http://ductam_tp.violet. vn’ Trường THPT Nguyễn Huệ Name: Class: 10/ Mã Số: Basic 005 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION ENGLISH 10 (BASIC) Time allotted: 45 minutes I/ USE OF ENGLISH 1. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting : (A) The girl (B) whom my cousin married (C) was used to be a (D) fashion designer . 2. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. A. poo l B. foo d C. foo t D. moo n 3. The plane is due to leave at 10 o’clock, so we should hurry up or we will be late for it. A. must B. had better C. shouldn’t D. needn’t 4. We friends since we at college together. A. have been / were B. were / have been C. had been/have been D. were / were 5. Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the given one: We were astonished that she didn’t pass her exam A. That she failed in her exam astonished us. B. We were astonished that she did pass her exam. C. She didn’t pass her exam, which astonished her. D. We were astonished that her exam is not over. 6. we live on the same street, we hardly ever see each other. A. Although B. Because C. Because of D. In spite of 7. Please close the windows. The rain . A. came B. would come C. had come D. is coming 8. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. A. excursion B. occasion C. geography D. wonderful 9. We intend to have a . around Europe but our mother prefers visiting Vietnam and China. A. fourteen days trip B. fourteen-day trip C. trip in fourteen days D. fourteen day trip 10. The children to the Botanical Garden. A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed taking C. enjoyed being taken D. were enjoyed taking 11. Another word for "gift " is . A. presence B. special C. talent D. disabled 12. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. It (A) took me three hours (B) to get here (C) because of the roads (D) are flooded 13. She earned a Physics Degree with flying colors. A. make her living from B. lived on C. make money from D. received 14. She was born in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay. A. pretty B. poor C. pictured D. dangerous 15. "I've decided to try and learn a foreign language".- "Have you?" “Which language ?” A. will you learn B. are you learning C. will you have learnt D. are you going to learn -1- 16. She harbored the thought of being a member in the parliament to struggle for women's rights. A. kept in mind B. passed C. took charge of D. determined 17. Tom is away on holiday now and he hasn’t returned home. He to Spain. A. is gone B. has gone C. has been D. went 18. She resumed her career as a tour guide after an interval of six years taking care of her two sons. A. continued B. protected C. persuaded D. ended 19. .her absence from school yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson. A. Despite B. Because C. As D. Because of 20. Choose the option that best rewrites the sentence given: Although he has a lot money, he feels unhappy A. He feels unhappy because of his unhappy. B. Despite his money, he feels unhappy. C. He has a lot of money, so he feels unhappy. D. He feels unhappy whether he has a lot of money or not. 21. Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given: However / no one / deny / advantages / TV / bring / our lives . A. However, no one who can deny the advantages that TV brings to our lives. B. However, no one can deny the advantages that TV brings to our lives. C. However, no one cannot deny the advantages that TV brings to our lives. D. However, there is no one can deny the advantages that TV brings to our lives. 22. Choose the option that best rewrites the sentence given: We arrange to meet you at 8 A.M tomorrow . A. We are meeting you at 8 A.M tomorrow. B. We were going to meet you at 8 A.M tomorrow. C. We have met you at 8 A.M tomorrow. D. We will meet you at 8 A.M tomorrow. 23. The teacher encouraged the students to speak. A. required B. persuaded C. stimulated D. forced 24. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. A. bur n B. wor king C. answer D. shir t 25. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. (A) The weather (B) has been (C) quite good (D) at Christmas. 26. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. A. adventure B. advertise C. adviser D. advantage 27. Choose the word which has the opposite meaning to the word given "give up". A. quit B. continue C. increase D. cancel 28. Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given: I / nothing / important / do / weekend / help / everything / you / want / A. I have nothing important to do at the weekend so that I will help you with everything you want. B. Just because I have nothing important to do at the weekend so I will help you with everything you want. C. I have nothing important to do at the weekend so I will help you with everything you want. D. Due to I have nothing important to do at the weekend, I will help you with everything you want. -2- II. READING COMPREHENSION A. Read the text and choose the correct answers . Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and went to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. As a determined woman, she taught at the school and gave music lessons to earn money for her study. In 1849, after her graduation from medical school, she decided to continue her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to give up the idea. After returning to the United States, she realized that it was difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. She not only was the first female physician and a founder of her own hospital, but also set up the first medical school for women. 29. How long was it from her graduation to the opening of her hospital? A. 8 years B.19 years C. 36 years D.10 years 30. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. Because she could get admitted to medical school. B. Because a serious eye infection prevented her. C. Because it was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States. D. Because she seceded to continue her education in Paris. 31. All of the following are “ firsts ” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, EXCEPT : A. She became the first female physician. B. She and many other women founded the first hospital for women and children. C. She established the first medical school for women. D. She was the first woman surgeon. 32. What was the main reason that made her dream of becoming a doctor impossible? A. She was a woman B. She couldn’t finish her study at the medical school. C. She couldn’t set up her own hospital. D. She wrote too many letters. B. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank : Why I Dislike Computers Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are changing our lives for the better by (33) . everything faster and more reliable, but I’m not so sure that this is the case. The other day, I was standing in a large department store (34) .to pay for a couple of films for my camera when the assistant announced that the computer (35) .the till had stopped working. I didn’t think this was a big problem and I set off to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the same (36) So there we were: a shop (37) .customers, money at the ready, waiting to make our purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They weren’t (38) .our money and give customers a written receipt, because the sales wouldn’t then have been recorded on the computer system. (39) ., like many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out. Don’t you think that ‘s funny? It would never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we simply can’t manage (40) . any more. -3- 33. A. making B. causing C. working D. doing 34. A. waited B. to wait C. waiting D. wait 35. A which controlled B. which controlling C. who controlled D. controlled 36 A. machine B. system C. shop D. computer 37. A. full of B. fill with C. full with D. crowded of 38. A. allowed taking B. allowing taking C. allowed to take D. allowing to take 39. A. In the end B. By the end C. On the end D. At the end 40. A. with them B. without it C. with it D. without them ---- The End ---- Name: . Class: 10/ ANSWER KEY ENGLISH 10 (BASIC) Test Code: Basic (Mã Đề Số) 005 1 A B ( D 11 A B ( D 21 A ( C D 31 A B C ( 2 A B ( D 12 A B ( D 22 ( B C D 32 ( B C D 3 ( B C D 13 A B C ( 23 A B ( D 33 ( B C D 4 ( B C D 14 ( B C D 24 A B ( D 34 A B ( D 5 ( B C D 15 A B C ( 25 A B C ( 35 ( B C D 6 ( B C D 16 ( B C D 26 A ( C D 36 A ( C D 7 A B C ( 17 A ( C D 27 A ( C D 37 ( B C D 8 A B C ( 18 ( B C D 28 A B ( D 38 A B ( D 9 A ( C D 19 A B C ( 29 ( B C D 39 ( B C D 10 A B ( D 20 A ( C D 30 A ( C D 40 A B C ( -4- . Physics Degree with flying colors. A. make her living from B. lived on C. make money from D. received 14. She was born in a picturesque fishing village in. mother prefers visiting Vietnam and China. A. fourteen days trip B. fourteen-day trip C. trip in fourteen days D. fourteen day trip 10. The children