Sở GD&ĐT Thanh Hoá Trường PTTH Cầm Bá Thước Written test 5: Grade 10 Time allowed: 45ms Full name……………………………….class………………………………. I. Pronunciation: Circle one word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. town b. cow c. snow d. brown 2. a. flood b. good c. foot d. look 3. a. seat b. meat c. head d. heat 4. a. site b. trip c. city d. invention 5. a. cartoon b. moon c. flood d. too II. Grammar and vocabulary Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences 6. Last year we had a bumper crop of strawberries. a. large crop b. poor crop c. early crop d. good crop 7. Most of the roads in the city have been recently. a. replaced b. resurfaced c. removed d. returned 8. If I the bus this afternoon, I'll get a taxi instead. a. miss b. will miss c. missed d. had missed 9 the storm warnings, we did not go out last night. a. Since b. In spite of c. Because of d. The result 10 the storm warnings, we did not go out last night. a. Since b. In spite of c. Because of d. The result 11. People live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. a. who b. whom c. which d. θ 12. computer is a typewriter. a. convenient b. magical c. appropriate d. informative 13. 'Ann is in hospital.' 'Yes, I know. her tomorrow.' a. I visit b. I'm going to visit c. I'll visit d. I visited 14. This is the first time we to Scotland so it's all new to us. a. are going b. Were c. have been d. will go 15. Television can make things because it presents information in an things effective way. a. memory b. memorial c. memorable d. memorably III. Reading - Read the passage and answer the below questions. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is famous as the writer of the Sherlock Holmes stories. He was born in Scotland in 1859. He went to Edinburgh University and studied medicine. He worked as a doctor for several years, but when he was thirty two, he became a full-time writer. He wrote romances, adventure stories, but it was the detective stories that made him famous. He wrote the first story in 1887, while he was still a doctor, and in the next twenty years he wrote fifty more. The Sherlock Holmes stories, his most famous work, are about the detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker Street with his assistant, Doctor Watson. Their enemy in many stories is a man called Morality. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930, at the age of seventy one. 36. Which kind of books made him famous? A. The detective stories B. The love stories C. The adventure stories D. The romances 37. Which of the followings is NOT TRUE about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? A. He wrote the first story when he was 28 years old. B. His most famous work is the Sherlock Holmes stories. C. He lived in Baker Street. D. He studied medicine at the university. 38. When did he become a full-time writer? A. In 1859 B. In 1892 C. In 1891 D. In 1887 39. How long did he work as a doctor? A. Several years B. Two years C. Three years D. One year 40. Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? A. He is a famous Scottish doctor. B. He is a famous Scottish writer C He is a famous English doctor D. He is a famous English writer. IV. Change the following sentences into reported speech 21. He said “ I will see you later” =>…………………………………………………………………………… 22. She said “ we don’t often watch TV at night” =>………………………………………………………………………… 23. John told me “ I must be at home at 8 p.m tomorrow” =>…………………………………………………………………………… 24. Mary said to me “ I am very tired today” =>…………………………………………………………………………… 25. She said “ I left my umbrella here yesterday” =>…………………………………………………………………………… . Sherlock Holmes stories, his most famous work, are about the detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker Street with his assistant, Doctor Watson. Their enemy in many stories is a man. but it was the detective stories that made him famous. He wrote the first story in 1887, while he was still a doctor, and in the next twenty years he wrote fifty more. The Sherlock Holmes stories,. PTTH Cầm Bá Thước Written test 5: Grade 10 Time allowed: 45ms Full name……………………………….class………………………………. I. Pronunciation: Circle one word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently