Đề cương ôn thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

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1. I. PRONUNCIATION: A. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. chat B. panic C. park D. passenger 2. A. technology B. teaching C. purchase D. lunch 3. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough 4. A. watch B. want C. bank D. what 5.A. house B. hour C. hotel D. horse 6. A. minute B. muddy C. funny D. pump 7. A. foot B. food C. afternoon D. tooth 8. A. plough B. housewife C. about D. neighbour 9. A. fellow B. harrow C. nowadays D. tomorrow 10. A. contented B. realised C. announced D. hoped 11. A. routine B. literature C. kindness D. kitchen 12. A. exactly B. medicine C. pretty D. become 13. A. typical B. family C. bicycle D. cycling 14. A. frightening B. brigade C. pilot D. fire 15. A. promise B. devise C. surprise D. realise 16. A. evening B. interested C. envelope D. secret 17. A. shortage B. collage C carriage D. manage 18. A. without B. library C. willing D. interest 19. A. reliable B. living C. revival D. final 20. A. describe B. excite C. timber D. dive 21. A. study B. ready C. puppy D. occupy 22. A. stage B. village C. manage D. package 23. A. license B. combine C. seaside D. police 24. A. peasant B. appeal C. reason D. teapot 25. A. weather B. bread C. ahead D. mean 26. A. scream B. death C. ready D. peasant 27. A. heat B. great C. beat D. read 28. A. breakfast B. lead C. leave D. seatbelt 29. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure 30. A. heat B. repeat C. heart D. eating B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 1. A. tobacco B. contented C. buffalo D. transplanting 2. A. serious B. purchase C. district D. routine 3. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience 4. A. repair B. harrow C. arrive D. announce 5. A. interested B. passenger C. wonderful D. immediate 6. A. kitchen B. dinner C. peasant D. alarm 7. A. routine B. arrive C. morning D. prefer 8. A. dinner B. harrow C. neighbor D. correct 9. A. dinner B. during C. although D. number 10.A. afternoon B. usually C. evening D. timetable 11. A. alarm B. discuss C. friendly D. begin 12.A. morning B. repair C. happy D. pupil 13.A. buffalo B. exactly C. tobacco D. continue 14.A. minute B. below C. Physics D. English 15.A. quarter B. before C. partner D. weather 16.A. peasant B. finish C. compare D. adverb 17. A. activity B. education C. Geography D. technology 18. A. Literature B. experience C. immediate D. occasional 19. A. district B. office C. pedal D. announce 20. A. overjoyed B. discotheque C. frequency D. frightening 21. A.education B. immediately C, occasional D. experience 22. A.Buffalo B. disaster C. several D. family 23. Engineering B. information C. occupation D. everybody 1
2. 24. Thirsty B. fellow C. repair D. quarter 25. Tobacco B. favorite C. contented D. continue II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: A. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. John isn't contented with his present salary. A. excited about B. satisfied with C. disappointed about D. interested in 2. We seldom set: each other anymore. A. sometimes B. occasionally C. frequently D. rarely 3. She purchased a number of shares in the company. A. invested B. sold C. exchanged D. bought 4. We had a nice chat over a cup of tea. A. formal talk B. informal talk C. serious talk D. long talk 5. It was a difficult tune, but we never gave up hope. A. stopped B. continued C. had D. offered 6. It takes me 45 minutes to get ready. A. to go B. to start C. to prepare D. to wake up 7. When they came back from college or technical high school, they introduced new farming methods, which resulted in bumper crops. A. bad crops B. poor crops C. rich crops D. good crops 8. “Our lives have changed a lot thanks to the knowledge our children brought home,” said an old farmer A. because B. by C. thank for D. because of 9. I plough and harrow my plot of land and during my break I often drink tea with my fellow peasants and smoke local tobacco. A. villagers B. children C. farmers D. workers 10. Although it’s a long day for us, we are contented with what we do. We love working and we love our children. A. bored B. happy C. tired D. sad 11. He sometimes ___ sports with friends A. play B. plays C. played D. playing 12: Nylon ___ in the 1930s A. invented B. was invented C. is invented D. has been invented 13: Can you tell me your daily ___? A. routine B. peasant C. alarm D. occupation 14: My father is the ___ of my family and my mother is the homemaker. A. breadwinner B. finance C. household D. nurture 15: My father was disappointed ___ my school result. A. on B. off C. to D. with 16: Most of the pupils are ___ to pass the examination. A. enough good B. good enough C. too good D. very good 17: He suggests ___ to France this summer time. A. travel B. to travel C. travelling D. traveled 18: After working hard for hours, the farmers sat down and ___ a short rest. 2
