Đề ôn kiểm tra giữa kỳ 1 – Môn Tiếng Anh 10

TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN THÁI BÌNH	ĐỀ ÔN KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ 1 – (2020-2021)
TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ	 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10
ĐỀ 1
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
1. A. son	B. above	C. convenience	D. wonderful
2.A. marvel	B. package	C. farther	D. lastly
3.A. mark	B. card	C. hard	D. warm
4.A. traffic	B. mature	C. husband	D. another
5.A. ambitious	B. Background	C. tragic	D. humane 
 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s)
1.
She passed the exam with flying colors.
A. successfully
B. badly
C. difficultly
D. easily
2.
The fire alarm went off when smoke rose.
A. exploded
B. shouted
C. rang
D. burned
3. During his break, Mr. Pike used to drink tea with his fellow peasants.
A. workers
B. mechanics
C. doctors
D. farmers
Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose meaning is OPPOSITE to the underlined word(s) 
4. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
A. taking much time
B. taking little time
C. add
D. not affected by time
5.The streets are very narrow and crowded, the liitle boy can't ride to school by himself
A. limited	B. tiny	C. small	D. large
6. After the death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at the Sorbonne.
A. tragic	B. tragedy	C. tragical	D. tragically
7. Marie Curie received some training from her father.
A. sciences	B. scientists	C. scientific	D. scientifically
8.Marie Curie was the Nobel Prize in chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.
A. won	B. awarded	C. dedicated	D. devoted
9. Choose the incorrect part: Without the Braille Alphabet, it would be very difficult for blind
10. The second world war in 1939 and in 1945.
A. begins/ends B. had begun/ended C. has begun/had ended D. began/ended
11. Choose the incorrect part: He always doesn’t check his motorbike before starting.
12. Every day I up at 6 o'clock, have breakfast at 7 o'clock and for work at 8 o'clock
 A. get / leave B. have got / leaving C. got/ left 	D. will get / left
13. I ___ like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager. 
A. would	 B. used to C. must D. could
14. My teachers always expected me well in the exams.
do 	B. doing 	C. to do 	D. to have done
15. Just keep on what you like.	
A. do	B. did	C. doing	D. done
16. A: Good luck in your exam!	B: . I hope we both pass.
A. Like you	B. Same to you	C. Same of you	D. You do
17. A: Are you enjoy the party? - B: ..
A. Sure	B. Yes, I am	C. I really like it	D. Yes, that’s right
Reading
Read the passage and fill in the blank by choosing A, B, C or D
Mr.Ba’s a publisher. He publishs books, magazines, maps, and CD-ROMs. He works very hard in his job. His company is a big one, and it has many (1) . nationwide. He travels on business a lot. One day he is in Hanoi, another day he’s in Danang or Tien Giang. He has just come back (2) .one of his trips to a neighboring country of Vietnam. He (3) . a	world’s	book	fair	there, and	signed	some contracts with his international counterparts. Yesterday he intended to stay a few days with his family in Ho Chi Minh City, but he had to change his plan at the last minutes because of an urgent telephone call from Hanoi. Mr.Ba loves his job (4) .he thinks he can help poor students and his readers to buy high-quality books at low prices.
1.
A. shops
B. branches
C.apartments
D.flats
2.
A. from
B.to
C. for
D.in
3.
A. attendance
B. attended
C. attend
D. attendantly
 4.
A. although
B.despite
C. because
D. because of.
2. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates.
Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in the eight grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making money.
In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computer and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company. By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the “King of Software”. He achieved his success with a lot of hard work. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week. He had a dream and the will to succeed. By 1997, he was the richest man in the United State.
1.The word “them” refers to _____________.
A. Personal computers B. people	C. lives D. machines
2.According to the passage, __________________.
Bill Gates‟ parents wanted him to become a computer programmer.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers.
Paul Allen left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company.
Bill Gates met his business at Harvard.
3.How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States?
