Bài tập tiếng anh lớp 10 (with key)

UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF
I. CẤU TRÚC, CỤM TỪ BẮT BUỘC PHẢI HỌC:
Go off: Reo lên
Get up: Thức dậy
Wake up: Đánh thức
Cup of tea: Tách trà
It takes/took + O + time + to V
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…: Mất/lấy của ai bao nhiêu thời gian để làm gì…
Arrive in: Đi đến…(Nơi chốn lớn: Quận, huyện, tỉnh, thành phố, đất nức,…)
Arrive at: Đi đến…(Nơi chốn nhỏ: Sân bay, nhà ga,…)
Take a short rest: Nghỉ ngơi
Continue + to V
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: Tiếp tục…
Go to: Đi tới…
Have breakfast/lunch/dinner: n sáng/trưa/tối.
Content with: Hài lòng với…
Satisfy with: Hài lòng/thỏa mãn với…
What we do: Những cái gì mà chúng tôi làm…
Disappoint with: Thất vọng với…
Interest in: Thích cái gì…/ thú vò…
Daily routine: Thói quen hàng ngày
II. NGỮ PHÁP:
1. The present simple – Thì hiện tại đơn
a. Form – Hình
thức:
- Câu khẳng đònh
- Câu phủ đònh
- Câu hỏi
S + V(s/es);

S + do/does + not
+ V;
Do/Does + S +
V?;
S + am/is/are
S + am/is/are +
not
Am/Is/Are + S?
b. Usage – Cách dùng:
Thì hiện tại đơn được dùng để diễn tả:
- Một thói quen(một hành động được lặp đi lặp lại thường xuyên) ở hiện tại.
Cách dùng này thường có các trạng từ: always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom,
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rarely, every day/ week/ month,… regularly, normally, frequently, never,
occasionally(thỉnh thoảng, đôi khi), hardly ever(hầu như không bao giờ),
generally(thường),…
Ex: Mary often gets up early in the morning – Mary thường thức dậy sớm vào buổi
sáng.
- Một sự thật hiển nhiên, một chân lý trong thực tế.
Ex: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west – Mặt trời mọc ở đằng đông và lặn ở
đằng tây.
- Diễn tả 1 trạng thái ở hiện tại.
Ex: I know many things about him – Tôi biết nhiều điều về anh ấy.
c. Hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ trong thì hiện tại đơn:
Quy tắc chung:
+ Chủ ngữ số ít(Chỉ có 1 như “it, he, she”) thì đi với động từ số ít.
+ Chủ ngữ số nhiều(2 trở lên được xem là số nhiều) thì đi với động từ số
nhiều.
Chủ ngữ số ít(He, she, it,…) không có “s/es” ở tận cùng, chủ ngữ số nhiều(You, we,
they,…) có “s/es” ở tận cùng(Cuối chủ ngữ).

Ex: Tables, fans, books, pictures, laptops,… (Chủ ngữ số nhiều)
Table, fan, book, picture, laptop,… (Chủ ngữ số ít)
Động từ số ít có “s/es” ở tận cùng, động từ số nhiều không có “s es” ở tận cùng.
Ex: Goes, arrives, drinks, eats, picks,… (Động từ số ít).
Go, arrive, drink, eat, pick,… (Động từ số nhiều).
Đặt biệt: Chủ ngữ “I” khi đi với động từ thường thì không thêm “s/es”, khi đi với
“to be” thì dùng “am”.
Ex: I go to school.
I am(I’m) a student.
Động từ “have” dùng cho các chủ ngữ “I, you, we, they” và những chủ ngữ ở số
nhiều.
Động từ “has” dùng cho các chủ ngữ “He, she, it” và những chủ ngữ ở số ít.
Khi thêm “not” thì ta phải mượn trợ động từ do/does đối với động từ thường trong
thì hiện tại đơn.
Dùng Do not(don’t) với chủ ngữ là I, you, we, they và chủ ngữ số nhiều.
Ex: I don’t have lunch today – Hôm nay tôi không ăn trưa
They don’t go to school – Họ không đi học.
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The people don’t eat sweet candy – Nhiều con mèo thì không ăn được kẹo.
Dùng Doesn’t với chủ ngữ He, she, it và chủ ngữ ở số ít.
Ex: He doesn’t go to home – Anh ấy thì không về nhà.
John doesn’t eat sweet candy – John thì không ăn được kẹo.
Dùng “not” ngay sau “to be”.
Ex: I am not a doctor – Tôi không phải là bác só.
We aren’t engineers – Chúng tôi không phải là những người kó sư.
Trong câu nghi vấn(Câu hỏi): Trợ động từ được đưa ra trước chủ ngữ đối với các
động từ thường(Đảo ngữ).
Ex: Does he go to school? – Anh ấy có đi học không?
Do you have a laptop? – Bạn có máy tính xách tay không?
Động từ “to be” được đưa ra trước chủ ngữ.

