1 ENGLISH PRETEST – GRADE 11 Time allowed : 45 minutes ( August 2010) Code 456 I/ GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE: 1. I think Sahara Desert is a very hot place ___________. A. live B. living C. to live D. for live 2. She ________ him until he ___________ his name. A. hadn’t realized/ introduced B. didn’t realize/ introduces C. will not realize/ introduced D. doesn’t realize/ introduced 3. Gagarin was the first human ____________ into space. A. to fly B. flying C. fly D. flown 4. He denied _________ the contest without asking his parents. A. to enter B. entering C. enter D. entered 5. It is better not _________ here since there are many women and old people around. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 6. The children appear _________ about the trip. A. to be excited B. exciting C. being excited D. to excite 7. Who often ________ dishes after dinner everyday in your family? A. washed B. washes C. wash D. does wash 8. My grandmother _______ this picture for a week and she __________ it. A. has painted/ doesn’t finish B. has painted/ hasn’t finished C. painted/ didn’t finish D. painted/ hasn’t finished 9. He forgot ___________ the door when he went out. Someone broke in and stole everything. A. locking B. lock C. to locking D. to lock 10. By the time we arrived, the film ___________. A. started B. was starting C. has started D. had started II/ PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 11. A. manages B. courses C. reaches D. decides 12. A. enjoyed B. viewed C. watched D. ranged 13. A. meets B. friends C. books D. roofs III/ WORD FORM & VOCABULARY: 14. Good friendship should be based on ___________ understanding. A. mutually B. mutual C. mutuality D. mute 15. Friendship offers us great _________________ in life. A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleased 16. He started to get ________ when she told him that she had been to Britain for many times. A. suspect B. suspicion C. suspicious D. suspiciously 17. I have no __________ for Jan; it’s all her own fault. A. sympathized B. sympathy C. sympathetic D. sympathetically 18. True friendship will ____________ as long as our lives. A. last B. spend C. take D. keep 19. You can’t always insist on your own way – there has to be some ___________. A. give – and – take B. take – and- give C. giving- and- taking D. taking- and giving 20. He doesn’t know much about the project but he is very _____________. A. enthusiast B. enthusiasm C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastically 21. Changeable and uncertain people are _________ a lifelong friendship. A. capable B. incapable C. capable of D. incapable of 22. He is a(n) _____________ man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit. A. selfish B. selfishness C. unselfishness D. unselfish 23. She found it difficult to get ____________ with new friends. A. acquainted B. acquaint C. acquaintance D. acquaints 2 IV/ STRESS: Choose the word which has stress pattern differently from the others 24. A. rumor B. affair C. attract D. appear 25. A. enthusiasm B. acquaintance C. incapable D. constancy V/ READING: Read the following passage then answer the questions below by choosing A, B, C or D A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car, he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but I only have seventy-five cents, and rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s home. 26. The best title for this story is _________________ A. The flower shop B. A man and a little girl C. Flowers for mothers D. A dead mother 27. How was the girl’s mother? A. She was living in the cemetery B. She looked after the cemetery C. She was dead D. She was visiting the cemetery 28. How did the man order the flowers? A. By wire B. By e-mail C. By letter D. By telephone 29. Why did the man change his mind? A. Because the flower shop couldn’t deliver the flowers on time B. Because he was moved by the girl’s love for her mother C. Because his mother’s home was near there D. The flower shop ran out of flowers 30. Why was the girl crying? A. She missed her mother B. She didn’t have enough money to buy a rose C. She lost her money D. She wanted to change another rose VI/ ERROR RECOGNITION: 31. When I was walking past the park, I saw some children play football. A B C D 32. I like the story telling about a man who had lived in the jungle for ten years? A B C D 33. I’d like him going to a university, but I can’t make him go. A B C D 34. If you can’t remember his number, you’d better to look it up. A B C D 35. When I arrived at the station, John has been waiting for me for an hour. A B C D 3 VII/ GAP – FILLING: Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (36) ____________ joys and sorrows with you and never turn their (37) _________ on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (38) ___________ with. There are all sorts of things that can (39) __________ about this special relationship. It may be the (40) ___________ of enjoying the same activities and sharing (41) ___________. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we (42) _________ them for ages. However, it really (43) ________ you years to get to know someone well (44) ___________ to consider your best friend. To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (45) __________ understands us better than anyone else. It’s the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets. 36. A. share B. give C. call D. have 37. A. hands B. legs C. backs D. heads 38. A. through B. on C. in D. up 39. A. bring B. cause C. send D. provide 40. A. problem B. result C. solution D. event 41. A. possessions B. savings C. personalities D. experiences 42. A. know B. knew C. had known D. have known 43. A. spends B. takes C. reaches D. controls 44. A. too B. so C. enough D. very 45. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose VIII/ Choose the sentence that has the closest meaning with the given one 46. You should read the first five chapters for the test. A. It is not necessary to read the first five chapters for the test. B. There is a test on chapter one and chapter five. C. You only need to pass the first five tests. D. It is advisable to read chapters one to five for the test. 47. It’s no use trying to avoid me. A. You can’t avoid me. B. You shouldn’t try to avoid me. C. You can try to avoid me. D. You don’t have to try to avoid me. 48. I had to leave before lunch was ready. A. I left to get lunch. B. Lunch was ready before I left. C. I left without lunch. D. I was ready before lunch. 49. Please queue here for the sightseeing bus. A. The sightseeing bus has left. B. The sightseeing bus stops here. C. The sightseeing bus is full. D. The sightseeing bus is late. 50. John used to ride and swim a lot. A. John doesn’t ride and swim before. B. John doesn’t ride and swim anymore. C. John always rides and swims a lot. D. John doesn’t ride and swim as much as before. THE END OF THE TEST ENGLISH PRETEST – GRADE 11 Time allowed : 45 minutes ( August 2010) Code 231 I/ PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. manages B. courses C. reaches D. decides 2. A. meets B. friends C. books D. roofs 4 3. A. enjoyed B. viewed C. watched D. ranged II/ STRESS: Choose the word which has stress pattern differently from the others 4. A. enthusiasm B. acquaintance C. incapable D. constancy 5. A. rumor B. affair C. attract D. appear III/ WORD FORM & VOCABULARY: 6. Friendship offers us great _________________ in life. A. please B. pleasant C. pleasure D. pleased 7. True friendship will ____________ as long as our lives. A. last B. spend C. take D. keep 8. He started to get ________ when she told him that she had been to Britain for many times. A. suspect B. suspicion C. suspicious D. suspiciously 9. He is a(n) _____________ man. He always helps people without thinking of his own benefit. A. selfish B. selfishness C. unselfishness D. unselfish 10. You can’t always insist on your own way – there has to be some ___________. A. give – and – take B. take – and- give C. giving- and- taking D. taking- and giving 11. Changeable and uncertain people are _________ a lifelong friendship. A. capable B. incapable C. capable of D. incapable of 12. I have no __________ for Jan ; it’s all her own fault. A. sympathized B. sympathy C. sympathetic D. sympathetically 13. She found it difficult to get ____________ with new friends. A. acquainted B. acquaint C. acquaintance D. acquaints 14. He doesn’t know much about the project but he is very _____________. A. enthusiast B. enthusiasm C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastically 15. Good friendship should be based on ___________ understanding. A. mutually B. mutual C. mutuality D. mute IV/ GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE: 16. Gagarin was the first human ____________ into space. A. to fly B. flying C. fly D. flown 17. It is better not _________ here since there are many women and old people around. A. smoke B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 18. He forgot ___________ the door when he went out. Someone broke in and stole everything. A. locking B. lock C. to locking D. to lock 19. Who often ________ dishes after dinner everyday in your family? A. washed B. washes C. wash D. does wash 20. She ________ him until he ___________ his name. A. hadn’t realized/ introduced B. didn’t realize/ introduces C. will not realize/ introduced D. doesn’t realize/ introduced 21. My grandmother _______ this picture for a week and she __________ it. A. has painted/ doesn’t finish B. has painted/ hasn’t finished C. painted/ didn’t finish D. painted/ hasn’t finished 22. I think Sahara Desert is a very hot place ___________. A. live B. living C. to live D. for live 23. By the time we arrived, the film ___________. A. started B. was starting C. has started D. had started 24. The children appear _________ about the trip. A. to be excited B. exciting C. being excited D. to excite 25. He denied _________ the contest without asking his parents. A. to enter B. entering C. enter D. entered V/ ERROR RECOGNITION: 26. I like the story telling about a man who had lived in the jungle for ten years? A B C D 5 27. If you can’t remember his number, you’d better to look it up. A B C D 28. I’d like him going to a university, but I can’t make him go. A B C D 29. When I arrived at the station, John has been waiting for me for an hour. A B C D 30. When I was walking past the park, I saw some children play football. A B C D VI/ Choose the sentence that has the closest meaning with the given one 31. John used to ride and swim a lot. A. John doesn’t ride and swim before B. John doesn’t ride and swim anymore C. John always rides and swims a lot D. John doesn’t ride and swim as much as before. 32. You should read the first five chapters for the test. A. It is not necessary to read the first five chapters for the test B. There is a test on chapter one and chapter five. C. You only need to pass the first five tests. D. It is advisable to read chapters one to five for the test. 33. I had to leave before lunch was ready. A. I left to get lunch B. Lunch was ready before I left C. I left without lunch D. I was ready before lunch 34. It’s no use trying to avoid me. A. You can’t avoid me B. You shouldn’t try to avoid me C. You can try to avoid me D. You don’t have to try to avoid me 35. Please queue here for the sightseeing bus. A. The sightseeing bus has left B. The sightseeing bus stops here C. The sightseeing bus is full D. The sightseeing bus is late VII/ READING: Read the following passage then answer the questions below by choosing A, B, C or D A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car, he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but I only have seventy-five cents, and rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s home. 36. How did the man order the flowers? A. By wire B. By e-mail C. By letter D. By telephone 37. Why was the girl crying? A. She missed her mother B. She didn’t have enough money to buy a rose C. She lost her money D. She wanted to change another rose 38. How was the girl’s mother? 6 A. She was living in the cemetery B. She looked after the cemetery C. She was dead D. She was visiting the cemetery 39. Why did the man change his mind? A. Because the flower shop couldn’t deliver the flowers on time B. Because he was moved by the girl’s love for her mother C. Because his mother’s home was near there D. The flower shop ran out of flowers 40. The best title for this story is _________________ A. The flower shop B. A man and a little girl C. Flowers for mothers D. A dead mother VIII/ GAP – FILLING: Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (41) ____________ joys and sorrows with you and never turn their (42) _________ on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (43) ___________ with. There are all sorts of things that can (44) __________ about this special relationship. It may be the (45) ___________ of enjoying the same activities and sharing (46) ___________. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we (47) _________ them for ages. However, it really (48) ________ you years to get to know someone well (49) ___________ to consider your best friend. To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (50) __________ understands us better than anyone else. It’s the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets. 41. A. share B. give C. call D. have 42. A. hands B. legs C. backs D. heads 43. A. through B. on C. in D. up 44. A. bring B. cause C. send D. provide 45. A. problem B. result C. solution D. event 46. A. possessions B. savings C. personalities D. experiences 47. A. know B. knew C. had known D. have known 48. A. spends B. takes C. reaches D. controls 49. A. too B. so C. enough D. very 50. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose THE END OF THE TEST ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HÈ 2010 MÔN: ANH VĂN – KHỐI 11 ĐỀ 231 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C 23.D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. C 41. A 42.C 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. C 48. B 49. C 50. A ĐỀ 456 1. C 2. A 3. A 4.B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C 21. D 22. D 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. B 41. D 42. C 43. B 44. C 45. A 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. B . very 50. A. who B. whom C. which D. whose THE END OF THE TEST ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HÈ 2010 MÔN: ANH VĂN – KHỐI 11 ĐỀ 231 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. A 11 others 4. A. enthusiasm B. acquaintance C. incapable D. constancy 5. A. rumor B. affair C. attract D. appear III/ WORD FORM & VOCABULARY: 6. Friendship offers us great _________________. Choose the word which has stress pattern differently from the others 24. A. rumor B. affair C. attract D. appear 25. A. enthusiasm B. acquaintance C. incapable D. constancy V/ READING: Read