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(1)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 Wh-questions
4 Gerund and to + infinitive The + adjective
6 Used to + infinitive Which as a connector Relative pronouns
9 Because of and in spite of
II Phonetics: 12 vowels and 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 A great B teacher C street D receive
3 A language B package C hand D cake A chemistry B prepare C receive D degree A stall B chat C talk D water
6 A bus B fun C busy D husband A bottle B month C something D wonderful A camera B famous C glad D family 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 A technology B comfortable C activity D experience A background B career C secondary D private A persuade B believe C instead D anxious
5 A picturesque B interest C occupy D photograph A entertain B magazine C industry D volunteer A relax B permit C allow D visit 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
(2)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 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 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
The man is a computer expert You were talking to him
Some documents have been found They were stolen from a car
The woman is a teacher Her daughter is my classmate
(3)5 I like the dress She was wearing it
The shoes are too big My mother bought them for me
The milk was very good We had it this morning
The girl is really intelligent We admire her
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 Mary visited us three days ago
-> Mary paid He spent hours doing the mathematical exercises
-> It took Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
-> In spite It’s a long time since I last played football
-> I haven’t The last time I saw Dick was in 1995
-> I haven’t He has made much progress in his study
-> Much progress It is necessary to master English
->Mastering 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
(4)-> 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 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
Not forget/ turn off/ light/ when you go out
She / not enjoy/ drink milk/ morning
Mary/ be used to/ get up early
She / used to / walk / school/ when / she / be / child
sister / promise / help / me / clean the house
When/ we / come / stadium / game / already / started
Marie Curie / born / Warsaw / November 7, 1867
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
(5)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 ……… 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 ……… you want? - A box of chocolates
A What B Which C Who D How ……… is a half of football?- Forty-five minutes
A What time B How often C How long D When My teacher always expected me well in exams
A B doing C to D did 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 minutes
A arrive B come C find D reach 18 The factory John works in is the biggest in the town
(6)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
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 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?
……… Where did her son work and live?
……… Was Mrs Harris happy about this?
……… What did Mrs Harris last Sunday?
……… Why did Geoff never phone his mother?
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