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English 10- prepared by Nguyen Minh Hai
Topic 1;A day in the life of……
Grammar;
- Simple present and simple past tenses.
- Adverbs of frequency.
Practice;
Exercise 1;Match a verb in A with a phrase in B.
A
1. to drink
2. to lead
3. to arrive
4. to put
5. to pump
6. to talk
7. to take
8. to come
9. to have
10. to leave
11. to go
12. to do
B
a. at the airport early
b. to bed at about 10pm
c. water into the field
d. a short rest
e. a cup of tea
f. a wonderful vacation
g. to see neighbours
h. the house at a quarter past
five
i. up the tents in the middle of

the field
j. everything as planned
k. the buffalo to the field
l. in a friendly way
Exercise 2; Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box.
brigade, fields, rubbish, weather, experiences, family, danger, routines,
children,neighbours
1. When her children are at school,Mrs White does her usual…….
2. There is a lot of……..involving in rock climbing.
3. The success of the crop depends on the……….
4. We can see many ………..of corn in the village.
5. Turn the radio down,or you’ll wake the………….
6. Almost every……..in the town owns a television.
7. Whenever you see a house on fire, call the fire…………
8. The street is crowded with old cans and other kinds of……………
9. Several………..,aged about seven, were playing in the yard.
10. He had many interesting……………while he was travelling in Africa.
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Exercise 3; choose the best answer for each sentence.

1. How are you feeling? I have been feeling better since the doctor…………
( has come / had come / comes / came )
2. Water and oil …………….
( do not mix / does not mix / has not mix / is not mixing )
3.Playing computer games for 12 hours every day…………him exhausted.

( make / making / makes / made )
4.Linh’s house is near his school and it…………him only 15 minnutes yo go
there on foot.
( takes / took / has taken / is taking )

5.It is ……….that every pupil will have to follow the school timetable
strictly.
( certainly / surely / obviously / certain )
6. She was so surprised…………….the exam result that she could’t say
anything.
( in / at / of / for )
7. ………..,Phuong gets up at 6 a.m, but today is Sunday so she gets up a bit
late.
( Normal / Rarely / Normality / Normally )
8. Spain …………at one time a very powerful country.
( was / is / has been / was being )
9. Who ate all the cookies ?- Cuong…………………
( has / ate / did / had )
10. Before electricity was discovered,oil lamps……………….
(used / has used / has been used / had used )
11.Almost every household………… a computer nowsadays.
( have / has / has had / had )
12. Would you like………….with me tonight?
( going out / go out /to go out / to be going out )
13.’’To take off” ……….to move off the ground.
( meant / means / is meaning / has meaning )
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14.If I ………..much money, I would buy a big house.
( have / has / had had / had )
15.The earth………..round the sun once every 365 days.
( go / went / gone / goes )
Exercise 4;Find mistakes and then correct them
1. Huong did shouted at me when he met me at the station.
2. The police is looking for the bank robbers who stole a large sum of money
from the bank.

3. Every student who are absent from class too often will not be allowed to
take the exam.
4. Hang immediate comes home after she finishes school.
5. In many families,importance decisions are made by the women.
6. Our pets, two cats and a dog,needs to be taken care of while we are going.
7. As soon as the teacher came back into the room,the students stopped to
talk.
8. Your car was going to break down if it is not repaired soon.
9. Because she was in the bathroom, she could answer the phone.
10. He went to school every morning.
Exercise 5; Give correct form of the verb.
1. last year we (live)………………….in Nha trang with my grandparents, but
now we (live) in with my parents.
Do you like swimming, Ba?I (do)………….. When I was a child but not now.
Last week I (send) ………………my friend Dasy a letter but she (not reply)
…………………….I (be)…………………….. very sad now.
2. My father (not like)………………….drinking beer but yesterday he (have)
two big glasses of beer. He (be)………………………….happyto receive my
mother’s news.
3. What………you (do)…………yesterday?
I ( phone )…………… you but you ( noy be )………………….in.
6. Last month my brother (send)……………me his photographs.He (send)
………….his photographs every year.
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7. I ( think ) ……………..you ( not like ) chocolates but I was wrong.
8. Nam is a careful driver but yesterday he (drive) ………………carelessly.
9. What time………you (go) ………..to the market yesterday? I ( not
remember )……, I am sorry.
10. I ( not know ) how to dance when I ( be ) six years old.
Exercise 6; Make sentences based on the given words.

1. The children / always / fond / sweets / such / chocolates / cakes.
………………………………………………………………………………………..
2.Our teacher / sometimes / get / angry / us / because / we / not do /
homework.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Never / they / go / class / on time.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The workers / go / work / 6 a.m / evreyday.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5.Seldom / it / rain / summer / here.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Sometimes / he / misunderstand / me / but / it / no matter.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. He / go / market / twice a week.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. She / usually / afraid / dogs / but she / like / cats.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. How often / you / go / dancing / club / summer?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. I / often / go / there / three / times / week / summer.
Topic 2; School talks: prepared by Nguyen Minh Hai
Grammar:
-Wh-questions
-gerund and to-infinitive
Practice;
Exercise 1;Match a verb in A with a phrase in B.
A
1.to have
B
a. on a boat trip

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2.to enjoy
3. to go
4. to provide
5. to feel
6. to be
7. to help
8. to meet
9. to leave
10. to lose
11. to win
12. to spend
b. at the school gate
c. more confident
d. two weeks at the seaside
e. campers avoid trouble
f. a note for your friend
g. a good pair of boots
h. a gold medal
i. in a good physical condion
j. dancing and singing
k. the match
l. physical benefits
Exercise 2: Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box.
went / win / believe / raining / required
lost / stay / playing / provide / attracted
1. The dog was…………….by the mell of the meat.
2. The children are ……………………..in the park near their house.
3. When we reached home, it began………………very hard.
4. They …………….on a camping trip at the end of the summer term.

5. He has a large family to …………..for.
6. People used to …………….that the world was flat.
7. Students are ………………to take three papers in Vietnamese literature.
8. It’s only the second time the term has………………..a match this season.
9. Charles was deermined to………………..th race.
10.We decided to…………………at the hotel by the seaside.
Exercise 3; Choose the best answer for the following sentence.
1.They will certainly come………………….them.
( when calling / you are calling / if you call / do you call )
2. You needn’t ………….the money back for a year.
( to pay / pay / paid / be paid )
……………that reason, I don’t agree with you.
( Because / Instead / But / For )
3. …………………….don’t like English.
( Some student / Some of the students / Some of the student / Some of students )
4. If anybody……………question, please ask me after class.
( has / have / have a / has a )
5. What did you want to talk about, Mai? I am considering……….home.
( go / going / to / about going )
6. …………..did they arrive? Ten minutes ago
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( How long / How much time / How many times / When )
7. You’d better……………early.
( to arrive / arriving / arrive / arrived )
8, Did you check your paper? No, I………….it
( checking / am checking / check / checked )
9. If you keep………….that dog won’t hurt you.
(slowly a walk / a slow walk / walking slowly / to walking slowly )
10. It’s difficult…………….on time.
( get there / to get there / in getting there / for getting there )

11. I wouldn’t waste time……………that book if I were you.
( to reading / reading / read / to read )
12. I ……………….to visit Australia in the future.
(like / am liking / will like / would like )
Exercise 4:Make question for the underlined words in the following sentences.
1. They do their homework at night.
2. Mr. Robertson came to the party alone.
3. I like the red blouse, not the blue one.
4. She felt better after she took a nap.
5. She talked to him for an hour.
6. My parents have two cars.
7. They are coming to visit tomorrow.
8. The with the white hat is my brother.
9. I don’t get up early because I like to sleep late.
10. We have an Englush class everyday.
11. They like dancing on weekends.
12. The club is not far from their house.
13. Their favourite kind of music is the classical music.
14. They are singing popular songs.
15. We live in the same countryside.
Exercise 5: Fill preposition (if any). And give correct form of the verb.
1. Thank you ( help )……………..me.
2. My sister is good ( play )……………tennis.
3. He need to practise ( speak )……………………. English more.
4. We are looking forward ( see)……………………… you.
5. She is afraid ( cross )……………….. the street.
6. She is not interested ( learn )……………….. to speak French.
7. John insisted ( buy )……………………….. a new bicycle.
8. We are thinking ( study )……………….. French.
9. I have no objection ( carry )……………. out the plan.

