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Pronunciation Put the words with the same sounds in the correct column.. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below: 1m 1.. Read the following pass

BINH DINH EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTEMENT THE FIRST SEMESTER

SCHOOL YEAR: 2008-2009 TIME: 45 MINUTES Name:

Class: 10A … Calling number: ……….

-I Pronunciation

Put the words with the same sounds in the correct column.( 1m )

quiet creature glow graceful quick

grand glance crowded

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II/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (2 ms)

1 Annie denied the brick through the window (throw)

2 I persuaded my brother not _ that old car (buy)

3 She would have been here on time if she (not, miss) the train

4 If I _ (have) a house by beach, I would invite all my friends

III/ Fill in each blank with a suitable word given in the box (1.5ms)

A Fill each blank with a suitable word/ phrase from the box.

an childless bring invited happy got married

I was (1)……by my neighbours to attend their son’s birthday party last Saturday evening It was not (2)……ordinary celebration The young couple had been (3)……for ten years after they(4)……

so they were thrilled to have a child after they had virtually given up And I had decided to (5)……

my camera to take some photographs of the (6)……family

1……… 2……… 3……… 4……… 5……… 6………

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IV Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below: (1m)

1 She was in a very -situation She felt so stupid and didn’t know what to say (embarrass)

2 How many - are there in the competition? (participate)

3 The local authority asked for a - contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges (volunteer)

4 My friend often shows her - whenever I have troubles (sympathize)

-V/ Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (2,5ms) 1 “Would you mind not smoking in this room?” she said to him  She asked him

2 “I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,’ he said to me  He apologized

3 “No, it’s not true I didn’t cheat in the exam!”  Tom denied

4 “What would you do if you had three days off?” I asked him  I asked him

5 She didn’t hurry, so she missed the train If………

VI Read the following passage then answer the questions: (2 ms) It was Jimmy’s birthday, and he was five years old He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum “Who gave him that thing?” Jimmy’s father said when he saw it “His grandfather did,” answered Jimmy’s mother “Oh,” said his father Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much He made a terrible noise with it, but his mother did not mind His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise But one of the neighbors did not like the noise at all, so one morning a few days later she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy’s house while he was hitting his drum She said to him, “Hullo, Jimmy Do you know there’s something very nice inside your drum? Here’s a knife Open the drum and let’s find it.” 1 When did Jimmy get the drum?

2 Whom did he get it from?

3 Why didn’t his father hear it?

4 Why did the neighbor really want Jimmy to cut the drum open?

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-I Pronunciation (1m)

Put the words with the same sounds in the correct column.( 1m )

glance

glow

creature crowded

graceful grand

quiet quick

II/ Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (2 ms)

1 throwing

2 to buy

3 had not missed

4 had

III/ Fill in each blank with a suitable word given in the box (1.5ms)

(1) invited (2) an (3) childless (4) got married (5) bring (6) happy

IV Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete the sentences below: (1m)

5 embarrassing

6 participants

7 voluntary

8 sympathy

V/ Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (2,5ms)

6 She asked him not to smoke in that room

7 He apologized for not phoning me ealier

8 Tom denied cheating in the exam

9 I asked him what he would do if he had three days off

10 If She had hurried, she would not have missed the train

VI Read the following passage then answer the questions: (2 ms)

1 On his 5th birthday

2 His grandfather

3 Why didn’t his father hear it? Because he was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening

4 Because she did not like the noise Jimmy was making with his drum