Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: 0.25pt 2.. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others: 0.25pt 5.. Choose
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Class: 10 …………
I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (0.25pt)
2 A worked B pumped C watched D contented
3 A wonderful B month C cousin D target
II Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others: (0.25pt)
5 A polite B party C dancing D center
6 A narrow B language C traffic D correct
III Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (0.25 pt)
7 The fire alarm went off when smoke rose.
8 He…….very busy at the present He …… … free time to go out
A is often/ rarely has B often was / had rarely
C has often been/ has rarely D often is / rarely has
9 Two tons of rice …… to the victims of the flood yesterday
A sent B was sent C were sent D has been sent
10 ………to get the railroad station? _ 45 minutes
A How far do you take? B How long does it take you?
C How often do you do? D How fast does it take you?
11 ……….farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life
12 He often leaves … home for …… work at 7 o’clock and arrived at
…… office at exactly 7.30
A a / the/ an B the / the/ no article C no article/ no article/ the D the/
no article/ an
13 Bill put his money in a bank… ?
A isn’t he B does he C didn’t he D doesn’t he
14 When the passengers realized that the ship was flooded with water, they
………in panic
A screamed B cheered C laughed D hurt
15 Many vegetables and flowers are grown in greenhouses in late winter and early spring ………outside as the weather warms
A transplanted B harrowed C ploughed D prepared
16 Mathematics is my favourite………
A objective B requirement C subject D purpose
17 During the rush hour, streets are often crowded………….people and vehicles
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18 We are looking forward to……….you soon
from
19 They planned ……… in the evening
A to go dancing B going to dance C going dancing D go to dance
20 I often go to work early to avoid…………in the rush hour
21 He is interested ………… He is a ……
A scientist/ science B science/ scientist C scientific/ scienceD scientist/
scientific
22 His mother’s death is the greatest…………event that she will never get rid of
A successful B comic C brilliant D tragic
23 By the time they got the airport, the plane ………
A took off B was taking off C had been taken off D had taken off
24 Before becoming a scientist, Michael Faraday used to work ………
A a bookbinder B to a bookbinder C being a bookbinder
D as a bookbinder
25 When they…….again, they ……….each other for 5 years
A met/ had seen B meet/ has seen C met/ had not seen D meets/ sees
26 Family ……is very important for a child to form his personality
degree
27 Take some aspirins They can ease your headache.
A make more serious B make less serve C get rid off D hurt
28 We used to go to school …….when we lived on the farm during our boyhood
each other
29 ……… Peter leave for London? _ Two weeks ago
What did
30 Now they are visiting London They will leave ……….Paris the day after tomorrow
IV Read the passage to choose the correct answers:
Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers He was born
in a family of a doctor I his schooldays, He became an excellent sportsman He played football, was a member of the swimming team, and learned to box At
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library magazine In 1917, when World War I broke out, he wanted to join the
army but was refused because of his eyes Then he went to Kansas City, where he
worked as a newspaper reporter In 1918 he tried to join the army again and was
given a job of driving American Red Cross ambulances on the Italian front Two
months later he was badly wounded In 1920 he returned to America and began to
support himself by his pen He traveled a lot In 1954 he was awarded the Nobel
Prize for Literature, and “the old man and the sea” was considered as one of his
best works He passed away in 1961 in the USA
33 Ernest Hemingway’s father was ………
reporter
34 Ernest Hemingway used to be ………in World War I
A a driver B a doctor C an army officer D a
professional boxer
35 Which sentence is not true?
A Hemingway was a good student when he was at school
B Hemingway was a soldier during the World War I
C Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature
D Hemingway traveled to many places
36 “began to support himself by his pen”
A He began to earn money by selling his pen
B He supported those who sold pens
C He supported those who could write
D He began to earn money by writing stories and novels
37 He passed away in 1961 in the USA