Le Thanh Tong High School for the Gifted 45- MINUTE TEST No.

1 Marks
FULL NAME:...................................... Code: 125
CLASS: 10/ ............... School year 2017 - 208

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I. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. eating B. ease C. teacher D. breakfast
2. A. study B. son C. come D. occasion

II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
3. A. family B. romantic C. semester D. biology
4. A. peasant B. interest C. hobby D. mature

III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
5. Would you mind ___________ me a hand with these bags?
A. give B. giving C. gave D. to giving
6. My brother always goes to bed early, but he ............ gets up early.
A. never B. ever C. always D. not
7. In 1996, my brother ………………….. at Harvard university.
A. studies B. to study C. had studied D. studied
8. During his break, Pike is used to drinking tea with his fellow peasants
A. workers B. doctors C. mechanic D. farmers
9. Tom usually ……………… breakfast at 7.00.
A. has B. have C. to have D. haves
10. When we ……………, all our classmates ………………..
A. had arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. arrived/ leaving D. arrived/ have left
11. “……........do you go swimming?’’ – “ Twice a week.”
A. What time B. How C. How long D. How often
12. Hello. My name's Nguyen Hong Phong. "Nguyen" is my........................ .
A. First name B. place of birth C. date of birth D. surname
13. ………….. do you live? – In a flat, near the university.
A. Where B. When C. Who D. Whom
14. She expected..............the English club.
A. joined B. to joining C. to join D. joining
15. Mr. Lam is a cyclo driver. Most of his________are foreigners.
A. customers B. passengers C. children D. friends
16. He ……………………… home when you ……………… He ………. in New York.
A. had just got/phoned/had been B. got/ phoned/ was
C. got/ had phoned/ had been D. got/ phoned/ had been
17. Nam passed the final exam with flying colours, which made his parents pleased and proud.
A. with difficulty B. with the worst grade C. with very high marks D. with good results
18. Every time Bob rents a video, he chooses a comedy; it means Bob …….chooses a comedy to rent.
A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
19. When I first ......... abroad to study, I ......... in a dormitory before.
A. travelled - was never lived B. had travelled - never lived
C. travelled - had never lived D. was living - had never lived

IV. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
20. She decided not talking to me because she thought that I tried to tell a lie to her.
A B C D
21. Where did the Second World War end? - In 1945.
A B C D
22. Try to avoid to travel during rush hours.
A B C D

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the passage.
David Evans is a farmer. He does farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (23).............. his
family for generations. The soil is poor. David (24)................ sheep on his land. He does not employ
(25)................ fulltime workers. His sons help him when they are not (26)........... school. His wife adds to
the family income by (27) ............... eggs which her hens produce.

23. A. been to B. belonged to C. possessed D. depended on

24. A. feeds B. grows C. raises D. leads
25. A. some B. more C. much D. any
26. A. in B. for C. at D. on
27. A. selling B. sells C. to sell D. sell

VI. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth century, and later
came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of
science. His father was most instrumental in supervising his work with the deaf. While he dealt with the
deaf and investigated the science of acoustics, his study eventually led to the invention of the multiple
telegraph and his greatest invention of the telephone. The last quarter century of his life was dedicated to the
advance in aviation.
28. What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell's greatest invention?
A. multiple telegraph B. telephone C. aviation D. acoustics
29. When he studied science, his family was..........
A. angry B. pleased C. sad D. supportive
30. What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell?
A. He worked very hard, but never achieved success.
B. He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot.
C. He dedicated his life to the science and the well-being of mankind.
D. He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone.
31. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Bell was born in the 1900s. B. Bell worked with the deaf.
C. Bell had many experiments with the science of acoustics. D. Bell invented a multiple telegraph.
32. How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation?
A. 100 B. 25 C.35 D. 50
VII. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in bracket.
33. Mr.Vy leaves the house at 5.15 and (arrive) ………………in the field at exactly 5.30
34. After he (have) ………………… lunch, he took a nap.
35. Suddenly everybody stopped (talk)……………………………
36. Marie Curie (marry)………………………….Pierre Curie in 1894
VIII. Rewrite the sentences, so that they have the same meaning as the original ones, using the words
given.
37. He cleaned the house, and then his mother came back.
By the time………………………………………………………
38. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s ………………………………………………………………..
39. It takes her 3 hours to get to the city center every day.
She spends ………………………………………………………
40. We read the book, then we wrote the assignment.
Before ………………………………………………………….

