Hỏi đáp Unit 12 Tiếng Anh lớp 10 phần Vocabulary

I often switch off the heating for saving money. 

A. often       B. off       C. heating       D. saving

fill in each blank with a suitble PREPOSITION or PARTICLE

1. i'm glad to know that you are going.................a picnic

2. at the moment, most of the town is being covered ............................snow

3. in this company, everybody is responsible ................ turning off the lights before leaving

4. the boy fell........................the water and was drowned

5. he suffered......................................constant sleepiness

6. they have been absent ...................... school very often lately

7. is she capable................ using computers ?

8. they have made use............................. the house after remodeling it

9. they started ............... home because andy wasn't keen ...................... going out in the rain

10. i wrote the letter to complain ..................... the good i brough in the shop

1. A: It's quiet here today, isn't it ?
B: Yes, the neighbors ___________ out on a Sunday. (usually/ are)

2. A: Have you been to this place before ?

B: Yes, I __________ as a child. (it/ occasionally/ visited)

3. A: Did the computers crash this morning ?

B: Yes, but they ___________ again. (soon/ were/ working)

4. A: Your friend's late, Vicky.

B: Rachel ____________ that we arranged to go out. (forgotten/ has/ obviously)

5. A: Do you know them ?

B: Yes, they live in the same street as me but I ____________ to them. (never/ have/ spoken)

6. A: Have you finished your homework yet ?

B: Yes, I have. But I ______________ homework. (hate/ really)

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Write a short paragaph about your timetable .

Help me !!!!

Put a suitable preposition or article in each blank

(1)......nine-year-old dased through flames to pull his younger brother (2).......safety. (3)..... little boy had been playing (4)........(5)........... a cigarette lighter while sitting (6).......his bike. (7)......older boy said he was standing .........(8) the kitchen when he heard his brother screming and ran to help him. he dragged (9)...... child (10).......the bathroom and turned (11).....the water to put (12) .......the fire. Doctors praised the younger hero (13) his quick thinking and said (14)....... boy's burns world heal (15) ....... time

1. "Lie down Tim" Kim said.

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2. "It's time we went home" they said.

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3. "Do come in" said he.

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4. "Try again" he said to his friend.

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5. "This is a gun. Give me the money" a man said to a woman.

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ex1 :match the sentences in the most appropriate way and then write the sentences as one using to-infinitive

1. i phoned to the police station a. he wants to look smart

2. i swept the broken glass off the path b. we wanted to buy some fruit

3. he bought a truck c. i wanted to prevent an accident

4. the staff is working at weekend ' d. he wanted to hear the football results

5. tom turned on the radio e. i wanted to report that my car had been stolen

6. just this once mike is going to wear glasses f. they want to compete the project in time

7. we went to the market g. he did this to carry out his business

8. he rushed into the burning house h. we want to avoid heavy traffic

9. she opened the cage i. she intended to feed the lions

10. we go to work early j. he wanted to save the child

X. Complete the sentences below using the provided words and phrases

1. Albert Einstein/ born/ 1897/ Germany/die/ 1955

2. He/graduate/University of Zurich/1905

3. 1919/win/the Nobel Prize/physics

4. 1919/to 1933/live/Germany/travel/lot/talk/scientists

5.1933/leave/Germany/United States/live/until/death

Choose the correct answer (5ms)
1. This computer isn’t capable _________ running this software,
A. in B. on C. for D. of
2. The children want to learn _________ to use a computer.
A. how B. why C. what D. when
3. Ann quit her job at the advertising company, _________ surprised everyone.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
4. When I found the letter, someone_________ it.
A. already had opened B. already opened
C. had already opened D. has already opend
5. The digital camera _________ three years ago but it is still in good condition.
A. bought B. buys C. was bought D. has been bought
6. The computer helps you to interact _________ other people around the world.
A. by B. for C. at D. with
7. In spite of her deafness, she played the violin very well.
A. inability to speak B. inability to see
C. mentally impairment D. inability to hear
8. The unemployed _________ a low living standard.
A. has B. having C. to have d. have
9. Miss Thuy enjoys teaching her students, some of whom are _________ retarded.
A. mental B. mentally C. mention D. mentality
10. Life seems easy for people who have a job but it is not easy for the _________.
A. unemployed B. unemployment C. employee D. employment

PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Public Education in the United States, programs of instruction (1) _______ to children, adolescents, and adults in the United States through schools and colleges (2) _______ by state and local governments. (3) _______ the nationally regulated and financed education (4) _______ of many other industrialized societies, American public education is (5) _______ the responsibility of the states and individual school districts.

