I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1/ A. routine B. blind C. arrive D. private 2/ A. landed B. stared C. screamed D. traveled
Trang 1Hiep Binh High School The Mid – Semester Test I Code 712
Class : 10 A
Name :
I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
2/ A landed B stared C screamed D traveled
II/ Choose the word which has the main stress differently from the rest
3/ A consuming B photography C gradually D activity
III/ Choose the best answer
5/ Mary : “ Why not go shopping?” Daisy : “……….”
A I can’t go B No, I don’t like C Thank you D.I’d love to ,but I’m busy now Sorry
6/ Tom : “ Do you think it will rain ?” Peter : “ ……… ”
A I hope not B I don’t hope C It’s hopeless D I don’t hope so
7/ The young teacher made effort to help the poor children
A prevented B attempted C eased D arrived 8/ My ideas were different ……… yours
9/ He passed the exam ………….flying colors
10/ Sheila couldn’t come to the party,………….was a pity
11/ Is your brother used to ………in the city?
12/ I forgot ………the door last night, so my house was broken in
13/ Who did went to the cinema with you last night?
A B C D
14/ The house was painted by our family every year
A B C D
15/ More children attended the special class gradual
A B C D
16/ It was a difficult time, but we never………hope
17/ ……… do you visit your grandparents? Twice a week
A How long B.How far C How often D How many 18/ Most students feel the course very………
A enjoy B enjoyment C enjoyable D enjoyably 19/ English is an international………
A language B profession C means D subject 20/ They built the new road in order to …………traffic problems
21/ There was no ………explanation for what happened
A scientific B science C scientist D scientifically 22/ She had the ……….to explain things clearly
23/ The girl ……… until her baby sister smiled yesterday
A demonstrate B demonstration C demonstrated D demonstrative 24/ I have been fascinated by……… since I was at high school
A exhibition B passion C opposition D photography 25/ He earns his living by taking photographs He is a/an………… photographer
A amateur B talent C professional D determined
IV/ Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer
Alfred Nobel was born on October 21 st , 1833 in Sweden His important invention was dynamite – a powerful explosive This dynamite business made him a very rich man One day, he read about his death in a newspaper In fact, it was his brother’s death The reporter called him a salesman of death, “ The dynamite king” Nobel was very upset He had invented dynamite to save lives-lives that were lost because other explosives were dangerous to use He hated violence and war And he did not like the world to think of him as a man of war.He thought of the best way for people to use his fortune
Trang 2for years Finally he knew what to do with his fortune He established the Nobel Prize, an annual award to honour leaders
of science, literature and world peace
He died on December 10 th , 1896.He was unmarried and had no children.His important decision changed the way the world thought of him He was remembered the way he wanted : Alfred Nobel , man of peace.
26/ Dynamite, invented by Nobel , is ……….
prize 27/ Alfred Nobel invented dynamite…………
A to make money B to make war C to be the “Dynamite King” D to save people’s lives
28/ The newspaper called him a salesman of death when ……….
A he invented dynamite B he died C his brother died D he became a rich man
29/ Alfred Nabel died at the age of……….
30/ How often is Nobel Prize awarded to leaders of science, literature and world peace ?
every four years
V/ Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks
Louis Braille was the son of a French leather worker He went blind at the age of three when he fell in his father’s workroom.But Louis was very (31)……… He wanted ( 32) …………a musician , so he learned to play the cello, and at the age of ten he won a schoolarship to the National Institute for (33)…… Children in Paris He could play the cello, but he could not read or write
In 1819 , a French soldier, Charles Barbier,invented “ night writing “ He used ( 34)………….dots on paper so that soldiers could read at night.Louis Braille understood the importance of his invention for blind people and when he was fifteen , he began to develop it In 1829, he stsrted to use it at the Institute.
By 1932, “ Braille” was in use all over the world, but Louis died ( 35)………… 1852 and he never knew of the importance of his invention
VI/ Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses
36/ Homework ( do)……… by these students at the moment
37/ He ( leave )……….London 2 years ago and I ( not / see)……… him since then
38/ By the time Sheila got back , Chris ( go )……….
39/ I ( give )……… her this book when I see her tomorrow
40/ He rarely ( get )……… home before 10 o’clock
VII/ Rewrite the sentences
41/ I have worked in a bank since last year
42/ He spent five days finishing the essay
43/ No one has seen her for a long time
……… ( Using Passive Voice )
44/ Can your sister translate this book into Vietnamese?
……… ( Using Passive Voice )
45/ My father cut the trees
……… ( Using Passive Voice )
46/ The last time they met him was 5 months ago
47/ My cousin didn’t want to make so many mistakes in his tests
My cousin avoided………
48/ I am looking forward to seeing my grandparents
Trang 349/……… ? ( Making question)
He arrived in London at 4 p.m with his mother
50/ ……….? ( Making question)
I was playing chess in the living room with my father