Ex: Is he a student? – Anh ấy là học sinh à?
Are you a doctor? – Bạn là bác só à?
Chú ý: Câu hỏi và câu trả lời phải cùng thì với nhau.
2. Adverbs of frequency – Trạng từ chỉ tần suất(mức độ thường xuyên)
Always (luôn luôn), usually (thường thường), sometimes/occasionally (thỉnh thoảng, đôi
khi), often (thường), normally (thông thường), as a rule (như thường lệ), never (không
bao giờ)
Trạng từ chỉ sự thường xuyên đứng TRƯỚC động từ thường, SAU “to be”.
Ex: He usually goes to bed at 10 p.m.
He is often late for class.
* Lưu ý: As a rule đứng CUỐI câu.
3. The past simple – Thì quá khứ đơn
a. Form – Hình thức
- Câu khẳng đònh
- Câu phủ đònh
- Câu hỏi
Động từ thường
S + V2/ed;
S + did + not + V;
Did + S + V?;
Động từ to be
S + was/were
S + was/were +
not
Was/Were + S?
b. Usage – Cách dùng:
- Thì QKĐ dùng để diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra và chấm dứt trong quá khứ với thời
gian được xác đònh rõ. Các trạng từ thường đi kèm: Yesterday, ago, last
night/week/month/year, in the past, in 1990, …
Ex: I went to the supermaket yesterday – Tôi đã đi siêu thò vào ngày hôm qua.

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Lưu ý:
• Hai hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ hành động nào đang xảy ra dùng thì
quá khứ tiếp diễn(was/were + V
ing
) hành động nào xen vào(chắn ngang) thì
ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn.
Ex: When I was sleeping, my friend called me – Khi tôi đang ngủ thì bạn của
tôi gọi.
• Hai hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ hành động nào xảy ra trước ta dùng
thì quá khứ hoàn thành(S + had + V
pp/3
), hành động nào xảy ra sau ta dùng thì
quá khứ đơn.
Ex: I had watched TV before you went – Tôi đã xem tivi trước khi bạn
đến.
(Trích từ internet)
Infinitive-
V
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Past–
V
2/ed
Past
participle
-V
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Nghĩa Infinitive Past
Past
participl

e
Nghĩa
arise arose arisen
Nổi dậy,
nổi lên
grind ground ground
Xay,
nghiền
nhỏ
awake awoke
awoke,
awaked
Tỉnh
dậy ,
đánh
thức
grow grew grown
Lớn
lên,
mọc
be
was,
were
been
Thì, là, ở,
bị được
hang hung hung Treo
bear bore borne, born
Mang,
chịu

đựng,
sinh đẻ
have had had Có
beat beat beaten Đánh hear heard heard Nghe
become became become
Thành,trở
nên
hide hid
hid,
hidden
Ẩn,
trốn
begin began begun Bắt đầu hit hit hit
Đụng
chạm
bend bent bent Uốn cong hold held hold
Cầm
giữ
bid bade bid, bidden Ra lênh hurt hurt hurt Làm
đau,
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làm
hại
bite bit bit, bitten Cắn keep kept kept Giữ
bleed bled bled
Chảy
máu
kneel knelt knelt
Quì
gối

blow blew blown Thổi knit knit knit Đan
break broke broken
Làm vỡ,
bẻ gãy
know knew known Biết
breed bred bred
Nuôi
nấng
lead led led
Dẫn
dắt,
lãnh
đạo
bring brought brought
Mang lại,
đem lại
lay laid laid
Để,
đặt, để
trứng
build built built
Xây
dựng
lean leant leant
Dựa
vào
burn burnt burnt Đốt cháy leap leapt leapt Nhảy
burst burst burst Nổ learn learnt learnt
Học,
được

tin
buy bought bought Mua leave left left
Bỏ lại,
rời
khỏi
cast cast cast
Liệng,
ném,
quăng
lend lent lent
Cho
vay
catch caught caught
Bắt, chụp
được
let let let
Hãy
để, cho
phép
choose chose chosen Lựa chọn lie lay lain
Nằm
dài ra
clothe clad clad
Mặc, bận
quần áo
light lit lit
Đốt,
thắp
(đèn)
come came come Đến lose lost lost

