Hiep Hoa High School No 1 October...........2010
Full name: .................................................... Class: ......................
THE FIRST WRITTEN TEST – ENGLISH 10
Time allowance: 45 minutes
Mark Teacher’s remark
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest. ( 1 p)
1.A. enjoy B. November C. question D. when
2.A. champion B. ambition C. literature D. had
3.A. romantic B. humane C. Paris D. parent
4.A. smile B. slices C.die D. million
II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences or substitutes for the underlined
word or phrase ( 2 ps )
1. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t……………
A. go on B. go off C. go away D. go up
2 John isn’t contented with his present salary.
A. excited about B. disappointed about C. satisfied with D. interested in
3.The children agreed ……. the candy equally.
A. divide B. to divide C. dividing D. to dividing
4. Jane had gone to the supermarket…… she got home yesterday.
A. as soon as B. after C. when D. before
5.When she was young, she received some…………. training from her father.
A. science B. scientific C scientist D. scientifically
6. By the time we …………, we had driven six hundred miles.
A. stopped B. were stopping C. has stopped D.had stopped
7.It’s been nice ………you.
A.meet B.to meet C.meeting D.met
8. I realy enjoy………with my mother.
A.cook B.to cook C.cooked D.cooking
III.Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. ( 2 ps )
1.By the time we ( arrive )…………… at the party last night, all our classmates ( leave )……..

2.Mike often ( go) ………………... to the library to borow books.
3.Minh and Ba (not/ finish)…………….……. their work yesterday.
4.Everybody decided (go)………………….….swimming last summer.
1…………………………………. 3……………………………………
2………………………………… 4……………………………………
IV.Make questions for the underlined words or phrases. ( 1.5p )
1. He is doing homework.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. A serious accident happened yesterday.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. He went to school by bike.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Miss Phuong loves teaching because she loves working with children.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Read the passage below and answer the following questions. ( 2 ps )
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She was born on
November 7
th
, 1867. She left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty, she
still managed to graduate at the top of the class. She met Pierre Curie in 1894 after graduation and
married him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband and wife
partnership in science history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They
were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
1.When was she born ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What did Marie Curie go to France for?
………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How was Marie Curie when she first lived in Paris?
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. How old was Marie Curie when she won the Nobel Prize for Physics?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………
VI: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the first
ones. ( 2 ps )
1.After we had handed over our tests to our teacher, we went home.
Before we ……………………………………………………………………………..
2.John spent three hours writing the essay.
It took …………………………………………………………………………………
3..By the time we reached the station last Monday , the train had left.
After the train ……………………………………………………………………………………..
4.The boy had played football with friends before he went home last sunday.
After……………………………………………………………………………………………….
The end
Hiep Hoa High School No 1 October...........2010
Full name: .................................................... Class: ......................
THE FIRST WRITTEN TEST – ENGLISH 10
Time allowance: 45 minutes
Mark Teacher’s remark
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest. ( 1 p )
1.A.during B.life C.wife D.drive
2.A.thirty B.ready C.satisfy D.family
3.A.contented B.evening C.ten D.pen
4.A.cheese B.tea C.field D.ready
II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences or substitutes for the underlined
word or phrase ( 2 ps )
1. He took ______ the position that his father had obtained at the college.
A. on B. to C. in D. up
2. Jane had thought a lot about my question ............. she answered it.
A. while B. before C. after D. when
3. Jane harboured her dream of becoming a talented doctor.

A. passed B. determine C. kept in mind D. realized
4.Our neighbour threatened …. the police if we didn't stop noise.
A. calling B. to call C.calls D.to calling
5. Marie Curie was the first woman ............................. at the Sorbonne.
A. professor B. prize C. director D. private tutor
6. Lan: “ Good morning.”
Nam: “_______________”
A. Hello. How are you? B. Goodbye. See you later. C. Hi. How is school? D. A &C
7.In 2000 John _____ the Star Sports Club.
A. joins B. join C. had joined D. joined
8.“_____ do you go to school?” _ “I often go to school at 6.30.”
A. How B. What time C. Where D. Who
III.Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
1. Last night, when I came home, some body ( take )……..everything away.
2. She suggested ( go )…………….to the cinema last night.
3. He always (get up)……………………….. late on Sundays
4.Why (you, come) ……………… late yesterday?
1…………………………………………. 3……………………………………….
2………………………………………… 4……………………………………….
IV. Make questions for the underlined words or phrases. ( 1.5p )
1.Hoa has English at 10 a.m on Monday.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
2. I saw him two days ago .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
3. My father drives to work every day .
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
4. There are 44 students in my class.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………?
V. Read the passage below and answer the following questions
In England boys and girls go to school five days a week. They don’t go to school on Saturdays and

Sundays. Lessons usually begin at nine o’clock. Each lesson lasts forty-five minutes. At fifteen past
eleven they have a quarter of an hour’s break in which they drink milk. Some pupils eat sandwiches or
biscuits which they bring from home. Then they have two lessons more. After that they have a lunch
break. Some pupils go home for lunch, but many have it at school. At two o’clock, school begins
again. There are two more lessons. For the next forty minutes they do some of their homework or have
a club meeting or play games like football. They go home at about four thirty in the afternoon.
1. Which days do they go to school?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. How long do they have a short rest?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How long does each lesson last ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What do they often do at school from 3:30 to 4: 15 in the afternoon?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
VI. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second ones have the same meaning as the first
ones.
1. After he had done his homework, he watched TV yesterday .
Before…………………………………………………………………………………………….…
2.I will give it back tomorrow , I promise .
I promise . . . . . . ……………………………………………………………………………………
3.It takes Quan 45 minutes to learn an English lesson
Quan spends……………………………………………………………………………………….
4.I bought a computer , but first I checked the price
After I………………………………………………………………………………………………
The end
Hiep Hoa High School No 1 October...........2010
Full name: .................................................... Class: ......................
THE FIRST WRITTEN TEST – ENGLISH 10
Time allowance: 45 minutes
Mark Teacher’s remark

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
rest.
1.A. subject B. discuss C. July D. study
2.A. receive B. reach C. employee D. rich
3.A. peasant B. ease C. dream D. death
4. A. band B. sand C.hand D. men
II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences or substitutes for the underlined
word or phrase ( 2 ps )
1.He studied hard and got the degree with ..........colors.
A. scarlet B. roaring C. red D. flying
2. His parents agreed . . . . . . . to London with him.
A. to move B. moving C. move D. moved
3. I hope we will be able to avoid . . . . . . . anyone.
A. disappoint B. to disappoint C. disappointed D. disappointing
4. The ..........of the Radium Institute made her humanitarian come true.
A. set B. establish C. finding D. founding
5. She got ............. as soon as the alarm clock went .............
A. over/ on B. up/ down C. up/ off D. on/ off
6. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
A. long talk B. formal talk C. serious talk D. friendly talk
7. Hung:“ Bye” Nam: “ …………………”
A. See you lately B. See you later C. Thank you D. Met you again
8.By the time Tom got to the station yesterday, he ............. four miles.
A. was walking B. had walked C. walked D. has walked
III.Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets ( 2ps )
1. My father (not listen) …………………….. to music at night.
2. Every day Ba (go) ……. to school at 6 a.m. Yesterday he (go) to chool at 7 a.m.
3. Jimmy avoids (meet)…………………me so I’m very sad.
4. I went to the box office at lunch time, but they (already/ sell) …………. all the tickets yesterday
1………………………………… 3…………………………………..

2………………………………… 4…………………………………..
IV. Make questions for the underlined words or phrases. ( 1.5p )