KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỐI NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 10 EXERCISES PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word whose bold part is pronunced differently from that of the other three. 1. A.dipplomatic B.originate C.political D.philosophy 2. A.allegedly B.assuredly C.allege D.interdisciplinary 3. A.sociology B.conflict C.recruitment D.credit 4. A.infer B.nursery C.kindergarten D.generational 5. A.senior B.sophomore C.junior D.behavior B. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from that of the other three. 1. A.quip B.forum C.gateway D.freshman 2. A.mission B.tunnel C.mature D.tension 3. A.curriculum B.intensity C.millennium D.educator 4. A.bachelor B.emotion C.discipline D.flexible 5. A.minority B.vocational C.economics D.transnational VOCABULARY A.Pick out the word of phrase that dose not belong to each group. The words in italics are vocabulary items taken from the corresponding unit in your textbook. 1. A. high shool B.university C.college D.laboratory 2. A.first name B.surcharge C.last name D.surname 3. A.domestic B.local C.worldwide D.regional 4. A.criticize B.tolerate C.simpathize D.understand 5. A.self-studying B.education C.home-teaching D.immigration B.Complete each sentence below by using one italic word in exercise A 1.if you want to book that tour, you’ll have to pay a ten percent_______on its price. 2.Free______at elementary level is offered to children in many countries nowadays. 3.That was just an unexpected mistake, o we need to ______with him. 4.Mathematics and English were my favorite subjects when I was at______. 5.Vietnamese coffee tradinmarks have won not only _____ but also universal fame. GRAMAR AND STRUCTURE A. Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank. Circle A,B,C or D. 1. It is said that he _____ studying English for nearly one year. A. has been stopped B. has stopped B. has been stopping D. has stopped 2. It was lucky for me to have taken all the document home; otherwise it _____stolen. A. would have been B. must be C. had to be D. was 3.Since the new regulations _____in their school last month, there has been a remarkeble decrease in the number of problematic students. A. came into force B. were put into being C. came true D. were put in force 4. Jack was amused because he had never expected his poorly done test paper _____ againt. A. to be marked B. to have been marked C. to mark D. to have marked 5. Students’ self study at home _____ attention to closely by their parents. A. be paid B. can be paid C. must be paid D. have to be paid B. Match each word in the column on the left with its definition in the one on the right. 1. supposedly a. in sadness or dissatisfaction as some desired event not happen 2. ill-advisedly b. in the manner or feeling of satisfaction 3. resignedly c. in a willing manner to endure or tolerate something 4. contentedly d. not wisely or thoughtfully 5. disappointedly e. according to what is believed, but not known fo certain C. Fill in each blank in the following paragraph with one appropriate word in the left in exercise B. 1.I often get up _____ in the early morning after having finished all my homework the previous night. 2.That studious class is _____ worth receiving a special award for their hard work during the whole school-year. 3.All the students of our school _____ listened to the news on the radio the their favorite subjects will not be tested in terms of multiple choice questions this year. 4.Because of the terible flood last month, it is _____obvious that these teachers will not have summer vacation as usual. 5.Our principal had _____ held an unnecessary meeting with the stusents’ parents just before the New Year celebrations. READING A. Read the passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase given below to fill in each numbered blank. Computers have become (1)_____ of our daily lives. We visit shops, offices and places of scenic (2) _____with the help of computers. We pay bills prepared (3) _____ computers. We read newspapers and magazines (4)_____ contents have been produced on computers. We receive letters from and send letters to (5) ______ every part of the world with the help (6) _____computers. In addition, we can (7) _____ learn foreign languages on computers. What makes computers (8) _____ a miraculous device? Each time you turn a computer on, with (9)_____ hardware and software, it is (10) _____ of doing almost anything you ask it (11) _____. It is considered a (12) _____ machine that speeds up calculations (13) _____ it can add, subtract, multiply, and (14) _____ with lightning speed and perfect (15) _____ . A computers is also and electronic (16)______device which can manage large collections of (17) _____. What is more, it is a (18) ______ typewriter which allows us (19) _____ and print any kind of document. (20) ______ all, it is a personal communicator which helps us to interact with each other very quickly and effectively. 1. A. part B. a part C. parts D. apart 2. A. beauties B. beautiful C. beauty D. beautified 3. A. with B. by C. for D. in 4. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which 5. A. almost B. most C. almost all D. the most 6. A. on B. by C. at D. of 7. A. even B. rarely C. event C. nearly 8. A. so B. that C. such D. then 9. A. unsuitable B. appropriate C. different D. various 10. A. capable B. improbable C. incapable D. probable 11. A. doing B. to doing C. for doing D. to do 12. A. calculated B. calculate C. calculating D. calculator 13. A. due to B. because C. thanks to D. because of 14. A. divide B. dilate C. dignify D. diffuse 15. A. accurate B. accurant C. accurance D. accuracy 16. A. storage B. stored C. storeful D. store 17. A. datas B. datum C. data D. datums 18. A. magical B. magnigied C. magic D. magnetic 19. A. to input B. inputting C. to input D. input 20. A. under B. among C. over D. above B. Read the passages carefully and choose the best options PART 1 Lam, a 13-year-old boy, was a student at a junior high school in a big city. He was not a good student. He did not behave well at school. He talked in class, and he was often late. His teacher told him, “go to the principal’s office.” Mr. Le Ba was the principal at Lam’s school. Lam went to Mr. Le Ba’s office. First, the principal disciplined Lam. He told the boy, “you have to stay at school an extra hour tomorrow.” Then Mr. Ba tried to talk Lam during that hour. Lam didn’t pay much attention. “He’ll be back in my office soon,” Mr. Ba thought. He told Lam, “if your teachers send you to my office again, i will call your mother. I’m going to tell her about your behavior and ask her to go to classes with you.” Suddenly, Lam sat upin his chair.”Oh, no!” he said. “Don’t do that, please! I don’t want my mother in may class. I’ll be good. I promise you that. “Mr. Ba let Lam go back to his classroom and stared thinking about Lam’s word, “ Hm, may be I’ve got a new way to discipline naughty students from now on.” A few days later, another boy was sent to Mr. Ba’ s office for not be having well in class. The principal telephoned the boy’s parents. “if you come to school and began following him to his every class. Other students couldn’t help staring at that boy and his father all the time, so the boy was really embarrassed. After that, he began to behave better as he didn’t want his father to go with him again. Other students in the whole school behaved better, too. They always thought, “I fon’t want my parents to come to school that way at all.” 1. Lam’s teacher felt very ______ with him. A. crazy B. annoyed B. happy D. pleased 2. Lam was sent to Mr. Le Ba’s office because he was a(n) ______. A. school principal B. unpleasant teacher C.13-year-old D. very naughty boy 3. The berb disciplined in the first paragraph is best equivalent to ______. A. rewarded B. congratulated C. punished D. praised 4. The next day, Lam had to stay at school for an extra hour to ______. A. enjoy himself B. talk to the principal C. correct himself D. praised 5. During the meeting with Mr. Ba, Lam took ______ notice of him at first. A. few B. much C. some D. little 6. To his great ______, Mr. Ba thought that he would see Lam again soon. A.joy B. appointment C. anger D. disapointment 7. The extra hour seemed almost useless until the principal ______ to call Tom’s mother in. A. threatened B. suggested C. warned D. offered 8. Had Lam mother been to his office, Mr.Ba would have told her ______about Lam’s behavior. A.nothing B.everything C.something D.most thing 9. The principal wanted to invite the mother to the school to ______ Lam to every of his classes. A.see B.accompany C.help D.observe 10. Lam didn’t want his mother’s presence at school because his classmates would______him. A.congratulate on B.laugh at C.be kind to D.make friend with 11. The closest synonym of the noun words at the end of the first paragraph is______. A.written letters B.speeches C.utterances D.promises 12. The most important reason Lam had to promise to behave better at school was that ______. A.he didn’t want hos peers to make fun of him B.the principal promised to help him study better C.the principal threatened to call his mother D.he didn’t like the principal to meet his mother 13. After Lam, another boy was sent to Mr. Ba’s office ______ A.the next morning B.one day later C.the following week D.an hour later 14. The second boy had to see the principal also because of his _____ behavior in class. A.wonderful B.terrible C.significant D.terrific 15. As he had discovered a new discipline, this time Mr.Ba ______ call the boy’s parents. A.did B.threatened to C.didn’t D.wanted to 16. The verb suspend in this paragraph is best equivalent to ______? A.hang up in class B.tie to something C.keep out of school D.swing with a rope 17. Which of the followings is NOT true about the story ? A.The boy’s father went to every class with him. B.Lam’s mother wasn’t called to Mr.Le Ba office. C.Lam’s mother went to every class with the boy. D.The second naughty boy didn’t know what to do. 18. The word staring at the end of this paragraph can be best replaced by ______. A.looking surprisedly B.watching the stars C.glancing surprisingly D.acting strangely 19. The attitude of the wholeclass after this incident can be best described as ______. A.careless B.serious C.careful D.strict 20. The best title for the whole reading passage above is ______. A.A New Discipline for Every School B.The Effectiveness of Parents’ Presence in Class C.A Very Strict Principal in Vietnam D.The most Effective Discipline for Nayghty Boys PART II Increaasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their children at hom. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education has estimated that in 1999, about 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say that the real number is double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children seem to be growing at the average rate of about eleven percent every year. At one time, there was a theory accounting for homeschooling: it was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning diggiculties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their own children at home due to their dissatisfaction with the educational sustem. Many parents are unhappy about class siza, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty students, The childrent are, therefore, deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroomviolence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school. Although there have been a lot of arguments for and against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multi-million dollar industry, and it is growing bigger. There are now plenty of websites, support group groups, and it is growing conventions that help parents to protect their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their childrent. Though once it was the only choice for troubled childrent, homeschooling today is an accepted altarnative to an educational sustem that many believe is failing. 1. The number of parents who want to teach their own children in the U.S. is ______. A.going down B.remaining the same C.going up D.remaining unchanged 2. The past participle homeschooled in the first paregraph is best equivalent to “_____ at home”. A.self-studied B.taught C.self-learned D.untaught 3. A homeschooled child _____ goes to school. A.sometimes B.often C.never D.always 4. 850,000 was the _____ number of homeschooled chiladren in the U.S. in 1999. A.exact B.official C.escalated D.approximate 5. This estimated numbe was presented by ______. A.the parents B.official C.school teachers D.a governmental office 6. According to some experts, the exact number of homeschooled children then must be ______. A.850,000 B.1,600,000 C.1,700,000 D.1,900,000 7. The rate of homeschooled children growth now is _____ percent a year. A.exactly B.from 10.5 to 11.5 C.exactly 11 D.from 11.5 to 12.5 8. In the past, homeschooled children were only those who behaved and learned with ______. A.difficulties B.difference C.difficultly D.differences 9. The closest synonym of the participle phrase accounting for in the second paragraph is_____. A. reasoning B.calculating documents of C. explaining D. object to 10. More parents teach their children because they completely ______ the current educational system. A.approve of B.appeal to C.Please with D.object to 11. The noun dissatisfaction in this paregraph is best equivelent to ______. A.disagreement B.discrimination C.disappointment D.discouragement 12. A very serious disadvantage of school classes now is that they are too ______. A.spacious B.comfortable C.noisy D.crowded 13. Many parents stop their children from going to school because it is now too ______. A.dangerous B.expensive C.humorous D.explosive 14. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned in the paregraph as a problem inside the classroom? A.Lack of finding B.Teacher’s irresponsibility C.Classroom violence D.Teacher shortages 15. According to the second paragraph, schools are no longer ______ places for children to attend now. A.significant B.inappropriate C.insignificant D.appropriate 16. The word arguments at the beginning of the third paragraph can be best replaced by ______. A.quarrels B.viewpoints B.rows D.discussions 17. Homeschooling has become an industry which brings ______ to many people in the U.S. now. A.nothing B.benefits C.everything D.interests 18. Those who teach their own children now can do that ______ with help available everywhere. A.difficultly B.carefully C.easily elaborately 19. The attitude of the author towards homeschooling can be best described as ______. A. favorable B. acceptable C. unfavorable D. remarkable 20. The best title for the whole reading passage about is ______. A. An Increasing Number of Homeschooled Parents B. How to Homeschool Our Children Alone C. An Unimaginable Situation in Modern Education D. Some Facts About Homeschooling in the U.S. WRITING In not more than 200 words, write a paragraph to describe your own studying procedure. Use as many words you have learned in your lesson or of your own as you can, provided that they are related to the topic of education. Remember to start with your first school day and include your fitire plan(s) for your further study. Also, focus on your studying problems or achiecements. PRONUNCIATION A. 1.D 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B B 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.C VOCABULARY A. 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D B. 1.surcharge 2.education 3.sympathize 4.high school 5.regional GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE A. 1.D 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C B. 1.e 2.d 3.c 4.b 5.a C. 1.contentedly 2.supposedly 3.disappointedly 4.resignedly 5.ill-advisedly READING A. 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.D B PART I 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.B 11.D 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.B PART II 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.B 17.B 18.B 19.4 20.D . KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG CUỐI NĂM 2011 MÔN: ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 10 EXERCISES PRONUNCIATION A. Choose the word whose bold part is. and software, it is (10) _____ of doing almost anything you ask it (11) _____. It is considered a (12) _____ machine that speeds up calculations (13) _____ it can add, subtract, multiply, and. READING A. 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10. A 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D 16.A 17.C 18.A 19.C 20.D B PART I 1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10. B 11.D 12.A 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.C