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Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true T or false F.. Read the passage and decide the following statements are true T or false Faccording to the informatio

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Lớp 11

bài kiểm tra học kỳ i môn: tiếng anh 11

Thời gian làm bài 45 phút – 40 câu trắc nghiệm

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847 His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age

Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things About every two weeks he created something new

He worked 16 out of every 24 hours Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey

He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world

1/ When was Edison born?

A on 11th February, 1847 B on February 11th, 1784

C in February 11th, 1847 D on February 11th, 1874

2/ His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was _

3/ Thomas Edison died in _

A West Orange, New Jersey B Milan, Ohio

C Port Huron, Michigan D All are not correct

4/ The word was mostly self-educated in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by _

A was born a genius B mostly taught himself C loved school

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847 His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated His natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age

Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light Although the electric light seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention He also invented the record player, the motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things About every two weeks he created something new

He worked 16 out of every 24 hours Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat

Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey

He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world

1/ Where was Edison born?

A In Ohio B In Michigan C In New Jersey D In Huron

2/ What is considered Edison s most useful invention?’

A the camera B the electric light C the record player D telephone

3/ How old was Thomas Edison when he died?

4/ Which is NOT true about Thomas Edison?

A He invented the electric light B He didn’t go to school at all

C He was the author of more than 1,200 inventions

About hundred years ago, Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out what they thought about it Later in the same year, he went to study at a university in Moscow He wanted to improve Esperanto Zamenhof’s friends then worked hard to spread the new language They tried to persuade school throughout the world to teach it However, only a few people today speak Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language

1/ When was the language called Esperanto invented?

A About 10 years ago B About a century ago C About 1,000 years ago D In

100 year’s time

2/ Esperanto was invented for _

A people speak different language B understanding countries C people from the same country D English speakers only

3/ What did he show Esperanto to his friends for _ ?

A to ask them to think about it B to improve it C to spread the language

D to know their opinion about it

4/ Zamenhof and his friends worked hard _

A to invent the language B to teach it C to make it international language

D to speak it

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All men should study We study to widen our knowledge and develop our intelligence Education plays

an important role in our life First of all, we have to learn how to observe accurately, to think truthfully,

to speak correctly and to write clearly Education gives us knowledge of things around us and it preserves national noble traditions and customs from generation to generation Education makes a person more perfect An educated man is both talented and virtuous In every country, the government always considers education as the most important policy

Some of us sometimes think that we “have finished” our education when we leave school or graduate from a university Actually, real education should never finish

1/ We study to _

2/ Education _

A plays an important role in our life B has a role in a play

3/ An educated man is _

4/ When will education finish?

A Whenever one leaves school B When one gets old

C Education will never finish D At the and of the school-year

C©u 5: Chän c©u (øng víi A, B, C hoÆc D) thÝch hîp víi c©u sau:

1/ I have never listened to jazz music before

A This is the first time I listened to jazz music

B This is the first jazz music I listen to

C This is the first time I have never listened to jazz music

D This is the first time I listen to jazz music

2/ Would you mind waiting outside the office?

A Did you wait outside the office? B Did you see anyone waiting outside the office?

C Will you wait outside the office? D Do you enjoy waiting outside the office?

3/ When did you begin to work here?

A How long did you work here? B How long did you begin working here?

C How long are you working here? D How long have you been working here?

4/ Elizabeth can t play the piano so well as Helen’

A Helen can play the piano better as Elizabeth can

B Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth can

C Helen can’t play the piano better than Elizabeth can

D Helen can’t play the piano as well as Elizabeth can

4/ She started work there three months ago.

A It is three months since she started work there B She had been working there for three months

C She is working there for three months now D It is three months that she worked for

5/ Tommy is a better swimmer than Tony.

A No one can swim as well as Tommy and Tony

B Tommy is the best swimmer of all, apart from Tony

C Tony cannot swim so well as Tommy

D Tony cannot be better than Tommy

6/ I have never seen such beautiful pictures before.

A These pictures are so beautiful I decided to see them

B These pictures are the most beautiful I have never seen

C I never see pictures and it is the first time I have seen them

D I enjoy seeing such beautiful pictures

4/ My sister wants to speak to you You met her yesterday

A My sister which you met yesterday wants to speak to you

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B My sister who you met yesterday wants to speak to you.

C My sister who you met yesterday want to speak to you

D A and B are correct

9/ Would you please close the window?

A Would you mind close the window? B Would you mind to close the window?

C Would you mind closing the window? D The window is being closed

13/ Daisy is not so intelligent as Mary.

A Mary is less intelligent than Daisy B Mary is more intelligent than Daisy

C Mary is little intelligent than Daisy D A and C

4/ The people live in that house Do you know them?

