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500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 UNIT 16 HISTORICAL PLACES A. MULTIPLE CHOICES: I/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit: 1/ Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural relic in Ha Noi. A. vestige B. rite C. ghost D. memory 2/ Originally built in 1070 in the Ly Dynasty, Van Mieu is representative of Confucian ways of thought and behavior. A. alternate B. typical C. substitute D. prototypal 3/ Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Viet Nam was established on the grounds of Van Mieu. A. fixed B. rooted C. founded D. proved 4/ From 1076 to 1779, Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands of talented men for the country. A. able B. capable C. strengthened D. gifted 5/ In 1482, Van Mieu became a place to memorize the most brilliant scholars of the nation when the names of the doctor laureates in the royal examination were graved on stone stelae carried on the backs of giant tortoises. A. glossy B. intense C. proficient D. glorious 6/ Eighty two stelae are still standing today with the names, places of birth and achievements of the 1,306 doctor laureates between 1442 and 1779. A. realization B. production C. masterstroke D. fulfillment 7/ After more than 900 years of existence, repairs and renovations, Van Mieu is still an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architect. A. conventional B. usual C. familiar D. normal 8/ Visitors are impressed by such valued relics as the Gate of Great Success, the Garden of Stelae, the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature, the statue of Confucius, the Great House of Ceremonies and the stone dragons. A. imprinted B. pressed C. touched D. reached 9/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish. A. carnivals B. celebration C. jubilees D. carousals 10/ Together with other cultural and historical places, they make Ha Noi attractive destinations to tourists. A. appealing B. enticing C. agreeable D. handsome II/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit: 1/ Originally built in 1070 in the Ly Dynasty, Van Mieu is representative of Confucian ways of thought and behavior. A. lastly B. typically C. imitatively D. unproductively 2/ Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Viet Nam was established on the grounds of Van Mieu. A. more timely B. older C. earlier D. more alive 1 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 3/ Eighty two stelae are still standing today with the names, places of birth and achievements of the 1,306 doctor laureates between 1442 and 1779. A. mistakes B. miscarriage C. messes D. failure 4/ After more than 900 years of existence, repairs and renovations, Van Mieu is still an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architect. A. unfamiliar B. unconventionalC. unusual D. uncommon 5/ Visitors are impressed by such valued relics as the Gate of Great Success, the Garden of Stelae, the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature, the statue of Confucius, the Great House of Ceremonies and the stone dragons. A. hated B. disliked C. scorned D. bored 6/ Visitors are impressed by such valued relics as the Gate of Great Success, the Garden of Stelae, the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature, the statue of Confucius, the Great House of Ceremonies and the stone dragons. A. poverty B. disgrace C. failure D. disfavor 7/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish. A. retract B. surrender C. weaken D. terminate 8/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish. A. weaken B. go down C. wither D. fade 9/ Van Mieu and Quoc Tu Giam are symbols of Viet Nam’s rich cultural heritage. A. natural B. simple C. indigent D. scarce 10/ Together with other cultural and historical places, they make Ha Noi attractive destinations to tourists. A. unpleasant B. repulsive C. irregular D. impossible III/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence: 1/ In a _______ vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests. A. history B. historian C. historic D. historical 2/ Australia has its own _______ identity, which is very different from that of Britain. A. culture B. cultured C. cultural D. culturally 3/ He is best known as the _______ of a long-running TV series. A. origin B. original C. originality D. originator 4/ I'll have to do some _______ about how best to arrange the books. A. think B. thinking C. thought D. thoughtful 5/ Very few activities at this age have no _______ value at all. A. educate B. educated C. educational D. educative 6/ I don't tend to trust first _______ (= the opinion you form when you meet someone or see something for the first time). A. impress B. impressions C. impressive D. impressively 7/ I'm not having much _______ in communicating with him at the moment. A. success B. successful C. successfully D. unsuccessful 8/ You can't work _______ for six hours without a break! A. continue B. continuous C. continual D. continuously 2 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 9/ Their house is _______ decorated. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully 10/ He only needs two more cards to _______ the set. A. complete B. completely C. completion D. completeness IV/ Select the best option to complete the sentences: 1/ His house is _______ mine. They have the same size. A. as big as B. so big as C. bigger than D. the biggest 2/ Her watch is _______ yours. Hers is 300 dollars and yours is 200 dollars only. A. cheaper than B. more expensive than C. as expensive as D. the cheapest 3/ The film is _______ the one I saw last Friday. A. so interesting as B. less interesting than C. fewer interesting than D. much interesting than 4/ Gas is _______ it was several years ago. A. as twice expensive as B. more expensive twice than C. twice as expensive as D. expensive more than twice 5/ That exam paper is _______ they expected. A. more easily than B. more easy than C. more easier than D. easier than 6/ Let’s go by bus. I think it’s _______. A. much cheaper B. more cheaper C. much cheaper than D. more cheaper than 7/ _______ they get, _______ they are. A. The older- the more happy B. The more old- the happier C. The older- the happier D. The more old- the more happy 8/ ______ money I earn, _______ I live. A. The more- the better B. The many- the better C. The more- the more good D. The many- the more good 9/ It he were _______, he’d marry that lady. A. more younger B. any younger C. much older than D. older than 10/ What was _______ vacation they’ve ever had? A. most enjoyable B. the most enjoyable C. the more enjoyable D. more enjoyable V/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group: 1/ A. hi storical B. arri val C. brilliant D. sti ll 2/ A. places B. houses C. increases D. chooses 3/ A. laurea te B. teach C. sea son D. mea n 4/ A. fa mous B. pa ssage C. ta lent D. ca rry 5/ A. cultural B. such C. su ggest D. particular 6/ A. backs B. scholars C. ways D. festivals 7/ A. Co nfucian B. do ctor C. follow D. lo ng 8/ A. thou ght B. grou nd C. abou t D. nou n 3 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 9/ A. be havior B. be tween C. be came D. re lic 10/ A. established B. talented C. educated D. needed VII/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group: 1/ A. historical B. renovation C. traditional D. continuous 2/ A. famous B. become C. relic D. passage 3/ A. Confucian B. cultural C. architect D. festival 4/ A. behavior B. brilliant C. existence D. impressive 5/ A. establish B. impressive C. successful D. typical 6/ A. educated B. initially C. wonderfully D. beautifully 7/ A. memorialize B. university C. originally D. occasionally 8/ A. laureate B. together C. engraving D. italic 9/ A. achievement B. important C. following D. consider 10/ A. tortoise B. between C. scholar D. doctor VIII/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B: A B 1/ relic 2/ representative A/ accomplish B/ set up 3/ establish 4/ memorialize C/ appealing D/ symbolic 5/ brilliant 6/ achieve E/ restore F/ odd 7/ repair 8/ impress G/ carnival H/ vestige 9/ festival 10/ attractive I/ celebrate J/ imprint IX/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B: A B 1/ late 2/ brilliant A/ dull B/ first 3/ achieve 4/ traditional C/ fail D/ early 5/ impressive 6/ success E/ ugly F/ petty 7/ final 8/ beautiful G/ rise H/ loss 9/ typical 10/ fall I/ unconventional J/ irregular X/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences: A B 1/ It’s cheaper to go by car A/ than anybody else. 2/ The garden looks better B/ further than I thought. 3/ I know him well-probably better C/ more difficult than we expected. 4/ He did very badly in the exam- D/ The one I’ve got keeps breaking down. 5/ It’s a long walk from here to the station- E/ I used to play more often. 6/ I don’t play tennis much these days. F/ worse than expected. 7/ The exam was quite difficult- G/ so I went to bed earlier than usual. 8/ It’s too noisy here. H/ than by train. 9/ I was feeling tired last night, I/ Can we go somewhere quieter? 10/ I’d like to have a more reliable car. J/ since you tied it up. 4 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 XI/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them: 1/ He’s nothing (A) like (B) so good (C) at tennis (D) like his friends. 2/ (A) Have (B) as (C) many potatoes (D) that you and your friends like. 3/ Dr. Fox’s hand is (A) so (B) steady (C) as (D) a rock. 4/ That dictionary wasn’t (A) nearly (B) as (C) helpful (D) than we had hoped. 