BÀI TẬP ÔN THI HỌC KỲ II- TIẾNG ANH 10
I. PHONETICS
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1) A. film B. of C. feeling D. roof
2) A. those B. they C. themselves D. theatre
3) A. champion B. chairman C. character D. which
4) A. cup B. become C. consider D. city
5) A. something B. think C. without D. thank
2. Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
1) A. character B. industry C. position D. audience
2) A. tournament B. passionate C. popular D. retirement
3) A. region B. attract C. football D. final
4) A. unusual B. interesting C. different D. capital
5) A. museum B. gallery C. ideal D. develop
II. GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1. I went to the library last night.
A. for studying B. studying C. to study D. to studying
2. Peter has practiced playing the piano …………………… the piano contest next week.
A. in order enter B. to entering C. to enter D. to not enter
3. Don't forget we're meeting on Friday for lunch.
a. a/ a b. a/ θ c. θ / the d/ θ / θ
4. 'I've got headache. I've had it all day' 'Why don't you go to…….
health center? It's open until six.'
a. a/ a b. θ / the c. a/ the d. a/ θ
5.She gave me a letter and a post card. ….letter is from my sister, and …… postcard is from my brother.
a. a/ the b. the/ the c. θ / the d. a/ a
6. ….rich should help ….poor and…….disabled.
A. a-a-the B. the-the-the C. a-an-the D. a-an-a
7.I don’t know …………French, but I can speak alittle……English.
a. a/ a b. a/ θ c. θ / the d/ θ / θ

20. I do not think Robert …………………… the gold medal.
A. is going to win B. is winning C. will win D. won’t win
21. Why are you so sad? –“ I think ……………… in the exam next week.”
A. I would fail B. I will fail C. I failed D. I fail
22. Let me know as soon as Mary ………………………. here.
A. will get B. is going to get C. gets D. is getting
23. John ……… back until ten o’clock. Can I take the message?
A. is going to be B. will be C. is D. won’t be
24. The doctor says I …………………… a baby.
A. will have B. would have C. am going to have D. will be having
25. She had been absent from class several times ………… she still passed the exam easily.
A. although B. as a result C. but D. despite
26. Are you the kind of person …….?
A. whom shy around people B. who are shy around people
C. who’s shy around people D. whose is shy around people
27. …… the fact that she is still young, she is appointed to a very high position in the company.
A. Despite B. Although C. In spite D. Both A and C
28. She will never give up ……. she has failed several times.
A. In spite of B. because C. although D. as
29. …………… you try harder, you will never catch up with the other people.
A. Even though B. However C. Whatever D. Whenever
30. She will never stop working ……………… she is as rich as Rockefeller now.
A. despite B. because C. although D. so
31. Dean Koontz, ……………. ,lives in orange, California.
A. which is an author B. who is an author of horror novels
C. is an author of horror novels D. that is an author of horror novels
32. The computer broke down again, ……
A. surprised the technician B. who surprised the technician
C. that surprised the technician D. which surprised the technician
33. …………………… they tried their best, they were not successful in getting the driving test.

2. I work in an office. In my office, the software changes frequently.
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3. The secretary can give you the information. She sits at the first desk on the right.
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4. The Southam Chess Club meets weekly on Friday evenings. It has more than 50 members.
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5. Professor Johnson is to visit the university next week. I have long admired him.
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6. The playground wasn't used by those children. It was built for those children.
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7. People often suffer from backache. Their work involves standing for most of the day.
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8. They climbed up to the top of a large rock. They got a good view from there.
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9. A doctor has had to retire through ill health. We know him.
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10. Jane has sold the old car. She was given it by her father.
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11. Thanksgiving is a time. Everyone eats turkey in America then.
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12. Dr Rowan has had to do all his own typin
g
. His secretary resigned two weeks ago.
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13. I would like to thank to my tutor. I would never have finished the work without her.
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14. She has now moved back to the house on Long Island. She- was born there.
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16. John looked anxiously at his watch. He wished he hadn’t come to the party

