REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM – 2012 GRADE 10

I. Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. crop B. export C. shortage D. resort
2. A. tea B. great C. seat D. meat
3. A. excursion B. sunburn C. nurse D. picture
4. A. paper B. famous C. channel D. changing
5. A. leaver B. pleasure C. release D. creamy
6. A. butterfly B. hurry C. annual D. hungry

II. Choose a word in each line that has the different stress pattern.
7. A. alarm B. kitchen C. water D. morning
8. A. occasion B. contented C. education D. experience
9. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience
10. A. ambitious B. intelligent C. brilliant D. professor
11. A. glorious B. poverty C. summarize D. decision
12. A. technology B. excursion C. similarity D. convenient

III. Choose the best answer to fill in each gap to complete the sentences.
13. If Tom is late again, he _______ his job.
A. loses B. lost C. will lose D. would lose
14. The teacher _____ them that she was going to hold a English-speaking club.
A. says B. said C. told D. tells
15. A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawings is called a
………_.
A. drama B. cartoon C. comedy D. documentary
16. _______ of all our efforts we failed.
A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. However
17. We _______ friends since we were at college together.
A. have been B. were C. had been D. were
18. They are going _______ a boat trip on the Themes.
A. for B. in C. at D. on
19. He has had this car _______ six months.
A. in B. since C. during D. for
20. It rained yesterday after it _______ dry for months.
A. was B. have been C. had been D. was being
21. I have been in this city for a long time. I _______ here sixteen years ago.
A. have come B. was coming C. came D. had come
22. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university _______.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational
23. “_______ do you get to school ?” -“ By bike.”
A. What B. How C. How often D. How far
24. Thuy’s class is different ___ other classes because the children are disabled.
A. on B. from C. in D. at
25. He rushed into the burning building, _______ was very brave.
A. it B. who C. that D. which
26. He said it was right that _______ should beg.
A. blind B. the blinds C. the blind D. the blindness
27. He didn’t come back home last night, ___________ made his parents really worried.
 A. which B. that C. when D. who
28. Roses, tulips and other flowers __________ perfume.
A. have used to make B. are used to make C.
has used to make D. is used to make
29. __________ the typhoon warnings, we didn’t go out last night.
A. Because B. Although C. In spite of D.
Because of
30. The storm, __________ happened two weeks ago, was very terrible.
A. that B. which C. who was D.
which was
31. Janet __________ for an advertising company but now she works as a tourist guide.
A. use to work B. got used to working C. used to work D. was used to
working
32. When we came to the party, the food __________ so we had to have a drink first.
A. was being prepared B. had been prepared C.
was prepared D. had prepared
33. Without the Braille Alphabet it would be very difficult for________.
A. the deaf B. the blind C. disabled D.
the mute
34. I will give your regards to her ________I meet her tomorrow.
A. while B. when C. even if D.
if
35. He got bad marks ________his laziness.
A. because B. because of C. in spite of D.
although
36. Hung: "Thank you very much for a lovely party." -Hoa: "________"
A. Thanks B. Have a good time C. Cheers D. You are welcome
37. A computer is a ________typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind of
document.
A. magically B. magical C. magician D.
magic
38. Nga: "________do you go shopping ?" -Minh: "Once a week."
A. How much B. How often C. How long D.
When
39. The chemistry book ________was a little expensive.
A. that I bought it B. I bought that C. that I bought D.
what I bought
40. Lan: "Are you American?" -John: "________"
A. Sorry. B. Pardon? C. Excuse me? D.
Yes?
41. What programme is ________VTV3 ________7:00?
A. in/ in B. on/ at C. at/ in D.
on/ on
42. Mary will tell her mother the truth when she ________back.
A. would come B. comes C. will come D. will have
come
43. Marie Curie was the first woman ________a Ph.D from the Sorbonne.
 A. to receive B. was received C. receive D.
received

There is a mistake in four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake.
44. Did you used to go on business?
A B C D
45. How many students there are in your class?
A B C D
46. The rich finds it easy to earn money.
A B C D
47. Mary told me she will leave the key at home.
A B C D
48. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health.
A. stopped to smoke B. are C. to D.
health
49. When I arrived at the station, the train has already left, so I had to wait for the next
train.
A. had to wait B. arrived C. has already left D.
When
50. Graham told Jane that he would see her tomorrow.
A. see B. told C. tomorrow D.
he
51. My younger brother has worked in a bank since a long time.
A. since B. has C. a D.
younger
1. Some laws have passed to help protect our environment.
A B C D
2. Our neighbour threatened calling the police if we didn’t stop the noise.
A B C D

V. VOCABULARY:
Delegates expressed strong ___________ to the scheme.(oppose)
opposition
Many elderly people are living in ___________ now. (poor)
poverty
She’s always worried about the ___________ of her family (safe)
safety
There is an ___________ of famous pictures at the gallery. (exhibit)
exhibition
I have been fascinated by _________ since I was at secondary school. (photograph)
photography
The next stage in the _______________ of television is interactive TV (develop)
development
Some programmes on TV make people _____________________ (violence)
violent
Trinh Cong Son is one of the most well-known _______________ in Vietnam (music)
musician
Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
52. They have built a new bridge over the river. (change into passive)

53. The cowboy fell off his horse. He had been wounded by an arrow. (use ‘who’ as a
connector)

The children are playing soccer in the garden
Mr Vy often gets up at 4:30
The farmers have cut a lot of trees for firewood
My sister goes to school by bike every day
The boy passed his friend’s house every morning.
Nam was born in Ben Tre in 1993
1. I bought these books for my sister. ( Passive Voice )

2. We learn foreign languages on the computer. ( Passive Voice )

3. Nancy is cutting the birthday cake. ( Passive Voice )

4. The architect has moved to Ho Chi Minh City. He designed these flats. (Relative
clause)

5. These are the photos. We took them when we were in Da Lat. (Relative clause)
6. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday. This surprised all of us. (use ‘which’ as a
connector)
4. The man is standing at the door. He wants to meet our manager. (using a relative
pronoun)

5. I have met your mother. ( Make a question for the underlined part.)
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10 – CHƯƠNG TRÌNH CHUẨN

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1. A. require B. printer C. device
D. private
2. A. blood B. food C. moon
D. tooth
3. A. teach B. sleep C. read
D. deafen
4. A. purify B. supply C. hurry
D. reply

Choose the word which has a different stressed pattern from that of the other three.
5. A. quality B. device C. interest
D. document
6. A. product B. difficulty C. complaint
D. interest
7. A. effective B. interesting C. possible
D. difficult
8. A. machine B. degree C. technique
D. feature

Read the following passage carefully and choose the best answer.
In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very
useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to
use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used
properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spend the majority of the out-of-school
hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist.
There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers.
Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment
repairs and maintenance to these television sets are sooner and later out of work.
Secondly, these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate
television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, teachers at the schools work
hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good leaders. However,
according to a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and
newspapers but watching television instead.
9. The text is about ___________.
A. watching television outside schools B. teaching and learning
television
C. educational specialists
D. the use of television at schools
10. When TV first appeared, educational specialists ___________.
A. did not appreciate it B. did not think it would be
useful
C. believed it would be useful for schooling D. banned children from
watching TV
11. According to the text, TV ___________.
A. has not existed in classrooms B. has not been used properly
in classrooms
C. has been used effectively in classrooms D. has not attracted students’
interest
12. Children spend their free time ___________.
A. reading books B. reading newspapers
C. learning foreign languages D. watching TV

Choose the best answer.

