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(1)SỞ GD & ĐT XYZ TRƯỜNG THPT STUV T ANH VĂN NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 ~ KIEÅM TRA ÑÒNH KYØ SOÁ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 Thời gian: 45 phút ………, November ……, 2009 Name:……………………… …………….Class 11A …… Marks PART A: PRONUNCIATION I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently to the others (0.6p) 1) A announce B annual C activity D awarded 2) A techniques B questions C competition D overcome 3) A volunteer B engineer C fearsome D bear II Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others (0.4p) 4) A voluntary B competition C population D disadvantaged 5) A illiterary B minority C annual D participate PART B: VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR I Choose the word or phrase - A, B, C, or D - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase (2p) 6) Long term ……….have contributed as healthcare workers, physical therapists, graphic designers, by teaching advanced computer skills or in project development A voluntary B voluntarily C volunteer D volunteers 7) A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n) A referee B judge C investigator D witness 8) The competition ……………… by the Students' Parents Society A was sponsored B sponsored C was raised D have been promoted 9) ~ What is a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other to find out who is the best at something? ~ It is a /an ……………… A participation B competition C activity D performance 10) Walking and golf increased in……… during the 1980s A popular B popularly C popularize D popularity 11) My boss objects ……………… making private calls on the office phone A against B to C for D toward 12) The entrance examination is held ……………… in June A every years B annual C annually D every four years 13) When I came home, I caught my brother ……………… my diary A reads B being read C reading D was reading 14) Our form teacher often advises us ……………… time chatting over the Internet A spending B not to waste C to spend D to waste 15) More work has ……………… to eradicate illiteracy in Vietnam A done B to C to be done D to be volunteered II Find the mistake (1p) 16) 17) 18) 19) She smelt (A) something burning (B) and saw smoke (C) rise (D) The museum (A) guard asked (B) the visitors to not touch (C) the exhibits (D) He insisted on (A) seeing (B) the manager (C) tomorrow (D) The volunteers were asked (A) to provide (B) reading and writing skills for (C) illiterate (D) people in remote areas 20) More and more (A) people are being taken part in (B) the struggle against (C) illiteracy (D) PART C: READING COMPREHENSION I Complete the passage with the words provided (1.5 p) for, solution, says, as, community, solving, that, believed In the United States, volunteering is viewed 21……………… a good way to give children a sense of 22 ……………… reponsibility and to bring the family together Volunteerism is growing across the United States today because people are trying to put more emphasis on family togetherness and they are looking 23 ……………… Lop11.com (2) ways to help young people have a feeling of hope and satisfaction It is 24……………… that volunteering helps children discover their talents, develop their skills, and learn about cooperation and problem 25……………… Moreover, family volunteering has some advantages: it benefits the community 26 ……………… is served, it benefits the family for serving together, and it benefits each individual in the family 21 ……………… 22 ……………… 23 ……………… 24 ……………… 25 ……………… 26 ……………… II Read the passage and then answer the following questions (1p) I am in favor of English-speaking contests in schools Such contests encourage students to practice speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills Besides, while preparing themselves for the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly Contests among classes provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how to cooperate with other people Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking contests are time-consuming However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on My classmates and I have found that we speak English better after each- contest In sum, English-speaking contests in schools are useful to students 27) How are English-speaking contests useful to students? ………………………………………………………………………………….………… 28) What contests among classes provide students? ………………………………………………………………………………….………… PART D: WRITING Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence (2.0p) 29) Hung found it difficlut to recite the poem in front of the judges Hung had difficulty ……………… ……………… ……………… …………… 30) “Don’t forget to give this book back to your brother, Lan,” said Mr Lam Mr Lam reminded……………………………………………………………… 31) “All right, I’ll wait for you,” Hoa said to us Hoa agreed ………………………………………………………………………… 32) “Yes, we have broken these glasses,” said the little boys The little boys ……………………………………… ……………………………… 33) “We all hope to see you soon,” my parents said My parents looked forward ………………………………………………………… PART E: LISTENING Listen and fill in the gap with the missing words (1.5p) In the 776 BC the Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympic to honor the Greeks chief god, Zeus The Greeks 34……………… physical fitness and strength in their education of youth Therefore, contests in running jumping, discus and javelin throwing boxing and horse chariot racing were held in 35…… cities, and the winners completed every four years at Mount Olympus Winners were 36……… honored by having olive wreaths placed in their heads and 37……… were sung about their deeds Originally, these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in 38……… were halted to allow the games to take place The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they 39……… time in four year cycles called “Olympiad” dating from 776 BC 34 ……………………… 35 ……………………… 36 ………………………… 37 ……………………… 38 ……………………… 39 ………………………… The End Lop11.com (3)