Thi HK I (Hoang Dieu)- 60 phut

HOANG DIEU HIGH SCHOOL
FOREIGN LANGUAGE GROUP
THE FIRST TERM TEST
English 11
Time allowance: 60 minutes
Proctor’s full name and
signature
Name: ________________________________
Class : ______
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. cause B. haul C. fault D. because
2. A. population B. average C. favorite D. station
3. A. people B. creosote C. theory D. geometric
4. A. change B. children C. machine D. church
II. Choose a, b, c, d that best completes each sentences unfinished sentences.
5. I need ______ to help me because it is a hard work .
A. someone B. anyone C. anybody D. no one
6. “Encourage or make something more active” means ______.
A. to choose B. choose C. to stimulate D. stimulate
7. I often take part ______social activities every weekend
A. For B. against C. over D. in.
8. I am used to______ with the window open.
A. sleep B. sleeping C. having slept D. slept
9. If you had one hundred million dong, what______ you ______.?
A. would/ done B. would/ have done C. would/ did D. would/ do
10. Many Americans over the age of 30 don’t like to joke about their ______.
A. anniversary B. clothes C. friend D. age
11. You should ______more attention to this new type of exercise.
A. make. B. take C. pay D. concentrate.
12. They didn’t serve enough food because there were some______ guests.
A. expect B. expected C. unexpected D. unexpectedly

13. What do you often do ______ the first day of the year ?
A. at B. for C. in D. on
14. Are you willing to take______ in our project?
A. part B. participation C. role D. contribution
15. His sister apologized______ rude to him.
A. being B. for being C. to be D. to being
16. People are not aware______ the problem of overpopulation.
A. for B. of C. at D. in
17. “Remember______ a dictionary to class tomorrow,” the teacher reminded his students
A. to bring B. bringing C. to be brought D. being brought
18. There are 54______minorities in Vietnam
A. national B. primary C. ethnic D. main
19. The______ will observe and score students’ performance.
A. teachers B. learners C. competitors D. judges
20. I want to congratulate you______ the contest.
A. to win B. at winning C. on winning D. about winning
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21. Students from the northern______ are asked to help their illiterate relatives with writing
and reading skills.
A. houses B. highlands C. planet D. global
22. John thanked me______ helping him with the homework.
A. to B. for C. with D. of
23. I phoned last night but______ answered. .
A. no one B. someone C. everyone D. ones
24. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at
25. When we______ at the airport, the plane______ off

A. arrived/ took B. arrived/ had taken C. had arrived/ took D. arrived/ had took
26. Of the three sisters, Mary is the most beautiful. ______
A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. one
27. Tom was accused______ some top secret document.
A to steal B. of having stolen C. for stealing D. to have stolen
28. Your friendship should be based on______ trust.
A. basic B. fragile C. mutual D. blind
29. What do you______ to do for you now?
A. want me B. let me C. make me D. allow me
30. Christmas is a good _______ for the family gathering.
A. party B. anniversary C. occasion D. way
III. Complete the following paragraph with one suitable word.
The first Thanksgiving________ (31) celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621 to congratulate on a
________(32) harvest in the new land. The celebration was________(33) on harvest
traditions________(34) the colonists brought with them from England. In 1863, Abraham
Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving ________(35) a national holiday.
Thanksgiving Day is held on the 4
th
Thursday________(36) November. American families
get________(37) to watch football and eat a big feast with turkey and grandma’s apple pie.
Beyond food and football, Thanksgiving is also about ________(38) and partnership
________(39) the first Thanksgiving, many families from different parts all over________(40)
world, which have settled in America, have adopted this American holiday of giving thanks as
one of their own.
31. A. is B. was C. has D. would
32. A. successB. succeed C. successful D. successfully
33. A. based B. dated C. found D. put
34. A. this B. that C. when D. one
35. A. something B. which C. that D. as
36. A. of B. in C. into D. for

37. A. other B. altogether C. together D. one another
38. A. friend B. friendly C. friendless D. friendship
39. A. because B. since C. thanks to D. for
40. A. a B. an C. the D. ∅.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences, using the given cues below.
41. “ I’ll give it to him tomorrow”
⇒ Daisy promise__________________________________________________
42. “I hear you passed your exam. Congratulation!” Nam said to me.
⇒ Nam congratulated me___________________________________________
43. “If I meet your parents, I will tell them the truth about you,”
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⇒ Ann told me that _______________________________________________
44. “If the ground is dry on the day of the race, my horse may win.”
⇒The owner said that _____________________________________________
45. “Give me your homework.”
⇒The teacher told us______________________________________________
46. “It was nice of you to invite me to the dinner. Thank you”, Miss White said to Peter.
Miss White thanked ______________________________________________.
V. Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Olympic Games are the most important international athletic competition in the world.
The Olympics bring together thousands of the world’s finest athletes to compete against one
another in a variety of individuals and team sports. Millions of people have attended the
Games and more than one billion people throughout the world watch the Olympics in
television.
The 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China, were the largest in the Olympic history,
with athletes competing for medals in 302 events. Drug problems continued to cast a cloud
over the Games. Several athletes were disqualified for taking illegal drugs, including some
athletes who gave up medals after failing drug tests.
47. How important are Olympic Games?
_________________________________________________________________________

48. Do athletes just compete against one another in a variety of individuals?
_________________________________________________________________________
49. Where were the 2008 Summer Games held?
_________________________________________________________________________
50. Why were athletes disqualified the Games?
_________________________________________________________________________.
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