REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER – GRADE 11 Choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions 1[.]
REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER – GRADE 11 Choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions A changeable B manage C average D singer A change B children C machine D church A birthday B although C together D clothing A lawn B allow C drawing D swimmer A smoothly B three C enthusiasm D think A great B available C raise D said Choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions A generous B suspicious C constancy D sympathy A acquaintance B interest C capable D sympathy A refreshment B horrible C exciting D intention A museum B interest C handicapped D difficult A society B participate C activity D competition A control B expect C modern D aware Choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions My friend often shows her……………… whenever I have troubles A sympathy B sympathize C sympathetic D sympathetically He does not know much about the project but he is very………………… A enthusiastic B enthusiast C enthusiasm D enthusiastically Daisy is so…………… .She only cares about herself, not about other people A helpful B selfish C loyal D talkative He is not good …………… maths He is incapable…………….calculating A at /of B on/for C for/of D with/in Two friends should be loyal………………each other A on B with C over D to We all agree…………… you whenever you are in need A help B helping C to help D helped He said he would rather…………home than go to that terrible party A staying B stayed C stay D to stay Please let me your decision as soon as possible A know B to know C knows D knowing What would you like……………when you have some free time? A B doing C to D done 10 We watched the little girl across the street A to walk B walk C is walking D walked 11 I don’t like the look of that man There is something about him A glanced B sneaky C embarrassing D noisy 12 He is too to lend me his bicycle A selfish B enthusiastic C helpful D pleasant 13 The girl was so shy that she didn’t look at him in the face She just at him and looked away A glanced B looked C saw D watched 14 She made a big about not having a window seat on the plane A complaint B fuss C excitement D interest 15 The experience helped me to grow _ A in B on C at D up 16 A burglar into the house while we television A broke/ were watching B broke/ watched C had broken/ watched D broke/ had watched 17 I on the bus and sat down next to a schoolboy about my age A got B get C have got D getting 18 When I came, he I was sad as I couldn't say "Good bye" to him A was about to leave B was leaving C has already left D had already left 19 Before he turned 14, Mozart a few lesser piece for the piano A has composed B had composed C was composed D would composed 20 You your new hat when I you yesterday A were wearing/ had met B wore/ had met C wore/ was meeting D were wearing/ met 21 Everyone eats some cake and says “ ” to Rosa and Luis A Happy Birthday B Good luck to you C Happy Anniversary D Have a good trip 22 People often _ candles on the cake at a birthday party A turned off B cleared up C blow out D brought out 23 Mary is going to go abroad next month and she is having a _ party on Sunday A farewell B wedding C birthday D anniversary 24 People receive cards and gifts friends and relatives at a birthday party A to B from C of D with 24 Wedding anniversaries mark the _ of a happy and lasting relationship between married couples A labels B starting points C symptoms D milestones 25 Isabel expected _ to the university, but she wasn't A to admit B to be admitted C admitting D being admitted 26 The city council agreed _ the architect's proposed design for a new parking garage A to accept B to be accepted C accepting D being accepted 27 The tin opener seems for _ left-handed people A to design B to be designed C designing D being designed 28 I don’t mind by bus but I hate in queues A travelled/ stood B traveling/ standing C travel / stand D to travel / to stand 29 I didn’t expect _ to his party A inviting B being invited C to invite D to be invited 30 My parents appreciate _ the thank-you note you sent them A to receive B to be received C receiving D being received 31 A _is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed A disaster B drought C flood D war 32 New born children always need special _ A help B care C look D interest 33 It is necessary to enable the audience to sit in while they are watching the shows A care B suffer C disadvantage D comfort 34 I often take part _social activities every weekend A in B for C against D over 35 Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas A suburb B central C faraway D natural 36 I am used to _with the window open A sleep B sleeping C having slept D slept 37 Listen! I hear someone _the gate It Peter because he is at work at present A to open/ mustn’t be B open/ shouldn’t be C opening/ can’t be D opened/ couldn’t be 38 Excuse me _late I got stuck in a traffic jam for more than one hour A to being B for being C being D having been 39 She’s angry about to the farewell party last night A not having invited B not to have invited C not having been invited D not to have been invited 40 Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall about it A having told B to have told C having been told D to have been told 41 The workers have made to the boss but he just does not seem to be listening A represents B representations C representatives D representing 42 They worked hard together, and under pressure A compete B competitive C competitively D competition 43 How many are there in the competition? A participates B participants C participations D participative 44 The instructor is explaining the competition's rules the competitors A to B for C with D at 45 To participate the contest, you must be under 25 years old A for B at C in D about 46 "You cheated in the exam," the teacher said to his students A The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam B The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam C The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam D The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam 47 "Don't touch that flower!" the old lady said to the boy A The old lady wanted the boy not touching that flower B The old lady insisted the boy on touching that flower C The old lady warned the boy against touching that flower D The old lady congratulated the boy on not touching that flower 48." ," Peter denied A I did not take your umbrella B I will not take your umbrella C I shouldn't have taken your umbrella D I mustn't take your umbrella 49 "Please give me some more money, Mum," Daisy said A Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money B Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some more money C Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money D Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money 50 "Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary," Tommy A Tommy accused Mary on being well-dressed B Tommy complimented Mary on being well-dressed C Tommy told Mary to be well-dressed D Tommy wanted Mary to be well-dressed 51 Lack _ food had stunted his growth A of B in C for D on 52 Nigeria has a population _ nearly 100 million A about B in C of D with 53 The rapid growth of population led to an acute _ of housing A shortfall B shortcut C shortcoming D shortage 54 The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _ A amount B rate C figure D way 55 One third of the world's population _ two thirds of the world's resources A drains B absorbs C consumes D supports 56 If the technology _ available, we would be able to expand the business A would become B were become C had become D became 57 If the North Sea _ in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo A happened to freeze B froze C should freeze D should happen to freeze 58 It would have been a much more serious accident _ fast at the time A was she driving B had she been driving C she had driven D if she drove 59 If you _ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess now A listen B will listen C had listened D listened 60 I'll give you a lift if it _ A is raining B rained C will rain D had rained Rewrite each of the sentences in such a way that each has the same meaning as the original one The teacher allowed me to stay at home to finish the assignment The teacher let Don’t forget to turn off the gas stove You should The children are not allowed to smoke Don’t let the children I have learnt English for years (Use Past simple) > I started The film began before we got to the cinema (Use Past perfect) > When we got to the cinema, I haven’t seen him for days (Use Past Simple) > The last We finished our homework and then we went to the cinema (Use Past perfect) > By the time we went out, In the middle of the dinner, the phone rang (Use The past continuous) > When we Supermarkets started to sell fresh pasta only in 1990s Fresh pasta 10 He wished he had invited her to his birthday party He regretted 11 After four years abroad, Mr Brown returned home as an excellent engineer After Mr Brown 12 It won't be difficult to get a ticket for the game You won't have any 13 Driving on the left is strange and difficult for Americans Americans aren't 14 It won't be difficult to get a ticket for the game You won't have any 15 Driving on the left is strange and difficult for Americans Americans aren't 16 Mike got off his horse He began searching for something on the ground (Use Present participle) Getting 17 I knew that he was poor I offered to pay his fare (Use Present participle) Knowing 18 Ms Hoa became tired of my complaints about the programmed She turned it off (Use Present participle) Becoming 19 He found no one at home He left the house in a bad temper (Use Present perfect participle) Having 20 The criminal removed all the traces of his crime He left the building (Use Present perfect participle) Having 11 “Why don’t you organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien Ms Lien suggested 22 “I’m sorry I’m late, said Mr Thanh Mr Thanh apologized 23 “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob Bob denied 24 “You were cheating” said David to Henry David accused 25 “Turn off the computer You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said Dick’s mother prevented 26 I don't ride the bus to school every morning because it's always so crowded If _ 27 The schoolchildren sowed some seeds, but they forgot to water them so they didn't grow If 28 Stop talking or you won't understand the lesson If 29 The wind is blowing hard, so we won't take the boat out for a ride If 30 Carol didn’t answer the phone because she was studying If 31 "If it stops raining, we will go shopping," Hang said Hang said that _ 32 "If I could turn back time again, I would take back the words I said." He said 33 'You could have won the race if you hadn't fallen," she said to Jim She told Jim 34 “If I could reach the stars, I'd give them all to you," Mike said to Ann Mike told Ann 35 "If you had told me about the plans, I would have helped you." The man said Read the following passage and choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, (1) _ largely on the beauty of their physical appearance The modern beauty pageant can (2) _ its origin to the Miss America pageant, first held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1921, under the title ‘Inter-City Beauty' contest The following year the title was (3) _ as Miss America Other contests include the yearly Miss World competition and Miss Universe, which are the two largest and most famous (4) _ beauty contests Women from around the world (5) _ in the competition for these titles A set B based C regarded D used A trace B explain C pass D share A renewed B removed C renamed D retained A nation B national C international D international A interest B participate C excite D involve Read the following passage and choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions THE OLYMPIC GAMES During the Olympic games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship Some of these people compete for medals Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television Why we have