Revision for the second term examination (grade: 11)

REVISION FOR THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION (Grade:11)
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined and bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
1. A. talked	B. naked	C. asked	D. liked
2. A. chemist	B. chicken	C. church	D. chance
3. A. involve 	B. subzero 	C. go 	D. alone
4. A. chalk	B. champagne	C. machine	D. ship
5. A. sun	B. sure	C. success	D. sort
6. A. liked	B. stopped	C. robbed	D. trapped
7. A. stamps	B. clubs	C. plays	D. fields
8.	 A. bridged	B. marched	C. finished	D. based
9.	 A. easy	B. idea	C. reason	D. speak
10	 A. supply B. dirty	 C. happy	 D. energy
II. Pick out the word that has the stress differently from that of the other words.
1. A. ability 	B. already 	C. retirement 	D. uniform
2. A. excellent 	B. gymnastics 	C. stadium 	D. restaurant
3. A. champion 	B. common 	C. foremost 	D. respect
4. A. eventual 	B. qualify 	C. president 	D. volleyball
5. A. penalty 	B. personal 	C. position 	D. powerful
6. A. company	B. official	C. Australia	D. encounter.
7. A. answer	B. correct	C. promote	D. tonight.
8. A. precious	B. suspicious	C. famous	D. humorous
9. A. accuse	B. admire	C. enter	D. deny
10. A. amazing	B. gallery	C. investment	D. regretful
B.VOCABULARY,GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE:
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
 1.He wanted to know the reason _______ I was late.
A. why 	B. for 	C. because 	D. as
2.I like to study ______. It helps me know a lot about life on earth.
	A. biogas	B. biology	C. biosphere	D. biotech
3.Either John or his friends is going to the beach today.
 A 	 B C D
4.I hit the dog in the garden.
	A. It was the dog that hit me in the garden.	B. It was the dog that was hit in the garden by me.	
C. It was me that hit the dog in the garden.	D. It was in the garden that I hit the dog.
5.Neither the director nor the secretary want to leave yet.
 A 	 B C D
6.Do you think our government should encourage people in the countryside to use ______ as a new energy source?
	A. biogas	B. biography	C. biosphere	D. biodiversity
7.Why do you study English? ________ with the foreigner.
	A. Communicating	B. Communication	C. To communicate	D. Communicative
8.He learned ________ to drive a car when he was 17 years old.
	A. in which	B. why	C. how	D. when
9._____________________________ ________ ? _ It’s more than 64.631.595 million people.
A. What is the capital of The Kingdom of Thailand?	
B. What is the area of The Kingdom of Thailand?	
C. What is the main sources of energy of The Kingdom of Thailand?
D. What is the population of The Kingdom of Thailand?	
10.Her ________ of English grammar is very extensive.
	A. knowledge	B. knowable	C. know	D. knowing
11.Most of the old part of the city was ________ by bombs during the war.
	A. planted	B. woried	C. eliminated	D. destroyed
12.The person who composes music is called a ________ .
	A. writer	B. singer	C. composer	D. director
13.Listening to soft music is my favourite pastime.
	A. freetime	B. recreation	C. pleasure	D. amusement
14.The children,______parents work late, are taken home by bus.
	A. that	B. whom	C. whose	D. which
15.I don't like coffee. My mother doesn’t, either.
	A. Neither I nor my mother likes coffee.	B. Either my mother or I don't like coffee.	
C. Both my mother and I not like coffee.	D. Not only my mother but also I like coffee.
16.Jim passed his driving test _______ surprised everybody.
	A. who	B. which	C. whose	D. whom
17.Were you______in their programme yesterday? _ No, just because they performed so bad.
	A. interesting	B. interest	C. interests	D. interested
18.Jack was the last guest _______ the party last night.
	A. left	B. leaving	C. to leave	D. had left
19.May I introduce you _______ Mrs Brown?
	A. for	B. to	C. with	D. of
20.She did the job _______. 
A. succeed	B. succeessful	C. unsucceessful	D. succeessfully
21.My father is interested in detective stories.
	A. It is my father who is interested in detective stories.	B. It was my father that was interested in detective stories.
C. It is my father that was interested in detective stories.	D. It was my father who is interested in detective stories.
22.Wind energy is ________ safe ________ unlimitted.
	A. not only/ but also	B. neither/ nor	 	C. not only/ and	 	D. either/ or
23.People think that Angkor Wat is the biggest temple. 
A. It is said that people think that Angkor Wat is the biggest temple.	
B. It is said that Angkor Wat is the biggest temple.	
C. Angkor Wat is said the biggest temple.	
D. people is said that Angkor Wat is the biggest temple.
24._______ them who wished to speak to you.