The national system of formal (6) _______ in the United States developed in the 19^th century. It differed (7) _______ education systems of other Western societies in three fundamental respects. (8) _______, Americans were more inclined to regard education (9) _______ a solution to various social problems. Second, (10) _______ they had this confidence in the power of education, Americans (11) _______ more years of schooling for a larger percentage of the population than (12) _______ countries. Third, educational institutions were primarily governed by local (13) _______ rather than by federal ones.

The (14) _______ notable characteristic of the American education system is the (15) _______ number of people it serves. In 2002, 86 percent of Americans (16) _______ age 25 and 29 had graduated (17) _______ high school, 58 percent had (18) _______ at least some college, and 29 percent had earned at (19) _______ a bachelor’s degree. Expanding access to college education is an important priority (20) _______ the U.S. government.

I.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Write your answer ( A,B,C or D ) in the box provided

1. Is Mary a friend of …..?

A. you B. your C. yours D. you’re

2. Vietnamese people are always proud ….. Vietnam’s tradition and customs.

A. in B. of C. on D. at

3. My new car is more ….. than the one I had before.

A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economically

4. We didn’t ……. to the station in time to catch the train.

A. get B. reach C. arrive D. leave

5. Do you know what time the train ….. for London?

A. gets B. reaches C. arrives D. leaves

6. “Why are you driving so fast ?” “….”

A. being hurry B. in a hurry C. in hurry D. hurry

7. Do you know ……..?

A. how old is the earth B. how old was the earth

C.how old the earth is D. how old the earth was

1. It can sometimes be difficult to tell fact from _____.

(A) reflection (B) situation (C) section (D) fiction

2. I strongly recommend you have a Valentine’s dinner at this Italian restaurant, which provides _____ dining atmosphere and attentive service.

(A) agreeable (B) honorable (C) complex (D) freezing

3. We'd have a much better chance of finding the child if we _____ into groups.

(A) break off (B) come forward (C) spread out (D) split up

4. The thief _____ that he had stolen the famous painting and was sent to prison.

(A) recovered (B) confessed (C) claimed (D) arranged

5. People have been looking for _____ of life on other planets for years.

(A) issues (B) quantity (C) evidence (D) flavors

6. Most freshmen soon _____ the life on the HSNU campus, and some even said they missed the campus very much during the winter vacation.

(A) cut down on (B) ran out of (C) worked out (D) got accustomed to

7. "Do you want to come to the KTV parlor with us?'' "_____ I think I'll just stay in and read.''

(A) What a pity! (B) You know what they say. (C) Not really. (D) The more, the merrier!

8. _____ for bad behavior can range from time-outs to no-TVs for several days, so you’d better behave yourselves.

(A) Engagements (B) Punishments (C) Forgiveness (D) Party favors

9. I liked him instantly, especially as he, like me, was a basketball _____, who played basketball so well and loved it so much.

(A) miracle (B) interest (C) fanatic (D) broom

10. “I’d like to _____ a seat on the next plane to New York.” “I’m sorry, but all the tickets for the plane have been booked. You may have to standby on the day of flight.”

(A) release (B) remove (C) reply (D) reserve

SECTION A – PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure

2. A. increase B. widespread C. death D. residential

3. A. coughed B. weighed C. laughed D. photographed

4. A. realize B. teacher C. reason D. feature

5. A. treated B. asked C. sacred D. suggested

II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.

1. A. impossibly B. especially C. naturally D. importantly

2. A. damage B. pollute C. defense D. erode

3. A. recognize B. enemy C. yesterday D. responding

4. A. electrician B. comfortable C. manufacture D. accidental

5. A. comedy B. collection C. comical D. calculate

SECTION B – VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.

1. Hurry up! They’ve only got _______ seats left.

A. a little B. a few C. a lot of D. plenty of

2. The children _______ to the zoo.

A. were enjoyed taken B. enjoyed being taken C. were enjoyed taking D. enjoyed taking

3. I'd rather you _______ anyone what I said.

A. don't tell B. won't tell C. didn't tell D. not to tell

4. We were so late that we ______ had time to catch the train.

A. nearly B. almost C. hardly D. simply

5. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.

A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D. should they meet

6. Washing machines, dishwashers and vacuum cleaners are _______.

A. working machines B. useless machines C. sewing machines D. labour-saving machines

7. Both she and her husband are _______ work.

A. out of B. for C. on D. in

8. Tom is having someone _______ the newspaper to her.

A. bring B. to bring C. bringing D. who brings

9. They were just _______ us about Anna's new boyfriend.

A. talking B. saying C. speaking D. telling

10. You've got to try to keep _______ as you grow older.

A. act B. active C. action D. actor

II. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.

