REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION SCHOOL YEAR:2010-2011 SUBJECT: ENGLISH 10 A. THEORY: I. Grammar: 1. Tenses: Present simple, present progressive, present perfect, past simple, past perfect, present progressive (with a future meaning), be going to and will. 2. The present perfect passive 3. Wh-questions 4. Gerund and to + infinitive 5. The + adjective 6. Used to + infinitive 7. Which as a connector 8. Relative pronouns 9. Because of and in spite of II. Phonetics: 12 vowels and 3 diphthongs /ei /, /ai /, / ɔi /. B. PRACTICE: I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. son B. sunshine C. above D. woman 2. A. great B. teacher C. street D. receive 3. A. language B. package C. hand D. cake 4. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree 5. A. stall B. chat C. talk D. water 6. A. bus B. fun C. busy D. husband 7. A. bottle B. month C. something D. wonderful 8. A. camera B. famous C. glad D. family 9. A. seat B. leave C. increase D. ready 10. A. warn B. charge C. car D. far II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. interest B. serious C. wonderful D. immediate 2. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience 3. A. background B. career C. secondary D. private 4. A. persuade B believe C instead D anxious 5. A. picturesque B. interest C. occupy D. photograph 6. A. entertain B. magazine C. industry D. volunteer 7. A. relax B. permit C. allow D. visit 8. A. glorious B. possible C. protective D. necessary 9. A. excursion B. spacious C. invention D. pagoda 10. A. children B. student C. complain D. language III. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs. 1. He (watch) ……………………TV right now. 2. At present they (sit) …………………… in the class. 3. Every week she (go) …………………… to visit her parents. 4. She (wash) ……………………her clothes every Sunday. 5. It is no use (wait)……………………for him. 1 6. This book (just publish) ……………………by Kim Dong publisher. 7. I suggest (telephone) ……………………the hospitals before (ask) …………………… the police (look) ……………………for him. 8. He practices (read) ……………………English every day. 9. My mother told me (not speak) ……………………too anyone about it. 10. They (leave) ……………………Hanoi for HCM City yesterday. 11. Look at those black clouds. It (rain) …………………… . 12. Ba and Phong (know) ……………………each other quite well for years 13. She rarely (take) ……………………a bath before dinner. 14. I am used to (live) ……………………in the hot region. 15. Rolf (buy) …………………… the leather jacket last week. 16. Peter and Daisy (be) …………………… born in 1978. 17. My father (just wash) …………………… his car. 18. He refused (answer) ……………………my questions. 19. He promised (come) ……………………back here. 20. I (know) ……………………Jack since we (be) …………………… students but I (not meet) ……………………him since we (leave) …………………… school in 1998. 21. I need (have) ……………………your opinion. 22. The room needs (clean) ……………………. It is very dirty. 23. Please remember (lock) ……………………the door when you go away. 24. The thief threatened (kill) ……………………us if we phoned the police. 25. I would like him (go) ……………………to a university but I can’t (make) …………………… him go. 26. I am looking forward to (see) …………………… you. 27. John and I (be) …………………… pen pals for nearly 3 years. 28. She (not speak) …………………… to me since last week. 29. He (read) …………………… that novel many times before. 30. We spend two hours a day (learn) ……………………English. 31. People often have difficulty (read) ……………………my writing. 32. We should avoid (give) …………………… an answer immediately. 33. The house (build) …………………… two years ago. 34. They have finished (paint) …………………… our apartment at last. 35. When I am tired .I stop (work) …………………… . 36. My grandfather (not, smoke) …………………… for 5 five years. 37. When I was younger, I used to ( wear) ……………………bright colors, now I’m accustomed to (dress) …………………… more properly. 38. I (not write) ……………………to my friend a long time ago 39. Hurry up! The train (come) …………………… . 40. I think it (rain) …………………… . The sky is so cloudy. IV. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using a suitable relative pronoun. 1. The girl is in the hospital now. She was injured in the accident. . 2. The man is a computer expert. You were talking to him. . 3. Some documents have been found. They were stolen from a car. . 4. The woman is a teacher. Her daughter is my classmate . . 2 5. I like the dress. She was wearing it. . 6. The shoes are too big. My mother bought them for me. . 7. The milk was very good. We had it this morning. . 8. The girl is really intelligent. We admire her. . 9. Please post the letters. I wrote them this morning. . 10. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday. . 11. The fence is made from wood. It surrounds our house. . 12. Students will be punished. Their homework is late. . 13. The picture was very beautiful. She was looking at it. . 14. The people are getting wet. They are waiting for the bus in the rain. . V. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1. They haven’t finished their homework yet. -> Their homework . 2. Mary visited us three days ago. -> Mary paid . 3. He spent 2 hours doing the mathematical exercises. -> It took 4. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. -> In spite . 5. It’s a long time since I last played football. -> I haven’t . 6. The last time I saw Dick was in 1995. -> I haven’t . 