Practice test - Grade 10 - The second semester - English Group

of more than 200km. The main tunnel is 60 – 70 cm wide and 80 - 90 cm high. Above the tunnel is a layer of earth about 3m - 4m thick, enough to sustain the weight of 50-ton tanks or heavy artillery as well as the destruction of bomb up to 100kg. Although it is an underground communication network, the tunnel is enlarged here and there into rooms large enough to hold large meetings, a medical station or art performances. Those who had set foot in that tunnel network. should greatly admire the talent, determination and endurance of the communist guerillas. The soil in Cu Chi. was as hard as stone, but with such rudimentary hand tools as hoes and shovels, they had dug and removed tens thousands of tons of earth and stone, and camouflaged( nguy trang ) the openings so well that nobody could find them. Many people have called it a wonder of the 20th century.
1. Where is Cu Chi situated?
	A. At the entrance to Sai Gon.	B. In Sai Gon.
	C. On the way to a revolutionary base. 	D. Near Cu Chi Tunnels
2. Cu Chi tunnel ............................
	A. is very wide and long.	B. is a complicated network of winding passages.
	C. has a thin layer of earth above.	D. connects underground networks.
3. The word 'them' in line 11 refer to .........................	
	A. the guerillas( du kich )	b. the tunnels	C. the openings 	D. earth and stone
4. Which of the following sentences concerning Cu Chi Tunnel is not mentioned.
	A. The tunnel is strong enough to support the destruction of bombardments.	
	B. There are meeting places in the tunnel.
	C. The tunnel was dug by hand.
	D. The openings of the tunnel were covered with bushes. 
5. Which of the following sentences is true?
	A. Cu Chi was an important revolutionary base.
	B. The area-of Cu Chi is about 200 square kilometers.
	C. The soil in Cu Chi is uncultivated.
	D. Cu Chi was called a wonder of 20th century.
B. Read the passage, then choose the correct answer.
	Hoi An Ancient Town is situated 30 km south of Da Nang and known as a Faifoo to early Western traders. Hoi An was one of the major trading centers in Southeast Asia in the 16th - 17th centuries. Hoi An was also an. important port of call for Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Japanese. Indonesia and other merchant vessels in the Far East. In the town. there are one or two streets. whose original structures remain almost intact. All the houses were made of rare wood and were decorated with horizontal lacquered board and vertical panels engraved with Chinese characters. Hoi An is highly attractive for historical, geographic, artistic, architectural.... aspects.
In recent years, Hoi An has become a popular tourist destination in Viet Nam. In 1999, it was certified by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage. 
QUESTIONS:
1. Where is Hoi An located ?
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2. What was Hoi An in Southeast Asia in the 16th - 17th centuries
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3. Are some streets in Hoi An still well-preserved?	
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4. How were all the houses decorated ?
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5. When was Hoi An certified by UNESCO as a World Cultural Hertitage?
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II. PRONUNCIATION. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. dynasty	B. dragon 	C. banyan	 	 D. statue
2. A. citadel	 B. brilliant 	C. architecture	 D. site
3. A. famous 	B. flourish 	C. honor 	 D. behavior
4. A. preserve 	B. measure	C. decision 	 D. usual
5. A. ocean 	B. special	C. musician	 D. certify
III. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. . 
1. Temple of Literature is a the famous historical and  site in Ha Noi.
	A. heritage	B. tradition	C. culture	D. cultural 
2. All the pillars of the old house were carved with ornamental designs.
	 A. written	B. engraved	C. painted	D. decorated
3. Van Mieu was a place to...................the most brilliant scholars of the nation.
	A. memorial 	B. memorialize	C. memory	D. memorialized
4. Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
	A. growing well	B. setting up	C. closing down 	D. taking off
5. Hue Imperial City was certified as a World Cultural................. in 1993.
	A. History	B. Tradition	C. Heritage	D. Site
6. The first university of Vietnam was  on the grounds of Van Mieu. 
	A. established	B. establish	C. establishment	D. establishing
7. They would rather go by air than spend a week traveling .. train.
	A. to	B. with	C. by	D. on
8. Van Mieu is an example of well-preserved.....................Vietnamese architecture.
	A. tradition	B. traditional	C. traditionally	D. traditionalism
9. Most babies will grow  to be as clever as their parents.
	A. down	B. up	C. off	D. in
10. His novels were originally published in serial form in a magazine.
	A. actually	B. unusually	C. truly	D. initially
11. The more you water this plant, the  it will grow
A. faster	B. best	C. tall	D. wetter
12. John's grades are really bad.' `Yes, but Tim's are.............
A. worse	B. worst	C. badder	D. so worse
13. 'How was the exam?' 'Well, it was quite ................. we expected. 
