Writing - Unit 15 trang 100 sách bài tập (SBT) Tiếng Anh 10

WRITING

Exercise 1. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

Chọn đáp án chỉ ra câu ghép đúng nhất của các cặp câu trong mỗi câu hỏi sau

1. It takes us only one day to discover every comer of it. The city is quite small.

A. Unless the city is quite small, it takes us only one day to discover every comer of it.

B. Because the city is quite small, it takes us only one day to discover every comer of it.

C. Although the city is quite small, it takes us one day to discover every comer of it.

D. The city is quite small but it takes us one day to discover every comer of it.

2. There are many places to visit in my hometown. They are museums, parks and theatres, for example.

A. There are many places to visit in my hometown such museums, parks and theatres.

B. There are so many places to visit in my hometown that museums, parks and theatres are examples.

C. There are many places to visit in my hometown such as museums, parks and theatres.

D. Like museums, parks and theatres, there are many places to visit in my hometown.

3. Among five beautiful museums in town, this one is newly built. It displays sculptures and paintings from ancient period.

A. The museum that displays sculptures and paintings from ancient period is newly built.

B. The museum, that displays sculptures and paintings from ancient period, is newly built.

C. The museum, which displays sculptures and paintings from ancient period, is newly built.

D. The museum displays sculptures and paintings from ancient period which is newly built.

4. The capital of Brazil is inland. However, many of the major cities are on the coast.

A. The capital of Brazil is inland but many of the major cities are on the coast.

B. The capital of Braz is inland, as a result, many of the major cities are on the coast.

C. The capital of Brazil is inland because many of the major cities are on the coast.

D. The capital of Brazil is inland if many of the major cities are on the coast.

5. The town is pollutted. The reason is the surrounding heavy industry.

A. The town is polluted thanks to the surrounding heavy industry.

B. The town is polluted despite the surrounding heavy industry.

C. The town is polluted because of the surrounding heavy industry.

D. The town is polluted such as the surrounding heavy industry.

Đáp án:

1. B       2. C       3. A       4. A       5. C 

Exercise 2. Write a paragraph to describe Oxford city, using the following details.

Viết một đoạn văn miêu tả thành phố Oxford, sử dụng các chi tiết sau

-      Location: south of England/ on the River Thames

-      Population: about 100,000

-      History: once the capital of England from 1642 - 1645 / Charles I made it the capital.

-      Other details: the oldest universities, old buildings, the Bodleian Library, the Ashmolean Museum 

Suggested writing:

The city of Oxford, which is in the south of England on the River Thames, has a population of about 100,000. The city is famous because it has one of the oldest universities in the world. It also has lots of other old buildings, such as the Bodleian Library, and the Ashmolean Museum. Not many people know that Oxford was once the capital of England. Charles I made it the capital from 1642-1645.