Đề kiểm tra cuối năm THPT M Đ C

trêng thpt m¹c ®Ünh chi
hä vµ tªn:...........................................................
Líp 11...

bµi kiÓm tra häc kú i
m«n: tiÕng anh 11
Thêi gian lµm bµi 45 phót – 40 c©u tr¾c nghiÖm

Thomas Alva. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port
Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months.
His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His
natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light
seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the
motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind
him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18 th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey.
He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
1/ When was Edison born?
A. on 11th February, 1847
B. on February 11th, 1784
th
C. in February 11 , 1847
D. on February 11th, 1874
2/ His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan when he was _____ .
A. seven
B. seventeen
C. eight
D. eighteen
3/ Thomas Edison died in _____ .

A. West Orange, New Jersey
B. Milan, Ohio
C. Port Huron, Michigan
D. All are not correct.
4/ The word was mostly self-educated in paragraph 1 can be best replaced by _____ .
A. was born a genius
B. mostly taught himself
C. loved school

Thomas Alva. Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11th, 1847. His family moved to Port
Huron, Michigan, when he was seven years old. Surprisingly, he attended school for only two months.
His mother, a former teacher, taught him a few things, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. His
natural curiosity led him to start experimenting at a young age.
Thomas Alva Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Although the electric light
seems to be the most useful, it was not his only invention. He also invented the record player, the
motion picture camera, and over 1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
He worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes he worked so intensely that his wife had to remind
him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 on October 18 th, 1931, at his estate in West Orange, New Jersey.
He left numerous inventions that improved the quality of life all over the world.
1/ Where was Edison born?
A. In Ohio
B. In Michigan
C. In New Jersey
D. In Huron
2/ What is considered Edison’s most useful invention?
A. the camera
B. the electric light
C. the record player
D. telephone

3/ How old was Thomas Edison when he died?
A. 16
B. 24
C. 84
D. 47
4/ Which is NOT true about Thomas Edison?
A. He invented the electric light
B. He didn’t go to school at all
C. He was the author of more than 1,200 inventions
About hundred years ago, Zamenhof invented a new language called Esperanto to improve
understanding between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out
what they thought about it. Later in the same year, he went to study at a university in Moscow. He
wanted to improve Esperanto. Zamenhof’s friends then worked hard to spread the new language. They
tried to persuade school throughout the world to teach it. However, only a few people today speak
Esperanto because more and more people use English as a foreign language.
1/ When was the language called Esperanto invented?
A. About 10 years
ago
B. About a century ago
C. About 1,000 years ago
D. In
100 year’s time
2/ Esperanto was invented for _____ .
A. people speak different language
B. understanding countries
C. people from the
same country
D. English speakers only.
3/ What did he show Esperanto to his friends for _____ ?
A. to ask them to think about it.

B. to improve it
C. to spread the language
D. to know their opinion about it
4/ Zamenhof and his friends worked hard _____ .
A. to invent the language
B. to teach it
C. to make it international language
D. to speak it


All men should study. We study to widen our knowledge and develop our intelligence. Education plays
an important role in our life. First of all, we have to learn how to observe accurately, to think truthfully,
to speak correctly and to write clearly. Education gives us knowledge of things around us and it
preserves national noble traditions and customs from generation to generation. Education makes a
person more perfect. An educated man is both talented and virtuous. In every country, the government
always considers education as the most important policy.
Some of us sometimes think that we “have finished” our education when we leave school or graduate
from a university. Actually, real education should never finish.
1/ We study to _____ .
A. widen our knowledge
B. make things easier
C. develop our intelligence
D. A and C
2/ Education _____ .
A. plays an important role in our life
B. has a role in a play
C. can play role
D. help us play role
3/ An educated man is _____ .
A. talented

B. virtuous
C. perfect
D. A and B
4/ When will education finish?
A. Whenever one leaves school
B. When one gets old
C. Education will never finish
D. At the and of the school-year
C©u 5: Chän c©u (øng víi A, B, C hoÆc D) thÝch hîp víi c©u sau:
1/ I have never listened to jazz music before
A. This is the first time I listened to jazz music.
B. This is the first jazz music I listen to.
C. This is the first time I have never listened to jazz music
D. This is the first time I listen to jazz music.
2/ Would you mind waiting outside the office?
A. Did you wait outside the office?
C. Will you wait outside the office?

B. Did you see anyone waiting outside the office?
D. Do you enjoy waiting outside the office?

3/ When did you begin to work here?
A. How long did you work here?
C. How long are you working here?

B. How long did you begin working here?
D. How long have you been working here?

4/ Elizabeth can’t play the piano so well as Helen
A. Helen can play the piano better as Elizabeth can.

