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CONSOLIDATION for the 2nd term examination (2019-2020)
ENGLISH 10
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose a word in each line that has a different stress pattern.
1. A. courage
B. workforce
C. atmosphere
2. A. inspire
B. influence
C. support
3. A. property
B. difference
C. injury
4. A. successful
B. disruptive
C. communicate
5. A. understand
B. reception
C. assignment
6. A. Vietnamese
B. enthusiasm
C. inequality
7. A. honeymoon
B. admire
C. pursue
8. A. pollutant
B. desired
C. environment
9. A. preference
B. technology
C. symbolic

10. A. chemical
B. scientist
C. infect
11. A. income
B. electronic
C. natural
12. A. introduce
B. equality
C. proposal
13. A. degradation
B. limitation
C. environmental
14. A. relative
B. improve
C. dependent
15. A. convenient
B. fertilizer
C. poverty
16. A. engagement
B. traditional
C. contribute
17. A. cultural
B. dedicate
C. recommend
18. A. qualified
B. suitable
C. complete
19. A. affect
B. access
C. distracting

20. A. motivation
B. conservation
C. electronic

D. disaster
D. reduce
D. encourage
D. ceremony
D. diversity
D. presentation
D. erosion
D. disappoint
D. material
D. forest
D. motivate
D. support
D. opportunity
D. contaminate
D. damage
D. similarity
D. dictionary
D. global
D. deplete
D. discrimination

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each
group.
21. A. erosion
B. confusion
C. mission

D. television
22. A. atmosphere
B. ecosystem
C. erosion
D. enroll
23. A. depletion
B. preservation
C. ecotourism
D. completion
24. A. annual
B. vegetation
C. eliminate
D. survey
25. A. depletion
B. editor
C. chemical
D. protect
26. A. regular
B. employment
C. encourage
D. relax
27. A. salary
B. admire
C. character
D. practical
28. A. culture
B. nature
C. mature
D. capture
29. A. preference

B. domestic
C. electronic
D. knowledge
30. A. delicious
B. official
C. decision
D. politician
31. A. kissed
B. washed
C. slipped
D. advertised
32. A. decided
B. hatred
C. sacred
D. warned
33. A. embarrass
B. adaptable
C. engagement
D. damage
34. A. organism
B. digital
C. technology
D. vegetation
35. A. damage
B. sewage
C. advantage
D. engage

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2.

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4.

II. VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer.
They sued New York City and the FDNY __________ gender discrimination and won.
A. for
B. in
C. at
D. with
The Vietnamese government has done a lot to eliminate hunger and poverty.
A. get rid of
B. limit
C. decrease
D. discriminate
Affected by the Western cultures, Vietnamese young people's attitudes __________ love and marriage
have dramatically changed.
A. towards
B. with
C. through
D. for
__________ discrimination happens when workers are equally qualified and perform the same work, but
some workers are paid more than others.
A. wage
B. race
C. sex
D. finance


5. Superstitions still play an important part of life for many people in Viet Nam. Therefore, a lot of people

choose a __________ date for occasions such as weddings, funerals, or house moving days.
A. favourable
B. favourite
C. favour
D. favoured
6. Gender discrimination __________ so that everyone has equal opportunities in education.
A. may be eliminated B. should eliminate
C. may eliminate
D. should be eliminated
7. To pursue a man's job, women had to work very hard and to pay a heavy price to win __________.
A. equal
B. equality
C. unequal
D. inequality
8. Both genders should be provided with equal __________ to education, employment and healthcare.
A. incomes
B. interests
C. challenges
D. rights
9. People in this country have made good __________ in eliminating domestic violence.
A. wage
B. progress
C. way
D. knowledge
10. Efforts should be made to offer all children equal access __________ education.
A. to
B. in
C. about
D. on
11. A person looking after someone who is sick, disabled or old at home is a __________.

