Đề cương ôn tập Tiếng Anh 10 - Học kì I

. pagoda D. photograph 
B/VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. 
Choose the one word or phrase - h, c or d that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined 
word or phrase. 
1. I work from Tuesday to Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are my.................................................... 
 A. working days B. days out C. breaks D. days off 
2. The cottage is surrounded by the most glorious countryside. 
 A. ordinary B. honorable C. beautiful D. gloomy 
3. We've recently studied the............................................of stones in the kidneys. 
 A. building B. formation C. structure D. block 
4. Your tour includes a one-day.................to the Grand Canyon by air. 
 A. camping B.travel C. excursion D. visit 
5. He did finally come with us, although it took a long time to..........him. 
 A. believe B. permit C. persuade D. take 
6. File town is a popular........................for art lovers. 
 A. destination B. arrival C. department D. visitation 
7. Don't throw away the ................ We can have them for supper. 
 A. sundeck B. photos C. food D. leftovers 
8. On this occasion, my class is making an excursion to visit some caves near our city. 
 A. departure B. tour C. shift D. diversion 
9. Most of the Vietnamese people go to pagoda on the of the New Year to pray for good luck , 
good health, and happiness. 
A. occasion B. excursion C. reason D. kind 
10. Have you ever . a night together by a campfire? 
A. Made B. spent C. sent D.taken 
11. At last, the serve debate came to . end although not all of the members approved of the 
solution. 
A. the B. a C. an D. no article 
12. She was born and grown up in a picturesque fishing village in Ha Long Bay. 
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A. dangerous B. pretty C. poor D. wealthy 
13. We intend to have a  around Europe but our mother prefers visiting Vietnam to 
China. 
A. fourteen days trip B. fourteen- day trip C. fourteen day trip D. trip in fourteen days 
14. At last , the dicussion came to an end with the sound conclusions. 
A. finished B. delayed C. postponed D. persuaded 
15. The teacher got angry because Tom went out of the class without . 
A. permit B. permission C. persuade D. persuasion 
16. My parents .............. tomorrow to stay with me for a few days. 
A. come B. will have come C. are comming D. came 
17. I'll return Bob's pen to him the next time .I.............him. 
 A. see B. will see C. I'm going to see D. have seen 
18. The firework display, part of the city's centenary celebration,.......... place on the 21st August in Cannon Park. 
 A. will take B. is taking C. is going to take D. takes 
19. This is the first time we..............to Scotland so it's all new to us. 
 A. are going B. were C. have been D. will go 
20. Look at those cars! They................! 
 A. will crash B. are crashing C. will be crashed D. are going to crash 
21. We hope the excursion will help us a lot after working hard. 
 A. relax B. relaxing C. relaxed D. be relaxed 
22. Hurry. The next bus.....................at 7:15. 
 A. leave B. leaves C. is leaving D. will leave 
23. Nobody can persuade her.....................her mind. 
 A. change B. to change C. changing D. changed 
24. 'We're having a party at the weekend' 'Great! Who.....................................................................? 
 A. will being invited B. is going to invite C. is going to be .invited D. will invite 
25. He was busy ................. his homework. 
 A. doing B. to do C. that he was doing D. he was doing 
26. Did you get good marks in the first semester tests? 
A. term B. year C. season D. class 
27. Are you satisfied .your present work? 
A. with B. about C. of D. at 
28. John is always late for class,annoys the teacher. 
A. which B. this C. what D. that 
29. It’s two years since he last went home. 
A. He hasn’t gone home for two years. B. The first time he went home was two years ago. 
C. He didn’t go home two years ago. D. Both A&B are correct. 
30. Why don’t we go to the cinema? 
A. Let’s us go to the cinema. B. I don’t like to go to the cinema , but I have to. 
C. What about going to the cinema? D. Both A&C are correct . 
31. They decided to go for a picnic ..the cold weather. 
A. because of B. because C. in spite of D. and 
32. You are very excited about going on holiday to Thailand. What do you say to your friends? 
- "Next Sunday I ..to Thailand". 
A. will fly B. have flown C. fly D. am flying 
33. I think he ._______to Ho Chi Minh city for a holiday. 
A. will fly B. is going to fly C. fly D. is flying 
34. Your sister is outside the front door of your house. She's carrying a lot of shopping. You call to her out of the 
window saying "Don't worry,. the door!" 
A. I'm going to open B. I'm opening C. I open D. I'll open 
35. Peter sometimes drives too fast, but he's promising his parents to be more careful. What does he say to them? 
-UK, 1 promise ________more slowly! . 
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A. I'm driving B. I drive C. I'll drive D. I'm going to drive 
III. Identify the One underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be 
correct. 
