Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers.. Paul Allen left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company.[r]
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TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM – ENGLISH 10
TIME ALLOWED: 60 MINS Exercise 1: Choose the best answer (3pts)
1 Jane is always late for her class, _ annoys the teacher
2 Can you give me the _ of this machine? I want to figure how to use it
A information B instruction C interaction D collection
3 The meeting was cancelled _ the chairman’s not turning up
A because B because of C in spite of D although
4 You should use your knowledge to _ your villagers’ lives
5 If you _, they won’t be muddy or flooded after it rains and people can get around more easily
A build a bridge over the canal C grow cash crops for export
B use another mean of transport D raise and resurface the roads
6 I managed _ these exercises myself
A finish B finishing C to finish D to be finished
7 His special talent makes him _ famous in his village
8 There are many new programs _ the three channels
9 A _ is a film or a television program giving facts about something
10 She received some _ trainings from her teacher at school
A science B scientist C scientific D scientifically
11 Our class _ the Phong Nha caves next week and I suppose the trip will be very exciting
A are visiting B will visit C is visiting D visit
12 I’ll have a chance to try Queen restaurant’s Risotto, _ considered the best dish there
13 If you _ in the early morning, I think I _ able to wait for you at the airport
A arrive / will not be C arrived / would not be
B will arrive / will not be D are arriving / am not
14 Unfortunately, by the time we _ to the railway station, the train _
A get / will leave B got / left C got / had left D had got / was leaving
15 Like many animals, bears can’t see very well, and find food by using their sense of smell
Exercise 2: Choose the word that has the closet meaning with the underlined word or phrase (1pt)
16 Heavy rain during the night has caused floods all over the country.
17 Thanks to the help of modern farming method, we had a bumber crop.
A cash crop B good crop C cheap crop D straw crop
18 I’m sorry but this seat has already been occupied.
Trang 219 She was a determined woman She always tries her best to finish the work whatever happens.
20 The Internet has many benefits But it also has limitations.
A obligations B knowledges C advantages D disadvantages
Exercise 3: Choose the word that has the different underlined part (0.6pts)
Exercise 4: Choose the word that has the different stress (0.4pts)
25 A atmosphere B interest C entertain D interact
Exercise 5: Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting (1pt)
26 We are having a day off next week, so I suggest to go for a picnic in the park
A B C D
27 Mrs Lien has taught English at my old school since such a long time
A B C D
28 It’s been two years since I last met my parents I have seen them since then
A B C D
29 The rich has just raised a fund for the disable children in the neighborhood
A B C D
30 He is able to do many things because he has no legs or arms
A B C D
Exercise 6: Choose the word that fits the gap (1pt)
For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and watch television I had begun feeling (31) with this and so, last weekend I thought I would do something (32) I rang up several of my friends and we decided to
go to London for the day I was really excited as I (33) to London since I was ten We decided to go
by coach as this was by far the cheapest means of transport that was available though it meant that we needed
to get up very early Once in London we decided to take a (34) tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park In the afternoon two of us went shopping and (35) went to the theater We met up again at 6:30 p.m and went to a small restaurant in Soho The meal was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left
32.A different B difference C differently D differing
33 A wasn’t B haven’t been C have been D hadn’t been
34 A viewing B sightseeing C excursion D watching
Exercise 7: Read the passage and choose the best answer (1pt)
Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of our everyday lives Many people cannot imagine life without them One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State He grew up in a rich family His parents sent him to a private school
Trang 3There he met his business partner, Paul Allen When they were in eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making more
In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University His parents were happy They thought he would get over
his obsession with computers and become a lawyer like his father Two years later, Gates dropped out
of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen They worked eighteen hours a day in a
dormitory room at Harvard They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product
Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983 He recovered a few years later and started his own company Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States He was the "King of Software" He achieved his success with a lot of hard work For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week
He had a dream and the will to succeed By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States
A people cannot live without personal computers
B computers play an important part of our lives
C Bill Gates invented personal computers
D Bill Gates is the most important people in computer science
37.The phrase "dropped out of" in line 7 and 8 mean .
A graduated from B got over C took part in D stopped taking class at
A Bill Gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer
B Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers
C Paul Allen left Microsoft because he wanted to start his own company
D Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard
40 Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?
A In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company
B Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen
C Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard
D Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States
Exercise 8: Rewrite the sentences, keep the same meaning (2pts)
41 Although the weather was bad, we had a wonderful journey
Despite ………
42 Our class is visiting Cuc Phuong National Park next week
Our class intends ………
43 The first time I’ve play badminton was ten years ago (Present Perfect)
……….………
44 I really want to see Ronaldo He’s my favorite soccer player (who)
……….………
45 I have lost my new pen! I just bought it yesterday (which)
……….………
~THE END~
Trang 441 Despite the bad weather, we had a wonderful journey.
42 Our class intends to visit Cuc Phuong national park next week
43 I have played badminton for ten years
44 I really want to see Ronaldo, who is my favorite soccer player
45 I have lost my new pen which I just bought yesterday
0.2 for each correct answer from question 1-40 (8.0 pts)
0.4 for each correct answer from question 41-15 (2.0 pts)
Total: 10 pts