REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM ENGLISH TEST.

(GRADE 10)

I. IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE, & BECAUSE OF

I. Rewrite the sentences with “ IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE, or BECAUSE OF”
1. The rice grows well because the weather is warm.
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2. Although her salary is low, she decides to take the job.
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3. Though he felt ill, he stayed outside in the cold weather.
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4. Because the living cost is high, there are fewer tourists there.
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5. Though I had money, I didn’t buy that car.
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6. Because I took the taxi, I arrived the concert on time.
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7. Although her foot was injured, she managed to walk to the village
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II. Complete the sentences with “ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF, BECAUSE, or BECAUSE OF”
1. . ………………………it rained a lot, we enjoyed our vacation
2. ………………………all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong
3.I went home early …………......................….I was feeing sick
4. I couldn’t get to sleep ………………………..there was a lot of noise.
5. ……………………………..the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
6. I couldn’t sleep ………………………….. I was really tired.
7. The flight may be cancelled …………………………the thick fog.
8. We had to cancel the match................................. the bad weather

II. RELATIVE CLAUSES. (mệnh đề quan hệ)

I. Choose the most suitable word to complete sentence
1. Jack,(that, who, whom, which) lived in Glasgow, invited me to spend Christmas in Scotland.
2. Here’s the computer program (who, whom, which, whose) I told you about.
3. I don’t believe the story (that, who, whom, whose) she told us.
4. Peter comes from Witney,(that, who, which, whom) is near Oxford.
5. This is the gun with (that, whom, which, who) the murder was committed.
6. Is this the person ( who, which, whom) you asked me about?
7. Have you received the parcel (whom, whose, which) we sent you?
8. That’s the girl (which, who, whose, whom) sits next to me.
9. The meal,(that, which, whose) wasn’t very tasty, was expensive.
10. We didn’t enjoy the play ( that, who, whose) we went to see.
II. Rewrite these sentences, using relative pronouns
1. Brenda is a friend. I went on holiday with her.
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2. Her book was published last year. It became a best seller.
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3.This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it.
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4. I told you about a person. She is at the door.
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5. I lent you a book. The book was written by one my friends.
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6. Some boys were arrested. They have been released.
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7. The doctor is not here today. You spoke to the doctor yesterday
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8. Look at the teacher. He is talking to his pupil
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9. That pretty woman has married three times. She is wearing a big red hat
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10. The man was sitting at the desk. I had come to see this man
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11. She didn’t go to my wedding party. This made me sad.
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12. They came to school without reviewing their lesson. This was unacceptable.
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III. USED TO + V-bare: thường/ đã từng (trong quá khứ)

BE USED TO/ GET USED TO + V-ing: quen
Rewrite the sentences, using “Used to”
1. . When he was young, he studied very well. ............................................................................................................
2. When a boy, I flied a kite in the afternoon ............................................................................................................
3. Susan got up early when she stayed with us.............................................................................................................
4. He doesn’t work for that company any more.............................................................................................................
5. They don’t live in London any longer.............................................................................................................
6. Kathy doesn’t like rock music any more.........................................................................................................
7. They no longer smoke. ............................................................................................................

IV. TENSE REVISION (ÔN TẬP THÌ)

Tenses Forms Usages Notes
1. Simple S + V1 (S / ES ) -thói quen,tập quán always, each,
present -sự thật hiển nhiên, chân lý every, often,
(Hiện tại đơn) don’t -hđ xảy ra theo thờI gian biểu usually,
S+ +V0 đã định trước ( giờ phương tiện frequently,
doesn’t công cộng hoạt động, giờ bắt occasionally,
đầu các cuộc giảI trí sometimes,
Do normally, seldom, …....
+ S + V0 ?
Does
2. Simple past S + V2 / ed -hđ đã xảy ra ở QK & chấm dứt yesterday, last, ago, in +
(quá khứ đơn) ở QK vớI thờI gian xác định rõ tgQK ………
S + didn’t + V0 rệt.
-hđ đã xảy ra & chấm dứt ở
Did + S + V0 ? QK, K0 liên quan đến HT.

3. Present have -hđ xảy ra trước HT không rõ since, for; ever, never;
perfect S+ + V3/ed thờI gian already; just, recently,
(Hiện tại hoàn has -hđ vừa mớI xảy ra lately, so far ,
thành) -sự việc bắt đầu ở QK nhưng up to now; once (the
haven’t còn kéo dài đến HT/ TL first time), twice (the
S+ +V3/ed -hđ chưa từng / đã từng xảy ra second time), three
hasn’t -hđ đã xảy ra hơn 1 lần (1 lần) (four,...) times

Have /Has + S +V3/ed ?

