Phan Chu Trinh High School THE FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
School year : 2013-2014 Class : 10 – Time allowed : 45 minutes
Name : _____________________________________ Class 10A ___ NO. 1
Marks Teacher’s remarks Supervisor’s signature
(Chữ ký của giám thị)
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest . (1m)
(Chọn từ được nhấn khác các từ còn lại)
1. A. comedy B. method C. technology D. villager
2. A. introduce B. chemistry C. narrow D. harbour
3. A. remember B. become C. listen D. suggest
4. A. importance B. holiday C. tomorrow D. profession
Your answer: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2ms)
(Chọn từ, cụm từ thích hợp nhất)
1. Life is all right if you have a job, but things are not so easy for ___________.
A. the poor B. the sick C. the unemployedD. the injured
2. A computer is ________ of doing almost anything you ask it to .
A. capable B. appropriate C. useful D. comfortable
3. A ________ is a place where plants and trees are grown for scientific study.
A. resort B. botanical garden C. pagoda D. pine forest
4 . A ________ is a play for theatre, television or radio.
A. cartoon B. drama C. comedy D. documentary
5. The mass media provide people with __________ .
A. entertainment and programmes B. information and knowledge
C. information and entertainment D. communication and news
6. Their lives have changed a lot thanks to the ________ their children brought home.
A. knowledge B. studying C. college D. lifestyle
7. Lan is worried ________ her parents' permission.
A. with B. from C. at D. about
8. We've lived in a small house near the coast ________ 1990.
A. from B. since C. in D. for

A. noisily B. peacefully C. beautifully D. seriously
2. People in the city are often ___________.
A. friendly B. noisy C. ugly D. busy
Your answer: 1. ______ 2. ______
Task 2: Answer the questions : (Trả lời câu hỏi)
1. How are people in the country?
- ____________________________________________________________________.
2. Are people in the country always in a hurry?
- ____________________________________________________________________.
3. What don’t people in the city have time to do?
- ____________________________________________________________________.
VI. Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the given words: (2ms)
(Viết lại các câu sau đây, bắt đầu bằng các từ đã cho)
1. The scientist is very famous. We talked to him last Sunday.
- The scientist ___________________________________________________________.
2. The dictionary is thick. I have just bought it at the bookstore.
- The dictionary __________________________________________________________.
3. They have just opened a new airport in the town.
- A new airport __________________________________________________________.
4. Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.
- Because _______________________________________________________________.
Phan Chu Trinh High School THE FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
School year : 2013-2014 Class : 10 – Time allowed : 45 minutes
Name : _____________________________________ Class 10A ___ NO.2
Marks Teacher’s remarks Supervisor’s signature
(Chữ ký của giám thị)
I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest . (1m)
(Chọn từ được nhấn khác các từ còn lại)
1. A. invention B. electronic C. performance D. discovery
2. A. history B. English C. physics D. mathematics

IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (1.5ms)
(Cho thì đúng của động từ trong ngoặc)
1. She (meet) ________________ me in the street last Sunday.
2. This boy often (play) _________________ football with his friends at weekends.
3. We (not see) ____________________ John since last Monday.
4. My father (work) _________________ in this company for a long time.
5.Yesterday Lan (go) _______________ to the museum before she (visit) _____________
her friends.
V. Read the passage then do the exercises below. (2.5ms)
Mary’s parents didn’t have much money, so they sent her to a state primary school
when she was five. She enjoyed her reading and writing lessons but there were so many
pupils in the class that the teacher found it difficult to control them.
When Mary was eleven, her father got a better job, and decided to spend some money
on her education. He sent her to an expensive private school, where the girls wore dark green
uniforms and did two hours’ homework every evening.
Mary liked her new school, and did well. Because she studied hard, she passed all her
exams, and went to university at eighteen. She chose Maths course and was an excellent
student. In the end she decided to become a teacher and returned to her old primary school to
teach.
Task 1: Choose the best answer. (Chọn câu trả lời đúng)
1. What was an important event for Mary when she was eleven?
A. getting better education B. leaving her home
C. passing the exams D. reading and writing lessons
2. What profession did Mary finally decide to choose?
A. cooking B. nursing C. teaching D. studying
Your answer: 1. ______ 2. ______
Task 2: Answer the questions : (Trả lời câu hỏi)
1. Why did the teacher find it difficult to control pupils in the class?
- _____________________________________________________________________.
2. How long did it take her to do homework every evening?

