Bài tập ôn thi giữa kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

7. John is not at all______with his job. He wants to do something more creative. 
A. pleasant	B. cheerful	C. interested	 D. content
8. Young people are usually full of___, but lack of experience. 
A. enthuse 	B. enthusiasm 	C. enthusiastic 	D. enthusiast
9. Pronunciation: A. son B. sunshine C. above D. woman
10. On his _______ at the airport, John felt a little disappointed when no one came to see him. 
A. arrival 	B. arrive 	C. arriver D. arrived
11. Most British drink _______tea during their break time A. a	 B. an C. the	 D. no article
12. Our main objective is to._______ educational standards. A. avoid B. enjoy	C. make D. improve
13. I hate ____ kept____.	A. to be / wait B. be / to wait C. being / waited 	D. being / waiting
14. Error recognition: I like lying (A) on the beach (B) , so I always spend (C) my holiday to sunbath (D)
15. John has just received a letter ____ his parents, who live abroad. A. from	B. of	 C. off	 D. up
16. I would rather go ____ home and have ____ lunch.
A. the / a 	B. a / the 	C. no article / the 	D. no article / no article
17. Error recognition: One of the (A) women said (B) Tom to sit down at (C) the table and wait for (D) the manager.
18. She is interested in teaching______because she loves working with children. 
A. semester 	 B. communication	 	C. work 	D. profession
19 Pronunciation: A. technology 	B. teaching 	 C. purchase 	D. lunch
20. Lan: "Happy birthday! This is a small present for you." 
 Nga: “__________” 
A. What a pity! 	B. How terrible! 	C. Have a good time! 	D. How beautiful it is! Thanks.
21. When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you. 
A. be related to 	B. be interested in	C. pay all attention to 	D. express interest in
22. It takes me about three hours ____ the report.	
A. complete	B. to complete	 C. completing 	D. completed
23. Mathematics is my favourite ____.	A. objective	B. requirement	C. subject	D. purpose
24. We were ___ in heavy traffic so we were twenty minutes late.A. crowded B. got C. captured D. stuck
25. They planned ____ in the evening. 
A. to go dancing 	B. going to dance C. going dancing D. go to dance
26. Could you please tell me the _____ time when the meeting begins? 
A. exact 	B. exactly 	C. exactness 	D. exacting
27. Stress: A. children B. breakfast	 C. routine D. water
28. English is an international ________A. language	B. means	C. subject	D. profession
29. Jack: “Mary, remember to send my regards to your grandfather.”       
 Mary: “__________” A. You’re welcome. 	B. Thanks, I will. C. That’s a good idea. D. It’s my pleasure.
30. Although he is good at_____English, he finds ____mathematics more interesting.
A. an/ a B. the /the C. an/ no article	 D. no article/ no article 
31. Peter is one of ____ best students that most of us admire.A. a	 B. an	C. the	 D. no article
32. Her good ____ for the test resulted in the fact that she got the best grade. 
A. prepare B. preparer C. preparation D. preparedly
33. They would rather Mary ____ them when they are talking. 
A. not interrupt	B. does not interrupt 	C. did not interrupt 	D. not interrupted
34. _____is it from here to the post office? - About two hundred meters. 
A. How far 	B. How long 	C. How often 	D. How much
35. The deaf and dumb use sign language to ____.	
A. communicate 	B. calculate	C. compute	D. control
36. Most students find the couse very ______ A. enthusiastic B. anxious C. enjoyable D. convenient
37. Pronunciation: A. cheap B. leave	 C. ready D. tea 
38. Stress: A. purchase	B. practice	C. begin	D. question 
39. When you finish ____ the report, would you mind _____ me your computer?
A. to write / to lend 	B. writing / lending 	C. write / lent 	D. written / lend
40. I _______in the room right now.	A. am being	 B. was being C. have been being D. am
41. A: What do you usually do on your day off? B: _________	A. I usually drive to work. 	
B. I will sleep all day. C. I usually do not much. 	D. Nothing much. I always sleep until noon.
42. _____is your new school? - It's very big and friendly. A. What	 B. How	C. Where	D. Which
43. Stress: A. answer	 B. complain	C. listen	D. travel
44. She got _____as soon as the alarm clock went _____ A. over/ on B. up/ out C. up/ off D. on/ off
45. Error recognition: I know you are too busy (A) to stay,(B) but I look forward (C) to see (D) you again.
46. Pronunciation: A. heat	 	B. repeat	C. heart	D. eating
47. Stress: A. entertain B. communicate C. receive 	D. complain 
48. Error recognition: Most of Vietnamese children (A) attend (B) kindergarten before (C) to enter (D) primary school.
49. During the rush hour, streets are often crowded ____ people and vehicles. A. for B. of C. in D. with
50. Pronunciation: A. love 	B. plot	C. crop 	D. office 
51. Pronunciation: A. wonderful 	B. month 	C. tone	 	D. none
52. Pronunciation: A. name 	 B. father	 	C. party 	D. army
53. I don’t mind ____home but I’ d rather ____a taxi. 
A. towalk/ to get	 	B. walking/to get 	C. walking/get	 	D. to walk/getting
54. Don't worry _______me. I’ll be fine	A. to 	B. about	C. with	D. for
55. ______is a half of football? - Forty-five minutes. A. What time	B. How often	C. How long	D. When
56. Pronunciation: A. hard 	B. start 	C. party 	 D. talk
REWRITE THE SENTENCES
1. They said to me, “We are learning English now”à They	
2. You didn’t speak as much as he did . à He 	
3. He gave me a book for my birthday àI	
4. Jane is afraid she won’t be able to attend your party next week. à Jane wishes 	
5. Today isn’t Sunday. The pupils can’t go swimmingàIf 	
6. I’m sorry, I can’t help you. à I wish	
7. Jane can swim further than I can. àI 	
8. “Be careful when you do your test this morning,” the teacher said to us. à The teacher	
9. She wrote that letter in twenty minutes. .à That letter	
10. Mary said to John, “I can’t go to the movie with you tomorrow”à Mary 	
11. I’m sorry I don’t live near my work. à I wish	
12. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.à If	
13. Tom works more efficiently than we do . à We 	
14. I can’t take much exercise because I don’t have enough free time. àIf 	
15. They are building a new highway around the city.à A new highway 	
16. I don’t play tennis as well as my brother does . àMy brother	
17. Tom was writing two poems.à Two poems	
18. They said, “Try your best if you want to get good marks”.àThey 	
19. Unless she hurries, she’ll be late. à If 	
20. What a pity I broke the vase. à I wish	
REVISION 2– Class 10
Multiple choice
1. Would you like something to eat?.’ ‘__________,I’m not hungry now’
A. Yes, it is B. No, thanks C. Yes, I would D. No, no problem
2. The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.
A. rang	B. exploded	C. burned	 D. landed
3. Lam: “Bye!”- Lan “_______.” A.See you lately B. See you later C.Thank you D. Meet you again 
4. He was unqualified and totally ______ 
A. experience	 B. inexperience	C. experienced D. inexperienced
5. Error recognition: Agriculture (A) may often cause environmental problems (B) because of it changes (C) natural (D) environments
6. I didn't like the noise in the city at first. But now _______ here.
A. I got used to living 	B. I’m used to living 	 C. I used to live 	D. I used to living
7. A: “I really love this place” – B: “ ______.” . A. Neither do I 	 B. So do I C. I am too. D. I agree
8. Sir Richard Doll said smoking was still ______major killer in ______UK 
A. the / no article 	B. the /the 	C. no article / the 	D. a / the 
9. There is no ______explanation for what happened A. scientist B. scientific C. scientifically D. science 
10. Luis has a ____ in French from Leeds University A. certificate B. degree C. diploma D. qualification 
11. “ Do you mind if I borrow a chair?”- “_____ Do you need only one?”
A. I’m sorry	B. Not at all 	C. Yes, I do	 	D. Yes, I would
12. He devoted more than half of his life ____.teaching profession and now he is living _____.retirement.
A. for /on 	B. to / in	C. on / of	D. in / at 
13. Which ____ does your company manufacture? A. produce B. product C. production D. productive
14. My teacher always expected me _____well in exams. A. do 	B. to do C. doing D. to have done
15. Pronunciation: A. women	B. men C. weekend D. recommend
16. Stress: A. little	 	B. devote	 C. physics	 D. woman
17. Peter often has _______ breakfast at 8 o'clock. He usually eats _______ enormous breakfast.
A. a / the	B. the / no article 	C. no article / an 	D. the / the
18. We got _________ the plane at 10.30 and the plane took ___________ on time 
A. in / off 	 B. on / up 	 C. in / out 	D. on / off 
19. How___now? Better than before? A. are you feeling B. do you feel C. you are feeling 	D. you feel
20. When the firework _____ off, the dog _____ away 
A. had gone / ran 	B. went / had run	 C. went / ran 	D. went / was running 
21. "Would you like a cup of coffee?" -"_____" A. Yes, I do B. Yes. I like C. Yes. I would D. Yes, please
22. By the time he ________ at the party last night, all his classmates ________ 	
A. had arrived/ left	B. was arriving/ had left	C. arrived/ had left	D. arrived/ was leaving
23. Mr. Jones often _______to work by car everyday but today he ______ by bus. 	
A. goes / goes 	B. is going / will go 	C. went / has gone 	D. goes / is going 
24. During his break, Mr. Pike is used to drink tea with his fellow peasants. 
A. workers 	 B. associates C. mechanics D. farmers
25. Pronunciation: A. mature	 B. picture C. pasture 	D. adventure
26. Look at these windows! They really need _________. 
A. to clean 	B. cleaning	C. to cleaning	D. cleaned
27. The new road should help ______traffic problems 	A. raise 	B. create 	C. ease 	D. cause 
28. People are fleeling the area in panic A. excitement 	B. fear 	C. gust 	D. danger 
29. English is regarded as____means of international communication. A. a	 B. an	 C. the D. no article
30. I remember _____ you about this before 	A. tell 	B. to tell 	C. telling 	D. told 
31. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more _______ than the other boys in his class. 
A. intelligent 	B. mature C. ambitious D. developed 
32. They live ________ their retirement pension.	A. for 	B. in 	C. on 	D. with 
33. Stress: 	A. scientific	B. atomic C. impossible D. professor
34. Error recognition: (A) I’m tired because (B) I’m not used (C) to stay (D) up late
35. Error recognition: Mike usually (A) drives (B) to work, but today (C) he walks (D)
36. We admired his _________ knowledge of chemistry 	
A.special 	B specialize	C. specialized 	 D. specialization 
37. Pronunciation: A. chemistry B. prepare C. receive 	D. degree 
38. People gathered at the station and _____ their eyes on the brand new train which was ready for its first journey.	A. put	B.fastened	C. scream	D. looked
