GRADE 10
REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. a. hit b. little c. interest d.
repeat
2. a. heat b. meat c. eaten d. head
3. a. click b. bit c. kick d. like
4. a. far b. marvelous c. father d. hat
5. a. love b. wonderful c. cousin d. top
6. a. guitar b. mat c. sand d. sad
7. a. send b. bed c. pen d. she
8. a. said b. pan c. cat d. bad
9. a. call b. walk c. talk d. car
10. a. doctor b. boss c. box d. sport
11. a. wrong b. long c. song d. lose
12. a. sand b. play c. radio d.
today
13. a. sport b. four c. more d. job
14. a. foot b. look c. cook d. school
15. a. food b. book c. tooth d.
afternoon
16. a. put b. June c. pull d. full
17. a. teacher b. together c. early d. other
18. a. work b. today c. about d. together
19. a. river b. pagoda c. water d. shirt
20. a. time b. Friday c. miss d. buy
21. a. newspaper b. afraid c. play d. far
22. a. voice b. work c. noise d. boy
23. a. still b. night c. life d. nine
24. a. bowl b. cow c. house d. how
25. a. close b. note c. phone d. mouse

A. job B. profession C. career D. All are correct
4. Mr. Lam is a . He rides a lot of passengers every day.
A. teacher B. doctor C. farmer D. cyclo driver
5. Miss Phuong enjoys working with children in a school. She is a .
A. teacher B. student C. peasant D. passenger
6. I can speak two Vietnamese and English.
A. addresses B. names C. languages D. occupations
7. I was born in Dong Thap. Dong Thap is my .
A. date of birth B. place of birth C. present address D. surname
8. Marie Curie is a brilliant and mature student.
A. young B. very good C. having a fully developed mind D. difficult
9. She received a general ……………… in local school.
A. educate B. education C. educational D. educated
10. My favourite ……………… is Literature.
A. subject B. teacher C. job D. student
11. John isn’t content with his present salary.
A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in
12. A computer consists of hardware and software.
A. screen B. physical part C. programs D. keyboard
13. Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint are .
A. software B. hardware C. floppy disks D. keyboard
14. We can see a lot of information on the visual display unit (VDU).
A. CD ROMs B. mouse C. computer screen D. printer
15. ……………. is used to cook rice, meat, fish and vegetables or keep the food warm.
A. TV B. fax machine C. air conditioner D. electric cooker
16. The man continues to learn how to use a computer after a few lessons.
A. goes on B. stops C. agrees D. refuses
17. With the development of information technology we can send……… ……. from one computer to
another.
A. houses B. messages C. buildings D. computers

32. If you want to learn about the events that are happening all over the world, you can watch
a………………
A. cartoon B. comedy C. love story D. documentary
33. If the roads are widened, cars and lorries can get around easier.
A. broadened B. flooded C. grown D. got
34. English is a(n) ……………… language.
A. national B. nation C. international D. internationally
35. Mr. Phong has to …………… his bike in narrow and crowded streets to get to school.
A. drive B. ride C. rode D. rides
36. You don’t look very happy. ………………… ?
A. What’s the matter with you B. Where are you now
C. What are you doing D. Who did you meet
37. ………………… ? He is a teacher.
A. What does your father do B. What is he like C. What does he look like D. Who is he
38. Marie Curie earned a degree in Physics with flying colours.
A. with a bad mark B. with keeping in her mind C. with a high mark D. with difficulties.
39. Watching Thuy taking a class, one can see how time-consuming the work is.
A. taking a little time B. slowly, a long period of time
C. taking a lot of time D. needing a lot of people
40. My friend has decided to become a professional …………
A. photographer B. photogenic C. photographic D. photography
41. I took a ………… of my girl-friend yesterday.
A. photograph B. photogenic C. photographic D. photography
42. Computers help you interact with people around the world.
A. link B. differ C. learn D. type
43. …………. is used to keep the air cool or warm when it is cold or hot.
A. cell phone B. air conditioner C. fax machine D. computer
44. A film made by photographing a series of changing drawings is:
A. comedy B. cartoon C. documentary D. drama.
45. ………… provides information and entertainment orally and we receive information through our