A The people who do you know live in that house?

B Do you know the people who live in that house?

C Do you know the people live in that house?

D A and B are correct

12/ Some one has just cleaned the floor.

A The floor has just been cleaned B The floor has been just cleaned

C The floor is said to be cleaned D All are correct

10/ He hasn t drunk champaign before.’

A It’s time for him to drink champaign B It is the first time he has ever drunk champaign

C It is the first time since he drank champaign D It’s time he drank champaign

11/ They are designing a new house

A A new house is being design B A new house is designing

C A new house is being designed D A new house is designed

8/ I haven t stayed in a hotel for years.’

A It’s years when I stayed in a hotel B It’s years since I stay in a hotel

C I haven’t stayed in a hotel years ago D It’s years since I stayed in a hotel

3/ Lan cooks better than Hoa.

A Hoa doesn’t cook as well as

B Lan cooks worse than Hoa

C Lan is a better cook than Hoa

D A and C are correct

7/ This is the first time I have lived in a city with a high crime rate.

A I am not used to living in a city with a high crime rate

B I am very afraid of living in a city with a high crime rate

C I have never lived in a city with such a high crime rate before

D I do not like to live in such a high crime rate

C©u 2: Chän tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch díi cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

they

loved

man

song

B.

than smiled woman gone

C.

thin played many done

D.

there matched happy shop

1.

2.

3.

A.

the

name

fear

B.

this nation hear

C.

think native clear

D.

mother natural wear

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4 A jam B take C make D place

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

thing

laughed

bags

butter

B.

thought turned cats put

C.

though liked doors sugar

D.

thank watched pens push

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

umbrella

killed

fear

reply

B.

usage crashed hear simply

C.

union cured clear cry

D.

university realized wear apply

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

chemistry

laughed

cousin

fun

B.

character stopped soup net

C.

mechanic played group ban

D.

parachute watched route thank

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

ship

watched

host

history

B.

tiger walked cost help

C.

ice-scream stayed most higher

D.

fine matched post house

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

they

laughed

white

fat

B.

then dropped which any

C.

thick stayed who gas

D.

there washed while hat

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

think

smiled

bus

worry

B.

thank stopped must fly

C.

thin played sun study

D.

there tried busy simply

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Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false

(F).

When I was a child, I went to girls’ boarding school in Sussex It was very strict We had to wear an awful uniform, and we weren’t allowed to go home more than once a term Then teacher made us study very hard and we had two hours obligatory homework every night We weren’t allowed to have a bath whenever we wanted Instead, there was a strict rota (b¶ng ph©n c«ng) system, and they only let

us wash our hair on Saturday nights Really the worst part was the weekends They made us do sports all morning (rockey, which I hated) and then in the afternoons, we were allowed to watch little T.V, as

a special favor But they didn’t let us watch anything exciting, only the children’s programmes It was boring At night they made us witch off the lights at 9:30, and they didn’t’ let us read or talk – it had to

be complete silence

1 The boarding school she went to was not very strict, so she could do

2 The teachers made them study very hard during the day, so they didn’t

3 The students in her boarding school weren’t allowed to have a bath

4 The teachers let them watch very exciting programmes at weekends  

At night, all students had to witch off the lights at 9:30  

1

2

3

Read the story and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the information given.

When I was 12, I was not a great lover of school One morning, I decided that I would rather take the day off school, so I got downstairs; I told my Mum that I had a stomachache However, my Mum did not believe me, and told me if I really had a stomachache then I would have to go to the doctor’s, hoping this would scare me into going to school It did not! I went to the doctor’s and the doctor did believe me He believed me so much that he sent me to hospital!

1 When he was 12, he did not love school very much  

2 He wanted to stay home because he had a stomachache  

3 His mother thought he was lying because he just wanted to stay home  

4 He went to the doctor’s because he felt scared  

4

5

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Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

according to the information given.

Over two-thirds of the world’s 785 million illiterate adults are found in only eight

countries (India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Egypt);

of all the illiterate adults in the world, two thirds are women; extremely low literacy

rates are concentrated in three regions, South and West Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and

the Arab states, where around one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate.

1 There are approximately 800 million adults in the world that cannot

2 About one-third of the women in the Arab states are illiterate   

3 High illiteracy rate is due to poverty and low standard of living   

4 Only about two-thirds of the men in the Arab states can read and write   

5 Compare with the other continents, Asia and Africa have a high rate

Câu 2: Chọn từ mà phần gạch dới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

they

loved

man

song

B.

than smiled woman gone

C.

thin played many done

D.

there matched happy shop

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

the

name

fear

jam

B.

this nation hear take

C.

think native clear make

D.

mother natural wear place

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

thing

laughed

bags

butter

B.

thought turned cats put

C.

though liked doors sugar

D.

thank watched pens push

1.

