NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL 45-MINUTE TEST ENGLISH 10 TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. integral B. solemn C. vegetation D. characterize 2. A. music B. communication C. lull D. documentary II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different: 3. A. ability B. activity C. sophisticate D. entertainment 4. A. undertaken B. population C. karaoke D. spectator 5. A. audience B. motion C. champion D. compete III. Identify the error: 6. It was not until 2000 that she graduates from high school. A B C D 7. Although there is a lot of pollution in Ho Chi Minh City, but I still love it. A B C D 8. I am learning the English with my teacher and she is French. A B C D 9. The children should protect themselves so that avoid dangerous situations. A B C D 10. Although having great talent, they were in trouble and found no solutions. A B C D IV. Read the passage below and answer these following questions: The Director L&P Transport Company 79B Nguyen Hue Boulevard Ho Chi Minh City I’m writing about the short stop that your trucks (13) ______ around my house on their way to the north. When the trucks of your company have a short (14) ______ there, the drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their refreshment. When the trucks leave the place, the ground is (15) _________ of trash and a few minutes later there is bad smell and flies all over the place. I myself, (16) ______ the people living around here, would urge that your company should tell your drivers to clean up all the trash on the ground before leaving. (17) _________ you do something about it and soon, we will have to report this to the local authority. I am looking forward to hearing from you and (18) ______ positive response from your company. 11. A. produce B. do C. take D. make 12. A. break B. relax C. advertise D. entertain 13. A. crowded B. filled C. fond D. full 14. A. as long as B. as far as C. as soon as D. as well as 15. A. Although B. If C. Because D. Unless 16. A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw V. Read the following passage, and then decided if the statements that follow are TRUE or FALSE Giang is a student from Thanh Hoa province. He’s participating in a student exchange program, and he is now in the United States. It is the beginning of July now and he is staying with the Parker family on a farm 100 kilometers from Columbus, Ohio. He’s going to be there till the end of August. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part-time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children: Peter the elder brother is the same age as Giang, and Sam is the younger one who is in primary school, a level lower than Peter’s. Since his arrival, Giang has been learning a lot about life on a farm. He has also been able to improve his spoken English. As soon as he completes his homework, he helps feed the chickens and collect the eggs. he really enjoys himself spending his summer vacation this way. 17. Giang is staying with an American family in the countryside true 18. Giang’s going to be there for 3 months false 19. Peter and Giang are both in primary school false 20. Giang is having a good time learning and working with the Parkers true. VI. Sentence transformation: 21. He did very well in the test, but he still failed. => Although……………………………………………………………………… => Although he did very well in the test, he still failed. 22. His education is none of my business, so I will never pay attention to it. => Because ………………………………………………………………………. => Because his education is none of my business, I will never pay attention to it. 23. Because it rained heavily, we could not go to the cinema. =>Because of ……………………………………………………………………………. => Because of heavy rain, we could not go to the cinema. 24. The weather was hot. They went jogging in the park. => In spite of …………………………………………………………………………… => In spite of hot weather, they went jogging in the park. 25. He was not successful in competing with strong competitors, because he did not concentrate enough. => Because of ………………………………………………………………………… => Because of not concentrating enough, he was not successful in competing with strong competitors. 26. That girl is very happy. She won the spelling competition. (Relative Clause) - That girl, …………………………………………………………………………………. - That girl, who won the spelling competition, is very happy. 27. TheTitanic was supposed to be unsinkable. It sank in 1922. => The Titanic ………………………………………………………………………………. => The Titanic, which was supposed to be unsinkable, sank in 1922 27. Hue, the former capital of Vietnam, is acknowledged as the World’s Cultural Heritage. Hue, which is Hue, which is the former capital of Vietnam, is acknowledged as the World’s Cultural Heritage. 28. They do their homework at night. (use Wh- Questions) => …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… => When do they do their homework? 29. I like the red blouse, not the blue one. (use Wh- Questions) =>……………………………………………………………………………………………… => Which one do you loke, the red blouse or the blue one? 30. Their favorite kind of music is Latin Jazz. (use Wh- Questions) => ……………………………………………………………………………………………. => What is their favorite kind of music? VII. Word form: 31. He shows me a detailed ………………. description of the new hardware. (describe). 32. Japan is very successful in ……………………….industrialization/ industrializing to overcome difficulties after the terrible war. (industry) 33. Her …………………violent attitudes towards men can cause a lot of problems for her. (violently) 34. She ………………… passionately adores arts, especially music and poetry. (passion) 35. …………………Financially, she is regarded as a successful example for us to follow. (finance) 36. Do you know who the …………… founder of Amazon.com is? (foundation) VIII. Find the correct answers: 37. I save all of my pocket money______________ buy a new house. A. To B. in order to C. so as to D. all is correct 38. We visit England ________ we can practice speaking English. A. To B. so that C. in order that D. B & C are correct 39. The TV program was _______________. It made me _______________________. A. Boring/ bored B. boring/ boring C. bored/ bored D. bored/ boring 40. Being a teacher is an _______________ job. My teachers are very _______________ when all the students are noisy and disobedient. A. Exhausted/ exhausted B. exhausting/ exhausted C. exhausted/ exhausting . NGUYEN TRAI HIGH SCHOOL 45- MINUTE TEST ENGLISH 10 TIME ALLOWED: 45 MINUTES I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. school false 20. Giang is having a good time learning and working with the Parkers true. VI. Sentence transformation: 21. He did very well in the test, but he still failed. => Although………………………………………………………………………. there till the end of August. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm while Mrs. Parker works part -time at a grocery store in a nearby town. They have two children: Peter the elder brother is the