Practice grade 10 second term– I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others: 1. A. tear B. bear C. clear D. rear 2. A. beef B. beer C. engineer D. cheer 3. A. hair B. chair C. fail D. fairy 4. A. poor B. spoor C. moor D. door 5. A. dressed B. equipped C. washed D. reserved 6. A. three B. thanks C. there D. think 7. A. worked B. smiled C. lived D. belonged 8. A. finds B. helps C. cooks D. laughs 9. A. method B. third C. altogether D. birth 10. A. operate B. personal C. receive D. produce 11. A. cupboards B. proofs C. stamps D. tickets 12 A. though B. thorough C. thick D. heath 13. A. visited B. skilled C. mended D. collected 14. A photo B.form C.of D.fiction 15. A. orphan B. enough C. cough D. neighbour 16. A. magazine B.thousand C.scientist D. musical 17. A.zone B.amaze C.busy D.seizure 18. A.century B.picture C. cinema D.silent 19. A.actor B.violent C. story D. listen 20. A.character B.change C. cheerful D.achieve 21. A. high B. sigh C. weight D. laugh II. Rewrite the following sentences, using It was not until 1. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30. _____________________________________________ 2. She weren't allowed to open her presents until her birthday. _____________________________________________ 3. We didn't have any holiday until last summer. _____________________________________________ 4. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24. _____________________________________________ 5. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me. _____________________________________________ 5. I didn't sleep until midnight. _____________________________________________ 6. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off. _____________________________________________ 7. I couldn't comment further until I had all the information. _____________________________________________ III. Indicate one mistake in each of the following sentences. Choose A, B, C or D 1. Is (A) there some (B) rice (C) in (D) the box? 2. He has (A) got a (B) pain on (C) his (D) leg. 3. There are (A) some (B) apple (C) in (D) the fridge. 4. Lan often goes to (A) work by (B) car, does (C) she (D)? 5. How much (A) oranges (B) does (C) she want (D)? IV Choose the correct answer. 1. 'Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her'?' 'I don't know. She seemed …… in it, however. a. interest b. interesting. c. interested d. interestingly 2. 'The students all went to the circus yesterday.' I heard it was really a. amused b. amusing c. amuse d. amusingly 3. I was that Jan couldn't come to the party.' 'Her boss made her work overtime.' a. disappointing b. disappointedly c. disappoint d. disappointed 4. 'What a terrible football game!' I thought it was a. delightful b. delighting c. delight d. delighted 5. 'How . we are to hear that you got the scholarship!' `Thank you. It was really a surprise.' a. pleasing b. please c. pleasingly d. please 6. 'Professor Allen's class is the best I have ever been to." I think it's . a. the most boring b. the most boringly c. the most bored d. most bored 7. 'I can't believe that Jim is marrying the vice-president's daughter.' `That they would get married is ……. a. surprised b. surprisingly c. surprising d. surprise 8. 'How does Jane like her new car? 'She's ………. with it. a. delighted b. delighting c. delight d. delightful 9. 'This handmade cloth is beautiful.' . 'To see such quality is a. pleasing b. please c. pleased d. so pleasantly 10. 'You look nervous.' This thunder makes me………. a. scary b. scare c. scaring d. scared 11. 'The cabaret was amusing' `Claire was certainly She couldn't stop laughing.' a. amuse b. amused c. amusing d. abusive 12. I think the way Jessica behaved was quite "Yes, I think so.' a. shock b. shocked c. shocking d. shockingly V. Choose the best option to make the correct sentence from the suggested word. 1. Bob Dylan / musician/ who/ composer/ born / American/ 1941/ Minnesota. a. Bob Dylan. who is a composer and an American musician, was born in 1941 in Minnesota. b Bob Dylan is an American composer and musician who was born in Minnesota. c. Bob Dylan. an American composer and musician, who was born Minnesota in 1941. d Bob Dylan who is an American composer and musician was born in 1941 in Minnesota. 2. widely / traveled / United States / the poor / singing. a. He traveled widely throughout the United States singing about. b. He widely traveled around the United States to sing about the c. He traveled the United States widely sin g ing about the poor. d. He traveled widely all over the United States with the poor's singing 3. song/ Blowin' in the Wind/ soon/ became/ released/ anthem/ civil/ movement/ 1962. a. His song Blowin’ in the Wind became an anthem of the civil movement after being released soon in 1962. b. In 1962, his song Blowin' in the Wind was released soon and became civil rights movement anthem. c. In 1962, his song Blowin' in the Wind was released and soon became anthem of the civil rights movement. d. His song Blowin’ in the Wind was soon released in 1962, and became anthem of civil rights movement. 4. songs/ greatly/ protest/ political/ social/ influenced/ young people/ a. His songs of greatly social and political protest influenced young people in 1960s. b. He was greatly influenced young people in the 1960s with his songs about the political and social protest c. His songs of political and social protest g reatl y influenced young in the 1960s. d. He wrote songs of political and social protest greatly influenced young people in the 1960s. 5. Bob Dylan/ one/ important/ contemporary/ folk music and rock music. a. Bob Dylan is one of the most important man in contemporary folk - sic and rock music b.Bob Dylan is one of the most important men in contemporary folk 7 sic and rock musk. c. Bob Dylan is one important man in contemporary folk music and rock d. Bob Dylan is one of the most important men in folk and rock contemporary music. 