Nhan Chinh High School THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER TEST 17.

TER TEST 17. Today, fathers are taking ____ role in caring for children and helping out around the
GRADE: 10th - TIME: 45 minutes house.
Code: 321 A. a more active B. more active C. the more active D. as active
I. PRONUNCIATION 18. The gap between the sides is not ________ it was.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose A. as wide as B. the wider as C. the widest as D. wide than
underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following 19 He is not ______ he used to be.
questions. A. such good as a player as B. such a good player as
1. A. women B. men C. led D. intellectual C. so good as a teacher D. as a teacher as good
2. A. gender B. region C. begin D. general 20. Brian has been working ______ since he was promoted.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs A. much harderB. as harder C. more hardly D. far hardly
from the others in the position of primary stress in each of the following 21. We bought our house last year.
questions. A. Our house has been bought since last year.
3. A. ability B. naturally C. equality D. society B. Our house has been bought for a year.
4. A. status B. argue C. basic D. against C. Our house was sold last year.
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR D. Our house was bought last year.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer 22. Jane allows her children to stay up to midnight on Saturday evenings.
to each of the following questions. A. Jane let her children stay up late on Saturdays.
5. Nowadays, many people have still fought for gender _____ in many fields, especially in B. Jane lets her children stay up late on Saturdays.
education and employment. C. Jane let her children to stay up late on Saturdays.
A. discrimination B. equality C. opportunity D. elimination D. Jane lets her children to stay up late on Saturdays.
6. For many ______ parents, balancing their jobs and their family obligations can be a Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable
challenge. response to complete each of the following exchanges.
A. worked B. working C. work D. career 23. "Does it bother you if I go out late tonight?" ~ " ______"
7. Hailey was excited to be his friend's ______ in his wedding. A. Yes. Go ahead. B. It doesn't matter to me.
A. close man B. closest man C. best man D. better man C. No. I want you to stay at home. D. I'm tired of being with you.
8. Wage _________ exists when workers are equally qualified and perform the same work 24. “I believe gender discrimination in education starts at home because parents treat boys
but one group of workers is paid more than another. and girls differently.” ~ “ ______”
A. equality B. payment C. discrimination D. income A. All right. B. I don't agree all. C. I couldn't agree more. D. Sorry to interrupt you.
9. It is a ______ belief that broken mirrors will bring bad luck. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST
A. usual B. normal C. similar D. common in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
10. I'm against ________. 25. The Vietnamese government has done a lot to eliminate hunger and poverty.
A. violating B. violent C. violence D. violate A. get rid of B. limit C. decrease D. discriminate
11. Something ____ immediately to prevent teenagers from ______ in factories and mines. 26. Each district was divided into a number of sub-divisions.
A. should be done / being exploited B. we should do / exploiting A. split up B. separated C. shared D. merged
C. should do / be exploited D. should have done / exploited Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part
12. Your dad has been working hard in the garden for four hours. He ____ tired now. that needs correction in each of the following questions.
A. must be B. can be C. must D. will be 27. You mustn't (A) take the test (B) if you don't want to (C). It's optional (D).
13. The situation _____ to continue. 28. I'm afraid (A) the weather is getting (B) hotter (C) and hottest (D).
A. cannot allow B. cannot be allowed Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s)
C. cannot have allowed D. cannot be allowing OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following
14. Hundreds of people ______ the job in the company but only five workers were questions.
employed. 29. Hair color is one of the most obvious characteristics to be used in identifying people.
A. asked for B. appointed C. recruited D. applied for A. fortunate B. understandable C. memorable D. unclear
15. After ______ lunch, we went for a walk by _____ sea. 30. Siobhan and Ray have just got married.
A. the/ the B. x/ x C. x/the D. the/ x A. divorced B. got engaged C. quarreled D. argued
16. I never listen to _____ radio. In fact I haven't got ____ radio. III. READING
A. a/a B. a/ the C. the/ the D. the/ a
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (45) _____ the Nobel Prize for Physics in
to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1903.
Common Wedding Rituals in the USA 36. A. biologist B. writer C. physicist and chemist
Being a country of different cultural races, there is a great variety of wedding styles in the D. mathematician
United States. However, the majority of weddings nowadays still follow a number of 37. A. take B. satisfy C. follow D
traditions. One of the traditions dating back to the nineteenth century is about what a bride 38. A. difficulty B. difficult C. loneliness D
should wear on her wedding day. It is commonly believed that on her wedding day, the 39. A. managed B. made C. worked D
bride should carry with her 'something old, something new, something borrowed, and 40. A. immediately B. lately C. soon D
something blue’. This is because each of these things has a special meaning for the bride on 41. A. divorced B. divorce C. married D
this big day. 42. A. established B. formed C. organized D
When a bride wears 'something old’, it reminds her of her family and the past. Thus, some 43. A. partner B. scientists C. partners D
brides may wear their mother's wedding dress or a piece of her jewellery. 44. A. made B. discovered C. built D
'Something new’ that the bride wears means good luck and hope for a happy future with her 45. A. are awarded B. awarded C. were awarding D
husband. This new item is usually a pair of new shoes, or it can be the wedding dress or awarded
something else. IV. WRITING
When the bride wears 'something borrowed’, it symbolizes the help and support she gets Complete the incomplete sentence so that it means the same as the one above it.
from her friends and her family whenever she needs it. An example of 'something borrowed’ 46. Governments should offer poor women more help.
can be a married friend's bridal veil or a friend's handkerchief. Poor women ______________________________________________________.
'Something blue’ means trust and faith between the bride and the groom. Nowadays, some 47. We can encourage married women to pursue a career of their preference.
brides are creative with this item. For example, they may have their fingernails painted blue. Married women ____________________________________________________.
Nevertheless, the most popular blue item is the garter that the bride wears on her leg. 48. They must not allow any kind of violence at school.
Things are changing fast these days; however, the rituals about what the bride should wear Any _____________________________________________________________.
on her wedding day remain kept strictly by a lot of women in the USA. 49. He makes a better husband than father.
31. When did the tradition about what the bride should wear on her wedding day start? He is more _______________________________________________________.
A. From the 8th century B. From the 9th century 50. I had expected the weather to be worse.
C. From the 18th century D. From the 19th century The weather was __________________________________________________.
32. What might the bride wear to remind her of her family and the past?
A. Her mother's wedding dress B. A pair of new shoes
C. A friend's handkerchief D. A blue garter
33. Which item symbolizes good luck and hope for a happy future?
A. Something old B. Something new C. Something borrowed D. Something blue
34. When the bride wears something borrowed, what does it symbolize?
A. Her past memories B. Her wish for a better future
C. Support from her family and friends
D. The trust and faith between the bride and the groom
35. Why do some brides have their fingernails painted blue?
A. To show the importance of something blue they wear
B. Because so many brides paint their fingernails a blue colour .
C. To show how creative some brides are
D. To explain why some brides don't wear blue garters
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet
to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (36) _____, was a courageous and determined woman.
She left her home for Paris to (37) _____ her interest in science. Living in (38) _____, she
still (39) ______ to undulate the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie (40) _______ after
graduation and (41) ______ him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie (42) ______ the
most famous husband-and-wife (43) ______ in science history. They (44) _______ the