ONE-PERIOD TEST - GRADE 10 (no.

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THE SECOND SEMESTER
I. Phonetics:
* Which pronounced part is different from others: (0.5p)
1. A. endanger B. elephant C. erosion D. eliminate
2. A. valuable B. bomb C. baby D. probably
* Which word has the main stress different from others: (0.5p)
3. A. damage B. discover C. consider D. preserve
4. A. Atlantic B. temperature C. photograph D. technical
II. Grammar and vocabulary:
A. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis: (1.5p)
1. The UK (divide) ______________ four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
2. They (build) ______________ a new hospital for children here next month.
3. I (not/ invite) _______________ to parties over the last few years.
4. The fence (collapse) ________________during the storm yesterday.
5. After he (collect) _______________ all the necessary information, he (start) __________ writing the essay.
B. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in parenthesis: (1p)
1. ____________ is threatening the park and many species of animals living in it. (contaminated)
2. Having good education enables women to achieve ______________. (unequal).
3. Viet Nam has kept a variety of superstitious _____________ about daily activities. (believe)
4. In many countries, it is ______________ for the bride to throw her bouquet of flowers into a crowd of well-
wishers. (custom)
C. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (1.5 p)
1. They were seeking a solution to the ________ of the rain forests.
A. destroyer B. destruction C. destroying D. destroy
2. People in this country made a good ________ eliminating domestic violence.
A. wage B. improving C. progress D. benefits
3. Brian has been working ________ since she was promoted.
A. much harder B. as harder C. more hardly D. as hardly as
4. Rare species of plants or ________ can be found in this region.
A. flowers B. fauna C. vegetation D. flora
5. The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction. (CLOSEST in meaning)
A. found B. established C. distinguished D. prevented
6. We had an accidental meeting with an old friend at the party last night. (OPPOSITE in meaning)
A. expected B. unacceptable C. unpleasant D. unlucky
III. Reading:
A. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: (1.25 p)
A pioneer leader for women’s rights. Susan B. Anthony became one of the leading women reformers
of the nineteenth century. In Rochester, New York, she began her first public crusade on behalf of
temperance. The temperance movement dealt with the abuses of women and children who suffered from
alcoholic husbands. Also she worked tirelessly against slavery and for women’s rights. Anthony helped write
the history of woman suffrage,
At the time Anthony lived, women did not have the right to vote. Because she voted in the 1872
election, a U.S. Marshall arrested Anthony. She hoped to prove that women had the legal right to vote under
the provisions of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the constitution. At her trial, a hostile federal
judge found her guilty and fined her $ 100, which she refused to pay.
Anthony did not work alone. She collaborated with reformers of women’s rights such as Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and Amelia Bloomer worked for the American Anti- Slavery Society with Frederick Douglas, a
fugitive slave and black abolitionist. On July 2, 1979, the U.S. Mint honoured her work by issuing the Susan
B. Anthony dollar coin. Although Anthony did not live to see the fruits of her efforts, the establishment of the
nineteenth amendment is indebted to her efforts.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Reformers do not always see the results of their efforts.
B. Susan B Anthony never gave up her fight for all people’s freedoms
C. Slavery was one of Susan B. Anthony’s causes
D. Anthony did not condone the use of alcohol
2. Antony advocated all of the following EXCEPT _________.
A. Slavery should be abolished
B. Alcohol should be prohibited because of the abuse it causes
C. Women are citizens and should have the right to vote
D. Employers should provided child care for female employees
3. An effective reformer is _________.
A. A person who has the support of family and friends
B. An activist who can enlist the help of others to promote a cause
C. A person who is knowledgeable about a particular cause
D. A person who ignores what others think
4. What would historians say was Susan Anthony’s greatest achievement?
A. She collaborated with abolitionists to rid the country of slavery
B. She was an activist and raised a family at the same time
C. Her tireless efforts to guarantee women the right to vote led to the establishment of the nineteenth
amendment to the Constitution
D. She was a leader in the temperance movement.
5. In which of the following ways did the U.S. Mint honour her life’s work?
A. The Susan B Anthony stamp was issued.
B. The Susan B Anthony dollar was created.
C. The Susan B Anthony Memorial park was built in Rochester.
D. Susan B Anthony dolls were created.
B. Fill in each blank with one of the following words (Each word is used once only): (1.25 p)
COMMON SUPERSTITIOUS
 There are many strange superstitions in the world. The most common one is related to black cat, (1)............
are the source of hundreds of unlucky superstitions. It’s a sign of bad luck if they walk in front of you or you
step on their tails. They even bring bad luck into a house if they sneeze inside! This superstition dates
(2) ........... to the Middle Ages when they became associated with witches and evil spirits.
Another common superstition is about walking under a ladder. A more (3)................ explanation can be
traced back to ancient Egypt. The early Egyptian believed that the shape of the Pyramids had a special power.
It was considered very bad luck to break the “power” of this shape and that’s exactly what walking under a
ladder would do!
In addition, in Roman time, people (4)...............the habit of looking at themselves in pools of water. Some
believed that these reflections were in fact “glimpses of soul”. Any disruption to the water in the pool would
bring bad luck to the person looking in it. This superstition lives (5) ………… the fear of bad luck from
breaking a mirror.
1. A. which B. who C. when D. where
2. A. on B. in C. back D. for
3. A. mystery B. mysterious C. mysteries D. mysteriously
4. A. had B. took C. raised D. became
5. A. on with B. in with C. with D. together with

IV. Writing:
A. Find out the mistake in the following sentences: (1p)
1. Our boss is worrying about the upcoming meeting, so all this stuff should complete before noon.     
A B C D
2. That pottery was found by an archaeologist while she was worked in this area.
A B C D
3. The children are only allowed watching television on the weekend.
A B C D
4. Erosion, which washes away valuable topsoil, can prevent by planting trees and grass.
A B C D
B. Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions: (1.5 p)
1. This story is more interesting than any other story that I have ever read.
 This is the ……………………………………………………………………………………...…
2. Peter does not drive so carefully as Tom.
 Tom ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. How many eggs do people often use to make a cake? (Passive voice)
 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………