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AND TRAINING TAN TUC HIGH SCHOOL
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST - ENGLISH 10 Date of testing: Monday, December 28 th , 2020
Time limits: 60 minutes
Student’s full name: Class: ID number: _ Code: 704
A MULTIPLE CHOICE: (4pts)
Find the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
1 I decided (A) to change (B) jobs because my boss made (C) me working (D) overtime
2 Charlie Chaplin was well known (A) for (B) the amuse (C) characters he portrayed (D)
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
3 A capable B magical C game D data
4 A resort B reason C visit D forest
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest
5 A allow B request C memo D subtract
6 A destination B confirmation C information D participant
Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C, and D) one best answer
7 Bob is the kind of the person to _ one can talk about anything
8 John: “ _ detective stories?” – Jim: “In my opinion, they are very good for teenagers.”
A Are you fond of B How about
C What do people feel about D What do you think about
9 “Which project _ on next?” – “I haven’t decided for sure Probably the Spacemobile.”
A are you going to work B do you work C have you worked D will you work
10 We like to sit in sun whenever we have _ time to go to the beach
A Ø / a B the / Ø C the / a D a / the
11 She walked home by herself _ she knew that it was dangerous
A although B and C but D because
12 Clean air provides us _ a healthy supply of oxygen
13 With lightning speed, Mary finished her exam and raced out of the classroom (closest meaning)
A incorrectly B perfectly C very quickly D very slowly
14 The Roman Catholic church is a spacious building of the early 19th century (opposite meaning)
A small B wide C beautiful D roomy
15 Mickey Mouse is a famous _ character
A comedy B film C cartoon D play
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers
If you want to take the whole family on holiday, and keep everybody happy, then I have found just the place for you I recently went with a group of friends to stay at the Greenwood Holiday Village, which is open from May until October
Built in the center of a forest, Greenwood is a great place to stay whatever the weather Its main attraction
for families is the indoor World of Water, whether young and old can have fun in different pools Some of these,
however, are for serious swimmers
For sporty people, the Country Club offers tennis, squash and badminton If your children are too young to join in these sports, there are activity clubs Greenwood is good place for families and it is traffic free - you explore on foot or bike Some people complained that this was inconvenienced, but I was pleased to be out in the fresh air For evening entertainment, there are shows and cinemas
Accommodation is in a variety of apartments of different sizes These have up to four bedrooms, a kitchen and bathroom, as well as a dinning area Before going, I thought the apartments might not be big enough for all
of us, but I was pleasantly surprised - it was not too crowded at all I definitely go back to Greenwood next year Why don't you give it a try? Visit their website for further information now
A to describe what her family did at the holiday village
B to give advice to a friend going to the holiday village
C to complain about the holiday village
D to give her opinion of the holiday village
A squash B swimming C badminton D football
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A there is something at the holiday village for all ages
B it can only be enjoyed in good weather
C it is not convenient because you cannot use your car at the holiday village
D the apartments at Greenwood are not big enough
A young and old people B families C pools D swimmers
A go back to Greenwood B visit their website C go to another place D give Greenwood a try
B WRITING (6pts)
FILL IN each numbered blank with one of the words given:
type – receives – although – on – because – writes – devices - secretly
(1) computers are considered the most perfect and effective (2) in our modern time, we cannot avoid some certain problems when we are working (3) a computer Letters and phone
conversations are private It is against the law to open someone's mail without permission or to listen
(4) to someone's telephone conversation And now there are laws to protect the privacy of e-mail It is also against the law to read the messages that a person sends or (5) on a computer
LISTEN and complete the questions: You will hear a student telephoning a school
Notebook
Name of school: International Language School
Next course begins:
- Day: 6 ………
- Date: 7 3 rd ………
Classes begins at: 8 ………
Address: 9 ……… London Road Near: 10 ………
Give the correct VERB TENSE in the brackets in each sentence 11 My mother her cellphone on the bus yesterday afternoon (lose) 12 Listen! The children _ now (sing) 13 They love travelling They _ to many countries since they got married (travel) 14 Staying up late _ good for your health (not, be) 15 I think Nancy _ from her illness soon (recover) Give the correct VERB FORM in the brackets in each sentence 16 We regret _ you that your flight has been cancelled (tell) 17 Some companies never allow in their offices (smoke) 18 She couldn’t bear _ tears when she saw the film “Romeo and Juliet” (shed) 19 Unfortunately, we can’t afford _ a new car this year (buy) 20 Tommy had his big brother _ his shoes for him (tie) Give the correct WORD FORM in the brackets in each sentence 21 Modern _is amazing, isn't it? (technological) 22 Your arguments are very (persuade) 23 As an actor he could a whole range of emotions (communicative) 24 She disagreed with what we said (violate) 25 He was something of an _, living most of his life abroad (adventurous) REWRITE the following sentences as directed 26 Somebody told me to wait outside (turn into passive voice)
27 My father bought a motorbike The motorbike costs 2 thousand dollars (use a relative pronoun)
28 My brother is very kind to everyone You met his wife last week (use a relative pronoun)
29 I accepted the job although the salary was low (in spite of)
30 Because of having an accident, these students arrived late (because)
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