English 10

THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION

I. Choose the word that has different pronunciation from the others. 1. A. mark B. card C. hard D. warm 2. A. fun B. sun C. super D. study 3. A. useful B. hurry C. confuse D. refuse 4. A. found B. count C. bound D. cousin II. Choose the answer that has the same meaning with the original sentence 5. 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. Their happiness is due to the fact that they have little money. D. They are happy in spite of not having much money. 6. Can you tell me when you were born? A. I want to know your date of birth. B. Can you have your name and address, please? C. Can you tell me about your last birthday? D. Please give me your place of birth. 7. Mai didn't come to class yesterday. This surprised all of us. A. Mai didn't come to class yesterday, which 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 that surprised all of us. 8. We haven't been to the concert for two years. A. The last time we went to the concert was two years. B. We didn't go to the concert two years ago. C. It's two years since we last went to the concert. D.It's the last time we have gone to the concert. III. Find out the mistake. 9. We must take better care of old in our country. A B C D 10. I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans. A B C D 11. Can you tell me where were you born? In Paris A B C D 12. Will life he be better in the future? I doubt that. What do you think? A B C D IV. Choose the best answer. 13. Don't forget home as soon as you arrive at your destination. A. to call B. calling C. having called D. to be called 14. Are you looking forward on your vacation? A. you go B. going C. to going D. to go 15. Most people prefer money to it. A. spending - earning B. to spend - to earn C. spend - to earn D. spending - to earn 16. was he driving? -140 km an hour. A. How long B. How far C. How fast D. How often 17. Mrs. Hoa..out of hospital next week. She is recovering very fast. A. comes B. is going to come C. will come D. shall come 18. English people spent 18 hours per week..TV. A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. for watching 19. We're so proud her for telling the truth. A. on B. with C. for D. of 20. Henry in New York for ten years before he moved to Chicago last month. A. had lived B. lived C. was living D. has been living
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21. Blind children a great effort to learn "Braille". A. did B. got C. created D. made 22. As soon as the light turned red, she the car. A has stopped. B. stopped C. was stopping D. stops 23..108 if you want to speak to the telephone operator. A. Ask B. Hear C. Turn D. Dial 24. first stepped on the moon? -Neil Amstrong, wasn't he? A. Whose B Where. C. Who D. When 25. ..of the traffic jam, I came late for the interview. A. Although B. Because C. In spite D. So 26. .is a system connecting millions of computer worldwide. A. The television B. The media C. The Internet D. The phone 27. They are trying to find a .apartment. A. three rooms B. three-room C. three room D. three-rooms VI. Choose the best answer.. Thomas Edison was born in Ohio, the seventh and (28)child of Samuel and Nancy Edison. Even (29)a small child he was curious about everything. He always asked questions like. "Why is the sky blue?" or " What makes it rain?" When he was (30)to school at the age of seven, he asked so many questions (31) the school teacher beat him with a leather strap and (32)that Tom was "dull". When Tom told his mother, she took him out of school and taught him (33). His total education in public school (34)three months. Because of his curiosity to (35)out what made things happen, he developed an interest in electricity and experimented constantly. Eventually, his experiments led to many inventions including the photograph, the electric light and motion pictures. 28. A. young B. younger C. youngest. D. youth 29.A. as B. like C. Nor D. with 30.A gone B. been C. sent D. come 31.A. that B. which C. who D. what 32.A. talked B. promised C. told D. said 33.A. himself B. herself C. itself D. themselves 34.A. was B. longed C. lasted D. spent 35.A. find B. look C. watch D. search V. Choose the best answer.. My cousin Bianca is a motor mechanic. She works in a busy garage in the middle of the town about 5 minutes walk from home. She likes everything about the job, except for the fact that she can never seem to get completely clean at the end of the day. All the other mechanics, except for the supervisor, are men. She gets on with everyone very well although she sometimes has trouble with customers who think that, being a woman, she cannot be a good mechanic. As it happens, she is considered by most of her workmates to be the best mechanic in the garage. 36. Most of her fellow workers think that Bianca A. is a very good mechanic. B. is very popular. C. shouldn't be a mechanic. D. isn't as good as they are. 37. The phrase "As it happens" can best be replaced by A. Unfortunately B. In fact C. Luckily D. Surprisingly 38. What Bianca dislikes about working in the garage is that: A. She doesn't get on with the supervisor B. All the other mechanics are men. C. The garage is a long way from the center. D. It's quite dirty work. 39. Which of these statements about Bianca is true? A. She doesn't like her job. B. Every customer likes her. C. She gets on well with all her workmates. D. She isn't a good mechanic. 40. Which of these think that Bianca cannot be a good mechanic? A. A few customers B. Her supervisor C. Most of her workmates D. Some of her male colleagues
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