He wanted to be a musician, (7)...he learned to play the cello, and at the age of ten he (8)...a scholarship to the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris.. He used special dot[r]
(1)LE TRUNG DINH HIGH SCHOOL THE FORTY FIVE-MINUTE TEST (TIME )
FULL NAME: SUBJECT: ENGLISH
CLASS 10A
1 11 21 31
2 12 22 32
3 13 23 33
4 14 24 34
5 15 25 35
6 16 26 36
7 17 27 37
8 18 28 38
9 19 29 39
10 20 30 40
A.PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others ( 1m )
1 a.blind b.mind c.gifted d.wild
2 a.dead b.appear c.dedicate d.deaf a.payment b.complaint c.station d.install a.background b.process c.protest d.sentence
II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank (2.5m)
Louis Braille (1809 – 1852)
Louis Braille was the son of a French leather worker He went blind at the age of three (5) he fell in his father’s workroom.(6) Louis was very clever He wanted to be a musician, (7) he learned to play the cello, and at the age of ten he (8) a scholarship to the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris He could play the cello, but he couldn’t read or write
In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier, (9) “night writing” He used special dots on paper so that soldiers could read (10) night Louis Braille understood the (11) of this invention for blind people and when he was fifteen, he began to (12) it In 1829he started to use it at the Institute
By 1932 “Braille” was in (13) all over the world, but Louis died in 1852 and he (14) knew of the importance of his invention
5 a.when b.where c.before
6 a.So b.Also c.But
7 a.still b.so c.but
8 a.won b.took c.awarded
9 a.discovered b.invented c.used
10 a.during b.in c.at
11 a.importance b.need c.opposition 12 a.demonstrate b.sell c.develop 13 a.use b.demonstration c.display
14 a.ever b.always c.never
III. Choose the most suitable options to complete the sentences (1.5m)
15 Sometimes I get up before the sun
a.rise b.rose c.had risen d.rises 16 When I was at college, I two foreign languages
a.speak b.spoke c.speaking d.spoken 17 I’m going to enroll a French class
a.for b.in c.on d.at
18 The man graduated HCM City University of Pedagogy
(2)19 .the age of 20, he visited 15 countries
a.By b At c.In d.when
20 Don’t count a salary increase this year
a.in b.on c.at d.by
B.PHẦN TỰ LUẬN
IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (2.5m)
It was Christmas time, and Pat (1.do) her christmas shopping Now, with her shopping bags full, she (2.wait) for the bus to go home It (3.rain) and she (4.be) wet and tired When the bus finally (5.arrive) , it was very full, because everyone else (6.shop) too Instead of waiting for the next bus, which (7.may be) full up too, Pat (8.start) walking Then she thought she (9.take) a taxi, so she (10.stop) one
V. Rewrite the following sentences using “the + adj”(1.5m)
1 Rich people should pay more tax than poor people Healthy people never think about getting ill Old people usually have to live on a fixed income
VI. Match a word in Column A with its definition in Column B (1m).
A B
1 Commuter a a regular way of doing things
2 Complaint b what you
3 Routine c someone who regularly travel to work by train or bus Activity d a reason for not being satisfied