Mất,
đánh
mất
cost cost cost Trị giá make made made Làm,
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chế tạo
creep crept crept Bò mean meant meant
Có
nghĩ,
muốn
nói
crow
crew,
crowe
d
crowed
Gáy, gà
gáy
meet met met Gặp
cut cut cut Cắt mistake mistook mistaken
Lầm
lẫn
dig dug dug Đào mow mowed mown
Cắt
(cỏ)
do did done Làm pay paid paid
Trả
tiền
draw drew drawn Kéo, vẽ put put put Đặt, để
dream dreamt dreamt

Mơ,
mộng
eread read read Đọc
drink drank drunk Uống rend rent rent
Xé,
làm
rách
drive drove driven
Đưa, lái
xe
rid rid rid Vứt bỏ
eat ate eaten Ăn ride rode roden
Cỡi
(ngụa,
xe),đi
xe
fall fell fallen Ngã, rơi ring rang rung
Rung
chuôn
g
feed fed fed
Nuôi cho
ăn
rise rose risen
Mọc
lên
feel felt felt Cảm thấy rive rived riven
Chẻ,
tách
fight fought fought

Đánh ,
chiến đấu
rot rotted rotten
Thối,
mục
nát
find found found
Tìm thấy,
được
run ran run Chạy
flee fled fled Chạy saw sawed sawn Cưa
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trốn
fly flew flown Bay say said said Nói
forbid forbade forbidden Cấm see saw seen Thấy
foresee foresaw foreseen Tiên tri seek sought sought
Tìm
kiếm
foretell foretold foretold
Tiên
đoán
sell sold sold Bán
forget forget forgetten Quên send sent sent
Gửi,
phải đi
forgive forgave forgiven Tha thứ set set set
Để,
đặt,
lập nên
freeze froze frozen

Đông
lại , đóng
băng
shake shook shaken
Lắc,
lay, rũ
get got got, gotten
Được, trở
nên
shine shone shone
Chiếu
sáng
freeze froze frozen
Đông
lại , đóng
băng
shoot shot shot
Bắn,
phóng
mạnh
give gave given Cho show showed shown
Chỉ,
trỏ
go went gone Đi shut shut shut
Đóng
lại
sing sang sung Hát swear swore sworn Thề
sink sank sunk
Đắm,
chìm,

nhận,
chìm
sweat sweat sweat
Ra mồi
hôi
sit sat sat Ngồi sweep swept swept Quét
sleep slept slept Ngủ swell swelled swellen
Phồng
lên,
sưng
slide slid slid
Lướt,
trượt,
trơn
swim swam swum Bơi lội
slit slit slit
Bổ đôi,
chẻ ra
swing swung swung
Đánh
đu
smell smelt smelt Ngửi take took taken Lấy
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thấy
speak spoke spoken
Nói,
xướng
ngôn
teach taught taught Dạy
speed sped sped

Làm
nhanh
tear tore torn
Làm
rách,
xé
spell spelt spelt Đánh vần tell told told
Nói, kể
lại,
bảo
spend spent spent Tiêu xài think thought thought
Nghĩ,
tưởng
spill spilt spilt Đổ vãi thrive throve thriven
Thịnh
vượng
split split split
Bổ, xẻ,
chẻ, tách
throw threw thrown
Ném.
Liệng,
quăng
spread spread spread
Trải ra,
làm tràn
thrust thrust thrust
Đẩy,
nhét
vào

spring sprang sprung
Nhảy,
nẩng lên
tread trod trodden
Dẫm
đạp,
giày
xéo
stand stood stood Đứng undergo underwent undergone
Chịu
đựng
steal stole stolen
Ăn trộm,
cắp
understand understood understood Hiểu
stick stuck stuck Dán, dính upset upset upset
Lật đổ,
lộn
ngược,
buồn
phiền
sting stung stung
Châm,
đốt
wake woke woken
Thức
tỉnh
string strung strung Xỏ dây wear wore worn
Mang,
mặc,

