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TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN BỈNH KHIÊM
TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ
ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ I, MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10
NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
1. Grammar
1. Simple past, Present perfect, Past perfect, Simple Present
2. Wh – questions
3. Gerund & to – infinitive
4. The + Adjective
5. Active and passive voice of present perfect
6. Relative clauses / Which as a connector
7. Because / because of / though / although, even though, in spite of, despite
8. Be going to vs present progressive
2. Phonetics
1. The pronunciation of “–s, -es, -ed” ending
2. The pronunciation of the vowels: /ʌ, ɑː, e, æ, ɒ , ɔː, ə, ɜː, eɪ, aɪ, ɔɪ, aʊ, əʊ/
3. Stress pattern of the words that sts have learrned
3. Writing
1. Topic: Advantages / Disadvantages
A confirmation letter
2. Sentence transformation:
Relative clauses
Because / because of
S. past / Present perfect
Present Perfect in passive voice
4. Listening:
1. From sts’ book: Unit 3 and unit 7
2. From other sources (for numbers, dates, familiar words….)
5. Reading The topics related to the units from 1 to 8
REVISION FOR THE FIRST EXAM
I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. a. chemistry b. prepare c. receive d. degree
2. a. eating b. beat c. teacher d. breakfast
3. a. deaf b. teach c. read d. sleep

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4. a. pity b. children c. blind d. finger
5. a. seat b. meat c. head d. heat
6. a. site b. trip c. city d. invention
7. a. paper b. famous c. rain d. channel
8. a. heavy b. reading c. headline d. weather
9. a. famous b. nervous c. dangerous d. mountain
10. a. town b. cow c. snow d. brown
11. a. spread b. disease c. health d. pleasure
12. a. flood b. good c. foot d. look
13. a. several b. passenger c. repair d. begin
14. a. continue b. physics c.split d. like
15. a. ambitious b. background c. tragic d. humane
16. a. put b. full c. sugar d. fun
17. a. frightening b. brigade c. pilot d. fire
18. a. hard b. start c. party d. talk
19. a. map b. education c. background d. apple
20. a. stall b. chat c. talk d. water
Which word has the stress different from the others?
1. a. normal b. peasant c. harrow d. brigade
2. a. tobacco b. appointment c. continue d. typical
3. a. service b. receive c. problem d. weather
4. a. decide b. polite c. problem d. arrive
5. a. secondary b. intelligent c. appearance d. development
6. a. prevent b. attend c. special d. enjoy
7. a. office b. hardware c. manage d. appear
8. a. prepare b. hardware c. software d. interest
9. a. national b. comedy c. recommend d. punishment
10. a. forest b. mountain c. resort d. reason
11. a. enjoy b. believe c. weather d. beside
12. a. conditional b. education c. community d. technology
13. a. produce b. village c. parent d. college
14. a. method b. improve c. enjoy d. result
15. a. altitude b. photograph c. understand d. interesting
16. a. intend b. decide c. channel d. present
17. a. children b. student c. relax d. teacher
18. a. opinion b. professor c. semester d.. comedy
19. a. obtain b. relax c. award d. harbour
20. a. ambitious b. difficult c. brilliant d. national
II. PREPOSITION:
1. They’ re going ……….. a boat trip on the Thames
a. on b. with c. of d. for
2. My children go to school ……………….. bicycle every day
a. by b. with c. of d. for
3. Mrs. Linda is very kind ………. children
a. on b. with c. of d. for
4. I was late school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t go ………
a. off b. away c. on d. up
5. Are you contented ………. your present job, Mrs. Tuyet ?

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a. of b. to c. with d. for
6. I usually go out for dinner with my friend …………… Saturday nights.
a. on b. with c. in d. of
7. Could you tell me what a cell phone is used................? – It is used for talking to peple.
a. for b. with c. in d. of
8. The alarm goes off and Mr. Lam gets up ……….…. 4:30.
a. in b. at c. on d. for
9. Mai is interested ....... talking an art course.
a. on b. with c. in d. of
10. He took ....... the position that his father had obtained at the college.
a. up b. to c. on d. in
11. Mrs. Thuy's class is very different ......... other ones.
a. to b. from c. with d. at
12. The internet helps us to interact ………other people around the world.
a. with b. to c. of d. from
13. Don't worry ...............me. I’ll be fine
a. to b. about c. with d. for
14. Marie Curie was born….............November 7, 1867.
a. in. b. from c. at d. on
15. We got...................the plane at 10.30 and the plane took …….. on time.
a. in/ off b. on/ up c. in/ out d. on/ off
16. We're so proud.................. her for telling the truth.
a. on b. with c. of d. for
17. I've lived in a small house near the coast..............1990.
a. from b. since c. in d. for
18. He came in tired and hungry and badly ................ need of a bath.
a. for b. to c. on d. in
19. This computer isn't capable.................... running this software.
a. for b. of c. in d. on
20. We send letters .....…….…… almost every part of the world with the help of computers.
a. to b. on c. in d. from
III. VOCABULARY , STRUCTURE, GRAMMAR
1) The alarm goes off at 4:30.
A. goes wrong B. goes away C. rings D. plays
2) We chat about our work.
A. talk in a friendly way B. learn C. discuss D. worry
3) What is Mr. Vy’s …….……? - He is a peasant.
A. job B. occupation C. career D. All are correct
4) We study past and present events in Viet Nam and around the world in .......…….. classes.
A. Geography B. History C. English D. Maths
5) Mr. Lam is a .................... . He rides a lot of passengers every day.
A. teacher B. doctor C. farmer D. cyclo driver
6) Miss Phuong enjoys working with children in a school. She is a ..................... .
A. teacher B. student C. peasant D. passenger
7) I can speak two ......................... - Vietnamese and English.
A. addresses B. names C. languages D. occupations
8) It is a …………… day, so we decided to go for a walk.
A. nice B. good C. beautiful D. All are correct
9) Marie Curie is a brilliant and mature student.

