ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 11 Exercise 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer. If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it is likely that nearly all of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not the most tragic, certainly the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel. The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of publicity had surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people from all walks of life were on the boat when it went down. The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank. Of its 2,300 passengers, more than two – third were drowned. Because the Titanic was thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one was prepared for the tragedy. There’s total panic as very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the necessary drill in the event of trouble. There’s severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were still half – empty. The one point of calm was to be found in the ballroom where the band carried on playing right to the very end. What makes the sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warnings of iceberg had been sent, yet the liner was still continuing at full speed. In addition, one ship was only ten miles away but did not receive the distress signal. One good thing did, however, result from the disaster. The whole question of safety at sea was looked into, resulting in much better safety measures, including stricter lifeboat regulations and the establishment of an iceberg patrol. 1. The sinking of the Titanic was. a. the most tragic disaster b. the most historic sea disaster. c. the most famous sea disaster d. the first great sea disaster. 2. Why were so many important people on board ? a. The Titanic had received a lot of publicity. b. The Titanic was a luxury liner. c. It was the fastest liner in the world d. They wanted to go to America. 3. The lifeboats were a. too short b. half finished c. launched too soon d. poorly equipped 4. The chances of disaster were increased because a. no warnings had been sent b. the dance band was playing too loud c. the Titanic was travelling too fast d. there were no distress calls 5. The positive result of the disaster was that a. a full inquiry was made b. a program of iceberg destruction was started c. lifeboats were made larger d. sea travel was made safer Exercise 2. Choose the best answer 1. You must be careful when you wash this _______ silk blouse. a. weak b. sensitive c. delicate d. feeble 2. I don’t like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could ______ me a favour. a. make b. do c. find d. pick 3. She is travelling to work by train today because her car is being ________ a. stopped b. broken c. serviced d. rented 4. Don’t forget to ______ the alarm clock for six o’clock tomorrow morning. a. set b. put c. ring d. wind 5. She went ______ a bad cold just before Christmas. a. over b. with c. in for d. down with 6. The head teacher again brought _______ the issue of reintroducing school uniforms. a. back b. down c. up d. in 7. I can’t tell Peter and Bill apart : they are _______ twins. a. similar b. alike c. resemblance d. identical 8. Mary, what is that noise? Is there ________ on in the street ? a. something b. nothing c. anything d. nothing 9. The men received commands from _______ one – eyed general. a. a b. an c. very d. no word needed 10. The doctor recommended _______ two meals a day. a. my sister eating b. that my sister eats c. that my sister eat d. that my sister must eat Exercise 3. Give the correct form of word in bracket 1. Even the most ______ person ought to appreciate the beauty of this music. SENSE 2. In ______ to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee. ADD 3. Chemical _______ in food often make the food delicious. ADD 4. _________ , you’ll be at a ________ if you can’t drive FORTUNE/ ADVANTAGE 5. The cost of ______ to the show is quite reasonable. ADMIT 6. The _______ was so exciting that she couldn’t put the book down. THRILL 7. An _______ phenominon always make us embarrassed. EXPLAIN 8. Frank told eveyone that he worked for a large company, but the comapny was ___ EXIST 9. His stories are boring because he is so _________. IMAGINE 10. He has few friends because he is so __________. SOCIETY Exercise 4. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. 1. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another. Hardly ____________________________________________ 2. It is my impression that she’s enjoying her new job a great deal. She seems __________________________________________ 3. Jack loses his temper easily. It doesn’t take ________________________ 4. A she hadn’t been there before, America was a whole new experience for her. Not ________________________________________________ 5. “ I wasn’t there at that time”, he said He __________________________________ 6. Why was she late ? What ________________________________ 7. Our present financial problems will soon be a thing of the past. We _________________________________________________ 8. We’ve been thinking the matter over and have finally come to a decision. We’ve given __________________________________________ 9. You must drive more slowly in town. You must reduce _______________________________________ 10. Be sure to say goodbye to your grandmother before you leave. Be sure not to __________________________________________ Exercise 5. Fill in the blank with suitable word. A – My father waved me goodbye and the bus set off. The person sitting (1) ___ to me was a government engineer going to Peshawar (2) _____ inspect the road. He said that travelling by bus was (3) ____ excellent way to test the roads. We passed many villages (4) ____ the way and stopped once or (5) ____ to buy cold drinks (6) ___ it was very hot and dusty. The countryside was brown and dry and (7) ___ were long stretches (8) ______ people and villages in sight. We (9) _____ to stop once at some road works, too, (10) _____ made my travelling companion very happy. B – What will the city of the future look like? This question has been asked (1) ____ many times over the past 500 years that we can be sure of (2) ___ thing only: no one can predict with (3) ____ degree of accuracy how cities will look 50 or 500 years from now on. The reason is simple. Cities change continually. In the last fifty years they have changed so rapidly that the oldest residents will remember a time (4) _____ their city seemed to belong not just to another era (5) ____ to a different dimension. (6) _____ is true both of planned and unplanned cities. Planned cities such as New York and Paris, (7) ___ are closely organized on a grid or diagram of streets and avenues, have effectively burst at the seams this century, (8) ____ unplanned cities such as London, Tokyo and Los Angeles have grown just as dramatically. Although their centres might remain much as they were many years (9) ______, their suburbs have spread (10) ____ the tentacles of an octopus. Some economists argue that expansion is a sign of a healthy economy (11) ____ that expanding cities are (12) ____ that attract international investment. Exercise 6. Find a word with different sound 1. a. champion b. check c. champagne d. cheap 2. a. sandwich b. beach c. chick d. chill 3. a. aside b. treasure c. measure d. occasion 4. a. tips b. desks c. coughs d. miles 5. a. prove b. root c. rude d. bully 6. a. leather b. sweat c. healthy d. heal 7. a. high b. honest c. honour d. hour 8. a. breathe b. thorough c. ruthless d. thick 9. a. storage b. encourage c. garage d. shortage 10. a. crocodile b. signature c. deny d. smile . ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 11 Exercise 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer. If you were to. Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not the most tragic, certainly the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel. The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended. Of its 2,300 passengers, more than two – third were drowned. Because the Titanic was thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one was prepared for the tragedy. There’s total panic as very few