13. Everybody knows that it is not good ___________a lot, but not many of us can avoid
___________this habit.
A. smoking/to get B. smoke/got C. to smoke/get
D. to smoke/getting
14. We didn’t recognize Alice because she ___________a lot.
 A. changed B. had changed C. is changing
D. was changing
15. I’ve lost my keys. Can you help me look ___________them?
A. up B. at C. after
D. for
16. Normally, I ___________breakfast at home, but this week I ___________in my
school.
A. have/will have B. have had/have
C. have/am having D. am having/will have
17. Do you know the young girl ___________your mother is talking, Jim?
A. who B. to who C. whom
D. to whom
18. ___________the streets were flooded, the students went to school.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although
D. In spite of
19. Nobody enjoys ___________at by other people.
A. laughing B. being laughed C. laugh
D. to laugh
20. That house is different ___________the one I was looking___________.
A. with/at B. about/for C. to/up
D. from/for
21. This is my new watch and ___________I bout it in the same shop as you did.
A. whose B. which C. that
D. no word is needed
22. ___________his poor English, he managed to make himself understood.
A. Although B. Despite C. Because
D. In that
23. Why do you keep looking back? Are you afraid of ___________?
A. to follow B. being followed C. following
D. to be followed
24. The little girl started to cry. She ___________her doll, and no one was able to find it
for her.
A. was lost B. has lost C. had lost
D. was losing
25. Please wait for me here until ___________back.
A. come B. came C. will come
D. all are correct
26. Our teacher always encourages us ___________.
A. to try my best B. to try our best C. to try myself
D. to try ourselves
27. This is the most exciting football match I ___________.
A. see B. am seeing C. have seen
D. saw
28. By the time we ___________at the hall, the lecturer ___________half of his speech.
A. will arrive/made B. arrived/had made C. had arrived/made
D. arrive/is making
29. People don’t invite me to parties.
A. I was not often invited to parties. B. I have not often invited to
parties.
C. I will not often invited to parties. D. None is correct.
30. Careless driving causes many accidents.
A. Many accidents are caused by careless driving.
B. Many accidents have caused by careless driving.
C. Many accident have been caused by careless driving.
D. All are correct

Identify the mistake in each sentence by circling letter A, B, C or D.

31. I used to going fishing on this river when I was a small child.
A B C D
32. She enjoy stay at home to watch TV in the evening.
A B C D
33. Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework.
A B C D
34. My house has painted since last Tuesday .
A B C D

Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.

35. Tom apologized for the ___________________he had caused. (convenient)
uninconvenience
36. His _________________life is a mystery to his colleges. (person)
personal
37. I feel _________________that we will win the match this afternoon. (hope)
hopeless
38. For your___________________, the library is on the third floor. (inform)
information
39. Tim accepted full ___________________for the mistakes he had made. (responsible)
responsibility
40. There has been a good ___________________in education for the last few years.
(invest) investment

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable or phrase.

Nowadays lots of people drive to large supermarket to (41)___ their shopping. These

supermarkets have car-parks, so you can buy several (42) ___ of shopping. You can

fill your trolley, and (43) ___ put it to your car. Some people prefer to go to local

shops. These small shops are usually (44) ___ than supermarkets. Some towns have

an open air market in the center, (45) ___ you can buy fruit and vegetables, but you

have to carry your shopping home.

41. A. make B. take C. have
D. do
42. A. shops B. bags C. pockets
D. customers
43. A. then B. first C. second
D. after
44. A. cheaper B. cheap C. expensive
D. most expensive
45. A. which B. who C. where
D. whom

Rewrite the following sentences with the meaning unchanged.

46. Unless they attended class regularly, they couldn’t understand the lesson.
 If ...............................................................................................................................................................
47. The man is a famous biologist. My father talked about him yesterday.
 The man....................................................................................................................................................
48. “I left the umbrella here two days ago.”
 Susan told them.........................................................................................................................................
49. The children are looking at the woman with a red hat.
 The woman................................................................................................................................................
50. “You shouldn’t go on holiday in June because it often rains, Tom,” she said.
 She told.....................................................................................................................................................
46/ If they didn’t attend class ……….
47/ The man whom my father talked about yesterday is a famous biologist.
48/ …….she had left the umbrella there two days before.
49/ …….whom the children are looking at is wearing a red hat.
50/ …… Tom not to go on holiday in June because it often rained.

UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF……

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. A. continue B. physics C. spilt D. like
2. A. teacher B. beat C. breakfast D. eating
3. A. passenger B. several C. begin D. repair
4. A. meeting B. weekly C. engineer D. free
5. A. realize B. pea C. cheese D. asleep
II. Choose a word in each line that has different street pattern.
1. A alternative B. announce C. absolute D. arrive
2. A. brigade B. harrow C. normal D. peasant
3. A. typical B. continue C. tobacco` D. appointment
4. A. interesting B. satisfy C. farmer D. conclusion
5. A. repeat B. frequency C. occasionally D. immediately
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t……………
a. go on b. go off c. go away d. go up
2. Another word for fasten is_____.
 a. frighten b. loosen c. lengthen d. tighten
3. I was born and grew up on the _____of the Red River.
a. shops b. restaurants c. offices d. banks
4. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he___ walks to work.
a. never b. sometimes c. often d. usually
5. My aunt is a _____teacher.
a. history b. historic c. historical d. historian
6. “___ do you get to school?” – “By bike”.
a. What b. How c. How often d. How far
7. When I was a child, I usually ______fishing with my brother.
a. go b. went c. gone d. use to go
8. We ____dinner at home on Saturdays.
a. haven’t had b. didn’t had c. aren’t have d. don’t have
9. Are you contented ____your present job, Mrs. Tuyet?
a. to b. with c. for d. in
10. We seldom see each other anymore.
a. sometimes b. occasionally c. frequently d. rarely
11. She purchased a number of shares in the company.
a. invested b. sold c. exchanged d. bought
12. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
a. formal talk b. informal talk c. serious talk d. long talk
13. It was a difficult time, but we never gave up hope.
a. stopped b. continued c. had d. offered
14. I’ll see him when he ___here tomorrow.
a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come
A: What do you usually do on your day off?
B: (15) ________
A: Do you get much exercise?
B: (16) _______
15. a. I usually drive to work.
b. I will sleep all day.
c. I usually don’t much.
d. Nothing much. I always sleep until noon.
16. a. I usually do
b. Yes, I do
c. How about you?
d. Very often.
IV. Choose one sentences a, b, c, or d which is best written from the words and
phrases provided.
1. I/ came/ neighbors/ coffee/ sometimes/ see/ for /cup/ to/ a/ my/ of.
a. I came sometimes to see my neighbors for a cup of coffee.
b. My neighbors sometimes came to see I for a cup of coffee.
c. Sometimes I came to see my neighbors for a cup of coffee.
d. To see my neighbors I sometimes came for a cup of coffee.
2. shall/ forget/ dreadful/ life/ my/ I / never/ day/ in/ that.
a. I shall never forget that dreadful day in my life.
 b. I never shall forget that day dreadful in my life.
c. In my life I shall never forget that dreadful day.
d. That dreadful day in my life shall I never forget.
3. got up/ 6 o’clock/ woke up/I / early/ and/ at.
a. I woke up at 6 o’clock early and got up.
b. I got up at 6 o’clock and woke up early.
c. I got up and woke up early at 6 o’clock.
d. I woke up early and got up at 6 o’clock.
4. often/ do/ afternoon/ what/ you/ do/ Saturday/ every/ ?
a. What often do you do every Saturday afternoon?
b. What do you often do every Saturday afternoon?
c. What do you do often every Saturday afternoon?
d. What do you often do every afternoon Saturday?
5. witnessed/ accident/ home/ I / an/ on/ way/ the.
a. Yesterday an accident I witnessed on the way home.
b. Yesterday on an way home I witnessed the accident.
c. Yesterday I witnessed an accident on the way home.
d. Yesterday I on the way home witnessed an accident.

