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(1)Level Test ( No summer 2010- Class 11)
Test 1: I Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others: ( mark ) 1 A leather B dream C weather D ahead
2 A thank B they C these D than 3 A talked B watched C lived D stopped 4 A balloon B typhoon C groom D flood
II Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: ( marks )
1 She wishes she a longer vacation.A has B had C have D having
2 I saw that film _ pm Sunday.A on / from B in / at C at / at D at / on 3 You like playing sports, , Nam ? A you B aren't you C don't you D doesn't he 4 We feel very _ today A happiness B happy C happily D are happy 5 We Lan since she left school A met B meet C meeting D haven't met 6 She asked me A If I was good at English B If was good at English
C If I good at English D If I am good at English
7 If you your passport, you will be in trouble A lost B lose C would lose D losing 8 My brother asked us so much noise A not to make B no make C don't make D not making 9 Math is _ than English A important B more important C importanter D the most important 10 Malaysia into regions: The East and the West Malaysia
A separate B comprised C parted D divided 11 The Internet is very fast and _ way for me to get information
A convenient B terrible C quickly D inconvenient
12 Thu _ to me very often, but now she phones A used to write B has written C wrote D write III Find one mistake in each sentence below and correct: mark
1 Are you interested of learning English? ……… ………. 2 He is tallest student in his class ……… …………. 3 If I have 20,000 dollars, I would buy a new house In fact, I have 10,000 dollars
4 She asked me how I go to school everyday
IV Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: ( mark ) 1 Don't make noise! My mother (sleep) ……… … 2 Peter (catch)……… the bus to school everyday. 3 By this time last year, we (live)……… in London
4 The students in grade (study) ……… English since 2005.
V Rewrite these sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first one ( marks ) 1 Studying English is very necessary It is ………
2 The woman is very kind She lives next door to me. The woman ……… 3 Marconi invented the radio about one hundred years ago. The radio……… 4 It's a pity your friend isn't at the party I wish ………
VI Reading the text then answer the questions below: ( marks )
Television is a major means of communication It brings pictures and sounds from around the world into millions of home Through television, viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands Television widens our knowledge by introducing us to new ideas which may lead us to new hobbies and recreations.
In addition to the new, television provides us with a variety of program that can satisfy every taste Most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching television It is more convenient for them to sit at home watching television than to go out for amusements elsewhere
What can viewers see and learn through television ? 2 How does television widen our knowledge?
3 Can television programs satisfy very taste, according to the text?
4 Why most people now seem to like spending their evenings watching television? Test 2 I: Circle the best option from A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks.
1 He never stopped _ until his last minute of life A to work B to be working C working D to have worked I hurried I wouldn’t be late for class A since B so that C as if D unless - Would you like some bread? - I’m rather hungry
A No, I wouldn’t B No, thanks C Yes, I like D Yes, please
4 There are good programs on TV that I rarely watch it A such few B such little C so few D so little It’s important that he _the book for me A finds B will find C found D find Let’s go somewhere for a drink, _? A shall we B we C will you D you
7 This is the place _I was born and lived during my childhood A in where B which C in which D in that The fish tastes I won’t eat it A awful B awfully C more awfully D as awful She _the information she wanted in her reference books A looked after B looked up C took out D took up 10 Nguyen Du was one of the most brilliant poets in Vietnamese_ A history B independence C culture D literature 11 There was no news; , she went on hoping A moreover B in other words C nevertheless D otherwise 12 It took them ages to the fire A put out B put off C take off D take up 13 He has just got an interesting _in a textile company A work B job C occupation D employment 14 There are 50 in the talent contest A competitors B examinees C customers D interviewees
II : Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, bold part pronouced differently
(2)A three B.though C than D them A tobacco B golden C appropriate D solid
III:Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from that of the other three.
A gather B unique C locate D fashion A accomplishment B environment C experience D satisfaction
IV: Read the passage and circle the best option from A, B, C or D
Laptop computers are popular all over the world People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels These laptop connect people to their workplace In the United States today, laptop also connect students to their classroom
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to schoolwork anywhere they want Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop The laptop is a part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, 100-year-old college The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to ‘speak’ with their teachers, their classmates and their families However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs They can work with it at home, in a fast food restaurant or under the trees- anywhere at all! Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable As laptops become powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students State officials are also use testing laptop program at other universities, too
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lesson As one Westlake teacher said “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world They can see everything and everything
1 The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _
A use for their schoolwork B access the Internet C work at home D connect them to libraries The word “speak” in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to? A interact B express C work D use Which of the following is true about Westlake College ? A All teachers use computers B.1500 students have laptops
C It is an old college in American D Students there can everything
“A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can A attend lectures on information technology B travel around the world
C get information from around the world D have free laptops
What can we infer from the passage? A The program is successful B The program is not workable C The program is too expensive D We don’t know the result yet
V: Find the mistakes from A, B, C or D and correct:
1 They gave us a lot of information, most of that was useless The batteries in this radio need to change
3 While she saw what had happened, she began to laugh loudly
4 Either my mother nor my father wants me to be an engineer Jim never gets used to work eight hours a day
6 The work performed by these officers are not worth our paying them any longer
7 The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard
8 It was him who came running into the classrooms with the news
VI : Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1 It is necessary that I post this letter tonight.I
2 Mark began playing the piano ten years ago.Mark has Susan is excited about going to Spain on holiday.Susan is looking
4 The typhoon blew the roof off the house.The house _
5 Jane is the cleverest student in her class.Nobody