First term test

Name: ___________________________	Class: 10A__________
FIRST TERM TEST
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. followed	B. opened	C. answered	D. researched
A. arrives	B. places	C. languages	D. promises
A. printer	B. quickly	C. decide	D. live
Choose the word whose main stress is not the same as that of the others.
A. excursion	B. gallery	C. exciting	D. dependent
A. protect	B. tragic	C. subtract	D. prepare
Choose the best option.
I ________ a new house last year, but I _________ my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.
A. buy / didn’t sell	B. bought / didn’t sell	 C. bought / haven’t sold	 D. have bought / haven’t sold
Lucy interacts well _________ other children in the class.
A. with	B. since	C. ago	D. in
We ______________ on an excursion to the Pyramids.
A. went	B. had	C. made	D. did
____________ the meal was finished, Rachel washed up and made coffee.
A. While	B. Before	C. After	D. When
Helen: “Where do you come from?” – Ann: “__________.”
A. I come from London	B. Yes, I have just come here
C. In London	D. I’m living in London
We didn't enjoy the day ___________ the weather was so awful.
A. although	B. despite	C. because	D. because of
Read the passage and choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best answers each question.
Every year, students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and mathematics ... and English. In England, America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and mathematics ..., and another language, perhaps French, or German or Spanish.
Many adults learn English, because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.	 
According to the writer _____________________.
A. English is popular in most of the world	B. no children like to learn English	
C. English is useful only for teenagers	D. only adults learn English
Most people learn English by ______________. 
A. watching videos only	B. hearing the language in the office
C. talking with foreigners 	D. working hard on their lessons
Many boys and girls learn English because ________________.
A . English can give them a job	B. it is included in their study courses	
C. their parents make them	D. they have to study their own language
In America or Australia many school children study _______________.
A. English as a foreign language.	B. Their own language and no foreign language.
C. Such foreign languages as French, German, and Spanish. 	D. English and mathematics only
Many adults learn English because ________________. 
A . it helps them in their work	B. they want to go aboard
C . most of their books are in English	D. English is spoken in their office.
Circle the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
The television which we bought it five days ago gives very good pictures.
 A	 B	 C	 D
In spite taking a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
 A	 B	 C	 D
You didn't used to eat chips when you were younger.
 A	 B	C	 D
Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed lending her some money.
 A	 B	 C	D
Fill in the blanks with suitable words in the box.
with	device	 	small	computer	of
mouse	millions	thousands	slim	software
A computer is an electronic ___ (21) ___, which executes software programs. It consists __ (22) __ two parts hardware and __ (23) __. The computer processes input through input devices like mouse and keyboard. The computer displays output through output devices like color monitor and printer. The size of a computer varies considerably from very __ (24) __ to very big. The speed of computers also has a very large range. Computers have become indispensable in today’s world. __ (25) ___ of people use computers all over the world.
Fill in each gap with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Who gave him _____________ to leave class early? (permit) 
The narrow roads were ______________ with holiday traffic. (crowd) 
A teacher must be able to _________________ effectively to students. (communicative)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Mary feels uncomfortable, maybe she (be) ________________ ill. 
He died after he (be) _____________ sick for a long time.
Rewrite these sentences, using the given words.
She couldn’t tell you about that because she felt ashamed.
Because of _______________________________________________________.
John opened the store in 1932.
The store __________________________________________________________.
People are going to build a bridge over my house.
A bridge _________________________________________________.
I often get up early.
I am used ________________________________________________________.
My brother doesn’t listen to the radio any more.
My brother used _____________________________________________________.
We worked very hard for the exam. Then we passed it.
After ______________________________________________________.
It takes Nam two hours to surf the Internet every evening.
Nam spends _________________________________________.
Tom goes to the library twice a week.
How often ______________________________________________?
I met a man. He had just returned from France.
I met a man who _________________________________________.
He failed the exam because he was lazy.
Why _________________________________?