B. Helen can play the piano better than Elizabeth can.
C. Helen can’t play the piano better than Elizabeth can.
D. Helen can’t play the piano as well as Elizabeth can.

C©u 5: Chän c©u (øng víi A, B, C hoÆc D) thÝch hîp víi c©u sau:
4/ She started work there three months ago.
A. It is three months since she started work there.
C. She is working there for three months now.

B. She had been working there for three months.
D. It is three months that she worked for.

5/ Tommy is a better swimmer than Tony.
A. No one can swim as well as Tommy and Tony.
B. Tommy is the best swimmer of all, apart from Tony.
C. Tony cannot swim so well as Tommy.
D. Tony cannot be better than Tommy.
6/ I have never seen such beautiful pictures before.
A. These pictures are so beautiful I decided to see them.
B. These pictures are the most beautiful I have never seen.
C. I never see pictures and it is the first time I have seen them.
D. I enjoy seeing such beautiful pictures.
4/ My sister wants to speak to you. You met her yesterday.
A. My sister which you met yesterday wants to speak to you.


B. My sister who you met yesterday wants to speak to you.
C. My sister who you met yesterday want to speak to you.
D. A and B are correct.
Câu 5: Chọn câu (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) thích hợp với câu sau:

9/ Would you please close the window?
A. Would you mind close the window?
C. Would you mind closing the window?

B. Would you mind to close the window?
D. The window is being closed.

13/ Daisy is not so intelligent as Mary.
A. Mary is less intelligent than Daisy.
C. Mary is little intelligent than Daisy.

B. Mary is more intelligent than Daisy.
D. A and C

4/ The people live in that house. Do you know them?
A. The people who do you know live in that house?
B. Do you know the people who live in that house?
C. Do you know the people live in that house?
D. A and B are correct.
12/ Some one has just cleaned the floor.
A. The floor has just been cleaned.
C. The floor is said to be cleaned.

B. The floor has been just cleaned.
D. All are correct.

Câu 5: Chọn câu (ứng với A, B, C hoặc D) thích hợp với câu sau:
10/ He hasnt drunk champaign before.
A. Its time for him to drink champaign.

C. It is the first time since he drank champaign.

B. It is the first time he has ever drunk champaign
D. Its time he drank champaign

11/ They are designing a new house
A. A new house is being design.
C. A new house is being designed.

B. A new house is designing.
D. A new house is designed.

8/ I havent stayed in a hotel for years.
A. Its years when I stayed in a hotel.
C. I havent stayed in a hotel years ago.

B. Its years since I stay in a hotel.
D. Its years since I stayed in a hotel.

3/ Lan cooks better than Hoa.
A. Hoa doesnt cook as well as.
B. Lan cooks worse than Hoa.
C. Lan is a better cook than Hoa.
D. A and C are correct.
7/ This is the first time I have lived in a city with a high crime rate.
A. I am not used to living in a city with a high crime rate.
B. I am very afraid of living in a city with a high crime rate.
C. I have never lived in a city with such a high crime rate before.
D. I do not like to live in such a high crime rate
Câu 2: Chọn từ mà phần gạch dới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

they
loved
man
song

B.
B.
B.
B.

than
smiled
woman
gone

C.
C.
C.
C.

thin
played
many
done

D.
D.
D.
D.

there
matched
happy
shop

Câu 2: Chọn từ mà phần gạch dới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại

1. A. the
2. A. name
3. A. fear

B. this
B. nation
B. hear

C. think
C. native
C. clear

D. mother
D. natural
D. wear


4. A. jam

B. take

C. make

D. place

C©u 2: Chän tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch díi cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

thing
laughed
bags
butter

B.
B.
B.
B.

thought
turned
cats
put

C.
C.
C.
C.

though
liked
doors
sugar

D.
D.
D.
D.

thank
watched
pens
push

D.
D.
D.
D.

university
realized
wear
apply

D.
D.
D.
D.

parachute
watched
route
thank

D.
D.
D.
D.

fine
matched
post
house

D.
D.
D.
D.

there
washed
while
hat

D.
D.
D.
D.

there
tried
busy
simply

C©u 2: Chän tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch díi cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.

A.

umbrella
killed
fear
reply

B.
B.
B.
B.

usage
crashed
hear
simply

C.
C.
C.
C.

union
cured
clear
cry

C©u 2: Chän tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch díi cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i

1.

