Bài trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 10, Unit 3: A Day in the life of…

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ A. pay                     B. bay                   C. day                   D. quay
2/ A. knife                 B. routine             C. dinner              D.  kick
3/ A. brown               B. down                C. now                  D. shown
4/ A. kitchen        B. when              C. mess                 D. debt
5/ A. desks             B. rulers               C. bags            D. pens
6/ A. minute              B. muddy             C. funny          D. number
7/ A. born                  B. world               C. fork            D. short
8/ A. house               B. hour                 C. how              D. horse
9/ A. sky                  B. pretty               C. why             D. by
10/ A. died           B. continued       C. contented      D. followed
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ A. routine             B. arrive               C. morning           D. prefer
2/ A. dinner              B. harrow             C. neighbor          D.  correct
3/ A. dinner              B. during              C. although          D. number
4/ A. evening       B. usually          C. afternoon        D. another
5/ A. alarm            B. discuss            C. friendly       D. begin
6/ A. morning          B. repair               C. happy          D. pupil
7/ A. buffalo            B. exactly            C. tobacco       D. continue
8/ A. minute             B. about               C. Physics       D. English
9/ A. quarter           B. before              C. partner        D. weather
10/ A. peasant      B. finish             C. compare          D. adverb
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ Ask and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues below.
     A. action         B. trip              C. way             D. habit
2/ I drink some cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field.
     A. strong         B. fast              C. mighty         D. powerful
3/ I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
     A. 10 minutes  B. 15 minutes  C. 20 minutes  D. 30 minutes
4/ I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30.
     A. keep away   B. keep back   C. keep down  D. keep on
5/ During my break I often drink tea with my fellow peasants and smoke local tobacco.
     A. men             B. women        C. person         D. people
6/ Then I go home, take a short rest and have lunch with my family at 11.30.
     A. break          B. relaxation   C. while           D. time
7/ We finish our work at 6 pm, sometimes much later.
     A. now and then                      B. lately          C. recently  D. and so on
8/ We have done everything as planned.
     A. programmed                        B. thought       C. said        D. mentioned
9/ The police want to discuss these recent racist attacks with local people.
     A. say to          B. tell about    C. speak of      D. talk to
10/ It takes me 30 minutes to prepare.
     A. get ready     B. make easy   C. keep clean  D. be good
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ Ask and answer questions about your daily routine, using the cues below.
     A. Question     B. Reply          C. Tell             D. Repeat
2/ What time do you go to bed?
     A. go out         B. sit down      C. leave for     D. get up
3/ I drink some cups of tea, have a quick breakfast and then lead the buffalo to the field.
     A. weak           B. strict           C. slow            D. thin
4/ I leave the house at a quarter past five and arrive in the field at exactly 5.30.
     A. quickly       B. weakly        C. wrongly       D. successfully
5/ I continue to work from a quarter past eight till 10.30.
     A. complete     B. finish          C. come           D. start
6/ Our neighbors have always been very friendly towards us.
     A. cool            B. hot              C. warm           D. mad
7/ Choose the answer A, B, or C that best suits the meaning of the italicized word(s).
     A. lastly          B. late              C. worst           D. weakly
8/ We are not losing anything.
     A. stopping      B. finding        C. buying         D. selling
9/ Are they happy with their lives or not? Why?
     A. tired            B. disappointed                       C. sad         D. unlucky
10/ Although it’s a long day for us, we feel we are contented with what we do.
     A. dissatisfied B. excited        C. shocked      D. interested
V/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ Do you think food, air, and clothes ______ necessary for life?
     A. were            B. are               C. have been   D. will be
2/ My uncle _______ a visit to Germany in 2005.
     A. paid            B. pays            C. has paid      D. will pay
3/ Two months ago my brother _______ elected headmaster of his school and he _______ a vacation since then.
     A. was-hadn’t had                   B. was-hasn’t had
     C. had been-didn’t have         D. had been-wouldn’t have
4/ Our principal _______ to Thailand several times.
     A. was             B. had been     C. is                 D. has been
5/ Yesterday morning my mother _______ me a new bicycle as my old one _______ stolen.
     A. bought-was                         B. bought-had been
     C. had bought-was                  D. had bought-had been
6/ “Did anyone see the thief?”-“No, he already _______ away by the time we _______ in.”
     A. ran-had come                                              B. had run-came  
     C. runs-have come                  D. has run-come
7/ Yesterday afternoon while my mother _______ for the taxi, the shower _______.
     A. waited-stopped                   B. was waiting-was stopping
     C. waited-was stopping           D. was waiting-stopped
8/ People reported that before help _______ them, a small child _______ of infantile paralysis.
     A. had reached-died                B. reached-had died
     C. reaches-has died                 D. has reached-dies
9/ “I _______ you at 9 tomorrow morning. Will that be OK?”
-“At 9? No, I _______ shopping with my mother.”
     A. phone-will go                     B. am phoning- have gone
     C. will phone-will be going    D. have phoned-am going
10/ My brother sometimes asked himself what _______ to the trees if spring didn’t come at last.
     A. happened    B. happens      C. would happen D. will happen
VI/ Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:
1/ Are you planning to go _______ Paul's job when he leaves?
     A. after            B. ahead          C. on                D. up
2/ We've received permission to go _______ with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents.
     A. along           B. ahead          C. over            D. off
3/ I don’t go _______ her views on private medicine.
     A. together with                      B. on with        C. away with        D. along with
4/ Public opinion is going _______ the government on this issue.
     A. to                B. for               C. against        D. by
5/ Their relationship goes _______ when they were at university together.
     A. back to         B. into             C. out of           D. far away
6/ You can watch the trains going _______ from this window.
     A. in                B. off               C. on                D. by
7/ He went _______ on his knees and begged for forgiveness.
     A. to                B. down            C. by                D. out
8/ Their dog had to be put to sleep after it went _______ the post woman.      
     A. after            B. for               C. ahead          D. along
9/ She's decided to go _______ business as a freelance computer programmer.
     A. into             B. on                C. for               D. by
10/ The lights went _______ in several villages because of the storm.
     A. by               B. out              C. up                D. off
VII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:
1/ His mother (A) used to make (B) much him (C) when he went home (D) for holidays.
2/ It's (A) terribly smoky (B) in here - I'm just (C) going on for a breath of (D) fresh air.
3/ Many pupils have (A) extra classes (B) in the evenings (C) with (D) at weekends.
4/ We've been having (A) a little (B) problems (C) with the (D) new computer.
5/ Remember (A) going through the pockets (B) before you (C) put those jeans (D) in the washing machine.
6/ One (A) certainly hopes to gain (B) a little (C) wise as one grows (D) older.
7/ I know Johnson (A) finished last in the race, but (B) who was (C) second to (D) the last.
8/ If you do something (A) by the moment, you are doing it (B) now, but might do (C) something different (D) in the future.
9/ She said, “(A) Never trust a man (B) whose eyes are (C) so close (D) one another!”
10/ (A) Unless anyone rings (B) for me, (C) please tell them (D) I'll be back in the office at 4 o'clock.
VIII/ Read the passage below carefully, and then choose the best answer:
MANY KINDS OF MICROBES
There are thousands of different kinds of microbes. Microbes called (1) _______ are the smallest living things. Bacteria live almost everywhere: on land, in water, and even (2) _______ you.
Some microscopic life forms are like plants. Tiny diatoms are microbes that live in lakes and the ocean. Diatoms soak up (3) _______ and use its energy to make food, just like plants.
Some microscopic life forms are more (4) _______ animals. Protozoa such as the amoeba and paramecium are animal-like microorganisms. An amoeba can move (5) _______ changing the shape of its body. It sticks out a pseudo pod, or false foot. A paramecium is (6) _______ with tiny hairs. It waves its hairs rapidly to swim.
Viruses are (7) _______ kind of microbe. Viruses sometimes act like living things and other times act like nonliving things. Viruses sometimes live in the cells of plants and animals. (8) _______ a cell, a virus reproduces like a living thing. The virus uses the cell to make many copies of itself. Viruses are (9) _______ small to see with an ordinary microscope. You need a powerful electron microscope to see a virus. Outside of a plant or animal cell, a (10) _______ is like a nonliving thing.
New vocabulary:
- microbe (n.): vi trùng, vi khuẩn
- microscopic (adj.): thuộc kính hiển vi; rất nhỏ
- diatom (n.): (thực vật học) tảo cát
- protozoa (n.): ngành động vật nguyên sinh
- amoeba (n.): Amip
1/   A. animals           B. bacteria           C. plants               D. viruses
2/   A. in                      B. out                   C. outside            D. inside
3/   A. sunlight           B. water               C. air                    D. lightning
4/   A. as                     B. same                C. like                  D. similar
5/   A. by                     B. after                 C. before             D. during
6/   A. made               B. done                C. filled               D. covered
7/   A. other                B. one another    C. another           D. each other
8/   A. Outside           B. Inside              C. Beside            D. Near
9/   A. very                 B. so                     C. too                   D. almost
10/ A. cell                  B. plant                C. diatom             D. virus
B. USE OF ENGLISH:
I/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences:
 

II/ Fill each gap with a word from the list below:
exhibition, neighborhood, timetable, immediately, broken, purchased, fields, repair, stable, continued
1/ If the foundations of the house aren't _______, collapse is possible.
2/ The president _______ by saying that his country was a free country and would always remain so.
3/ There were lots of kids in my _______ when I was growing up.
4/ The athlete's third, and winning, jump was an _______ of skill and strength.
5/ Is it too late to _______ the damage we have done to our planet?
6/ The school playing _______ were marked out for football and rugby.
7/ The people most _______ affected by the drought are the farmers themselves.
8/ The _______ for our trip to Paris includes visits to Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
9/ She _______ her first house with the money.
10/ We've _______ the back of it now and we should be finished by Friday.
III/ Complete the sentences with an appropriate word:
1/ We all know that the sun always _______ in the west.
2/ To _______ you the truth, I didn't understand a word of what he was saying.
3/ _______ your eyes - I've got a surprise for you.
4/ She's so thin yet she _______ like a horse.
5/ I wonder if you could _______ me - I'd like some information about flights to New Zealand.
6/ The accident _______ me a lesson I’ll never forget.
7/ The company ought to _______ something about the poor service.
8/ The house was _______ of wood with an iron roof.
9/ Carrying heavy loads around all day is hard _______.
10/ Ben never forgets to _______ "Please" and "Thank you".
IV/ Put the verb in the correct form:
1/ My sister (not listen) _______ to the radio at all.
2/ How many languages (your teacher/ speak) _______?
3/ What time (shops/ open) _______ in your hometown?
4/ My brother has a motorbike but he (not use) _______ it very often.
5/ How many cups of coffee (your father/ drink) _______ a day?
6/ What (your uncle/ do) _______? – He’s a policeman.
7/ What (these words/ mean) _______?
8/ Where (your grandparents/ live) _______ now?
9/ I (not like) _______ Literature but I (enjoy) _______ learning English.
10/ Birds (sing) _______, (they/ do) _______?
V/ Make sentences based on the given words:
1/ the children/ always/ fond/ candy/ such/ chocolate/ cakes
2/ my teacher/ sometimes/ get/ angry/ me/ because/ I/ not homework
3/ Nhung/ good/ studious/ student/ and/ never/ late/ school
4/ my mother/ go/ work/ 6.30/ every day
5/ it/ seldom/ rain/ summer/ that place
6/ she/ occasionally/ misunderstand/ me/ but/ it/ not/ matter
7/ my mother/ go/ market/ twice/ week
8/ she/ usually/ afraid/ dogs/ but/ she/ like/ cats
9/ how often/ you/ go/ dancing/ club/ summer?
10/ we/ often/ go/ there/ four times/ month/ summer
VI/ Arrange the words to make complete sentences:
1/ with demand we're having a six-day week to cope to work.
2/ the world mixture of and glucose save a simple lives in many parts of water can.
