Đề ôn tập kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

Wednesday October 2nd 2013 
EXERCISES
I. Pronunciation:
Exercise 1 Choose the correct stress pattern for each of the words below.
1. engineer	0oo	o0o	oo0
2. coffee	o0	0o	0oo
3. Japanese	0oo	oo0	o0o
4. permission	0oo	o0o	oo0
5. activity	0ooo	oo0o	o0oo
6. imagination	o0ooo	oo0oo	ooo0o
7. diplomatic	o0oo	ooo0	oo0o
8. geography	o0oo	oo0o	0ooo
9. television	oo0o	ooo0	0ooo
10. occupation	ooo0	o0oo	oo0o
11. employee	0oo	o0o	oo0
12. nationality	oo0oo	o0ooo	ooo0o
13. scientific	o0oo	oo0o	0ooo
14. career	0o	o0	0oo
15. humanitarian	ooo0oo	o0oooo	oo0ooo
Exercise 2 Choose the word that has the letters pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. language	B. package	C. mathematics	D. marvelous
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. harboured
6. A. stall	B. chat	C. talk	D. water
7. A. worked	B. announced	C. screamed	D. stopped
II. Vocabulary
Exercise 1 Choose the one option that best complete the sentence.
1. She’s upstairs getting ready to go out.
A. dressing	B. determining	C. planning	D. preparing
2. My morning..is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.
A. timetable	B. habit	C. routine	D. action
3. People are fleeing 	the area in panic.
A. excitement	B. fear	C. gust	D. danger
4. We gotthe plane at 10.30 and the plane tookon time.
A. in/ off	B. on/ up	C. in/ out	D. on/ off
5. In 1963 he was appointed of history.
A. director	B. teacher	C. professor	D. headmaster
6. The morning’s work was constantly..by phone calls.
A. made	B. interrupted	C. created	D. changed	
7. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely
A. hard	B. hardly	C. harder	D. hardest
9. Our coach was..in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late.
A. fastened	B. fixed	C. joined	D. stuck
10. Approximately half the people interviewed were manual occupations.
A. hobbies	B. careers	C. jobs	D. visits
11. “Are you single or married?” is to ask about one’s .
A. occupation 	B. marital status	C. address	D. nationality
12. “do you borrow this science book?” 
 “To read more about Marie Curie’s life.”
A. What	B. Why	C. When	D. Which
13. “Whose briefcase is this?” “..........................”
A. It’s my boss	B. It’s my boss’s	
C. They’re probably lost	D. His luggage is full
14. “..........................” “Good morning.”
A. Good morning. How can I help?’	B. Are you looking for something?
C. Good morning.	D. Have a nice day.
15. Professor Kidd........................three books since 1999, and she’s working on her fourth.
A. has been writing	B. has written	C. wrote	D. writes	
16. When the firework.......................off, the dog.....................away.
A. had gone/ ran	B. went/ had run	C. went/ ran	D. went/ was running
17. .is the beach? Only five minutes’ walk.
a. How long	b. Where	c. How often	d. How far
18. In spite of his bad living., he learned very hard.
a. work	b. situation	c. life	d. condition
III. Grammar:
Exercise 1 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. I’m sure you’ll have no difficulty (pass)..the exam.
2. Just keep on (do).what you like.
3. Would you like (go).somewhere for a rest?
4. Don’t forget (call)..home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
5. I must go now. I promised (not be).late.
6. I don’t mind (walk)home but I’d rather (get).a taxi.
7. It isn’t safe for children (play)on ladders.
8. Ann is interested in (teach)young children.
9. Dad allowed Dora (go).to the party.
11. My teacher always expected me (do)well in exams.
12. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don’t remember (put)..them there.
13. You shouldn’t spend all your time (study)..
14. There’s nothing you can do about the situation, so it’s no use (worry).about it.
15. Are you looking forward to (go)on your vacation?
16. It’s very kind of you (look) ...after these homeless children.
17. I remember (put) my book on the table, but now it is nowhere to be seen.
Exercise 2 Find and correct the mistake in these sentences.
1. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
2. The doctor called this morning while you slept.
3. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college.
4. Get more exercise appears to be the best way to lose weight.
5. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight.
6. Let’s stop to watch so much T.V so that we can read or go out instead.
7. Poor little Laura had always dreamt of have a new skirt on her birthday.
8. Although being only 14, she was more mature than most of her classmates.
Exercise 3 Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. I would rather cycle than travel by motorbike to work.
I prefer.
2. What is your date of birth?
When.
3. Trung didn’t lock the door when he left the room. (without)
Trung
4. It took me two hours to do my homework. (spent)
Imy homework.
IV. Reading:
Exercise 1 Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
	Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history.
	Edison’s most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science.
	Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. HE said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, “Genius was 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. Why did Edison find it hard to follow his lessons?
..
2. What was Edison’s most famous invention?
3. How many children did he have?
4. How long did he use to work every day?
.
5. How old was Edison when he died?
.
Exercise 2 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. Physics	B. History	C. Biology	D. Chemistry
2. A. important	B. profession	C. Geography	D. Literature
3. A. entertain	B. communicate	C. receive	D. complain
4. A. children	B. student	C. professor	D. teacher
5. A. opinion	B. relax	C. semester	D. nervous
6. A. receive	B. repeat	C. award	D. secondary
7. A. brilliant	B. mature	C. harbour	D. difficult
8. A. impossible	B. determine	C. interrupt	D. atomic
9. A. develop	B. private	C. following	D. institute
10. A. professor	B. suffering	C. favorite	D. terrible	
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Unit 7 
I. Pronunciation:
Exercise 1 Choose the correct stress pattern for each of the words below.
1. engineer	0oo	o0o	oo0
2. coffee	o0	0o	0oo
3. Japanese	0oo	oo0	o0o
4. permission	0oo	o0o	oo0
5. activity	0ooo	oo0o	o0oo
6. imagination	o0ooo	oo0oo	ooo0o
7. diplomatic	o0oo	ooo0	oo0o
8. geography	o0oo	oo0o	0ooo
9. television	oo0o	ooo0	0ooo
10. occupation	ooo0	o0oo	oo0o
11. employee	0oo	o0o	oo0
12. nationality	oo0oo	o0ooo	ooo0o
13. scientific	o0oo	oo0o	0ooo
14. career	0o	o0	0oo
15. humanitarian	ooo0oo	o0oooo	oo0ooo
II. Vocabulary
Exercise 1 Choose the one option that best complete the sentence.
1. She’s upstairs getting ready to go out.
A. dressing	B. determining	C. planning	D. preparing
2. My morning..is to get up at seven, have breakfast, then leave home at eight.
A. timetable	B. habit	C. routine	D. action
3. People are fleeing 	the area in panic.
A. excitement	B. fear	C. gust	D. danger
4. We gotthe plane at 10.30 and the plane tookon time.
A. in/ off	B. on/ up	C. in/ out	D. on/ off
5. In 1963 he was appointed of history.
A. director	B. teacher	C. professor	D. headmaster
6. The morning’s work was constantly..by phone calls.
A. made	B. interrupted	C. created	D. changed	
7. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely
A. hard	B. hardly	C. harder	D. hardest
8. He tried to make his speech more.
A. entertain	B. entertaining	C. entertained	D. entertainment
9. Our coach was..in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty minutes late.
A. fastened	B. fixed	C. joined	D. stuck
10. Approximately half the people interviewed were manual occupations.
A. hobbies	B. careers	C. jobs	D. visits
11. “Are you single or married?” is to ask about one’s .
A. occupation 	B. marital status	C. address	D. nationality
12. “do you borrow this science book?” 
 “To read more about Marie Curie’s life.”