12. they didn’t pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
It was not until………………………………………………………
13. I didn’t sleep until midnight.
It was not until………………………………………………………
14. I couldn’t comment further until I had all the information.
It was not until………………………………………………………
15. He didn’t return to his native village until the war ended.
It was not until………………………………………………………
3. Chuyển các câu sau sang dạng bị động:
1. The manager didn’t phone the secretary this morning.
 .The secretary
2. They find the new project worthless.
 .The
3. Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother.
 .This
4. You didn’t show me the special camaras.
 .I was
5. She showed her ticket to the airline agent.
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 .The airline
6. He lends his friend his new shoes.
 .His friend
7. She left her relatives five million pounds.
 .Her relatives
8. The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer.
 .These
9. The board awarded the first prize to the reporter.
 .The reporter was
10. They make shoes in that factory.
 Shoes …

10. If it (not rain) yesterday, we would have gone sailing.
11. Would you mind if I (use) your mobile?
12. I (not open) the mail if it had contained a virus.
13. Even if I (have) a wet-suit, I wouldn't go scuba-diving.
14. (Be) that strict if you'd known the truth?
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15. If I had more time, I (come) to your party yesterday.
16. If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we (be) on our way to the Caribbean now.
17. If we (set) off earlier, we wouldn't be in this traffic jam now.
18. What would you do if you (accuse) of murder?
19. If I hadn't eaten that much, I (feel / not) so sick now.
20. We would take another route if they (close / not) the road.
21. If she were sensible, she (ask) that question, by which she offended him so much.
III/ Reading Comprehension THEN DO THE TASKS BELOW
Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Vietnam
Cuc Phuong, the first national park in Vietnam, was officially opened in 1960. It is located 160
km south west of Hanoi spanning Ninh Binh. Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces. The 200 square kilometre
park attracts tourists and scientists alike. In 2002, nearly 100,000 visitors made their way to Cuc Phuong.
Many come to see the work being done to protect endangered species. According to scientists, there are about
2,000 different species of flora and 450 species of fauna.
Cuc Phuong National Park has many caves. Quen Voi, also part of the park, is where Nguyen Hue's army was
stationed before it made its surprise attack on Thang Long and defeated the Qing invaders in the spring of
1789. Cuc Phuong is also home to the Muong ethnic minority, who live mainly on bee keeping and
farming.
1. Cuc Phuong belongs to ______________
A. Hanoi suburbs B. Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa
C. southwestern Hanoi D. all is correct
2. How many kinds of plants are there in Cuc Phuong?
A. about 2,000 B. about 450 C. about 2,450 D. not mentioned
3. How do people there earn their living?

Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of music. An important form is folk music.
Folk music are the songs composed by country people. The songs may be hundreds of years old, so
nobody knows who originally composed them. Modern music is often music for dancing. In Bristain it is
traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etc In the 1950s and 1960s the people who
composed songs and played them with the acoustic guitars were also called folk singers. The songs were
often “protest songs”. Complaining of bad things happening in society.
1. Which form of music is pop music mainly influenced by?
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2. who composed and sang folk songs?
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3. According to the passage, what is modern music often used for?
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4. In the 1950s, what did people play folk songs with?
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5. Why are folk songs called “ protest songs”?
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CINEMA
My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only
seven years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went
out, I felt afraid. Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me, I shouted out in
fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat
back in my seat. I was very glad when the film ended.
2. Who took the writer to the cinema for the first time?
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3. How did he feel at first?
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4. When did he feel afraid?
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5. Where did he hide when he saw the train coming towards him?
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A. of B. than C. to D. for
15. "______football club do you like best, Van?" __ "Chelsea, of course".
A. whom B. who C. why D. which
16. ______the heavy traffic, we came to his party late.
A. because B. despite of C. because of D. In spite
17. Why did you turn on the T.V? - I _______a football match at 6 o’clock.
A. am being watched B. am going to watch C. will watch D. should watch
18. It's a really ______film.
A. terrify B. terrified C. terrifies D. terrifying
19. The water in this area is________.
A. polluting B. pollute C. polluted D. pollution
20. The boy was ___________when he was 2 years old.
A. abandoned B. increased C. wasted D. gone
21. They were absent because of_____________
A. sick B. sicken C. sickly D. sickness
IV. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses:
22. Folk music is music of a country. (tradition)
23. Thank you for your to dinner tomorrow. (invite)
24. The World Cup is regarded as the world of the sport. (champion)
V. Rewrite sentence so that the meaning stays the same:
25. Workers are building many new roads in this city.(passive voice)
 Many
26. I was sick yesterday, so I didn’t go to class. (Conditional sentence)
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 If
27. Last month my mother came back the village to visit my grandparents. (make question)

