Pham Hong Thai High School GRADE 10 (OLD PROGRAM) - SECOND TERM

School year 2017 - 2018 15 - MINUTE TEST (No. 1)

Full name: ……………………………………………… Class 10 … MARK: ………. CODE: 001

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I. Give the phonetic transcription for the following underlined letters. (1pt)
1. telephone /…./ 2. classmate /…./
3. pouch /…./ 4. height /…./

II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 pts)

1. I think nobody …………………………..… (go) to the concert next month if they ………………………
(not reduce) the price of the tickets.
2. The teacher was absent today, so class was canceled. If she ………………………………….. (be) absent
again tomorrow, class ………………………………….. (cancel) tomorrow, too.
3. If Betty ………………………… (not like) this sweater, can she exchange it at the store?
4. South Korean culture ……..……………………………..… (attractively/ present) worldwide by artists of
the Hallyu for the last two decades.
5. BTS’s new single, MIC Drop …………………………..… (hit) the US chart last month, and it
…………………………..… (be) on the Hot 100 chart for five weeks.

III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 pts)

1. We are planning to resurface and ……….……. the narrow streets. WIDE
2. Internet may increase the ……….……. of sports and games. POPULAR
3. Can teenagers realize ……….……. features between reading books and using Internet? DISTINCTION
4. People listen to radio which means that they receive information ……….……. AURAL

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before (5 pts)
1. I can’t do anything to help Tom if he doesn’t answer all of my questions.
Unless …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. If he appears, please tell him to wait for me.
Should ………………………………………………………………….……., please tell him to wait for me.
3. Because there’s a shortage of meat, villagers had to live on cereal.
Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Close the window or it may be broken down.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. “We must change the timetable. I won’t miss the class next month.” Tom said to me.
Tom said …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Pham Hong Thai High School GRADE 10 (OLD PROGRAM) - SECOND TERM
School year 2017 - 2018 15 - MINUTE TEST (No. 1)
 ANSWER KEY
I. Give the phonetic transcription for the following underlined letters. (1pt)
1. telephone /əʊ/ 2. classmate /eɪ/
3. pouch /aʊ/ 4. height /aɪ/

II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (2 pts)

1. I think nobody will go (go) to the concert next month if they don’t reduce (not reduce) the price of the
tickets.
2. The teacher was absent today, so class was canceled. If she is (be) absent again tomorrow, class will be
canceled (cancel) tomorrow, too.
3. If Betty doesn’t like (not like) this sweater, can she exchange it at the store?
4. South Korean culture has been attractively presented (present) worldwide by artists of the Hallyu for the
last two decades.
5. BTS’s new single, MIC Drop hit (hit) the US chart last month, and it has been (be) on the Hot 100 chart for
five weeks.

III. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 pts)

1. We are planning to resurface and widen the narrow streets. WIDE
2. Internet may increase the popularity of sports and games. POPULAR
3. Can teenagers realize distinctive features between reading books and using Internet? DISTINCTION
4. People listen to radio which means that they receive information aurally. AURAL

IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before (5 pts)
1. I can’t do anything to help Tom if he doesn’t answer all of my questions.
Unless Tom answers all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help him.
2. If he appears, please tell him to wait for me.
Should he appear, please tell him to wait for me.
3. Because there’s a shortage of meat, villagers had to live on cereal.
Because of the meat shortage, villagers had to live on cereal.
4. Close the window or it may be broken down.
If you don’t close the window, it may be broken down.
5. “We must change the timetable. I won’t miss the class next month.” Tom said to me.
Tom said (to me) that they had to change the timetable and he wouldn’t miss the class the next month/the
following month.