Grade 10 THE 2 ND TEST Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest 1. A. wear B. here C. where D. pair 2. A. parked B. played C. stayed D. loved 3. A. books B. cuts C. pubs D. caps Choose the sentence that is similar to the root one 4. I was tired because I stayed up late last night. A. If I had stayed up late last night, I would have been tired. B. I hadn’t been tired if I wouldn’t have stayed up late last night. C. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired. D. I wouldn’t be tired if I didn’t stay up late last night. 5. Dangerous driving causes many accidents. A. Many are caused accidents by dangerous driving. B. Accidents are caused by many dangerous driving. C. Many accidents are caused by dangerous driving. D. Causes many accidents are being driven by dangerous. Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank an and most animals need a constant supply of water to (6)______. (7)______ need water for their crops. Hydroelectric dams hold back needed water and provide power (8)______ homes and industries. Trees, grasses, and other plant life play an (9)______ part in the natural circulation of water, and thus help to conserve it. Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil. Rapid run off would cause frequent floods and leave (10)______ water during dry seasons. M 6. A. learn B. live C. read D. play 7. A. Farmers B. Teachers C. Doctors D. Students 8. A. with B. for C. to D. of 9. A. importance B. important C. importantly D. import 10. A. little B. many C. much D. a lot of Choose the underlined part that needs correction 11. If Mr. Black weren’t late, he wouldn’t have lost his job. {hadn’t been} 12. The government should done more to help homeless people. {do} 13. Have the students be told about the changes of their timetable yet? {been told} Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest 14. A. establish B. tropical C. interest D. national 15. A. farmer B. planet C. destroy D. forest Read and then choose the best answer eople have been hunting whales for at least a thousand years, and there were no real problems until 20 th century. What happened was that fishing technology became much more efficient and the ships were much faster, so more and more whales were caught. In the 1960s the main whaling countries were killing more than sixty thousand whales a year, and everyone began to realize that something had to be done. P It was environmental groups like Greenpeace that really made things change. They set out to make people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct. But even now we don’t know if all this interest has become too late. Let’s take the great blue whale for example, which at thirty to forty metres long is the biggest animal there has ever been – now there are perhaps about two thousand or so left. In fact they have been protected for quite a long time, but there is no sign that the population is growing. 16. Which of the following statements is NOT true about blue whale? A. They can grow up to forty metres long. B. They are the biggest animal on the earth. C. Their population is growing fast. D. They have been protected for quite a long time. 17. What makes people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct? A. Greenpeace B. Environmental groups C. Main whaling countries D. International agreement. 18. The 20 th century has brought many dangers to whales due to ________ . A. faster ships B. improved methods of technology C. longer nets D. both A and B Page 1 Grade 10 THE 2 ND TEST 19. Appropriately how many blue whales are there on the earth now? A. 2,000 B. 30,000 C. 40,000 D. 60,000 20. How long have people been hunting whales? A. for over 1,000 years B. since the 20 th century C. for nearly 200 years D. since the 1960s. Make the best choice 21. Water ______ most of the earth’s surface. A. covers B. is covered C. being covered D. is covering 22. We sat at the table until all the food ______. A. were eating B. was eating C. were eaten D. was eaten 23. The tickets ______ to you over a week ago. A. are sold B. were sold C. will be sold D. have been sold 24. The United Kingdom is divided ______ 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A. between B. among C. into D. for 25. Carnivores are animals which ______. A. eat meat B. eat plants C. swim very fast D. live on the bottom 26. The starfish live on or depend ______ the bottom. A. in B. for C. on D. of 27. If I ______ you, I wouldn’t buy that coat. A. am B. was C. were D. would be 28. You ______ go to bed late. It’s not good for your health. A. shouldn’t B. oughtn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t 29. I wonder where Mai is. She should ______ here by now. A. be B. to be C. being D. is 30. If I didn’t want to go to the party, I …………………. go. A. don’t B. didn’t C. won’t D. wouldn’t 31. My home village is ______ 40 kilometres to the north of the capital. A. held B. laid C. located D. surrounded 32. There is a large ______ of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. A. vary B. various C. varied D. variety 33. Cuc Phuong National Park ______ over 200 square kms of rainforest. A. contains B. holds C. gets D. covers 34. If Lien ______ a raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold. A. wears B. wore C. has worn D. had worn 35. We ______ to the beach yesterday if the sun had been shining. A. will go B. would go C. had gone D. would have gone 36. Henry ______ a rich man if he had been more careful in the past. A. would have been B. would be C. will be D. was 37. Hydroelectric dams in Vietnam have provided power ______ millions of homes and businesses. A. for B. to C. with D. of 38. Trees and shrubs ______ an important part in preserving land. A. make B. keep C. have D. play 39. New York is famous ______ its skyscrapers. A. as B. with C. for D. of 40. Without plants, most water would ______ as soon as it falls. A. run off B. run after C. run away D. run by THE END Page 2 . held B. laid C. located D. surrounded 32 . There is a large ______ of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. A. vary B. various C. varied D. variety 33 . Cuc Phuong National Park ______ over. ______ here by now. A. be B. to be C. being D. is 30 . If I didn’t want to go to the party, I …………………. go. A. don’t B. didn’t C. won’t D. wouldn’t 31 . My home village is ______ 40 kilometres to. rainforest. A. contains B. holds C. gets D. covers 34 . If Lien ______ a raincoat, she wouldn’t have got a cold. A. wears B. wore C. has worn D. had worn 35 . We ______ to the beach yesterday if the sun