đeo …
strive strove striven Cố gắng,
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nổ lực
c. Hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ trong thì quá khứ đơn:
* Đối với động từ thường: Chia theo V
2/ed
* Đối với động từ “to be”:
Động từ was dùng cho các chủ ngữ “I, he, she, it” và các chủ ngữ số
ít.
Ex: I was a teacher – Tôi đã từng là 1 giáo viên.
It was my car – Đó là xe của tôi.
Động từ were dùng cho các chủ ngữ “you, we, they” và các chủ
ngữ số nhiều.
We were handsome-men – Chúng tôi là những anh chàng điển trai.
You are a student – Bạn đã từng là học sinh.
Khi thêm “not” thì ta phải mượn trợ động từ did đối với động từ thường trong thì
quá khứ đơn với tất cả các ngôi(chủ ngữ).
Ex: He didn’t go to home last night – Tối hôm qua anh ấy không về nhà.
Trong câu nghi vấn: Đưa trợ động từ “did” ra trước chủ ngữ.
Ex: Did you go to school yesterday? – Hôm qua bạn có đi học không?
Đưa động từ “to be” ra trước chủ ngữ.
Ex: Were you a teacher in 1999? – Vào năm 1999 bạn là giáo viên à?
Was he the president in 2003 – Vào năm 2003 ông ấy là chủ tòch à?
Chú ý: Were dùng cho tất cả các chủ ngữ trong CÂU ĐIỀU KIỆN(Conditional
Sentense) .
Khi liệt kê hay có liên từ(and) thì hình thức của các động từ, tính từ, danh từ,
trạng từ, thì,… phải giống nhau.
UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
1. Wh- questions

- Các từ để hỏi: who, whom, what, which, where, when, why, how (old/ long/
far/ fast/ many/ much…)
- Với động từ “to be”: Wh- + be + S (+ …)?
Ex: What is the time? – It’s 7.
- Với động từ khiếm khuyết: Wh- + V
can, could, will,…
+ S + V
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(+ …)?
* Động từ khiếm khuyết: Can, could, will, would, shall(Chỉ đi với chủ ngữ I, we),
should, may, might, must, ought to, need,…
Ex: How many languages can you speak? – Bạn có thể nói được bao nhiêu ngôn ngữ?
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- Với động từ thường: Wh- + do/does/did + S + V
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(+ …)?
Ex: Where did you go yesterday? – Bạn ở đâu vào ngày hôm qua vậy?
Lưu ý: Câu hỏi và câu trả lời phải cùng thì với nhau.
Ex: Where did you go yesterday? – I went to the bookstore.(Bạn ở đâu vào ngày hôm
qua vậy? – Tôi đã đi đến hiệu sách)
Cụ thể:
When? - Time => Hỏi thông tin về thời gian.
Where? - Place => Hỏi thông tin về nơi chốn.
Who? - Person => Hỏi thông tin về người.
Why? - Reason => Hỏi về lí do.
How? - Manner => Hỏi về cách thức, hình thức.
What? – Object / Idea / Action => Hỏi về vật/ý kiến/hành động.
Which (one)? - Choice of alternatives => Hỏi thông tin về sự lựa chọn.
Whose? - Possession => Hỏi thông tin về sở hữu(Cái này của cái kia gọi là sở
hữu cách).

Whom? - Person (objective formal) => Hỏi về người(Ở dạng tân ngữ).
How much? - Price, amount (non-count) => Hỏi về giá cả, lượng(Không đếm
được).
How many? - Quantity (count) => Hỏi về lượng(Đếm được).
How long? - Duration => Hỏi về thòi gian.
How often? - Frequency => Hỏi về mức độ thường xuyên.
How far? - Distance => Hỏi về khoảng cách.
What kind (of)?- Description => Yêu cầu mô tả thông tin.
2. Gerund and to + infinitive
a. Gerund (V-ing)
- Sau giới từ ta dùng V-ing.
- Sau những động từ/cụm từ như: avoid (tránh), have trouble (gặp khó Khăn),
practise (thực hành), consider (xem xét, tính đến), miss (nhớ/bỏ lỡ), enjoy (thích, thưởng
thức), mind (phiền), suggest (đề nghò), go on (tiếp tục), prefer … to (thích hơn), keep
(giữ), like (thích), feel like (cảm giác như), stop (dừng), it’s no use (không lợi ích gì), …
b.V + to V
Expect (kỳ vọng, trông đợi), plan (dự đònh), decide (quyết đònh), hope (hi vọng),
threaten (đe doạ), agree (đồng ý), promise (hứa), forget (quên), try (cố gắng), like
(muốn), …
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UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
1. The past perfect(Thì quá khứ hoàn thành)
a. Cách thành lập
- Câu khẳng đònh
- Câu phủ đònh
- Câu hỏi
S + had + V3/ed
S + had+ not + V3/ed
Had + S + V3/ed?
b. Cách dùng

