Ben Tre Department Of Education And Training The 2 nd Fourty-five Minute - Test - School Year: 2007 -2008 Phuoc Long High School Subject : Intensive English Grade : 10 Your full name:…………………………………………………Class : 10A ……………… I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (0,5m): 1. a.national b.plan c.establish d.that 2. a.found b.south c.mountain d.wound II.Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern (0.5m): 1.a.national b.abandon c.orphanage d.chemical 2.a.music b.peaceful c.tempo d.relax III.Choose best answer for each sentence among a,b,c or d (2.5m) . 1.I always cycle to school to……………………… my health a.strength b.strengthen c.strong d.strongly 2.Britney Speers is a famous…………… from the United States of America. a.song b.sing c.singer d.singing 3.My father doesn’t allow his workers ………………in his office. a.smokes b.smoke c.to smoke d.smoking 4.Hot weather makes me …………… uncomfortable. a.feels b.feel c.to feel d.feeling 5.I went………….the mountain to have some fresh air. a.by b.up c.down d.through 6.Lan prefers reading English books …………………listening classical music. a.for b.to c.than d.as 7……………Vietnamese National Anthem,Tien Quan Ca was composed by Van Cao. a.A b.An c.The d.none are right 8……………the Beatles first appeared on TV. a.It is not until 1962 that b.It was not until 1962 c.It was not until 1962 that d.It was not until 1962 when 9……………… are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water. a.Mammals b.Reptiles c.Flora d.Amphibians 10.Thanks to the………….of Phuoc Long High School, many rural students can have a good place to study . a.establish b. establisher c. established d. establishment IV.Read the text and choose a,b,c or d for each the questions below (2m) : Of all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls.Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.The former is on the Us side of the border, in the state of New York , while the latter is on the Canadian side.about 85% of the water in the water in Niagara River flows over the Horseshoe Falls,which is the more expensive of the two falls. About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist season.sightseers can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from parks on both sides of the river. Niagara Falls has long been a popular honeymoon destination for newly weds. 1.Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada ? a.Niagara River b.American River c.Niagara Falls d.Horseshoe Falls 2.It can be infered from the passage that Horseshoe Falls a.is the larger of the two falls b.is the less impressive fall c.has 15 % of the Niagara River flowing over its edge. d.is in the state of New York 1 3.According to the passage, where can people watch the falls? a.from trains b.from airplanes c.from parks or boats d.from cars or buses 4.In line 7, the word “them” refers to…………. a.steamers b.sightseers c.parks d.waterfalls V.Listening .(1,5m): a. Van and Nam are at the cafrteria. They are talking about where to go during the weekend. Listen and check ( ) the boxes next to the correct information you hear from their conversation. you can check more than one box (0,75m) : 1.go short or long trekking around the forests 2.go camping 3.go fishing 4.see various kinds of animals and plants b.Listen again and answer the following questions ( 0,75m) : 1. Where will Nam go on the next long weekend ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Which place is Van planning to go to ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. What is Nam`s opinion about environmental conservation there ? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VI.Circle one mistake (a,b,c or d) in each sentence below (0,5m) 1.Would you prefer to have dinner now and later ? a b c d 2.I have been trying hard for pass the final English examination . a b c d VII.Rewrite the following sentences (1m): 1.People should change their inappropriate lifestyle that causes destruction to natural reserves. ( reduce the relative clause) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.John didn’t finish reading my book until last Sunday. (use “ It was not until……” ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VIII. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets ( 0,5m) : 1.Do you like………………….music ? (stop) 2.We have always tried to…………peace with our nieghbors. (preservation) IX.Make questions for the underlined parts (1m) : 1.Students often go to school by bikes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.Minh was sad because he lost the games. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The End 2 IV.Read the text and choose a,b,c or d for each the questions below (2,5m) : Of all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls.Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.The former is on the Us side of the border, in the state of New York , while the latter is on the Canadian side.About 85% of the water in the water in Niagara River flows over the Horseshoe Falls,which is the more expensive of the two falls. About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist season.sightseers can ride steamers uo close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from parks on both sides of the river. Niagara Falls has long been a popular honeymoon destination for newly weds. 1.Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada ? a.Niagara River b.American River c.Niagara Falls d.Horseshoe Falls 2.it can be infered from the passage that Horseshoe Falls a.is the larger of the two falls b.is the less impressive fall c.has 15 % of the Niagara River flowing over its edge. d.is in the state of New York 3.According to the passage, where can people watch the falls? a.from trains b.from airplanes c.from parks or boats d.from cars or buses 4.In line 7, the word “them” refers to…………. a.steamers b.sightseers c.parks d.waterfalls 5.According to the passage, Niagara Falls a.is a favourite sport of new weds b.generates very hot water c.can be viewed from only one side of the Niagara Falls d.is only impressive during the summer tourist season Answers for reading 1 2 3 4 5 B A C D A 3 4 . b.abandon c.orphanage d.chemical 2. a.music b.peaceful c.tempo d.relax III.Choose best answer for each sentence among a,b,c or d (2. 5m) . 1.I always cycle to. appeared on TV. a.It is not until 19 62 that b.It was not until 19 62 c.It was not until 19 62 that d.It was not until 19 62 when 9……………… are animals such as