A. They were	B. Who were 	C. That was 	D. It was
25. Leningrad was_____St Petersburg.
A. rename 	B. renamed 	C. renaming 	D. to rename
26. Neil Armstrong was the first man to_____foot on the moon.
A. try 	B. let 	C. put 	D. set
27. The sheer size of the cathedral is a_____reminder of the power of religion.
A. whole 	B. continual 	C. continuous 	D. constant
28. Cuts in the health service could have tragic_____for patients.
A. effect 	B. results 	C. consequences 	D. damage
29. We were just talking about her when, at that precise_____, she walked in.
A. time 	B. period 	C. date 	D. moment
30. Please_____attention to what I am saying.
A. draw 	B. put 	C. pay 	D. take
31. No candidate fulfils all the_____for this position.
A. standard 	B. experience 	C. criteria 	D. require
32. I have heard nothing from him since_____.
A. he had left 	B. he leaves 	C. he has left 	D. he left
33. -"What was your impression_____that concert? - "I thought it was great."
A. of 	B. to 	C. with 	 D. at
34. Colonists______in isolated areas of Northern America were almost totally self-sufficient.
A. lived 	B. living 	 	C. who living 	D. who that lived
35. We should use______time we have available to discuss Jon's proposal.
A. the little of 	B. little 	C. the few 	 D. the little
36. My new employer gave me a(n)_____on my salary to buy some work clothes.
A. payment 	B. finance 	C. advance 	D. money
37. Bill is jealous______your promotion.
A. of 	B. with 	 	C. for 	D. at
38. The committee plans to______again in about six months.
A. conduct 	B. condense 	C. contest 	 D. convene
39. The Civil War______in 1861 and lasted for four years.
A. begin 	B. began 	C. beginning 	D. which began
40. The singer was ................... on the piano by her sister.
A. served	B. accompanied	C. assisted	D. sounded
41. Neither Tom nor I _______mathematics .We prefer English
	A.likes	B.like	C.liked	D.are liking
42. Neither Mary nor her friends _______ going to the party last night.
	A.is	B.are 	C.was	D.were
43.We should hurry.The train _________in twenty minutes.
A.is leave	B.leaves	C.leave	D.leaving
44.“What do you do for exercise in the winter?”-“During the winter I _________at the gym”
	A.am exercising	B.always exercise	C.have always exercise	D.always am exercise
45.”Did you get any information from Peter?”_”He __________an expert,but he doesn’t seem to know much”
	A.supposes to be	B.is supposed to be	C.supposed to be	D.is supposed being
46.He _______speak a little French ,but he’s not really fluent.
	A.would	B.could	C.ought	D.can
47.Deb looks as though she _________trouble with her car.In fact,there was nothing wrong with it.
	A.has	B.had	C.is having	D.had been having
48.A man ________helping police with their interview.
	A.was reported to have	B.was reported to have been
	C.reports to be	D.reported to have been
49.________that the accused had committed fraud.
	A.It was alleged	B.They allege	C.People are alleged	D.It is alleging
50.The tickets were ____________five pounds.
	A.believing to cost	B.believed to be cost	C.believed to cost	D.believed cost
51.The official _______200 people were killed by the pollution.
	A.are estimating	B.is estimated	C.estimates	D.was estimated
52._____________to be a god.
	A.The Emperor believes	B.It believes the Emperor
	C.It is believed the Emperor	D.The Emperor was believed
53._________bought a holiday home.
	A.The British Prime Minister believes to have	B.The British Prime Minister is believed to
	C.It is believed that the British Prime Minister	D.It is believed of the British Prime Minister to have
54.______that the situation was under control
	A.Someone reported	B.It was reported	C.It is reporting	D.A & B are correct
55.________interviewed for the job.
	A.I hoped to be	B.I hope to have	C.I am hoped to have	D.I am hoped to be
56.Jim has a new car.He _______it for a very good price .He paid 30 percent less than the regular retail cost.
	A.could buy	B.had to buy	C.was supposed to buy	D.was able to buy
57.The fire spread through the hotel quickly,but everyone ________get out.
	A.had to	B.would	C.could	D.was able to
58.People say that playing football is the most interesting.
	A.It is said that playing football was the most interesting	
	B.It was said that playing football is the most interesting
	C.The most important thing is football.
	D.Playing football is said to be the most interesting .
59.People believe that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year.
	A.Our belief is that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year.
	B.It is believed that severe earthquakes and tidal waves will have happened next year
	C.It is our belief that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year.
	D.It is believed that there will be severe earthquakes and tidal waves next year.
60.People rumour that he is rich but stingy.
