NGUYEN HUE HIGH SCHOOL THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST Name: ENGLISH 10 - BASIC Class : 10 Time allotted: 45 minutes http://ductam_tp.viole t.vn/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest: A. bowl B. cow C. mouse D. couch 2. Pick out the word in each line that has different stress pattern: A. animal B. technology C. pollution D. entrapment 3. Without plants most water would as soon as it falls. A. put on B. put off C. run on D. run off 4. The movement of something around a closed system is called A. contamination B. appearance C. circulation D. transportation 5. I think that the traffic system of our country needs A. to upgrade B. upgrading C. upgraded D. be upgraded 6. She felt when getting the bad result. A. to disappoint B. disappoint C. disappointing D. disappointed 7. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest: A. played B. saved C. coughed D. watered 8. John has a lot of books, some of are in English. A. whom B. which C. that D. them 9. Nowadays more and more plants and animals are in danger. A. at risk B. at loss C. under pressure D. on fire 10. Which of the following is NOT correct: A. His village is situated on the bank of the Hudson river. B. She can , t get home if she has no money. C. She helped me with my English, which was very kind of her. D. You wouldn , t miss the first bus if you had made an earlier start this morning. 11. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting: You (A) had better (B) visit Qangzhou,(C) where has a lot of famous (D) places of interest. 12. Don , t touch the wall. It A. just painted B.was just painted C. has just been painted D. has just painted 13. My uncle George, son is a classmate of yours, is a well- known biologist. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 14. He tried to run faster miss the 5:30 train. A. so as to B. so as not to C. in order to D. not to 15. “ do you go to the theater?” _ “ sometimes” A. When B.What time C. How often D. How long 16. The oceans 75 percent of the earth , s surface. A. contribute B. cover C. overcome D. provide 17. She had a heating system A. install B. to install C. installing D. installed 18. She has spent much of her time in taking care of the children. A. abandon B. abandoned C. abandoning D. abandons 19. He the apples on the branch if he two inches taller. A. could reach/ had been C. could have reached/ were B. could reach/ were D. could have reached/ had been 20. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting: Our policy is (A) providing as (B) naturally an environment (C) as possible (D) for the animals. 21. We usually go for walk after dinner. A. a B. an C. the D. (no article) 22. La Porte Étroite, was published in 1965, is a famous novel by André Gide. A. which B. that C. who D. whom 23. Marilyn Monroe was thought with arsenic. A. to poison B. to be poisoned C. poisoning D. to be poisoning 24.We decided not to come even though the table before. A. was laid B. has been laid C. had been laid D. was being laid 25. An uncultivated and uninhabited region is called A. surburb B. orphanage C. national park D. wilderness 26.There was a shortage of water because it for several months. A. hadn , t rained B. hasn , t rained C. wouldn , t rain D. doesn , t rain 27. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting: We (A) set off (B) early in order to (C) we reach Huong pagoda (D) before midday. 28. Water oxygen and hydrogen. A. composed of B. is composed of C. is composed with D. composed with 29. She was shocked at the scene in the street. A. to frighten B. frighten C. frightened D. frightening 30. the rise in the unemployment, people still seem to be spending more. A. Even B. In spite C. Despite D. Although READING COMPREHENSION: A.Read the passage and choose the suitable word/ phrase for each of the numbered blanks: Conservation is the protection and wise management of the environment. People practise conservation (31) the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things. (32) conservation, all the resources necessary for life _ air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil, and water_ would be damaged, wasted or destroyed. Conservation also includes a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people can enjoy living. It means keeping the environment comfortable and safe_ and an interesting place (33) A healthy environment (34) clean streets and highways, with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds. Ideal surroundings mean landscapes (35) junk and litter. They include wilderness region (36) animals and plants can be safe from destruction by human beings. 31. A. though B. so that C. because D. however 32. A. Without B. If C. With D. Unless 33. A. living B. living in C. to live D. to live in 34. A. makes B. supplies C. includes D. takes 35. A. free of B. with C. together with D. and 36. A. which B. where C. that D. whom B. Read the passage and choose the best answer: The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each. 37. The world Cup championship is held A. every year. C. every two years B. every four years D. every five years 38.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT correct: A. The World Cup was not held in 1942 and 1946. B. There have been eighteen World Cups up to now. C. The first country to win the World Cup was Uruguay. D. The qualification phase takes place every three years. 39. In 1942 the World Cup was cancelled because of A. World War II B. Brazil , s failure in the qualification phase. C. a shortage of money D. the cancellation of the final phase. 40. According to the passage, which of the following is correct: A. FIFA was established in 1930. B. Brazil has won the World Cup five times. C. France shared the same title with England. D. About 715.1 million people came to Germany to watch the 2006 tournament final. THE END . NGUYEN HUE HIGH SCHOOL THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST Name: ENGLISH 10 - BASIC Class : 10 Time allotted: 45 minutes http://ductam_tp.viole t.vn/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: 1. Choose the. miss the 5: 30 train. A. so as to B. so as not to C. in order to D. not to 15. “ do you go to the theater?” _ “ sometimes” A. When B.What time C. How often D. How long 16. The oceans 75 percent. and more plants and animals are in danger. A. at risk B. at loss C. under pressure D. on fire 10. Which of the following is NOT correct: A. His village is situated on the bank of the Hudson