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Class: 10A3
THE SECOND SEMESTER
EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 10 (BASIC)
Time allotted: 45 minutes
Test c ode: 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.

A. fright B. to fright C. frightened D. frightening
13. We here, but we don't live here any more.
A. have used B. used to live C. are used to living D. had lived
14. Children enjoy football when they have free time.
A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
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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


A. People aren't like telling me what to do.
B. What people telling me to do isn't liked by me
C. I am not liked telling what to do.
D. I don't like being told what to do.
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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.

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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