Onthionline.net THE FIRST SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST Class: 11 PRONUNCIATION: Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words: 1: A minority B increase C stimulate D invite 2: A exchange B peach C children D chemistry 3: A country B figure C luck D lunch Pick out the word that has the stress pattern differently from that of the other words: 4: A province B sponsor C resource D comfort 5: A maximum B decorate C volunteer D government VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE: Choose the word or phrase A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences: Each nation has its own way of ………… the new year A celebrating B celebrate C celebrated D celebration I ………… a new house if I inherited a million dollars A would buy B will buy C would have bought D bought …………is traditional at Tet in the North of Vietnam A Peach blossom B apricot blossom C pine tree D kumquat tree If you walk in the street before Tet, you will find great ………….everywhere A excite B exciting C excited D excitement 10 Does ………mind if I turn the T.V? A someone B everyone C anyone D no one 11 Experts say that ………… of the world could be over billion by the year 2015 A number B rate C figure D population 12 They ……… us against buying the house near the airport A prevented B warned C congratulated D accused 13 Ann suggested …………….to the beach on the weekend A go B going C to go D went 14 If we ……………… your phone number, we could have contacted you A knew B have known C had known D would know 15 ………… the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park A Visited B Visit C Having visited D To visit 16 Homes are often decorated ………plants and flowers at Tet A to B with C by D for 17 Scientists say that we must limit population …….because our resources are limited A grow B grown C growing D growth 18 He doesn’t spend much time ……… his lesson A prepare B preparing C prepared D to prepare 19 They let him……….a letter to his wife A to write B wrote C writing D write 20 He was watching T.V when the phone ……… A was ringing B rings C rang D rung Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D, that needs correcting: 21 He hasn’t come to class for days, and no one know where he is A B C D 22 She congratulated me in passing the driving test A B C D 23 She told if she were me, she would buy that house A B C D 24 He promised give the book back to me the next day A B C D 25 Do you think that if you bring happy to others, you are able to be a happy person? A B C D Read the passage carefully and then circle the letter of the best answer for each question below: One of the most traditional special foods for New Year of Vietnamese people (5)…………… Banh Chung (6) …………… sticky rice cake Banh Chung is made from sticky rice, pork meat and green beans All the ingredients are(8)……………… inside a special leaf called Dong Making the Banh Chung requires (9)………………and precision in every step The rice and green beans have to be soaked in water to make it (10)……………….The pork meat is usually soaked with pepper for several hours Squaring off and typing the cakes with bamboo strings require skillful hands to make it a perfect square Câu 5: A are B were C is D will be Câu 6: A nor B or C but D and Câu 8: A hugged B wrapped C rolled D embraced Câu 9: A careful B careless C carefully D care Câu 10: A stickier B the stickiest C the stickier D more stickier Rewrite the following sentences with the given beginning or under the instruction so that the meaning is unchanged: (0,4) All of the people like her because she is a kind teacher → Everyone……………………………………………………………………………… “If you hadn’t helped me, I wouldn’t have been successful”, he said to her → He told…………………………………………………………………… …………… "Don’t forget to your homework.” the teacher said to us → The teacher reminded…………………………………………………………………… We have written two tests today, so we are very exhausted → Having……………………………………………………………………………… It took him hours to paint the house → He spent……… ………………………………………………………………………… She locked the door, then she left the house → After……………………………………………………………………………………… The bag was heavy, so we couldn’t take it with us → If… …………………………………………………………………………………… I don’t know the answer, so I don’t tell her → If………………………………………………………………………………………… “It’s very nice of you to show me around the city” Mary said to me → Mary thanked ………………………………………………………………………… 10 Without a car, getting to work would be impossible for Peter → If……………………………………………………………………………………… ... (5)…………… Banh Chung (6) …………… sticky rice cake Banh Chung is made from sticky rice, pork meat and green beans All the ingredients are(8)……………… inside a special leaf called Dong Making the Banh Chung...24 He promised give the book back to me the next day A B C D 25 Do you think that if you bring happy to others, you are able to be a happy person? A B C D Read the passage... stickiest C the stickier D more stickier Rewrite the following sentences with the given beginning or under the instruction so that the meaning is unchanged: (0,4) All of the people like her because she