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ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST – 1Oth FORM - FIRST TERM<br /> (OLD EDITION)<br /> Time: 45 minutes - Theme: 1<br /> Teacher’s mark: ..........................................................<br /> <br /> NGUYEN TRAI –BD HIGH SCHOOL<br /> Full name: ………………………………............<br /> Class: 10………………………………………….....<br /> Date: ...........................................................<br /> Write down your answers in the table below.<br /> <br /> 1<br /> 2<br /> 3<br /> 4<br /> 5<br /> 6<br /> 7<br /> 8<br /> 9<br /> 10<br /> 11<br /> 12<br /> 13<br /> 14<br /> 15<br /> 16<br /> 17<br /> 18<br /> 19<br /> 20<br /> 21<br /> 22<br /> 23<br /> 24<br /> 25<br /> 26<br /> 27<br /> 28<br /> I. PHONETICS (1.0p)<br /> A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.<br /> 1. A. botanical<br /> B. background<br /> C. capable<br /> D. ambitious<br /> 2. A. determined<br /> B. experienced<br /> C. enclosed<br /> D. unemployed<br /> B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest.<br /> 3. A. convenience<br /> B. technology<br /> C. photograph<br /> D. protective<br /> 4. A. picturesque<br /> B. marvelous<br /> C. secondary<br /> D. comfortable<br /> II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (4.0p) Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.<br /> 5. Linda wondered if her parents would give her ________ to join her classmates for the excursion.<br /> A. allowance<br /> B. agreement<br /> C. persuasion<br /> D. permission<br /> 6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not __________ your set.<br /> A. change<br /> B. adjust<br /> C. repair<br /> D. switch<br /> 7. What a _________girl! Nothing can stop her from realizing her decisions.<br /> A. strong – willed<br /> B. good<br /> C. powerful<br /> D. mature<br /> 8. A person who is more beautiful in photographs is said to be ______________.<br /> A. photographer<br /> B. photography<br /> C. photographic<br /> D. photogenic<br /> 9. Marie Curie, _____ very little money to live ______, went to Paris to realize her dream at the Sorbonne.<br /> A. with – in<br /> B. to – on<br /> C. with – on<br /> D. in – to<br /> 10. Find the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word: He is a very careful person and always does his work with<br /> high accuracy.<br /> A. precision<br /> B. sense<br /> C. fluency<br /> D. speed<br /> 11. Find the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word: Television can make things more memorable because it<br /> presents information in a more effective way.<br /> A. successful<br /> B. useful<br /> C. useless<br /> D. harmful<br /> 12. She often remembers ______ to her father before he was ill.<br /> A. to talk<br /> B. talking<br /> C. talk<br /> D. to talking<br /> 13. The ______ wounded __________ immediately taken to hospital.<br /> A. seriously – were<br /> B. serious – were<br /> C. seriously – was<br /> D. serious – was<br /> 14. Ms. Stanton’s job requires her to travel extensively throughout the world. She _______ by plane.<br /> A. used to travel<br /> B. gets used to travelling<br /> C. is used for travelling<br /> D. is used to travel<br /> 15. Mary broke the vase of her sister, ______ caused a terrible quarrel between them.<br /> A. who<br /> B. whom<br /> C. that<br /> D. which<br /> 16. The adjustment to the electricity price _____________ officially.<br /> A. has been just announced<br /> B. is announcing<br /> C. has just been announced<br /> D. has just announced<br /> 17. The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe. It looks as if it _____________ down.<br /> A. is going to fall<br /> B. will fall<br /> C. is falling<br /> D. falls<br /> 18. When I first________ abroad to study, I ___________ in a dormitory before.<br /> A. travel/ have never lived<br /> B. travelled/ never lived<br /> C. traveled/ had never lived<br /> D. travel/ never live<br /> 19. He asked about the factories and workers ______ he had visited.<br /> A. that<br /> B. who<br /> C. whom<br /> D. Both B and C<br /> 20. – “What have you been doing recently?”<br /> - “___________.”<br /> A. Very tired after the exam<br /> B. Mostly studying<br /> C. Keen on soccer and tennis<br /> D. Really exciting<br /> III. READING (2.0p)<br /> A. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D.<br /> Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and emigrated to New York City when she was 10. One day, she decided<br /> that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the 19 th century. After writing<br /> many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she<br /> that she taught at school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduation from medical school,<br /> she decided to further education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the<br /> 1<br /> <br /> idea. On returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857,<br /> Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women<br /> and children. Besides being the first female physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also established<br /> the first medical school for women.