The second term examination English 11 (2009 - 2010)

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Class: 11A
THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
 English 11 (2009 - 2010)	Maõ ñeà:123
	Time: 45minutes 
 Marks
 Remarks
 Examiner
* Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1)A. research	B. machine 	C. change	D. such
2)A. feature	B. species 	C. decrease	D. weather	
3) A. rugby B. music	 C. undertaken D. dull
* Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
4)	A. ability	B. activity	C. sophisticate	D. entertainment
5)	A. pastime	B. enormous	C. activity	D. important 
* Circle the best answer for each sentence.
6) British people are very interested in ____ in sports.
	A. entering	B. interfering	C. involving	D. taking part
7) Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people often do in their spare time? The word “spare” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. empty	B. absent	C. free	D. lost
8) He got a scholarship so his parents did not have to pay his school ____.
	A. report	B. fee	C. equipment	D. master
9) There are several sophisticated hobbies that require hobbyists a lot of time and money. The word “sophisticated” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. complex	B. simple	C. easy	D. pleasant
10) There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening. The word “pursuits” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. hobbies	B. sports	C. courses	D. decisions
11) Some training courses can provide people ____ practical skills.
	A. from	B. on	C. for	D. with
12) Our recreation is quite different ____ yours.
	A. between	B. among	C. with	D. from
13) Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set. The word “pastime” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. translation	B. invention	C. emotion	D. recreation
14) I left it ____ on the table ____ in the drawer.
	A. either – nor	B. neither – or	C. either – or	D. either – either
15) He ____ could not come ____ did not want to.
	A. either – or	B. neither – or	C. either – nor	D. nor – nor
16) Not ____ did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
	A. even	B. only	C. at all	D. always	
17) He neither drank ____ smoked so he had good health.
	A. nor	B. or	C. but	D. also
18) Neither the TV nor the video sets ____ properly.
	A. works	B. work	C. has worked	D. is working
19) She ____ hard but also gets on well with her classmates.
	A. doesn’t only study	B. studies not only	
	C. not only studies	D. not studies only
20) Either you leave now ____! 
	A. I will also call the police 	B. but I will call the police
	C. or will I call the police	D. or I will call the police
21) Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend.
	A. play	B. plays	C. were playing	D. has played
22) ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the party.
	A. Both-and	B. Neither-nor	C. Either –or D. No only-but also 
* Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
I’m interested in sports, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometres every day. I particularly enjoy cross country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I’m running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I’m sometimes surprised to find that I’ve managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year, I’m going to try the London Marathon. It’s hard race 26 miles, or 42 kilometres-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting too old, and I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still almost as fit as I was twenty years old.
I’m interested in mountaineering s well as running. I’ll never become an expert climber, but I know what I’m doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger; and I’ve done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn’t share my interest in mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 metres.
23) If you do cross country running, you must ____.	
	A. cross your country	B. run along the coast	
	C. cross your countryside	D. cross fields, stream, etc 
24) At the end of a run the writer sometimes finds that ____.
	A. he is able to get the answer to a problem 	B. he grows bigger
	C. he feels better	D. he gets a surprising problem
25) The writer wants to take part in the London Marathon because ____.
	A. it helps to keep him fit	B. he wants to do it before getting old
	C. the reward is great	D. it helps him solve his problems
26) The writer takes up mountaineering because ____.
	A. he wants to become an expert climber 	B. he simply likes it	
	C. his wife is interested in it	D. it is easy to practise
27) The writer’s wife is not interested in mountaineering for ____.
	A. it doesn’t bring her any interest	
	B. The air is cold
	C. she almost feels ill at the height of above 1,000 metres
	D. She doesn’t want to climb together with her husband 
* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
28) Van Cliburn who studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.	 A 	 B C	 D
29)Solar panels on the roofs of houses can create enough energy to hot or cool an entire house.	 A	 B	 C	 D 
30) Languages coming from Latin, such as French, Italian, and Spanish are easy learning.
 A B C D
*Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets :
31) Children need to have good . (educate)
32) Don’t be so ................................ We’ve only been waiting a few minutes. (patient)
33) We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ........................... our vocabulary. (rich)
34) Because of the ........................ of her teachers, she decided to study law. (encourage)
35) The rotation of crops on the same land can prevent soil ............................ (exhaust)
*Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning:
36) Mary is a famous doctor and I know her father. 	
