ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP THI HỌC KỲ I –
MÔN TIẾNG ANH
NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
KHỐI 10

TÀI LIỆU ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I
MÔN ANH VĂN – KHỐI LỚP 10

SECTION A - READING COMPREHENSION
READING 1
Like schools in Britain and other English speaking countries, those in the U.S have also always stressed "character" or "social" skills through extracurricular activities, including organized sports. Because most schools start at around 8 o'clock every morning and classes often do not finish until 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon, such activities mean that many students do not return home until the early evening. There is usually a very broad range of extracurricular activities available. Most schools, for instance, publish their own student newspapers, and some have their own radio stations. Almost all have student orchestras, bands, and choirs.
Many different sports are also available and most schools share their facilities - swimming pools, tennis courts, tracks, and stadiums - with the public. Often the students themselves organize and support school activities and raise money through car washes, baby-sitting, or by mowing lawns. Parents and local business often also help a group that, for example, has a chance to go to a state music competition, to compete in some sports championship, or take a camping trip. Such activities not only give pupils a chance to be together outside of normal classes, they also help develop a feeling of "school spirit" among the students and in the community.
1. How many hours do the children stay at school a day ?
A. eight B. five C six D. four
2. Which extracurricular school activities are not mentioned?
A. writing newspapers B. singing in a choir
C. helping old people D. working in a radio station
3. Which sports facilities are not mentioned in the text?
A. swimming pools B. tennis courts C. golf course D. stadiums
4. What do the students do to support school activities?
A. look after a baby B. repair cars
C. sell lawn movers D. sell newspapers
5. Which activities are not helped by parents and local business?
A. performing at a state music competition B. working in a TV station
C. playing in a sport competition D. having a camping trip

READING_2
Education is another area of social life in which information technology is changing the way we communicate. Today's college students may not simple sit in a lecture or a library to learn about their field. Through their computers and the wonders of virtual reality they can participate in lifelike simulated experiences. Consider the following scenario of the future of education made possible through developments in information technology.
For children over the age of 10, daily attendance at schools is not compulsory. Some of the older children attend school only once or twice a weekly to get tutorial support or instruction from a teacher. For the most part, pupils are encouraged to work online from home. Students should complete a minimum number of study hour per year; however, they may make up these hours by studying at home at times that suit their family schedule. They can log on early or late in the day and even join live classes in other countries. In order to ensure that each student is learning adequately, computer software will automatically monitor the number hours a week each student studies on line as well as that student's learning materials and assessment activities. Reports will be available for parents and teachers. The software can then identify the best learning activities and conditions for each individual student and generate similar activities. It can be also identify areas of week achievement and produce special programs adjusted to the students' needs.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
A. Students don't have to go to school any more
B. The effect of information technology on education
C. Students can know about their weak aspects to focus
D. Computer software will make sure students learn at home
2. How many times are children who are older than 10 required to go to school weekly?
A. Three B. No time C. Once or twice D. Four
3. Who/what counts the number of hours per week that students spend learning?
A. Teacher B. Parents C. Virtual reality D. Computers
4. What can't the software do?
A. Find out the best activities for the students
B. Design materials for the students
C. Identify weaknesses of the students
D. Monitor the time the students learn
5. What is NOT MENTIONED as a benefit of information technology to the students?
A. Students can learn at times that suit their schedule
B. Students can stay at home to learn
C. Students' learning time won't be monitored
D. Students' weak achievement can be identified.