Đề cương ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh học kỳ II Khối 10

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HK II KHỐI 10
I. Make questions for the underlined parts.
1. I practice speaking English to sing English songs.
2. I often listen to music at night.
3. They cancelled the football match because the weather was bad.
4. She likes classical music.
5. We prefer pop music to classical music.
6. She has learned English for 5 years .
7. My favorite musician is Trinh Cong Son.
8. The concert is usually held at the university.
9. The opera was first performed in 1992.
10. They take a holiday once a year.
II. Comeplete the sentences with the suitable “-ed”, “-ing” form of the words in brackets.
1. The book I’m reading is really _______.	(Interest)
2. I’m really ______ in reading this book.	(Interest)
3. The girl was ______ about her coming birthday party.	(Excite)
4. The match we saw on TV last night was very ______.	(Excite)
5. The story I just finished had a very ______ ending.	(Surprise)
6. I was really ______ by the ending of the story.	(Surprise)
7. The characters in the story are _______ .	(Fascinate)
8. The child is really ______ by the characters in the story.	(Facsinate)
9. I’m _______ . I can’t understand the instructions on this box.	(Confuse)
10. The instructions on the box are _____ . 	(Confuse)
III. Rewrite the following sentences, using “It was not untill  that”
1. I didn’t finish the report until midnight.→ It was not until
2. The manager didn’t return from his holiday untill Monday.→ It was not until
3. She didn’t answer his phone call until he had phoned her the third time.
4. They didn’t buy the house until the bank had lent them the money.
5. Denise didn’t know the truth until we had told her.
6. The work on the new bridge wasn’t completed until the end of 2004.
7. Julia didn’t notice me until I had shouted to her.
8. Olivia didn’t leave the office until everybody had gone home.
9. No one could leave the stadium until 2.30.
10.She wasn't allowed to open her presents until her birthday.
11.We didn't have any holiday until last summer.
12. She didn't stop learning German until the age of 24.
13. I couldn't finish my project until Mark helped me.
14. I didn't sleep until midnight.
15. They didn't pay the bill until the electricity was cut off.
VI. Put in “a”, “an” or “the” in each blank.
1. How far is it from here to ____ airport?
2. “What’s _____ capital of Spain?” – “It’s Madrid”.
3. My father works in ______ office _______ city center.
4. _______ earth is _______ planet of _______ solar system.
5. She was born in _____ village in _____ north of England.
6. _____ village where she was born has ______ beautiful river.
7. Who is _____ best singer in ______ United Kingdom?
8. Can you switch off _____ television? Nobody’s watching it.
9. He felt bored with ______ woman who sat beside him at the party.
10. The ship was crossing ______ Atlantic Ocean when it hit _____ huge iceberg.
11. Mount Everest is ______ hightest mountain in _____ world.
12. My grandparents live in _____ old house in _____ south of Dong Nai provice. There is ______ large garden behind _____ house. They grow some fruit trees and vegetables in _____ garden.
13. There was _____ accident near my house this morning. _____ taxi crashed into ____ lamp post. _____ taxi was damaged, but ____ driver of ____ taxi was not hurt.
14. This morning I had _____ sandwich and _____ cup of coffee for breakfast. ____ sandwich was OK, but _____ coffee was terrible.
VII. Find the mistake a, b, c or d.
1. My brother is studying hard for get scholarship
2. What does your daughter practice singing all day to?
3. Do you know what kind of music does Minh like?
4. Why we don’t go to the cinema for a change tonight?
5. There are a lot of black clouds in the sky. It will rain.
6. You look tired. I am getting something for you to drink.
7. Pele was fomous with his powerful kicking and controlling the ball. 
8.It was not until his mother came home which he did his homework
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other
1. A. enjoy	B. destroy	C. noise	D. orphan
2. A. chair	B. carefully	C. pair	D. clear
3. A. played	B. hoped	C. looked	D. worked
4. A. herbicide	B. dolphin	C. biodiversity D. krill	
5. A. studied	B. called	C. planned	D. passed
6. a. sight	b. listen	c. start	d. music
7. a. design	b. season	c. newspaper	d. disagree
8. a. sense	b. purpose	c. noise	d. promise
Choose the best option to complete the sentence.
