Bài tập Unit 5: Inventions Tiếng Anh 10 cơ bản - nâng cao

ệ đ xe ể m chi ti t ế (có l i ờ gi i ả ) Unit 5 | INVENTIONS A PRONUNCIATION
1 Put the stress mark (') on the following compound nouns and noun groups. 1. Greenhouse Green house 2. Blackboard Black board 3. Dark room Darkroom 4. Mobile person Mobile phone 5. Stone age Stone building 6. Hotdog Hot tea 7. Summer clothes Summertime
2 Practice saying the following sentences. Pay attention to the stress.
1. Eventhough it's cold outside, the vegetables can still grow in this greenhouse.
2. I want a whiteboard not a blackboard. 3. This dark room is scary.
4. Can I borrow your mobile phone?
5. The stone building is the strangest building on this street.
6. Would you like some hot tea?
7. I love the weather in summertime.
8. Look at that green house next to the blue one!
9. I love to eat hotdogs at barbeque parties.
10. Now that it's getting warmer, I need to buy some summer clothes. B VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
1 Match each word to its definition. Then, fill in the table. 1. To create
a. make or design something that did not exist before 2. To invent
b. find something out by chance, study or inquiry 3. To discover
c. make something happen or exist 4. To find out
d. find something that already exists 5. To inspire
e. encourage someone to do something Verb Noun Adjective Person create invent discover inspire
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. generous portable economical versatile brainstorm
infectious patent principle inspire imitate
1. Her success in medicine ________ me to work hard and become a doctor some day.
2. He has a small,________ car. It doesn't cost him a lot of money to buy fuel each month.
3. He took out a ________ for mass production of the drug and saved many lives.
4. This is a very ________ printer. It not only prints but also scans and photocopies. M i
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5. In North America, businesses operate on 'The customer is always right'________.
6. She was ________ with the prize money she won. She gave most of it to charity.
7. The teacher gave us 5 minutes to ________ ideas before asking us to give answers.
8. The monkey at the zoo ________ my every move.
9. I love my new laptop because it's lightweight and ________. It's very easy to carry around.
10. Be careful during flu season because it is highly ________.
3 Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets.
1. People ________ (enjoy) balloons as toys and decoration since they were invented in 1824 by
Professor Michael Faraday for use in his experiments with hydrogen.
2. Students ________ (stick) things with glue since 1750. By the way this glue was made from fish.
3. People ________ (use) scotch tape since it was invented in 1930 by engineer Richard Drew.
4. People ________ (be) safer with the air bag that was offered in the 1973Chevrolet car.
5. People ________ (drive) cars since 1885 when Karl Benz, a German mechanical engineer, designed
and built the world's first practical automobile.
6. Students, and other people, ________ (write) with a pen since 1938when it was invented by Ladislao Biro.
7. Adam is full. He ________ (finish) his lunch.
8. We ________ (not/do) the test on modern day inventions this week.
9. ________Huyen ________ (clean) her bedroom yet?
10. The teacher ________ (just/correct) all the tests.
11. ________ Emily and Anne ________ (eat) breakfast yet?
12. My neighbour ________ (not/water) the plants yet.
13. ________ the students ________ (go) to an school trip this year?
14. I'm tired and I ________ (not/ finish) the essay on the invention of the compasss yet.
15. ________ your brother ________ (pass) the Math test?
16. Jim ________ (not/write) ________ a letter yet.
17. "________ you ________ (see) my glasses anywhere?" "No, I ________."
18. Mariah ________ (just/open) the window.
19. John and Peter ________ (not/learn) French yet.
20. "________ you ________ (read) the story of how the airplane was invented?" "Yes, we________."
4 Complete the sentences with ever, just or yet.
1. I haven't been to the library ________.
2. Has she ________ passed an exam?
3. They have ________ finished the test.
4. They haven't received their test scores ________.
5. Will hasn't started school ________.
6. Has the trainer ________ had any time off?
7. Have you ________ finished your homework before 8 o'clock?
8. Has your mum ________ cooked Chinese food?
9. I've ________ finished the Biology project.
10. Has your mum ________ travelled abroad?
11. Samantha hasn't cleaned the studio ________. M i
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12. Have you done the homework ________? 13. Mom's ________ called me.
14. Have you ________ met a famous person?
15. I haven't bought the groceries ________.
3 Complete the sentences with the to-infinitive or gerund form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Matches are used for ________ (light) fires.
2. He went to the park ________ (relax).
3. This knife is used for ________ (cut) grapefruit.
4. We stopped at the shop ________ (get) some magazines.
5. The speakers are for ________ (play) music.
6. I made a cake ________ (practise) baking.
7. I want ________ (go) out tonight.
8. He thanked everyone for ________(come).
9. She went home ________(study).
10. They apologised for ________(be) late.
11. Nails, which was one of humankind's greatest inventions, are used ________ (build) things.
12. She came to the library________ (read).
13. We rewarded the children for ________ (study) hard.
14. He promised ________ (help) me. (come).
15. They went to Paris ________ (learn) French.
16. The pen is for ________ (write).
17. In the past, sea voyagers used a compass _______(navigate) the oceans.
18. We use the Internet _______ (search) for information.
19. The vacumn is for _______ (clean) the floors.
20. The clock is for _______ (tell) time. M i
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3 Read the following text about the discovery of penicillin. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Penicillin is a (1) _______ occurring substance, which is why we credit Sir (NATURE)
Alexander Fleming with discovering rather than inventing it. And to be (2) _______
correct, he re-discovered it three decades after a French medical student first made (ABSOLUTE) note of it.
And, what's more, the (3) _______ came after Fleming left a petri dish out in the (DISCOVER) lab by accident!
In 1928, Fleming noticed that a blue-green mould had contaminated another
specimen in the lab and that bacteria on the dish were being (4) _______. He (DISSOLVE)
experimented with the mould and found that it killed a number of disease-causing
bacteria. He named it penicillin and published his (5) ________ in 1929.
Despite this great discovery, penicillin wasn't (6) _______ used straight away. (FIND)
After undergoing (7) _______ trials in 1943, it was first used on a large scale (WIDE)
during World War Two to treat wounded soldiers. It wasn't until 1948 that Andrew J (CLINIC)
Moyer, one of the scientists responsible for this progress, was granted a patent for a
method for penicillin mass (8) ________.
In 1945, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded (9) ________ (PRODUCE)
to Sir Alexander Fleming, Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey, "for the (JOIN)
discovery of penicillin and its (10) ________ effect in various infectious diseases". (CURE) C READING
1 Read the following text about a suitcase invention. Then, answer the questions.
Don't you get sick and tired of dragging your suitcase around the airport? Well, this ingenious
invention has your problems solved and a few heads turning as well.
This motorised, drivable suitcase has come from the brilliant mind of farmer-turned- inventor He Liang- Ky from China.
The three wheeled suitcase can reach up to 20 kilometres per hour (12
miles per hour) and has a battery life of 6 hours, and it can be simply
plugged into the wall to charge. The speedy luggage is even fitted with a
GPS system, horn and burglar alarm.
"I'm quite positive about the invention's future development. Why?
First, it's easy to carry. Secondly, it will be sold at a low price. Thirdly, it
will solve some problems that our country is facing, such as heavy traffic,
parking problems, and finally, I think it won't cause any environmental pollution nor noise pollution."
He said inspiration for his idea came when watching tired travellers struggle to carry their heavy luggage. M i
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