BÀI TẬP TỰ LUẬN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 UNIT SCHOOL TALKS I/ Supply the correct form of the word in brackets: 1/ I try to arrange things in some kind of a system, but I'm not very (science) _ about it 2/ Government targets for increased productivity are described as "tough but (manage) _" 3/ The company is making a (concentrate) _ effort to broaden its market 4/ His face went red with (shy) _ when he walked into the crowded room 5/ She seems to have spent all her life studying in (educate) _ establishments 6/ If we served more soft drinks, there would be fewer hangovers and, more (importance) _, fewer drink-driving incidents 7/ He is probably the best known (live) _ architect 8/ I don't feel ready for (mother) _ yet 9/ I felt quite (sister) _ towards him, but I couldn't marry him 10/ Couples who are (child) _ can feel excluded from the rest of society II/ Complete the sentences, using the correct past tense of the verb in brackets: 1/ Minh didn’t own a motorcycle any more He (sell) _ it 2/ Khang looked pale when he arrived for the exam He (study) _ too hard 3/ That guy’s knees were bleeding when he came back home He (fall over) _ 4/ We invited Oanh to our party but she couldn’t come She (arrange) _ to go somewhere ealse 5/ Thanh bought two loaves of bread and took them home, but his mother (already/ buy) _ one 6/ My sister got annoyed when somebody bought those jeans in the clothing shop because she (save up) _ for them 7/ That man offered us tickets for the fashion show, but we (already/ see) _ it 8/ He knew he recognized the waterfall He (be) _ there before 9/ After Long had finished his work, he (go) _ home 10/ By the time the policemen arrived, the thief (go away) _ III/ Choose the right tenses (present perfect, past or past perfect; simple or progressive): 1/ They report that two cars (crash) _ near the post office According to eyewitnesses, they (hit) _ a few big stones which someone (throw) _ onto the street 2/ Halfway to the concert Khoa (stop) _ his motorcycle and (drop) _ in a store to buy some food and drink 3/ My mother (do) _ housework all day today, she (wash) _ all of our dirty clothes 4/ I (lie) _ on the grass thinking of the next summer holidays when my brother (arrive) _ 5/ It wasn’t astonishing that he (start) _ getting toothache He (eat) _ a lot of candies 6/ My close friend (play) _ a lot of violin recently 7/ When he (arrive) _ home his family (have) _ lunch 8/ I (not see) _ you for a long time 9/ How long (you study) _ French? 10/ My hometown (change) _ a lot since you first (come) _ to visit it VI/ Rewrite the first sentences so that the second one means nearly the same as the first one: 1/ We worked very hard for the exam Then we passed it → Before 2/ First my sister considered what to say Then she decided to talk to her headmaster → After _ 3/ I learned my lessons Then I went out for a walk → Before 4/ Her brother bought a new washing machine First he checked the prices → After _ 5/ My mother took an aspirin Then she felt a little better → Before 6/ The boys argued Then they fought → After _ 7/ His aunt went out to the food store Then she had an accident → Before 8/ We decided to go on a trip to Hue First we had some problems → After _ 9/ The students read some materials Then they wrote their assignments → Before 10/ He watched the football match Then he wrote a report → After _