Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 Sách Thí điểm - Unit 5: Inventions

UNIT 5-INVENTIONS
Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :
1. They try to imitate the wing and shape of animals in nature to produce parts of veicles. The underlined word has the closest meaning to:
A. irritate
B. irrigate
C. paste
D. copy
2. What do you think is the most useful invention in medicine ? 
A. I don’t think it is useful
B. This is because people use a lot of penicillin
C. Perhaps it is the discovery of penicillin
D. Just by chance
3. In order to be taken away and used everywhere, modern inventions have a tendency to be small and ................
A. import
B. coastal
C. airport
D. portable
4. Even the best invention may have both ..................... and drawbacks
A. benefits
B. disadvantage
C. advantaged
D. benefited
5. “I started working for the Charity Center 5 years ago and now I’m still working here” has the closest meaning to:
A. A. I have started working for the Charity Center 5 years ago
C. I have worked for the Charity Center since 5 years
B. I have started working for the Charity Center for 5 years
D. I have worked for the Charity Center for 5 years
6. People have used vaccination to prevent diseases ............... a long time.
A. for
B. since
C. when
D. as
7. Brian has inspired thousands of students across the country since he .................. from a pedagogical university.
A. graduate
B. graduating
C. graduated
D. graduation
8. Jim has stayed at home .................... last week.
A. for
B. since
C. when
D. as
9. Scientists have researched into effective ways to treat this disease ................... last year’s epidemic
A. for
B. since
C. when
D. as
10. This robot is very versatile, as it can be used to perform many different tasks. The underlined word has the closest meaning to:
A. multipurpose
B. limited
C. inflexible
D. purposeless
11. This athlete .................. a number of international awards since 1990.
A. wins
B. won
C. has won
D. have won
12. The Internet has changed the way we purchase, interact and research since ................
A. invent
B. was invented
C. invented
D. be invented
13. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. blackbird
B. solar charger
C. alarm clock
D. smart phone
14. Oue hen ................. for nearly 10 days so we have no eggs in our fridge now.
A. did not lay
B. has not laid
C. have no lain
D. has not lay
15. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. gateway
B. good processor
C. airport
D. pencil case
16. More than 40 patterns on silicon surfaces .................. with that paintbrush so far.
A. printed
B. were printed
C. have printed
D. have been printed
17. Choose the answer which needs correcting:
A number of students regestered this course since last September
 A B C D
18. Choose the answer which needs correcting:
They participated in social activities at the castle for the past few years 
 A B C D
19. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. green house
B. solar charger
C. bulky grenn
D. food processor
20. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
A. birthday
B. guidebook
C. television set
D. electronic book
Answer keys: 
1.D
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.D
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.B
10.A
11.C
12.B
13.B
14.B
15.B
16.D
17.B
18.A
19.D
20.D
Choose the best answers to complete the sentences :
1. The Jet engine has had ...................... on life since the twentieth century
A. a great impact
B. an important affacts
C.an important part
D.great significance
2. Do you know how this machine work ? – All you do is just .............. this button and it starts automatically.
A. pull
B. put on
C. press
D. switch
3.You can’t use the washing machine today. It’s .................... 
A. out of work
B. out of order
C. breaking down
D. wrong
4. Modern home entertainment system and other ................ are changing everyone ‘s life.
A. innovation
B. modern discoveries
C. new creation
D. development
5. ................... the technological revolution is opening up a whole new world, many people are worried by it.
