UNIT 15: CITIES

Grade 10 UNIT 15: CITIES THE SECOND TERM
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. thought B. than C. theatre D. third
2. A. although B. southern C. clothes D. northwest
3. A. fourth B. mouth C. smooth D. width
4. A. breath B. these C. neither D. breathe
5. A. feather B. thick C. birthday D. twentieth
II. Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
6. A. reserved B. unusual C. attract D. region
7. A. population B. popularity C. metropolitan D. character
8. A. capital B. gallery C. apartment D. district
9. A. parliament B. southeastern C. convenient D. museum
10. A. cathedral B. historic C. material D. neighbourhood
III. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following senteces.
11. We are going to visit Hanoi, is the capital city of Vietnam.
A. why B. which C. where D. that
12. John has three sisters, one of is working in New York.
A. which B. who C. whom D. that
13. living in the country, Mr. Lam is working in the city.
A. Even B. Although C. In spite D. Despite
14. I couldn't sleep very tired.
A. despite I was B. although I was C. in spite of D. despite of being
15. The population of London as big of New York.
A. than those B. that that C. as that D. as those
16. New York was by the Dutch in 1624.
A. finded B. fingding C. found D. founded
17. We know a lot of people live in London.
A. whom B. whose C. that D. which
18. I live in a city population is over one million.
A. which's B. that's C. whose D. who's
19. There are tall offices and apartment buildings in New York.

A. hundred of B. hundred C. hundreds of D. hundreds
20. My village is located the western part of the city.
A. at B. on C. in D. of
21. London has high buildings than New York.
A. little B. less C. much D. fewer
22. Last month we spent our holiday in Tokyo, there are many temples.
A. which B. where C. that D. whose
23. I enjoy living in this city the fact that everything is expensive.
A. in spite of B. although C. even D. despite of
24. London an area of 1610 square kilometers
A. covers B. have C. fills D. gets
25. Although it rained a lot,
A. but we enjoyed our holiday B. however we enjoyed our holiday
C. we enjoyed our holiday D. yet me enjoyed our holiday
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Grade 10 UNIT 15: CITIES THE SECOND TERM
IV. Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
26. Ho Chi Minh, That used to be called Sai Gon, is the biggest city in southern Vietnam
27. Although there is not much to do in our village, but I prefer living here
28. My uncle is working in Nha trang, where has one of the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam.
29. Although the fact that the story was silly, they all enjoyed it
30. I recently went back to the city that I was born in there
V. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question
ew Orleans is the largest city in Louisian, USA. It stands on the banks of the Mississippi
River and is a busy port and tourist center, Its population of about 550,000 is very
cosmopolitan. With immigrants from many countries. Every year people from all over the world
visit New Orleans to see its famous Mardi Gras carnival. (festival)
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Its history
In 1682 The French named Louisiana after the French King, Louis XIV. They built New Orleans

in 1718. In 1762, Louis XV gave it to his cousin Carlos of Spain. Then, in 1800, it became French
again until Napoleon sold it to the USA in 1803, The French Quarter in New Orleans still has many
old buildings and excellent restaurants.
Its music
New Orleans is the home of Jazz. Jazz is a mixture of blues, dance songs, and hymns(anthems).
Black musicians started to play jazz in the late 19
th
century. Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton
came from the city. New Orleans is most famous for its jazz, but it also has a philharmonic
orchestra. (philharmonic:loving music)
31. The word "banks" in line 1 means
A. sides of a river B. places to put money in
C. big streams D. places to lend money
32. Visitors go to New Orleans to see
A. carnival B. tourist center C. river D. port
33. The French named Louisiana after
A. Carlos B. Louis XV C. Napoleon D. Louis XIV
34. We find French remains in New Orleans in
A. clothes B. dance C. music D. food
35. is orginated in New Orleans
A. Blue B. jazz C. Hymn D. Dance song
VI. Rewite these following sentences
36. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.
 Although
37. My brother Nam is a doctor. He lives in HCM City. (relertive clause)
 My brother Nam
38. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi.
 Despite the fact that
39. Ho Chi Minh City is larger than Hanoi.
 Ha Noi isn't

40. We stayed at the Asia Hotel. Dr.Thanh recommended it to us.
 We stayed at
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