the Olympic games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C The games lasted one day The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race Men ran the length of the stadium (about 192 meters) Then, longer running races were added Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Games because the quality of the games became very low The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years! In 1894, Pierre de Courbertin of France helped form the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began In 1896 the games were held again in Athens, Greece The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events The winners became national heroes After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time In 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium The flag has five rings on it The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America Each ring is a different colorblue, yellow, black, green, or red - because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it The Olympic Winter Games began in 1924 in Chamois, France Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey Today, the Winter Games take place every four years The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not in the same year as the winter events Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who play their sports for money during the year Some people disagree with this idea They believe that the Olympic Games are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals Other people think that anyone can play in the Olympic Games No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer games and the Winter Games of the Olympics Which of the following is not true of the first 13 Olympic Games in Greece? A They lasted only one day B The men competed while the women watched C They consisted of only one event, which was race running D They were for men only Pierre de Coubertin _ A was the first athlete from France to take part in the modern Olympic Games B helped the Greeks build a new stadium for the modern Games C helped to revive the Games D became a national hero of France The International Olympic Committee was set up _ A with Pierre de Coubertin as chairman B according the wish of a Roman emperor C every four years starting from 1894 D two years before the modern Olympic Games were held Women first competed in the Games _ A in 1908 in London, England B in the Paris Olympics of 1900 C as soon as the Olympic Games were resumed D in 1896 at Pierre de Coubertin's suggestion What was special about the 1920 Olympics? A The Olympic flag was introduced B Gold medals were given to winning athletes for the first time C Women were allowed to compete for the first time D The Olympic Winter Games were held Read the following passage and choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks Mexico City is growing quickly In 1970, the city had about million people Now it has over 17 million All these people are causing (1) for the city There are not enough jobs Also, there is' not enough housing Large families have to live together in small homes Many homes not have water They also not have bathrooms or electricity The Mexican government is (2) about all these problems It is working hard to make life better in the city Why is Mexico City growing so fast ? Where are all these people coming from? They are coming to the city from the country Life is hard on the farms in Mexico Most people on farms have to live a very simple life They have no extra money for modern things People think life in the city must be (3) So they leave their farms and move to Mexico City All around the world, large cities have the same problems One of them is air pollution Mexico City has bad air It is dirty and (4) Cars are one reason for the dirty air Many Mexicans now own their own cars and drive in the city The factories in the area also cause air pollution These factories put a lot of smoke (5) the air It is not easy to clean up the air in a large city The government has to make new laws, and everyone has to help A problems B things C news D troubles A known B discussed C interested D worried A better B good C best D bad A noisy B fresh C unhealthy D clear A on B into C to D from Read the following passage and choose the answer A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions No one knows the limits of population that the earth can support Thomas Malthus, an English economist, developed a theory that became widely accepted in the nineteenth century He suggested that because world population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply, a continual strain was exerted upon available resources Malthus cited wars, famines, epidemics, and other diseases as the usual limitations of population growth With recent advances in science and technology, including improved agricultural methods and great strides in medicine, some of the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened, with obvious results International organizations have put forward several recommendations to alleviate the problem of overpopulation, including an increase in food production, general economic development in target areas, and a decrease in birth rate Most experts agree that it will be necessary to combine all three recommendations in an effort to affect a lasting solution Which of the options below is the best title for the passage? A Thomas Malthus Theory B The United Nations’ Estimate C Limiting Factors in Population Growth ... proposed design for a new parking garage A to accept B to be accepted C accepting D being accepted 27 The tin opener seems for _ left-handed people A to design B to be designed C designing... some more money B Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some more money C Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money D Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money 50... their sports for money during the year Some people disagree with this idea They believe that the Olympic Games are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals Other people think that anyone