A. 34	B. 51	C. 42	D. 44
4.Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?
In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen.
Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard.
Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the United States at present.
WRITING
Combine these sentences using the words given in bracket
The house burned to the ground . Then, the firemen arrived (After)
The question was very hard. We couldn't answer it (too)
Tom lost the job. That was not interesting. ( which)
I had hardly closed this door when my best friends knocked. (No sooner )
Rewrite these sentences using the words given in bracket
How much is this dress? (What)
My uncle was a bus driver some years ago, but now he has a desk job. (used to)
I expect to receive the letter of acceptance from university (look forward)
ĐỀ 2
I/ MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
1/ a. come 	b. some 	c. love 	d. hot
2/ a. warn	b. charge	c. car	d. park 
3/ Indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined one.
He has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets on the way to and from school.
	A. little	B. few	C. empty	D. minor
4/ Indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined one.
I don’t really like getting up early but I have to because I often have lessons at 7.15.
	A. late	B. later	C. first	D. soon
5/Young people are usually full of , but lack of experience.
a. enthuse 	b. enthusiasm	c. enthusiastic	d. enthusiast
6/Could you tell me the ..time when the meeting begins?
a. exact	b. exactly	c. exactness	d. exacting
7/ Her students are not normal. In fact, they are....................children.
A. unreal 	B. discarded 	C. dislike	D. disabled
8/ Choose the incorrect part 
It is said that Robin Hood robbed the rich and gave the money to the poorness.
 A B C D
9. The last time I ....................swimming was when we were in Spain.
a. had gone 	b. went	c. has gone 	d. was going
10/ Choose the incorrect part
Hang comes always home after she finishes school.
 A B C D
11/My mother often morning excercises.
A. do	B. does 	C. doing	D. has done
12/We that game when we were young.
a. are used to play	b. are used to playing	c. used to play d. used to playing
13/I regret _____ you that your application has been denied. 
A. inform 	B. to have informed 	C. informing 	D. to inform 
14/ I remember 	him said that he would come but he is absent now.
A hear 	B to hear 	C hearing 	D heard 
15/Lam is talking to his neighbour, Quan, about the routine. 
 16/ Lam: " What do you usually do after school?" 	 Quan: "..............................................................."
A. I usually play football 	B. I have an English lesson. 
C. I get up and brush my teeth 	D. I have breakfast and go to school
17. When does he have a civic Education lesson?
 A. At 7.15 on Monday	 B. On 7.15 at Monday 	C. At 7.15 in Monday D. In 7.15 with Monday
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
People speak body language by the (17) ------------------- they sit, stand, look, and walk, (18) ------------ saying a word. Some body language is the same all over the world. All people smile when they’re happy and (19) -------------- their eyes wide (20) -------------- they are surprised. The other body language is different in different countries.
17. A. active 	B. action	C. act	D. acting
18. A. not	B. without	C. no	D. but not
19. A. widen	B. broaden	C. hold	D. open
20. A. and	B. when	C. while	D. but
* Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each sentence.
Edison’s first great interest was chemistry and he read all he could find about it. He was only ten when he began to grow and sell vegetables so that he could have money to buy chemicals for making experiments. When he was fifteen, he got a job selling magazines and fruit on a train and began printing a weekly newspaper on the printing press set up in the luggage van. But one day, one of his bottles of chemicals broke and set fire to the van. He was put off the train and lost the job.
21, What was Edison greatly interested in?
A. studying chemistry	B. growing vegetables	
C. selling magazines	D. selling vegetable	
22, The word “it” refers to 
A. money	B. interest	C. chemistry	D. job
23, He needed money 
A. to buy chemicals for experiments 	B. to grow vegetables	
C. to set fire to the van 	D. to print a weekly magazine
24, What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Edison is interested in chemistry.
