Grade 10 unit 1 a day in the life of

Grade 10

Unit 1: A Day In The Life Of

PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the
others.
1.

a. scream

b. death

c. ready

d. peasant

2.

a. frightening

b. brigade

c. pilot

d. fire

3.

a. realize

b. pea

c. cheese

d. asleep

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4.

a. repair

b. harrow

c. arrive

d. announce

5.

a. brigade

b. normal

c. frequency

d. library

6.

a. typical

b. continue

c. tobacco

d. appointment

PREPOSITIONS
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I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t go _______.
a. on

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c. away

d. up

Are you contented _______ your present job, Lan?
a. to

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b. of

b. for

c. with

d. of

You can not use this computer which is not _______ good condition.
a. on

b. at

c. in

d. upon

c. with

d. in

c. serious talk

d. long talk

10. What do you often have _______ lunch?
a. for

b. in

VOCABULARY –WORD FORMS
11. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.
a. formal talk

b. informal talk

12. She purchased a number of shares in the company.
a. invested

b. sold

c. exchanged
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13. We _______ the seedlings into soil.
a. take

b. plough

c. raise

d. transplant

14. We were greatly _______ at the news of their safe return.
a. realized

b. relieved

c. refreshed

d. released

c. interest

d. interests

15. I find it _______ to talk to your grandfather.
a. interested

b. interesting

16. They looked very _______ when they came to see us last night.
a. cheerfully

b. cheer

c. cheerful

d. cheered

c. frightening

d. frighten

17. It was the most _______ experience of my life.
a. frightened

b. frightful

SPEAKING
18. “Can I help you?”

_ “_______”

a. Yes, please. What can I do for you?

b. No, thanks. I just look around

c. Sounds good.

d. I’d rather not. Thanks, anyway.

19. “I really like your new car” _ “_______”
a. Don’t mention it”

b. Forget about it

c. Thank you

d. Never mind

VERB FORMS
20. Two years _______ since we _______ to study together.
a. passed / have begun

b. passes / begin

c. has passed / began

d. is passing / began

21. The musicians whom we _______ yesterday ______ together for many years.

a. listen to / are playing

b. are listening to / played

c. have listened to / play

d. listened to / have played

22. When we _______ drinking our cofee, we will probably go home.
a. will finish

b. finish

c. finished

23. He often talks as if he _______ the most intelligent in the world.
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a. is

b. has been

c. were

d. is being

24. If he _______ harder, he would not be in such difficulty.
a. works

b. has worked

c. worked

d. is working

25. The eighty-year-old widow_______ next door often asks us to help her with shopping.
a. lives

b. lived

c. living

d. is living

26. The police ______ a bank robbery which _______ three days ago in our neighborhood.
a. investigate / has happened

b. is investigating / happened

c. have investigated / are happening

d. are investigating / happened

GAP- FILLING TEXT
Routines are the normal orders and ways (27) _______ you regularly do things or
work. Just think about your daily life. Do you follow the same route to work every day? Do

you sit in the same place in class? When you get (28) _______, do you always put the same
leg or arm in first? You probably do because we all have routines in our lives. Routines (29)
_______ time and energy because you do them without thinking. That is the (30) _______
why they are so important in the morning when your brain is not very active after a long
sleep. Routines are really useful but they also make you uncreative. Sometimes, it is a good
idea to (31) _______ your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different
radio station. Eat something different (32) _______ breakfast. Change your routine. It may
change your life and make you feel better.

27. a. that

b. in that

c. in which

d. where

28. a. dress

b. dressed

c. dresses

d. dressing

29. a. keep

b. hold

c. safeguard

d. save

30. a. explanation

b. reason

c. instruction

d. cause

31. a. break

b. drop

c. smash

d. push

32. a. in

b. on

c. for

d. at

READING COMPREHENSION
I was born in Berlin, Germany. My family live there but I work as a computer lab
assistant in South Africa. Every day I always get up around 6:30 and take a shower so that I

can leave at 7:00. I am not used to having breakfast. I live around 30 km from the city
centre and I need to leave early to avoid traffic on the highways. As I drive, I always see by
the side of the road so many homeless kids and grown-ups begging for food. When I switch
on my radio in the car it is always sad news of people raping small kids, armed robbery, car
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hijacks, murders and car accidents killing hundreds of people. This is our everyday news in
South Africa. It feels so frustrating and while I drive I pray from my heart “Oh God, please
look after me wherever I go”. At 9:00 I’m at work doing my job. I stay there for about seven
to eight hours. At 17:30 I hit the road again thinking of what actually is happening out there
in the world. After getting home, I go to a pub to have a couple of beers to cool my nerves. I
really do not enjoy life and work here.

