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Revision for the middle-term test English 10- 2020-2021 I Multiple choice: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words A bad B smell C bank D tobacco A cheap B see C meat D hit A traffic B flat C narrow D headache A meet B kiss C sleep D subject Choose the word whose stress is different from that of the other words A photography B determinated C exhibition D professional A disabled B mentally C retarded D consuming A semester B experience C occasion D marital A diploma B wonderful C serious D memory Choose the best word or phrase to complete the following sentences or as directed I …………………… a letter from my mother yesterday A will receive B had received C received D receives Pharmacy is a profession, a business, and a science A work B career C entertainment D research Marie Curie harboured the dream of a ………career which was impossible for a woman at that time A science B scientist C scientific D scientifically Eric, …………… ….hockey competitively or just for fun? A are you usually playing B will you usually play C you usually play D did usually play Nga: Hello, Lan How’s everything at school? Lan: Hi, Nga…………………………………… A Everything’s OK How about you? B See you later C I’ll see you tomorrow D Yes, it is She decided………………….to the new house A to move B moving C moved D All is right English is an international ………………… A profession B means C subject D language Mr John ………… goes to work by car everyday but today he is going by bus A never B rarely C seldom D often Before Jane ……………… home, she ……………… her grandma A went/had visited B goes/visits had gone/ visited D goes/ had visited 10 ‘………………… didn’t he go to school yesterday?’ ‘ – I think he was ill’ A Why B When C What D Where 11 I go home after work, I usually……… a short rest, watch TV or listen to the radio A take B get C give D spend 12 Would you mind………………………… the wire? A not to touch B to not touch C not touching D touching not 13 We chat about our schoolwork and hobbies A talk in a friendly wayB discuss C worry D learn 14 He delayed ………………… her the news, waiting for the right moment A to tell B telling C told D tells 15 We were stuck in heavy …………… for more than an hour A traffic B language C timetable D subject 16 Her real joy was “ easing ………………… suffering” A humanist B humane C humanitarian D human 17 Unfortunately, Simon ……………a day off very often A doesn’t get B isn’t getting C hasn’t got D got 18 Thieves often run away when the burglar alarm goes off A works B rings C goes wrong D goes away 19 They had unanimously decided ………………….with the captain's plan A to go B going C went D All is right 20 She ………………… in London three days ago A will arrive B arrived C had arrived D arrives 21 Mr Lam is cyclo driver Most of his ……………… are foreigners They like going by cyclo A old men B passengers C pupils D ladies 22 The teacher asks the students to talk about their daily……………… They have to say what they usually everyday A rests B jobs C occupations D routine 23 Lan: “ Good afternoon !” ~ Nam: " " A Goodbye See you later B Hello How are you? C So long D Bye 24 I am practising…………………….the car into the garage A reverse B to reverse C reversing D reverses 25 Every morning he cleans his teeth He …………………… cleans his teeth in the morning A sometimes B rarely C always D never 26 After her mother ……………….dinner, she …………………… up A prepared/had turned B had prepared/ turned C prepared/ turned D prepares/turns 27 ‘……………………… pens are there in your pen case?’ ‘ – About 10’ A How far B How often C How many D How much 28 he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond developed an electronic keyboard instrument called the Hammond organ A Although B That C Despite D For 29 the storm I would have been home before eight A Instead of B But for C During D Because of 30 The government is doing nothing to help A the poor people B the poor ones C the poor D the pours 31 It rained all the time, was a great pity A that B what C which D who 32 you really need is a long holiday A That B What C Which D Who 33 I .like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager A would B used to C must D could 34 Rick left the party early because he a headache A had B has C used to have D was having 35 Claude didn't in Canada A lived B use to live C used to live D used to living 36 I remember you You to school here A were used to going B have already gone C went D used to go 37 One day last March, I a very strange letter A get B got C used to get D was getting 38 I don't mind home but I'd like a taxi A to walk/ to get B walking/ to get C walking/ get D to walk/ getting Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences 39 Helen doesn’t spend much time indoors when she was young A B C D 40 If he is seriously interested in to apply for the job, he will it A B C D 41 In 2003, I had lived in a huge house with my aunt and uncle A B C D 42 He learned riding when he was about three years old A B C D Choose the letter A, B, C, or D that is the suitable question for the answer 43 ‘……………………………?’ ‘- She watched the kids playing in the yard’ A What did she in the yard? B Who did she watch playing in the yard? C Why did she watch the kids? D Where did she play? 44 ‘……………………………?’ ‘- I often my homework in the morning.’ A When you often your homework? B Why you have to your homework in the morning? C What you often in the morning? D A&C are right II Reading comprehension Galileo Galilei was one of the first modern (23) _ He was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1564 At first he studied philosophy, but later he (24) _ mathematics and astronomy He was interested (25) _ the way the earth and other planets move around the sun He found out several important facts around our world He also started a new way of working in science Before Galileo, scientists did some experiments They just guessed about (26) _ something happened Galileo was (27) _ He did not just make guesses He did experiments and watched to see what happened A scientist B science C sciences D scientists A invented B discovered C studied D knew A into B on C in D at A how B what C why D when A similar B different C the same D difficult B Read the passage, then choose the one best answer - a, b, c or d Personal computers, or PCs, are an important part of out eve everyday lives Many people cannot imagine life without them One the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Crams Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State He grep up in a rich family His parents sent him to a private school There he met his business partner, Paul Alien When they were in the eight were in the eight grade, they were ere writing programs for business computers and making mores In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University His parents were happy They thought he would get over his obsession with _ and become a lawyer like his father Two years later, Gates dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen They worked eighteen hours a day in 'a dormitory room at Harvard They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computers In 1975, they created a com pany called Microsoft to sell their product Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983 He recovered a few years later and started his own company Meanwhile, Microsoft became a giant company By 1990, at the age of thirty-four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States He was the "King of Software" He achieved his success with a lot of hard work For more than ten years, he worked sixteen-hour days, seven days a week He had a dream and the will to succeed By 1997, he was the richest man in the United States According to the writer, A People cannot live without personal computers B Computers play an important part of our lives C Bill gates invented personal computers D Bill gates is the most important people in computer science The words 'dropped out of in line 10 mean A Graduated from B Got over C Took part in D Stopped taking at class According to the passage, A Bill gate's parents wanted him to become a computer programmer B Bill gates and Paul Allen created microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers C Paul alien left microsoft because he wanted to start his own company D Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States? A 34 B 51 C 42 D 44 Which of the following is not mentioned in the text? A In a few years, Microsoft became a very large company B Bill Gates and Paul Allen first wrote programs for business computers when they were about fifteen C Bill Gates earned his success by working very hard D Bill Gates is the richest man in the United States III Writing Write the questions for the underlined words or phrases: I felt so much better so my doctor advised me to take a holiday by the sea Why ……………………………………………………………………………to take a holiday by the sea ? He eats out with his family twice a week How often ……………………………………………………………………………………………… ? He graduated from Cambridge University three years ago When …………………………………………………………………………………………….? He is confident and free-loving What is …………………………………………………………………………? Rewrite the second so that it has the same meaning as the first one: She cleaned the floor three days ago It is three days ………………………………………………………………………………………… ? She started learning how to play the guitar years ago She has …………………………………………………………………………………… He started living far from his family when he was 16 years old He has ………………………………………………………………………………………… I have never seen such a big snake before This is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ... turned C prepared/ turned D prepares/turns 27 ‘……………………… pens are there in your pen case?’ ‘ – About 10 ’ A How far B How often C How many D How much 28 he was not a musician himself, Lawrence Hammond... ‘……………………………?’ ? ?- She watched the kids playing in the yard’ A What did she in the yard? B Who did she watch playing in the yard? C Why did she watch the kids? D Where did she play? 44 ‘……………………………?’ ? ?- I... of the first personal computers In 19 75, they created a com pany called Microsoft to sell their product Allen became ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 19 83 He recovered a few years later