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Class: 10A3

THE SECOND SEMESTER

EXAMINATION

ENGLISH 10 (BASIC)

Time allotted: 45 minutes
Test code: AX101

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I/ USE OF ENGLISH

1. Mary has four brothers, one of ... is working in Hanoi.

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

2. The record was broken by an Australian athlete.

A. defeated B. won C. beaten D. crashed

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

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

4. He can't get home if he ... no money.

A. will have B. had C. has D. would have

5. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting:

You'd (A) better visit Hue, (B) where used (C) to be the (D) capital of Vietnam.
6. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:

A. s eal B. s oftware C. s orrow D. s ure
7. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

A. reserve B. solemn C. legend D. audience

8. Don't touch the wall. It ...

A. has just been painted B. was just painted

C. has just painted D. just have been painted

9. They will never manage ... home by eight - the roads are quite busy today.
A. getting B. to get C. to getting D. be getting
10. We will not go out unless he ... with us.

A. will go B. go C. goes D. went

11. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

The hotel (A) is the (B) nearest of (C) the two (D) buildings .

12. He was upset at the ... scene in the street.

A. fright B. to fright C. frightened D. frightening
13. We ... here, but we don't live here any more.

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A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
15. There are ... tall offices and apartment buildings in New York.

A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. hundred D. hundreds
16. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

(A) Although the fact that the story (B) was silly, (C) they all enjoyed (D) it .
17. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

A. breath B. breath e C. neith er D. th ese
18. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others.

A. convenient B. museum C. southeastern D. parliament
19. London has ... high buildings than New York.

A. less B. much C. fewer D. many

20. Our football team lost ... three goals to one.

A. with B. to C. by D. in

21. Choose one sentence that best rewrites the root one.

She works in the morning, so she doesn't have time to play with her children.
A. If she worked in the morning, she would have time to with her children.

B. If she didn't work in the morning, she would have time to play with her children
C. She would have time to play with her children if she hadn't worked in the morning.
D. She would have had time to play with her children if she didn't work in the morning.
22. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence.

The boy didn't do his homework until his father came home .
 It was not ...

A. until his father came home that the boy did his homework.
B. until the boy did his homework that his father came home.
C. until his father came home that the boy didn't do his homework.
D. until the boy didn't do his homework that his father came home.

23. Choose the correct sentence which is best written from the words provided.
Scott / born / Texas / 1886 / poor / but / music / black / family.

A. Scott was born in Texas in 1886, into a poor but musical black family.
B. Scott was born in Texas in 1886, at a poor but musical black family.
C. Scott was born in Texas in 1886, with a poor but musical black family.
D. Scott was born in Texas in 1886, of a poor but musical black family.
24. Choose the correct sentence that best rewrites the root one:

Active: I don't like people telling me what to do.

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D. I don't like being told what to do.
25. Choose the best option to complete the following sentence:

Marie Curie was born in Poland. She was a famous scientist.

 Marie Curie,...
A. whom was born in Poland was a famous scientist.

B. that was born in Poland was a famous scientist.
C. was born in Poland, who was a famous scientist.
D. who was born in Poland, was a famous scientist.

26. Last month we spent our holiday in India, ... there are many temples.

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

27. My uncle is an expert in wildlife and its ...

A. conserve B. conservation C. preserve D. reservation
28. We reached the landscape after we ... for almost an hour.

A. would cycle B. has cycled C. were cycling D. had cycled
II. READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
PRAGUE

Prague has a population of over one million people. It is not the biggest city in
Europe, but it is certainly one of the most beautiful. It is built on seven hills on the banks
of the River Vitava. Fifteen bridges cross the river. The most famous is Charles Bridge,
which joins Prague Castle and the old town. The view of the castle from the river is
famous.

Some people call Prague "The Golden City" and "The Mother of Cities" because it
still has many beautiful medieval buildings and statues. Perhaps the most popular

building is the Old Town Hall with its amazing 15th century astronomical clock.

People also call Prague "Europe's School of Music". There are many concert halls,
and every May there is a famous music festival "Prague Spring". There are also twenty
theatres and many old pubs, wine bars, and restaurants. There is now a modern under
ground, but traffic is still a problem. It is often better to walk and feel the atmosphere of
the pretty little streets.

29. Prague was built ...

A. on the left bank of a river B. on seven hills

C. on fifteen bridges D. on the right bank of a rives
30. The most famous building in Prague was ...

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C. Charles Bridge D. Europe's school
31. "Prague Spring" is the name of ...

A. a castle B. a bridge C. a festival D. a school
32. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Prague is the biggest city in Europe.

B. Prague is one of the prettiest cities in Europe.
C. Prague is called "The Mother of Cities".
D. Prague is famous for its music.

B. Choose the best words or phrases to fill in the numbered banks

Jazz (33) ...in the south of America during the 1890s. It grew out of

several kinds of music (34) ...by African Americans. Another influence on
Jazz was classical European music traditions. The (35) ...use them to create
new Jazz music. Jazz musicians often begin with a basic song, and then they (36)...
several new forms of the song while they are playing it. By the 1920s, Jazz had moved
into northern cities like New York and Chicago. One of the most important jazz
musicians at that time was Louis Armstrong and "West End Blues" is Armstrong’s
(37)...song. It was first recorded in 1928. It was thought (38)...as a
song that represented the jazz of the 1920s.

In the 1940s, another new kind of Jazz was created by a trumpet player, Dizzy
Gillespie and a saxophone player Charlie Parker. Their jazz (39)...BeBop. One
of the most exciting jazz musicians today is Wynton Marsalis, (40)...has said
his music is the results of growing up in an age of many different kinds of Jazz.

33. A. begins B. began C. has begun D. had begun

34. A. create B. to create C. creating D. created

35. A. musicians B. actors C. artists D. dancers

36. A. destroy B. lull C. invent D. communicate

37. A. fame B. famous C. famously D. famousness

38. A. of B. over C. in D. with

39. A. called B. is called C. are called D. was called

40. A. who B. whose C. that D. which

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