On tap HKI - 2013

REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM – 2012 GRADE 10
I. Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. crop B. export C. shortage D. resort
A. tea B. great C. seat D. meat
A. excursion B. sunburn C. nurse D. picture
A. paper B. famous C. channel D. changing
A. leaver B. pleasure C. release D. creamy
A. butterfly B. hurry C. annual D. hungry

II. Choose a word in each line that has the different stress pattern.
A. alarm B. kitchen C. water D. morning
A. occasion B. contented C. education D. experience
A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience
A. ambitious B. intelligent C. brilliant D. professor
A. glorious B. poverty C. summarize D. decision
A. technology B. excursion C. similarity D. convenient

III. Choose the best answer to fill in each gap to complete the sentences.
If Tom is late again, he _______ his job.
A. loses B. lost C. will lose D. would lose
The teacher _____ them that she was going to hold a English-speaking club.
A. says B. said C. told D. tells
A film which is made by photographing a series of changing drawings is called a ………_.
A. drama B. cartoon C. comedy D. documentary
_______ of all our efforts we failed.
A. Although B. Despite C. In spite D. However
We _______ friends since we were at college together.
A. have been B. were C. had been D. were
They are going _______ a boat trip on the Themes.
A. for B. in C. at D. on
He has had this car _______ six months.
A. in B. since C. during D. for
It rained yesterday after it _______ dry for months.
A. was B. have been C. had been D. was being
I have been in this city for a long time. I _______ here sixteen years ago.
A. have come B. was coming C. came D. had come
Nowadays, more and more young people want to have a university _______.
A. educate B. education C. educator D. educational
“_______ do you get to school ?” -“ By bike.”
A. What B. How C. How often D. How far
Thuy’s class is different ___ other classes because the children are disabled.
A. on B. from C. in D. at
He rushed into the burning building, _______ was very brave.
A. it B. who C. that D. which
He said it was right that _______ should beg.
A. blind B. the blinds C. the blind D. the blindness
He didn’t come back home last night, ___________ made his parents really worried.
A. which B. that C. when D. who
Roses, tulips and other flowers __________ perfume.
A. have used to make B. are used to make C. has used to make D. is used to make
__________ the typhoon warnings, we didn’t go out last night.
A. Because B. Although C. In spite of D. Because of
The storm, __________ happened two weeks ago, was very terrible.
A. that B. which C. who was D. which was
Janet __________ for an advertising company but now she works as a tourist guide.
A. use to work B. got used to working C. used to work D. was used to working
When we came to the party, the food __________ so we had to have a drink first.
A. was being prepared B. had been prepared C. was prepared D. had prepared
Without the Braille Alphabet it would be very difficult for________.
A. the deaf B. the blind C. disabled D. the mute
I will give your regards to her________I meet her tomorrow.
A. while B. when C. even if D. if
He got bad marks________his laziness.
A. because B. because of C. in spite of