ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – Năm học 2007-2008 Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 CHƯƠNG TRÌNH CHUẨN

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – Năm học 2007-2008
Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 CHƯƠNG TRÌNH CHUẨN
Thời gian: 45 phút

A. Phần trắc nghiệm:
Học sinh làm 16 câu trắc nghiệm trong thời gian 15 phút
trên phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm.
B. Phần tự luận:
Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi.
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A. Phần trắc nghiệm:
I. Listen to the passage twice and choose the best answer.
1. The world's population was _________ in 1650.
A. 515 million B. 525 million C. 500 million D. 505 million
2. In 1850, the world's population was _________.
A. about one billion B. about two billion
C. about three billion D. about 800 million
3. What’s Thomas Malthus’s job? He’s a(n) ____________.
A. engineer B. economist C. environmentalist D. specialist
4. Thomas Malthus’s theory was widely accepted in the ____________ century.
A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th
5. __________ were considered as usual limitations of population growth.
A. Wars and famines B. Wars, epidemics and other disasters
C. Wars, famines and epidemics D. Wars, famines, epidemics and other disasters
6. International organizations have recommended programs to ____________.
A. limit birth rates in developing countries
B. help the poor in target areas
C. encourage general economic development in target areas
D. find out a suitable solution

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed
7.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. appreciate B. quality C. illiteracy D. vacation
8.
Choose the word which has the different stress pattern.
A. relevant B. effective C. mountainous D. orphanage
9. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.
A. look after B. take part in C. organize D. join
10.
Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence
My parents were invited attending their son’s birthday by my neighbors last night.
A B C D
11. Volunteers believe that __________.
A. in order to make other happy, they have to be unhappy
B. the happiest people are those who make themselves happy
C. the happiest people are those who are young and healthy
D. bringing happiness to others makes them the happiest people
12. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean ___________ your valuable vase.
A. to break B. breaking C. break D. not to break
13. My parents ___________ us not to watch late-night horror films.
A. encouraged B. advised C. invited D. promised
14.
Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence
They would have paid you more if they were told of its value.
A B C D
15. “Students from low-income families were provided with free textbooks.
A. poor B. rich C. large D. small
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16. Choose the sentence A or B, C, D that is the best made from the words given.

Ann/ prevented / son/ stay up/ late/ last night.
A. Ann prevented her son from staying up late last night
B. Ann prevented her son of staying up late last night.
C. Ann prevented her son about staying up late last night.
D. Ann prevented her son on staying up late last night.
B. Phần tự luận:
I. Grammar:
Supply the correct

form of the words or the verbs in parentheses.

1. The government is making suitable plans for __________ development in each area
of the country.
(EDUCATION)
2. In the summer, most of students want to become ____________ helpers.
(VOLUNTEER)
3. Taking part in the _________ helped me improve my self-confidence.
(COMPETE)
4. If more people used bicycles, there ________ so much pollution. (
NOT BE)
II. Reading Comprehension:
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Olympic Sports
The first Olympics in ancient Greece lasted one day. There was only one sport-running. The
athletes ran a distance of 192.27 meters. Later, the games included more sports, like boxing and
horse racing. Unlike modern athletes, the athletes in the ancient Olympics didn’t have special sports
clothes. In fact, they didn’t wear any clothes at all.
Like the ancient Olympics, the first modern Olympics in 1896 included running. It had more
modern sports, too. These included swimming, gymnastics, and bicycling. The organizers felt that
sports and exercises made people better human beings. This time, the athletes wore clothes.

The Olympics in ancient Greece didn’t include winter sports. The first winter Olympics took
place in France in 1924. The sports included skiing, skating and hockey.
Women didn’t participate in the ancient Olympics. Women didn’t participate in the first
modern Olympics Games, either, but that soon changed. In the 1900 Olympics, women participated
in several sports.
a) How long did the first Olympics in ancient Greece last?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b) What did the organizers think about sports and exercises?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
c) How many kinds of sports are mentioned in the passage?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
d) When did women first participate in the modern Olympics?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2.
Read the passage and then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word
.
The Queen’s birthday is (a) ___________ in the United Kingdom on a Sunday early in June,
instead of the Queen’s actual (b) ___________, April 21. The celebration (c) __________ close to
the anniversary of her coronation, June 2, and usually has better weather for trooping the color than
late April. Honors are announced on (d)__________ day.
III. Writing:
Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one
printed before it.
1. “If I were you, I wouldn’t buy this coat.” She said.
She said ……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………….
2. We haven’t seen Tom for 3 months now.
It is ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….…..
3. My aunt is sorry that she didn’t learn to ride a bicycle when she was younger.
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My aunt regrets ……………………………………………..………………………….…………………………………………

4. “Be careful of strangers and don’t go out at night.”
My parents advised me …………………………………………………………………………………….……………….……
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