V. Choose one sentence that has nearest meaning to the root one.
1. It takes Mr. Vy 15 minutes to get to the field.
a. Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter to live and arrives in the field at 5.30.
b. Mr. Vy spends fifteen minutes getting to the field.
c. Fifteen minutes is long enough for Mr. Vy to get to the field.
d. Mr. Vy wastes 15 minutes on the way to the field.
2. Although they have little money, they are happy.
a. They have little money so they are happy.
b. They don’t have much money and they aren’t happy.
c. They are happy in spite of not having much money.
d. Their happiness is due to the fact that they have little money.
3. I prefer going by cyclo to cycling.
a. I’d rather go by cyclo than by bicycle.
b. I like cycling more than going by cyclo.
c. I don’t care going by cyclo or cycling.
d. I like going by cyclo as much as cycling.
4. Can you tell me when you were born?
a. Please give me your place of birth.
b. Can I have your name and address, please?
c. Can you tell me about your last birthday?
d. I want to know your date of birth.
5. My brother always drives to work.
a. My brother always goes to work in my car.
b. My brother always gets to work by car.
c. My brother always repairs cars at work.
d. My brother’s driver is always off work.
 UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounce differently
from the rest.
1. a. son b. above c. convenience d. wonderful
2. a. marvel b. package c. farther d. lastly
3. a. study b. student c. studio d. stupid
4. a. address b. important c. master d. embarrass
5. a. holiday b. health c. hobby d. honor
II. Choose a word in each line that has different street pattern.
1. a. condition b. profession c. interaction d. translation
2. a. service b. lobby c. weather d. receive
3. a. entertainment b. communicate c. geography d. appropriate
4. a. polite b. problem c. guitar d. arrive
5. a. customary b. decide c. acceptable d. semester
III. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistakes (a, b, c, or d)
1. I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans.
a b c d
2. My daughter has been absent from school for three days because her illness.
a b c d
3. Why don’t let him ride his bicycle to school?
a b c d
4. Tom, you didn’t remember closing the windows when you left the classroom
yesterday.
a b c d
5. Mr. Ha is very worried about his son’s traveling because there’s so many traffic on the
way to school.
a b c d
IV. Choose one correct option for the blank in each sentence.
1. My brother’s new hobby is___ foreign coins.
a. collection b. collecting c. collected d. to
collect
2. The children agreed ___ the candy equally.
a. divide b. to divide c. dividing d. to
dividing
3. Do you know ____ the red hat is?
a. what b. who c. whom d.
whose
4. Bod____ eating a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies before lunch.
a. denied b. refused c. objected c.
disapproved
5. Is it ____ spending a lot of money on the goods?
a. expensive b. necessary c. worth d.
valuable
6. Mai is interested ____ taking an art course.
a. in b. on c. of d. with
 7. The internet is an important ___ of communication in modern world.
a. mean b. means c. meaning d.
meaningful
8. It’s kind of you ____ me with my homework.
a. help b. to help c. helping d. to
helping
9. You’d better_____ in this weather or you may have a cold.
a. don’t go out b. didn’t go out c. not went out d. not
go out
10. The season ____ he left was that he felt lonely.
a. which b. what c. why d. how
11. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations.
a. hobbies b. careers c. jobs d.
visits
12. Most people start to lose their memory as they get older.
a. ability to remember b. ability to impress c. feeling of admiration d.
ability to affect
A: (13) ______in your exam!
B: (14) ______ I hope we both pass.
A: Did you study all last night?
B: (15) ____ I watched TV and went to bed.
13. a. How are you b. Have a good c. Good luck d.
What about you
14. a. Like you b. Same to you c. Same of you d. You
do
15. a. Yes, I did b. No, of course not c. Of course I did d. I not
do that
V. Choose one option that best completes the second sentence & rewrite from the
words provided.
1. You ought to go home and have a rest. -> You’d _________________________
a. rather go home and have a rest.
b. rather went home and had a rest.
c. better go home and have a rest.
d. better to go home and to have a rest.
2. Why isn’t this radio working? -> What’s _____________________
a. wrong with this radio.
b. matter with this radio.
c. causes this radio not working ?
d. happen to this radio?
3. high/ aunt/ teaches/ a/ My/ English/ at/ school.
__________________________________________________
4. children/ household/ Young/ with/ tasks/ enjoy/ helping.
_______________________________________________________
5. you/ letter/ forget/ post/ gave/ Don’t/ the/ I / to.
________________________________________________________________
 UNIT 3: PEOPLE'S BACKGROUND
l. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1 A. ambitious B. background C. tragic D. humane
2. A. extreme B. telephone C. depend D. went
3. A. happen B. many C. example D. family
4. A. elephant B. enable C. better D. pretty
5. A. eleven B. said C. anyone D. camera
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. November B. diploma C. interrupt D. romantic
7. A. educate B. chemistry C. mature D. obtain
8. A. mathematics B. university C. difficult D. calculate
9. A. private B. atomic C. receive D. professor
10. A. intelligent B. secondary C. appearance D. development
III. Insert the word given into the most appropriate place A, B, C or D of the
following sentences.
11. Insert "had ' into the following sentence.
Mr Nam (A) told us (B) yesterday that (C) he (D) visited London in 2004.
12. Insert "after" into the fo/1owing sentence.
(A) Mai watched TV (B) she had done (C) her homework (D).
13. Insert "left" into the following sentence.
All the other students (A) had (B) by the time (C) we (D) arrived.
14. Insert “moved" into the following sentence.
Marie Curie had lived (A) in Poland for sixteen (B) before she (C) to (D) France.
15. Insert “for" into the following sentence.
When I met (A) her again, I hadn't seen (B) her (C) five years (D).
IV. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
16. When I was young. I received some_______ training from my father.
A. science B. scientific C scientist D. scientifically
17. We must send _____ aid to the refugees.
A. human B. humanism C humane D. humanitarian
18. Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university_____.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational
19. The purpose of the test is to_____ the weight of the chemical element.
A. ease B. interrupt C. determine D. receive
20. In the 19th century, it was _____ for a woman to become a doctor.
A. unable B. impossible C. couldn't D. incapable
21. He took ______ the position that his father had obtained at the college.
A. on B. to C. up D. in
22. Tran Hieu Ngan was the first Vietnamese athlete______ an Olympic medal.
A. to win B. winning C. won D. had won
23. After it _____ dry for two months, it rained heavily last night.
A. was B. has been C. had been D. would be
24. Jane had gone to the supermarket____ she got home.
A. as soon as B. after C. when D. before
25. When I____ to visit him. He _____to work.
 A. came / gone B. came/ had gone C had come – went D. had come -
had gone
26. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
A. make up B. find out C. take over D. put up
27. He passed his exams with flying colour.
A. successfully B. difficulty C. badly D. easily
28. She harboured her hope of being a teacher.
A. gave up her hope of being a teacher B. built her hope of being a
teacher
C had her hope of being a teacher D. help her hope of being a
teacher in her mind
Tony : (29) _________________
Ann : In a house near Brighton.
Tony : (30) _________
Ann : For three years.
29. a. What’s your address? b. where are you? c. Where you live? d.
Where do you live?
30. a. You have lived there for how long? b. How long have you live
there?
c. How many years have you lived there? d. How long do you live
there?
V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She
was born on November 7th. 1867. She left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in
science. Living in poverty, she still managed to graduate at the top of the class. She met
Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Mane formed the most famous husband and wife partnership in
science history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were
awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
31. The word "determined" in line 1 means most nearly___
A. resolute B. found out C. brave D. honest
32. What did Marie Curie go to France for?
A. To find a job B. To earn her living C. To study D. To take up a
new hobby
33. How was Marie Curie when she first lived in Paris?
A. bored B. poor C. rich D. lively
34. How old was Marie Curie when she won the first Nobel Prize?
A. 30 years old B. 36 years old C. 44 years old D. 67 years old
35. Polonium is a____.
A. country B. science history C. prize D. radioactive
elements
VI. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
36. By the time the boss returned_______.
A. she would type all the letters B. all the letters was typed
C. she had typed all the letters D. all the letters will have been typed
37. It was the most beautiful beach that___________
 A. we had ever visited
B. we has ever visited
C. we should ever visit
D. we will ever have visited
38__________ Lan had turned off the light.
A. After she had gone to bed B. Before she went to bed
C. As soon as went to bed D. When she was gone to bed
39. If he had studied harder, ________.
A. he won't have failed the exam B. he wouldn't fall the exam
C. he wouldn't have failed the exam D. he hadn't failed the exam
40. Kim said that_________________.
A. she wasn't good at English last semester. B. she hadn't been good at English
the last semester.
C. she wasn't good at English the semester before. D. she hadn't good at English the
previous semester.

