Đề ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 9: Preserving the environment

UNIT 9. PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT
Part I. PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
A. arrived	B. played	C. stayed	D. started
A. ended	B. opened	C. needed	D. decided
A. listened	B. stayed	C. ended	D. played
A. happened	B. travelled	C. started	D. listened
A. needed	B. loved	C. lived	D. played
A. tried	B. played	C. cleaned	D. needed
A. looked	B. ended	C. worked	D. missed
A. ended	B. phoned	C. watered	D. played
A. played	B. succeeded	C. smiled	D. loved
 10 A. finished	B. washed	C. helped	D. needed
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
A. listens	B. works	C. sits	D. laughs
A. books	B. walks	C. stamps	D. listens
A. opens	B. works	C. stamps	D. books
A. holds	B. notes	C. goes	D. sings
A. keeps	B. gives	C. cleans	D. waters
A. runs	B. fills	C. draws	D. books
A. drops	B. kicks	C. sees	D. books
A. walks	B. knocks	C. plays	D. wants
A. drinks	B. listens	C. travels	D. needs
A. calls	B. opens	C. books	D. learns
Part II. VOCABULARY
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. Greenpeace is an international group that protests against anything which is a ____ to the environment.
A. threat 	B. threaten 	C. threatening 	D. threatener 
2. If government don't ____ global warming, more natural disasters will occur.
A. achieve 	B. promote 	C. discourage 	D. prevent 
3. Most of the air pollution results ____ the burning of fossil fuels, motor vehicles, factories, aircraft and rockets. 
A. in 	B. to	C. on 	D. from
4. Environmental pollution is becoming an ____ serious problem that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible. 
A. increasingly 	B. increasing 	C. increase	D. increased
 Mark 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. 
1. We are facing severe environmental pollution despite the fact that many world organizations are working hard to reduce it.
A. heavy 	B. destructive 	C. harmful 	D. serious 
2. Water pollution is a result of dumping pollutants such as detergents, pesticides, oil, and other chemicals in rivers, which makes the water unclean. 
A. substances 	B. stuffs	C. contaminants 	D. wastes
3. Stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. 
A. coexist peacefully with 	B. fall in love with	C. agree with 	D. cooperate with
4. WWF was set up in 1961 and had its operations in areas such as the preservation of biological diversity. 
A. difference 	B. abundance 	C. variety	D. plenty 
5. The seashore was much polluted because of the amount of waste left there. All this rubbish is killing fish and other marine life. 
A. sea plants 	B. sea mammals 	C. water life	D. sea creatures 
6. In 1986, the organization changed its name to World Wide Fund for Nature. However, it has operated under the original name in the US and Canada. 
A. old 	B. former 	C. first	D. ancient 
7. Some of WWF's missions are: conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring the use of renewable natural resources, and promoting the reduction of pollution. 
A. jobs 	B. careers 	C. tasks	D. actions 
8. Air pollution is a consequence of fossil fuel burning by motor vehicles, factories, aircraft and rockets. 
A. product	B. example 	C. harm	D. result 
9. The natural environment has been seriously influenced and degraded by human activities through many decades.
A. worsened 	B. damaged 	C. destroyed 	D. reduced 
10. Global warming is the gradual increase of temperature on the Earth's surface due to greenhouse effect. 
A. steady 	B. slow 	C. sharp	D. abrupt
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 
1. Fresh water is very important to life because no one can live without it. Yet it is one of the limited and most endangered natural resources on our planet. 
A. Clean 	B. Drinkable 	C. Polluted	D. Running 
2. One way to protect our environment from pollution is to reduce wasteful consumption. 
A. costly 	B. excessive 	C. safe	D. economical 
3. If you follow at least one of the tips, you can be proud of taking part in the preservation of water, one of the very important and limited natural resources on earth. 
A. self-confident 	B. self-satisfied 	C. discontent 	D. unpleasant
4. Soil pollution leads to lack of fertile land to grow enough food for an increasing population. 
A. arid	B. rich 	C. unclean	D. deserted 
5. Global warming may lead to many negative changes, including harsher weather conditions. 
A. more unbearable 	B. milder 	C. more extreme 	D. more scrious
Part III. GRAMMAR 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
1. "I'm a big fan of U23.” Derek said.
 Derek said he ____ a big fan of U23. 
A. was 	B. has been 	C. were	D. had been 
2. "We're watching TV," said the twins.
 The twins said they ____ TV.
A. watched 	B. were watching 	C. have been watching 	D. had watched 
3. “You've been annoying me all day!" my mum said.
 My mum said I ____ her all day. 
A. annoyed	B. was annoying 	C. have been annoying	D. had been annoying 
4. "The dog ate my homework!” said Ivan.
