26/3/2022

REVISION
- Grade 10A2-

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from the others.
1. A. see B. singer C. sugar D. said
2. A. plays B. runs C. listens D. stops
3. A. cup B. continent C. competition D. center
4. A. photo B. form C. of D. fiction
5. A. preserve B. measure C. decision D. usual
6. A. ocean B. special C. musician D. certify

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. a. achievement b. memorial c. university d. historical
2. a. establish b. educate c. engrave d. preserve

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

1/ She specializes in _______ novels set in eighteenth-century England.
A. history B. historian C. historic D. historical
2/ She's studying modern Japanese language and _______.
A. culture B. cultured C. cultural D. culturally
3/ He is best known as the _______ of a long-running TV series.
A. origin B. original C. originality D. originator
4/ Ask me again tomorrow. I'll have to give it some _______.
A. think B. thinking C. thought D. thoughtful
5/ Reducing the size of classes may improve _______ standards.
A. educate B. educated C. educational D. educative
6/ I didn't get much of an _______ of the place because it was dark when we drove through
it.
A. impress B. impression C. impressive D. impressively
7/ A number of patients have been _______ treated with the new drug.
A. success B. successful C. successfully D. unsuccessful
8/ It's just a _______ of the bigger river, but called by a different name.
A. continue B. continuous C. continual D. continuation
9/ I'm just going to _______ myself - it should only take a few hours.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
10/ All she needed to _______ her happiness was a baby.
A. complete B. completely C. completion D. completeness

IV. Select the best option to complete the sentences:

1/ My house is _______ yours. They have the same size.
A. as big as B. so big as C. bigger than D. the biggest
2/ Your watch is _______ mine. Yours is 300 dollars and mine is 200 dollars only.
A. cheaper than B. more expensive than
C. as expensive as D. the cheapest
3/ The film is _______ the one we saw last week.
A. so interesting as B. less interesting than
C. fewer interesting than D. much interesting than
4/ Petrol is _______ it was a few years ago.
A. as twice expensive as B. more expensive twice than
C. twice as expensive as D. expensive more than twice
5/ The exam paper is _______ we expected.
 A. more easily than B. more easy than
C. more easier than D. easier than
6/ Let’s go by bus. It’s _______.
A. much cheaper B. more cheaper
C. much cheaper than D. more cheaper than
7/ _______ I get, _______ I am.
A. The older- the more happy B. The more old- the happier
C. The older- the happier D. The more old- the more happy
8/ ______ money we earn, _______ we live.
A. The more- the better B. The many- the better
C. The more- the more good D. The many- the more good
9/ It I were _______, I’d fall in love with her.
A. more younger B. any younger
C. much older than D. older than
10/ What was _______ holiday you’ve ever had?
A. most enjoyable B. the most enjoyable

V. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the
sentence to be correct.
1. The northern part of the United States generally receives much more snow as the southern part.
A B C D
2. You did much more better in the last test than in this one.
A B C D
3. I will be try to get over to see you, but I've got a very busy weekend coming up.
AB C D
4. Patrick doesn't run quickly as Lee, but he can run farther.
A B C D

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word for each of the blanks.
In the early days of the cinema, before sound was introduced, silent films were (1) _________ by
a pianist, or even a small orchestra playing in the cinema itself. One reason for this was to (2)
_________ up the noise of the projector. However, a more important role was to provide support for
what was going on the film, and guide the audience through the story. Different kinds of music were
(3)_________ with different situations, such as fights, chases, romantic scenes and so on. Music was
also used to identify the geographical location or historical setting of the story. In (4) _________,
individual characters often had their own tune, which could also (5) _________ what sort of person
they were.
Music added something extra to what was happening on the flat screen. It could create
atmosphere and (6) _________ the involvement of the audience, one moment encouraging them to
relax, the next developing a (7) _________ of tension. And all this was done without any words being
spoken.
Audiences at that time would have been (8) _________ with the musical language connected
with the traditions of popular theatre, and many of these were (9) _________ to the new medium of the
cinema. Today, (10) _________ the films produced may be technically very different from before,
much of the musical history still remains.
1. A. chased B. pursued C. taken D. accompanied
2. A. tie B. put C. cover D. make
3. A. associated B. united C. joined D. collected
4. A. measure B. addition C. plus D. total
5. A. point B. indicate C. paint D. draw
6. A. increase B. rise C. grow D. lift
7. A. look B. meaning C. sight D. sense
8. A. popular B. educated C. familiar D. experienced
9. A. transferred B. moved C. transported D. carried
10. A. instead B. however C. despite D. although

VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 5.
History books recorded that the first film with sound was The Jazz Singer in 1927. But sound
films, or talkies, did not suddenly appear after years of silent screenings. From the earliest public
performances in 1896, films were accompanied by music and sound effects. These were produced by a
single pianist, a small band, or a full-scale orchestra; large movie theatres could buy sound-effect
machines. Research into sound that was reproduced at exactly at the same time as the pictures - called
"synchronized sound" – began soon after the very first films were shown. With synchronized sound,
characters on the movie screen could sing and speak. As early as 1896, the newly invented gramophone
( máy hát), which played a large disc carrying music and dialogue, was used as a sound system. The
biggest disadvantage was that the sound and pictures could become unsynchronized if, for example, the
gramophone needle jumped or if the speed of the projector changed. This system was only effective for
a single song or dialogue sequence.
In the "sound-on-film" system, sound was recorded as a series of marks on celluloid which
could be read by an optical sensor. These signals would be placed on the film alongside the image,
guaranteeing synchronization. Short feature films were produced in this way as early as 1922. This
system eventually brought us "talking pictures".

Question 1. The passage is mainly about the_________.

A. research into sound reproduction. B. development of sound with movies.
C. disadvantages of synchronized sound. D. history of silent movies.
Question 2. According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened_________.
A. as early as 1922 B. in 1927 C. before 1896 D. as early as 1896
Question 3. The word "screenings" is closest in meaning to "_________".
A. projections B. revelations C. demonstrations D. diversions
Question 4. Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies?
A. a Jazz Singer B. a single pianist C. a gramophone D. a small band
Question 5. The phrase "these signals" refers to_________.
A. sounds B. marks C. series D. sensors