English 10 - Revision for the second-term exam

Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.

1. Thanks ________modern technology, scientists have been able to investigate the marine life.
2. Some of marine plants and animals live ________the sea bottom like the starfish.
3. Marine life would be ________stake if the sea biodiversity were not maintained.
4. 75 percentage ________the earths surface is covered by seas and oceans.
5. We can learn a wide range of information about marine life ________the satellite photographs.
6. Water can be hold _______ land by vegetation.
7. Man is constantly doing harm _______the environment.
8. The farm is famous _______its production of coffee.
9. Burning coal and oil releases gases which are harmful _______humans.
10. I think she is old enough to take care _______herself. She can live independently from her parents.
11. Tourists go to Cuc Phuong National Park to look _______the 1,000-year-old tree.
12. He left school to take care _______his sick mother.
13. Do you belong _______any campus clubs or organizations?
14. Were you surprised _______the grade you received?
15. Im always interested _______how to recognize the different species of plants.
16. Language and music make humans different _______all other animals.
17. I often get presents from my uncle _______special occasions, such as Christmas, New Year
18. Music lulls babies to sleep _______night and wakes students _______ in the morning.
19. I usually listen _______music on the radio.
20. It is difficult to imagine what our lives would be like _______music.
21. The history of cinema began ________the early 19th century.
22. Sound was introduced to the film ________ the end of 1920s.
23. I prefer science fiction films ________detective films.
24. Titanic is based ________the true story of the Titanic disaster that occurred in 1912.
25. The film is ________two women who drive across America.
26. Do you take part ________the school football team? No, I cannot play football so well.
27. Pel is famous ________in his football records.
28. The FIFA World Cup Trophy has been awarded ________the world champions since 1974.
29. In the final match, our school team defeated the visiting one by 4 ________3.
30. Many people become so attracted ________football that they seem not to miss any matches.
1. Hoi An was recognized by UNESCO ______ a World Cultural Heritage Site.
2. There are many places _______ interest in our home town.
3. Those visitors arrived in Vietnam _______ the US and Canada.
4. ______ comparison ________ his writing, mine is worse.
5. Quoc Tu Giam was established ______ the grounds of Van Mieu.

GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES

PASSIVE VOICE

I/ Change these sentences into the passive voice

1. Somebody has robbed the bank near our house.
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2. Somebody told me to wait outside.
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3. Somebody has driven them to the airport.
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4. They will complete the new high way from north to south next year.
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5. My aunt made this sweater for her son.
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6. The television station has broadcast all the 22nd Sea-Games competitions.
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7. My teacher asked me to be here at 10 am.
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9. Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb.
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10. She makes coffee for her parents every day.
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II/ Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct active or passive voice
1. Last night my favourite program________________ (interrupt) by a special news bulletin.
2. When I______________ (arrive) at the airport yesterday, I______________ (meet) by my cousin
and a couple of friends.
3. Kim______________ (write) this composition last week. That one _____________ (write) by
Phi.
4. I dont have my bicycle today. Its with the repairman. It______________ (repair) right now.
5. Someone has bought the small lot behind my house and a new house_______________ (build) on
it next year.
6. A: Do you understand the explanation in the book?
B: No, I dont. I_______________ (confuse).
7. A: When____________ your bike_______________ (steal)?
B: Two days ago.
8. A:__________ you_____________ (pay) your electricity yet?
B: No. I havent. but Id better pay it today. If I dont, my electricity supply ______________
(shut off) by the power company.
9. A: Did you hear about the accident?
B: No. What________________ (happen)?
A: A bicyclist_____________ (hit) by a taxi in front of the dorm.
B: ___________ the bicyclist______________ (injure)?
A: Yes. He_______________ (take) to City Hospital.
10. The Eiffel Tower_____________ (be) in Paris, France. It_____________ (visit) by millions of
people every year. It_______________ (design) by Alexandre Eiffel (1832-1923).
It_______________ (erect) in 1889 for the Paris exposition. Since that time, it_______________
(be) the most famous landmark in Paris. Today it______________ (recognize) by people throughout
the world.
III. Change these sentences into the passive voice
1. People should send their complaints to the main office.
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2. Somebody might steal your car if you had left the keys in it.
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3. A short circuit could cause the fire.
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4. Lan is going to invite her friends to her birthday party.
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5. Lien couldnt open the door of the classroom.
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6. They should announce that news as soon as possible.
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7. Phong has to return the scientific book to the library.
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8. People must repair that old building.
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9. The government will rebuild the memorial monument.
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10. The students may elect Phong their leader.
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11. The teacher wont accept papers written in pencils.
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12. The athletes might visit some interesting places after Sea-Games.
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13. Lans parents have to clean up their house before Tet holidays.
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14. The principal might interview her.
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15. They must keep fruit in the fridge for long.
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IV. Change these sentences into the passive voice
1. Nobody sent us any tickets.
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2. Has someone decorated my bedroom?
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3. Did anything disturb you in the night?
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4. Nobody has invited her to the party.
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5. She teaches grammar and writing.
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6. People say that you send your application form to the university.
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7. They elect Thu the leader of the group.
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8. I dont see anyone in the house.
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9. Lan bought her brother some comic books.
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10. The students dont play video games on the weekend.
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11. They believed that he went abroad to study English.
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COMPARISONS
I/ Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most) or a comparative (-er or more)
1. We stay at the ______________ hotel in the town. (cheap)
2. Our hotel was ______________ than all the others in the town. (cheap)
3. The United States is very large but Canada is ______________. (large)
4. Whats the__________________ river in the world? (long)
5. What is the________________ sport in your country? (popular)