 Ivan said the dog his homework. 
A. was eating 	B. has eaten 	C.ate	D. had eaten 
5. "At one o'clock, I was having lunch," said Molly.
 Molly said she ____ lunch at one o'clock. 
A. had been having	B. has had	C. is having	D. has been having 
6. "You'll get wet without an umbrella," Dad said.
 Dad said I ____ wet without an umbrella. 
A. will be getting 	B. got 	C. would be getting	D. would get 
7. "He can juggle five balls!" said Angie.
 Angie said he ____ five balls. 
A. juggled 	B. had juggled 	C. would juggle	D. could juggle
8. “You must give me your essays," Mrs Vine said. 
 Mrs Vine said we ____ give her our essays.
A. were having to 	B. would have to 	C. had to 	D. must
9. “Could you pass me the salt, please?" I asked the man next to me. 
 Tasked the man next to me ____ me the salt.
A. pass	B. if he passes 	C. to pass	D. if he would pass 
10. "Would you mind waiting for a moment?" the shop assistant asked the woman. 
 The shop assistant asked the woman ____ for a moment.
A. to wait 	B. waiting 	C. if she waits 	D. if she minds waiting 
11. “Please don't leave your dirty football boots in the hall," Mum said to Doug.
 Mum told Doug ____ dirty football boots in the hall. 
A. that he doesn't leave his	B. not to leave his 	C. not to leave your	D. don't leave his 
12. "Could you tell us where you were at six o'clock?" the police officer asked Barry.
 The police officer asked Barry ____ had been at six o'clock. 
A. telling him where you	B. where he tells him he 	
C. to tell him where you	D. to tell him where he 
13. "Could I have your e-mail address?" I asked Mariella.
 I asked Mariella ____ e -mail address. 
A. to give me her	B. give me your 	C. give me her	D. gave me your 
14. "Can I have a new Xbox for my birthday?" I asked my mum.
 I asked my mum ____ a new Xbox for my birthday. 
A. that she gets me	B. get me 	C. to get me	D. if she could have me 
15. "What's your name?" she asked me.
 She asked me ____.
A. what your name is	B. what your name was 	C. what my name is	D. what my name was 
16. "Are you a student?" the man asked the boy.
 The man wanted to know ____.
A. if I was a student	B. if the boy was a student
C. if I am a student	D. if the boy is a student
17. "What school are you going to?" he asked me.
 He wanted to know ____. 
A. what school am I going to	B. what school you are going to 
C. what was the school I go to	D. what school I was going to 
18. "I won't be home this evening because I have to work late," Mike said.
 Mike said that ____. 
A. I wouldn't be home this evening because I had to work late 
B. he wouldn't be home this evening because he had to work late 
C. he won't be home this evening because he has to work late
D. he wouldn't be home that evening because he had to work late 
19. "You can sit here," the stewardess said.
 The stewardess said ____.
A. you can sit here	B. I could sit here 	C. I could sit there	D. you could sit there 
20. “Anna left here an hour ago," she said.
 She told me that ____.
A. Anna had left here an hour ago 	B. Anna had left there an hour ago	
C. Anna had left here an hour before	D. Anna had left there an hour before
21. "I don't want anything to eat now," he said.
 He said ____.
A. he doesn't want anything to eat now 	B. he didn't want anything to eat then
C. I didn't want anything to eat then 	D. I didn't want anything to eat now 
22. “I've only had this new bicycle since yesterday," Karen said.
 Karen said that ____.
A. I had only had this new bicycle since yesterday 
B. he had only had that new bicycle since the day before 
C. I had only had this new bicycle since the day before
D. he's only had that new bicycle since the day before 
23. "Don't waste water, Mum said to Mary.
 Mum told Mary____. 
 	A. that she doesn't waste water 	B. to waste water 
C. don't waste water	D. not to waste water
24. "You shouldn't use your cars for short distances, the teacher said.
 The teacher advised her students ____.
A. that you shouldn't use your cars for short distances 
B. not to use their cars for short distances 
C. not to use your cars for short distances
D. not to use her cars for short distances 
25. "I'll finish it by the end of this week," he said.
 He promised ____.
A. he'll finish it by the end of this week 	B. he would finish it by the end of this week 
C. to finish it by the end of that week	D. to finish it by the end of this week 
26. "Don't forget to turn the tap off before you leave. " Grandma said.
 Grandma reminded me ____.