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A. young B. very good C. having a fully developed mind D. difficult
10) She received a general ......….….…. in local school.
A. educate B. education C. educational D. educated
11) My favourite ..……….….. is Literature.
A. subject B. teacher C. job D. student
12) The students in Thuy’s class are deaf, dumb and mentally retarded. They are .............. students.
A. poor B. rich C. different D. disabled
13) I have decided not to become a professional …….……... .
A. photograph B. photography C. photographer D. photographic
14) In England, it is said that Robin Hood robbed ……………. and gave money to the poor.
A. the sick B. the rich C. the young D. the unemployed
15) Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint are ........................ .
A. software B. hardware C. floppy disks D. keyboard
16) We can see a lot of information on the visual display unit (VDU).
A. CD ROMs B. mouse C. computer screen D. printer
17) A(n)……………. is used to cook rice, meat, fish and vegetables or keep the food warm.
A. TV B. fax machine C. air conditioner D. electric cooker
18) With the development of information technology we can send………..……. from one computer to
another.
A. houses B. messages C. buildings D. computers
19) You should ………..……. the volume if you want to hear the sound louder.
A. select B. watch C. adjust D. insert
20) A blind person is a one who cannot ........................ anything.
A. hear B. see C. eat D. talk
21) Lan is anxious about her parents’ permission.
A. interested B. worried C. cheap D. expensive
22) We are going to the theatre to see a play.
A. cartoon B. drama C. comedy D. documentary
23) Which of the following is NOT the type of the mass media?
A. TV B. books C. radio D. the Internet
24) They helped the villagers grow cash crops for export.
A. crops to be sold B. crops to be used C. crops to be eaten D. crops to be seen
25) They build a ..................... to look after people’s health.
A. bridge B. medical centre C. school D. football ground
26) Braille is a reading system for ………….
A. the blind B. the mute C. the deaf D. the poor
27) John isn't content with his present salary.
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in
28) It was a difficult tune, but we never gave up hope.
A. stopped B. continued C. had D. offered
29) In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.
A. inability to speak B. inability to see C. inability to hear D. mentally
impairment
30) The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.
A. regret B. anger C. sadness D. passion
31) .......................is a system connecting millions of computers worldwide.
A. The television B. The Internet C. The media D. The phone
32) We receive information from radio through ears
A. visually B. orally C. aurally D. usually

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33) There is a good film on TV tonight
A. movie B. play C. comedy D. drama
34) We're going to make a two - day .......... to visit Huong pagoda.
A. travel B. excursion C. gone D. voyage
35) She's the woman ................sister baby sits for us.
A. who B. which C. that's D. whose
36) …….…….. do you live? - In the centre of the city.
A. Which B. Who C. When D. Where
37) Claude didn't ............... in Canada.
A. lived B. use to live C. used to live D. used to living
38) There were a lot of accidents ............ the icy roads
A. in spite of B. because of C. because D. although
39) He came in and didn't say anything,................ worried all of us.
A. whose B. who C. whom D. which
40) . ............ your computer if I'm careful?
A. Will I use B. Do I use C. Use I D. Could I use
41) After it ....... dry for two months, it rained heavily last night
A. would be B. had been C. has been D. was
42) Jane had gone to the supermarket ........ she got home
A. as soon as B. before C. after D. when
43) ..................... first stepped on the moon? ~Neil Amstrong.
A. Whose B. Who C. Where D. When
44) . .................... did the. Second World War end? ~ in 1945.
A. Where B. When C. What time D. How often
45) Are you looking forward to ................... on your cassation?
A. go . B. going C. to go D.went
46) Who.......................your bike? – Mike did.
A did give you B. did you give C. you gave D. gave you
47) Miss Lan Phuong enjoys ....................... with children.
A. works B. to work C. working D. worked
48) I’m still looking for a job, but I hope ...…….…….. something soon.
A. find B. to find C. finding D. to finding
49) I am good at ..……….…… books and letters in Chinese.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads
50) Liz used to ............……. a motorbike.
A. rides B. rode C. ridding D. ride
51) Please think of a word ......................... comes from a foreign language into Vietnamese.
A. which B. who C. it D. this
52) We haven’t had a good meal .…………….. three weeks.
A. in B. since C. ago D. for
53) It’s two years .............................. I last saw Quoc Anh.
A. ago B. from C. since D. about
54) They arrived home ten minutes ..…………… .
A. ago B. since C. for D. in
55) ........................... his illness, he managed to come to school.
A. Because B. Because of C. although D. In spite of
56) Jack ..……………. me that he was enjoying his new class.
A. told B. talked C. said D. spoke
57) If I ……………. to medical college, I will study medicine.

