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MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 11 1 A. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. chin B. chorus C. aching D. orchestra 2. A. dinosaur B. crocodile C. signature D. rise 3. A. thus B. thumb C. suppose D. supply 4. A. penalty B. scenic C. epidemic D. level 5. A. kissed B. washed C. practiced D. advertised ANSWERS: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. D
Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others 6. A. responsible B. communicate C. technology D. electronic 7. A. difficulty B. anxiety C. enormously D. psychiatry 8. A. general B. understand C. popular D. telephone 9. A. traditional B. residential C. expectation D. competition 10. A. academy B. environment C. dictionary D. photography ANSWERS: 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C II. VOCABULARY
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11. In the ___of security, personnel must wear their identity badges at all times. A. requirement B. interests C. demands D. assistance
12. He has put his car entirely at our…………for the holiday. A. usage B. disposal C. pleasure D. disposition
13. His bank had never been ……………of his change of address. A. contacted B. notified C. acquainted D. communicated
14. The police were very ………….in their examination of the building. A. exhausting B. intense C. thorough D. concentrated
15. The roadwork made ……………to the hotel from the main road difficult. A. entrance B. approach C. access D. ways in
16. After he set fire to the library, the boy was…………….from school. A. expelled B. excluded C. exiled D. extracted
17. The museum wishes to……………….an assistant curator for its fossil collection. PAGE 2 A. appoint B. commission C. authorize D. assign
18. They can’t ………….on a name for the baby. A. conclude B. decide C. consent D. assent
19. They could find no…………..of the missing car despite an extensive search. A. clue B. remnant C. indication D. trace
20. I am never free on Tuesday evenings as I have a …………..arrangement to go to the cinema with a friend. A. long-standing B. long-lived C. long-range D. long-lasting ANSWERS: 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. C 16. A 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. Only because she had to support her family………………. to leave school.
A. that Alice decide B. so Alice decided C. Alice decidD. did Alice decide
22. They looked out to the seashore. ……………a number of ships. A. On the horizon he could see B. On the horizon could he see C. He could see on the horizon D. On the horizon could see he
23. Morton says his parents kicked him out, but his brothers say this isn’t……. A. that B. there C. so D. it
24. Just as mental illness has less severe “shadow” versions,……………
A. a developmental disorder, so does an autism.
B. than does autism, a developmental disorder.
C. so did an autism, a developmental disorder.
D. so does autism, a developmental disorder.
25. I’m …….my brother is. A. nowhere like so ambitious
B. nothing near as ambitious as C. nothing as ambitious than
D. nowhere near as ambitious as
26. It is essential that Alice ……Tom of the meeting tomorrow. A. remind B. must remind C. reminds D. will remind
27. ……………, 70 percent alcohol is more effective than 100 percent alcohol. A. How an antiseptic is used B. An antiseptic used C. When used as an antiseptic D. An antiseptic when used
28. That humans should all have some fat in our diets is…… A. a commonly held view B. not yet a proven fact C. only true for women
D. proven to be true by experiments on rats
29. ……………do his views reflect those of the company as a whole? A. To what extent B. In what condition PAGE 3 C. Under what circumstances D. To what end
30. –“ Last I heard, she was working in South Africa”. –“……….?” A. Why did she B. How come C. How did she D. Why come ANSWERS: 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. B
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
31 .She …………………till the early hours listening to pop music. A. took me up B. kept me up C. caught me up D. held me up
32 This young tree could not have been damaged by accident. I believe it was done ………………. A. in fact B. on purpose C. by appointment D. by plan
33. Be careful! The tree is going to fall. A. Look out B. Look up C. Look on D. Look after
34. Everything is………………….. you. I cannot make ………………….my mind yet. A. out off / on B. up to / up C. away from / for D. on for / off
35. Go …………………… this book because it has the information you need. A. over B. by C. off D. on
36. Arthur assured me that he was going to come but he hasn’t ……………….yet. A. turned in B. turned up C. turned round D. turned on
37. I think the children ……………..the story about seeing ghost. A. made up B. showed round C. worn out D. catch up
38. Terrorists had threatened to ………………the embassy. A. blow out B. take off C. put off D. put out
39. That woman tried hard to show off her abilities. A. postpone B. consider C. omit D. display
40. You’ll find the sports results ……………..the back page of the newspaper. A. in B. at C. on D. from ANSWERS: 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. A 38. A 39. D 40. C V. CLOZE TESTS :
CLOZE TEST 1. Read the following passages and choose the best option to fill in the gap. PAGE 4
Nowadays, teenagers have (41) _________ more money and expensive possessions than
their parents ever did. Articles like radios and bicycles, which cost a fortune (42)
_________ decades ago, are now mass-produced and cheap. And items that nobody even
dreamed of possessing twenty years ago, such as mobile phones and computers, are now in
common places. Teenagers are definitely better off financially. (43) _________, life is not
easy for them. There is much more to worry about than there was in the past. Jobs are not as
secure (44) _________ they used to be and teenagers can no (45) _________ be confident
that the world will always be peaceful and free of pollution.