UNIT 4: SPECIAL EĐUCATION

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. A. follow B. job C. geography D. develop
2. A. all B. walk C. what D. water
3. A. effort B world C. sport D. before
4. A. fall B. watch C. bottle D. wrong
5. A. awful B. quality C. corner D. fourteen
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. enjoy B. prevent C. special D. attend
7. A. different B. disabled C. consuming D. activity
8. A. educate B. secondary C. biology D. suspicious
9. A. explain B. gradually C. development D. profession
10. A. opposite B. employed C. condition D. important
III. Choose one option that has the opposite meaning to the word given.
11. add: A. divide B. subtract C. reduce D. pronounce
12. mental: A. physical B. chemical C. historical D. political
13. spirit: A. head B. stomach C. mind D. body
14. proud: A. dissatisfied B. disabled C. disappointed D. dishonest
15. professional:A. skilful B. unable C. amateur D. complex
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake
16. Yesterday Duong got mark 10 in maths. that made him very happy.
A B C D
17. We should raise money to help the poverty in our city.
A B C D
18. My aunt used to doing voluntary work in the local orphanage.
A B C D
19. The young is not fully aware of the importance of learning English.
A B C D
20. If you have any question during the examination, please rise your hand.
A B C D

V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

21. He rushed into the burning building.__________ was very brave.
A. it B. who C. that D. which
22. My father didn't_____ coffee for breakfast.
A. used to have B. use to have C. use to having D. used be
having
23. The government should have special policies to help the_______.
A. disable B. disabled C. disability D.
disablement
24. The unemployed ______ in a strike to ask for employment.
A. are gathering B. has gathered C. gathers D. was
gathering
25. I______ up late al night.
A. use to stay B. am used to stay C. used to staying D. am used
to staying
26. The blind child _____ a great effort to learn "Braille".
A. did B. got C. made D. created
27. There was a lot of ___________ from the local residents.
A. oppose B opposite C. opponent D. opposition
28. I'd like to introduce you to Mrs. Thuy,_____ is the teacher of this special class.
A. that B. which C who D. whom
29. The children will learn how______ sums.
A. to do B. doing C. do D. will do
30. Mrs. Thuy's class is very different________ other ones.
A. than B. from C. with D. as
31. The president expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
A. regret B. anger C. sadness D. passion
32. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.
A. inability to speak B. inability to see C. inability to hear D. mentally
impairment
VI. Choose one sentence A, B, C, or D that best rewrites the sentence given in italic.
33. People who are out of work are increasing in our country.
A. There is a decrease in the number of unemployed people in our country.
B. There is an increase in the number of workers in our country.
C. The unemployed in our country are increasing.
D. The unemployed who have work are increasing in our country.
34. Mrs. Quyen taught the mute but she doesn’t do it any more.
A. Mrs. Quyen used to teach the mute.
B. Mrs. Quyen has used to teaching the mute.
C. Mrs. Quyen gets used to teach the mute.
D. Mrs. Quyen is used to teaching the mute.
35. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday. This surprised all of us.
A. Mai didn't come to class yesterday that surprised all of us.
 B. This Mai didn't come to class yesterday surprised all of us.
C. Which surprised all of us that Mai didn't come to class yesterday.
D. Mai didn't come to class yesterday, which surprised all of us.
36. They didn't have proper schooling because they were poor.
A. Poverty prevented them from having proper schooling.
B. They were poor but they still had proper schooling.
C They had proper schooling because they were poor.
D. Poverty didn't discourage them from having proper schooling.
37. The students keep complaining about the poor service of the canteen
A. The students sometimes complain about the poor service of the canteen.
B. The students are always complaining about the poor service of the canteen.
C. Complaining about the poor service of the canteen is kept by the students.
D. The poor service or the canteen always keeps the students complaining

UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU

l. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. A. put B. full C. sugar D. fun
2. A. blood B. tooth C. fond D. choose
3. A. fruit B. through C. good D. June
4. A. woman B. duty C. fool D. pudding
5. A. afternoon B. boot C. book D. pool
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. hardware B. appear C. office D. manage
7. A. computer B. magical C. entertain D. calculate
8. A. appropriate B. miraculous C. communicate D. accuracy
9. A. device B. personal C. beautifully D. television
10. A. prepare B. display C. document D. interest

