1. Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-002
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Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronunced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. music B. discuss C. serious D. sense
2. A. stream B. heavy C. ready D. head
Pick out the word that has the different stress pattern from that of the other words.
3. A. botanic B. glorious C. assemble D. delicious
4. A. divide B. control C. receive D. listen
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
5. "Now, I am ready". She answered.
A. she answered that now she was ready. B. she answered that now she is ready.
C. she answered that then she is ready. D. she answered that then she was ready.
6. The building in the middle of the town_______.
A. is being painted B. being painted C. Is painting D. be painted
7. I______you the book if you had asked my father.
A. would lend B. would lent C. would have lend D. would have lent
8. I_____she______stay there.
A. think not/should B. not think/shouldn't C. don't think/should D. think/not should
9. If I had money, I_____that car.
A. will buy B. would buy C. would have bought D. bought
10. There will be______good film at _____cinema next week.
A. the/the B. a/a C. a/the D. the/a
11. I'm learning English______English songs.
A. for sing B. to sing C. to singing D. singing
12. If you_____the prize, you would become a millionaire.
A. win B. would win C. has won D. won
13. Can you repair my bicycle? -Oh, yes, I______it now.
A. am going to do B. will do C. will to do D. do
14. I prefer rock______jazz.
A. of B. than C. to D. for
15. "______football club do you like best,Van?" __ "Chelsea, of course".
A. Whom B. Who C. Why D. Which
16. ______the heavy traffic, we came to his party late.
A. because B. despite of C. because of D. In spite
17. Why did you turn on the T.V? -I_______a football match at 6 o’clock.
A. am being watched B. am going to watch C. will watch D. should watch
18. It's a really______film.
A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifies D. terrifying
19. The water in this area is________.
A. polluting B. pollute C. polluted D. pollution
20. The boy was ___________when he was 2 years old.
A. abandoned B. increased C. wasted D. gone
21. They were absent because of_____________
A. sick B. sicken C. sickly D. sickness
III. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the word in parenthese.
22. Folk music is music of a country. (tradition)
23. Thank you for your to dinner tomorrow. (invite)

2. Grade 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-002
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24. The World Cup is regarded as the world of the sport. (champion)
IV. Rewrite sentence so that the meaning stays the same.
25. Workers are building many new roads in this city.(passive voice)
 Many ___________________________________________________________________________
26. I was sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to class. (Conditional sentence)
 If ______________________________________________________________________________
27. Last month my mother came back the village to visit my grandparents. (make question)
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28. We didn’t find out about the meeting until he phoned us.
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29. The woman owned the luxury hotel.You met her at the party yesterday. (Combine sentence with relative pronoun)
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V. Reading the passage and answer the questions.
Louis Braille was born in 1809 in Coupvray. He was a French teacher of the blind. He himself
was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went as a foundling to the National Institute for the
Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked ability in both science and music, he became famous in
Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institute. Braille is
known for his idea of modifying the Barbier “point writing” system, used for coded army message, to
enable the blind to read. Point writing consists of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille
system derived from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries.
30. When and where was Louis Braille born?
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31. In what fields did he show his marked ability?
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32. Was the Braille system derived from the Barbier “pointing writing” system?
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VI. Writing
33. He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet. (in spite of)
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34. In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile.(although)
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35. My first job was a receptionist in a hotel in Ha Noi.(make question)
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36. I had to take an English course in the evening. (make question)
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37. I come from a city. This city is located in the southern part of the country.( relative clauses)
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38. Anyone must take an entrance examination. Anyone applies to that school.( relative clauses)
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39. The boy drew pictures of people at the airport. The people were waiting for their planes.(relative clauses)
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40. Sunlight wakes me up early in the morning. It comes through the window.( relative clauses)
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