DE THI HOC KY 2 MON TIENG ANH LOP10 CHO MOI NGUOI THAM KHAO

Sở GD & Đ T Long An
Trường THPT iSCHOOL Long An

ENGLISH TEST
Duration : 45 minutes
Grade : 10 (2009- 2010)

I/ Put the bracketed verbs into the correct form of tense. (2pts)/0.25 for each right sentence
“ For 10 A 1 only”
1/ How old are you? I

(be) 17 years old next year.

2/ Since last year, Ben Luc semi- governmental high school
iSCHOOL Long An.

( rename)

3/ If every Vietnamese has background knowledge , our country
4/ 100 centigrade degrees

(be out of ) poverty.

(equal) to nearly 212 Fahrenheit ones.

5/ My grandfather had passed away in the earthquake before I
6/ If a car had given the signal light, my motorbike

(grow up)
( not hit) it.

7/ What a happy family!
My father is reading a newspaper at sofa, while my mother
8/ The previous month, my father

(cook) in the kitchen.

(buy) a new dress for my mother at her forty birthday.
“For 10A2  10A9”

1/ Three years ago, I used to
2/ The sun

(read) book about an hour before going to bed.
( go) down in the west.
(move) to 10A1 class few months ago.

3/ If you had studied hard, you
4/ what are you doing, Lan?
I
( listen) to English .
5/ We
6/ Last night, Peter
7/ If I
A day

(leave) for Long An province for 20 years
(come) back late.
(be) Tom, I would pass this exam.
(contain) 24 hours.

I/ put the underlined words into the correct form of pronunciation: (1.5 pts)/0.25 for a right word
Works, contents, thing, messages, Asia, then.
/ʒ/

/s/

/ θ/

/ð/

III/ Fill in spaces with the correct words from the box.(1.5 pts)/0.25 for a right word
Ly

historical

and

representative

first

memorialize

firstly


Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam is a famous (1)
and cultural site in Hanoi. Originally
built in 1070 in the (2)
dynasty, Van Mieu was (3)

of
Confucian ways of thought and behaviour. Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the (4)
university of Vietnam, was established on the grounds of Van Mieu. Between 1076 (5)
1779,
Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands of talented men for the country. In 1482, Van Mieu became a place to
(6)
the most brilliant scholars of the nation.
IV/ Rewrite sentences, using cues provided (2pts)/ 0.5 for each right sentence.
1/ Someone built Van Mieu in 1070 in the Ly dynasty.
Van Mieu

.

2/ Van Mieu didn’t become the first university of Vietnam until 1076.
It was not until

.

3/ Lan is 16 years old. Lora is 18 years old. (comparative)
Lora

.

4/ The price/of beef/more/ is /the price/expensive/of pork/than.


.

V/ Read the passage carefully, and then answer the following questions (2pts)/0.5 for a right answer
The city (New York City) was found by Dutch in 1624. At first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then

New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. New York is a very
unusual city. Although it is not the capital of the country, it is the home of the United Nations and the centre
of globe finance, communications, and business. New Yorkers are people who come from all over the
United States and many different countries in the world. The city is characterised by its hundreds of tall
offices and apartment buildings, some of which are among the tallest buildings in the world.
Questions:
1/ Who and when was the city founded ?
.
2/ What was its original name?
.
3/ Was it called New York in 1664 by the English?
.
4/ Where are New Yorkers from?
.
VI/ Complete the following sentences with suitable article “A’, “An’, or “The”(1pt)/0.25 for a right
word
1/ London is the capital of
United Kingdom, was founded by the Roman in 43 AD.
2/ I am going to the supermarket to buy
bottle of orange juice.
3/ Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam was built in
Ly dynasty in 1070.
4/ It took me
hour to come home from the Tan Son Nhat airport last night.
The end-good luck


ANSWER KEY
I/ Put the bracketed verbs into the correct form of tense. (2pts)/ 0.25 pt for each right sentence
“ For 10 A 1 only”

1/ How old are you? I

will be

17 years old next year.

2/ Since last year, Benluc semi governmental high school

has been renamed

3/ If every Vietnamese has background knowledge , our country
4/ 100 centigrade degrees

iSCHOOL Longan.

will be out of (be out of ) poverty.

equals to nearly 212 Fahrenheit ones.

5/ My grandfather had passed away in the earthquake before I
6/ If a car had given the signal light, my car

would not have hit

7/ What a happy family!
My father is reading a newspaper at sofa, while my mother
8/ The previous month, my father

grew up .

bought

it.

is cooking

in the kitchen.

a new dress for my father at her forty birthday.

“For 10A2  10A9”
1/ Three years ago, I used to
2/ The sun

goes

read

book about an hour before going to bed.

down in the west.

3/ if you had studied hard, you would have moved to 10A1 class few months ago.
4/ what are you doing, Lan?
I
am listening to English .
5/ We

have left

6/ Last night, Peter

came

for Longan province for 20 years.
back late.

7/ If I were

Tom, I would pass this exam.

8/ A day

contains

24 hours.

II/ put the underlined words into the correct form of pronunciation: (1.5 pts)/0.25 for a right word
Works, contents, thing, messages, Asia, then.
/s/

/ʒ/

/ θ/

Works, contents

Messages, Asia

Thing

/ð/
Then

III/ Fill in spaces with the correct words form the box.(1.5 pts)/0.25 for a right word
Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam is a famous (1)
historical
and cultural site in Hanoi. Originally
built in 1070 in the (2)
Ly
dynasty, Van Mieu was (3) representative of Confucian ways of


thought and behaviour. Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the (4)
first university of Vietnam, was
established on the grounds of Van Mieu. Between 1076 (5) and 1779, Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands
of talented men for the country. In 1482, Van Mieu became a place to (6) memorialize the most brilliant
scholars of the nation.
IV/ Rewrite sentences, using cues provided (2pts)/0.5 for each right sentence
1/ Someone built Van Mieu in 1070 in the Ly dynasty.
Van Mieu was built in 1070 in the Ly dynasty

.

2/ Van Mieu didn’t become the first university of Vietnam until 1076.
It was not until 1076 that Van Mieu became the first university in Vietnam .
3/ Lan is 16 years old. Lora is 18 years old. (comparative)
Lora

is older than Lan

.

4/ the price/of beef/more/ is /the price/expensive/of pork/than.
 the price of beef is more expensive than the price of pork

.

V/ Read the passage carefully, and then answer the following questios (2pts)/0.5 for each right
sentence
The city (New York City) was found by Dutch in 1624. At first, it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then
New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. New York is a very
unusual city. Although it is not the capital of the country, it is the home of the United Nations and the centre
of globe finance, communications, and business. New Yorkers are people who come from all over the
United States and many different countries in the world. The city is characterised by its hundreds of tall
offices and apartment buildings, some of which are among the tallest buildings in the world.
Questions:
1/ Who and when was the city founded ?
It was found in1624 by the Dutch

.

2/ What was its original name ?
Its name was Fort Amsterdam

.

3/ Was it called New York in 1664 by the English?
Yes, it was

.

4/ Where are New Yorkers from?
They are from all over the United States and many different countries in the world.
VI/ Complete the following sentences with suitable article “A’, “An’, or “The”(1pt)/0.25 pt for a right
word
1/ London is the capital of the
United Kingdom, was founded by the Roman in 43 AD.
2/ I am going to the supermarket to buy
a
bottle of orange juice.
3/ Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam was built in the
Ly dynasty in 1070.
4/ It took me an
hour to come home from the Tan Son Nhat airport last night.