GRADE 10 – UNIT 9

I. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses.
1. Water was found at a....................of 30 feet underground. (deep)
2. The house is....................by beautiful countryside. (surround)
3. What makes you want to become a ................... in the future. (science)
4. The couple have split up and are now living ............... (independent)
5. The hours of waiting seemed............... (end)
6. Researchers have recently made some important new................... (discover)
7.................is the main industry of the area. (fish)
8. I had an..................meeting with a friend on the way to work in the morning. (accident)

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.
1. If I (know)................his phone number. I would call him.
2. I (not / buy)................that coat if I were you.
3. If the machine (stop)............, you press this button.
4. I (help).............you if I could, but I'm afraid I can't.
5. According to the timetable, if the train leaves on time, we (arrive)............at 5.30.
6. We would need less money if we (live)............in the country·
7. If it (be)...........fine tomorrow, we will go to the coast.
8. You're always tired. If you (not / go)............to bed so lateevery night, you (not /be)................tired
all the lime.

III. Fill in each gap with an appropriate preposition.

1. The children are divided................small groups.
2. This book will provide you................all the information you need.
3. It is similar in taste................a banana.
4. What was the cause................the fire?
5. There is now growing concern................their safety.
6. His parents keep him well supplied.................cash.
7. Don't behave................a child.
8. This paragraph refers................the events of last year.

IV. For each situation, write a sentence with should or shouldn't, using the prompts given.
take a rest play computer games so much
look for another job have it cut
give up smoking go to a dentist
apply for this job go out in such bad weather
1. They are in need of a bilingual secretary. You...........................................
2. Lan looks tired. She.....................................................................................
3. This work is exhausting you. You..............................................................
4. Tam plays games all the time. He never does his homework. He..............
5. Linda has a bad cold. She............................................................................

6. Your hair looks awful. You.....................................................................

7. Mr. Nam has a bad cough. He.................................................................
8. There's a cavity in your tooth. You..........................................................

V. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. We don't visit you very often because you live so far away.
If you.......................................................................................
2. That book is too expensive, so I'm not going to buy it.
If the book...............................................................................
3. We don't go out very often because we can't afford it.
 If we.........................................................................................
4. It's raining, so we can't have lunch on the patio.
If it...........................................................................................
5. Water these plants or they will wither.
If you........................................................................................
6. I have to work late tomorrow, so I can't join your party.
If I.............................................................................................
7. Unless you study harder, you won't pass the final exam.
If you ........................................................................................
8. I've got a lot of work to do, so I can't go home for lunch now.
If I..............................................................................................
VIl. Read the reading selection and then answer the questions below it.
THE DOLPHIN
Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their
feelings with sounds.
Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group offish a "school". They don't study, but they travel
together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school.

Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are
happy or said or afraid. They say "Welcome" when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk
when they play.
They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot
hear these sounds because they are very very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study
them.
Sometimes people can catch a dolphin for a large aquarium. (An aquarium is a zoo for fish.) People
can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphin don't like to be away from their school in an aquarium.
They are sad and lonely.
There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes, they save somebody's life.
Dolphin meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck.
Many people believe this.
1. Can dolphins talk with words?

2. How do dolphins show their feelings?

3. Are dolphins mammals or fish?

4. When do they say "Welcome"?

5· Do they make more sounds above or under water?

6. Can people hear a dolphin’s sound? Why or why not?

7. How do a dolphin feel in an aquarium?

8. Which sentences is NOT true?

A. A dolphin can save people’s life.

B. People like to catch dolphins.
C. Dolphins bring good luck.
D. A dolphin can talk with sounds.
VIII. Put the words which have the same vowel sounds in the right column.
hear tour usually engineer care sure
chair idea share poor beer dear

/diə/ /eə/ /uə/

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