DE THI HK I - LOP 10 NC (2008-20090

The First Term examination - School Year: 2008 - 2009
Phuoc Long High School Subject: English 10 - Time : 45 Minutes
Your full name:………………………………………………………………………….Class : 10A ………………………………………………
PART I: PHONETICS:
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others :
1. a.orange b.today c.occasion d.complain
2. a.excursion b.sunburn c.nurse d.picture
3. a.weather b.ready c.early d.instead
II.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently than the others:
4. a.essential b.difference c.expensive d.discussion
5. a.multimedia b.documentary c.environment d.education
6. a.attempt b.scientist c.carry d.mountain
PART II LEXICONS AND GRAMMAR :
7. the computer is out of work. It is………………now.
a.useful b.useless c.using d.usage
8.mickey mouse is a famous………………….character.
a.play b.comedy c.film d.cartoon
9.a…………………………..person cannot hear any kind of sound.
a.mute b.deaf c.blind d.dumb
10.you can…………………………..a lot of information from the internet onto your own computer.
a.take b.print c.save d.download
11………………..does it take to get to london from here ?
a.how far b.how long c.how much d.how often
12.ann is interested in………………….young children.
a.teach b.teaches c.teaching d.to teach
13.my father……………………………….morning exercises.
a.wasn`t used to do b.didn’t use to doing c.didn’t use to do d. used to doing
14.i haven’t heard from maria……………………….
a.since many months before b.for many months c.for many months ago d.since last year
15.marie curie…………………a nobel prize in chemistry in 1911.
a.was awarded b.has awarded c.awarded d.is awarded

16.my cousin is keen on…………………..the english club.
a.join b.to join c.having joined joining
17.how long ago………..you…………….this house ?
a.have/bought b.did/buy c.were/bought d.could/buy
18there were…………………snow last winter but not……………………………..
a.little/much b.little/many c.some/much d.some/many
PART III.READING:
A.CHOOSE THE ONE OPTION A,B,C OR D THAT BEST COMPLETES THE PASSAGE
Camping holidays are always popular with students and young people-they are cheap and easy………..19………..to
see a country. People often travel by train, by coach or on foot, so one thing is important to
remember………….20…………….starting: You can only take with you what you can carry-usually a rusksack on
your………….21……………..If you travel with a friend , of course some items can be…………22…………- a tent , a gas
stove, foot.other things must be……………..23………….by each person-clothes,footwear, a sleeping bag.
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19.a.way b.mean c.mood d.habit
20.a.over b.during c.after d.before
21.a.head b.body c.back d.foot
22.a.shared b.had c.turned d.eased
23.borrowed b.taken c.bought d.sold
B.READ THE PASSGE AND THEN CHOOSE THE ONE BEST ANSWER A,B,C OR D:
In the last 100 years, technology has completely changed the way we live.at the touch of the button, we
can look up almost anything we need to know on the internet.we have electricity,airplanes ,television ,and we
have ever been to the moon.so what sort of inventions will be there in the 21
st
century ?
Scientists all over the world are looking into nanotechnology with a great deal of interest . this is the
science of building small machines-and when we say small, we mean very small.to give you an idea of the
size scientists are talking about,these machines would be about a million billion times smaller than the
smallest bit of dust.
Nanotechnology will bring about enormous changes.doctors, for example, will be able to kill any

illness.the environment will be improved because it will be possible to take the polluted air we breathe and
make it clean again.but perhaps the most exciting thought of all is that we won’t have to wait a thousand years
for nanotechnology-many people believe there is a good chance it will come in our lifetime.
24.this passage is mainly about………………………
a.inventions b.nanotechnology c.technological changes d.small machines
25.according to the passage,…………………
a.our lives have been changed by technology b.we can use the internet to get information
c.we have been able to travel to the moon d.all are correct
26.nanotechnology is………….
a.the skill of building very small machines b.the science of building computers
c.the new computer technology d.the recent advance in medical technology
27.which change will nanotechnology NOT bring about ?
a.fatal diseases will be cured b.the air will be cleaner
c.the pollution will be reduced d.the environment will be protected
28.which of the following is NOT true ?
a.scientists have a lot of interest in nanotechnology
b.the size of the machines will be much smaller than the smallest bit of dust.
c.nanotechnology will bring about some changes in the medical fields.
d.many people believe that they have to wait a thousand years for nanaotechnology.
PART IV:WRITING
A.which of the statements means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
29.”if I were you, I would not smoke too much .” ,my brother said to me.
a.My brother advised me not smoke too much b. My brother advised me not to smoke too much
c. My brother advised me not smoking too much d. My brother advised me to smoke a little.
30.”please don’t tell anyone what happened.?
a.he asked me not to tell someone what happened. B.he asked me to tell someone what happened
c.he asked me not to tell anyone what had happened d.he asked me not telling what happened
31.would you like to go on a picnic with us this weekend?”
a.they invited me to like to go on a picnic with us this weekend
b.they invited me to go on a picnic with us this weekend

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c.they invited me to go on a picnic with us that weekend
d.they invited me to like to go on a picnic with them that weekend .
32.”i`ll never forget visiting ha long bay ?
a.i’ll always remember the visit to ha long bay b. i’ll always remember visiting to ha long bay
c. i’ll always remember to visit ha long bay d.a and b are correct
B.writing aconfirmation letter: complete the story by using the prompts below:
1. tuan/a good student/my class/but he often/play jokes/friends//
2. one day tuan/take/a big piece of paper/and/write/it/”I`M A BEAR”//.
3. then, he /secretly glue /the paper /our class monitor`s back//
4. when our monitor/stand up/answer/the question/the history teacher//
5. we/see/words/and/laugh/a lot//
THE END
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