CöM’gar High School Grade: 10 THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION Time: 45’ I Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronunced differently from that of the other words A around B mouse C count D country A boss B call C more D talk A cut B fun C pull D button A camera B famous C glad D family A seat B leave C increase D ready II Vocabulary and structure Marie Curie harbored the dream of a - career which was Impossible for a woman her time A scientist B scientific C science D scientifically Look at those black clouds! It A is raining Bowel rain C is going to rain D will be raining The little boy is helping across the road A the rich B the poor C the unemployed D the blind Yesterday when I - at the station, the train - for 15 minutes A arrived/ had left B arrived/ left C had arrived/ left D arrived/ has left 10 After the death of her husband She had to take charge - educating the children by herself A in B for C of D with 11 When I was a child, I - go to the zoo with my father on Sundays A was used to B was used for C used for D used to 12 This is Mr Nam, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people A whom B who C whose D that 13 If he harder, the results will be better A worked B works C has worked D will work 14 My house since I was five years old A have been built B has been built C has built D was built 15 I like to music while I am studying A listen B to listening C listening D listened 16 Lan is a student A working hard B hard worker C hard-working D hard- work 17 Lan is never - for school A absent B present C early D late 18 The meeting has been cancelled - the chairman’s absence A because B because of C despite D although 19 A person who is at the same class as you at school or college is called a - A roommate B friend C classmate D groupmate 20 We haven’t seen each other - we left school A since B for C before D after 21 I don’t know why he avoids me A to meet B meet C being met D meeting 22 Mary is interested in Vietnamese A to learn B learn C learning D learnt 23 television people can get the latest information and enjoy interesting programmes A With B.Thank to C On D On behalf of 24 Remote controls are used to - with TV A interact B interacting C interacted D interaction DeThiMau.vn 25 What you use the Internet -? A to B with C of D for III Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting 26 I like the present whom you gave me on my birthday A B C D 27 If the weather is fine today, we would go to the beach A B CD 28 My friends gave me a big surprise, who made me happy A B C D 29 One of the most interesting things for me to are listening to music A B C D 30 After Tom had finished doing his homework, Tom had gone to bed A B C D IV Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 31 The thick fog made it impossible for me to drive to work A I couldn’t drive B I couldn’t control the car because the thick fog C I couldn’t control the car because of the fog was thick D The thick fog prevented me from driving to work 32 Despite feeling cold, we kept walking A We kept walking if we didn’t feel cold B Although we felt cold, we kept walking C We kept walking so we felt cold D We kept walking without feeling cold 33 He used to write home once a week A He enjoys writing home every week B He never fails to write a weekly letter home C He doesn’t now write home once a week D He was forced to write home every week 34 She said to us “ Don’t be late!” A She told us not to be late B She told not to be late C We can’t come there late D She didn’t want us to come late 35 I haven’t been to the cinema for two months A The last time I went to the cinema was two months ago B It’s two months since I last went to the cinema C I didn’t go to the cinema until two months ago D Both A & B are correct V Read the text and questions below For each question, circle the letter you choose A, B, C or D The computer age is producing an army of robots- machines that are directed are electronic brain and which replace human labor in industrial operations Many are artificial arms, which reach into areas man enters only at his peril, such as the inside of nuclear reactor Already in 2000 there were 90,000 such robots working in industrial plants throughout the world The big change over to robots, however, is likely to come only when their costs go down while workers’ wages continue to rise 36 Sentence indicates that robots are used mainly A to fight wars B To operate computers DeThiMau.vn C To direct electronic brains D To take the place of human workers 37 An observer today is most likely to see robots in operation in A military battles B business offices C modern factories D scientific laboratories 38 The shape of many robots already in use is somewhat similar to that of a human A brain B hand C arm D foot 39 The passage makes clear that a very valuable use of many robots is to A act as a teacher to human beings B replace the human brain in producing computers C aid doctors in medical operations D tasks extremely dangerous for humans to 40 Which of the following statements about the last sentence in the passage is certainly true? A The cost of the average robot is higher than that of a human worker B The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot C Robots are becoming more and more expensive D Robots are becoming cheaper all the time The end D C C B D B 11 D C 12 C D 13 B A 14 B 10 C 15 C 16 C 17 D 18 B 19 C 20 A 21 D 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 D THE ANSWER 26 B 31 D 27 B 32 B 28 C 33 C 29 D 34 A 30 D 35 D DeThiMau.vn 36 D 37 C 38 C 39 D 40 A ... The end D C C B D B 11 D C 12 C D 13 B A 14 B 10 C 15 C 16 C 17 D 18 B 19 C 20 A 21 D 22 C 23 B 24 A 25 D THE ANSWER 26 B 31 D 27 B 32 B 28 C 33 C 29 D 34 A 30 D 35 D... IV Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one 31 The thick fog made it impossible for me to drive to work A I couldn’t drive B I couldn’t control