Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-001 Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest A description B about C detective D cinema A interest B national C tropical D establish Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest A played B loved C parked D stayed A cuts B caps C books D pubs A touch B young C enough D group Choose the best option to complete these following sentences Yesterday she heard news She was so that she couldn’t say anything A surprised/ surprising B surprised/ surprised C surprising/ surprising D surprising/ surprised have you stayed there? – I’ve spent three wonderful weeks there A How often B How much C How long D How far She has saved a sum of money for her A retiring B retired C retirement D retire Which you prefer Action films love stories? A with B or C and D but 10 My home village is 40 kilometres north of the capital A held B laid C surrounded D located 11 The World Cup is considered the most popular sporting event in the world A witnessed B regarded C organized D competed 12 There is a large of animals that live in Nairobi National Park A various B vary C varied D variety 13 The film opened with a in an apartment and some policemen were examining a body A look B rest C shock D scene 14 Carnivores are animals which A eat plants B eat meat C live on the bottom D swim very fast 15 They have just bought some paint They their house this afternoon A are going to paint B will paint C to painting D be going to paint 16 If I you, I wouldn’t buy that coat A am B was C were D would be 17 is traditional music of a country A Pop music B Jazz C Folk music D Classical music 18 Water most of the earth’s surface A covers B is covered C being covered D is covering 19 Cuc Phuong National Park over 200 square kms of rainforest A holds B covers C contains D gets 20 Peter has practiced playing the piano the piano contest next week A to enter B to entering C in order enter D to not enter 21 Henry a rich man if he had been more careful in the past A would have been B will be C would be D was 22 I wonder where Mai is She should here by now A be B is C to be D being 23 The tickets to you over a week ago A will be sold B are sold C were sold D have been sold 24 Without plants, most water would as soon as it falls A run off B run after C run away D run by Choose the underlined part that needs correction 25 The students were interesting in taking a field trip to the National Museum A B C D 26 My brother prefers science fiction films than horror ones A B C D 27 If Mr Black weren’t late, he wouldn’t have lost his job A B C D 28 In spite of the car was cheap, it was in good condition A B THE SECOND SEMESTER C D Page Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-001 Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank Organized football games began in 1863 In football, two (29) _ of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into the goal of the other team The goal keeper, (30) _tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is the only player on the field who can touch the ball with his or her hands The other players must use their feet, heads and bodies to (31) _ the ball Every four years, football teams around the world (32) _ for the World Cup The World Cup competition started in 1930 Brazil is the home of many great football players, including the most famous player of all, Pele’ With his fast dazzling speed, Pele’ played for many years in Brazil and then in New York People in more than 140 countries (33) _ the world play football It is definitely the world’s most popular sport 29 A champions B teams C groups D players 30 A that B who C whom D which 31 A hit B control C drive D watch 32 A compete B fight C play D battle 33 A on B all over C through D whole Read and then choose the best answer People have been hunting whales for at least a thousand years, and there were no real problems until 20 th century What happened was that fishing technology became much more efficient and the ships were much faster, so more and more whales were caught In the 1960s the main whaling countries were killing more than sixty thousand whales a year, and everyone began to realize that something had to be done It was environmental groups like Greenpeace that really made things change They set out to make people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct But even now we don’t know if all this interest has become too late Let’s take the great blue whale for example, which at thirty to forty metres long is the biggest animal there has ever been – now there are perhaps about two thousand or so left In fact they have been protected for quite a long time, but there is no sign that the population is growing 34 How long have people been hunting whales? A since the 1960s B for over 1,000 years C for nearly 200 years D since the 20th century th 35 The 20 century has brought many dangers to whales due to A faster ships B longer nets C both A and D D improved methods of technology 36 Which of the following statements is NOT true about blue whale? A Their population is growing fast B They have been protected for quite a long time C They are the biggest animal on the earth D They can grow up to forty metres long 37 Appropriately how many blue whales are there on the earth now? A 30,000 B 60,000 C 40,000 D 2,000 38 What makes people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct? A International agreement B Main whaling countries C Greenpeace D Environmental groups Choose the sentence that is similar to the root one 39 We didn’t recognize him until he came into the light A It was not until we recognized him that he came into the light B It was not until we didn’t recognize him that he came into the light C It was not until he came into the light that we recognized him D It was not until he came into the light that we didn’t recognize him 40 I was tired because I stayed up late last night A If I had stayed up late last night, I would have been tired B I wouldn’t be tired if I didn’t stay up late last night C If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired D I hadn’t been tired if I wouldn’t have stayed up late last night THE END THE SECOND SEMESTER Page ... been hunting whales? A since the 1960s B for over 1,000 years C for nearly 20 0 years D since the 20 th century th 35 The 20 century has brought many dangers to whales due to A faster ships... definitely the world’s most popular sport 29 A champions B teams C groups D players 30 A that B who C whom D which 31 A hit B control C drive D watch 32 A compete B fight C play D battle 33 A...Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-001 Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank Organized football games began in 1863 In football, two (29 ) _ of eleven players