Nam: 2……… Ba: Well, I like romantic films and science fiction films.. Do you prefer romantic films or science fiction fims.. Which do you like best : romantic films or science fiction fi
Trang 1Xuan Dinh high school The second- semester examination for grade 10 students
School year :2010-2011
Time allowed : 45
Full name:………
Class:………
SBD:………
Pronunciation
Choose the word that has the underline part pronounced differently
from that the others.
1 A hunt B sunny C furious D gulf
2 A musician B difficult C special D ocean
Choose the word that whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others
1 A trophy B promote C attract D compete
2 A cinema B history C movement D discover
Vocabulary and grammar
Choose the word or pharse a,b,c,d – that best completes each sentences.
1 If it………… Next week, we will be able to planthe vegetable
A rain B rained C raining D rains
2 These children ,…………parents work late, are taken home by school bus
A that B whose C who D their
3 “ the students all went to the circus yesterday” “ I heard it was
really……….”
A.amused B amusing C amuse D amusingly
4 With the victory over Germany in the final match , Brazil became
team to win the…… five time
A.trophy B goal C match D score
3 We……… A special dinner tonight Would you like to come and
joinus?
A cooked B cooks C will cook D are going to cook
4 Pele was famous ………his powerful kicking ang controlling the ball
A with B for C of D at
5 Love, joy, hate, fear, and jealousy are all emotion
A delights B entertainment C communications D feelings
6 “ I’m going out for a walk Have you seen my shoes ?” “ Yes, they’re
on ………floor in…….kitchen “
A a/the B the/the C a/a D a/the
Trang 2Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses
1 There are a lot of species which are threatened with (extinct)
2 They are investigating the ( mystery) disappearance of a young
woman
3 Mozart and Bethoven are two of the world famous ( compose)
4 He wantsto ( wide) his knowledge of the subject
Rewrite these sentences using the words provided or suggested words in brackets
1 She has now moved back to the house on Long Island She was born there ( where)
2 The manager always welcomes new employees ( the passive voice)
3 He rang the bell He wants to tell us that dinner was ready
4 the football match didn’t start until the lights were on
It was not until………
5 I don’t live in a big city , so I can’t go to the cinema very
often( conditional sentences type 2)
6 She was successful She felt dissatisfied.( in spite of)
Speaking
Choose the most appropriate questions that best complete the
conversation
Nam: (1)……… Ba: No, I don’t like them very much I think there’re so violent
Nam: (2)………
Ba: Well, I like romantic films and science fiction films
Nam: (3) ………
Ba: Well, it’s difficult to say.But I suppose I prefer romantic films
Nam: ( 4)………
Ba: Julia Robert I really like her
Nam: She ‘s OK But my favorite actor is Mel Gibson
Ba: Great!
1 A: Do you like romantic film B Do you like action film
C Which film do you like ? D How do you like action film
2 A What film do you like best ? B Wgat wiuld you like ?
C What kind of film do you llike ? D What kind of film you like?
3 A Do you prefer romantic films or science fiction fims?
B Which do you like best : romantic films or science fiction fims?
C Which do you prefer: romantic films or science fiction fims?
D Do you like romantic films or science fiction fims?
4 A Who is your favorite actress? C Which actress you like best
B Who are the best actress? D What is your favorite actress?
Trang 3Reading
Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer for each blank
Organized football games began in 1863 In football, two (1) of eleven players try to kick or head the ball into the goal of other team The goal keeper,(2) tries to keep the ball out of the goal, is only player on the field who can touch the ball with his or her hands The other players must use their feet, head, and bodies to (3) theball
Every four year , football teams around the world (4) for the World Cup The World Cup competition started in 1930 Peaple in more than 140 countries (5) the world play football It is definitely the world ‘s most
popular sport
1 A parts B teams C groups D crews
2 A who B.which C whom D that
3 A.kick B drive C.control D hit
4 A.play B battle C.fight D compete
5 A.all over B on C through D whole
Read the passage carefully then circlethe correct letter for each question
All over the world people listen to classical music Classical music is
difficult to describe It means different things to different people
Some famous classical composers were Bach , Vivaldi, Haydn, andMozart
In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion They wanted
to make a beautiful, interesting design They wanted to write lovely sounds The Composers started to interpret ideas They told stories about wars, armies, and soldiers They wrote about religion.Sometimes they composed music for holiday They told love stories and showed strong emotion Some
of these composers were Bach, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner, and Tchaikovsky
Classical music stays with people a long time Bach wrote about 300 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years
Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music When they close their eyes, they can see the design They can listento the same classical music many times and enjoy it Sometimes is difficult to understand The listener has to think about it However, we can all learn to enjoy some classical music It is very important to people
1 Bach composed his music ……… years ago
A thoundsands of B over 500 C about 300 D 50
2 Vivaldi wanted to………
A make a design and write lovely sound
B tell a love story
C show stronmg emotion
Trang 4D tell a story about wars
3 Who showed strong emotion in the music ?
A Bethoven
B Mozart
C Bach
D Haydn
4 Tchaikovsky ………
A wrote music 200 years ago
B showed emotion
C did not tell stories
D showed emotion and wrote 200 years
5 People sometimes close their eyes when they listen to classical music
in order to…
A think about the design
B understand it clearly
C hear the same classical music many time
D form the picture of thedesign in their mind
Writing Complete each of the following sentences , usig the words given
1 Ludwig van Bethoven/ born/1770/Bonn/seven-child family
2 Many /species/plant and animal/be/danger/ extinction
3 A blue whale/grow up/ 30 metres/length/and/over 200 tons/weight
4 Peter/prefer/romantic films/horror ones