Level Test ( No 1. summer 2010- Class 11) Test 1: I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others: ( 1 mark ) 1. A. leather B. dream C. weather D. ahead 2. A. thank B. they C. these D. than 3. A. talked B. watched C. lived D. stopped 4. A. balloon B. typhoon C. groom D. flood II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: ( 3 marks ) 1. She wishes she __________ a longer vacation.A. has B. had C. have D. having 2. I saw that film ___________ 7 pm __________ Sunday.A. on / from B. in / at C. at / at D. at / on 3. You like playing sports, __________ , Nam ? A. do you B. aren't you C. don't you D. doesn't he 4. We feel very _________ today. A. happiness B. happy C. happily D. are happy 5. We ____________ Lan since she left school. A. met B. meet C. meeting D. haven't met 6. She asked me ____________ . A. If I was good at English B. If was good at English C. If I good at English D. If I am good at English 7. If you ________ your passport, you will be in trouble. A. lost B. lose C. would lose D. losing 8. My brother asked us ______ so much noise. A. not to make B. no make C. don't make D. not making 9. Math is ___________ than English. A. important B. more important C. importanter D. the most important 10. Malaysia __________ into regions: The East and the West Malaysia. A. separate B. comprised C. parted D. divided 11. The Internet is very fast and ___________ way for me to get information. A. convenient B. terrible C. quickly D. inconvenient 12. Thu _______ to me very often, but now she phones. A. used to write B. has written C. wrote D. write III. Find one mistake in each sentence below and correct: 1 mark 1. Are you interested of learning English? .………………………………………… ……………………… 2. He is tallest student in his class. . …………………………………………………… ………… 3. If I have 20,000 dollars, I would buy a new house. In fact, I have 10,000 dollars. 4. She asked me how I go to school everyday. IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: ( 1 mark ) 1. Don't make noise! My mother (sleep) …………………………… … 2. Peter (catch) . the bus to school everyday.……………………… 3. By this time last year, we (live) in London. ……………………… 4. The students in grade 9 (study) English since 2005.……………………… V. Rewrite these sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one. ( 2 marks ) 1. Studying English is very necessary. It is ………………………………………… 2. The woman is very kind. She lives next door to me. The woman ……………………………… 3. Marconi invented the radio about one hundred years ago. The radio………………………… 4. It's a pity your friend isn't at the party. I wish ……………………………… VI. Reading the text then answer the questions below: ( 2 marks ) Television is a major means of communication. It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of home. Through television, viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. Television widens our knowledge by introducing us to new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations. In addition to the new, television provides us with a variety of program that can satisfy every taste. Most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching television. It is more convenient for them to sit at home watching television than to go out for amusements elsewhere. 1. What can viewers see and learn through television ? 2. How does television widen our knowledge? 3. Can television programs satisfy very taste, according to the text? 4. Why do most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching television? Test 2. I: Circle the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks. 1. He never stopped_____ until his last minute of life. A. to work B. to be working C. working D. to have worked 2. I hurried ________I wouldn’t be late for class. A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless 3. - Would you like some bread? - ________. I’m rather hungry. A. No, I wouldn’t B. No, thanks C. Yes, I like D. Yes, please 4. There are ______good programs on TV that I rarely watch it. A. such few B. such little C. so few D. so little 5. It’s important that he _____the book for me. A. finds B. will find C. found D. find 6. Let’s go somewhere for a drink,___________? A. shall we B. do we C. will you D. do you 7. This is the place _______I was born and lived during my childhood. A. in where B. which C. in which D. in that 8. The fish tastes________. I won’t eat it. A. awful B. awfully C. more awfully D. as awful 9. She_____the information she wanted in her reference books. A. looked after B. looked up C. took out D. took up 10. Nguyen Du was one of the most brilliant poets in Vietnamese_ .A. history B. independence C. culture D. literature 11. There was no news;______, she went on hoping. A. moreover B. in other words C. nevertheless D. otherwise 12. It took them ages to________the fire. A. put out B. put off C. take off D. take up 13. He has just got an interesting_______in a textile company. A. work B. job C. occupation D. employment 14. There are 50______in the talent contest. A. competitors B. examinees C. customers D. interviewees II : Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, bold part pronouced differently 1.A coped B. thanked C. judged D. washed 2. A. three B.though C. than D. them 3. A. tobacco B. golden C. appropriate D. solid III:Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from that of the other three. 1. A. gather B. unique C. locate D. fashion 2. A. accomplishment B. environment C. experience D. satisfaction IV: Read the passage and circle the best option from A, B, C or D Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptop connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptop also connect students to their classroom. Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptop is a part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, 100-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to ‘speak’ with their teachers, their classmates and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all! Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also use testing laptop program at other universities, too. At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lesson. As one Westlake teacher said. “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything. 1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to___________ A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet C. work at home D. connect them to libraries 2. The word “speak” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to? A. interact B. express C. work D. use 3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College ? A. All teachers use computers B.1500 students have laptops C. It is an old college in American D. Students there can do everything 4. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can________________ A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world C. get information from around the world D. have free laptops 5. What can we infer from the passage? A. The program is successful. B. The program is not workable. C. The program is too expensive. D. We don’t know the result yet. V: Find the mistakes from A, B, C or D and correct: 1. They gave us a lot of information, most of that was useless. 2. The batteries in this radio need to change. 3. While she saw what had happened, she began to laugh loudly. 4. Either my mother nor my father wants me to be an engineer. 5. Jim never gets used to work eight hours a day. 6. The work performed by these officers are not worth our paying them any longer. 7. The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard 8. It was him who came running into the classrooms with the news. VI : Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one 1. It is necessary that I post this letter tonight.I____________________________ 2. Mark began playing the piano ten years ago.Mark has ______________________________ 3. Susan is excited about going to Spain on holiday.Susan is looking ____________________ 4. The typhoon blew the roof off the house.The house _____________________________ 5. Jane is the cleverest student in her class.Nobody______________________ 6. I’d like the school holidays to be longer.I wish_________________________________ . Level Test ( No 1. summer 2010- Class 11) Test 1: I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others: ( 1