Đề cương ôn tập tiếng Anh 11 năm học 2009 – 2010

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH 11 NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
PHẦN II. READING, CORRECTING MISTAKES, VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
UNLUCKY DAY
	 Last Sunday was definitely not a good day for me. It all started when I got into my car and it refused to start. I immediately realized that I had left the lights on and the battery had gone flat. I telephoned my friend George and he came round and helped me start the car. I then drove into town to see a friend. I had arranged to meet him at six thirty, but by the time I got there, it was ten past seven and my friend was not there. I waited for him for an hour despite the freezing weather, but he didn’t come. When I returned to my car, I saw that someone had broken into it, probably looking for the radio. Luckily, I never leave the radio in the car! There was nothing I could do but get into my car and drive home. Later I spoke with my friend and discovered that he hag waited for only half an hour and left. He didn’t even apologise for not waiting for me longer!
1. Why wasn’t the writer’s car started? – Because 
	A. the lights had gone wrong.	B. the battery had gone flat.
	C. it hadn’t been serviced.	D. the battery had been stolen.
2. What was the weather like when the writer waited for his friend?
	A. cold	B. hot	C. rainy	D. foggy
3. In the writer’s opinion, what did the thief want to steal?
	A. money	B. camera	C. radio	D. wallet
4. What time did the writer’s friend leave after waiting for him?
	A. 6:30	B. 7:00	C. 7:10	D. 7:30
5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
	A. A friend f the writer’s helped him start the car.	
	B. A friend f the writer’s lived in town.
	C. The writer had waited his friend until 7:30.
	D. the writer apologized for not waiting his friend for any longer.
II. Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences:
1. When do you often go at holiday?
 A B C D
2. Where do you go last summer?
 A B C D 
3. My most embarrassing experience happened 2 years ago.
 A B C D
4. I went to a restaurant and after eat I found out that I had left my wallet home 
 A B C D
5. If you want to have a good health, eat lots of vegetables. 
 A B C D
6. Luckily I met a friend he was eating in the restaurant. 
 A B C D
III. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
CELEBRATING NEW YEAR
	Tet (New Year according to the lunar calendar) is Nam’s favourite festival. He (1) _______ new clothes and eats a (2) _______ good food on that occasion.
	On the first day of Tet, Nam and his family (3) _______ his grandparents. He (4) _______ them and his grandparents beam (tươi cười) with joy and they (5) _______ him tien mung tuoi (the lucky money).
	Then his family has lunch (6) _______ his grandparents. Nam is very surprised (7) _______ the delicious spread (bữa ăn linh đình/ thịnh soạn) of food before him. “Nam, I made the spring rolls specially (8) _______ you. You must eat more”, says his grandmother lovingly. Of course Nam is very happy because (9) _______ is his favourite food. After lunch, Nam and his sister (10) _______ their mother to clear the table.
1.	A. wear	B. to wear	C. wears	D. wearing
2.	A. many	B. lots	C. much	D. lot of
3.	A. visit	B. to visit	C. visiting	D. visits
4.	A. says	B. greets	C. sees	D. asks
5.	A. talk	B. send	C. receive	D. give
6.	A. to	B. of	C. with	D. among
7.	A. with	B. at	C. on	D. in
8.	A. for	B. to	C. with	D. at
9.	A. they	B. he	C. she	D. it
10. A. to help	B. help	C. helping	D. helps
IV. Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences: 
1. How do you felt about the celebration?
 A B C D
2. Thank you for invite me to the party.
 A B C D 
3. What does grandparents often give their grandchildren on new year? 
 A B C D
4. Oh, thank you very much. I’d love to. What time will it starts?
 A B C D
5. My parents plans to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary next week. 
 A B C D
6. Half past seven. Don’t forget tell Jim. I hope he will come. 
 A B C 
V. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the following passage:
 MY MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE
	I was a student at Oxford University. Like many students I didn’t have (1) _____ money.
	Last year, I decided (2) _____ to Manchester to visit some of my friends for the weekend. The train ticket was expensive for me so I decided to hitchhike (đi nhờ xe/ vẫy xe xin đi nhờ).
	I caught a bus to the beginning of the motorway (đường cao tốc/ cao lộ) and waited. It was a cold, windy November day and while I (3) ____ I got soaked to the skin (ướt như chuột lột). After waiting 2 hours I finally got a lift from a lorry driver, who (4) _____ to Manchester. I felt pleased. The lorry driver was a nice man and we (5) ____ a lot. Suddenly, as we (6) ______ along the motorway, a police car raced past us and made us (7) _____. We were taken to the police station. The police (8) _______ the lorry was carrying stolen goods. A police (9) ______ me a lot of questions, and I spent the night in the police station. I was released (phóng thich/ thả ra) the next day. The lorry was carrying stolen television sets. I swore (thề) that I would never (10) _______ again.