36. We are going (A) to study (B) tonight until ( C ) we will finish ( D) this chapter. 
37. Have ( A) you heard the news ( B) ? The President has been (C ) shooting ( D) ! 
38. Not until (A) the early 1960s did the birthrate (C) in the United States began (C) to decline (D) 
39. I'll fly ( A) to Mars ( B) next week. I've already ( C) gotten a (D) ticket. 
40. The rock formations in the Valley of Fire in Nevada has (A) been worn (B) into many strange (C) shapes by 
the action (D) of wind and water. 
III/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it: 
Hi everyone. 
I've been in Paris for over a week now and I'm having a great (41) ........... In the first few days I did quite a 
lot of sightseeing: the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and all the usual tourist attractions. Most places are absolutely 
(42) .......... of tourists, so yesterday I decided to have a look round the shops. 
Today I've been to a couple of interesting art (43) ........... I got (44)..............on my way back to the hotel, but 
it didn't matter because I discovered a really fascinating market with lots of little stalls, selling just about 
everything from apples to antiques. 
I ate in the hotel the first night but usually I go out for dinner - the restaurants are great and I can get a set 
meal for less than 25 euros.afraid I've paid a lot of money, but it's a great place. You'll be able to see for yourself 
(45) .......... I get back - I've taken lots of photos. . 
I hope you're all well. I'll write again next week. 
Love., 
41. A. visit B. holiday C. trip D. excursion 
42. A. took B. stayed C. packed D. full 
43. A. exhibits B. castles C. concerts D. galleries 
44. A. left B. loss C. lost D. disappeared 
45. A. until B. while C. after D.when 
 IV/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D . 
For the last few months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing more exciting than 
work at home, read the newspapers and watch television. I had begun feeling, bored with this and so, last weekend 
I though I would do something different. I rang up several of my friends and we decided to go to London for the 
day. I was really excited as I hadn't been to London since I was ten. We decided to go by coach as this was by far 
the cheapest means of transport that was available even though it meant that we needed to get up very early. Once 
in London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the famous buildings. After the tour 
we bought some sandwiches and ate them in a small park. In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the others 
went to the theater. We met up again at 6:30 p.m. and went to a small restaurant in Soho. The meal was really 
good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected. We had to get a taxi back to the coach station. 
Luckily, we got there just two minutes before our coach left. 
46. According to the passage the writer 
A. usually spends his weekend at home. B. went to London with some of his friends. 
C. has lived in London for ten years. D. feels bored with his life. 
47. He felt so excited about going to London because 
 A. he hadn't been there before. B. he hadn't been there for ten years. 
 C. he went there ten years ago. D. he hadn't been there for a long time. 
48. Why did they decide go by coach? 
A. Because it was available. 
B. Because they wanted to start early. 
C. Because other means of transport were more expensive. 
D. Because it was one of the most efficient means of transport. 
49. Which of the following is true? 
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A. They all went shopping before going to theater. 
B. They made a sightseeing tour of London and then had lunch. 
C. They had lunch in a small restaurant. 
D. They left the city at 6:30 p.m. 
50. It can be inferred from the text that ____. 
A. they nearly missed the coach because of the meal. 
B. they didn't enjoy the meal in the restaurant very much. 
C. the coach had already left when they got to the station. 
D. they missed the coach and had to take a taxi back. 
C. WRITING 
I. Fill each gap with words from the list below:information, conveniently, persuasion, concentrated, punctuality, 
glorious, excursion, suitability, simple, sun-burnt 
1/ She will help you - she just needs a bit of gentle _______. 
2/ When you go out in the hot sun, you should always put cream on your skin to avoid getting _______. 
3/ We have reliable _______ that a strike is planned next month. 
4/ They had three weeks of _______ sunshine. 
5/ The house is _______ situated near the station and the shops. 
6/ _______ has never been his strong point. 
7/ I like _______ food better than fancy dishes. 
8/ There is no doubt about her _______ for the job. 
9/ The company is making a _______ effort to broaden its market. 
10/ Next week we're going on an _______. 
II. Supply the blank with: (be) going to ; will ; (be) + ving 
1. He is at the airport. He ____________(fly) to London. 
2. I won the lottery. I _____________(buy) a new house next week. 
3. I’m sure I _______________(get) that job. 
4. When I grow up, I______________(visit) my uncle in America. 
5. -A: “I have a cold”. -B: “I ___________(take) some hot water for you. 