2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

chemistry
laughed
cousin
fun

B.
B.
B.
B.

character
stopped
soup
net

C.
C.
C.
C.

mechanic

played
group
ban

C©u 2: Chän tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch díi cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

ship
watched
host
history

B.
B.
B.
B.

tiger
walked
cost
help

C.
C.
C.
C.

ice-scream
stayed
most
higher

C©u 2: Chän tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch díi cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

they
laughed
white
fat

B.
B.

B.
B.

then
dropped
which
any

C.
C.
C.
C.

thick
stayed
who
gas

C©u 2: Chän tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch díi cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi tõ cßn l¹i

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

think
smiled
bus
worry

B.
B.
B.
B.

thank
stopped
must
fly

C.
C.
C.
C.

thin
played
sun
study


11.NEW
Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false
(F).
When I was a child, I went to girls’ boarding school in Sussex. It was very strict. We had to wear an

awful uniform, and we weren’t allowed to go home more than once a term. Then teacher made us
study very hard and we had two hours obligatory homework every night. We weren’t allowed to have a
bath whenever we wanted. Instead, there was a strict rota (b¶ng ph©n c«ng) system, and they only let
us wash our hair on Saturday nights. Really the worst part was the weekends. They made us do sports
all morning (rockey, which I hated) and then in the afternoons, we were allowed to watch little T.V, as
a special favor. But they didn’t let us watch anything exciting, only the children’s programmes. It was
boring. At night they made us witch off the lights at 9:30, and they didn’t’ let us read or talk – it had to
be complete silence.

1. The boarding school she went to was not very strict, so she could do
whatever she liked.
2. The teachers made them study very hard during the day, so they didn’t
have to do any homework at night.
3. The students in her boarding school weren’t allowed to have a bath
whenever they wanted.
4. The teachers let them watch very exciting programmes at weekends.
At night, all students had to witch off the lights at 9:30.

T

F

 
 
 
 
 

1
2

3
Read the story and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
according to the information given.
When I was 12, I was not a great lover of school. One morning, I decided that I would
rather take the day off school, so I got downstairs; I told my Mum that I had a
stomachache. However, my Mum did not believe me, and told me if I really had a
stomachache then I would have to go to the doctor’s, hoping this would scare me into
going to school. It did not! I went to the doctor’s and the doctor did believe me. He
believed me so much that he sent me to hospital!
T
F
1.
When he was 12, he did not love school very much.
 
2.
He wanted to stay home because he had a stomachache.
 
3.
His mother thought he was lying because he just wanted to stay home. 

4.
He went to the doctor’s because he felt scared.
 
5.
The doctor did not believe what he said.
 

4
5

Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
according to the information given.
Over two-thirds of the worlds 785 million illiterate adults are found in only eight
countries (India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Egypt);
of all the illiterate adults in the world, two thirds are women; extremely low literacy
rates are concentrated in three regions, South and West Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and
the Arab states, where around one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate.
1. There are approximately 800 million adults in the world that cannot
read and write.
2. About one-third of the women in the Arab states are illiterate.
3. High illiteracy rate is due to poverty and low standard of living.
4. Only about two-thirds of the men in the Arab states can read and write.
5. Compare with the other continents, Asia and Africa have a high rate
adult illiteracy.

T

F

NG

Câu 2: Chọn từ mà phần gạch dới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

they
loved
man
song

B.
B.
B.
B.

than
smiled
woman
gone

C.
C.
C.
C.

thin
played
many
done

D.
D.
D.
D.

there
matched
happy
shop

D.
D.
D.
D.

mother
natural
wear
place

D.
D.
D.
D.

thank
watched
pens
push

D.
D.
D.
D.

university
realized
wear
apply

Câu 2: Chọn từ mà phần gạch dới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

the
name
fear
jam

B.
B.
B.
B.

this
nation
hear
take

C.
C.
C.

C.

think
native
clear
make

Câu 2: Chọn từ mà phần gạch dới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

thing
laughed
bags
butter

B.
B.
B.
B.

thought

turned
cats
put

C.
C.
C.
C.

though
liked
doors
sugar

Câu 2: Chọn từ mà phần gạch dới có cách phát âm khác với từ còn lại

1.
2.
3.
4.

A.
A.
A.
A.

umbrella
killed
fear
reply

B.
B.
B.
B.

usage
crashed
hear
simply

trờng thpt mạc đĩnh chi
họ và tên:...........................................................
Lớp 11...

