Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar possible in meaning to the original sentence.. The funny story is amusing.[r]
(1)ĐỀ THI LÊN LỚP KHỐI 10 Ngày Tháng năm 2010
(Thời Gian: 45 phút)
Full Name Grade 10 I Put in the correct tense or voice of the verbs in brackets (2p)
Elvis Aaron Presley (1) (be born) on the eight of January, 1935 in East Tupelo, Mississippi He (2) ……… (have) a happy childhood for his parents were kind and loving Theirs (3) (be) poor but religious home which was common in the deep south of the United States Elvis regularly sang at church services and (4) (surround) by music from an early age
As a child, Elvis entered several music contests and was so good that he (5) (win) almost every competition He (6) (leave) school in 1953 and worked as a cinema usher and a truck driver
Elvis’s talent (7) (discover) by Sam Philips, the owner of the record company (8) (call) Sun Records However, it was Colonel Tom Baker who made Elvis famous worldwide
II Make questions using the suggested words and answer them according to the content of the passage above (2p)
1 When / Elvis / born? ?
2 Why / he / sing so well? ………… ?
3 How old / he / he left school? .?
4 Whom / Elvis’s talent / discovered by? ?
III Choose the preposition that fits the blank space (2p) I’ll return home (in / on / for / at) Dec 30th
2 English ranks only (in / on / to / with) Chinese, which is little used outside China Can I help you, Madam? What are you looking ? (up / after / at / for)
4 The difference (among / between / in / at) British English and American English are small We often get up (on / at / in / for) o’clock
6 They are bored (at / in / with / for) the same things week after week Mr Smith gave (in / up / after / at) smoking years ago
8 The workers often have a holiday (on / in / at / for) weekends IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets (2p)
1 Smoking is to our health (HARM) The of industry to the economy is very great (IMPORTANT)
3 The girls are very in badminton (INTEREST)
4 The North can be characterized as more than the South (INDUSTRY)
5 The streets are .with traffic (CROWD)
6 She is the only for this job (APPLY) It is the written English which is not phonetic (SYSTEM)
8 English is used as the language of business, commerce and (TECHNOLOGICAL)
V Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar possible in meaning to the original sentence (2p)
1 The funny story is amusing They’re The paint is still wet It is very beautiful The paint 3 Scientists are making new discoveries all the time New discoveries 4 The place was really beautiful We spent our holidays there The place The North is cooler than the South The South than the North Please come to my birthday party tomorrow Would you mind She can’t apply for the job because she doesn’t have enough qualifications