UNIT
1: A
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IN THE
Bài tập
ngữ
pháp
10 LIFE OF……..

Lê Ngọc

EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
other words.
1. A. field
B. heat
C. meet
D. head
2. A. dinner
Exercise 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
6. A. usually
B. afternoon
C. family
D. buffalo
7. A. tobacco
B. breakfast
C. children
D. several
8. A. continue
B. alarm
C. contented

→ …………………………………………………………….………..
24…………you know that Italian student?
→ ………………………………………………………………..
…… 25…………Miss Lan prefer coffee to tea?
→ ……………………………………………………………..………..
26…………your English lessons seem very difficult?
→ ……………………………………………………………..………..
Exercise 5: Sắp sếp các từ đã cho theo đúng thứ tự để tạo thành câu hỏi.
27. does / what time / get up / she
→ ………………………………………….…..………………… ?
– At seven o’clock.
28. for / does / have / breakfast / she / what
→…………………………………………..……..……………? – A bread and an egg.
29. to work / she / does / go / how
→ …………………………………………..………….…………...?
– By bus.
30. she / does / what / in the evening / do


→ …………………………………………..……..…………..? – She watches
Bài tập ngữ pháp lớp 10
Lê Ngọc
television.
31. bed / time / does / go to / what / she
→ ……………………………………………………………..? – At nine o’clock.


Exercise 6: Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì Quá khứ đơn.
32. He …………………………….…(live) in London last year.
33. He ………………………..(live) in London from 1980 to 1985.

54. Where …………………....you live when you …………………..a child?
55. ……………………………… they live in a house or a flat?
Exercise 9: Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
56. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ………
A. go on
B. go off
C. go away
D. go up
57. Another word for fasten is ………………
A. frighten
B. loosen
C. lengthen
D. tighten
58. I was born and grew up on the ……………….. of the Red River.
A. shops
B. restaurants
C. offices
D. banks
59. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he ………… walks to work.
A. never
B. sometimes
C. often
D. usually
60. My aunt is a ……………. Teacher.
A. history
B. historic
C. historical
D. historian
61. “……………… do you get to school ?” “ By bike.”
A. What

1. A. son
B. above
C. convenience
D. wonderful
2. A. marvel
Exercise 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different
from that of the other words.
6. A. condition
B. profession
C. interaction
7. A. service
B. lobby
C. weather
8. A. entertainment
B. communicate
C. geography
9. A. polite
B. problem
C. arrive
10. A. decide
B. semester
C.
acceptable
D. customary
Exercise 3: Write question
with: WHO, WHAT, HOW,
WHY.
11. Miss Phuong went home early.
→ Why ……………………….................…….
…………?

talking/ talks)
Exercise 5: Give the correct verb forms.
26. He’s expecting ………………………..(make) a trip to Ha
Long Bay.

D. tr
D. re
D. ap
D. gu


27. Stud
ents
stop
ped
…
…
…
…
…
…
(ma
ke)
nois
e
whe
n
the
teac
her

32. Would you like ……………………………..(have) a dance
with me?
33. They finished ……………..(learn) and then they wanted to
go out for pleasure.
34. I hope …………….(not do) that tiring work again.
35. It’s no use …………………………(advise) him.
36. He always avoids …………………………(meet) her in the
street.
37. My mother gets used to …………………..(get) up early in
the morning.
38. Tom refused …………………………..(give) me his
address.
39. Do you agree ………………….(lend) me some money?
40. My parents decided …………………..(take) a taxi because
it was late.
41. My watch keeps ………………..(stop).


UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
EXERCISE

Exercise 1: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced
differently from that of the other words.
1.
A. ambitious
B. background
C. tragic
D. humane
Exercise 2: Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from
that of the other words.

18. We ……….……….(just turn off) the lights when we heard
someone at the door.
19. Everyone ………...(eat) dinner by the time we ………(get) to the
dining-room.
20. We …………....(ask) the poster where he …………..…(put) our
luggage.
21. He ………………………(do) nothing before he saw me.
22. He thanked me for what I ……………………..(do).
23. I ………………(be) sorry that I had hurt him.
24. After they had gone, I …………………(sit) down and
…………….(rest).
25. He ……………………..(die) after he ………………..(be) ill a
long time.
26. As soon as you ……………..(go), I …………….(want) to see you
again.
27. Before you ………….(go) very far, we found that we …………
(lose) our way.
28. My friend ……………(not see) me for many years when I met
him.
29. My father ………………….(tell) me he ………….(give) up
smoking.
30. He ………………(be) late because he ………………(have) an
accident.
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.
31. When I was young, I received some ……..training from my father.
A. science
B. scientific
C. scientist
D. scientifically
32. We must send ………….aid to the refugees.

