http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST SUBJECT: ENGLISH Name: ……………………………… Class: 10/ Time allotted: 45’ 1. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A. line B. medicine C. examine D. determine 2. The children were________ by Walt Disney films. A. fascinating B. fascination C. fascinated D. fascinate 3. Three-quarters of the Earth is covered by__________. A. sand B. seas and oceans C. mountains D. soil 4. The 1 st World Cup was held in_________ A. Uruguay B. Argentina C. France D. Brazil 5. He is very keen on________ tennis. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played 6. The song cheers me___________ A. of B. up C. on D. in 7. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A. punished B. planted C. decided D. attended 8. Mickey Mouse is one of main character in Wait Disney films. A B C D 9 ___ is traditional music of a country A. Pop music B. Jazz C. Classical music D. Folk music 10. The team was dispointing at the result, but all the players agreed A B C D 11. Would you like something__________? A. to eat B. eating C. eat D. ate 12. Most rice in Taiwan ……………from Vietnam. A. are imported B. are bought C. was bought D. is imported 13. We know a lot of people ………………………………. live in London. A. which B. that C. whom D. whose 14. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A. sit B. sand C. leaves D. star 15. We are going to visit Ha Noi, ……………………………… is the capital of Vietnam. A. which B. that C. where D. Ø 16. National parks help to __ endangered animals A. protective B. protect. C. protection D. protectively 17. I did not know you were in hospital. If I………….,I………to visit you. A. had known/ would go B. knew/would go C. had known/would have gone D. a & b are correct 18. if / the / weather / we / be / nice / holiday / cancel / last Sunday . A. If the weather is nice, we wouldn't have cancelled our holiday last Sunday. B. If the weather had been nice last Sunday, we wouldn't have cancelled our holiday. C. If the weather was nice, we had cancelled our holiday last Sunday. D. If the weather isn't nice, we had cancelled our holiday last Sunday 19. We didn't start the party_______she arrived. A. until B. before C. when D. during 20. . ……………earth moves round ……………… sun. A. The / the B. A / a C. An / the D. An / an 21. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A. school B. champion C. character D. chemist 22 Whales and dolphins both make _______ which in some ways are similar to a language. A. sounds B. symbols C. signals D. sighs Code 1207 23. …………….is the protection of natural things such as plant and animals. A. Reservation B. Conservation C. Circulation D. Destruction 24. He thought of his dead child with deep___________. A. emotional B. emotive C. emotionally D. emotion 25. "How many rice do you want?" "A kilo, please." A B C D 26. It's true that_____rich lead a different life from the poor. A an B. a C. the D. 0 27 We didn’t recognize him until he came into the light. A. It was not until we recognized him that he came into the light. B. It was not until he came into the light that we recognized him. C. It was not until we didn’t recognize him that he came into the light. D. It was not until he came into the light that we didn’t recognize him. 28. What will happen if the air……………….? A. was polluted B. be polluted C. is polluted D. has polluted 29 ……………………………. living in the country, Mr. Lam is working in the city. A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. But 30. Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil. A. precious B. important C. natural D. poor. 31. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest A. clear B. hear C. idea D heart 32. If I……….younger, I would apply for that post. A. is B. was C. were D. been 33. A new bridge ________built here next year. A. will be B. are C. could be D. would be 34. The bag looks heavy. I_____you with it. A. help B. will help C. am helping D. am going help 35. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It will rain. A B C D III. Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank. World Cup, two international soccer tournaments, one for men and one for women, each held every (36) ………. years. Both tournaments are the top of international competition in the sport. The men's World Cup is (37)……… the most popular sporting event in the world and is followed with passionate interest around the globe. The final game of the 2002 tournament was played to a television audience of (38)……… than a billion viewers. Founded in 1930 with just 13 (39)……… , the tournament now attract entries from more than 200 countries. The teams must participate in elimination games within their own regions (40)……… qualifying to become one of the 32 nations participating in the final tournament. 36. A. five B. four C. three D. two 37. A. considered B. made C. done D. told 38. A. more B. little C. some D. any 39. A. people B. groups C. teams D. countries 40. A. during B. after C. before D. of 01 11 21 31 02 12 22 32 03 13 23 33 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 06 16 26 36 07 17 27 37 0 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 09 19 29 39 10 20 30 4 0 1207 1. B 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8. C 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.B 14.C 15. A 16.B 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.A 21.B 22. A 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.C 29. B 30.A 31.D 32.C 33.A 34.B 35.D 36. B 37.A 38.A 39.D 40.C . 21 31 02 12 22 32 03 13 23 33 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 06 16 26 36 07 17 27 37 0 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 09 19 29 39 10 20 30 4 0 1207 1. B 2.C 3. B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8. C 9.D 10. B 11.A 12.D 13. B. 12.D 13. B 14.C 15. A 16.B 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.A 21.B 22. A 23. B 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.C 29. B 30 .A 31 .D 32 .C 33 .A 34 .B 35 .D 36 . B 37 .A 38 .A 39 .D 40.C . one of the 32 nations participating in the final tournament. 36 . A. five B. four C. three D. two 37 . A. considered B. made C. done D. told 38 . A. more B. little C. some D. any 39 . A. people