Grade 10 FIRST SEMESTER EXAM_009

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. useful B. hurry C. confuse D. refuse
2. A. field B. heat C. meet D. head
3. A. town B. now C. know D. cow

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4. A. profession B. conclusion C. interest D. appropriate
5. A. history B. English C. physics D. mathematics

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. John isn’t contented with his present salary.
A. satisfied with B. excited about C. interested in D. disappointed about
7. Harry works all the time. He ________
A. often relaxes B. relaxes sometimes C. relaxes never D. never relaxes
8. Just keep on ________ what you like.
A. done B. do C. doing D. did
9. I want ________ . I hope ________ for the team.
A. to play/choosing B. to play/to choose C. playing/being chosen D. to play/to be chosen
10. What time is the flight ________ to arrive?
A. thought B. plan C. due D. bound
11. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ________
A. go off B. go up C. go away D. go on
12. We are in regular ________ with each other by telephone or letter
A. communicate B. communication C. communicative D.communicative
13. She was disappointed to fail in two of her four ________
A. lessons B. subjects C. classes C. schools
14. Mrs. Loan is ________ about her daughter’s lateness.
A. pleased B. thought C. regretted D. worried
15. ________ is Nam like? – He’s tall and thin.
A. How B. What C. Who D. Whom
16. How ________ information did you ask for?
A. some B. a lot C. much D. many
17. We were watching TV when the light ________ out.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. were going
18. Lan is anxious about her parents' permission.
A. expensive B. cheap C. interested D. worried
19. We haven't had a good meal ________three weeks.
A. ago B. since C. for D. in
20. They build a ________to look after people's health.
A. football ground B. medical centre C. bridge D. school
Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
21. I know you are too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again
A B C D
22. She saw me and stopped to talk to me while she is going shopping this morning
A B C D
23. I promise I’ll try studying hard and my parents stop worrying about me.
A B C D
24. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life
A B C D
25. Nam usually go fishing with some friends in his free time.
A B C D

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Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.
Kevin teaches (26) ____ 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 (27) _____ them in a new company to produce computer software for
businesses. Everyone thinks that it will do very well. Kevin will probably earn more money than he
(28)____ at the high school. The new company is (29) ____, and the money may be good in deed.
(30)____, Kevin can hardly quit his teaching job! He loves it.

26. A. mathematics B. mathematic C. mathematical D. mathematician

27. A. joining B. join C. joins D. to join
28. A. do B. doing C. does D. did
29. A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitement
30. A. However B. Therefore C. Furthermore D. Consequently

Rewrite the following sentences as directed

31. My sister goes to school by bike every day. (make question for the underlined part)
____________________________________________________________________________________
32. The boy passed his friend’s house every morning. (make question for the underlined part)
____________________________________________________________________________________
33. Will you lend me your car?
 Would you mind _____________________________________________________________________
34. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up.
 If__________________________________________________________________________________
35. To solve this problem is easy.
 It’s ________________________________________________________________________________
Use the worsd given to build sentences.
36. These farmers/normally/contented/farm work.
____________________________________________________________________________________
37. you/frequently/send/letters/by e-mail?
____________________________________________________________________________________
38. The World War II/begin/1939/end/1945.
____________________________________________________________________________________
39. Ann/not come/party/last night.
____________________________________________________________________________________
40. I feel / very happy / get / letter I after / such / long time.
____________________________________________________________________________________

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