1.	A. many	B. a lot	C. lots	D. much
2.	A. going	B. to go	C. go 	D. went
3.	A. wait	B. to wait	C. am waiting	D. was waiting
4.	A. was going	B. to go	C. goes 	D. is going
5.	A. talk	B. to talk	C. talked	D. were talking
6.	A. drive	B. to drive	C. drove	D. were driving
7.	A. stop	B. stopping	C. to stop	D. stopped
8.	A. think	B. thinks	C. are thinking	D. thought
9.	A. to ask	B. asked	C. is asking	D. was asking
10. A. to hitchhike	B. hitchhiking	C. hitchhike	D. hitchhiked
VI. Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences :( 1 mark)
1. I helps my parents to write invitation cards.
 A B C D
2. How do you felt about the celebration?
 A B C D
3. When I arrived at the station, John has been waiting for me for an hour.
 A B C D
4. I’d like him going to a university, but I can’t make him go.
 A B C D
5. We were made doing a lot of homework at our school.
 A B C D
VII. Find and correct the mistake in the following sentences:
1. When I was walking past the park, I saw some children play football.
 A B C D
2. Having finished his assignment in time, it was sent to the supervisor.
 A B C D 
3. I think that you had difficulty to find her house. 
 A B C D
4. Would you to like to volunteer for the orphan?
 A B C D
5. Are you able to work independent as well as in a team? 
 A B C D
6. The secretary said me that I would receive the letter from him.
 A	 B	 C	 D
7. They asked him washing the glassware carefully in the laboratory
	A 	 B	C 	 D
8. Her doctor advised her stay out of crowds .
	A	 B	 C	 D
9. They said that they had a lift but very often it doesn’t work .
 A B C D
10. He asked them what time did the plane arrived.
 A B C D
11. I asked to him whose car he had borrowed the night before.
 A B C D
12. They said that they went to the supermarket before coming home.
 A B C D
13. The girl regrets not buy that mobile phone.
 	 A B C D
14 My little sister suggested to go to the beach for a change.
 A B C D
15. The woman accused the boy to break her house’s window.
 A B C D
16. Her father prevented her not to use his car.
 A B C D
VIII. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1) David asked me telling him the time.
 A B C D
2) I warned them not climb the mountain in such bad weather.
 A B C D
3)They voluntarily spent their vacations to teach illiterate people to read & write.
 A B C D
4) The policeman ordered the suspect to not remove his hands from the car.
 A B C D
5) The teacher told us to keep quietly during the lesson.
 A B C D
6) I’d like to thank your brother for your help.
 A B C D
7) Mrs. Allen was concerned about my have to drive so far every day.
 A B C D
8) You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job.
 A B C D
9) Peter apologized for break the vase.
 A B C D
10) He insisted on seeing the manager tomorrow.
 A B C D
IX. READING :Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
 PARENTS’ DREAMS
 Parents often have dreams for their children’s future. They hope their children will have a better life than they had. They dream that their children will do things that they couldn’t do. Parents who come to the U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here. They think their children will have more career choices and more successful lives. They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities. They think their children will remain close to them because of this. Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents. However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans.
36) Parents often dream of ......................................
A. their children’s making a lot of money in the future. C. one day living on their children’s money.
 B. one day seeing their children become famous people. D. a bright future for their children.
37) Parents who come home from U.S from foreign countries hope that ..... 
A. their children will have a lot of careers. 
B. their children become successful directors. 
C. their children will have more opportunities for good education. 
D. their children will make a lot of sacrifices.
38) Parents think their children will remain close to them because...........
A. they give their children a lot of money. C. they know their children will be successful in the future.
B. of the sacrifices D. they are living in a foreign country.
39) The word career in line 5 is closest in meaning to ............................
 A. education	B. travel	C. subject 	D. profession
40) The word close in line 7 is closest in meaning to ............................
 A. dear	B. friendly	C. helpful	D. kind
X. READING: Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
THE QUIZ SHOW
 My best friend Jenny ... (36) ... on a TV quiz show a few nights ago. It was very exciting. We all knew that she ... (37) ... be on, so all our friends met at her parents’ house to watch it. Her parents videoed it too, of course. The programme started at half past seven. We screamed and clapped when we saw Jenny. She looked great. She had had her hair done, and was wearing the new top she had bought the day before. She sat in the chair in the middle of the studio while the ... (38) ... asked her some questions. The questions got harder and harder as they increased in ... (39) ... . If she didn’t make any mistakes and get the most difficult question right, she would win a million pounds. By this time, jerry had won a thousand pounds. That was definitely hers, whatever happened. She answered the next question correctly, which was worth five thousand pounds. I didn’t know the answer, but she did know! Then with the next question, she ... (40) ... a risk but got the answer wrong. She was gone out of the game. Still, she had her thousand pounds, and we were very proud of her. 