B. He printed his weekly newspaper in the coffee shop. 
C. He began to grow and sell vegetables in very young age.
D. He sold magazines when he was 15 ages.
II/WRITING
Combine the sentences using the word in brackets
1/We read the books. Then we wrote the assignment.(BY THE TIME)
2/The sea is very dirty. They cannot swim in it.(too to)
3/Jack was fired from his job. That surprised all of his co-workers.(WHICH)
Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given
4/My father often smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day. He doesn’t smoke any longer now. 
My father used 
5/ As soon as Alice registered for the course, she received the scholarship.
No sooner 
6/How much does the hat cost?
What 
7/ I find it difficult to remember people’s name.
I have 
ĐỀ 3
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Câu 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
A. mother	B. love	C. wonder	D. sorrow
Câu 2: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others
A. bat	B. dad	C. far	D. cat
Câu 3: 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 folowwing questions
Phong has to ride his bike in narrow and crowded streets to get to school.
A scramped
B. small
C. rough D. large
Câu 4: What is the antonym of “ sorrows ” ?
A. joys	B. likes	C. love	D. interests
Câu 5: There is no................... explanation for what happened.
	A. scientist	B. scientific	C. scientifically	D. science
Câu 6 I have been fascinated by .............. since I was at secondary school.
	A. photograph	B photographic	C. photographer 	D. photography
Câu 7. Thuy’s class is _________ from other classes because the children are disabled.
A. different	B. indifferent	C. differently	D. difference
 Câu 8 Choose the mistake which needs correcting: The unemployed really needs to be given more help
A. unemployed	B. needs	C. given	D. help
Câu 9. The World War II . in 1939 and . 1945.
A. begins/ end B. had begun/ ended C. has begun/ had ended	 D. began/ ended
Câu 10. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand up comedian	
A. became	B. has	C. been	D. stand up 
Câu 11: My father usually .....a short rest before leaving for work in the afternoon.
A. had taken	B. takes	C. has taken	D. take
Câu 12. I remember you. You ........... to school here.
	A. were used to going 	 B. have already gone	 C. went	 D. used to go
Câu 13. I remember...................you about this before.
	A. tell	B. to tell	C. telling	D. told
Câu 14. Don't forget ............... home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
	A. to call	B. calling	C. having called 	D. to be called
Câu 15: Hung: What do you usually do on your day off? 
 Nga: _________________
 A. I usually drive to work.	B. I will sleep all day.
	C. I usually do not much.	D. Nothing much. I always sleep until noon.
Câu 16: Lam: What's your new address? Mai: _______________
	A. It's the old one. B. Go straight on
	C. Flat 42B, 225 Nathan Road, Kowloon. D. two kilometres, at least.
Choose the suitable words to complete the passage 23 to 27
	Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tents in the middle of a field. As soon as this was done, they cookek a meal over an open fire. They were all hungry and the food smelt good. After a wonderful meal, they told stories and (17) songs by the camp-fire. ___(18)______ some time later, it began to rain. The boys felt tired so they (19) ..out the fire and crept into their tent. Their sleeping-bags were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly. In the middle of the night two boys woke (20) and began shouting. The tent was full of water. It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed on the field.
Câu 17: 	A. sing	B. sang	C. had sung	D. have sung
Câu 18: 	A. But	B. So	C. Then	D. And
Câu 19: 	A. sang 	B. put	C. took	D. went
Câu 20: 	A. up	B. at	C. in	D. on
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each 21 to 24
	My name is Seumas McSporran and I'm a very busy man. I'm 60 years old and I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.
I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 families live there but in summer 150 tourists come by boat every day. 
	Every weekday I get up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island's children to school. At 9.00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all the houses on the island. I also deliver the beer to the island's only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop. 
	My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don't watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it.
Câu 21: Mr. Mcsporran does all the following jobs EXCEPT .
A. a farmer	B. a firefighter	C. a driver	D. a mailman
Câu 22: Gigha is the name of.............
A. The island where they live	B. The shop where they work
C. His hotel	D. His wife
Câu 23: The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to...................
