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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Mark. English 45-minute Test Grade 10 Full name: ___________________________. Class 10: ______. A. Listening: (2.5 pts) Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping center. For each question, put a tick (√) next to the correct answer. (1.5pts) 1. The name of the new shopping center is ………… A. The Rivers B. The Forest Center C. Queen’s 2. At the moment, the shopping center sells ………….. A. clothes B. books C. food 3. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on …….. A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays 4. Ann’s coach ticket will cost …….. A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80 5. The nearest coach stop to Ann’s house is ………. A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum 6. The coach journey takes ……. A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes You will hear a telephone conversation about a journey to New York.. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1.0pt) JOHN LOCKE TRAVEL Travel to: New York Name: Mr. Brierley Will leave on: (1) ………………….. December. Will return on: 30th (2) …………………….. Price: (3) £………………………… Travel to airport by (4) ………………………….. B. Pronunciation (0.5pt) Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. heat B. break C. meat D. read 2. A. love B. body C. son D. worry C. Grammar and vocabulary (2.0 pts) Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences (2.0 pts) 1. My alarm didn’t go ………….. this morning. It needs repairing. A. on B. off C. out D. away 2. We are contented ……………. what we do. A. about B. at C. on D. with 3. Mr. Brown …………….. as a tourist guide from June 1991 to December 1998. A. works B. worked C. was working D. has worked 4. Marie Curie …………. a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium. A. is awarded B. was awarded C. is awarding D. was awarding 5. Old people often ………….. it difficult to go out without help. A. find B. finds C. finding D. to find 6. I like to study English because it’s a(n) …………… language. A. international B. national C. nationally D. nationality 7. …………. much time do you do morning exercises every day? A. What B. How C. Why D. Where 8. When Tom arrived at the cinema, the film …………….. A. starts B. starting C. has started D. had started.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> D. Writing: (2.5pts) Complete these following sentences basing on the given words and phrases (1.5pts) 1. Mr. Thanh/ be/ born/ November 12th, 1970/ Hanoi. …………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………… 2. He/ go/ Chu Van An High school. …………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………… 3. He / pass exams/ Mathematics/ Literature/ Russian. …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………… 4. He/ work/ as/ tourist guide/ June 1995/ October 2000. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. April 2001/ September 2009/ he/ be/ translator. …………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………… 6. He/ like/ reading/ travelling. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.0pt) 1. It took him two hours to repair his motorbike. He spent ……………………………..………………………..……………………………………………. 2. He made a cake. Then he watched TV. After . ………………………………..…….………………….……………………………………………. 3. He was very kind. He helped me to carry my heavy bag. It was very ……………………………….…………………..…………………………………………….. 4. After I had finished my homework, I went to bed. Before ……………………………………………..………….……………………………………………. E. Reading: (2.5pts) Read the following passage and then answer the questions below. (1.5pts) THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE RADIO Marconi was born in Bologna in Northern Italy in 1847. His father was a rich Italian businessman and his mother was a Scot who had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The family lived in a country house, the villa Grifone, just outside Bologna. When he was a boy, people didn’t think that Marconi was particular clever. He was a quiet boy who spoke little but thought a lot. He liked nothing better than to sit and read science books. He also love to do experiments with electricity. For most of his early life, he was taught at home. He didn’t go to school. 1. Where and when was Marconi born? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. What did his father do? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. For most of his early life, was he taught at school? ………………………...…………………………………………………………………………………… Choose the best options to complete the following passage (1.0 pt) I (1)…. your letter yesterday. I’m very happy (2) …. that everybody is all well. Please give them my regards. Yesterday, our form teacher held a visit to the paper mill near my school. It’s very interesting (3) …. the process of recycling plastic things. You know, the plastic things such as old plastic bottles, cans and plastic sandals can be reused after being recycled . The recycled plastic is used to make toys and utensils. Next month, we (4) …. a paper mill to see how waste paper is recycled. Have you ever visited a paper mill? Write soon and share your recycling factory with me. 1. A. receive B. received C. have received D. was receiving 2. A. to hear B. hearing C. hears D. heard 3. A. seeing B. to see C. looking D. to look 4. A. visit B. visited C. will have visit D. are going to visit.