestures, _____
it is extremely difficult to perform _____ requires special training in the art form.
A. so – and B. and – but C. so – but D. but – and
Question 39. People are waiting for a ____ system with better doctors and facilities in this country.
A. educational B. entertainment C. health care D. transportation
Question 40. It _____ that half of your plate consists of vegetables and fruit.
A. suggests B. is suggested C. suggesting D. is suggesting
Question 41. The first event Junior Eurovision Song Contest (JESC) _____ in Denmark, in 2003.
A. took care B. took place C. took part D. took advantage
Question 42. Our parents _____ hands to provide for the family and make it happy.
A. were joining B. join
C. are always joining D. joins
Question 43. Mr. Chen is more _____ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an overseas
volunteer organization in Africa.
A. absent-minded B. open-minded C. single-minded D. narrow-minded
Question 44. All the body organs _____ by the bones in the skeletal system.
A. are supported B. were supporting
C. are being supported D. will be supported
Question 45. The father typically works outside the home while the mother is _____ domestic duties such as
homemaking and raising children.
A. responsible for B. aware of
C. suitable for D. capable of

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
WHAT IS "POP" MUSIC?
It has always been difficult for me to decide (46) _____ “popular music” means music written for the
people or it is simple music that the people like. The same problem of definition exists with jazz. So many
different types of music have (47) _____ jazz at one time or another that is hard to say what it really is. Jazz
has always been considered to be black music but when I first took an interest in it, I used to hear white bands
playing music that was like Louis Armstrong’s in the 1920s. I found out afterward that they learned to do this
by playing his records over and over again (48) _____ their style was close enough to his for them to imitate
him. Since then, white singers (49) _____ Bob Dylan have rediscovered their own folk tradition, instead of
borrowing from black roots. But the main changes since 1960 have been social and technical. One is that

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young people have more money to spend on records at an earlier age than they used to, so Tin Pan Alley, the
“pop music” industry, aims at the teenage audience. Another is that electronic equipment has developed (50)
_____ extent that technicians are now capable of mixing sound to produce recordings that are quite different
from a live performance.
Question 46.
A. when B. whether C. what D. how
Question 47.
A. called B. to be calling C. been called D. to call
Question 48.
A. while B. until C. after D. as
Question 49.
A. as B. for instance C. like D. for example
Question 50.
A. in such an B. to such an C. in so great D. to so great

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