1) Diễn tả 1 sự kiện đã xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm xác đònh trong quá khứ.
Ex: I had finished my homework by 8:00 last night –Tôi đã hoàn thành bài tập
về nhà của mình trước 8 giờ tối hôm qua.
2) Diễn tảù 1 sự kiện đã xảy ra trước 1 sự kiện khác trong quá khứ.
Ex: I had finished my homework before I went to bed – Tôi đã hoàn thành
bài tập về nhà của mình trước khi tôi đi ngủ.
Thường dùng với các trạng từ và giới từ: (by the time, by=before), after, when,…
2. The past perfect vs the past simple(Thì quá khứ hoàn thành và thì quá khứ đơn)
Để diễn tả hai hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, hành động nào xảy ra trước ta dùng
thì quá khứ hoàn thành, hành động nào xảy ra sau ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn.
Ex: After Nam had finished his homework, he went to bed – Sau khi Nam hoàn
thành bài tập về nhà thì anh ấy đi ngủ(Làm xong bài tập trước rồi đi ngủ sau).
3. Chú ý: Thì quá khứ hoàn thành chỉ sử dụng khi có sự so sánh trước - sau
a) Cách dùng before=by(trước khi), after(sau khi) và when(khi):
Quá khứ hoàn thành Before Quá khứ đơn
Before Quá khứ đơn Quá khứ hoàn thành
Quá khứ đơn After Quá khứ hoàn thành
After Quá khứ hoàn thành Quá khứ đơn
Ex: I had had breakfast before I went to school – Tôi ăn sáng trước khi tôi đi học.
Before I went to school, I had had breakfast – Trước khi tôi đi học tôi đã ăn
sáng.
I went to bed after I had finished my homework – Tôi đi ngủ sau khi tôi hoàn
thành bài tập về nhà của mình.
After I had finished my homework, I went to bed – Sau khi tôi hoàn thành bài
tập về nhà của mình thì tôi đi ngủ.
When:
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Ex: When I came, he had killed the dog – Khi tôi đến thì anh ấy đã giết chết con chó
đó.
When I had gone out, he came – Khi tôi đi ra ngoài thì anh ấy đến.

b) The past simple vs the past continuous(Thì quá khứ đơn và thì quá khứ tiếp
diễn)
Để diễn tả hai hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ, hành động nào đang diễn rata dùng thì
quá khứ tiếp diễn, hành động nào chắn ngang(xen vào) ta dùng thì quá khứ đơn.
Hình thức của thì quá khứ tiếp diễn: S + was/were + V
ing
Ex: When I was having dinner, Peter came yesterday – Vào ngày hôm qua khi tôi
đang ăn tối thì Peter đến.
Class: 10 UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
I. A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
1. A. scholar B. chemist C. research D. technical
2. A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive D. degree
3. A. private B. diploma C. guide D. writer
4. A. trouble B. study C. tutor D. subject
5. A. received B. worked C. obtained D. harbored
B. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
1. A. background B. career C. secondary D. private
2. A. scientific B. atomic C. impossible D. professor
3. A. obtain B. determine C. award D. harbour
4. A. ambitious B. intelligent C. brilliant D. mature
5. A. education B. difficulty C. champion D. institute
II. Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box.
scientific tragic friendly difficult
brilliant
medical famous necessary technical
serious
1. They were vey _______ to me when I first arrived.
2. The man finds it _______ to stop smoking.
3. There were a lot of _______ achievements in the twentieth century.
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4. She looked very _______ when she heard the news.
5. Changes can easily be made where _______.
6. The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely ______.
7. The play they performed was a ________ success.
8. She is more _______ as a writer than as an actress.
9. What is the patient’s _______ history?
10. He received some _______ training from his father.
1. friendly 2. difficult 3. technical 4. serious 5. necessary
6. tragic 7. brilliant 8. famous 9. medical 10. scientific
III. Choose the best answer.
1. Mary is always determined to do anything she wants. She′s a ______ woman.
A. ambitious B. strong-willed C. brilliant D. humane
2. She passed her exams with flying colour.
A. successfully B. difficultly C. badly D. easily
3. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more ________ than the other boys at his class.
A. intelligent B. mature C. ambitious D. developed
4. There is no ________ explanation for what happened.
A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science
5. Marie went to France to _______ her dream at the Sorbonne.
A. have B. get C. take D. realize
6. A ______ is someone who teaches one student or a very small class.
A. tutor B. professor C. adviser D. leader
7. Luis has a _______ in French from Leeds University.
A. certificate B. degree C. diploma D. qualification
8. Marie Curie was_______ a Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1911.
A. received B. obtained C. gained D. awarded
9. David Brown worked ____ a tourist guide from June 1999 to December 2002. He
really liked his job.
A. for B. on C. as D. with
10. Tony : ___________________?