<br /> 21. What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances of getting into medical school?<br /> A. She wrote too many letters.<br /> B. She had a serious eye infection.<br /> C. She was a woman.<br /> D. Her family didn’t want her to be a doctor.<br /> 22. All of the following are “first” in the life of Elizabeth EXCEPT _______.<br /> A. She became the first female physician in the United States<br /> B. She was the first woman surgeon in the United States<br /> C. She and her several other women founded the 1st hospital for women and children<br /> D. She established the first medical school for women<br /> 23. The word “abandon” is closest in meaning to _______.<br /> A. undertake<br /> B. give up<br /> C. continue<br /> D. look into<br /> 24. What is the main idea of this passage?<br /> A. Elizabeth Blackwell overcame serious obstacles to become the first woman doctor in the United States.<br /> B. Elizabeth Blackwell had to abandon her plans to become a doctor because of an eye infection.<br /> C. Elizabeth Blackwell taught music to pay for her medical studies<br /> D. Elizabeth Blackwell founded the first medical school for women.<br /> B. Choose one option - A, B, C or D - that best fits each of the numbered blanks.<br /> It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form<br /> of transport in towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of<br /> cycling is that it is so (25)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling, so you are more<br /> cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.<br /> The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: "But isn't it (26)______ dangerous?" It would be foolish to deny the danger of<br /> sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (27)______ of accidents<br /> involving cyclists. However, although police records (28)______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the<br /> cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.<br /> 25. A. careful<br /> B. boring<br /> C. enjoyable<br /> D. excited<br /> 26. A. comfortably<br /> B. expectedly<br /> C. strangely<br /> D. terribly<br /> 27. A. number<br /> B. deal<br /> C. size<br /> D. digit<br /> 28. A. display<br /> B. exhibit<br /> C. point<br /> D. indicate<br /> IV. WRITING (3.0p)<br /> A. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.<br /> 29. One disadvantage of the Internet is that it takes time away from _______ such as watching T.V and reading. (ACT)<br /> 30. A healthy body will be able to fight off the illness ________ without the use of medicine. (NATURE)<br /> 31. Marie Curie realized her ______ dream of the founding of the Radium Institute. (HUMAN)<br /> B. Find ONE mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.<br /> 32. He failed the final examination that made his parents very disappointed<br /> A<br /> B C<br /> D<br /> 33. He suddenly realized that he have travelled in the wrong direction.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> 34. We are looking forward to have a visit to the caves near Huong Pagoda.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> 35. A computer can do calculations by lightning speed and perfect accuracy.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br /> C. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases<br /> 36. It’s ages since I last saw my old school friends.<br />  I ____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /> 37. The puppy got the most attention in the pet store. It barked the loudest. (Combine two the sentences using a suitable<br /> relative pronoun)<br />  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /> 38. Although the Internet has some bad effects, more and more people use it<br />  In spite of ____________________________________________________________________________________________<br /> 39. Has anyone ever operated this T.V. with a remote control before? (Changing into Passive voice)<br />  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /> 40. Terry has intention of finishing painting the kitchen this evening.<br />  Terry is _______________________________________________________________________________________________<br /> THE END<br /> 2<br /> <br /> ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST – 1Oth FORM - FIRST TERM<br /> (OLD EDITION)<br /> Time: 45 minutes - Theme: 1<br /> Teacher’s mark: ..........................................................