D
.
h
u
m
a
n
i
t
a
r
i
a
n
33. No
wa

days, more and more young people want to have a university ……
.
A. educate
B. education
C. educator
D. educational
34. The purpose of the test is to ………. The weight of the chemical
element.
A. ease
B. interrupt
C. determine
D. receive
35. In the 19th century, it was ………… for a woman to become a

40. When I ……….to visit him, he ……….to work.
A. came / gone
B. came/ had gone
C. had come/went
D. had come/had gone
41. When I first ……….abroad to study, I ………. in a dormitory before.
A. travelled - was never lived
B. had travelled – never lived
C. travelled - had never lived
D. was living – had never lived
42. After the … death of her husband, Marie Curie took up his position at
the Sorbonne.
A. tragic
B. tragedy
C. tragical
D. tragically
43. Marie Curie was …......…..the Nobel Prize in chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.
A. won
B. awarded
C. dedicated
D. devoted
44. He was ……….injured in the accident last night.
A. bad
B. serious
C. seriously
D. worse
45. The hall was ……………….students.
A. crowded with
B. packed with
C. full of

D
52. He hardly never makes any mistakes in his reports.
A
B
C
D
53. After she had had lunch, she had taken a nap.
A
B
C
D
54. Although our poor living conditions, we all feel happy.
A
B
C D
55. Because of he was ill, he had to stay at home.
A
B
C
D
Exercise 6: Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She was born
on November 7th, 1867. she left her home for Paris to pursue her interest in science. Living in poverty,
she still managed to graduate at the top of the class. She met Pierre Curie shortly after graduation and
married him a year later.
Together, Pierre and Marie formed the most famous husband-and-wife partnership in science
history. They discovered the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They were awarded the
Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903.
56. The word “determined” in line 1 means most nearly …………… .
A. resolute

1. A. follow
B. job
C. geography
D. develop
2. A. all
Exercise 2: Choose the word in each line that has different stress
pattern.
6. A. enjoy
B. prevent
C. special
7. A. different
B. disabled
C. consuming
8. A. educate
B. secondary
C. biology
9. A. explain
B. gradually
C. development
10. A. opposite
B. employed
C.
condition
D. important
Exercise 3: Use The + Adjective from the list to complete each
sentence.
disabled, rich, deaf, unemployed,
dumb,
poor, blind, injured
11. ……………………………..have to help

contact her.
………………………………………………
………………………………
26. Jane couldn’t come to my birthday party. This made me feel sad.
………………………………………………
………………………………

D. attend
D. activit
D. suspic
D. profes


27. She
has
pro
mise
d
hers
elf
to be
on
time
to
wor
k
ever
yday
.
That

…
…
…

28. Tim has found a new job. That is lucky.
……………………..
………………………………………………
………..
29. She usually comes to work on time. That pleases her boss.
………………………………………………
……………………………….
30. A dictionary is a book. This gives you the meaning of words.
………………………………………………
……………………………..
Exercise 6: Choose the correct word between brackets.
31. He ……………..wear a pair of glasses. (used to / use to / used)
32. “Are you a bus driver ? ” - “ No, not anymore, but I ……. .”
(used to / used to be / use to be )
33. When a boy I ….. a kite in the afternoon. (would to fly /used to
fly/ have flown)
34. He ............…arrive at the office on time.(used always to/used to
always/always used to)
35. Susan………early when she stayed with us. (has got up/ used to
get up/ gets up).


