Ms Trang Thu ENGLISH 11 – WEEK I PRONUNCIATION A many B novel C thank D news A think B run C answer D vain A bank B nobody C fnd D lunch A incapable B afternoon morning C D drink A distance B between C uncle D want A only B understand C when D ankle II LEXICAL & GRAMMAR Fill each blank with a suitable word Exercise 1: loyal mutual incapable selfish Despite differences in background and outlook, their partnership is based on respect, trust and understanding Our relationship can not last longer because he seems to be very He only thinks about himself To keep a friendship, you can not always resist on your own way - there has to be some When all her other friends deserted her, Steve remained She is a brilliant mathematician, but as a lecturer, she is totally You can _ Jack to look after the money He's completely honest They really want to send my warm to the people who lost their relatives in the earthquake on December 13th The of your love for Indian food really amazes me Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: To many people, their friends are the most important in their life Really good friends always (1) joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (2) _ with There are all sorts of things that can (3) _ about this special relationship It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (4) _ to consider your best friend To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (5) _ understands us better than anyone else It’s the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets A share B give C spend D have A through B on C in D up A bring B cause C result D provide A too B enough C so D such A whom B which C who D whose Exercise 3: Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers Last year I went to Nepal for three months to work in a hospital The hospital let me have a few days’ holiday, so I decided to go into the jungle and I asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal Rai, to go with me We started preparing for the trip at six in the morning It was hot but Kamal made me wear Ms Trang Thu shoes and trousers to protect me from snakes In the jungle there was a lot of wildlife, but we were trying to fnd big cats, especially tigers, but it is unusual to fnd tigers in the afternoon because they sleep in the heat of the day Then, in the distance, we saw a tiger We crept nearer and found a dead deer, still bleeding This was the tiger's lunch! Suddenly I started to feel very frightened We heard the tiger a second before we saw it It jumped out like a flash of lightning I looked into its eyes and face, and saw right down the animal's throat It grabbed Kamal's leg between its teeth, but I managed to pull Kamal away One of our elephants ran at the tiger and made it go back into the grass, so we quickly escaped to let the tiger eat its lunch That night it was impossible to sleep! The writer went to Nepal A for holiday B for treatment C for business D on tour When having a few days off, he decided to go into A the remote villages B the mountains C the seaside D the tropical forest It's difficult to fnd tigers in the afternoon because A they usually sleep at this time of day B tigers hardly hunt in the heat of the day C the elephants' back wasn't high enough to get view D it's so hot at this time The writer started to feel frightened when A he saw a tiger B he saw the tiger's lunch C he scrept nearer D he found a deer The tiger A was like a flash of light B saw them a second before they saw it C jumped out very fast D jumped out of the grass at about four meters Which of the followings is not true according to the passage? A Tigers are members of the cat family B The writer was made to wear shoes and trousers to protect him from the heat of the day C Kamal narrowly escaped being killed D It was such a terrible experience that the writer couldn't sleep that night Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer After Jessica her degree, she intends to work in her father's company A will fnish B fnishes C fnished D is fnishing As you your car at the moment, can I borrow it? A don't use B didn't use C aren't using D haven't used When she saw a snake at her feet, she A was screamingB screamed C screams D had screamed When he realised that I at him, he away A looked - was turning B was looking - turned C was looking - was turning D looked turned I the new Harry Potter book now, so you can borrow my copy if you like A fnish B am fnishing C have fnished D had fnished I was sure that I him before A met B had met C have met D was meeting Before I started the car, all of the passengers their seat belts A will buckle B had buckled C was buckling D have buckled The minute I got the news about Sue I my parents A phoned B was phoning C had phoned D have phoned A lot since I last you A happened - saw B happened have seen C has happened - saw D has happened have seen 10 Your eyes are red ? A did you cry B have you been crying C have you cried D you cry 11 A small stone struck the windshield while we down the gravel road A drive B were driving C had driven D had been driving 12 In the next few year, thousands of speed cameras on major roads A are appeared B will appear C are appearing D are going to appear 13 After she hospital, she had a long holiday Ms Trang Thu A leaves B is leaving C left D has left 14 for a long time before you got a job? A Were you looking B Have you looked C Have you been looking D Had you looked 15 The flm _ by the time we to the cinema A already began - got B have already begun - got C had already begun - got D already began - had got Exercise 5: Write a second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first Use the word or words in brackets I started working in this hotel six months ago (worked) _ _ _ Sue has been in Italy for the last three weeks (went) _ _ _ I met her during my stay in Paris last summer (while) Ms Trang Thu _ _ _ I worked very hard for the exam Then I passed it By the time I _ _ First I considered what to study Then I decided to major in Math After I _ She wrote a letter Then she went to bed Before I _ He bought a radio First he checked the price When I _ _ Exercise 6: Arrange these words in the correct order The man/ through/ the window/ 5/ minutes/ jumped/ ago me/ to/ with/ in/ They/ Florida/ invited/ stay/ them letter/ the/ ,/ opening/ the/ was/ telephone/ I/ rang/ While to/ played/ fve/ He/ piano/ for/ the/ years/ has ... the earthquake on December 13th The of your love for Indian food really amazes me Exercise 2: Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: To many people,... on you Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (2) _ with There are all sorts of things that can (3) _ about this special relationship It may... windshield while we down the gravel road A drive B were driving C had driven D had been driving 12 In the next few year, thousands of speed cameras on major roads A are appeared B will appear