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TAN LAP HIGH SCHOOL
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Class:
english Test No 1 - grade 10–
th
Time allowed: 45 minutes

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each line .
1. A. plough B. house C. compound D. touch
2. A. passage B. message C. page D. luggage
3. A. women B. men C. weekend D. recommend
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
4. A. holiday B. important C. profession D. tomorrow
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
5. He is one of the most…………people I’ve met. He never says anything……………….
A.boring/interested B. bored/ interested
C. bored/interesting D. boring/ interesting
6. When I am tired, I like to wacth television. It is…………………………………………
A.nervous B. thrilling C.relaxing D. lovely
7. The New Year is coming so most of the clothing stores are……………with people
A.full B. crowded C. accustomed D. fed up
8. ………….is the scientific study of the structure of substances
A. mathematics B. foreign language C. literature D. chemistry
9. His mother’s death is the greatest……………even that she will never get rid of.
A. succesful B. comic C. brilliant D. tragic
10. He is interested in……………He is a……………………………
A. scientist/science B. science/scientist C. scientific/science D. scientist/scientific
11. Family……………….is very important for a child to form his personality
A. name B. background C. specialization D. degree
12. …………….to get to the railroad station? –45 minutes
A. how far do you take B. how fast does it take you

C. how often do you do D. how long does it take you
13. Now he …………..more money than he…………..last year
A. is earning/ does B. earns/did C. can earn/was D. is earning/did
14. Mr John often……………to work by car every day but today he………by bus
A. goes/goes B. is going/will go C. went/has gone D. goes/is going
15. Who………..the boss tell him that? – Peter did
A. did hear B. does hear C. hears D. heard
16. ………….Peter leave for London? –Two weeks ago
A. why has B. when did C. where will D. what did
17. John was the last…………the office but he forgot to turn off the lights and knocked the doors
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
18. The manager could not force them………….their quarrels so he called the police
A. to stop B. stops C. stopping D. stopped
19. Although he is good at………….English, he finds……………mathematics more interesting
A. an/a B. the/the C. an/no article D. no article/no article
20. Scientists have……….a loy of progress in science and technology
A. taken B. done C. made D. discovered
. 21. That's a very nice dress you're wearing. - ….. .
A. That's nice B. I'm glad you like it C. That's all right D. You're quite right
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
22. John decided to become a teacher because he enjoys to teaching a lot
A B C D
23. Most of Vietnamese children attend kindergarten before to enter primary school
A B C D
24. I often listen music when I have free time
A B C D
25. They speak English well because they practice speak it every day
A B C D
Read the following passage. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage.
On Saturday morning, Charlie gets up later than he (26)…….on work days. He goes downstairs to the kitchen

and (27)……….a pot of tea. He takes a cup up to his wife, who is still in bed. It is a quiet leisurely way to start
the weekend. However, time off does not mean (28)……….. nothing all the weekend. Charlie enjoys(29)
…………his house. He spends a lot of his free time on “ do – it – yourself” work . On Sunday, Charlie spends
long time over breakfast, reading newspaper. After that he takes his car out of the garage to wash and (30)
……….it. In the afternoon he often takes his wife to her sister’s and they stay there for tea and supper.
26. A. is B. does C. has D. used
27. A. gains B. creates C. does D. makes
28. A. do B. to do C. doing D. did
29. A. improve B. Improving C. improved D. to improve
30. A. establish B. accomplish C. demolish D. polish
Build complete sentences with the given words
1. Mike/ often/ go/ library/ borrow/ books
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2. Parents/ not allow/ me/ stay out/ late/ evening
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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3. You/ must remember/ brush/ teeth/ before/ go/ bed
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Nga/ glad/ help/ her brother
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KEY
From 1-30: 6 points. Each correct answer gets 0,2 points
1. D 11. B 21. B
2. C 12. D 22. D
3. A 13. B 23. D
4. A 14. D 24. B
5. D 15. D 25. D

6. C 16. B 26. B
7. B 17. A 27. D
8. D 18. A 28. C
9. D 19. D 29. B
10. B 20. C 30. D
Build complete sentences with the given words: Each correct sentence gets 1 mark
1. Mike often goes to the library to borow books
2. Parents don’t allow me to stay late in the evening
3. You must remember to brush your teeth before going to bed
4. Nga is glad to help her brother