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REVISION
GRADE 10
DAY 1: TENSES
Present Simple
Give the correct tense of the verb in brackets in each of the following sentences.
1. They usually (go) __________ to the gym on Sundays.
2. I (play) __________ tennis every weekend and I (watch) __________ tennis matches on TV every time
there is one.
3. My dad usually (read) __________ a bedtime story to me and my brother.
4. My best friend (play) __________ at my house after school on Friday.
5. John often (take) __________ sugar in his coffee.
6. Scott (not/go) __________ to school on Saturday mornings.
7. Our dog usually (sleep) __________ on the sofa.
8. How often (you/go) __________ to the theater.
9. “_______ Mr. Jackson _______ (help) his son with his homework?” - “Yes, every evening”
10. Most visitors in London (use) __________ the underground.
Choose the word whose underlined part differs the other three in pronunciation.
1. A. proofs B. books C. points D. days
2. A. helps B. laughs C. cooks D. finds
3. A. names B. lives C. dances D. tables
4. A. neighbors B. friends C. relatives D. photographs
5. A. snacks B. follows C. titles D. writers
6. A. streets B. phones C. books D. makes
7. A. cities B. satellites C. series D. workers
8. A. develops B. takes C. laughs D. volumes
9. A. grasses B. stretches C. comprises D. potatoes
10. A. chores B. dishes C. houses D. coaches
11. A. phones B. streets C. books D. makes
12. A. proofs B. regions C. lifts D. rocks
13. A. involves B. believes C. suggests D. steals
14. A. remembers B. cooks C. walls D. pyramids
15. A. miles B. words C. accidents D. names
Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct place in the sentences.
1. Max goes fishing with his grandfather. RARELY - .
2. I don’t play basketball at weekends. ALWAYS - .
3. Does Fred help his mother with the housework. OFTEN - .
4. Ivan is at work on time. NEVER - .
5. Does Layla read books in her free time. USUALLY - .
6. I meet my friends at the shopping center. SOMETIMES - .
7. Sophie is at home on Sundays mornings. ALWAYS - .
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8. They go to the theater. SELDOM - .

Present Progressive
Write sentences in the present continuous tense.
1. She (dance) __________ in the bathroom.
2. He (draw) __________ cartoons in the living room.
3. They (sleep) __________ in the bedroom.
4. He (listen to) __________ music now.
5. I (do) __________ the housework at the moment.
6. We (play) __________ board games in my bedroom.
7. My parents (drive) __________ to work now.
8. ___________ you ___________ (learn) English? Yes I am.

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9. Where are you? We (wait) __________ for you!
10. Keep silent! I (read) __________ books.
11. I´m worried. It (rain) __________ and I haven´t got an umbrella.
12. What __________ you __________ (do)? - I (do) __________ my homework.
13. What __________ you __________ (do) today? - We __________ (go) to the park.
14. I’m really busy – I (study) __________ for the exam.
15. Right now we (ride) __________ camels!
Progress Test
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in each of the following sentences.
1. My brother (set) __________ the table for dinner now.
2. (He / eat) _______________ rice every day?
3. He (not / play) __________ golf now.
4. They (go) __________ to a restaurant every Saturday.
5. She (not / go) __________ to the cinema very often.
6. (She / work) __________ at the moment?
7. We usually (go) __________ swimming on Saturdays but we (not/go) __________ swimming today.
8. Every Monday, Sally (drive) __________ her kids to football practice.
9. Usually, I (work) __________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) __________ French at a
language school in Paris.
10. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) __________.
11. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) __________.
12. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain / always) __________.
13. The business cards (be/normally) __________ printed by a company in New York.
14. Do you want to come over for dinner tonight. Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) __________ to a movie tonight
with some friends.
15. Maria (go) __________ to the shop every Saturday morning.
Read the text and do the tasks that follow.
There is a special class in Chao Pông Village, Ia Phang Commune in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai,
which all disadvantaged students from the local area can attend for free at any time of day.
Surprisingly, the class is managed by a special teacher who might be just as tall as her students. Thirty-year-old
Rmah H’Blao of the ethnic Jrai has been teaching local children to read, write and do maths for nearly seven
years.
“After finishing the last school year, 19 students from my class received certificates for their good work. I was very
happy and proud of them,” says Rmah.
Living in a remote mountainous area, Chao Pông villagers lead difficult lives and have limited access to education.
They are often too busy trying to make ends meet, so the education of their children rarely receives adequate
attention.
Choose the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
1. When can the students go to the class?
A. At night. C. In the morning.
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B. In the afternoon. D. At any time of the day

