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Hiep Binh High School The Mid – Semester Test I Code 712
Class : 10 A
Name :
I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1/ A. routine B. blind C. arrive D. private
2/ A. landed B. stared C. screamed D. traveled
II/ Choose the word which has the main stress differently from the rest
3/ A. consuming B. photography C. gradually D. activity
4/ A. tragic B. teacher C. physics D. mature
III/ Choose the best answer
5/ Mary : “ Why not go shopping?”. Daisy : “……………….”
A. I can’t go B. No, I don’t like C. Thank you D.I’d love to ,but I’m busy
now. Sorry
6/ Tom : “ Do you think it will rain ?” . Peter : “ ………………..”
A. I hope not B. I don’t hope C. It’s hopeless D. I don’t hope so
7/ The young teacher made effort to help the poor children
A. prevented B. attempted C. eased D. arrived
8/ My ideas were different ………………..yours
A. at B. of C. from D. in
9/ He passed the exam ………….flying colors
A. with B. on C. without D. of
10/ Sheila couldn’t come to the party,………….was a pity
A.that B. who C. which D. what
11/ Is your brother used to ………………in the city?
A. live B. lived C. living D. lives
12/ I forgot ……………the door last night, so my house was broken in
A. to lock B. locking C. locked D. am locking
13/ Who did went to the cinema with you last night?
A B C D
14/ The house was painted by our family every year
A B C D

15/ More children attended the special class gradual
A B C D
16/ It was a difficult time, but we never……………hope
A. had B. gave up C. continued D. offered
17/ ………..do you visit your grandparents? Twice a week
A. How long B.How far C. How often D. How many
18/ Most students feel the course very……………..
A. enjoy B. enjoyment C. enjoyable D. enjoyably
19/ English is an international…………………..
A. language B. profession C. means D. subject
20/ They built the new road in order to …………traffic problems
A. raise B. create C. cause D. ease
21/ There was no ……………explanation for what happened
A. scientific B. science C. scientist D .scientifically
22/ She had the …………….to explain things clearly
A. able B. disabled C. enable D. ability
23/ The girl ……………..until her baby sister smiled yesterday
A. demonstrate B. demonstration C. demonstrated D. demonstrative
24/ I have been fascinated by……………..since I was at high school
A. exhibition B. passion C. opposition D. photography
25/ He earns his living by taking photographs. He is a/an…………..photographer
A. amateur B. talent C. professional D. determined
IV/ Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer
Alfred Nobel was born on October 21
st
, 1833 in Sweden . His important invention was dynamite – a powerful
explosive. This dynamite business made him a very rich man. One day, he read about his death in a newspaper. In fact, it
was his brother’s death. The reporter called him a salesman of death, “ The dynamite king”. Nobel was very upset. He had
invented dynamite to save lives-lives that were lost because other explosives were dangerous to use. He hated violence and
war. And he did not like the world to think of him as a man of war.He thought of the best way for people to use his fortune

for years. Finally he knew what to do with his fortune . He established the Nobel Prize, an annual award to honour leaders
of science, literature and world peace
He died on December 10
th
, 1896.He was unmarried and had no children.His important decision changed the way
the world thought of him. He was remembered the way he wanted : Alfred Nobel , man of peace.
26/ Dynamite, invented by Nobel , is …………….
A. a business B. an explosive C. a king D. a
prize
27/ Alfred Nobel invented dynamite…………..
A. to make money B. to make war C. to be the “Dynamite King” D. to
save people’s lives
28/ The newspaper called him a salesman of death when …………….
A. he invented dynamite B. he died C. his brother died D. he
became a rich man
29/ Alfred Nabel died at the age of………………….
A. 33 B. 60 C. 63 D. 96
30/ How often is Nobel Prize awarded to leaders of science, literature and world peace ?
A. every year B. every month C. every two years D.
every four years
V/ Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks
Louis Braille was the son of a French leather worker. He went blind at the age of three when he fell in his
father’s workroom.But Louis was very (31)……….. He wanted ( 32) …………a musician , so he learned to play the cello,
and at the age of ten he won a schoolarship to the National Institute for (33)……..Children in Paris. He could play the
cello, but he could not read or write
In 1819 , a French soldier, Charles Barbier,invented “ night writing “. He used ( 34)………….dots on paper so
that soldiers could read at night.Louis Braille understood the importance of his invention for blind people and when he
was fifteen , he began to develop it. In 1829, he stsrted to use it at the Institute.
By 1932, “ Braille” was in use all over the world, but Louis died ( 35)…………..1852 and he never knew of the
importance of his invention

31/A.clever B. bad C. slow D. unable
32/A. being B. is C. was D. to be
33/A. Good B. Blind C. Deaf D. Mature
34/A. mute B. dumb C. special D. disabled
35/A. in B. of C. on D. at
VI/ Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses
36/ Homework ( do)…………………………………..by these students at the moment
37/ He ( leave )…………………….London 2 years ago and I ( not / see)……………………..him since then
38/ By the time Sheila got back , Chris ( go )…………………………….
39/ I ( give )………………..her this book when I see her tomorrow
40/ He rarely ( get )………………………..home before 10 o’clock
VII/ Rewrite the sentences
41/ I have worked in a bank since last year
I began………………………………………………………………….
42/ He spent five days finishing the essay
 It took………………………………………………………………….
43/ No one has seen her for a long time
…………………………………………………………………………. ( Using Passive Voice )
44/ Can your sister translate this book into Vietnamese?
………………………………………………………………………….. ( Using Passive Voice )
45/ My father cut the trees
 …………………………………………………………………………. ( Using Passive Voice )
46/ The last time they met him was 5 months ago
 They haven’t……………………………………………………………
47/ My cousin didn’t want to make so many mistakes in his tests
My cousin avoided……………………………………………………..
48/ I am looking forward to seeing my grandparents
 I am happy………………………………………………………………
49/…………………………………………………………………………..? ( Making question)
 He arrived in London at 4 p.m with his mother

50/ ………………………………………………………………………….? ( Making question)
 I was playing chess in the living room with my father