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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>NAM DINH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING XUAN TRUONG UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEST FOR GIFTED STUDENTS- GRADE 11 Time allowed: 90 minutes Date of test: A- PHONETICS I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. match B. toothache C. orchestra D. chorus 2. A. use B. umbrella C. union D. unit 3. A. hostess B. honour C. happy D. helpful 4. A. climber B. barber C. number D. robber II. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 1.A. theatre B. cinema C. interesting D. career 2. A. intelligent B. population C. opportunity D. economics 3. A. Asian B. gather C. advance D. decade 4. A. agriculture B. extinction C. environment D.establishment B- VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best option to fill each blank. 1. I’m tired of my neighbors _________ noise every night. A. make B. made C. to make D. making 2. I ________ her number but the line was engaged. A. dialed B. made C. found D. counted 3. Marry: Thank goodness! It’s Friday! Ann: “__________” A. Congratulations! B. Yeah. Have a nice weekend! C. I have no idea. D. It doesn’t matter. 4. He ________ the dream of scientific career when he was small. A. sailed B. landed C. obtained D. harboured 5. Many sea animals are at__________ due to hunting and water pollution. A. loss B. death C. risk D. danger 6. They turned ________ at the party, despite the awful weather. A. round B. in C. back D. up 7. People who are easily ________ by rumors can never be good friends. A. influenced B. attracted C. purchased D. occurred 8. Jackie has given such a great _________ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much. A. performance B. result C. score D. action 9. Fast food is very popular. , a diet of burgers, pizzas and fried chicken is not very healthy. A. Unfortunately B. While C. Now that D. In contrast 10. Lan: "Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?" - Tuan: " ." A. Anything will do B. Yes, please C. Never mind D. I don’t mind 11. For work to flow _______, proper preparations must be made. A. smoothly B. freely C. constantly D. naturally 12. We continue to ______ rainforests and increase the dangers of global warming..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> A. cut off. B. cut in. C. cut out. D. cut down. II. Complete these sentences with proper prepositions.Write your answers in the provided space. 1-This word has a lot of meanings. You should look it……….….in a dictionary. 2. Don’t use pencils. Please write the letter…………...ink. 3. The car left the road and crashed…………a tree. 4. In some countries, women’s rights are not equal ……………. men’s. III. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the blank space. Write your answers in the numbered boxes below. 1. ___________, Vietnamese kids say best wishes to their grandparents and they would give the kids lucky money in red envelopes at Tet. (TRADITION) 2. There is a great _________ of food and medicine in those underdeveloped African countries. (SHORT) 3. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap. (SURPRISE) 4. In their last summer vacation, they went to rural areas to help _________ children learn to read and write. (ADVANTAGE) 5. Giving up smoking, most smokers feel ___________, so they easily smoke again. (comfort) 6. When will they finish the ____________of the living room? (decorate) 7. Her ___________was shown when she refused to cooperate with us. (selfish) 8. Coal, gas and oil are forms of energy that can not be replaced after used. (RENEW) ANSWERS: 1……………….... 2……………….... 3……………….... 4……………….... 5……………….... 6……………….... 7……………….... 8……………….... IV. Complete each blank space with the correct verb form / tense. Write your answers in the numbered boxes below 1.(OPEN) ______________ the door, he saw a terrible mess some burglar had just made. 2. More than twenty miners were reported (KILL) _____________ in the accident. 3. Since 1950 the world ______ (LOSE) nearly one-fifth of the top soil from its agricultural land and one-fifth of its tropical forests. 4. The smoke from burning fuels causes pollution if it ______ into the atmosphere.(RELEASE) 5. Knowing several languages ______ helpful if you work for an intemational corporation.(BE) 6. She phoned the police and reported ______ ___________ (ATTACK) outside her home. 7. Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty __________________ (WALK). 8. Passing the kitchen, he stopped (DRINK) a large glass of water. ANSWERS: 1……………….... 2……………….... 3……………….... 4……………….... 5……………….... 6……………….... 7……………….... 8………………....

