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I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1/ A. routine B. blind C. arrive D. private 2/ A. landed B. stared C. screamed D. traveled
Hiep Binh High School The Mid – Semester Test I Code 712 Class : 10 A Name : I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1/ A. routine B. blind C. arrive D. private 2/ A. landed B. stared C. screamed D. traveled II/ Choose the word which has the main stress differently from the rest 3/ A. consuming B. photography C. gradually D. activity 4/ A. tragic B. teacher C. physics D. mature III/ Choose the best answer 5/ Mary : “ Why not go shopping?”. Daisy : “……………….” A. I can’t go B. No, I don’t like C. Thank you D.I’d love to ,but I’m busy now. Sorry 6/ Tom : “ Do you think it will rain ?” . Peter : “ ……………… ” A. I hope not B. I don’t hope C. It’s hopeless D. I don’t hope so 7/ The young teacher made effort to help the poor children A. prevented B. attempted C. eased D. arrived 8/ My ideas were different ……………… yours A. at B. of C. from D. in 9/ He passed the exam ………….flying colors A. with B. on C. without D. of 10/ Sheila couldn’t come to the party,………….was a pity A.that B. who C. which D. what 11/ Is your brother used to ………………in the city? A. live B. lived C. living D. lives 12/ I forgot ……………the door last night, so my house was broken in A. to lock B. locking C. locked D. am locking 13/ Who did went to the cinema with you last night? A B C D 14/ The house was painted by our family every year A B C D 15/ More children attended the special class gradual A B C D 16/ It was a difficult time, but we never……………hope A. had B. gave up C. continued D. offered 17/ ……… do you visit your grandparents? Twice a week A. How long B.How far C. How often D. How many 18/ Most students feel the course very…………… A. enjoy B. enjoyment C. enjoyable D. enjoyably 19/ English is an international………………… A. language B. profession C. means D. subject 20/ They built the new road in order to …………traffic problems A. raise B. create C. cause D. ease 21/ There was no ……………explanation for what happened A. scientific B. science C. scientist D .scientifically 22/ She had the …………….to explain things clearly A. able B. disabled C. enable D. ability 23/ The girl …………… until her baby sister smiled yesterday A. demonstrate B. demonstration C. demonstrated D. demonstrative 24/ I have been fascinated by…………… since I was at high school A. exhibition B. passion C. opposition D. photography 25/ He earns his living by taking photographs. He is a/an………… photographer A. amateur B. talent C. professional D. determined IV/ Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer Alfred Nobel was born on October 21 st , 1833 in Sweden . His important invention was dynamite – a powerful explosive. This dynamite business made him a very rich man. One day, he read about his death in a newspaper. In fact, it was his brother’s death. The reporter called him a salesman of death, “ The dynamite king”. Nobel was very upset. He had invented dynamite to save lives-lives that were lost because other explosives were dangerous to use. He hated violence and war. And he did not like the world to think of him as a man of war.He thought of the best way for people to use his fortune for years. Finally he knew what to do with his fortune . He established the Nobel Prize, an annual award to honour leaders of science, literature and world peace He died on December 10 th , 1896.He was unmarried and had no children.His important decision changed the way the world thought of him. He was remembered the way he wanted : Alfred Nobel , man of peace. 26/ Dynamite, invented by Nobel , is ……………. A. a business B. an explosive C. a king D. a prize 27/ Alfred Nobel invented dynamite………… A. to make money B. to make war C. to be the “Dynamite King” D. to save people’s lives 28/ The newspaper called him a salesman of death when ……………. A. he invented dynamite B. he died C. his brother died D. he became a rich man 29/ Alfred Nabel died at the age of…………………. A. 33 B. 60 C. 63 D. 96 30/ How often is Nobel Prize awarded to leaders of science, literature and world peace ? A. every year B. every month C. every two years D. every four years V/ Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks Louis Braille was the son of a French leather worker. He went blind at the age of three when he fell in his father’s workroom.But Louis was very (31)……… He wanted ( 32) …………a musician , so he learned to play the cello, and at the age of ten he won a schoolarship to the National Institute for (33)…… Children in Paris. He could play the cello, but he could not read or write In 1819 , a French soldier, Charles Barbier,invented “ night writing “. He used ( 34)………….dots on paper so that soldiers could read at night.Louis Braille understood the importance of his invention for blind people and when he was fifteen , he began to develop it. In 1829, he stsrted to use it at the Institute. By 1932, “ Braille” was in use all over the world, but Louis died ( 35)………… 1852 and he never knew of the importance of his invention 31/A.clever B. bad C. slow D. unable 32/A. being B. is C. was D. to be 33/A. Good B. Blind C. Deaf D. Mature 34/A. mute B. dumb C. special D. disabled 35/A. in B. of C. on D. at VI/ Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses 36/ Homework ( do)………………………………… by these students at the moment 37/ He ( leave )…………………….London 2 years ago and I ( not / see)…………………… him since then 38/ By the time Sheila got back , Chris ( go )……………………………. 39/ I ( give )……………… her this book when I see her tomorrow 40/ He rarely ( get )……………………… home before 10 o’clock VII/ Rewrite the sentences 41/ I have worked in a bank since last year I began…………………………………………………………………. 42/ He spent five days finishing the essay It took…………………………………………………………………. 43/ No one has seen her for a long time …………………………………………………………………………. ( Using Passive Voice ) 44/ Can your sister translate this book into Vietnamese? ………………………………………………………………………… ( Using Passive Voice ) 45/ My father cut the trees …………………………………………………………………………. ( Using Passive Voice ) 46/ The last time they met him was 5 months ago They haven’t…………………………………………………………… 47/ My cousin didn’t want to make so many mistakes in his tests My cousin avoided…………………………………………………… 48/ I am looking forward to seeing my grandparents I am happy……………………………………………………………… 49/………………………………………………………………………… ? ( Making question) He arrived in London at 4 p.m with his mother 50/ ………………………………………………………………………….? ( Making question) I was playing chess in the living room with my father . )……………………………. 39/ I ( give )………………..her this book when I see her tomorrow 40/ He rarely ( get )………………………..home before 10 o’clock VII/ Rewrite the sentences. like C. Thank you D.I’d love to ,but I’m busy now. Sorry 6/ Tom : “ Do you think it will rain ?” . Peter : “ ………………..” A. I hope not B. I don’t hope