Grade 11 THEMID-SECONDSEMESTER EXAMINATION I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. powerful B. slowly C. snowy D. showing 2. A. plenty B. energy C. only D. hydroelectric II. Choose words whose stress is placed differently from that of the others. 3. A. alternative B. geothermal C. environment D. expensive 4. A. advance B. solar C. energy D. rugby III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below. 5. Oil, coal, and natural gas are examples of…………………… fuels. A. renewable B. fossil C. nuclear D. atomic 6. People put the solar……………… on the roofs of houses to get solar energy. A. windows B. windmill C. panels D. boards 7. The wind, the sun and water are other…………………sources of energy. A. alternative B. replace C. electric D. useless 8. Swimming and water skiing are both………………… sports. A. water B. lovely C. equal D. aquatic 9. They won two gold……………………in bodybuilding and billiards. A. degrees B. awards C. prizes D. medals 10. The Asian Games take place every…………………….years. A. one B. two C. three D. four 11. The purpose of the Asian Games is to develop intercultural knowledge and…… within Asia. A. friend B. friendliness C. friendship D. love 12. Hobbies really keep me………………but I’m glad I’m able to do them. A. occupied B. occupying C. occupation D. occupy 13. I……………………the books into different categories. A. discard B. classify C. organize D. exchange 14. My brother Jim, ………………… lives in Houston, is a doctor. A. that B. whom C. who D. whose 15. The man………………….the bank is a millionaire. A. is entering B. entering C. to be entered D. enters IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage. My hobby is (16)______ fish. I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a (17)______ of little fish. Some of them were bought (18)______ the shop while some (19)______ were collected from the rice field near my house. They look so beautiful (20)______ about in the tank. I love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too. 16. A. keep B. kept C. keeps D. keeping 17. A. various B. variety C. vary D. variously 18. A. from B. on C. with D. of 19. A. other B. others C. another D. else 20. A. running B. standing C. walking D. swimming V. Circle the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting. 21. He is the student whose I want to introduce to you. 22. The woman with her he fell in love left him after a few weeks. 23. He is the last person left the office yesterday afternoon. 24. The children play football on the schoolyard are her students. Page 1 Grade 11 THEMID-SECONDSEMESTER EXAMINATION VI. Read the passage and answer the following questions: Scientists are now looking for cheaper way to use solar energy to heat air and water. Many buildings are using solar energy to heat their water now. Solar units on the roofs of buildings collect the energy and use it to heat water. Although these units are still very expensive, more and more people are buying solar hot water heaters. Universities and colleges give solar energy courses where students learn to build their own solar collectors. They are also many books that explain the construction of solar collectors. In the future, there will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world. 25.What are the scientists doing now? 26.Are solar units cheap or expensive? 27.Where do students learn to build their own solar collectors? 28.Where will there be more solar collectors in the future? VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. 29.There were about 9,919__________________ taking part in the 14 th Asian Games. ( participate) 30.Our natural resources will be probably_______________ within a relatively short time. (exhaust) VIII. Reduce these relative clauses. 31.Linda was one of the students that left the classroom yesterday. 32.The man who is speaking to me is John’s brother. 33.He is the last robber that was arrested by the police. 34.A pacifist is a person who believes that all wars are wrong. 35.She was the first woman that took her seat in Parliament. IX. Combine the sentences, using a relative pronoun. The room looks beautiful.They painted it last week. 36.The boy is Jack. He is sitting next to Mary 37.The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed. 38.My sister wants to speak to you. You met her at my birthday party. 39.The man is an engineer. His daughter has just gone out. ------THE END------ Page 2 Grade 11 THEMID-SECONDSEMESTER EXAMINATION ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KTCL GIỮA HỌC KÌ II- MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 Đề 1 ( mỗi câu 0.25đ) Câu: I, II, III, IV, V Câu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 A X X X X X X B X X X X X X X X X C X X X D X X X X X X VI. 25. Scientists are now looking for cheaper way to use solar energy to heat air and water. 26.They are still very expensive. 27. Students learn to build their own solar collectors at universities and colleges. 28. There will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world. VII. 29. participants 30. exhausted VIII. 31. Linda was one of the students leaving the classroom yesterday. 32. The man speaking to me is John’s brother. 33. He is the last robber to be arrested by the police. 34. A pacifist is a person believing that all wars are wrong. 35. She was the first woman to take her seat in Parliament. IX. 36.The room which hey painted last week looks beautiful 37. The boy who is sitting next to Mary is Jack. / The boy is Jack who is sitting next to Mary 38. The bed on which ( where )I sleep has no mattress. 39. My sister, whom you met at my birthday party, wants to speak to you. 40. The man whose daughter has just gone out is an engineer. Page 3 . 24. The children play football on the schoolyard are her students. Page 1 Grade 11 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION VI. Read the passage and answer the. Grade 11 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. powerful