10.I don’t think He is accustomed ( drive )………………… on th right.
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Topic 3: people s background’
Exercise 1: 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 very ……………..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.
4. She looked very………………….when she heard th news.
5. Changes can easily be made where……………….
6. The effect of the pollution on the beach is absolutedly……………
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.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. Marie Curie was the first woman in France………….a university professor.
( was / to be / used to be / is )
2. In spite of…………..up late, She got up early the next morning.
( staying / to stay / Mary stayed / stay )
3. When he…………,everyone………………
A.arrived / had left B. had arrived / left
C.would arrive / leaves D.arrived / had left
4. I suddenly remembered I……………..my wallet on the bus.
( leave / had left / have left / would leave )
5. I ……………the washing up before my father came home
( was doing / did / had done / must have done )
6. After her husband’s accident, she …………the sole breadwinner of the family.

( had become / became / would became / used to be )
7. The room smelled terrible. Someone…………before I came.
( had smoked / smoked / seemed to smoke / would smoke )
8. Celine Dion ………..to receive recognition fer her talent in 1982.
( had begun / began / probably begins / would have begun )
9. In 1994, Celine Dion and Rene Angelil………….in Basilica.
( had married / married / mary / have married )
10. I ………..as a hotel telephonist from May 2001 to March 2002.
( had worked / would work / worked / get used to working )
11. His ambition is…………the richest the man in the world.
( becomes / will become / became / to became )
12. Mary is a humorous girl. She always makes me………..
( laugh / laughing / to laugh / laughed )
13. Although his early education ………..,Peter is now the best clerk in our company.
( interrupted / had interrupted / was interrupted / interrupting )
14. By the time they came, we ………………our dinner.
( had finished / finished / would finish / were finishing )
15. Neil Amstrong was the ………..man to set foot on the moon.
( only / first / one / individual )
16 She studied hard ……….her parents’ expectation.
( meeting / to meet / meet / met )
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17. Sally was disappointed with the exam result. She ……..a bark mark before.
( had got / had ever got / never had got / had never got )
18. It was impossible…………his room. the door was locked.
( to enter / entering / enters / entered )

19. The thieves ran away ………..the could.
( quick / quickly so that / quicker as / as quickly as )
20. He said that no-one could love me……………..he did.

( so much like / as much like / as much as / that much )
Exercise 3: Find mistakes and then correct them.
1. She had live in London for five years before she moved to New York.
2. Poor little Laura had always dreamt of have a new shirt on her birthday.
3. Jimmy is not so kindly as Geoge, but he is more handsome than Geoge.
4. Although being only 14, she was more mature than most of her classmates.
5. Lizzie told me that it was the loveliest gift she ever received.
6. Surprisingly , someone had changed the curtains before I had arrived.
7. I didn’t know how to get to Hang bong street, so I must ask a passer by.
8. Her father taught her science. She was received most of her scientific knowledge from her father.
9. This is not the first time we have talked to each other.I had met Geoge five years ago at Jennifer’s
party.
10.By the time they had come,the food had already got cold.
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences, using the correct past tense of the verb in blackets.
1. Peter no longer phoned Marry. They ( say )………………..goodbye.
2. My neighbour didn’t have any money to buy food. He ( spend )………...
all his money gambling.
3. The girl’s arm was bleeding when she arrived at school. She ( fall over )…………
4. When I ( get )…………..home everyone ( have ) ………………..dinner.
5. I ( play )…………….a lot of piano recently.
6. We ( not see ) ……………..you for ages.
7. How long ( you learn ) …………………..Spanish?
8. I ( do )………………..housework yesterday.
9. I was disappointed when I didn’t see the dress I liked in the shop. I ( save ) ……….
money to buy it for weeks.
10.He went to bed after he ( take ) …………………a bath.
Exercise 5: Rewrite the first sentence so that the second one means nearly the same as the first one.
1. I worked very hard for the exam. Then I passed it.
Before……………………………………………………………………………….
2. First I considered what to study. then I decided to major in maths.

