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(1)TRAN VAN BAO high school MID-SECOND TERM EXAMINATION Subject: English 11
School year: 2012- 2013 Time: 60 minutes I- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D
1 Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean
A powerful B significant C disastrous D detectable People in this region cultivate mainly rice and vegetable
A destroy B grow C develop D support
3 The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous
A efficient B polite C helpful D perfect
4 Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe
A boundless B uncountable C inflexible D unlimited This is the second person who was killed in this area
A killing B to be killed C killed D to kill Lady Aston was the first woman……… her seat in Parliament
A take B to take C taking D who takes
7 We could make better ……… Of our energy resources
A spend B need C use D limit
8 All fossil fuels are …… resources that can not be replaced after use
A unlimited B renewable C available D non- renewable This post office is ……… with advanced technology
A given B crowded C full D equipped
10 Oxford, ……… Attracts many tourists, is often crowded in the summer
A that B which C whose D where
11 The girl ………… I was looking smiled
A at whose B at which C at whom D to whom
12 Lan has got a brother …… In a bank in Hanoi
A working B worked C to work D works
13.The house ……… Nam lived was destroyed by the storm
A in where B in which C that D in that
14 The place I love to study in is my own room
A that B which C x D all are correct
15 Human beings have a great influence ……… our environment
A at B on C about D in
II Choose the word which best fits each gap of passenge.
Wild animals play an important part in the balance of nature, and… (16)… us with many important products Birds and other small animals help control…(17)… Wild animals provide fur, food, and recreation They …(18)….make our surrounding more interesting
Uncontrolled hunting…(19)….destroyed much wildlife People have also harmed animals by destroying their habitats Many animals, such as the passenger pigeon, have disappeared completely Others, including the whopping crane, the blue whale, and the American alligator, are in danger of dying (20)…
16 A supply B provide C furnish D all are correct
17 A insects B rodents C mammals D worms
18 A too B either C as well D even
19 A was B had C has D have
20 A away B off C down D out
III- Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
21 A damage B luggage C manage D teenage
22 A spacious B courteous C document D technology
23 A bought B tough C taught D thought
24 A passed B acted C watched D finished
25 A swallowB switch C sweet D sword
(2)A B C D 27 The energy of the sun can be changed to electricity
A B C D
28 who is the last person left the office yesterday afternoon? A B C D
29 We have an apartment overlooks the park A B C D
30 The factory which my father is working produces rubber tyres A B C D V- Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Scientists are now looking for cheaper way to use solar energy to heat air and water Many buildings are using solar energy to heat their water now Solar units on the roofs of buildings collect the energy and use it to heat water Although these units are still very expensive, more and more people are buying solar hot water heaters Universities and colleges give solar energy courses where students learn to build their own solar collectors They are also many books that explain the construction of solar collectors In the future, there will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world
1 What are the scientists doing now?
Are solar units cheap or expensive?
Where students learn to build their own solar collectors?
Where will there be more solar collectors in the future?
VI- Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1 The boy next to me in the evening class is very clever ( sit)
2 Our natural resources will be probably _ within a relatively short time (exhaust) We are living in a house _ by green trees (surround)
4 John was the youngest person _ yesterday (interview) Here is a test _ right now (finish)
6 are calling for the new pesticide regulations to be strictly enforced.(environment) VII- Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given.
1 There / be / several / national / celebration / Vietnam / but / perhaps / most / meaningful / Tet holiday
……… Every day / sun / release / large / amounts / energy/ can / change/ electricity
……… Scientist / make / list / endangered / species/ suggest / way /save
……… Number / rare / animals / decrease / so rapid / be danger / become / extinct
………
5 If / you / want / send / document / and / not / lose / original / shape / fascimile / help
……… VIII- Rewrite these sentences with the suggestions in the bracket.
1 He is the only student in my school who can speak three languages (using to infinitive)
………
2 The local AIDS organisation started a food service Many sick people benefit from it (using preposition + relative pronoun)
……… ……
3 We enjoy travelling Dalat There are a lot of places of interests there (using relative adverb)
………
4 Passengers who travel on this bus should buy their tickets in advance (using present participle)
………
5 She feels asleep now because she stayed up late lastnight (using conditional sentences)
(3)- THE
END -KEY FOR THE MID-TERM EXAMINATION (0,2 each sentence)
1.C 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.D 10.B
11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.B 16.B 17.A 18.D 19.C 20.D
21.D 22.A 23.B 24.B 25.D 26.A 27.D 28.C 29.C 30.A
V-1 Scientists/ They are now looking for cheaper way to use solar energy to heat air and water These units / They are still very expensive
3 Universities and colleges give solar energy courses where students learn to build their own solar collectors./ At universities and colleges
4 In the future, there will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world./ In the sunny desert areas of the world
VI-1 sitting exhausted surrounded
4 to be interviewed to finish Environmentalists
VII-1 There are several national celebrations in Vietnam, but perhaps the most meaningful one is Tet holiday Everday the sun releases large amounts of energy is a question for researchers all over the world
3 Scientists have made lists of endangered species and suggested ways to save them
4 The number of rare animals is decreasing so rapidly that they are in dager of becoming extinct
5 If you want to send a document and not want to lose its orginal shape, our facsimile service will help you
VIII-1 He is the only student in my school to speak three languages
2 The local AIDS organisation, from which many sick people benefit, started a food service We enjoy travelling Dalat where There are a lot of places of interests
4 Passengers travelling on this bus should buy their tickets in advance If she hadn’t stayed up late, she wouldn’t feel asleep now