1. The school boys are in hurry _______ miss their school bus.
 a. not to	b. in order not	c. so as	d. so as not
2. You may put your money in a small coin bank _________ keep it safe.
 a. so that	b. in order that	c. in order to	d. so as
3. I bought this new software ________ Chinese.
 a. for learning	b. learning	c. to learn	d. learned
4. I’ll post the card today _________ there on my mother’s birthday.
 a. to get it	b. in order to get it	c. so as it gets	d. so that it gets
5. Let’s go to the Reverton this weekend.” Sounds like fun. ___________ from here?
 a. How far is	b. How far is it	c It’s how far	d. How far it is
6. “________ book is it?” ‘I don’t know, but I think it belongs to Jim’s”
 a. who	b. what	c. whose	d. which 
7. ______ is traditional music from a particular country, region, or community.
a. Blues	b. Classical music	c. Folk music	d. Jazz
8. He’s really delighted with his new CD player.
a. pleased	b. angry	c. entertained	d. annoyed
9. She usually had a smile on her face, but now she looks _____________
a. cheerful	b. joyful	c. solemn	d. delightful
10. We haven’t had any __________ with him for several years.
a. communication	b. expression	c. excitement	d. entertainment
11. Language and music make humans different  all other animals
a. of	b. with	c. from	d. by
12. Music can be used to express one’s 
a. friends	b. friendly	c. befriend	d. friendship
13. Music plays a very important  in our life
a. part	b. section	c. area	d. field
14. Music adds  to the atmosphere of a festival
a. sadness	b. joyfulness	c. disappointment	d. happy
15. Folk music  babies to sleep
a. makes	b. wakes	c. lulls	d. lets
16. Music in general and pop music in particular makes people 
a. excite	b. exciting	c. excited	d. excitement
17. I listen to music  feel relaxed
a. so as to	b. in order for	c. as so to	d. so as for
18. “ is your favourite Vietnamese singer?” – “Trong Tan and My Linh”
a. What	b. Who	c. Whom	d. Whose
19. “ do you like classical music?” – Because it helps me relax
a. How	b. What	c. Which	d. Why
20. We started early in order  miss the first part of the concert
a. to not	b. not to	c. no for	d. for no
21. Would you like to go out  a meal tonight, Joan?
a. to	b. for	c. with	d. of
22.  was “Heal the World” written?
a. Who	b. Whom	c. By who	d. By whom
23.  is it from here to the theatre?
a. How	b. How long	c. How far	d. How often
24. I’m saving money  a cassette player
a. buying	b. in buying	c. to buy	d. for buy
25. “ are you learning Chinese for?” – “To sing Chinese songs”
a. What	b. Why	c. How	d. Which
26.. apologize/ coming/ he/ me/ for/ late/ telephoned/ to.
a. He telephoned me for apologize to coming late	
b. He telephoned me to apologize for coming late
c. He apologize me for coming late to telephoned	
d. He coming to apologize me for telephoned late
27. will/ do/ it/ this/ what/ you/ if/ rains/ afternoon?
a. If it rains this afternoon what you will do?	
b. What will it do if you rains this afternoon?
c. What will you do if it rains this afternoon?	
d. If you do this afternoon what will it rain
28. why/ do/ Tam/ listening/ jazz/ you/ enjoys/ to/ know?
a. You know why do Tam enjoys listening to jazz?	
b. Why do Tam know you enjoys listening to jazz?
c. Do you know why Tam enjoys listening to jazz?	
d. Why Tam know do you enjoys listening to jazz?