A. to turn the tap off before I left 	B. turn the tap off before you left 
C. don't forget to turn the tap off before I left	D. to turn the tap off before you left 
27. Dorothy asked him _____ Sarah was his sister. 
A. that 	B. if 	C. what	D. who 
28. Tom and Henry asked me to go with ____.
A. him 	B. their 	C. them	D. they 
29. I asked Martha ____ to join the Green Club. 
A. whether she is planning	B. if she was planning 
C. when was she planning	D. where she was planning 
30. Bob wanted to know when ____.
A. will the exam be taken	B. the exam will be taken 
C. would the exam be taken	D. the exam would be taken
Part V. READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Mobile phones: a benefit or social nuisance?
Few people under 30 will be able to imagine a time before the existence of mobile phones. Neither will they be (1)_________ of the harmful effect that many people predicted text language would have on young people's language skills. 
Interestingly, linguists nowadays believe that expressing oneself clearly in texts is evidence of a good background in grammar and sentence structure. Mobile phones are credited with encouraging people to communicate more. They can also provide reassurance to people (2)_________ are alone in dangerous situations. Some people use mobile phones as a kind of barrier to unwelcome social contact; texting can signal your unavailability to (3)_________ people in the same way that wearing sunglasses and headphones does. 
Some issues with mobile phones are still controversial. Talking loudly on the phone while on public transport is thought to be rude and (4)_________ by many people in the UK. (5)_________, a significant minority of people still do it, despite the sighing and other obvious signs of disapproval from their fellow passengers. (Adapted from "Advanced Expert" by Jan Bell and Roger Gower) 
1. A. anxious 	 	B. alert 	C. aware 	D. forgetful 
2. A. which 	 B. when 	C. where 	D. who 
3. A. other 	 	 B. another 	C. every 	D. one 
4. A. inconsiderate	 B. insignificant 	C. inflexible 	D. inattentive 
5. A. Therefore 	 B. However 	C. Moreover 	D. Otherwise
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
THINK BEFORE YOU TOSS
Countries around the world have growing mountains of trash because people are throwing out more trash than ever before. How did we become a throwaway society? 
First of all, it is now easier to replace an item than to spend time and money to repair it. Thanks to modern manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce items quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and prices are low, so we would rather buy something new than repair it. Even if we did want to repair something, many items are almost impossible to repair. These products contain many tiny, complicated parts. Some even contain small computer chips. It's easier to throw these items away and buy new ones than to fix them. 
Another contributing factor is our love of disposable products. As busy people, we are always looking for ways to save time and make our lives easier. Why should we use cloth kitchen towels? It's easier to use paper towel once and toss it out. Companies manufacture thousands of different kinds of disposable items: paper plates, plastic cups, cameras, and razors for shaving, to name a few. The problem is that disposable products also contribute to our trash problem.
Our appetite for new products also contributes to the problem. We are addicted to buying things. As consumers, we want the latest clothes, the best TVs, and cellphones with west features. Companies tell us to buy, buy, and buy. Advertisements persuade us wer is better. The result is that we throw away useful possessions to make room for new ones.
1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for people to replace a broken item? 
A. Products are now mass produced at affordable prices. 
B. It takes almost no time to fix broken items. 
C. Many items are too complicated to repair. 
D. Some products contain tiny, complicated chips.
2. All of the following are disposable products, EXCEPT ____. 
A. cloth kitchen towels	B. paper plates 	C. plastic cups	D. razors for shaving 
3. The word “disposable" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____. 
A. convenient	B. inexpensive 	C. throwaway	D. single-use 
4. Why are we hooked on buying new things?
A. We throw the old items to make room for the new ones. 
B. We have more money than ever before. 
C. We want to own as many things as possible.
D. We are made to believe that the new is the better. 
5. The word “appetite” in the last paragraph can be best replaced by ____.
A. need	B. demand 	C. desire	D. taste
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
THE BALANCE OF NATURE
All the different plants and animals in a natural community are in a state of balance. This balance is achieved by the plants and animals interacting with each other and with their non-living surroundings. An example of a natural community is a woodland, and a woodland is usually dominated by a particular species of plant, such as the oak tree in an oak wood. The oak tree in this example is therefore called the dominant species but there are also many other types of plants, from brambles, bushes, and small trees to mosses, lichens and algae growing on tree trunks and rocks. 
The plants of a community are the producers: they use carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen to build up their tissues using energy in the form of sunlight. The plant tissues form food for the plant-eating animals (herbivores) which are in turn eaten by flesh-eating animals (carnivores). Thus, plants produce the basic food supply for all the animals of a community. The animals themselves are the consumers, and are either herbivores or carnivores.
