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Dang Huy Tru upper- secondary school THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
Class:…………………………………. SUBJECT: ENGLISH
Name:………………………………… ACADEMIC YEAR: 2009-2010
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I. Read the passage, then decide whether the following statements are True or
False:
I’m in a favour of English- speaking contests in school. Such contests
encourage students to practise speaking English in their classes and help them
improve their speaking skills. Besides, while preparing themselves for the contest,
students have a chance to review their lesson thoroughly. Contests among classes
provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to
learn how to cooperate with other people. Some students may think that their
preparation for the speaking contests are time- consuming. However, in my
opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on. My classmates and I have
found that we speak English better after each contest. In sum, English-speaking
contests in school are useful to students.
1. The writer objects to English- speaking contests in schools
2. English- speaking contests help students improve their speaking skills.
3. English- speaking contests make students fail in preparation for their
lesson in classes.
4. English- speaking contests help students know how to work with other
people.
5. According to the passage, English- speaking contests in schools are
useful to students.
II. Read the passage below carefully, and then choose the best answer:
A worldwide education survey released on December 8
th
, 1998, by the
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) found that about 130 million children
between the ages of 6 and 11, including 73 million girls, go without basic

14. A. exam B. help C. left D. website
15. A. mutual B. return C. computer D. useful
IV. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D:
16. When I came, she was busy…………dinner in the kitchen.
A. prepare B. to prepare C. preparing D. with preparing
17. What…………when I phoned you last night?
A. did you do B. are you doing C. had you done D. were you doing
18. The plane…………off when they…………at the airport yesterday.
A. had taken/ arrived B. had taken/had arrived
C. has taken/ arrive D. took/ had arrived
19. Many volunteers often help the old people to clean their house, do their
shopping or…………their lawn.
A. mow B. rearrange C. participate D. clean
20. The man tied one end of the rope to his bed, then threw the other end…………
the window.
A. out of B. out off C. out from D. out
21. She remembered…………that woman last month.
A. of seeing B. to see C. seeing D. have seen
22. They had been childless…………eleven years so they’re thrilled to have a
child after they virtually given…………
A. about/ up B. for/ up C. for/ off D. about/ off
23. Many high school and college students in the USA work…………to help
disadvantage children.
A. voluntarily B. volunteer C. voluntary D. volunteering
24.Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
A. go after B. run after C. sit after D. look after
25. Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people are…………who help to
bring happiness to others.
A. all B. those C. that D. one
26. Mrs Grates expected…………with her housework by her husband.

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