TR S GD & T B C NINH NG THPT HÀN THUYÊN ……………………… ( có 05 trang) KI M TRA CH T L NG UN M N M H C 2015-2016 MÔN: Ti ng Anh L p 11 Th i gian làm bài: 90 phút (Không k th i gian phát đ ) Ngày thi : 15/08/2015 Mư đ thi 109 H , tên thí sinh: S báo danh: PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE (0.125 x 64 = 8.0pts) Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Câu 1: We managed _ over the wall without A climbing/ being seen B climbing/ seeing C to climb/ seeing D to climb/ being seen Câu 2: I wasn't properly dressed for the party and felt about my appearance A embarrassing B embarrass C embarrassment D embarrassed Câu 3: Without the Braille Alphabet it would be very difficult for A the disabled B the deaf C the blind D the mute Câu 4: Mary hopes _to join the private club She could make important business contact there A inviting B to invite C to be invited D being invited Câu 5: Three firms are in _for the same contract A competitor B competitive C compete D competition Câu 6: Be careful! The bus near A has come B is coming C will be coming D will come Câu 7: She had no of selling the clock- it had belonged to her grandfather A meaning B interest C opinion D intention Câu 8: He always did well at school _having his early education disrupted by illness A in addition to B in spite of C even though D on account of Câu 9: I don't mind _ late, if it will help at all A being working B working C to work D to be work Câu 10: If I were you , phone and tell her you’re going to be late A I’d B I’ll C I’d have D I Câu 11: _ people go to football matches now than twenty years ago A Few B Fewer C Lesser D Less Câu 12: The students are busy their assignments A in B at C with D about Câu 13: “My bicycle is out of order” “Why don’t you _?” A have it repaired B have it to be repaired C have it repair D have it repairing Câu 14: The boss would rather Ann isten to music at work A doesn’t B didn’t C hadn’t D mustn’t Câu 15: He had to explain the lesson very clearly _ A so that his students to understand it B for his students in order to understand it C in order to his students to understand it D in order that his students could understand it Câu 16: _ down to dinner than the telephone rang again A No sooner had I sat B No sooner I sat C Not only had I sat D Not only I sat Câu 17: Not until late 1960s _ on the moon A did Americans walk B when did Americans walk C that Americans walked D when Americans walked Trang 1/5 - Mã đ thi 109 ThuVienDeThi.com Câu 18: It wasn’t until Lan was 35 abroad A She went B.did she go C.that she went D.that she go Câu 19: Many lists of “Wonders of the World” _ during the Middle Ages A said to exist B said to be existed C are said to exist D are said to have existed Câu 20: “Excuse me, is anybody sitting here?” _ “ _.” A No, thanks B Yes, yes You can sit here C Yes, I am so glad D Sorry, the seat is taken Câu 21: If I had listened to my parents, I _at this job now A am not working B wouldn’t be working C wouldn’t have worked D don’t have to work Câu 22: He is used to late until he finishes his work A staying up B stay up C to stay up D stayed up Câu 23: Smith: “I’m afraid I can’t come with you.” John: “ ” A I don’t think so B Thank you C What a shame! D It’s shameful! Câu 24: You may borrow my bike you are careful with it A even if B expecting C as long as D as much as Câu 25: I just can't that noise any longer! A stand in for B stand up to C put up with D sit out Câu 26: The more you study during the semester, _ the week before exams A the less have you to study B you have to study the less C the study less you have D the less you have to study Câu 27: When I came they cards They said they _ since o’clock A were playing/ had playing B are playing/ have played C were playing/ had been playing D are playing/ have been playing Câu 28: The table legs are broken should be repaired A who B whom C whose D which Câu 29: He wish he _to the meeting yesterday A went B have gone C would go D had gone Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Câu 30: “That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about” A behaving nice B behaving improperly C good behavior D behaving cleverly Câu 31: After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released A innovative B guilty C naive D benevolent Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Câu 32: So extensive the lakes are that they are viewed as the largest bodies of fresh water in the A B C D world Câu 33: It is about time you have your hair cut A B C D Câu 34: We have to cancel the meeting because the chairman’s absence A B C D Câu 35: A dolphin, often called a “ porpoise”, is considered to be one of the brightest among A B C animal D Câu 36: If they offered you the job, will you accept it? A B C D Trang 2/5 - Mã đ thi 109 ThuVienDeThi.com Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks in the following question WALT DISNEY There is no one who has not heard of Walt Disney; he is without doubt one of the most famous singers in