1 THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION Subject: Basic English 10 Duration: 45 minutes Name: ____________________ Class: 10A_____ ANSWER SHEET: 1 A B C D 11 A B C D 21 A B C D 31 A B C D 2 A B C D 12 A B C D 22 A B C D 32 A B C D 3 A B C D 13 A B C D 23 A B C D 33 A B C D 4 A B C D 14 A B C D 24 A B C D 34 A B C D 5 A B C D 15 A B C D 25 A B C D 35 A B C D 6 A B C D 16 A B C D 26 A B C D 36 A B C D 7 A B C D 17 A B C D 27 A B C D 37 A B C D 8 A B C D 18 A B C D 28 A B C D 38 A B C D 9 A B C D 19 A B C D 29 A B C D 39 A B C D 10 A B C D 20 A B C D 30 A B C D 40 A B C D READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE WORDS GIVEN: A rain forest is a place where there (1)__lots of rain. One kind of rain forest is called a temperate rain forest. You can find temperate rain forests where the weather is cool and mild, and very wet. There is a temperate rain forest (2)___near the Northwest coast of the United States. Just (3)_____kinds of evergreen trees grow there. Most of the world’s rain forests are tropical rain forests with many kinds of trees. Tropical rain forests grow in warm places near Earth’s (4)_____. The equator is an imaginary line that goes through the middle of the planet . There are tropical rain forests in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. The world’s largest rain forests is (5)____Amazon rain forest in South America. It is always hot and wet in a tropical rain forest. 1. A. are B. is C. has D. was 2. A. grow B. grows C. growing D. grew 3. A. few B. a few C. a little D. little 4. A. equator B. center C. surface D. top 5. A. an B. the C. a D. no article READ THE PASSAGE TO CHOOSETHE BEST ANSWERS: Every nation has areas of natural beauty . These areas almost always contain valuable and interesting plants and animals that often cannot be found anywhere else on Earth. Therefore, these areas must be protected so that they can continue to add to people’s enjoyment and scientific knowledge. For this purpose dozens of countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific have established more than 3,500 national parks and other protected areas . Included in these are many nature reserves that have been set aside to conserve a particular kind of plant or animal. A number of countries have also set aside areas or sites of great historical significance. 6. Which title best expresses the ideas in this passage ? A. Children’s Parks B. Amusement Parks C. Nature Reserves D. National Parks 7. According to the passage, there are ___main types of national parks. A. two B. four C. three D. five 8. The phrasal verb ‘add to ’in line 3, paragraph 1, could best be replaced by _________. A. bring B. create C. increase D. change 9. A possible definition of ‘ set aside ‘ in line 3 , paragraph 2 , is __________. A. to separate and reserve for a special purpose B. to push to one side C. to place beside something D. to prevent people from doing something 1 10. Which of the following are the two common characteristics of national parks ? A. They have natural beauty and they are similar to zoos. B. They are similar to zoos and they are protected areas. C. They are protected areas and they are established by governments. D. They are established by governments and they have natural beauty. CHOOSE THE MOST SUITABLE WORD OR PHRASE: 11. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently : A. school B. chemistry C. Christmas D. championship 12. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently : A. photograph B. phone C. physics D. Stephen 13. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different : A. competitor B. participant C. volunteer D. announcer 14. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently : A. poor B. tour C. actual D. group 15. The main _____is played by Nicole Kidman. A. actress B. character C. director D. film maker 16. Charlie Chaplin is considered as the greatest comic actor of the ____. A. musical cinema B. commercial film C. romantic comedy D. silent cinema 17. The atmosphere at a funeral is often solemn and _____ . A. delighted B. delightful C. mournful D. mourning 18. There is no doubt that Germany will host the World Cup 2006 successfully. A. work B. organize C. drop D. welcome 19. In the world Cup hosted Japan and South Korea, Brazil defeated Germany _____2 to 0. A. with B. at C. by D. on 20. Some marine animals are dangerous to humans . A. living in the mountains B. living in the ocean C. living in the forest D. living in the house 21. Sperm whales and sharks are carnivores. A. animals that live in the sea B. animals that only eat plants C. fish that aren’t born from eggs D. animals that eat meat. 22. Human infants have a gestation period of nine months . A. the time during which a human baby develops inside its mother . B. the time when a stomach digests food. C. the time of eating food D. the time of growing up 23. These birds ______to North Africa in winter . A. settle B. go C. relocate D. migrate 24. The cattle drank from a river polluted with toxic chemicals . A. waste B. colorless C. odorless D. poisonous 25. Many people come to the national parks to see the work being done to protect endangered species. A. plants or animals that may be dangerous to people B. plants or animals that are about to die C. plants or animals that disappeared from the world D. plants or animals that may soon become extinct. 26. There isn’t ____ airport near where I live . ____nearest airport is 70 miles away. A. a / The B. an / The C. the / The D. the / A 27. This young director _____four films so far . His recent film ____ the Oscar for Best Director. A. made / won B. has made / has won C. made / has won D. has made / won 28. The actress couldn’t attend the awards ceremony so she had a representative _____the award for her. A. accept B. accepted C. accepting D. acceptance 29. ___did the teacher assign too much homework for? _To make us work harder. A. What B. Why C. When D. Who 30. Why _ a new mountain bike ? A. will you buy B. are you buying C. are you going to buy D. will you be buying 1 31. I prefer Jazz _____Rock music . A. to B. than C. more D. over 32. He has never felt so ___in his life ! A. embarrass B. embarrassing C. embarrassed D. embarrassingly 33. If someone _______into the store, smile and say ,” May I help you ?” A. comes B. came C. will come D. would come 34. ______you , I would think twice about that decision . It could be a bad move . A. If I am B. Should I be C. Were I D. If I had been 35. Hundred of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare ____extensive land development. A. now that B. due to C. because D. for 36. Marge’s children are used to _____after school everyday . They don’t have to walk home . A. picking up B. being picked up C. be picked up D. pick up 37. Cinema did not become an industry until 1915. A. It was not until 1915 that cinema did not become an industry. B. It was not until 1915 that cinema becomes an industry. C. It was not until 1915 that cinema became an industry. D. It was not until 1915 that cinema did became an industry. 38. In the UK, psychology _____in university only. A. teaches B. is taught C. was taught D. taught 39.Trinh Cong Son wrote as many as five or six hundred songs in his life time. A. How many songs did Trinh Cong Son wrote in his life time? B. How many songs did Trinh Cong Son write in his life time? C. How many songs was Trinh Cong Son write in his life time? D. How many songs is Trinh Cong Son write in his life time? 40. Ba is in hospital because he broke his leg . A. If Ba hadn’t broken his leg, he wouldn’t be in hospital now. B. If Ba hasn’t broken his leg, he wouldn’t be in hospital now C. If Ba hadn’t been broken his leg, he wouldn’t be in hospital now. D. If Ba wasn’t broken his leg, he wouldn’t be in hospital now. . / A 27. This young director _____four films so far . His recent film ____ the Oscar for Best Director. A. made / won B. has made / has won C. made / has. possible definition of ‘ set aside ‘ in line 3 , paragraph 2 , is __________. A. to separate and reserve for a special purpose B. to push to one side C. to