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GRADE 10 FG MID-TERM EXAM 1

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KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ 1
TEST 1
I. PHONETICS
Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following
questions.
1. A. brave B. dangerous C. case D. adventure
2. A. some B. come C. lost D. done
3. A. heavy B. already C. leaving D. head
Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of
the following questions.
4. A. reply B. surprise C. message D. forget
5. A. accomplish B. argument C. motivate D. hospital
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. It ____________ heavily last August.
A. is rain B. was raining C. rained D. rain
7. What ___________ when I phoned yesterday?
A. were you doing B. do you do C. did you do D. do you did
8. Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.
A. listening B. listen C. listened D. listens
9. She __________school when she was six.
A. start B. started C. has started D. are starting
10. __________he playing football now?
A. Will B. Does C. Was D. Is
11. This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago.
A. used to B. use C. used D. used
12. I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.
A. have B. had to C. have got D. had
13. Geordie Stewart, a twenty-year-old university student, set off for Everest to be the youngest Briton to
____________ the “Seven Summits” challenge - climbing the highest mountain on each continent.
A. achiever B. achievement C. achieve D. achievable

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14. The company can offer a number of opportunities for career _____________
A. development B. develop C. developing D. developed
15. Once, she _____________ her ankle but she didn’t stop running.
A. sprained B. tripped over C. fell D. slipped
16. The robber was carrying a gun and wearing the mask of a clown. He was ________________
A. embarrassed B. excited C. amazed D. terrified
17. She was very ______________ with him for not telling her the truth.
A. annoyed B. annoying C. confusing D. confused
18. This year, all the presents that I got for Christmas were very ______________
A. disappointed B. disappointing C. relieved D. relieving
19. It will be _____________ if someone finds a bottle with a message.
A. interesting B. annoying C. interested D. annoyed
20. Test showed that Ashlyn had very unusual medical ___________ she couldn’t feel any pain.
A. skill B. drug C. pain D. condition
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
21. It must have been very unpleasant for her neighbours to be exposed to the constant loud music.
A. disgusting B. filthy C. massive D. dirty
22. Even a very small amount of food may trigger an allergic reaction.
A. frightening B. tiny C. fantastic D. delicious
Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
23. When John, their son, was 11 years old, he was reading Shakespeare’s sonnets every night.
A. When B. was C. was reading D. every
24. Rammy, the feline, chased mice in the garden while we were talking.
A. feline B. chased C. garden D. were talking
25. When you will come to Dalat next summer, I will take you round the city.
A. will come B. to Dalat C. will take D. round
III. READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
A FANTASTIC MIND

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Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. As a boy, he liked to read and draw cartoons. After
graduating from university in 1963, Miyazaki joined the Toei Animation Company. At Toei, he worked on
many animated movies, like the famous Puss in Boots. In 1984, he made Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, which
was based on a comic book he wrote. Because this movie was so successful, Miyazaki was able to start his own
animation company, Studio Ghibli.
One of Miyazaki’s most loved movies is My Neighbor Totoro, made in 1987. It is a children’s movie, but many
adults like it, too. The movie is about two sisters who become friends with an enormous, supernatural animal
named Totoro. It is a very warm-hearted story, with many fantastic characters such as Cat Bus, a cat that is also
a bus. Miyazaki’s 2001 movie, Spirited Away, was even more popular than Totoro. In fact, it made more money
than any other movie in Japanese history.
All of Miyazaki’s movies contain strange but charming people and creatures. Many of his stories happen in
worlds that are different from ours. However, they still show his ideas about real life. He often points out how
humans hurt the natural world. He thinks people should change how they live.
Miyazaki’s movies combine fantasy and reality in an original way. This may be why so many people like his
movies.
26. What is the main idea of this reading?
A. The movie My Neighbor Totoro B. The education of Hayao Miyazaki
C. The most famous movie in Japan D. The works of Hayao Miyazaki
27. How did the success of Nausicaa help Miyazaki?
A. He could start his own studio. B. He could publish a comic book.
C. He could join Toei Animation. D. He could work on more movies.
28. Cat Bus is a character in which movie?
A. Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind B. My Neighbor Totoro
C. Puss in Boots D. Spirited Away
29. Who likes My Neighbor Totoro?
A. Teenage girls B. Children C. Adults D. All of the above
30. According to the reading, why are Miyazaki’s movies so successful?
A. Children like them. B. His movies are unique.
C. His movies have strange creatures. D. He wants to protect the environment.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space following passage.
Some people collect stamps just for fun. These people may just want (33)____________stamps with animals or
famous people on them. Or maybe they want to collect all the stamps issued by one particular country. Other
people collect stamps that they think will be valuable down the road. Such collectors (34) ____________three
questions to determine if a stamp is worth collecting and what its value might be.
First, how many of a particular stamp (35) ____________? Next, how popular is the stamp? Finally, what is the
condition of the stamp? If a stamp has a low print run, a popular picture or design, and is(36) ____________.