à Mary, .
37) My friend lives in a villa built in 1898. 	
à My friend lives in a villa 
38) Elvis Presley was an American rock and roll singer. Do you know him? 	
à Do you ..
39) Because of the red traffic lights, they had to stop their car.
 à Because
40) The girl is very sad because she has lost her job.
àBecause of..
Full name:	
SBD: 	
Class: 11A
THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
 English 11 (2009 - 2010)	Maõ ñeà:231
	Time: 45minutes 
 Marks
 Remarks
 Examiner
*Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning:
1) Mary is a famous doctor and I know her father. 	
à Mary, .
2) My friend lives in a villa built in 1898. 	
à My friend lives in a villa 
3) Elvis Presley was an American rock and roll singer. Do you know him? 	
à Do you ..
4) Because of the red traffic lights, they had to stop their car.
 à Because
5) The girl is very sad because she has lost her job.
àBecause of..
* Circle the best answer for each sentence.
6) He ____ could not come ____ did not want to.
	A. either – or	B. neither – or	C. either – nor	D. nor – nor
7) Not ____ did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
	A. even	B. only	C. at all	D. always	
8) He neither drank ____ smoked so he had good health.
	A. nor	B. or	C. but	D. also
9) Neither the TV nor the video sets ____ properly.
	A. works	B. work	C. has worked	D. is working
10) She ____ hard but also gets on well with her classmates.
	A. doesn’t only study	B. studies not only	
	C. not only studies	D. not studies only
11) Either you leave now ____! 
	A. I will also call the police 	B. but I will call the police
	C. or will I call the police	D. or I will call the police
12) British people are very interested in ____ in sports.
	A. entering	B. interfering	C. involving	D. taking part
13) Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people often do in their spare time? The word “spare” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. empty	B. absent	C. free	D. lost
14) He got a scholarship so his parents did not have to pay his school ____.
	A. report	B. fee	C. equipment	D. master
15) There are several sophisticated hobbies that require hobbyists a lot of time and money. The word “sophisticated” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. complex	B. simple	C. easy	D. pleasant
16) There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening. The word “pursuits” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. hobbies	B. sports	C. courses	D. decisions
17) Some training courses can provide people ____ practical skills.
	A. from	B. on	C. for	D. with
18) Our recreation is quite different ____ yours.
	A. between	B. among	C. with	D. from
19) Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set. The word “pastime” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. translation	B. invention	C. emotion	D. recreation
20) I left it ____ on the table ____ in the drawer.
	A. either – nor	B. neither – or	C. either – or	D. either – either
21) Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend.
	A. play	B. plays	C. were playing	D. has played
22) ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the party.
	A. Both-and	B. Neither-nor	C. Either –or D. No only-but also 
* Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
23)A. research	B. machine 	C. change	D. such
24)A. feature	B. species 	C. decrease	D. weather	
25) A. rugby B. music C. undertaken D. dull
*Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets :
26) Children need to have good . (educate)
27) Don’t be so ..................................................... We’ve only been waiting a few minutes. (patient)
28) We should learn all the new words by heart in order to .............................. our vocabulary. (rich)
29) Because of the ...........................................of her teachers, she decided to study law. (encourage)
30) The rotation of crops on the same land can prevent soil ................................................. (exhaust)
* Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
I’m interested in sports, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometres every day. I particularly enjoy cross country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I’m running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I’m sometimes surprised to find that I’ve managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year, I’m going to try the London Marathon. It’s hard race 26 miles, or 42 kilometres-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting too old, and I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still almost as fit as I was twenty ye ... pleasant
23) There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening. The word “pursuits” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. hobbies	B. sports	C. courses	D. decisions
24) He neither drank ____ smoked so he had good health.
	A. nor	B. or	C. but	D. also
25) Neither the TV nor the video sets ____ properly.
	A. works	B. work	C. has worked	D. is working
26) She ____ hard but also gets on well with her classmates.
	A. doesn’t only study	B. studies not only	
	C. not only studies	D. not studies only
27) Either you leave now ____! 
	A. I will also call the police 	B. but I will call the police
	C. or will I call the police	D. or I will call the police
28) Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend.
	A. play	B. plays	C. were playing	D. has played
29) ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the party.