5. we/ now/ faced/ problems/ environment. a. We are now faced to the problems of environment. b.We now faced with the problems of the environment. c. We are now faced with the problems of the environment. d.We are now faced by the problems of environment. 6. erosion/ soil/ result/ when / forests/ cut/ carelessly. a. Soil erosion results when forests are cut carelessly. a. When soil erosion results, forests are cut down carelessly. b.When forests cut carelessly, soil erosion results. c. Soil erosion results when forests are cut down carelessly. 7. rivers/ streams/ seas/ dirtied/ activities/ land. a: Rivers, streams, and seas is being' dirtied by activities on land. b.Rivers, streams, and seas are being dirtied by activities on land. c. Rivers, streams, and seas is being dirtied by land activities. d.Rivers, streams, and seas are being dirtied activities on land. 8 polluted/ air/ be/ chiefly/ city problem. a. Polluted air chiefly is a city problem. b.Polluted air is chiefly city problem. c. Polluted air is chiefly a city problem. d.Polluted air is a city problem chiefly. 9 plants/ species/ many/ animals/ be/ danger/ extinction. a. Many species of plants and animals are in danger of extinction. b.Many species of plants and animals are danger of extinction. c. Many plants and animals were in danger of species extinction. d.Species of plants and , animals are in many danger of extinction. 10. laws/ must/ some/ pass/ help/ protect/ environment. a. Some laws must pass to . help protect our environment. b.Some laws must be passed to help protect our environment. c. Some laws must be passed help to protect our environment. d.Some laws must passed to help protect our environment. VI Choose the words or phrases that best complete this passage. Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Viet Nam, was (1)_………. opened 1960. It (2) …… 160 kilometers south west of Ha Noi spanning. Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa (3) …… Cuc Phuong National Park (4) …… over 200 square kilometers of rainforest. It attracts (5) …… tourists and scientists. In 2002, nearly 100,000 visitors (6) …… _their way to Cuc Phuong. Tourists come there to study butterflies, visit caves, hike mountains and lo at the (7) ……. tree. Many come to see the work (8) ……. to protect (9) ……… species. According, to scientists, there are about 2,000 different species (10) …… and 450 species of fauna in the park. 1. a. recently b. probably c. specially d. officially 2. a. locates b. located c. is located d. is locating 3. a: provinces b. towns c. districts d. cities 4. a. covers b. contains c. abandons d. controls 5. a. neither b. either c. both d. every 6. a. had b. made c. got d. lost 7. a. 1,000-year-old b. 1,000-years-old c. 1,000 year old d. 1,000 years 8. a. done b. to be done c. been done d. being done 9. a. dangerous b. wild c. rare d. endangered 3. a. trees b. flora c. vegetation d. flowers VII. Read the passage In the United States and its territories alone, there are more than 40 national parks, varying considerably in landscape and mood. Each park was chosen for its unique features, representative of a particular region of the country. Everglades National Park, for example, at the southern tip of Florida. is a huge subtropical swamp, which provides refuge for such unusual reptiles as the alligator and for thousands of varieties of birds. including the graceful pink flamingo. In sharp contrast to the Everglades are the arid, dusty parks of the West. Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. for example, preserves the ruins of an Indian civilization which 'flourished in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Today, tourists can wander through the awesome cliff dwellings that the Indians carved out of the steep rock. 1. What is the main idea of the passage? a. The large number of nation parks. b. National parks as a wildlife refuge. c. The diversity of the national parks. d. The differences between Mesa Verde National Park and the Everglades. 2. National parks in the US ……… a. are a lost different from each other. b. change a lot in landscape and mood. c. are made more interesting. d. are completely different from other parks in the world. 3. Everglades National Park is ………… a. in the south of the United States. b. home to alligators and many varieties of birds. c. an area of land that is full of water. d. all are correct. 4. The word 'which' in line 9 refers to a. Mesa Verde National Park. b. ruins. c. Indian d. civilization. VIII .Choose the correct answer. 1. Washington, DC is the city of the United States. a. major b. cosmopolitan c. industrial d. capital 2. Power plants are increasingly located outside metropolitan areas. a. belonging to a big or capital city b. in an industrial city c. of a busy suburb d. relating to a remote suburb 3. Polly felt intense fear . with excitement. a. blended . b. contacted c. joined d. mingled 4. The city of London was by the Romans in the year 43 AD. a. located b. developed c. founded d. characterized 5. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. a. removed b. got control of c. divided up d. arranged 6. San Francisco is a and communications center and a center for trade with Asia. a. finance b. finances c. financial d. financer 7. Tourists to Hawaii are by its endless sandy beaches and perfect weather. a. attracted b. attached c. admired d. interested 8. The houses are absolutely for families with Young children. a. attractive b. identical c. ideal d. imaginary 9. In the 20th century Liverpool became famous as the .of the Beatle and for Liverpool and Everton football clubs a. house b. home c. city d. state 10. People come to the parks to .from city noise and traffic. a. get away b. get out of c. get over d. get off . Practice grade 10 second term– I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced