THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION (2010-2011) GRADE-11 N O 2 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1.A. easy B. death C. beach D. feature 2. A. old B. bone C. protect D. stone 3. A. sand B. habitat C. rare D. national 4. A. laws B. animals C. fertilizers D. pollutants 5. A. stopped B. destroyed C. introduced D. established II. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the sentence. 6. “Have you met the man………over there ?” _”No, who is he ?” A. stands B. standing C. is standing D. who he is standing 7. It was ……… 1986 to1992 that the Olympics were held every four years, except in 1916 and 1940 and 1944. A. since B. in C. from D. on 8. How often are the Asian Games ………… ? A. held B. taken place B. found D. opened 9. Swimming and watering skiing are both………….sports. A. athletics B. boxing C. games D. aquatic 10. This speedy and secure service of transferring money can be useful.(cïng nghÜa) A. rapid B. hurried C. careful D. slow 11.The first words spoken by Gagarin from……………were,” I see the earth. It so beautiful!” A. space B. his flight C. the sky D. the air 12. I’ d like to see the photo………… A. took B. you took it C. that you took D. that you took it 13. Hobbies are the things you like to do in your………….time. A. happy B. free C. good D. working 14. It was the cat………….the boy hit in the garden. A. who B. that C. whose D. where 15. To organize a ………… of books, you should classify them into different categories and have a name tag on each category. A. shelf B. library C. room D. collection 16. Do you know the woman Tom is talking ……… ? A. to B. to her C. to him D. to whom 17.The Asian Games are a…event, where young people from all over Asia gather together to compete. A. festival B. normal C. political D. multi-sport 18. How many gold………….has the Vietnam team won so far ? A. silver B. coins C. medals D. bronze 19. Unless you………….all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you. A. answer B. answered C. are answering D. would answer 20. Tom admitted…………. the rock through to the window. A. to throw B. being throw C. to be thrown D. throwing 21. The study of human beings and their environment is……… A. ecology B. economy C. sociology D. bio-chemistry 22. A coward is someone………….isn’t brave. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose 23. Have you found the key ………….? A. you lost B. you lost it C. which lost D. that lost 24. The human race is only one small………in the living world. A. racing B. animal C. species D. thing 25. I was the last person……… to the party last night. A. come B. to come C. came D. who come 26. Nobody phone, did…… ? A. he B. she C. we D. they 27. When I came, they …………….chess. A. are playing B. was playing C. were playing D. has playing 28. By the time we got to the theater, the movie…………………, so we missed the first five minutes. A. had started B. started C. were starting D. starts 29. If the bus……… on time, I won’t miss the soccer match. A. be A. are C. is D. has been 30. If he………… more carefully, he would not cause an accident. A. drives B. is driving C. was driving D. drove 31. If he had offered me the job, I………….it. A. would have taken B. would take C. takes D. had taken 32. Everything……… ready for the party. A. are B. is C. were D. do 33. There are some other……….that I indulge in for a while, but they are not as interesting as collecting coins. A. hobbies B. games C. collectors D. relaxation 34. Jack insisted that he didn’t need any help,…………I help him anyway. A. so B. but C. for D. and 35. Scientists have made list of………….species and suggested ways to save them. A. special B. different B. important D. endangered III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 36. The film star (A) whom most (B) teenagers have chatted (C) is a (D) kind-hearted person. 37. I am (A) delighted (B) hearing (C) your (D) good news 38. (A) It said that (B) a friend in (C) need is a friend (D) indeed. 39. Thanh Ba Post Office (A) offers the best (B) services with a (C) good-trained staff, who (D) are always thoughtful and courteous. 40. (A) In bodybuild, the Vietnamese athletes (B) at the 14 th Asian Games (C) won (D) one gold medal and one bronze medal. IV. Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one in italics. 41. It’s years since I last went to a basketball match. A. I hadn’t gone to a basketball match for years B. I last went to a basketball match for years ago. C. I haven’t been to a basketball match for years .D. I have never played basketball for year. 42. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about my flight earlier, ” Linda said A. Linda apologized me for not telling about her flight earlier. B. Linda apologized for not telling her about my flight earlier. C. Linda apologized for not telling me about her flight earlier. D. Linda apologized for telling me about her late flight . 43. In spite of his injured, he managed to get out of the plane. A. After being injured, he couldn’t get out of the plane. B. When trying to get out of the plane, he was injured. C. His manager helped him to get out of the plane. D. Although he was injured, he managed to get out of the plane. 44. Mary gave John the money. A. It was Mary who gave John the money B. It is Mary who gave John the money. C. John gave Mary the money. D. Mary gave money for John. 45. Jane is the tallest girl in her class. A. Jane is very tall in her class. B. Nobody in Jane’s class is as tall as she is. C. She is the tallest girl in Jane’s class. D. Nobody is as tall as Jane is. V. Read the passage and choose the best answer. The United States has two per cent (%) of the world’s oil. Reserves and consumes twenty-five per cent of it annual production. Ninety -eight per cent of all energy used for road, rail, ocean and aviation transport is provided by oil product. A barrel (thïng) of oil is 42 US gallons or 34.97 British gallons or 159 liters. It is thought there are between 1,000 and 2,ooo billion barrels of oil left in the planet’s reserves. The world produces 75,000 barrels a day. It would take a man working 25,000 hours to generate the same amount of energy that is stored in one barrelful of oil. 46. How much oil does the USA use everyday ? A. 2 per cent of the world production. B.25 per cent of the world production. C. 98 per cent of the world production. D. 75,000 barrels. 47. Which fields consume most of oil products ? A. The road transport B. The air transport C. The field of the road, rail, ocean and aviation transport D. The sea transport 48. A US gallon and a British gallon, which is more in quantity ? A. A US gallon B. A British gallon. C. They are equal D. No information given 49. How much oil is produced daily ? A. 1,000 barrels B. 2,000 barrels C. 25,ooogallons D. 75,000barrels. 50. How much energy is a barrelful of oil ? A. Equal to a man working for 25,ooohours B. 159 liters C. 42US gallons D. 98per cent of all energy. THE-END . THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION (2010-2011) GRADE-11 N O 2 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1.A. easy B. death C. beach D. feature 2 beach D. feature 2. A. old B. bone C. protect D. stone 3. A. sand B. habitat C. rare D. national 4. A. laws B. animals C. fertilizers D. pollutants 5. A. stopped B. destroyed C. introduced D. established II is only one small………in the living world. A. racing B. animal C. species D. thing 25. I was the last person……… to the party last night. A. come B. to come C. came D. who come 26. Nobody phone,