Bài soạn Tiếng Anh 11 - Unit 1: A day in the life of

Unit 1. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ...
Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the correct present simple or past simple form.
Example: We (usually / go) usually go to the beach at the weekend. 
 My daughter (be) was at the library yesterday.
1. My boss (fly) .............................................................. to New York every month. 
2. Jill and Peter (be / always) ............................................................................ friendly.
3. I (play) ................................................................... chess with James last week.
4. “(you / take) ............................................................................ an English class last year?” - “No, I didn’t.”
5. Her son .................................................................her. (often / not / visit)
6. (John / wash) ................................................................................ his car every weekend? 
7. We (eat) .......................................................................... lunch at Sam’s house yesterday.
8. What time (you / wake up) ............................................................................................... yesterday morning?
9. Roberto is from Spain. He (go) ..................................................... to English classes every morning. He (never / be) ............................................................... late for class. 
10. (you / walk) .............................................................................. to school every morning? 
11. “Where (you / buy) ...................................................................................... your camera?” - “In Japan.”
12. “Who (cook) ...................................................................... the dinner?” - “My mother.”
Make questions for the underlined parts, using the given words.
13. The plane to London takes off at 6.50 am. 
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14. John is an engineer. 
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15. Our children get to school by bus. 
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16. She was born on December 17th, 1986. (When)
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17. I was at the party last night. ..........................................................................................................................................................................
18. I help in the house three times a week. 
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19. My uncle took me out to dinner yesterday. 
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20. Peter has two brothers. 
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I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 
1. A. routine
B. literature
C. history
D. information
2. A. field
B. ready
C. three
D. people
3. A. education
B. friend
C. prepare
D. contented
4. A. teacher
B. breakfast
C. bean
D. eating
II. VOCABULARY& GRAMMAR: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
5. Peter was late for school this morning because his alarm clock didn’t ________________.
A. go on
B. go off
C. go away
D. go wrong
6. John isn't contented with his present salary.
A. excited about
B. satisfied with
C. disappointed with
D. interested in
7. The plane from Dallas ______ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London.
A. took on
B. took in
C. took over
D. took off
8. Quan was born and grew up on the ______________ of the Red River.
A. shops
B. restaurants
C. offices 
D. banks
9. Mr. Brown goes to work on foot once a week. It means he _________ walks to work.
A. never
B. sometimes
C. often
D. usually
10. “ ______________ do you get to school?” – “By bike.”
A. What
B. How often
C. How
D. How far
11. In 1788, he _____________ his last great work in Vienna. 
A. writes
B. wrote
C. write
D. writing
12. “_______________ do you often go to school?” – “At 6.30 every morning.”
A. What time
B. How
C. Who
D. Where
13. It ____________ me fifteen minutes to get to school yesterday.
A. takes
B. took
C. has taken
D. had taken
14. “____________ do you live ?” – “In a flat, near the university.”
A. Where
B. When
C. Who
D. Whom
15. Choose a correct sentence.
A. Jane is late always for class.
B. Jane is always late for class.
C. Jane always is late for class.
D. Always Jane is late for class.
16. Are you ___________ with what we did?
A. interested
B. excited
C. satisfied
D. worried
17. When I go home after work, I usually __________ a short rest, watch TV or listen to music.
A. take
B. give
C. get
D. spend
18. “What is Mr. Vy’s occupation?” - “_____________.”
A. Before breakfast
B. At half past five
C. He’s a farmer
D. He’s working in the field
19. “___________” is to ask someone’s present address.
A. What do you do?
B. Where were you born?
C. What’s your surname?
D. Where are you living now?
20. ________ is the study of elements and how they combine and react.
A. Physics
B. Biology
C. Chemistry
D. Geography
Unit 2. SCHOOL TALKS
I. PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. 
1. A. guitar
B. birthday
C. target
D. start
2. A. garden
B. language
C. nationality
D. marital
3. A. lovely
B. son
C. worry
D. hobby
4. A. traffic
B. attitude
C. hard
D. matter
5. A. subject
B. lunchtime
C. sunny
D. surname
II. VOCABULARY& GRAMMAR: Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. They are ________ a lot of subjects this semester.
A. getting
B. taking
C. doing
D. setting
7. I had to stay at home yesterday because I felt _______________.
A. sick
B. well
C. healthy
D. strong
8. “What’s the _______________ with your little brother, Tom?” - “He has a headache.”
