1 . http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN HUỆ Họ và tên : ………………………………… Lớp : …………………… THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION ENGLISH 11 ADVANCED Đề số : 00002 Thời gian : 45 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) I/. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the blanks. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. (1) . many Americans it is the most important holiday apart from Christmas. Schools, offices and most businesses close for Thanksgiving, and many people make the whole weekend a vacation. Thanksgiving is (2) . with the time when Europeans first came to North America. In 1620 the ship the Mayflower arrived, bringing about 150 people who today are usually called Pilgrims. They arrived at the beginning of a very (3) . winter and could not find enough to eat, so many of them died. But in the following summer Native Americans showed them what foods were safe to eat, (4) . they could save food for the next winter. They held a big celebration to thank God and the Native Americans for the fact that they had (5) . . Today people celebrate Thanksgiving to remember these early days. The most important part of the celebration is a (6) . dinner with foods that come from North America. Câu 1: A. From B. In C. For D. At Câu 2: A. concerned B. associated C. involved D. related Câu 3: A. simple B. hard C. great D. cold Câu 4: A. because B. although C. so that D. which Câu 5: A. survival B. surviving C. survivors D. survived Câu 6: A. traditionally B. traditionalism C. traditional D. tradition II/. Choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D for each of the following sentences. Câu 7: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. tooth B. with C. myth D. breath Câu 8: If energy _________ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different. A. will be B. would be C. is D. were Câu 9: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting. We could have ( A. ) given ( B. ) you a lift if we'd know ( C. ) you were coming ( D. ) this way. Câu 10: "Give us a raise or we'll go on strike," said the workers to the manager. A. The workers asked the manager for giving them a raise and promised of going on strike. B. The workers asked the manager to give them a raise and threatened to go on strike. C. The workers promised the manager to give them a raise and recommended him to go on strike. D. The workers wanted the manager of giving them a raise and advised to go on strike. Câu 11: Choose the best response to complete the dialogue. Tom: How is your brother getting on in his new job? Bill : Well, he doesn't complain, but clearly he finds it very tiring. Tom: _________________________________________ Bill : Yes, I suppose you're right. A. Can't his uncle help him to get a job in the bank? B. What's the salary like? Is it worth it? C. Oh, I am sorry to hear that. D. That's only natural. He hasn't had time to get used to the work yet. Câu 12: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. children B. much C. machine D. exchange Câu 13: 'Why are you sitting in the dark?' 'Let's just say that if I _________my electricity bill last month, I 2 . http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ _________in the dark now.' A. paid / won't be B. had paid / wouldn't be C. paid / wouldn't be D. had paid / wouldn't have been Câu 14: If you want to join the History Society, you must first _________ this application form. A. make up B. fill in C. do up D. write down Câu 15: He gets very annoyed if he has to wait for anything. He doesn't like waiting. He's very _________. A. impolite B. impatient C. naughty D. untidy Câu 16: Choose the best sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one. The only survivor of the plane crash was Mr. John. A. Everyone, including Mr. John was killed in the plane crash. B. All of the plane passengers were killed. C. Everyone was killed in the plane crash. D. Everyone, apart from Mr. John was killed in the plane crash. Câu 17: Pick out the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the others. A. celebrate B. entertain C. influence D. decorate Câu 18: Choose the best sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one. We avoided being overheard by whispering. A. We whispered in order for people to overhear us. B. We whispered so that not to be overheard. C. We whispered in order to avoid overhearing. D. We whispered so as not to be overheard. Câu 19: The government sent money and food to people _________ houses were destroyed by the storm last week. A. that B. whose C. which D. whom Câu 20: I won't lend you this money___________ you promise to pay it back. A. otherwise B. if C. unless D. in case Câu 21: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting. Sorry, could you ( A. ) say that ( B. ) again? I haven't ( C. ) listened for ( D. ) you. Câu 22: Choose the best sentence which is closest in meaning to the given on.e Were it not for the money, this job wouldn't be worthwhile. A. Although the salary is poor, the job is worthwhile. B. This job offers a poor salary. C. The only thing that makes this job worthwhile is the money. D. This job is not rewarding at all. Câu 23: Mary often found her teachers' remarks stimulating. A. enjoying B. interesting C. participating D. encouraging Câu 24: Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. A. expect B. resource C. continue D. increase Câu 25: Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given. time / we / get / theatre / play / start A. By the time we will get to the theatre, the play will start. B. By the time we get to the theatre, the play have started. C. By the time we get to the theatre, the play will have started. D. By the time we will get to the theatre, the play will have started. Câu 26: For a long time after the accident, he suffered from constant _________. A. hurt B. pain C. injury D. ache Câu 27: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting. My brother has driven ( A. ) his car to work ( B. ) everyday when ( C. ) he bought ( D. ) it. Câu 28: Next month the students of our country will take part in a severe _________ for university places. A. performance B. activity C. completion D. competition Câu 29: 'What would you like to drink?' 'I __________ a lemonade, please'. A. would have B. have C. am having D. will have Câu 30: Those foreign tourists are looking forward to enjoying Vietnamese Tet holiday with _________. A. excited B. excite C. exciting D. excitement Câu 31: Choose the underlined word or phrase in the sentence that needs correcting. After ( A. ) a week, we finally got ( B. ) to Miami, which ( C. ) my grandparents live ( D. ). Câu 32: My roommate's handwriting is very bad, so he had me _________ his paper for him last night. 3 . http://ductam_tp.violet.vn/ A. to have typed B. typed C. to type D. type Câu 33: _________ my experience, very few people really understand the problem. A. In B. With C. To D. From Câu 34: She has passed the exam. She _________ all last night. A. can study B. could have studied C. may have studied D. must have studied Câu 35: She doesn't want anything alcoholic now. She would rather _________a soft drink. A. prefer B. to have C. have D. prefer to have Câu 36: The world's population is _________ to be over 7 billion by 2010. A. blamed B. expected C. reached D. claimed III/. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do housework that morning. . In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband. She wanted to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was really splendid. After putting it on, she went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair. She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man. Mrs. Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying "It's only me." But it was too late! The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, closing the door heavily behind him. Câu 37: Mrs. Richards went downstairs with the costume onso as to _________________. A. find out if she had finished the costume B. frighten the person who was knocking on the door C. make sure that the costume fitted her well D. receive the bread and do some cooking Câu 38: That man _____________ and that made him cry out and run away. A. recognized Mrs. Richards B. thought he must have met a ghost C. found out Mrs. Richards was walking towards him D. thought that Mrs. Richards must have recognized him Câu 39: The reason for Mrs. Richards excitement that day was that _________________. A. she had sent her children to school B. she wouldn't do any housework that morning C. she had made a special costume the night before morning D. she was to attend an evening party Câu 40: The man who was knocking on the door was _________________. 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