C.
C.
C.
C.

union
cured
clear
cry

bài kiểm tra chất lợng học kỳ i
môn: tiếng anh 11 năm học 2007 - 2008
Thời gian làm bài 45 phút

I. listening (2.5 points)

Listen to the passage and then tick the best option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.
1/ In Britain ________ babies are born every year.
A. 730,000
B. 730
C. 7,300
2/ The birth rate in Britain is 13 for every year ________ people.
A. 100
B. 1,000
C. 10,000
3/ In 1997, the US had more than ________ million births.
A. 0.39
B. 39
C. 3.9
4/ The birth rate in the US in 1997 was the same as for ________ .
A. 1976
B. 1967
C. 1970
5/ Since 1960 the birth rate in the US has ________ by 38%.
A. increased
B. decreased
C. risen


6/ Females born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live ________ years.
A. 97
B. 73
C. 79
7/ The main causes of death in Britain and the US are ________ disease and cancer.
A. heart

B. lung
C. kidney
8/ About ________ in every 100,000 people died from AIDS or other HIV-related causes.
A. 20
B. 12
C. 22
9/ Around ________ of the population of the UK live in cities.
A. 57%
B. 70%
C. 75%
10/ In the UK, the most densely populated regions are the ________, especially London.
A. south-east
B. south-west
C. south
II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according
to the information given. Write T or F in the space provided.
One of the most important problems in the world today is the increasing number of people. In
1968, for example, there were 3.5 persons in the world. By the year 2000 there may be 7 billion
persons.
Every day, 199,000 babies are born in the world. In China, almost one-half of the people is
younger than 15 years of age. In the United States, about one third of the people is under 15
years of age.
The number of people in the United States is growing daily. In 1870, there were nearly 40
million persons in the U.S. One hundred years later, in 1970, there were more than 206 million.
T
F
11. There were 3.5 people in the world in 1968
 

12. There will be 7 billion persons by the year 2000.
 
13. There are nearly two thousand babies born every day.
 
14. In the United States, about one third of the people is younger than 15 years of  
age.
15. There is an increase in the number of people in the United States every day.
 
III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)

A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
16. A. think
B. thank
C. thin
D. there
17. A. smiled
B. stopped
C. played
D. tried
18. A. bus
B. must
C. sun
D. busy
19. A. worry
B. fly
C. study
D. simply
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms/Complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning t the first one, using the word given.
20/ They made us __________ (stay) there for the weekend.

21/ She __________ (write) her first novel when she was 19.
22/ He expects me __________ (a/ answer) by return but I have no intention of __________ (b/
reply) at all.
23/ “Don’t lend her anything”
 He advised us ………………………………………………………………………...
24/ If she __________ (not do) her hair differently she might look quite nice.
IV. Writing (2.5 points)

Complete the description of the distribution of world population based on the
information given in the pie chart. Use the words in the box. There are more words than
you need.
Population
Europe
unevenly
Africa
East Asia
smallest
a quarter
2 percent
half
evenly
smaller
32 percent
The chart shows the distribution of world population by region.
It can be seen that the world population is distributed (25) ____________ in different regions.
South Asia ranks first with (26) ____________, followed by (27) ____________ with 26%.
Thus, Asia alone accounts for more than (28) ____________ of the world population. Europe
accounts for 15 per cent, and (29) ____________ 11 percent. The (30) ____________ of Latin
America is nearly half of Europe’s and only (31) ____________ of that of South Asia. Northern
America accounts for an even (32) ____________ percentage. Oceania has the (33)

____________ population, with only (34) ____________.


The end.
trêng thpt m¹c ®Ünh chi
hä vµ tªn:...........................................................
Líp 11...

bµi kiÓm tra chÊt lîng häc kú i
m«n: tiÕng anh 11 – n¨m häc 2007 - 2008
Thêi gian lµm bµi 45 phót

I. listening (2.5 points)

Listen to the passage and then tick the best option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.
1/ In Britain ________ babies are born every year.
A. 730,000
B. 730
C. 7,300
2/ The birth rate in Britain is 13 for every year ________ people.
A. 100
B. 1,000
C. 10,000
3/ In 1997, the US had more than ________ million births.
A. 0.39
B. 39
C. 3.9
4/ The birth rate in the US in 1997 was the same as for ________ .
A. 1976
B. 1967

C. 1970
5/ Since 1960 the birth rate in the US has ________ by 38%.
A. increased
B. decreased
C. risen
6/ Females born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live ________ years.
A. 97
B. 73
C. 79
7/ The main causes of death in Britain and the US are ________ disease and cancer.
A. heart
B. lung
C. kidney
8/ About ________ in every 100,000 people died from AIDS or other HIV-related causes.
A. 20
B. 12
C. 22
9/ Around ________ of the population of the UK live in cities.
A. 57%
B. 70%
C. 75%
10/ In the UK, the most densely populated regions are the ________, especially London.
A. south-east
B. south-west
C. south
II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according
to the information given. Write T or F in the space provided.
I am in favor of English-speaking contests in schools. Such contests encourage students to practice

speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills. Besides, while preparing
themselves for the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly. Contests among
classes provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how
to cooperate with other people. Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking


contests are time-consuming. However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on.
My classmates and I have found that we speak English better after each contest. In sum, Englishspeaking contests in schools are useful to students.

