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OBJECTIVE PRACTICE TEST OF UNIT 1 Pick out the words underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. message B. begin C. repeat D. repair 2. A. dinner B. drink C. child D. children 3. A. ready B. meat C. defeat D. beat 4. A. kitchen B. history C. time D. finish 5. A. arrive B. fit C. fine D. drive Pick out the words that have the stress different from that of the others. 6. A. usually B. continueC. family D. buffalo 7. A. tobacco B. breakfast C. children D. several 8. A. biology B. alarm C. transplant D. sometimes 9. A. airport B. passenger C. technology D. chemistry 10. A. routine B. tobacco C. neighbor D. experience Choose the best answer. 11. I know ______ how she felt. A. exact B. exactly C. exactness D. exacting 12. I felt quite _______ with my day’s work. A. satisfy B. satisfactory C. satisfied D. satisfaction 13. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not ____. A. go away B. go up C. go on D. go off 14. I have not met him since he ______ school. A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left 15. My house isn’t very far _____ school, so I usually go to school _____ bike. A. from on B. away in C. of by D. from by 16. _____ films should be made for school. A. Educational B. Educating C. Educated D. Education 17. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he ____ walks to work. A. never B. sometimes C. often D. usually 18. When I was a child, I usually ______ fishing with my brother. A. go B. went C. gone D. used to go 19. We _____ dinner at home on Saturdays. A. haven’t had B. didn’t had C. doesn’t have D. don’t have 20. _______ class allows students to acquire knowledge about living things. A. Geography B. Chemistry C. Biology D. History 21. The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam. A. bored B. boring C. happy D. disappointed 22. Now I don’t take the bus to school as I ____. A. used to B. did C. took D. was 23. It ___ me 15 minutes to get to school every morning. A. takes B. took C. spends D. spent 24. “_______ do you often go to school?” “At 6.30 every morning.” A. How B. What time C. Who D. With whom 25. He’s not really interested in ____ on the farm. A. to work B. being worked C. working D. worked Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 26. Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30. A B C D 27. We haven’t seen Jim since he has returned the countryside. A B C D 1
28. I spend 20 minutes to read books every day. A B C D 29. I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans. A B C D 30. David immediate comes home after finishing school. A B C D Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 31. The milk was too sour to drink. A. The milk was sour in order to drink. B. The milk was very sour to be drunk. C. The milk wasn’t fresh enough to drink. D. The milk wasn’t enough fresh to drink. 32. We started to write to each other two years ago. A. We used to write to each other for two years. B. We used to write to each other since two years. C. We’ve written to each other for two years. D. We’ve written to each other since two years. 33. He last had his eyes tested a year ago. A. He has not had his eyes tested for a year. B. He had not had his eyes tested for a year. C. He had not tested his eyes for a year. D. He did not have any tests on his eyes in a year 34. Mary is contented with what she does. A. What she does doesn’t make her pleased. B. Mary is satisfied with what she does. C. Whatever Mary does, she makes nobody pleased. D. She feels happy when she does something. 35. My brother always drives to work. A. My brother always goes to work on the car. B. My brother always gets to work by car. C. My brother always repairs cars at work. D. My brother’s driver is always off work. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question. My name is Seumas McSporran and I am a very busy man. I am 60 years old and I have thirteen jobs. I am a postman, a politician, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, and an undertaker. Also, I and my wife, Margaret, have a shop and a small hotel. I live and work on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 20 people live there but in summer, 150 tourists come by boat every day. Every weekday I get up at 6:00 and make breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 I drive the island’s children to school. At 9:00 I collect the post from the boat and deliver it to all houses on the island. I also deliver beer to the island’s only pub. Then I help Margaret in the shop. My wife likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we don’t watch television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10:00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn’t very exciting, but we like it. 36. Mr. McSporron does all the following jobs EXCEPT ______ A. a firefighter B. a driver C. a farmer D. a mailman 37. Gigha is the name of _______. A. his wife B. his hotel C. the shop where they work D. the island where they live 38. Tourists ________ to the island. A. sail B. fly C. swim D. drive 39. The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to the ______. A. beer B. post C. boat D. pub 40. According to the passage which is TRUE about Seumas McSporran? A. He likes the job as a postman most. B. He and his wife go on holiday every year. 2
C. He does the accounts in the evenings. D. He goes to bed very late. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each blank. The 29th of August in 2006 is a day I shall never forget. On that day, I stared ___41__ in the face. Our flight was ___42__ to leave at 10:30 a.m., and arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare. We started boarding 10:00 a.m. Most of us were holiday makers and there ___43__ a lot of laughing and joking going on. It was raining slightly, but visibility was good and the plane ___44__ on time. The cabin staff were just beginning to bring round the duty free goods when the plane began ___45__ . At first, we thought we had just hit bad weather. We were told to sit down and to fasten our seat belts. Then suddenly, the front of the plane seemed to ___46__ and we realized we were speeding towards the ground. People screamed in ___47__. Strangers joined hands and prayed. We thought we had only minutes to live. Then, just when we had __48__ all hope, we felt the plane level out, and slowly we began to gain height. A few minutes later, the pilot announced that everything was now ___49__ control, and we all began to clap and cheer hysterically. Twenty minutes ___50__ we landed safely. 41. A. die B. dead C. death D. deaden 42. A. due B. thought C. plan D. bound 43. A. was B. had C. were D. has been 44. A. went off B. got on C. got in D. took off 45. A. to shake B. shaking C. shake D. for shaking 46. A. chop B. dip C. down D. reduce 47. A. danger B. risk C. afraid D. panic 48. A. given up B. given back C. brought up D. brought back 49. A. of B. with C. under D. below 50. A. after B. later C. behind D. then 3
OBJECTIVE PRACTICE TEST OF UNIT 2 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest 1: A. son B. above C. convenience D. wonderful 2: A. umbrella B. cup C. but D. put 3: A. marvel B. package C. father D. guitar 4: A. garage B. married C. father D. target 5: A. addition B. important C. master D. embarrass Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following passage: Every year, students in many (6) _____learn English. (7) _____of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study (8) _____ themselves. A few learn English just by (9) _____ the language in films, (10) _____ television, in the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language. 6: A. countries B. homes C. house D. families 7: A. None B. Some C. Any D. All 8: A. for B. with C. by D. on 9: A. hear B. heard C. to hear D. hearing 10: A. on B. at C. in D. to Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following sentences: 11: A: “_____ will she spend her summer holidays?” B: “In Hanoi.” A. When B. Where C. How D. With whom 12: A: “What’s your favourite ______ at school?” B: “English, of course.” A. subject B. topic C. lesson D. theme 13: His pronunciation causes me many _____. A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. difficulties 14: A: “ _____novel are you reading?” B: “Tam's.” A. Who B. Which C. Whose D. that 15: We look forward ________ the Olympics. A. at watching B. to watching C. with watch D. watching 16: I am interested ______ your class. A. to take B. to taking C. in taking D. in took 17: They enjoy_______ movies. A. watching B. watch C. to watch D. to watching 18: I need ______. A. studying B. to study C. in study D. to studying 19: We agreed _____ together. A. working B. to work C. worked D. to working 20: She refuses_____ to her mother A. listen B. to listening C. to listen D. listening 21: I was delighted _____ my old friends again. A. to see B. seeing C. saw D. be seen 22: A: “How long will the seminar last?” B: “______.” A. for 4 hours B. for 4 hour. C. about 4 o’clock D. since 4 hours. 23: I remember_____ him said that he would come but he is absent now. A hear B to hear C hearing D heard 24: The criminal admits ______ the money. 4
A. on taking B. take C. to take D. taking 25: Most girls have a very narrow view of the world, don’t you think? A. limited B. tiny C. small D. poor 26: Hung: “Thank you very much for a lovely party.” Hoa: “_____.” A. Cheers B. Have a good day C. You’re welcome D. Thanks 27: A: “How _____do you go to the countryside?” B: “Once a year” A. often B. long C. far D. fast 28: It’s no use ____to him about our problem because he is never willing ____us. A to talk, help B talk, helping C talking, help D talking, to help 29: A sportsman needs ____calm under pressure. A remain B to remain C remaining D remained 30: A: “How_____ is it from your house to the market?” B: “About 2 kms” A. fast B. far C. long D. much 31: The students in this class were made _____ very hard. A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. having learnt 32: A: “What are they laughing at?” B: “ _____” A. Sorry, I am fine. B. Oh, I don’t like them C. Well, not at all. D. Oh, It is about Henry’s jokes 33: A: “Could you help me move this