The origins of the Olympic games can be traced back to the ancient Greece, to as far back as 776 B.C It was a Greek tradition to hold athletic competition every four years in honour of t
Trang 1CAO THANG HIGH SCHOOL THE SECOND – SEMESTER EXAMINATION (2009-2010)
Name : ENGLISH 10 (Time allotted: 45 minutes)
I/ Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers
The origins of the Olympic games can be traced back to the ancient Greece, to as far back as 776 B.C It was
a Greek tradition to hold athletic competition every four years in honour of their gods or heroes
The prizes awarded to the winners of each event in those days were a crown of olive and a palm branch Although this may seem meanless in modern times, the true prize lay in the honour of having won the
event.The winners were given places of honour on public occasions In some towns they were even extempted from paying taxes The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1896 Since then nations from around the world have been meeting every four years to compete against one another New Olympic records are set every time they meet The only exception to this quadrenial event was in 1944, when the Olympic games was not held because of the Second World War
1 The first Olympic Games was held
: In about 776 B.C " in fours years < in 776 > in 1986
2 The purpose of the acient Olypic Games was
< to honour their gods to win a prize > tradition
3 In those day, apart from acrown of olive and a palm branch as an award, some winners
: got a lot of money " got meaningless prize
< was given public places > got extention from taxes
4 How often do Olypic Games take place ?
: Every two years " Every three years < Every four years > Every year
5 There were no Olympic Games in 1944 because
: no record was set " there was an exception < they were quadrennial > of World War II II/ Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each the blank space:
Tropical forests are known to be very (6) to the balance of nature but we are destroying them
at an incredible rate They are being cleared not only to benefit the natives of that country, (7) to satisfy the needs of richer countries Central American forests are being destroyed for pastureland to make pet food in the United States cheaper: in Papua New Guinia, forests are destroyed to supply cheaper cardboard packaging for Japanese electronic products; in Bruma and Thailand, forests have been destroyed to(8) more attrative furniture in Singapore and Hong Kong (9) a rich person living thousands of miles away may cause more tropical forests (10) than a poor person living in the forests
In short, it is everybody’s duty to safeguard the future of mankind through being more aware of the effects his actions have on nature
6 : atractive " determined < important > polluted
9 : However " Therefore < Although > If
III/ Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
IV/ Choose the most suitable answer among A, B, C or D:
17 If he with us yesterday, he the beauty of nature of the Nation Park
: had been/could enjoy " had been/could have enjoyed
Trang 2< were/could enjoy > were/could have enjoyed
18 ? - Rock’n’roll
: What kind of music instrument can you play " Which is your favourite music band
< What kind of music do you like > Who is play the guitar
19 We a special dinner tonight, Would you like to come and join us ?
20 Do you know how many football teams participated the last Olympic Games ?
21 World Cup is the most popular sporting today
22 I prefer love story films action films
23 She has saved a sum of money for her
24 .do you prefer, action films or cartoons ?
25 Don’t be worried so much, I you with your project, I promise
26 Jack went to England engineering
27 Football is considered to be the most sport all over the world
28 Why do you ask me about the party ? - I to it !
: was not invited " was not been inviting < not invited > didn’t invite
29 You need to be hard working a good student
30 After his performance, the lapped for five minutes
31 Is there public telephone near here ?
32 Language and music make humans from all other animals
33 He didn’t come until 6 o’clock
: It was not until 6 o’clock that he came " It was 6 o’clock when he came
< It was 6 o’clock, but he didn’t come > A & B are correct
34 John finds astronomy very interesting
: Astronomy is one of John’s favourite branches of science
" John is interested in astronomy
< As tronomy makes Johm become more interested in science
> John reads a lot of books about astronomy
35 Water polution is more and more serious due to the test of nuclear weapons in the seas and oceans
V/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:
36 Nam : is really " exciting about < going to > the cinema tonight.
37 : I was " disappointed that < my exam results were so> badly.
38 : If " you are on Mars, < what would > you do?
39 : The teacher uses " many examples to < helping us > understand the lesson.
40 :They were" questioning by < the > police.
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