29. often/ go/ concert/ how/ your/ to/ do/ the/ family?
a. How do your family go to the concert often?	
b. How your family often do go to the concert?
c. How go to the concert often your family do?	
d. How often do your family go to the concert?
30. He’s one of the most ______people I’ve met. He never stops talking and never says anything__________
 a. bore / interest	 b. bored/ interested c. boring/ interested d. boring/ interesting
31. I’m quite ___________________ about my new job 
 a. excite	b. excited	c. exciting	d. to excise
32. Didn’t you think it was an _________________ play?
 a. amuse	b. to amuse	c. amusing	d. amused
33. He works very hard. It’s not__________________ that he is always tired.
 a. surprised	b. surprising	c. surprise	d. to surprise
34. The teacher’s explanation was _______________ most of students didn’t understand it
 a. confuse	b. confusing	c. confused	d. confuses
35. It was not until 2000 that I ______________ him 
 a. teach	b. teaching	c. to teach	d. taught
36. It was not until he was 6 _____________________ he went to school
 a. which	b. what	c. that	d. who
37. It _________________ until his father came that he ate something.
 a. was	b. were	c. was not	d. were not
38. It was not until I ______________ to new school that my mother bought me a new bike.
 a. go	b. went	c. am going	d. will go
39. It was not until ______________ that I met her
 a. next week	b. last week	c. week	d. the week
40. It was not _______________ 2000 that I met him
 a. in	b. at	c. until	d. by
41. The movies was so ______________ that we couldn’t sleep last night
 a. thrill	b. thrilling	c. thrilled	d. thriller
42. It was not until 1994 that this school _______________ 
 a. built	b. was built	c. build	d. builds
43. Nam prefers cartoon __________________ love films
 a. in	b. on	c. at	d. to
44. Titanic film is based ________________________ the true story of the Titanic disaster
 a. in	b. of	c. on	d. at
45. It will take us ____________________ hour and_________________ half to watch this film
 a. an – an	b. an – a	c. a – an	d. a- a
46. I haven’t been to the cinema for a decade 
 a. five years	b. seven years	c. ten years	d. twenty years
47. I seldom visit art galleries .I’m not very____________________ in art
 a. interest	b. interesting	c. interested	d. to interest
48. The children are __________________ by the animals
 a. to frighten	b. frighten	c. frightened	d. frightening
49. Would you like _________ lunch with us? “Yes, I’d love to”
 	 a. have	b. to have	c. having	d. had
50. Hydroelectric dams in Vietnam have provided power  millions of homes and businesses.
 	a. for	b. to	c. with 	d. of
51. Many plants and animals can be used as medicine  cancer, AIDS and other sicknesses.
 	 a. for	b. with	c. against	d. by
52. The  of forest is destroying the earth’s plants and animals
 	 a. lose	b. lost	c. loss	d. loose
53. Without plants, most water would  as soon as it falls
 	 a. run off	b. run after	c. run away	d. run by
54. Many laws  in nature’s defence
 	a. are passed	b. have passed	c. are passing	d. were being passed
55. Water  most of the earth’s surface
 	a. covers	b. is covered	c. being covered	d. is covering
56. Many plants and animals can be used as medicine _____ cancer, AIDS and other sicknesses.
	a. for	b. with	c. against	d. by
57. The earth is being ___________ and the future books bad.
	a. threatening	b. threat	c. threaten	d. threatened
58. We cannot clean up our _____________ rivers and seas overnight.
	a. pollute	b. polluting	c. polluted	d. pollution
59. We can go to the National Part to learn about the different _______ of animals and plants.
	a. means	b. sorts	c. types	d. species.
60. Lots of abandoned animals __________ of in the Orphanage.
	a. take care	b. are taking care	c. are taken care	d. care taken
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 
1. -..................... will she spend her summer holidays? In Hanoi.
A. When	B. Where	C. How	D. With whom
2. - .......................... novel are you reading? - Tam's.
A. Who	B. Which	C. Whose	D. that
3. .................... do you go to the library? -Twice a week.
