THE FIRST-TERM FINAL TEST
ENGLISH TEN – GLOBAL SUCCESS
Time Alloted: 45 minutes

Choose the correct letter (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress.
1. A. singer
B. receive
C. programme
D. lyrics
2. A. common
B. music
C. people
D. perform
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
3. A. machine
B. magazine
C. engine
D. confine
4. A. good
B. foot
C. hook
D. loot
Choose the best answer among A, B, C and D.
There are many things you can do to help end plastic pollution. Firstly, you should reduce your use
of plastic. You should avoid single-use plastic products such as straws or takeaway coffee cups.
Instead, choose reusable products made from bamboo or metal. Secondly, you should reuse plastic.
If you have plastic items, make sure you use them many times. For example, you can refill water
bottles and reuse lunch boxes.
Besides, you should use strong, reusable bags for shopping made from other materials rather than
plastic. Finally, you should recycle plastic whenever you can. Before you buy anything sold in
plastic, check the recycling symbols. Always try to recycle plastic items instead of throwing them
away in the rubbish bin. Remember that there are many things that are made from recycled plastic.
5. A. bags
B. clothing
C. products
D. items
6. A. used
B. done
C. set
D. made
7. A. sure
B. certain
C. sound
D. use
8. A. more
B. rather
C. less
D. fewer
9. A. putting
B. placing
C. throwing
D. turning
Choose the answer that best fits each blamk.
10. Let's go out for some drink,…?
A. do we
B. don't we
C. shall we
D. why not
11. My friend and I were so….to go to the Youth Music Festival.
A. exciting
B. excited
C. excitement
D. excitive
12. We are really looking forward to her….this Sunday.
A. performing
B. performer
C. performant
D. performance
13. Turning round, I saw her….the street.
A. crossed
B. crossing
C. to cross
D. cross
14. To save….and reduce our carbon footprints we should turn off all our appliances when we don't
use them.
A. light
B. energy
C. life
D. environment
15. While my aunt is the breadwinner, my uncle is the….
A. housekeeper
B. housemother C. homeowner
D. homemaker
16. This book....in the classroom yesterday.
A. was left
B. was leaving
C. leaves
D. left
17. She is buying some sugar and flour. She….a cake this evening
A. is going to make
B. makes
C. made
D. has made
18. ….. cars can work with little human control.
A. No-driver
B. Not driven
C. Driverless
D. Non-driver
19. She told us her life story while we….her tidy the house.
A. are helping
B. have helped
C. were helping D. help
20. This device people….to communicate by using voice commands.

A. allows
B. makes
C. applies
D. lets
21. Tom has had this iPad….3 years.
A. for
B. since
C. from
D. in
WRITING. Choose the sentence that means the same as the original sentence.
22. It was sunny, so Lan took an umbrella.
A. It was sunny; therefore, Lan took an umbrella.
B. It was sunny because Lan took an umbrella.
C. If it was sunny, Lan would take an umbrella.
D. Although it was sunny, Lan took an umbrella.
23. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
A. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
B. Their parents never go out in the evening.
C. Their parents do not let them go out in the evening.
D. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
24. 'Let's go to the theatre tonight,' she suggested.
A. She suggested they to go to the theatre that night.
B. She suggested going to the theatre that night.
C. She suggested that they went to the theatre that night.
D. She suggested that let's them go to the theatre that night.
Choose the best response.
25. Phong: Let's go to the school concert on Saturday evening, Nam!
Nam: ……. Where can we meet?
A. I'd love to
B. I don't feel like it.
C. I'm sorry
D. No, thank you.
26. Customer: Thank you for your help.
Shop assistant: No problem. …..ask me if you need further information.
A. Feel free to
B. Feel happy to
C. Feel fine to
D. Feel excited to
Choose the word/phrase that is CLOSET in meaning to the underlined part.
27. When I saw Dad's face red with anger, that really brought home to me the impact of my
mítake.
A. drove me home
B. made me understand
C. drove me mad
D. made me embarrassed
Choose the word/phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part.
28. He seemed ill at ease hearing the bad news.
A. unhappy
B. unworried
C. undisturbed
D. indifferent
Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Minh started his volunteering activities eight years ago when he was in grade 2.
One day, while he was watching a programme on TV, he saw how difficult life was for children in
poor areas. His parents encouraged him to do something good, so Minh started to put aside some of
his pocket money for charity. Since then, whenever his school raises money to help people in need,
Minh has always donated some.
At the end of each school year, Minh also collects unwanted textbooks and notebooks from his
classmates to send to poor students in different regions.
In winter, Minh and his friends usually collect warm clothes to donate to people in the cold
mountainous areas of Vietnam. Minh is proud of what he does to help other people. He has also
persuaded his younger brother and his cousins to join him in his charity work.
29. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. A Young Volunteer
B. What Is Volunteer For?
D. Who Is Volunteer Work For?
D. A Volunteer At School
30. Minh decided to participete in volunteer work because….

A. he watched TV
B. he found his life was too difficult
C. he felt sympathy for children in poor areas.
D. his parents discouraged him to
31. He collected old textbooks to……
A. sell to poor people in mountains
B. give to poor children in different areas.
C. give to his poor classmates
D. to save for his parents' use.
32. His parents also advised him to…..
A. save his money in pockets.
B. keep his pocket money in safe
C. save his pocket money for charity
D. raise money to buy textbooks
33. The word 'persuaded' is closest in meaning to….
A. advised
B. encouraged
C. participated
D. promised
LISTENING.
Listen to Mr. Jones talking about how his town has changed in the last thirty years. Then give
short answers the following questions.
34. Where did people move to in the 1990s?
35. Why did a lot of people lose their jobs?
36. What was polluted in the town?

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Write a short paragraph, using the following prompts.
37. Beethoven / born / 1770 / Bonn, Germany.
38. He / start / learn piano / age of 4 / and / taught / his father.
39. When / he / 22 / he / move / Vienna / study / famous composer Hayden.
40. He / start / become / famous composer / when / he / 30.
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The End

ANSWER KEY

LISTENING.
Key
34. bigger cities
35. The factories and coal power plant were closed.
36. the air
WRITING. (37-40)
Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He started to learn piano at the age of 4 and was
taught by his father. When he was 22, he moved to Vienna to study with a famous composer
Hayden. He started to become a famous composer when he was 30.
LISTENING SCRIPT
Claire: Hello, Mr. Jones. Thank you for helping with my project.
Mr. Jones: That's OK. What do you want to know?
Claire: How has the town changed in the last thirty years?
Mr. Jones: It's changed a lot. There used to be more people, but many people moved away to live in
bigger cities in the 1990s.
Claire: Why?
Mr. Jones: Because many factories were closed. There was a coal power plant here, too. That
closed too and lots of people lost their jobs. It was terrible for workers here.
Claire: I see. Has anything got better?
Mr. Jones: Well, when the power plant was here, the air was so polluted. Air quality has gotten a lot
better since the power plant closed.
Claire: Anything else?
Mr. Jones: There's a lot more to do in the town than when I was young. We only had a movie
theater when I was your age. That was rebuilt near the park five years ago. It's much nicer now.
Claire: Yes, I love the movie theater.