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Trang 1REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER – GRADE 10 – NEW BOOK Task 1: Choose the best option:
1 My wife handles most of the chores around house She is a _
A homemaker B employer C breadwinner D assistant
2 They have just bought a new house with a huge amount of money, therefore, there is a _ on them They have to work hard to earn money to pay the bank
A physical strength B financial burden C household chore D positive atmosphere
3 If parents behave well, they will a good example for their children
4 Women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores are more _to illness
A critical B vulnerable C responsible D positive
5 They divide the duties in the family
6 _are food and other goods sold at a shop or a supermarket
7 Men who share housework _to have better relationships with his wives
8 She contributed an enormous amount of money to charity
9 It is the duty of the young people to take _of their elderly parents
10 The husband should share household chores with his wife because it will create a _ atmosphere
11 We are _with an Australian company to create a new type of medicine
A collaborating B consisting C educating D divorcing
12 The young people tend _far away from parents nowadays
13 In my family, every member to the household duties
14 My husband and I are not of each other when we split the housework We feel happy to do it
A responsible B vulnerable C critical D enormous
15 I often the tables for meals
16 Nowadays, there is estimated to be more than 2000 acupoints throughout the human body
17 Do you know what the saying “ kick a habit ” means?
A Wow, She has a good habit
B I think it has the same meaning to getting rid of a habit
C I don’t mean that
D Are you kidding?
18 I have been given 10 tricks to get rid of my bad habits and them with healthy ones
19 The digestive system lets us break down the food we eat and turn it energy
20 “The lecturer splits the 4 groups” has the closest meaning to
A The students are divided into 4 groups
B The lecturer divided the students into 4 groups
C The lecturer is split into 4 groups of students
D The lecturer went into 4 groups of students
21 In the past, it was misunderstand that inner body parts were by the fine needles in practicing
acupuncture
22 I am afraid you can’t borrow his car right now It in the garage
A is repaired B repairs C repairing D is being repaired
23 Up to the present, fourteen books by Jane, a friend of mine
Trang 2A has been written B are written C were written D will be written
24 The washing - up carefully
A should do B should done C should be done D should be do
25 The system that lets us take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide is called system
A respiratory B excretory C circulatory D nervous
26 Why do you need so much sugar ? – I a cake
A will make B am going to make C makes D will be making
27 She is bored with her current job and for a new one lately
28 The system that works as the control panel of the body in the system
29 The acupoints to enhance the healing capability of the body itself
A stimulate B stimulating C stimulated D are stimulated
30 Lately, several oils, including rose and lemon, to relieve anxiety, stress and depression
31 The system controls the movement and emotion of our body
32 The heart and blood vessels are parts of the system
33 Only human produce tears
34 To be recognized, this research must offer real evidence The underlined word has the closest meaning to:
35 She likes to meet and spend time with other people She is very _
36 The World War in 1939 and in 1945
A begins/ends B had begun/ended C began/ended D has began/ended
37 According to the research reports, people usually in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night
38 John isn't contented with his present salary
A excited about B satisfied with C disappointed at D interested in
39 is the subject that I like best
Task 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
2 A digestive B allergic C skeletal D intestine
3 A complicated B bacteria C moderately D acupuncture
5 A incredible B artificial C scientific D presentation
6 A medicine B dioxide C harrmony D stimulate
8 A oxygenate B circulatory C additive D inspiration
9 A pyramid B seasoning C imbalance D flavoring
Task 3: Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1 The system of the body is made up of our bones It supports our body and protects our organs (skeleton)
2 Food is broken by the system and turned into energy (digest)
3 Acupunture is one of the oldest treatments in the world (medicine)
4 The recipe for this dish in Japan a long time ago (origin)
5 The practice of acupunture involves placing hair-thin needles in pressure points throughout the body (vary)
6 I _(not prepare) for dinner yet
7 He _(not stay) at home last night He (be) at the hospital
8 (you/ ever hear) about the monster at Lochness Lake?
9 She (not contact) with her family since she (move) to Praha
10 Albert Einstein (die) in 1955
Task 4: Choose the answer which needs correcting:
Trang 31 People say that this house has been built by an old man 12 years ago
2 From the graphs, we can see that the number of employees who employed by this firm is increasing each year
3 The cells covering the walls of the stomach will soon be dissolved by the acids if they aren’t constantly replace
4 Doing crossword puzzles surely has beneficial effects to our brain’s memory
5 There is a umbrella at the top of the wardrobe
6 Where is she sit now? – In front of the fountain
7 She spends one hour a day to swim in the morning
8 They didn’t washed the clothes last weekend because it rained
9 We didn’t do the washing-up last weekend because we wasn’t at home
10 There are a lot of chair in the room Come in and take a seat!
11 It is 10 am I was walking on the street and breathing the fresh air
We haven’t taken out the rubbish already because we are very busy
TEST 1
I Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1 A share d B viewe d C confide d D measure d
2 A determine d B expresse d C approve d D marrie d
3 A books B photographs C applicants D details
II Choose from the four options given ( marked A, B, C or D ) one best to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
6 Food is broken down and converted into energy in the ……… system
A brain B heart C digestive D skeletal
7 In my company, the director deputy usually ……….the responsibility for organizing meetings and conferences
8 That……… boy often plays tricks on his friends
A well-behaved B honest C obedient D mischievous
9 When we see Mr Minh tomorrow, I ……… him of that
A will remind B remind C have reminded D reminded
10.I ……… complete silence now while I try this experiment
A am wanting B want C did want D have wanted
11.Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A help B prepared C be busy D attempt
12.My husband and I both go out to work so we share the ………
A happiness B household chores C responsibility D employment
13.When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand ……… tidying the living room
14.Every day I ……… up at 6 o'clock, ……… breakfast at 7 o'clock and ……… for work at 8 o'clock
A get / eat / leave B have got / eating / leaving
C got / ate / left D will get / have eaten / left
15 The place that food is first stored in the body is the………
16 The baby ……… Don’t make so much noise A sleep
B sleeps C is sleeping D slept
17 Mickey Mouse Cartoons ……… into sixty languages
A have translated B translated
C have been translated D were being translated
18 Turn off the gas Don’t you see the kettle ………?
19 Blood is pumped through the ……….to bring oxygen to all parts of the body
20 He always ……… for a walk in the evening
III Find one mistake in each sentence by circling the letters A, B, C or D.
21 Lan and her friend go to Hanoi next Sunday
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22 It takes us two hours getting to Nam Dinh by car
A B C D
23 She has been lost her way in a busy street for an hour
A B C D
24 He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful for his health
A B C D
25 My sister enjoys to watch Korea films at the weekend
A B C D
IV Reading the following passage then answer the questions by circling the letters A, B, C or D.
John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small flat for an old 40-metre-high castle tower They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home with six floors, winning three architectural prizes
‘I love the space, and being private,' Elizabeth says 'You feel separated from the world If I'm in the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it because visitors can't see I'm in!'
'There are 142 steps to the top, so I go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy two bags of shopping from the supermarket at a time Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'
'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't decide After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful But we really loved it, and knew how we wanted it to look.'
'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows But when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a clear day, and that's a wonderful experience I'm really glad we moved.'
26 What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A Describe how to turn an old tower into a house
B Recommend a particular builder
C Describe what it is like to live in a tower
D Explain how to win prizes for building work
27 From this text, a reader can find out _.
A Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house
B Why Elizabeth exercises every day
C Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower
D Why John and Elizabeth left the flat
28 Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feelings about the tower?
A She wanted it as soon as she saw it
B She likes most things about it
C She has been worried since they paid for it
D She finds it unsuitable to live in
29 What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?
A Her visitors find it difficult to see if she is at home
B She feels separated from other people
C She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once
D It is impossible to clean any of the windows
30 They were rather worried after paying for the castle because _.
A they really couldn't afford it
B it was about to collapse
C it looked terrible at first
D they were unable to take care of such a large house
V Change the sentences into the passive voice.
31 They haven’t cleaned the streets this week
à ………
32 He couldn’t repair the broken vase
à ………
33 They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again
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à ………
Questions 31-36: Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
Many people worry about the effects of television on family life in the United States In the average home, the TV is on more than six hours a day But do people always keep their mind on the programs? And do people who watch TV really spend less time on other freetime activities?
A study by some New York researchers found out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in the United States More than 70% of Americans say that they watch TV every day, or almost every day The second most popular activity is reading the newspaper Listening to music at home is third Talking on the phone to friends and relatives is fourth Exercising or jogging is fifth
Surprisingly, television does not seem to take time away from free-time activities at home Six out of ten
people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it During a typical television program, people
may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, or talk or read to their children The TV becomes 'background music'
The researchers learned that in some ways Americans are very traditional Teenagers and single people may
be interested in activities and excitement outside the home However, eight out of ten Americans like to spend their free time at home with family member and friends
(Adapted from "Reading Explorations")
Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each of the following questions.
31 What is the passage mainly about?
A The bad effects of TV on American family life B The fact that Americans are very traditional
C Americans’ television viewing habits D How Americans spend their spare time
32 According to the research, which is the most popular leisure activity in America?
A listening to music B watching TV C going out with friends D doing housework
33 What does the word "it" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A family activity B free-time activity C television D TV viewers
IV Reading: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1 point)
More and more young people are (1) voluntary work abroad The wild variety of jobs and destinations available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free before university Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries There they will earn little (2) no money But they will be doing something useful and enjoying the experience
The work may (3) of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or provide water supplies to isolated rural villages Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or (4)
…… protection Whatever kind of job it is, it is certain to be worthwhile, and an experience that will never be forgotten
1 A doing B making C taking D getting
3 A consist B include C contain D involve
4 A environment B environmental C environmentist D environmentally
The New Star Foundation is recruiting volunteers to help homeless children Write a formal letter
(120-140 words) to apply for the job.
NEW STAR FOUNDATION
VOLUNTEER RECRUIMENT
SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS KIDS
We need creative and reliable volunteers to work as event organizers and teachers for our Summer Classes Your job will be teaching English and organizing extra activities for homeless children in Long Bien District Please apply in writing to: 10 Ngoc Thuy Street, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
The New Star Foundation is recruiting volunteers to help homeless children On your answer sheet, write
a formal letter (120 - 140 words) to apply for the job Follow the writing plan below or your own outline.