ENGLISH 10

REVISION FOR THE 2nd MID-TERM TEST

A. VOCABULARY:

reconstruction eliminate sensitive valuable endangered

establishment survivor wilderness abandonment contamination
serious integral delighted convey communicate
1. The hotel is a comfortable and well-run establishment.
2. He was very sensitive about his scar and thought everyone was staring at him.
3. A movie has been made about the last remaining survivor of the tribe.
4. The abandonment of the island followed nuclear tests in the area.
5. Diamonds are still valuable, even when they are flawed.
6. Post-war economic reconstruction in the country must begin with
the resumption of agricultural production.
7. He was wearing a very serious expression and I knew something was wrong.
8. He's an integral part of the team and we can't do without him.
9. These orang-utans are critically endangered due to habitat loss.
10. A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.
11. Peter's academic success delighted his family.
12. Unable to speak a word of the language, he communicated with his hands.
13. The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.
14. You don't want to convey the impression that we're not interested.
15. The water supply is being tested for contamination.

B. WORD FORM:
1. From our point of view, we do not see how these changes will be beneficial to the company. (benefit)
2. it should be characterized as a beneficent act. (benefit)
3. Both sides agree there is year-to-year variability in hurricane activity. (vary)
4. This experience was variously found stabilising and destabilising but was always negotiable. (vary)
5. I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents. (allow)
6. The amounts of mercury present far exceeded the Japanese government's allowable level. (allow)
7. Any new company is seen as an invader in an already competitive market. (invade)
8. Famous people often find their privacy is invaded by the press. (invade)
9. In April 1956 , the first of these converted ships sailed from New York to Houston, and
containerization became a sunrise industry. (contain)
10. Containment of crowd violence was the police's main concern. (contain)
11. Can you tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties? (poison)
12. At least 10 000 children are involved in accidental poisonings every year. (poison)
13. He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of recognition. (recognize)
14. After so many years she was still instantly recognizable. (recognize)
15. Professor Jones is a recognized authority on ancient Egypt. (recognize)

C. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
Conditional sentences TYPE 2 and 3
Chọn mệnh đề trước SO sau BECAUSE để làm mệnh đề IF.
IF 2: IF S + V2/ed , S would / could V.
1. I don’t eat much sugar because I can get fat easily. >> IF 2
>> If I could not get fat easily, I would eat a lot / more.
2. She did not go to work last week because she was very sick with the flu. >> IF 3
>> If she had not been very sick with the flu, she would / could have gone to work last week.
3. Most of my friends have their own motorbikes so they always drive to work.
>> If most of my friends didn’t have their own motorbikes, they would not always drive to work.
4. The teacher was absent yesterday so the students didn’t have (V) to attend class.
>> If the teacher had not been absent yesterday, the students would have had (V3) to attend class.
5. My mother doesn’t enjoy (V) cooking. That’s why (so) our family eat very simple food.
>> If my mother enjoyed cooking, our family would not eat very simple food.
6. Maria studied very hard last semester, so she received very high marks in her tests.
>> If Maria hadn't studied very hard last semester, she wouldn't have received very high marks in her
tests.
7. Because my sister lives abroad, we don’t see each other very often.
>> If my sister didn’t live abroad, we could see each other very often.
8. The driver in front stopped suddenly, so the accident happened.
>> If the driver in front hadn't stopped suddenly, the accident would NOT have happened.
9. I bought a new laptop because my old one broke down.
>> If my old laptop had not broken down, I would not have bought a new one.
10. The students were punished because they didn’t finish their homework.
>> If the students had finished their homework, they would not have been punished.
11. Tom often helped (V2) with the housework when he was young. That’s why he is always very careful.
If trộn, mệnh đề If loại 3, mệnh đề chính loại 2
>> If Tom hadn’t often helped with the housework when he was young, he wouldn’t always be very
careful.
12. Sammy didn’t attend the meeting so she doesn’t know what to do today.
>> If Sammy had attended the meeting, she would know what to do today.
Passive voice
1. The manager always welcomes new employees.
>> New employees ____________________________________________________________________________
2. Janet's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.
>> Janet ______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.
>> The phonograph ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can
>> An armchair _____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Where will your company send you next year?
>> Where will you __________________________________________________________________________________
6. During the recession, the firm was making people redundant
>> During the recession, people ______________________________________________________________
7. Had a special messenger delivered the package before you.
>> Had the package ____________________________________________________________________________
8. The students usually hold the concerts at the university.
>> The concerts ________________________________________________________________________________
9. The scientists are studying the problem carefully.
>> The problem ________________________________________________________________________________
10. The police found two children in the forest.
>> Two children ________________________________________________________________________________
11. Bad organization spoiled their holiday.
>> Their _________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Teachers mark hundreds of exam papers every year.
>> Hundred _____________________________________________________________________________________
13. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
>> Whom _______________________________________________________________________________________?
14. You should dry your hair before you go out.
>> Your _________________________________________________________________________________________
15. She likes people taking her to the theater.
>> She likes _____________________________________________________________________________________
16. Why didn’t they give her the job?
>> Why was _____________________________________________________________________________________?
17. What time do you expect him to arrive?
>> What time is __________________________________________________________________________________?
18. Why haven’t anyone invited Mary to the party?
>> Why hasn’t ____________________________________________________________________________________?
19. She had cleaned the house before I got there.
>> The house ______________________________________________________________________________________
20. We heard him complaining strongly to the manager.
>> He _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tenses
1. I started working in this hotel six months ago.
I have ___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks.
It has been _____________________________________________________________________________________
3. I met her during my stay in Paris last summer.
While ___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. We haven't gone to the cinema for over a year.
It’s ______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. This is the first time Sam has played a game of tennis.
Sam has _________________________________________________________________________________________
6. How long is it since they went to Nairobi?
When ____________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Mac Kenzie last visited his friends in London 2 years ago.
It is ______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. She has been still working on her homework for 2 hours.
She started______________________________________________________________________________________
9. The last time I went to the bookstore was 2 weeks ago.
I have ____________________________________________________________________________________________
10. In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door. (when)
When ____________________________________________________________________________________________
11. She started taking lessons ten years ago. (has)
She has __________________________________________________________________________________________
12. I’ve never driven such a fast car! (first)
It’s the ___________________________________________________________________________________________
13. She took up knitting five years ago.
She has __________________________________________________________________________________________
14. I’ve never seen such a pretty girl in my life!
This is ____________________________________________________________________________________________
15. The last time I saw Emily was 6 months ago.
I have _____________________________________________________________________________________________
D. MULTIPLE CHOICE: