Full name: Class:11 Đề 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION – GRADE 11 I. Phonetics: A. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 1. : lived " helped < opened > loved 2. : scientist " milion < police > medical 3. : trees " caves < parks > contains 4. : rainy " variety < study > dry B. Choose the word with the different strees pattern. 5. : national " butterfly < establish > orphanage 6. : village " racket < action > complete II. Vocabulary and grammar: Choose the best answer A,B,C or D for each sentence 7. Colin told me about his job, ______ he enjoying very much. : which " who < that > A and C 8. The scientists ______ the causes of cancer are making progress. : to research " researching < research > researched 9. Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set. : translation " invention < emotion > recreation 10. I am quite keen on my father’s valuable stamp ______. : collect " collecting < collector > collection 11. ______ the boy hit the dog. : It was in the garden where " It was in the garden that < It was in the garden in that > It was the garden that 12. I don’t know the name of the woman ______ I spoke on the phone. : to that " who < to whom > to which 13. There is a good restaurant ______ . : to eat good food " ate good food < eaten good food > eating good food 14. Don’t you know that the fire caused ______ damage to the church? : consider " considerable < considerate > considered 15. A ______ is a structure that is used to convert the power of the wind into electricity. : dam " windmill < machine > panel 16. People use ______ to run machines, heat and cool their homes. : energy " coal < gas > hydroelectricity 17. People ______ live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. : which " who < whom > whose 18. That nice restaurant turned out to be ______ cheap. : surprise " surprised < surprising > surprisingly 19. ______ me how to swim. : It is my father teaching " It was my father taught < My father who taught > It was my father who taught 20. It can be said that human being are changing the environment in all respects through their actions and by their ______. : forest " rare animals < habits > weather conditions 21. How many countries participated in the 14 th Asian Games? : took care " took hand < took part > took place 22. The teacher ______ house is next to mine died this morning. : who " whom < which > whose 23. Hundreds of ______ have been involved in the research. : scientists " science < scientific > scientifically 24. The man ______ next to you is my uncle. : sitting " who sit < sit > to sit 25. The new shopping mall is gigantic. It’s advertised as a place _______ you can find just about anything you might want to buy. : that " when < where > which 26. It is the grandest and most important occasion in the year which falls sometime between 19 January and 20 February on the Western calendar. : event " day < date > chance III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 27. I :don't know the name "of the woman <who I >met yesterday at the station. 28. Sport :has been organized and "regulating from the time of the Ancient Olympics <up to the >present century. 29. It’s :neither Spanish or Portuguese "that she <speaks, but I’ve forgotten > which. 30. National parks :included not only "the most scenic places in the nation <but places >distinguished for their historic or scientific interest. IV. Reading: 1.Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage. “Recreation is the use of (31)__________ in a manner not designed for financial again, (32)_________ in many ways it is a therapeutic refreshment of one’s body or mind. While leisure is more (33)__________ a form of entertainment or rest, recreation is active for the participant but in a refreshing and diverting (34)__________. As people in the world’s wealthier regions lead increasingly sedentary life styles, the (35)__________ for recreation has grown. The rise of so called active vacations exemplifies this trend.” 31. : money " time < love > luck 32. : so " because < though > or 33. : alive " like < alike > likely 34. : manner " behavior < treatment > way 35. : requirement " need < demand > request 2. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) to each question. “People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy.They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sings, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs are their language. The most beautiful songs are sung by male birds. They sing when they want to attract a female bird. It is their way of singing that they are looking for a wife. Birds also sing to tell other birds to keep away. To a bird, his tree or even a branch of tree is his home. He does not want strangers to come near him, so he sings to warn them. If a bird cannot sing well, he usually has some other means of giving important information. Some birds dance, spread out their tails or make others sing. One bird has a most unusual way of finding a wife. It builds a small garden of shells and flowers.” 36. Why do people usually sing? : They like birds. " They feel happy. < They want to tell a story. > They like studying music. 37. Which birds sing the most beautiful songs? : Birds in a good temper " Male birds < Female birds > Female birds which attract male birds 38. What warning does a bird sometimes sing? : A warning to keep away" A warning about the approach of people < A warning to come quickly > A warning to stop singing 39. What do most birds usually do if they cannot sing well? : Warn other birds to go away " Give their information in another way < Find a wife > Fly high in the sky 40. What is one bird's unusual way of attracting a female bird? : It dances. " It spreads out its tail. < It searches for a wife. > It uses shells and flowers to make a garden. . 19 January and 20 February on the Western calendar. : event " day < date > chance III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 27 . I :don't. habits > weather conditions 21 . How many countries participated in the 14 th Asian Games? : took care " took hand < took part > took place 22 . The teacher ______ house is next. " whom < which > whose 23 . Hundreds of ______ have been involved in the research. : scientists " science < scientific > scientifically 24 . The man ______ next to you is