Grade 10 THE MID SECOND-SEMESTER EXAM I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. music B. please C. piece D. prize 2. A. played B. cooked C. opened D. loved II. Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from that of the others. 3. A. forest B. festival C. funeral D. emotion 4. A. music B. tropical C. dependent D. chemical IV. Choose the best answer. 5. If the weather_________ fine yesterday, they would have had a picnic. A. was B. are C. were D. had been 6. _________ was Mr. Nam born? - In 1945. A. Where B. When C. What D. How long. 7. If I had had enough money, I_________ a dictionary. A. would have bought B. would buy C. would bought D. will buy 8. If you _________ us about their bad services, we wouldn’t have eaten there. A. didn’t tell B. wouldn’t have told C. had told D. have told 9. He is saving money_________ a new car. A. in order buy B. to buying C. to buy D. to not buy 10.'Tien Quan Ca', the Vietnam national_________ was written by Van Cao. A. folk song B. anthem C. music D. pop song 11._________ is this house? ~ It's about two hundred years old. A. How much B. How far C. How old D. How 12.Cuc Phuong National Park_________ over 200 square kilometers of rainforest. A. contains B. holds C. gets D. covers 13._________ do you look so worried? Because I’ve lost my keys. A. What B. Why C. Who D. How 14.I’m always interested _________ how to recognize the different species of plants. A. in B. at C. for D. in 15.The view was wonderful. If I (have) _________ a camera, I (take) _________ some photographs. A. had - would take B. had had - would have taken C. have - will take D. had - took 16._________ does the first lesson begin? ~ At 8.00 a.m. A. What B. What time C. Who D. Why 17.Music can _________ ideas, thoughts and feeling. A. play B. express C. talk D. compose V. Choose - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 18.I went to the market buying some food yesterday . A. yesterday B. buying C. went to D. food 19.If we had taken a taxi, we would get there in time. A. taken B. in time C. would get D. taxi III. Choose the best answer. angston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later, he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that he travelled the world by ship to visit many ports around the world and writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Byrne Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published his L Page 1 THE SECOND TERM Grade 10 THE MID SECOND-SEMESTER EXAM collections of poetry then. A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history. 20.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. "The Big Sea" is one of Langston Hughes' best novels. B. Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world. C. Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York. D. Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at the age of fourteen. 21.When were his collections of poetry published? A. in 1928 B. in 1956 C. in 1958 D. in 1960 22.Where did he win the Writer Byrne Prize for undergraduate poetry? A. Lincoln University B. Russia C. Columbia University D. Spain 23.Where was Langston Hughes born? A. New York B. Cleveland C. Columbia D. Missouri 24.Langston Hughes was _________ years old when he went to Mexico. A. 16 B. 20 C. 18 D. 14 VI. Do as directed. ♦ Write a question basing on the underlined words 25.I went to Nam’s birthday party last week. 26.Susan loves classical music. 27.There were about 40 to 50 people at the concert last night. 28.She is doing her homework. 29.He smokes 40 cigarettes a day. ♦ Give the right form of the verb in the bracket. 30.If I (know) __________________ that you were ill, I would have gone to see you. 31.If I had known that you were in hospital, I (visit) __________________ you. 32.If it (not, rain) __________________ yesterday, we would have come to visit them. 33.If I had had free time, I (go) __________________ shopping with you. 34.If you (call) __________________ him, he would have come. ♦ Write a conditional sentence basing on these sentences. 35.I didn’t have enough money. I could not buy a new house. If 36.I had a cold because I walked in the rain. If ♦ Using To-infinitive to fill in the blank 37.I turned on the radio__________________ to the news. 38.I went to the post office __________________ a letter yesterday. 39.I am learning English __________________ English songs. 40.I wish I had enough money__________________ a new bicycle. THE END Page 2 THE SECOND TERM Grade 10 THE MID SECOND-SEMESTER EXAM BẢNG TRẢ LỜI CÂU TRẮC NGHIỆM ( HỌC SINH ĐÁNH DẤU X VÀO CÂU TRẢ LỜI ĐÚNG NHẤT) PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: 25. When did you go to Nam’s birthday party? 26. Who loves classical music? 27. How many people were there at the concert last night? 28. What is she doing? 29. How many cigarette does he smoke a day? 30. had known 31. would have visited 32. hadn’t rained 33. would have gone 34. had called 35. If I had had enough money, I would have bought a new house. 36. If I hadn’t walked in the rain, I wouldn’t have had a cold. 37. to listen 38. to learn / to study 39. to sing / to write 40. to buy Page 3 THE SECOND TERM Câ u 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 15 1 6 1 7 181 9 1 9 20 2 1 22 2 3 24 A B C D . to sing / to write 40. to buy Page 3 THE SECOND TERM Câ u 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 15 1 6 1 7 181 9 1 9 20 2 1 22 2 3 24 A B C D . words 25 .I went to Nam’s birthday party last week. 26 .Susan loves classical music. 27 .There were about 40 to 50 people at the concert last night. 28 .She is doing her homework. 29 .He. When did you go to Nam’s birthday party? 26 . Who loves classical music? 27 . How many people were there at the concert last night? 28 . What is she doing? 29 . How many cigarette does he smoke a day? 30.