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GRADE 10: REVISION PAPER FOR THE FINAL- FIRST TERM TEST A. SCOPE 1. Grammar: - Tenses (simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, simple future (will), be going to , present perfect tense) - Passive voice - Adjective suffixes: ed vs ing, ful vs less - Gerunds, bare infinitives and to-infinitives - Compound sentences: and, but, so, or - Prepositions 2. Phonetics - stress words and words‘pronunciations 3. Vocabulary: Words and phrases related to the topics: household chores and duties in the family , about illnesses and health and systems of the body, music, volunteer and volunteer work , inventions 4. Skills: speaking, writing and reading exercises related to the topics : (1)Family, (2)Health, (3)Music, (4)Volunteer Work, (5)Inventions B. EXERCISES I. PHONETICS Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. sick B. second C. service D. sure 2. A. angry B. needy C. supply D. country 3. A. handicapped B. interested C. dedicated D. excited 4. A. hungry B. community C. mutual D. student 5. A. charity B. school C. childless D. teacher 6. A. costly B. fastener C. portable D. smartphone 7. A. determine B. profile C. science D. versatile 8. A. benefit B. generous C. inventor D. video 9. A. fabric B. iminate C. laptop D. patent 10. A. company B. compose C. comprise D. computer 11. A. banned B. cleared C. kissed D. raised 12. A. recognised B. stringed C. conquered D. watched 13. A. liked B. backed C. encouraged D. reversed 14. A. enjoyed B. finished C. suffered D. agreed 15. A. rugged B. naked C. practiced D. beloved Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. 1. A. dedicate B. fortunate C. practical D. volunteer 2. A. ensuring B. protecting C. providing D. widening 3. A. donate B. apply C. provide D. study 4. A. successful B. announcement C. ignorant D. experience 5. A. disadvantaged B. environment C. advertisement D. unfortunate 6. A. hot tea B. phone call C. soft ware D. tall boy 7. A. bus stop B. cell phone C. light bulb D. white board 8. A. flying car B. mother tongue C. online game D. pencil case 9. A. fire fighter B. heart attack C. self interest D. train station 10. A. credit card B. football match C. living room D. swimming pool 11. A. ailment B. disease C. pultry D. nervous 12. A. digestive B. intestine C. condition D. evidence 13. A. internal B. skeletal C. therapy D. willpower 14. A. alternative B. bacteria C. respiratory D. scientific 1 15. A. acupuncturist B. circulatory C. ineffectively D. vegetarian II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. Luckily, I got some ____ advice on how to make a presentation on ‗For a better community‘ from my class teacher. A. useless B. useful C. usefulness D. uselessness 2. These ____ children encounter many problems and really need our help. A. disadvantaged B. advantaged C. disadvantage D. advantage 3. Fundraising for charity is a ____ thing for everyone to do to help the community. A. meant B. meaningful C. meaningless D. meaning 4. They were so ____ about joining the local volunteer group that they couldn‘t sleep last night. A. excite B. excitement C. exciting D. excited 5. It is ____ that all the students in class 1OA choose to do a project on ‗Helping the needy‘. A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise D. surprisingly 6. Volunteers become well ____ of the problems facing the world. A. aware B. concerned C. helpful D. interested 7. English teaching is considered a good example of a volunteer job which often turns ____ a career. A. off B. up C. on D. into 8. Mahatma Gandhi fought for the rights of coloured people in general and the Indians ____. A. in time B. in particular C. in contrast D. in fact 9. A/an ____ is a person who needs others to take care of him/her, because of illness that he/she had for a long time. A. patient B. martyr C. invalid D. addict 10. Mr. Chen is more _____ because he has finally agreed to allow his daughter to join an overseas volunteer organisation in Africa. A. single-minded B. narrow-minded C. absent-minded D. open-minded 11. Most of the students in that special school are making good progress, but Michael is a ____ case. A. hopefully B. hopeless C. hopeful D. hopelessly 12. A lot of generous businessmen have ____ valuable contributions to helping needy people. A. done B. taken C. made D. given 13. Poor students cannot ____ an abundance of presents on their birthday. A. look forward to B. put up with C. come up w ith D. cut down on 14. Befriending can offer volunteers the opportunity to provide support and friendship to a person who may be going ____ a difficult period. A. up B. on C . off D. through 15. Volunteer organisations are generally small-staffed, so they need to ____ lots of volunteers for a huge event. A. employ B. recruit C. research D. catch 16. You‘d better ____ a commitment to being a volunteer on a regular basis. A. promise B. do C. make D. pull 17. They visit a retirement home and ____ time doing fun activities with the elderly who lack immediate family. A. spend B. lose C. waste D. consume 18. Both community ____ and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it. A. life B. language C. performance D. service 19. ____ being the CEO of Microsoft, Bill Gates is also one of the world‘s greatest philanthropists. A. Aside from B. But for C. Except for D. In addition 20. Their massive salaries let them afford to give ____ huge amounts to charities. 