The 1st semester test Class: 11

Full name: ........................	The 1st semester test	Mark:
Class: 11A	 (Duration: 45 minutes)
Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
.....1. A. decorate	B. turkey	C. apricot	D. shrine
.....2. A. three	B. them	C. think	D. thrive
.....3. A. twinkle	B. pride	C. winning	D. drink
.....4. A. dressing	B. trend	C. twenty	D. frequent
.....5. A. pleased	B. increase	C. reach	D. instead 
Choose the most suitable A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
.....1. John said that if he ............in my position, he ............for the job.
A. is – will apply	B. were – would apply	
C. had been – would have apply	D. has been – would be applying
.....2. We saw him ..............into the abandoned house.
A. to drive	B. to driving 	C. driving	D. drove
.....3. During Tet holiday, many people go to the pagoda to ..............for good luck
A. receive	B. pray	C. wish	D. require
.....4. Tome apologized .............not able to answer the last question.
A. to	B. for	C. on	D. at
.....5. A lot of work must be done to ................ illiteracy in our country.
A. conquer	B. complete	C. give up	D. eradicate
.....6. I’m so hungry that I could eat ..................
A. anything	B. something	C. nothing	D. some things
.....7. The competition’s aim is to ...............the spirit of learning English among students.
A. grow	B. present	C. offer	D. stimulate
.....8. The Judges will observe and................. your performance.
A. score	B. mark	C. grade	D. write
.....9. Every year many people ...................take care of the old and disabled.
A. volunteer	B. volunteers	C. voluntary	D. voluntarily
.....10. I think .............. is not the most important thing in a contest.
A. explaining	B. winning	C. beating	D. passing
III. Rewrite the following sentences
“ I am sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike,” said Bob.
Bob apologized.................................................................................................
“ If he pays me tonight, I’ll have enough money for the tickets,” she said.
She said that......................................................................................................
“ You damaged my camera,” said Mike.
Mike advised ....................................................................................................
“ If I were you, I’d join the team tomorrow, Tom,” said Mike.
Mike advised.....................................................................................................
“ Please come and joined our party tonight,” said Laura.
Laura invited us................................................................................................ 
 IV. Each sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct it in the following sentences 
When I was walking past the park, I saw some children play football.
 A	 B	C	D
I don’t want going with him. He drives dangerously.
A B	C	 D
She said that if it doesn’t rain, she would go out with me.
A	 B	 C	 D
 4. They have books enough in the house, they don’t have to buy any
	A B C D
 5. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.
	 A B C D
 V. Choose the most suitable word in the box to complete the passage
forget 	fall	studies 	meant	of 	
their 	atmosphere	have	contrast	give
Teacher’s Day ..............(1) on the first of September each year. Generally, it is ........... (2) for school children to show ............(3) appreciation to their teachers who (4)...........guided them in their ...............(5). It is a time to ..............(6) the bad experiences students may have .............(7) their teacher scolding and punishing them. Students ..............(8) their teachers flowers and gifts. Such gestures are small in (9)..............to the teacher’s dedication and hard work. Parties are held and there is an (10).............of fun and amusement in the school.
Full name:.................. 	The 1st semester test	Mark:
Class: 11A	 (Duration: 45 minutes)
Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
.....1. A. dressing	B. frequent	C. twenty	D. trend
.....2.A. pride	B. twinkle	C. winning	D. drink
.....3. A. three	B. them	C. think	D. thrive
......4. A. shrine	B. turkey	C. apricot	D. decorate
......5. A. create	B. creature	C. creative	D. creation
Choose the most suitable A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
.....1. John said that if he ............in my position, he ............for the job.
A. is – will apply	B. had been – would have apply	
C. were – would apply	D. has been – would be applying
.....2. We saw him ..............into the abandoned house.
A.	driving	B. to driving 	C. to drive	D. drove
.....3. During Tet holiday, many people go to the pagoda to ..............for good luck
A. receive	B. require	C. wish	D. pray 
.....4. Tome apologized .............not able to answer the last question.