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excellent condition, this stamp may be worth a lot of money. In 1980, a one-cent British Guinea stamp issued in
1856 (37) ____________ 935,000!
31. A. collect B. to collect C. collecting D. collects
32. A. ask B. say C. get D. rise
33. A. were being made B. was being made C. was made D. were made
34. A. of B. at C. in D. for
35. A. went for B. took out C. brought about D. made of
IV. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions.
36. I hate ice skating because it’s hard for me to keep balance.
=> I can’t_______________________________________________________________________________
37. Do you fancy abseiling with us tomorrow?
=> What _______________________________________________________________________________?
38. Adventures are a great way to develop personal skills. (DEVELOPMENT)
=> Adventures ___________________________________________________________________________
39. I was walking home when it started to rain.
=> While I ______________________________________________________________________________
40. My little brother says that he himself put the plastic mouse into my schoolbag.
=> My little brother says admits_____________________________________________________________

TEST 2
I. PHONETICS
Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following
questions.
1. A. famous B. another C. about D. appear
2. A. beach B. reach C. head D. dream
3. A. student B. usually C. curly D. during
Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of
the following questions.
4. A. parent B. moment C. packing D. agree
5. A. dangerous B. impressive C. adventure D. develop
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the word /phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

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6. While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.
A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written

7. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking
C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes
8. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
9. Almost everyone _______ for home after they completed their tasks.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
10. I will contact you as soon as I ___________the information.
A. will get B. get C. got D. had got
11. I am reading this novel. By the time you come back from work I _________ it.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. have finished D. had finished
12. I ______________ English at the moment.
A. am not learning B. learn C. was learning D. learned
13. People who can’t feel pain just don’t realize they’re ________________.
A. out of risk B. in danger C. out of control D. in question
14. Twenty-three years later, she was _____________ to get a reply from someone in the Netherlands.
A. disappointed B. amazed C. irritated D. upset
15. Teenagers who go on adventures should be proud of their ___________.
A. accomplished B. accomplish C. accomplishment D. accomplishments
16. She is still coming to terms with the _____________ of her marriage.
A. failure B. fail C. failed D. failing
17. She suffered from severe _______________ after losing her job.
A. pleasure B. surprise C. cross D. depression
18. A fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not
true in reality is _____________.
A. foreground B. dingy C. stereotype D. disorder
19. We use a _____________ as an important tool to go white-water rafting.
A. safety harness B. rope C. boots D. paddle
20. Let’s ___________ two different water sports: jet-skiing and kite surfing.
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A. try B. go C. take D. make