2 A. off B. up C. away D. hack 21. You can send and receive e-mails from a ____. A. charger B. printer C. smartphone D. USB 22. The ____,which can travel underwater, is very useful for scientists to learn about the undersea world. A. aeroplane B. electronic car C. spaceship D. submarine 23. Like Vietnamese, Thai people also depend ____ water for their crops. A. against B. for C. in D. on 24. In 1999, the king‘s Chaipattana Aerator obtained Thai ____ for his rain-making techniques. A. certificates B. charters C. licenses D. patents 25. Paddle-wheel machine helps to clean the wastewater before ____ it for farming. A. rearranging B. recycling C. reducing D. reusing 26. You can get access ____ the Interne, via a range of devices such as desktop or laptop computers, mobile phones, and tablets. A. for B. in C. of D. to 27. Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, James Watt are among of the greatest ____ of all time. A. inventions B. inventiveness C. inventors D. invents 28. _____ noodles are a precooked and usually dried block invented by Japanese. A. Instantaneous B. Instance C. Instant D. Instantly 29. It is definitely true that nature has inspired ____ inventions and technologies. A. numbers B. numeral C. numerical D. numerous 30. Smartphones are used not only for communication but also for information and ____. A. entertain B. entertainer C. entertaining D. entertainment 31. People often use the natural world as inspiration to design and invent new ____. A. producers B. produces C. productions D. products 32. Internet and social networks help us easily interact ____ people all over the world. A. in B. of C. on D. with 33. Users can look ____ locations as well as directions to different places on Google Maps. A. down B. for C. in D. up 34. The two fabrics of Velcro stick together thanks ____ the hooks on the surface and the loops on the other. A. by B. for C. of D. to 35. If you get a laptop as a reward, what w ill you use it ____? A. by B. for C. to D. with 36. Scientists have invented artificially intelligent computer systems ____ of answering questions posed in natural language. A. able B. aware C. capable D. fond 37. Many students prefer ____ assignments on their laptops to writing traditionally. A. reading B. searching C. sending D. typing 38. Mobile devices such as laptops or digital cameras can be charged by ____. A. solar charges B. solar-charges C. solar chargers D. solar-chargers 39. We can surf the ____ to search for news, watch films, or download music. A. e-book B. internet C. laptop D. smartphone 40. In many classrooms, teachers use chalk to write on the ____. A. blackboards B. black boards C. whiteboards D. white boards 41. Smartphone can be a great learning ____ but you need to think of how to use it effectively. A. benefit B. choice C. invention D. tool 42. It is convenient for you to read ____ when you travel. A. e-books B. laptops C. online game D. smartphones 43. Many young people carry a pair of earbuds as they are small, light, and ____. A. chargeable B. economical C. portable D. transferable 44. Washing machine or vacuum cleaner can help you to ____ time while doing housework. A. kill B. save C. spend D. waste 45. Velcro has gradually become a familiar ____ for shoes, jackets, and even spacesuits. 3 A. button B. fastener C. locker D. zipper 46. Most smartphones now ____ flash player as well as voice and video calls. A. display B. offer C. provide D. support 47. I ____ my report when my boss ____ the hall. A. made - was entering B. made - entered C. was making - was entering D. was making - entered 48. I ____ near the fence when suddenly I ____ the voices. A. stood – heard B. stood - was hearing C. was standing – heard D. was standing - was hearing golf. 49. Jim ____ his leg when he ____ golf. A. broke - was playing B. broke - played C. was breaking - was playing D. was breaking - broke 50. While I ____ for him to call up, he ____ a good time in the bar. A. waited - was having B. was waiting - was having C. was waiting – had D. was waited - was waiting 51. All the kids ____ their homework when the volunteer team ____. A. were doing - arrived B. did - arrived C. were doing — were arriving D. did - were arriving 52. While Lauda ____ round a corner, he suddenly ____ control of his Ferrari. A. went - lost B. was going - was losing C. was going - lost D. went - was losing 53. While the Cambridge boat ____ under a bridge, it ____ another boat. A. went - was hitting B. went - hit C. was going - was hitting D. was going - hit 54. My cousin and I ____ on the computer when there ____ a power cut. A. played - was B. were playing - was C. played - were D. were playing - were 55. When I ____ my best friend, she ____ as a voluntary teacher in Dream Homeless Shelter. A. met - was working B. was meeting - was working C. met - worked D. was meeting - worked 56. Where ____ you ____ when I ____ you on the bus last night? A. did - go - saw B. were - going - was seeing C. were - going - saw D. did - go - was seeing 57. When you ____ yesterday, I ____ in the garden, so I didn‘t hear the phone. A. rang - worked B. were ringing - worked C. were ringing - was working D. rang - was working 58. While Tom and I ____, someone ____ at the door. A. were talking - knocked B. were talking - was knocking C. talked - knocked D. talked - was knocking 59. When the robbery ____, the safeguard ____! A. happened - slept B. was happening ~ was sleeping C. was happening - slept D. happened - was sleeping 60. I ____ the accident while I ____ for the bus. A. was seeing - waited B. saw - was waiting C. was seeing – was waiting D. saw – waited 61. We ____ an old box while we ____ in the garden. A. found - dug B. found - were digging C. was finding - dug D. were finding - were digging 62. When I ____ into the room, two boys ____ a picture book together. A. came - were reading B. were coming - were reading C. came – read D. were coming - read 63. While we ____ in the park, Mary ____. A. were running - was falling over B. ran - fell over C. were running - fell over D. were running - was falling over 4 64. I ____ my pen while I ____ my homework. A. was breaking - was doing B. was breaking - did C. broke – did D. broke - was doing 65. It ____ to rain while we ____ home from school. A. started - were walking B. was starting - were walking C. started - walked D. was starting - walked 66. When I went to get the tickets, 1 realised I ____ any money. A. wasn‘t having B. didn‘t have C. haven‘t had D. hadn‘t had 67. While we ____ in the rain, Sally‘s mother ____ past. A. stood - drove B. were standing - drove C. were standing - was driving D. stood - was driving 68. My mother ____ old clothes while my father ____ the food packages for the next voluntary trip. A. was classifying - was preparing B. was classifying - prepared C. classified - was preparing D. classified - prepared 69. Richard ____ TV when the phone ____. A. watched - rang B. watched - was ringing C. was watching – rang D. was watching - was ringing 70. ____ you ever been to New York? A. Are B. Do C. Have D. Were III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 1. I got the teaching job in the Happy Child Charity Centre just by chance. A. accidentally B. purposefully C. easily D. immediately 2. Every month, the volunteer group go to remote and mountainous areas to help those in need. A. empty B. faraway C. crowded D. poor 3. Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for the sick and the poor. A. spent B. contributed C. gave up D. dedicated 4. Our top priority is to clean and protect the environment in our neighbourhood. A. hobby B. job C. preference D. idea 5. Young people are now getting more and more concerned about environmental problems. A. worried B. nervous C. hopeless D. uneasy 6. A digital camera is more economical than a film camera since you don‘t have to buy rolls of films. A. better B. cheaper C. safer D. stronger 7. You can use earbuds to listen to music or your listening everywhere, even in public place, as nobody is disturbed. A. annoyed B. connected C. imitated D. interacted 8. You can use a USB stick to transport files from one computer to another. A. delete B. display C. transfer D. store 9. Smartphones are very versatile, as they can do many things like making phone calls, taking pictures, or listening to music. A. capable B. flexible C. helpful D. interesting 10. Apple iPad has remained the single most popular tablet PC ever since 2010. A. became B. continued C. existed D. stopped IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 1. Nutritious snacks provide an important contribution towards your child‘s daily nutritional needs. A. Inexpensive B. Uncooked C. Unhealthy D. Unpacked 2. A smartphone is too costly for him to even have a normal one. A. economical B. expensive C. priceless D. valuable 3. Many people are afraid that computers with superhuman intelligence will destroy humanity. A. awareness B. perception C. stupidity D. wisdom 4. Speakers are too bulky. You cannot put them in your bag or your pocket. A. giant B. heavy C. large D. tiny 5 5.A digital camera is convenient as it is quick to view and delete as well as easy to transfer photos to a computer. A. harmful B. inexpensive C. uninteresting D. useless 6. Even the best invention may have drawbacks. A laptop, for example, is expensive so many people cannot afford it. A. advantages B. disadvantages C. shortcomings D. weaknesses 7. Many people who do volunteer work think they are more fortunate than others. A. lucky B. blessed C. unlucky D. uncomfortable 8. Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about health or safety matters. A. Open B. Private C. Secret D. Popular 9. Economically disadvantaged students often drop out of school, choosing a low- paying job to earn money. A. leave B. attend C. accept D. reject 10. We are looking for camp helpers who are hard-working, energetic, and able to organise activities for young children. A. active B. dynamic C. passive D. reluctant V. SPEAKING 1. ―Good luck with the exam, Minh!‖ - ―____, Dad.‖ A. By no means B. I wish so C. Never mind D. Thank you 2. ―Dad. I‘ve passed the English test.‖ - ―____‖ A. Good job! B. Good test! C. Good luck! D. Good way! 3. ―I think I will choose a new laptop rather than a smartphone.‖ - ―____,Phong!‖ A. Congratulation B. I hope so C. What a pity D. What a wise choice 4. ―Do you know that many inventions were inspired by the natural world?‖ - ―____‖ A. Of course. You‘re right. B. There is no hope about it. C. Well, that sounds interesting. D. Yes, I couldn't agree more. 5. ―Do you think new inventions always make people rich?‖ – ―____‖ A. I agree. B. I don‘t think so. C. It sounds great. D. no, not much 6. ―I have never been to America" - ―____‖ A. Me either. B. Me neither. C. I so. D. Me too. 7. ―Can I take away your dish?" - ―Wait a minute. ____‖ A. I can‘t finish. B. I don‘t finish. C. I have to finish. D. I haven‘t finished. 8. ―Do you need any help, Kate?‖ - ―____‖ A. I haven‘t got a clue. B. No, thanks, I can manage. C. That‘s all for now. D. That‘s fine by me. 9. ―It‘s very generous of you to offer to pay!‖ - ―____‖ A. I‘m glad you like it. B. Thanks a million. C. That was the least I could do. D. You can say that again. 10. ―Has an announcement been made about the eight o‘clock flight to Paris ?‖ – ―____‖ A. I don‘t think that. B. Not yet. C. Sorry I don‘t. D. Yes, it was. 11. ―I love studying science as it allows me to answer questions about natural world.‖ – ―____‖ A. No, I won‘t. B. Neither do I. C. Yes, I like it. D. So do I. 12. ―I have taken part in the science club for 3 months.‖ - ―____‖ A. So have I. B. So have me. C. I have so. D. So I have. 13. ―What do you think of your new laptop? ‖ - ―____‖ A. I always keep it. B. I‘d love to. C. It‘s fantastic. D. Sounds great. 14. ―Can I try your new camera?‖ - ―____‖ A. I‘m sorry, I can‘t. Let's go now. B. I‘m sorry. I‘m home late. C. Sure. I‘d love to. Sure. D. But please be careful with it. 15. ―Ted's broken his leg, so he won‘t be able to come to class today.‖ – ―____‖ A. How terrific! B. Poor Ted! C. What is it now? D. What‘s wrong? 6 VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the each of following questions. 1. A group of volunteer students were mowing the lawn in the home for the aged while it started to rain A B C heavily. D 2. When he still worked for Oxfam, he was coming up with different ideas to help needy people. A B C D 3. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and A B C delivered them to an elderly person. D 4. The lives of disadvantaged students are often very different for those of their more wealthy peers. A B C D 5. There are lots of amused ways to volunteer in the arts such as teaching, designing and assisting with A B C a variety of arts and crafts. D 6. Mahatma Gandhi fought against the rights of poor people and women in India and became a hero for A B C millions of people. D 7. In her lifetime, Audrey Hepburn also paid a visit to Viet Nam to bring awareness of immunisation A B and sets up clean water programmes. C D 8. While he and his wile Ali first went to Africa, they worked in a refugee camp for a month. A B C D 9. The famous Irish rock band U2 wrote the song Walk On to honour this amazed woman, who put her A B C D country before everything. 10. He worked in a big bank in London when suddenly he decided to leave this city to take part in A B C D Volunteer Bolivia. 11. IBM is an artificial intelligence computer system and is used to answering questions posed in A B C D natural language. 12. Lifc without computers has seemed simply impossible now. A B C D 13. Kodak Company produced many OLED equipped products, which are being used to power the A B C D next generation of ultra-thin televisions, since 1987. 14. Vaccination has been used for a long time for prevent diseases. A B C D 15. The boat rudder was invented to steer large ships, which enabled the Chinese for building huge A B C D ships as early as 200 AD. 7 VII. READING Exercise 1. Read the text below and decide which answer A,B, C or D best fits each space GOING ON A DIET A typical person needs about 1,800 calories per day to stay alive. These calories keep your heart (1) ____ and your lungs breathing. They keep your organs operating properly and your brain running. They also keep your body warm. A person (2) ____ weight because he or she consumes more calories per day than needed. The only way to lose fat is to (3)____ the number of calories that you consume per day. This is the basic (4)____ behind going on a diet. Unfortunately, diets don't work for most people. They do lose weight but then (5)____ the diet and put it back. Building a sensible diet and exercise plan is the key to (6) ____ a consistent weight. You need to figure out how many calories you need in a day and how many you (7) ____ take in. The next step is to add exercise so that you can (8)____ the number of calories you can consume per day. Exercise charts can show you how many calories different (9)____ of exercise can burn. Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can make a big difference. You can ride an exercise bike while you are watching TV or you can (10)____ the stairs instead of the elevator. Find an exercise (11)____ Exercise can be a lot easier if there is someone to talk to. It's a good idea to wear firm-fitting clothes if you are on a diet. (12)____ clothing acts as a reminder of what you are trying to accomplish. 1. A. ticking B. beating C. running D. kicking 2. A. adds B. increases C. gains D. puts 3. A. cut off B. take down C. remove D. reduce 4. A. way B. principle C. method D. kind 5. A. go off B. go on C. go after D. go under 6. A. getting B. measuring C. maintaining D. reserving 7. A. preferably B. actually C. consistently D. eventually 8. A. raise B. go up C. exceed D. grow 9. A. ways B. factors C. functions D. forms 10. A. walk B. climb C. run D. take 11. A. partner B. colleague C. associate D. friend 12. A. Tight B. Loose C. Casual D. Formal Exercise 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question CARE AND OXFAM Many organizations are trying to find a solution to the problem of world hunger. Two of them are CARE and Oxfam. They both provide food to hungry people. However, they both believe that it is more important to help people produce their own food. Because of this belief, both organizations have programs to help people improve their lives. CARE CARE was organized in 1945 to help people after World War II. It distributed over 100 million food packages. Meanwhile, it was starting self-help programs. Today it has development programs in 37 countries. CARE gives equipment and teaches people how to build water systems, roads, schools, houses, and health centers. It also teaches people how to increase production on their farms, how to reforest areas, and how to start small village industries. Doctors and nurses volunteer to go to villages. They provide health care for the people. They also teach people how to improve their health. They train people to provide simple medical care. CARE also provides food for about 30 million people each year, most of them are children. It gives special help when there is a flood, an earthquake, a drought, or a war. OXFAM During World War II, a group of people in Oxford, England, organized Oxfam to send money to Greece. When the war was over, they continued to give money, food, and clothing to other countries in Europe. 8 In the 1960s, Oxfam started working on long-term development in many countries. It wanted to attack the causes of hunger, poverty, and diseases. It wanted to prevent problems instead of trying to solve them after they start. However, it continues to provide food to the hungry, sick, and homeless. Oxfam believes that all humans share one world with limited resources. Rich and poor countries depend on each other. When do Oxfam and CARE get their money? Ordinary people in development countries give money. Oxfam also has small stores. They sell beautiful things that villagers in developing countries make. Oxfam and CARE receive millions of dollars every year. Both organizations are international. They help people of any race, color, or religion. They meet with the people to decide on program together. Oxfam and CARE help provide the necessities of life to less developed countries. 1. Oxfam and CARE both believe that ________ A. people should learn how to improve their lives. B. it is important to train people to produce their own food. C. they should help provide the necessities of life to less-developed countries. D. All are correct. 2. CARE teaches people in less developed countries how to ________ A. plant trees in places where they cut them all down. B. build large factories. C. made expensive medicine. D. get money from developed countries. 3. Doctors and nurses go to villages because ________ A. they must go. B. they earn a lot of money. C. they want to go to help the people there. D. they cannot get jobs in other places. 4. Oxfam and CARE get their money from________ A. the government. B. other organizations. C. poor countries. D. ordinary people. 