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Le Thanh Tong High School for the Gifted 45- MINUTE TEST No.1 Marks
FULL NAME:...................................... Code: 281
CLASS: 10/ ............... School year 2017 - 208

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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

I. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
1. Try to avoid to travel during rush hours.
A B C D
2. She decided not talking to me because she thought that I tried to tell a lie to her.
A B C D
3. Where did the Second World War end? - In 1945.
A B C D
II. Choose the word or phrase among A, B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the passage.
David Evans is a farmer. He does farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (4).............. his
family for generations. The soil is poor. David (5)................ sheep on his land. He does not employ
(6)................ fulltime workers. His sons help him when they are not (7)........... school. His wife adds to the
family income by (8) ............... eggs which her hens produce.

4. A. been to B. belonged to C. possessed D. depended on

5. A. feeds B. grows C. raises D. leads
6. A. some B. more C. much D. any
7. A. in B. for C. at D. on
8. A. selling B. sells C. to sell D. sell

III. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
9. A. family B. romantic C. semester D. biology
10. A. peasant B. interest C. hobby D. mature

IV. Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
11. A. eating B. ease C. teacher D. breakfast
12. A. study B. son C. come D. occasion

V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth century, and later
came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to encourage him in the field of
science. His father was most instrumental in supervising his work with the deaf. While he dealt with the
deaf and investigated the science of acoustics, his study eventually led to the invention of the multiple
telegraph and his greatest invention of the telephone. The last quarter century of his life was dedicated to the
advance in aviation.
13. What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell's greatest invention?
A. multiple telegraph B. telephone C. aviation D. acoustics
14. When he studied science, his family was..........
 A. angry B. pleased C. sad D. supportive
15. What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell?
A. He worked very hard, but never achieved success.
B. He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be a pilot.
C. He dedicated his life to the science and the well-being of mankind.
D. He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone.
16. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Bell was born in the 1900s. B. Bell worked with the deaf.
C. Bell had many experiments with the science of acoustics. D. Bell invented a multiple telegraph.
17. How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation?
A. 100 B. 25 C.35 D. 50

VI. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences
18. During his break, Pike is used to drinking tea with his fellow peasants
A. workers B. doctors C. mechanic D. farmers
19. Tom usually ……………… breakfast at 7.00.
A. has B. have C. to have D. haves
20. When we ……………, all our classmates ………………..
A. had arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. arrived/ leaving D. arrived/ have left
21. “……........do you go swimming?’’ – “ Twice a week.”
A. What time B. How C. How long D. How often
22. Nam passed the final exam with flying colours, which made his parents pleased and proud.
A. with difficulty B. with the worst grade C. with very high marks D. with good results
23. Every time Bob rents a video, he chooses a comedy; it means Bob …….chooses a comedy to rent.
A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
24. When I first ......... abroad to study, I ......... in a dormitory before.
A. travelled - was never lived B. had travelled - never lived
C. travelled - had never lived D. was living - had never lived
25. Hello. My name's Nguyen Hong Phong. "Nguyen" is my........................ .
A. First name B. place of birth C. date of birth D. surname
26. ………….. do you live? – In a flat, near the university.
A. Where B. When C. Who D. Whom
27. She expected..............the English club.
A. joined B. to joining C. to join D. joining
28. Mr. Lam is a cyclo driver. Most of his________are foreigners.
A. customers B. passengers C. children D. friends
29. He ……………………… home when you ……………… He ………. in New York.
A. had just got/phoned/had been B. got/ phoned/ was
C. got/ had phoned/ had been D. got/ phoned/ had been
30. Would you mind ___________ me a hand with these bags?
A. give B. giving C. gave D. to giving
31. My brother always goes to bed early, but he ............ gets up early.
A. never B. ever C. always D. not
32. In 1996, my brother ………………….. at Harvard university.
A. studies B. to study C. had studied D. studied
VII. Rewrite the sentences, so that they have the same meaning as the original ones, using the words
given.
33. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
It’s ………………………………………………………………..
34. It takes her 3 hours to get to the city center every day.
She spends ………………………………………………………
35. He cleaned the house, and then his mother came back.
By the time………………………………………………………
36. We read the book, then we wrote the assignment.
Before ………………………………………………………….

VIII. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in bracket.

37. Suddenly everybody stopped (talk)……………………………
38. Marie Curie (marry)………………………….Pierre Curie in 1894
39. Mr.Vy leaves the house at 5.15 and (arrive) ………………in the field at exactly 5.30
40. After he (have) ………………… lunch, he took a nap.

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