Teenagers drive their parents crazy (46) _________ many ways. Some of them spray their
hair with amazing color, while others wear clothes that shock their parents. They all want
(47) _________ own stereos, mobile phones and televisions. But these young people are not
really behaving differently from how their parents behaved when they were young. Many of
today's parents and grandparents will laugh when they (48) _________ crazy fashions they
wore. Those adults, who are parents now, fought with their own parents about clothes and
lifestyles. (49) _________ teenagers have fought with their parents (50) _________ time
began and no doubt they will always…. 41. A. by far B. great C. much D. lot 42. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few 43. A. Despite B. In spite C. However D. Even though 44. A. like B. as C. but D. when 45. A. more B. farther C. sooner D. longer 46. A. in B. on C. at D. by 47. A. an B. his C. ones D. their 48. A. remind B. think C. review D. remember 49. A. As well B. In fact C. At last D. At once 50. A. since B. from C. when D. as ANSWERS: 41. C 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. A
CLOZE TESTS 2. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D)) that best fits the blank
space in the following passage.
Many of the things we do (51) ______ on receiving information from other people.
Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information
(52)______ stored, processed and communicated. In the past this information had to be kept
on paper (53)______ , for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more
information is put (54)______ computers.
Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing
it. (55)______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with
very large (56)______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods
on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (57)______ run
out. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt PAGE 5
with by people, the paper was (58)______ for future reference. This way of working was
never (59)______ easy or fast. A computer system is much more(60)______ 52: A. depending B. to depend C. depend D. depended 52: A. that has B. C. is D. that is 53: A. in the case of B. in preparation for C. in the form of D. in search of 54: A. by B. in C. with D. on 55: A. Be considered B. To consider C. To be considered D. Consider 56: A. numbers B. number C. amount D. amounts 57: A. stocks B. items C. purchases D. cargoes 58: A. thrown away B. torn off C. put aside D. recycled 59: A. particularized B. particular C. particularly D. particularity 60: A. capable B. effective C. formal D. skillful ANSWERS: 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 C D C D D C D C C B VI. READING COMPREHENSION :
READING COMPREHENSION 1. Read the text below and then answer the questions
The modern comic strip started out as ammunition in a newspaper war between
giants of the American press in the late 19th century. The first full - color comic strip
appeared in January 1894 in the New York World, owned by Joseph Pulitzer. The first
regular weekly full - color comic supplement, similar to today’s Sunday funnies, appeared
two years later, in William Randolph Hearst’s rival New York paper, the morning Journal.
Both were immensely popular, and publishers realized that supplementing the news
with comic relief boosted the sale of papers. The Morning journal started another feature in
1896, the “Yellow Kid,” the first continuous comic character in the United States, whose
creator, Richard Outcault had been lured away from the “World” by the ambitious Hearst.
The “Yellow Kid’ was in many ways a pioneer. Its comic dialogue was the strictly urban
farce that came to characterize later strips, and it introduced the speech balloon inside the
strip, usually placed above the characters’ heads.