21. Mike Perham __________ the world alone by boat at the age of seventeen.
A. came B. went C. traveled D. circumnavigated
22. It is _______________ that eating chocolate is good for your body whenever you feel sad.
A. surprising B. confusing C. delightful D. proud
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
23. They found him huddled under a very dirty old blanket.
A. massive B. giant C. fantastic D. filthy
24. The weather wasn’t brilliant that day, by Dan had caught a huge fish.
A. very big B. very good C. very bad D. very dirty
Choose the underlined part A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
25. When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football.
A. walk B. saw C. children D. play
26. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed.
A. eaten B. wrote C. letters D. went
27. What did you do at 9 o'clock last night? I phoned you but nobody answered.
A. did you do B. phoned C. nobody D. answered
II. READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
MONA WHO
A young woman without eyebrows is seated in front of a beautiful landscape. Does this sound familiar to you?
This is one of the most famous works by Leonardo da Vinci. The Mona Lisa is a beautiful painting. However, it
was the mystery behind the painting that intrigued people. Who was the woman and why did da Vinci paint her?
Different theories have been proposed about her identity. Many art and history buffs thought that it was a
portrait of da Vinci himself, but as a woman. Others thought it was not any particular person, but the ideal of a
woman. They say this is why she was painted with no eyebrows. This gave her face a more unearthly look.
Still, others thought that it was a portrait of an actual woman of the time, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo.
In 2005, historian Armin Schlechter of Heidelberg discovered the answer. While looking through an old
manuscript, he found a small note. In this, the woman in the Mona Lisa was positively identified as Lisa del
Giocondo. The artist had been paid to do her portrait after the birth of her second child. “Mona,” in fact,
means “madam” in Italian. As for her unearthly look? Historians say women of this time liked to remove their
eyebrows. Apparently, they thought eyebrows were not attractive.
28. What is the main idea of this reading?

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A. How da Vinci created a great painting

B. The making of a great mystery
C. Fashion trends long ago
D. The identity of a famous woman
29. According to the reading, what is one point about the Mona Lisa that intrigued people?
A. What kind of woman da Vinci’s ideal was B. Where it was painted
C. Her hairstyle D. Her lack of eyebrows
30. What could the word “unearthly” mean in this reading?
A. Ideal B. Frightening C. Specific D. Realistic
31. According to the reading, which of the following was NOT an idea about the identity of the woman in the
Mona Lisa?
A. Leonardo da Vinci painted himself. B. She was married to Francesco del Giocondo.
C. Leonardo da Vinci painted a member of his own family. D. She was not a real woman.
32. How do we know who the woman in the Mona Lisa is?
A. A historian looked closely at the portrait. B. The name on the portrait tells us.
C. There were no eyebrows. D. Someone wrote about it long ago.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space following passage.
So you’re between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. What (33) _______ you happy? There have been lots of
surveys about teenagers and happiness and they all come to different conclusions. Some surveys say that most
young people are happiest (34) _________ they spend time with their family. Others say it’s when they’re (35)
________ friends. Some teenagers think that getting good marks at school and (36) _________ exams makes
them happy and others feel that it’s having a boyfriend or girlfriend that improves their lives. The problem is
that there isn’t just one thing that makes everyone happy. (37) __________ is something different for each of
us, and what made us happy last week might not make us happy next week!
33. A. makes B. make C. made D. is making
34. A. so B. for C. when D. while
35. A. of B. with C. for D. on
36. A. passing B. having C. sitting D. taking
37. A. Unhappy B. Happy C. Happily D. Happiness
IV. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions.
38. I once rode a bicycle to school.
=> I used _____________________________________________________________________________
39. I like skateboarding very much. (KEEN)
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=> I am really__________________________________________________________________________
40. She shouldn’t borrow money from her friends. I think so. (combine 2 sentences)
=> I __________________________________________________________________________________

