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Trang 1NGUYEN HUE HIGH SCHOOL THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST _ 2009-2010 Name: ENGLISH 10 - BASIC
Class : 10 Time allotted: 45 minutes
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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest:
2 Pick out the word in each line that has different stress pattern:
3 Without plants most water would as soon as it falls
4 The movement of something around a closed system is called
A contamination B appearance C circulation D transportation
5 I think that the traffic system of our country needs
6 She felt when getting the bad result
A to disappoint B disappoint C disappointing D disappointed
7 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest:
8 John has a lot of books, some of are in English
9 Nowadays more and more plants and animals are in danger.
10 Which of the following is NOT correct:
A His village is situated on the bank of the Hudson river
B She can,t get home if she has no money
C She helped me with my English, which was very kind of her
D You wouldn,t miss the first bus if you had made an earlier start this morning
11 Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting:
You (A) had better (B) visit Qangzhou,(C) where has a lot of famous (D) places of interest
12 Don,t touch the wall It
A just painted B.was just painted C has just been painted D has just painted
13 My uncle George, son is a classmate of yours, is a well- known biologist
14 He tried to run faster miss the 5:30 train
15 “ do you go to the theater?” _ “ sometimes”
16 The oceans 75 percent of the earth,s surface
17 She had a heating system
18 She has spent much of her time in taking care of the children
19 He the apples on the branch if he two inches taller
A could reach/ had been C could have reached/ were
20 Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting:
Trang 2Our policy is (A) providing as (B) naturally an environment (C) as possible (D) for the animals.
21 We usually go for walk after dinner
22 La Porte Étroite, was published in 1965, is a famous novel by André Gide.
23 Marilyn Monroe was thought with arsenic
24.We decided not to come even though the table before
A was laid B has been laid C had been laid D was being laid
25 An uncultivated and uninhabited region is called
26.There was a shortage of water because it for several months
A hadn,t rained B hasn,t rained C wouldn,t rain D doesn,t rain
27 Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting:
We (A) set off (B) early in order to (C) we reach Huong pagoda (D) before midday
28 Water oxygen and hydrogen
A composed of B is composed of C is composed with D composed with
29 She was shocked at the scene in the street
30 the rise in the unemployment, people still seem to be spending more
READING COMPREHENSION:
A.Read the passage and choose the suitable word/ phrase for each of the numbered blanks:
Conservation is the protection and wise management of the environment People practise
conservation (31) the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things (32) conservation, all the resources necessary for life _ air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil, and water_ would be damaged, wasted or destroyed
Conservation also includes a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people can enjoy living It means keeping the environment comfortable and safe_ and an interesting place (33)
A healthy environment (34) clean streets and highways, with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds Ideal surroundings mean landscapes (35) junk and litter They include wilderness region (36) animals and plants can be safe from destruction by human beings
B Read the passage and choose the best answer:
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but
usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by
sport's global governing body The championship has been awarded every four years since the first
tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the
World Cup Finals) The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the
Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1
million people watching the 2006 tournament final
Trang 3In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each
37 The world Cup championship is held
38.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT correct:
A The World Cup was not held in 1942 and 1946
B There have been eighteen World Cups up to now
C The first country to win the World Cup was Uruguay
D The qualification phase takes place every three years
39 In 1942 the World Cup was cancelled because of
A World War II
B Brazil,s failure in the qualification phase
C a shortage of money
D the cancellation of the final phase
40 According to the passage, which of the following is correct:
A FIFA was established in 1930
B Brazil has won the World Cup five times
C France shared the same title with England
D About 715.1 million people came to Germany to watch the 2006 tournament final
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