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THE SECOND-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
NAME: ...................................................; CLASS: 10 B1
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. feat B. great C. seat D. beat B
2. A. cost B. post C. roast D. toast A
3. A. card B. car C. far D. prepare D
4. A. something B. think C. without D. thank C
5. A. raised B. ranked C. surpassed D. laughed A
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) that best completes each sentence:
6. I am fond..................football but I am not good..................kicking.
A. of/at B. in/for C. on/in D. out/of A
7. At the weekend the beach is often crowded ..................people.
A. over B. with C. for D. in B
8. The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything ..................sand.
A. on B. over C. with D. under C
9. The building is so special that the tourists keep looking at it.
A. interesting B. attracted C. large D. unusual D
10. We can’t finish our assignment on time as we have ever promise.
A. locate B. mingle C. complete D. cover C
11. ..................was badly damaged in World War II, has recovered quickly.
A. Tokyo, which B. It is Tokyo C. Tokyo, that D. Tokyo A
12. ..................her age, Mary was not employed ..................she had the necessary qualification.
A. Because/ in spite of B. Due to/ but
C. Because of/ despite D. Because of/ though D
13. The young man ................... used my letter of instruction.
A. will be employed by the firm B. was employed by the firm
C. whom was employed by the firm C. who was employed by the firm C
14. ................... declared the martial law.
A. Abraham Lincoln, who was president at the time, A
B. Abraham Lincoln, that was president at the time,
C. Abraham Lincoln, whom was president at the time,
D. Abraham Lincoln who was president at the time,
15. ................... was being shown on TV last night.
A. Elvis Presley, whom we all love B. Elvis Presley, whom we all love him, A
C. Elvis Presley whom we all love, D. Elvis Presley we all love,
16. The reason ................... I was late was................... I missed the bus.
A. which/why B. that/which C. why/that D. why/which C
17. There will be a day ................... you feel sorry about what you do today.
A. which B. that C. why D. when D
18. ................... cutting my finger very deeply, I didn’t need any stitches.
A. Although B. In spite of the fact that C. Despite D. Even though C
19. He talked about London ................... he had ever lived there for a long time.
A. though B. although C. even though D. as though D
20. ..................statue of Liberty is ................interesting sight in New York.
A. no article/the the/an a/the a/a B
III. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase:
About 12 million people - 10 percent of Japan’s.........21..........- live in Tokyo, while about 36 million live in the Greater Tokyo Area, making it centre region of the world’s...........22........most populous metropolitan area. It is .........23..........one of the world’s major global cities. Tokyo is the nation’s political,.........24.........., and central centre. Tokyo went on to...........25........ two major catastrophes and has recovered remarkably.........26..........both. One was the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, and the other was World War II. The fire bombings in 1945 were ..........27.........as devastating as the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. Large areas of the city were flattened. Tokyo’s subway and commuter rail network have become the busiest in the world ........28........... more and more people moved to the area. It is a major international finance center and ...........29........ of the headquarters of several of the world’s largest investment banks and insurance companies,