A. beer	B. pub	C. post	D. boat
Câu 24: According to the passage which is true about Seumas MsSporran?
A. He likes the job as a postman most	B. He does the accounts in the evening
C. He goes to bed after the midnight	D. He and his wife go on holiday every year
II. WRITNG
Combine the sentences using the word in brackets. 
25. She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed. (Before)
26. The exercises are so difficult. We can’t do them well.( too .to) 
27. Phong usually comes to class late. This makes his form teacher angry. ( which)
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words given
28. Hardly had I closed my eyes when the telephone rang. 
 No sooner
29. Mr Baker was born in 1990 in London
 Where
30. The teacher didn’t allow the class to leave before 4.30 p.m.
The teacher made 
31. Peter enjoys going swimming with his close friends at weekend.
Peter is 
ĐỀ 4
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1.	A. language	B. package	C. mathematics	D. marvelous
2.	A. chemistry	B. prepare	C. receive	D. degree
3. She passed her exams with flying colour. (SYNONYM)
A. successfully	B. difficultly	C. badly	D. easily
4. At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children. (ANTONYM)
A. agreement	B. refusal	C. decision	D. demonstration
5. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ________ than the other boys at his class.
A. intelligent	B. mature	C. ambitious	D. developed
6. A ______ is someone who teaches one student or a very small class.
A. tutor	B. professor	C. adviser	D. leader
7. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not ____.
	A. go away	B. go up	C. go on	D. go off
8. The disabled has difficulty in learning
A. The	B. learning	C. has	D. difficulty
9. Marie Curie a dream of being a scientific career when she was young.
A. harborage	B. harbor	C. harbors	D. harbored
10. She does always her homework every evening
A. evening	B. always	C. every	D. her
11. It ___ me 15 minutes to get to school every morning.
	A. takes	B. took	C. have taken	D. had taken
12. ------------------ eat a lot of candies when you were a child?
	A. Did you used to	B. Were you used to	C. Were you using to 	D. Did you use to
13. The switch is very high for him to reach.
A. He is tall enough to reach the switch.	B. He isn’t tall enough to reach the switch.
C. The switch is high enough he can reach.	D. The switch isn’t high enough he can reach.
14. He wastes much time ______ game on computer every day.
A. to play	B. plays	C. playing	D. played
15. A: ...........................................	 B: It’s on May 27th.
a. What do you do ?	b. Which class are you in?	
c. Where do you live ?	d. When is your birthday ?
16 . A: .........................................	B: At 4:30 pm every Sundays.
A. What lesson do you have at 7:00 am on Monday?	B. What subjects do you like to study best ?	
C. What kind of music do you like watching ?	D. What time do you play soccer with friends ?
Read the following passage and choose the best word to complete the blank
Every year, students in many (17) _____learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school (18) _____ others study by themselves. A few learn English just by (19) _____ the language in films, (20) _____ television, in the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
17.	A. countries 	B. homes 	C. house 	D. families
18.	A. while 	B. because	C. however	D. although
19.	A. hear 	B. heard 	C. to hear 	D. hearing 
20.	A. on 	B. at	C. in 	D. to 
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
 	My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.
	I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.
	Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island’s only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.
	My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it.
21. Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______
	A. a firefighter	B. a driver	C. a farmer	D. a mailman
22. Gigha is the name of _______.
	A. his wife	B. his hotel	C. the shop where they work	 D. the island where they live
23. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to the ______.
	A. beer	B. post	C. boat	D. pub
24. According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?
	A. He likes the job as a postman most.	B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.
	C. He does the accounts in the evenings.	D. He goes to bed very late.
WRTING
Combine the sentences using the word given 
He took some medicine. After that, he felt a little better. (Before)
The coffee is very hot. He can not drink it. (too).
He failed the examination .This made his parents disappointed . (which)
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
Lan had no sooner come back than it started raining. (Hardly)
She didn’t go to school yesterday because she was ill. (What)
He was a doctor when he was at the age of 25, but now he isn’t a doctor any longer. (used)
He found it difficult to do that test (have)
ĐỀ 5
Mark the letter A, B,C, D on your anser sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronouciation in the following question. 
