REVIEW FIRST TERM – GRADE 10
( ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I – ANH VĂN 10 )
(EXERCISE WITH PARAPRAPH – bài tập về đoạn văn )
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MEDBURY SCHOOL
In the top class at Medbury School, maths is the most popular A-level (1).................... Of the 55 students, 28
have chosen to (2)................... the exam. And of these 28, 1O have chosen to follow not one but two of the
three available A-level (3).....................
Nor is this anything new. Maths regularly (4)...................more pupils than other A-levels, competing subjects
such as sociology or English, which traditionally were more usually (5)................... by girls - for Medbury is a
girl's school.
1 A diploma B grade C matter D subject
2 A make B mark C pass D take
3 A courses B lectures C periods D terms
4 A appeals B attracts C concerns D suits
5 A deserved B gained C obtained D picked
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ROBOTCON
There are tens of thousands of robots doing work all (1)…… the world. Robot is the name given to any
(2)……that can do a certain job automatically. These machines come in any shapes and (3)……. It is possible
to build a robot in the shape of a person, but most look like machines built for specific purposes. They are (4)
……by computers. The computers (5)……the robot what to do and how to do it.
Câu 1: A. in B. of C. about D. over
Câu 2: A. person B. car C. television D. machine
Câu 3: A. lengths B. heights C. sizes D. widths
Câu 4: A. to control B. control C. controlling D. controlled
Câu 5: A. tell B. tells C. say D. says
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NEWSPAPER
A newspaper makes money from the price people pay(1)…………… it and also from the advertisements it
carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million a day (2)…………. a lot of money. Serious
newspapers are read principally for their news, sent to them by their correspondents around the world and by
the big news agencies. People also read these newspapers for their reviews of new books, movies, plays, and
for their editorials,(3)…………. present the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events and
issues of the moment. Less serious newspapers are probably read just for entertainment. They have big
headlines above the news stories, funny cartoons to look (4)……….. and sensational photos of (5)
…………….
1.A in B.with C.for D.about
2.A has B.makes C.does D.let
3.A who B.which C.where D.whom
4.A for B.after C.at D.in
5.A.violent B.violence C.violentary D.violental
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REVIEW FIRST TERM – GRADE 10
( ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I – ANH VĂN 10 )
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PIERRE CURIE
After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she ...(1)... the position which her husband had obtained at the
Sorbonne. Thus, she was the first woman in France to be a university ...(2).... Soon after, she was awarded a
Nobel Prize ...(3)... Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium. But ...(4)... real joy was "easing
human suffering". The founding of the Radium Institute in 1914 made her humanitarian wish come true.
1.A. took up B. took after C. took away D. took along
2.A. professor B. profession C. professional D. professionally
3.A. of B. in C. at D. on
4.A. hers B. her C. she D. his
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COMPUTERS
Computers have become part of our daily lives. We visit shops, officers, and places of scenic beauty with the
…(1)… of computers. We pay bills prepared by computers. We read newspapers and magazines …(2)…
have been produced on computers. We receive letters from and …(3)… letters to almost every part of the
world with the help of computers. And we can even learn foreign languages …(4)…computers.
1.a. calculator b. help c. communicator d. accuracy
2 a. who b. what c. which d. when
3.a. send b. have c. interact d. type
4.a. in b. of c. by d. on
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MEMORIES WITH TIGER
Last year Nam(1)…………… to Nepal for three months to work in a hospital. When the hospital let him (2)
…………. a few days' holiday, he decided to go into the jungle and he asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal to go
with him. In the jungle there was a lot of (3)………….., but they were trying(4)………… big cats, especially
tigers. They climbed (5)…………….. the elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to find tigers in
the afternoon because they sleep in the heat of the day.
1.A to go B.going C.went D.have gone
2.A have B.to have C.had D.having
3.A wild B.wildlife C.wilderness D.wildless
4.A into B.onto C. up D.over
5.A.advertises B.Advertised C.Advertising D.to advertise.
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EDISON
Edison’s first great interest was chemistry and he read all he could find (1)………….it. He was only ten when
he began (2)………. and sell vegetables so that he could have money to buy chemicals (3)…………. making
experiments. When he was fifteen, he got a (4)………… selling magazines and fruit on a train and began
printing a weekly newspaper on the printing press set up in the luggage van. But one day, one of his bottles of
(5)……………. broke and set fire to the van. He was put off the train and lost the job.
1.A in B.with C.out D.about
2.A grew B.to grow C.growing D.being grown
3.A of B.for C.with D.in
4.A work B.job C.chemistry D.carer
5.A.chemistry B.chemicals C.chemist D.chemically
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REVIEW FIRST TERM – GRADE 10
( ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I – ANH VĂN 10 )
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USE OF COMPUTERS
The use of computers and the Internet allows people (1) …………. At home instead of (2) ………… to work. For
example, a journalist who lives in a remote part of the world still gets in his articles on time for the next day’s
newspapers. The Internet allows businesses to communicate (3)………… customers and workers in any part of the
world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send (4)…………., pictures and other data from one
part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. New computer programs allow two users in different parts of the world
to work on the same document at the same time. The Internet is providing a lot of new business opportunities. Some
businesses are (5)……………..their products on the Internet – finding new customers and making more job
opportunities. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. (6)…………. is possible to use the
Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e. mail or talk a problem
through “on-line” rather than attend a class.
1.A to work B.working C.worked D.have work
2.A traveling B.travel C.travelled D.to travel.
3.A on B.in C.with D.to
4.A programs B.documents C. CPU D.books
5.A.advertises B.Advertised C.Advertising D.to advertise.
6.A.This B.There C.It D.That
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CLASSMATE
An’s class is ( 1 ) __________ to make a two-day excursion to visit some caves near Huong
( 2 )___________ . They want to see with their own eyes what they have learned in their ( 3 ) _______
lessons recently and relax ( 4) _______ after their hard work , as well . They have planned their trip
( 5) __________ . For An the only problem is getting her parent’s ( 6 )___________. She will try to
( 7 ) ___________ them so that she will be able to join her ( 8) ___________ for the excursion .
1. A. go B. going C. to go D. gone
2. A. Temple B. Tomb C. Pagoda D. House
3. A. geography B. history C. literature D. biology
4. A. herself B. himself C. ourselves D. themselves
5. A. carefully B. careful C. care D. caring
6. A. permit B. permitting C. permission D. to permit.
7. A. make B. persuade C. give D. tell
8. A. classmates B. parents C. students D. teachers
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ELIZABETH BLACKWELL
Elizabeth Blackwell (1)……………. in England in 1821, and went to New York City when she was ten years
old. One day she decided that she wanted (2)……………. a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman
in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she
was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. (3)………….. a determined woman, she taught at the school
and gave music lessons to earn money for her study.
In 1849, after her graduation from medical school, she (4)…………….. to continue her education in Paris.
She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to give (5)………….the idea.
1. A. born B. was born C. had born D. bore
2. A. to become B. becoming C. became D. had become
3. A. because B. since C. as D. although
4. A. had decided B. was decided C. decided D. has decided
5. A. in B. on C. to D. up
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REVIEW FIRST TERM – GRADE 10
( ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I – ANH VĂN 10 )
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WHY I DISLIKE COMPUTER
Almost everyone says that computers are wonderful and that they are changing our lives for the better by
(33)........... everything faster and more reliable, but I’m not so sure that this is the case.
The other day, I was standing in a large department store (34).........to pay for a couple of films for my
camera when the assistant announced that the computer (35).........the till had stopped working. I didn’t think
this was a big problem and I set off to find another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of the
same (36).......... So there we were: a shop (37)...........customers, money at the ready, waiting to make our
purchases, but it was quite clear that none of the assistants knew what to do. They weren’t (38)...........our
money and give customers a written receipt, because the sales wouldn’t then have been recorded on the
computer system. (39)........., like many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out. Don’t
you think that ‘s funny? It would never have happened before computers, and that, for me, is the problem: we
are beginning to depend on these machines so completely that we simply can’t manage (40)....... any more.
1.A. making B. causing C. working D. doing
2.A. waited B. to wait C. waiting D. wait
3.A which controlled B. which controlling C. who controlled D. controlled
4 A. machine B. system C. shop D. computer
5.A. full of B. fill with C. full with D. crowded of
6.A. allowed taking B. allowing taking C. allowed to take D. allowing to take
7.A. In the end B. By the end C. On the end D. At the end
8.A. with them B. without it C. with it D. without them
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THU LE ZOO
Last Sunday, when I (1)………. up, my mother (2)…………… breakfast and my little brother was doing the
morning exercise. After breakfast, my father (3)…………. us to Thu Le zoo while my mother stayed at home
to do the washing up. Many people were at Thu le zoo because the weather was very nice. Some of them
were walking along the lake while some others were watching the monkeys and the elephants. Some boys
and girls were at an ice -cream shop .They were eating and talking (4)……….. .We left the zoo at 12 a.m
when we got home, our mother was waiting (5)…………… us with a delicious meal.
1. A. got B. get C. had gotton D. gets
2. A. cooked B. was cooking C. has cooked D. is cooking
3. A. brought B. let C. took D. made
4. A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappy
5. A. for B. on C. to D. up
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