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Semester Test – English 10
Part A: Multiple Choice
I.Read the passage and chose the best word for each blank.
All early television was broadcast in black and white. Color television was possible but it was too
(1) _____ and of very poor quality until the middle of the 1950s. Color television broadcasts began in
the United States in 1954, in Japan in 1960, and in Europe in 1967.
The first (2) _____ on the moon was broadcast live on television in 1969, and now television
programs are transmitted all over the world immediately through the use of satellites that transmit the
signals from the earth, through (3) _____, and back to the earth.
More people now (4) _____ their news and information through television than through newspapers
and radio. The development of television is one of the most rapid and exciting (5) _____ of our
century.
1. A. bulky B. complicated C. expensive D. valuable
2. A. arriving B. flying C. landing D. moving
3. A. space B. atmosphere C. distance D. area
4. A. have B. get C. take D. bring
5. A. problems B. facts C. events D. Issues
II. Choose ONE sentence that is closest in meaning with the original one.
Question 6: The football match was cancelled because it rained.
A. We postponed the football match whether it rained or not.
B. We planned to watch a football match because we didn’t know it would rain.
C. Despite the rain, we watched the football match as planned.
D. The football match was cancelled because of the rain.
Question 7: I have been learning English for seven years.
A. I started to learn English for seven years.
B. I started to learn English seven years ago.
C. I have started to learn English for seven years. .
D. I didn't start to learn English seven years ago.
III. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence or replace the underlined words or

A. because B. in spite of C. since D. Although
Question 20: Only one of the people _________ work in the company is qualified.
A. what B. which C. who D. where
Question 21: Henry _______________(live) in New York for ten years before he ___________
(move) to Chicago last month.
A. has lived/ move B. had lived/moved C. had lived/ has lived D. lived/had moved
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting
Question 22: They used to living in Finland, but now they live in France.
A B C D
Question 23: Television can make things memory because it presents information is an effective way.
A B C D
Question 24: I ‘ll give you a call if I ‘ll need some help tomorrow
A B C D
IV. Choose the word whose primary stress is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 25: A. paper B. famous C. rain D. channel
Question 26: A. picture B. suggest C. sunburnt D. Future
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 27 : A. Background B. career C. second D. private
Question 28 : A. alternate B. interfere C. stimulate D. satisfy
PART B: WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences with the words given in the way that the rewritten one is closest in
meaning with the original one.
Question 1: Mary saw the map. She went to the hospital.
-> After………………………………………………………
Question 2: A dictionary is a book. This gives you the meaning of words. (Connector“Which”)

Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
Question 3: I think this game will be __________. (interest)
Question 4: They often go to Vung Tau at the weekend. (Wh- question)
……………………………………………………………………………

-> Has Lan been invited to the party?
……….THE END ……
PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (7 MARKS)
Read the passage and choose the best word for each blank.
Kevin teaches (1) ____ at a high school. He enjoys his teaching very much, and he always feels
very self-confident and proud when he is standing on the teaching platform. Some of his ex-classmates
have just offered him a chance (2) _____ them in a new company to produce computer software for
businesses. Everyone thinks that it (3) ____ very well. Kevin will probably earn more money than he
does at the high school. The new company is (4) ____, and the money may be good in deed. (5) ____,
Kevin can hardly quit his teaching job! He loves it.
Question 1: A. Mathematics B. mathematic C. mathematical D. mathematician
Question 2: A. Joining B. join C. joins D. to join
Question 3: A. was done B. does C. did D. will do
Question 4: A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitement
Question 5: A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Consequently
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each questions.
The first school for blind, deaf and mute children in the Tibet Autonomous Region celebrated its first
anniversary on Friday. The school is built in the Eastern suburb of L’hasa, capital of Tibet, and is designed
to hold 200 students. In addition, it covers 20,000 square meters.
The school curriculum includes Braille and sign-language training, Tibetan, mathematics, writing,
ethics training, physical education, arts, handicrafts, speech and walking courses. At the celebration, the
audience was touched by a silent song expressed by the students with sign language. Baiba Toinzhub, a
10-year-old blind child, can speak Chinese fluently and is very good at singing and dancing. He told the
visitors that life in the boarding school was very comfortable. He also said that living here helped him
realize a new horizon was opening for him and other disabled children.
Question 6: What type of students attend the school?
A. All children who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region
B. Some children with a variety of disabilities.
C. Children who cannot see, hear, or speak.
D. Most of the children who are mentally retarded.

A. am going B. are going C. will be going D. are going to go
Question 17: When I was young, I received some_______ training from my father.
A. science B. scientific C scientist D. scientifically
Question 18: ____presents information and entertainment orally.
A. Radio B. The Internet C. Television D. Newspaper
Question 19: We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
A. formal talk B. informal talk C. serious talk D. long talk
Question 20: What can we do to help people who do not have enough to eat?
A. the rich B. the poor C. the sick D. the homeless
Question 21: Ann: “______________________”
àTom: It is used to send and receive letters, pictures quickly
A. Could you tell me what a fax machine is used for?
B. Could you tell me what is a fax machine used for?
C. Could you tell me what a fax machine used for?
D. Could you tell me what a fax machine are used for?
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:
Question 22: He used to crying a lot when he was a child
A B C D
Question 23: Because the bad condition of the house, they gave up the idea of buying it
A B C D
Question 24: The blind are the people who have a lot of money.
A B C D
Choose the word whose primary stress is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 25: A. prepare B. produce C. storage D. enjoy
Question 26: A. comedy B. punishment C. national D. adventure
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Question 27: A. Friday B. mistake C. time D. wildlife
Question 28: A. bowl B. how C. town D. cow
PART B: WRITING (3 MARKS)
Rewrite the following sentences with the words given in the way that the rewritten one is closest in

Question 2: The man who is very friendly is a doctor.
Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
Question 3: watched
Question 4: different
Rewrite the following sentences with the words given in brackets in the way that the rewritten one is
closest in meaning to the original one.
Question 5: In spite of taking a taxi, Tom arrived late.
Question 6: Tom told Mary (that) he had visited her parents the week before.
THE END