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THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

Subject: Basic English 10

Duration: 45 minutes

Name: ____________________

Class: 10A_____

ANSWER SHEET:

1 A B C D 11 A B C D 21 A B C D 31 A B C D

2 A B C D 12 A B C D 22 A B C D 32 A B C D

3 A B C D 13 A B C D 23 A B C D 33 A B C D

4 A B C D 14 A B C D 24 A B C D 34 A B C D

5 A B C D 15 A B C D 25 A B C D 35 A B C D

6 A B C D 16 A B C D 26 A B C D 36 A B C D

7 A B C D 17 A B C D 27 A B C D 37 A B C D

8 A B C D 18 A B C D 28 A B C D 38 A B C D

9 A B C D 19 A B C D 29 A B C D 39 A B C D

10 A B C D 20 A B C D 30 A B C D 40 A B C D

READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE WORDS GIVEN:

A rain forest is a place where there (1)__lots of rain. One kind of rain forest is called a temperate rain

forest. You can find temperate rain forests where the weather is cool and mild, and very wet. There is a temperate

rain forest (2)___near the Northwest coast of the United States. Just (3)_____kinds of evergreen trees grow there.

Most of the world’s rain forests are tropical rain forests with many kinds of trees. Tropical rain forests grow in

warm places near Earth’s (4)_____. The equator is an imaginary line that goes through the middle of the planet .

There are tropical rain forests in Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. The world’s largest rain forests is

(5)____Amazon rain forest in South America. It is always hot and wet in a tropical rain forest.

1. A. are B. is C. has D. was

2. A. grow B. grows C. growing D. grew

3. A. few B. a few C. a little D. little

4. A. equator B. center C. surface D. top

5. A. an B. the C. a D. no article

READ THE PASSAGE TO CHOOSETHE BEST ANSWERS:

Every nation has areas of natural beauty . These areas almost always contain valuable and interesting plants and

animals that often cannot be found anywhere else on Earth. Therefore, these areas must be protected so that they

can continue to add to people’s enjoyment and scientific knowledge.

For this purpose dozens of countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the South

Pacific have established more than 3,500 national parks and other protected areas . Included in these are many

nature reserves that have been set aside to conserve a particular kind of plant or animal. A number of countries

have also set aside areas or sites of great historical significance.

6. Which title best expresses the ideas in this passage ?

A. Children’s Parks B. Amusement Parks C. Nature Reserves D. National Parks

7. According to the passage, there are ___main types of national parks.

A. two B. four C. three D. five

8. The phrasal verb ‘add to ’in line 3, paragraph 1, could best be replaced by _________.

A. bring B. create C. increase D. change

9. A possible definition of ‘ set aside ‘ in line 3 , paragraph 2 , is __________.

A. to separate and reserve for a special purpose B. to push to one side

C. to place beside something D. to prevent people from doing something