A. How often	B. How	C. How long	D. How far
4. ................'s the weather like today?
A. What	B. Who	C. How	D. Which
5. - ............... is Lan waiting ? - At the station.
A. Why	B. When	C. Where	D. What
6. - How ........................... to the post office? - Twice a month.
A. often does John go	B. far does John go
C. fast does John go	D. long does John go
7. "................... does Mary have to stay at home?" "Because she is having flu."
A. What	B. Where	C. When	D. Why
8. .................... were you doing at this time yesterday?
A. What	B. Where	C. When	D. How
9. " .................... did they arrive?" - "Ten minutes ago."
A. How long	B. How much time C. How many minutes D. When
10. .............. have you been learning English? - For two years.
A. How much	B. How	C. How often	D. How long
11. How ............... is it from your house to the market?
A. fast	B. far	C. long	D. much
12. ............. kind of books do you want?
A. What	B. Which	C. Whose	D. Why
13. ..... were you absent yesterday?" " I was too busy to go to the club yesterday."
A. What	B. Why	C. How	D. When
14. How ......... is your house from here? It's about thirteen minutes by bicycle.
A. many	B. much	C. long	D. far
15. ..................... languages can you speak?
A. How much	B. How many	C. How few	D. How
16. How ................ is he? - He is 5 feet 6 inches.
A. high	B. tall	C. long	D. wide
17. Do you know how ................... it is from Da Nang city to Ho Chi Minh city?
A. long	B. much	C. far	D. fast
18. money do they earn? ~ About £250 a week.
	A. How much	B. What	C. How many 	C. Which
19. did the Second World War end? ~ In 1945.
	A. Where	B. When	C. What time	D. How long
20. is a half of football? ~ Forty-five minutes.
	A. What time	B. How often	C. How long	D. When
Read the passage and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D 
	 Cuc Phuong, the first .......(1)....... park in Vietnam, was officially ......(2)...... in 1960. It is located 160 km south west of Hanoi. The 200 square kilometer park attracts tourists and scientists alike. In 2002 nearly 100,000 ......(3)...... made their way to Cuc Phuong. Many come to see the work being done ........(4)........ endangered species. According to the scientists, there are about 2000 .......(5)....... species of flora and 450 species .........(6)....... fauna.
	 Cuc Phuong is also home to the Muong ethnic minority, ........(7)........ live mainly on bee keeping and farming.
 A. nation	B. national	C. nationality	D. international
A. opened	B. open	C. is opened	D. was opened 
A. visitors	B. animals	C. children	D. adults
A. to protect	B. protecting	C. protection	D. protected
A. difference	B. differently	C. different	D. differ
A. in	B. of	C. on	D. with 
A. that	B. whom	C. which	D. who
REVISION 10 
A. VOCABULARY
I. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to fit each gap.
Success is .................. on how hard we work. (depend)
The .................... of forests seriously threatens animal and plant life. (destroy)
Yellowstone is the ................. national park in the world. (old)
A lot of endangered animals are .................. in some zoos. (prison)
5. The ............... of forest is destroying the earth’s plant and animal variety. (lose) 
We should protect the giant panda, which is an ................... species. (danger)
Doing this will waste a lot of ............. time and effort. (value)
..football teams must compete in .games within their own regions . ( nation / eliminate.)