television, please?” B: “ ______” A. No, thanks. B. Yes, of course. C. No, I’m rather busy. D. Yes, I am. 34: How _____were you in the mountains? A. long B. far C. old D. fast 35: I regret _____ you that your application has been denied. A. inform B. to have informed C. informing D. to inform Error identification 36: I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime A B C D 37: In order to not forget things, I put a string around my finger A B C D 38: I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college. A B C D 39: Get more exercise appears to be the best way to lose weight. A B C D 40: Let's stop to watch so much TV so that we can read or go out instead. A B C D Read the passage bellow, and then choose the best option The relationship between a teacher and a student can be good or bad, helpful or harmful. Either way, the relationship can affect the students for the rest of his life. In order to have a good teacherstudent relationship, it is important that the teacher and the student respect each other. If the teacher is too strict, he frightens the student. The student will not learn well. On the other hand, if the teacher is too friendly and permissive, the student may become lazy and stop working hard. The teacher’s attitude and approach should be between these two extremes. He should encourage the students without forcing or punishing him to learn. He needs patience and understanding. It is part of the teacher’s job to help develop a good positive attitude in his students. As for the student, in order to have a good relationship with his teacher, he must always show his proper respect. He should 5
be eager to learn and willing to work hard. If he learns from the teacher modestly, he will be able to profit fully from his teacher’s knowledge and assistance. 41: The relationship between a teacher and a student is considered very important because it _____. A. can be either good or bad B. it’s very harmful to the student C. makes the student unsafe D. has great influence on the student’s life 42: One of the most important factors for a good teacherstudent relationship is the mutual _____. A. responsibility B. respect C. support D. understanding 43: In order to have a good teacherstudent relationship, the teacher _____. A. should force the student to learn B. needs patience and understanding C. should be too friendly and permissive D. ought to strict 44: In order to have a good teacherstudent relationship, the student _____. A. must be a hardworking person B. must always support the teacher C. must always be a gifted person D. must always be an excellent person 45: According to the passage it’s true that _____. A. the student always profit fully from his teacher B. the student must thank for his teacher’s knowledge and assistance C. the student must always show his proper respect to his teacher D. the teacher himself needs to develop a good positive attitude Choose the best option that has the same meaning as the original sentence. 46: We hope to receive a message from our mutual friend, Susan. A. We wish we received a message from our mutual friend, Susan. B. We’re looking forward to receiving a message from our mutual friend, Susan. C. Our mutual friend, Susan, whom we hope to receive a message. D. Susan, who’s our mutual friend, is hoped to receive a message from. 47: You should have read the instruction carefully. A. What did you read the instruction carefully for? B. Why should you read the instruction carefully? C. How should you read the instruction? D. Why didn’t you read the instruction carefully? 48: We really do not want to hear your explanation again. A. Your explanation really makes us feel sorry. B. We would rather not ask you to give any explanation again. C. We are fed up with hearing your explanation again. D. We are extremely sorry for hearing your explanation again. 49: It’s a waste of time to persuade Johnny to change his mind. A. We spend mush time persuading Johnny to change his mind. B. It takes us a lot of time to persuade Johnny to change his mind. C. Persuading Johnny to change his mind is useful. D. It’s worthless trying to persuade Johnny to change his mind. 50: Minh wishes he had taken part in the English competition last week. A. Minh really enjoyed attending the English competition last week. B. Minh would never mind not attending the English competition last week. C. Minh now regrets not having attended the English competition last week. D. Not attending the English competition last week was Minh’s big mistake. 6