The first strip to incorporate all the elements of later comics was Rudolph Dirks’s
“Katzenjammer Kids,” based on Wilheim Busch’s Max and Moritz, a European satire of the
nineteenth century. The “Kids” strip, first published in 1897, served as the prototype for
future American strips. It contained not only speech balloons, but a continuous cast of
characters, and was divided into small regular panels that did away with the larger
panoramic scenes of earlier comics.
Newspaper syndication played a major role in spreading the popularity of comic
strips throughout the country. Though weekly colored comics came first, daily black - and -
white strips were not far behind. They first appeared in the Chicago American in 1904. it
was followed by many imitators, and by 1915 black - and - white comic strips had become a
staple of daily newspapers around the country.
61. What does the passage mainly discuss? PAGE 6
A. A comparison of two popular comic strips.
B. The differences between early and modern comic strips.
C. The effects of newspapers on comic strip stories.
D. Features of early comic strips in the United States.
62. Why does the author mention Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst?
A. They established New York’s first newspaper.
B. They published comic strips about the newspaper war.
C. Their comic strips are still published today.
D. They owned major competitive newspapers.
63. The passage suggests that comic strips were popular for which of the following reasons?
A. They provided a break from serious news stories.
B. Readers enjoyed the unusual drawings.
C. Readers could identify with the characters.
D. They were about real - life situations.
64. To say that Richard Outcault had been lured away from the ‘World’ by Hearst (line 9) means which of the following?
A. Hearst convinced Outcault to leave the World.
B. Hearst fired Outcault from the World.
C. Hearst warned Outcault to leave the World.
D. Hearst wanted Outcault to work for the World.
65. The word “it” in line 10 refers to ___________. A. The “Yellow Kid” B. dialogue C. farce D. balloon
66. According to the passage, the “Yellow Kid” was the first comic strip to do all of the
following EXCEPT _____________.
A. feature the same character in each episode.
B. include dialogue inside a balloon.
C. appear in a Chicago newspaper.
D. characterize city life in a humorous way.
67. The word “incorporate” in line 12 is closest in meaning to __________. A. affect B. create C. combine D. mention
68. The word “prototype” in line 14 is closest in meaning to ________. A. story B. humor C. drawing D. model
69. The word “staple” in line 20 is closest in meaning to _________. A. regular feature
B. Popular edition C. new version D. huge success
70. In what order does the author discuss various comic strips in the passage?
A. alphabetical order by title.
B. in the order in which they were created.
C. according to the newspaper in which they appeared.
D. from most popular to least popular. ANSWERS: 61. D 62. D 63. A 64. A 65. A 66. C 77. C 88. D 99. A 70. B
READING COMPREHENSION 2. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,
C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the answer to each of the questions from.
Bees, classified into over 10,000 species, are insects found in almost every part of the world
except the northernmost and southernmost regions. One commonly known species is the
honeybee, the only bee that produces honey and wax. Humans use the wax in making
candles, lipsticks, and other products, and they use the honey as a substance that people eat
to maintain life and growth. While gathering the nectar and pollen with which they make PAGE 7
honey, bees are concurrently helping to fertilize the flowers on which they land. Many
fruits and vegetables would not survive if bees did not carry the pollen from blossom to blossom.
Bees live in a structured environment and social structure within a hive, which is a nest
with storage space for the honey. The different types of bees each perform a distinct
function. The worker bee carries nectar to hive in a special stomach called a honey stomach.
Other workers make beewax and shape it into a honeycomb, which is a waterproof mass of
six-sided compartments, or cells. The queen lays eggs in completed cells. As the workers
build more cells, the queen lays more eggs.
All workers, like the queen, are female, but the workers are smaller than the queen. The
male honeybees are called drones; they do no work and can not sting. They are developed
from unfertilized eggs, and their only job is to impregnate a queen. The queen must be
fertilized in order to lay more worker eggs. During the season when less honey is available
and the drone is of no further use, the workers block the drones from eating the honey so
that they will starve to death.
