http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ Name: Class: 10/ Mã Số: Basic THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION ENGLISH 10 (BASIC) Time allotted: 45 minutes I.PRONUNCIATION @ Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. 1. A. delight B. compose C. emotion D. funeral 2. A. audience B. disaster C. cinema D. character 3. A. dolphin B. erosion C. variety D. abandon @ Choose the world which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 4. A. sharks B. events C. legends D. maps 5. A. leath er B. th ick C. month D. wealth y 6. A. appea r B. hea r C. nea r D. bea r II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 7. If I were your doctor, I ………… that you stop smoking. A. insist B. will insist C. would have insisted D. would insist 8. Green plants use light, water, minerals, and carbon dioxide…………. food in their leaves. A. to make B. made C. make D. making 9. – “ I’m having the driving test tomorrow.” 01 11 21 31 02 12 22 32 03 13 23 33 04 14 24 34 05 15 25 35 06 16 26 36 07 17 27 37 08 18 28 38 09 19 29 39 10 20 30 40 http://duct am_tp.violet .vn/ “……………….” A. Be careful B. Good luck C. Well-done D. Congratulations 10. ………… Dick was warned about the dangers of smoking, he continued to smoke. A. Even though B. Despite C. However D. In spite of 11. Can you show me………. to use this washing machine ? A. what B. how C. which D. way Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 12. Greenhouse is a building which in people can grow plants the year around. A B C D 13. Folk music is often usually composed and performed by nonprofessional musicians. A B C D 14. Norma Jean baker was the real name of the famous Hollywood actress know as Marilyn Monroe. A B C D 15. Farmers …………. keep hives of bees can sell the honey and beeeswas. A. what B. which C. who D. where 16. Would you like a piece of cake ? ………………………… A. Yes, I would B. Yes, I do like C. Yes, of course D. Yes, please 17. Another word for “ destroy ” is………… A. preserve B. protect C. devastate D. reject 18. My Sister is quick at …………… computer games. A. play B. played C.to play D. playing 19. Every man, woman, child……………… under the law. A. are protected B. is protecting C. is protected D. are protecting 20. My brother is quite a…………… person who does a lot of science research. A. create B. creative C. creation D. creatively 21. My favorite musician is Trinh cong Son . A. What is his name? B. What is Trinh Cong Son’s job? C. Who is your favorite musician? D. What does Trinh Cong Son do? 22. I like science fiction films. A. What do you like? B. Which do you like? C. Which do you like films? D. What sort of films do you like? 23. Choose the word which has the opposite meaning to the word given “ mournful”. A. sorrowful B. joyful C. dismal D. miserable 24. Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given: Film “Harry Porter” / show / seven o’clock / National Cinema Centre. A. The film “ Harry Porter” show at seven o’clock at the Natoinal Cinema Centre. B. The film “ Harry Porter” is shown at seven o’clock at the National Cinema Centre. C. The film “ Harry Porter” shows at seven o’clock at the National Cinema Centre. D. The film “ Harry Porter” was shown at seven o’clock at the National Cinema Centre. 25. Rita …………… today because she didn’t get any sleep last night. A. exhausted B. is exhausted C. is exhausting D. was exhausting 26. Tell me about your plan, Lan. What ……………… this Saturday evening? A. will you do B. would you do C. are you going to do D. do you do 27. That teacher is a(n) …………… His pupils like his sense of humor. A. amused B. amusing C. amusement D. self-amused 28. If he …………. for the revision session, he might have no difficult doing the test right now. A. came B. had come C. was to come D. had to come 29. I’d rather go to the football field instead ………… being in class today. A. in B. to C. at D. of http://duct am_tp.violet .vn/ 30. I went to ……… wonderful concert by LonDon Symphony Orchestra. A. a B. any C. the D. such 31. A person in a film is called a/an ……………… ` A. actor B. actress C. scene D. character 32. We ………… for the tickets for fifteen minutes then we got in the cinema. A. stood B. sat C. queued D. saw 33. Cameron, ………… directed “ The Titanic”, is one of the leading faces in Holly-Wood. A. who B. whose C. whom D. that 34. He has ………… three goals in succession. A. won B. got C. scored D. obtained 35. Please wait here…………… we finish work. A. until B. as soon as C. if D. when III. READING : DOLPHIN Dolphin is the name of a group of sea animals closely related to whales and porpoises. Like whales and porpoises, dolphins are (36) ………… , not fish. Mammals, unlike fish, feed their young with milk that is produced in the mother’s body. Also unlike fish, dolphin have lungs and are warm-blooded – that is, their (37) ………… always stay about the same, regardless of the temperature of their surroundings. Many scientists believe that dolphins rank among the most (38)…………… animals, along with chimpanzees and dogs. Scientists apply the term dolphin to two families : marine dolphins and (39)……………. dolphins. There are 32 species of marine dolphins. They are found in nearly all oceans, and most of them live only in salty water. Many species of marine dolphins remain near land for most of their lives, but some live in the open sea. River dolphins live in (40) …………… or slightly salty water. 36. A. mammals B. birds C. insects D. reptiles 37. A. weight B. strength C. size D. temperature 38. A. foolish B. intelligent C. beautiful D. faithful 39. A. sea B. ocean C. river D. water 40. 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