5/ Trung drank (A) half (B) as (C) much beer (D) like Huy. 6/ (A) The more (B) difficult it is, (C) more (D) harder we try. 7/ They’re (A) the (B) more (C) infuriating persons we’ve (D) ever met. 8/ Mike Tyson is (A) a great deal (B) the best (C) boxer (D) in the world. 9/ He (A) would like (B) to go to a school (C) as (D) the one his brothers go to. 10/ Is that garden (A) as (B) beautiful (C) like the one (D) in the park? XII/ Read the passage carefully, then choose the most appropriate word (A, B or C) to complete the passage: Energy, capacity of matter to perform (1) _____ as the result of its motion or its position in relation to forces acting on it. (2) _____ associated with motion is known as kinetic energy, and energy related to position is (3) _____ potential energy. Thus, a swinging pendulum has (4) _____ potential energy at the terminal points; at all intermediate (5) _____ it has both kinetic and potential energy in varying proportions. Energy (6) _____ in various forms, (7) _____ mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, radiant, and atomic. All (8) _____ of energy are interconvertible by appropriate processes. In the (9) _____ of transformation either kinetic or potential energy may be lost or gained, (10) _____ the sum total of the two remains always the same. New vocabulary: kinetic (adj.): thuộc động lực- kinetic energy (n.): động năng potential (adj.): tiềm năng, tiềm tàng pendulum (n.): quả lắc, con lắc terminal (n.): vạch giới hỵan, tận cùng intermediate (adj.): giữa, trung gian thermal (adj.): nhiệt, nóng, ấm radiant (adj.): sáng chói, sáng rực, tỏa nhiệt interconvertible (adj.): có thể chuyển đổi qua lại, có thể hoán chuyển nhau 1/ A. work B. employment C. job 2/ A. Matter B. Relation C. Energy 3/ A. named B. said C. called 4/ A. height B. maximum C. many 5/ A. positions B. places C. situations 6/ A. has B. exists C. stands 7/ A. including B. owning C. possessing 8/ A. forms B. shapes C. faces 9/ A. way B. process C. progress 10/ A. and B. so C. but 5 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 XIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A, B, C or D to complete it: CANADA - LAND OF MANY REGIONS Today, Canada is made (1) _______ of ten provinces and three northern territories. As a big country, it has many different (2) _______. British Columbia is the westernmost Canadian province and the (3) _______ province on the Pacific Ocean. Mountains (4) _______ most of it. Vancouver, a major port city, is here. The Maritime Provinces lie along the Atlantic (5) _______. They consist of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, (6) _______ Prince Edward Island. These provinces, along with Newfoundland and Labrador, are sometimes (7) _______ the Atlantic Provinces. Fishing is a major industry in these (8) _______. The rugged, rocky coastlines and picturesque fishing villages draw (9) _______ in summer. In between the (10) _______ are the Prairie Provinces and the eastern provinces of Ontario and Québec. Rolling wheat (11) _______ cover much of the Prairie Provinces—Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. They (12) _______ more than one-fifth of the world’s wheat. (13) _______ of Canada’s people live in Ontario and Québec. These two provinces are Canada’s business and (14) _______ heartland. Toronto, Canada’s largest city, is in Ontario. So is Canada’s capital, (15) _______. Montréal, the second largest city, is in Québec. Canada’s (16) _______ territories are in the northern part of the country, (17) _______ the land is frozen much of the year. The Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon Territory have long, extremely (18) _______ winters. New vocabulary: - territory (n.): đất đai, địa hạt, lãnh thổ; khu vực, vùng, miền - westernmost (adj.): cực tây - rugged (adj.): gồ ghề, lởm chởm, xù xì 1/ A) up B) over C) across D) in 2/ A) cities B) counties C) places D) regions 3/ A) one B) most C) only D) best 4/ A) fulfill B) cover C) place D) put 5/ A) coast B) beach C) seaside D) shore 6/ A) and B) but C) or D) so 7/ A) said B) called C) told D) considered 8/ A) territories B) mountains C) provinces D) cities 9/ A) peoples B) artists C) fishermen D) tourists 10/ A) coasts B) provinces C) towns D) territories 11/ A) lands B) fields C) spaces D) places 12/ A) make B) shoot C) produce D) do 13/ A) Two-three B) Second-three C) Second-thirds D) Two-thirds 14/ A) industrial B) agricultural C) mechanical D) modern 15/ A) Quebec B) Toronto C) Montreal D) Ottawa 16/ A) two B) three C) four D) five 17/ A) that B) when C) where D) which 18/ A) cool B) warm C) hot D) cold 6 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 B. USE OF ENGLISH: I/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B to make meaningful sentences: A B 1/ I think it’s cheaper to go by car A/ further than you thought? 2/ Her garden looks better B/ so she went to bed earlier than usual. 