The marathon's distance was chosen to duplicate the distance run by a Greek soldier from the town of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to bring the news of a Greek victory over the Persians..[r]
(1)Tran Quy Cap Senior High School TEST ON ENGLISH Full name: Time: 45 minutes Class: 11/ Code: 122 09-10 I Listening:
Listen to the tape and fill in the missing words that you hear.
Pelé is considered one of the (1) football players of all time He (2) in 1940 in Brazil As a (3) ,Pelé was famous for his powerful kicking and (4) the ball He joined a Brazilian football club in 1956, and in 1962 he led (5) to its first world club championship Pelé became the (6) player to participate in three World Cups in 1958,1962, and 1970 By 1974, Pelé had (7) 1,200 goals and became a Brazilian national hero He played for an American football club for two years before he retired in 1977 Later Pelé became an (8) ambassador for the sport, working to promote peace and understanding through friendly sport activities
II Reading:
Read the passage and then the following tasks.
In 1897, the city of Boston, Massachusetts opened the first subway in the country That same year, the first annual Boston Marathon was held The marathon is a 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) race that has become a major annual event, which attracts thousands of runners and spectators all over the world The marathon's distance was chosen to duplicate the distance run by a Greek soldier from the town of Marathon to Athens in 490 BC to bring the news of a Greek victory over the Persians The Marathon-Athens distance is actually less than 40 km (25 miles) The modern distance was established at the 1908 Olympic Games in London and represents the distance from the royal castle at Windsor to the Olympic stadium From the revival of the Olympics in 1896 until 1984 only men ran the marathon at the Olympics There are no men's and women's records for the event because each marathon course is different The best men's times are under hours and minutes The best women's times are slightly above hours and 20 minutes
A. Decide which statements are true (T) or false (F) T F
9 Boston Marathon was held in 1879
10 Marathon race is held every year
11 Originally, Marathon was a place name in ancient Greece
12 Actually, the distance from Marathon to Athens is more than 42 kilometers
13 The best men’s times in Marathon races are not more than hours & minutes
B Match the words or phrases in A with their definitions in B The has been done as an example.
A B
0 Boston
14.annual
15.spectators
16.to duplicate
17.a soldier
18.slightly
19.record
a a person who serves in the army
b a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event
c not much, a little
d the best result or the highest or lowest level that has ever been reached, especially in sport
e happening or done once every year f to make an exact copy of something
g the city in the state of Massachusetts, in the USA
0/ g 14/ 15/ 16/ 17/ 18/ 19/
III Grammar and vocabulary
(2)20 We call a person who has been chosen or appointed to speak for somebody else or on behalf of another person or a group a/an
A representation B announcement C accountant D representative
21 Prices of electrical equipment have fallen these days
A dramatic B dramas C dramatically D drama
22 What did the students to help illiteracy?
A eradicated B eradicating C eradication D eradicate
23 Many college students want to job during their vocation A volunteer B voluntary C voluntarily D volunteered
24 Many of my friends have difficulty English A in learning B to learn C in to learn D learnt
25 He promised me some money, but he didn’t it
A giving B to give C being given D give
26 The opposite of ‘increase’ is
A decrease B enclose C repeat D redo
27 You begin a formal letter with recipient’s name (e.g Dear Mr Phillip) How you end the letter?
A Yours faithfully B Yours sincerely C Yours D With love
28 Mother: You’ve broken the vase
Son: Oh no, mum! I’ve just arrived home I don’t know anything about it
A The boy denied to break the vase B The boy denied not breaking the vase C The boy denied breaking the vase D The boy denied broke the vase
29 Which of the words is different about the meaning from the others?
A contestant B champion C competitor D A and B are correct
30 In a letter you have written to a company, you tell them that you expect them to reply How you write?
A Write back to me soon, please B I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon C Please drop me a line soon D I look forward to hearing from you soon
31 Which word(s) mean(s) 'extremely good?
A excellent B marvellous C wonderful D All are correct
32 My father reminded me the main gate before going to school A to lock B locking C locked D not locking Circle the following words that are stressed differently from the rest
33 A orphanage B competitor C mountainous D volunteer
34. A possible B faithful C handicapped D remote
Circle the following underlined sounds that are pronounced differently from the others
35 A huge B full C pull D put
36 A done B other C comfortable D provide
IV Writing:
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one, using the words given The sentence has been done for you as an example.
0 There are 41 classes in our school Our school has 41 classes.
37 “You’d better wear a helmet whenever you are on a motorbike,” his father said to him His father advised
38 “Remember to turn off the lights before going out, Tom,” Tom’s mother said Tom’s mother reminded
39 “I am sorry I didn’t arrive here earlier,” John said
John apologized
40 “I’ve always wanted to be a pilot,” Brown said
(3)