ENGLISH TEST 2 (45 minutes) pps

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Fullname:……… ………….
Class:11A ENGLISH TEST 2 (45 minutes)
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I. LISTENING:(2.0 points).Listen and fill in the gaps:

Basketball: The tallest basketball (1) _________ was Suleiman Ali Nashnush who played for
the Libyan national (2) _________ in 1962. He was 2.45m tall.
The highest number of points (3) _________ by one player in a basketball match was achieved
by an Swedish player, Mats Wermelin, who scored all the (4) _________ in his team’s victory
in a tournament in Stockholm in (5) _________.
Football: The largest crowd at a football match was in the Maracana municipal (6)________
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 16
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July (7) _________ for the match between Brazil and
Uruguay. There were (8) _________100,000 spectators.

II. READING(2.5 points). Read the passage and decide whether each of the statements is
true(T) or false(F)
The Asian Games, also called the Asiad , is a multi-sport event held every four years among
athletes from all over Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia(OCA)
under the supervision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Medals are awarded in
each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which
started in 1951. The Asian Games are dominated by the People’s Republic of China.
Competitors are entered by a National Olympic Committee(NOC) to represent their country
of citizenship. National anthems and flags accompany the medal ceremonies, and tables
showing the number of medals won by each country are widely used. In general, only
recognized nations are represented, but a few non-sovereign countries are allowed to take part.

The special case of Taiwan was handled by having it compete as Chinese Taipei , due to the
political status of Taiwan.
The 15
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Asian Games were held in Doha, Qata from December 1 to December 15, 2006.
The 16
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Asian Games will be held in Guangzhou, China from November 12, 2010 to
November 27, 2010.
1…….The Asian Games is held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
2 …Gold medals , silver medals and bronze medals are awarded in each event .
3…….Competitors are entered for the games to represent their country of citizenship
4…….Some non-sovereign countries are also allowed to take part in the games.
5…….The fifteenth Asian games will be held in Doha, Qatar.

III.LANGUAGE FOCUS (3.0 points)
*Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently: (0.5 points)
1. A .some B .none C. not D .nothing
2. A. organise B. promise C. realise D. devise
3. A. annual B. announce C. active D. athletic
4. A. think B. that C. three D. thanks

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5. A. time B. night C. living D. child
*Rewrite each sentence in reported speech, beginning as shown: (2.5 points)
6. “You didn’t go to school yesterday”. The mother said to her son.
-The mother accused……………………………………………………………………
7. “I’m sorry I didn’t finish the report on time” said Peter.
- Peter apologised……………………………………………………………………

8. What about driving up to the lake tomorrow? said Fiona.
- Fiona suggested……………………………………………………………………
9. “ Thank you for looking after the children” Lan said to Nam.
- Lan thanked………………………………………………………………………….
10. “ I’m happy you have passed the English exam. Congratulations” Jim said to me.
- Jim congratulated……………………………………………………………………
IV. Writing ( 2.5 points):
You are Susan Smith, secretary of the music contest. Write a letter to inform Lan who wrote
a letter to ask for the information about this contest.Use the outline below:
+ number of participants: 30
+ entry procedure: fill in application form.
+ venue: 9 Dao Duy Anh street, Dong Da district, Ha Noi.
+ Date: March, 25
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+ Time :( arrival time:7pm- starting time: 8.30pm)
+ Phone number: 048649159.
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