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(1)Name : ………………… Class : 10/ ONE – PERIOD TEST Date : ………………… I Phonetics: A Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest : A talked A learns A pity B stopped B hears B children C needed C returns C blind D brushed D thinks D finger B Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words : A history A background B typical B biologist C prevention C battle D company D chemist II Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes the underlined part : When he at the station , his train already A arrived /left B arrived/had left C had arrived/left I remember you about this news before A to tell B.telling C tell I _like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager A had to B.used to C.must I didn’t like the noise in the city at first.But now _here A I got used to living B I’m used to living C.I used to live 10 Marie Curie was the first woman professor _the Sorbone A in B on C.at 11 Alexandre Yersin died on January rd , 1943, _the age _80 A in/at B.of/ in C.at/of 12 “Would you like a cup of coffee ? “ – “ _” A Not at all B Yes, please C I don’t like 13 In spite of her deafness , she played the violin very well A inability to speak B.inability to see C.inability to hear 14 A calculating machine can calculations with lightning speed A very quickly B very slowly C.incorrectly 15 She was born and grow up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay A.beautiful B dangerous C poor 16 “How about going to the zoo at weekend ? “ “ _” A Thank you B That’s a good idea C Not really 17.It rained all the time , was a great pity A that B what C which 18 It’s better for the to be cared for at home rather than in hospital A sick B.sicker C sickness D have arrived/left D told D could D.I used to living D of D on / in D Thank you D.mental D perfectly D wealthy D Yes , please D who D sickly Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A or B,C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one : 19 The book on physics I bought yesterday is a very interested one A B C D 20 When he was in Canada , he didn’t used to visit his uncle A B C D (2) III Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase : Louis Braille was born in 1890 (1) Coupvray He was a French teacher of the blind He himself was blind from the age of three , and in 1818 he (2) _to the National Institute for the Young Blind in Paris Soon showing marked ability in both (3) and music , he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist In 1826 , Braille began (4) the blind in the institute Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Barbiber “ point wrting system” , used for coded army messages , to enable the blind to read Point wrting ( 5) _of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard ; the Braille system is used successfully today , in slightly modified form , and in many countries A.on A has gone A science A to teaching A contains B at B goes B scientist B teaching B combines C in C.went C scientific C teaches C.consists D of D was going D scientists D taught D comprises IV Give the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in brackets : He forgets ( borrow ) my magazine last week She asked het guests ( have ) some tea I can’t go out with you because I ( not / finish ) my homework He ( not /listen ) _to music everyday Last year , we ( build ) _ a new house V Give the correct form of the words ( Verb / Noun / Adj / Adv )in the brackets: I think the trip will be ( interest ) They have planed their trip _ ( careful ) He will try to his teacher ( persuasion ) I joined a club when I was at secondary school ( photograph ) For Lan , the problem is getting her parents ‘ _ ( permit ) VI Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning : Anna couldn’t come to the party This was a pity Anna This is a new watch My brother bought it in the USA This is We had the habit of listening to the radio while we were having breakfast We used to Mary has taken the children to the seaside this summer The children _ The boy is very happy He won the race yesterday The boy _ THE END (3) (4)