The first SEMESTER EXAM (GRADE 10)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other.
A. leaver B. pleasure C. release D. creamy
A. butterfly B. hurry C. annual D. hungry
A. channel B. newspaper C. making D. famous
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
A. glorious B. poverty C. summarize D. decision
A. technology B. excursion C. similarity D. convenient
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.
Minh: __________ do you have to spend many years learning English?
Nam: Oh! Learning a foreign language well is a long process.
A. What B. Why C. How D. How long
My mother warned __________ the electric plug.
A. not touch B. me not touch C. me touching not D. me not to touch
He didn’t come back home last night, ___________ made his parents really worried.
A. which B. that C. when D. who
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
I remember __________ my mother said the carpets needed __________.
A. to hear/to clean B. hear / clean C. hearing/cleaning D. heard /cleaned
The bell went __________ and woke all the members in my family up.
A. out B. on C. off D. of
The government provided some shelters for __________ after the floods.
A. the disabled B. the hungry C. the deaf D. the homeless
Hoa: Could you tell me __________? -Mai: Well, it’s used to heat or cook any food you want.
A. what is a microwave used B. what is a microwave used for
C. what a microwave is used for D. what a microwave is
Every time I rent a video, I choose a comedy. It means I __________ choose a comedy to rent.
A. usually B. sometimes C. always D. never
__________ the typhoon warnings, we didn’t go out last night.
A. Because B. Although C. In spite of D. Because of
That storm, __________ happened two weeks ago, was very terrible.
A. that B. which C. who was D. which was
Thousands of rare animals __________ in the forest fire.
A. have been killed B. has been killed C. have killed D. has killed
__________ in the village, cars and lorries will get to the village more easily.
A. Should people widen the roads B. Were people widen the roads
C. Did people widen the roads D. If people widened the roads
Paul: What are they laughing at? -John: __________.
A. Sorry, I can’t tell you B. Well, Not at all C. Oh, I don’t like them D. Oh, Jane’s jokes
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
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
The part of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system is called __________.
A. USB B. VDU C. RAM D. CPU
Jane looks after her younger brother so well. She’s really __________ for her age.
A. mature B. old C. growing D. young
From our hotel window we can see a charming landscape of the surrounding mountain.
A. mysterious B. magnificent C. picturesque D. wonderful
_________ seriously injured in the accident were taken to _________ hospital an hour ago.
A. no article /the B. The /no article C. no article /no article D. A /a
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
The severely disabled needs full-time care.
A. needs B. the C. severely D. care
My brothers have stopped to smoke because they are afraid that it will do harm to their health.
A. harm to B. have stopped C. afraid that D. to smoke
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