Ann : In a flat near the supermarket.
A. What′s your address? B. Where are you?
C. Where are you live? D. Where do you live?
IV Give the correct simple past tense or past perfect tense.
1. He (leave) ___________ London 2 years ago.
2. The man looked familiar. I (see) __________ him somewhere before.
3. Everybody (be) _______ at home to watch football on TV last night.
4. Mr Brown (become) _________ famous after he (have) _______ some inventions .
5. I arrived home and (find) ________ that a thief (break)_______ in.
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6. We had just gone to bed when we (hear) _______ a knock at the door.
7. They told me that they (never / meet) _______ me.
8. My friends didn’t want to come to the cinema with me because they (already /
see)______the film.
9. “Was Tom there when you arrived?”- “No, he (go)_______ home”.
10. It’s time we all (go) _________ home.
11. When he (come)________out, his bike (disappear) ____________.
12. They (go)____________ home after they (finish)____________ their work.
1. left 2. had seen3. was 4. became/ had had
5. found/ had broken 6. heard 7. had never met 8. had already seen
9. had gone 10. went 11. came/ had disappeared 12. went/ had finished
V. Give the correct form of word:
1. Louis Pasteur is a world-famous French _________________. (chemistry)
2. ________________ around the world are looking for a better human life. (Science)
3. There are now a lot of students without jobs after _____________. (graduate)
4. They need a leader with courage and _____________. (determine)
5. Bad planning always leads to ____________ later. (difficult)
6. Researchers have already made some important ____________. (discover)
7. The (found) __________of the Institute of Radium in 1914 made her humanitarian
wish come true.

8. After the tragic (die)________ of Pierre Curie, she became the first woman in France to
be a university professor.
9. Elizaberth Blackwell was an (ambition) _______ girl. She was determined to be a
doctor at any cost.
10. If Helen is concerned about her (appear) ____________, she will look pretty.
1. chemist 2. scientists 3. graduation 4. determination 5. difficulty
6. discoveries 7. foundation 8. death 9. ambitious 10. appearance
VI. Choose the correct word or phrase to fill in the blank:
Barbara, who is a writer, is married with two ___1____ . She has written over 40
books. She started ___2___ after the tragic death of her first husband. She has lived in
many ___3___ of the world, including Japan and India. She ____4__ her childhood in
Egypt, but came to England __5__ 1966. She has written ___6___ prose and poetry, but is
best known for her romantic novels. She ___7___ many awards, including the Boooker
Prize which she ___8___ in 1988 for the novel “ Dark times to Come”.
1. A. childs B. children C.boy D. woman
2. A .writing B. wrote C. has written D. write
3. A .where B. villages C. city D. regions
4. A .spends B. has spent C. spent D. spending
5. A .on B. in C. at D. of
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6. A .as well B. too C. also D. both
7. A. has won B. won C. wins D. winning
8. A. won B. has won C. have won D. had won

VII. A. Read the passage and answer the questions:
Marconi, who invented radio nearly a hundred years ago, was born in Bologna in
Northern Italy in 1874. His father was a rich Italian businessman and his mother was a
Scot who had lived in Ireland and had gone to Italy to study music. The family lived in a
country house, the Villa Grifone, just outside Bologna.
When he was a boy, people didn’t think that Marconi was particularly clever. He

was a quiet boy who spoke little but thought a lot. He liked nothing better than to sit and
read scientific books in his father’s big library. He also loved to do experiments with
electricity. For most of his early life, he was taught at home. He didn’t go to school.
Task 1: Choose the best answers.
1. Marconi ____________.
A. invented radio C. sent sounds through the air
B. discovered electricity D. sent radio
2. Marconi’s mother ___________
A. wasn’t Italian C. was born in Bologna
B. was Italian D. was born in Northern Italy
3. What did people think about Marconi when he was a child?
A. He didn’t like to do experiments with electricity
B. He wasn’t particularly clever
C. He was a child of few words
D. He talked too much but thought little
4. Which sentence is not true?
A. Marconi was very interested in books on science.
B. He had much schooling.
C. He was a quiet child.
D. His father was from Italy.
Task 2: Answer the questions.
1. When was Marconi born and where?
- He was born in 1874 in Bologna in Northern Italy.
2. What was Marconi’s nationality?
- He was Italian.
3. Why did Marconi speak little?
- Because he was a quiet boy.
4. Was Marconi taught at school when he was young?
- No, he wasn’t.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best option (A, B, C or D)