11. English-speaking contests give students opportunities to practice speaking
English.
12. English-speaking contests make students fail in preparations for their lessons
in class.
13. English-speaking contests provide students with a lot of useful skills.
14. English-speaking contests aren’t time-consuming.
15. English-speaking contests ask for a thorough review.

T

F

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










III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)

A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
16. A. they
B. then
C. thick
D. there
17. A. laughed
B. dropped
C. stayed
D. washed
18. A. white
B. which
C. who
D. while
19. A. fat
B. any
C. gas
D. hat
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms/Complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning t the first one, using the word given.
20/ We heard them __________ (chat) in the next room.
21/ He broke his leg when he __________ (play) soccer.
22/ She hates __________ (a/ answer) the phone, and very often just lets it __________ (b/
ring).
23/ “Switch off the T.V” he said to her.
 He told her …………………………………………………………………………

24/ He __________ (not have) so many accidents if he drove more carefully.
IV. Writing (2.5 points)

Complete the description of the distribution of world population based on the
information given in the pie chart. Use the words in the box. There are more words than
you need.
Population
Europe
unevenly
Africa
East Asia
smallest
a quarter
2 percent
half
evenly
smaller
32 percent
The chart shows the distribution of world population by region.
It can be seen that the world population is distributed (25) ____________ in different regions.
South Asia ranks first with (26) ____________, followed by (27) ____________ with 26%.
Thus, Asia alone accounts for more than (28) ____________ of the world population. Europe
accounts for 15 per cent, and (29) ____________ 11 percent. The (30) ____________ of Latin
America is nearly half of Europe’s and only (31) ____________ of that of South Asia. Northern
America accounts for an even (32) ____________ percentage. Oceania has the (33)
____________ population, with only (34) ____________.


The end.

trêng thpt m¹c ®Ünh chi
hä vµ tªn:...........................................................
Líp 11...

bµi kiÓm tra chÊt lîng häc kú i
m«n: tiÕng anh 11 – n¨m häc 2007 - 2008
Thêi gian lµm bµi 45 phót

I. listening (2.5 points)

Listen to the passage and then tick the best option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.
1/ In Britain ________ babies are born every year.
A. 730,000
B. 730
C. 7,300
2/ The birth rate in Britain is 13 for every year ________ people.
A. 100
B. 1,000
C. 10,000
3/ In 1997, the US had more than ________ million births.
A. 0.39
B. 39
C. 3.9
4/ The birth rate in the US in 1997 was the same as for ________ .
A. 1976
B. 1967
C. 1970
5/ Since 1960 the birth rate in the US has ________ by 38%.
A. increased
B. decreased

C. risen
6/ Females born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live ________ years.
A. 97
B. 73
C. 79
7/ The main causes of death in Britain and the US are ________ disease and cancer.
A. heart
B. lung
C. kidney
8/ About ________ in every 100,000 people died from AIDS or other HIV-related causes.
A. 20
B. 12
C. 22
9/ Around ________ of the population of the UK live in cities.
A. 57%
B. 70%
C. 75%
10/ In the UK, the most densely populated regions are the ________, especially London.
A. south-east
B. south-west
C. south
II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according
to the information given. Write T or F in the space provided.
I am in favor of English-speaking contests in schools. Such contests encourage students to practice
speaking English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills. Besides, while preparing
themselves for the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly. Contests among
classes provide students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how
to cooperate with other people. Some students may think that their preparations for the speaking

contests are time-consuming. However, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on.


My classmates and I have found that we speak English better after each contest. In sum, Englishspeaking contests in schools are useful to students.

11. English-speaking contests take a lot time to prepare.
12. English-speaking contests learn how to cooperate with other people.
13. English-speaking contests help students know how to work with other people.
14. English-speaking contests are useful to students.
15. The writer is an English teacher.
III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)

T

F













A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
16. A. ship

B. tiger
C. ice-scream
D. fine
17. A. watched
B. walked
C. stayed
D. matched
18. A. host
B. cost
C. most
D. post
19. A. history
B. help
C. higher
D. house
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms/Complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning t the first one, using the word given.
20/ They noticed the boy __________ (run) away from the house.
21/ She __________ (tell) us about her marriage when we were having morning coffee last
Sunday.
22/ After __________ (a/ hear) the conditions I decided __________ (b/ not enter) for the
competition.
23/ “Don’t believe everything you hear,” he warned me.
 He warned me………………………………………………………………...
24/ I __________ (not buy) things on the installment system if I were you.
IV. Writing (2.5 points)

Complete the description of the distribution of world population based on the
information given in the pie chart. Use the words in the box. There are more words than
you need.

