Hailang upper-secondary school
Name:.......................................... Class: 11B....
ONE PERIOD TEST-Grade 11-N4
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: Choose the best option.
1. The Masters, one of the most important of all golf tournaments, .......... every year in Augusta, Georgia.
A. has held B. being held C. is held D. holding
2. Football, rugby and baseball are the most popular ............ sports in Britain.
A. watcher B. looker C. amateur D. spectator
3. She has neither read the book ............ the film.
A. or seen B. nor see C. or see D. nor seen
4. Thomas Eakins studied not only painting ............ anatomy when he was training to become an artist.
A. moreover B. but also C. as well D. and
5. My father never indulges .......... drinking.
A. on B. in C. with D. to
6. I am very ............ in the information you have given me.
A. interested B. surprised C. depressed D. concerned
7. There is an enormous range of holiday courses on ............ in the summer.
A. demand B. suggestion C. advice D. offer
8. .......... who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
A. It was Jane Byrne B. Jane Byrne C. That Jane Byrne D. When Jane Byrne
9. Endive can be used ............ as a salad green or as a cooking vegetable.
A. such B. both C. either D. neither
10. I hate camping because I can't ............ an umbrella tent in the wind and I can't make a fire in the rain.
A. put up B. set off C. take over D. turn round
11. We were all attracted ............ the beauty of nature there.
A. in B. to C. with D. on
PHONETICS: Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
12. A. waterfall B. engraving C. wildness D. campground
13. A. continually B. gigantic C. accompany D. solidarity
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
14. A. watches B. places C. bribes D. teaches
15. A. variety B. international C. title D. gigantic
16. A. discarded B. stopped C. worked D. published
READING COMPREHENSION: Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage
FUN AND GAMES
Do you think computer games are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be .....17...... to
learn that the game industry now .....18....... more money than Hollywood. As soon as a family buys a new
personal computer, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has ….19...... one of the most popular .....20....... of
entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your ....21..., capture your imagination and
play with your emotions.
The big difference, however, is that watching a movie is a passive ….22........ You have no say in how
the plot develops or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the action and
that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the right game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love
affair with the interactive world of make-believe.
It is ...23..... to think of gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the ....24......
growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
WORDFORM: Give the correct form of the words in brackets: (2pts)
25. The course can be as sophisticated as making your own market………………. DECIDE
26. Entry………………… to weekend courses are generous. QUALIFY
A. makes B. surprised C. pastime D. become
E. attention F. wrong G. biggest H. forms
27. Johnny used to be one of the most ........................ athletes in my country. SUCCEED
28. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good ....................... in every aspect. PREPARE
WRITING: Rewrite the following as indicated, making any other changes necessary.(2pts)
29. It was in Bristol where they made the film . (Cleft sentence-Passive)
30. It is the English exam that the students most worry about.. (Cleft sentence-Passive)
31. I don't like keeping fish. My sister doesn't like keeping fish either. Neither ………………………….
32. His presence at the meeting frightened the children. (cleft sentence)
The end
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Hailang upper-secondary school
Name:.......................................... Class: 11B....
ONE PERIOD TEST-Grade 11-N4
PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. discarded B. stopped C. worked D. published
2. A. watches B. places C. bribes D. teaches
3. A. variety B. international C. title D. gigantic
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
4. A. continually B. gigantic C. accompany D. solidarity
5. A. waterfall B. engraving C. wildness D. campground
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: Choose the best option.
6. My father never indulges .......... drinking.
A. on B. in C. with D. to
7. .......... who was elected the first woman mayor of Chicago in 1979.
A. It was Jane Byrne B. Jane Byrne C. That Jane Byrne D. When Jane Byrne
8. The Masters, one of the most important of all golf tournaments, .......... every year in Augusta, Georgia.
A. has held B. being held C. is held D. holding
9. We were all attracted ............ the beauty of nature there.
A. in B. to C. with D. on
10. I am very ............ in the information you have given me.
A. interested B. surprised C. depressed D. concerned
11. Football, rugby and baseball are the most popular ............ sports in Britain.
A. watcher B. looker C. amateur D. spectator
12. She has neither read the book ............ the film.
A. or seen B. nor see C. or see D. nor seen
13. Thomas Eakins studied not only painting ............ anatomy when he was training to become an artist.
A. moreover B. but also C. as well D. and
14. Endive can be used ............ as a salad green or as a cooking vegetable.
A. such B. both C. either D. neither
15. I hate camping because I can't ............ an umbrella tent in the wind and I can't make a fire in the rain.
A. put up B. set off C. take over D. turn round
16. There is an enormous range of holiday courses on ............ in the summer.
A. demand B. suggestion C. advice D. offer
WORDFORM: Give the correct form of the words in brackets: (2pts)
17. The course can be as sophisticated as making your own market………………. DECIDE
18. Entry………………… to weekend courses are generous. QUALIFY
19. Johnny used to be one of the most ........................ athletes in my country. SUCCEED
20. Before the 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam had made a good ....................... in every aspect. PREPARE
WRITING: Rewrite the following as indicated, making any other changes necessary.(2pts)
21. It was in Bristol where they made the film . (Cleft sentence-Passive)
22. It is the English exam that the students most worry about.. (Cleft sentence-Passive)
23. I don't like keeping fish. My sister doesn't like keeping fish either. Neither ………………………….
24. His presence at the meeting frightened the children. (cleft sentence)
READING COMPREHENSION: Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank in the following passage
FUN AND GAMES
A. become B. attention C. pastime D. biggest
E. surprised F. wrong G. makes H. forms
Do you think computer games are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be ....25....... to
learn that the game industry now .......26..... more money than Hollywood. As soon as a family buys a new
personal computer, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has …..27..... one of the most popular ......28...... of
entertainment today. A good game is like a good film; it will hold your ...29...., capture your imagination and
play with your emotions.
The big difference, however, is that watching a movie is a passive …..30....... You have no say in how
the plot develops or which characters dominate the story. With computer games, you direct the action and
that is what makes them so exciting. Finding the right game is likely to signal the beginning of a lasting love
affair with the interactive world of make-believe.
It is ...31..... to think of gaming as something simply for children and teenagers. In fact, the .....32.....
growth area of the market is the 25-35 age group.
The end
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