Exercise 1: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest1m 2 a.. Tom watches usually television in the evening.. She usually has a gla
Trang 1Vo Giu High School: THE FIRST WRITTEN 45 MINUTE ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 10 Your name: _ (Grade 10A… )
Exercise 1: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest(1m)
2 a eating b beat c teacher d breakfast
Exercise 2 : Match the underlined verbs in column A with their meaning in column B(2m)
2 The thief ran away when the burglar alarm went off B move downward
3 She is happy and satisfied with what she has C made … stop burning
5 She laughed and chatted happily with other women E talked in a friendly way
9 We had trouble putting up the tent in he dark I contented
1_D_ 2 _ 3 _ 4 _ 5 _ 6 7 8 _ 9 10
Exercise 3 :Put the verbs in brackets in the present and the past simple tense(2m)
I (have) coffee for breakfast every day.
2 They (begin) to study at this school 7 years ago.
3 It (rain) very much in the summer.
4 Bad students never (work) hard.
5 He (visit) his friend yesterday and (find) that he had been out.
6 She sometimes (buy) _ vegetables at his market.
7 I have not seen John for a long time I (see) him 3 weeks ago.
8 My friend (study) English for an hour every night.
9 We always (do) _ our exercises carefully.
10 I (meet) Mary last night She’s become a very nice girl.
Exercise 4 : Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect(2m)
1 Tom watches usually television in the evening.
A B C D
2 She usually has a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she drinks a cup of coffee.
A B C D
3 Everybody danced and sang happy at the party last night.
A B C D
4 These pupils never are late for school.
A B C D
5 Before going to bed Mrs Tuyet usually read something or watches some programs on television.
A B C D
Trang 2Exercise 5: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.(2m)
My name is Seumas McSporran and I'm a very busy man I'm 60 years old and I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an undertaker Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel
I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland Only 20 people live there but in summer
150 tourists come by boat every day
Every weekday I get up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests At 8.00 I drive the island's children to school At 9.00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all the houses on the island I also deliver the beer to the island's only pub Then I help Margaret in the shop
My wife likes being busy, too We never have holidays and we don't watch television In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed Perhaps our life isn't very exciting, but we like it
1 Mr Mcsporran does all the following jobs EXCEPT ……
a a mailman b a driver c a firefighter d a farmer
2 Gigha is the name of
a His wife b The island where they live
c His hotel d The shop where they work
3 Tourists to the island
a sail b drive c swim d fly
4 The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to
a Beer b Boat c Post d Pub
5 According to the passage which is true about Seumas MsSporran?
a He goes to bed very late
b He and his wife go on holiday every year
c He likes the job as a postman most
d He does the accounts in the evening
Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given (1m)
1 Mr.Vy often spends 15 minutes leading the buffalo to the field.
It takes
2. Their game of badminton is always on Saturday.
They _.
3 We have learned English for 4 years
We started _
4 He never goes to school late
He is
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