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(1)Grade 11 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others A wild B weather C away D write A wrong B morning C think D money A imagine B dangerous C bag D language A hospital B house C hour D holiday A young B quickly C yesterday D York Choose one of the words or phrases marked A, B, C or D, which best completes each sentence People nowadays want to _the size of their family A look after B limit C lengthen D listen to Petroleum, iron, silver, gold and other metals are natural _ A restaurants B reorganizations C receptions D resources That man became a _person after a severe accident A healthy B intelligent C handicapped D volunteer I'm helping people in the _areas A developed B hospital C mountainous D volunteer th 10 The _of the 24 Sea Games took place in Thailand A competitive B competes C competitions D competitors 11 It is hoped that _will soon be eradicated in our country A literature B intelligence C literacy D illiteracy 12 Old people often like their problems to be _to A listened B read C written D spoken 13 Athletes have to train hard to _the competitions of the Sea Games A take part in B stimulate C take care of D bring up 14 The volunteers give care and _to old people in the hospital A common B comfortable C comfort D community 15 The _of the world has been increasing faster and faster A population B organization C profession D police 16 The policeman told the thief _his pocket A to empty B emptied C emptying D empties 17 We are planning _several historical sites in Moscow A visiting B to visit C having visited D visit 18 What exactly _at the time I came to your office yesterday? A were you doing B had you done C did you D you did 19 “I'm terribly sorry I've broken your glasses" should be reported as: A He denied to have broken our glasses B He advised us to break our glassed C He regretted to break our glasses D He apologized for having broken our glasses 20 He was said _a robber before he left for New York A be B to have been C was D had been 21 The mother made her child _the word A repeat B to be repeating C repeating D to repeat 22 There was no way of _out of the building A to get B got C getting D get 23 I could feel the robber _from the back door A comes B coming C to come D came 24 I have nothing _you today A tell B telling C to tell D told 25 David _Japanese food before, so he knew what to order A had eaten B has eaten C eats D ate 26 Last weekend, my friends and I _fishing A go B went C was going D had gone 27 The children denied _the money Page Lop11.com THE FIRST SEMESTER (2) Grade 11 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM A have taken B to have taken C had taken D having taken 28 "Could you all be in Room 34 by a.m tomorrow, please?" should be reported as: A She insisted on being in room 34 by a.m the following day B She offered to be in room 34 by a.m the following day C She asked us to be in room 34 by a.m the next day D She advised us to be in room 34 by a.m tomorrow 29 Reading stories in English helps us _our writing skills A improve B improved C improves D improving 30 "Don't touch the plate It's hot!" should be reported as: A She promised not to touch the plate B She reminded him to touch the plate C She allowed him to touch the plate D She warned him not to touch the plate 31 Paul hoped _to join the private club A to invite B inviting C being invited D to be invited 32 I _the washing up before my mother came home A did B had done C was doing D must have done 33 The teacher allowed me _at home to finish the assignment A stayed B staying C stay D to stay 34 _all the traces of his crime, the criminal left the building A Removes B To remove C Having removed D To have removed 35 While Diana _her favourite television program, there was a power cut A is watching B watched C watching D was watching Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions about it Studying for up to 17 hours a day is a fact of life for South Korean secondary school pupils They live in a society where education is very important, and there is great competition for a place at university Getting a good degree from a top university is the only way to be sure of getting a professional well-paid job The normal secondary school day, as in most other countries, lasts eight hours But after that most parents make their children stay at school for extra classes In theory, these classes are optional, but in practice they are compulsory When the school day ends, the children are not allowed to relax and enjoy themselves Most of them have to study all evening in libraries, with private tutors or at private academies 36 Education in South Korea is _ A very important B well-paid C a good degree D professional 37 The opposite of "optional" is _ A private B libraries C practice D compulsory 38 The children are not allowed to relax and enjoy themselves because _ A they have to study B the school days end C there are libraries D the classes are optional 39 A secondary school day in most countries lasts _hours A 17 B C 10 D 13 40 People with a good degree is _ A a professor B important C educational D well-paid THE END Page Lop11.com THE FIRST SEMESTER (3)