Population
Europe
unevenly
Africa
East Asia
smallest
a quarter
2 percent
half
evenly
smaller
32 percent
The chart shows the distribution of world population by region.
It can be seen that the world population is distributed (25) ____________ in different regions.
South Asia ranks first with (26) ____________, followed by (27) ____________ with 26%.
Thus, Asia alone accounts for more than (2 8) ____________ of the world population. Europe
accounts for 15 per cent, and (29) ____________ 11 percent. The (30) ____________ of Latin
America is nearly half of Europe’s and only (31) ____________ of that of South Asia. Northern
America accounts for an even (32) ____________ percentage. Oceania has the (33)
____________ population, with only (34) ____________.


The end.
trêng thpt m¹c ®Ünh chi
hä vµ tªn:...........................................................
Líp 11...

bµi kiÓm tra chÊt lîng häc kú i
m«n: tiÕng anh 11 – n¨m häc 2007 - 2008
Thêi gian lµm bµi 45 phót

I. listening (2.5 points)

Listen to the passage and then tick the best option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences.
1/ In Britain ________ babies are born every year.
A. 730,000
B. 730
C. 7,300
2/ The birth rate in Britain is 13 for every year ________ people.
A. 100
B. 1,000
C. 10,000
3/ In 1997, the US had more than ________ million births.
A. 0.39
B. 39
C. 3.9
4/ The birth rate in the US in 1997 was the same as for ________ .
A. 1976
B. 1967
C. 1970
5/ Since 1960 the birth rate in the US has ________ by 38%.
A. increased
B. decreased
C. risen
6/ Females born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live ________ years.
A. 97
B. 73
C. 79
7/ The main causes of death in Britain and the US are ________ disease and cancer.
A. heart

B. lung
C. kidney
8/ About ________ in every 100,000 people died from AIDS or other HIV-related causes.
A. 20
B. 12
C. 22
9/ Around ________ of the population of the UK live in cities.
A. 57%
B. 70%
C. 75%
10/ In the UK, the most densely populated regions are the ________, especially London.
A. south-east
B. south-west
C. south
II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according
to the information given, or NO information given (NG). Write T, F or NG in the space
provided.
Over two-thirds of the world’s 785 million illiterate adults are found in only eight countries
(India, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Egypt); of all the
illiterate adults in the world, two thirds are women; extremely low literacy rates are
concentrated in three regions, South and West Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Arab states,
where around one-third of the men and half of all women are illiterate.


11.
12.
13.
14.

15.

Over two-thirds of the world’s population is illiterate.
Only eight countries have illiterate adults.
There are no illiterate adults found in European countries.
There are more illiterate women in the world than men.
Literacy rates are very high in South and West Asia.

T

F

NG




















III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)

A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
16. A. chemistry
B. character
C. mechanic
D. parachute
17. A. laughed
B. stopped
C. played
D. watched
18. A. cousin
B. soup
C. group
D. route
19. A. fun
B. net
C. ban
D. thank
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms/Complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning t the first one, using the word given.
20/ The police watched the robbers __________ (get) out of the car.
21/ They __________ (walk) through the park last Sunday afternoon when it started to rain.
22/ I advised you __________ (start) looking for a flat at once.
23/ Ask him to come in. Do not keep him __________ (stand) at the door.
24/ “Please fill up this form,” the secretary said.
 The secretary told her ………………………………………………………...
25/ If you were made redundant what __________ you __________ (do)?

IV. Writing (2.5 points)

Complete the description of the distribution of world population based on the
information given in the pie chart. Use the words in the box. There are more words than
you need.
Population
Europe
unevenly
Africa
East Asia
smallest
a quarter
2 percent
half
evenly
smaller
32 percent
The chart shows the distribution of world population by region.
It can be seen that the world population is distributed (26) ____________ in different regions.
South Asia ranks first with (27) ____________, followed by (28) ____________ with 26%.
Thus, Asia alone accounts for more than (29) ____________ of the world population. Europe
accounts for 15 per cent, and (30) ____________ 11 percent. The (31) ____________ of Latin
America is nearly half of Europe’s and only (32) ____________ of that of South Asia. Northern
America accounts for an even (33) ____________ percentage. Oceania has the (34)
____________ population, with only (35) ____________.


The end.
trờng thpt bc nam sách

======

1/ A;
6/ C;

đáp án & biểu điểm chấm bài
kiểm tra chất lợng học kỳ i
môn: tiếng anh 11 năm học 2007 - 2008
Thời gian làm bài 45 phút

I. listening (2.5 points)
(Chung cho cả bốn đề. Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
2/ B;
3/ C;
4/ A;
7/ A;
8/ B;
9/ C;

5/ B;
10/ B

II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,5 điểm.)

T
F
There were 3.5 people in the world in 1968

There will be 7 billion persons by the year 2000.