the twentieth century and (37) most people know hardly anything about him (38) _ he became one of the most successful men in history, he left school at the age of sixteen and then studied art for a short time By the (39) years of this century, he had already started to produce cartoons in Hollywood in (40) _with his brother Roy, who, for some reason, never (41) _to become as famous as Walt Disney is perhaps most well known on account of his lovable cartoon character, Mickey Mouse, who first (42) _in 1928 in a film called Steamboat Willie One of the most (43) _cartoon films of all time is Snow White and seven Dwarfs, which when it was released in 1937, was the first full-length cartoon in the history of the cinema (44) _the 1950s, Walt Disney had become one of the world’s major producers of films for cinema and television As Disney Productions (45) _,its founder retained complete artistic control of the films and he also (46) _on to publish books for children and cartoon strips in newspapers, featuring such characters as Donald duck and Pluto the dog Câu 37: A yet B then C however D already Câu 38: A In spite of B Even C Despite D Although Câu 39: A primary B beginning C early D initial Câu 40: A relationship B partnership C friendship D membership Câu 41: A reached B managed C succeeded D achieved Câu 42: A started B performed C began D appeared Câu 43: A known B common C popular D excited Câu 44: A By B To C Until D Since Câu 45: A increased B enlarged C succeeded D grew Câu 46: A took B pushed C went D put Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronouned differently from the other three in each question Câu 47: A climbed B played C scanned D finished Câu 48: A chemistry B machine C architect D mechanics Câu 49: A thank B though C theme D thought Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions Until recently, most American entrepreneurs were men Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small Now, however, businesses owned by women account for more than $40 billion in annual revenues, and this figure is likely to continue rising throughout the 1990s As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned out to be the decade of the woman entrepreneur" What are some of the factors behind this trend? For one thing, as more women earn advanced degrees in business and enter the corporate world, they are finding obstacles Women are still excluded from most executive suites Charlotte Taylor, a management consultant, had noted, "In the 1970s women believed if they got an MBA and worked hard they could become chairman of the board Now they've found out that isn't going to happen, so they go out on their own" In the past, most women entrepreneurs worked in "women's" fields: cosmetics and clothing, for example But this is changing Consider ASK Computer Systems, a $22-million-a-year computer software business It was founded in 1973 by Sandra Kurtzig, who was then a housewife with degrees in math and engineering When Kurtzig founded the business, her first product was software that let weekly newspapers keep tabs on their newspaper carriers-and her office was a bedroom at home, with a shoebox under the bed to hold the company's cash After she succeeded with the newspaper software system, she hired several bright computer-science graduates to develop additional programs When these were marketed and sold, ASK began to grow It now has 200 employees, and Sandra Kurtzig owns $66.9 million of stock Trang 3/5 - Mã đ thi 109 ThuVienDeThi.com Of course, many women who start their own businesses fail, just as men often They still face hurdles in the business world, especially problems in raising money; the banking and finance world is still dominated by men, and old attitudes die hard Most businesses owned by women are still quite small But the situation is changing; there are likely to be many more Sandra Kurtzigs in the years ahead Câu 50: What is the main idea of this passage? A Women are better at small business than men are B The computer is especially lucrative for women today C Women today are better educated than in the past, making them more attractive to the business world D Women today are opening more business of their own Câu 51: The author mentions the “ shoesbox under the bed” in order to _ A show the resourcefulness of Sandra Kurtzig B Show the frugality of women in business C suggest that the company needed to expand D Point out that initially the financial resources of Sandra Kurtzig’s business were limited Câu 52: The word “hurdles” can be best replaced by A fences B obstacles C questions D small groups Câu 53: It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that business operated by women are small because A Women can’t deal with money B Women prefer a small intimate setting C Women are not able to borrow money easily D many women fail at large businesses Câu 54: The author’s attitude about the future of women in business is A frustrated B optimistic C negative D