Grade 11 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest 1. A. Portugal B. psychology C. Spain D. person 2. A. concerned B. passed C. managed D. preserved 3. A. thounsand B. relatives C. newspaper D. transfer Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 4. A. classify B. organize C. occupy D. admire 5. A. regularly B. successful C. accompany D. variety Choose the best option to complete these following sentences 6. She is the famous writer______ books I always enjoy reading. A. who B. that C. whose D. whom 7. My mind has been too occupied with the coming examination. A. tired B. excited C. busy D. bored 8. The Asian games are held for the______ of developing intercultural knowledge. A. objective B. purpose C. aim D. target 9. All fossil fuels are ______ resources that can not be replaced after use. A. non-renewable B. renewable C. available D. unlimited 10. The hotel which we are staying is neither spacious ________. A. or comfortable B. nor comfortable C. or comfort D. nor comfort 11. The natural enviroment consists______ all natural resources. A. of B. to C. on D. in 12. The water in this river is too seriously polluted to swim in. A. disappeared B. purified C. endangered D. contaminated 13. He has gone to school by bus since his bicycle ______ stolen last week. A. was B. is C. has been D. were 14. Football has the most______ of all sports. A. attractive B. attractor C. attract D. attraction 15. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin lifted ______ into space aboard the Vostok 1. A. off B. up C. on D. in 16. Neil Armstrong was the first person ______ foot on the moon. A. to set B. to be set C. who setting D. set 17. Nobody wants to talk to him, ______? A. don’t he B. doesn’t he C. do they D. don’t they 18. The woman next door, to ______ I talked last week, is moving next month. A. who B. whom C. her D. that 19. The average T.V ______ time of the British is about 25 hours a week. A. viewing B. observing C. seeing D. looking 20. My father, ______ knows a lot about this sort of thing, told me about what I should do. A. whose B. that C. where D. who 21. Neither him nor I ______ good at English. A. is B. are C. am D. aren’t 22. Smoking______ bad for health, so my father ______ many years ago. A. is/ has stopped smoking B. was/stopped smoking C. is / stopped to smoke D. is/ stopped smoking Choose the underlined part that needs correction 23. The song to that we listened last night was beautiful. A. that B. The song C. listened D. was 24. After Ann finished his homework, he watched cartoon film. A. cartoon film B. finished C. After D. watched 25. I don’t remember the people whom came late. A. the B. late C. whom D. I don’t 26. Both Lan and Hoa is very good at chemistry A. Both B. at chemistry C. and D. is Page 1 Grade 11 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM Read and then choose the correct option to complete each blank uman beings (1)____ to protect only the beautiful and non-threatening parts of our environment. We tend to pay more (2)____ to animals on land than any other large sea animals. Environmentalists have not done much enough to help save the Pacific Ocean sharks (3)____ population has decreased nearly to the point of extinction. H Sharks are among the oldest creatures on Earth, having survived in the seas for more than 350 million years. The fact that they have managed to live in the oceans for so many millions of years is enough proofs of their efficiency and adaptability to change environments. It is time (4)____ human beings to begin considering the protection of sharks as (5)____ important part of a program for protection of our natural environment. 27. A. seem B. make C. advise D. let 28. A. pleasure B. attention C. notice D. fun 29. A. that B. whom C. whose D. which 30. A. for that B. when C. for which D. for 31. A. No article B. an C. the D. a Choose the sentence that is similar to the root one 32. We need to plant trees and protect forests from being cut. A. Trees need planted and forests need protected from being cut. B. Trees need planting and forests need protecting from being cut. C. Trees need to plant and forests need to protect from being cut. D. Trees need plant and forests need protect from being cut. 33. Neither Tom nor his father has been to Italy. A. Tom wants his father to go to Italy. B. Not only Tom but also his father has been to Italy. C. Either Tom or his father hasn’t been to Italy. D. Tom has been to Italy, and so has his father. 34. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money” said she. A. She advised us to not lend any more money. B. Her advised us not lending him any more money. C. She advised us not to lend him any more money. D. She advised us not lend him any more money. 35. There are no parks or gardens in the city centre. A. It is in the city centre that there were no parks or gardens. B. It is in the city centre that there are no parks or gardens. C. It was in the city centre that there are no parks or gardens. D. It was parks and gardens that no in the city centre Read and then choose the best answer The origins of the Olympic Games can be traced back to ancient Greece, to as far back as 776 B.C. It was a Greek tradition to hold athletic competitions every four years in honour of their gods or dead heroes. The prizes awarded to the winners of each event in those days were a crown of olive and a palm branch. Although this may seem meaningless in modern times, the true prize lay in the honour of having won the event. The winners were given places of honour on public occasions. In some towns they even exempted from paying taxes. The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1896. Since then, nations from around the world have been meeting every four years to compete against one another. New Olympic records are set every time they meet. The only exception to this quadrennial event was in 1944, when the Olympic games were not held because of the Second World war. {trace: find the origin of} 36. There were no Olympic Games in 1944 because ______. A. there was an exception B. they were quadrennial C. no record was set D. of World War II 37. The first Olympic Games were held ______. A. in four years B. in about 776 C in 1896 D. in 776 38. How often do Olympic Games take place? A. every four years B. every three years C. every two years D. every year 39. The purpose of the ancient Olympic games was ______. A. to hold competitions B. to win a prize C. to honour their gods D. relaxing 40. In those days, apart from a crown of olive and a palm branch as an award, some winners ______. A. got exemption from taxes B. got a lot of money C. got meaningless prize D. were given public places THE END Page 2