There are nearly two thousand babies born every day.


In the United States, about one third of the people is younger than 15

years of age.
15. There is an increase in the number of people in the United States every

day.
III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)
A. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
16/ D;
17/ B;
18/ D;
19/ B
B. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
20/ stay
23/ not to lend her anything.
21/ wrote
24/ would not do.
22/ a/ to answer;
b/ replying
IV. Writing (2.5 points)
(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
25. unevenly
26. 32 percent

27. East Asia
28. half
29. Africa
30. population
31. a quarter
32. smaller
33. smallest
34. 2 percent
*
*
*
II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)
(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,5 điểm.)
T F
11. English-speaking contests take a lot time to prepare.

12. English-speaking contests learn how to cooperate with other people.

13. English-speaking contests help students know how to work with other people.
14. English-speaking contests are useful to students.

15. The writer is an English teacher.

III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)
A. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
16/ A; 17/ C; 18/ B;
19/ C
B. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
20/ running
23/ not to believe everything I heard.

21/ told
24/ would not buy
22/ a/ hearing;
b/ not to enter
11.
12.
13.
14.

25. unevenly
30. population

IV. Writing (2.5 points)
(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
26. 32 percent
27. East Asia
28. half
31. a quarter
32. smaller
33. smallest
*
*
*
II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

29. Africa
34. 2 percent


(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,5 điểm.)

T
F
NG
Over two-thirds of the worlds population is illiterate.



Only eight countries have illiterate adults.



There are no illiterate adults found in European countries.



There are more illiterate women in the world than men.



Literacy rates are very high in South and West Asia.



III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)
A. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
16/ D;
17/ C
18/ A;
19/ D

B. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
20/ getting
24/ to fill up that form.
21/ were walking
25/ would .do
23/ standing
IV. Writing (2.5 points)
(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
26. unevenly
27. 32 percent
28. East Asia
29. half
30. Africa
31. population
32. a quarter
33. smaller
34. smallest
35. 2 percent
*
*
*
II. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)
(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,5 điểm.)
T F
11. English-speaking contests give students opportunities to practice speaking
English.
12. English-speaking contests make students fail in preparations for their lessons
in class.
13. English-speaking contests provide students with a lot of useful skills.

14. English-speaking contests are not time-consuming.

15. English-speaking contests ask for a thorough review.

III. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)
A. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.): 16/ D; 17/ C; 18/ C; 19/ B
B. (Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
20/ chatting
23/ to switch off the T.V
21/ was playing
24/ would not have
22/ a/ answering; b/ ring
IV. Writing (2.5 points)
(Mỗi đáp án đúng đợc 0,25 điểm.)
25. unevenly
26. 32 percent
27. East Asia
28. half
29. Africa
30. population
31. a quarter
32. smaller
33. smallest
34. 2 percent
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

trờng thpt bc nam sách
======

bài kiểm tra chất lợng học kỳ i
môn: tiếng anh 11 năm học 2007 - 2008
Thời gian làm bài 10 phút

listening (2.5 points)
Listen to the passage and then tick the best option (A, B or C) to complete the
sentences given.
Each year in Britain, there around 730,000 babies born, a birth rate of about 13 for every
1000 of the population. In 1997, the US had more than 3.9 million births but the birth
rate of 14.6 for each 1000 people was the same as for 1976, the lowest ever. The birth
rate in the US has decreased by 38% since 1960.


On average, males born in the 1990s in both Britain and the US can expect to live 73
years and females 79 years. The main causes of death are heart disease and cancer.
About 12 in every 100,000 people died from AIDS or other HIV-related causes.
Around 75% of the populations of the UK live in cities. The most densely populated
regions are the southeast, especially London, which has a population of nearly 7 million
people. In the US about 80% of the population live in cities.
The end.

IV. Writing
Complete the description of the distribution of world population based on the
information given in the pie chart. Use the words in the box. There are more words
than you need.
Population
Europe

unevenly
Africa
East Asia
smallest
a quarter
2 percent
half
evenly
smaller
32 percent
The chart shows the distribution of world population by region.
It can be seen that the world population is distributed (1) ____________ in different
regions. South Asia ranks first with (2) ____________, followed by (3) ____________
with 26%. Thus, Asia alone accounts for more than (4) ____________ of the world
population. Europe accounts for 15 per cent, and (5) ____________ 11 percent. The (6)
____________ of Latin America is nearly half of Europe’s and only (7) ____________
of that of South Asia. Northern America accounts for an even (8) ____________


percentage. Oceania has the (9) ____________ population, with only (10)
____________.

trêng thpt b¸n c«ng nam s¸ch
hä vµ tªn:...........................................................
Líp 11...

