Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 GRADE 10 THE SECOND TEST OF THE FIRST SEMESTER A I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. all B. walk C.what D. sport 2. A. proper B. course C. force D. talk II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 3. A. appropriate B. miraculous C. communicate D. accuracy 4. A. scenic B. magical C. capable D. mysterious 5. A. interaction B. international C. entertainment D. instruction III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 6. The disable spend the rest of their lives in wheelchairs. A B C D 7. The deaf are the persons who can't see anything. A B C D 8. We are looking forward about going on a wonderful summer holiday. A B C D 9. It is capable with doing almost anything you ask it to. A B C D 10.I feel terrible. I think I am being sick. A B C D IV. Choose the correct answer ( A,B,C or D) to complete the sentences: 11. Tim has found a new job. It's lucky. A. Tim has found a new job, which lucky. B. A new job which is lucky Tim has found . C. Tim has found a new job, which is lucky. D. Tim has found a new job that is lucky. 12. It's two years since he last went home. A. He hasn't gone home for two years. B. The last time he went home two years ago. C. He didn't go home two years ago. D. He hasn't gone home two years ago. 13. We're arranged to meet you at 8a.m tomorrow. A. We're meeting you at 8a.m tomorrow. B. We've met you at 8a.m tomorrow. C. We were going to meet you at 8a.m tomorrow. D. We meet you at 8a.m tomorrow. 14.The street I live in is very noisy at night. This makes it difficult to sleep. A. The street I live in is very noisy at night,which makes it difficult to sleep. B. Which makes it difficult to sleep that the street I live in is very noisy at night. C. The street I live in is very noisy at night that makes it difficult to sleep. D. This the street I live in is very noisy at night makes it difficult to sleep. V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each sentence : Have you ever visited London, one of the most famous cities in the world? London is divided into three parts, The City, the West End and the East End. The City is Britain’s commercial and banking center. The West End is the part where rich people live. The East End is the part where poor people live. Lenin visited London before the Great October Socialist Revolution. He often came to work at the British museum. He gathered material for his works. Lenin studied the life of the British workers and British labour movement. He attended meetings and gatherings. He spent much time in learning English in order to master it. Lenin liked to walk around the city to learn more about the British capital. He called London the city of striking contrasts. Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 1 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 15. Lenin called London the city of ____ A. fame B. the rich Londoners C. The poor Londoners D. striking contrasts 16. London is one of the ____ cities in the world. A. poorest B. smallest C. most famous D. biggest 17. How many parts is London divided into? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 18. When did Lenin visit London? A. Before the October Revolution. B. After the October Revolution. C. During the October Revolution. D. At the beginning of the October Revolution. 19. Lenin liked to walk around the city to _____. A. learn English B. know more about the British capital C. have a sightseeing tour D. go shopping VI. Choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) : 20. Information technology is very _______ to our lives. A. use B. useful C. usefully D. useless 21. Our teacher is very proud _______ her work. A. of B. at C. in D. with 22. My father didn't _______ coffee for breakfast. A. used to have B. use to have C. used to having D. use to having 23. 23.Tim used to _______ my best friend, but we are not friends any more. A. is B. are C. be D. being 24. The government is doing nothing to help _______ A. The poor people B. The poor ones C. the poor D. the poors 25. I_______ like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager. A. would B. used to C. must D. could 26. The old _______ the cold weather more than the young. A. feels B. feel C. feeling D. has felt 27. Letters are their only means of _______ A. communicate B. communication C. communicator D. communicative 28. Do you know the man _______ daughter is standing over there? A. who B. whom C. whose D. which 29. I _______ this film three times. A. have seen B. see C. saw D. had seen 30. How much money _______ for your vacation? A. are you saved B.have you been saved C have you saved D.were you saved 31. Their hands _______ on a towel. A. has been washed and dried B. have been washed and dried C. has washed and dried D. have washed and dried 32. We are having a _______ tomorrow. A. five-minute break B. five minutes break C. five-minutes break D. five-minute breaks 33. "Where's your father?" – "He _______ in his office." A. works B. has worked C. is working D. worked 34. Tell me about your plan, Lan. What _______ this saturday evening? A. are you doing B. have you done C. would you do D. did you do 35. I _______ him since he _______ here. A. haven't seen/left B. haven't seen/leave C. didn't see/left D. didn't see/lhave left Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 2 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 36. Mary _______ next week. A. get married B. is getting married C. has married D. gets 37.Thuy's class is different _______ other classes because the children are disabled. A. on B. in C. from D. of 38. Ha Long Bay, _______ of the world, is 165 kilometers from Ha Noi. A. wonder B. beauty C. place D. view 39. Look at that man on the bridge! I think he _______ A. is going to jump B. is jumping C. jumps D. jumped 40. The man _______ you visited last month is a famous scientist. A. who B. whom C. that D. all are correct B I. Phonetics: a). Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group: (0,5m) 1. A . alphabet B. manual C. tap D. patient 2. A. doctor B. hospital C. sport D. tomorrow b). Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others : (0,5m) 1. A. silence B. struggle C. facial D. repeat 2. A. continent B. commuter C. promotion D. disabled II. Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined part: (2ms) 1. Marie Curie was… the Nobel Prize in chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium A. won B. awarded C. dedicated D. devoted 2. Without the Braille Alphabet, it would be very difficult for……… … A. the disabled B. the deaf C. the mute D. the blind 3. When I came here I ( find) ……………………that everything ( be) ………………ready. A. find / is B. had found / was C. found / has been D. found /had been 4. A lot of scientists devote their life scientific researches. A. for B. to C. on D. at 5. It’s taking me longer to get …………….the operation than I thought. A. through B. by C. up D. over 6. Next week, we’re going to take a ………………. A. three day trips B. three-day trips C. three-days trip D. three-day trip 7. Braille is a pattern of raised that are with fingers to help the blind to read. A. dots / felt B. letters / touched C. paper / contacted D. dashes / brushed 8. The lecturer stopped to take a sip of water, and then resumed speaking. A. set up B. stopped C. put off D. started again III. Give the correct tense of the verbs in parrentheses: (1m) 1. Where (you / be) ………………………………… … at the moment, Paul? - I (cook) ……………………………… … in the kitchen. Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 3 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 2. (you/ hear) the latest news? - A bomb (explode) in the station at 10 o’clock this morning. IV. Give the correct form of the words in the parrentheses: (1m) 1. My brother wants a job with good changes of ………… ………….………. (promote) 2. Please turn the radio down. The noise is …………………………… …. (deaf) 3. To enroll this course, please fill in this ……… ……………. form. (register) 4. Feeling , the child refused to go to school. (security) V. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in the brackets : (2ms) 1. I haven’t gone swimming for two years. (Begin with the words given) → I last 2. You have lost your money. It has happened twice before. (Begin with the words given) → This is ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. She has a son who is five years old. (Use a compound adjective) → She has a …………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Life must be hard for people who do not have a job in our society today. (Use a phrase with THE + ADJECTIVE instead of the underlined phrase). → ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. VI. Read the following passage and answer the questions: (2ms) The first school for blind, deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first anniversary on Friday. The school is built in the eastern suburb of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and is designed to hold 200 students. It covers 20,000 square meters. The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language training, Tibetan, mathematics, writing, ethics training, physical education, arts, handicrafts, speech and walking courses. At the celebration, the audience was touched by a silent song expressed by the students with sign language. Baiba Toninzhub, a 10- year-old blind child, can speak Chinese fluently and is good at singing and dancing. He told the visitors that life in the boarding school was comfortable. 1. Is the school for children who can’t see, hear and speak? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 2. Where is the school located? Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 4 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 3. What are taught in the school? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 4. How is the students’ life in the boarding school? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ VII. Complete the sentences using the following cues: (1m) 1. I / like / point / a few things / the tour / last week. ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 2. Hellen Keller / graduate / Radcliffe College / 1904. ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ C A.PRONUNCIATION I.Choose the word that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the rest. (0,5pt) 1.A. early B. church C. weather D. work 2.A. book B. cool C. choose D. group II.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0,5pt) 3.A. appear B. office C. hardware D. manage 4.A. disabled B. educate C. consuming D. suspicious B.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I.Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (4pts) 5.The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths. A.regret B. anger C. sadness D. passion 6.…… he …… a lot of when he was young? A.Used/ to smoke B. Did/ used to smoke C. Used/ to smoking D. Did/ use to smoke 7.Eleven houses……………………….in my village this year. A.had just been sold B. have just sold C. has just been sold D. have just been sold 8.I didn’t like the noise in the city at first. But now I ………. here . A.got used to living B. am used to living C. used to live D. used to living 9.People without place to live are called…………………. A. the rich B. the homeless C. the poor D. the unemployed 10.Look! It ……… soon. Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 5 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 A.will rain B. is raining C. is going to rain D. rains 11.Where is the book………………………he gave you on your birthday? Awho B. whom C. which D. whose 12.The town is a popular ………… for art lovers. A.destination B. arrival C.department D.visitation 13.The firework display,part of the city’s centenary celebration, …… place on the 21 st August in Cannon Park. Awill be taken B.takes C. is going to take D. is taken 14.You are very excited about going on holiday to Thailand. What do you say to your friends? - "Next Sunday I ……… to Thailand". A.will fly B. have flown C.fly D.am flying 15.I ………… my brother USD 10,0000 so far. A.lent B.had lent C.lend D.has lent 16.Call an……………….for her please because she has fallen over and is unconscious. A.truck B. bus C. ambulance D.lorry 17.Vicky didn’t get the job, ……… made her very depressed. A.that B.which C.what D.whom 18.The computer can manage large ………… of data. A.collections B.collection C.collect D.collecting 19.We …………………. friends many years. A.have been B. has been C is D. is being 20.Our father, ………. we love and admire, has had to work hard all his life. A.that B.who C.which D.both a and b correct II.Choose the underlined part that needs correcting(1pt) 21.Who do you use a dictionary for? A B C D 22.The severely disabled needs full-time care. A B C D 23.When I was a child, summers would be warmer and winters colder than now. A B C D 24. I’ll fly to Mars next week. I’ve already gotten a ticket. A B C D C.READING: read the passage and choose the best answer. (1pt) There was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children used to buy a typewriter, a book or a dictionary. Convinced that computers are the key to success, parents are insisting that children shpuld be taught to use them in school as early as possible. They tend to fear that their children will be unemployable if they haven’t mastered computer technology. The use of computers in school is becoming more and more widespread. However, many teacher welcome computers, while other remain reluctant. They argue that using computers in studies is a waste that “too much money is going for computerized educational materials”. However, it is widely agreed that children should be taught computer programming, which does more develop their problem-solving skills and ability to think systematically. 25.The purpose of the author when he writes the above passage is ………… A.To explain the important of the early introduction of computers to school. B.To present the different ideas of parents about spending money on computers. C.To complain about the over-use of computers in school. D.To prove that using computers in studies is a vaste. 26.Which of the following statement is true according to the passage? Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 6 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 A.Parents fear that their children will waste much money on studying computers. B.Parents suggest that their chodren should study how to use computers early in school. C.Teachers are not interested in the educational value of computers. D.Teachers should learn how to use computers early. 27.Why do parent want their children to master the computer technology? A.Because they want their children to be computer experts. B.Because they are convinced that computers are best tool. C.Because they fear that their children will be unable to obtain a job. D.Because they don’t want to be unemployable. 28.The best title for the passage is ………… A.An Educational Present B.Computers, a waste of money C.Educational Values of Computers D.Computers and Parents D.WRITING: Rewrite the sentences using suggested words (3pts) 29.She has written a lot of short stories. (present perfect passive) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 30.Khang / never/ see/ “Rung Chuong Vang”/ program.(complete the sentence) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 31. Mary and Tony don’t eat ice-cream any more. (used to) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 32. She / be going to/ study / English/ next Friday.(complete the sentence) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 33.He passed the exam with high grades. This made everybody in the family pleased. (Which as a connector) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 34.The house is very old. He was born in it. (relative pronoun) ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ D I. Choose the best answer : ( 5ms ) 1: The are those who do not have a job. Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 7 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 A. disabled B. employed C. unemployed D. old 2: My father didn ’ t coffee before breakfast. A. used to have B. used to having C. use be having D. use to have 3: Choose the word whose underlined part differently from the rest. A. camcorder B. computer C. insert D. printer 4: My brother English for six years. A. have learned B. learns C. learned D. has learned 5: The story the teacher told us was very interesting. A. who B. which C. this D. whose 6: Braille is a reading system for the A. deaf B. dumb C. blind D. disabled 7: The students have changed their as it is impossible to visit the cave near Thay pagoda. A. destination B. classmates C. excursion D. tour 8: Choose the word whose underlined part differently from the rest. A. sock B. doctor C. wrong D. sport 9:We've recently studied rock A. building B. formations C. structure D. blocks 10: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest A. demonstration B. photography C. illustration D. picturesque 11: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest A. altitude B. excursion C. waterfall D. campfire 12: Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest A.persuade B. sunburnt C. glorious D. spacious 13: What makes computer a miraculous device? A. strange B. powerful C. magical D. excellent 14: Our class a picnic at Thay Pagoda this Sunday . A. am having B. will has C. is going to have D. go to have 15: I’ll try to her to go with us. A. persuade B. suggest C. propose D. offer 16: I our teacher tomorrow, so I shall give him your note. A. have seen B. going to see C. shall have seen D. am seeing 17: The English grammar ………… by our teacher. A. have been explained B.has been explained C. have explained D.has explained 18: Choose the word whose underlined part differently from the rest. A. boot B. moon C. bookshelf D. afternoon 19: The man……………….I introduced you to last night may be the next president of the university. A. which B. who C. What d. whose 20: Their hands / wash and dry / on a towel. A. Their hands have washed and dry on a towel. B. Their hands have been washed and dry on a towel. C. Their hands have been wash and dried on a towel. D. Their hands have been washed and dried on a towel. II. Put the verbs in brackets in the present progressive , be going to. (1,5ms) 1.Tell me your plan, Tom. What you (do) ………………………….this Sunday evening? 2. Look at the sky! It (be)…………………… ……………. a lovely day today. 3. I feel terrible. I think I (be) ………………………….…………sick. Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 8 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 4. My parents(come)……………………………… tomorrow to stay with me for a few days. 5. It’s cloudy and windy. It (rain)………………………… ……………soon. 6. Peter (not/ play)……………………………….……volleyball this afternoon. III. Build sentences using the present perfect (passive or active) (2ms) 1. some ink/ spill/ on the carpet. (passive ) __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. you/ ever see/ a lion? (active) __________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ann / not invite/ to/ the party.(passive ) __________________________________________________________________________________ 4. they/ already show/ the film.(active) __________________________________________________________________________________ IV.READING. READ THE TEXT CAREFULLY.(1,5ms) I wasn’t worried when my son bought a computer. After all lots of children have parents who don’t understand computers. But when my secretary asked me for a computer in the office, I really became worried. So I decided to take some lessons in computing and my son became my teacher. He was very helpful. He invited me to sit down in front of the computer screen. I did not know what it was called. When I asked him what it was, he said that it was a VDU. I still didn’t know what a VDU was, but I was too shy to ask him any more. From that moment my memory refused to learn because he told me a lot of things that I really didn’t understand at all. After a few lessons I began to feel tired. I made an excuse, saying that I had a headache. I suggested we should leave the lesson for another day. Since then I haven’t said anything about the computer to my son and my secretary. Answer the questions: 1. What did the writer decide to do when his secretary asked him to buy a computer in the office? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 2. Who bought a computer? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ 3. What did the writer say when he began to feel tired? ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 9 Nguyễn Công Thành 090 2787 090 ***¤***GOOD LUCK TO YOU***¤*** Khổ Luyện Thành Tài Miệt Mài Thành Giỏi 10 . Tibet, and is designed to hold 20 0 students. It covers 20 ,000 square meters. The school curriculum includes Braille and sign language training, Tibetan, mathematics, writing, ethics training, physical. chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium A. won B. awarded C. dedicated D. devoted 2. Without the Braille Alphabet, it would be very difficult for……… … A. the disabled B. the deaf C dictionary for? A B C D 22 .The severely disabled needs full-time care. A B C D 23 .When I was a child, summers would be warmer and winters colder than now. A B C D 24 . I’ll fly to Mars next