FORTY – FIVE MINUTE ENGLISH TEST Full name: ___________________________ Mark: ______ Class: 10 / No: 2A I. Phonetics: Choose the underlined part a; b; c or d pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. school b. afternoon c. zoo d. cooperation 2. a. pagoda b. today c. classmate d. nation Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 3. a. believe b. persuade c. prevent d. permit 4. a. formation b. parents c. accident d. hospital II. Grammar and Structures: A: Choose the best option a; b; c or d to complete the following sentences 5. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machine a. time-saving b. time-wasting c. time sharing d. time-serving 6. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for ____________ a. the dumb b. the poor c. the dead d. the disabled 7. They come from large and poor families, _____ prevented them from having proper schooling. a. who b. which c. that d. whom 8. Fax machine ____________ send or receive letter quickly. a. is used for b. used to c. is used to d. used for 9. I ____________ able to play tennis since I ____________ my arm. a. wasn’t / broke b. am not / break c. won’t be / broke d. haven’t been / broke 10. I ____________ my house painted last year? a. had b. did c. was d. will 11. A computer is a ____________ typewriter. a. inconvenient b. magical c. hopeless d. unhappy 12. I work from Monday to Friday, and Saturday and Sunday are my ____________ a. working days b. days off c. off days d. days out 13. You are not allowed to camp here without ____________ a. permissive b. permission c. permissible d. permissibly 14. “Did you phone Peter?” “Oh no, I forgot. I ____________ him up now. a. phone b. will phone c. am phoning d. am going to phone 15. What time _______ the plane ________ tomorrow? a. does …take off b. will …take off c. is … taking off d. is going to take off 16. I ____________ my birthday party next week. Would you like to come? a. am having b. will have c. had d. have 17. The man _________ was injured in the accident is now in the hospital. a. who b. which c. when d. where 18. Tom ________ go to the library a. used to b. is used to c. is used for d. used for 19. Most of the houses ________were destroyed in the earthquake have now been rebuilt a. how b. what c. which d. who 20. Many gifts __________to their teachers on the Teacher’s Day. a. is sent b. was sent c. have been sent d. will send 21. Tony’s class is going on _________ excursion to visit some caves near Huong Pagoda. a. a two day b. a two days c. a days two d. a day two 22. I often suffer _______ travel sickness, so I need plenty of fresh air. a. from b. over c. about d. by 23. I like to sit in the sun by _______ . a. mine b. me c. my d. myself 24. One of the weekend picnics I enjoy _______ was two weeks ago. a. many b. much c. better d. most B: Identify the incorrect underlined part: A; B; C or D. 25. “I need some workers.” “OK, I am sending them to you. How many workers do you need?” A B C D 26. I can’t find my book, that is a real nuisance. A B C D 27. Have you found the keys how you lost two days ago? A B C D 28. The man which Mr David met on the train yesterday is my new teacher. A B C D C: Choose the correct sentence in grammar and structure: 29. Computers / our daily life. / part of / have become / a. Computers have become part of our daily life. b. Our daily life have become part of computers. c. Part of our daily life have become computers. d. Have become computer part of our daily life? 30. We use / to watch / everyday / the news / TV / a. The news we use TV to watch everyday. b. We use TV to watch the news everyday. c. Everyday the news TV to watch we use. d. We use TV to watch everyday the news 31. I am / a piece of / to tell / writing / news / you/. a. A piece of news I am to tell you writing. b. I am to tell you writing a piece of news. c. I am writing to tell you a piece of news. d. A piece of news to tell you I am writing. 32. When / are/ a trip / Linda / going on / and her classmates/? a. When Linda and her classmates are going on a trip? b. When are a trip going on Linda and her classmates? c. When going on Linda and her classmates are a trip? d. When are Linda and her classmates going on a trip? III: Reading comprehension: A: Choose the best option a; b; c or d to complete the passage: 33. a. teach b. teacher c. teaching d. taught 34. a. Blind b. Deaf c. Dumb d. Disabled 35. a. used to b. didn’t use to c. used for d. didn’t use for 36. a. succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully Louis Braille was born in1809 in Coupvray . He was a French (33) _______________ of the blind. He himself was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute for the Young (34) _______________ in Paris. Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institute. Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Braille “pointing writing” system, (35) _______________ coded army messages to enable the blind to read. Pointing writing modifying of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used (36) _______________ today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries. II/ Writing: A: Rewrite these sentences by using the cues given C: Read the passage and then answer the following question below The electronic computer is the most significant invention since team engine. While the industrial revolution previously changed the nature of manual work, the computer revolution is now changing the work done by the brain. Nowadays micro-computers are manufactured in hundreds of thousands and are constantly being equipped with more and more ingenuous devices. Contrary to popular belief, computers themselves cannot make mistakes. The answer will always be correct if the program fed into the computer is correct 37. Is the electronic computer the most important invention? a. Yes, it is b. No; it isn’t c. Yes, it isn’t d. No, it is 38. What is the significant of the industrial revolution? a. It changed the nature of manual work. b. It changed the work done by brain c. It changed the electronic computers most d. It is equipped with ingenuous devices 39. How are micro-computers manufactured nowadays? a. They are manufactured in tens of hundreds b. They are manufactured in hundreds of thousands c. They are manufactured in tens of thousands d. They are manufactured in thousands of billions 40. What can computer give us if the program fed into the computer is correct? a. It can give us a correct answer b. It can make mistakes c. It can give us nothing d. It can give us many things . MINUTE ENGLISH TEST Full name: ___________________________ Mark: ______ Class: 10 / No: 2A I. Phonetics: Choose the underlined part a; b; c or d pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. school. stress is placed differently from the others. 3. a. believe b. persuade c. prevent d. permit 4. a. formation b. parents c. accident d. hospital II. Grammar and Structures: A: Choose the best option. accident is now in the hospital. a. who b. which c. when d. where 18. Tom ________ go to the library a. used to b. is used to c. is used for d. used for 19. Most of the houses ________were destroyed