De thi giua ky II - Khoi 10

GRADE 10 – No 1
I. Give correct verb tenses. (5 verbs – 1.25 p)
1,2. Mary (be) …………………………… to Viet Nam several times. She first (come) …………………………… in 1998.
3,4. It’s quite simple really. If you (do) …………………………… morning exercise, you (feel) …………………………… better.
5. I`m broke, but I (have) …………………………… plenty of money if I hadn’t spent so much yesterday.
II. Rewrite the following words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
They / dinner / before / they / go / cinema / last night.
you / ever / give / bad mark/ by / your teacher?
When / I / holiday, / I / not / enjoy / get / early.
4. He / always / advise / me / study / hard.
5. English / speak / all over the / world / nowadays.
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. David had a ……………………… automobile accident last month. (seriously)
2. It is kind of Jane to help everybody. She is very ……………………………. (help)
3. If it doesn`t rain soon, there`ll be a great ………………………. of water. (short)
4. Jack wants to ……………………… his knowledge of the subject. (wide)
5. He is one of the greatest ……………………… in the world. (science)
IV. Read the following passage and answers the questions. (5 sentences – 1.25 p)
MOUNT EVEREST
Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, is on the frontier between Nepal and Tibet. Since very few people used to travel to this part of the world, Mount Everest wasn’t discovered until about 1850. In 1858, Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, the Surveyor General in India. Part of a mountain range known as the Himalayas, Mount Everest is higher than any other mountains. It is almost nine thousand metres high. The first people to conquer Mount Everest were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The expedition was led by Colonel John Hunt. After struggling for ten days against the bitter cold, Hillary and Tenzing finally stood on the summit on May 29, 1953.
1. When was Mount Everest discovered?
2. Where is Mount Everest?
3. Was Mount Everest named after Sir Surveyor General?
4. How high is Mount Everest?
5. Who were the first people to conquer Mount Everest?
V. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. The workers are building a new hospital near our school.
A new hospital………………………………………………………………………
2. I’ll never see you again if you don’t tell me the truth. Unless …
3. John began to play the piano ten years ago. John has …
4. Tom spends 20 minutes doing his homework every day. It …
5. Jane is my sister’s former teacher. I went on holiday with her.
Jane …………………………………………………………………………………
VI. Find out one mistake in each sentence and correct it. (5 sentences – 1.25 p)
1. You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job.
2. The company did not want to hire a man his experiment was so limited.
3. I used to asking my father many questions when I was small.
4. My father always advises me study hard to get good marks.
5. If Jane hadn’t gone out last night, she would has watched the film she liked on TV.
VII. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (5 sentences – 1.25 p)

BOOKS
Nearly all the discoveries that have been made through the ages can (1) …………………………… in books. The invention of the book is one of humankind’s (2) …………………………… achievements, the importance of which can not be overestimated. Books are very adaptable, providing us with both entertainment and information. The production of books began in Ancient (3) ……………………………, though not in the form that is accessible to us today. The books read by the Romans, however, have some similarities to the ones we read now. Until the middle of the 15th century, in Europe, all books were written by hand. They were often (4) …………………………… illustrated and always rare and expensive. With printing came the possibility of cheap, large-scale publication and distribution of books making knowledge more widespread (5) …………………………… recognizable.
VIII. Fill in blanks with suitable prepositions. (5 sentences – 1.25 p)
The house was crowded …………………………… students.
Are you aware …………………………… the time?
I`m bored …………………………… waiting here doing nothing.
He is very keen …………………………… tennis.
Children are fond …………………………… sweets.
GRADE 10 – No 02
I. Give correct verb tenses. (5 verbs – 1.25 p)
1,2. Harry (not