Tran Quy Cap Senior High School TEST ON ENGLISH Full name: Academic year: 2009-2010 Class: 10/ . Time: 45 minutes Code: 1 st B126 -09-10 I./ Writing: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the first ones. Example: The workers are going to repair the road. → The road is going to be repaired by the workers. 1. After we had handed over our tests to our teacher, we went home. Before we ………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. John spent three hours writing the essay. It took ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. There are forty classes in our school. Our school …………………………………………………………… .……………………… 4. The mechanic is going to repair the car for me. I am going to have ………………………………………………………………… .………… II./ Language focus : Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting 5. Our neighbour threatened calling the police if we didn't stop noise. A B C D 6. We are looking forward to receive our father's letter. A B C D 7. It was a nice day, so my sister and I decided going for a swim. A B C D 8. Nora has successful passed her exam, so she feels very happy with it. A B C D 9. When they met again, they have not seen each other for 10 years. A B C D Circle the following words that are stressed differently from the rest 10. A. birthday B. classmate C. career D. problem 11. A. recently B. permission C. chemistry D. passenger Circle the following underlined sounds that are pronounced differently from the others 12. A. stays B. days C. ways D. says 13. A. home B. done C. come D. other 14. A. hungry B. suggest C. put D. study Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option for each of the following sentences. 15. The walls need . A. to be painted B. painting C. to paint D. Both A and B are correct 16. By the time we …………… , all our classmates …………………………. A. had arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. arrived/ leaving D. arrived/ have left 17. I don’t want to let you …………… for me long. A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. waited 18. He started learning how to fix television sets ……………. four years ago. A. B. since C. for. D. from 19. I hope you will write . me soon and tell me your school and your daily activities. A. to/ of B. to/ about C. for/ about D. Both B and C are correct 20. Did you watch the film? – Yes, I did. I it two days ago. A. have watchedB. had watched C. watched D. am watching 21. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed ………………… her some money. A. lending B. borrowing C. to borrow D. to lend 22. The opposite of the words ‘heavy traffic’ is …………………………… A. light traffic B. crowded traffic C. few traffic D. strong traffic 23. What would you say if your friend passed the recent examination? You would say like this: A. Good luck! B. Not to bad! C. Congratulations! D. Don't mention it! 24. His hobbies playing tennis and reading romantic books. A. is B. are C. have been D. has been 25. The doctor has advised . too much coffee. A. me not drink B. I don’t drink C. me not drinking D. me not to drink 26. Marie Curie was the first woman . at the Sorbonne. A. professor B. prize C. director D. private tutor 27. Why did Peter's aunt get angry with him? - Because he her beloved cat. A. hit B. had hit C. hits D. was hitting 28. In fact, he didn’t spend much time . his pets, so they don’t look nice. A. looking after B. to look after C. look after D. looked after III./ Listening: Listen to the tape and fill in the missing word(s) or phrase(s) that you hear Martin Luther King was born on 15 th January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. In (29) , he went to Boston University, where he studied for (30) . In 1952, he met Coretta Scott, and as soon as he saw her, he fell in love. They got married in 1953, and they had four children. In 1954, the kings left Boston, and Martine became a (31) . at a Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Then he started (32) . for the black freedom movement. Thousands of people walked to Washington to hear his famous (33) at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He (34) on 4 th April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, from a gunshot wound. III./ Reading comprehension : Read the following passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word or phrase by choosing and circling A, B, C or D At a time when women scientists were rare, Marie Curie and her husband (35) . the Nobel Prize in physics, one of the most important awards in (36) . In 1911, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry. She is one of very few people in history to win two Nobel prizes. In 1891, Maria (37) to Paris, France. She called herself Marie, the French form of Maria. She attended the Sorbonne, a famous college in Paris. Marie studied physics and mathematics and graduated at the top of her class! She also met a French chemist named Pierre Curie. They (38) in 1895. In 1906, a horse-drawn carriage hit and killed Pierre. Marie stepped into his (39) at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to teach at the university. She poured her energy into research and raising her daughters. One daughter, Irene, followed her parents into scientific research. In 1914, the Sorbonne built a new laboratory to research radioactive materials. Today the laboratory is named (40) Marie Curie. Marie Curie died on July 4, 1934. Today, an important result of Marie Curie’s research is the use of radiation to slow or destroy cancers. 35. A. won B. have won C. had won D. were won 36. A. scientist B. scientific C. science D. scientifically 37. A. entered B. has gone C. arrived D. travelled 38. A. marry B. married C. were marrying D. marriage 39. A. learning post B. teach post C. teaching post D. learn post 40. A. after B. with C. in D. before ------------------ THE END ------------------ . Academic year: 2009-2 010 Class: 10 / . Time: 45 minutes Code: 1 st B126 -09 -10 I./ Writing: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones. . In 19 11, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry. She is one of very few people in history to win two Nobel prizes. In 18 91, Maria