	A. Both-and	B. Neither-nor	C. Either –or D. No only-but also 
* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
30) Van Cliburn who studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.	A 	B C	D
31)Solar panels on the roofs of houses can create enough energy to hot or cool an entire house.	A	B	C	D 
32) ) Languages coming from Latin, such as French, Italian, and Spanish are easy learning.
 A B C D
*Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets :
33) Children need to have good .. (educate)
34) Don’t be so .................................................. We’ve only been waiting a few minutes. (patient)
35) We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ............................ our vocabulary. (rich)
36) Because of the ........................................ of her teachers, she decided to study law. (encourage)
37) The rotation of crops on the same land can prevent soil ............................................... (exhaust)
* Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
38)A. research	B. machine 	C. change	D. such
39)A. feature	B. species 	C. decrease	D. weather	
40) A. rugby B. music C. undertaken D. dull
Full name:	
SBD: 	
Class: 11A
THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
 English 11 (2009 - 2010)	Maõ ñeà:341
	Time: 45minutes 
 Marks
 Remarks
 Examiner
* Circle the best answer for each sentence.
1) I left it ____ on the table ____ in the drawer.
	A. either – nor	B. neither – or	C. either – or	D. either – either
2) He ____ could not come ____ did not want to.
	A. either – or	B. neither – or	C. either – nor	D. nor – nor
3) Not ____ did she refuse to speak to him, but she also vowed never to see him again.
	A. even	B. only	C. at all	D. always	
4) He neither drank ____ smoked so he had good health.
	A. nor	B. or	C. but	D. also
5) Neither the TV nor the video sets ____ properly.
	A. works	B. work	C. has worked	D. is working
6) She ____ hard but also gets on well with her classmates.
	A. doesn’t only study	B. studies not only	
	C. not only studies	D. not studies only
7) Either you leave now ____! 
	A. I will also call the police 	B. but I will call the police
	C. or will I call the police	D. or I will call the police
8) Not only John but also his two brothers ____ football as their recreation every weekend.
	A. play	B. plays	C. were playing	D. has played
9) ____ Julia ____ her sister are going to the party.
	A. Both-and	B. Neither-nor	C. Either –or D. No only-but also 
10) British people are very interested in ____ in sports.
	A. entering	B. interfering	C. involving	D. taking part
11) Which of the following leisure activities do you think British people often do in their spare time? The word “spare” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. empty	B. absent	C. free	D. lost
12) He got a scholarship so his parents did not have to pay his school ____.
	A. report	B. fee	C. equipment	D. master
13) There are several sophisticated hobbies that require hobbyists a lot of time and money. The word “sophisticated” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. complex	B. simple	C. easy	D. pleasant
14) There are many other pursuits such as listening to music, reading, and gardening. The word “pursuits” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. hobbies	B. sports	C. courses	D. decisions
15) Some training courses can provide people ____ practical skills.
	A. from	B. on	C. for	D. with
16) Our recreation is quite different ____ yours.
	A. between	B. among	C. with	D. from
17) Television viewing is by far the most popular pastime, and nearly all households have a television set. The word “pastime” is closest in meaning to “____”.
	A. translation	B. invention	C. emotion	D. recreation
* Circle the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words.
18)	A. ability	B. activity	C. sophisticate	D. entertainment
19)	A. pastime	B. enormous	C. activity	D. important 
* Read the passage below and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question.
I’m interested in sports, especially athletics, and I run seven or eight kilometres every day. I particularly enjoy cross country running, where you have to run across fields, jump over streams and so on. While I’m running I think about all sorts of things, and at the end of a run I’m sometimes surprised to find that I’ve managed to solve a problem that was on my mind.
Next year, I’m going to try the London Marathon. It’s hard race 26 miles, or 42 kilometres-and you have to be tough to finish, but I very much want to do it. I worry a bit about getting too old, and I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still almost as fit as I was twenty years old.
I’m interested in mountaineering s well as running. I’ll never become an expert climber, but I know what I’m doing in the mountains. I successfully completed a course in snow and ice climbing when I was younger; and I’ve done a series of easy climbs in the Alps during the last few years. My wife doesn’t share my interest in mountains. She agreed to go climbing with me once, but she found that she felt ill as soon as she got above 1,000 metres.
20) If you do cross country running, you must ____.	
	A. cross your country	B. run along the coast	
	C. cross your countryside	D. cross fields, stream, etc 
21) At the end of a run the writer sometimes finds that ____.