	A.Although he rich,he is stingy.	B.He is stingy but he is rich
	C.He is rumoured to be rich but stingy	D.What do people rumour,he is rich but stingy
61.The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot,__________?
	A.do they	B.does it	C.is it	D.isn’t it
62.You don’t need me anymore,__________?
	A.do I	B.don’t I	C.do you	D.don’t you
63.Nobody knows who invented the wheel,________?
	A.do they	B.don’t they	C.does it	D.doesn’t it
65.Harry was working in Bristol then,________?
	A.was Harry	B.wasn’t he	C.was he	D.didn’t he
66.Don’t leave anything behind,__________?
	A.do you	B.don’t you	C.will you	D.shall we
67.Can I use your phone?-___________
	A.You may not	B.Of course	C.No,you can’t	D.You must
68.Where do you suggest I stay? -___________
	A.Let’s stay at the Hilton	B.I suggest you to Hilton	C.I prefer the Hilton	D.I recommend the Hilton
69.Do you want beer or wine?-____________
	A.I’d prefer beer,please	B.I like beer	C.I’d rather beer,please	D.I hate wine
70.Don’t tell anyone my new address.-_____________
	A.I wouldn’t	B.I can’t	C.I don’t	D.I won’t
71.You arenot able to go to Jane’s party tonight,___________?
	A.could you	B.do you	C.can you	D.are you
72.Since the accident,he _______to leave the house
	A.wasn’t able	B.couldn’t	C.didn’t enable	D.hasn’t been able
73.___________please send me an application form?
	A.Are you able to	B.Could you	C.Can you be able to	D.Would you like to
74.Have you found the keys__________you lost?
	A.where/which	B.which/whom	C.that/who	D.which/that
75.I’m reading a book ___________by Jack London
	A.which was written	B.written	C.that was written	D.All are corrects
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1.Can you name some countries which English is spoken as the first language ?
 A B C D
2.The man I introduced you to him last night may be the next president of the university
 A B C D
3.The letter that I opened it wasn’t for me.It was just an accident.I didn’t mean it.
 A B C D
4.Swimming,like all other kind of sports,which is a form of muscle exercise.
 A B C D
5.They live in Pensford,that lies just south of Bristol
 A B C D
6.It is my teachers who has helped me a lot with my school work.
 A B C D
7.Not only Tom but Hellen helped me run the farm when I was away on holiday.
 A B C D
8.Nothing can stop him from trying to win the girl’s heart,can’t it?
 A B C D
9.The prisoner is known to escape 3 days ago.The police are looking for him.
 A B C D
10.It was reported that the robber was escaped in a stolen car.
 A B C D
11.He is rumoured to have killed on his wedding day.Do you think so?
 A B C D
12.Neither Nam nor Minh enjoy playing football after class.
 A B C D
13.It was on the train where I met Mr Smith.
 A B C D
14.The headmaster of our school have been very busy since he returned from Hanoi.
 A B C D
15.The baby likes not only candies but also cakes.But he can only choose both.
 A B C D
III. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1.My sister taught me how to draw.
→It..
2. I bought the new book from the book shop.
→It...
3.My brother loves going to the moutain, so do I.
→Both.
4.I don’t like snake, I don’t like spider ,too.
→I like neither.
5. My mother can cook very well, she can make good cake , too.
→My mother can not only...
6.Phuong is leaving for Hue tomorrow.Minh is leaving for Hue tomorrow.
→Both
7.John doesn’t work for IBM.Tim doesn’t work for IBM.
→Neither..
8.He spent all his money.He even borrowed some from me.
→He not only..
9.My sister cleans this room every day.
→It is this room that is..
10.The film camera was invented by an American.
→It was anwho..
11.We can buy him a T-shirt.We can buy him a pair of shoes.
→We can buy him either.
12.They will have to change the day of the meeting again.
→The day of..
13. They found their dog in the garden.
→It was their dog that was..
14. I don’t mind using this computer.That one is also OK for me.
→I can use both..
15. George doesn’t smoke and he doesn’t drink 
→George neither..
16.People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.
→13 is 
17.It is said that three men were arrested after the explosion.
→Three men..
18.I’ll introduce to you a girl.Her name is Hellen
→ The girl to..
19.Einstein discovered relativity.He failed his university entrance exam.
→Einstein
20.They say that most small corner shops are losing business.
→Most small corner..
21.You can attend the party.Your sister can attend the party.
→Both .
22.The girl who spoke English fluently last night is standing here.
→The girl.
23. The picture which is taken by the man is beautiful
→The picture..
24.The woman is very pretty. You hope to talk to her at the party.
→The woman to............................................................................................................
25. The story is very interesting. There are a lot of people in it
→The story in