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(1)ONE PERIOD TEST Time alloted: 45 minutes
FULL NAME:……… CLASS: 11………… I PRONUNCIATION:
1 a appreciate b affect c aquaintance d attitude a honest b vehicle c happy d honest a friend b cream c wedding d weather
II VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND EXPRESSION:
4 Can you write an article teling about of your most memorable past ?
a experience b experiences c experienced d experiencing You looked very busy when I saw you yesterday morning What at that time?
a were you b did you c you d were you doing Does she mind _ at home if her parents needs her help?
a to call b call c calling d being called I was going home when I _ an accident
a see b am seeing c saw d has seen After the children had grown up, they decided _ to live in big cities
a to be moved b move c moving d being moved They held a concert to ark the _ of Mozart’s death
a.anniversary b occasion c.situation d.remembrance 10 When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker speaking and everybody was clapping
a had just finished b just finishes c just finished d has just finished 11 The new students hope in many of the schoo’s social activities.
a to include b to be included c including d being included 12 You had better _ to see the boss and say what you have done
a to go b going c went d go 13 We hope that the puplis themselves will enjoy part in the project
a take b to take c to be taken d being taken 14 When we get together, all we talk is football
a in b about c on d with 15 I phone you last night but you were out Where ?
a you go b are you going c were you going d did you go 16 There is no point in _ her to answer the questions
a persuade b persuading c to persuade d persuaded 17 She wants _the house before getting married
a buy b buying c to buy d buys 18 When he realised that I was looking at him, he away
a was turning b turned c turns d has turned 19.The film _ before we got to the cinema
a already began b has already begun c had already begun d already
Choose the word or pharse that is incorrect in standard writen English and correct them.
20 (A) I often (B) help (C) my parents (D) writing invitation cards 21 Most of (A) parents (B) let (C) their children (D) to attend school
22 (A) Many methods of (B) storing information tended (C) to be forget (D) when computers arrived 23 I didn’t want (A)to meet him so (B) when he (C) entered the room I (D) leave
III READING COMPREHENSION.
(2)I was a student at Oxford University Like many students I did not have (24) money
Last year, I decided (25) to Manchester to visit some of my friends for the weekend.It was a cold, windy November day and while I (26) _, I got soaked to the skin After waiting for two hours I finally got a lift from a lorry driver He was a nice man and we (27) alot Suddenly, a police car raced past us and made us (28) We were taken to the police station
24 a lots b much c many d a lot
25 a go b gone c going d to go
26 a was waiting b am waiting c to wait d wait 27 a spoke b said c told d talked 28 a stopping b stop c stopped d to stop
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2 Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below:
The birthday cake has been an integral part of the birthday tradition in Western cultures since the middle of the 19th century.
The cake, or sometimes a pastry or dessert, is served to a person on his or her birthday, and is often decorated with all novelty candles, with the person’s name and a message of congratulations inscribed with icing The phrase “ Happy Birthday” didnot appear on the cake until the song Happy Birthday to You was popularized in the early 1900s
1 Since when has the birthday cake been an integral part of the birthday tradition in Western cultures ?
How is the cake often decorated ?
IV WRITING
1 During his walk, it started to rain
-> When he Working hard is important
-> It is She turned off the computer Then she left the office
-> After She prefers sitting alone to meeting friends
-> She would rather