3/ We know her well-probably better C/ than by train. 4/ Nhung did very badly in the exam- D/ than anyone else. 5/ Is it a long walk from here to the platform- E/ more difficult than I’ve expected. 6/ Huy doesn’t play football much these days. F/ The one we’ve got keeps breaking down. 7/ This exam is quite difficult- G/ Can we go somewhere quieter? 8/ I see that it’s too noisy here. H/ worse than what she had expected. 9/ My mother was feeling tired last night, I/ He used to play more often. 10/ We’d like to have a more reliable car. J/ since she tied it up. II/ Fill each gap with a suitable word from the list below: place, relics, representatives, university, talented, scholar, laureate, memory, engraved, statue 1/ During the dig, the archeological team found some _______ from the Stone Age. 2/ The firm has two _______ in every European city. 3/ They planned to put up a _______ to the President. 4/ What was the name of that _______ we drove through on the way to New York? 5/ After the accident he suffered from loss of _______. 6/ Which _______ did you go to? 7/ A lot of football fans say that Ronaldinho is a _______ footballer. 8/ Dr Miles was a distinguished _______ of Russian history. 9/ He’s just won a Nobel _______. 10/ The bracelet was _______ with his name and date of birth. III/ Complete the sentences with the correct superlative: 1/ Is the Sahara (large) _______ desert in the world? 2/ Linh was (beautiful) _______ girl we had ever seen. 3/ That is (expensive) _______ cell phone in the shop. 4/ Those are (easy) _______ questions to answer. 5/ It was (bad) _______ day of his life. 6/ Is this textbook (difficult) _______ to understand? 7/ She’s (popular) _______ pop singer in my nation. 8/ Bill Gates is (rich) _______ man in the world. 9/ Cao is one of (tall) _______ school boys in my class. 10/ Who is (old) _______ in your team? IV/ Fill each gap with a suitable preposition: 1/ I asked someone the way _______ the town centre. 7 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 2/ Dogs should be kept _______ their leads _______ all times. 3/ I've never been north _______ Edinburgh. 4/ She was standing _______ the top _______ the stairs. 5/ She took her hairbrush _______ her handbag and began to brush her hair. 6/ I really don't know what all the fuss is _______. 7/ Mix the butter _______ the sugar and then add the egg. 8/ I felt frightened _______ the anger _______ his voice. 9/ Would you put the jar back _______ the cupboard _______ me, please? 10/ The coffee machine is _______ _______ order (= does not work). V/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Do not change the word given: 1/ Lan drinks more coffee than Khoa. (much) → Khoa doesn’t ________________________________________________ Lan. 2/ My father doesn’t cook as well as my mother. (than) → My mother cooks ________________________________________ my father. 3/ His sister is taller than you. (tall) → You ____________________________________________________ his sister. 4/ They don’t live as far from Ha Noi as she does. (lives) → She __________________________________________________ than they do. 5/ Mr. Nam has fewer vacations than he used to. (many) → Mr. Nam _____________________________________________ as he used to. 6/ We’ve never seen such a boring play. (most) → It’s _______________________________________________ we’ve ever seen. 7/ He’s never heard such a funny story. (the) → That’s _____________________________________________________ heard. 8/ Thanh’s never made such a bad mistake. (is) → It ______________________________________________________________. 9/ We haven’t tasted such good coffee for a long time. (time) → That’s __________________________________________________________. 10/ She’s never slept in such a comfortable bed. (is) → This ____________________________________________________________. VI/ Write the questions using the words given: 1/ What/ large/ city/ your country? 2/ Who/ tall/ person/ your family? 3/ Who/ famous/ film star/ your city? 4/ What/ popular/ sport/ your nation? 5/ What/ expensive/ thing/ you/ ever bought? 6/ What/ happy/ day/ your life? 7/ What/ stupid/ thing/you/ ever done? 8/ Who/ intelligent/ person/ you know? 9/ Who/ beautiful person/ you know? 10/ Who/ studious/ student/ your class? VII/ Supply the correct verb tense, paying careful attention to the tense sequence: 8 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 1/ If the weather is fine, we (go) _______ for a picnic. 2/ If she (write) _______ more carefully, she might not have made a lot of mistakes. 3/ Were you to speak to him like that, he (be) _______ very annoyed. 4/ Supposing your father (see) _______ you going out with your girlfriend, what might he think? 5/ If it (be) _______ convenient, let’s meet at the river side. 6/ If war (come) _______, our people will be ready. 