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6. Everest is the_____________ mountain in the world. It is ______________ than any other
mountains. (high)
7. We had a great holiday. It was one of the______________ holidays were ever had. (enjoyable)
8. I prefer this chair to the other one. Its ______________ . (comfortable)
9. Whats the______________ way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have got three daughters. The______________ is 14 years old. (old)
II/ Rewrite the sentences with as. as. or not as. as.
1. Bob is taller than Jack.
Jack isnt______________________________________________________
2. Tokyo is bigger than Ha Noi.
Ha Noi isnt___________________________________________________
3. Jill is more intelligent than Bill.
Bill is________________________________________________________
4. Are you and your husband the same age?
Are you___________________________________ your husband?
5. You work harder than I
I dont ________________________________________________________
6. Dogs are friendlier than cats.
Cats__________________________________________________________
7. The sun is hotter than the moon.
The moon_____________________________________________________
8. You look younger than Carol.
Carol_________________________________________________________
III/ Give the correct form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets.
1. It was an awful day. It was the (bad)_____________ day of my life.
2. He was a bit depressed yesterday, but he looks (happy)____________today
3. Johns car runs (well)________________ than Marys.
4. Thats the (far)_______________ way to the city center.
5. I feel (good)_________________ today than I did last week.
6. HCM City is the (big)______________ city in Viet Nam.
7. Marjorie has (many)_______________ books than Sue.
8. He acts (badly)______________ than ever before.
9. This bottle has (little)______________ water than my bottle.
10. Nam is (nice)_______________ than Minh.
IV/ Rewrite the following sentences, using Comparative
1. My homework is worse than yours.
Your homework is____________________________________________
2. He does the test more easily than Nga.
Nga________________________________________________________
3. An dictionary is more expensive than an English book.
An English book_____________________________________________
4. He behaves now worse than he used to.
He used to__________________________________________________
5. My uncle is fatter than my father.
My father__________________________________________________
6. Viet Nam isnt as large as the USA
Viet Nam__________________________________________________
7. My friend cooks better than I do.
I_________________________________________________________
8. Hue to Ha Noi is nearer than HCM City to Ha Noi.
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HCM City to Ha Noi_________________________________________

CLAUSES AND PHRASES OF PURPOSE

Join the sentences to express purposes
1. He tried to find a car park. He wanted to park his car. (in order to)
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2. Mrs. Brown hid the ball. She didnt want Bill to play football. (so that)
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3. They got up early. They didnt want to miss the bus. (in case)
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4. Mary is wearing glasses. She wants to see better. (so that)
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5. My father often takes his car to the mechanic. He doesnt want it to break down. (in case)

6. Molly is eating less bread. She doesnt want to put on weight. (in case)

7. Sally usually wears a thick coat. She doesnt want to catch a cold. (in order not to)

8. Mr. Short used a long ladder. He wanted to reach the high ceiling. (so that)

9. My father gave me extra money. He didnt want me to borrow any from my friends.
(in case)

10. Andrews friends visited him. They wanted to congratulate him on his graduation.
(in order to)
11. Im learning English. I want to get a better job. (to)