TEST 3
I. PHONETICS
Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. fair B. straight C. waistcoat D. explain
2. A. narrow B. shallow C. follow D. allow
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. anxious B. boring C. envious D. ashamed
4. A. confused B. upset C. delighted D. frightened
II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
5. My brother is at ____ home. He’s playing ______ guitar.
A. x- the B. x – x C. the – the D. the - x
6. Don’t forget your raincoat – it ___________.
A. rains B. is raining C. rain D. raining
7. My sister ___________ very hard for the exam. Unfortunately, she got a bad mark in English.
A. is working B. works C. was working D. worked
8. While we ___________ take my children to the park, our car broke down.
A. took B. were taking C. takes D. are taking
9. When my friends get home, they __________ a mouse in the kitchen.
A. find B. found C. is finding D. were finding
10. It was _______________ to have met such a great movie star.
A. thrilled B. annoying C. thrilling D. annoyed
11. The books he wrote about famous mountain climbers are his greatest ________.
A. achieve B. achievement C. achievable D. achiever
12. He is famous for his ____________ as a mountain climber.
A. accomplish B. accomplished C. accomplishing D. accomplishment
13. Halloween was probably the most _______________ film I have ever seen.
A. frightened B. exhausting C. frightening D. exhausted
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following sentences.
14. It really makes me cross to see people dropping litter in the street.
A. annoyed B. envious C. relieved D. suspicious
15. The view from the top of the mountain was very beautiful.
A. stunning B. terrifying C. huge D. filthy
16. The campsite was very dirty when we arrived. It was a horrible mess!
A. tiny B. tragic C. filthy D. starving
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in
each of the following sentences.
17. The hotel was incredible with breaktaking views and excellent cuisine.
A. unimpressive B. unspoiled C. unadorned D. untouched
18. It would be tragic if her talent remained unrecognized.
A. very sad B. very bad C. very shocking D. very happy
19. They were photographed separately and then as a group.
A. independently B. individually C. relatively D. together
Find the mistake and correct it.
20. He’s laughing, but he isn’t understanding the joke. ____________________
21. The lesson was so bored that I fell asleep. ___________________
22. The prepare for our trip were quick because we only planned to stay for two nights. _________________
Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
23. When Sarah (drop) ____________________ her phone on the floor, it (break) ____________________.
24. I (lose) ____________________ my watch while I (play) _____________________ volleyball in the park.
25. At midnight, Rose _________________________________________________ (still do) her homework.
III. READING
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Although living in another country can be an (26) ___________ adventure, it is sometimes proves to be a
difficult experience. Many things are new and different – not only the language and culture but also everyday
things like where to buy stamps or when banks are open. For a person who is used (27) __________ in control
of their world these new experiences can make them feel helpless, (28) _______ and frustrated.
Many of those who start a life somewhere else often go through certain stages before they feel at home in their
new (29) ________. The first few weeks after arrival in another country is full of positive feelings and
excitement. Then reality sets in and can make you feel angry and impatient. Some people blame their new home
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26. A. excited B. exciting C. pleasure D. thrilled

27. A. been B. to being C. to be D. being
28. A. confusing B. confused C. confuse D. confusion
29. A. surroundings B. settings C. atmospheres D. situations
30. A. in B. off C. of D. back
Read the passage, and choose the best following word for each space.
mild natural located scenery dissolve
Phu Quoc Island is the largest island in Vietnam which is 31)____________ in the Gulf of Thailand.
Phu Quoc Island is quite large and has two distinct seasons including the rainy season and the dry season.
Whatever the season, the weather in Phu Quoc is always cool and 32)___________. The beach is very beautiful
with white sand and clear blue water, so many people come to Phu Quoc for vacation. In addition to the
beautiful 33)___________, the cuisine on Phu Quoc Island is also diverse, including fresh seafood processed
into delicious and attractive dishes.
If you have the opportunity to visit Phu Quoc Island, you should watch the sunrise once. Watching the sunrise
on the sea is really beautiful, but in Phu Quoc Island it is even more wonderful. As the sun rises, you would feel
the cold gradually becoming warm. This makes the spirit extremely relaxing and comfortable, all anxiety
can 34)______________.
With the unique 35)______________ beauty of Phu Quoc, you must come here once.
IV. WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions.
36. The boat hit some rocks as it was sailing toward the shore.
=> The boat _____________________________________when it ______________________________.
37. While you were shopping, I tidied your room.
=> You ________________________________________ when __________________________________.
38. My brother really likes football and never misses a match. (crazy)
=> My brother _____________________________________________ football and never misses a match.
39. I am not interested in what you are thinking. (care)
=> I _________________________________________________________________ what you are thinking.
40. Young children love watching animated films. (popular)
=> Animated films __________________________________________________________ young children.

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