REVIEW EXERCISES – 1ST TERM – GRADE 10

I. SOUND AND STRESS

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1: A. answer B. confirm C. merchant D. nervous
2: A. improve B. love C. lose D. move
3: A. persuade B. printer C. newcomer D. term
4: A. school B. foot C. stood D. cook
5: A. bush B. pull C. butcher D. fun
6: A. tool B. look C. food D. fool
7: A. could B. house C. found D. shout
8: A. tooth B. move C. wood D. food
9: A. device B. design C. multiply D. wildlife
10: A. capable B. destination C. operate D. make
11: A. school B. choose C. tool D. cook
12: A. lose B. most C. told D. post
13: A. bush B. pull C. butcher D. fun
14: A. instead B. seat C. cheap D. please
15: A. promise B. proceed C. problem D. product
16: A. attention B. approach C. applicant D. admit
17: A. persuade B. printer C. newcomer D. resort
18: A. love B. brother C. from D. wonder
19: A. decide B. widen C. science D. village
20: A. enclose B. follow C. hotel D. knowledge
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1: A. village B. simple C. produce D. children
2: A. device B. speaker C. beauty D. storage
3: A. carefully B. permission C. interesting D. glorious
4: A. system B. receive C. printer D. office
5: A. computer B. excursion C. picture D. formation
6: A. beautiful B. document C. advantage D. different
7: A. condition B. possible C. technical D. family
8: A. encourage B. permission C. resurface D. atmosphere
9: A. appropriate B. altitude C. shortage D. violent
10: A. accurate B. subtract C. multiply D. magical
11: A. capable B. accuracy C. calculate D. technology
12: A. picturesque B. technical C. technological D. entertain
13: A. divide B. storage C. pagoda D. instruction
14: A. keyboard B. confirm C. connect D. persuade
15: A. software B. speaker C. enjoy D. hardware
 II. VOCABULARY
1. You can ________the volume of the TV by using the remote control unit.
A. Press B. turn off C. turn on D. adjust
2. The price of ________has gone up already.
A. Electric B. electricity C. electronic D. electronics
3. Before turning on the TV, he _______it in
A. Connected B. plugged C. clicked D. turned
4. A computer programmer writes __________which is used to control the operation of the hardware.
A. Computer B. hardware C. software D. demos
5. We can ________with people around the world by the Internet
A. Write B. interact C. touch D. see
6. Large collection of data are managed by the computer, which is considered an electronic
_______device.
A. Storage B. storing C. keeping D. saving
7. All the data has been _______on the disk.
A. Packed B. cut C. hidden D. stored
8. He doesn’t know how to ______the central heating, so the room is still cold.
A. Stop B. operate C. hold D. shut
9. Students often make ________when they are late for school.
A. Decisions B. mistakes C. excuses D. questions
10. This portable device ________the deaf to telephone the hospital by typing a message instead of
speaking.
A. Leads B. enables C. is able D. makes
11. SYNONYM : He is very careful person and always does his work with high accuracy.
A. Precision B. sense C. fluency D. speed
12. SYNONYM : I will ask her for a rise in my salary at an appropriate moment.
A. Hard B. easy C. suitable D. timely
13. SYNONYM : The miraculous invention of telephone has revolutionized the way people communicate.
A. Normal B. best C. surprising D. magical
14. SYNONYM : Before doing the exercises, you should read the instructions carefully.
A. Directions B. questions C. passages D. answers
15. You can change the TV channels with this _______control unit.
A. Special B. standby C. far D. remote
16. A ________is a spoken or written piece of information you send to another person
A. Computer B. message C. software D. receiver
17. At present , you can’t _________to buy all the computers it needs
A. Have B. afford C. get D. be rich
18. She ________a sheet of paper into the printer when it ran out of paper.
A. Took B. inserted C. tore D. arranged
19. Linda wondered if her parents would give her ________to join her classmates for the excursion.
A. Allowance B. permit C. agreement D. permission
20. There is bad weather at the airport, and all _______have been delayed.
A. Voyages B. flights C. vehicles D. journeys
21. They have gone a(n) _________to Da Lat
A. Excursion B. way C. sightseeing D. travel
22. For the excursion , you ‘d better ________some canned food and fresh fruits
A. Get B. carry out C. fetch D. bring
23. We don’t have enough food for everyone, so some of you have to ______
A. Devide B. share C. distribute D. cut
24. All the seats in the coach are ______.
A. Crowded B. packed C. held D. occupied
25. We are lying on the beach enjoying the ________
A. Suntan B. sun C. sunshine D. sunny
26. I can’t stand car _______, so I hate traveling by car.
A. Sickness B. sick C. disease D. problem
27. We have sent a letter to the receptionist to ________the hotel reservation.
A. Get B. confirm C. take D. ask
28. We kept all the _______of the meal for the rest of the picnic.
A. Leftovers B. pieces C. leavings D. parts
29. I was late in getting to the station , but ________, I arrived in time.
A. Fortunate B. unfortunate C. fortunately D. unfortunately
30. _________will be served during the interval.
A. Refresh B. refreshment C. refreshments D. refreshing
31. The road to the village was _______with water because of the heavy rain
A. Covering B. flooded C. full D. filling
32. The introduction of the new strain of rice and new farming methods has helped the villagers get
________crops.
A. Great B. huge C. full D. bumper
33. The government hopes to ________the living conditions of farmers by lending them some money to buy
more machines.
A. Improve B. lead C. better D. A and C
34. I’m afraid we can’t ________all their requirements in this case.
A. Pay B. meet C. satisfy D. B and C
35. Being out of work and having two young children , they found it impossible to _______ends meet.
A. Let B. make C. get D. have
36. Last year, the potato harvest was very disappointing , but this year it looks as though we will have a
better _______.
