Reading: Read the passage and Choose the best answers 2.5p People commonly complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks.. The hours and minutes seem to slip away before [r]
(1)Written Test : Grade 11 Name: ………………………………………………….Class:…………… I Reading: Read the passage and Choose the best answers (2.5p) People commonly complain that they never have enough time to accomplish tasks The hours and minutes seem to slip away before many planned chores get done According to time management experts, the main reason for this is that most people fail to set priority about what to first They get tied down by trivial, time-consuming matters and never complete the important ones One simple solution often used by those at the top is to keep lists of tasks to be accomplished daily These lists order jobs from most essential to least essential and are checked regularly through the day to access progress Not only is this an effective way to manage time, but also it serves to gives individuals a much deserved sense of satisfaction over their achievements People who not keep lists often face the end of the workday with uncertainty over the significance of their accomplishments, which over time can contribute to serious problems in mental and physical health Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A Common complaints about work B According trivial matters C Achieving job satisfaction D Learning to manage time According to the passage, why many people never seem to have enough time to accomplish things? A They not prioritize tasks B They get tied down by one difficult problem C They fail to deal with trivial matters D They not seek the advice of time management experts In paragraph 2, the word those refers to A daily lists B trivial matters C priorities D people The passage states that one solution to time management problems is to A consult a time expert B accomplish time-consuming matters first C spend only a short time on each task D keep daily lists of priorities and check them regularly The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses A mental and physical health problems B another solution to time management problems C ways to achieve a sense of fulfilment D different types of lists II Pronunciation (1p): a meets b sits c kids d visits a stopped b stepped c looked d moved a robs b looks c cooks d runs 10 a strong b strength c street d squeal III.Grammar: Choose the best answers to fill in the gaps (2.5p) Lop11.com (2) 11 The first person to class was Tom a who coming b to come c to came d coming 12 We live in a house in 1998 a building b build c built d to build 13 She likes the shirt a I am wearing b I wear it c I am wearing it d that I wear it 14 The novel yesterday is very funny a my mother buy b my mother bought c my mother buys d my mother bought it 15 They treated us turkey and sandwich a to b with c by d for 16 If it rained now, We stay at home a will b won’t c would d wouldn’t 17 When we arrived the party, Tom… before a had left b left c went d leaves 18 Sometimes life is very pleasant for people……… near airports a living c live b to live d lived 19 What did Mr Nam die ? a for b of c in d with 20 An architect is a person work is designing buildings a which b whose c who d whom IV Writing (2p) Write a paragraph about your collection using the cues below Name of your collection When you started your collection How you collect them How you keep them Why you collect them Your plan for the future V Listening (2p) * Listen to the tape and fill in the following passage: When you (1) London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the (2) clock that can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C If the houses of Parliament had not been burned down in (3) , the clock would never been erected Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the houses of the Parliament were being built It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day On the B.B.C, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are (4) .to the clock tower Big Ben has rarely gone wrong Once, however, it failed to give the (5) time A painter who had been working on the tower a pot of paint on one of the hand and slowed it down Lop11.com (3)