Over her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories.. Her books can still be for sale in bookstores all around the world.[r]
(1)HA HUY TAP HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH GROUP ENGLISH TEST FOR THE 1St TERM STUDENT’S NAME: ……………………… …… ( 45 minutes ) MÃ ĐỀ: 987 CLASS 10: ………… MÃ ĐỀ: 987 I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the option out of A, B, C or D A realise B destination C wildlife D five A reason B mean C teacher D appear A more B glorious C box D sport II Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences: They really enjoyed ………………the disabled to live a better life A help B to help C helping D to helping When Mai was a student, she always……… the dream of an engineer A decided B harboured C dreamt D received the traffic jam, he couldn’t go to the meeting on time A In spite of B Because of C Although D.Because Their boss used a lot of alchohol a day but he doesn’t drink any more A drink B to drink C to drinking D drank Jane: - ………… children are there at the party? Ngoc: - About 20 A How much B Where C How many D Which Have they invited a lot of children the New Year party? A attend B attending C to attending D to attend 10 There is an exciting drama on TV tonight ……you……….it? A Are - going to see B Are - seeing C Did - see D Have - seen 11 My parents always give me the best things and I am always of them A aware B capable C proud D bored III Put the verbs in the brackets into correct forms 12 The blue car ( not,cross) .the street by the time the lights (turn) red ………………………………………….………………………………………… 13 Up to now, the teachers (give) our class five tests …………………………………………….……………………………………… 14 Great efforts ( already, make ) to better people’s lives in the country? ……………………………………….…………………………………………… 15 When the teacher returned to the class, only a girl ( ) Maths exercises ……………………………………….…………………………………………… IV Rewrite the following sentences in a similar way without changing their original meanings 16 This is the most boring story we have ever heard We have…………………………………………………………… ……………………… 17 The villagers widened the roads, then they built a new medical centre After the villagers……………………………………………….…… …… …… (2) 18 His father hasn’t repaired the walls of the house The walls…………………………………………………………… …………………… 19 My parents have just bought an apartment It overlooks the park My parents 20 Our car has broken down This means we can’t go away tomorrow Our ………………………………………………………………………………… V Read the following passage and answer the questions One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie Her books and plays can be found in more foreign languages than any other writers except for Shakespeare Agatha Christie's real name was Agatha Miller She was born in the coastal town of Torquay, Devon, England in 1890 She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her name to Christie She sold her mystery book in 1920 This book was the first one that the world met Christie's famous detective Hercule Poirot Ten years after that, Mrs Christie began her second book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple In 1928, Mrs Christie's first marriage broke up She married M E L Mallowan in 1930, but she continued to write her books under the name Agatha Christie Over her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories She died in 1976 Her books can still be for sale in bookstores all around the world 21 When was Agatha Christie born? ……………………………………… 22 When did Agatha Christie write her second book? …………………………………………… 23 How many short stories did she write over her life? ……………………………………… 24 How old was she when she died? ………………………………… 25 Did she sell her mystery book in 1920? ………………………………… THE END ! (3)