REVISION [ENGLISH 10 - SEMESTER I]

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. guest B. manage C. prodigy D. teenager
2. A. display B. device C. driverless D. pilot
3. A. manner B. calculate C. carbon D. laptop
4. A. damage B. gratitude C. access D. announcement
5. A. community B. confidence C. laptop D. software
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
1. A. support B. truthful C. display D. remote
2. A. damage B. routine C. value D. transport
3. A. singer B. decide C. common D. programme
4. A. favour B. enjoy C. reveal D. perform
5. A. answer B. record C. visit D. focus
III. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
1. As the strongest person in his family, Tom always does the _____________________.
A. heavy lifting B. support C. emission D. performance
2. Students who volunteer in ___________________ activities can have some advantages in
their profiles.
A. talented B. suitable C. meaningless D. non-governmental
3. Tom was ______________ from the final round due to his boring performance.
A. involved B. encouraged C. eliminated D. supported
4. Your music is very ____. Can't you just stop it?
A. annoying B. interesting C. annoyed D. bored
5. If you can do something to help others, you will find your life ____.
A. meaningful B. meaningless C. helpless D. interested
6. Some of the students were ____ at English, so volunteer teachers had to try very hard.
A. hopeless B. hopeful C. endless D. excited
7. This charity provides financial support and mental comfort to ____ children.
A. advantaged B. disadvantaged C. advantageous D. disadvantageous
8. You can ____ books, clothes, medicine and money to this charity.
A. donor B. donate C. devote D. dedicate
9. Mary wrote a letter of ____ to Microsoft yesterday after seeing their advertisement.
A. position B. appliance C. employment D. application
10. Life is sometimes very harsh for ____ families in big cities.
A. lowly-income B. low-income C. highly-income D. high-income
11. Community service often includes _____ activities which help students to develop better.
A. refillable B. live C. practical D. generous
12. A lot of generous businessmen have ____ valuable contributions to helping needy people.
A. done B. taken C. made D. given
13. The ____ cheered loudly when the singers came out on the stage.
A. audience B. spectator C. public D. watcher
14. Our performance was ____ to be the best one in this competition last night.
A. cheered B. appeared C. judged D. seen
15. The local celebrities joined hands to ____ a fund-raising campaign for charity.
A. solve B. conserve C. come up D. launch
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
16. He’s planning to release his new solo single album about New Year.
A. put out B. set free C. imprison D. come out
17. This game show has attracted many participants since it was aired in 2015.
A. breathed B. impacted C. introduced D. broadcasted
18. Every month, the volunteer group goes to remote and mountainous areas to help those in
need.
A. empty B. faraway C. crowded D. poor
19. Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor.
A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated
20. To have a chance to enter the final round, you have to eliminate lots of competitors.
A. retain B. remove C. restrict D. reject
IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A. B, C, or D to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
A YEAR WITH OVERSEAS VOLUNTEERS
I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an
isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometres from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a (1)
____ country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after
a few days I got used to (2) ____ there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I
soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was.
One of my jobs was to supply the village (3) ____ water. The well was a long walk away, and
the women used to spend a long time every day (4) ____ heavy pots backwards and forwards. So
I contacted the organisation and arranged to have some pipes delivered. (5) ____ these pipes
were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the villagers.
All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it was well
worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (6) ___ was considering working for a charity.
1. A. rich B. comfortable C. well-paid D. luxurious
2. A. lived B. living C. lived D. lively
3. A. for B. on C. with D. from
4. A. carrying B. wearing C. holding D. drinking
5. A. If B. Because C. When D. Although
6. A. which B. when C. where D. who
V. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions.
My city has been changing since the municipal authority had a plan to renovate the canal
systems. The project cost a huge amount of money which was from the support of the
world bank and the city’s budget. Before the renovation, the canal was the dirtiest place
full of rubbish along its sides. Many ramshackle shacks were built to be shelters of the
impoverished working families migrating to this city to earn their living. Household
wastes were directly dumped into the canal, resulting in the very contaminated
environment. It was said that the very unpleasant smell releasing from the canal was
unable to be eliminated, and the living condition there would not be better. However,
thanks to the advanced technology and methods as well as the city authority’s effort,
everything has been changing. There is no longer the disgusting smell or shabby houses
along both sides of the canal. Instead, the road running parallel to the canal is now full of
shade of greenery and the water now is so clean that it is a friendly habitat for a variety of
fish. The residents now can walk or do morning exercise on the sidewalks along the
banks to enjoy the fresh atmosphere. Former inhabitants are also relocated in new
apartments with much better living conditions than before. The canal creates not only a
beautiful urban landscape, but also brings a lot of economic benefits to local dwellers.
Because of its reformation, the city is changing fast too.

1. The main topic of the passage is about ______________.

A. the bad condition of the city canal
B. the modern look of the city
 C. the change of the city because of the canal renovation
D. the reason why the local authority renovates the canal
2. The word ‘impoverished’ in line 7 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. wealthy B. disadvantaged C. poor D. homeless
3. People living there used to believe that ______________.
A. the canal would not become better
B. the canal could be more improved
C. the canal was the best investment for the economic development
D. the unpleasant smell is the main pollution
4. Which of the following is false about the residents?
A. They have better living conditions than before.
B. The advanced technology contributes to the better changing of their lives.
C. They can go for a walk along the canal without suffering from the unpleasant smell.
D. Many of them still live in shanty houses.
5. What benefit can the canal bring to the city?
A. The stunning view of the city
B. The chances to boost local businesses
C. The better view and opportunities
D. The development of tourism
VI. Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
1. visited/ the SOS Children's Village/ has/ since/ Our voluntary group/ for/ in Ha Noi/ last year/
fundraised/ we/ it/ .
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2. their confidence/ doing volunteer work/ because/ Many young people/ they/ boost/ and/ like/
many valuable skills/ can/ gain/ .
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3. audience/ reality show/ around/ approximately/ the world/ The/ an/ of/ 7 million/ attracted/ .
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4. main/ is/ one/ used/ in/ of/ the/ The moon-shaped lute/ Chau Van Singing/ musical
instruments/.
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5. and / to take responsibility / Doing housework / teaches them / develop necessary life skills /
helps children / .
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