bµi kiÓm tra chÊt lîng häc kú i
m«n: tiÕng anh 11 – n¨m häc 2007 - 2008
Thêi gian lµm bµi 45 phót

I. Reading comprehension (2.5 points)

A. Read the passage and decide the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
according to the information given, or NO information given (NG). Write T, F or NG in
the space provided.
When I was a child, I went to girls’ boarding school in Sussex. It was very strict. We had to wear an
awful uniform, and we weren’t allowed to go home more than once a term. Then teacher made us
study very hard and we had two hours obligatory homework every night. We weren’t allowed to have a
bath whenever we wanted. Instead, there was a strict rota (b¶ng ph©n c«ng) system, and they only let
us wash our hair on Saturday nights. Really the worst part was the weekends. They made us do sports
all morning (rockey, which I hated) and then in the afternoons, we were allowed to watch little T.V, as
a special favor. But they didn’t let us watch anything exciting, only the children’s programmes. It was
boring. At night they made us witch off the lights at 9:30, and they didn’t’ let us read or talk – it had to
be complete silence.

1. The boarding school she went to was not very strict, so she could do
whatever she liked.
2. The teachers made them study very hard during the day, so they didn’t
have to do any homework at night.
3. The students in her boarding school weren’t allowed to have a bath
whenever they wanted.
4. The teachers let them watch very exciting programmes at weekends.
At night, all students had to witch off the lights at 9:30.

T

F

 
 

 
 
 

B. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each blank in the following passage.

Alice Hyde is ninety-seven years old and she always watches the Miss World (1)_______on
TV. She likes to remember the year 1911, when she (2)_______the very first Miss World. "It
was wonderful. My picture was in the best magazines and (3)_______postcards. I
(4)_______hundreds of letters. A lot of men wanted to marry me ! (5)______off all, Charlie
Chaplin wrote from America and (6)_______me to Hollywood. I really wanted to go there and
be a film star, but my parents said no." (7)_______, in 1912, Alice married Charlie Hyde, a boy


from her home town in the north of England. They had five children, four sons and a daughter.
When Charlie (8)___they moved to Spain and they lived there until Charlie died. Alice came
back to England and bought an antique shop, where she worked until last year. 'I've had a
wonderful life. I've travelled. I've lived abroad. I've never been to Hollywood but I don't
(9)___that. I've known true love. My Charlie was the best husband in the world ! I'm still
healthy and active. I feel much younger than ninety-seven. I've just done my (10)___and I'm
going to Spain for my summer holiday !'
1- a) test
2- a) became
3- a) in
4- a) received
5- a) Most
6- a) invited
7- a) Instead
8- a) retreated
9- a) hate

10- a) homework

b) competition
b) elected
b) above
b) faxed
b) Important
b) urged
b) Therefore
b) returned
b) regret
b) games

c) match
c) grew into
c) on
c) wrote
c) Best
c) encouraged
c) But
c) retired
c) dislike
c) sports

d) game
d) was selected
d) over
d) typed
d) The first
d) requested

d) Moreover
d) resided
d) miss
d) exercises

II. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points)

A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
16. A. chemistry
B. character
C. mechanic
D. parachute
17. A. laughed
B. stopped
C. played
D. watched
18. A. cousin
B. soup
C. group
D. route
19. A. fun
B. net
C. ban
D. thank
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms/Complete the second sentence so that
it has a similar meaning t the first one, using the word given.
20/ The police saw the robbers __________ (get) out of the car.
21/ They __________ (watch) T.V at 7:30 last Sunday when I came.
22/ He advised me __________ (work) much harder.
23/ Ask him to come in. Do not keep him __________ (stand) at the door.

24/ “Please don’t do anything dangerous,” she said
 She ………………………………………………………...
25/ What __________ you __________ (do) if you had been there at that time?
Iii. Writing (2.5 points)

Complete the description of the distribution of world population in 2001 based on the
information given in the pie chart. Use the words in the box.

almost
Oceania’s
second

comprise
Overall
totals

conclusion
parts
vary

majority
quarter
with

making up
respectively


The pie chart gives population data for different (1) ____________ of the world. (2) ____________,
the (3) ____________ of the world people live in Asia and Africa.

Asia has (4) ____________ 60% of the world’s people. (5) ____________ 3721 million. The (6)
____________ biggest area is Africa. It (7) ____________ 813 million, less than one- (8)
____________ the size of Asia’s population.
Together, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania (9) ____________ just over quarter of the
world’s population. Europe has 726 million, while North and South America account for 527 and 317
(10) ____________ . Finally, (11) ____________ tiny population make sup less than one percent of the
world total.
In (12) _____________, populations (13) ____________ greatly by region, with Asia and Africa (14)
____________ the biggest proportion.