OBJECTIVE PRACTICE TEST OF UNIT 3 Choose the one word that best completes each sentence 1. Nowadays more and more young people want to have a university…………… A. educational B. education C. educated D. educator 2. Marie Curie was a brilliant student A. brave B. hardworking C. intelligent D. satisfied 3. When she was young, she received some………….training from her father. A. science B. scientist C. scientifically D. scientific 4. The purpose of this test is to…………..the weight of the chemical element. A. find out B. measure C. ease D. interrupt 5. Marie Curie was a /an…………woman. Her real joy was easing human suffering. A. quiet B. humane C. generous D. tragic 6………….aids must be sent to the Lybian refugees at once. A. Human B. Humanity C. Humanism D. Humanitarian 7. Jane graduated from Paris medical school with flying colours A. with difficulty B. with very high grades C. without success D. due to her hard work 8. Sue is………….for her age. She behaves like an adult. A. romantic B. contented C. interested D. mature 9.Marie Curie was………….a Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1911. A. received B. obtained C. gained D. awarded 10. David Brown worked ………a tourist guide from June 1999 to December 2002. He really liked his job. A. for B. on C. as D. with 11. We ……..the lesson thoroughly because our teacher ………….. it twice. A. will understand / was explaining B. had understood / explained C. understood / had explained D. were understanding / has explained 12. Before Peter ………….. to London last week, he ……… in Paris for more than ten years. A. has moved / was living B. was moving / lived C. would move / has lived D. moved / had lived 13. Tom ………. the match although he …………before. A. won / didn’t practiseB. won / not practised C. won / didn’t practise D. won / hadn’t practised 14. I ……… as a hotel telephonist from May 2001 to May 2011. A. had worked B. would work C. worked D. get used to working 15. She was disappointed with the exam result. She ……… a bad mark before. A. ever had got B. had ever got C. never had got D. had never got 16. After he ………. his holiday in London, he ….. to learn English. A. had spent / wanted B. spent / wanted C. had spent / had wanted C. has spent / wanted 17. When she …………., the match ……………… A. had arrived / had already started B. had arrived / already started C. arrived / had already started D. arrived / already started 18. The sky …….. black for some times before the rain …….. to fall. A. had been / began B. had been / had began C. was / began D. was / had began 19. I ………… you the work to do again because ……. it badly. A. gave / did B. gave / have done 7
C. gave / done D. gave / had done 20. By the age of 34, my brother ………… his own business. A. started B. has started C. had started D. would start Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others. 21. A. sea B. disease C. instead D. team 22. A. Africa B. famous C. place D. vacation 23. A. brilliant B. tragic C. award D. mature 24. A. death B. sea C . receive D. teacher 25. A. prevent B. expensive C. determine D. English Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 26. A. background B. chemistry C. harbor D. scientific 27. A. award B. begin C. marry D. determine 28. A. ambitious B. humane C. intelligent D. private 29. A. champion B. romantic C. professor D. extremely 30. A. interrupt B. condition C. education D. mathematics Fill in the blank with appropriate word or phrase. Alexander Gramham Bell was born (31)___ Edinburgh, Scotland, in the (32)____ century, and later came to (33)____ United States. Several members did a great deal to encourage him in the field of (34)____ . In American, he worked with deafmute at Boston University. Soon, he started (35)____ with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone. 31. A. in B. at C. on D . up 32. A. nineteen B. nineteenth C. nineteen D .nineteenth 33. A. a B. an C. the D . no article 34. A. scientist B. scientific C. scientists D . science 35. A. experiment B. experimental C. experimented D . experiments Which underlined part must be changed in order to make the sentence correct? 36. She has lived in London for five years before she moved to New York. A B C D 37. The members of the club enjoyed to attend the meetings. A B C D 38. Marie Curies was born in Warsaw, so her date of birth is Warsaw. A B C D 39. Hang comes always home after she finishes school A B C D 40. My parents always ask me prepared the lessons carefully before coming to class. A B C D 8
Class: 10 UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND I. A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. scholar B. chemist C. research D. technical 2. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree 3. A. private B. diploma C. guide D. writer 4. A. trouble B. study C. tutor D. subject 5. A. received B. worked C. obtained D. harbored B. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. A. background B. career C. secondary D. private 2. A. scientific B. atomic C. impossible D. professor 3. A. obtain B. determine C. award D. harbour 4. A. ambitious B. intelligent C. brilliant D. mature 5. A. education B. difficulty C. champion D. institute II. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box. scientific tragic friendly difficult brilliant medical famous necessary technical serious 1. They were vey _______ to me when I first arrived. 2. The man finds it _______ to stop smoking. 3. There were a lot of _______ achievements in the twentieth century. 4. She looked very _______ when she heard the news. 5. Changes can easily be made where _______. 6. The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely ______. 7. The play they performed was a ________ success. 