36. Jimmy and Maria were mischievous children. They …………tricks on their teacher, which always
got them into a lot of trouble. ( could have played /
could play / used to play )
37. He ………here but he doesn’t work here now. (has worked/ used to work/ used to working )

C. the blind
D. the young
47. Many people lost their home in the Earthquake. The government is trying
to establish more shelters to care for ………………
A. the childless
B. the homeless
C. the blind
D. the deaf
48. The government should have special policies to help the ……………. .
A. disable
B. disabled
C. disability
D. disablement
49. I ………….up late at night.
A. use to stay
B. am used to stay
C. used to staying
D. am used to staying
50. The blind child …………… a great effort to learn “Braille ”.
A. did
B. got
C. made
D. created
51. There was a lot of …………….from the local residents.
A. oppose
B. opposite
C. opponent
D. opposition
52. I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Thuy, ……… is the teacher of this special class.
A. that

B. are
C. has
D. have
58. …………blind can see nothing.
A. The
B. A
C. All
D. Every
59. …..…you ……..walking to school?
A. Are / used
B. Are / used to
C. Did / use
D. Did / use to
60. ……..he ……….a lot when he was young?
A. Used / to smoke
B. Did / used to smoke
C. Used / to smoking
D. Did / use to smoke
61. I don’t think the rich ………bad. Actually, most of them work very hard.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
62. The house ………. I am living is not in very good condition.
A. which
B. in which
C. in where
D. in place



A. Mrs.Quyen used to teach the mute.
B. Mrs.Quyen has used to teaching the mute.
C. Mrs.Quyen gets used to teach the mute.
D. Mrs.Quyen is used to teaching the mute.
70. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday. This surprised all of us.
A. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday that surprised all of us.
B. This Mai didn’t come to class yesterday surprised all of us.
C. Which surprised all of us that Mai didn’t come to class yesterday.
D. Mai didn’t come to class yesterday, which surprised all of us.
71. They didn’t have proper schooling because they were poor.
A. Poverty prevented them from having proper schooling.
B. They were poor but they still had proper schooling.
C. They had proper schooling because they were poor.
D. Property didn’t discouraged them from having proper schooling.


UNIT 5: TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined
part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. put
B. full
C. sugar
D. fun
2. A. blood
Exercise 2: Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. hardware
B. appear
C. office

19. They …………………………………..(sell) their house several
days ago.
20. John ………………………………..(work) for this company since
1980.
21. Linda is working in this department. She ……………..(work) here
for two years.
22. Many people in this class ……...(see) this beautiful house several
times.
23. They …………………..………(live) in London from 1970 to
1990.
24. They …………………………….(live) in China since 2000.
25. We ……………………….….(study) English at this school for a
month.
26. Our present teacher …………………..…..(live) in this city all of
his life.
27. This boy …………………………….(not / finish) his homework
yet.
28. I ……………….... (speak) to him about your work several times
already.
29. ………………….…you …………….……..(ever travel) to China
before ?
30. he ……………………….….(receive) a letter just a few minutes
ago.
31. I ………………………………………(not / see) John recently.

D. manage
D. calculat
D. accuracy
D. televisio
D. interest

(put)
your
book on
my desk
last
night.
Exercise 5:
Active or
Passive?
Underline
the correct
verb form.
35.
Tom
has just
promote
d / has
just
been
promot
ed to
area
manager
of East
Asia.
36.
My
father
has
taken /

51. English / I / for / learnt / years / now / have / ten
……………………………………………………………………………….
52. started / Have / you / French / to / learnt / yet ?
………………………………………………………………………………..
53. We / already / school / have / the / in / our / since / language / 1990 / studied
………………………………………………………………………………..
54. Have / yet / you / London / visited
………………………………………………………………………………..
55. Have / Scotland / you / yet / been / to
……………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise 8: Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that need correcting.
56. I haven’t met him since a long time.
A
B
C D
57. This is the first time I visited China.
A
B
C D
58. A new hospital for children has built in our city.
A
B
C
D
59. Have you finish the report yet.
A
B
C
D
60. Everything is ready, but the guests haven’t came yet.