A. What	B. Why	C. When	D. Which
III. Grammar:
Exercise 1 Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
1. I’m sure you’ll have no difficulty (pass)..the exam.
2. Just keep on (do).what you like.
3. Would you like (go).somewhere for a rest?
4. Don’t forget (call)..home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
5. I must go now. I promised (not be).late.
6. I don’t mind (walk)home but I’d rather (get).a taxi.
7. It isn’t safe for children (play)on ladders.
8. Ann is interested in (teach)young children.
9. The police questioned me at some length and I didn’t enjoy (question).
10. Dad allowed Dora (go).to the party.
11. My teacher always expected me (do)well in exams.
12. I want (play)..volleyball. I hope (choose)for the team.
13. Look at those windows! They really need (clean)
14. My glasses are in my book bag, but I don’t remember (put)..them there.
15. You shouldn’t spend all your time (study)..
16. There’s nothing you can do about the situation, so it’s no use (worry).about it.
17. “Why are you mad?” “ I dislike (call)by my first name.”
18. Are you looking forward to (go)on your vacation?
19. It’s very kind of you (look) ...after these homeless children.
20. I remember (put) my book on the table, but now it is nowhere to be seen.
Exercise 2 Find and correct the mistake in these sentences.
1. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
2. The doctor called this morning while you slept.
3. I succeeded in to find a job, so my parents didn’t make me go to college.
4. Get more exercise appears to be the best way to lose weight.
5. I’d rather to stay home than go out tonight.
6. Let’s stop to watch so much T.V so that we can read or go out instead.
7. She had live in London for five years before she moved to New York.
8. Poor little Laura had always dreamt of have a new skirt on her birthday.
9. Jimmy is not so kindly as George, but he is more handsome than George.
10. Although being only 14, she was more mature than most of her classmates.
Exercise 3 Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. I would rather cycle than travel by motorbike to work.
I prefer.
2. He left school and then joined the army.
After he
3. What is your date of birth?
When.
4. She is pleased to meet her cousin again.
She looks
5. Whose bag is this? (belong)
Who .?
6. Trung didn’t lock the door when he left the room. (without)
Trung
7. It took me two hours to do my homework. (spent)
Imy homework.
1. I prefer cycling to traveling by motorbike to work.
2. After he had left school, he joined the army.
3. When is your birthday?/ When were you born?
4. She looks forward to meeting her cousin again,
IV. Reading:
Exercise 3 Fill in each blank of the following passage with one suitable word.
	Last Saturday I went to a concert with my friend Julia. The concert hall was on the other side of the town and so we decided to (1)home early. We caught the bus and arrived long (2)the concert started. There was a cafe nearby so we went in. Julia ordered a hot meal but I decided to have a sandwich and coffee. While we were waiting for our meal I looked (3).my bag for the tickets to check what time the concert (4)..begin. 
	To our dismay, I discovered that the tickets were not there! Then I remembered that I (5)left them on the table at home. I told Julia (6).had happened and said I would go home to get the tickets. I promised to be (7)before the concert started. I rushed (8)..of the cafe and went to the bus stop to catch a bus back to my house. Unfortunately, I had just (9)a bus and I (10)to wait a long time for (11).one. I was just beginning to despair when I saw a taxi, which I signaled to stop. Giving my address to the driver, I jumped , and 15 minutes later I was home. Wait for me, I said and ran into the house. I picked (12).the tickets from the table and the taxi driver drove me straight back to the cafe. Julia had just finished her meal. Together we hurried out of the cafe and walked quickly to the concert hall. I showed the tickets to the man at the door, (13)..looked at them carefully and then (14).them back. “ I’m sorry,” he said. “These are for next Saturday” 	
1. a. leave	b. arrive	c. left	d. leaving
2. a. after	b. before	c. until	d. when
3. a. out	b. in	c. on	d. to
4. a. had	b. has	c. did	d. would
5. a. have	b. did	c. will	d. had
6. a. who	b. which	c. what	d. when
7. a. back	b. to	c. on	d. over
8. a. into	b. out 	c. to	d. in
9. a. missed	b. caught	c. got	d. forgot
10. a. has	b. had	c. have	d. x
11. a. other	b. another	c. others	d. some
12. a. out	b. in	c. down	d. up
13. a. which	b. whose	c. who	d. that
14. a. give	b. gave	c. had given	d. was giving