The second semester test Full name: ……………………… Class: 11 ………………………… Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. parks B. animals C. planets D. environment 2. A. enough B. high C. through D. thought 3. A. hoped B. attracted C. added D. participated Choose the word which is stress differently from the rest. 4. A. custom B. country C. gather D. because 5. A. people B. certain C. winter D. select Choose A, B, C or D that best complete each unfinished sentence 6. I am very _____ in knowing more about the customs of many countries. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. interestingly 7. Can you please tell me the _______ between Vietnamese New Year’s celebration and Chinese one? A. different B. differently C. difference D. differ 8. Your belief of religion quite _______ mine. A. with B. again C. between D. from 9. John waved his hands and said: “ Good luck _______ you!” A. For B. at C. with D. to 10.If his office had called, _______? A. did he return to work B. would he return to work C. he would have returned to work D. would he have returned to work 11. The man __ a black suit is a football referee. A. to wear B. wearingC. who wears D. wears 12. ______ disappeared when I arrived at the airport. A. My passport B. It was my passport C. It is my passport that D. It is my passport. 13. John was the last man ___ the top of the mountain. A. reach B. to reach C. reaching D. reached 14. ______ took my document. A. it is Peter that B. It was Peter that C. Was it Peter that D. Was that Peter 15. Let’s have a drink, ______? A. will you B. shall we C. do you D. don’t you Error identification. Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given. 16. I/ read/ have/ free/ time. A. I often read something whenever I have free time. B. I often read a book that I have free time. C. I often read something so have free time. D. Both I read something and I have free time. 17. reading/ help/ widen my knowledge/ on every aspect. A. Reading that helps me widen my knowledge on every aspect. B. It is reading that helps me widen my knowledge on every aspect. C. Reading it is that helps me widen my knowledge on every aspect. D. It is reading helps me widen my knowledge on every aspect. 18. it / help/ relax my mind/ a long day of hard working. A. It is both helps to relax my mind on a long day of hard working. B. It was helped to relax my mind during a long day of hard working. C. It also helps to relax my mind after a long day of hard working. D. It is also helps to relax my mind after a long day of hard working. 19. I/ borrow books/ school library. A. I often borrow books from the school library. B. I borrow books from which is the school library. C. I often borrow books it is from the school library. D. I borrow books they are from the school library. 20. I/ get/ extra money/ I buy books. A. Although I get some extra money, I buy books. B. Neither I get some extra money or I buy books. C. No sooner I get some extra money, I buy books. D. Whenever I get some extra money, I buy books. Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence, and use the word in bold. 21. We want to visit a museum. It opens at 8 a. m (that) The .………………………………………………………………… 22. A boy’s bike was stolen. He came to the police station. (whose) The .………………………………………………………………… 23. We could fly. Another way is going by train. ( either or… ) …………………………………………………………………… 24. The speaker will not confirm the story. He will not deny the story. ( neither . nor… ) ………………………………………………………………………. 25. Smoking is harmful for your health. Drinking is harmful for your health. ( both . and… ) ……………………………………………………………………… Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. 26. I lent him the rain in Spain and Japanese folk songs, that are easy to play. A B C D 27. What are the most three beautiful cities of the world on basis of natural beauty and A B C human preservation? D 28. I hope you will agree that I am so good a cook as my wife is! A B C D 29. Because of the interference of human beings, many animal have become extinction. A B C D 30. The survive of endangered species depends a great deal on the awareness of human beings. A B C D Read the following passages and decide which answer ( A, B, C, or D) best fits each space. The threat to the environment Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many (31)_______ of animals are threatened, and could easily become (32)______ if we do not make an effort to ( 33)_____ them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are(34) ______ for their fur or for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds such as parrots, are caught (35)______, and sold as pet. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the(36) _____ where they live – is disappearing. More (37)_____ is used for farms, for houses or industries, and there are fewer open (38)_____ than there once were. Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and (39)______ wildlife. The most successful animals on earth – human beings – will soon be the only ones (40)______ unless we can solve the problem. 31. A. marks B. more C. species D. forms 32. A. disappeared B. vanished C. empty D. extinct 33. A. harm B. safe C. protect D. serve 34. A. hunted B. chased C. game D. extinct 35. A. lively B. alive C. for live D. for living 36. A. spot B. point C. place D. site 37. A. earth B. land C. soil D. area. 38. A. spaces B. air C. up D. parts 39. A. spoil B. harm C. wound D. wrong 40. A. survived B. over C. missing D. left . library. 20. I/ get/ extra money/ I buy books. A. Although I get some extra money, I buy books. B. Neither I get some extra money or I buy books. C. No sooner I get some extra money, I buy books. D B. animals C. planets D. environment 2. A. enough B. high C. through D. thought 3. A. hoped B. attracted C. added D. participated Choose the word which is stress differently from the rest. 4. A money or I buy books. C. No sooner I get some extra money, I buy books. D. Whenever I get some extra money, I buy books. Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence, and use the word in bold. 21.