REVISION FOR THE 1ST TEST (GRADE 10)

Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. hard B. start C. party D. talk
2. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree
3. A. card B. start C. warm D. hard
4. A. beat B. eating C. teacher D. breakfast
5. A. passenger B. repair C. begin D. several
6. a. party b. fat c. marvellous d. father
7. A. ready B. meat C. defeat D. beat
8. A. field B. heat C. meet D. head
Exercise 1. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
1. Computer models help to determine whether a particular area is likely to flood.
A. make up B. find out C. take over D. put up
2. He passed his exams with flying colour.
A. successfully B. difficultly C. badly D. easily
3. There is no ________ explanation for what happened.
A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science
4. The man looked familiar. I ________ him somewhere before.
A. saw B. have seen C. had seen D. see
5. When we __________ the bill, we left the restaurant.
A. had paid B. were paying C. paid D. had been paying
6. When the firework ____________ off, the dog __________ away.
A. had gone/ ran B. went/ had run C. went/ ran D. went/ was runni
7. Lan and Hoa ___________ us every Summer.
A. visits B. visited C. visit D. visites
8. John isn’t contented with his present salary.
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappoited about D. interested in
9. Miss Thu ___________ that book last night.
A. didn’t read B. doesn’t read C. didn’t reads D. don’t read
10. The Earth ___________ round the Sun once every 365 days.
A. go B. went C. gone D. goes.
11. My friends decided _________ on a picnic this Sunday.
A. to go B. going C. about going D. go
12. I go home after work, I usually ____ a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio.
A. take B. get C. give D. spend
13. We woke up at the midnight because the alarm clock suddenly ________.
A. exploded B. shouted C. stood up D. went off
14. Miss Jane_________ typing the report when her boss came in.
A. doesn’t finish B. can’t finish C. didn’t finish D. hadn’t finished
15. In 1660, Isaac Newton _________to Cambridge University.
A. went B. had gone C. has gone D. goes
16. I enjoy __________ to my classmates about their future plans
A. told B. to talk C. talking D. talk
17. It's not good to avoid____________ the teacher's questions in class.
A. answer B. answered C. to answer D. answering
18. I ______ to visit my friend in the hospital two days ago.
A. went B. go C. am going D. have gone
19. She received some ______ training from her teacher.
A. scientific B. scientist C. scientists D. science
20. He always avoids…………..his friends in the street.
A. meeting B. met C. to meet D. meet
22. By the time we ________, all our classmates _____________.
A. had arrived/ left B. arrived/ had left C. arrived/ leaving D. arrived/ have left
23. When we __________ the bill, we left the restaurant.
A. had paid B. were paying C. paid D. had been paying
24. Do you want me _______ with you of do you want to go alone?
A. coming B. to come C. come D. comes
25. They want ……………. by air because it is much faster than other means of transport.
A. travel B. travelled C. to travel D. traveling
26. We are too late. The plane ………….…off ten minutes ago.
A. took B. had taken C. has taken D. was taken
27. It was a hot day, so we decided _________ for a swim.
A. to go B. goes C. going D. go
28. I like learning English best because it is an _______ language.
A. national B. wonderful C. international D. brilliant
29. Finally, we decided _______ the hall with a lot of white roses for the wedding.
A. decorating B. to decorate C. to decorating D. decorate
30. We were watching TV when the lights___________out.
A. has gone B. went C. go D. were going
31. During his break, Mr.Pike often drinks tea with his fellow peasants.
A. workers B. associates C. mechanics D. farmers
32. While I ___________dishes last night, I___________a plate.
A. washed / dropped B. was washing / dropped
C. washed / was dropping D. was washing / was dropping
33. When I ___________home last night , I ___________tired and I ___________ straight to bed.
A. got/ was/ went B. had got/was/went
C. get/am/go D. got/ had been/ went
34. English is an international __________ .
A. language B. means C. subject D. profession
35. When I was a child, I usually ………….. fishing with my brother.
A. go B. went C. gone D. use to go
36. We agreed _____ together.
A. working B. to work C. worked D. to working
37. During the rush hour, streets are crowded _____ people and vehicles.
A. for B. of C. in D. with
38. Nam practises _______ English with his classmates everyday.
A. speaking B. speak C. to speak D. speaks
39. Did you miss _________ her yesterday?
A. to see B. saw C. see D. seeing
40. Peter’s favourite subject is ___________.
A. Scientist B. science C. scientific D. scientifically
41. Marie Curie is the scientist who __________ the atomic weight of radium.
A. determined B. received C. won D. made
42. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she _______ any kind of contest.
