Revision for first term

REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER – GRADE 10 – NEW BOOK
Task 1: Choose the best option:
1. My wife handles most of the chores around house. She is a_____________.
A. homemaker
B. employer
C. breadwinner
D. assistant
2. They have just bought a new house with a huge amount of money, therefore, there is a _________ on them.
They have to work hard to earn money to pay the bank.
A. physical strength B. financial burden C. household chore
D. positive atmosphere
3. If parents behave well, they will__________a good example for their children.
A. do
B. take
C. set
D. buy
4. Women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores are more_______to illness.
A. critical
B. vulnerable
C. responsible
D. positive
5. They divide the duties in the family.
A. split
B. contribute
C. prepare
D. train
6. _______are food and other goods sold at a shop or a supermarket.
A. Benefits
B. Burdens
C. Chores
D. Groceries

7. Men who share housework_________to have better relationships with his wives.
A. earn
B. divorce
C. tend
D. create
8. She contributed an enormous amount of money to charity.
A. small
B. tiny
C. sociable
D. large
9. It is the duty of the young people to take_______of their elderly parents.
A. responsibility
B. care
C. after
D. place
10. The husband should share household chores with his wife because it will create a ___________ atmosphere.
A. negative
B. vulnerable
C. positive
D. dark
11. We are_______________with an Australian company to create a new type of medicine.
A. collaborating
B. consisting
C. educating
D. divorcing
12. The young people tend_______________far away from parents nowadays.
A. to living
B. living
C. live
D. to live

13. In my family, every member______________to the household duties.
A. splits
B. contributes
C. prepares
D. creates
14. My husband and I are not______________of each other when we split the housework. We feel happy to do
it.
A. responsible
B. vulnerable
C. critical
D. enormous
15 I often____________the tables for meals.
A. take
B. get
C. lay
D. cook
16. Nowadays, there is estimated to be more than 2000 acupoints throughout the human body.
A. stress
B. pressure points
C. paints
D. lines
17. Do you know what the saying “ kick a habit ” means?
A. Wow, She has a good habit
B. I think it has the same meaning to getting rid of a habit
C. I don’t mean that
D. Are you kidding?
18. I have been given 10 tricks to get rid of my bad habits and ............. them with healthy ones.
A. replace
B. keep
C. nurture

D. raise
19. The digestive system lets us break down the food we eat and turn it .............. energy.
A. on
B. after
C. of
D. into
20. “The lecturer splits the 4 groups” has the closest meaning to ...................................
A. The students are divided into 4 groups
B. The lecturer divided the students into 4 groups
C. The lecturer is split into 4 groups of students
D. The lecturer went into 4 groups of students
21. In the past, it was misunderstand that inner body parts were ............ by the fine needles in practicing
acupuncture.
A. touch
B. rush
C. touched
D. rushed
22. I am afraid you can’t borrow his car right now. It ..................... in the garage.
A. is repaired
B. repairs
C. repairing
D. is being repaired
23. Up to the present, fourteen books ................. by Jane, a friend of mine.


A. . has been written
B. are written
C. were written
D. will be written
24. The washing - up ..................... carefully.

A. should do
B. should done
C. should be done
D. should be do
25. The system that lets us take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide is called ................... system
A. respiratory
B. excretory
C. circulatory
D. nervous
26. Why do you need so much sugar ? – I ......................... a cake.
A. will make
B. am going to make
C. makes
D. will be making
27. She is bored with her current job and .................. for a new one lately.
A. looks
B. is looking
C. looking
D. has looked
28. The system that works as the control panel of the body in the .................. system.
A. skeletal
B. digestive
C. nervous
D. circulatory
29. The acupoints ................. to enhance the healing capability of the body itself.
A. stimulate
B. stimulating
C. stimulated
D. are stimulated
30. Lately, several oils, including rose and lemon, ....................... to relieve anxiety, stress and depression

A. show
B. have shown
C. have show
D. have been shown
31. The ............... system controls the movement and emotion of our body.
A. nerve
B. nervous
C. circulate
D. generous
32. The heart and blood vessels are parts of the .................. system.
A. certain
B. circle
C. circulatory
D. circumstance
33. Only human produce ......................... tears.
A. emotional
B. crocodile
C. feel
D. false
34. To be recognized, this research must offer real evidence. The underlined word has the closest meaning to:
A. knowledge
B. exist
C. condition
D. proof
35. She likes to meet and spend time with other people. She is very_________.
A. unfriendly
B. rude
C. sociable
D. introvert
36. The World War ______ in 1939 and ______ in 1945.