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Good Luck!. Mark. English 45-minute Test Grade 10 Full name: ___________________________. Class 10: ______. A. Listening: (2.5 pts) Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping center. For each question, put a tick (√) next to the correct answer. (1.5pts) 1. The name of the new shopping center is ………… A. The Rivers B. The Forest Center C. Queen’s 2. At the moment, the shopping center sells ………….. A. clothes B. books C. food 3. You can take a coach to the shopping centre on …….. A. Mondays B. Tuesdays C. Saturdays 4. Ann’s coach ticket will cost …….. A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80 5. The nearest coach stop to Ann’s house is ………. A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum 6. The coach journey takes ……. A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes You will hear a telephone conversation about a journey to New York.. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1.0pt) JOHN LOCKE TRAVEL Travel to: New York Name: Mr. Brierley Will leave on: (1) ………………….. December. Will return on: 30th (2) …………………….. Price: (3) £………………………… Travel to airport by (4) ………………………….. B. Pronunciation (0.5pt) Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. beat B. break C. meat D. read 2. A. mat B. far C. star D. father C. Grammar and vocabulary (2.0 points) Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences (2.0 points) 1. We are satisfied ………… what we do. A. about B. with C. on D. at 2. Mr. Brown ………… as a tourist guide for ten years. A. works B. worked C. was working D. has worked 3. My alarm didn’t go …………. this morning. It needs repairing. A. on B. out C. off D. away 4. Old people often …………….. it difficult to go out without help. A. finds B. find C. to find D. finding 5. Phong likes to study English because it’s a(n) …………….. language. A. nationality B. national C. nationally D. international 6. ………….. do you visit your grandparents? – Once a week. A. How long B. How far C. How often D. How many 7. When I visited his house, he ………….. out . A. goes B. had gone C. has gone D. is going 8. In 1903, Marie became the first woman …………. a PhD from the Sorbonne..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> A. receiving B. received C. to receive D. being received D. Writing: (2.5pts) Complete these following sentences basing on the given words and phrases (1.5 pts) 1. Mrs Hoa/ be/ born/ September 5th, 1965/ Ho Chi Minh city. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. She/ attend/ Le Hong Phong High school/ and/ pass exams/ Mathematics/ Physics/ Chemistry. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... ……………………………………………………………………………………………………................ 3. She/ work/ as/ nurse/ June 1991/ October 1996. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 4. September 1997/ April 2009/ she/ work/ as/ doctor/ Tu Du hospital. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. She/ like/ reading/ shopping …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.0pt) 1. It took me five hours to repaint our house. I spent ………………………………..………………………..……………………………………………. 2. He washed his clothes. Then he went out with his friends. After ………………………………..…….………………….……………………………………………. 3. He was very generous. He gave a lot of money to the poor. It was very ……………………………….…………………..…………………………………………….. 4. After I had gone to the market, I met her. Before ……………………………………………..………….……………………………………………. D. Reading: (2.5pts) Read the following passage and then answer the questions below (1.5 pts) Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Longhorn Clemens who was one of the greatest writers. Born in Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the banks of Mississippi River. Mark Twain’s life as a writer started during the Civil War. At that time, he was working as a newspaperman in Nevada and California. His short story The Celebrated Jumped Frog of Calaveras County was an immediate success and his new career began. In 1870, Mark Twain married Olivia Langelon who had great influence on Twain’s books. He had fallen in love with her pictures even before he met her. Mark Twain was also a very successful lecture. He traveled around the country giving talks on variety of subjects and this also made him famous and increased the sale of his books. 1. Where and when was Mark Twain born? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. When did Mark Twain’s life as a writer start? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. Was Mark Twain also a very successful lecture? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Choose the best options to complete the following passage (1.0 pt) Albert Einstein was born (1) …………. March 14 th, 1879 Germany. His interest in science began when he was only five years old. But in school, he was not a very good student. Albert dropped out of school at fifteen because he hated strict discipline and rote – learning. When his family (2) …………. to Milan, Italy, he decided (3) ……….. Physics at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. He failed the entrance exam. But after a year’s study at a school near Zurich, he passed and entered (4) …….. 1986. He graduated in 1990. Then he became a private Physics and Maths tutor for 2 years. 1. A. at B. on C. in D. of 2. A. moving B. move C. moved D. to move.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 3. A. to study 4. A. on. B. study B. at. C. studying C. from. D. studied D. in. Good Luck!. You will hear a telephone conversation about a journey to New York.. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. (1.0pt) JOHN LOCKE TRAVEL Travel to: New York Name: Mr. Brierley Will leave on: (1) 9th December. Will return on: 30th (2) March Price: (3) £ 365 Travel to airport by (4) train.

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