Đề thi học kì 1 Anh lớp 10: Listen to the radio interview about improving your memory

I. LISTENING

Listen to the radio interview about improving your memory and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

Are the following True or False?

How to improve your memory

Question 1. We all use memory in the same way.

Question 2. We learn to use our memory as soon as we are born.

Question 3. There are two different forms of memorisation.

Question 4. We are taught how to improve our memory in history lessons.

Question 5. Writing shopping lists can improve your memory.

Question 6. Teaching helps us to memorise.

Question 7. We can train our brains to be more effective.

Question 8. We can only use one image at a time as an aid to memorisation.

II. PRONUNTIATION

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

Question 9.

A. psychologist               B. duty

C. laundry                       D. grocery

Question 10.

A. Smartphone              B. fastener

C. portable                    D. costly

Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.

Question 11.

A. contribution                 B. disadvantaged

C. announcement            D. individual

Question 12.

A. incredible                 B. advertisement

C. successful                D. audience

III. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

Question 13. While Tom …………… English to poor children in Phnom Penh last year, he ……………… a lot about Cambodian culture.

A. is teaching – knows

C. taught – was knowing

B. was teaching – knew

D. was teaching – was knowing

Question 14. My passion for volunteering to help children ………………… during my middle school years while I ……………. for the summer community service.

A. begin – work

C. began- was working

B. have begun – have worked

D. was beginning – was working

Question 15. Volunteers ……………… games and ………………. activities with disadvantaged children while they ……………. for the center.

A. played – had – worked

C. were having – having – were working

B. have played – playing – are working

D. played – had- were working

Question 16. The father typically works outside the home while the mother is …… domestic duties such as homemaking and raising children.

A. suitable for                         B. capable of

C. responsible for                    D. aware of

Question 17. I really need some urgent methods to …….. some bad habits.

A. kick                                   B. remember

C. give on                               D. get rid

Question 18. My grandmother feels uncomfortable today. I guess it…….rain tomorrow.

A. is going to                          B. should

C. will                                     D. be able to

Question 19. She often ……a big breakfast but today she……only a glass of milk.

A. has/ is having

B. was having/ had

C. had/has

D. had had/ is having

Question 20. Food is broken down and converted into energy in the ……. system.

A. brain                                   B. heart

C. digestive                             D. skeletal

Question 21. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the …….

A. happiness

B. household chores

C. responsibility

D. employment

Question 22. The baby …… Don’t make so much noise.
A. sleep                                   B. sleeps

C. is sleeping                           D. slept

Question 23. If you breathe in deeply, your……can expand to twice their normal size

A. lung                                    B. heart

C. stomach                              D. skull

Question 24. It’s another name for the backbone. It is…..

A. leg                                      B. spine

C. brain                                   D. pump

Question 25. The teen singer is old enough……………………up his own mind.

A. make                                   B. to make

C. making                               D. made

IV. READING

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

The Fitbit Flex is a mobile device aimed at planning your exercise, diet, and sleep. It’s very easy to wear it all the time. It is very light and comfortable, and it looks casual and natural on your wrist. When I need to wear a watch, I have one that sits (26)………the Flex quite easily. You can get different Fitbit Flex wristbands. Reasaonably priced, with dozens of fun colors!

I was pleasantly surprised to learn how many steps I walk during my normal working day. I actually find ways to fit in even more activities (27)…………, so I can watch the numbers go up. It’s water – resistant, so I can wear it in the shower or in the rain without worrying about keeping it dry. The Fitbit synchronizes with my smartphone via Bluetooth.

Tracking food items (28)…………it possible for the Dashboard to display a calorie budget for you, comparing calories consumed versus calories burned. It will use the daily calorie total you create to show you how many calories left in the day.

While I’m sleeping, the Fitbit Flex measures the movements of my wrist, logging my sleep (29)………awake, restless, or asleep. It has been fascinating to see my sleep pattern each night and over time.

There is a notification alert to let me know when my battery is running low. After 10 minutes or so in the charging cable, it’s good to go again. The Fitbit Flex battery needs (30)…………every 3 to 5 days.

Question 26.

A. under                     B. over

C. besides                   D. next to

Question 27.

A. at home                  B. at school

C. at work                   D. at times

Question 28.

A. makes                     B. make

C. causes                     D. cause

Question 29.

A. like                          B. such

C. as                            D. rather

Question 30.

A. to charge                  B. being charged

C. be charged               D. charging

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

Li-Fi Technology

Li-Fi technology is a new technology that transmits signals as light instead of radio waves. In urban areas where Wi-Fi networks become congested and there is a lot of noise in the signals, this technology is something that can be of immense use to an individual. The basic requirement of this technology is the available of light!

            Light is also an electromagnetic wave like radio waves. The only difference is that the former  has the ability to transmit data almost ten thousand times faster than latter! The basic process is quite simple to understand. An LED light bulb, any one at all, can be flicked on and off in order to be able to generate signals. A light sensor on a device picks up the digital information sent by the LED, which enables it to be processed by a computer.

            The question is whether anyone wants to go through the annoying experience of sitting under a flickering light bulb. This is the interesting part. The technology is focusing on make sure that the light bulb is flickered up to billions of times a second!  At that rate, the human eye simply cannot notice the light bulb being flicked on and off.

            However, everything comes with a disadvantage. The major disadvantage here is the fact that these signals cannot penetrate walls. So if you want to move from one room to another, you will need to have a wired bulb present in that room as well.

            An Estonian startup company called Velmenni took the technology out of the laboratories and brought it into the real-world offices, and industrial environments in Tallinn for the first time.

            Overall, this sounds like quite a development in the field of communication technology.

Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)

Question 31. Li-Fi is similar  to the Wi- Fi except that it uses light waves instead of radio waves.

Question 32. The speed generated by Li-Fi can be up to ten thousand times greater than the average Wi-Fi

Question 33. No one wants to go through the annoying experience of sitting under a flicking light bulb.

Question 34. It is convenient for you to use Li-Fi to transmit signals when you move to various rooms in the building.

Question 35. The technology of Li-Fi has several of advantages in theory, but we cannot put into practice.

V. WRITING

Make the meaningful sentence, using the given words below.

Question 36. I/ going/have/ birthday party/next Sunday

……………………………………

Question 37. The printer / being use/ present.

………………………………………

Question 38. While/ Mary /listen/music, / mother /phone her.

………………………………………

Question 39. She /be/ excited/birthday party/last night.

…………………………………………

Question 40. The teacher /not /allow/ us/  use /dictionary /during /test.

…………………………………………

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Question 1. True

Question 2. False

Question 3. True

Question 4. True

Question 5. True

Question 6. True

Question 7. True

Question 8. False

Question 9. A

Question 10. B

Question 11. C

Question 12. D

Question 13. B

Question 14. C

Question 15. D

Question 16. C

Question 17. A

Question 18. A

Question 19. A

Question 20. C

Question 21. B

Question 22. C

Question 23. B

Question 24. B

Question 25. B

Question 26. D

Question 27. A

Question 28. B

Question 29. A

Question 30. D

Question 31. False

Question 32. True

Question 33. True

Question 34. False

Question 35. False

Question 36. I am going to have a birthday party on the next Sunday.

Question 37. The printer is being used at present.

Question 38. While Mary was listening to music, her mom phoned her.

Question 39. She was excited about the birthday party last night.

Question 40. The teacher does not allow us to use the dictionary during the test.