Grade 10 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. pine B. psychology C. plane D. pick 2. A. champion B. chairman C. character D. which 3. A. here B. bear C. hear D. engineer Choose the word that has different stress pattern from that of the other words. 4. A. endanger B. recognize C. special D. tropical 5. A. various B. divide C. challenge D. picture Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 6. Without plants, most water would _______ as soon as it falls. A. run off B. run after C. run away D. run by 7. Wildlife all over the world is in _______. A. risk B. danger C. threat D. death 8. We were very _______ at his success. A. surprised B. interested C. keen D. fond 9. There is a large _______ of animals that live in Nairobi National Park. A. vary B. various C. varied D. variety 10. Cuc Phuong National Park _______ over 200 square kms of rainforest. A. contains B. holds C. gets D. covers 11. The _______ has threatened many of the animals in this park. A. population B. remain C. increase D. contamination 12. Music can _______ ideas, thoughts and feeling. A. play B. express C. talk D. compose 13. The United Kingdom is divided ______ 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A. between B. among C. into D. for 14. I enjoy living in the city _______ everything is expensive. A. although B. but C. despite D. in spite of 15. We are going to visit Ha Noi, _______ is the capital of Vietnam. A. which B. that C. where D. Ø 16. _______ earth moves round _______ sun. A. The / the B. A / a C. An / the D. An / an 17. It was an _______ game. It made us_______. A. excited/exciting B. exciting/excited C. excited /excited D. exciting/exciting 18. Yesterday she heard _______ news. She was so _______ that she couldn’t say anything. A. surprising/ surprising B. surprised/ surprising C. surprising/ surprised D. surprised/ surprised 19. I do not think Robert _______ the gold medal. A. is going to win B. is winning C. will win D. won’t win 20. I went to the library _______ last night. A. for studying B. studying C. to study D. to studying Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correction. 21. You should bring an umbrella so as protect yourself from rain. A B C D 22. Have the students be told about the changes of their timetable yet? A B C D Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 10 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 23. My bike , whom I left at the gate, had disappeared. A B C D 24. It was surprised to see my old friends again after a long time. A B C D 25. In spite of the car was cheap, it was in good condition. A B C D Read the passage below and choose one suitable option for each blank. _____(26) people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world's energy resources are _____(27). No body knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and try to find out alternative sources of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institude of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late; and nuclear power is the only alternative. However, many people don't approve of using nuclear power _____(28) it is very dangerours. What would happen if there _____(29) a serious nuclear accident ? Radioactivity causes cancer and may badly affect the future generations. The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as _____(30) as possible 26. A. Little B. Much C. A little D. Many 27. A. limiting B. limitation C. limited D. limit 28. A. becaude of B. despite C. but D. because 29. A. were B. are C. will be D. have been 30. A. economical B. economically C. economy D. economic Rewrite the following sentences: 31. Nobody sent us any tickets. (passive voice) We 32. The architect designed these flats. He has moved to HCM City. (relative clause) The 33. Lan went back home. She forgot to turn off the faucet. (relative clause) Lan 34. We can’t bathe in this part of river because the water is too dirty. (conditional clause) If 35. We didn’t go on holiday because we didn’t have enough money. (conditional clause) If we 36. Somebody told me to wait outside. (passive voice) We 37. We spend too much money on electricity because we have four air conditioners in our house. (conditional clause) If 38. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. (conditional clause) If 39. If he had had her address, he (write) ______________ to her. (Give the correct form of the verb) 40. I ( learn) __________________ English since last week. (Give the correct form of the verb) THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER . air conditioners in our house. (conditional clause) If 38. He didn’t hurry, so he missed the train. (conditional clause) If 39. If he had had her address, he (write) ______________ to her.