A. to	B. on	C. for	D. at
.....5. A lot of work must be done to ................ illiteracy in our country.
A. conquer	B. complete	C. eradicate	D. give up 
.....6. I’m so hungry that I could eat ..................
A. nothing	B. something	C. anything	D. some things
.....7. The competition’s aim is to ...............the spirit of learning English among students.
A. stimulate	B. present	C. offer	D. grow
.....8. The Judges will observe and................. your performance.
A. write	B. mark	C. grade	D. score
.....9. Every year many people ...................take care of the old and disabled.
A.	voluntarily	B. voluntary	C. volunteers	D. volunteer 
.....10. I think .............. is not the most important thing in a contest.
A. winning	B. explaining	C. beating	D. passing
III. Rewrite the following sentences
1. “ Please come and joined our party tonight,” said Laura.
Laura invited us................................................................................................ 
2. “ If he pays me tonight, I’ll have enough money for the tickets,” she said.
She said that......................................................................................................
3. “ You damaged my camera,” said Mike.
Mike advised ....................................................................................................
4. “ I am sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike,” said Bob.
Bob apologized.................................................................................................
5. “ If I were you, I’d join the team tomorrow, Tom,” said Mike.
Mike advised.....................................................................................................
 IV. Each sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct it in the following sentences 
1. When I was walking past the park, I saw some children play football.
 A	 B	C	D
2. I don’t want going with him. He drives dangerously.
 A B	 C	 D
She said that if it doesn’t rain, she would go out with me.
A	 B	 C	 D
 4. Too little students are able to understand this question because it is apparently difficult
	A	 B	 C D
 5. The thief admitted him having stolen more than 100 wallets.
	 A B C D
 V. Choose the most suitable word in the box to complete the passage
forget 	fall	have	meant	of 	
contrast 	atmosphere	studies	their	give
Teacher’s Day ..............(1) on the first of September each year. Generally, it is ........... (2) for school children to show ............(3) appreciation to their teachers who (4)...........guided them in their ...............(5). It is a time to ..............(6) the bad experiences students may have .............(7) their teacher scolding and punishing them. Students ..............(8) their teachers flowers and gifts. Such gestures are small in (9)..............to the teacher’s dedication and hard work. Parties are held and there is an (10).............of fun and amusement in the school.
Full name: ............................	The 1st semester test	Mark:
Class: 12A ........	 	 (Duration: 45 minutes)
Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
......1. A. solutions	B. hospitals	C. families	D. projects 
......2. A. cost	B. oil	C. lots	D. other
......3. A. national	B. natural	C. passage	D. space
......4. A. spectator	B. eject	C. digest	D. chew
......5. A. collected	B. talked	C. cooked	D. jumped
Choose the most suitable A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
.....1 She has worked as a secretary ..............she graduated from college.
A. since	B. while	C. before	D. until
.....2. The children enjoy............... football after school.
A. to play	B. play	C. playing	D. played
.....3. My sister didn’t get the job............. she had all the necessary qualification.
A. therefore	B. although	C. however	D. in spite of
.....4. The children, ............. parents work late, are taken home by bus.
A. that	B. whose	C. whom	D. their
.....5. Susan is looking for something .......................
A. eat	B. to eating	C. to eat	D. eating
.....6. During the interview you should concentrate on .............the interview is saying.
A. what	B. that	C. where	D. when
......7. The national curriculum is made .............. of the following subjects such as English, maths, chemistry and so on.
A. in	B. up	C. on 	D. from
.....8. Would you mind ...............me a hand with this boy?
A.	to give	B. give	C. giving	D. to give 
.....9. We are very fond..............folk music.
A. in	B. of	C. with	D. at 
.....10. What do you think about people’s life ....................... in the future?
A. expect	B. expectant	C. expectant	D. expectation
Rewrite the following sentences
My mother is very busy at work but she takes good care of her children.
In spite of .....................................................................................................................................
Learning Chinese is not easy.
It is .................................................................................................................................
