ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I _ ANH 11

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ I
MÔN ANH VĂN: LỚP 11
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút


I.MULTIPLE CHOICE: (4ms)
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others:
A/ amazing
dangerous

B/ campfire

C/ brave

D/

2. There was ______ rain in the early hours of this morning.
A/ wet

B/ torrential

C/ rough

D/ dense

3. Emergency services helped to ______ the building.
A/ gather

B/ escape

C/ evacuate

D/recover

4. Choose a word that has the different stress pattern from the others:
A/ tornado

B/ downpour

C/ thunderstorm

D/ wildfire

5. After the earthquake, the building was unsafe so we called _____ an
engineer.
A/ for

B/ up

C/ in

D/ from

6. ______ require bravery because they have to take risks on film sets.
A/ face painter

B/ stuntman

C/ surgeon

D/ actor

7. Off to the east were the dark clouds and _____ of a huge thunderstorm.
A/ flashes
rumbles

B/ lighting

C/ waves

D/

8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the others:
A/ panic

B/ desk

C/ massive

D/ bang

9. Daisy: “I’m sorry I lost the pencil you gave me.”
Mary: “………… , I can easily buy you another one.”
A/ That’s right
please

B/ Never mind

C/ Not at all

D/ Yes,

10. The ranchers use dogs to help _____ the animals, and the way they
cooperate is amazing to watch.
A/ to move
moved

B/ moving

C/ move

D/

11. Which underlined part of the sentence needs correcting?
Duties for performers (A) in busy theme park is (B) dressing in (C) a
costume, greeting visitors and taking (D) part in parades.


12. Firefighter rushed ______ the scene to stop the blaze.
A/ at

B/ in

C/ to

D/ up

13. He ______ very busy at present. He______ free time to go out.
A/ is often / rarely has

rarely

B/ often was / had

C/ has often been / has rarely
has

D/ often is / rarely

14. The only thing your brother ______ now is trying to pass the exam.
A/ need to do
doing

B/ needs to do

C/ is needing to

D/ needs

15. Julia doesn’t like to have her picture_______. She avoids_______.
A/ taken – photographs
photographed

C/ taken –

B/ took – being photograph
photographed

D/ taken – being

16. we haven’t got______ biscuits in the cupboard.
A/ any

B/ some

C/ no

D/ a few

17. Which underlined part of the sentence needs correcting?
During summer vacations (A), many Vietnamese students volunteer (B) to
work (C) in remote or mountain (D) areas.
18. Some people think that life in a city isn’t _______ life in a small town.
A/ as peaceful as

B/ peacefuler than

C/ more peaceful as
peaceful

D/ the most

19. When I first ______ him years ago, he ______ as a director already.
A/ had met – worked

B/ met - worked

C/ met – had been working
worked

D/ has met – had

20. After they decided on the plan, it was time to put it _____ action.
A/ down

B/ into

II. READING COMPREHENSION: (1m)

C/ onto

D/ with


Read the passenger carefully and choose the best answers to the
questions that follow:
If you travel by air across the center of South America, you fly over
forests for thousands of kilometers. These great forests are the oceans of
trees. There are full thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants
and animals.
However, the world’s forests are getting smaller all the time. We are
cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more
farmland. Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in
20 or 30 years. What will happen if they disappear?
If we cut down our forest, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from
the world. In a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old
desert. Crops will not grow there. It will not rain very often, and the
weather will get very hót. Perhaps the climate of the world will change.
This will be dangerous for everyone in the world. That is why we must take
care of our forest.

21. The need for more wood and more land result in ……….
A/ the change of the world’s climate
B/ the disappearance of many kinds of plants and animals
C/ more deserts and less farmland
D/ All of the above
22. What will happen in 20 or 30 years in some people’s view?
A/ We’ll have more and greater forests.
B/ We’ll have enough land to support our people
C/ We’ll have no forests like those in the center of Africa
D/ We’ll have enough wood to do some cooking
23. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passenger?
A/ Africa or South America are the oceans of trees.
B/ Forests are homes for different kinds of animals.
C/ Forests are usually several square kilometers large.
D/ Different kinds of plants can’t be found in the same forest.
24. The writer thinks………
A/ it dangerous for everyone to cut down the forests.
B/ it necessary for everyone to protect the forests.


C/ it impossible for everyone to take care of the world
D/ it necessary for everyone to keep animals
25. The passage mainly tells us about………
A/ the result of cutting down the trees
taking care of our plants

B/ the importance of

C/ the location of great forests
forming the deserts

D/ the reasons for

III. Guided cloze test: (1m)
Read the passage and choose the best word or phrase to fill in
each blank:
I began my teaching career nearly ten years ago. I spent six years
(26)_____ in a remote village where the villagers were very poor and the
living standard was low. Sometimes I was very discouraged (27)_______
bad living condition and low pay. I was really homesick. However, at the
time, with my youth enthusiasm, I tried my best to devote myself
(28)______ the noblest career – that was “teaching”. I loved my poor little
students. They (29)______ in poverty but they could not (30)_____ from
empty mind.
I’m proud of myself to be a teacher, a hard – working “boatman” taking
my students to the “destination” of knowledge.
26. A/ teach
taught

B/ teaching

C/ to teach

D/

27. A/ because
to

B/ in spite of

C/ though

D/ due

28. A/ for

B/ with

C/ to

D/ on

29. A/ were living
been living
30. A/ stand
suffer

B/ have been living
B/ cope

C/ are living
C/ prevent

D/ had
D/

IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets: (1m)
31. She is not determined and often changes her ideas. What a/an ______
girl she is! (certain)
32. He looked at the man and smiled ______. (ironic)

33. The _______ are helped to overcome difficulties by volunteers. (able)


34. Firemen have a special uniform as ______ against the heat. (protect)
35. Larry worked part-time as a _______ for a famous nature magazine.
(photography)

V. Fill in each gap in the sentences with ONE word or phrase from
the box: (1m)
Each of us
Frost

clearly
soaked

damaged

how much damage
drought

hit

36. The Kobe earthquake was a prime example of ________ an earthquake
can do.
37. The tsunami _______ 100 houses and caused the death of ten people.
38. _______ was carrying our own food, water and sleeping bag, so by the
time we arrived we were exhausted.
39. Without a coat or umbrella, she got ______ in the downpour.
40. Cold, some _______ and heavy rain is forecast for tomorrow.

VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (2ms)
41. I can’t cook as well as my mother does. (better)
My mother is __________________________________________________.
42. I never go to bed after midnight (always)
I always ______________________________________________________.
43. Graham was rude to Louise. But he didn’t mean it.
He didn’t mean ________________________________________________.
44. He doesn’t want the other people to see him. (being)
He hates ______________________________________________________.
45. Tim did his homework and then went to bed.
Having _______________________________________________________.

THE END OF THE TEST