36) A. appeared	B. turned	C. presented	D. participated
37) A. might	B. should	C. would	D. could
38) A. presenter	B. leader	C. producer	D. director
39) A. value	B. cost	C. award	D. difficulty
40) A. got	B. took	C. made	D. had
VOCABULARY
I. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences
1. He completely ______________ with what I said.
	A. admitted 	B. agreed	C. accepted	D. argued
2. A part – time job gives me freedom to ______________ my own interest.
 	A. pursue	B. chase	C. seek	D. catch
4. I haven’t seen you for ___________. How are things?
	A. ages	B. long time	C. eras	D. long 
5. Joanna looks ___________ in her new dress.
	A. nicely	B. nice	C. like nice	D. such nice
6. By next month, I ___________ my first novel.
	A. will finish	B. will have finished	C. have finished	D. finish
7. I write home once a week because I want to ___________ with my family.
	A. see	B. touch	C. keep in touch	D. neglect
8. Every year millions of people ___________ a cold, so we call it “common”. 
	A. make 	B. take	C. prevent	D. catch
9. Have you heard John? He’s had an accident on his motorbike.
	A. for	B. about	C. around	D. of
10) The ........................... of masses is an essential educational way of our party and people.
A. generalization	B. role	 	C. duty	 	D. universalization
11) The loving-peace people have been working for the ......................... of World Peace.
A. access	B. glory	 	C. success	D. promotion
12) There is a ......................... to raise money for the needy.
A. campaign	B. mobilization	C. movement	D. A & B
13) A group of people from a particular or of a particular race living in a country where the main group is of different culture or race is called...........
A. mountaineers 	B. ethnic minority 	C. nations	D. undeveloped people
14) The new tax policy comes into effect next month.
A. comes into use	B. begins to apply 	C. starts	D. A & B
15) A situation in which something is happening or a lot of things are being done is a(n) ............... 
A. work	B. action	 	C. activity	D. happening
16) You’re ......... your time trying to persuade him; he’ll never help you.
A. wasting 	B. spending 	C. losing	 D. missing
17) The most important thing we should do now is to tackle the problem of widespread ................ 
A. illiterate 	 	B. illiteracy 	C. literate	D. literacy
18) ..................... me to phone them before I go out.
A. Remind	B. Remember	C. Mention 	D. Make
19) A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other to find out who is the best at something.
A. participation	B. competition 	C. activity	 	 D. performance
20) To make something develop or become more active.
A. to encourage	B. to enhance	C. to stimulate 	 D. to strike
21) To agree to give someone money for a charity if that person competes a special activity.
A. organize	B. support	C. sponsor 	 D. encourage
22) A person who has been chosen to speak or vote for someone else on behalf of a group.
A. contestant	B. competitor 	C. examinee 	 D. representative 
23) The greatest ............................ of all is the World peace.
A. present	B. gift	 	C. prize	 D. award
24) Thank you very much ........................ lending me your bike.
A. about	B. in	 	C. for	 	 D. of
25) Don’t ......................... him to arrive early. He’s always late.
A. think	B. judge C. hope 	 D. expect
26) I wouldn’t ..................... of going to the party I hadn’t been invited to.
A. dream	B. intend	 	C. depend 	 D. rely
27) The instructor warned the students ............ sailing alone on the lake.
A. on	B. for	C. of	 D. against
28) The manager ....................... the men to turn to work immediately.
A. insisted	B. suggested	C. demanded 	D. ordered
29) Her mother prevented her ..................... going out tonight.
A. against	B. from	C. about 	D. at
30) A person who decides who has won a competition is called a(n)........
A. referee	B. judge	C. investigator	 D. witness
II. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences:
1. Nowadays more and more people  take care of others. (volunteer)
2. After retiring, my aunt works as a volunteer for the local  (orphan)
3. I like helping  children to read and write. (minor)
4. We participate in a campaign to provide  for poor children. (educate) 
5. The volunteers also help the  with their housework. (old)
6. We’d like to offer your school a  of 2 millions dong. (donate)
7. Do you agree with the famous saying “The happiest people are those who bring to others.”? (happy)
8. The  are helped to overcome difficulties by the volunteers. (able)