John didn’t go to work because he was seriously ill.
If ......................................................................................................................................
We have cleaned the room for five days.
The room.........................................................................................................................
People use computer to forecast the weather or to control robots
Computer.........................................................................................................................
 IV. Each sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct it in the following sentences 
.....1. When I came in, every one were watching a film.
 A	 B	 C	 D
.....2. He stopped to smoke because it is harmful to his health.
A	 B C D
.....3. My father’s office are on the second floor.
 A	 B C D
.....4. Children are fond with swimming in summer.
 A	 B	 C	 D
.....5. He is used to ride a bicycle to school every day
	 A B C D
Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
When young people are asked about what job they would like to have when they are older and the answers given are often predictable. Teenagers often want glamorous careers like pop star, actor or actress, footballer and so on. Other want practical jobs that they see as being worthy, job like doctor, teacher, policeman, etc.
However, choosing a career is one of the hardest thing to do. Recent research has found that more than eighty percent of people in their thirties are in different jobs from the one they dreamt about in their youth. Although they may have had a clear idea of what they wanted to do, with times these ideas have changed or the dream ‘ bubble’ burst as reality dawned.
It used to be easier to choose your future career. Boys used to follow in their father’s footsteps. they would take on the job as his father. At least they knew what the job involved and there was a model to copy. Women used to work in secretarial jobs or caring jobs until they got married. They would then give up work and have children.
Do most youngsters want the same kind of job?
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According to the passage, how many types of job the teenagers want to have? What are they?
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3. How many percent of people in their thirties have different job from the one they used to dream about?
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4. Youngsters would take on the job as his father because they want ........................................
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5. Women would give up work after they ....................................................................................
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Full name: ............................	The 1st semester test	Mark:
Class: 12B	 ........	 	 (Duration: 45 minutes)
Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
......1. A. families	B. hospitals	C. solutions	D. projects 
......2. A. other	B. oil	C. lots	D. cost 
......3. A. energy	B. develop	C. potential	D. demand
......4. A. shops	B. books	C. restaurants	D. brides 
......5. A. cooked	B. talked	C. collected	D. jumped
Choose the most suitable A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
.....1 We are very fond..............folk music.
A. in	B. of	C. with	D. at 
.....2. Would you mind ...............me a hand with this boy?
A.	to give	B. give	C. giving	D. to give 
.....3. She has worked as a secretary ..............she graduated from college.
A.	until	B. while	C. before	D. since 
.....4. The children, ............. parents work late, are taken home by bus.
A.	whose	B. that	C. whom	D. their
.....5. He waited to know the reason .................I was late.
A. as	B. because	C. for	D. why 
.....6. Susan is looking for something .......................
A. eat	B. to eating	C. to eat	D. eating 
......7. The children enjoy............... football after school.
A. playing	B. play	C. to play	D. played 
Rewrite the following sentences
1. Learning Chinese is not easy.
It is .................................................................................................................................
2. We have cleaned the room for five days.
The room.........................................................................................................................
3. John didn’t go to work because he was seriously ill.
If ......................................................................................................................................
4. I can’t understand him because he speaks so quickly.
If .....................................................................................................................................
 IV. Each sentence has one mistake. Identify and correct it in the following sentences 
1. He stopped to smoke because it is harmful for his health.
 A	 B C D
2. When I came in, every one were watching a film.
 A	 B	 C	 D
3. My father’s office are on the second floor.
 A	 B C D
4. Children are fond with swimming in summer.
 A	 B	 C	 D
Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
My first visit to the cinema was a very unhappy one. I was taken there by some friends when I was only second years old. At first there were bright lights and music and I felt quite happy. When the lights went out, I felt afraid.
Then I saw a train on the screen. The train was coming towards me. I shouted out in fear and got down under my seat. When my friends saw me, they started to laugh. I felt ashamed and sat back in my seat. 
Who took the writer to the cinema?
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How old was he then?
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Did he feel happy at first?
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How did he feel when the lights went out?
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What did he do when the train was coming towards him? 
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