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NGUYEN HUE HIGH SCHOOL THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION . Grade 10.

Duration. 50 minutes

CODE A

*** Read the text carefully and then choose the correct answer .

CLASSICAL MUSIC

All over the world people listen to classical music . Classical music is difficult to describe. It

means different things to different people .

Some famous classical composers were Bach , Vivaldi , Haydn, and Mazart . In their music ,

they did not tell a story or show strong emotion . They wanted to make a beautiful , interesting

design . They wanted to write lovely sounds .

Then composers started to interpret ideas . They told stories about wars , armies , and

soldiers . They wrote about religion . Sometimes they composed music for holidays . They told

love stories and showed srtong emotion . Some of these composers were Beethoven , Schumann ,

Chopin, Mendelssohn , Wagner , and Tchaikovsky.

Classical music stays with people a long time . Bach wrote about 300 years ago , and

Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years .

Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music . When they close their eyes ,

they can see the design . They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it .

Sometimes it is difficult to understand . The listener has to think about it . However , we can all

learn to enjoy some classical music . It is very important to people .

1.Bach composed his music ……………. years ago .

a. thousand of

b. over 500

c. about 300

d. 50

2. Vivaldi wanted to ……………….

a. tell a story about war

b. show strong emotion

c. tell a love story

d. make a design

3. The first classical composers wanted to ………………

a. tell stories about religion

b. make an interesting design

c. write lovely sounds

d. Both B&C

4. Tchaikovsky…………………..

a. did not tell stories

b. wrote 200 years ago

c. showed emotion

d. Both A& B

5. Haydn composed ………………

a. stories and armies

b. classical music

c. love stories

d. ideas

*** Pick out the word with the main tress on a different syllable from that of the others

6. a. tradition b. especial c. imagine d. classical

7. a. about b. language c. success d. agree

*** Pick out the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

8. a. entertain b. conserve c. preserve d. prefer

9. a. about b. sound c. famous d. count

*** Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D ) that best fits the blank space in each sentence

10. My mother never lets me …………. out in the evening . She makes me …………. at home .

a. to go / staying b. go / stay c. going / stay d. to go / to stay