39. When we _____ the bill, we left the restaurant A. had paid B. were paying C. paid D. had been paying 
40. Stress: A. ambitious B. intelligent C. brilliant 	D. mature
41. Stress: 	A. children 	B. student C.professor D. teacher 
42. Pronunciation: A. bank 	B. romance	C. fancy 	D. famous 
43. Stress: A. background 	B. career 	C. secondary D. private
44. He worked at ______Cambridge, England.	A. a 	B. an 	 C. the 	D. no article 
45. He passed his exams with flying colour A. successfully 	B. difficulty 	C. badly 	D. easily 
46. Error recognition: An (A) old man walking (B) along (C) the road stopped talking (D) to us 
47. Many _______organizations send their aid to the war zone
 A. humanity 	B. humane	C. human 	D. humanitarian 
48. Peter: “How do you do?” – Mary: “___________”
A.Yeah,OK B. Not too bad. C. How do you do? D. I’m well.Thank you
49. Jane is always determined to do anything she wants. She’s a ____ woman. 
A. ambition B. strong-willed C. brilliant 	 D. humane 
50. Error recognition: My brother succeeded (A) in (B) study (C) English at school (D). 
REWRITE THE SENTENCES
1. Tom works more efficiently than we do . à We 	
2. He said, “Don’t buy this book if you don’t like it” à He	
3. Keep quiet or I’ll scream. à Unless	
4. I don’t have a map, so I can’t direct you. àIf	
5. “Think well before you answer my questions today, Mary” , the teacher said à The teacher 	
6. I can't take much exercise because I don't have enough free time. à If	
7. “Are you angry with me?” she said to Peter. àShe	
8. Be careful when you do your test this morning,” the teacher said to us. àThe teacher	
9. I regret not finishing my homework at the weekend. àI wish	
10. Be careful or you’ll cut yourself with that knife. à Unless / If	
11. I’m sorry I will leave here tomorrow. à I wish 	
12. “Why do you have to do this work now?” she said to me.àShe	
13. They can’t sell their products in this country à Their 	
14. A neighbor is looking after the children. à The children	
15. My son always writes words on the wall. à Words 	
16. What a pity Peter didn’t tell you the truth yesterday. à I wish	
17. Hurry up or you will miss the train. à If 	
18. It rains today, that’s why John stays at home. à If	
19. Mary said to John, “I can’t go to the movie with you tomorrow.” à Mary	
20. Mary never gets bad marks because she studies hard à If	
Verb form: 
1. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates (leave) 	2. You (ever/see) a ghost?	
3. A new hospital (build) in my village next year. 	4. At present that author (write) a historical novel
5. The man who had stolen my car (arrest) by the police last night.	6. They (not decide) what to do yet.
7. I (make) the cake when the light went out. 	8. The pupils (not paint) the school gate yet. 
9. Sorry, I’m late. The car (break) down on my way here 
10. She (finish) her homework before 8 o’clock last night 
11. We (have) dinner when there was a knock on the door
12. The handicapped (not help) by the government yet
13. I (ring) the bell three times when he answered the door 
14. I (make) to work hard by my father when I was ten. 	 	
15. Almost everyone (leave) by the time we arrived yesterday. 
REVISION 3– Class 10
Multiple choice
1. Some of the more time-consuming jobs can now be done by machines.
a. taking much time 	b. taking little time 	c. odd 	 d. not affected by time
2. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's_____ child. 
a. mentally ill 	b. mentally retarded 	c. mentally alert 	d. mentally restricted
3. The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths.	 
a. regret	b. anger	c. sadness	d. passion
4. He invented a new kind of wheelchair for the______	
a. unemployed	b. poor	 c. disabled	 	d. unhappy
5. He earns his living by taking photographs. He's a / an _______ photographer.	
a. amateur	b. professional	c. talent	 	d. determined
6. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well. 
A. inability to speak 	B. inability to see 	C. inability to hear 	 D. mentally impairment
7. The government is doing nothing to help______
a. the poor people 	b. the poor ones	 c. the poor	 	d. the poors
8. It rained all the time, ______was a great pity.	a. that 	b. what	c. which	d. who
9. Last summer, we had ______holiday in Spain. 
A. a two week's 	B. a two-weeks 	C. two-week	D. a two-week
10. Suffering ____ a speech disorder can have negative social effects, especially ____ young children. 
A. from/ among 	B. with/ in 	C. for/ of 	D. with/ for
11. ____ first time is always ____ hardest.	