3. A. get B. take C. do D. give 19: I’m interested in teaching profession because I love working with children. A. excited B. worried C. unhappy D. bored 20: We often get up early in order to get ___ for the new working day. A. ready B. contented C. interested D. bored 21: Despite ___ burden, the single mother tried to raise her son by herself. A. finances B. financial C. financially D. finance 22: My mother taught me how to ___ the transplanting when I was six. A. do B. make C. get D. have 23: I'll pay you double ___ you get the work finished by Friday. A. unless B. if C. even if D. as long as 24: The weather was fine so we decided to go ___ foot A. on B. by C. with D. in 25: Every day, he ___ his buffalo to his plot of land. A. lead B. leads C. to lead D. leading B. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence: 1. She got as soon as the alarm clock went . A. over/ on B. up/ down C. up/ off D. on/ off. 2. I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t A.go on B. go off C. go away D. go up 3. Are you contented your present job, Mrs. Tuyet? A.to B. for C. with D. of 4.My house isn’t very far . school, so I usually go to school . bike. A. from- on B. away - in C. of - by D. from – by 5.The discotheque was crowded people. A. with B. by C. for D. to 6. He finds the new computer game so A. excite B. excited C. exciting D. excitement 7. The holidays at the seaside made us . We really had a good time. A. happily B. unhappily C. unhappy D. happy 8. It was the most experience of my life. A. frighten B. frightening C. frightened D. frightful 9.I know how she felt. A. exact B. exactly C. exactness D. exacting 10. I felt quite with my day’s work. A. satisfy B. satisfactory C. satisfied D. satisfaction 11. After each period, we have a break. A. fifth-minute B. fifth-minutes C. five minutes D. five-minute 12. Another word for “fasten” is A. frighten B. loosen C. lengthen D. tighten 13. I was born and grew up on the of the Red River. A. shops B. restaurants C. offices D. banks 3
4. 14. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he walks to work. A. never B. sometimes C. often D. usually 15. “ do you get to school ?” “ By bike.” A.What B. How C. How often D. How far 16. It was time to the kids ready for bed. A prepare B. get C. take D. make 17. We the seedlings into peaty soil. A. take B. plough C. raise D. transplant 18. Houses as a bomb exploded in the neighborhood. A. dipped B. disappeared C. dropped D. shook 19. is the study of heat, light, sound. A. Literature B. Physics C. History D. Maths 20. class allows students to acquire knowledge about living things. A. Geography B. Chemistry C. Biology D. History 21. She works as a fashion model to her living A. get B. earn C. gain D. raise 22. She . goes to bed after midnight . A. hardly ever B. seldom never C. hardly never D. almost ever 23. Tell us about your A. daily routines B. ordinary day C. typical day D. All are correct 24. Playing computer games for 12 hours every day him exhausted . A. make B. making C. makes D. made 25. Mai's house is near her school and it .her only 15 minutes to go there on foot . A. takes B. took C. has taken D. is taking 26. It is that every student will have to follow the school timetable strictly . A. certainly B. surely C. certain D. obviously 27 . , Nam gets up at 6 a.m. but today is Sunday so he gets up a little bit late A. Normal B. Normally C. Normality D. Rarely 28. Could you please me the way to the post office ? A. speak B. tell C. talk D. ask 29. They use a to break up the soil and plant the seeds A. plough B. land C. harvester D. 30. Every passenger is required to their seatbelt when they are on board . A. take B. hold C. leave D. fasten. C. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence. 1. The baby is so big! How much now? A. is she weighing B. she weighs C. does she weigh D. did she weigh 2. I'll see him when he here tomorrow A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come 3. Harry works all the time. He A. never relaxes B. relaxes never C. often relaxes D. relaxes sometimes 4. The last time I swimming was when we were in Spain. A. had gone B. went C. has gone D. was going. 5. I at six o'clock, but to be up by five. A. normally get up/ I have sometimes B. normally get up/ sometimes I have C. get normally up/ sometimes I have D. get normally up/ I sometimes have 6. a long time for the bus. A. We have to always wait B. We always have to wait C. We have always to wait D. We have to wait always 7.I have not met him since he . school. A. left B. was leaving C. had left D. has left 8.It me 15 minutes to get to school every morning. A. takes B. took C. spends D. spent 9. We dinner at home on Saturdays. A. haven’t had B. didn’t had C. aren’t have D. don’t have 10. When I was a child, I usually fishing with my brother. 4
