Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences that needs correcting and correct them.. The cinema changed complete at the end of the 1920s..[r]
(1)ENGLISH TEST
Class: 10 _ Time allotted: 45 minutes Full name: _ Date: _ / /2012 I. Choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage (1.75 ms)
People all (1) the world listen to classical music Classical music is difficult (2) It means different things to different people
Some (3) classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart In their music, they did not (4) a story or show strong emotion They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design They wanted to write lovely sounds
Then composers started to interpret ideas They told stories (5) wars, armies, and soldiers They wrote about religion Sometimes they wrote music for holidays They told love stories and (6) strong emotion Some of these composers (7) Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky
1 A of B around C over D above
2 A describing B to describe C to describing D described
3 A interested B well-known C fame D wonder
4 A tell B talk C speak D say
5 A of B for C in D about
6 A showed B performed C gave D played
7 A was B have been C are D were
II Phonetic (1 mark)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
8. A school B chemistry C Christmas D championship
9. A globe B host C trophy D victory
10. A stopped B worked C decided D danced
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
11. A cinema B cartoon C tournament D action
III Vocabulary and Grammar (3.75 marks)
Choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the following sentences 12 “Look outside! sky is getting very dark”
- “I hope it isn’t going to be a storm”
A a B The C x D Some
13 Can you repair my bicycle? -Oh, yes, I it now
A am going to B will C will to D
14 What a terrible football game! I thought it wasn’t
A delightful B delighted C delight D delighting
15 sun gives off heat and _ light
A Ø - Ø - Ø B The-the-a C The - Ø - Ø D A-a-a
16 The tournament is to be jointly hosted by India Pakistan and Sri Lanka
A combining many people or groups C becoming a group of people
B connecting two or more people or groups D involving two or more people or groups 17 FIFA was in 1904 in England
A set up B set off C set in D set on
18 I was that Jane couldn’t come to the party Her boss made her work overtime
A disappointing B disappointedly C disappoint D disappointed
19 The main _is played by Nicole Kidman
A actress B character C director D film maker 20 _ is traditional music from a particular country, region, or community
A Blues B Classical music C Folk music D Jazz
(2)A B C D Mistake: Correction: _
22 The 16th World Cup was held in 1998 In the final match, France defeat Brazil to become the champion
A B C D
Mistake: Correction: _
Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses
23 World Cup, the football tournament is held every four years (nation) 24 Trinh Cong Son is one of the most well- known in Vietnam (music) Put the correct form of verbs in brackets
25 Tell me your plans, Carlo (you/ return) home after the exam?
26 Rupert (leave) a message for you He (ring) last night IV Reading (2 marks)
A Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following statements From as early as the 1920s, millions of Americans were moviegoers In the beginning, movies had simple plots and were quickly over Often they lasted only fifteen minutes The first Western, The Great. Train Robbery, had three small scenes - a train robbery, a pursuit on horseback, and a surprise ending where the crook pointed his gun at the movie audience and fired
During the 1900s, Hollywood and New Jersey were competitors for the movie industry New Jersey was desirable because so many actors and actresses worked on Broadway, which is near New Jersey However, all filming had to take place outside where the light was strong enough As a result, Hollywood, which placed in the hills of sunny southern California, became the better choice for year-round filming
By the 1920s, Hollywood films became a booming industry Actors such as Charlie Chaplin were making $10,000 per week instead of a few dollars per day on Broadway Directors began producing longer movies with more placated plots In time, Hollywood stood for films and the rich people who starred in them
27 How were movies in the beginning?
28 Were Hollywood and New Jersey competitors for the movie industry?
29 Why did Hollywood become the better choice for year- round filming?
30 When did Hollywood become a booming industry?
B Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box.
famous compete popularity in for popular
Every four years, football teams around the world (31) for the World Cup The World Cup competition started in 1930 Brazil is the home of many great footballers including the most (32) _ player of all, Pelé With his fast dazzling [amazingly impressive] speed, Pelé played for many years in Brazil and then (33) _ New York People in more than 140 countries all over the world play football It is definitely the world’s most (34) _ sport
V Writing: Rewrite the following sentences using given cues.(1.5 marks)
35 It often takes him 15 minutes to go to his office (Wh- question?)
_ 36 They could not leave their place until the police found out more evidences It was not until
37 Tom turned on the radio He wanted to hear the football result (Use “to + V-inf”).
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