8. She is more _______ as a writer than as an actress. 9. What is the patient’s _______ history? 10. He received some _______ training from his father. III. Choose the best answer. 1. Mary is always determined to do anything she wants. She′s a ______ woman. A. ambitious B. strongwilled C. brilliant D. humane 2. She passed her exams with flying colour. A. successfully B. difficultly C. badly D. easily 3. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ________ than the other boys at his class. A. intelligent B. mature C. ambitious D. developed 4. There is no ________ explanation for what happened. A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science 5. Marie went to France to _______ her dream at the Sorbonne. A. have B. get C. take D. realize 6. A ______ is someone who teaches one student or a very small class. A. tutor B. professor C. adviser D. leader 7. Luis has a _______ in French from Leeds University. A. certificate B. degree C. diploma D. qualification 8. Marie Curie was_______ a Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1911. A. received B. obtained C. gained D. awarded 9. David Brown worked ____ a tourist guide from June 1999 to December 2002. He really liked his job. A. for B. on C. as D. with 10. Tony : ___________________? Ann : In a flat near the supermarket. 9
A. What′s your address? B. Where are you? C. Where are you live? D. Where do you live? IV Give the correct simple past tense or past perfect tense. 1. He (leave) ___________ London 2 years ago. 2. The man looked familiar. I (see) __________ him somewhere before. 3. Everybody (be) _______ at home to watch football on TV last night. 4. Mr Brown (become) _________ famous after he (have) _______ some inventions . 5. I arrived home and (find) ________ that a thief (break)_______ in. 6. We had just gone to bed when we (hear) _______ a knock at the door. 7. They told me that they (never / meet) _______ me. 8. My friends didn’t want to come to the cinema with me because they (already / see)______the film. 9. “Was Tom there when you arrived?” “No, he (go)_______ home”. 10. It’s time we all (go) _________ home. 11. When he (come)________out, his bike (disappear) ____________. 12. They (go)____________ home after they (finish)____________ their work. V. Give the correct form of word: 1. Louis Pasteur is a worldfamous French _________________. (chemistry) 2. ________________ around the world are looking for a better human life. (Science) 3. There are now a lot of students without jobs after _____________. (graduate) 4. They need a leader with courage and _____________. (determine) 5. Bad planning always leads to ____________ later. (difficult) 6. Researchers have already made some important ____________. (discover) 7. The (found) __________of the Institute of Radium in 1914 made her humanitarian wish come true. 8. After the tragic (die)________ of Pierre Curie, she became the first woman in France to be a university professor. 9. Elizaberth Blackwell was an (ambition) _______ girl. She was determined to be a doctor at any cost. 10. If Helen is concerned about her (appear) ____________, she will look pretty. VI. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank: Barbara, who is a writer, is married with two ___1____ . She has written over 40 books. She started ___2___ after the tragic death of her first husband. She has lived in many ___3___ of the world, including Japan and India. She ____4__ her childhood in Egypt, but came to England __5__ 1966. She has written ___6___ prose and poetry, but is best known for her romantic novels. She ___7___ many awards, including the Boooker Prize which she ___8___ in 1988 for the novel “ Dark times to Come”. 1. A. childs B. children C.boy D. woman 2. A .writing B. wrote C. has written D. write 3. A .where B. villages C. city D. regions 4. A .spends B. has spent C. spent D. spending 5. A .on B. in C. at D. of 6. A .as well B. too C. also D. both 7. A. has won B. won C. wins D. winning 8. A. won B. has won C. have won D. had won VII. A. Read the passage and answer the questions: Marconi, who invented radio nearly a hundred years ago, was born in Bologna in Northern Italy in 1874. His father was a rich Italian businessman and his mother was a Scot who had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The family lived in a country house, the Villa Grifone, just outside Bologna. When he was a boy, people didn’t think that Marconi was particularly clever. He was a quiet boy 10
