NỘI DUNG ÔN TẬP KHỐI 10

The mid-term test is basically based on the following list of contents.

Language focus:
1. PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS (UNIT 1)
2. THE FUTURE WITH WILL AND BE GOING TO (UNIT 2)
3. PASSIVE VOICE (UNIT 2)
Test format:
1. PRONUNCIATION
2. LEXICO-GRAMMAR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
3. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
4. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
5. READING COMPREHENSION
Vocabulary: Unit 1 + 2: FAMILY LIFE + HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1. It's an hour since he ________, so he must be at the office now.
A. left
B. has left
C. was leaving
D. is leaving
2. Are you thinking about ______ with us?
A. coming
B. to come
C. have come
D. come
3. I often practice _____ Arabic with my neighbor.
A. speaking
B. spoken
C. to speak
D. speak to
4. Alex: I hope we____ some elephants while we're there.
Bobby: That would be great, wouldn't it?
A. will see
B. are seeing
C. see
D. saw
5. He_____ book the tickets, but he was too busy to call the cinema.
A. was going to
B. is going to
C. will
D. would
6. Smoking can cause several health problems, ______ many people continue to smoke anyway.
A. but
B. so
C. then
D. nor
7. Mark: What was your major at university?
Nigel: _____._______.
A. Economics
B. University of Cambridge
C. It’s up to my decision
D. I’ll choose Physics
8. Hurry up, Nga! Other friends ______ for us.
A. are waiting
B. wait
C. waits
D. is waiting
9. Juana Inéz de la Cruz _______ Mexico's greatest female poet.
A. is considered to be
B. considered to be
C. is consideration
D. considered
10. You should _____ a ticket before you get on the bus.
A. buy
B. buying
C. be bought
D. to buy
11. My work e-mail address ________ recently.
A. has been changed
B. was changing
C. has change
D. will be changed
12. Adele’s ‘Easy on me’ is so _________ that it has broken a number of long-standing records.
• popular
• common
• infamous
• frequent
13. Community service can be seen as a viable alternative _________ imprisonment.
A. to
B. for
C. of
D. than
14. She is expected to follow her mother into the ________ profession.
A. medical
B. medicinal
C. medicine
D. medicated
15. We need to __________ every precaution to protect our family.
A. take
B. keep
 C. get
D. bring
16. Having written and illustrated more than 70 books for young children, Eric Carle made a major __________ to
children’s literature.
A. contribution
B. donation
C. benefit
D. finance
17. One disadvantage of a(n) _______ family system is that children tend to become dependent as they think that their
grandparents are always there to support them.
A. extended
B. nuclear
C. single-parent
D. adoptive
18. We should be grateful that researchers around the world have ______ to develop vaccines against COVID-19.
A. collaborated
B. attended
C. blended
D. encouraged
19. The _______ system helps the body break down and absorb the food we eat.
A. digestive
B. circulatory
C. respiratory
D. skeletal
20. Sharing ______________ chores benefits not only the mother but also the children.
A. household
B. housework
C. home
D. housing
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
21. More research is needed to find out if acupuncture is helped with other side effects such as pain or anxiety.
A. is helped
B. to find out
C. is needed
D. such as
22. Ms. Lien is so kind that she is donating thousands of pounds to charity twice yearly.
A. is donating
B. that
C. twice
D. is
23. Don’t forget your passport, and you’ll have trouble checking in.
A. and
B. your
C. have
D. checking in
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
24. All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.
A. proof
B. data
C. data
D. sign
25. She ended her letter with a conventional "Yours Sincerely."
 A. traditional
B. contemporary
C. latest
D. new
Read the passage carefully and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions below.
When Sara Block's daughter Anna was only 8 months old, she could let her mother know she was thirsty for milk
by pumping her fingers against her hand, or say she wanted more cereal by touching her fingertips together. Or ask for
a ball, or her stuffed dog — all by using hand gestures taught to her by her mother. Teaching simple gestures to babies
before they can talk is a way to speed up the language and communication process. Studies have shown that the
improved language skills can also increase a child's IQ by 12 points. They also deepen the parent-child bond, and
increase the self-esteem of the child.