A. Victory B. amount C. product D. crop
37. The community is really in ______of the youth ‘s knowledge.
A. Requirements B. need C. hope D. turn
38. The map of the city is _______in the letter.
A. Seen B. closed C. enclosed D. written
39. The computer is out of work. It is ______now
A. Useful B. useless C. helpful D. used
40. We come to school to ________our minds with knowledge
A. Advance B. reach C. lead D. enrich
III. GRAMMAR:
1: That building _____ a cinema, but it's closed down.
A. is used to being B. used to having C. used to be D. use to be
2: Tom is very difficult to understand_____ his weird accent.
A. in spite of B. because of C. despite D. although
3: This is Alice _____ you met last year.
A. whose B. which C. when D. whom
4: The chocolates _____ you gave me were fantastic.
A. who B. when C. whom D. that
5: The competitors and their pets _____ take part in the contest have to dress in the same color.
A. that B. whose C. whom D. who
6: _____ a sport car?
A. Did they use to have B. Were they use to having
C. Were they use to have D. Did they use to having
7: Synonym: The Prime Minister should do more for people who do not have enough money.
A. the poor B. the wrong C. the blind D. the hungry
8: ______ having a headache, I had a great birthday.
A. Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Because of
9: The baby, _____ nap had been interrupted, cried loudly.
A. whom B. where C. whose D. that
10: The doctors and the nurses are taking care of _____ after the volcano eruption.
A. the injured B. the young C. the unemployed D. the elderly
11: Has the invitation _____ ?
A. been accepted B. being accepted C. be accepted D. accepted
12: Error identification: “The blind is often good at learning to play musical instruments.”
A. is B. instruments C. at D. to play
13: The championship _____ by our team.
A. was winning B. has been won C. be won D. won
14: He _____ in Spain for ten days.
A. has been lived B. is living C. was living D. has lived
15: We_____ maths lessons - our teacher was horrible!
 A. wasn’t used to liking B. didn’t used to like C. didn’t use to like D. weren’t used to like
16: Error identification: “I'm asking you although I want to know your opinion.”
A. want B. asking C. know D. although
17: He _____ five letters.
A. written B. has written C. was written D. has been written
18: _____ we saw each other every day, we didn't really know each other.
A. In spite of B. Although C. Because of D. Despite
19: The holiday _____ by my mother.
A. booked B. have booked C. has just been booked D. was booking
20: I am looking for someone _____ can watch my dog while I go on vacation.
A. whom B. which C. who D. whoever
21: We _____ our holiday yet.
A. wasn’t planning B. didn’t planed C. haven’t planed D. weren’t planed
22: Synonym: We live near special school for people who can't hear.
A. the young B. the deaf C. the injured D. the rich
23: The government has just built some shelters for _____ influenced by the storm.
A. the dead B. the homeless C. the young D. the rich
24: _____ the pain in his leg, he completed the marathon.
A. Although B. Because of C. In spite of D. Because
25: Error identification: “I remember that you used to lived next door to me.”
A. that B. lived C. to D. remember
26: The car _____ pulled in front of us was bright blue.
A. whom B. whose C. where D. which
27: Error identification: “John didn’t use to eating vegetables, but now he eats them.”
A. but B. use to C. eats D. eating
28: Error identification: “People continue to use mobile phones while driving because the law.”
A. continue B. to use C. while D. because
29: I_____ a lot when I was younger.
A. uses to swim B. am use to swimming C. am used to swimming D. used to swim
30: We cannot sit here these are seats for _____.
A. the wrong B. the disabled C. the living D. the dead
IV. WRITING
1. John is always late for class. This annoys the teacher. (WHICH)
 …………………………………………………………………………................
2. People today put advertisements on TV or in newspapers. This makes it possible to produce more things
to sell. (WHICH)
 …………………………………………………………………………................
3. He passed the exam with high grades. This made everybody in the family pleased. (WHICH)
 …………………………………………………………………………................
4. Despite disliking coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. (DISLIKED)
 Although ....................................................................................................
5. Mary will take a plane even though she dislikes flying. (DISLIKING)
 In spite of....................................................................................................
6. In spite of Lan’s sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile. (WAS)
 Although.....................................................................................................
7. We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy. (DESPITE)
 We …………………………….................................................................
8. Despite being tired, the old woman told interesting stories to the children. (WAS)
 Even though................................................................................................
9. Rice grows well here because of the warm and wet climate. (BECAUSE)
 Rice..............................................................................................................
10. She didn’t go to school because she was seriously ill. (BECAUSE OF)
 She ..............................................................................................................
11. The girl is smart. Her eyes are bright. (WHOSE)
 ……………………………………………………………………………..
12. They cancelled all the flights because of the fog. (BECAUSE)
 They ………………………………………………………………………….
13. The police have just released John. (BEEN)
 John …………………………………………………………………………
14. Somebody has robbed the bank near our house. (ROBBED)
 The …………………………………………………………………………….
15. No one has collected the rubbish this week. (BEEN)
 The …………………………………………………………………………
16. The girl is my classmate. She is reading a magazine. (WHO)
 The girl ………………………………………………………………………
17. I went to the church when I was young (USED TO)
 I ……………………………………………………………………………..
18. She has finished her homework. (FINISHED)
 Her ……………………………………………………………………………
19. This is the bank. We borrowed the money from it. (WHICH)
 ………………………………………………………………………….............
20. The pupil is not clever. I is sitting next to him. (WHOM)
 …………………………………………………………………………………..