A. begins/ends
B. had begun/ended
C. began/ended
D. has began/ended
37. According to the research reports, people usually ______ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.
A. turned
B. turns
C. is turning
D. turn
38. John isn't contented with his present salary.
A. excited about
B. satisfied with
C. disappointed at
D. interested in
39. ______ is the subject that I like best.
A. Biologist
B. Biology
C. Biological
D. Biologic
Task 2: Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
1. A. disease
B. nervous
C. balance
D. healthy
2. A. digestive
B. allergic
C. skeletal
D. intestine
3. A. complicated
B. bacteria

C. moderately
D. acupuncture
4. A. vessel
B. system
C. organ
D. massage
5. A. incredible
B. artificial
C. scientific
D. presentation
6. A. medicine
B. dioxide
C. harrmony
D. stimulate
7. A. ailment
B. convert
C. cancer
D. muscle
8. A. oxygenate
B. circulatory
C. additive
D. inspiration
9. A. pyramid
B. seasoning
C. imbalance
D. flavoring
Task 3: Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. The ...................... system of the body is made up of our bones. It supports our body and protects our
organs (skeleton)
2. Food is broken by the ..................... system and turned into energy (digest)

3. Acupunture is one of the oldest ..................... treatments in the world. (medicine)
4. The recipe for this dish .................. in Japan a long time ago. (origin)
5. The practice of acupunture involves placing hair-thin needles in ................ pressure points throughout
the body. (vary)
6. I___________________(not prepare) for dinner yet.
7. He___________________(not stay) at home last night. He________________(be) at the hospital.
8. ____________________(you/ ever hear) about the monster at Lochness Lake?
9. She____________ (not contact) with her family since she __________ (move) to Praha.
10. Albert Einstein______________(die) in 1955.
Task 4: Choose the answer which needs correcting:


1. People say that this house has been built by an old man 12 years ago
2. From the graphs, we can see that the number of employees who employed by this firm is increasing each year
3. The cells covering the walls of the stomach will soon be dissolved by the acids if they aren’t constantly
replace.
4. Doing crossword puzzles surely has beneficial effects to our brain’s memory.
5. There is a umbrella at the top of the wardrobe.
6. Where is she sit now? – In front of the fountain.
7. She spends one hour a day to swim in the morning.
8. They didn’t washed the clothes last weekend because it rained.
9. We didn’t do the washing-up last weekend because we wasn’t at home.
10. There are a lot of chair in the room. Come in and take a seat!
11. It is 10 am. I was walking on the street and breathing the fresh air.
We haven’t taken out the rubbish already because we are very busy.
TEST 1
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Identify your answer by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D
1. A. shared
B. viewed

C. confided
D. measured
2. A. determined
B. expressed
C. approved
D. married
3. A. books
B. photographs
C. applicants
D. details
II. Choose from the four options given ( marked A, B, C or D ) one best to complete each sentence by
circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
6. Food is broken down and converted into energy in the ……………….. system.
A. brain
B. heart
C. digestive
D. skeletal
7. In my company, the director deputy usually ………………….the responsibility for organizing
meetings and conferences.
A. makes
B. gets
C. takes
D. becomes
8. That…………………………………..boy often plays tricks on his friends.
A. well-behaved
B. honest
C. obedient
D. mischievous
9. When we see Mr. Minh tomorrow, I ……….. him of that.
A. will remind

B. remind
C. have reminded D. reminded
10.I ……………… complete silence now while I try this experiment.
A. am wanting
B. want
C. did want
D. have wanted
11.Billy, come and give me a hand with cooking.
A. help
B. prepared
C. be busy
D. attempt
12.My husband and I both go out to work so we share the ……………..
A. happiness
B. household chores
C. responsibility
D. employment
13.When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand …………….. tidying the living
room.
A. on
B. with
C. for
D. about
14.Every day I ……… up at 6 o'clock, ………. breakfast at 7 o'clock and ……… for work at 8 o'clock
A. get / eat / leave
B. have got / eating / leaving
C. got / ate / left
D. will get / have eaten / left
15. The place that food is first stored in the body is the……………..
A. brain

B. heart
C. lung
D. stomach
16. The baby ………………….. Don’t make so much noise.
A. sleep
B. sleeps
C. is sleeping
D. slept
17. Mickey Mouse Cartoons ………………… into sixty languages.
A. have translated
B. translated
C. have been translated
D. were being translated
18. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see the kettle ……………?
A. boil
B. boils
C. is boiling
D. boiled
19. Blood is pumped through the ……….to bring oxygen to all parts of the body.
A. brain
B. heart
C. digestive
D. skeletal
20. He always …………………. for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
III. Find one mistake in each sentence by circling the letters A, B, C or D.
21. Lan and her friend go to Hanoi next Sunday.