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No writer in American literature is more famous or more loved than Mark Twain.
When Mark Twain was eleven years old, his father died leaving nothing to his wife and
four children. Mark Twain had to leave school and look for a job. His elder brother was
working as a printer and he helped the boy to learn printing. For some years, he worked as
a printer for the town newspaper and later for his brother, who at that time had started a
small newspaper. The two young man published it themselves. Mark Twain wrote short
humorous stories and printed them for their newspaper. In 1853, Mark Twain decided to
leave home. He went to New York, and then to Philadelphia, where he worked as a
printer. When he was a boy, he dreamed of becoming a sailor. At 20, he found a job on a
boat travelling up and down the Mississippi, but he had to pay 100 dollars to get the job.
On that boat he learned the work of a sailor.
“Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” are considered Twain’s best works which
provide his readers with an excellent picture of his era. His last book was written in 1909,
one year before his death. He was then 74 years old.
Task 1: Choose the best answers.
1. How old was Mark Twain when his father died?
A. 12 B. 11 C. 20 D. 21
2. Why did he have to leave school?
A. Because he wanted to work as a sailor.
B. Because his father died and left nothing to the family.
C. Because he enjoyed adventures.
D. Because he disliked school.
3. What did his brother teach him?
A. printing B. writing C. literature D. history
4. Mark Twain used to dream of becoming a _______.
A. teacher B. writer C. sailor D. printer
Task 2: Answer the questions.
1. What is Mark Twain’s nationality?
- He’s American.

2. What’s his job?
- He’s a writer.
3. What did he do in Philadelphia?
- He worked as a printer there.
4. Are “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn” considered his best works?
- Yes, they are.
5. When did he die?
- He died in 1910.
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CLASS 10 UNIT 2: SCHOOL TALKS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently
from the others.
1. a. chance b. teaching c. ch emistry d. children
2. a. hard b. start c. party d. talk
3. a. son b. sunshine c. above d. woman
4. a. polite b. literature c. guide d. kind
5. a. great b. teacher c. street d. receive
II. Choose the best answer.
1 do you want? ~ A box of chocolates.
a. What b. Which c. Who d. How
2. is this building? ~ It′s about two hundred years old.
a. How long b. How far c. How old d. How
3. money do you earn? ~About £250 a week.
a. How much b. What c. How many d Which
4 bag are you carrying? ~ Judy′s.
a. Which b. What c. who’s d. Whose
5. is your new school? ~ It′s very big and friendly.
a. What b. How c. Where d. Which
6. is it to tile post office? ~ About two hundred meters.
a. How far b. How long c. How often d. How much

7. is your national flag? Red and yellow.
a. What b. Which of color c. What color d. Which
8. do you take a holiday? ~ Once a year.
a. When b. How long c. What time d. How often
9. is Greg like′? ~ He′s tall and thin with brown hair.
a. What b. How c. Who d. Whom
10. did the
.
Second World War end? ~ in 1945.
a. Where b. When c. What time
d
. How long
III. Put the verbs into correct forms (gerund or infinitive)
1. All of the members agreed _____ the emergency meeting. (attend)
2. Jack promised _____ to the meeting. (come)
3. Alex refused ______ for his rude behavior. (apologize)
4. At first, I enjoyed (listen) ________ to him but after a while I got tired of
(hear)_________ the same story again and again.
5. Did you remember (give) ___________him the key of the safe? No, I didn’t,
I’ll go and do it no
6. She rushed out of the room without (give)_________ me a chance
(explain)____________ .
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7. Please forgive me for (interrupt)_________ you but would you mind
(repeat)__________ that last sentence?
8. I know my hair wants (cut)__________ but I never have time
(go)____________ to the hairdresser’s.
Keys: 1. to attend 2. to come 3. to apologize 4. listening – hearing
5. giving 6. giving - to explain 7. interrupting – repeating
8. to cut – to go

IV. Use the word in brackets to complete these sentences.
language work narrow subject
crowded enjoyable stuck jobs
about similar
1. Don′t worry ______________me. I’ll be fine.
2. Can you speak any other ___________ besides English.
3. The truck could not take that road because it was very _________ .
4. Most students find the course very _________.
5. She is interested in teaching ______________ because she loves working with
children.
6. Our coach was ___________ in a traffic jam and got to Heathrow forty
minutes late.
7. The store was_____________ with shoppers.
8. My favourite ____________ is History.
9. If two people speak the same language, they usually have_______ attitudes
and opinions.
10. Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations
IV. 1. about 2. language 3. narrow 4. enjoyable 5. work
6. stuck 7. crowded 8. subject 9. similar 10. jobs
V. Reading the passage and do the task
Hello, my name is Hung. I come from Hai Phong- a beautiful port city in the
North of VN, but now I am living in Ha Noi. I’m 10 grader of HaNoi Foreign
Language Specialising High school. Now I’m studying at English and Russian
School and I can speak the language quite well. I’m living in a flat near my
school with my classmate. He comes from Thanh Hoa. We have to cook
ourselves. It’s rather hard but it helps us living independently.
Task 1: Decide the statements are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false
statements
a. Hung comes from a city in the South of VN
b. He can speak English well