People practise ..so that they can enjoy living. ( conserve)
We all like to talk to him because he is an .......................... boy. (interest)
Van Cao is considered one of the great ........................... of all time. (music)
The Olympic Games are to promote the solidarity among countries and the .. (sport)
We were ..................... to hear the bad news. (shock)
I like listening to ............. music when it is raining. (emotion)
The child falls asleep while her mother sings a ............ (lull)
It is the most ........... holiday that we have ever had (delight)
To be a novelist you really have to be very ........... . (imagine)
Some songs by Van Cao sound very gentle and........... . (lyrics)
Being deaf and mute makes ............. very difficult. (communicate)
Zidane was the ........... for France in the 17th minute of the game. (score)
She is one of the sport’s top ........... . (compete)
There are a lot of teams capable of ...........the title. (win)
The scheme aims to encourage increased ........... in sporting activities. (participate)
Pollution is a threat to the ........... environment. (globe)
Many species are in danger of .............. completely from the face of the earth. (appear )
Yellowstone national Park, the oldest national park in the world is ........... for its many natural wonders. (fame)
The World Cup 2006 was ........... held in Germany in June. (office)
After ............ , Pele became the Ambassador for the sport. (retire)
.divide whales into two groups by the way they eat. ( zoology )
Titanic will .be remembered as one of Cameron’s most spectacular . .( doubt / achieve)
B. GRAMMAR
I. CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
EXERCISE 1. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of the verbs in parentheses
1. If he ( decide) earlier , he could have left on the afternoon flight.
2. What .. you (do).if you (be)in my situations?
3. If he (leave)his bicycle outside, someone will steal it.
4. If I had seen the movie , I (tell).you about it .
5. Mrs Brown always talks to her pupils as though they (be).adults.
6. He’ll never feel happy unless she (call). .him.
7. If you multiply 8 by 12, you (get)....96.
8. If you (listen)to my advice in the first place , you wouldn’t be in this mess right now.
EXERCISE 2:Rewrite the sentences , beginning with the words in brackets 
1. I’ll call the police if you don’t leave me alone! ( Unless)
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2. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I got wet. ( If ) 
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3. You press this button to stop the machine. ( If )
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4. I don’t know enough about the machine, so I can’t mend it myself. (If)
5. Unless you leave an address ,we will not be able to contact you . (If )
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6. Without Jack’s help , I wouldn’t have been able to move the table .(If )
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7. I can look the words up because I have got a dictionary. ( Unless )
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8. They are having a row because she borrowed his tennis racket and lost it. (If)
II. ACTIVE – PASSIVE FORMS
EXERCISE 1 : Change these sentences into Passive voice
1. The boys broke the window and took away some pictures . ..
2. I’ll go by train and my friend will meet me at the station.
..
3. We put up a notice about the trip on the notice board yesterday.
4. The teacher is going to explain this problem to us .
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5. How much did they pay you ?
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6. The police are following the suspects. 
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7. A woman I know has just told me about it .
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8. A sudden increase in water pressure may break the dam.
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9. Nobody knows anything about Brenda’s family.
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10. Many people believe that air pollution is going to be much worse in the next decade.
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11. Mr.Pike had a mechanic repair his car .
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12. Ellen gets Marvin to type her paper.
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EXERCISE 2: Use the active or passive , in any appropriate tense , for the verbs in parentheses 
1.The Amazon valley is extremely important to the ecology of the earth .
Forty percent of the world’s oxygen ( produce) there.
2.The game (win , probably) .by the other team tomorrow. They are a lot better than we are.
3.There was a terrible accident on a busy downtown street yesterday. Dozens of people (see) it , including my friend , who (interview) ..by the police.
4.The first fish (appear)..on the earth about 500 million years ago. Up to now , over 20,000 kinds of fish ( name) ..and (describe)by the scientists .New species (discover)..every year , so the total increases continually.
5.The government used to support the school .Today it (support) by private funds as well as by the tuition the students pay.
6.Right now Alex is in the hospital . He (treat)..for a bad burn on his hand and arm.
III. Wh-questions
Make questions for the underlined words/ phrases in the following sentences
1. We take a holiday once a year.
2. My teacher of English is tall and nice.
3. The concert is usually held at the university.
4. There were about 90 to 100 people at the concert last night.
5. Mr. Nam teaches me Maths at school.
6. This building is about 10meters high.
7. My sister is an architect .
8. We prefer pop music to classical music.
9. This car can run 150kms an hour.
10.I was born. in Dalat
IV. To-infinitive used to express a purpose.
Use a correct verb ( to-infinitive or in order / so as not to infinitive ) to complete each sentence
1.We wrote Betty’s name on the board her birthday.