A. However
B. Dispite that
C. because
D. Although
6. Most computers have enough memory to store .................. of information.
A. a great number
B. a large number
C. a vast amount
D. large amount
7. My phone is out of order, .......................... is a nuisance.
A. that
B. which
C. this
D. it
8. The optic fiber was a major ................... in the field of telecommunication.
A. breakdown
B. breakthrough
C. revolution
D. technique
9. Lida has lost her passport again. It’s a second time this ..........................
A. has happened
B.happens
C. happened
D. has been happening
10. You’re out of breath, .......................... ?
A. Are you running
B. Have you run
C. Have you been running
D. Did you run
11. She left a message ....................... I could know where to find her
A. so that
B. so as to
C. for
D. in order
12. Where’s the book I gave you ? – What .................... with it ?
A. have you done
B. have you been doing
C. are you doing
D. did you do
13. Lan ...................... in Scotland for 10 years. Now she lives in London.
A. lived
B. has lived
C. has ben living
D. would live
14. James is going to be late. His car has ..................................
A. broken out
B. broken up
C. broken in
D. broken down
15. If your camara is faulty, you should return it to the ............................
A. creator
B. manufacturer
C. inventor
D. builder
16. I came to Britain...................... more about British culture.
A. so as to know
B. knowing
C. to be known
D. so as knowing
17. It is hard to get .................. parts for this car if something goes wrong.
A. extra
B. spare
C. additional
D. emergency
18. Have a nice weekend ! - ..................................
A. Ok. Yes, please
B. Thank you. The same to you
C. It’s not very long now
D. No, thanks
19. Due to having a lot of things ................. last night, we missed ............... the film.
A. for doing / to see
B. done / saw
C. doing / see
D. to do / seeing
20. I went shopping ................... some fruits this morning.
A. to buy
B. for buying
C. buy
D. buying
Answer keys: 
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.C
7.B
8.B
9.A
10.C
11.A
12.A
13.A
14.D
15.B
16.A
17.B
18.B
19.D
20.A
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. We wore warm clothes. We didn’t want to get cold. đ We wore ...........................................................
2. The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said đ The man .............................
3. I whispered. I didn’t want anybody else to hear our conversation.đ I whispered .....................................
4. Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time. đ Please .......................................
5. She locked the door. She didn’t want to be disturbed đ she ....................................................................
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. We haven’t been to a concert for over a year
đ The last time we ...................................................... was over a year
2. Your birthday party was the last time i really enjoy myself
đ I ........................................................... since your birthday party
3. It’s nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother
đ My father ......................................................... for nearly 20 years
4. James went to Scotland last Friday and is still there.
đ James ............................................................. to Scotland since Friday
5. When did you learn to drive ? đ How long is it .......................................... to drive ?
6. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain.
đ I haven’t ................................................................................... we were in Spain
7.You haven’t tidied this rooms for weeks đ It’s weeks ........................................... this room
8. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we’re still looking
đ We ..................................................................... a flat for 2 months
9. I haven’t been to a night club before đ This is .................................................. a night club
10. When she heart the results, Mary began to feel more confident đ Since .......................... more confident
Answer keys: 
1. went to a concert 
2. haven’t really enjoyed myself 
3. hasn’t seen his brother
4. has gone 
5. since you learnt 
6. been swimming since
7. since you tidied
8. have been looking for
9. the first time I’ve been to
10. hearing the results, Mary has become
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. When she has to walk to the supermarket, she finds it tiring 
đ She gets ...................................................... she has to walk to the supermarket
2. My appointment with Dr. Gibson is at 10 o’clock đ At 10 o’clock, I am ....................... appointment with Dr. Gibson
3. The hospital gave me some information about a local gym đ I ...................... about a local gym
4. Max uses his phone for calling his family and friends đ Max ......................... call his family and friends 
5. You must not drive a car in the town center đ You are ........................................................... in the town center
Answer keys: 
1. tired when
2. going to have an 
3. was given some information
4. uses his phone to
5. not allowed to drive a car
Find and correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. A pair of compasses are used for draw circles.
2. He has just bought a pencil case to held his pens and pencils
3. A correction pen is used for cover writing mistakes
4. British women overtake British men in Internet usage since 2005
5. How did your life change over the past ten years
Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. Social networking sites can be used for creating your .............. profile and contacting your friends ( person )
2. Studies have shown that ................ for invention mostly comes from natural world ( inspire )
3. Scientists and .............. have observed things in nature to design new products to serve humans ( invent )
4. Since then, Velcro has dradually become a familiar .................. for shoes, jackets and even spacesuits ( fasten )
5. This 3-D ................... is used to produce solid objects similar to the originals ( print )
6. Traffic ..................... has been considered one of the most serious and urgent problems of our country ( congest )
7. The petrol .................. of this type of motorbike is estimated approximately 2 litres per 100 km ( consume ) 
8. A digital camera is quite .................. because you do not have to spend money on rolls of film ( economy )
9. Some people like a small screen, as it is portable, but the other ones want a ................. one to watch films conveniently with big images ( bulk )
10. A medical ................... is the invention which is admitted to be really humane ( incubate )
Answer keys: 
1.personal 
2. inspiration 
3.inventors
4. fastener 
5. printer 
6. congestion 
7. consumption 
8.economical 
9. bulky 
10. incubator
Rearrange the words / phrases to make meaningful sentences:
1. storing / a / can / hard disk / used / a / for / informaion / be / in / computer
2. computer / we / a / install / modern / a / surf / the / to / Internet / for 
3. pages / how / typed / many / you / have ?
4. phoned / Sam / 2 months / has / her / the past / not / for / parents
5. achievements / Scientists / in / have / great / technology / make / and / information 
Answer keys: 
1. A hard disk can be used for storing information in a computer.
2. We install a modem for a computer to surf the Internet
3. How many pages have you typed ?
4. Sam has not phoned her parents for the past 2 months
5. Scientists have made great achievements in information and technology