The first - Semester test subject: English

DANG HUY TRU UPPER-HIGH SCHOOL	THE FIRST-SEMESTER TEST
CLASS : 11/C	SUBJECT :	 ENGLISH
FULL NAME.......	Time allotted:	45 minutes
DATE.......	Paper number:	2
I.Reading
 A.Read the passage and decide the statements below True(T) or False (F) .
February 14 is a Valentine Day. We celebrate Valentine day by giving flowers, gifts, and cards to those we love. We do this in honor of Saint Valentine. You may be wondering, “ Who is Saint Valentine?”
Legend has it that Valentine was a priest in Rome in the third century. There was an Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II. Emperor Claudius II was recruiting a large of men to serve as soldiers for his wars without much success. The men preferred not to leave their wives, families, and sweethearts to fight in foreign lands. Claudius became angry and declared that no more marriages could performed and all engagements were canceled. Valentine thought this to be unfair and secretly married several couples. When Claudius found out, he threw Valentine, where he died.
Another legend has it that Valentine was an imprisoned man who fell in love with his jailer’s daughter. Before he was put into death, he sent the first “ valentine” himself when he wrote her a letter and signed it “Your Valentine”, words still used on cards today.
Perhaps we’ll never know the true story behind the man named Saint Valentine, but February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating back to the Middle Ages. In fact, Valentine Day ranks second only to Christmas in the number of the greeting cards sent.
Valentine was the name of a man.
Valentine was a prisoner during the reign of Emperor Claudius II.
Valentine was put in prison because he secretly married a lot of couples.
People send more greeting cards on Valentine Day than on Christmas Day.
B. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.
In Viet Nam, Tet Nguyen Dan takes place in the first month of the calendar- from late January to . February. As preparations, people are busy buying things, preparing foods, and cleaning the house. “ Must-have” items deemed to be bought or prepared are cakes made from sticky.., dried watermelon seeds, fruits , tea, alcoholic and soft drink, ornamental plants , and flowers. 
II. Choose the best answer.
A. Pronunciation.
a. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. experience	B. rebuilt	C. evening	D. extremely
2. A. different	B. literacy	C. foreign	D. remedial
3. glanced	B. provided	C. brushed	D. looked
b. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
4. A. repairing	B. volunteer	C. remedial	D. rebuilding
5. competition	B. illiteracy	C. representative	D. university
B. Grammar and Vocabulary.
6. Nigeria has a population nearly 100 million.
A. about	B. in 	C. of 	D. with
7. The rapid growth of population led to an acute. of housing.
A. shortfall	B. shortcut	C. shortcoming	D. shortage
8. A .tastes alcoholic drinks to differentiate them.
A. taster	B. tongue	C. skin	D. dog
9. We tried to make a ..of our situation, but it wasn’t funny.
A. joke	B. trick	C. tension	D. risk
10. Jane is going to go abroad next month and she is having a ..party on Sunday.
A. birthday	B. farewell	C. wedding	D. anniversary
11. He felt embarrassed , kept quite and retreated into his.
A. brain	B. shell	C. clothes	D. shoes
12. The average number of number per square kilometer in Viet Nam is 234, and that in Japan is 336. This means Japan has higher  than Viet Nam.
A. birth control	B. population density	C. population trend	D. population growth rates
13. The families who the two –child norm should be awarded.
A. follow	B. obey	C. agree	D. adopt
14. In the beauty pageant on TV last night, I was most attracted by the first runner-up.
A. contest	B. merry	C. competition	D. contestant
15. What would you do if you.. the lottery.
A. win	B. won	C. had won	D. winned
16. Which is the Asian country ..population is growing the slowest now.
A. which	B. that	C. whose	D. of whom
17. ..the traffic rules, Tom was confident when he took the driving test.
A. Learning	B. Being learned	C. having learned	D. learned
18.- What do you think about the U23 team?
- This team is believed .good progress so far.
A. make	B. to have made	C. to be made	D. making
19.- Lam is practising hard these day?	
- He is. He hopes .for his school’s soccer team.
A. to choose	B. to be chosen	C. being chosen	D. choosing
20. I used to watch different kinds of kiteshigh in the blue sky and listen to buffalo boys their bamboo flutes when they rode their water buffaloes.
A. A. to fly/ to play	B. flew/ played	C. fly/ play	D. to fly/ play
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III. Sentence Transformation.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. “ Put your dictionary away right now.” The teacher said to Tam
The teacher ordered 
 2. “I m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier.” Jill said to me.
Jill apologized..
3. I have been to China. The birth rates of this country need to be controlled.
I have been 
4. Martin failed his driving test last week because he was very nervous.
If..
IV. Writing.
Use the cues to write a thank-you letter.
August. 14/2006.
Dear Chinh and Jim.
I/ write/ thank / what / you do/ our school/ your stay/ remote village/ 
We/ appreciate / precious help
The classroom/ clean and tidy / now. Thanks/ this/ children / study/ spacious classrooms/ convenient facilities
Once/ we/ thankful/ help/ care
We wish/ health/ great success/ look forward / see/ next year/
Sincerely yours/
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I. Reading. ( 2â)
A. True/ False (1 â)
1. T	2. F	3. T	4. F
B. Gap fill. ( 1â)
 lunar- early- traditional- rice
II. Multiple choice ( 4 â)
1. A	2. D	3. B	4. B	5. B	6. C
7. D	8. A	9. A	10. B	11. B	12. B
13. D	14. A	15. B	16. C	17. C	18. B	
19. B	20. C
III. Sentence Transformation ( 2 â)
1. The teacher ordered Tam to put his dictionary away right then.
2. Jill apologized to me for not phoning me earlier.
3. I have been to China, whose birth rates are need to be controlled.
4. If Martin hadn’t been very nervous, he wouldn’t have failed his driving test the week before..
IV. Writing. ( 2 â) 
Dear Chinh and Jim,
I am writing to thank you for what you have done for our school during your stay in this remote village. We really appreciate your precious help.
The classroom is clean and tidy now. Thanks to this, the children can study in spacious classrooms with convenient facilities.
Once again, we are really thankful for your help and care. We wish you good health and great success. I look forward to seeing you next year.
Sincerely yours.