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Lớp: 10 THPT – Năm học: 2016-2017 SECTION A – PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1.0 PT) 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. D
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others. (1.0 PT) 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. D
SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. (4.2 PTS) 11. A 14. A 17. B 20. B 23. C 26. C 29. B 12. B 15. D 18. C 21. D 24. B 27. A 30. C 13. C 16. D 19. C 22. A 25. D 28. D 31. D
II. Choose the correct options among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as or best suited to
complete the given one. (0.6 PT) 32. C 33. B 34. A
III. Identify the errors in the following sentences then correct it. (1.0 PT) Mistake Correction Mistake Correction 35. B that 38. B valuable 36. C was 39. C sitting 37. D attention
III. Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right. (1.2 PTS) 40. invaluable 42. historical 44. inaccessible 41. unidentified 43. destruction 45. deforestation SECTION C – READING
I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (2.0 PTS) 46. is 48. fun 50. peer 52. however 54. risk 47. affect/ influence 49. out 51. from 53. own 55. about
II. Read the passage and circle the best answer to fill in the blank. (1.0 PTS) 56. D 57. A 58. B 59. D 60. B
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. (2.0 PTS) 61. B 63. C 65. B 67. C 69. C 62. B 64. D 66. C 68. D 70. A SECTION D – WRITING I.
Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one. (2.0 PTS)
71. I advise you to revise you lesson carefully for the 2nd term tests.
You’d better revise your lesson carefully for the 2nd term tests
72. We find it extremely difficult to make ends meet these days.
It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
73. Why don’t you meet to discuss the date of opening ceremony?
 I suggest that you should have a meeting to discuss the date of opening ceremony./ that you should
meet to discuss the date of opening ceremony./ meeting to discuss the date of opening ceremony .
74. I would prefer you to deliver the letters on Tuesday.
 I’d rather you delivered the letters on Tuesday.
75. I’m sure that her success made her parents feel wonderful.
 Her success must have made her parents feel wonderful.
76. You mustn’t leave the iron switched on for a long time.
 On no account must you leave the iron switched on for a long time.
77. We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
 If we had had a map, we couldn’t have got lost .
78. You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
 There is no limit/restriction on how much you eat for $5 at the new lunch-bar.
79. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn’t go under it.
 It was such a low bridge that the bus couldn’t go under it.
80. I only recognised him when he came into light.
 Not until he came into light did I recognise him.
II. Complete the second sentence using the word given (DO NOT CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN) so
that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. (1.0 PT)
81. You’d better start revising for the exam TIME
 It is (high/ about) time (that) you started revising for the exam
82. The terrible scream frightened me. BLOOD
 . The terrible scream made my blood run cold.
83. All the witnesses said the accident was my fault. BLAME
 All the witnesses said I was to blame for the accident.
84. Because I have already seen the film twice, I didn’t want to see it again. HAVING SEEN
 Having seen the film twice, I didn’t want to see it again.
85. They have already decided the date of their marriage. MIND
 They have already made up their mind the date of their marriage.
III. Write a paragraph (about 150 words)- (1.5 PTS)
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