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Trang 1Tran Quy Cap Senior High School TEST ON ENGLISH
Class: 10/ Time: 45 minutes Code: 322
Full name : Academic year: 2009-2010
I Reading comprehension - Choose suitable words to fill in the gaps.
Tropical forests are known to be very (1) to the balance of the nature but we are
destroying them at an incredible rate They are being cleared not only to benefit the natives of that country, but also to satisfy the needs of the richer countries Central American forests are being destroyed for pasture-land to make pet food in the United States cheaper; in Papua New Guinea, forests
are (2) to supply cheaper cardboard packaging for Japanese electronic products; in Burma and Thailand, forests have been destroyed to (3) more attractive furniture in Singapore and Hong-
Kong Therefore, a rich person living thousands of miles away may cause more tropical forest
destruction than a poor person (4) in the forest.
In short, it is everybody's duty to safeguard the future of mankind through population control and
being more aware (5) the effects his actions have on nature Nature is both fragile and powerful It is very easily destroyed by man; on the (6) hand, it can also easily destroy human
being with terrible disasters
5 A on B of C in D at
II Language focus :
Which of the following underlined sounds is pronounced differently from the others?
7 A stopped B moved C asked D washed
8 A please B because C realise D increase
9 A moves B washes C forces D kisses
10 A enough B cough C though D laugh
Which of the following words is stressed differently from the others?
11 A communicate B occasion C communist D adventurer
12 A celebrate B existence C chemistry D audience
13 A camera B industry C village D amuse
Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option for each of the following sentences.
14 The third World Cup was held in France in 1983 It means France was a (an)……….
A organization B host nation C FIFA D strong team
15 It was not until I was 15 years old that I … ……… how to ride a bicycle.
A is learning B had learned C learned D was learning
16 The cinema changed completely at ……… end of ……… 1920s.
A the - Ø B the - the C an – the D Ø - the
17 World Cup is considered the most popular event in the world The word "the world" means
A the nation B the region C the continent D the globe
18 “The Spy Returns” is a very ……… ……… film about a wealthy man who visits Italy.
A excite B excitement C exciting D excited
19 The plants which in the living room need watering
A are B be C is D was
20 Why don't you try on this shirt? It nice you.
A is looking/ with B will look/ on C looked/ with D is going to look/ on
Trang 221 They have just bought some paint They ……… their house this afternoon.
A paint B will paint C are going to paint D be going to paint
22 She has saved a sum of money for her ………
A retiring B retirement C retired D retire
23 Music ……… our hopes and dreams.
A to convey B can also convey C that also convey D can be also convey
24 I like ……… classical music but my brothers prefer ……… jazz.
A a/ a B a/ the C the/ the D ø / ø
25 I couldn’t sleep ……… ……… very tired.
A I was despite B although I was C in spite of D despite of being
26 My hometown is located ……….……… the northern part of the city.
A in B on C at D of
27 London ……… an area of 1610 square kilometers.
A gets B have C covers D fills
28 We didn’t recognize him until he appeared in front of us.
A It was not until we recognized him that he appeared in front of us.
B It was not until he appeared in front of us that we recognized him.
C It was not until we didn’t recognize him that he appeared in front of us.
D It was not until he appeared in front of us that we didn’t recognize him.
29 We haven't had a good meal three weeks
A ago B since C for D in
30 My brother for this company for ages.
A is working B has been working C was working D has been worked
31 What do you call an object such as a silver cup that is given as a prize for winning a competition?
A - A trophy B - A reward C - A medal D - A competitor
32 You should book a ticket in advance the football match.
A to watch B watching C to be watch D Both A and C are correct
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
33 Lam turned on the radio to listening to the news.
A B C D
34 My brother prefers science fiction films than horror ones.
A B C D
35 When a school team win a match, it is the whole school feels proud, not only the players.
A B C D
36 With the victory in the final match, Brazil became the first team winning the trophy five times.
A B C D
III Writing: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the first
ones. Example: The workers are going to repair the road.
37 The boy didn't do his homework until his father came home.
It was not until ……….
38 Tim was not injured in the crash because he was wearing a seatbelt.
If Tim hadn't ……… ………
39 I was in a hurry, so I left my documents at home.
If ………
40 Did it take John three hours to paint the wall?
Did John spend ……… ……… ………
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