7/ If today (be) _______ Saturday, we wouldn’t have to work. 8/ If you don’t study your lessons, you (have) _______ poor marks in the exam. 9/ If she had had your address, she (write) _______ to you. 10/ You (catch) _______ cold if you went out in the snow. VIII/ Put the following sentences into Reported speech: 1/ Our roommate said, “I saw your sister in a drug store two days ago.” 2/ “Can you tell me why your sister is so sad?” said Thanh to Lan. 3/ “Go to bed soon and don’t get up until I call you,” Mr. Son said to his son. 4/ “Which of you has put away my handbag?” the teacher said her students in an angry voice. 5/ “This, young boy” said Miss Dung, “is something you have to finish now.” 6/ Father said, “Remember to turn off the lights before you go out, Trinh.” 7/ “My friend and I arrived here exactly five years ago,” the man said. 8/ “Have you done your homework yet?” his teacher asked him. 9/ “Be careful and think before you answer,” the interviewer warned her. 10/ He wrote to his pen pal, “I’m looking forward to hearing from you.” IX/ Read the paragraphs below carefully, and then put them in the correct order to make a proper reading: LONDON LANDMARKS 4/ Millions of people visit London every year from all over the world. If you travel there, you’ll find many fascinating things to see and do. 7/ During August and September, you can visit Buckingham Palace. That’s where the queen lives most of the year. It has about 600 rooms, but you’ll see only state rooms where the queen entertains guests. In the morning, a colorful ceremony called “changing of the guard” takes place in the courtyard. One group of palace guards off duty, and another troop arrives to replace them. 1/ You can tour the Tower of London, a historic fortress that was once a royal palace. It was also used as a prison for hundreds of years. Two of the wives of King Henry VIII—Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard—were put to 9 500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 death here. The Crown Jewels are a popular attraction at the Tower. This collection of jeweled crowns, swords, scepters, and other royal objects is only used on special occasions, such as the crowning of a new ruler. 6/ Be sure to visit Westminster Abbey, one of Britain’s famous churches. The nation’s kings and queens are crowned here. Many rulers and famous citizens are buried here. There are also monuments to political figures and poets. 2/ The Houses of Parliament are along the Thames River, near Westminster Abbey. This is where the government meets. Look up to see the clock tower with Big Ben, London’s famous bell that rings every hour. You can get on a boat nearby for a ride on the Thames. 5/ Other places you might want to see are Scotland Yard, Madame Tussaud’s, and the British Museum. You can find out about London’s famous criminals in the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard, the home of London’s Metropolitan Police. At Madame Tussaud’s, you’ll see eerily realistic, life- size wax figures of pop idols and historic figures. A great thing to see at the British Museum is the collection of mummies, tomb paintings, and gold jewelry from ancient Egypt. The museum’s Egyptian collection is one of the largest in the world. 3/ For a good view of London, take a ride in the London Eye. This enormous wheel takes you 443 feet (135 meters) above the London skyline. Unlike a traditional Ferris wheel, the London Eye carries its passengers in enclosed compartments. X/ Write a science fiction story, using the words provided: SCIENCE FICTION STORY spaceship/ fly around/ new planet/ several times. planet/ blue and green. They/ not see/ surface/ planet/ because/ there be/ too many white clouds. spaceship/ descend/ slowly through/ clouds and/ land/ middle/ green forest. two astronauts/ put on/ space suits,/ open door,/ climb carefully/ ladder, and/ step onto/ planet. woman/ look at/ small control unit/ her arm. “It all right” she say/ the man. “We/ breathe/ air . it mixture/ oxygen and nitrogen. “Both/ them/ take off/ helmets/ and breath deeply. They/ look at/ everything carefully. All plants/ and animals/ look/ new and strange. They/ not find/ any intelligent life . XI/ Join these pairs of sentences by means of relative pronouns and relative adverbs. Put the relatives in brackets if they can omitted: 1/ The man understands me best. He is my father. 2/ The park has a shop in it. The park is near the stadium. 3/ This newspaper praises our national heroes. The history books have forgotten them. 4/ What is the name of the girl? You borrowed some English materials from her. 5/ I’ll introduce you to the woman. Her money for the project is essential. 6/ The well is nearly empty. People receive water from it. 7/ I put my pen in a certain place. I can’t remember the place. 10