Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blank 3 points There are thousands of different kinds of microbes.. Microbes called 1 _______ are the smallest living things.[r]
Trang 1Full name: _ THE FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION Class: 10 2012-2013 - Time: 45'
I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1 point)
3 A prevent B english C determine D target
II Choose the best answer (2 points)
1.The plane from Dallas two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight fro
m Frankfurt to London
A took on B took in C took over D took off
2 It was time to _ the kids ready for bed
3 These glasses are so dirty You need _ them
4 It was the most _ experience of my life
A frighten B frightening C frightened D frightful
5 _ hand do you write with? - My right hand
6 Will you please stop _ TV channels?
Trang 2A to change B change C be changed D changing
7 He passed his exams with flying colour
A successfully B difficultly C badly D easily
8 Professor Kidd _ three books since 1999, and she's working on her fourth
A has been writing B has written
9 I asked him _, but he went anyway
A not to go B to not go C not going D he doesn't go
10 Galileo _ his first telescope in 1609
III Choose the part A, B, C or D that needs correcting (2 points)
1 Helen Keller, who was both blind and deafness,
overcame her inabilities with the help of her teacher, Ann Sullivan
2 If a drop of oil is placed in a glass of water, it would float to the top
3 She wanted to know whether I have seen Paul recently
A wanted B whether C have seen D recently
4 The house was enough comfortable but not luxurious
A was B enough comfortable C but D luxurious
5 Unless we work harder, we will finish on time
Trang 3A Unless B work C will finish D on time
IV Choose one option that best fits each of the numbered blank (3 points)
There are thousands of different kinds of microbes Microbes called (1) _ are the smallest living things Bacteria live almost everywhere: on land, in water, and even (2) _ you
Some microscopic life forms are like plants Tiny diatoms are microbes that live in lakes and the oceans Diatoms soak up (3) _ and use its energy to make food, just like plants
Some microscopic life forms are more (4) _ animals Protozoa such as the amoeba and paramecium are animal-like microorganisms An amoeba can move (5) _ changing the shape of its body It sticks out a pseudo pod, or false foot A paramecium is (6) _ with tiny hairs It waves its hairs rapidly to swim
Viruses are (7) _ kind of microbe Viruses sometimes act like living things and other times act like nonliving things Viruses sometimes live in the cells of plants and animals (8) _ a cell, a virus reproduces like a living thing The virus uses the cell to make many copies of itself Viruses are (9) _ small to see with an ordinary microscope You need a powerful electron microscope to see a virus Outside of a plant or animal cell, a (10) _ is like a nonliving thing
New vocabulary:
- microbe (n.): vi trùng, vi khuẩn
- microscopic (adj.): thuộc kính hiển vi; rất nhỏ
- diatom (n.): (thực vật học) tảo cát
- protozoa (n.): ngành động vật nguyên sinh
- amoeba (n.): Amip
Trang 44 A as B same C like D similar
7 A other B one another C another D each other
V Choose the best answer to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (2 points)
1 I wish I hadn't sold my bike
=> I regret
A to sell my bike
B selling my bike.
C I had sold my bike
D not to sell my bike
2 No one told me about the change of plan
=> I _
A knew about the change of plan
B am not known about the change of plan
C was told about the change of plan
D didn’t know about the change of plan.
3.Nigel felt sick from eating too many cakes Nigel felt sick because
A he has eaten a lot of cakes
B he was eating too many cakes
Trang 5C there were too many cakes he ate.
D he had eaten too many cakes.
4 In the middle of our lunch, there was a knock at the door
=> When _
A we were having lunch, there was a knock at the door.
B we knocked at the door, we were having lunch
C we had just finished lunch, there was a knock at the door
D our lunch were in the middle there was a knock at the door
5 Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday
=> They _
A always play their game of badminton
B play badminton always on Tuesday
C always play badminton on Tuesday.
D have always played badminton on Tuesday