A. more easy that	B. more easy than 	C. easier than	D. easier
14. My brother is two years	.................me.
A. as old as	B. older than	C. elder than	D. B and C
15.A: Jane doesn't seem interested in learning to swim. 
 B: ‘You’re right. Betty is the ........... of the two.'
A. most enthusiastic 	B. more enthusiastic 	C. enthusiastic 	D. most enthusiast 
16. Brian has been working ................... since has was promoted.
A. much harder	B. more harder	C. more hardly 	D. as harder
17. 'Would you like to try this hat?" Have you got one.?
A. with a wider brim	B. with more wide brim
C. which a wide brim	D. more wide than
18. 'Mark walks so fast." Well. I think the faster he walks, 	
A. more tired he gets.	B. the more tired he gets
C. he gets more tired	D. he gets tired
19. Mike was the.. in his family; all his brothers were much taller.
A. lowest	B. shortest	C. slightest	D. littlest
20. 'Sorry we're late. Your house is ............... we thought.-'Never mind.
A. more farther than 	B. the farthest	C. much farther than 	D. more for than
21. The Himalaya Mountains are the ...........................	
A. heigh of world extensive. ranges	B. ranges of the most extensive.
C. world's most extensive ranges	D. more extensive ranges of the world 
22.The more studious you are , _________ result you get .
A. good 	B. better 	C. the better 	D. the more 
23. People go to the football matches now ..than twenty years ago. 
A. Less	B. Lesser	C. Fewer	D. Few
24. The Duke of Westminster is...............in Britain.
A. second richest person	B. the richest second person
C. the second richest person	D. the second rich person
25. A: How old is he? B: I've no idea, but I'm sure he...........you if you ask him.
A. will have told	B. will be telling	C. is going to tell 	D. will tell
26. A: ________________________________
	B: The Statue of Liberty is older. It was built in 1886 and the Eiffel Tower wasn't built until 1889.
	A. is the Statue of Liberty older than the Eiffel Tower?
	B. Which is older, the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower?
	C. When were the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower built?
	D. Which is the oldest, the Statue of Liberty or the Eiffel Tower'
27. A: ________________________________	
	B: The Pacific Ocean.
A. Which is a large ocean in the world?
B. What's the most large ocean in the world?
C. What's the world's largest ocean?
D. Which ocean is the largest ocean of the world?
28. A: ________________________________
	B: Vatican City has the smallest population in the world ... only eight hundred people live there!
A. What country has the population smallest in the world, Monaco, Luxembourg, or Vatican City?
B. Which is the world's smallest population, Monaco, Luxembourg or Vatican City?
C. What's the smallest population in the world, Monaco, Luxembourg, or Vatican City?
D. Which country has the smallest population in the world, Monaca Luxembourg or Vatican City?
29. A: ________________________________	
	B: No, they both weigh the same.
A. Is a pound of gold heavier than a pound of butter?
B. Which is heavier, a pound of gold or a. pound of butter?
C. Which is the heaviest, a pound of gold or a pound of butter?
D. Does a pound of gold weigh more heavy than a pound of butter'.
30. A: ________________________________
	B: it's Shanghai.
A. Which is the biggest city on the world?
B. What's the biggest city in the world?
C. Which city is the biggest city of the world?
D. What's the city that is biggest in the world?
V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
1. The northern part of the United States generally receives much more snow as the southern 
	A	B	C	D
part.
2. You did much more better in the last test than in this one.
	A 	B 	C	D
3. Ceramics can be harder, light, and more resistant to heat than metals. 
	A	B	C	D
4. Patrick doesn't run quickly as Lee, but he can run farther.
	A	B	C	D
5. I think the faster you read, the least you understand.
	A	B	C	D
6. Not everyone realizes that the most lamest organ of the human body is skin. 
 	A	B	C	 D
7. In all the cities I've visited, I like New York the best.
	A	B	C	D
8. It was in a cave near Magdalena, New Mexico, when the oldest known ears of cultivated corn 
	A	B	C
were discovered
	D