A. point
B. need
C. matter
D. effect
9. After his accident last year, Peter would never consider ________ another motorcycle.
A. to buy
B. bought
C. have bought
D. buying
10. We can say “ ________” to say goodbye to somebody.
A. Hello. How are you?
B. Good morning.
C. Catch you later.
D. How’s everything at school?
11. “Would you like to have a drink?” - “________”
A. Yes, I am.
B. Sure.
C. I really like it.
D. No, I don’t like.
12. The doctor decided ___________ on the patient to save his life.
A. operate
B. operating
C. operated
D. to operate
13. John is interested in _______________ research.
A. did
B. to do
C. do
D. doing
14. Don’t forget ______________ me a letter when you arrive in London.
A. sent
B. to send
C. send
D. sending
15. I enjoy ________ some of the television programmes on current affairs.
A. watching
B. to watch
C. watched
D. watch 
16. “Fancy seeing you again!” - “ _______________ “
A. Yes, we must.
B. Yes, nice to see you again!
C. How do you do?
D. Pleased to meet you.
17. She finally decided ________ her children alone in the house.
A. not leaving
B. do not leave
C. not leave
D. not to leave
18. Michael came to the party with a very beautiful girl.
A. Who did he go to the party?
B. Whom does he go to the party with?
C. Whom came go to the party with?
D. Whom did he go to the party with?
19. I was very nervous when I first went dancing.
A. How did you feel when you first went dancing?
B. How were you feel when you first went dancing?
C. How do you feel when you first went dancing?
D. How was you when you first went dancing?
20. Don't worry _______________ me. I’ll be fine.
A. to 
B. about
C. with
D. for
III. Choose ONE underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
21. “What subjects are you taking this semester?” - “I’m taking Physicist.”
 A B C D
22. How long do your parents plan staying in Da Lat?
 A B C D
23. “Jenny, would you like to have a drink?” - “No, thank.”
 A B C D
24. Yesterday was a nice day so we decided going out for a walk after dinner.
 A B C D
25. My brother is out of work now, but he hopes find a job soon.
 A B C D 
26. The robbers threatened killing the clerk after he had refused to give them money.
 A B C D
27. When I am tired, I like listen to music because it helps me relax.
 A B C D
28. Jane suggested go out for a meal instead of spending a quiet night at home.
 A B C D
Unit 3. PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND 
A. PRONUNCIATION: Circle one word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. ambitious
B. background
C. tragic
D. humane 
2. A. determine
B. develop
C. went
D. professor
3. A. apple
B. family
C. many
D. hand
4. A. expensive
B. breakfast
C. bench
D. pretty
5. A. said
B. anyone
C. camera
D. remember
B. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY:
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect.
6. By the time we got to the theatre, the play ............................................................................. (already / start).
7. We got in the cinema after we ............................................................................. (buy) the tickets.
8. They were good friends. They .................................................................. (know) each other for a long time.
9. There ......................................................... (be) an accident before we ......................................... (get) there.
10. Who ................................................. (come) to the lab after the bell ................................................. (ring)?
11. His letter ................................... (come) a few minutes after you ..................................................... (leave).
12. She ............................................. (feel) better after she ................................................. (take) the medicine.
13. The ship .......................................................................... (sink) before the rescue helicopters .............................................................. (arrive) on t ... .......................................
(tell) us before about dogs were true.
19. After I .......................................................................... (hear) the news I .......................................................
(not / can) think of anything else.
20. By the time her mother ......................................................................... (get) home, Lisa ..............................
.................................................... (already / finish) all the housework.
21. How long .......................................................................... (they / know) each other before Stella ......................................................... (marry) Peter?
22. The child ............................................................................ (ask) his mother’s permission before he ....................................................... (go) to play outside.
23. Mac Donald .................................................................. (live) in New Zealand for seventeen years before he .............................................................. (decide) to go back to Scotland.
24.* The first thing we ............................................................. (notice) when we ...............................................
(enter) the house was the incredible mess that the robbers ..................................................................... (make).
25.* When Doctor Watson ........................................................... (find) Holmes sitting in his favorite green armchair, he ................................................................... (know) that his friend ...................................................
........................................ (not / sleep) the previous night.
II. VOCABULARY: Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.
26. He passed his exams with flying colors.
A. successfully	
B. difficultly	
C. badly	
D. easily
27. When Marie Curie was young, she received some ................................ training from her father.
A. science
B. scientific
C. scientist
D. scientifically
28. Nowadays more and more young people want to have a university ................................ .
A. educate
B. educator
C. education
D. educational
29. The purpose of the experiment is to ......................... the weight of the chemical element.
A. ease
B. interrupt
C. receive
D. determine
30. In the 19th century, it was ........................... for a woman to become a doctor.
A. impossible
B. unable
C. couldn’t
D. incapable
31. He took ..................... the position that his mother had obtained at the college.
A. on
B. to
C. up
D. off
32. He behaved like an adult. I think he is more.................... than the other boys at his class.
A. intelligent	
B. mature	
C. ambitious	
D. developed
III. Use the verbs in bold to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Do not change the word given.
33. Mary cleaned the house, and then she watched TV. after
→ Mary watched TV after she had cleaned the house.
34. Peter washed up the dishes. Then, his wife came home. By the time
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35. The performance started. Then, we arrived at the theatre. already ..... when
→ ..........................................................................................................................................................................
