KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỐI NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 16 pdf

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KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỐI NĂM 2011

MÔN: ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 16

EXERCISES

A Choose the word whose bold part in pronounced differently from that of the other three

B Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the other three

VOCABULARY

A- Choose the best options

1 People make boats from the of palm trees

2 They part of the trees to make a fire

3 The date palm came from _

4 Desert _ is the threat to many people over the world

5 People build fences made of

B- Match each of the following words or phrases in the left column with its suitable definition

in the right one

1 Sand dune

2 Desert expansion

3 Sahara

4 Oases

5 Cacti

a Small fertile area surrounded by desert

b Hill of loose sand formed in areas such as deserts and lake- and seashores where winds are strong and tend to blow from one direction

c Great desert area, northern Africa

d Spiny, fleshy plants native to America

e Land and soil degradation Lessening the land’s capacity to sustain life

C- Supply the correct form of the words

1 She was by her husband (desert)

2 _ is a person who leaves from the army, navy without permission (desert)

3 Don’t go out alone on such _ streets (desert)

4 They are getting used to _ changers here (climate)

5 The _ in the factory was unbearable (hot)

6 “You had no right!” she said (heat)

GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

A Choose the best options

1 If I could speak Spanish, I next year studying in Mexico

2 “Can I borrow your car for this evening?”

“Sure, but Nora’s using it right now If she it back in time, you’re welcome to borrow it”

3 I didn’t get home until well after midnight last night Otherwise, I _ your call

4 We the game if we’d had a few more minutes

5 The lecturer last night didn’t know what he was talking about, but if Dr Mason _, I would have listened carefully

6 interested in that subject, I would try to learn more about it

7 I _ you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital

8 then what I know today, I would have saved myself a lot of time and trouble over the years

9 If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this, this incident again

10 Unless you all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you

11 If you can’t make the appointment, please call me

A If you can’t see the point, tell me

B If you don’t understand, you should ask

C If you’re unable to come, please let me know

D You should shake the ointment, if you ask me

12 If Jim had been paying attention, he would have heard the question

A Jim was paying attention, but he did not hear the question

B Jim was not paying attention and he did not hear the question

C Jim was not paying attention, but he heard the question

D Jim was paying attention and he heard the question

13 If Ann can drive to Boston in six hours, Larry should be able to make it in three hours in his car

A Ann can drive to Boston with Larry

B Larry’s car is twice as fast as Ann’s

C Larry’s car is half as fast as Ann’s

D Ann can drive to Boston in three hours if Larry can

14 I would never have lent Mike my car if I had known that he had a past record of driving violations

A I refused to lend Mike my car

B Mike got a speeding ticket while driving my car

C I knew nothing about Mike’s driving record, so I lent him my car

D Mike drove my car without his driving license

15 I might have taken French last semester if I’d known it was offered

A I didn’t take French last semester

B Someone offered to teach me French last semester

C I knew that French was not offered last semester

D I took French the last semester it was offered

B Use the correct plural form of the nouns in the list to complete the sentences Use each word only one time

1 Graduate students are often required to write long papers in which they state an opinion and give evidence to support it These papers are often referred to as

2 Thunder and lighting are _ of nature

3 Before the students began their chemistry experiments, they stated theories to explain what was going to happen in their experiments In other words, they made

4 The government of that country is unstable The country has faced many political in the last ten years It has had to face one problem after another

5 The office supervisor, Ms Hall, is well known for the large number of _ she sends to her staff She believes it is necessary to write many notes to remind the staff of things that need to

be taken care of

6 People get most of their news about the world through the mass _ (that is, through radio, television, newspapers, and magazines)

7 The teacher wanted to make sure the students understood the standards by which she would make her judgments She carefully explained the _ she would use to judge the students’ work

8 All of the departments at the university provide descriptions of their in the school catalog Look there to find out what courses the departments offer

9 Certain factories cause plants to grow These _ are lights, water, and fertile soil

10 Very small living things that can cause diseases are called germs are forms of

11 In a desert, there are places where water is available and a few plants grow These areas called _

12 The researcher assembled numerous facts through of investigation She used the _ she had gathered to write a report for a scientific journal

READING

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow

The nine Pinutubi nomads had first left the desert over a week ago That was the day an ancient people’s way of life truly ended, and it marked the beginning of their journey to a new home

One of the main reasons the Pinutubi nomads left the desert was because strict tribal laws These laws prevent intermarriage within families With only one couple able to produce children, they faced extinction in the desert

They also had to leave their homeland because of the bores (deep holes made in the ground in order

to find water) which their relatives were sinking in the desert These bores are a source of constant water So much water in fact that there is no need for the nomads to wander in search of it any more

More than anything else, bores have killed the nomadic way of life which existed in central

century, and the Pinutubi are the latest to follow this trend Such permanent sources of water have eliminated the need for the nomadic methods of survival adopted in the past These water sources are

nomads is understandable

Another new bore in the area is scheduled to be operational next month, and the hope is that one will

be drilled every 15km into the desert in the future, providing the incentive for more nomads to settle

in one place So while the Pinutubi come to terms with their new way of life, other people who would prefer to continue living a nomadic existence are returning to the more remote lands from which their ancestors came They are being driven form their homelands by the success of bore sinking and our encroaching civilization

A Find the word or phrase in the passage that means

1 In the past

2 People who move with their animals from place to place

3 Prohibit

4 Walk slowly around

5 Accept something unpleasant by learning to solve it

B Find the antecedent that each of these words refers to

C Answer the questions

1 When did the nomadic way of life stop?

2 Why did this happen?

3 What features leads to the nomadic way of life?

4 How could the nomads get water in the desert?

5 Did the Pinutubi agree with their new way of life?

WRITING

A Choose the word from the list below for each blank in the paragraph

Owning a car has several advantages (1) _, you can go wherever you want, whenever you want You don’t have to depend on public transport and (2) you feel more independent

(3) you are able to give lifts to friends, or carry heavy loads of shopping

(4) _ there can be problems, especially if you live in the city Running a car can be

expensive, and you have to spend money on items (5) petrol, servicing the car, and repairs You might also have problems with parking, as everywhere is becoming more and more crowed with cars (6) _, most people feel that the advantages of owning a car outweigh the disadvantages (7) _most young people of my age start driving as soon as they can (8) , I think that cars nowadays have become essential, but I also feel that they cause a lot of problems,

(9) _ they are noisy and dirty (10) _, the large number of cars on the road means that most towns and cities are organized for the convenience of cars, and the needs of pedestrians are ignored

B Write a similar paragraph of not more than 120 words to talk about the problems that people are likely to meet when traveling across a desert Use some clues below

- Getting lost

KEYS

PRONUNCIATION

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE

READING

C 1 When the nine Pinutubi nomads had first left the desert over a week ago

2 Because of strict tribal laws, and the bores (deep holes made in the ground in order to find water) which their relatives were sinking in the desert

3 It is need for the nomads to wander

4 They could get water from deep holes made in the ground

5 No, they didn’t

WRITING

A 1 First of all

2 as a result

3 Besides this/ Moreover

4 On the other hand

5 such as

6 However

7 Consequently

8 Personally

9 since

10 Moreover/ Besides this