5. Both organizations ________ A. decide what is best for the people they help. B. send specialists to help people what to do. C. help specialists and village people decide things together. D. tell Europeans how to improve life in poor countries. Exercise 3: Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D for each of the following blanks Though not (1) ______considered a requirement, many colleges include community service as an (2) ______requirement for acceptance. However, some colleges prefer work experience over community service, and some require that their students also continue community service for some (3) ______ number of hours to graduate. Some schools also offer (4) ______"community service" courses, awarding credit to students who complete a certain number of community service hours. Some academic honor societies, (5) ______ with some fraternities and sororities in North America, require community service to join and others require each member to continue doing community service. Many student organizations exist (6) ______ the purpose of community service, the largest of which is Alpha Phi Omega. Community service projects are also done by sororities and fraternities. Beginning in the 1980s, colleges began using service-learning (7)______ a pedagogy. A partnership of college presidents began in 1985 with the (8) ______ of boosting community service in their colleges. This alliance, called Campus Compact, led the way for many other schools to adopt service-learning courses and activities. 1. A. technique B. technical C. technically D. technician 2. A. official B. unofficial C. officially D. unofficially 3. A. specific B. special C. personal D. exact 9 4. A. only B. at least C. unique D. only one 5. A. in addition B. as well as C. besides D. along 6. A. with B. for C. in D. at 7. A. as B. like C. for D. on 8. A. initiate B. initiation C. initiator D. Initiative Exercise 4. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. There are certain inventions and creations that people are aware of every day. There are, however, very few creations that we use our whole lives without ever thinking about or even seeing. But that is exactly what the London sewers are. Their crcator, Joseph Bazalgette, may be remembered as more of an engineer than an inventor, but what he developed in London - the largest and most forward-thinking sewage system the world had ever seen - changed life in the city completely. There was a sewage system in place beforehand, but all it did was transfer waste straight into the Thames. It was basically one massive open sewer pipe. By all accounts it created a truly awful smell, reaching its peak during the Great Stink of 1858. Even more worryingly, it caused serious health problems, such as cholera, because it contaminated the city's drinking supply. Something had to be done, and Bazalgette was the man to do it. His solution was phenomenal: a new waste system that would divert the sewage eastwards away from the river and pump it out to sea. By 1865 most of the system was working, the main intercepting sewers used 318 million bricks and measured over 80 miles in length. To do all that work above ground would have been one thing, but to create it underground was something else altogether. The intricate maze of sewer pipes more than 100 years old was just unbelievable. And the most amazing thing is that it still functions today. The reason is that when Bazalgette designed the tunnels, he estimated how much the population of London would increase in the next 100 years and worked out how large the tunnels would need to be to meet the needs of the future and keep the system flowing, which is why the sewers are still in working order today, and why in our eyes it should be seen as a huge inventing achievement. 1. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? A. The efforts to save the dirty Thames B. A creation that has changed Londoners' lives C. The problems of the sewage system in London D. The disadvantages to the invention of Bazalgette 2. Which of the following can be inferred from paragraph 1? A. Bazalgette is more talented as an engineer than an inventor. B. Bazalgette's invention receives public awareness. C. Bazalgette's invention has few effects on Londoners' lives. D. Bazalgette's creation did not receive adequate acknowledgment. 3. The word "their" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____. A. creations B. lives' C. sewers' D. inventions' 4. According to paragraph 2, what was the problem with the previous sewage system in London? A. It took a lot of money to maintain. B. It released all the waste straight into the sea. C. It caused bad smells and health problems. D. It was damaged badly during the Great Stink. 5. The phrase "by all accounts" in the passage is closest in meaning to ____. A. beyond beliefs B. according to many C. without doubt D. by all means 6. The word "contaminated‖ in the passage is closest in meaning to ____. A. polluted B. purified C. contained D. released 7. The word "intricate" in the passage mostly means ____. A. confusing B. complicated C. simplified D. interesting 8. Why was Bazalgette's invention impressive? A. It took a hundred year to finish. B. It was 80 miles long. C. It requires a lot of materials. D. It redirected the waste to the sea. 10