A. housekeeper
B. baby-sitter
C. caretaker
D. breadwinner
12. Gender equality means that both men and women are treated __________.
A. equally
B. unequally
C. differently
D. well
13. People have __________ poverty and hunger in many parts of the world.
A. increased
B. encouraged
C. improved
D. eliminated
14. The government has done a lot to __________ gender equality in education, employment opportunities
and healthcare.
A. promote
B. develop
C. satisfy
D. get
15. In the past, most parents had preference __________ boys over girls.
A. to
B. for
C. against
D. in
16. In the past, the _________ and engagement ceremonies took place one or two years before the wedding.
A. suggestion
B. reception
C. marriage
D. proposal

17. A man who is getting married or about to get married is a __________ .
A. bridegroom
B. bride
C. bridesmaid
D. groomsman
18. A formal agreement or promise to get married is a(n) __________.
A. proposal
B. wedding
C. engagement
D. ceremony
19. Vietnam has kept various __________ beliefs about daily activities.
A. superstition
B. superstitious
C. superstitiously
D. superstitiousness
20. We are preparing for a class discussion ________ personal electronic devices.
A. about
B. on
C. for
D. at
21. A ________ can be used to do assignments and projects and study English.
A. laptop
B. tablet
C. headphone
D. smartphone
28. I’m looking for some new ________ to put on my smartphone to improve my English pronunciation.
A. devices
B. applications
C. tools
D. technology

29. Electronic dictionaries in mobile devices are a great tool, but you need to think how to use them __ .
A. affect
B. effect
C. effective
D. effectively
30. With voice recognition technology, you can see words on the screen and hear them ________.
A. speak
B. spoken
C. speaking
D. spoke
31. An interactive whiteboard helps students learn English in a more ________ way.
A. stimulating
B. stimulated
C. stimulatingly
D. stimulate
32. Students can download information or materials necessary for their study much faster, using the
newest types of mobile ________ .
A. applications
B. devices
C. technology
D. programmes
33. Language translation ________ allows you to translate from one language into another.
A. touch screen
B. recorder
C. device
D. software
34. English devices distract students ________ their study.
A. against
B. in
C. out of

D. from
35. A dictionary should only be used when all other ways of ________ the meaning have failed.
A. finding out
B. looking for
C. finding on
D. looking up
36. You can listen and study anywhere because these mobile devices are ________.
A. small
B. portable
C. convenient
D. useful


37. In the age of technology, students can easily communicate with each other ________ .
A. electronics
B. electronic
C. electronically
D. electronical
38. With smartphones, students can ________ information and put it into a laptop or desktop for later
use.
A. download
B. share
C. send
D. change
39. In the age of technology you can ________ new applications which are very useful for learning
English.
A. take advantage on B. make advantage of
C. take advantage of
D. make advantage on
40. ________ will lead to the extinction of rare animals due to the loss of their habitats, and extreme

floods and land erosion.
A. Greenhouse effect B. Deforestation
C. Global warming
D. Forestation
41. The ________ of energy in this area has increased a lot since a new modern resort was built.
A. consumption
B. consume
C. consumer
D. consuming
42. The coastal areas have been severely _________ by the disposal of harmful chemical rubbish.
A. polluted
B. polluting
C. pollute
D. pollution
43. _________ can cause stress and psychological and health problems for humans such as increased
heart rate and hearing damage.
A. water pollution
B. air pollution
C. noise pollution
D. soil pollution
44. We should have _________ plans to replace the trees cut down for farmland use in the region.
A. deforestation
B. deforest
C. forest
D. forestation
45. The _________ of the environment from threats such as deforestation, the extinction of rare animals,
pollution and natural resources depletion is one of the WWF’s missions.
A. protect
B. protected
C. protection

D. protecting
46. The ________ occurs when the earth's atmosphere traps certain gases such as carbon dioxide as well
as water vapour. This makes the earth's surface warmer.
A. global warming
B. air pollution
C. fossil fuel depletion D. greenhouse effect
47. _________ is a result of dumping plastic or other inorganic waste in the ground and the overuse of
chemical fertilizers in agriculture.
A. water pollution
B. soil pollution
C. noise pollution
D. air pollution
48. The deforestation during the 20th century made the vegetation in this region, originally a vast forest
refuge for innumerable species, disappeared.
A. plants
B. trees
C. animals
D. human
49. we should protect our earth ________ many threats such as deforestation, pollution and fossil fuel
depletion.
A. from
B. to
C. in
D. against
50. The burning of fossil fuels by factories, motor vehicles, aircraft and rockets has led to ________ and
resulted in acid rain, greenhouse effect and global warming.
A. water pollution
B. soil pollution
C. noise pollution
D. air pollution

51. People should ________ every effort to preserve the environment for the next generation.
A. try
B. do
C. make
D. create
52. Over-exploitation of oil will lead to the ________ of this natural resource.
A. deplete
B. depletion
C. depleting
D. depleted
53. Intensive pesticide and fertilizer sprays in agriculture have resulted ________ the serious pollution of
soil, water and air.
A. in
B. at
C. about
D. to
54. Awareness of ________ preservation should be raised in the public as well as in education.
A. environment
B. environmental
C. environmentalist
D. environmentally
55. Water pollutants are things such as detergents, pesticides, oil and other chemicals and rubbish
blockages in rivers that make the water unclean or contaminated.
A. dangerous
B. poisonous
C. polluted
D. harmful
III. GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
1. The keys ______ somewhere.

A. must have been left B. must have been leaving C. must have left
2. We ________ stop when the traffic lights are red.
A. will
B. can
C. should

D. must be leaving
D. must


3. He ________ enter the examination room because he was late.
A. mustn’t
B. couldn’t
C. shouldn't
D. might not
4. The company ________ for wage discrimination.
A. will sue
B. can sue
C. will be sued
D. can be sued
5. Married women ________ to pursue a career of their preference.
A. can encourage
B. should encourage
C. can be encouraged D. must encourage
6. Domestic violence against women and girls ________ when governments and people co-operate.
A. will be eliminated
B. will eliminate
C. will eliminated
D. will be eliminate
7. He ________ with an award for his hard work on gender equality.

A. must be presented
B. might present
C. might be presented D. must present
8. Your dad has been working hard in the garden for four hours . He ___ tired now
A. can be
B. must be
C. must
D. will be
9. Your car ________ regularly if you want it to be in good condition.
A. must service
B. can service
C. can be serviced
D. must be serviced
10. It ________ rain this evening. Why don’t you take an umbrella?
A. had better
B. might
C. must
D. could
11. “I have got a headache.” – “You _________ go to see the doctor.”
A. may
B. could
C. should
D. might
12. These people wanted to start ________ new life in ________ new country, but they faced a lot of
difficulties because they didn’t know anything about ________ new land.
A. a / the/ a
B. the / a / the
C. X / a / the
D. a/ a / the
13. They had ________ food and ________ warm homes for the winter, so they wanted to say thank you to

their native American friends.
A. a / the
B. X / X
C. the / X
D. X / the
14. When you go to __________ store, please buy __________ bottle of __________ chocolate milk and
________ dozen oranges.
A. the / a / X/ a
B. the / a / a / a
C. the / the / the / a
D. the / X/ X/ a
15. It was ________ very hot day. It was ________ hottest day of ________ year.
A. a / the / the
B. the / the / the
C. a / the / a
D. Ø / the / Ø
16. You’ll find ________ information you need at ________ top of ________ page 24.
A. Ø / the / the
B. the / a / the
C. the / the / Ø
D. Ø / a / the
17. We went out for ________ meal last night. ________ restaurant we went to was excellent.
A. a / The
B. the / a
C. a / Ø
D. the / Ø
18. ________ highest mountain in ________ Africa is ________ Kilimanjaro.
A. A / the / the
B. The / Ø / the
C. The / Ø / Ø

D. A / Ø / the
19. Why don't you try and find a ________ computer game and save some money?
A. cheaper
B. cheapest
C. more cheap
D. most cheap
20. Life is ________ today than it was 100 years ago.
A. the most dangerous
B. more dangerous
C. the more dangerous D. most dangerous
21. The baby’s illness is ________ than we thought at first.
A. bad
B. worst
C. worse
D. badly
22. What is ________ thing you have ever done?
A. more difficult
B. the most difficult
C. the more difficult
D. more difficult than
23. My brother sang ________ of all the pupils of the group.
A. more beautifully
B. the most beautifully C. less beautifully
D. most beautifully
24. Of Charles Dickens’ novels, Great Expectations is perhaps ________ to many readers.
A. the most satisfying one
B. most satisfying one
C. more satisfying than one
D. the more satisfying than
25. The story was really boring. It was ________ I’ve ever read.

