Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1 A everything B Thursday C think D weather 2 A endangered B opened C attracted D destroyed II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern 3 A conservation B environment C adventurer D announcement 4 A disaster B voyage C luxury D character III Choose the best answer 5 New York city was founded by the Dutch in 1624 A destroyed B built C established D visited 6 A: _do you prefer, action films or love story films? ~B: I prefer love story films to action ones A Who B Why C Which D What 7 If the weather _fine, we would have gone for a picnic A were B am C had been D would be 8 “Related to an area near a tropical area” means: A species B contamination C tropical D sub-tropical 9 Do you take part _the school football team? ~ No, I can’t play football well A on B in C at D for 10 A: Let’s go fishing ~ B: A No, thank you B That’s a good idea C Not at all D You are welcome 11 John, _speaks French and Italian, works as a tourist guide A who B which C when D that 12 A: Thank you so much for your help! B: _ A Thank B I’d like C Yes, of course D Not al all 13 _-? ~ He has lived in London for 2 years A Where does John come from? B Who is John living with? C How long has John lived in London? D What does John do in the USA? 14 _it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat A Because of B In spite of C Because D Although 15 Your salary is very low You _look for another job A should B will C can’t D shouldn’t 16 I think she is old enough to _herself She can live independently from her parents A take away B take over C take care of D take off 17 A: _go to the football match tomorrow, Ba ~ B: Great A Let’s B How about C Are you free D Do you feel like IV Choose - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct 18 The 17th World Cup was held in France in 1998 In the final match, France defeat Brazil to become the champion A B C D 19 Mexico City, who has a population of nearly 20,000,000, is the largest metropolitan area in the world A B C D 20 After World War II, national parks has been founded all over the world The largest national park is the A B C D Northeast Greenland 21 An interested film was showed on TV last night A B C D 22 If I had a motorbike, I would have gone home immediately A B C D V Read and then choose the correct option to complete the passage Organized football games began in 1863 In football, two (23) _of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into the goal of the other team The goal keeper, (24) _tries to keep the PAGE 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who can touch the ball with his or her hands The other players must use their feet, heads and bodies to (25) _the ball Every four years, football teams around the world (26) _for the World Cup The World Cup competition started in 1930 Brazil is the home of many great (27) _including the most famous player of all, Pelé With his fast dazzling [amazingly impressive] speed, Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then in New York People in more than 140 countries (28) _the world play football It is definitely the world’s most popular sport 23 A footballers B champions C teams D parts 24 A whom B who C which D that 25 A play B drive C watch D control 26 A compete B meet C participate D test 27 A viewers B workers C teachers D footballers 28 A on B whole C all over D through B PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (3 đ) VI Rewrite these sentences as directed 29 Mary phoned me She wanted to invite me to her birthday party (Using To_Infinitive) Mary 30 She didn’t begin to learn English until 1980 (Using “It was not until”) _ 31 They have built a new market here (Change into passive) A new market _ 32 Van Cao was born on 15th November 1923 (Make question for underlined words) _ 33 The weather wasn’t good yesterday We still went on a picnic (Using Although) _ 34 Marie called me last night I met her at the party (Using: who/ which) _ 35 The Pikes (move) _ to live in London last month (Give the correct verb form) 36 “It’s so hot in this room” I (open) _the window (Give the correct verb form) VII Read the passage and the answer the questions below Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States and the largest in California, with about 3.8 million people, on a land area of 498.3 square miles (1,290.6 km2) in the southern part of the state on the Pacific coast Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781 by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence Los Angeles, nicknamed the City of Angels, is a world center of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology, and education Furthermore, visitors to Los Angeles are all attracted by places such as Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Watts Towers, Oliver Street…etc Los Angeles has been ranked the third richest city and the fifth most powerful and influential city in the world, behind only New York City in the United States Americans think of Los Angeles as an- exciting city with many opportunities But it is also seen as a dangerous place because of its earthquakes, pollution, traffic problem and race riots 37 Is Los Angeles the largest city in the United States? _ 38 When was Los Angeles founded? _ 39 What places in Los Angeles are visitors attracted to? _ 40 What makes Los Angeles as a dangerous place to live in? _ THE END -PAGE 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION ĐÊ 1 A PHẦN TNKQ: Mỗi câu đúng: 0,25 điểm CÂU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 X X X X X X X A X X X X X X B X X X X X X X X X C X X X X X X D - PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: Mỗi câu đúng: 0,25 điểm 29 Mary phoned me to invite me to her birthday party 30 It was not until 1980 that she began to learn English 31 A new market has been built here 32 When was Van Cao born? 33 Although it was raining, we still went on a picnic 34 Marie, who I met at the party, called me last night 35 moved 36 will open 37 No, it isn’t 38 Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781 39 Visitors to Los Angeles are all attracted by places such as Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Watts Towers, Oliver Street…etc 40 It is a dangerous place to live because of its earthquakes, pollution, traffic problem and race riots PAGE 3 THE SECOND SEMESTER ... 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