71. Which of the following is the best title for the reading? A. Many Species of Bees B. The Useless Drone
C. The Honeybee - Its characteristics and D. Making Honey Usefulness
72. What is the closest meaning of the word "concurrently"? A. independently B. hardly C. variously D. simultaneously
73. According to the passage, the drone__________. A. can be male or female
B. mates with the queen and has no other purpose
C. comes from eggs fertilized by other D. All are correct drones
74. According to the passage, people use honey __________. A. to make candles B. as foods C. as cosmetics D. all are correct
75. The author implies that __________.
A. bees are unnecessary in the food chain
B. drones are completely dispensable C. the queen can be a worker D. drones are never females.
76. In what way does the reading imply that bees are useful in nature?
A. They pollinate fruit and vegetable plants
B. They make marvelous creation from max
C. They kill the dangerous drones D. They create storage spaces
77. The passage implies that bees can be found in each of the following parts of the world except ______. A. Africa B. China C. Europe D. Antarctica
78. What is the closest meaning of the word " distinct "? PAGE 8 A. seclude B. unique C. dependent D. complex
79. All of the following are characteristics of a honeycomb except__________.
A. it contains hexagonal sections B. it is made of honey C. it is made of wax D. it is impermeable
80. It can be inferred from the reading that bee wax is _________. A. absorbent B. complex in structure C. easily bent and shaped D. poisonous ANSWERS: 71. C 72. D 73. B 74. B 75. D 76. A 77. D 78. B 79. B 80. C B. WRITTEN TEST: VII. OPEN CLOZE TEXTS:
OPEN CLOZE TEXT 1. Fill in each blank in the following passages with ONE suitable
word to make meaningful passages.
School students do not shower after sports class
A report has found that more than half of high (81)__________ boys and two-thirds of girls
never shower after a physical (82)__________ class. Researchers suggest that students
don't want to sweat and take a (83)__________ , so they are less active in sports classes.
The researchers questioned almost 4,000 children in schools in Essex, England. Lead
researcher Dr Gavin Sandercock said he was surprised (84)__________ how rarely students
showered. He said: "We know (85)__________ children aren't getting (86)__________
physical activity because we have seen (87)_________ fitness declining; (88)__________
the unwillingness to shower is a barrier to working up a sweat (89)__________ playing
sport, it's something we need to tackle to promote activity(90)__________ schools." ANSWERS: 81-school 82-education 83- shower 84- at 85- that 86- enough 87- their 88- if 89- or 90- at
OPEN CLOZE TEXT 2. Fill in the blank with ONE suitable word.
Scientists are still curious about the effects of the oceanographic phenomenon called El
Nino, which (91) …………. in the south-west Pacific Ocean. There is no doubt, however,
about the reason for its occurrence. Every few years, a rise in surface temperatures (92)
…………. to a temporary decrease in trade winds makes sea levels rise, and waves head
north-east up the coast of South America. El Nino is noted (93) ………….its effect on local
climates, but recent research has shown that it is also (94) ………….for wider atmospheric
changes, resulting, for example, (95) ………….temporary drought in the Sahel or failure of the maize harvest in Zimbabwe. PAGE 9
Now scientists involved in oceanographic research are working on a new theory, that El
Nino can produce changes (96) ………….ocean patterns that may last for decades.
Computers at the Naval Research Laboratory in Mississippi, fed with the latest satellite (97)
………….on sea temperatures and wave heights, show that the giant waves that roll across
the Pacific may be the result of a previous El Nino, which will (98) …………. to affect the
circulation of the North Pacific for years to come.
The 1982 El Nino, the strongest of the 20th century, is (99) ………….of causing the
flooding of the Mississippi basin in 1993, with the loss of life and serious (100) …….to
crops and property that resulted. ANSWERS 91. occurs 92. due 93. for 94. responsible 95. in 96. in 97. information 98. continue 99. suspected 100. damage VIII. WORD FORMATION:
1.Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
101. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save _______ species. (DANGER)
102.There are some ______ and differences between the New Year in Japan and that in Vietnam.(SIMILAR)
103. He resigned for a ___________________ of reasons. (VARIOUS)
104. We have to decide to interview only the best six __________ for the job. (APPLY)
105. Her son is always mischievous and ______, which annoys her very much. (OBEY)
106. Sugar is the________ of healthy teeth. (DESTRUCTION)
107. What percentage of the city’s _______ live in poverty? (HOUSE)
108. When confronted with a mass of red tape, many people feel a sense of ______(POWER)
109. Mr. Pike has_________ his wife by three years. (LIVE)
110. I was a bit_______ by my performance in the first exam, but I decided (MORAL)
to make an extra effort in the ones left. ANSWER.