5. A. go B. went C. gone D. use to go 11. He’s not really interested in on the farm. A. to work B. being worked C. working D. worked 12. Maria is going to stop dinner, so she may be late. A. eating B. to eat C. for eating D. eat 13. These glasses are so dirty. You need them. A. wash B. washing. C. to wash D. washed 14. We were told and fasten our seat belts. A. to sit down B. sitting down C. sit down D. that sit down 15. It takes me 45 minutes . ready. A. get B. gets C. to get D. getting 16. After a cup of coffee, I continue my homework. A. to do B. doing C. A and B are correct D. A and B are incorrect 17. All the passengers were made their seat belts during the turbulence. A. buckle B. to buckle C. buckling D. for buckling 18. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop .lunch. A. having B. to have C. having had D. for having 19. The father told his son his time games all day. A. not to waste/ play B. not to waste/playing C. not waste/play D. not waste/ playing 20. Why do you continue there if you don’t like your job? A.to work B. working C. worked D. both A and B III. WRITING : A. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B. C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. 1.Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30. A B C D 2. We haven’t seen Jim since he has returned the countryside. A B C D 3. I spend 20 minutes to read books every day. A B C D 4. I enjoy to talk with my classmates about their future plans. A B C D 5. David immediate comes home after finishing school. A B C D 6. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life. A B C D 7. Mark went on working despite he felt unwell. A B C D 8. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging. A B C D 9. Once when I was ten, I used to get sick and went to the hospital. A B C D 10. As soon as the alarm clock had gone off, she woke up and go out of bed. A B C D 11. It was so warm this morning that I don't wear my jacket A B C D 12. In many families , importance decisions are made by the men . A B C D 13. Lan comes often home after she finishes school . A B C D B. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 1. Their game of badminton is always on Tuesday. They___ A. always play their game of badminton B. have always played badminton on Tuesday C. always play badminton on Tuesday. D. play badminton always on Tuesday. 2. Adrian wears jeans all the time. 5
6. Adrian ___ A. always wears jeans. B. often wears jeans. C. sometimes wears jeans D. usually wears jeans. 3. It takes Mr. Vy 15 minutes to get to the field. A. Mr. Vy leaves the house at a quarter to five and arrives in the field at 5.30 B. Mr. Vy spends fifteen minutes getting to the field C. Fifteen minutes is long enough for Mr. Vy to get to the field D. Mr. Vy wastes 15 minutes on the way to the field 4. I am very interested in the book you lent me last week. A. The book is interesting enough for you to lend me last week. B. It was the interesting book which you lent me last week. C. The book which you lent me last week is too interesting to read. D. The book that you lent me last week interests me a lot 5. They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents. A. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening. B. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening. C. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents. D. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening. 6. Barry continued to smoke even though we had advised him to quit. A. Barry took our advice so he stopped smoking. B. If we had advised Barry, he would have quit smoking. C. Barry did not quit smoking because of our advice. D. Despite being told not to smoke, Barry continued to do. 7. Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time doing housework any more. A. Housework will never be done by housewives any more. B. Housewives have to spend more and more time to do housework. C. Never have housewives spent as much time doing housework as they do now. D. No longer do housewives have to spend a lot of time doing housework. 8. Jane hardly ever enjoyed eating vegetables A. she enjoys eating vegetables B. She has fun of growing vegetables C.She almost never eats vegetables D. She sells vegetables for living 9. I’m always nervous when I travel by air A. I feel safe when I travel by air B. I’ve never travel buy because sometimes feel nervous C. Traveling by air always makes me nervous D. I always feel nervous, so I never travel by air 10. She started work three months ago. A. It is three months since she started work. B. She had been working for three months. C. She is working here for three months now. D. It’s three months that she worked for. C. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one: 1. They bought this house ten years ago. They have 2. When did you first know him? How 3. Their trip lasted three day. They had 4. She had to do the washing up but she didn't. She forgot . 5. If you don't rest yourself you really will be ill Unless 6. Their teacher is making them study hard. They 7. It is necessary to finish the work today. You need 8. I advise you to take a holiday You'd 6