<br /> <br /> NGUYEN TRAI –BD HIGH SCHOOL<br /> Full name: ………………………………............<br /> Class: 10………………………………………….....<br /> Date: ...........................................................<br /> Write down your answers in the table below.<br /> <br /> 1<br /> 2<br /> 3<br /> 4<br /> 5<br /> 6<br /> 7<br /> 8<br /> 9<br /> 10<br /> 11<br /> 12<br /> 13<br /> 14<br /> 15<br /> 16<br /> 17<br /> 18<br /> 19<br /> 20<br /> 21<br /> 22<br /> 23<br /> 24<br /> 25<br /> 26<br /> 27<br /> 28<br /> I. PHONETICS (1.0p)<br /> A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.<br /> 1. A. botanical<br /> B. background<br /> C. capable<br /> D. ambitious<br /> 2. A. determined<br /> B. experienced<br /> C. enclosed<br /> D. unemployed<br /> B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest.<br /> 3. A. convenience (2)<br /> B. technology (2)<br /> C. photograph (1)<br /> D. protective (2)<br /> 4. A. picturesque (3)<br /> B. marvelous (1)<br /> C. secondary (1)<br /> D. comfortable (1)<br /> II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (4.0p) Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.<br /> 5. Linda wondered if her parents would give her ________ to join her classmates for the excursion.<br /> A. allowance<br /> B. agreement<br /> C. persuasion<br /> D. permission<br /> 6. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not __________ your set.<br /> A. change<br /> B. adjust<br /> C. repair<br /> D. switch<br /> 7. What a _________girl! Nothing can stop her from realizing her decisions.<br /> A. strong – willed<br /> B. good<br /> C. powerful<br /> D. mature<br /> 8. A person who is more beautiful in photographs is said to be ______________.<br /> A. photographer<br /> B. photography<br /> C. photographic<br /> D. photogenic<br /> 9. Marie Curie, _____ very little money to live ______, went to Paris to realize her dream at the Sorbonne.<br /> A. with – in<br /> B. to – on<br /> C. with – on<br /> D. in – to<br /> 10. Find the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word: He is a very careful person and always does his work with<br /> high accuracy.<br /> A. precision<br /> B. sense<br /> C. fluency<br /> D. speed<br /> 11. Find the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word: Television can make things more memorable because it<br /> presents information in a more effective way.<br /> A. successful<br /> B. useful<br /> C. useless<br /> D. harmful<br /> 12. She often remembers ______ to her father before he was ill.<br /> A. to talk<br /> B. talking<br /> C. talk<br /> D. to talking<br /> 13. The ______ wounded __________ immediately taken to hospital.<br /> A. seriously – were<br /> B. serious – were<br /> C. seriously – was<br /> D. serious – was<br /> 14. Ms. Stanton’s job requires her to travel extensively throughout the world. She _______ by plane.<br /> A. used to travel<br /> B. gets used to travelling<br /> C. is used for travelling<br /> D. is used to travel<br /> 15. Mary broke the vase of her sister, ______ caused a terrible quarrel between them.<br /> A. who<br /> B. whom<br /> C. that<br /> D. which<br /> 16. The adjustment to the electricity price _____________ officially.<br /> A. has been just announced<br /> B. is announcing<br /> C. has just been announced<br /> D. has just announced<br /> 17. The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe. It looks as if it _____________ down.<br /> A. is going to fall<br /> B. will fall<br /> C. is falling<br /> D. falls<br /> 18. When I first________ abroad to study, I ___________ in a dormitory before.<br /> A. travel/ have never lived<br /> B. travelled/ never lived<br /> C. traveled/ had never lived<br /> D. travel/ never live<br /> 19. He asked about the factories and workers ______ he had visited.<br /> A. that<br /> B. who<br /> C. whom<br /> D. which<br /> 20. – “What have you been doing recently?”<br /> - “___________.”<br /> A. Very tired after the exam<br /> B. Mostly studying<br /> C. Keen on soccer and tennis<br /> D. Really exciting<br /> III. READING (2.0p)<br /> A. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C or D.<br /> Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and emigrated to New York City when she was 10. One day, she decided<br /> that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the 19 th century. After writing<br /> many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she<br /> that she taught at school and gave music lessons to earn money for her tuition. In 1849, after graduation from medical school,<br /> she decided to further education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to abandon the<br /> 1<br /> <br /> idea. On returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857,<br /> Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women<br /> and children. Besides being the first female physician in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also established<br /> the first medical school for women.