Tenses: Present simple, present progressive, present perfect, past simple, past perfect, present progressive with a future meaning, be going to and will.. At present they sit ……… in the
Trang 1REVISION 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
Trang 26 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
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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
Trang 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 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
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-> 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.
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?
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20 Many people in the world are fond football
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?
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