7. 9. Since the invention of computer, people have saved a lot of time. Since the computer was 10. Don't leave the lights on all night, you will waste electricity. If VI. READING: A. Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered blank. David Evans is a farmer. He does farming on his own land in Wales. The farm has (1) his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (2) sheep on his land. He does not employ any fulltime workers. His sons help him when they are not at school. His wife adds to the family income by (3) eggs which her hens produce. In summer she often (4) paying guests into the farmhouse. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in the clean country air and Mrs. Evans enjoys having some extra money to spend on clothes for her children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for the Evans family when the guests have gone. The question is that if his children want to (5) the farm when Mr. Evans gives up working. Country life is quiet and dull to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm for the city some day. 1. A. been to B. belonged to C. possessed D. depended on 2. A. feeds B. grows C. raises D. leads 3. A. selling B. sells C. to sell D. sell 4. A. take B. takes C. took D. is taking 5. A. take off B. take over C. take after D. take care B. Read the passage, then choose the correct answer : ROUTINES Think about your daily life. Do you follow the same read :o work every day? Do you sit in the same place in class? When you get dressed, do you always put the same leg or arm in first? You probably do, because we all have routines in our lives. Routines save time and energy because you do them without thinking, that's why they are so important in the morning when your brain isn't active. Here's Jo talking about her morning routine. 'Oh yes. I always do exactly the same things. 1 wake up at seven o'clock every morning, but I don't get quarter past seven. I switch on the radio and listen to the news. Then I go to the loo and I brush my- teeth. I have a shower and dry my hair. Then I choose my clothes and I get dressed. I don't eat anything for breakfast. I just have a cup of coffee. Then I go to work. Yes, it's always the same.' Routines are very useful. but they also make you uncreative. So sometimes it's a good idea to break your routines. Get out of bed on the opposite side. Listen to a different radio station. Take a different route to work. Eat something different for breakfast. Change your routine. You never know, it could change your life. 1. This passage is mainly concerned with A. our usual ways of doing things B. our daily activities C. Jo's timetable D. changes in our lives 2. According to the passage, routines are useful because A. we can do them in the morning B. they make a habit of never thinking C. they save time and energy D. we all have them in our lives 3. The word 'loo' in line 9 can best be replaced with A. balcony B. bedroom C. sink D. toilet 4. What is the main disadvantage of routines? A.Routines make us unable to create things or to have new ideas. B. Routines may change our life. C. Routines make a habit of never thinking before doing. D. Routines make us do the same things day after day. 5. Which of the sentences is true? A. Routines make our brain creative. B. People who have routines are unable to think. C. We shouldn't break our routines. D. Our lives could be changed if we change our routines. V. CULTURAL TIPS: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. Question1: Tom: “Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night” - Marry: “ ” A. I have nothing to tell you B. Oh, poor me C. Never mind D. You are absent-minded 7
8. Question 2: Andy: “Let me drive you home” – Mrs. Phuong: “ ” A. No problem B. It’s me C. No, don’t worry. I’m alright D. No, I usually drive home at 5 Question 3: Peter: “Thanks a lot for your wonderful gift.” – Mary: “ ” A. You are welcome B. Thank you C. Cheers D. Have a good day Question 4: “Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?” – “ ” A. Sorry, the seat is taken. B. No, thanks. C. Yes, I am so glad D. Yes. You can’t sit here. Go away. Question 5: Jack: “I’d rather stay at home” Gina: “ ___” A. Had you? B. Wouldn’t you? C. Hadn’t you? D. Would you? Question 6: Peter: “Would you like a beer?” Maria: “Not while I’m ” A. on duty B. in order C. in the act D. under control Question 7. – “Have you been waiting here long?” - “ ___” A. as long as it takes B. I didn’t C. not really D. long time no see Question 8. - “A bat can hear from a long distance.” “ ” A. You bet B. Yes, good hearer D. You know a bat well C. No, you can be so sure Question 9. “I am very much obliged to you for helping my family.” - “ ” A. My pleasure. B. That’s all right C. You’re welcome D. A & C are correct Question 10. A: “Could I speak to Susan please?” B: “ .” A. Talking B. Speaking C. Calling D. Answering 8