VU THI HONG VAN THE FIRST TERM ON ENGLISH (GRADE 10TH)-08-09 I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest: A lunch B kitchen C technology D purchase A four B talk C walk D doctor A bike B idea C opinion D library A toothache B book C food D school A head B ready C peasant D realize II Choose the best answer: A………person can not hear any kind of sound A mute B deaf C blind D dumb There is a lot of ……… to the plan of rebuilding the school A passion B determination C demonstration D opposition ……… another cup of tea, Janet? A you like B are you like C would you like D will you like My uncle drank a lot of beer, ……….made him fat A that B which C that’s why D it 10 How ……….to work as a rule? A are you getting B you get C did you get D will you get 11 The alarm…… off, which woke everyone up A rang B went C gave D put 12 “…… you go swimming?” “Twice a week” A what time B how C how long D how often 13 I was enjoying my book but I stopped ………… my homework A reading to B to read to C to read for doing D reading for 14 I don’t blame you for not……… outside in this awful weather A wanting to go B wanting to C want to go D to want to go 15 In spite of…… up late, Mary got up early the next morning A staying B to stay C she stayed D.stay 16 The doctor……… the patient thoroughly before he prescribed the medicine A examined B has examined C was examined D had examined 17 He……… the dream of a scientific career when he was small A sailed B landed C harboured D obtained 18 With very little money to live………, Marie Curie came to Paris to realize her dream A on B in C at D up 19 Children in Ms Thu Thuy’s class are dumb, deaf and…….retarded A normally B totally C spiritly D mentally 20 Poverty prevents children ……… Having proper schooling A for B with C from D of 21 We………… enough food for the trip to Huong pagoda yet A don’t prepare B aren’t prepare C didn’t prepare D haven’t prepared 22……… To watch T.V a lot when you were small? A were you used B did you get used C did you use D were you using 23 Active: They have already opened the museum Passive: A The museum is already been opened B The museum have been already been opened C The museum has been opened VU THI HONG VAN D The museum has already been opened 24 She studied hard and got a degree with……… Colors A scarlet B red C soaring D flying 25 Teachers who are good at……… can make students understand easily A demonstration B demonstrating C demonstrate D demonstrative III Choose one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct: 26 Before I went to bed last night, I have already finished my homework A B C D 27 I advise you starting looking for a flat at once A B C D 28 Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented of what we A B C D 29 There is so many students in this market today A B C D 30 Ha was in a difficult situation, so I agreed lending her some money A B C D 31 We used to go fish on this river when we were small children A B C D 32 It’s time the government helped the unemploy to find some jobs A B C D 33 He decides to using his computer more carefully after attending some basic courses A B C D 34 Because a pain in his leg, he walked very slowly A B C D 35 In spite of the traffic jam, we managed getting to the airport on time A B C D IV Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank: A DAY OUT For the last few months, I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing …(36)….exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and TV I had begun feeling… (37)…with this and so last week I thought I would something…(38)… I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day I was really excited as I …(39)…to London since I was ten We decided to go by coach as this was …(40)… the cheapest means of transport that was available…(41)… It meant that we needed to get up very early Once in London, we decided to take a …(42)… 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…(43)… went to the theatre 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……(44)… much longer than we had expected We had to get a taxi back to the coach station Luckily, we got there…(45)…… two minutes before our coach left 36 A much B more C most D as 37 A bore B bored C boring D boredom 38 A distinct B typical C changeable D different 39 A didn’t go B hadn’t gone C haven’t been D hadn’t been VU THI HONG VAN 40 A by far B very C almost D far too 41 A even B though C despite D in spite 42 A holiday B business C sightseeing D camping 43 A another B other C the other D the others 44 A took B got C spent D gained 45 A like B as C just D yet V Rearrange these words to make meaningful sentences: 46 become/ have/ computers/ of/ lives/ our/ daily/ part A Computers have become part of our lives daily B Have computers become part of our daily lives C Daily lives have become part of computers D Computers have become part of our daily lives 47 campfire/ a/ trip/ on/ two-day/ event/ great/ a/ our/ schooldays/ in/ be/ night/ a / will A A night campfire on a two-day trip will be a great event in our schooldays B Our trip on two-day in a night campfire will be a great event in schooldays C Our night campfire on a trip will be a great event in two-day schooldays D Our two-day schooldays on night campfire trip will be a great event 48 German/ he/ learning/ with/ is/ teacher/ a A He is learning a German with teacher B He is learning German with a teacher C German is learning he with a teacher D German teacher is learning with he teacher 49 three/ there/ are/ news programmes/ the/ on/ five/ channels A There are five news programmes on the three channels B There channels are there on the five news programmes C Five news programmes are there on the three channels D Five news programmes on the three channels are there 50 to/ narrow/ ride/ has/ he/ take/ in/ streets/ get/ school/ to his/ to A He has ride to his bike to get to school in narrow streets B He has to ride his bike to get to school in narrow streets C He has to ride his bike in narrow streets to get to school D He has to ride narrow streets in his bike to get to school ... Teachers who are good at……… can make students understand easily A demonstration B demonstrating C demonstrate D demonstrative III Choose one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for... flat at once A B C D 28 Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented of what we A B C D 29 There is so many students in this market today A B C D 30 Ha was in a difficult situation, so I... something…(38)… I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the day I was really excited as I …(39)…to London since I was ten We decided to go by coach as this was …(40)… the