who spoke little but thought a lot. He liked nothing better than to sit and read scientific books in his father’s big library. He also loved to do experiments with electricity. For most of his early life, he was taught at home. He didn’t go to school. Task 1: Choose the best answers. 1. Marconi ____________. A. invented radio C. sent sounds through the air B. discovered electricity D. sent radio 2. Marconi’s mother ___________ A. wasn’t Italian C. was born in Bologna B. was Italian D. was born in Northern Italy 3. What did people think about Marconi when he was a child? A. He didn’t like to do experiments with electricity B. He wasn’t particularly clever C. He was a child of few words D. He talked too much but thought little 4. Which sentence is not true? A. Marconi was very interested in books on science. B. He had much schooling. C. He was a quiet child. D. His father was from Italy. Task 2: Answer the questions. 1. When was Marconi born and where? 2. What was Marconi’s nationality? 3. Why did Marconi speak little? 4. Was Marconi taught at school when he was young? Read the passage carefully and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) No writer in American literature is more famous or more loved than Mark Twain. When Mark Twain was eleven years old, his father died leaving nothing to his wife and four children. Mark Twain had to leave school and look for a job. His elder brother was working as a printer and he helped the boy to learn printing. For some years, he worked as a printer for the town newspaper and later for his brother, who at that time had started a small newspaper. The two young man published it themselves. Mark Twain wrote short humorous stories and printed them for their newspaper. In 1853, Mark Twain decided to leave home. He went to New York, and then to Philadelphia, where he worked as a printer. When he was a boy, he dreamed of becoming a sailor. At 20, he found a job on a boat travelling up and down the Mississippi, but he had to pay 100 dollars to get the job. On that boat he learned the work of a sailor. “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” are considered Twain’s best works which provide his readers with an excellent picture of his era. His last book was written in 1909, one year before his death. He was then 74 years old. Task 1: Choose the best answers. 1. How old was Mark Twain when his father died? A. 12 B. 11 C. 20 D. 21 2. Why did he have to leave school? A. Because he wanted to work as a sailor. B. Because his father died and left nothing to the family. C. Because he enjoyed adventures. D. Because he disliked school. 3. What did his brother teach him? A. printing B. writing C. literature D. history 4. Mark Twain used to dream of becoming a _______. A. teacher B. writer C. sailor D. printer 11
Task 2: Answer the questions. 1. What is Mark Twain’s nationality? 2. What’s his job? 3. What did he do in Philadelphia? 4. Are “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” considered his best works? 5. When did he die? CLASS 10 UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. chance b. teaching c. chemistry d. children 2. a. hard b. start c. party d. talk 3. a. son b. sunshine c. above d. woman 4. a. polite b. literature c. guide d. kind 5. a. great b. teacher c. street d. receive II. Choose the best answer. 1.................... do you want? ~ A box of chocolates. a. What b. Which c. Who d. How 2. .............. is this building? ~ It′s about two hundred years old. a. How long b. How far c. How old d. How 3. ...................... money do you earn? ~About £250 a week. a. How much b. What c. How many d.. Which 4.................... bag are you carrying? ~ Judy′s. a. Which b. What c. who’s d. Whose 5. ....................is your new school? ~ It′s very big and friendly. a. What b. How c. Where d. Which 6. ..................is it to tile post office? ~ About two hundred meters. a. How far b. How long c. How often d. How much 7. ..................... is your national flag? Red and yellow. a. What b. Which of color c. What color d. Which 8. ...................do you take a holiday? ~ Once a year. a. When b. How long c. What time d. How often 9. ...............is Greg like′? ~ He′s tall and thin with brown hair. a. What b. How c. Who d. Whom 10. .................... did the. Second World War end? ~ in 1945. a. Where b. When c. What time d. How long III. Put the verbs into correct forms (gerund or infinitive) 1. All of the members agreed _____ the emergency meeting. (attend) 2. Jack promised _____ to the meeting. (come) 3. Alex refused ______ for his rude behavior. (apologize) 4. At first, I enjoyed (listen) ________ to him but after a while I got tired of (hear)_________ the same story again and again. 5. Did you remember (give) ___________him the key of the safe? No, I didn’t, I’ll go and do it no 6. She rushed out of the room without (give)_________ me a chance (explain)____________ . 7. Please forgive me for (interrupt)_________ you but would you mind (repeat)__________ that last sentence? 8. I know my hair wants (cut)__________ but I never have time (go)____________ to the hairdresser’s. 12
