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<b>NGUYEN HUE HIGH SCHOOL THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST _ 2009-2010</b>
<b>Name:... ENGLISH 10 - BASIC</b>

<i><b>Class : 10... Time allotted: 45 minutes</b></i>

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<i><b>VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:</b></i>

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest:

A. bowl B. cow C. mouse D. couch

2. Pick out the word in each line that has different stress pattern:

A. animal B. technology C. pollution D. entrapment

3. Without plants most water would ... as soon as it falls.

A. put on B. put off C. run on D. run off

4. The movement of something around a closed system is called...

A. contamination B. appearance C. circulation D. transportation

5. I think that the traffic system of our country needs...

A. to upgrade B. upgrading C. upgraded D. be upgraded

6. She felt ... when getting the bad result.

A. to disappoint B. disappoint C. disappointing D. disappointed
7. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest:

A. played B. saved C. coughed D. watered

8. John has a lot of books, some of ...are in English.

A. whom B. which C. that D. them

9. Nowadays more and more plants and animals are <i>in danger</i>.

A. at risk B. at loss C. under pressure D. on fire

10. Which of the following is NOT correct:

A. His village is situated on the bank of the Hudson river.
B. She can,_{t get home if she has no money.}

C. She helped me with my English, which was very kind of her.

D. You wouldn,_{t miss the first bus if you had made an earlier start this morning.}
11. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting:

You (A) had better (B) visit Qangzhou,(C) where has a lot of famous (D) places of interest.
12. Don,_{t touch the wall. It ...}

A. just painted B.was just painted C. has just been painted D. has just painted
13. My uncle George,... son is a classmate of yours, is a well- known biologist.

A. who B. whom C. whose D. that

14. He tried to run faster...miss the 5:30 train.

A. so as to B. so as not to C. in order to D. not to

15. “... do you go to the theater?” _ “ sometimes”

A. When B.What time C. How often D. How long

16. The oceans... 75 percent of the earth,_{s surface.}

A. contribute B. cover C. overcome D. provide

17. She had a heating system...

A. install B. to install C. installing D. installed

18. She has spent much of her time in taking care of the ... children.

A. abandon B. abandoned C. abandoning D. abandons

19. He...the apples on the branch if he ... two inches taller.

A. could reach/ had been C. could have reached/ were

B. could reach/ were D. could have reached/ had been

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Our policy is (A) providing as (B) naturally an environment (C) as possible (D) for the animals.
21. We usually go for ... walk after dinner.

A. a B. an C. the D. (no article)

22. <i>La Porte Étroite</i>, ... was published in 1965, is a famous novel by André Gide.

A. which B. that C. who D. whom

23. Marilyn Monroe was thought...with arsenic.

A. to poison B. to be poisoned C. poisoning D. to be poisoning

24.We decided not to come even though the table ... before.

A. was laid B. has been laid C. had been laid D. was being laid

25. <i>An uncultivated and uninhabited region</i> is called ...

A. surburb B. orphanage C. national park D. wilderness

26.There was a shortage of water because it ... for several months.

A. hadn,_{t rained} _{B. hasn},_{t rained} _{C. wouldn},_{t rain} _{D. doesn},_{t rain}
27. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting:

We (A) set off (B) early in order to (C) we reach Huong pagoda (D) before midday.
28. Water ... oxygen and hydrogen.

A. composed of B. is composed of C. is composed with D. composed with
29. She was shocked at the ... scene in the street.

A. to frighten B. frighten C. frightened D. frightening

30. ... the rise in the unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

A. Even B. In spite C. Despite D. Although

<i><b>READING COMPREHENSION:</b></i>

<i><b> A.Read the passage and choose the suitable word/ phrase for each of the numbered blanks:</b></i>
Conservation is the protection and wise management of the environment. People practise

conservation (31)... the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living
things. (32)... conservation, all the resources necessary for life _ air, animals, energy, minerals,
plants, soil, and water_ would be damaged, wasted or destroyed.

Conservation also includes a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people can enjoy
living. It means keeping the environment comfortable and safe_ and an interesting place (33)...
A healthy environment (34)... clean streets and highways, with open spaces in cities for parks
and playgrounds. Ideal surroundings mean landscapes (35)... junk and litter. They include
wilderness region (36)... animals and plants can be safe from destruction by human beings.

31. A. though B. so that C. because D. however

32. A. Without B. If C. With D. Unless

33. A. living B. living in C. to live D. to live in

34. A. makes B. supplies C. includes D. takes

35. A. free of B. with C. together with D. and

36. A. which B. where C. that D. whom

B. Read the passage and choose the best answer:

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but
usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by

the men's national teams of the members of <i>Fédération Internationale de Football Association</i> (FIFA), the

sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first
tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the

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In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful
World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follows with
four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural
tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each.

37. The world Cup championship is held...

A. every year. C. every two years

B. every four years D. every five years

38.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT correct:
A. The World Cup was not held in 1942 and 1946.

B. There have been eighteen World Cups up to now.
C. The first country to win the World Cup was Uruguay.

D. The qualification phase takes place every three years.

39. In 1942 the World Cup was cancelled because of ...
A. World War II

B. Brazil,_{s failure in the qualification phase.}
C. a shortage of money

D. the cancellation of the final phase.

40. According to the passage, which of the following is correct:
A. FIFA was established in 1930.

B. Brazil has won the World Cup five times.
C. France shared the same title with England.

D. About 715.1 million people came to Germany to watch the 2006 tournament final.
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