a. A / no article b. no article / the c. the / the 	d. The / no article
12. A molecule of water comprises two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. 
a. consists of	 	b. exhibits 	 c. displays	d. passions 
13. To communicate fluently in English, we have to spend a lot of time practicing. It is a ____ work.
a. time-consuming 	b. time-bargain 	c. time-saving 	d. time-limit
14. In spite of______, we decided to go out.	
a. we felt very tired	 b. feeling tired 	c. all of us felt tired	 	d. tired	
15. Although they met ____ opposition ____ their parents, they decided to get married without their approval.	A. on / of	B. about / for	C. with / from	D. at / to
16. When the teacher entered the classroom, his students ____ too much noise.
a. is making	b. made	c. were making 	d. have made
17. Mary left the city without saying goodbye so we do not have her new address or telephone number, ____ makes it impossible to contact her.	a. that	b. those	c. when	d. which
18. He had ______ no effort to finish the work so the boss did not agree to offer him a promotion. 
A. done 	B. made 	C. determined 	D. earned
19. Many Vietnamese people _______ from disability due to dioxin during the war struggling for freedom and independence. A. determine	B. suffer	C. cope	D. face
20. “ Would you like me to take you to school?” – “ ____________” 
A. That’s very nice of you 	B. No, please 	C. Yes. 	D. All are correct 
21. A: “ Could I get you a drink? _ B: “________ .” 
A. No, Thanks 	B. No, I don’t C. No, you couldn’t 	D. No I couldn’t
22. I have been fascinated by_____ since I was at secondary school.	
A. photograph	B. photographer	C. photography 	D. photographic
23. People with disabilities need full- time care.
A. the disabled 	B. the poor	C. the unemployed	 	 D. the rich
24. Maria: “I’m taking my end-of-term examination tomorrow.” - Sarah: “______!” 
 A. Good time	B. Good day 	 	 C. Good luck 	D. Good chance 
25. We like to sit in_______ sun whenever we have ______ time to go to the beach 
A. a/ the 	B. no article/ a 	C. the / no article 	D. the / a 
26. The government should do more for people who do not have enough money.
A. the poor	B. the hungry	 C. the unemployed D. the injured
27. She cannot be at work. No one in the office ____ her since the lunch time. 
a. has seen 	b. saw 	c. had seen 	 d. would see
28. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words.
29. Helen Keller, who was both blind and deafness, overcame her inabilities with the help of her teacher, Ann Sullivan.
30. She's always annoying about something.	
31. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand-up comedian 	
32. Since I begin school, I haven’t had much spare time 
33. Mike usually drives to work, but today he walks 
34. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Saigon 
35. I decided (A) changing (B) jobs becase my boss made (C) me work ( D) overtime.
REWRITE THE SENTENCES
1. The scientists are studying the problem carefully. à The problem	
2. Nam runs the fastest in my class . à Noone	
3. He swam further than I did à I 	
4. “Please talk to your mother when she comes back tomorrow”,Ba said à Ba 	
5. He has a lot of homework to do so he can’t go to the park with you. à If	
6. Peter doesn’t get good marks because he doesn’t study hard. à If 	
7. Tim regrets missing the film on TV last night.àTim wishes	
8. My brother did the test very badly à I wish	
9. The police found two children in the forest. à Two children 	
10. Susan drinks much coffee because she doesn’t feel calm.à If Susan	
11. The scientists are studying the problem carefully. à The problem 	
12. My father has to work in the field 10 hours a day. à I wish	
13. The teacher is going to tell the students a story à The students	
14. We have not used this computer for a long time. à. This computer 	
15. “Why didn’t you come to school yesterday, Tom?” said the teacher. à The teacher	
16. “Does your father work in this factory, Jane?”, said Tom à Tom	
17. Mai is typing some letters for his boss. àSome 	
18. “Please, repeat what you have said, Mary” à He 	
19. Peter feels sad because he doesn’t succeed in his job. àIf 	
20. Jane dances the most beautifully à No one	
Verb form: 
1. It rained yesterday after it (be) dry for months
2. We (not/ be) on time last week.
3. Alice ( see) her mother in London most weekends
4. The house was very quiet when I (get) home. Everyone (go) to bed.
5. We (not/ begin) to study for the test yet 	
6. Where is your mother? - She (wash) my cl