Research has found that through signs, parent-infant communication could begin at 8 months, rather than waiting
for comprehensible speech to develop at 16 months. Many parents wonder whether signing will get in the way of their
babies' learning how to talk. But Anna, who is now 20 months old, is very verbal and says logical three-word sentences.
Signing can also ease a toddler's transition to speaking by reducing the frustration of trying to say words like
"toothbrush," or to express actions like needing a diaper changed. And according to Mrs. Block, Anna understood that
the word "please" would get her a favorite toy or a drink of milk more quickly, but it was difficult for her pronounce
the “I”. Therefore, instead she made the sign for "please".
26. What is the main idea of this article?
A. to inform parents about the benefits of signing
B. to talk about the Block's experience
C. to tell parents how they can increase their child's I.Q.
D. to develop their children's self-esteem
27. How did Anna let her mother know she wanted cereal?
A. by touching her fingertips together
B. by pumping her fingers against her hand
C. by pointing at the cereal
D. by putting her finger on her lips
28. How does signing increase a child's I.Q?
A. by improving verbal skills
B. by increasing self-esteem
C. by reducing frustration
D. by deepening the parent-child bond
29. At what age can babies start to communicate if using signing?
A. 8 months
B. 12 months
C. 16 months
D. 20 months
30. Why might babies continue signing once they can speak?
A. when words are difficult to pronounce
B. they want to drink milk
C. to say three-word sentences
D. signing slows down their ability to speak well
Read the passage carefully and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions below.
James
My name is James, I'm fourteen, and I moved to this town with my family three months ago. My parents lived here
when they were young, but my brother and 1 didn't know anyone here except a few aunts and uncles we’d met when
we'd spent a couple of weeks with my grandparents, during school holidays. When I started school, one of my cousins,
Sophie, who was in my class, was very friendly for the first week and I was happy to have a friend in a strange place.
Then, for no reason, she stopped talking to me and I felt very hurt and lonely for several weeks.
In the end I made some more friends and since I got to know them, I've been fine. Now Sophie is having a disco
party for her birthday next week and she has invited me. I don't want to go. My brother says he heard someone say she
only asked me because her parents said she had to. But my mum and dad say it would be rude not to accept. Some of
my new friends are invited, too. How can I show Sophie that she can’t behave so badly towards me without causing a
family quarrel?
31. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. explain a problem
B. describe a family
C. offer advice
D. refuse an invitation
32. Who did James know in the town six months ago?
A. a few relatives
B. no one
C. only his grandparents
D. Sophie's friends
33. At the beginning of term, Sophie's behaviour made the writer feel
A. grateful.
B. unhappy.
C. embarrassed.
D. surprised.
34. The writer wants Sophie to realise
A. that he still hasn't forgiven her.
B. that her friends think she behaved rudely.
C. that his parents dislike her.
D. that she has fewer friends than he has.
<XL6NOSTT>Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer to fill in each blank.
Olympic hopes
Yesterday Eleanor Preston won an international swimming competition for girls aged under sixteen. She swam faster
<<35>>. ______ girls from ten other countries. This sounds even better when you learn that Eleanor is only thirteen.
She had to have special <<36>>. ______ to enter, because normally competitors are fourteen or older. Eleanor has
been <<37>>. ______ on swimming for a long time – since she was three in fact. I wondered whether she found it
hard to <<38>>. ______ several hours a day training. She told me that sometimes she has problems finding time for
homework, but that's all. 'My parents have given up <<39>>. ______ time driving me to local competitions; I think
it’s been harder for them, actually.' Her aim is to swim at the Olympics.
After yesterday’s performance, I think she may <<40>>. ______ there.
35.
A. than
B. from
C. of
D. that
36.
A. permission
B. opportunity
C. attention
D. accommodation
37.
A. keen
B. pleased
C. good
D. happy
38.
A. spend
B. use
C. pass
D. take
39.
 A. much
B. long
C. many
D. often
40.
A. get
B. manage
C. make
D. find