c. His classmate come from Hai Phong, too
d. Hung live in a small house with his family
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e. Hung has to cook alone
Task 2: Answer these questions:
a. What does Hung study?
b. In which class does he study?
c. Who does he live with?
d. What does he talk about his life?
* Suggested answers:
Task 1:
a. F Hung comes from a city in the North of VN
b. T
c. F He comes from Thanh Hoa
d. F He is living in a flat near my school with my classmate.
e. F . He cooks with his classmate
Task 2:
a. He studies English and Russian
b. He is 10 grader
c. He lives with his classmates
d. He talks that his life is rather hard but it helps him living independently
Class 10 UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF………
I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently from
the others.
1. a. little b. fish c. meet d. pig
2. a. interest b. it c. pea d. sit
3. a. simple b. meat c. kick d. hit
4. a. fasten b. sense c. smell d. rest
5. a. niece b. tie c. lie d. die
II. Choose the best answer.

1. The boys broke a window when they _________ football.
a. played b. were playing c. had played d. are playing
2. He ________ you now, but he won’t believe you tomorrow.
a. believe b. believes c. is believing d. has believed
3. What ________ to you yesterday?
a. happened b. did happen c. had happen d. has happened
4. I _______ about him when suddenly he came in.
a. talk b. talked c. am talking d. was talking
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5. The light _________ out while we were having tea.
a. was going b. went c. had gone d. has gone
6. “May I help speak to Dr. Paine, please?”
“I’m sorry, he _______ a patient at the moment. Can I help you?”
a. is seeing b. sees c. has been seeing d. was seeing
7. The Earth _______ on the sun for its heat and light.
a. is dependb. depending c. has depend d. depends
8. While I ________ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.
a. watch b. watched c. was watching d. am watching
9. Last night we _______ many songs by the camp fire.
a. sing b. sang c. sung d. were singing
10. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely______.
a. hard b. hardly c. harder d. hardest
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in two tenses: Simple
Present or Simple Past.
1. Mr. Green always (go) _________ to work by bus.
2. It (not rain) ____________in the dry season.
3. They (not go) ____________to the movies last Sunday.
4. My little sister (drink) ___________milk every day.
5. There (be) ___________ a lot of noise at the fair yesterday.
6. They (give) _____________ me the letter a few minutes ago.

7. _____ you (find) ________ my fountain pen yesterday?
8. They often (thank) ____________me for what I do for them.
9. His uncle (teach) __________English in our school five years ago.
10. It (take) _______me 5 minutes to walk to school last year.
III. 1. goes 2. doesn’t rain 3. didn’t go
4. drinks 5. was 6. gave
7. did you find 8. thank 9. taught 10. took
IV. Use the word in brackets to complete these sentences.
fellow peasant tobacco transplant
neighbour
rest go off plough chat
crop
1. Last night, when we were talking together, the light___________.
2. My grandparents enjoyed playing chess with his _________ members in the
club.
3. All the farmers in this village are looking forward to a bumper _________.
4. Mr. John has had a lot of support from his relatives and ______________.
5. A _______ is a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land.
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6. The scientists are willing to do this job for the ________ of his life.
7. The government passed a law banning advertising _________.
8. Japanese production methods have been ______ into some British factories.
9. Tom has been on the computer all afternoon, _______ with his friend.
10. A ________ is used for digging and turning over soil.
IV. 1. went off 2. fellow 3. crop 4. neighbors 5. peasant
6. rest 7. tobacco 8. transplanted 9. chatting 10. plough
V. Choose the best answer.
I arrived at the airport with plenty of time to check in. It was a trip I had
done many times before and (1) _____ to the clerk at the desk, there was no
problems and the (2) _____ was schedule to leave on time. I was flying to

Helsinki but I had to (3) _____ planes in Rome. Suddenly there was a(n) (4)
_____ saying that, because of a strike by air- traffic controllers, the plan would
be (5)_____ by at least two hours.
I headed in the (6) ______ of the restaurant. After a tiring of about six
hours, tired and frustrated, we eventually (7) _____ the plane. When we (8)
_____ in Rome, it was almost midnight, and there was no sign of any connection
to Helsinki.
1. A. referring B. relating C. according D. conforming
2. A. trip B. travel C. flight D. journey
3. A. alter B. change C. transfer D. exchange
4. A. notice B. broadcast C. advertisement D. announcement
5. A. delayed B. stopped C. checked D. postponed
6. A. way B. path C. route D. direction
7. A. took B. boardedC. joined D. caught
8. A. arrived B. went C. got D. came
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