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(1)ENGLISH TEST – SECOND TERM – GRADE 11 School year: 2014-2015 Mark: Time allowance: 45’ Test code: 348 -I Phonetics *Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: A worked B forced C caused D matched A trends B decisions C markets D offers A please B advice C allowance D base A athlete B advance C advantage D adventure II Grammar and Vocabulary I was very angry _ Tom because he was rude _ me a about/with b at/with c with/to d with/about Neither the director nor his assistant _ yet a haven’t come b has come c hasn’t come d have come Before Gagarin’s historic flight, there were still enormous _ a accidents b certainties c success d uncertainties People have to use coal and oil to _ electricity for a long time a generation b generated c generate d generates Because power demand is increasing very rapidly, fossil fuels will be exhausted within a short time a enabled b tired c bushed d emptied The waste from chemical factory is extremely a harm b harmful c unharmed d harmless 10 Fax transmission has now become a cheap and way to transmit texts and graphics over distance a convenient b inconvenient c uncomfortable d comfortable 11 We continued _ rain forest and increase the danger of global warming a cut off b cut in c cut out d cut down 12 The War brought death and to the city a destruction b destruct c destroyed d destroy 13 The flight will take approximately three weeks a closely b exactly c about d precisely 14 Some training courses can provide people practical skills a from b on c for d with 15 The footballer play again in spite of his severe injury a could not b can not c was able to d was not able to 16 Don’t worry, they to phone a could forget b was able to forget c couldn’t forget d was not able to forget * Error recognition 17 Neither Lam nor his brother don’t like horror films A B C D 18 The Great Wall of China reported to have been built in the late of 1400s A B C D 19 It was the shop which she bought a wonderful present for him on his birthday A B C D 20 On 15th October in 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space, wasn’t it? A B C D (2) III Read the following passage then complete the sentences below: (2 points) Of all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls Located on the Niagara River along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, the American Falls and Horseshoe Falls The former is on the US side of the border, in the state of New York, while the latter is on the Canadian side About 85% of the water in Niagara River flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the more impressive of the two falls About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist season Sightseers can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls, or view them from parks on both sides of the river Niagara Falls has long been a popular honeymoon for newlyweds Which of the following is entirely on the US side of the border with Canada? A Niagara River B American Falls C Niagara Falls D Horseshoe Falls According to the passage, where can people watch the falls? A From trains B From airplanes C From parks or boats D From cars or buses The word “them” refers to _ A steamers B sightseers C parks D waterfalls According to the passage, Niagara Falls A is a favorite sport of newlyweds C can be viewed from only one side of the Niagara Falls B generates very hot water D is only impressive during the summer tourist season IV Writing * Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing its meaning (3p) They gave us many good lessons about friendship (cleft in passive) => It …………………………………………………………………………………………………… The man is an engineer We play with his daughter everyday (a relative word) => ………………………… …………………………………………………………………………… Mary is the only girl who always brings me joys (to infinitive) => ………………………………….…………………………………………………………………… Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years, ? (tag question) Dan was a newcomer, and so was Jim (both…….and) => ……… ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Enrique doesn’t learn English Enrique doesn’t learn French (neither …….nor) => ……………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… * Write a paragraph about your hobby (at least 60 words) – point ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (3)