101.endangered 102.similarities 103.variety
104. applicants 105.disobedient 106.destroyer 107.households 108. 109. outlived 110. demoralised powerlessness
2. Read the text and then fill in the blank with the correct form of the word chosen from the box. able accuracy believe confide express ignore know loaf three understand
Seven-year-olds fail test PAGE 10
A study by the National Foundation for Educational Research of 3400 seven-year-old
pupils shows an (111) ………….of basic math and English which is simply (112) ………….
. The results, which were published recently, show that one in seven children lack basic
(113) ………….of math and cannot even do simple multiplication, such as 5 x 5. The results
also show that a (114) ………….of the children in this age group cannot count up to 100
and do not know what (115) ………….such as half and a quarter, refer to. Moreover, only
half of the children had any (116) ………….of the decimal system for money and only one
in thirty could (117) ………….read the temperature on a thermometer. Finally, only one in
seven could say what the cost of three 50p (118) ………….is.
As regards English, more than a quarter have not learnt to read with any (119) ……….and
have problems with the alphabet; meanwhile another 25% are (120) ………….to spell easy
words, like can, man and hot. ANSWERS: 111. ignorance 112. unbelievable 113. knowledge 114. third 115. expressions
116. understanding 117. accurately 118. loaves 119. confidence 120. unable IX. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct
forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example
Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. 0. traditional → traditionally
Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and 121. ……………………....
knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness 122 ………………………...
taught. The proficiency exams required by few states for high 123. ………………........
school graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are 124. ………………........
designed and measure a person ability to acquire new skills to 125. …………………........
knowledge. For example, vocation aptitude tests can help you 126. …………………........
decide whether you would do better like a mechanic or 127. …………………........
musician. However, all mental tests are in some sense 128. …………………........
achievement tests because they assumption some sort of past 129. …………………........
learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or
situations. The difference between achievement and aptitude 130. …………………........
tests is the degree and intention use. ANSWERS: 121. acquiring → acquired 126. vocation → vocational
122. explicitness → explicitly 127. like → as 123. few → a few 128. assumption → assume 124. and → to 129. certainly → certain 125. person → person’s 130. intention → intended PAGE 11 X. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.
PART 1: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the
same as the sentences printed before it.
131. Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it.
Should ________________________________________________________
132. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled _____________________________________________________
133. Her success went beyond her expectation.
Never _________________________________________________________
134. His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.
The more __________________________________________________
135. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left __________________________________________________
136 .Teams of experts are examining the damage to the building. (examined)
The damage to the building____________________________________________
137. I used my calculator; otherwise, it would have taken longer. (If)
If __________________________________________________________
138. You didn’t think carefully enough before you decided. (ought)
You ___________________________________________________________
139. My advice to you is to change the car immediately. (were)
If_________________________________________________________
140. “Please don’t take my money, it’s all I have.” said the old woman to the intruder. (pleaded)
The old woman _______________________________________________________ ANSWER.
131. ………you have any complaints about the product, return it to the shop.
132. …..my subscription to that magazine nine months ago.
133. ………had she expected she was so successful.
134. ……proficient he was at the game, the more he was fond of it.
135. ………. Simon feeling weaker than he (had) expected.
136. The damage to the building is being examined by teams of experts.
137. If I hadn’t used my calculator, it would have taken longer.
138. You ought to have thought carefully before you decided.
139. If I were you, I would change the car immediately
140. The old woman pleaded with the intruder not to take her money because/ as/ since it was all she had.
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