A B
C
D
22. It takes us two hours getting to Nam Dinh by car.
A
B
C
D
23. She has been lost her way in a busy street for an hour.
A
B
C
D
24. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful for his health.
A
B
C
D
25. My sister enjoys to watch Korea films at the weekend.
A
B
C
D
IV. Reading the following passage then answer the questions by circling the letters A, B, C or D.
John Fisher, a builder, and his wife Elizabeth wanted more living space, so they left their small
flat for an old 40-metre-high castle tower. They have spent five years turning it into a beautiful home
with six floors, winning three architectural prizes.
‘I love the space, and being private,' Elizabeth says. 'You feel separated from the world. If I'm in

the kitchen, which is 25 metres above the ground floor, and the doorbell rings, I don't have to answer it
because visitors can't see I'm in!'
'There are 142 steps to the top, so I go up and down five or six times a day, it's very good
exercise! But having to carry heavy things to the top is terrible, so I never buy two bags of shopping
from the supermarket at a time. Apart from that, it's a brilliant place to live.'
'When we first saw the place, I asked my father's advice about buying it, because we couldn't
decide. After paying for it, we were a bit worried because it looked awful. But we really loved it, and
knew how we wanted it to look.'
'Living here can be difficult - yesterday I climbed a four-metre ladder to clean the windows. But
when you stand on the roof you can see all the way out to sea on a clear day, and that's a wonderful
experience. I'm really glad we moved.'
26. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. Describe how to turn an old tower into a house
B. Recommend a particular builder.
C. Describe what it is like to live in a tower.
D. Explain how to win prizes for building work.
27. From this text, a reader can find out_____________.
A. Why visitors are not welcome at John and Elizabeth's house.
B. Why Elizabeth exercises every day.
C. Why Elizabeth asked her father to buy the tower.
D. Why John and Elizabeth left the flat.
28. Which of the following best describes Elizabeth's feelings about the tower?
A. She wanted it as soon as she saw it.
B. She likes most things about it.
C. She has been worried since they paid for it.
D. She finds it unsuitable to live in.
29. What problem does Elizabeth have with living in such a tall building?
A. Her visitors find it difficult to see if she is at home.
B. She feels separated from other people.
C. She cannot bring home lots of shopping at once.

D. It is impossible to clean any of the windows.
30. They were rather worried after paying for the castle because___________.
A. they really couldn't afford it.
B. it was about to collapse.
C. it looked terrible at first.
D. they were unable to take care of such a large house.
V. Change the sentences into the passive voice.
31. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
à …………………………………………………………………………………
32. He couldn’t repair the broken vase.
à ………………………………………………………………………………….
33. They’ll have to change the date of the meeting again.
à ………………………………………………………………………………….


34. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine.
à ……………………………………………………………………………….
Questions 31-36: Read the text and answer the questions that follow.
Many people worry about the effects of television on family life in the United States. In the average home,
the TV is on more than six hours a day. But do people always keep their mind on the programs? And do people
who watch TV really spend less time on other freetime activities?
A study by some New York researchers found out that watching TV is the most popular free-time activity in
the United States. More than 70% of Americans say that they watch TV every day, or almost every day. The
second most popular activity is reading the newspaper. Listening to music at home is third. Talking on the
phone to friends and relatives is fourth. Exercising or jogging is fifth.
Surprisingly, television does not seem to take time away from free-time activities at home. Six out of ten
people said that when the TV is on, they seldom pay attention to it. During a typical television program, people
may eat dinner, do housework, read a newspaper or magazine, or talk or read to their children. The TV becomes
'background music'.
The researchers learned that in some ways Americans are very traditional. Teenagers and single people may

be interested in activities and excitement outside the home. However, eight out of ten Americans like to spend
their free time at home with family member and friends.
(Adapted from "Reading Explorations")
Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for each of the following questions.
31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The bad effects of TV on American family life
B. The fact that Americans are very traditional
C. Americans’ television viewing habits
D. How Americans spend their spare time
32. According to the research, which is the most popular leisure activity in America?
A. listening to music
B. watching TV
C. going out with friends
D. doing housework
33. What does the word "it" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. family activity
B. free-time activity
C. television
D. TV viewers
IV. Reading: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage. (1 point)
More and more young people are ... (1) ... voluntary work abroad. The wild variety of jobs and destinations
available is making it an increasingly attractive option for those who have just left school and have a year free
before university. Many choose to spend these twelve months working in poor countries. There they will earn
little ... (2) ... no money. But they will be doing something useful and enjoying the experience.
The work may ... (3) ... of helping the local communities, for example by helping to build new road or
provide water supplies to isolated rural villages. Other projects may concentrate more on conservation or (4)
……..protection. Whatever kind of job it is, it is certain to be worthwhile, and an experience that will never be
forgotten.
1. A. doing

B. making
C. taking
D. getting
2. A. with
B. but
C. or
D. and
3. A. consist
B. include
C. contain
D. involve
4. A. environment
B. environmental
C. environmentist
D. environmentally
The New Star Foundation is recruiting volunteers to help homeless children. Write a formal letter (120140 words) to apply for the job.
NEW STAR FOUNDATION
VOLUNTEER RECRUIMENT
SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS KIDS
We need creative and reliable volunteers to work as event organizers and teachers for our Summer Classes.
Your job will be teaching English and organizing extra activities for homeless children in Long Bien District.
Please apply in writing to: 10 Ngoc Thuy Street, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
The New Star Foundation is recruiting volunteers to help homeless children. On your answer sheet, write
a formal letter (120 - 140 words) to apply for the job. Follow the writing plan below or your own outline.