Bài soạn môn học Tiếng Anh lớp 11 - The second semester examination - Period 101, 102

 Date of teaching: 
 Period : 101
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Period 101 : Class 11A2
Aim and Objectives: To check Ss knowledge from unit 9 to unit 16
	 To help Ss gain a deeper insight into the language they’ve learnt from unit 9 
 to 16
Content of the test
SÔÛ GD- ÑT BÌNH ÑÒNH ÑEÀ KIEÅM TRA HOÏC KYØ II (2010- 2011) 
Tröôøng THPT Vónh Thaïnh Moân: TIEÁNG ANH - LÔÙP 11
Hoï vaø teân: Thôøi gian laøm baøi: 45 phuùt 
Soá Baùo Danh: Lôùp: ..
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others :(1m)
1. A.campaign B.people C.population	 D.pneumonia
2. 	A. change B. children C. machine D. church
3. A. great 	 B. available 	 C. raise 	 D. said
4 A.members B.apples	 C.plums	 D.snakes
II. Choose the correct answer :( 3ms)
5. __________ is the state of not knowing how to read and write. 	
 	A. literacy B. illiteracy C. campaign	 D. struggle
6. China is the most _____________ country in the world
 A. popular B. populous C. populate D. population 
7. _________ is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it
 A. Resource B. Reseach C. Organisation D. Figure
8. Practice of controlling the number of children a person has, using various methods of contraception is called ____________
 A. family planning B. birth control	 C. population 	 D. A & B
9. The little boy hopes ________________ to Disneyland Park on his birthday.
	A. to take B. to be taking C. to be taken	 D. taking 
10. _____________ from the horseback, he was taken to hospital and had an operation.
	A. When falling	B. As he was falling	
	C. After having fallen	 D. To fall
11. In Vietnam, children receive their __________inside red envelops at Tet.
 A. "lucky stamp" B. "lucky cake" C. "lucky book" D. "lucky money"
12. Many people go to the pagoda to ________ for a happy year for themselves and their family.
 A. pray B. dream	 	 C. desire	 D. ask 
13. After Michael _________ a deep breath, he __________ into the water.
 A. took/ had dived B. had taken/ dived 
 C. had taken/ had dived D. was taking/ dived 
14. Lan expected ___________to the university, but she wasn’t.
 A. to admit B. to be admitted C. admitting D. being admitted 
15. The spy admitted ____________some highly secret information to enemy agents.
 A. having given	 B. having been given	
 C. to have given	 D. to have been given
16. I noticed the lorry __________ down the hill.
A. to come	 B. came	 C. coming	 	 D. having come
III. Fill in each gap with the correct word :( 2ms)
 The New Year is an event that happens when a culture (17)______ the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Tet Nguyen Dan , more commonly known by its shortened name “ Tet" , is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. It is the Vietnamese New Year that is based on the (18)______ calendar . The name Tet Nguyen Dan in Vietnamese is “ Feast of the first morning “ in English.
 Preparation for Tet starts weeks before New Year’s. Homes are cleaned to get rid of (19)______ fortune associated with the old year. Families paint their homes to give it a new look. Every one gets new clothes and new shoes. Pay your (20)______ and resolve differences between family and friends.Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special food, decorating and cleaning their houses. 
 During Tet Holiday, Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting the troubles of the past year and hoping for a (21)______ coming year . Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors. Others return to where they grew up. 
 Like the Chinese, Vietnamese people are very (22)______ about what they do on the New Year’s Day. The events on New Year’s Day determine your luck for the rest of the year. Therefore, everything and everyone you are in touch with on New Year’s Day should symbolize good fortune. Don’t visit people who are in (23)______ because they are assosiated with death. Children should not (24)______ or cry on New Year’s Day. Homes are decorated with Hoa Mai, a yellow blossom that represents spring.
17. A. participate	 B. celebrate	 C.decorate	 D.assosiate 
18. A. lunar 	 B.chinese C.western	 D. A &B
19. A. lucky	 B.special	 C. bad	 D.good 
20. A. debts	 B.income	 C.outcome	 D. enemy
21. A.worse	 B. better	 C.newer	 D.older 
22. A. caring	 B. careless	 C. carefree	 D. careful
23. A. mourning	 B. pressing	 C.blooming 	D. pleasing
24. A.smile	 B.sing	 C.dance	 D. fight
IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer :( 1m)
 In an early survey conducted in 1888, a billion and a half people inhabited the earh. Now, the population is about six billion and is growing fast. Even though the rate of growth has begun to slow down, most people believe the population size may be eight billion during the next several years.
