VIET DUC high school FIRST SEMESTER TEST(2006 – 2007) Subject: English 10 Time : 45 minutes I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: a) full b) funny c) put d) pull a) shirt b) thirteen c).early d).teacher a) added b).subtracted c) divided d) multiplied a) mail b) fair c).nature d) radio II/.Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern: a) persuade b) forest c).request d) believe a) computer b) magical c).entertain d).calculate III/ Choose the best answer: Tran Hieu Ngan was the first Vietnamese athlete………… an Olympic medal a) had won b).winning c) won d) to win / You leave a party at a friend s house ,you say: a) Goodbye for now and thanks for inviting me b) See you next week Fine, thanks c) Thanks Nice to see you d) Very glad to see you Could you please stop……………………so much noise? a) make b).to make c).made d) making 10 We are looking forward to ……………………you soon a) hearing from b) heard c) hearing d).hear 11 We intend to have a ………….around Europe, but our mother prefers visiting England than China a) fourteen-day trip b) fourteen day trip c) fourteen days trip d) trip in fourteen days 12 The language…………………….I am good at is English a) that b) who c) which d) which or that 13 I think they are going to visit One-Pillar Pagoda, …………………… ? a) are they going b).don/t I c) I d) aren/ t they 14 After the terrible traffic accident,………… injured were taken to …………… hospital immediately a) an / the b) no article / a c).the / no article d) the / the 15 ………………….the place where plants and trees are grown for scientific study a) pagoda b).pine forest c) a resort d).Botanic Garden 16 She …………… sixteen years old next Saturday a) will be b) is going to c) is d) has 17 About one hundered buildings and houses………………in the earthquake a) has destroyed b) have been destroying c) have destroyed d) have been destroyed 18 Oh, your luggage is ready now What time……………………………? a) are you going to leave b) will you leave c).are you leaving d).you are leaving 19 A person with ………….is unable to pronounce some certain sounds a) deafness b).mute c) blindness d) lisp 20 They living on farms and working on fields a).didn/t use to b) use c) used to d) are used to 21 There / lot / black clouds/ sky / It / rain// a) There is lots of black clouds in the sky It is going to rain b) There are a lot of black clouds in the sky It is going to rain c) There are lots of black clouds in the sky It will rain d) There are a lot of black clouds on the sky It will rain DeThiMau.vn 22 One disadvantage of TV is that it interferes………….family life a) for b) to c) with d) of 23 A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawing is called a ………… a) drama b) cartoon c) comedy d) documentary 24 ………………… the heavy rain, he went out without a raincoat a) Although b) In spite c) Despite d) Even 25 I………… to him three times since he…………… to live here a).talked – came b) have talked – came c) talked – has come d) have talked – has come IV/ There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence Find the mistake (A , B , C or D ) 26 The computer that my father bought it last week was very expensive A B C D 27 The young is not fully aware of the importance of learning English A B C D 28 Dong Xuan , that is one of the biggest market in Hanoi capital, was founded in 1889 A B C D 29 She felt very lonely in spite being surrounded by many people A B C D 30 Some newspapers provide some or all of their contents on the Internet, either at no cost nor for a fee A B C D V/ Read the following passage and choose the best answer: I live in a small vilage called Smalville There are about 500 people here I love the village(31)………… it is very quiet and life is slow and easy The village is always clean, and people look (32)…… it with great care The air is always clean, too It is much more friendly here(33)…………….in a city because everyone knows everyone else, and if someone has a problem, there are always people(34)……… can help There are only a few things that I don/t like about Smalville One thing is that we don/t have many things to in the evening.We don/t have any cinemas theaters (35)……………….thing is that people always talk about each other, and everyone knows what everyone else is doing But I still(36)……………village life to life in a big city 31 a).so b) because c).but d).therefore 32 a) at b) for c).into d).after 33 a) as b) than c).with d) like 34 a) which b).whom c) who d).whose 35 a).other b) others c).the other d) the others 36 a).like b).prefer c).love d).would rather VI/ Read the passage below and choose the correct answer for each question Computers are now an important part of people/s life Without them, the modern world will stop: nobody will be able to travel, work , shop , watch TV, get money, or send messages However, together with computers come viruses - a kind of computer program.They move from one computer to another and damage the memory of other parts of the computer Some viruses are difficult to stop; they can damage millions of computers in a very short time The first virus called Brain appeared in 1986 In 1987, a more dangerous virus called Jerusalem appeared.It stayed in the computer and did nothing until the date was Friday 13th when it started to damage the computer/s memory DeThiMau.vn By the late 1990s, most computers were part of the e-mail and Internet systems This meant virus programs could a lot of destruction very quickly The Melissa virus, for example, could move from one computer to another by e-mail – it automatically sent itself to every other email address in the address book 37 Which statement is true about computer viruses? a).A computer virus is a program b ) A computer virus can kill people c).The Melissa virus is part of the Internet system d) The virus Jerusalem is harmless because it did nothing 38 Computer viruses became extremely dangerous……………………… a).when the first virus called Brain was created b) on Friday 13 th c) when computers were connected to e-mail and Internet systems d) in 1987 39 A synonym of “destruction” (paragraph ) is…………………… a).disaster b) problem c).damage d) travel 40 “A remedy” (paragraph 4) refers to ………………… a) medicine b) antivirus software c) viruses d) programmers - The end - DeThiMau.vn VIET DUC high school FIRST SEMESTER TEST (2006 – 2007) Subject: English 10 Time: 45 minutes ANSWER: I/ II/ III/ IV/ V/ VI/ B B 7.D 15.D 23 B 26B 31.B 37.A D C 8.A 16.A 24.C 27.A 32.D 38.C D 9.D 17 D 25.B 28.A 33.B 39.C 4.B 10.A 18.C 29.B 34.C 40.B 11.A 19.D 30.D 35.C DeThiMau.vn 12.D 20.D 36.B 13.D 21.B 14.C 22.C ... English 10 Time: 45 minutes ANSWER: I/ II/ III/ IV/ V/ VI/ B B 7.D 15 .D 23 B 26B 31. B 37.A D C 8.A 16 .A 24.C 27.A 32.D 38.C D 9.D 17 D 25.B 28.A 33.B 39.C 4.B 10 . A 18 .C 29.B 34.C 40.B 11 .A 19 .D... D 25.B 28.A 33.B 39.C 4.B 10 . A 18 .C 29.B 34.C 40.B 11 .A 19 .D 30.D 35.C DeThiMau.vn 12 .D 20.D 36.B 13 .D 21. B 14 .C 22.C ... virus called Brain appeared in 19 86 In 19 87, a more dangerous virus called Jerusalem appeared.It stayed in the computer and did nothing until the date was Friday 13 th when it started to damage