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REVISION EXERCISES FOR THE 1ST TERM
GRADE 10
PART I: PHONETIC AND VOCABULARY
1 Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
11 A look B school C tooth D afternoon
2 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:
1 Sometimes I with my friends about my study
A determine B chat C worry D earned
2 Their lives were simple and they were in need many things
3 He is a……… student He always get good marks
4 She always……… the dream of a doctor when she was a student
5 A ……… is a film or a radio or television program giving facts about something
A documentary B comedy C cartoon D news
6 Computers are capable doing almost anything you ask
7 She displayed some of her paintings at the local ………
A commune B post office C demonstration D exhibition
8 There is an interesting film on TV tonight
9 My parents always give me the best things and I am always of them
10 Computers can help us to with other people around the world
11 The first term is……… … to an end soon
A going B bringing C coming D visiting
12 We are contented what we do
13 Television can make things memorable because it informaton in an effective way
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14 It is getting near Christmas and the streets are ……… with people shopping
A crowded B busy C narrow D worried
15 They were great efforts to help the poor
16 Her class went for a/an ………last Sunday
A excursion B picnic C destination D holiday
17 Television can make things memorable because it informaton in an effective way
18 Hung learnt hard and passed the exam in English
A with colours flying B with colours C with flying colours D with flying
PART II: GRAMMAR
1 Choose the best answer:
1 Mr Nam, we all love and respect, is a very kind neighbor
2 Many new schools for the disabled ………… in this area recently
A has built B was built C has been built D have been built
3 Last night, while I a letter the phone rang
A wrote B had written C was written D was writing
4 I look forward you again
A to meet B to meeting C for meeting D meeting
5 When we arrived, the children “ Hide and Seek”
A was playing B had played C played D were playing
6 The baby well up to now
A behave B behaves C is behaving D has behaved
7 We stopped for a rest after we for 2 hours
A walked B had walked C would walk D have walked
8 young have future in their hands
9 .he worked really hard, he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family
A Although B Despite C Because D Because of
10 When my grandfather was alive, he morning exercises
A used to do B used to doing C use to do D wasn't used to do
11 He didn’t come back home last night, made his parents very worried
12 The doctor advised Tom to stop
A for smoking B smoke C smoking D to smoke
13 Listen! Someone at the door
A is knocking B will be knocking C has knocked D will knock
14 What at this time yesterday?
A did you do B you did C were you doing D had you done
15 He to his parents recently
16 He used 40 cigarettes a day but he doesn’t smoke any more now
17 The man to your sister is my uncle
A is talking B was talking C who is talking D talked
18 He passed the exam with high grades, made everybody in the family pleased
19 Nam Please don’t disturb him!
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20 When Mai arrived at the cinema, the film
21 My brother swimming since he was young
A enjoyed B has enjoyed C would enjoy D was enjoying
22 I havn’t anyone the news yet
23 Thu and Lan close friends for years
24 Our Singaporean friends to visit our school last year
25 We Malaysia last summer
A didn’t visit B weren’t visiting C didn’t visited D haven’t visited
26 The doctor advised my father ………….cigarettes any more
A smoke B not to smoke C not smoking D not to smoking
27 Tell me about your plan, Hoa ? What ……….next Saturday evening?
A you are doing B have you done C would you do D are you going to do
28 Would you like and visit my country?
29 The children their parents for ages
A didn’t see B haven’t seen C don’t see D haven’t see
30 I and Kenny penpal friends since I Singapore
A are-visit B were-visited C have been-visited D were-have visited
31 My children are lucky the chance to visit the capital again
32 The children really enjoy with their friends through computers
33 Her father used to abroad for his business
A travelling B travelled C travel D is travelling
34 The kids that show before
A didn’t see B don’t see C aren’t seeing D haven’t seen
35 How often you sports? –Twice a week
A did-play B have-waited C do-play D did-played
36 .working really hard, he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family
A Although B In spite of C Because D Because of
37 That’s my car, was made in Japan
38 “Look at those dark clouds!” “Yes, It ”
A it’s going to rain B it’s raining C it will rain D it rains
39 the bad learning conditions, my friends still learnt well
A Because B Because of C Although D In spite of
40 Hoa and her dog are standing over there go to the park
2 Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tenses
1 David (live) in Paris for six years before he (move) to New York
2 The blue car (cross) .the street by the time the lights (turn) green
3 When Janet (try) to ring us, we ( leave / already ) the house
4 After Joan (finish) her presentation, we (ask ) our questions
5 I (see) a car accident while I ( wait) for you on this corner yesterday
6 Mr Smith (teach) at this school since he ( graduate) in 1980
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8 She ( play ) the piano when our guests ( arrive) last night