After………………………………………………………………………………...
3. She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed.
Before……………………………………………………………………………….
4. He bought a cassette. First I checked the prices.
After………………………………………………………………………………...
5. He took some medicine, then he felt a little better.
Before………………………………………………………………………………
6. They argued, then they fought.
After………………………………………………………………………………..
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7. She went out for a walk. Then she had a fatal accident.
Before………………………………………………………………………………
8. She decided to go away.First she faced the matter.
After………………………………………………………………………………..
9. We read the books, then we wrote the assignment.
Before……………………………………………………………………………...
10. She watched the film, then she wrote the report.
After………………………………………………………………………………
Topic 4: Special education
Exercise 1: Choose the word with the diffirent pronunciation of the underlined part.
1. A. scholar B. chemist C. reseach D. technical
2. A. correct B. century C. complete D. cathedral
3. A. leader B. dream C. weapon D. disease
4. A. think B. gather C. death D. through
5. A. music B. design C. industry D. physician
6. A. enough B. found C. account D. thounsand
7. A. food B. good C. soon D. troop
8. A. picture B. century C. contact D. culture
9. A. only B. produce C. abandon D. technology
10. A. stay B. locate C. patient D. doctorate

Exercise 2: Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box.
poor…………..primary……………..gifted………………proud……………..
miraculous…………………..great……………..amateur……………………..
difficult……………………….different……………healthy…………………..
1. The…………….aim of this course is to improve your spoken English.
2. She was too …………………to buy clothes for her children.
3. They were very………………..of their daughter’s achivements.
4. It is very……………………..to climb this mountain in winter.
5. She is wearing a……………..dress every time I see her.
6. The tournament is open to………….as well as professional players.
7. The area of forest that has been destroyed is very………………….
8. The children are well fed, active and…………………
9. She has won many prizes in musical contests beacause she is a………….artist.
10. The way he climbed the mountain was quite ……; no-one else had done it that way.
Exercise 3: Match a verb in A with a phrase in B
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1. to learn
2. to work
3. to welcome
4. to give
5. to live
6. to explain
7. to have
8. to wait
9. to found
10. to provide
11. to bring
12. to help
a. how to do something
b. money to the poor

c. new courage to blind people
d. in poor conditions
e. a school for the blind
f. on farms all day
g. an educational program for children
h. how to read and write
i. children with a variety of disabilities
j. different kinds of tests
k. for hours at the school
l. visitors to the class
Exercise 4:Complete the following sentences about the present or the past.
0. I used to smoke but I don t smoke now’ .
00. I like her now but I didn t use to like her when I was at school’ .
1. He used to buy me flowers and send me letters but………………………………………
2. She didn’t use to cry but………………………………………………………………….
3. We like classical music but……………………………………………………………….
4. She doesn’t play the piano now but……………………………………………………
5. He’s poor now but………………………………………………………………………
6. She used to be an ugly girl in my village but…………………………………………..
7.We don’t like going out in the rain but…………………………………………………..
8. They used to go swimming at weekends but…………………………………………….
9. It used to be hot in Summer but…………………………………………………………
10.They don’t drink wine but………………………………………………………………
Exercise 5: combine the following sentences to one sentence, make any necessary changes.
1. The bus goes up Oxchard Avenue. It doesn’t stop at the supermarket.
2. I am lazy. This annoys my parents.
3. The performance went on for three hours. It was carefully prepared.
4. The tree has died. They cut it down.
5. Jill always comes to class late. This makes the teacher angry.
6. They decided to choose the green motorbike. They had always wanted a green motorbike.

7. Next weekend I will have to visit the dentist again. I dislike visiting a dentist.
8. I work very hard and always get good marks. This pleases my grandmother.
9. We are talking to my brother Jim. He is very keen on dogs.
10.Jim has a lot of money. This puts him in trouble with his frie n nds.
Exercise 6: choose the best answer for the following sentences
1. My teacher…………..a successful photographer.
( used to be / uses to be / used to being / used to being )
2. My father …………..morning exercises.
( wasn’t used to do / didn’t use to do / didn’t used to doing / didn’t use to doing )
3. Since the new road was built, traffic is not a problem……………
( any long / no longer / any longer / no long )
4. Melissa was so satisfied…………..her success that she laughed all day.
( with / for / about / of )
5. Even twins are…………….from each other in some aspects.
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