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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II LỚP 10
Năm học 2020 - 2021
Môn: TIẾNG ANH (chương trình thí điểm)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút


Họ và tên:………………………………………….
Lớp:………… SBD:………………..


I. Listen to the tape and fill in the numbered blanks. (1p)
In the United States, about ...(1)... out of ten students in graduate schools are women.  The same is true of today’s young adults who already have a degree beyond college.  As a result, the Census Bureau expects that more women than men will hold ...(2)...such as doctors, lawyers and professors.
Men had ...(3)... growth rates than women in going to graduate school in 2009.  Still, women earned 60% of the master’s degrees.  That was the level of about 90% of all the graduate degrees awarded. But a new report says the 2008-2009 academic year marked a ...(4)....  Women also earned 50.4% of the doctorate degrees. 
II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. (0.5p)
1. A. complete B. flower C. suggest D. improve
2. A. workforce B. system C. agree D. equal
III. Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence. (1.5p)
1. Gender discrimination should be ........ in the world.
A. encouraged B. eliminated C. treated D. given
2. I think the Vietnamese government has made ........progress in gender equality.
A. consider B. considered C. considerable D. consideration
3. My friend got married........ one of the most beautiful girl in the town.
A. to B. with C. in D. of
4. The altar is believed ........ the place used as the focus for a religious ritual.
A. be B. to be C. is D. being
5. ........, wedding ceremony is held at the groom’s house.
A. Tradition B. Traditional C. Traditionally D. Traditionalize
6. This book is ........ more interesting than that one.
A. a bit B. nearly C. by far D. twice
IV. Read the passage and answer the following questions. (2p)
In many countries, it is customary for the bride to wear a white dress as a symbol of purity. In traditional Japanese wedding ceremonies, the bride wears a white kimono. The tradition of wearing a special white dress only for the wedding ceremony started around 150 years ago. Before that, most women could not afford to buy a dress that they would only wear once. Now, bridal dresses can be bought in a variety of styles and fabrics, and many brides have their dress specially made.
In different countries, colors other than white are worn by the bride or used as part of the wedding ceremony. In certain Asian countries and in the Middle East, red and orange are considered symbols of joy and happiness. In Chinese cultures, wedding invitations are usually red and gold as these are colors symbolic of wealth and happiness. Wedding guests give gifts of money to the newlyweds in small red envelopes. Not all cultures, though, consider money a suitable gift. In many Western countries, especially the U.K, wedding guests give the bride and groom household items that they may need for their new home.
1. Why does the bride often wear a white dress?
2. When did the brides start to wear a special white dress in the wedding ceremony?
3. Where are red and orange considered symbols of joy and happiness?
4. Is money considered a good present in all countries?
V. Supply a/an, the or no article (x) in the numbered blanks in the following dialogue. (1.5p)
Linh: Tomorrow is your birthday, isn’t it?
An: Yes, I’m going to ...(1)... restaurant with my cousin from ...(2)... America. He promised to give me ...(3)... MP3 player on my birthday.
Linh: What part of ...(4)... USA does he come from?
An: He lives in Colorado. He’s quite ...(5)...famous man in America. He plays ...(6)... guitar in a rock band.
VI. Complete the following passage using the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative). (1.5p)
I think this is (1- bad) ........job I’ve ever had. My last job was much (2- good) ........ than this one. I had very little work and my boss was really nice. My boss here is (3- strict