9 He ( do) his homework before he washed the motorbike
10 When the teacher came in, the pupils ( do ) Nath exercises
11 What you (do ) after you (go) home yesterday?
12 Our teacher ( tell ) us yesterday that he (visit) England in 1980
13 Mai ( prepare) the meals in the kitchen at present She always (cook) in the morning.
14 - Can you come next weekend?
- Sorry, we’d love to, but I ( decorate ) the house for Christmas
15 Up to now, some teachers (not, give ) our class enough revision exercises
16 After my sisters had gone, my mother (sit) down and ( rest)
17 A lot of bunches of flowers ( already, send ) to the teachers at this school
18 My father advised me ( join )……… the club
19 The teacher decided ( accept )……… the invitation to the class’ party
20 I used (smoke)……… 40 cigarettes a day
21 Would you like (go)……….… out this evening?
22 The young man is interested in ( open)……… a bar
23 Try to avoid ( make ) ………….….your parents angry
24 Recently, he ( make ) great efforts to learn Maths well
25 - There’s an interesting film on TV tonight You ( see ) it?
PART II WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings;
1 He stopped smoking 2 years ago
He hasn't ………
2 I started working in this school in 2001
I have ……… ………
3 They have played football since 2 p.m
They started ………
4 It is the first time I have visited Da Lat
I have……… ………
5 It is the most interesting book I have ever read
I have……… …………
6 It is the smallest room we have ever lived in
We have……… …………
7 I have never seen such a beautiful girl
It is ………
8 My sister washed her clothes, then she began to study
After my ……….……
9 She took a bath, and then she went to bed
Before she……… ……
10 Nam has cleaned the windows of the building
The windows ……… ………
11 No one hasnot finished homework yet
Homework ……….… ……… …
12 The thief has just stolen the cars
The cars……… ………
13 The reporter hasn’t given us the news about the earthquake
The news……….………
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The roofs ……… ………
15.The police want to know the hotel Mr Bush stayed at this hotel two weeks ago
The police ………
16 Please write down lyrics of the song You are listening to it on the radio
Please write………
17 This is the young man She wants to be married to him
This is………
18 We have just bought an apartment It overlooks the park
We 19.They live in a house It was built in 1980
They……… …
20 Mr Ba is a successful businessman He lives near my house
Mr Ba……… ……
Part III READING
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
1 Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century He was
born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of fourteen Four years later he went to Mexico and spent one year there before attending Columbia University in New York For a few years after that he roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry He returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Writer Byrne Prize for undergraduate poetry After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia His best novels include “Not Without Laughter” and “The Big Sea” He wrote an autobiography in
1956 and also published his collections of poetry then A man of many talents, Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history
1 Where was Langston Hughes born?
2 When did he move to Mexico?
3 Where did he win the Writer Byrne Prize for undergraduate poetry?
4 What did he do after graduating from university?
5 Is Hughes one of the most accomplished writers in American literature history
2 News media are the means or methods by which people learn what is happening in the city, in
the country and in the world The news media include print media and electronic media Print media use the written material to communicate news to readers Electronic media use air waves to send news into homes, offices and public places Print media are usually divided into magazines and newspaper Most newspapers print news daily The electronic media are generally divided into radio and television Radio news is news that you listen to In the United States many radio stations broadcast five minutes of news every hour Television news is news that you not only listen to but also watch In Canada and the United States, for example, many people watch an hour of news on TV
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1 What do the news media include?
2 What do the electronic media use to broadcast news?
3 How are the electronic media generally divided into?
4 What time can many people watch the news on TV in Canada and the United States?
5 Do most newspapers print news daily?