	A. he is able to get the answer to a problem 	B. he grows bigger
	C. he feels better	D. he gets a surprising problem
22) The writer wants to take part in the London Marathon because ____.
	A. it helps to keep him fit	B. he wants to do it before getting old
	C. the reward is great	D. it helps him solve his problems
23) The writer takes up mountaineering because ____.
	A. he wants to become an expert climber 	B. he simply likes it	
	C. his wife is interested in it	D. it is easy to practise
24) The writer’s wife is not interested in mountaineering for ____.
	A. it doesn’t bring her any interest	
	B. The air is cold
	C. she almost feels ill at the height of above 1,000 metres
	D. She doesn’t want to climb together with her husband 
* Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
25)A. research	B. machine 	C. change	D. such
26)A. feature	B. species 	C. decrease	D. weather	
27) A. rugby B. music C. undertaken D. dull
*Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meaning:
28) Mary is a famous doctor and I know her father. 	
à Mary, .
29) My friend lives in a villa built in 1898. 	
à My friend lives in a villa 
30) Elvis Presley was an American rock and roll singer. Do you know him? 	
à Do you ..
31) Because of the red traffic lights, they had to stop their car.
 à Because
32) The girl is very sad because she has lost her job.
àBecause of..
* Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
33) Van Cliburn who studied piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.	A 	 B C	 D
34)Solar panels on the roofs of houses can create enough energy to hot or cool an entire house.	 A	 B	 C	 D 
35) ) Languages coming from Latin, such as French, Italian, and Spanish are easy learning.
 A B C D
*Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets :
36) Children need to have good . . (educate)
37) Don’t be so ................................................... We’ve only been waiting a few minutes. (patient)
38) We should learn all the new words by heart in order to .............................our vocabulary. (rich)
39) Because of the .........................................of her teachers, she decided to study law. (encourage)
40) The rotation of crops on the same land can prevent soil ............................................... (exhaust)
KEYS - THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION
 English 11 (2009 - 2010)
Mã đề: 123
B	11. D	21. A
D	12. D	22. A
B	13. D	23. D
D	14. C	24. A
A	15. A	25. B
D	16. B	26. B
C	17. A	27. C
B	18. B	28. A
A	19. C	29. C
A	20. D	30. D
31. education.
32. impatient.
33. enrich
34. encouragement
35. exhausted
36. Mary, whose father I know, is a famous doctor.
37. My friend lives in a villa which was built in 1898.
38. Do you know Elvis Presley, who was an American rock and roll singer.
39. Because the traffic lights were red, they had to stop their car.
40. Because of having lost/ losing her job, the girl is very sad.
Mã đề: 231
1. Mary, whose father I know, is a famous doctor.
2. My friend lives in a villa which was built in 1898.
3. Do you know Elvis Presley, who was an American rock and roll singer.
4. Because the traffic lights were red, they had to stop their car.
5. Because of having lost/ losing her job, the girl is very sad.
6. A	14. B	22. A
7. B	15. A	23. B
8. A	16. A	24. D
9. B	17. D	25. B
10. C	18. D
11. D	19. D
12. D	20. C
13.C	21. A
31. education.	31. D	36. D
32. impatient.	32. A	37. A
33. enrich	33. B	38. A
34. encouragement	34. B	39. C
35. exhausted	35. C	40. D
Mã đề: 312
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. C
6.C
7.A
8. Mary, whose father I know, is a famous doctor.
9. My friend lives in a villa which was built in 1898.
10. Do you know Elvis Presley, who was an American rock and roll singer.
11. Because the traffic lights were red, they had to stop their car.
12. Because of having lost/ losing her job, the girl is very sad.
13. D	22. A	31. C
14. D	23. A	32.D
15.D	24. A
16. C	25. B
17. A	26. C
18. B	27. D
19. D	28. A
20. C	29. A
21. B	30. A
33. education.	38. B
34. impatient.	39. D
35. enrich	40. B
36. encouragement
37. exhausted
Mã đề: 341
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28. Mary, whose father I know, is a famous doctor.
29. My friend lives in a villa which was built in 1898.
30. Do you know Elvis Presley, who was an American rock and roll singer.
31. Because the traffic lights were red, they had to stop their car.
32. Because of having lost/ losing her job, the girl is very sad.
33. A
34. C
35. D
36. education.
37. impatient.
38. enrich
39. encouragement
40. exhausted