XC. information and entertainment D. communication and news
6. Their lives have changed a lot thanks to the ________their children brought home.
XA. knowledge B. studying C. college D. lifestyle
7. Lan is worried ________ her parents' permission. A. with B. from C. at XD. about
8. We've lived in a small house near the coast ________ 1990. A. from XB. since C. in D. for
III. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1m)
1. My sister enjoys __________ souvenirs at the corner shop near my house. (buy) buying
2. Television can make things memorable because it presents information in an ________ way. (effect)
effective
3. If you are not contented with the services, write a letter of ____ to the manager. (complain) complaint
4. The rain has stopped but it’s still _____________ . (cloud) cloudy
IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (1.5ms)
1. Like other workers, Peter (begin) ____________ his work at 7:00 every day. begins
2. Peter (not go) _____________ swimming with his classmates last weekend. didn’t go
3. She (work) ___________ as a hotel telephonist from May 2001 to May 2011. worked
4. We (not see) ______________ each other since we (leave)__________ school. haven’t seen / left
5. After Peter (finish) ______________ his homework yesterday, he played tennis. had finished
V. Read the passage then do the exercises below. (2.5ms)
Task 1: Choose the best answer.
1. People in the country live __________. A. noisily ;XB. peacefully C. beautifully D. seriously
2. People in the city are often ________. A. friendly B. noisy C. ugly XD. busy
Task 2: Answer the questions:
1. How are people in the country?
1. They are friendly and ready to help their neighbours when they need.
2. Are people in the country always in a hurry? 2. No, they aren’t. / No.
3. What don’t people in the city have time to do?
3. They don’t have time to get to know each other and make friends.
VI. Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the given words: (2ms)
1. The scientist is very famous. We talked to him last Sunday.
1. The scientist whom we talked to last Sunday is very famous.

2. If you like entertainment, you can relax by __________ to computer-played music. (listen) listening
3. The old woman says that the mountain has kept her young and __________. (health) healthy
4. In spite of the __________ , they tried to send their children to school. (short) shortage
IV. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (1.5ms)
1. She (meet) ____________ me in the street last Sunday. met
2. This boy often (play) _____________ football with his friends at weekends. plays
3. We (not see) ________________ John since last Monday. haven’t seen
4. My father (work) _______________ in this company for a long time. has worked
5.Yesterday Lan (go)_______ to the museum before she (visit)_________her friends. had gone - visited
V. Read the passage then do the exercises below. (2.5ms)
Task 1: Choose the best answer.
1. What was an important event for Mary when she was eleven?
XA. getting better education; B. leaving her home C. passing the exams D. reading and writing lessons
2. What profession did Mary finally decide to choose? A. cooking B. nursing ;XC. teaching D. studying
Task 2: Answer the questions:
1. Why did the teacher find it difficult to control pupils in the class?
1. Because there were so many pupils.
2. How long did it take her to do homework every evening?
2. It took her two hours to do homework every evening.
3. Was Mary an excellent student? 3. Yes, she was./ Yes.
VI. Rewrite these sentences , beginning with the given words: (2ms)
1. The woman was very kind. She showed us how to get to the bus station.
1. The woman who showed us how to get to the bus station was very kind.
2. The boy speaks English fluently. I stayed with him in Australia last year.
2. The boy whom I stayed with in Australia last year speaks English fluently.
3. They have just bought a new laptop from this shop.
3. A new laptop has just been bought from this shop.
4. Because of the heavy rain, we couldn’t go out for a walk.
4. Because it rained heavily (the rain was heavy), we couldn’t go out for a walk.