28. We didn’t find out about the meeting until he phoned us.

29. The woman owned the luxury hotel. You met her at the party yesterday. (Combine sentence with relative

7. “Will you come to the party tomorrow?” - “I will if ________ no visitors.”
A. have B. will have C. had D. am having
8. Do you know the boy________ father is a teacher?
A. that B. whom C. whose D. which
9. He ________ the effects of radiation when he suddenly died.
A. was studying B. studied C. had been studying D. had studied
10. I think he ________ better not encourage the students to take extra lessons.
A. will B. should C. could D. had
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11. Dr.Sales is a person ________ I don’t have much confidence.
A. whom B. in whom C. in that D. that
12. His grandfather died________ the age of 90.
A. in B. of C. on D. at
13. He avoided________________ me when she was passing me in the street yesterday.
A. to meet B. meet C. meeting D. met
14. There was a lot of traffic ________.
A. and we got to the airport on time B. but we managed to get to the airport in time
C. because we had to get to the airport on time D. so that we could get to the airport in time
15. Let’s go out for a walk, ________?
A. do we B. don’t we C. won’t we D. shall we
16. I was learning maths when my mother________.
A. comes back B. came back C. has come back D. is coming back
17. “Who sings best in your school?” -“Minh ________.”
A. sings B. is C. has D. does
18. Several ________ are known to cause cancer to develop.
A. chemists B. chemistry C. chemical D. chemicals
19. Please ask them ________ in this area.
A. don’t smoke B. not smoking C. to not smoke D. not to smoke
20. The boy is standing there is my son.
A. which B. who C. whose D. whom

34. I used to (A) getting up(B) late when(C) I was small(D).
35. If I had(A) money(B), I will buy(C) a car(D).
36. She left(A) her house in a hurry(B) without to say(C) goodbye to us(D).
37. This is(A) the place which(B) I was born(C) and grew up(D).
38. She isn’t (A)old enough(B) to done(C) this job(D).
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
1. A. located B. cartoon C. shark D. disaster
2. A. bags B. books C. cooks D. folks
3. A. another B. something C. birthday D. think
II. Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
4. A. university B. engineering C. university D. excitement
5. A. umbrella B. difficulties C. complete D. begin
III. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
6. She went to university because she wanted to study engineering
A. She went to university studying engineering. B. She goes to university to study engineering.
C. She went to university to study engineering. D. She went to university study engineering.
7. The film excited us all a lot.
A. We were exciting about all of the film
B. The film had a lot of excitement
C. All of us were excited about the film
D. The film made all of us feel a lot of excited
8. I didn't have an umbrella with me, so I got wet.
A. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet.
B. If I had had an umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet.
C. If I had an umbrella, I wouldn't get wet
D. If I have an umbrella, I won't get wet
9. Mary has never ridden the horse before.
A. It is the first time Mary have ridden the horse.
B. It was the first time Mary had ridden the horse.
C. It is the first time Mary has ridden the horse.