III. Read each of the following lists or four words and choose one word in each list that
does not belong to the group.
11. A. keyboard B. computer screen C. speaker D. CPU
12. A. cam-recorder B. television C. calculator D. communicator
13. A. bicycle B. motorcycle C. automobile D. airplane
14. A. fax machine B. cooker C. printer D. photocopier
15. A. typewriter B. author C engineer D. scientist
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake.
16. My brother has driven his car to work every day when he bought it.
A B C D
17. The air conditioner who is in the silting room is out of order.
A B C D
18. Vietnam's first man-made satellite has just sent up into space.
A B C D
19. I didn't use the computer since last week so I don't know what's wrong with it.
A B C D
20. The television which we bought it five days ago gives very good pictures.
A B C D
V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
21. My aunt has just bought an ____ cooker.
A. electric B. electrical C electrical D. electrician
22. A ____ is used to copy the information from a computer on to
A. photocopier B. printer C. speaker D.
mouse
23. This robot is ____of doing almost anything you ask.
A. able B. possible C. capable D. could
24. The Internet helps us to interact_____ other people around the world.
A. to B. from C. of D. with
25. Robert is going to be famous someday. He _____in three movies already.
A. appeared B. had appeared C has appeared D. has been
appearing
26. The chemistry book_______ was a little expensive.
A. that I bought it B. I bought that C what I bought D. that I
bought
27. Do you remember Mrs. Huong, _____ taught us English composition.
A. who B. whom C. that D. which
28. I've been in this city for a long time. I ____ here sixteen years ago.
A. have come B. was coming C. came D. had come
29 The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should immediately.
A. have called B. been called C called D. have been
called
30. Oh, no! I don't believe it. My mobile phone _______.
A. is stolen B. was stolen C. has been stolen D. was being
stolen
31. This door should only be used in an emergency.
A. a serious problem B. an annoying situation C. a serious situation
D. a happy event
32. What makes computer a miraculous device?
A. strange B. powerful C. magical D. excellent
A: Would you like a coffee?
B: (33) ________________
A: What will we do when we want to call the Fire Service?
B: (34) ________________
33. A: Not at all B. Yes, let’s C. Yes, I would D. Yes, I love
one
34. A. Dial 113 B. Dial 114 C. Dial 115 D. Dial 116
VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for each question.
When robots are widely used m the home, they will probably be used to do the
cleaning, table-laying, scrubbing and washing-up, but it is considered unlikely that they
will be used to do the cooking - at least, not in the near future. In factories, mobile robots
ale already used lo carry out a large number of the distribution and assembly tasks while
human beings carry out research and produce plans for new products. Among the
numerous jobs on the farm, robots will drive tractors, keeping their eyes on the ground in
front of guide the tractor along a straight line. The majority of the robots used at present
do not look like human beings at all because their design is chiefly functional.
35. According to the passage. When used at home, robots will probably do all of the
following EXCEPT____.
A. laying the table B. washing the dishes C. washing the clothes D.
scrubbing
36. In factories what are robots used to do?
A. carry out assembly tasks B. carry out research C. produce plans D. both
B and C
37. The word "their" in paragraph 2 refers to_______.
A. tractors' B. robots' C. people's D.
farms'
38. Why don't robots at present look like human beings?
A. Because they are widely used al home.
B. Because they are mainly used in factories.
C. Because they are only used to guide tractors.
D. Because they are mainly produced according to their function.
39. Which of the following statements is NOT true about robots?
A. They will be used lo do the cleaning.
B. In the near future they will be used to cook.
C. They are already used to carry out the distribution tasks.
D. They will be used to drive the tractor.
VIII. Choose A, B, C, or D which shows the best way or making a sentence from the
words provided.
40. who/ hear/ deaf/ one/ can’t/ anything/ a/ person/ the / is.
A. A deaf person is the one who can't hear anything.
B. A dead person is the one who anything can't hear.
C. A deaf one is the person who anything can't hear.
D. A one who can't hear anything is the deaf person.
41. been/ our/a/ has/ built/ village/ new/just/ in/ school.
A. A new school in our village just been has built.
B. A school new has been just built in our village.
C. A school new in our village built has just been.
D. A new school has just been built in our village.
42. We/ seen/ left/ haven’t/ we /since/ school/ her.
A. We left school since we haven’t seen her.
B. We haven't seen her since we left school.
C. We haven't left school since we seen her.
D. We lefl school since we haven't seen her.
43. know/ which/ computers/ do/ shop/ sells/ you/ a?
A. Do you know a shop which sells cheap laptops?
B. Do you know which a shop sells cheap laptops?
C. Do you know laptops which a cheap shop sells?
 D. Do you know cheap shop which sells a laptop?

Unit 6: AN EXCURSION
l. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. A. picture B. classmate C. pagoda D. center
2. A. worse B. world C. sword D. worm
3. A. husband B. button C. circus D. funny
4. A. burn B. shirt C. working D. answer
5. A. thirteen B. second C. suggest D. problem
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. reason B. resort C. mountain D. forest
7. A. beside B. believe C. enjoy D. weather
8. A. understand B. altitude C. interesting D. photograph
9. A. occasional B. geography C. information D. participant
10. A. persuade B. request C. progressive D. fortunate
III. Choose one option that has the opposite meaning to the word given.
11. below: A. beneath B. above C. among D.
inside
12. fortunate: A. unlucky B. unsuccessful C. impossible D.
impatient
13. busy: A. poor B. free C. fresh D.
glorious
14. refuse: A. permit B. allow C. request D.
accept
15. give up: A. quit B. cancel C. continue D.
increase
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake .
16. We will going to spend our summer holiday in Da Lat next month.
A B C D
17. We have a small party in one of our teacher's houses tomorrow evening.
A B C D
18. Only today we have learnt that the caves are closed until after Tet.
A B C D
19. I’m going to have a four- days trip in Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
20. Our teacher isn't seeming very happy at the moment.
A B C D
V. Choose the best answer to complete each or the following sentences.
21. Tom and I_____ to Mary's birthday party together.
A. am going B. are going C. will going D. are going to
go
22. You’ve heard she isn't coming to the meeting, ____?
A. is she B. haven't you C. aren't you D. hasn't she
23. I'll try to__________ her to go with us
 A. persuade B. suggest C. propose D. offer
24. This semester in geography we have studied rock__________.
A. information B. formal C. informal D. formations
25. We're going to make a two-day_____ to visit Huong Pagoda.
A. travel B. excursion C voyage D. gone
26. I know that he_________ in the library at this moment.
A. works B. has worked C. is working D. was
working
27. She____ sixteen years old next Saturday.
A. is B. is going to C. will be D. has
28. I ___________ our teacher tomorrow, so I shall give him your note.
A. have seen B. going to see C. shall have seen D. am
seeing
29. I think they're going to visit Sa Pa, _____?
A. aren't they B. are they going C. do I D. don't I
30. Our class _____a picnic at Thay Pagoda this Sunday.
A. am having B. will has C. is going to have D. go to have
31. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.
A. ordinary B. honourable C. beautiful D. gloomy
VI. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank.
I’m going to give you the details of our camping trip next week. The coach will be
outside the school on Monday morning at 7.30 and we will (31) ____ at 7.45 so don’t be
late. There'll be (32) ___on the coach for one bag so please don’t bring (33) ____ one bag
or suitcase. You don't need to bring tents or food as that's all (34) ___ for us. It is often
hot during the day, but it (35) __ cold al night so bring warm clothes. If we're lucky
though, the sun will shine and we'll be (36) ___ to use the outdoor pool on the site so
don't forget your swimming things. The campsite is in the (37) ___ of the countryside so
if you’ve had (38)____ fresh air by then. You may want to go shopping in the nearest
town about four kilometers away. There's (39) ___ to do there and there's a bus that stops
outside the Post office in the village down the road. I’ll (40) ___ it to you when we get
there.
32. A. set up B. set off C. turn up D. turn off
33. A. room B. site C. seat D. stair
34. A. much as B. more as C. more than D. little than
35. A. charged B. delivered C. bought D. provided
36. A. turns B. alters C. changes D. shows
37. A. able B. capable C. possible D. desirable
38. A. core B. middle C. behind D. among
39. A. much B. too C. enough D. few
40. A. many B. number C. great deal D. plenty
41. A. give B. point C. shoot D. get

Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. A height B. life C. eight D. sky
2. A says B. plays C. stays D. bays
3. A. enjoy B. boy C. going D. voice
4. A. mail B. fair C. nature D. radio
5. A. climb B. popularize C. wild D. magazine
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. adviser
7. A. recommend B. comedy C. punishment D. national
8. A. interfere B. responsible C. education D. documentary
9. A. forecast B. programme C. media D. cartoon
10 A. channel B. intend C. presenting D. deliver
III. Choose the word having the same meaning as the underlined part.
11. It rained very heavily last night
A. hard B. deeply C. little D. hardly
12. Because of her illness, my daughter couldn’t go lo school.
A. stomachache B. backache C. sadness D. sickness
13. We receive information from radio through ears.
A. orally B. visually C. aurally D. usually
14. Television increases the popularity of sports and games.
A. lower B. raise C. arouse D. balance
15 There is a good film on TV tonight.
A. play B. comedy C. drama D. movie
IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake.
16. The weather has been quite good at Christmas.
A B C D
17. We had to cancel the match because the bad weather.
A B C D
18. In spite of the house was in bad condition, it was sold at a high price
A B C D
19. I didn't watch a football match on TV for a long time.
A B C D
20. How long is it since you have seen our former teacher?
A B C D
V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
21. One disadvantage of TV is that it interferes ___________family life.
A. for B. to C. with D. of
22. A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawings is called
a______
A. drama B. cartoon C. comedy D.
documentary
23. ____presents information and entertainment orally.
A. Radio B. The Internet C. Television D.
Newspaper
24. I _____a cough since yesterday.
A. have B had C. have had D. was
having
25 The radio is ___loud. I can't hear anything.
A. too many B. too much C. a few D. a lot
26. The teacher has _________ come into the room.
A. still B. already C. yet D. lately
27. This is the second time that you have seen this film, ____?
A. isn't it B. haven't you C. don't D. isn't this
28. _____ the heavy rain. He went our without a raincoat.
A. Although B. In spite C. Despite D. Even
29. There were a lot of accidents ___ the icy roads.
A. thanks to B. owing of C. because D. because of
30. I ___ to him three limes since he ______ to live here.
A. talked-came B. have talked-come C. talked-has come D. have
talked-has come
VI. Choose one sentence that has the deferent meaning to the root one.
31. In spite of her good salar y, Mr. Green decided to leave the job
A. Although Mr. Green had a good salary. He decided to leave the job.
B. Mr. Green decided to leave the job despite having a good salary.
C. In spite of the fact that Mr. Green had a good salary. He decided to leave the
job.
D. Mr. Green decided to leave the job owing to his good salary.
32. I haven’t watched a good film for a long time.
A. I watched a good film at the early age.
B. It's ages since I last watched a good film.
C. I last watched a good film a long time ago.
D. The last time I watched a good film was a long lime ago.
33. I didn’t buy the colour TV because it was expensive.
A. The colour TV was expensive, so I didn't buy it.
B. I didn't buy the colour TV because of its price.
C. The colour TV was expensive. However, I bought it.
D. The reason I didn't buy the colour TV was that it was expensive.
34. I want to know when you started working as a television presenter.
A. When did you begin working was a television presenter?
B. When did you start working for a television presenter?
C. How long is it since you started working as a television presenter?
D. How long have you worked as a television presenter?

UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest.
1. A. cow B. grow C. narrow D. follow
2. A. about B. soul C. ground D. mountain
3. A. close B. sold C. hope D. crop
4. A. road B. boat C. broad D. coat
5. A. crowd B. town C. how D. show
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. village B. parent C. produce D. college
7. A. method B. result C. condition D. improve
8. A. education B. technology C. community D. conditional
9. A. manage B. resurface C. lifestyle D. atmosphere
10. A. motorbike B. technical C. grandchildren D. introduce
III. Read each of the following lists or four words and choose one word in each list that
does not belong to the group.
11. A. crop B. field C. straw D. export
12. A. lower B. widen C. resurface D. lengthen
13. A. simple B. peaceful C. rapid D. fresh
14. A. lorry B. cart C. car D. bus
15. A. flooded B. crowded C. icy D. muddy

IV. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the
mistake.
16. He said that the lifestyle of his village has changed a lot for the last five years.
A B C D
17. If this road was widened, cars and lorries can get to our village.
A B C D
18. In the past our village used to having many small houses.
A B C D
19. Phong told me that his father was working in the garden now.
A B C D
20. I’d lend you my book if I have finished reading it.
A B C D
V. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
21. If the weather _____nice tomorrow, we _____ swimming.
A. is – go B. is - will go C. will be – go D. will be - will go
22. He said that he - going to the country soon.
A. is B. will be C. was D. has been
23. Despite the poverty, they ______ to send their children lo college.
A. succeeded B. obtained C. managed D. completed
24 I hope they can find a way of - their lives.
A. welling B. bettering C. gooding D. besting
25. The roads will be flooded ____ we resurface and raise them.
A. if B. unless C. when D. so
26. My brother told me that they had worked in the field all day___.
A. yesterday B. the next day C. two days ago D. the previous day
27. If Tom is late again, he _____his job.
A. loses B. lost C. will lose D. would lose
28. ln the past there - many big trees in our village.
A. used to be B. used to being C. are D. have been
29. We will go skiing if it ____ this winter.
A. snows B. snowed C. will snow D. is snowing
30. They tried to find a way of bettering their lives.
A. moving B. changing C. achieving D. improving
31. Last year we had a bumper crop of strawberries.
A. large crop B. poor crop C. early crop D. record crop
32. I’ll speak to her as soon as she comes out of the meeting.
A. goes to B. appears C. leaves D. attends
VI. Choose one sentence that best rewrites the root one.
33. Direct speech: "I m coming back to my home town tomorrow," Mai said.
Indirect speech: A. Mai said that I am coming back to my home town tomorrow.
B. Mai said that she is coming back to her home town the next day.
C. Mai said that she was coming back to her home town tomorrow.
D. Mai said that she was coming back to her home town the
following day.
34. Go to bed immediately or you can’t get up early tomorrow.
A. If you don’t go to bed immediately, you can’t get up early tomorrow.
B. If you go to bed immediately, you can’t get up early tomorrow.
C. If you didn’t go to bed immediately, you couldn’t get up early tomorrow.
D. If you went to bed immediately, you could get up early tomorrow.