IV. Use the word in brackets to complete these sentences. language work narrow subject crowded enjoyable stuck jobs about similar 1. Don′t worry ______________me. I’ll be fine. 2. Can you speak any other ___________ besides English. 3. The truck could not take that road because it was very _________ . 4. Most students find the course very _________. 5. She is interested in teaching ______________ because she loves working with children. 6. Our coach was ___________ in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late. 7. The store was_____________ with shoppers. 8. My favourite ____________ is History. 9. If two people speak the same language, they usually have_______ attitudes and opinions. 10. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations V. Reading the passage and do the task Hello, my name is Hung. I come from Hai Phong a beautiful port city in the North of VN, but now I am living in Ha Noi. I’m 10 grader of HaNoi Foreign Language Specialising High school. Now I’m studying at English and Russian School and I can speak the language quite well. I’m living in a flat near my school with my classmate. He comes from Thanh Hoa. We have to cook ourselves. It’s rather hard but it helps us living independently. Task 1: Decide the statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false statements a. Hung comes from a city in the South of VN b. He can speak English well c. His classmate come from Hai Phong, too d. Hung live in a small house with his family e. Hung has to cook alone Task 2: Answer these questions: a. What does Hung study? b. In which class does he study? c. Who does he live with? d. What does he talk about his life? Class 10 UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF……… I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. little b. fish c. meet d. pig 2. a. interest b. it c. pea d. sit 3. a. simple b. meat c. kick d. hit 4. a. fasten b. sense c. smell d. rest 5. a. niece b. tie c. lie d. die II. Choose the best answer. 1. The boys broke a window when they _________ football. a. played b. were playing c. had played d. are playing 2. He ________ you now, but he won’t believe you tomorrow. a. believe b. believes c. is believing d. has believed 3. What ________ to you yesterday? a. happened b. did happen c. had happen d. has happened 4. I _______ about him when suddenly he came in. a. talk b. talked c. am talking d. was talking 5. The light _________ out while we were having tea. a. was going b. went c. had gone d. has gone 6. “May I help speak to Dr. Paine, please?” 13
“I’m sorry, he _______ a patient at the moment. Can I help you?” a. is seeing b. sees c. has been seeing d. was seeing 7. The Earth _______ on the sun for its heat and light. a. is depend b. depending c. has depend d. depends 8. While I ________ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. a. watch b. watched c. was watching d. am watching 9. Last night we _______ many songs by the camp fire. a. sing b. sang c. sung d. were singing 10. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely______. a. hard b. hardly c. harder d. hardest III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in two tenses: Simple Present or Simple Past. 1. Mr. Green always (go) _________ to work by bus. 2. It (not rain) ____________in the dry season. 3. They (not go) ____________to the movies last Sunday. 4. My little sister (drink) ___________milk every day. 5. There (be) ___________ a lot of noise at the fair yesterday. 6. They (give) _____________ me the letter a few minutes ago. 7. _____ you (find) ________ my fountain pen yesterday? 8. They often (thank) ____________me for what I do for them. 9. His uncle (teach) __________English in our school five years ago. 10. It (take) _______me 5 minutes to walk to school last year. IV. Use the word in brackets to complete these sentences. fellow peasant tobacco transplant neighbour rest go off plough chat crop 1. Last night, when we were talking together, the light___________. 2. My grandparents enjoyed playing chess with his _________ members in the club. 3. All the farmers in this village are looking forward to a bumper _________. 4. Mr. John has had a lot of support from his relatives and ______________. 5. A _______ is a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land. 6. The scientists are willing to do this job for the ________ of his life. 7. The government passed a law banning advertising _________. 8. Japanese production methods have been ______ into some British factories. 9. Tom has been on the computer all afternoon, _______ with his friend. 10. A ________ is used for digging and turning over soil. V. Choose the best answer. I arrived at the airport with plenty of time to check in. It was a trip I had done many times before and (1) _____ to the clerk at the desk, there was no problems and the (2) _____ was schedule to leave on time. I was flying to Helsinki but I had to (3) _____ planes in Rome. Suddenly there was a(n) (4) _____ saying that, because of a strike by air traffic controllers, the plan would be (5)_____ by at least two hours. I headed in the (6) ______ of the restaurant. After a tiring of about six hours, tired and frustrated, we eventually (7) _____ the plane. When we (8) _____ in Rome, it was almost midnight, and there was no sign of any connection to Helsinki. 1. A. referring B. relating C. according D. conforming 2. A. trip B. travel C. flight D. journey 3. A. alter B. change C. transfer D. exchange 4. A. notice B. broadcast C. advertisement D. announcement 5. A. delayed B. stopped C. checked D. postponed 6. A. way B. path C. route D. direction 7. A. took B. boarded C. joined D. caught 8. A. arrived B. went C. got D. came 14
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