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> C- READING I. Read the passage below and then choose a suitable word A, B, C or D to fill in each blank. Mexico City is growing quickly. In 1970, the city had about 9 million people. Now it has over 17 million. All these people are causing (1) ______ for the city. There are not (2) ______ jobs. Also, there is' not enough housing. Large families have to live together in small homes. Many homes do not have water. They also do not have bathrooms or electricity. The Mexican government is (3) ______ about all these problems. It is working hard to make (4) ______ better in the city. Why is Mexico City growing so (5) ______? Where are all these people coming from? They are coming to the city from the country. Life is hard on the farms in Mexico. Most people on farms have to live a very simple life. They have no (6) ____ money for modern things. People think life in the city must be (7) ______. So they leave their farms and move to Mexico City. All around the world, large cities have the same problems. One of them is air (8) ______. Mexico City has pad air. It is dirty and (9) ______. Cars are one reason for the dirty air. Many Mexicans now own their own cars and drive in the city. The factories in the area also cause air pollution. These factories put a lot of (10) ______ into the air. It is not easy to clean up the air in a large city. The government has to make new laws, and everyone has to help. 1. A. problems B. matters C. things D. news 2. A. much B. lack C. enough D. many 3. A. worried B. interested C. discussed D. known 4. A. duration B. circle C. live D. life 5. A. normal B . fast C. slow D. average 6. A. bonus B. extra C. added D. given 7. A. bad B . good C. better D. best 8. A. pollution B. matter C. complaint D. comment 9. A. noisy B. tidy C. clear D. unhealthy 10. A. dirt B. smoke C. noise D. pollution II. Read the passage below carefully, then choose the correct answers. THE OLYMPIC GAMES During the Olympic games, people from all over the world come together in peace and friendship. Some of these people compete for medals. Several million people attend the games, and millions of other people watch them on television. Why do we have the Olympic games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we have records of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only event in the first thirteen Olympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added. Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added. During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic Games because the quality of the games became very low. The Olympics did not take place again for 1500 years! In 1894, Pierre de Courbertin of France helped form the International Olympic Committee, and the modern Olympic Games began. In 1896 the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built a new stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed in many events. The winners became national heroes. After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around the world. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 1908, in London, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winners received only silver and bronze medals. The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. The rings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Each ring is a different colorblue, yellow, black, green, or red - because the flag of each of the countries that compete in the games has at least one of these colors in it. The Olympic Winter Games began in 1924 in Chamois, France. Athletes competed in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take place every four years. The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not. in the same year as the winter events. Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and they cannot last more than sixteen days. Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the athletes in the Olympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who play their sports for money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the Olympic Games are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that anyone can play in the Olympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watching the greatest athletic competitions, the Summer games and the Winter Games of the Olympics. 1. Which of the following is not true of the first 13 Olympic Games in Greece? A. They lasted only one day. B. The men competed while the women watched. C. They consisted of only one event, which was race running. D. They were for men only. 2. Pierre de Coubertin _____________. A. was the first athlete from France to take part in the modern Olympic Games B. helped the Greeks build a new stadium for the modern Games. C. helped to revive the Games. D. became a national hero of France. 3. The International Olympic Committee was set up _____________. A. with Pierre de Coubertin as chairman B. according the wish of a Roman emperor C. every four years starting from 1894 D. two years before the modern Olympic Games were held 4. Women first competed in the Games _____________. A. in 1908 in London, England B. in the Paris Olympics of 1900 C. as soon as the Olympic Games were resumed D. in 1896 at Pierre de Coubertin's suggestion 5. What was special about the 1920 Olympics? A. The Olympic flag was introduced. B. Gold medals were given to winning athletes for the first time. C. Women were allowed to compete for the first time. D. The Ofympic Winter Games were held. 6. Which of the following is not true? A. There is an interval between the Summer and the Winter Games. B. The games can't last longer than 16 days..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> C. The Summer Games have more sporting events than the Winter Games. D. The Olympic flag has five rings of five different colors on it. 7. Professional athletes _____________. A. joined the Olympic Games only recently . B. have been allowed to compete in the Games since the Olympic flag was introduced C. get paid for taking part in the Olympic Games D. have won more gold medals than amateurs have 8. According to the passage, _____________. A. the participation of professionals has made the Olympic Games less enjoyable B. no matter who athletes are, the games are ,still great to watch for millions of people C. professional athletes will soon be banned from the Games D. everyone is opposed to allowing professionals to take part D- WRITING I. Rewrite these sentences so that the new one has a similar meaning as the given one. 1. “Why don't you buy them a suit of furniture as a wedding present?” he said to her He suggested that…………………………………………………………………………… 2. He made a lot of mistakes because he didn't study carefully. If …………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. Some high school students participate in helping disadvantaged or handicapped children. Some high school students take…………………………………………………………………… 4. No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City is……………………………………………………………………………… 5. I couldn't go to work because of the flood. The flood prevented……………………………………………………………………………….. 6. “Well done, I'm so glad you've passed your exam." I said to my son. I congratulated ………………………………………………………………………… 7. I went to see my nephew Jimmy. I used to look after him when he was small. (use preposition+relative pronoun) I went ……………………………………………………………………………….. 8. I was awakened by the sound of laughter which came from the room which was next to mine at the motel.(obmit which) I was awakened by ……………………………………………………………………………………………… II. Write a composition of around 250 words in order to answer the following question: It is very important that children should study hard at school. Time spent studying on the Internet is time wasted. Do you agree or disagree? State the reasons for your answer. ............................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................

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