Bài tập bổ trợ nâng cao lớp 10 (2)

ENGLISH 10
TEST 2
I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR.
1. .......efforts to combat it, drug abuse is on the increase.
A. Throughout
B. In the event of
C. Despite
D. Instead of
2. We.....that you were successful in the entrance examination.
A. are delighted
B. are delightful
C. are delighting
D. delight
3. The group had a…....once, but none of their other songs was successful.
A. win
B. hit
C. success
D. achievement
4. John and Mary......each other since 1976.
A. have been knowing
B. were knowing
C. have known
D. were known
5. He lives.......in his bachelor flat in Mayfair.
A. lonely
B. lone
C. himself
D. alone
6. Send for our free brochure by.....the coupon below.
A. filling
B. responding

C. answering
D. completing
7. This symphony is a real masterpiece. I think it's worth.......over and over again.
A. be listened to
B. listening to
C. to be listened to D. to listen to
8. The best soil was.......away by a torrential rainstorm.
A. washed
B. flowed
C. gushed
D. flooded
9. Have you finished eating, sir ? Shall I bring you the.......?
A. addition
B. ticket
C. cheque
D. bill
10. It's very.......the suitcase for me.
A. kind of you to carry
B. kind for you to carry
C. kind of you as to carrying
D. much kind to you carrying
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11.He.......his ambition to be famous.
A. managed
B. won
C. realised
D. succeeded
12. I'm afraid we'll have to take a taxi; the last train........
A. left an hour ago
B. has just left an hour ago

C. has an hour'ago left
D. is leaving an hour ago
13. He isn't.......run the business alone.
A. capable of
B. good at
C. used to
D. able to
14. There has been a huge increase…...petrol prices.
A. of
B. to
C. in
D. by
15. We searched everywhere for the dog, but it was........
A. not to find
B. not to be found
C. to be not found
D. to have not found
16. Make sure you.......us a visit when you're in town again.
A. pay
B. have
C. give
D. do
17. David ......the 'No smoking' notice on the carriage window and proceeded to light his pipe.
A. disbelieved
B. ignored
C. rejected
D. avoided
18. We're going for a drink now - why don't you......?
A. join
B. come with

C. come along
D. accompany
19. You can't smoke in here. It's…....the law.
A. according
B. against
C. opposite
D. anti
20. He was.......of his son's success in the competition.
A. honourable
B. superior
C. eager
D. proud
21. To be a good pianist, you must…...for an hour or more every day.
A. prepare
B. practise
C. repeat
D. instruct
22. He was quite.......as an actor in the 1950s.
A. great
B. high
C. famous
D. honourable
23. She closed the window and drew the.... before switching on the light.
A. coverings
B. shades
C. curtains
D. carpets
24. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he.......it before.
A. saw
B. was seen

C. has seen
D. had seen
25. The actress wore dark glasses to avoid being........
A. recalled
B. remembered
C. recognised
D. reminded
26. Jack.......for his friend since nine o'clock.


A. has been waiting
B. is waiting
C. waited
D. waits
27. I like that photo very much. Could you make an.....for me?
A. increase
B. enlargement
C. extension
D. expansion
28. He was.......by all the people there.
A. listened to
B. to be listened
C. listened
D. listening
29. What is it.......you really want to say?
A. what
B. how
C. that
D. where
30.The doctor told me he could.....nothing wrong with my health.

A. discover
B. realise
C. notice
D. find
31. The two sisters are very much alike; I can never......them apart.
A. tell
B. decide
C. know
D. separate
32. You.......go even if you don't want to.
A. can
B. must not
C. cannot
D. must
33. Could you.......him to bring his camera?
A. recall
B. remind
C. remember
D. recognise
34. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he.......seven different schools because his parents
moved frequently.
A. attended
B. was attending
C. had been attending D. had attended
35. She did not come to the party, though she......us she would.
A. promised
B. offered
C. agreed
D. swore
36. The homeless couple…...at last in finding a flat to rent.

A. enabled
B. managed
C. succeeded
D. reached
37. We have already informed them.......the decision.
A. of
B. in
C. to
D. with
38. The doctor allowed him to go home on.......that he remained in bed.
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A. order
B. condition
C. promise
D. account
39. He won't be able to pay for the car.....his father's help.
A. until
B. except
C. unless
D. without
40. After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympics, they…....a simple crown of olive leaves.
A. had received
B. received
C. were receiving
D. have received
41. Did you.... to lock the door?
A. recall
B. recognise
C. remind
D. remember

42. Let's go shopping.......some new cooking utensils.
A. to
B. in
C. for
D. of
43. She wore a......ring on her left hand.
A. bride's
B. wedding
C. bridal
D. marriage
44. It was a horrible ride through pouring rain. ......., he had a puncture and for the last hour had to push the
bicycle.
A. To make matters worse
B. As a matter of fact
C. Even so
D. In fact
45........Jason became famous, he has ignored his old friends. He shouldn't do that.
A. If
B. Ever since
C. Even though
D. Due to
46. The dentist had to.......the tooth as it was badly decayed.
A. eradicate
B. pull off
C. extricate
D. extract
47. The fire must have broken……after the staff had gone home.
A. out
B. in
C. down

D. through
48. My friend.......when the lesson started.
A. hasn't arrived
B. wasn't arrived
C. hadn't arrived
D. wasn't arriving
49. Who does Barbara.......you of?
A. recall
B. remind
C. remember
D. recognise
50. He was ill spoken.......among the people who knew his past.
A. for
B. from
C. to
D. of
51. I should like to.......touch with old friends but I have so little time.
A. get into
B. be in
C. keep in
D. lose
52. I wandered through the cool.......of the forest trees.
A. dark
B. shade
C. obscurity
D. shadow
53. You're late again - please try to be.......in future.
A. punctual
B. efficient
C. accurate

D. reliable
54. I.....forgetting her name. What's she called?