<br /> 21. What main obstacle almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances of getting into medical school?<br /> A. She wrote too many letters.<br /> B. She had a serious eye infection.<br /> C. She was a woman.<br /> D. Her family didn’t want her to be a doctor.<br /> 22. All of the following are “first” in the life of Elizabeth EXCEPT _______.<br /> A. She became the first female physician in the United States<br /> B. She was the first woman surgeon in the United States<br /> C. She and her several other women founded the 1st hospital for women and children<br /> D. She established the first medical school for women<br /> 23. The word “abandon” is closest in meaning to _______.<br /> A. undertake<br /> B. give up<br /> C. continue<br /> D. look into<br /> 24. What is the main idea of this passage?<br /> A. Elizabeth Blackwell overcame serious obstacles to become the first woman doctor in the United States.<br /> B. Elizabeth Blackwell had to abandon her plans to become a doctor because of an eye infection.<br /> C. Elizabeth Blackwell taught music to pay for her medical studies<br /> D. Elizabeth Blackwell founded the first medical school for women.<br /> B. Choose one option - A, B, C or D - that best fits each of the numbered blanks.<br /> It can be shown in facts and figures that cycling is the cheapest, most convenient, and most environmentally desirable form<br /> of transport in towns, but such cold calculations do not mean much on a frosty winter morning. The real appeal of<br /> cycling is that it is so (25)______. It has none of the difficulties and tensions of other ways of travelling, so you are more<br /> cheerful after a ride, even through the rush hour.<br /> The first thing a non-cyclist says to you is: "But isn't it (26)______ dangerous?" It would be foolish to deny the danger of<br /> sharing the road with motor vehicles and it must be admitted that there are an alarming (27)______ of accidents<br /> involving cyclists. However, although police records (28)______ that the car driver is often to blame, the answer lies with the<br /> cyclist. It is possible to ride in such a way as to reduce risks to a minimum.<br /> 25. A. careful<br /> B. boring<br /> C. enjoyable<br /> D. excited<br /> 26. A. comfortably<br /> B. expectedly<br /> C. strangely<br /> D. terribly<br /> 27. A. number<br /> B. deal<br /> C. size<br /> D. digit<br /> 28. A. display<br /> B. exhibit<br /> C. point<br /> D. indicate<br /> IV. WRITING (3.0p)<br /> A. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.<br /> 29. One disadvantage of the Internet is that it takes time away from _______ such as watching T.V and reading. (ACT) activities<br /> 30. A healthy body will be able to fight off the illness ________ without the use of medicine. (NATURE) naturally<br /> 31. Marie Curie realized her ______ dream of the founding of the Radium Institute. (HUMAN) humanitarian<br /> B. Find ONE mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.<br /> 32. He failed the final examination that made his parents very disappointed<br /> A<br /> B C<br /> D<br />  ,which<br /> 33. He suddenly realized that he have travelled in the wrong direction.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br />  was travelling<br /> 34. We are looking forward to have a visit to the caves near Huong Pagoda.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br />  to having<br /> 35. A computer can do calculations by lightning speed and perfect accuracy.<br /> A<br /> B<br /> C<br /> D<br />  with<br /> C. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words or phrases<br /> 36. It’s ages since I last saw my old school friends.<br />  I haven’t seen my old school friends for ages.<br /> 37. The puppy got the most attention in the pet store. It barked the loudest. (Combine two the sentences using a suitable<br /> relative pronoun)<br />  The puppy that barked the loudest got the most attention in the pet store.<br /> 38. Although the Internet has some bad effects, more and more people use it<br />  In spite of its bad effects, more and more people use the Internet.<br /> 39. Has anyone ever operated this T.V. with a remote control before? (Changing into Passive voice)<br />  Has this T.V ever been operated with a remote control before?<br /> 40. Terry has intention of finishing painting the kitchen this evening.<br />  Terry is going to finish painting the kitchen this evening.<br /> THE END<br /> 2<br /> <br />