 4. Past perfect S + had + V3/ed -hđ đã xảy ra trước 1 thờI điểm before, after, when, by
(quá khứ hoàn S + hadn’t + V3/ed trong QK (by the time) ..….
thành) Had + S + V3/ed ? -hđ đã xảy ra trước 1 hđ khác
trong QK

EXERCISE
1. I ………………………….(eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day.
2.These boys often ……………….………(play) football at weekends
3. It (usually)……………………...(rain) in the winter.
4. The train (not, leave) ................. at 4 a.m every day.
5. My little boy often ……………..…………(watch) cartoon film.
6. She …………………………..(study) English very well
7. My father often ……………………………(play) tennis in the morning
8. (Ann/speak) ……………………………… German very well?

1. He …………………………….…(live) in London last year

2. They (build) ……………… their house last year.
3. They …………………………..(sell) their house l days ago
4. She ………………….……..(met) me in the street last Sunday.
5. Professor T. ………………………….…(teach) another class last year
6. We ………………………….….(spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000
7. We ……………………….…….(speak) to our friends last week
8. He ………………………………..…..(meet) his friends some days ago

1. When we arrived , the dinner …………….…….(already begin).

2. She (cry) ...................... after he (go)......................
3. The house was very quiet. Everybody (go)................................. to bed.
4. Everyone (eat) ................................ dinner by the time we get to the dining room
5. Before he (die).............................., he (be) ........................... ill a long time
6. He (do) .................. nothing be fore we (see).......................... him.
7. I (finish).................... my exercises before I (go) ....................... to bed.
8. After they (visit).................... many places, they (come) ........................ back home.

1. Linda (work) ....................... for this company for 2 years.

2. Many people in this class (see) ............................... this beautiful house several times.
3. (They/live) .................... in China since 2000?
4. This boy (not, finish) .............................. his homework yet.
5. I (already, speak) ............................... to him about your work.
6. She (not, go) ....................... to England before
7. (He/write) ………………………….that book for a long time?.
8. My father (repair)…………………………the broken car several times.
9. Her friends (take) ……………………….her to the hospital for 3 hours.
10. Up to now, how many times (you/ read)…………………………….that book?

V. THE PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE VOICE (Bị động của thì hiện tại hoàn thành)
Change the sentences into the passive voice.
1. They have read that book many times. ............................................................................................................
2. Those boys have played football for 3 hours. ..........................................................................................................
3. My sister has just phoned me. ............................................................................................................
4. We have already seen that woman in the park. ........................................................................................................
5. She has taken her children to the hospital since last week.
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VI. READING : Fill in each blank with the suitable word in the box.
A. in –discovered – born -- by – later
Faraday was(1)……….. into a poor family. He received little schooling in his boyhood and had to start work
at an early age in a bookbinder’s shop. He was very interested (2)……… science, so he often attended scientific
lectures given (3)………… Sir Humphry Davy, a famous scientist at that time.
One day Davy (4)………… Faraday’s talent. As a result, he invited the boy to work in his laboratory.
At first Faraday was given very simple jobs, but (5)………….. he had more important work to do.
calculations – helpful – read – has - although
B. The computer has proved to be very (1)_________to our lives. In fact it can not only do simple
(2)_________- add, subtract, multiply or divide - with lightning speed, but also gather a wide range of information
for many purposes. They can (3)_________hand-printed letters, play chess, compose music, write plays or even
design other computers. In business and industry, the computer keeps track of sales trends and production needs,
mails dividend checks, and makes out company payrolls. (4)_________they are taking over some of the tasks that
were once accomplished by our brains, computers are not replacing us. Our brain (5)_________more than 10
billion cells and a computer has only a few hundred thousand parts.
VI. MULTIPLE CHOICE (Trắc nghiệm)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. thousand B. about C. around D. should
2. A. put B. produce C. calculate D. computer
3. A. printer B. scenic C. flight D. multiply
4. A. floor B. tooth C. door D. four
5. A. like B. life C. rise D. gift
6. A. lovely B. women C. month D. wonderful
7. A. operation B. occasion C. machine D. information
8. A. upon B. miraculous C. computer D. produce
9. A. cook B floor. C. good D. foot
10. A. dirty B. pity C. first D. girl
B. Identify the mistake in each sentence by circling letter A, B, C or D
1. We used to going fishing on this river when we were small children.
A B C D
2. We enjoy stay at home to watch TV in the evening.
A B C D
3. Before I went to bed last night I have already finished my homework.
A B C D
4. My house has painted since last Tuesday .
A B C D
5. My daughter was particular impressed by the dancing.
A B C D
6. I have learnt English since five years.
A B C D
7. Minh didn't like Lan, because of she was impolite.
A B C D
8. My shoes, that my mother bought for me, are too big
A B C D
9. Dennis used to smoking a lot a year ago, but now he doesn’t any more.
A B C D
10. In spite of stay up late, she got up early the next morning.
A B C D

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