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First Term Test
I Listening:
You are going to listen to a conversation between Martina and some people Listen carefully and decide if the
following statements are true or false Tick in the right box to indicate your answer You will listen to the tape twice.
1 Martina is a new student
2 She is at the Gordon Language College
3 She will have an interview in Room 60
4 The teacher's name is John Barton
5 She has to complete the form first
7 She is from Argentina
8 She is 20 years old
9 She lives at 62 Canada Street
10 Her phone number is 0181 674 8943
II Reading: Read the passage then do the tasks that follow
Modern newspapers
It is estimated that worldwide some 60,000 newspapers exist, with a combined circulation of
nearly 500 million However, the (1) of readers is far greater – as many (2) three times the
circulation figure This is because newspapers are shared, some are posted, and others placed in libraries and other public places Worldwide, about 8,000 of these newspapers are dailies About a (3) of all newspapers are published in North America, another third in (4) , and the remaining third in the rest
of the world Countries with the (5) newspaper readership are Britain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, and (6) United States Europe has nearly half of the world’s total newspaper circulation,
North America about a quarter, and (7) of the world another quarter
A Choose a, b, c or d to complete the passage:
B Answer the following questions:
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2 Why are newspaper readers far more than the circulation?
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3 Are there any Vietnamese daily newspapers?
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III Language focus:
A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
B Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it:
1 Because of the heavy rain, he was late for work
=> Because it
2 They have just completed the bridge over the river
=> The bridge
3 Her hobby is to read detective novels written by foreign writers
=> She is
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=> Despite
5 'Why didn't you go to the party last night?' she asked me => She asked
IV Writing: Write a paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of living in the country based on the following information (about 80 words) Advantages Disadvantages - The country is peaceful and quiet - People are friendly - There is less traffic => It is safe for children - It is hard to find good work, good schools - Entertainment is difficult to find - There are fewer people => people have fewer friend
The end Đáp án đề thi học kì I - Khối 10 Ban Cơ Bản - Môn Tiếng Anh Năm học 2008-2009 I LISTENING: 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 T 8 T 9 T 10 F II READING: A 1 d 2 a 3 c4 b 5 a 6 d 7 c B 1 About 60,000 newspapers exist. 2 Because newspapers are shared, some are posted and others placed in libraries and other public places 3 Yes, there are III LANGUAGE FOCUS: A 1 B 2 C 3 A 4 D 5 D B 1 Because it rained heavily, he was late for school 2 The bridge over the river has just been completed 3 She is interested in reading detective novels written by foreign writers 4 Despite the bad weather she went on climbing the mountain 5 She asked me why I hadn’t gone to the party the night before IV WRITING: Students’ writing