65. The Internet helps us to interact ………other people around the world.
A. to
B. from
C. of
D. with
66. Robert is going to be famous someday. He …………..in three movies already.
A. appeared
B. had appeared
C. has appeared
D. has been appearing
67. The chemistry book …………..was a little expensive.
A. that I bought it
B. I bought that
C. what I bought
D. that I bought
68. Do you remember Mrs. Huong, …………..taught us English.
A. who
B. whom
C. that
D. which
69. I have been in this city for a long time. I …….here sixteen years ago.
A. have come
B. was coming
C. came
D. had come
70. The man died because medical help was not helped. A doctor should …....….. immediately.
A. have called
B. been called
C. called
D. have been called

74. You may borrow my bike ……….. you are careful with it .
A. as much as
B. as long as
C. even if
D. expected
75. What is your ……………subject at school ?
A. preferred
B favourite
C. liked
D. rather
76. A new hospital ………………in the area lately.
A. was built
B. was being built
C. has built
D. has been built
77. This box ………….for a long time yet .
A. hasn’t been opened B. hadn’t been opened
C. wasn’t opened
D. wasn’t being opened
78. The man ……….. I had seen before wasn’t at the party.
A. whom
B. that
C. x
D. all are correct
79. A computer is a ………..typewriter which allows you to type and print any kind
of document.
A. magically
B. magical
C. magic
D. magician

A. were
B. have been
C. were being
D. would go
87. Fax machines were a wonder……………at the time.
A. inventive
B. invention
C. discover
D. discovery
88. Please ………………..the mess.
A. excuse
B. mind
C. remember
D. miss
89. They have made a lot of progress ……..the country became independent.
A. for
B. since
C. before
D. until
90. Every evening since last Christmas, I ……….my dog out for a walk in the park.
A. take
B. took
C. have taken
D. have been taking
91. My uncle John …………………manager of the film.
A. is just made
B. has just made
C. has just been made
D. has just been making
92. I would like to see that football game because I ……….one this year.

B.
request
C. progressive
10. A. persuade
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with “BE GOING TO”
and a verb or expression from the
box
Leave, snow, drive, be sick, jump, have a job
interview, be late, study together
11. Look at that man on the bridge! I think he
………………………………
12. I don’t feel well. I think I
………………………………………………..
13. It’s so cold and look at those clouds! I think it
…………………………..
14. This film is so boring. We
………………………………………………
15. Sally’s wearing her best clothes. She
……………………………………
16. Hurry up! It’s nearly ten o’clock! You
……………………………………
17. “Are you free tonight ? ” “I am sorry, I’m going to
meet Jack at the library at 7. We
………........................…….”
18. “Do you want to walk to the shop ? ” “No, I ……….”
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.
19. Tom and I ………………to Mary’s birthday party together.
A. am going
B. are going
C. will go

D. w
D. p
D. p
D. fo


A. is
B.
is
go
in
g
to
C.
wi
ll
be
D.
ha
s
26. I
…………….o
ur teacher
tomorrow, so
I shall give
him your
note.
A. ha
ve
se


B. are they going
C. do I
D. don’t I
28. Our class ……………..a picnic at Thay Pagoda this Sunday.
A. am having
B. will has
C. is going to
have
D. go to have
29. Where is your father? – He …………….in his office.
A. works
B. has worked
C. is working
D. worked
30. At this time tomorrow, we ………..on the train to Ho Chi Minh City.
A. will be sitting
B. will sit
C. will have
sat
D. would sit
31. We have run out of milk. – Oh, have we ? I ………………and get
some.
A. would go
B. will go
C. will be
going
D. was going
32. We are going on a …………………to Vung Tau next week.
A. two day trip

B. in
C. at
D. on
38. I can’t talk now. I ………………..the dinner.
A. was cooking
B. am cooking
C. will be cooking
D. have cooked
39. All of my friends …………..for the same job.
A. applied
B. intended
C. requested
D. referred
40. The first term is coming to ………and my school is going to ……some days off.
A. an end- to have
B. end-having
C. a end-have
D. an end- have had
41. We believe we’re going to enjoy good weather with ………….sunshine.
A. a lot of
B. lots of
C. plenty of
D. all are correct
42. Please be quiet while the teacher ………………..the lesson.
A. explains
B. was explaining
C. is explaining
D. explained
43. Be careful! The bus ………………..near.
A. will come

the outdoor pool on the site so don’t forget your swimming things.
The campsite is in the………(54) of the countryside so if you’ve had ……...(55) fresh air by then,
you may want to go shopping in the nearest town about four kilometers. There……….(56)to do there
and there’s bus that stops outside the Post office in the village down the road. I’ll……………(57)it to
you when we get there.
48. A. set p
B. set off
C. turn up
D. turn off
49 . A. room
B. site
C. seat
D. stair
B. more as
C. more than
D. little than
50. A. much as
B. delivered
C. bought
D. provided
51. A. charged
B.
alters
C.
changes
D. shows
52. A. turns
B. capable
C. possible
D. desirable