1. A. interupt	B. curriculum 	C. understand 	D. publish
2. A. any	B. man	C. bad	D. sand
3. Mark the letter A, B,C, D on your anser sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following question. 
Did you get good marks in the first semester tests? 
A. term 	B. year 	C. class 	D. season 
4. Mark the letter A, B,C, D on your anser sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in the following question.
Driving slowly is considered to be very safe when it rains heavily
A. unhealthy	B. dangerous	C. comfortable	D. carefully
Mark the letter A, B,C, D on your anser sheet to indicate the coret answer to each of the following questions. 
5. The government should have special policies to help the . . 
A. disable 	B. disabled 	C. disability 	D. disablement
6. His pronunciation causes me many 
A. difficult 	B. difficulty 	C. difficultly 	D. difficulties 
7. Marie Curie was . a Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1911. 
A. gained 	B. taught 	C. obtained	D. awarded
8. The young .. always very enthusiastic.
A. is 	B. were 	C. are	D. was
9. He .me two day ago. 
A. visit 	B. visits	C. visited	D. has visited
10. Mark the letter A, B,C, D on your anser sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following sentence. 
She walks often in the morning to be healthy. 
11. All the teachers .. him because he is well-behaved. 
A. loves	B. love	 	C. is loving	D. loved
12. She ..a good student when she was in lower secondary school but she is very lazy now. 
A. used to be	B. is	C. has been 	D. wasn’t 
13. They were hungry, so she suggested .. dinner early.
A. to have 	B. not to have 	C. not having D. having
14. They want . by air because it is much faster than other means of transport.
A. travelling 	B. not to travel 	C. travel 	D. to travel
15. Lan and Nam are at school. 
Lan: “ Good afternoon !” Nam: “_______________”	 	
	A Hello. How are you? 	B Goodbye. See you later. C Nice to meet you? 	D Bye.
16. Mary and Tom are at the canteen. 
Tom: “What do you want to drink?” – Mary“ ”
A. A cup of coffee, please.	B. I want a comic book.
C. No, I don’t like cake.	D. I love to go camping.
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. 
I (17)................my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years teraching in a remote village (18) ..................the villagers were very poor and the living standard was low. Sometimes I was very disappointed because (19) bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at that time with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself to the noblest career, that was "teaching". I loved my poor little students. They were living in (20) but they could not suffer from empty mind. 
17. A. begin	B. began	C. have begun	D. had begun
18. A. which	B. there	C. when	D. where
19. A. in	B.of	C. on	D. at
20. A. poverty	 B. poor	C. rich	D. richness
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. 
My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school- bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel.
	I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day.
	Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island's children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island's only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop.
	My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don't watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it.
 21. Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______.
	A. a firefighter	B. a farmer	C. a driver	D. a mailman
 22. The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to the ______.
	A. pub	B. post	C. boat	D. beer
 23. Gigha is the name of _______.
	A. the island where they live B. the shop where they work C. his hotel	D. his wife
 24. According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran?
	A. He does the accounts in the evenings.	B. He and his wife go on holiday every year.
	C. He goes to bed very late	D. He likes the job as a postman most.
 For questions from 25 to 27, combine each pair of sentences into one as directed.
25. He did his homework. After that, he went to bed. (Use: “After”)
After ..
26. The tea was very hot. I couldn’t drink it. (Use: “ .too ..to)
The tea ..
27. She isn’t on the phone. This makes it difficult to contact her. (Use: “Which”)
She .
For questions from 28 to 31, finish each sentence as instructed in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 
28. He read the instruction. Immediately after that he operated the machine.
No sooner 
29. How heavy is your bag?
What ..?
30. He worked in this company. Now, he retires. 
He used .
31. He doesn’t want to watch TV in the evening. (Use: “in”) 
He is