A. hasn’t entered B. doesn’t enter C. wasn’t entering D. hadn’t entered
43. The library _______ by the time I _______ there.
A. had closed/ got B. closed/ got C. closed/ had got D. has closed/ got
44. He _______ me to the party yesterday.
 A. invited B. has invited C. has been invited D. was inviting
45. Every twelve months, the Earth ________ the sun.
A. circles B. circled C. has circled D. is circling
Exercise 3. Combine these pairs of sentences into one using the word given.
1. First John finished his lunch. Then he listened to music for a while.
=> After ___________________________________________________________________________
2. I played chesses on the computer. Then I helped my sister do English exercises.
=> By the time ______________________________________________________________________
3. First Mrs Browns retired. Then she visited Cua lo beach in Vietnam.
=> After ___________________________________________________________________________
4. I watched a good film on TV. Then I went to bed.
=> After ___________________________________________________________________________
5. Mary spoke in public on many occasions. Then she got the TV job offer.
=> Before __________________________________________________________________________
6. First She walked for two kms. Then she had lunch.
=> By the time ______________________________________________________________________
7. She lived in China. Then She went to Thailand.
=> Before __________________________________________________________________________
8. First we spent two hours over lunch. Then we left the restaurant.
=> By the time ______________________________________________________________________
9. First Mr Brown had some inventions. Then he became famous
=> Before __________________________________________________________________________
10. I had breakfast. Then I went to school.
=> After ___________________________________________________________________________
11. They finished all their work and then they left the office.
=> After ___________________________________________________________________________
12. He took some medicine. Then he felt a little better.
=> By the time ______________________________________________________________________
13. He checked the cassette carefully, then he bought it
=> After ___________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 4. Rewrite the sentences below, beginning with the words given.
1. My father advised buying that book.
=> My father advised us _______________________________________________________.
2. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
=> It’s better to avoid __________________________________________________________.
3. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away?
=> Do you mind______________________________________________________________?
4. Peter said he would go to school with us
=> Peter agreed _______________________________________________________________.
5. My mother said I had better take this course.
=> My mother advised me _______________________________________________________.
6. My sister looks forward to meeting my aunt next summer in Hanoi.
=> My sister expects ___________________________________________________________.
7. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away.
=> Do you mind_______________________________________________________________?
8. Would you close the door, please ?
=> Would you mind ____________________________________________________________?
9. I ‘d like to buy a new hat.
=> I want _____________________________________________________________________.
10. She doesn’t like to meet me.
=> She avoids _________________________________________________________________.
11. Would you like to go to the beach?
=> Do you want ________________________________________________________________.
Exercise 5. 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.
1. This passage is mainly concerned with ________.
A. Mark Twain and his life B. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
C. Mark Twain’s parents D. Mark Twain’s humorous stories.
2. How old was Mark Twain when his father died?
A. 12 B. 11 C. 20 D. 21
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
5. The word “His” in line 3 refers to _______.
A. Mark Twain’s B. His father’s C. His brother’s D. His wife’s
Exercise 6. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. My mother make me do my homework so I can’t go out.
A B C D
3. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed lending her some money.
A B C D
4. Try to avoid to travel during rush hours.
A B C D
5. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
A B C D
6. Mr. Nam work as a teacher at Nguyen Tri Phuong School.
A B C D
7. Chu Van An High School are one of the biggest schools in Ha Noi.
A B C D
8. Mai had repaired her TV set from last Monday to last Wednesday
A B C D
9. By the time she watched TV, she did her homework
A B C D
10. Daisy had agreed with other members in the last meeting
A B C D