21. It was not until his father came home that the boy______up the house.
A. cleaned B. had cleaned C. cleans D. has cleaned
22. Germany was defeated by Brazil in the final. Germany was the _________
A. second rank B. champion C. winner D. runner - up
23. “You look beautiful in this dress”- Last night she told me___________
A. You looked beautiful in that dress. B. I’ll look beautiful in that dress.
C. You look beautiful in that dress. D. I looked beautiful in the dress.
24. I prefer love story films_______dectective ones.
A. with B. to C. than D. into
Choose the underlined part that needs correction
25. Would you mind to have a cup of coffee?
A. Would B. you C. to have D. cup
26. He wouldn’t have begun to learn Russian if he knows the difficulties
A. He B. to C. knows D. difficulties
27. Kyoto, that used to be the capital of Japan, has many temples
A. that B. the C. has D. temples
28. At first I enjoyed listening to him but after a while I got tired of to hear the same story again and again.
A. listening B. but C. got D. to hear
29. The children are bored of watching the same programme everyday
A. The B. are C. of D. same
30. What do you think of cartoon films? I find them interested.
A. What B. films C. find D. interested.
Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank
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he Statue of Liberty, one of America’s most familiar images, is on__[31]__island in New York Harbor. It
is a symbol of freedom. This is the statue of a woman_[32]__is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her
head. Her right hand holds a burning _[33]__and left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4,1776 on it. The
statue weights 205 tons and is 46 m high. It stands on a stone and concrete base. The base and pedestal
increase the height of the monument to 93 m. The outside is made__[34]__copper. Inside, it has an iron
frame. The statue was __[35]__in 1884, and then transported to America in 1886. Tourist can visit the statue

39. Why do biologists want to protect sharks?
A. Because they want to learn more about sharks. B. Because of the number of sharks that were
killed.
C. Because they are afraid some day sharks may no longer exist.
D. Because shark fins can be used in medicine.
40. Which of the following is Not mentioned in the passage?
A. The governments prohibited people from killing sharks.
B. Laws have been passed in sharks' defence.
C. People like to hunt sharks. D. People are killing many sharks for some
reasons.
THE END
Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest.
1. A. description B. about C. detective D. cinema
2. A. interest B. national C. tropical D. establish
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
3. A. played B. loved C. parked D. stayed
4. A. cuts B. caps C. books D. pubs
5. A. touch B. young C. enough D. group
Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
6. Yesterday she heard ________ news. She was so ________ that she couldn’t say anything.
A. surprised/ surprising B. surprised/ surprised C. surprising/ surprising D. surprising/
surprised
7. ________ have you stayed there? – I’ve spent three wonderful weeks there.
A. How often B. How much C. How long D. How far
8. She has saved a sum of money for her ________.
A. retiring B. retired C. retirement D. retire
9. Which do you prefer. Action films ________ love stories?
A. with B. or C. and D. but
10. My home village is ________ 40 kilometres north of the capital.
A. held B. laid C. surrounded D. located

Choose the underlined part that needs correction
25. The students were interesting in taking a field trip to the National Museum.
A. interesting B. were C. taking D. a field trip
26. My brother prefers science fiction films than horror ones.
A. My brother B. than C. science D. ones
27. If Mr. Black weren’t late, he wouldn’t have lost his job.
A. lost B. his job C. weren’t D. wouldn’t
28. The students were interesting in taking a field trip to the National Museum.
A. a field trip B. interesting C. were D. taking
Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank
Organized football games began in 1863. In football, two (29) _____ of eleven players try to kick or
head the ball into the goal of the other team. The goal keeper, (30) _____tries to keep the ball out of the
goal, is only player on the field who can touch the ball with his or her hands. The other players must use
their feet, heads and bodies to (31) _____ the ball.
Every four years, football teams around the world (32) _____ for the World Cup. The World Cup
competition started in 1930. Brazil is the home of many great football players, including the most famous
player of all, Pele’. With his fast dazzling speed, Pele’ played for many years in Brazil and then in New
York. People in more than 140 countries (33) _____ the world play football. It is definitely the world’s most
popular sport.
29. A. champions B. teams C. groups D. players
30. A. that B. who C. whom D. which
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31. A. hit B. control C. drive D. watch
32. A. compete B. fight C. play D. battle
33. A. on B. all over C. through D. whole
Read and then choose the best answer
People have been hunting whales for at least a thousand years, and there were no real problems until 20
th
century. What happened was that fishing technology became much more efficient and the ships were much
faster, so more and more whales were caught. In the 1960s the main whaling countries were killing more than

