English written test - Class: 11 time: 45 minutes

                 English written test  
                                                                Class: 11    time: 45 minutes   
I. Pronunciation
 * Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other in each group.(1,25p)
 1. 	A. chop 	B. church 	C. machine 	D. chicken
 2. 	A. question 	B. television 	C. occasion 	D. decision
 3. 	A. expensive 	B. spend 	C. tennis 	D. bringing
 4. 	A. Will 	B. milk 	C. tall 	D. talk
 5. 	A. happy 	B. holly 	C. honest 	D. hollow
II. Vocabulary and grammar
* Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (2,5p)
 6. My parents never let me  after 10 o’clock at night.
A. to stay out 	B. stay out 	C. staying out 	D. be staying out
 7. She said that she had talked to me but I didn’t remember . Her before.
A. seeing 	B. to see 	C. not seeing 	D. see
 8. Peter said that he saw Mary ..beautiful vase.
A. to break that 	B. breaking that 	C. break that 	D. broke that
 9. Before he went to Oxford University to study philosophy, he ..a local company.
A. Worked for 	B. works for 	C. had worked for 	D. was working for
 10. When I got to the hospital, she  in the waiting room.
A. sat 	B. had sat 	C. was sitting 	D. has sitting
 11. My shoes need ..
A. to mend 	B. mending 	C. being mended 	D. both B and C
 12. Will you stop while I’m talking?
A. sing 	B. singing 	C. to sing 	D. are singing
 13. I hope you don’t mind me .. so late at night.
A. to telephone 	B. telephone 	C. telephoning 	D. telephoned
 14. . The teacher gave me a passing grade.
A. After taking the test 	B. After I take the test 
C. After I took the test 	D. After I taken the test.
 15. It was the most exciting film I .
A. never saw 	B. ever saw 	C. had ever seen 	D. have ever seen.
* Each sentence/question has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C or D. Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. (1,75p)
 16. I had not done much more work since I talked to you on Wednesday.
 A B C D
 17. The answer is in the line fifteen on page four.
 A B C D
 18. The children was playing out doors last night when it began to rain very hard.
 A B C D
 19. After she had bought himself a new motorcycle, she sold her bicycle.
 A B C D
 20. Tuan’s parents never let him to go out with his friends at weekends.
 A B C D
III. Reading
* Read the passage about Linda’s birthday present then answer the following questions. (2,5p)
 	December 21 was Linda’s fourteenth birthday. When she was got home after school, she saw her parents in the living room. They said to her, “Happy birthday, dear! We have a present for you, Linda. Go and look for it in your bedroom.”
Linda ran quickly to her room. On her bed she saw a bright red box. She thought that her present must be in the box. She opened it. There was nothing but a card in it. The girl took it out and read:
“Dear Linda, I’m your present. My first three letters are the same as in the word ‘come’. My last two letters are the same as in the word ‘water’. My middle three letters are in the word ‘put’. What am I?”
Linda thought hard and soon smiled. She then went back to the living room and shouted, “Aha, I know what present it is. Thank you very much, Mum and Dad! But where is it?” Her mother answered, “Look on the back of the card.” Linda turned it over and read, “Come and look for me in the study.”
Linda hurried to the study. There on the desk she found her present. What was it? Do you know?
* Questions
21. When was Linda born?
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22. Where did she see her parents when she came back home from school?
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23. What did she find in the red box?
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24. Where did her parents put her present?
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25. What do you think her present was? 
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IV. Writing
* Complete sentences using the words given. You may have to add some words or change some words when necessary.(2,5p)
26. It/ be/ Lisa’s/ eleven/ birthday/ today.
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27. She/ be/ very happy/ receive/ a lot of/ flower/ and/ present.
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28. Her parents/ give/ party/ celebrate/ her birthday.
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29. Most/ her classmates/ invited/ party.
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30. They/ have/ very good time/ party/ now.
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Keys (001)
I. Pronunciation
 1. C 	2. 	3. D 	4.D 	5. C
II. Vocabulary and grammar
 6. B 	7. A 	8.C 	9.C 	10.C
 11. B 	12.B 	13.C 	14. B 	15.D
 16. B 	17. C 	18. A 	19. B 	20. B
III. Reading
21. She was born on December 21 in 1997
22. She saw them in the living room
23. She found nothing except a card.
24. They put her present in the study.
25. A computer.
IV. Writing
26. It is Lisa’s eleventh birthday today.
27. She is very happy to receive a lot of flowers and presents.
28. Her parents give party to celebrate her birthday.
29. Most of her classmates are invited to the party.
30. They are having a very good time at the party now.