33. Every day the writer _______.
a. gets up at 8 o’clock
b. has an enormous breakfast
c. does not have breakfast before going to work
d. often does morning exercise
34. The news on the radio that the writer listens to is _______.
a. interesting

b. exciting

c. fascinating

d. frustrating

35. When driving on the road, the writer often feels _______.

a. sad

b. nervous

c. shocked

d. unhappy

36. The writer _______.
a. appreciates life in South Africa

b. does not want to return home

c. intends to quit his job
work.

d. does not enjoy his present life and

ERROR IDENTIFICATION
37. The (a) young lady was watching (b) her daughter played (c) with (d) a yoyo.
38. Many people have decided to stop (a) to smoke (b) because they are aware that
smoking (c) is bad for (d) their health.
39. Frank is usually swimming (a) before working (b) but (c) this morning he is
jogging (d).
40. Once when (a) I was (b) ten, I used to get (c) sick and went (d) to hospital.

TRANSFORMATION
1.

I had expected the food they served to be nicer than it was.

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The food they served was worse than i had expected..................................................................
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2. I wish I hadn’t sold my bike.
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I regret selling my bike.................................................................................................................

3.

No one told me about the change of plan.

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I wasn’t told about the change of plan.........................................................................................

4.

In the middle of our lunch there was a knock at the door.

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When we were eating, there was a knock at the door..................................................................

5.

Alice wears jeans all the time.

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Alice always wears jeans..............................................................................................................

6.

I started working in this hotel six months ago. (worked)

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7.
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8.
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9.
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I have worked in this hotel for six months...................................................................................
I met her during my stay in Paris last summer. (while)
While I was staying in Paris lát summer , I met her.....................................................................
We haven’t gone to the cinema for over a year. (It’s)
It’s over a year since we went to the cinema..............................................................................
She doesn’t usually stay up so late. (is used to)
She is not used to staying up so late...........................................................................................

10. They last visited me five years ago. ( haven’t)
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They haven’t visited me for five years........................................................................................

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THE FIRST ONE-PERIOD TEST

PHÚ NHUẬN HIGH SCHOOL

UNIT 1_ENGLISH 10

Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently
from the others.
1. A. chance

B. teaching

C. chemistry

D. children

2. A. polite

B. literature

C. guide

D. kind

3. A. great

B. teacher

C. street

D. receive

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. important

B. profession

C. Geography

D. Literature

5. A. children

B. student

C. professor

D. teacher

6. A. opinion

B. relax

C. semester

D. nervous

Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
7. They remained sadly (A) even though (B) I tried to cheer (C) them up (D).
8. To enjoy (A) an opera fully, the listener should be familiar with (B) the
summary of the plot, particularly (C) if the opera is singing (D) in a foreign
language.
9. That the patient’s (A) condition had (B) worsened so (C) quickly surprising
(D) the doctor.

Choose the best answer.
10. I _____ work last week, but I changed my mind.
A. would start
B. had started
C. have started
D. was going
to start
11. Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea? - Christy: “ _____ .”
A. Be yourself
B. Do it yourself
C. Allow yourself
D. Help
yourself
12. Lora: “Do you mind if I turn on the fan?” - Maria: “ ____.”
A. Not for me
B. Not at all
C. Never mind
D. Not

enough
13. I ______ with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City next month.
A. will have been staying
B. will have stayed
C. stay
D. will be staying
14. Ann: “Do you need any help?” - Kate: “ _____.”
A.That’s fine by me
B. No, thanks. I can manage
C. I haven’t got a clue
D. That’s all for now
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15. She is very absent-minded: she________ her cell phone three times!
A. has lost
B. loses
C. was losing
D. had lost
16. You’ll recognize Jenny when you see her. She _______a red hat.
A. will wear
B. will be wearing
C. wears