3/ leaving school after, a year she spent traveling, mostly in and Asia Africa .
4/ and done gone it Mike's really now - for breaking he'll be trouble in terrible that window.
5/ give me could you some idea will finish the building of when work?
6/ been studying researchers have how people make decisions under stress.
7/ School they at the International have pupils different nationalities of 46.
8/ this year's one harvest was of the since the most successful of 1985 record crop.
9/ had any have you serious relationships past year in the?
10/ the whole she explained idea again, but still didn't I understand.
VII/ Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given in brackets:
1/ “You’ve broken my glasses, Thanh!” said Sang. (accused)
→ Sang ____________________________________________ his glasses.
2/ My bicycle needs to be repaired soon. (must)
→ I really ________________________________________ repaired soon.
3/ Minh regrets not buying that watch. (wishes)
→ Minh ____________________________________________ that watch.
4/ You couldn’t have been successful without her help. (she)
→ You couldn’t ____________________________________________ her.
5/ My mother thought she might run out of cash, so she took her cheque-book with her. (case)
→ My mother took her cheque-book with her ______________ out of cash.
6/ Their plans for the camping have been spoilt by the weather. (fallen)
→ Their plans _____________________________ because of the weather.
7/ The milk was too stale to drink. (fresh)
→ The milk ___________________________________________ to drink.
8/ Maybe Phong went home early. (may)
→ Phong ___________________________________________ home early.
9/ We can’t possibly study in all this noise. (impossible)
→ It ___________________________________________ in all this noise.
10/ The robber suddenly realized that a policeman was watching him. (watched)
→ The robber suddenly ____________________________ by a policeman.
VIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then do as directed:
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 (kinds) 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) _______.
* Put the sentences below (A, B, C, D and E) in the suitable place (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) to make a meaningful reading:

* Choose the correct option:
6/ “burrow” in line 1 means:
      A. furrow             B. hole                  C. tunnel              D. cavity
7/ The opposite of “different from” in the first line in paragraph 4 is ..........
      A. connected to  B. joined in          C. together with  D. similar to
8/ Which word in the reading means “a hard substance that is red, pink or white in color, and that forms on the bottom of the sea from the bones of very small creatures”?
      A. coral                B. barnacle          C. bacteria           D. energy
9/ Which word in the reading means “to jump high or a long way”?
      A. creep               B. leap                  C. roar                  D. dive
10/ What is the best  title of the reading above?
      A. Cells                 B. Whales              C. Animals            D. Species
 

ANSWER KEYS
UNIT 3: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…

A. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:
1/ D. quay        ; 2/ A. knife                 ; 3/ D. shown ; 4/ A. kitchen
5/ A. desks    ; 6/ A. minute             ; 7/ B. world   ; 8/ B. hour     
9/ B. pretty     ; 10/ C. contented   
II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group:
1/ C. morning               ; 2/ D.  correct    ; 3/ C. although            ; 4/ D. another
5/ C. friendly                   ; 6/ B. repair   ; 7/ A. buffalo            ; 8/ B. about   
9/ B. before                ; 10/ C. compare
III/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ D. habit   ; 2/ B. fast   ; 3/ B. 15 minutes   ; 4/ D. keep on
5/ C. person ; 6/ B. relaxation    ; 7/ A. now and then       
8/ A. programmed  ; 9/ C. speak of      ; 10/ A. get ready  
IV/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:
1/ B. Reply  ; 2/ D. get up         ; 3/ C. slow  ; 4/ C. wrongly      
5/ B. finish   ; 6/ A. cool   ; 7/ C. worst ; 8/ B. finding       
9/ C. sad      ; 10/ A. dissatisfied        
V/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:
1/ B. are       ; 2/ A. paid  ; 3/ B. was-hasn’t had      ; 4/ D. has been
5/ B. bought-had been      ; 6/ B. had run-came
