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(1)English Test Full name:………………………………………., 10A… I- LISTENING: Fill in the gaps Twenty years ago few people (1) .that computers were about to become part of our daily lives This short period of time (2)……….enormous changes, in business education and administration jobs which (3) .weeks to complete in the past, are now carried out in minutes Clerks who (4) all day copying and checking calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks In offices, the soft hum and clicking of word processors (5) the clatter of typewriters Schoolchildren (6) as familiar with hardware and software as their parents (7) with pencils and exercise books Computerization of public records (8) government departments to analyze the needs of citizens in detail Some of us may wonder, however, whether life (9) .(really/ as a result of these chimes Many jobs (10) for example, when intelligent machines take over the work II- PHONETICS Circle the word that has the underlined letter pronounced differently from the rest: 1.A worker B.term c.farmer d.teacher 2.a could b.book C food D.foot 3.A.more b.hot c.not C got 4.A Juliet b.Moon c.full D.juice 5.A girl b.shirt c.nurse d.worker III_ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY: Chose the best answer: 1.He rushed into the burning building, was very brave a that b which c who d it 2.My father didn't coffee for the breakfast a use to have b used to have c use be having d use to have 3.The government should have special policies to help the a disable b disablement c disability d poor 4.I up late at night a am used to staying b used to staying c use to stay d am used to stay You are not allowed to camp here without a permission b persuasion c protection d decision 6.Choose one word in the list that does not belong to the group a television b communicator c Cam - recorder d calculator 7.The internet helps us to interact other people around the world a with b to c of d from 8.Robert is going to be famous someday He In three movies already a Has been appeared b Has appeared c Had appeared d Appeared 9.Oh, no! I don't belive it My mobile phone a Has been stolen b Was stolen c Is stolen d Was being stolen 10 She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long bay A beautiful B dangerous C poor D wealthy IV_ READING: Read the passage and choose the best answer For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watch television I had begun feeling, bored with this and so, last weekend I though I would something different I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day I was really excited as I hadn't been to London since I was ten We decided to go by coach as this was by far the cheapest means of transport that was available even though it meant that we needed to get up very early Once in London we decided to take a sightseeing (2) tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the others went to the theater We met up again at 6:30 p.m and went to a small restaurant in Soho The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected We had to get a taxi back to the coach station Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left According to the passage the writer a usually spends his weekend at home b went to London with some of his friends c has lived in London for ten years d feels bored with his life He felt so excited about going to London because a he hadn't been there before b he hadn't been there for ten years c he went there ten years ago d he hadn't been there for a long time Why did they decide to go by coach? a Because it was available b Because they wanted to start early c Because other means of transport were more expensive d Because it was one of the most efficient means of transport Which of the following is true? a They all went shopping before going to theater b They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch c They had lunch in a small restaurant d They left the city at 6:30 p.m It can be inferred from the text that a they nearly missed the coach because of the meal b they didn't enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much c the coach had already left when they got to the station d they missed the coach and had to take a taxi back V- WRITING: A- Rewrite sentences: When Susan rang I was having breakfast When ………………………………………………………………………………………… Adrian's job interview is on 30 October Adrian is having …………………………………………………………………… You can get off this train at Bath This train is ………………………………………………………………………… He has bought a new computer A…………………………………………………………………………… B-Write about one of your trips/ picnics ( 80 – 100 words) ( you must state: time? Place? Activities? Your feeling? ) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………… (3) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (4)