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA KỲ II LỚP 10

( Thời gian : 45' )

Name: .............................................
Class: 10

Part I . Phonetics (0,25 point/ each sentence)

Questions 1-10 : Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest in each group . Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A ,B ,C
or D.
1.A they B. thumb C. thick D. thin 
2.A. worth B. breathe C. breath D. path
3 A . skin B. key C. chain D. Christmas 
4. A. rough B. half C. five D. arrived
5. A. village B. tough C. photograph D. friend
6. A. atmosphere B. abandon C. action D. character
7. A. detective B. explore C. reconstruction D. music
8. A. motion B. flora C. fauna D. orphan
9. A. movement B. cartoon C. soon D. compose
10A. minority B. delight C. fine D. victory

Part II . Vocabulary (0,25 point/ each sentence) 

Question 11- 20: There are incomplete sentences . Circle A, B, C, or D as your best
choice to complete each sentence.
11. The fire.......................the whole village in 1890.
A. destroyed. B. destruction C. destructive D. destroying
12. ....................... is one of the most effective way to protect the environment.
A. Conservation B. Conservationist C. Conservatory D. Conservatism
13. They broke my window and .....................me.
A. threaten B. threatened C. threat D. threats
14. Pollution is caused when waste products or poisons.........................the environment.
A. contaminate B. fill C. throw D. put
15. Farmers earn their livings mainly by doing ................................
A. selling B. farming C. trading D. growing
16. He thought of his dead child with deep.........................
A. emotional B. emotion C. emotive D. emotionally
17. All....................... with the North has been stopped by the terrible storm.
A. communication B. communicate C. communicative D. communicable
18. The children were ...............................by Walt Disney films.
A. fascinating B. fascinated C. fascination D. fascinate
19. The actress has a ....................... smile.
A. fantastical B. fantastic C. fascinating D. fascinated
20. People all over the country were ......................by the news of the victory.
A. excited B. interesting C. fantastic D. exciting

Part III : Grammar (0,25 point/ each sentence)

Question 21-30: There are incomplete sentences . Circle A, B, C, or D as your best choice
to complete each sentence
21. He wouldn't have had an accident if he ........................... more carefully.
A. drives B. drove C. had driven D. was driving
22. If Linda .................her the money , Sophie wouldn't have bought the stereo system. 
A. A. hadn't lent B. didn't lend C. hasn't lent D. doesn't lend
23. I went out .......................... a letter.
A. mailing B. to mail C. mails D. for mailing
24. The police shouted ........................ everyone of the danger.
A. to warn B. warns C. has warned D. warned
25. My friend called .......................me to her party.
A. invites B. invited C. to invite D. invite
26. These fences are..................... people out of the garden . 
A. keeping B. to keep C. kept D. keep
27. People couldn't enjoy films at home ...........................the advent of television.
A. during B. until C. since D. for
28. Young people prefer seeing film at the cinema ......................watching it on TV.
A. than B. rather C. to D. or
29. Go ahead ...................you hit around about and then take the first exit.
A. until B. before C. after D. to
30. Salem doesn't like ..........................talkative people.
A. o B. the C. many D. a

Part IV : Writing (0,25 point/ each sentence)

Questions 31- 35 : The words in italic below are cues to make sentences . Choose the
correct option by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D .
31. see/ film/ week/ last/ interesting/ that/ very/ a.
A. Last week I saw a film that was very interesting.
B. I saw a very interesting film that last week.
C. I saw a very interesting film last that week.
D. I saw a last week film that was very interesting
32. at 7 p.m / the stadium / arrive/ start/ until the match/ I.
A. I want to arrive at the stadium until the match starts at 7 p.m
B. I don't want to arrive at the stadium until the match starts at 7 p.m
C. I don't want to arrive at the stadium until the match will start at 7 p.m
D. I don't want to arrive in the stadium until the match starts at 7 p.m
33. cartoon / amusing/ many/ films/ a / famous/ Walt Disney/ for/ make / company.
A. Walt Disney company is famous making for many amusing cartoon films.
B. Walt Disney company is famous for making many amusing cartoon films.
C. Walt Disney company is amusing for making many famous cartoon films.
D. Walt Disney company is making for many famous amusing cartoon films.
34. watch/ my/ be/ interested/ brother/ horror/ films.
A. My brother is interested in watching horror films.
B. My brother is interested at watching horror films.
C. My brother is interested for watching horror films.
D. My brother is interested on watching horror films.
35. cup/ the/ coming/ national team/ be / hard/ train/ our/ for.
A. Our national team has been training hard for the coming cup.
B. Our national team trained hard for the coming cup.
C. Our national team had been training hard for the coming cup.
D. Our national team was training hard for the coming cup.

Part V : Reading (0,25 point/ each sentence)

Questions 36-40 : Read the passage and answer the questions that follow by circling the
corresponding the letter A, B, C ,or D of the correct answers .
I saw a film last week that was not very interesting. It was comedy but it was not
amusing. But perhaps the real problem was not that the film was bad but that I was
depressed. The weather was very depressing that day, too. To add to my problem, I was
disappointed because I had just had some very surprisingly news. I had been hoping to
get a very interesting job that someone else got instead. In fact, I was very shocked. I
didn't get it because I was convinced that I had all the right qualifications. However,
disappointing things like this happen all the time, don't they? So why was I surprised?
36. What kind of the film did the writer see last week? 
A. a horror B. a comedy C. a tragedy D. a thriller
37. The film he saw was ..............................
A. amusing B. horrifying C. not very amusing D. not surprising
38. What had happened to him before he went to see the film ? 
A. He had just got some very exciting news. B. He had just got some very interesting
news.
C. He had just got some very amusing news. D. He had just got some very surprising
news.
39. In what mood was the writer in when he went to see the film ? 
A. He was excited B. He was happy C. He was amused D. He was depressed
40. What was the weather like when he went to see the film ? 
A. It was nice B. It was sunny C. It was cold D. It was depressing .
____________________________________

I-Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently :

1- A. calculate B. multiply C. computer D. excuse
2- A. magazine B. language C. magical D. storage
3- A. magical B. technology C. programme D. suggest
4- A. photo B. lotus C. occasion D. hope
II-Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form :
1-I was driving home when I( see)________(1) a car which (break) _____ (2) down, so I
(stop)_____ (3) to see if I could help.
2-We (have ) _____ (4) a party next Saturday.Would you like to come?
3-Oh, your luggage is ready now.What time you (leave)____ (5) ?
4-Do stop ( talk)____ (6) ; I’m trying (finish)_____ (7) this form.
5 I (speak)_____ (8) to Mr .Brown before the lecture yesterday.
III-Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences :
1-We are recently studied rock ……, so we want to visit some caves. (form)
2-Computer is a ..… machine which works with a lighting speed. (calculate)
3-Do you know what the ……… for your bad behaviour is? (punish)
4-All the pupils must have their parent’s …… to go on the picnic. (permit)
IV-Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each of the following sentences:
1-My grandmother ______ drink a glass of water right after getting up in the morning.
A-was used to B-uses to
C-used to D is used to
2- The girl ______ is standing next to your mother is the daughter of the director of this
company.
A- who B-which
C- whom D-whose
3-I was enjoying my book, but I stopped ______ my homework.
A- reading to do B-to read to do
C-to read for doing D-reading for do
4- We ______ to get up early when we lived in the countryside.
A- not used B-didn’t use
C-were used D-hadn’t used
5- He ______ in this town since he was born.
A- lives B- lived
C-is living D-had lived
6-The coffee ______ by the time I got up this morning.
A- was already made B-has already been made
 C-had already been made D-would have already been made
7-We were not hungry.We ______ a big breakfast.
A-just had B-have just had
C-were just having D-had just had
8-Poverty prevents many children ______ having proper schooling.
A-for B-with
C-from D-of
V-Read the following passage and answer the questions:
HA LONG BAY
If you have been in Viet Nam without visiting Ha long Bay, it means you know
nothing about the beauty of this country yet. This is a remark made by many tourists from
all across the world on returning from their Ha Long trips.Ha Long Bay is situated near
Ha Long city in Quang Ninh province, 180 kilometres from Ha Noi. Ha Long bay covers
an area of around 1,500 square kilometers with more than 1,000 named islands and
several thousands more unnamed islands.
Ha Long Bay is not only beautiful because of its big and small islands but also
because of sets of natural caves and grottos. From as early as the late 19 th century, many
Western tourists have set foot in these caves and grottes strange and astounding names:
Sung Sot (Startled) and Ngac Nhien (Amazing). Ha Long Bay also attracts tourists from
around the world because of its beautiful beaches. In the month of summer, there are
always thousands of tourists swimming, sun-bathing and relaxing on the beach.
Questions:
1-In foreign tourists’ opinion, what does it mean if you are in Viet nam without
visiting Ha Long Bay?
2-Where is Ha Long Bay situated?
3-Approximately how many islands in Ha Long Bay were named?
4- Give three main things in Ha Long Bay that attract tourists?
VI-Use the words given to make complete sentences.
1-I /want / study/English/because/international/language.
2- My/ house/ far/ school/so/ I / usually/go/school/bike.
3- What/ he /say/ his /teaching/ profession/ yesterday?
4- How/ many /hours/ you / spend/ learn/ English/ every day?

EXERCISE : Fill in the blanks with correct form of the word provided.
Film makers always try to show viewers the different life styles and interesting
______________ aspects of many countries in the world. (culture)
Women nowadays have more ___________________ to participate in social activities.
(Free)
“Hoang Le Nhat Thong Chi” is a __________________ novel. (history).
He has a _________________ for English novels. (prefer)
SAI GON GIAI PHONG is published seven days a week. It is a ______________
newspaper. (day)
If you burn the garbage, it will give off _____________________ odour. (poison)
Some children have to suffer from life time _______________________ (abnormal)
He is ______________-___ active in spite of his old age. (wonder)
The company is very efficient and gives a __________________ service. (speed)
When did _________________ come to the village ? (electric)
She has a very busy ____________________ life. (society)
The plane arrived ___________________ after a violent storm. (safe)
Their study is getting on ______________________ (satisfy)
This company offered a lot of _____________________ jobs. (attract)
These snakes will not cause you any serious harm even if they bite you. 
They are _______________ (harm)
He was ____________________ right when he said that the man was guilty. (reason)
She looks _____________________ beautiful. (surpise)
They were __________________ when they read the result. (disappoint)
He has no ____________________ of leaving the city. (intend)
I feel _____________________ in this book. (interest)
John’s _______________________ improved at his new school. (behave)
I’ll give you further _____________________________ (explain)
This is a _________________________ of a previous talk. (repeat)
Much _______________________ work requires a good knowledge of mathematics.
(science)
Movies have ___________________________ dress fashions. (broad)
Our grandmother didn’t work outside the home when she was young. 
She only did her ________________ task. (tradition)
His _____________________ to retire surprised us all. (decide)
You should be ______________________ to tell them exactly what you think. (

I. Phonetics: 

A. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
1. A. talked B. stopped C. needed D. brushed
2. A. learns B. hears C. returns . D. thinks
3. A. pity B. children C. blind D. finger
B. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words :
4 A. history B. typical C. prevention D. company
5. A. background B. biologist C. battle D. chemist

II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes
the underlined part : 

6. When he __________at the station , his train ______already________

A. arrived /left B. arrived/had left C. had arrived/left D. have arrived/left
7. I remember ______you about this news before .
A. to tell B.telling C. tell D. told 
8. I _____like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager .
A. had to B.used to C.must D .could
9. I didn’t like the noise in the city at first.But now_________here
A. I got used to living B. I’m used to living C.I used to live D.I used to living 
10. Marie Curie was the first woman professor _____the Sorbone 
A. in B. on C.at D. of 
11. Alexandre Yersin died on January 3 rd , 1943,_____the age_____80.
A. in/at. B.of/ in C.at/of D. on / in 
12. “Would you like a cup of coffee ? “ – “ _________” 
A. Not at all B. Yes, please C. I don’t like D. Thank you 
13. In spite of her deafness , she played the violin very well .
A. inability to speak B.inability to see C.inability to hear D.mental 
14. A calculating machine can do calculations with lightning speed .
A. very quickly B. very slowly C.incorrectly D. perfectly
15. She was born and grow up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay .
A.beautiful B. dangerous C. poor D. wealthy
16. “How about going to the zoo at weekend ? “ “ ___________”
A . Thank you B. That’s a good idea C .Not really D. Yes , please 
17.It rained all the time , ____was a great pity . 
A. that B. what C. which D. who
18. It’s better for the ________to be cared for at home rather than in hospital . 
A. sick B.sicker C. sickness D. sickly

I. Because; because of; although/ though/ even though; in spite of/ despite
We took many pictures although the sky was cloudy. >>In spite of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
We understand him in spite of his strong accent. >> Although
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Although he is wealthy, he is not spoiled.>> Despite
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Despite a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.>> Though
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
In spite of the high prices, my roommates go to the movies every Saturday. >>Although
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Even though she had a poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children.
>>Despite
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
In spite of their poverty, they are very generous. >> Although
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Though she has been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.>> Despite
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
In spite of Lee’s Sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile.>> Although
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
My friend ate the chocolate cake even though she was on a diet. >>Despite
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
In spite of a headache, he enjoyed the film.>> Although
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
12. My sister will take a plane even though she dislikes flying.>>In spite
of……………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………..........
He isn’t happy although he is very rich. >>Despite
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Even though he got a good job, he was not satisfied.>> Despite
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Although he often tells lies, many people believe him.>> Despite
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Mary didn’t go to school yesterday because she was sick.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
She went to bed early because she felt tired. >>Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Margaret stayed at home because her mother was sick.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………
181)I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.>> Because
of……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………..........
I couldn’t read the letter because it was dark.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
I can’t study because it is noisy.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
The train come late because it was foggy.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
The train was late because the fog was thick.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
I can’t sleep because the weather is hot.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
All the teacher love him because his conduct is good.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Because there was a traffic accident, I went to school late.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Because there is a shortage of meet, we had to live on beans.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Because there was a lack of water, many trees died rapidly.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
She walked slowly because her leg was injured.>> Because of 
………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………..........
Because it was sunny, we decided to go camping.>> Because of
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………
28. The sight was right in front of him but he didn’t notice it. Although . . .