Grade 10 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAM
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. music B. please C. piece D. prize
2. A. played B. cooked C. opened D. loved
II. Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others.
3. A. forest B. festival C. funeral D. emotion
4. A. music B. tropical C. dependent D. chemical
III. Choose the best answer.
angston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was
born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen. Four years later, he
went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York.
For a few years after that he travelled the world by ship to visit many ports around the world and
writing some poetry. He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he
won the Writer Byrne Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain
and to Russia. His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea”. He wrote an
autobiography in 1956 and also published his collections of poetry then. A man of many talents,
Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history.
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5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. "The Big Sea" is one of Langston Hughes' best novels.
B. Hughes used to travel by ship to many ports around the world.
C. Hughes had lived in Mexico for a year before he left for New York.
D. Hughes attended Columbia University in New York at the age of fourteen.
6. When were his collections of poetry published?
A. in 1928 B. in 1956 C. in 1958 D. in 1960
7. Where did he win the Writer Byrne Prize for undergraduate poetry?
A. Lincoln University B. Russia C. Columbia University D. Spain
8. Where was Langston Hughes born?
A. New York B. Cleveland C. Columbia D. Missouri
9. Langston Hughes was _____ years old when he went to Mexico.
A. 16 B. 20 C. 18 D. 14

22. Music can ……………ideas, thoughts and feeling.
A. play B. express C. talk D. compose
V. Choose - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
23. I went to the market buying some food yesterday .
24. If we had taken a taxi, we would get there in time.
VI. Do as directed.
♦ Write a question basing on the underlined words
25. I went to Nam’s birthday party last week.
 When did you go to Nam’s birthday party?........................................................................................
26. Susan loves classical music.
 Who dose love classical music?..........................................................................................................
27. There were about 40 to 50 people at the concert last night.
 .............................................................................................................................................................
27. She is doing her homework .
 .............................................................................................................................................................
29. He smokes 40 cigarettes a day.
 .............................................................................................................................................................
♦ Give the right form of the verb in the bracket.
30. If I (know)……………… that you were ill, I would have gone to see you.
31. If I had known that you were in hospital, I (visit) ………………….…….…you.
32. If it (not, rain) ……………….…. yesterday, we would have come to visit them.
33. If I had had free time, I (go) ………………………………...shopping with you.
34. If you (call)………………….him, he would have come.
♦ Write a conditional sentence basing on these sentences.
35. I didn’t have enough money. I could not buy a new house.
 If..........................................................................................................................................................
36. I had a cold because I walked in the rain.
 If..........................................................................................................................................................
♦ Using To-infinitive to fill in the blank
37. I turned on the radio……………………..to the news.

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