Unit 3: People's background tiếng anh 10

1. Grade 10 UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
1. A. sea B. disease C. instead D. team
2. A. Africa B. famous C. place D. vacation
3. A. invented B. shared C. named D. imprisoned
Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
4. A. achievement B. activist C. arrest D. award
5. A. background B. biologist C. battle D. chemist
Choose one word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6. Louis Pasteur is a world – famous ______________ chemist.
A. French B. American C. English D. Chinese
7. He invented the process of pasteurization and developed vaccines for several diseases including _____.
A. cancer B. rabies C. lung D. throat
8. Marie Curie was born _____________ November 7th
, 1867.
A. in B. at C. to D. on
9. Marie Curie ______________ a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
A. awarded B. had awarded C. was awarded D. had been awarded
10. Marie Curie harbored the dream of a ________career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
A. scientist B. scientifically C. science D. scientific
11. Elizabeth Blackwell was born _________ England ________ 1821.
A. in / on B. in / in C. on / in D. on / on
12. One day Elizabeth Blackwell decided that she wanted ____________ a doctor.
A. to become B. become C. became D. becoming
13. Alexandre Yersin was born in 1863 in _______________.
A. America B. Switzerland C. France D. Germany
14. Alexandre Yersin died on January 3rd
, 1943, _________ the age of 80.
A. in B. of C. at D. on
15. Alexandre Yersin discovered Da lat in the ____________ century.
A. 16th
B. 17th
C. 18th D. 19th
16. Shakespeare is a world – famous ______________.
A. singer B. actor C. playwright D. scientist
17. I wish she ______________ to the party yesterday.
A. came B. had come C. have come D. has come
18. My brother ______________ swimming since he was young.
A. has enjoyed B. enjoyed C. enjoys D. would enjoy
19. The children want to learn ______________ to play chess.
A. what B. why C. who D. how
20. Would you mind ___________ me a hand with these bags?
A. give B. giving C. gave D. to giving
21. While she _____________ on the phone, someone knocked on the door.
A. talked B. was talking C. had talked D. had been taking
22. She has gone ____________ in a neighboring town.
A. to shop B. for shopping C. shopping D. to shopping
23. Miss White is busy ________________ that report.
A. to type B. typing C. typed D. type
24. I am _____________ to see you here.
A. surprise B. surprised C. to surprise D. surprising
25. Please remember ______________ this exercise first, Jane.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. to be doing
Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect.
26. The book on physics I bought yesterday is a very interested one.
A B C D
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27. How about make posters on energy saving and hanging them around our school?
A B C D
28. The television is too expensive for we to buy at this time.
A B C D
29. The weather was too bad that we couldn’t go out for a walk.
A B C D
30. 56. Hanoi was different with Kuala Lumpur.
A B C D
Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
There are a lot of things you should follow to be a welcome guest in America. When you are (61)
_____to have dinner at your friend’s house, it’s necessary to bring a small present. Flowers are always
nice, you may bring a bottle of (62) _______ if you know that your friend likes drinking. You are
expected to arrive for dinner on time or just a few minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you are going to
be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them. Try to relax and enjoy yourself at the
dinner table. If you don’t know about choosing the (63)______ fork or knife, just watch the other, and
follow them. If you still have no idea of (64)________ to do, ask the person next to you. When it comes
to the food, if you like it, say so. They are looking forward to hearing your compliments. Of course, you
will thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It is also a good idea to send a (65) ______note the
day after.
31. A. made B. demanded C. invited D. forced
32. A. juice B. wine C. lemonade D. Coke
33. A. new B. main C. big D. right
34. A. what B. which C. why D. where
35. A. welcome B. goodbye C. thank you D. message
Read the passage and make the correct choice.
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their
happiness by singing. When a bird sings, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird
is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their
language. The most beautiful songs are sung by male birds. They sing when they want to attract a female
bird. It is their way of saying that they are looking for a wife. Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep
away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of a tree is his home. He does not want strangers to come near
him, so he sings to warn them. If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving
important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make other signs.
36. People sing because _____________________.
A. they know many songs. B. they are good at singing
C. they want to tell a story. D. they feel happy.
37. What is one of the main reasons why birds sing?
A. They are sad B. They can sing many songs.
C. They are in a bad temper. D. They want to give information.
38. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs?
A. Female birds which attract male birds. B. Male birds
C. Female birds D. Young birds which attract male birds
39. According to the passage, a bird sings _____________________.
A. to stop sadness. B. to tell other birds to come quickly.
C. to warn about the approach of people. D. to tell strangers to keep away.
40. Most birds usually _______________ if they cannot sing well.
A. flies in the sky B. find a wife
C. give information in another way D. warn other birds to go away
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