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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH 10

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assembly line and can not escape. This serves to illustrate people's utter helplessness in the face of
machines that are meant to serve their basic needs.
Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a
social context. It does not offer a radical social message. but it does accurately reflect the sentiments
of many who feel they arc victims of an over-mechanized world.
46. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to ……………
a. criticize the factory system of the 1930s.
b. analyze an important film.
c. explain Chaplin's style of acting.
d. discuss how film reveals the benefits of technology.
47. According to the passage, Chaplin got the idea for the film Modern Times from…………..
a. a newspaper article. b. a scene in a movie.
c. a job he had once held. d. a conversation with a reporter.
48. It can be inferred from the passage that two thirds of the film Modern Times …………..
a. is extremely unforgettable.
b. takes place outside a factory.
c. is more critical than the other third.
d. entertains the audience more than the other third.
49. According to the passage, the purpose of the scene involving the feeding machine is to show
people's ………………
a. ingenuity b. adaptability c. helplessness d. independence
50. The author would probably use all of the following words to describe the film Modern Times
a. revolutionary b. entertainment c. memorable d. satirical

UNIT 15 CITIES

I. Write /8/ or /3/ to show how the in the following words pronounced.

1 south _____________ 11. together _____________
2. something _____________ 12. that _____________
3. southern _____________ 13. breathe _____________
4. theater _____________ 14. fifth. _____________
5. they _____________ 15. thrilling _____________
6. although _____________ 16. toothache _____________
7. weather _____________ 17. clothing _____________
8. think _____________ 18. path _____________
9. theory _____________ 19. birthday _____________
10. breath _____________ 20. month _____________

II. Complete the passage with the correct form or tense of the words in brackets.

Los Angeles is the second (1)..............(large) city in the US and the largest in California. with
about 9 million people. Its greater area (2)................(cover) 34,000 square miles in the southern part
of the state on the Pacific coast, and (3).............(connect) by the world's largest road system The
city is (4).............(fame) for Hollywood and Beverly Hills and tourist (5) ..............(attract) include
Sunset Boulevard, the Hollywood Bowl, Universal Pictures and Rodeo Drive. Local industry
produces aircraft chemicals, drugs and electronic products. The US (6) ........... (capture) the town
from the Mexicans in 1846, and oil (7) .............. (discover) there at the end of the 19th century.
Americans think of Los Angeles as a- (8) .......... (excite) city with many opportunities. But it is also

seen as a (9)......... (danger) place because of its earthquakes, (10) ............... (pollute), traffic problem
and race riots.

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