D. is wearing

17. Shhh! I hear someone _________ in the distance. Do you hear it too?
A. be shouting

B. shouted
C. to shout
D. shouting
18. Are you looking forward __________ on your cassation?
A. you go
B. going
C. to going
D. to go
19. 'Why are you mad?' - I dislike __________ by my first name.
A. you call me
B. calling me
C. you call
D. being
called
20. Don't forget _________ home as soon as you arrive at your destination.
A. to call
B. calling
C. having called
D. to be
called
21. I'm sure you'll have no _________ the exam.
A. difficulty to pass
B. difficulties to pass C. difficulties passing D. difficulty
passing
22. You shouldn't spend all your time __________.
A. study
B. to study
C. studying
D. studied
23. __________ is the beach? ~ Only five minutes' walk.

A. How long
B. Where
C. How often
D. How far
24. She is interested in teaching _________ because she loves working with children.
A. semester
B. communication
C. work
D.
profession
25. She was disappointed to fail in two of her four _________.
A. schools
B. classes
C. lessons
D. subjects
26. Don't worry ________ me. I’ll be fine.
A. to
B. about
C. with
D. for
Read the following passage on social issues in American schools, and
choose the correct word for each of the blanks from 27 to 31
In addition to the challenge to be excellent, American schools have been
facing novel problems. They must cope with an influx of immigrant children, many
of whom speak little or no English. They must respond to demands (27) ________ the
curriculum reflect the various cultures of all children. Schools must make sure that
students develop basic skills for the job market, and they must consider the needs
of nontraditional students, such as teenage mothers.
Schools are addressing these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the
US educational system. They are hiring or training large numbers of teachers of

English (28) ________ a second language and, in some communities, setting up
bilingual schools. They are opening (29) ________ the traditional European-centered
curriculum to embrace material from African, Asian, and other cultures.
Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the nearly 40 percent of American
students who do not go on to higher education. In the (30) ________ of a recent
report by the Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, “A strong back, the
willingness to work, and a high school diploma were once all that was necessary to
make a start in America. They are no longer. A well-developed mind, a continued
willingness to learn and the ability to put knowledge to work are the new keys (31)
________ the future of our young people, the success of our business, and the
economic well-being of the nation.”
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27. A. that

B. who

C. whether

D. what

28. A. as

B. from

C. with

D. like

29. A. on

B. into

C. for

D. up

30. A. minds

B. directions

C. words

D. ways

31. A. to

B. at

C. in

D. for

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions
below it:
My grandmother wrote to me in November 1928 and told me to wear warm
clothes to ward off the flu. She asked me whether I would finish my studies at the

university that year. Actually she knew that I had received my Master of Arts
Degree already. She died soon after writing that letter. I am sure that she died with
the knowledge that her ambition for her grandson had been achieved.
32. The passage could be summarized as _______.
A. A grandmother’s love for her grandson B. An inconsiderate man
C. A dutiful grandson

D. The regret of a man

33. The verb “to ward off” is equivalent to “________”.
A. parry blows
B. avert dangerous
C. prevent
infected with
34. The writer did finish his _______ that year.
A. studies at the university
C. Ph. D. courses

D. be

B. postgraduate course
D. education

35. The fact that she died soon after writing that letter shows us that she got the
_______ of
her death.
A. prediction
expectation

B. presentiment

C. anticipation

D.

DO AS DIRECTED:
36. Fiona has been typing the report for an hour.
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It is an hour since Fiona started typing the report..........................................................
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37. She prefers going to the library to staying at home
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She would rather go to the library than stay at home....................................................

38. When did you buy the computer?
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How long have you bought this computer......................................................................

39. I’ve arranged to fly to Paris this weekend.
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This weekend I am going to fly to Paris..........................................................................

40. I don’t mind travelling by train now.
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I used to travel by

train.....................................................................................................................
WORD FORMS: Give the correct word form
41. Cooperative....................activity is essential to efective community work. (cooperate)
42. The work is satisfying...................................................... but not outstanding. (satisfy)
43.
44. The new speed limit on this road becomes efective............................... from 1 June. (effect)
45. The meeting was attended.................................... by 90% of shareholders. (attention)
46. She's in New York research................................................ her new book. (researcher)
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