Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences.. At last James was able to know about the change of schedule.. James was the last to know about the change of schedule..
Trang 1ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II – NĂM H ỌC 2009-2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 11 BAN CƠ BẢN
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Họ và tên: Lớp 11: 0.25 point / 1 question
Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1 It is (A) almost impossible (B)to find two persons (C) who their opinions (D) are the same
2 He (A)comes from Venezuela, (B) that is (C) a (D) Spanish- speaking country
3 (A) Forms of (B) popularity entertainment (C) are different (D) in different countries
4 (A) Either Tom or his friends (B) is good at (C) playing (D) the guitar
5 (A) Was the captain (B)the last person (C) to left the ship a few minutes (D)before it exploded?
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences
6 All the plants classified as……… garden flowers or wildflowers are smaller than trees
7 It is time most of us subscribed to an English magazine
8 Although nuclear power is clean and plentiful, it is not …………
9 ……… is used as fuel in cars, ships and aeroplanes, and even in rockets
10 People have to build……….to use water energy so it is expensive
11 It was Mr Harding ……… the bill to yesterday
A who sent my secretary B to whom my secretary sent
C that my secretary sent D my secretary sent
12 There is someone………… at the door
13 Lady Astor was the first woman ……… her seat in Parliament
14 It was his hometown ……… in his novel
A that described B that is described C that he describes D that was described
15 What exactly is the influence of air pollution ……… human beings?
16 Television viewing is ……….the most popular pastime
17 Neither the teacher nor his students pleased with the performance of the team
18 He neither met her ………….saw her
19 This story attracts a lot of readers, ?
20 Mary wasn’t at home when I phoned but I …… contact her at her office
21 I don’t think it sounds interesting,……… ……?
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Trang 222 The 14th Asian Games attracted 9,919 ……from 44 countries
A participate B participation C participating D participants
23 ………species need protection from people
Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one
24 George didn’t smoke and he didn’t drink
A George either smokes or drinks B George neither smoked nor drank
C George doesn’t both smoke and drinks D George not only smokes but also drinks
25 Peter was the last person who walked on the moon
A Peter was the first man walking on the moon
B Peter was the last man walks on the moon
C Peter was the last man to walk on the moon
D Peter was the first man walked on the moon
26 Everyone had heard about the change of schedule before James did
A Among the last people informed of the change of schedule was James
B The last thing James knew was the change of schedule
C At last James was able to know about the change of schedule
D James was the last to know about the change of schedule
27 It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film
A I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago B I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a long time
C I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before D It’s ages when I saw a last Hollywood film
Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each gap
The giant panda is probably the most (28)……….and popular zoo animal They live (29)……… the steep mountains of Western China About 1000 giant pandas still survive in the wild, but only a very few have ever been seen alive outside China In 1961 it was adopted as the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund and the panda has become familiar sight on T-shirts, badges and car stickers It is certainly (30)……….with children and regularly rates in the top ten of children’s favorite animals Giant pandas can live for up to 20 years, and a big male can weigh 150 kilos They (31)….a diet of rock-hard bamboo stems They can eat 4 kilos at a sitting and may chew for 12 hours a day
28 A valueless B valuable C valuably D value
30 A popular B popularizing C popularity D popularly
31 A lived in B was living with C had lived on D live on
Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part.
Read the passage and choose the best answer
Reading is of the most constructive hobbies a person can have The difference between ignorance and knowledge is only a book away Reading stimulates your mind It makes you think You can learn to
do many other hobbies by reading It will generate in you new ideas and a more sound of
Trang 3understanding of the world and those around you All great men and women have had a love of
reading and a passion for learning
Reading can be a relaxing hobby as well It is something you can just sit around in your house and
do You can go to the park and read You can go up into the mountains or out into the field to read alone if you would like You can get completely lost in reading and forget where you are or what time it is, or how much time has passed while you have been reading If you do not like reading, do it
anyway, until you learn to love it Read different types of books to see which genre of books is most
interesting to you
37 What can best summarize the main idea of paragraph 1?
A Ignorance and knowledge can be found in a book B Reading can help generate new ideas
C Other hobbies can be learnt by reading D Reading can be a positive hobby for one
person
38 What can best summarize the main idea of paragraph 2?
A Readers can get lost in reading B Reading is something that can be done easily
C Reading can bring relaxing moments to the readers D Readers can choose what to read and where to read
39 What does the word “genre” in paragraph 2 mean?
40 What can be the best title for the reading passage?
A Reading a worthwhile hobby to take up B Find the book that interests you most by reading
C Read until you love it D Reading - a relaxing hobby
Answer keys
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10 D
11 C
12 C
13 B
14 D
15 C
16 B
17 D
18 D
19 C
20 A
21 C
22 D
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24 B
25 C
26 D
27 B
28 B
29 B
30 A
31 D
32 A
33 C
34 C
35 B
36 A
37 D
38 C
39 A
40 A