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15 MINUTES TEST – ENGLISH 10

Name:………………………………………….
Class:…………..
I. Choose the answer that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others. (nhận diện phát âm khác)
1. A. character B. change C. cheerful D. achieve
2. A. washed B. cooked C. watched D. invited
II. Choose the answer that is stressed differently from the others. (nhận diện nhấn âm khác)
3. A. adventure B. detective C. disgusting D. violent
4. A. history B. passage C. follow D. today
III. Multiple choice (A, B, C or D)

5. If I ___________ the chance, I would have trained to be a doctor.

A. had had B. would have C. have had D. would have had
6. Everyone was ______ at the ______ news.
A. amazing/shocking B. amazed/shocked
C. amazing/shocked D. amazed/shocking
7. 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
8. He turned off the lights _________ electricity.
A. to waste B. in order to not waste
C. so as not to waste D. as not to waste
Choose the word or phrase that has the CLOSET meaning to the underlined one.

9. After almost two decades the Vietnam war finally ended on April 30th 1975.
A. 1 years B. 10 years C. 20 years D. 100 years
10. The widow couldn’t overcome the tragic death of her beloved husband.
A. delightful B. amusing C. joyful D. very sad

Choose the word or phrase that has the OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined one.

11. Dubai developed rapidly from a desert to one of the richest cities in the world.
A. very fast B. slowly
C. gradually D. immediately
12. The beach has been seriously contaminated because of the trash.
A. cleaned B. polluted C. spoiled D. destroyed
Write your answers for questions 1-12 here.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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IV. Word form
13. You should put these events in their ________________ context. (history)
14. Most movies today are around at least 120 minutes in ________________. (long)
15. She spent too much time worrying about her ________________. (appear)
16. My home town has rapidly _____________ into a thriving tourist attraction. (development)
V. Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning using given cue.
17. I could not finish my project until Mark helped me.

It was not until.............................................................................................................

18. He went to bed early in order that he wouldn’t wake up late in the morning.

He went to bed early so as ..........................................................................................

19. Jess can solve problems quickly because she is smart.

If ...................................................................................................................................

20. They didn’t know anything about this subject, so they needed helps.

If ...................................................................................................................................