	If we examine the mount of land available for this ever increasing population, we begin to see the problem. Not at all is useful to us because it can’t proce food. We can cut out about on fifth of it because it is covered by snow and ice. Then we can cut out another fifth does not have enough soil for crops to grow because it is bare rock. 
 Obviously, with so little land to support us, we should take great care not to reduce it any more or with the rapidly growing population we may sooner or later lack food to eat and place to live in.
25.What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The world’s population and the shortage of cultivated land.	
B. The growth of the world’s population.	
C. The necessity of reducing the rate of birth.	
D. The shortage of cultivated land	
26. The world’s population .. at present.
A . has stopped growing	 B. is still growing	
C. is decreasing rapidly	 D.stands at about eight billion 
27.According to the passage, we .. 
A. can cultivate on all land B.are not influenced by the land reduction	
C. can grow crops on bare rock D.should protect land 
28. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “ bare’ in the sencond paraghraph. 
A .hard B.empty C.treeless D. rough 
IV.Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:(0.5m)
29. She smelt something burning and saw smoke rise.
 A B C D
30. He said that if the weather is nice the following day, he would go swimming.
 A B C D
V. Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning with the provided one:(2.5ms)
31. “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my roommate.
A. My roommate was thinking about taking the job.
B. My roommate advised me to take the job.
C. My roommate introduced the idea of taking the job to me.
D. My roommate insisted on taking the job for me.
32. “You mustn’t get into the area”, the policemen said.
A. The policemen stopped them from getting into the area.
B. The policemen denied them from getting into the area.
C. The policemen wanted them to get into the area.
D. The policemen suggested getting into the area.
33. “I was not there at that time,” he said.
A. He denied being there at that time. B. He denied that he was there at that time.
C. He denied to be there at that time. D. He denied that he wasn’t there at that time.
34. He apologized ..able to finish the project on time. 
A. his colleagues not being	B. his colleagues not to be
C. to his colleagues for not being	D. his colleagues for not being
35. “I would have been on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office.”, he said
A. He said he would have been on time if he hadn’t stopped at the post office.
B. He said he would be on time if he didn’t stop at the post office.
C. He said he will be on time if he doesn’t stop at the post office.
D. He said I would have been on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office.
36. “Could you turn off the radio?”she said.
A. She said that she turned off the radio. B. She allowed me to turn off the radio.
C. She advised me to turn off the radio. D. She asked me to turn off the radio. 
37. “I will be angry if it turns out that you’re wrong” Nga told me.
A.Nga said she will be angry if it turns out that I am wrong.
B.Nga said she would be angry if it turned out that I am wrong.
C.Nga said she will be angry if it turns out that I was wrong.
D.Nga said she would be angry if it turned out that I was wrong.
38. ”Sarah, don’t touch the electric wires!” said Peter.
A. Peter reminded Sarah don’t touch the electric wires.
B. Peter warned Sarah not to touch the electric wires.
C. Peter warned Sarah against not touching the electric wires.
D. Peter reminded Sarah didn’t touch the electric wires.
39. “Yes, all right. I’ll share the bill with you, David.”
A. Sharon refused to share the bill with David.
B. Sharon agreed to share the bill with David.
C. Sharon apologized for sharing the bill with David.
D. Sharon promised sharing the bill with David.
40. It is not a good idea to travel during rush hour.
A. It is best to avoid travel during the rush hour.
B. It is best to avoid traveling during the rush hour.
C. It is best to avoid to travel during the rush hour.
D. It is best to avoid to have travelled during the rush hour.
Self- evaluation:
________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Date of teaching: 
 Period : 102
MISTAKE CORRECTION
Period 102 : Class 11A2
Aim: To help Ss realize their mistakes and correct mistakes by themselves
	After the test, Ss are able to draw their own strategies of learning English
Procedure:
I. Warm up (4ms)
Results
Number of Ss
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1/ 1,5
2/
2,5
3
3,5
4
4,5
5
5,5
6
6,5
7
7,5
8
8,5
9
9,5
10
11A2
42
 The keys:
I. PRONUNCIATION 
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2
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4
D
C
D
D
II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences. 
5
6
7
8
9
10
B
B
B
D
C
C
11
12
13
14
15
16
D
A
B
B
A
C
III.READING
A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to fill in each blank. 
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
B
D
C
A
B
D
A
D
B. Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, D 
25
26
27
28
A
B
D
C
IV. WRITING
A. Find the underlined part which must be corrected
29. D (rising)
30. B ( were)
 B. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D which has the same meaning as the given one.
31
32
33
34
35
B
A
A
C
A
36
37
38
39
40
D
D
B
B
B
Students’ Common Mistakes(10ms)
Teacher’s Comments(5ms)
Homework(6ms)