ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - Mã đề thi 215 potx

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
LỚP: 11
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

(Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề)
Mã đề thi 215
Họ, tên thí sinh:
Số báo danh:
I. Choose the right words/ phrase to complete the sentences.
1. Would you mind not……………….the radio until I’ve finished with this phone call?
A. to be turned on B. being turned on C. turning on D. to turn on
2. We love the teacher…………… teaches us English.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
3. My most ________ experience happened a few years ago.
A. embarrass B. embarrassment C. embarrassed D. embarrassing
4. How fast________ when the accident happened?
A. are you driving B. were you driving C. did you drive D. had you driven
5. ______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Having slept B. have slept C. Having been slept D. have been slept
6. Tom appreciated…………… breakfast in bed when he wasn’t feeling well.
A. being served B. to serve C. to be served D. serving
7. The house was dirty. They hadn’t cleaned it……………weeks.
A. during B. since C. for D. in
8. “Happy birthday!" – “…………… .”
A. Many happy returns B Thanks C. The same to you D. I’m happy
9. My parents don’t…………………me go out late in the evening.

A. let B. agree C. allow D. approve
10. “You don’t like wine, do you?" - “……………… . I never drink it."
A. No, I don’t B. Yes, I don’t C. Yes, I do D. No, I am not.
11. Mary didn’t expect…………… to John’s party.
A. being asked B. to ask C. asking D. to be asked
12. By the time we arrived, the film………………
A. had started. B. was starting C. has started D. started
13. How many countries…………………the last Olympic Games?
A. participated B. took part C. attended D. took part in.
14. I don’t trust Bob. He seems to be………………of a lifelong friendship.
A. incapable B. unable C. disabled D. impossible.
15. The play last night was a truly………………….performance.
A. memorize B. memorial C. memory D. memorable
16. Friendship is a ………………affair, it lives by give-and-take.
A. two- sided B. two-faced C. two-handed D. two- stepped.
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others in each
sentence.
17. A. catch B. character C. charge D. choice
18. A. celebration B. cake C. decorate D. candle
19. A. hour B. happy C. vehicle D. honest
20. A. wheel B. wet C. answer D. away
III. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.
Having a best friend to confide in can bring a positive effect on our emotional health. An evening
out with the closest friend may be the best guarantee of a good time. In fact, our best friend can
prevent us from developing serious psychological problems such as depression and anxiety.
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Best friendship evolves with time - we cannot go out and pick our best friend. We become friends
with people who share common interests – at school or through hobbies, for example.
Best friends have usually known each other for years and stuck together through good and bad

times. If you haven't got one, perhaps you are being too distant from people, or focusing too much on
your work.
21. Close friends need to ________.
A. study at the same school B. spend time together
C. pursue the same hobbies D. have the same interests
22. A best friend can ________.
A. share joy and sadness with us B. go out with us in the evening
C. spend much time finding D. give us a healthy life
23. According to the passage, ________.
A. best friends have good and bad times
B. we can go out and choose a good friend easily
C. it takes a lot of time to make close friendship
D. It’s very difficult to make lasting friendship
24. The word 'one' in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. a close friend B. bad time C. a friendship D. good time
IV. Choose the underlined part in each sentence needing correcting.
25. If you can’t remember his number, you‘d better to look it up.
A B C D
26. I’d like him going to a university, but I can’t make him go.
A B C D
27. When I arrived at the station, John has been waiting for me an hour.
A B C D
28. Does your brother mind calling at home if his patients need his help?
A B C D
V. Fill in the blank with an appropriate word from the box

happy arrived blew out pleased
candles present buy birthday

Last week Jack invited me to his (29)……………… ……party. I spent a lot of time deciding

what I should buy as (30)…………… …….for him. Finally I decided to (31)………….………him a
clock. Jack was very (32)……………………….to see me and thanked me for the present. Many of our
classmates had already (33)………….………. . At 8 o'clock Jack’s mother brought out a birthday
cake. There were 17 colorful (34)……………….…… . We all wished Jack a (35)…………….…….
birthday. Jack (36)…………….the candles in a single breath while we were singing the song “Happy
birthday”. The party was very wonderful, and I came back home at 10 o’ clock.
VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Beginning with
the given words or phrases.
37. They had a good meal and then went to dance.
After they……………………………………………………………………………
38. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him
She advised