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 Thẩm Tâm Vy, December 12th, 2018 GRADE 10 FIRST-SEMESTER FINAL EXAM 
FIRST-SEMESTER FINAL EXAM – ENGLISH 10 
Time alloted: 50 minutes 
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of 
the other words. (0.5p) 
1. A. sound B. would C. round D. bound 
2. A. circle B. fire C. hire D. tired 
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other 
words. (0.5p) 
1. A. occupation B. national C. natural D. passenger 
2. A. routine B. continue C. announce D. panic 
III.. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D that best completes each 
sentence. (3.0p) 
1. Please wait for her here until she........back. 
A. come B. will come C. comes D. came . 
2. It .........me 15 minutes to get to school every morning. 
A. takes B. took C. has taken D. had taken 
3. I'll give you this book as soon as I finish..........it. 
A. to read B. reading C. read D. has read 
4.......films should be made for school. 
A. Educational B. Educating C. Educator D. Educate 
5. Mary hopes.......to join the private club. She could make important business contact 
there. 
A. inviting B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited 
6. She works as a model to....... her living. 
A. get B. gain C. earn D. raise 
7. Tommy........goes to bed before midnight. 
A. hardly ever B. seldom never C. hardly never D. almost ever 
8. I'm not used.........up early on Sundays. 
A. for getting B. to getting C. by getting D. at getting 
9. They often write to each other.........they live apart. 
A. because B. even though C. because of D. despite 
10. Now I don't take the bus to school as I........ 
A. used to B. did C. took D. was 
11. ........if you take the map with you. 
A. You will get lost B. You will not get lost 
C. You get lost D. You got lost 
12. I'd like to stay at home........going out this evening. 
A. rather than B. instead of C. more than D. better at 
IV. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting. (1.0p) 
1. Nobody (A) were injured (B) in (C) the accident, were (D) they? 
2. Would you (A) mind (B) give me (C) a hand (D) with this bag? 
3. I (A) always (B) go (C) to school (D) by the bicycle. 
4. If it (A) rains, we (B) had to cancel (C) the parade scheduled (D) for today. 
V. Choose the correct sentence among Á, B, C, or D which has the same meaning 
as the given one. (0.75p) 
1. “Let 's go on a walking holiday!” said Jane. 
A. Jane wanted US to go on a walking holiday. 
B. Jane invited US to go on a walking holiday. 
C. Jane suggested going on a walking holiday. 
D. Jane allowed US to go on a walking holiday. 
2. He last had his eyes tested a year ago. 
A. The last time he tested his eyes was a year ago. 
B. He hasn't had his eyes tested for a year. 
C. He hadn't tested his eyes for a year. 
D. He didn't have any tests on his eyes in a year. 
3. The teacher said to us: "Don't be late for class." 
A. The teacher told us not to be late for class. 
B. The teacher told not to be late for class. 
C. The teacher told us to not be late for class. 
D. The teacher told us be not late for class 
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer, A, B, C, or D, to each of the 
questions below. (1.25p) 
 Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the nineteenth century, 
and later came to the United States. Several members of his family did a great deal to 
encourage him in the field of science. His father was most instrumental in supervising 
his work with the deaf. While he dealt with the deaf, and investigated the science of 
acoustics, his study eventually led to the invention of the multiple telegraph and his 
greatest invention of the telephone. The last quarter century of his life was dedicated to 
the advance in aviation. 
1. What was considered to be Alexander Graham Bell's greatest invention? 
A. multiple telegraph B. telephone C. aviation D. acoustics 
2. When he studied science, his family was....... 
A. angry B. pleased C sad D. supportive 
3. What can we conclude about Alexander Graham Bell? 
A. He worked very hard, but never achieved success. 
B. He spent so many years working in aviation because he wanted to be. 
D. He dedicated his life to the science and the well-being of mankind. 
D. He worked with the deaf so that he could invent the telephone. 
4. Which of the following sentences is NOT true? 
A. Bell was born in the 1900s. 
B. Bell worked with the deaf. 
C. He had many experiences with science of acoustics. 
D. Bell invented a multiple telegraph. 
5. How many years did Bell dedicate to aviation? 
A. 100 B. 25 C. 35 D. 50 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, December 12th, 2018 GRADE 10 FIRST-SEMESTER FINAL EXAM 
VII. Read the text below and choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, and D that 
best fits each numbered blank space. (1.5p) 
 Computers are helpful (1)......many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with 
information even more quickly than a person. Second, computers can work with 
(2)......information at the same time. Third, they can (3).......information for a long time. 
They do not forget things the common people do. Also, computers are almost always 
correct. They are not perfect, of course, but they usually do not (4)......mistakes. 
 These days, it is important to know about computers. There are a number of things to 
learn. Some companies have classes (5).......work. Also, most universities offer day and 
night courses in computer science. Another way to learn is from a book, or from a 
friend. (6).......a few hours of practise, you can work with computers. You may not be an 
expert, but you can have fun. 
1. A. in B. by C. through D. on 
2. A. a lot B. a lot of C. plenty D. much of 
3. A. stay B. remain C. hold D. keep 
4. A. do B. take C. make D. have 
5. A. at B. in C. for D. with 
6. A. Within B. After C. For D. During 
VIII. Listening. You will hear a boy called Adam telling his class about a hot air 
balloon flight he went on. For each question, fill in the missing information in the 
numbered space. You can listen to the tape twice. (1.5p) 
ADAM’S HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT 
 The flight in the balloon lasted for (1)........................ 
 Adam could see as far as the (2)................................from the balloon. 
 Adam didn't recognise a local (3).............................from the air. 
 Adam was surprised that it was (4)..........................in the balloon basket. 
 Adam didn't like having to (5)............................in the basket. 
 The balloon finally landed on a (6)............................... 
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