12. The driver stopped. Then the children could cross the road. (so that)

13. Tom put the cream in the fridge. That would keep it cool. (to)

14. Mark is going to repair the roof. Then the rain wont come in. (so that)

15. We often switch off the heating. It saves money. (in order to)

16. Pamela wore boots. Her feet wouldnt get wet. (so that)

RELATIVE CLAUSES
I/ Complete the sentences, using a relative pronoun.
1. The girl chatted with him yesterday. She arrived here at 6:30.
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2. The man is talking to my father. He spent 15 minutes measuring our kitchen
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3. The architect designed these flats. He has moved to HCM City.
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4. The young man lives in the corner. He rides an expensive motorbike.
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5. Im reading the book. I bought it in 1996.
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6. I will introduce the man to you. He is sharing the flat with me.
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7. The young man is talking to our teacher. He is Bas brother.
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8. We visited the monument. It was built a hundred years ago.
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9. The boys are interested in football. It is a popular game all over the world.
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10. The boy gave his parents big hugs before he left. He went abroad to study.
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11. My friends had so much fun at the festival. They wanted to go there again.
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12. Children like to eat ice-cream. It can cause toothache.
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II/ Underline the relative clauses in the sentences. Then add commas to separate the Non-
restrictive relative clauses.
1. The man who is talking to the principal is our form teacher.
2. The boys who are sitting in the first row will receive the medals.
3. The students who are in the grade 10th are going to clean the school yard.
4. The animals which are kept in iron cages will be carried back to the forest
5. Mr Tan who is our English teacher is very thin and tall.
6. The book which we borrowed from the library must be returned by Monday
7. The little boy who is crying over there lost his way.
8. Mrs Van who lives next door to Hoa works at the television station.
9. The dog which has some black spots is Bas.
10. My mother bought the shoes which were made from Hong Kong.
III/ Combine the two sentences by using a relative clause. Some clauses need commas, some do
not:
1. The lady is a famous writer. You met her at the party last night.
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2. The child enjoyed the chocolates. Her mother bought them from France.
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3. Dr Oley is our familys dentist. He is a popular dentist in the city.
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4. They drank a lot of Coke. It is diet Coke.
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5. The river is the Sai Gon River. It flows through Ho Chi Minh City.
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6. The girls are performing the play. They rehearsed it yesterday.
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7. Their parents are anxious about their children. The children come back late
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8. The lecturer is my uncle. He gave an interesting talk on TV last night.
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9. The student kept talking about the project. It was done last week.
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10. Mr Phong hasnt come yet. He is supposed to be at the meeting.
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11. Lan went back home. She forgot to turn off the faucet.
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ARTICLES (A, AN, THE)

I/ Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or (zero article)
1. Jasons father bought him___________ bike that he wanted for his birthday
2. ____________ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from___________ France
to______________ United states.
3. Rita is studying___________ English and___________ Math this semester.
4. __________ judge asked___________ witness to tell____________ truth.
5. Please give me__________ cup of___________ coffee with ___________ cream
and___________ sugar.
6. __________ big books on___________ table are for my history class.
7. My____________ car is four years old, and it still runs well.
8. There are only___________ few seats for_____________ tonights musical.
9. ______________ chair that you are sitting in is broken.
10. _____________ Civil War was fought in ____________ United States between 1861 and 1865.
II/ Put in a, an or the in each blank.
1. How far is it from here to ____ airport?
2. She was born in _____ village in _____ north of England.
3. _____ village where she was born has ______ beautiful river.
4. Can you switch off _____ television? Nobodys watching it.
5. He felt bored with ______ woman who sat beside him at the party.
6. Mount Everest is ______ hightest mountain in _____ world.
7. My grandparents live in _____ old house in _____ south of Dong Nai provice. There is ______
large garden behind _____ house. They grow some fruit trees and vegetables in _____ garden.
8. There was _____ accident near my house this morning. _____ taxi crashed into ____ lamp post.
_____ taxi was damaged, but ____ driver of ____ taxi was not hurt.

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KEYS
1. B. 10. B 19. C 28. B 37. B 46. C
2. A 11. A 20. A 29. A 38. B 47. B
3. D 12. C 21. C 30. C 39. D 48. A
4. C 13. A 22. D 31. D 40. A 49. B
5. C 14. C 23. A 32. A 41. C 50.C
6. B 15. C 24. A 33. D 42. C 51. A
7. D 16. B 25. A 34. D 43. C 52. C
8. B 17. B 26. C 35. B 44. D 53. D
9. A 18. B 27. B 36. C 45. A 54. B

KEYS
1. C 8. D 15. A 22. C 29. A
2. A 9. A 16. C 23. A 30. D
3. B 10. D 17. A 24. D 31. C
4. A 11. A 18. B 25. A 32.D
5. C 12. B 19. A 26. B 33.A
6. D 13. B 20. C 27. C 34. A
7. C 14. C 21. D 28. B 35. B