ENGLISH 10 - WRITTEN TEST 6

Name: _______________________________ Time: 45 minutes

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. operate B. personal C. interact D. receiver
Question 2. A. protection B. education C. exception D. question
Question 3. A. endanger B. condition C. handkerchief D. dangerous
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose stress pattern is different from that of
the others.
Question 4. A. electronic B. advantageous C. environmental D. ineffective
Question 5. A. introduce B. recommend C. remember D. volunteer
Question 6. A. occasional B. industrial C. information D. variety
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 7. This hammer is used ____ the glass in case of emergency.
A. to break B. for break C. breaking D. to breaking
Question 8. The ____,which can travel underwater, is very useful for scientists to learn about the
undersea world.
A. aeroplane B. electronic car C. spaceship D. submarine
Question 9. Life is sometimes very harsh for ____ families in big cities.
A. lowly-income B. low-income C. highly-income D. high-income
Question 10. A stethoscope is applied ____ the blood pressure of patients.
A. for measure B. to measure C. in measure D. with measuring
Question 11. Some of the students were ____ at English, so volunteer teachers had to try very hard.
A. hopeless B. hopeful C. endless D. excited
Question 12. Insulin was introduced by scientists from the University of Toronto ____ diabetes.
A. to manage B. for management C. for manage D. in management
Question 13. You can use a jet ski ____ on both land and water.
A. travel B. for travelling C. to travelling D. of traveling
Question 14. This charity provides financial support and mental comfort to ____ children.
A. advantaged B. disadvantaged C. advantageous D. disadvantageous
Question 15. The cat is used ____ in the yard in the afternoon.
A. for lying B. to lie C. to lying D. lie
Question 16. Don't wear high heels ____ a long distance, they can hurt your feet.
A. for travelling B. to travelling C. travel D. to be travelled
Question 17. Doctors make use of anesthetic ____ pain for patients during surgery.
A. relief B. to relieve C. for relieve D. relieved
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 18. “I think I will choose a new laptop rather than a smartphone.” - “____, Phong!”
A. Congratulation B. I hope so C. What a pity D. What a wise choice

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Question 19. “Who came up with this wonderful idea?" - “____”
A. The class monitor did. B. To protect our environment.
C. Mr. Billy came yesterday. D. In order to raise some funds.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to theunderlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
Question 20. Smartphones are very versatile, as they can do many things like making phone calls,
taking pictures, or listening to music.
A. capable B. flexible C. helpful D. interesting
Question 21.There are many traffic jams during rush hour.
A. congestion B. riders C. road signs D. transportation
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to theunderlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22. Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally
about health or safety matters.
A. Open B. Private C. Secret D. Popular
Question 23.Even the best invention may have drawbacks. A laptop, for example, is expensive so
many people cannot afford it.
A. advantages B. disadvantages C. shortcomings D. weaknesses
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 24. The king's biodiesel oil project was first to introduce in 2001.
A B C D => introduced
Question 25.Vaccination has been used for a long time for prevent diseases.
A B C D => preventing
Question 26. Many teenagers now prefer chatting on the computer to meet face to face.
A B C D => to meeting
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Several famous people are left-handed, (27)____Julius Caesar, Napoleon, and Albert Einstein.
Queen Victoria of England was also left-handed, and so is Prince Charles. Paul Mc Cartney of the
Beatles plays (28) ______ guitar the opposite way from other guitarists because he is left-handed.
Marilyn Monroe, the famous American star was also a leftie. Are you a leftie (29) ______ you write
with your right hand? To understand left-handedness it is necessary to look at the brain. The brain is
(30) ______ into two hemispheres. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the
body, and the right hemisphere controls the left side. Both of the sides of the body receive the same
information (31) _____ the brain because the two hemispheres are connected. (35) ____, in the right
handed people, the left hemisphere is stronger. In the left-handed people, it is the right hemisphere
that is stronger.
Question 27. A. such as B. so as C. so that D. such that
Question 28. A. a B. an C. the D. no article
Question 29. A. as B. because C. even D. even though

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Question 30. A divided B. cut C. subtracted D. separated
Question 31. A. on B. to C. from D. for
Question 32. A. In order that B. Therefore C. Never D. However

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Humanitarian Dorothea Dix was born in Hampden, Maine, in 1802. At the age of 19, she
established a school for girls, the Dix Mansion School, in Boston, but had to close it in 1835 due to
her poor health. She wrote and published the first of many books for children in 1824. In 1841, Dix
accepted an invitation to teach classes at a prison in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was
deeply disturbed by the sight of mentally-ill persons thrown in the jail and treated like criminals.
For the next eighteen months, she toured Massachusetts institutions where other mental patients
were confined and reported the shocking conditions she found to the state legislature. When
improvements followed in Massachusetts, she turned her attention to the neighbouring states and
then to the West and South.
Dix's work was interrupted by the Civil War; she served as superintendent of women hospital
nurses for the federal government.
Dix saw special hospitals for the mentally-ill built in some fifteen states. Although her plan to
obtain public land for her cause failed, she aroused concern for the problem of mental illnesses all
over the United States as well as in Canada and Europe.
Dix's success was due to her independent and thorough research, her gentle but persistent
manner, and her ability to secure the help of powerful and wealthy supporters.
Question 33. In what year was the Dix Mansion School closed?
A. 1802 B. 1824 C. 1835 D. 1841
Question 34. Why did Dorothea Dix first go to a prison?
A. She was convicted of a crime. B. She taught classes there.
C. She was sent there by the state legislature. D. She was doing research for a book.
Question 35. Where was Dorothea Dix first able to bring about reforms in the treatment of the
mentally-ill?
A. Canada B. Europe C. Massachusetts D. The West and the South
Question 36. The word "confined" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. restricted B. treated C. cared for D. supported
Question 37. Dorothea Dix was NOT successful in her attempt to ____.
A. arouse concern for the mentally-ill B. become superintendent of nurses
C. obtain public lands D. publish books for children

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
Question 38. Second prize was awarded to an unknown author from Pastra.
A. An award of second prize was given an unknown author from Pastra.
B. An unknown author from Pastra was awarded second prize.
C. An unknown author from Pastra was awarded with the second prize.
D. Unknown author was awarded second.

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Question 39.Mary is disappointed with the volunteer work in this charity organisation.
A. The volunteer work in this charity organisation is disappointed at Mary.
B. Mary found the volunteer work in this charity organisation disappointing.
C. The volunteer work in this charity organisation makes Mary disappointing.
D. Mary found it disappointed to do volunteer work in this charity organisation.
Question 40. I was late for work because the bus broke down.
A. As the bus was broken, I was late for work.
B. Due to a bus break-down, I was late for work.
C. Since the bus broke into pieces, I was late for work.
D. Due to the fact that the bus was broken, I was late for work.

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