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VINH PHUC EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT
BINH SON HIGH SCHOOL
TEST FOR GIFTED STUDENT
GRADE: 11
I: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Circle the letter next to the answer you choose.
1. When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ______ have happened.
A. Possibly B. likely C. Certainly D. potentially
2. - “Do you think the book is expensive?
- “Yes, it’s not ______ what we paid for it.”
A. worthy B. worth of C. worth D. valuable
3. To ______ extent did she benefit from her uncle’s will?
A. what B. how C. Which D. whom
4. The new system didn’t ______ expectations.
A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to
5. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.
A. they met B. they to meet C. to meet D. should they meet
6. ______ aren’t effective anymore because insects have become resistant to them.
A.Fertilizers B. Pesticides C. Herbicides D. Composts
7. When he heard the joke, he burst into loud ______.
A. smile B. laughter C. amusement D. enjoyment
8. The traffic lights ______ to green, and the car drove on.
A. exchanged B. turned C. removed D. shone
9. It is a good idea to be ______ dressed when you go for an interview.
A. finely B. boldly C. smartly D. clearly
10. They are going to make ______ excursion next month.
A. a two-week B. two-weeks C. two weeks' D. a two-week's
11. I haven't had a very ______ week. I seem to have done nothing at all.
A. Extensive B. productive C. enthusiastic D. economic
12. The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspectors with local conditions.
A. inform B. acquaint C. instruct D. notify
13. These figures give you some idea of the cost of … your car for one year.

A. controlling B. handling C. managing D. maintaining
14. It can take up to three months to … a man to do this specialist work.
A. guide B. raise C. train D. learn
15. In today’s paper it … that we shall have an election this year.
A. says B. admits C. expresses D. proposes
16. I had to pay … on a carpet I bought in through the Customs today.
A. taxes B. rates C. fines D. duty
17. Tropical diseases are comparatively … in Europe.
A. scarce B. rare C. slight D. few
18. The … charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were unusually high.
A. hire B. price C. fees D. sum
19. It takes a great deal of … for the class to make a trip abroad.
A. arrangement B. organisation C. expense D. business
20. You shouldn’t eat so many sweets. They’re … for you.
A. bad B. unhealthy C. unsuitable D. disagreeable
21. I wondered whether you would like to … to the theatre tomorrow.
A. visit B. go away C. go out D. walk out
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22. It is vital that we a change in people's attitudes.
A. bring down B. bring back C. bring about D. look after
23. We'll have to down the options before coming to a decision.
A. slow B. narrow C. bring D. wind
24. The grocer's shop since the supermarket opened.
A. closed B. has closed C. has been closing D. is closed
25. In ten year's time the population of the world to 500 million.
A. grows B. is growing C. has grown D. will have grown
II - Give the correct word – form for each sentence using the suggestions.
Write the answers after the numbers.
1. Lasers are used as …… …… accurate scalpels. MIRACLE
2. He stepped on some ……… ……… glass. BREAK

3. What is your …………… ……… for this problem ? ARGUE
4 Be careful. The streets are ……… after the rain. SLIP
5. The police are trying to find some more ……… …… PROVE
6. She received a lot of …………… … from her mother. COURAGE
7. There is no real ……… … between men and women. EQUAL
8. His bad …… …… made his parents upset. BEHAVE
9. Tropical diseases are ………… … rare in Europe. COMPARE
10. All the newspapers praised the …… … of the firemen. BRAVE
III - Read the text and choose the best option fo each blank.
Write the answers after the numbers.
SPORTS IN SCHOOLS.
For many young people, sport is a popular part of school life and (1) ………… in one of the school
teams and playing in matches is very important. (2) ………… someone is in a team it means a lot of
extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) …………… home, as many matches
are played then.
It can also (4) …………… travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then
(5) …………… on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or other students
will travel with the team to (6) ……………… their own side.
When a school team wins the match, it is the whole school feels proud, (7) ………… only the
players. It can also mean that a school (8) …………… well-known for being good at certain sports and
pupils from that school may end up playing (9) ………… national or international teams so that the
school has some really (10) ………… names associated with it !
1- A. having B. being C. taking D. putting
2- A.If B. As C. Then D. So
3- A. at B. on C. for D. from
4- A. evolve B. permit C. involve D. cancel
5- A. being B. staying C. leaving D. spending
6- A. support B. play C. fight D. enable
7- A. but B. however C. and D. not
8- A. turns B. makes C. comes D. becomes

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9- A. up B. to C. for D. besides
10- A. famous B. old C. new D. common
IV - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph.
Write the answers after the numbers.
THE WILDLIFE
A- Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals
pollute the environment and harm wildlife.
B- There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or other
valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets.
C- The most successful animals on earth – human beings will soon be the only ones, unless
we can solve this problem.
D- Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many
species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not make an effort to
protect them.
E- For animals and birds, the big problem is that their habitat – the place where they live –
is disappearing. More land is used for farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces
than there once were.
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
V - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions.
Write the answers after the numbers.
There are 1 that make it difficult for me to understand. First,
2 as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading. I
sometimes do not understand them when they are spoken. Second, 3 have a
wide range of accents. A British accent is very different from a Texas one. Third, there are a lot of
4 These expressions also differ depending on the area a speaker is from.
Finally, there are 5 These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish./.
A- native speakers
B- sounds that do not exist in my native language
C- several things of spoken English