14. Miss Lan Phuong enjoys with children.
A. works B. to work C. working D. worked
15. Mr. Ha worries his son’s safety.
A. on B. for C. about D. at
16. I’m still looking for a job, but I hope …….…… something soon.
A. find B. to find C. finding D. to finding
17. When they met again, they ……………. each other for 10 years.
A. don’t see B. hadn’t seen C. doesn’t see D. didn’t see
18. I am good at ……….…… books and letters in Chinese.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads
19. Liz used to ……. a motorbike.
A. rides B. rode C. ridding D. ride
20. Jill isn’t on the phone, ……………. makes it difficult to contact her.
A. this B. which C. who D. that
21. We send letters …….…… almost every part of the world with the help of computers.
A. to B. on C. in D. from
22. Thousands of animals in the forest fire.
A. have killed B. has killed C. has been killed D. have been killed
23. Please think of a word comes from a foreign language into Vietnamese.
A. which B. who C. it D. this
24. Tell me your plan, Lan. What this Saturday evening?
A. did you do B. are you doing C. will you do D. are you going to do
25. There is a comedy programme …………… between 10:15 and 11:00.
A. in B. on C. to D. of
26. We haven’t had a good meal .…………… three weeks.
A. in B. since C. ago D. for
27. It’s two years I last saw Quoc Anh.
A. ago B. from C. since D. about
28. They arrived home ten minutes …………… .
A. ago B. since C. for D. in

A. the poor B. the sick C. the young D. the rich
44. The gold hunter and his dogs …………… could not man-age to find the way out of the storm never
returned.
A. which B. who C. whom D. that
45. We haven't kept in touch with Mary ……………
A. for leaving school B. since we left school C. for we left school D. since leaving
school
46. Mary ………… to work everyday, but today she ……………for the bus.
A. is driving/ waits B. drives/ is waiting C. has driven/ is going to wait D. is going to drive/
has waited
47. Every school year we have four …………………………………….
A. forty-five minute tests B. forty-five minutes tests
C. forty-five minutes test. D. forty-five minute test
48. They ……………… best friends when they were little boys but now their friendship no longer
exists.
A. are used to be B. are used to being C. used to D. used to be
49. I left home early …………………I was tired.
A. because of B. because C. due to D. so as to
50. …………………he works as hard as he used to.
A. Although his older B. Because of he is old C. In spite of his age D. As age
51. In spite of ………………., he has no intention to give up smoking.
A. his bad cough B. he coughs badly C. it is his bad cough D. his badly cough
52. Tom told Mary he had bought a new car three days ……………
A. then B. after C. ago D. before
53. You will get a good seat if you ………………. first.
A. come B. came C. have come D. will come
54. The book ____ I bought at the bookstore yesterday is expensive.
A. who B. whose C. that D. B & C are correct
55. Don’t forget _____ home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call B. calling C. have called D. to be called

A. because B. although C. in spite of D. because of
71. What do you use the Internet _____?
A. to B. with C. of D. for
72. Before she ____ out, she ______ all the dishes.
A. went/ washed B. had gone/ washed C. went/ had washed D. had gone/ had
washed
73. It often ______ me twenty minutes ________to school
A. takes/ to go B. took/ to go C. takes/ going D. had taken/ to go
74. What/ they/often/ do/ morning?
A. what do they often in the morning? B. What do they often do in the morning?
C. What do they often doing in the morning? D. What does they often do in the morning?
75. It’s not good to avoid ______ the teacher’s questions in class.
A. answer B. answering C. to answer D. answered
76. Our/ teacher/ enjoy/ teach/ class/ very much
A. Our teacher enjoys to teach our class very much. B. Our teacher enjoy to teach our class very much.
C. Our teacher enjoy teaching our class very much. D. Our teacher enjoys teaching our class very much.
77. Now Nam has got a car. He ______a motorbike.
A. uses to drive B. used to driving C. used to drive D. uses to driving
78. Could you please stop______ so much noise?
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
79. The deaf person is the one _____ is not able to hear.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
80. There are the books _______ my father wrote when he was young.
A. what B. who C. that D. whom
81. A new hospital for children/ build/ in our city/ for ten years.
A. A new hospital for children have been built in our city for ten years.
B. A new hospital for children have built in our city for ten years.
C. A new hospital for children has been build in our city for ten years.
D. A new hospital for children has been built in our city for ten years.
82. Could you help me find the man _____ saved the girl?