D. sky
2 A. says
Exercise 2: Choose a word in each line that has different stress
pattern.
6. A. adventure
B. advantage
C. advertise
7. A. recommend
B. comedy
C. punishment
8. A. interfere
B. responsible
C. education
9. A. forecast
B. programme
C. media
B.
intend
C. presenting
10. A. channel
Exercise 3: Supply either “BECAUSE or
BECAUSE OF” as appropriate.
11. It was difficult to deliver the letter …………….…the sender had
written the wrong address on the envelope.
12. We decided to leave early …………..…………….the party
was boring.
13. Rescue attempts were temporarily…………………..…the
bad weather.
14. They visited their friends often ……………………they
enjoyed their company.

……………………...

D. adv
D. nat
D. doc
D. car
D. del


25. Des
pite
her
poor
mon
ey,
the
old
wo
man
told
inter
estin
g
stori
es to
the
chil
dren
.
→

will not win a prize
→ Even though
…………………………………………………………...
29. In spite of the high prices, my daughters
insist on going to the movies every Saturday
→ Even though
…………………………………………………...………..
30. He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet.
→ In spite of
……………………………………………
……………………
31. We went out in spite of the heavy rain.
→ Although
……………………………………………
……………………
32. Despite his injured foot, he managed to walk to the nearest
town.
→ Although
……………………………………………
……………………
33. Even though we live on the same street, we hardly ever see
each other.
→ Despite
……………………………………………
……………………...


34. They are always happy although they have very little money.
→ In spite of ……………………………………………………………….
35. Rice grows well here because of the warm and wet climate.

A
B
C
D
56. We had to cancel the match because the bad weather.
A
B
C
D
57. In spite of the house was in bad condition, it was sold at a high price.
A
B
C
D
58. I didn’t watch a football match on TV for a long time.
A
B
C
D
59. Because of coming into the office on weekends, Mr. Smith never gets enough work done.
A
B
C
D
60. The class was cancelled because of there weren’t enough students.
A
B
C
D
61. Although his early lead, Hudson lost the race.

B. raise

C. arouse

D. balance


67. There is a good film on TV tonight.
A. play
B. comedy
C. drama
D. movie
68. One disadvantage of TV is that it interferes ……………family life.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. of
69. A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawings is called a ……..…..
A. drama
B. cartoon
C. comedy
D. documentary
70. ……………presents information and entertainment orally.
A. Radio
B. The Internet
C. Television
D. Newspaper
71. I ………….a cough since yesterday.
A. have
B. had

C. talked-has come
D. have talked-has come
78. Neither the director nor his assistant ………………….yet.
A. have come
B. haven’t come
C. has come
D. hasn’t come
79. You …………………better be careful not to miss the train.
A. had
B. would
C. should
D. did
80. I’m going to wait until you ……………..your work.
A. finished
B. have finished
C. had finished
D. will finish
81. Why was his boss so angry with him? – Because of ……………late.
A. him to be
B. his being
C. he was
D. he is
82. How long have you known them? - …………………
A. since five years
B. Ever since five years
C. five years
D. for five years
83. Nobody could hear her …………….she spoke too quietly.
A. so
B. however

C. when
D. as
90. Hue is famous for its ……………spots.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautify
D. beautifully


UNIT 8: THE STORY OF MY VILLAGE
EXERCISES

Exercise 1: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. cow
B. grow
C. narrow
D. follow
2. A. about
Exercise 2: Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern.
6. A. village
B. parent
C. produce
7. A. method
B. result
C. condition
8. A. education
B. technology
C. community
9. A. manage

…………………………………………………
…………………………..
23. Tom said, “You must follow the instructions.”
……………………………………………………………………………
…
24. “You will have to report this to the teacher, Dave,” she said.
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25. “I want something to drink,” she said.
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26. “I’m going to see the doctor,” Jane said.
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27. “Next year I’m staying in England,” she said.
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28. Hai said, “I have got a new fridge.”

D. college
D. improve
D. conditional
D. atmosphere