1. The sick needs to be looked after. So money must be spent on hospitals.

2. The accident looked seriously at first but nobody was injured.

3. All the students are looking forward to spending their free time to enjoy their Tet holiday.

4. My family lived in Hue since 1990 to 1996, but we are now living in Sai Gon.

5. She left her job soon to devote more time into her family.

6. We won't mind your being late. Beside, it's hardly your mistake.

7. Congratulations! You’ve gained the first prize in the competitions!

8. Her well-known film, that won several awards, was about the life of Lenin.

9. Mr. Tam, who has a lot teaching skills at junior level, will be joining our school in August.

10. You've seen her new car, haven't you? What does it like?

III. Fill in the each gap with the most correct forms of the block word on the right.

SECTION C – READING

I. Read the following passage, and fill in the numbered gaps with the correct options (from A, B, C , D and E below) to make a meaningful reading:

Animals live everywhere. (1) _______. They burrow in the ground. They swim in the sea. They fly through the air. They creep, they leap, they soar, and they dive. A very few - including corals and barnacles -stay in one place.

(2) _______. The biggest animals are whales, which can be 100 feet (30 meters) long. The smallest animals can only be seen through a microscope.

Zoologists (scientists who study animals) have found more than 2 million species of animals. (3) _______.

Several things make animals different from other living things. (4) _______. Animals eat other living things - plants and other animals - to get energy. Animal bodies are made up of more than one cell, unlike bacteria and other life forms with only one cell. Cells are the building blocks of living things. (5) _______.

A. Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own food.

B. They think they have discovered only a small portion of all animals on Earth.

C. Animals also have senses, such as eyes or ears, that tell them what is going on around them.

D. They roam the land.

E. Animals come in all sizes.

II. Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word.

Conservation, sustainable use and protection of natural resources including plants, animals, mineral deposits, soils, clean water, clean air, and fossil fuels (1) _______ as coal, petroleum, and natural gas. (2)_______ resources are grouped into two categories, renewable and (3) _______. A renewable resource is one that may be replaced over time by natural processes, such as fish populations or natural vegetation, or is inexhaustible, such as solar energy. The goal of renewable resource conservation is to ensure (4) _______ such resources are not consumed faster (5) _______ they are replaced. Nonrenewable resources are those in limited supply that cannot be replaced (6) _______ can be replaced only over extremely long periods of time. Nonrenewable resources (7) _______ fossil fuels and mineral deposits, such as iron ore and gold ore. Conservation activities for nonrenewable resources focus (8) _______ maintaining an adequate supply of these resources well into the future. Natural resources are conserved for their biological, economic, and recreational values, as well as their natural beauty and importance to local cultures. For (9) _______, tropical rain forests are protected for their important role in both global ecology (10) _______ the economic livelihood of the local culture; a coral reef may be protected for its recreational value for scuba divers; and a scenic river may be protected for its natural beauty...

SECTION D – WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

1. The painters painted his house last week.

ð He .................................................................................................................................................

2. Gerald is too young to vote.

ðGeral is not ....................................................................................................................................

3. Andrew went to the supermarket despite the heavy rain

ð Although ........................................................................................................................................

4. They made him wait for two hours.

ðHe was ..........................................................................................................................................

5. David went home before I arrived.

ð When I arrived, ..............................................................................................................................

6. The station clock showed half past ten.

ðAccording …………......................................................................................................................

7. I’m always nervous when I take exams.

ðTaking ............................................................................................................................................

8. When did you buy your laptop?

ðHow long ......................................................................................................................................?

9. It is not worth asking Ms. Hoa to help.

ðThere’s no ......................................................................................................................................

10. If people drive faster, it is more dangerous.

ð The ................................................................................................................................................

II. Make right sentences using the following suggestions.

1. Mike/ offer/ opportunity/ study abroad/ yesterday.

ð .......................................................................................................................................................

2. Why/ you/ not/ consider/ visit/ me?

ð .......................................................................................................................................................

3. Many species/ plants/ animals/ danger/extinction.

ð .......................................................................................................................................................

4. If we/ not/ protect/ wildlife now/ there/ nothing / left/ future generations.

ð .......................................................................................................................................................

5. Remember/ call/ home/ as soon/you arrive/ your destination.

ð .......................................................................................................................................................

III. Write about 120 – 150 words on the following topic:

Imagine you had a friend living abroad and not having been back to the country for along time. Write to your friend to tell about the changes and invite him/her to come back to to visit the home towm/ home village. (Notice: Your name is Phuong Lan)