2.

3.

4.

A.

umbrella

killed

fear

reply

B.

usage crashed hear simply

C.

union cured clear cry

D.

university realized wear apply

họ và tên:

Lớp 11

bài kiểm tra chất lợng học kỳ i môn: tiếng anh 11 năm học 2007 - 2008–

Thời gian làm bài 45 phút

I listening (2.5 points)

Listen to the passage and then tick the best option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.

1/ In Britain babies are born every year

2/ The birth rate in Britain is 13 for every year people

3/ In 1997, the US had more than million births

4/ The birth rate in the US in 1997 was the same as for

5/ Since 1960 the birth rate in the US has by 38%

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6/ Females born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live years.

7/ The main causes of death in Britain and the US are disease and cancer

8/ About in every 100,000 people died from AIDS or other HIV-related causes

9/ Around of the population of the UK live in cities

10/ In the UK, the most densely populated regions are the , especially London

II Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according

to the information given Write T or F in the space provided.

One of the most important problems in the world today is the increasing number of people In

1968, for example, there were 3.5 persons in the world By the year 2000 there may be 7 billion persons

Every day, 199,000 babies are born in the world In China, almost one-half of the people is younger than 15 years of age In the United States, about one third of the people is under 15 years of age

The number of people in the United States is growing daily In 1870, there were nearly 40 million persons in the U.S One hundred years later, in 1970, there were more than 206 million

III Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)

A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

16

17

18

19

A

think

smiled

bus

worry

B

thank stopped must fly

C

thin played sun study

D

there tried busy simply

B Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms/Complete the second sentence so that

it has a similar meaning t the first one, using the word given.

20/ They made us (stay) there for the weekend

21/ She (write) her first novel when she was 19

22/ He expects me (a/ answer) by return but I have no intention of (b/ reply) at all

23/ “Don’t lend her anything”

 He advised us ………

24/ If she (not do) her hair differently she might look quite nice

IV Writing (2.5 points)

Complete the description of the distribution of world population based on the information given in the pie chart Use the words in the box There are more words than you need.

Population

East Asia

half

Europe smallest evenly

unevenly

a quarter smaller

Africa

2 percent

32 percent The chart shows the distribution of world population by region

It can be seen that the world population is distributed (25) in different regions South Asia ranks first with (26) , followed by (27) with 26% Thus, Asia alone accounts for more than (28) of the world population Europe accounts for 15 per cent, and (29) 11 percent The (30) of Latin America is nearly half of Europe’s and only (31) of that of South Asia Northern America accounts for an even (32) percentage Oceania has the (33) population, with only (34)

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The end.

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6/ Females born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live years

I am in favor of English-speaking contests in schools Such contests encourage students to practice speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills Besides, while preparing themselves for the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly Contests among classes provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how

to cooperate with other people Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking

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contests are time-consuming However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on.

My classmates and I have found that we speak English better after each contest In sum, English-speaking contests in schools are useful to students

11 English-speaking contests give students opportunities to practice speaking

12 English-speaking contests make students fail in preparations for their lessons

III Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)

A Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

16

17

18

19

A

they

laughed

white

fat

B

then dropped which any

C

thick stayed who gas

D

there washed while hat

B Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms/Complete the second sentence so that

it has a similar meaning t the first one, using the word given.

20/ We heard them (chat) in the next room

21/ He broke his leg when he (play) soccer

22/ She hates (a/ answer) the phone, and very often just lets it (b/ ring)

23/ “Switch off the T.V” he said to her

 He told her ………

24/ He (not have) so many accidents if he drove more carefully

IV Writing (2.5 points)

Complete the description of the distribution of world population based on the information given in the pie chart Use the words in the box There are more words than you need.

Population

East Asia

half

Europe smallest evenly

unevenly

a quarter smaller

Africa

2 percent

32 percent The chart shows the distribution of world population by region

It can be seen that the world population is distributed (25) in different regions South Asia ranks first with (26) , followed by (27) with 26% Thus, Asia alone accounts for more than (28) of the world population Europe accounts for 15 per cent, and (29) 11 percent The (30) of Latin America is nearly half of Europe’s and only (31) of that of South Asia Northern America accounts for an even (32) percentage Oceania has the (33) population, with only (34)

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The end.

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6/ Females born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live years

I am in favor of English-speaking contests in schools Such contests encourage students to practice speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills Besides, while preparing themselves for the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly Contests among classes provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how

to cooperate with other people Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking contests are time-consuming However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on

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