Number 489
THE FINAL FIRST TERM TEST
GRADE 10 – Time allowance: 60 minutes
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. event
B. urgent
C. talent
D. accident
Question 2: A. interviewed B. considered
C. recommended
D. interfered
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3: A. decision
B. photography
C. Vietnamese
D. bad-tempered
Question 4: A. minority
B. advantaged
C. education
D. experience
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 5: What are your feelings about being a blood _______?
A. donating
B. donation
C. donate
D. donor
Question 6: I tried my best in the final test, _______ the result was not as good as I expected.
A. but
B. so
C. for
D. that
Question 7: While some volunteers ________ the disabled children, others ________ some furniture in the
orphanage.
A. were teaching - were repairing
B. taught - repaired
C. were teaching - repaired
D. taught - were repairing
Question 8: Last year, I was ________ at maths. I couldn't even do simple addition in my head.
A. hope
B. hopeful
C. hopefully
D. hopeless
Question 9: Life is sometimes very harsh for ________ families in big cities.
A. lowly-income
B. low-income
C. high-income
D. highly-income
Question 10: These ________ children encounter many problems and really need our help.
A. advantaged
B. disadvantaged
C. disadvantage
D. advantage
Question 11: She is quite an ________ woman. We are really ________ in what she is saying on the subject.
A. interested / interesting
B. interesting / interested
C. interested / interested
D. interesting / interesting
Question 12: Nobody was at home when I rang Jenny, ________ I left a message for her.
A. so
B. but
C. for
D. yet
Question 13: Chopin was considered to be one of the greatest Romantic piano ________ of the 19th century.
A. singers
B. composers
C. writers
D. composer
Question 14: “American Idol” program was _______ in 2002 and soon became a phenomenal entertainment
series.
A. launched
B. aired
C. published
D. Both A & B are correct
Question 15: I _______ volunteer work since I _______ at high school.
A. do / have been B. have done / was C. have done / were D. did / have been
Question 16: Both CARE and Oxfam organizations have programs to help people in underdeveloped
countries _______ their lives.
A. make
B. risk
C. improve
D. start
Question 17: It was impossible ______ because of the noise.
A. slept
B. sleeping
C. sleep
D. to sleep
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions.
Saving energy does not have to be expensive or time-consuming. But what can you do to save
energy? There is plenty that you can do to help the process of energy conservation. You can save energy by
following these simple rules: making sure that the kettle does not contain more water than needed; always

washing a full load in the washing machine rather than a half load; turning down your central heating by
1°C- this could cut your heating bill by 10%; being sure that hot water taps are not left running and
replacing washers if your taps drip, turning off any lights and your computer at work If you are not using
them; changing to energy-saving light bulbs which use around a quarter of the electricity of standard bulbs
and will last eight times longer; dosing your curtains at dusk to keep the warm air from escaping through the
windows; and switching off electrical appliances when they are not in use. countryside markets in the
Mekong.
Question 18: The energy-saving light bulbs consume about of electricity amount in comparison with
standard ones.
A. 25%
B. 45%
C. 35%
D. 15%
Question 19: The word “they” in the passage refers to_________.
A. windows
B. electrical appliances
C. ordinary bulbs
D. curtains
Question 20: The word “cut” in the passage is closest in meaning to________.
A. destroy
B. reduce
C. increase
D. raise
Question 21: Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?
A. Energy-saving light bulbs should be used in order to save electricity.
B. The ways to save energy are not time-consuming or costly.
C. Energy-saving light bulbs should be used in order to save electricity.
D. We should dose our curtains so that our house looks more beautiful.
Question 22: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. How to use light bulbs
B. How to keep your house warm
C. How to save energy
D. How to protect the environment
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 23: Some students took part in directing the traffic. Others took care of the war invalids.
A. Some students took part in directing the traffic, so some others took care of the war invalids.
B. Some students took part in directing the traffic, for some others took care of the war invalids.
C. Some students took part in directing the traffic, and some others took care of the war invalids.
D. Some students took part in directing the traffic, but some others took care of the war invalids.
Question 24: They were busy with their schoolwork. They spent time helping the elderly in the retirement
home.
A. They were busy with their schoolwork, but they still spent time helping the elderly in the
retirement home.
B. They spent time helping the elderly in the retirement home, so they were busy with their
schoolwork.
C. They were busy with their schoolwork, and they spent time helping the elderly in the
retirement home.
D. They spent time helping the elderly in the retirement home, or they were busy with their
schoolwork.
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others.
A. unlucky
B. lucky
C. blessed
D. uncomfortable
Question 26: Don't be so narrow-minded!
A. close-minded B. broad-minded
C. close-mindedness D. broad-mindedness
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 27: Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems.
A. worried
B. nervous
C. hopeless
D. uneasy
Question 28: In this round, the contestants have to form pairs and choose a song to perform with their
partners.

A. supporters

B. competitors

C. spectators

D. competition

VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of
the following exchanges.
Question 29: (After the trip)
- Diana: “How are you, Anne?” - Anne: “A little ______ tired, but the trip was great!”
A. bit
B. fairly
C. rather
D. quite
Question 30: David is talking to his teacher.
- David: “We have to give a presentation on climate change next week. What do you think
we should do?”
- Teacher: “______ to collect information from different sources including the Internet.”
A. I advise you B. You are so kind C. You're wrong
D. I agree
IX. Read the following passage and fill in blank with one suitable given word. There are more words than
needed.
teacher
involve
providing
also
education
learn
while
as well as
an
The Global Volunteer Network currently has opportunities to aim at (31) ______ primary and
secondary (32) ______ to needy children with their partner organization in Uganda. This provides (33)
______ opportunity to experience in Uganda (34) ______ working to improve your host community. The
programs provide counseling, care, and education for rural people, orphans and underprivileged children in
small villages. The main activities will (35) _______ working with local children and youth teaching
nursery, primary, and vocational education. Volunteers (36) ______ work in the areas of sport, art, games
and academics. For volunteers with a medical background and education, placements can involve working in
local.
X. Find out the mistake in each of the following questions and correct them.
Question 37: After a two-hour discussion, we decided to expanding the car market in America.
Question 38: He worked in a big bank in London when suddenly he decided to leave this city to take part in
Volunteer Bolivia.
Question 39: I thought the programme on wildlife on TV last night was fascinated .
Question 40: Storing data is one of the benefit of a computer.
XI. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capitals.
Question 41: On the final night, the most popular singer becomes the __________________ of that
American Idol season.
(WIN)
Question 42: In the International Music Festival, there were a lot of exciting __________________ with
many famous bands and singer from all over the world.
(PERFORM)
Question 43: One of the most popular activities of our club is selling handmade items to raise money for the
local orphanage and __________________ old people.
(HOME)
Question 44: I was working as a volunteer at our local centre for community __________________.
(DEVELOP)
Question 45: Our club welcomes different types of __________________: clothes, pictures books, unused
notebooks, and other unwanted items.
(DONATE)
XII. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it. Write full sentences.
Question 46: I spend 2 hours reading books a day.
 It takes............................................................................................................................................................
Question 47: I graduated from university three years ago.
I have ..............................................................................................................................................................
Question 48: Mary is interested in the volunteer work in this charity organization.
 Mary finds the ...............................................................................................................................................
Question 49: During the time of our working in Paris, we visited a lot of famous places.
 While ..............................................................................................................................................................
Question 50: This film is very interesting and I like it much.
 I am very ........................................................................................................................................................