6. Do you think Peter ( pass )________________ the exam? 
7. The wedding ( take)___________________ place soon. 
8. My family ( visit)_____________________ Rome next week. We’ve got tickets. 
9. Do you think it ( rain)__________________ heavily tomorrow? 
10. They ( come)___________________ back here soon. 
UNIT 7: THE MASS MEDIA 
I. VOCABULARY: 
1. Develop (v)______________(n) (development/ develoption) 
2. Punish (v) _______________(n) (punishion/ purnishment) 
3. Drama (n) =________________ (game/ play) 
4. Culture (n)_____________(adj) (cultural/ culturally) 
5. Weather Forecast : .. 
6. Quiz show [kwiz]: .. 
7. Portrait of life (n) :['pɔ:trit] . 
8. Documentary (n) [,dɔkju'mentri]: .. 
9. Drama (n) ['dra:mə] : =play :.. 
10. Comedy(n)['kɔmidi] : ..... 
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II. GRAMMAR: 
1.BECAUSE & BECAUSE OF (bởi vì): 
BECAUSE + S+ V, Because she was ill, she didn’t come to class yesterday. 
BECAUSE OF + V-ing Because of being ill, she didn’t come to class yesterday. 
 Noun (phrase) Because of her illness, she didn’t come to class yesterday. 
Ex: We couldn’t go for a picnic because the weather was bad. 
 We couldn’t go for a pinic because of the bad weather. 
 Because of = Due to = On account for 
 Because = Since = For ( * S + V since/ for S + V) 
II. ALTHOUGH/ IN SPITE OF (mặc dù): 
ALTHOUGH/ THOUGH / EVEN THOUGH / EVEN IF + S+ V, 
Ex: Although he was very busy at work, he always spends time playing with his children . 
 Though it rained heavily yesterday, noone was absent from the class yesterday. 
 IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE + V-ing 
 Noun (phrase) 
Ex: In spite of being very busy at work, he always spends time palying with his children. 
 Despite the heavy rain yestreday, noone was absent from the class yesterday. 
II. THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE VS. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: 
THE PRESENT PERFECT THE SIMPLE PAST 
1. Hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, không xác 
định rõ thời gian. 
- I have seen him somewhere. 
2. Hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ và còn tiếp 
tục ở hiện tại. 
- We have lived in Long Khanh for 20 years . 
( We still live in Long Khanh now.) 
3. Hành động vừa mới xảy ra. 
- They have just finished their homework. 
4. Hành động bắt đầu trong quá khứ và dừng lại ở 
lúc nói. 
- Sorry I haven’t written to you for such a long time. 
1. Hành động xảy ra và kết thúc ở quá khứ, 
xác định rõ thời gian. 
- I met him last week. 
2. Hành động đã hoàn thành trong quá khứ, 
không liên quan đến hiện tại. 
- We lived in Long Khanh for 20 years. 
 ( We don’t lived Long Khanh here.) 
3. Hành động đã kết thúc. 
- They fisnished their homework last night. 
 PRACTICE TEST FOR UNIT 7 
A. PHONETICS. 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 
1. a. cartoon b. moon c. flood d. too 
2. a. heavy b. reading c. headline d. weather 
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 
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3. a. channel b. media c. cartoon d. comment 
4. a. beautiful b. decorate c. Internet d. interfere 
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. 
I.Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence. 
5. You can hear BBC news.............. all over the world. 
 a. shows b. announcements c. receipts d. programs 
6. Television can make things...................because it presents information in an things effective way. 
 a. memory b. memorial c. memorable d. memorably 
7. Do you understand this..............?200 WOMEN GIVEN WRONG DIAGNOSIS 
 a. report b. headline c. news d. advert 
8. Children often prefer looking at...............to reading books. 
 a. newspapers b. comics c. articles d. commercials 
9. In Britain, there are some 'terrestrial' ..................on TV such as BBCI, BBC2, ITV1 
 a. programs b. series c. channels d. cables 
10. Editorial...............in 'The Guardian' tended to support the government in this matter. 
 a. comments b. complaints c. commands d. comedies 
11. A..................is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society. 
 a. series . b. soap opera c. documentary d. drama 
12. There was a report .......... The Independent .................. this new law. 
 a. on/ for b. in' to c. in/ about d. on/ in 
13. .......................is a system connecting millions of computer worldwide. 
 a. The television b. The Internet c. The media d. The phone 
14. The scheme allows students from many countries.............. with each other. 
 a. communicate b. to communicate c. communicating d. communicates 
15. ................. the storm warnings, wee did not go out last night. 
 a. Since b. In spite of c. Because of d. The result 
16. This is the fifth time you.............. me the same question. 
 a. ask b. asked c. are asking d. have asked 
17. When I arrived at the party, Lucy.............. home. 
 a. has already gone b.. had already gone 
 c. already went d. already was going 
18. English people spent 18 hours per week .............. TV. 
 a. watching b. to watch c. watch d. for watching 
19. I've lived in a small house near the coast..............1990. 
 a. from b. since c. in d. for 
20. She left home in 1993 and .............................................. since. 
 a. hasn't seen b. didn't see c. hasn't been seen d. wasn't seen 
21. It's time we....................................... this old car and bought a new one. 
 a. will sell b. have sold c. had sold d. sold 
22. Since Mr Hassan.............. president, both taxes and unemployment ............................................................. 
 a. has become/ increased b. became/ increased 
 c. became/ have increased d. has become/ have increased 
23. ................... .all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself. 
 a. Although b. In spite of c. Because d. Instead of 
24. Some television programs 
.................................................................................................................................. 
 a. may make children to be violent. b. make children be violent. 
 c. may make children violent. d. make children being violent. 