36. John did not speak to his sister for years because they had an argument long ago. after
→ ..........................................................................................................................................................................
37. The band sold over 2 million records in the USA. Then they decided to go on a tour of Europe. before
→ ..........................................................................................................................................................................
REVISION (Units 1, 2 & 3)
A. PRONUNCIATION: Circle one word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. award
B. address
C. another
D. hat
2. A. chemistry
B. prepare
C. receive
D. degree
3. A. private
B. diploma
C. guide
D. writer
4. A. trouble
B. study
C. tutor
D. subject
5. A. stall
B. chat
C. talk
D. water
B. VOCABULARY: Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.
6. My alarm clock goes off at 5:30 every day. 
A. goes wrong 
B. goes away 
C. rings 
D. plays
7. We chat about our work.
A. learn 
B. discuss 
C. worry 
D. talk in a friendly way
8. "What is Mr. Vy's _________?" " He is a farmer."
A. job 
B. profession 
C. occupation 
D. All are correct
9. We study past and present events in Viet Nam and around the world in ______ classes.
A. Geography B. History C. English D. Maths
10. Mr. Lam is a _______ . He rides a lot of passengers every day.
A. teacher 
B. doctor 
C. peasant 
D. cyclo driver
12. I can speak two _________ - English and Russian.
A. addresses 
B. names 
C. languages 
D. jobs
12. She was born in Lai Chau. Lai Chau is her ___________.
A. date of birth 
B. place of birth 
C. present address 
D. surname
13. John is one of the most intelligent boys in my class. His sex is __________.
A. female 
B. male 
C. girl 
D. daughter
14. Marie Curie is a brilliant and mature student.
A. having a fully developed mind B. very good
C. young D. difficult
15. She received a general __________ in local school.
A. educate 
B. education 
C. educational 
D. educated
16. My favourite ________ is Literature.
A. job 
B. teacher 
C. student 
D. subject
17. Mr. Brown ____________ Kensington High School when he was young.
A. harboured 
B. attended 
C. travelled 
D. worked
18. Lindsay Lewis' ________ are swimming, playing chess and collecting foreign coins.
A. hobbies 
B. friends 
C. children 
D. colleges
19. She is upstairs getting ready to go out.
A. dressing
B. determining
C. planning
D. preparing
20. I like _____________ best because I enjoy working with numbers and shapes.
A. Literature 
B. Maths 
C. Geography 
D. Chemistry
C. GRAMMAR: 
I. Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.
21. It was raining hard, so we decided ___________________.
A. not going
B. not to go
C. to not go
D. not go
22. My little daughter ____________ whenever she __________ sad films.
A. is crying / sees
B. cried / sees
C. cries / sees
D. cries / saw
23. I finally finished _____________ at 7:00 and served dinner.
A. cooking
B. to cook
C. cooked
D. cook
24. By the time he reached the dentist’s, the pain in his tooth _____________.
A. stops
B. was stopping
C. had stopped
D. has stopped
25. It _______ him 10 minutes _______ to school every morning.
A. take / to walk
B. took / walked
C. takes / walk
D. takes / to walk
26. She arrived _______ the airport ________ exactly 5 o’clock.
A. in / at
B. at / at
C. at / in
D. in / in
27. She thanked me for what I ____________ for her.
A. do
B. did
C. had done
D. have done
28. It rained a lot last month after it _______________ dry for such a long time.
A. was
B. is
C. has been
D. had been
29. Jane had gone to the supermarket __________ she got home.
A. as soon as
B. after
C. while
D. before
30. Before he went to sleep, he had called his mother.
A. After he had called his mother, he had gone to sleep.
B. Before he called his mother, he went to sleep.
C. He had called his mother before he went to sleep.
D. He had gone to sleep before he called his mother.
31. Your windows need _____________ at least once a year.
A. to clean
B. cleaning
C. to be cleaned
D. Both B and C
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
32. Remember posting the letter for me when you walk past the post office on your way home.
 A B C D
33. When I came to Nam’s party, John wasn’t there. He has already gone home.
 A B C D
34. Mr. Carter was teaching for 30 years before he retired last month.
 A B C D
35. “How often had you worked for this company before you changed your job?” - “Ten years.”
 A B C D
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the words given.
36. Peter left school and then joined the army.
After Peter ......................................................................................................................................................
37. He made an effort to reach the station on time.
He tried ............................................................................................................................................................
38. She never talked to Michael again after he had forgotten her birthday.
She stopped .....................................................................................................................................................
39*. I’m pleased to attend your 25th wedding anniversary.
I’m looking forward to ....................................................................................................................................
IV. Make questions for the underlined parts.
40. We do our homework in the evenings.
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41. We have an English class every day.
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42. My parents are coming to visit tomorrow.
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43. She has talked to him for an hour.
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44. I like the white house, not the green one. 
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45. Mr. Robertson came to the party alone.
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46. Mr. Robertson came to the party with his girlfriend.
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