skeptical Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following questions If there is a building which symbolizes a country, such as the Eiffel Tower for France and Sydney Opera House for Australia, then it has to be the Taj Mahal for India It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal From the time they got married, they wouldn’t be separated She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and was loved by his people for her good work But she died in 1631 during her childbirth The emperor was heartbroken and had the Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love It took more than 20 years for the Taj Mahal to be built Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia too A total of 20,000 people worked on the building In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1658 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned his father and seized power Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666 He was finally buried there with his wife, who he could never forget The Taj Mahal is definitely worth more than a single visit As it is built with white marble stones, its character changes in different lights It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset At sunset, for example, the color of the Taj Mahal changes from white to yellow, then to pink As the moon rises, it turns a silvery white To show respect to the Taj Mahal, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit Câu 55: Which of the following about the Taj Mahal is not true? A The Taj Mahal was built with white marble stones B As being told, it is a symbol of India C All workers building the Tai Mahal came from central Asia D It took over 20 years to set up the Taj Mahal Câu 56: What does the underlined word "definitely" here probably mean? A wrongly B certainly C uncertainly D doubtedly Câu 57: Which of the following sentences is true? A Shah Jahan lived a hard life in his last years B Shah Jahan was not popular with his people at that time C Shah Jahan treated his son badly when he was young D Shah Jahan lost his life just because of old age Trang 4/5 - Mã đ thi 109 ThuVienDeThi.com Câu 58: How long did Emperor Shah Jahan stay in prison? A years B years C 10 years D years Câu 59: Why did Emperpor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal? A To show his great power B To memorize his wife C To give his wife great honour D To make more world wonders Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word with the main stress different from that of the other three words in each question Câu 60: A disappear Câu 61: A routine B information B addition C examination C preseve D education D business Blacken the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions Câu 62: When does your plane take off? A leave the ground B start to land C begin to arrive D finish landing Câu 63: I received housing benefit when I was unemployed A out of work B out of fashion C out of order D out of practice Câu 64: Don't forget to drop me a line when you're away A telephone me B call me C write to me D send me a telegram PART 2: WRITING TASK (2.0 pts) ( Thí sinh làm t gi y thi) I Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete these sentences.( 0,5 points) 1.It is no use ( try) to interrupt him You will have to wait till he stops talking I (visit) _you sooner had someone told me you were in hospital 3.How many letters you ( write) to your parents so far? We tried to phone Henry this afternoon, but there (be) _no answer He (go) _out II Give the correct form of the words in brackets.( 0,5 point) Water is necessary for hydropower station It is illegal to hunt or fish species 3.Folk music is the _music of a country 4.We can go to the National Park to learn how to recognize the _species of plants He drives so _that he is sure to have an accident (CONSERVE) ( DANGER) (TRADITION) (DIFFER) (CARE) III Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it ( point) 1.The boys didn’t stop singing until their teacher came It was not until 2.Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes If Susan _ Although the cost of living in Britain is high, there are fewer tourists here this year Because of _ The fire has destroyed many houses Many houses I regret not going to the airport to say goodbye to him I wish _ Thí sinh khơng đ - H T -c s d ng tài li u Cán b coi thi khơng gi i thích thêm Trang 5/5 - Mã đ thi 109 ThuVienDeThi.com ... brightest among A B C animal D Câu 36: If they offered you the job, will you accept it? A B C D Trang 2/5 - Mã đ thi 109 ThuVienDeThi.com Read the following passage and blacken the letter A, B,... Discrimination against women in business, the demands of caring for families, and lack of business training had kept the number of women entrepreneurs small Now, however, businesses owned by women... continue rising throughout the 1990s As Carolyn Doppelt Gray, an official of the Small Business Administration, has noted, "The 1970s was the decade of women entering management, and the 1980s turned