7. He has made much progress in his study. -> Much progress 8. It is necessary to master English. ->Mastering . 9. The children like to walk in the rain. -> The children enjoy 10. He has studied English for six years. -> He began . 11. They have considered me as their great friend. -> I . 12. The last time I wrote to him was in 1996. 3 -> I haven’t . 13. I expect to see you at the party. -> I’m looking forward 14. He doesn’t smoke any more, but he smoked a lot 2 years ago. -> He used to 15. She has just completed the picture. -> The picture . 16. They have provided the victims with food and clothing. ->The victims . 17. I have just bought a new car. -> A new car 18. Have they bought a big house? -> Has . ? 19.Playing the guitar is one of my interests. -> I'm . 20. In spite of their poverty, they are very generous. -> Although VI. Use the given words to make meaningful sentences. 1. A new school/ be built/ area / recently. . 2. Not forget/ turn off/ light/ when you go out. . 3. She / not enjoy/ drink milk/ morning. . 4. Mary/ be used to/ get up early. . 5. She / used to / walk / school/ when / she / be / child. . 6. sister / promise / help / me / clean the house. . 7. When/ we / come / stadium / game / already / started . 8. Marie Curie / born / Warsaw / November 7, 1867. . 9. The package/ deliver/ yet? . 10. She / capable/ do/ this task. VII. Make questions for the underlined words or phrases. 1. . ? -> I'm taking French this semester. 2 . ? -> I like English very much. 3. . ? -> She started to study English 2 years ago. 4 4. . ? -> He likes "Tom and Jerry" because it's very interesting. 5. . ? -> I am going to Da Lat for a holiday this summer. 6. . ? -> It's about 100 meters from here to the centre post office. 7. . ? -> The crops weren't very good because there was very little rain. 8. . ? -> I study English to have a good job in the future. VIII. Choose the correct option to complete each of the following sentences. 1. Claude didn't ………………… in Canada. A. . lived B. use to live C. used to live D. used to living 2. . ………………… your house painted last year? A. Had B. Did C. Was D. Have. 3. 'We ………………… a party on Sunday, 12th November. Can you come?' `Yes, I'd love to.' A. are having B. are going to have C. will have D. have 4. He was busy ………………… his homework. A. doing B. to do C. that he was doing D. he was doing 5. He came in and didn't say anything, ………………… worried all of us. A. that B. who C. whom D. which 6. ………………… do you want? - A box of chocolates. A. What B. Which C. Who D. How 7. ………………… is a half of football?- Forty-five minutes. A. What time B. How often C. How long D. When 8. My teacher always expected me .well in exams A. do B. doing C. to do D. did 9. I must go now. I promised. late. A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I wouldn't be 10. Don't worry .me. I’ll be fine A. to B. about C. with D. for 11. English is an international . . A. language B. means C. subject D. profession 12. When I was a child. the violin. A. I was playing B. I had played C. I play D. I played 13. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates . . A. has left B. left C. was leaving D. had left 14. In spite of ., we decided to go out. A. we felt very tired B. feeling tired C. all of us felt tired D. tired 15. I remember .you about this before. A tell B. to tell C. telling D. told 16. Maria is going to stop .dinner, so she may be late A. eating B. to eat C. for eating D. eat 17. Take this road and you will .at the hotel in 5 minutes A. arrive B. come C. find D. reach 18. The factory .John works in is the biggest in the town A. when B. where C. which D. who 19. Do you know the girl .father is a teacher? A. who. B. whose. C.whom. D.which. 20. Many people in the world are fond .football A. of B. with C. in D. for 5 IX. Read the paragraph, then answer the questions. Mrs. Harris lives in a small village in the countryside. Her husband is dead, but she has one son. He is twenty-one, and his name is Geoff. He worked in the shop in the city and lived there. Its name was Greensea. It was quite a long way from his mother’s village and she was not happy about this, but Geoff said: “ There isn’t any good work for me in the country, Mother, and I can get a lot of money in Greensea and send you some every week”. Mrs. Harris was very angry last Sunday. She got in a train and went to her son’s house in Greensea. Then she said to him: “Geoff, why do you never phone me?” Geoff laughed. “But, Mother”, he said, “you haven’t got a phone”. “No”, she answered, “ I haven’t but you’ve got one” Questions 1. Where did Mrs. Harris live? …………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Where did her son work and live? ……………………………………………………………………………… 3. Was Mrs. Harris happy about this? ……………………………………………………………………………… 4. What did Mrs. Harris do last Sunday? ………………………………………………………………………… . 5. Why did Geoff never phone his mother? ……………………………………………………………………… --------------------------The end-------------------------- 6 . and to + infinitive 5. The + adjective 6. Used to + infinitive 7. Which as a connector 8. Relative pronouns 9. Because of and in spite of II. Phonetics: 12. 40. I think it (rain) …………………… . The sky is so cloudy. IV. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using a suitable relative pronoun. 1. The girl is in