The First Term examination - School Year: 2008 - 2009 Phuoc Long High School Subject: English 10 - Time : 45 Minutes Your full name:………………………………………………………………………….Class : 10A ……………………………………………… PART I: PHONETICS: I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others : 1. a.orange b.today c.occasion d.complain 2. a.excursion b.sunburn c.nurse d.picture 3. a.weather b.ready c.early d.instead II.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently than the others: 4. a.essential b.difference c.expensive d.discussion 5. a.multimedia b.documentary c.environment d.education 6. a.attempt b.scientist c.carry d.mountain PART II LEXICONS AND GRAMMAR : 7. the computer is out of work. It is………………now. a.useful b.useless c.using d.usage 8.mickey mouse is a famous………………….character. a.play b.comedy c.film d.cartoon 9.a………………………… person cannot hear any kind of sound. a.mute b.deaf c.blind d.dumb 10.you can………………………… a lot of information from the internet onto your own computer. a.take b.print c.save d.download 11……………… does it take to get to london from here ? a.how far b.how long c.how much d.how often 12.ann is interested in………………….young children. a.teach b.teaches c.teaching d.to teach 13.my father……………………………….morning exercises. a.wasn`t used to do b.didn’t use to doing c.didn’t use to do d. used to doing 14.i haven’t heard from maria………………………. a.since many months before b.for many months c.for many months ago d.since last year 15.marie curie…………………a nobel prize in chemistry in 1911. a.was awarded b.has awarded c.awarded d.is awarded 16.my cousin is keen on………………… the english club. a.join b.to join c.having joined joining 17.how long ago……… you…………….this house ? a.have/bought b.did/buy c.were/bought d.could/buy 18there were…………………snow last winter but not…………………………… a.little/much b.little/many c.some/much d.some/many PART III.READING: A.CHOOSE THE ONE OPTION A,B,C OR D THAT BEST COMPLETES THE PASSAGE Camping holidays are always popular with students and young people-they are cheap and easy……… 19……… to see a country. People often travel by train, by coach or on foot, so one thing is important to remember………….20…………….starting: You can only take with you what you can carry-usually a rusksack on your………….21…………… If you travel with a friend , of course some items can be…………22…………- a tent , a gas stove, foot.other things must be…………… 23………….by each person-clothes,footwear, a sleeping bag. 1 19.a.way b.mean c.mood d.habit 20.a.over b.during c.after d.before 21.a.head b.body c.back d.foot 22.a.shared b.had c.turned d.eased 23.borrowed b.taken c.bought d.sold B.READ THE PASSGE AND THEN CHOOSE THE ONE BEST ANSWER A,B,C OR D: In the last 100 years, technology has completely changed the way we live.at the touch of the button, we can look up almost anything we need to know on the internet.we have electricity,airplanes ,television ,and we have ever been to the moon.so what sort of inventions will be there in the 21 st century ? Scientists all over the world are looking into nanotechnology with a great deal of interest . this is the science of building small machines-and when we say small, we mean very small.to give you an idea of the size scientists are talking about,these machines would be about a million billion times smaller than the smallest bit of dust. Nanotechnology will bring about enormous changes.doctors, for example, will be able to kill any illness.the environment will be improved because it will be possible to take the polluted air we breathe and make it clean again.but perhaps the most exciting thought of all is that we won’t have to wait a thousand years for nanotechnology-many people believe there is a good chance it will come in our lifetime. 24.this passage is mainly about……………………… a.inventions b.nanotechnology c.technological changes d.small machines 25.according to the passage,………………… a.our lives have been changed by technology b.we can use the internet to get information c.we have been able to travel to the moon d.all are correct 26.nanotechnology is…………. a.the skill of building very small machines b.the science of building computers c.the new computer technology d.the recent advance in medical technology 27.which change will nanotechnology NOT bring about ? a.fatal diseases will be cured b.the air will be cleaner c.the pollution will be reduced d.the environment will be protected 28.which of the following is NOT true ? a.scientists have a lot of interest in nanotechnology b.the size of the machines will be much smaller than the smallest bit of dust. c.nanotechnology will bring about some changes in the medical fields. d.many people believe that they have to wait a thousand years for nanaotechnology. PART IV:WRITING A.which of the statements means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 29.”if I were you, I would not smoke too much .” ,my brother said to me. a.My brother advised me not smoke too much b. My brother advised me not to smoke too much c. My brother advised me not smoking too much d. My brother advised me to smoke a little. 30.”please don’t tell anyone what happened.? a.he asked me not to tell someone what happened. B.he asked me to tell someone what happened c.he asked me not to tell anyone what had happened d.he asked me not telling what happened 31.would you like to go on a picnic with us this weekend?” a.they invited me to like to go on a picnic with us this weekend b.they invited me to go on a picnic with us this weekend 2 c.they invited me to go on a picnic with us that weekend d.they invited me to like to go on a picnic with them that weekend . 32.”i`ll never forget visiting ha long bay ? a.i’ll always remember the visit to ha long bay b. i’ll always remember visiting to ha long bay c. i’ll always remember to visit ha long bay d.a and b are correct B.writing aconfirmation letter: complete the story by using the prompts below: 1. tuan/a good student/my class/but he often/play jokes/friends// 2. one day tuan/take/a big piece of paper/and/write/it/”I`M A BEAR”//. 3. then, he /secretly glue /the paper /our class monitor`s back// 4. when our monitor/stand up/answer/the question/the history teacher// 5. we/see/words/and/laugh/a lot// THE END 3 . century ? Scientists all over the world are looking into nanotechnology with a great deal of interest . this is the science of building small machines-and when. telling what happened 31.would you like to go on a picnic with us this weekend?” a.they invited me to like to go on a picnic with us this weekend b.they invited