the following sentences: 1. My dancing instructor is very ________ and loving teacher. A. breathtaking B. amazed C. impressed D. dedicated 2. She is working for a ________ organization. A. nonspecific B. nonprofit C. nonrefundable D. nonnegotiable 3. A profile is a description of someone ______ all of the most interesting facts about them. A. containing B. which contain C. who is containing D. contained 4. Poaching and lumberjack are destroying the natural ______. A. reservation B. background C. tradition D. habitat 5. I ______ the sales manager now if I _______ such a terrible mistake. A. will be haven’t made B. would be didn’t make C. would be had not made
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FIRST-SEMESTER ENGLISH EXAM
CLASS 10AB
Student’s full name: _
Class : …….
Choose the best word or phrase to complete
the following sentences:
1 My dancing instructor is very and
loving teacher
A breath-taking B amazed
C impressed D dedicated
2 She is working for a organization
A non-specific B non-profit
C non-refundable D non-negotiable
3 A profile is a description of someone all
of the most interesting facts about them
A containing B which contain
C who is containing D contained
4 Poaching and lumber-jack are destroying the
natural
A reservation B background
C tradition D habitat
5 I the sales manager now if I _
such a terrible mistake
A will be/ haven’t made
B would be / didn’t make
C would be / had not made
D would have been/ had not made
6 With the help of modern devices, those who
suffer hearing or vision _ find life easier
A disadvantage B inconvenience
C deficiency D impairment
7 The demonstrators made _ protests
against apartheid
A complete B mass
8 She the last flight to Hanoi tonight
A is taking B takes
C will be taking D was taking
9 Would you please send me the latest record
_ you mentioned in the press conference?
C which D of which
10 If I had been more patient, I the game
A could win B could have won
C can win D won
11 The man sunbathing on the deserted
beach
A was laying B lay
C laid D lied
12 I took the shot and a photograph
came out of the camera
A remarkably B steadily
C instantly D Shortly
13 I _ him before we were put in one group in the workshop
A had never met
B was never meeting
C has never met
D never meets
14 The murderer was arrested and sentenced life
A in B for
15 Many people get sick after the fish in the polluted waters
A having been eaten – being caught
B eating – caught
C they eat – catching
D having eaten- are caught
16 Mike agreed _ by the reporters of The New York Times
A to interview
B to have interviewed
C being interviewed
D to be interviewed
17 If you knew the truth, you completely surprised
A will be B are
C would be D would have been
18 Helen left her camping _ behind when she went camping
C Packet D Gear
19 The parcel is easily broken, so you have to treat it _
A under attention B with caution
C in position D with effort
20 The cat before it _ out for the night
A will be fed – puts
B must be fed – is put
C should feed – is put
D is fed – has been put
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is different
21 A tragedy B theatrical
C comedy D aspect
22 A diversity B opportunity
C reservation D revolutionary
23 A mosaic B amphibian
C strategy D cooperative
24 A geography B creativity
C technological D satisfaction
25 A poison B mammal
C certain D research
Choose the best answer to fill in each blank:
CODE 101
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programmed to copy people’s basic actions and
movements They can do (II) _ any kind of
work Robots have cost some people their jobs,
(III) _ there are advantages to using them
After World War II George Devol invented a device
that could (IV) a machine to do the
same task repeatedly Devol designed the first
programmable robot in 1954 and started his
company Universal Automation In 1961, robots
were used (V) _ together cars, and not long
afterwards , robots were used in automobile
factories around the world
26 (I)
A which B whose
C who D they
27 (II)
A utmost B most
C mostly D almost
28 (III)
A but B while
C as D because
29 (IV)
A advise B lead
C make D control
30 (V)
A to be put B as putting
C to put D to putting
Identify the mistake in each of the following
sentences:
31 If I were you, I will not invest such a lot of
money in the company where he works
A will B such a lot
C in the D where
32 Though the children had been to the zoo many
times, they still felt exciting about the trip
A had been B times
C felt exciting D the
33 Annie, that I met in the summer camp, has
become my best friend
C has become D my best
34 My father never allows me to go out after
10pm despite I am now 22
A allows B to go
C after D despite
35 It was not until Kate telephoned the Customer
Service Assistance did she receive the refunds
A not until B telephoned
C did she receive D refunds
Read the passage and choose the correct
answers:
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7,
1867 She received a general education in local
schools and some scientific training from her
father As a brilliant student, she harboured the dream of a scientific career, which was impossible for a woman at that time To save money for a study tour abroad, she had to work as a private tutor Finally, in 1891, Marie, with very little money
to live on, came to Paris to realize her dream at the Sorbonne Despite her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard She earned a physics
degree with flying colors, and went on to take
another degree in mathematics She met Pierre Curie in the School of Physics in 1894 and in the following year they got married From then on, they worked together on their research In 1903, Marie became the first woman to receive a PhD from the Sorbonne She was the first woman in France to be a university professor Soon after, she was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for
determining the atomic weight of radium
36 What does the phrase ‘with flying colors’
mean?
A Specially
B colorfully
C Satisfactorily
D Successfully
37 How could Marie Curie realize her dream?
A By working hard to get through Sorbonne
B By working in Warsaw
C By being trained by her father
D By saving money to travel
38 Which of the following statement is NOT true about Marie Curie?
A She got married in 1895
B She got a PhD in Sorbonne
C It was not easy for her to become a scientist
D She won a Nobel Prize in Physics
39 What does this passage mainly discuss?
A Marie Curie’s success in Physics
B Marie Curie’s schooling
C Marie Curie’s dream of scientific career
D Marie Curie’s biography
40 What did Marie Curie study in Sorbonne?
A Physics
B Math and Chemistry
C Physics and Math
D Chemistry and Physics
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1 D
2 B
3 A
4 D
5 C
6 D
7 B
8 A
9 A
10 B
11 B
12 C
13 A
14 C
15 B
16 D
17 C
18 D
19 B
20 B
21 B
22 A
23 C
24 A
25 D
26 A
27 D
28 A
29 D
30 C
31 A
32 C
33 A
34 D
35 C
36 D
37 A
38 D
39 D
40 C