D- idioms and slang expressions
E- many words are not pronounced
VI - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Write the answers after the numbers.
conditions insurance power according little
labour first problems who wages
Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by
migrant workers (1) migrate or move from area to area (2) to the crops that
need harvesting. Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they
(3) arrived in the United States. Often they had (4) with the English language
or no skills that they could immediately use in the new country.
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A person looking objectively at the (5) of these workers might say that their way of
life was (6) better than slavery. They were housed in sub-standard conditions, received (7)
far below minimum, and had no medical or (8) benefits. The migant workers
had no (9) unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, or improved working
conditions. They had no money or no(10) with which to bargain with their employers.
VII - Read the text, Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions and Give the correct
word-forms ( O – is done for you as an exmple ).

Estimate
Germany influence develop proficient originate
entertain office former communicate particular
As (0) 300 – 400 million people speak English as their first language. One recent
estimate is that 1.9 billion people, nearly a third of the world’s population, have a basic (1)
in English. English is the dominant international language in (2) , science, business, aviation,
(3) , diplomacy and the Internet. It has been one of the (4) languages of the United
Nations since its founding in 1945.
English (5) in England, and is West Germanic language which developed from Old
English, the language of the Anglo – Saxons. As a result of the Norman Conquest and other events in

English history, it has been heavily (6) , more than any others (7) language, by
French and Latin. From England it spread to the rest of the British Isles, then to the colonies and
territories of the British Empire ( both outside and inside the current Commonwealth of Nations ) such
as United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others, (8) those in the Anglophone
Caribbeans. As a result of these historical (9) English is the official language ( sometimes
one of several ) in many countries (10) under British or American rule, such as Pakistan,
Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and the Philippines.
0. Estimated
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. ……………
VIII - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Write the answers after the numbers.
Money is something we (1) …………… for granted in our life. Some of us may wish we
had more it, maybe in the (2) …………… coins, notes or cheques. It is hard to imagine (3)
…………… people would manage (4) …………… money. In the earliest periods of human
history, people used to exchange goods (5) …………… . They would exchange things they had lots
of for (6) …………… they were in (7) …………… of . For example, they might offer food (8)
…………… tools. This method of exchange, which is known as barter has many (9)
…………… . Certain goods may be difficult, or may be impossible to divide into smaller units. It
can also be very difficult to know the worth of something (10) …………… with other goods.
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IV. WRITING:
A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
We find
2. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second
child.
Not until
3. While mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.

While
they
4. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.
Although it
5. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
Although
B. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.
Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
6. When I was driving, I realized that the car wasn’t working properly. (WRONG)

7. Sandra said that she was willing to work late. (MIND)

8. They pretended to be enjoying themselves, but they weren’t really. (AS)

9. I can't lift this table on my own. (UNLESS)

10. The coins are believed to have been buried for safe-keeping. (IT)

C. you are studying abroad next month so you are going to hold a farewell party this
weekend.write a letter of invitation to your closest friend
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THE ANSWER KEY
I: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Circle the letter next to the answer you choose.
1 A 6 B 11C 16D 21C
2B 7B 12A 17B 22C
3A 8B 13D 18C 23B
4D 9C 14C 19B 24B
5C 10A 15A 20A 25D
II - Give the correct word – form for each sentence using the suggestions.

1. miraculously 2. broken 3. argument 4 slippery 5. proofs
6. encouragement 7. equality 8. behaviour 9. comparatively 10. bravery
III - Read the text and choose the best option fo each blank.
IV - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph.
1. ……D…… 2. ……B…… 3. ……E……… 4. ……A…… 5. ……C……
V - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions.
1. …C…… 2. …E…… 3. …A…… 4. …D…… 5. …B…
VI - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
5- conditions 8- insurance 10- power 2- according 6- little
9- labour 3- first 4- problems 1- who 7- wages
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B A D C B A D D C A
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VII - Read the text, Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions and Give the
correct word-forms
1- proficiency 2- communications 3- entertainment
4- official 5- originated 6- influenced
7- Germanic 8- particularly 9- developments
10- formerly
VIII - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
(1) take (2) forms (3) how (4) without (5) directly
(6) things (7) need (8) for (9) disadvantages. (10) compared
IV.WRITING
A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
We find it extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
2. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second
child.
Not until after the birth of their second child did Alice and Charles decide to move to a bigger house.

3. While mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.
While they were mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.
4. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.
Although it didn't rain, he brought the umbrella.
5. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
Although I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
B. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new
sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.
Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).
6. When I was driving, I realized that the car wasn’t working properly. (WRONG)
When I was driving, I realized there was something wrong
7. Sandra said that she was willing to work late. (MIND)
Sandra said that she wouldn't mind working late.
8. They pretended to be enjoying themselves, but they weren’t really. (AS)
They did/acted as if they had enjoyed themselves.
9. I can't lift this table on my own. (UNLESS)
Unless someone helps me, i can't lift this table.
10. The coins are believed to have been buried for safe-keeping. (IT)
It is said that the coins were buried for the safe-keeping.
C.
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