2. Where did you come here? - Just a few days ago.
A B C D
3. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed lending her some money.
A B C D
4. He seldom travels by bicycle before he went to Vietnam.
A B C D
5. I used to eating ice cream when I was a child.
A B C D
6. These are the pictures who my son drew when he was young.
A B C D
7. I hear Tim has won a lot of money. What has he going to do with it?
A B C D
8. Lan and Minh have lived in Ho Chi Minh City in 1999.
A B C D
9. If I will do more homework, I will pass my exam.
A B C D
10. She is used to get up early in the morning.
A B C D
11. I can't find my diary, that is a real nuisance.
A B C D
12. He said me that he had sent his letter to me.
A B C D
13. She learns English since she was five.
A B C D
14. She is going to buying a new bicycle.
A B C D
15. Before he became a film star, he has been a teacher.
A B C D
16. Since I begin school, I haven’t had much free time.
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4. I don’t like to go to the parties because I have the trouble remembering people’s names.
A. I avoid going to the parties. B. I avoid to go to the parties.
C. I avoid go to the parties. D. I avoid to going to the parties
5. We lived in Nottingham a few years ago, but now we live in Manchester.
A. We used to live in Manchester. B. We used to live in Nottingham.
C. We live in Nottingham now. D. We use to live in Nottingham.
6. Because the weather was cold, we kept the fire burning all day.
A. Because the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.
B. Because of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.
C. In spite of the cold weather, we kept the fire burning all day.
D. We kept the fire burning all day because of the weather was cold.
7.The taxi driver is friendly. He took me to the airport.
A. The taxi driver who took me to the airport is friendly
B. The taxi driver whom took me to the airport is friendly.
C. The taxi driver whose took me to the airport is friendly.
D. The taxi driver is friendly who took me to the airport
8. The street is very noisy. This makes it difficult to sleep.
A. The street is very noisy, this makes it difficult to sleep.
B. The street is very noisy, who makes it difficult to sleep.
C. The street is very noisy, which makes it difficult to sleep.
D. The street is very noisy, which this makes it difficult to sleep.
9. This story is about an old man. He doesn’t know how to use a computer.
A. This story is about an old man who doesn’t know how to use a computer.
B. This story is about an old man which doesn’t know how to use a computer.
C. This story who doesn’t know how to use a computer is about an old man
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D. He doesn’t know how to use a computer who this story is about an old man.
10. They have washed their hands on a towel.
A. Their hands have washed on a towel. B. Their hands has been washed on a towel.
C. On a towel has been washed their hands. D. Their hands have been washed on a towel.

 This is the man
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I saw some glasses. They were all dirty.
 I saw some glasses
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. She is the most beautiful girl. I've ever met her in my life.
 She is the most beautiful
girl…………………………………………………………………………………
4. Nam isn't on the phone . This makes it difficult to contact him.
Nam isn't on the phone,
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Jim passed his driving test. This surprised everybody.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……… 6.The children broke the window. They live in the next street.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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7. I didn’t really like the car. We bought it.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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8. This is the man. I gave him money this morning.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………
9. The clock is very beautiful. My mother gave it to me on my birthday party.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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10. The girl is waiting in the hall. I was telling you about her.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Exercise 2 : Reported statement:

………………………………………………………………………
4. He gave me a dictionary last night. ………………………………………………………………
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5. There are three cars in the car park.
…………………………………………………………………
6. I spent 10 $ on this shirt.
…………………………………………………………………………………
7. He is ten years old.
……………………………………………………………………………………….
8. She bought a new car last month.
………………………………………………………………………
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9. I often have dinner at 7p.m .
…………………………………………………………………………….
10. She was born in Hue.
…………………………………………………………………………………
11. She went home because she was tired.
…………………………………………………………………
12. She came with a friend.
……………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 4: Change these sentences into passive :
1. No one has treated me with such kindness.
……………………………………………………………
2. Lan has bought a new car.
………………………………………………………………………………
3. She has given me a book.
………………………………………………………………………………
4. Mr Nam has opened the door.
…………………………………………………………………………
5. He hasn’t done her exercises. ………………………………………………………………………

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3.First of all, you/ say/ there/ be/ only/ native teachers, but/ my class/ have/ one/ Vietnamese teacher/
two native teachers.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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4. You/ also/ say/ each class/ have/ no more than/ 20 students, but there/ b/ over 30 students/ my class.
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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5. The classroom/ be/ not/ air-conditioned. That/ be/ quite / different/ the advertisement.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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6. The class time/ be/ not/ same/ what/ advertisement/ say. Classes/ not only/ start/ late/ also/ finish/
early
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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7. To resolve/ problem, I/ require / you/ give/ me/ a fund.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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8. I / look/ forward to/ hear/ you soon.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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9. Please contact/me/ 30 Nguyen Hue street/ or/ phone number/ 063.3859789
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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*Writing about advantages and disadvantages of the mass media.
1. Television/ help/ us/ learn/ the world/ know/ see/ many things
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. It/ make/ things/ memorable/ because/ it/ present/ information/ effective way.

5. Go/ the bridge, walk/ past/ medical center / and/ car park/, then/ take/ second/ turning/ the right.
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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6. My house/ second/ after/ shoe shop/, opposite/ bookshop.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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7. I /enclosed/ map/ so that/ you / follow/ my directions/ easily.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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8. I / look/ forward to/ hear/ you / soon.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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