English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch UNIT 14: ENTERTAINMENT A. PHONETICS I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1) A. seats B. meets C. sits D. feats 2) A. ranged B. managed C. changed D. raged 3) A. rugby B. music C. undertaken D. dull II. Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words. 7) A. ability B. activity C. sophisticate D. entertainment 8) A. undertaken B. population C. karaoke D. spectator 9) A. pastime B. enormous C. activity D. important B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR * Circle the best answer for each sentence. 11) British people are very interested in ____ in sports. A. entering B. interfering C. involving D. taking part 12) Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people often do in their spare time? The word “spare” is closest in meaning to “____”. A. empty B. absent C. free D. lost 13) He got a scholarship so his parents did not have to pay his school ____. A. report B. fee C. equipment D. master 14) My son like sports very much and he can also take part in every school sporting activity. He is very ____. A. sophisticated B. interested C. athletic D. popular 15) There are several sophisticated hobbies that require hobbyists a lot of time and money. The word “sophisticated” is closest in meaning to “____”. A. complex B. simple C. easy D. pleasant 16) There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening. The word “pursuits” is closest in meaning to “____”. A. hobbies B. sports C. courses D. decisions 17) What are you interested ____ doing in your free time? A. for B. in C. over D. on 18) Some training courses can provide people ____ practical skills. A. from B. on C. for D. with 19) Our recreation is quite different ____ yours. A. between B. among C. with D. from 1 English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch 20) Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set. The word “pastime” is closest in meaning to “____”. A. translation B. invention C. emotion D. recreation 21) I left it ____ on the table ____ in the drawer. A. either – nor B. neither – or C. either – or D. either – either 22) He ____ could not come ____ did not want to. A. either – or B. neither – or C. either – nor D. nor – nor 23) Not ____ did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again. A. even B. only C. at all D. always 24) He neither drank ____ smoked so he had good health. A. nor B. or C. but D. also 25) Neither the TV nor the video sets ____ properly. A. works B. work C. has worked D. is working 26) She ____ hard but also gets on well with her classmates. A. doesn’t only study B. studies not only C. not only studies D. not studies only 27) Either you leave now ____! A. I will also call the police B. but I will call the police C. or will I call the police D. or I will call the police 28) Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend. A. play B. plays C. were playing D. has played 29) ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the part. A. Both-and B. Neither-nor C. Either –or D. Not-only-but also C. READING * Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question. I’m interested in sports, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometres every day. I particularly enjoy cross country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I’m running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I’m sometimes surprised to find that I’ve managed to solve a problem that was on my mind. Next year, I’m going to try the London Marathon. It’s hard race 26 miles, or 42 kilometres-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I 2 English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch worry a bit about getting too old, and I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still almost as fit as I was twenty years old. I’m interested in mountaineering s well as running. I’ll never become an except climber, but I know what I’m doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger; and I’ve done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn’t share my interest in mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 metres. 30) If you do cross country running, you must ____. A. cross your country B. run along the coast C. cross your countryside D. cross fields, stream, etc … 31) At the end of a run the writer sometimes finds that ____. A. he is able to get the answer to a problem B. he grows bigger C. he feels better D. he gets a surprising problem 32) The writer wants to take part in the London Marathon because ____. A. it helps to keep him fit B. he wants to do it before getting old C. the reward is great D. it helps him solve his problems 33) The writer takes up mountaineering because ____. A. he wants to become an expert climber B. he simply likes it C. his wife is interested in it D. it is easy to practise 34) The writer’s wife is not interested in mountaineering for ____. A. it doesn’t bring her any interest B. The air is cold C. she almost feels ill at the height of above 1,000 metres D. She doesn’t want to climb together with her husband C. WRITING * Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 35) Both Tom with Ann were late for class A B C D 36) Mai is no only beautiful but also intelligent. A B C D 37) Both Lan and Minh is good students. A B C D 38) Neither James or his brother have become to Paris. A B C D 3 . English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch UNIT 14: ENTERTAINMENT A. PHONETICS I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. mountaineering because ____. A. he wants to become an expert climber B. he simply likes it C. his wife is interested in it D. it is easy to practise 34) The