25. I ........................................ away most of my old books when I moved house. 
 a. threw b. have thrown c. had thrown d. was throwing 
26. You .................................................. whisper. Nobody can hear us. 
 a. needn't to b. don't have to c. mustn't d. need to 
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27. The children.............. to the Botanical Garden. 
 a. were enjoyed taken b. were enjoyed taking 
 c. enjoyed taking d. enjoyed being taken 
28. So far this week there.............. three burglaries in our street. 
 a. are b. were c. have been d. had been 
29. We can't go to Julia's party . we're going away that weekend. 
 a. because b. because of c. although d. in spite of 
30. She walked home by herself, . she knew that it was dangerous. 
 a. because b. although c. and d. but 
31.  his injuries, he bears no animosity towards his attackers. 
a. Because of b. But for c. In spite of d. Without 
32. ..repeated assurances that the product is safe, many people have stopped buying it. 
a. By b. Despite c. With d. For 
33. The boy was punished  he didn’t do his homework. 
a. because of b. for c. due to d. when 
34. Tom decided to give up the job ..his salary was very high. 
a. although b.despite c. in spite of d. because 
35. We can’t go swimming the heavy rain. 
a. because b. though c. despite d. because of 
II. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be 
correct. 
36. The magazine went out (A) of (B) business because (C) it did not have subscribers enough. (D) 
37. It is convenient to subscribe (A) to the newspaper although (B) it is delivered (C) to your house daily(D) 
38. People constantly (A) look to the news to keep (B)up-to-date on (C) what went (D) on in the world 
39. The (A) art critic gave the show a poor (B) review, that (C) saddened the exhibition (D)team. 
40. Despite of (A) his poverty (B) , he didn’t give up (C) his schooling( D). 
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer - a, b, c, or d. 
Chen likes to get his news from the paper. Lemma turns on the television to find out what's going on in the 
world. Eve subscribes to more magazines than she can keep track of, whereas Kobi chooses to listen to radio talk 
shows that cover issues thoroughly to tap into what's going on in the world. All these people are touched by the 
media. 
What is the media? What constitutes the media? The media consists of ail the ways that news and information 
is distributed to a mass audience. The media covers everything from hard news, which is investigative reporting to 
stories that are purely entertaining, such as whether your favorite movie star was on the "Best Dressed/ Worst 
Dresser list. Whether in print or broadcast on TV, the stories are the product of the reporting of many journalists 
who write the stories, and editors who give out the assignments, assess the quality of the writing and research, and 
make the decisions about where and when the stories run. 
The news has immediate impact. The Internet puts global news onto the personal computer on your desk. 
Almost all browsers have links to up-to-the-minute news stories from various news services. You can gets constant 
news updates from a variety of sources via your personal computer, providing you with the most up-to-date and 
in-depth coverage. 
41. __________________________________ According to the writer, __________________ 
a. people's life can be changed by the media. 
b. newspapers, magazines, televisions, radios are all the mass media. 
c. people can only get news from the paper. 
d. radio talk shows cover thorough issues. 
42. According to the passage, the media __________________________ 
a. spreads not only news but also entertainment to audiences. 
b. investigates news reports that will be covered. 
c. only distributes hard news to people. 
d. consists of news and information all over the world. 
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43. Which one of the following is not a responsibility of editors? 
 a. Judge the writings and research's. b. Assign tasks. 
 c. Write reports on the stories. d. Decide when and where tile stories run. 
44. The word 'browsers" in line 15 refers to __________________________ 
a. programs used by computers for doing particular jobs. 
b. people who look for information on the Internet. 
c. people who design the Web. 
d. computer programs that allow users to look at and search through information on the Internet. 
45. An advantage of Internet news reports is that _______________________ 
a. they can be constantly updated. c. they provide a variety of information. 
 b. they link news from various news services. d they can put onto the personal computer. 
C. WRITING. 
I/ Supply either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF as appropriate: 
1/ “Why did you do it?” “_______ Carlos told me to”. 
2/ I did it _______ he told me to. 
3/ The train was delayed _______ bad weather. 
4/ They are here _______ us. 
5/ Just _______ I don’t complain, people think I’m satisfied. 
6/ We can't go to Julia's party _______ we're going away that weekend. 
7/ Have you been away, _______ we haven't seen you recently? 
8/ He walked slowly _______ his bad leg. 
9/ _______ his wife's being there, I said nothing about it. 
10/ It was not easy to deliver the letter _______ there was no address on it. 
II/ Complete t