UNIT 15: CITIES

I live in a city ...population is over one million.. I enjoy living in this city ...the fact that everything is expensive.. Ho Chi Minh, That used to be called Sai Gon, is the biggest ci

Grade 10 UNIT 15: CITIES THE SECOND TERM

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

1 A thought B than C theatre D third

2 A although B southern C clothes D northwest

3 A fourth B mouth C smooth D width

4 A breath B these C neither D breathe

5 A feather B thick C birthday D twentieth

II Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern

6 A reserved B unusual C attract D region

7 A population B popularity C metropolitan D character

8 A capital B gallery C apartment D district

9 A parliament B southeastern C convenient D museum

10 A cathedral B historic C material D neighbourhood

III Choose the best answer to complete each of the following senteces

11 We are going to visit Hanoi, is the capital city of Vietnam

A why B which C where D that

12 John has three sisters, one of is working in New York

13 .living in the country, Mr Lam is working in the city

A Even B Although C In spite D Despite

14 I couldn't sleep very tired

A despite I was B although I was C in spite of D despite of being

15 The population of London as big of New York

A than those B that that C as that D as those

16 New York was by the Dutch in 1624

A finded B fingding C found D founded

17 We know a lot of people live in London

A whom B whose C that D which

18 I live in a city population is over one million

A which's B that's C whose D who's

19 There are tall offices and apartment buildings in New York

A hundred of B hundred C hundreds of D hundreds

20 My village is located the western part of the city

21 London has high buildings than New York

A little B less C much D fewer

22 Last month we spent our holiday in Tokyo, there are many temples

A which B where C that D whose

23 I enjoy living in this city the fact that everything is expensive

A in spite of B although C even D despite of

24 London an area of 1610 square kilometers

A covers B have C fills D gets

25 Although it rained a lot,

A but we enjoyed our holiday B however we enjoyed our holiday

C we enjoyed our holiday D yet me enjoyed our holiday

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Grade 10 UNIT 15: CITIES THE SECOND TERM

IV Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

26 Ho Chi Minh, That used to be called Sai Gon, is the biggest city in southern Vietnam

27 Although there is not much to do in our village, but I prefer living here

28 My uncle is working in Nha trang, where has one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam

29 Although the fact that the story was silly, they all enjoyed it

30 I recently went back to the city that I was born in there

V Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question

ew Orleans is the largest city in Louisian, USA It stands on the banks of the Mississippi

River and is a busy port and tourist center, Its population of about 550,000 is very

cosmopolitan With immigrants from many countries Every year people from all over the world visit New Orleans to see its famous Mardi Gras carnival (festival)

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Its history

In 1682 The French named Louisiana after the French King, Louis XIV They built New Orleans

in 1718 In 1762, Louis XV gave it to his cousin Carlos of Spain Then, in 1800, it became French again until Napoleon sold it to the USA in 1803, The French Quarter in New Orleans still has many old buildings and excellent restaurants

Its music

New Orleans is the home of Jazz Jazz is a mixture of blues, dance songs, and hymns(anthems) Black musicians started to play jazz in the late 19th century Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton came from the city New Orleans is most famous for its jazz, but it also has a philharmonic

orchestra (philharmonic:loving music)

31 The word "banks" in line 1 means

A sides of a river B places to put money in

C big streams D places to lend money

32 Visitors go to New Orleans to see

A carnival B tourist center C river D port

33 The French named Louisiana after

A Carlos B Louis XV C Napoleon D Louis XIV

34 We find French remains in New Orleans in

A clothes B dance C music D food

35 .is orginated in New Orleans

A Blue B jazz C Hymn D Dance song

VI Rewite these following sentences

36 In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris

 Although

37 My brother Nam is a doctor He lives in HCM City (relertive clause)

 My brother Nam

38 Mr Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi

 Despite the fact that

39 Ho Chi Minh City is larger than Hanoi

 Ha Noi isn't

40 We stayed at the Asia Hotel Dr.Thanh recommended it to us

 We stayed at

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