Examples of herbivores in a woodland community are rabbits, deer, mice and snails, and insects such as aphids and caterpillars. The herbivores are sometimes eaten by the carnivores. Woodland carnivores are of all sizes, from insects such as beetles and lacewings to animals such as owls, shrews and foxes. Some carnivores feed on herbivores, some feed on the smaller carnivores, while some feed on both: a tawny owl will eat beetles and shrews as well as voles and mice. These food relationships between the different members of the community are known as food chains or food webs. All food chains start with plants. The links of the chain are formed by the herbivores that eat the plants and the carnivores that feed on the herbivores. There are more organisms at the base of the food chain than at the top; for example, there are many more green plants than carnivores in a community. 
Another important section of the community is made up of the decomposers. They include the bacteria and fungi that live in the soil and feed on dead animals and plants. By doing this they break down the tissues of the dead organisms and release mineral salts into the soil.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. All the plants in a wood are eaten by animals. 
B. All the animals in a wood depend on plants for their food supply. 
C. Plants and animals in a natural community do not interact with their non-living surroundings. 
D. The balance of a natural community means there is no primary species. 
2. The best definition for the word “dominant" in paragraph 1 is ____.
A. having the most important position 	B. covering the majority of the area 
C. providing food for others	D. making up the whole community 
3. All of the following statements are true, EXCEPT ____.
A. some animals eat other animals 
B. plants depend on the sun to grow 
C. plants depend on the gasses in the atmosphere to grow
D. not every food chain starts with plants 
4. The word "tissues" in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by ____.
A. leaves	B. roots 	C. cells	D. trunks
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of carnivores?
A. shrew 	B. lacewings 	C. owl	D. aphids
6. What makes the links in a food chain?
A. the plants and the herbivores 	B. the herbivores and the carnivores
C. the carnivores and the decomposers 	D. the plants and the decomposers
7. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Some animals eat plant-eating animals and also flesh-eating animals. 
B. There are more organism at the base of a food chain than at the top. 
C. Green plants outnumber carnivores in a food chain.
D. The consumers are at the base of a food chain. 
8. The word “organism" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____.
A. plants 	B. animals 	C. herbivores 	D. living things
Part VI. WRITING 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
1. “We saw a strange man in the garden," they told their son.
A. They told their son that we had seen a strange man in the garden. 
B. They told their son that they had seen a strange man in the garden. 
C. They told their son that we saw a strange man in the garden.
D. They told their son that they saw a strange man in the garden. 
2. “We're staying in tonight," said Emily.
A. Emily said that we were staying in tonight. 	B. Emily said that they were staying in tonight
C. Emily said that we were staying in that night.	D. Emily said that they were staying in that night. 
3. "I've bought a ring," he said to his girlfriend.
A. He said his girlfriend that he had bought a ring. 
B. He said his girlfriend that he bought a ring. 
C. He told his girlfriend that he had bought a ring.
D. He told his girlfriend that he bought a ring. 
4. "We went to work yesterday," she said.
A. She said that they had been to work the day before. 
B. She told that they had been to work the day before. 
C. She said that they had been to work the following day. 
D. She said that she had been to work the day before.
5. "Don't swim out too far, boys," he said.
A. He encouraged the boys not to swim out too far. 
B. He advised the boys not to swim out too far. 
C. He warned the boys not to swim out too far.
D. He threatened the boys not to swim out too far. 
6. "I'm sorry I couldn't come to your birthday party last Friday, Jane," Bod said.
A. Bob is sorry for not coming to Jane's birthday party last Friday. 
B. Bob apologizes for not coming to Jane's birthday party last Friday. 
C. Bob makes excuses for not coming to Jane's birthday party last Friday.
D. Bob wishes to come to Jane's birthday party last Friday. 
7. "Let's go for a walk. We've been working all day,” said Joanna.
A. Joanna suggested going for a walk because they had been working all day. 
B. Joanna insisted on going for a walk because they had been working all day. 
C. Joanna suggested going for a walk because they have been working all day.
D. Joanna suggested going for a walk because she had been working all day. 
8. "You'd better not waste your time, Tommy," Mum said.
A. Mum urged Tommy to waste time. 	B. Mum advised Tommy not to waste your time. 
C. Mum advised Tommy not to waste his time.	D. Mum advised Tommy not to waste her time. 
9. “I'll take the children to the park," said the husband to his wife.
A. The husband asked the wife to take the children to the park. 
B. The husband offered to take the children to the park.
C. The husband insisted on taking the children to the park.
D. The husband requested to take the children to the park. 
10."You've broken my CD player, Sam," said Jenny.
A. Jenny charged Sam with having broken her CD player. 
B. Jenny charged Sam with having broken his CD player. 
C. Jenny blamed Sam for having broken her CD player. 
D. Jenny blamed Sam for having broken his CD player.
_________THE END___________