2. Why is the teacher special?
A. Because she can teach children to read. C. Because she is just the same height as her students
B. Because she is of the ethnic Jrai. D. Because she has been teaching for seven years.
3. What makes the education there receive inadequate attention?
A. The villagers are too busy getting enough money.
B. The villagers do not know the importance of education.
C. The villagers can live without education.
D. The children have to work too hard.
Decide whether each of the following statements is True (T) or False (F).
4. The children have to pay some money to attend the class. .
5. In the last school year, 19 students were awarded for their good performance. .
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Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blank.
Spring is a time (1) _____ there are many festival in our country. (2) _____ them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most
beautiful and interesting, (3) _____ it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In
the second lunar month of the year, when it gets warmer and Hoa Ban – a (4) _____ of beautiful flower in the
northwest mountainous area – blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (5) _____. This is a great time for everyone,
especially for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flowers and give them to his girlfriend.
1. A. which B. that C. where D. when
2. A. Among B. With C. Between D. During
3. A. but B. so C. or D. and
4. A. character B. kind C. class D. brand
5. A. celebrated B. happened C. occurred D. visited
Homework
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation.
1. A. nights B. days C. years D. weekends
2. A. lives C. watches C. dishes D. boxes
3. A. dolls C. cars C. vans D. trucks
4. A. books B. dogs C. cats D. maps
5. A. biscuits B. magazines C. newspapers D. vegetables
Order the words to make sentences.
1. reads in Jenny always bed
 _________________________________________________.
2. in We radio usually the to the listen car
 _________________________________________________.
3. school sometimes for Joshua late is
 _________________________________________________.
4. tired always Friday on Mum evenings is
 _________________________________________________.
5. sister phone her often My takes with photos
 _________________________________________________.
6. Lizards green usually are brown or
 _________________________________________________.
Give the correct form of the verb in brackets in each of the following sentences.
1. He always (dream) __________ when he is asleep.
2. Look ! The sun (rise) __________.
3. I always (forget) __________ the meaning of this word.
4. John (write) __________ a letter to his father at the moment.
5. She (not/teach) __________ this morning. She is on holiday.
6. He hardly ever (talk) __________ to me.
7. The children (play) __________ out in the garden now.
8. She usually (read) __________ the newspaper in the morning.
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9. Jack (eat) __________ his dinner at the moment.

10. He usually (drink) __________ coffee, but today he (drink) __________ tea.
11. In Spain women usually (not/wear) __________ hats.
12. I (spend) __________ this weekend in Eastbourne. I (go) __________ there nearly every week.
13. He (smoke) __________ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he (try) __________ very hard to stop.
14. She usually (learn) __________ languages very fast but she (have) __________ problems with Chinese
at the moment.
15. He usually (speak) __________ so quickly that I (not/understand) __________ him.
16. The boat (leave) __________ Victoria Station at 9.
17. Susan (write) __________ to her parents every Sunday night.
18. The headmaster rarely (teach) __________ a class.
19. Look! She (smoke) __________ in the non- smoking area.
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20. I (wear) __________ a hat today because it is a special day.
Read the text and choose the correct answer to each of the questions that follow.
Independence Day in the United States is observed every year on the Fourth of July. Today, for most communities
throughout the nation, the traditional celebration includes parades down the main streets, picnics with hot dogs
and lemonade, and, of course, a fireworks display at night. In some towns across the country, however, special
events are planned in honor of the annual occasion. In Bristol, Rhode island, fire engine teams from communities
throughout New England compete in a contest to squirt water from their fire hoses. Flagstaff, Arizona hosts a
huge three -day powwow, including a rodeo, for twenty Native American tribes. The annual Eskimo games with
traditional kayak races are held in Kotzebue, Alaska. Two auto races are always scheduled for the Fourth,
including- a four-hundred-mile stock car event at the Daytona international Speedway in Daytona, Florida, and
an annual auto race up the fourteen-thousand-foot precipice at Pike's Peak in Colorado.
Several small towns celebrate in other unique ways. Hannibal, Missouri, the hometown of Mark Twain, invites the
children to participate in a fence-painting contest, reenacting a scene from Twain's novel Tom Sawyer. Lititz,
Pennsylvania congregates in the Lititz Springs Park to light thousands of candles and arrange them in various
shapes and images.
In Ontario, California, the townspeople combine the traditional with the unusual by setting up tables along Euclid
A venue for what they describe as "the biggest picnic table in the world". In this way, everyone in town has a front
- row seat for the two-mile parade.
1. How often is Independence Day in the United States celebrated?
 _______________________________________________________________.
2. How do the townspeople in Ontario, California have a front-row seat for the two mile parade ?
 _______________________________________________________________.
3. What is NOT mentioned as ways Independence Day in the United States is celebrated ?
A. fireworks B. picnics C. dances D. parades
4. Children take part in a fence- painting contest in _____.
A. Pennsylvania B. Missouri C. Florida D. California
5. The word "annual" in the first paragraph means _____.
A. every two year B. twice a year C. once or twice D. yearly
Among the festivals celebrated by some of Asian people is the Moon Cake Festival, also known as the Mid- August Festival.
A large number of small round moon cakes are eaten on this day, and children enjoy carrying colorful paper lanterns that
come in all shapes; the more popular ones are shaped like fish, rabbits and butterflies. According to them, the moon shines
brightest on the night of the Moon Cake Festival. As the moon rises, tables are placed outside the house and women make
offerings of fruit and moon cakes to the Moon Goddess.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss ?
A. Festivals B. Rice-cooking festival C. Lunar new year D. Mid-August Festival
2. The phrase " Mid-August Festival" can be replaced by _____.
A. Mid-Autumn Festival C. Early-Autumn Festival
B. Late-Autumn Festival D. Autumn Festival
3. What types of food do Asian people usually eat on this day?
A. moon cakes B. fruit C. sticky-rice cake D. fish
4. What is NOT mentioned in the passage ?
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A. paper lanterns B. moon cakes C. moon shines D. lion-dancing

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1. His brother invited all the students in my class to his party.
 All the students .
2. “Let's invite the Browns to the party on Sunday.” He said.
 He suggested .
3. If the man doesn't arrive, we will start the conference without him.
 Unless .
4. My boyfriend is now in the hospital. He was injured in the accident.
 My boyfriend, who .
5. "I'm working in a restaurant", she said.
 She said that .
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