ENGLISH TEST
Class: 10 _____ Time allotted: 45 minutes
Full name: _____________________ Date: ___ / /2012
I. Choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage. (1.75 ms)
People all (1)______ the world listen to classical music. Classical music is difficult (2)______ It means
different things to different people.
Some (3)______ classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Mozart. In their music, they did
not (4)______ a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful, interesting design. They
wanted to write lovely sounds
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories (5)______ wars, armies, and soldiers. They
wrote about religion. Sometimes they wrote music for holidays. They told love stories and (6)______
strong emotion. Some of these composers (7)______ Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn,
Wagner, and Tchaikovsky.
1. A. of B. around C. over D. above
2. A. describing B. to describe C. to describing D. described
3. A. interested B. well-known C. fame D. wonder
4. A. tell B. talk C. speak D. say
5. A. of B. for C. in D. about
6. A. showed B. performed C. gave D. played
7. A. was B. have been C. are D. were
II. Phonetic. (1 mark)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
8. A. school B. chemistry C. Christmas D. championship
9. A. globe B. host C. trophy D. victory
10. A. stopped B. worked C. decided D. danced
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
11. A. cinema B. cartoon C. tournament D. action
III. Vocabulary and Grammar (3.75 marks)
Choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the following sentences.
12. “Look outside! ____________ sky is getting very dark”.
- “I hope it isn’t going to be a storm”.

24. Trinh Cong Son is one of the most well- known ________________ in Vietnam. (music)
Put the correct form of verbs in brackets.
25. Tell me your plans, Carlo. (you/ return) home after the exam?
26. Rupert ____________ (leave) a message for you. He ____________ (ring) last night.
IV. Reading (2 marks)
A. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following statements.
From as early as the 1920s, millions of Americans were moviegoers. In the beginning, movies had
simple plots and were quickly over. Often they lasted only fifteen minutes. The first Western, The Great
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Train Robbery, had three small scenes - a train robbery, a pursuit on horseback, and a surprise ending
where the crook pointed his gun at the movie audience and fired.
During the 1900s, Hollywood and New Jersey were competitors for the movie industry. New Jersey
was desirable because so many actors and actresses worked on Broadway, which is near New Jersey.
However, all filming had to take place outside where the light was strong enough. As a result, Hollywood,
which placed in the hills of sunny southern California, became the better choice for year-round filming.
By the 1920s, Hollywood films became a booming industry. Actors such as Charlie Chaplin were
making $10,000 per week instead of a few dollars per day on Broadway. Directors began producing longer movies with
more placated plots. In time, Hollywood stood for films and the rich people who starred in them.
27. How were movies in the beginning?
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28. Were Hollywood and New Jersey competitors for the movie industry?
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29. Why did Hollywood become the better choice for year- round filming?
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30. When did Hollywood become a booming industry?
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B.
Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box.
famous compete popularity in for popular
Every four years, football teams around the world (31)______________ for the World Cup. The