2. We all go to school .our knowledge.
3. She gave up her job care of her mother.
4. Mr. Nam came to Lan’s house .her father.
5. We are talking softly ...up our grandfather.
6. She must take a bus ..the train.
7. He has saved a big sum of money ..a motorbike.
8. She was wearing sun glasses being recognized.
9. My mother needs a tin opener .the bottles.
10.My sister turned on the TV .an interesting film.
C. Multiple choice
Circle the best part to complete each sentence
1. The country is divided .nine regions. ( in / into / with / on )
2. Scientists are investigating the mysteries which lie..the ocean. ( in / on / below / beneath )
3. These birds to the North Africa in winter. ( settle / go / relocate / migrate )
4. What would tom do if he ..the truth? ( would know / had known / knows / knew )
5. If I were you, I .this poor man. ( will help / would help / would have helped / helped )
6. “I’m really tired.” “ ..resting before we go out?” ( Let’s / Will we / Shall we / How about )
7. A: ..to stay the night ?” B: “ Oh, that’s very kind of you. ( Why don’t you / Let’s / Do you feel like / Would you like )
8. The river has been polluted .toxic waste from local factories. ( with / from / in / of )
9. Nearly 1,000 of the world’s bird species are .with extinction. ( warned / known / saved / threatened)
10.Undersea life is very .. . ( fascinated / fascinating / being fascinated / being fascinating ) 
11. Da nang is .on Han River. ( lied / established / abandoned / located ) 
12. New laws have been passed to .wildlife in this area. ( establish / conserve / produce / endanger )
13. “What’s wrong with your stereo?” The needle needs . . ( to replace / replacing / to be replace / replace )
14. These scientists are very proud ..their achievements. ( on / in / of / at )
15. The staff are working at weekend ..delay the project any further. ( so that not to / not to / so as not to / for not )
16. Let’s go to the Riverton this weekend. “ Sounds like fun. .from here? ( How far is / How far it is / It’s how far / How far is it )
D. Transformation. Rewrite the second sentence as directed so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
People didn’t mention her name until her diary was found.
 - It was not ................................................................................................................ . 
John finds photography interesting. 
 - John is .................................................................................................................... .
How long is it since they went to London? 
 - When ...................................................................................................................... .
The weather was not so good but we really enjoyed our holiday.
 - Although ................................................................................................................ .
They left early because they didn’t want to get caught in the traffic. 
 - They left early in ................................................................................................... .
Ann failed to understand how serious her illness was until she spoke to the doctor.
 - It was not until ........................................................................................................
 I can’t go out tonight because I have to revise my lessons for the test tomorrow. 
 - If I .......................................................................................................................... .
People are destroying the air by adding pollutants to it.
 - The air .................................................................................................................... .
Why do you go jogging ?
 - What.......................................................................................................................?
What’s your opinion of this painting?
 - What do ..................................................................................................................? 
The wind is blowing hard, so I won’t take the boat out for a ride. 
 - If .............................................................................................................................. .
They have built a lot of zoos to protect animals and entertain people.
 	- A lot of zoos.............................................................................................................. .
Without your help, I wouldn’t have found the house. 
	- If you ........................................................................................................................ .
They spent all their money building the house so they are in dept now.
	- If they ....................................................................................................................... .
Why don’t we go shopping this weekend ?
 	- Shall we ..................................................................................................................... .
Can I offer you some tea?
	- Would ........................................................................................................................ .
 Although they argued yesterday, they are friends.
	- In spite ........................................................................................................................ .
 If I were you , I wouldn’t buy such an expensive motorbike.
	- I don’t think ................................................................................................................ .
If you want to stop the machine, press this button. 
 - You press ..................................................................................................................... .
He spoke very slowly so that everyone could hear him. 
 - For everyone ................................................................................................................ .