A. most boring story
B. the more boring story C. the story more boring D. the most boring story
26. The picture he gave you is more valuable ________ the one he gave me.
A. over
B. above
C. to
D. than
27. They are the modern devices ________ have changed the way we learn.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. whose
28. The laptop ________ cover is decorated with funny animals belongs to my aunt.
A. whose
B. which
C. that
D. whom


29. A tablet is also perfect for people ________ work is to draw and write.
A. which
B. who
C. whose

D. whom

30. That media player, ________ I often use to practise English, has some great apps.
A. who
B. whose
C. that

D. which
31. The woman ________ you have just spoken to is my favourite English teacher.
A. whom
B. which
C. who
D. A and C
32. Alexander Graham Bell, _________ invention is the telephone, was born in Scotland.
A. whose
B. who
C. whom
D. that
33. John, ________ has used his smartphone to take pictures of the trip, will upload them on the Internet.
A. who
B. that
C. whom
D. A and B
34. I remember Alice,________ rode the bus to school with.
A. I
B. whom I
C. which I
D. Who
35. We talk about the party ________ Mary wants to organize for my birthday.
A. that
B. whom
C. which
D. A and C
36. He received a low mark for his essay, ________ was only one page long.
A. which
B. whom
C. who

D. that
37. The man ________ I introduced to you last night may be the next president of the university.
A. whom
B. whose
C. which
D. A and B
38. Stevenson is an architect ________ designs have won the international praise.
A. which
B. who
C. whose
D. whom
39. I wondered ______ the rights thing
A. whether I was doing B. if I am doing
C. am I doing
D. was I doing
40. The mother told her son ________ so impolitely.
A. not behaving
B. not to behave
C. did not behave
D. not behave
41. John asked me ________ in English.
A. what does this word mean
B. what that word means
C. what did this word mean
D. what that word meant
42. He asked ________ him some money.
A. her to lend
B. her lending
C. she has lent
D. she lends

43. Take _____ of the chance to do some sightseeing while you are here.
A. profit
B. benefit
C. exploit
D. advantage
44. The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted ______a good answer.
A. came out of
B. came up with
C. came up to
D. came out at
45. My father asked me _____ of the film.
A. what do you think B. what I think
C. what did you think D. what I thought
46. Do you like the weather here? – I wish it ____
A. doesn’t rain
B. didn’t rain
C. hadn’t rained
D. won’t rain
47. If public opinion doesn’t change suddenly, He ____win the next election
A. would
B. will
C. be
D. would be
48. I’ll be very disappointed if you .................. the exam.
A. don’t pass B. won’t pass C. aren’t passing
D. wouldn’t pass
49. If he .................. harder, the results would be better.
A. has worked
B. works
C. will work

D. worked
50. If I ____ you, I _____ his invitation.
A. am/ will refuse
B. were/ would refuse
C. was/ will refuse
D. had been/ would have
refused
IV. WRITING
Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1- I’d like to visit Singapore more than any other countries in the world
Singapore is……………………………………………………………….
2. “Make good use of your time. You won’t get such an opportunity again.” he said to me.
He advised me… …………………………………………………………………………..
3. “Leave my house now or I’ll call the police” shouted the lady to the man
The lady threatened… ………………………………………………………….
4. “I am in a bit of hurry, but I’ll ring you tomorrow”, he said


He said that……………………………………………………………….
5. I think it would be a good idea to speak to the manager first.
If …………………………………………………………………………………..
6. They must not allow any kind of violence at school.
Any kind .............................................................................................
7. Many people believe that no sea in the world is warmer than the Red Sea.
The Red Sea .....................................................................................
8- I’ll make the coffee provided you do the washing up
If ……………………………………………………………………………
9. I can't cook as well as my mother does.
My mother ………………………………………………………………………..
10. I won’t organise the party unless you arrange the food.

As long as………………………………………………………………………………
11. "Don’t touch anything in this room”, the man said to the children.
The man ordered .................................................................................................................
12. John said to his friend, "Come and spend a week with us."
John told his friend .............................................................................................................
13. “I won’t be there because I’m having a meeting” said Carol.
Carol told us that she……………………………………………………………………………………
14. “I’ve lost the map and I don’t know the way” said Daisy.
Daisy told me………………………………………………………………………………………….
15. “What does “procrastinate” mean? I asked my teacher.
I asked my teacher…………………………………………………………………………………….
16. “Are you staying here all summer?” the little girl asked her mother
The little girl asked her mother……………………………………………………………………….
17- “How much did you pay for your bike?” I asked Ellen
I asked Ellen…………………………………………………………………………………………….
18- He speaks more persuasively than his brother.
His brother……………………………………………………………………………………………..
19. He doesn’t have the money and he cannot afford a new car.
If…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. The match can be cancelled because it rains heavily.
If
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
21. I am poor; I can’t travel around the world.
If
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
22. I am not a millionaire, I can’t help all people.
If …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
23. I am not old enough; I can’t decide my own life.
If
………………………………………………………………………………………………………