40. I was tired because I stayed up late last night.
A. If I had stayed up late last night, I would have been tired.
B. I wouldn’t be tired if I didn’t stay up late last night.
C. If I hadn’t stayed up late last night, I wouldn’t have been tired.
D. I hadn’t been tired if I wouldn’t have stayed up late last night.
I. Phonetics:
Exercise 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. gulf B. surface C. submarine D. current
2. A. hea r B. wea r C. ea r D. near
3. A. sea B. meat C. seat D. fear
4. A. tiny B. device C. krill D. migrate
5. A. think B. depth C. further D. breath
6. A. sample B. indication C. date D. famous
7. A. shark B. warn C. park D. fa r
8. A. hunt B. sunny C. furious D. gulf
9. A. cheer B. cheese C. peer D. career
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10. A. past B. fast C. grass D. mammal
11. A. eliminate B. elephant C. endanger D. erosion
12. A. pollute B. species C. accept D. receipt
13. A. environment B. hydroelectric C. circulation D. wild
14. A. club B. lamb C. doubt D. bomber
15. A. develop B. electric C. forest D. vegetation
16. A. answer B. listen C. music D. solemn
17. A. business B. serious C. compose D. easily
18. A. park B. state C. start D. car
19. A. species B. special C. ethnic D. depend
20. A. visit B. because C. answer D. poison
21. A. animal B. recognize C. tropical D. chemical
22. A. photo B. form C. of D. fiction

5. I can’t look the word up because I haven’t got a dictionary.
→ If I……………………………………………………………………………………….
6. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I got wet.
→ I wouldn’t………………………………………………………………………………
7. We didn’t hurry, so we miss the train.
→ If we ……………………………………………………………………… …………
8. We didn’t go to the concert last night because we were busy.
→ If we …………………………………………………………………………… ……
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Exercise 4: Rewrite each sentence in the passive.
1. The manager always welcomes new employees

2. The scientists are studying the problem carefully

3. The police found two children in the forest

4. Stephen Court has just invented an armchair which can play music.

5. Somebody had already reported the accident before I phoned.

6. You can buy videos like this one anywhere.

7. Where will your company send you next year?

8. Had a special messenger delivered the package before you got to the office?

Exercise 5. Combine each of the following sentences into one sentence using to-infinitive
1. I am learning Greek. I wish to read Homer.

2. I listen to the music everyday. I want to relax.

2. He didn't stop drinking until he got part of his stomach removed.

3. We couldn't make him change his mind until his teacher talked to him.

4. Tom didn't go to bed until he could solve the maths problems.

5. Mr. Martin didn't retire until he was too weak to work.

Exercise 9: Put in a/an/the where necessary. Leave an empty space (-) if the sentence is already
complete.
1. I don’t usually staying at _____ hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at_____ very nice hotel
by_____ sea.
2._____ tennis is my favorite sport. I play one or twice_____ week if I can, but I’m not_____ very good
player.
3. I won’t be home for_____ dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after_____ work and we are
going to_____ cinema.
4._____ unemployment is very high at the moment and it’s very difficult for_____ people to find_____
work.
5. There was _____ accident as I was going_____ home last night. Two people was taken to_____
hospital. I think_____ most accidents are caused by_____ people driving too fast.
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with an appropriate word: who; whom; which; that; whose or X,
Add commas where necessary. There is sometimes more than one possibility.
1. My friend Jack…………… parents live in Glasgow, invited me to spend Christmas in
Scotland
2. Here’s the computer program ……………I told you about
3. I don’t believe the story …………… she told us
4. Peter comes from Witney ……………is near Oxford
5. Have you received the parcel ……………we sent you?
6. We don’t sell goods ………… have been damaged
Exercise 11. Combine the two simple sentences into a complex sentence using the suggested word in

14. Unless you (hear) ……………….otherwise, I (come) ………at 8.15.
15. If Laura (not eat)…………….so much, she wouldn’t have put on weight.
16. If I hadn’t gone to the party, I (never/ meet) …………………………my girlfriend.
17. A: We've run out of biscuits.
B: Yeah, I know(I/ get). some this afternoon. I’ve got them on my list.
18. A: Jenny's had her baby.
B: Really? That's wonderful! (I/ send)………………. her some flowers(I/ visit). ………………. her this
afternoon(I/ give). ………………. them to her for you if you want.
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