FINAL EXAMINATION FOR GRADE 10

FINAL EXAMINATION FOR GRADE 10Duration: 45 minutes

Full name: ................................................. Class: 10.........

I. PronunciationA> Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. oceanB. machine C. cityD. she

2. A. studentsB. cupsC. music D. books

3. A. stationed B. belonged C. established D. studiedB> Choose a word in each line that has the different stress pattern.

4. A. historyB. originalC. industry D. dynasty

5. A. character

B. cinema

C. century D. musician

II. Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.

6. If we __________ to Ha Noi by airplane, we wouldnt have been late for the meeting.

A. had travelled B. havent travelled C. travelD. travelled

7. Jack: What do you think of action films? Mary: ___________

A. Oh, I find them really violent.

B. I dont think you should watch action films.

C. Im thinking of action films.

D. I prefer cartoon films to action films

8. Sperm whales and sharks are carnivores.

A. animals that live in the trees B. animals that live in the forests

C. animals that only eat plants D. animals that eat meat.

9. __________________ is a term that refers to the existence of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment.

A. biodiversityB. sample C. universityD. industry

10. Sperm whale populations are at ______________ due to hunting.

A. homeB. schoolC. stakeD. shake

11. Our class is divided ___________________ 4 groups.

A. on

B. forC. withD. into

12. Tim: Im having a headache - Sue: I think you ____________go home early and take a rest

A. shouldntB. shouldare going toD. will

13. People should ______________ endangered animals from being hunted.

A.. be protected B. to protectC. protectingD. protect

14.Nga: _______________ do you listen to music for? Anh: To feel relaxed

A. How oftenB. WhatC. HowD why

15. I feel tired. I think I _______________ be sick.

A. are going toB. shouldC. wouldD. will

III. Choose - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 16. Im interesting in watching films on T.V when I have free time A B C D

17. Why does she works so hard at the weekend?

A B C D

18. If they had started sooner, they wouldnt have miss the bus.

A B C D

19. 'Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her'?' 'I don't know. She seemed

A B C

interesting in it.

D

20. Which did the teacher explain how to solve this problem for?

A B C D

IV. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences

21. I went home early because I felt _________________.(bore)22. Long was selected to play in the __________________ football team last week. (profession)

23. My brother is fond of doing ____________________________ research. (science)

24. They are investigating the _________________ disappearance of a young woman. (mystery)

25. Scientists have made many important new _____________ of the depth by using modern devices. (discover)

V. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.

Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.

Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.

But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy mans needs of timber and paper.

What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished? - Would our life still exist then?

26. What would happen to the human beings if the wild life vanished?

A. Many species would quickly become extinct. B. Tropical forests would be cut down.

C. The human life would be seriously threatened. D. Species would go on dying out.

27. What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?

A. The vanishing of whole habitats. B. The extinction of many species.

C. The rapid advance of the process of extinction. D. Mans need of timber and paper

28. What does the writer caution us against?

A. cutting down the tropical forests. B. hunting wild animals.

C. draining marshes.

D. destroying our environment.

29. What would happen if we cut down forests?

-.> Cutting down forests would cause ..

A. the changes of temperature. B. the flood

C. both A and B are correct. D. none are correct.

30. To threaten in the passage means ..

A. to pollute

C. to vanish

B. to give fear to

D. to poison

VI. Writing (3 marks)

Rewrite the following sentences with the given words (3 marks)

31. Someone wrote this letter last night.

( This letter________________________________________________________________

32. The program was interesting .( I _______________________________________________________________________

33. I didnt know how to ride a bicycle until I was 15.

(It was not ________________________________________________________________

34. We didnt go on holiday because we didnt have enough money.

(If _______________________________________________________________________

35. Tom went to the shop so that he could buy some sugar.(Use to_Vinf )

(________________________________________________________ V. Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with ONE word you hear.I live in a small...................... (36)called Henfield There are about 500 people here. I love it because it is quiet and life is slow and easy. You never have to queue in shops or banks. The village is clean people look after it and dont throw their .....................(37) in the streets. The air is also clean because theres not much heavy traffic. Its much more ...........................(38) here than in a city. Everyone knows everyone and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.There arent many things I dont like about Henfield. One thing is that theres not much to do in the evenings we havent got any cinemas or ....................(39) . Another problem is that people always talk about each other and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still ....................... (40) village life to life in the city.Answer:

36. .......................................................

37. .......................................................38. .......................................................39. .......................................................40. .......................................................Good Luck!