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Time allotted: 45’
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Class: …………
I) Listening (2.0p)
A) Listen and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1 Pelé is considered one of the greatest football players of all time
2 He led the Brazilian football team to its first world club in 1956
3 The first time Pelé participated in World Cup was in 1962
4 Pelé played for an American football club in 1975
B) Listen and fill in the blanks
5 By 1974, Pelé had ……….1200 goals and became a Brazilian ……… hero
6 After his retirement, Pelé became an international ambassador for the sport, working to……… peace and understanding through ……… sport activities
II) Pronunciation
A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounce differently from others
B Choose the word that has different stress pattern
III Choose the best answer
11 They are getting married _ the end July
12 My father can _ two foreign languages: French and English
13 It was a beautiful day _ sun shone brightly in _ sky
14 It is interesting _ that they will join us
15 He’s really delighted with his new CD player
16 I’m very tired now I this afternoon
A wouldn’t work B won’t work C don’t work D am not going to work
17 “The Spy Returns” is a very film about a wealthy man who visits Italy
18 “- _staying?” “–For five days”
A How long they will be B How often they will be
C How long will they be D How often will they be
19 Choose the correct option answer to make a good sentence
I / look/ forward/ try/ your/ cooking
A I am looking forward to try your cooking
B I am looking forward to trying your cooking
C I’ll look to forward in order to try your cooking
D I look forward and try your cooking
20 Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
He was absent because of his sick
A B C D
IV) Reading comprehension (2.5p)
A) Read the passage and choose the best answer
In 776 B C, the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks’ chief god, Zeus The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing, and horse and
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The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 B C
21 Which of the following is NOT true?
A Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads
B The games were held in Greece every four years
C Battles were interrupted to participate in the games
D Poems glorified the winners in songs
22 Why were Olympic Games held?
C To crown the best athletes D To sing songs about the athletes
23 Approximately, how many years ago did these games originate?
A 776 years B 1,205 years C 2,227 years D 2,785 years
24 Which of the following contests was NOT mentioned?
25 What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks?
A They liked to fight B They were very athletic
C They liked a lot of ceremony
D They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates
B) Read the passage and choose the best answer that fits each gap of the passage
CARTOON FILMS
Cartoon films have very few limits If you can draw something you can (26)………… it move on the cinema screen The use of new ideas and advanced computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of (27)……… ages
By the (28)……… of the 1970s, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were only for children
But soon afterwards, one or two directors had some original new ideas They proved that it was possible to make films in which both adults and children could (29)………… the fun
However, not every cartoon film was successful The Black Cauldron, for example, failed, mainly because it was too (30)……… for children and too childish for adults Directors learnt from this mistake, and the film companies began to make large amounts of money again
V) Writing (2.0p)
You are the monitor of class 10A1 Your class is going to organize an English- speaking club to help students in grade ten improve their English- speaking skill Write an
announcement to let the students in grade ten know about the event so that they can join in State where and when the event will be taken place and how long the event lasts
Take place (v): diễn ra
Last (v): kéo dài
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