REVIEW FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST ENGLISH 10 I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. more B. water C. box D. walk 2. A. game B. may C. manage D. famous 3. A. excursion B. sunburnt C. nurse D. picture 4. A. caves B. marks C. exams D. days 5. A. rained B. laughed C. stopped D. missed II. Circle the word whose main stress is different from the others. 1. A. documentary B. entertainment C. recommend D. communicate 2. A. excursion B. spacious C. picnic D. anxious 3. A. picturesque B. campfire C. glorious D. photograph 4. A. newspaper B. encourage C. responsible D. effective 5. A. beautiful B. television C. Internet D. documentary III. Circle the most suitable option (A, B, C or D) for each sentence. 1. Would you mind the door, please? A. opening B. to open C. open D. opened 2. My friend was in a difficult situation, so I agreed .her some money. A. lending B. lend C. to lend D. lent 3. They didn’t go to the party, .surprised many people. A. whom B. that C. who D. which 4. The government should have some special policies to help . A. the poverty B. poor C. the poors D. the poor 5. Bill has been busy learning during the last two weeks, he the entrance exam. A. took B. is going to take C. will take D. takes 6. The rich finds it easier to earn money than the poor. A B C D 7. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside. A. ordinary B. beautiful C. delicious D. spacious 8. The computer can add, subtract, multiply and divide with lightning speed and perfect . A. accuracy B. accurate C. accurately D. inaccurate 9. Bill: "How do you do?" Peter: "-------------" A. Yeah, Ok. B. How do you do? C. I'm well .Thank you.D. Not too bad. 10. The people .were injured in the accident were taken to hospital. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which 11. the storm warnings, we didn’t go out last night. A. Because B. In spite of C. Because of D. Although 12. When I arrived at the party, Lucy .home. A. has already gone B. had already gone C. already went D. will have gone 13. This is the second time you the same question. A. ask B. asked C. are asking D. have asked 14. Ten years ago, the government to begin a food programme. A. was decided B. decided C. had decided D. has decided 15. A: did you go to the English-speaking Club last Sunday morning? B: Because it was very useful for me. A. When B. What C. Which D. Why 16. Marie, I met at the party, called me last night. A. whom B. who C. that D. which 17. It rained all the time, .was a great pity. A. that B. who C. which D. what 18. People who do not have enough money are called . A. the rich B. the blind C. the poor D. the deaf 19. My family has lived in this city since 10 years. A B C D IV. Supply the correct tenses of the verbs in parentheses. 1. We (learn) English for 5 years now. 2. Ann (get) .home after she had done the shopping. 3. Water (boil) .at 100 degrees centigrade. 4. Her friend (leave) home before she phoned. 5. My father (work) .on the computer in his room at the moment. V. Rewrite each of these sentences without changing its meaning. 1. The pictures were expensive. My brother bought them last week. The pictures that . 2. He gave up smoking 2 years ago. He used . 3. These children couldn’t come to school on time because of the heavy rain. Because 4. This secretary has prepared the reports since 8.00 a.m The reports . 5. We couldn’t phone Bill last night. This made it difficult for us to solve the problem. We couldn’t . VI. Use the cues given to make a complete sentence. 1. How long / it / usually / take / you / prepare / your lessons? 2. Mary / learn / French / since / 2000. 3. The new bridge / recently / built / our village. 4. They / go / meeting / in spite of / heavy rain. 5. The man / who / meet / me / last week / come / visit / me / yesterday. VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the most suitable answer for each sentence. The computer, one of the most marvellous (1) . in our modern age, has become part of our daily lives. It was put in use in 1946. Thanks (2) a computer, we can visit shops, offices and places of scenic beauty. We can pay bills prepared by computers. We can read newspapers and magazines (3) . have been produced on computers. We can receive letters (4) . and send letters to almost every part of the world with the help of computers. And we can even learn foreign languages on computers. Furthermore, we can compose music, play games, write plays and design fashions on computers. It is no wonder that computers are sometimes called thinking machines (5) they can also do nearly as many things (6) . we can. 1. A. discoveries B. findings C. inventions D. products 2. A. for B. about C. to D. on 3. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose 4. A. from B. by C. for D. at 5. A. because of B. because C. in spite of D. though 6. A. as B so C. if D. which 7. The computer has been used A. in 1946 B. since 1946 C. for 1946 years D. before 1946 8. The best title for the passage is A. What can the computer do? B. The computer-Part of our life C. The computer-A new invention D. The uses of the computer. THE END . A. has already gone B. had already gone C. already went D. will have gone 13. This is the second time you the same question. A. ask B. asked. foreign languages on computers. Furthermore, we can compose music, play games, write plays and design fashions on computers. It is no wonder that computers