7/ D. was waiting-stopped         ; 8/ B. reached-had died  
9/ C. will phone-will be going    ; 10/ C. would happen
VI/ Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:
1/ A. after    ; 2/ B. ahead ; 3/ D. along with   ; 4/ C. against       
5/ A. back to ; 6/ D. by     ; 7/ B. down  ; 8/ B. for    
9/ A. into     ; 10/ D. off
VII/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:
1/ (B) much → much of                      ; 2/ (C) going on→ going out
3/ (C) with → and/ or                         ; 4/ (A) a little → a few
5/ (A) going through → to go through           ; 6/ (C) Wise → Wisdom
7/ (D) the last → last               ; 8/ (A) by the moment → for the moment
9/ (D) one another → together            ; 10/ (A) Unless → If
VIII/ Read the passage below carefully, and then choose the best answer:
1/ B. bacteria  ; 2/ D. inside   ; 3/ A. sunlight           ; 4/ C. like      ; 5/ A. by
6/ D. covered  ; 7/ C. another            ; 8/ B. Inside   ; 9/ C. too        ; 10/ D. virus
B. USE OF ENGLISH:
I/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences:
 

 
II/ Fill each gap with a word from the list below:
1/ stable           ; 2/ continued  ; 3/ neighborhood        ; 4/ exhibition ; 5/ repair
6/ fields           ; 7/ immediately          ; 8/ timetable   ; 9/ purchased
10/ broken
III/ Complete the sentences with an appropriate word:
1/ sets              ; 2/ tell             ; 3/ Close         ; 4/ eats            ; 5/ help
6/ taught          ; 7/ do             ; 8/ made         ; 9/ work          ; 10/ say
IV/ Put the verb in the correct form:
1/ doesn’t listen                       ; 2/ does/ can your teacher speak
3/ do shops open                     ; 4/ doesn’t use
5/ does your father drink        ; 6/ does your uncle do
7/ do these words mean          ; 8/ are your grandparents living
9/ don’t like/ enjoy                  ; 10/ sing/ don’t they
V/ Make sentences based on the given words:
1/ The children are always fond of candy such as chocolate and cakes.
2/ My teacher sometimes gets angry with me because I don’t do my homework.
3/ Nhung is a good and studious student and she is never late for school.
4/ My mother goes to work at 6.30 every day.
5/ It seldom rains in the summer in that place.
6/ She occasionally misunderstands me but it doesn’t matter.
7/ My mother goes to market twice a week.
8/ She is usually afraid of dogs but she likes cats.
9/ How often do you go to the dancing club in the summer?
10/ We often go there four times a month in the summer.
VI/ Arrange the words to make complete sentences:
1/ We're having to work a six-day week to cope with demand.
2/ A simple mixture of glucose and water can save lives in many parts of the world.
3/ After leaving school, she spent a year traveling, mostly in Africa and Asia.
4/ Mike's really gone and done it now - he'll be in terrible trouble for breaking that window.
5/ Could you give me some idea of when the building work will finish?
6/ Researchers have been studying how people under stress make decisions.
7/ At the International School they have pupils of 46 different nationalities.
8/ This year's harvest was one of the most successful since the record crop of 1985.
9/ Have you had any serious relationships in the past year?
10/ She explained the whole idea again, but I still didn't understand.
VII/ Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given in brackets:
1/ Sang accused Thanh of breaking/ having broken his glasses.
2/ I really must have/ get my bicycle repaired soon.
3/ Minh wishes he/ she had bought that watch.
4/ You couldn’t have been successful if she hadn’t helped/ but for/ without her.
5/ My mother took her cheque-book with her in case she ran out of cash.
6/ Their plans for the camping have fallen through because of the weather.
7/ The milk wasn’t fresh enough to drink.
8/ Phong may have gone home early.
9/ It is impossible for us to study in all this noise.
10/ The robber suddenly was being watched by a policeman.
VIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then do as directed:
1/ D. They roam the land.                   ; 2/ E. Animals come in all sizes.
3/ B. They think they have discovered only a small portion of all animals on Earth.
4/ A. Unlike plants, animals cannot make their own food.
5/ C. Animals also have senses, such as eyes or ears, that tell them what is going on around them.
6/ A. furrow    ; 7/ D. similar to          ; 8/ A. coral     ; 9/ B. leap      
10/ C. Animals