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MÔN TIẾNG ANH
KHỐI 11
Năm học : 2010 - 2011 Điểm Chữ ký GK 1 Chữ ký GK 1
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A. STRUCTURE – GRAMMAR :

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (4m.s)

1) Most of the undeveloped countries need a lot of aid.

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16) it’s important for the figures regularly.
A. to update B. updating C. to be updated D. being updated
17) It is no good sorry for yourself.
A. to feel B. feeling C. feel D. felt
18) The man wanted to avoid on security cameras.
A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. being seen
19) Peter to go in for the exam.
A. avoided B. let C. advised D. decided
20)I tried the bus, but I missed it.
A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caught
21) To do the work for a humane society is .
A. friendly B. mutual C. voluntary D. thoughtless
22) There is a special fund for the severely .
A. orphan B. volunteer C. aged D. handicapped
23) The of this society is to provide community education for street children.
A. mission B. work C. job D. duty
24) The work of the charity is funded by voluntary .
A. action B. activity C. donation D. organization
25) We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at
26) Shy people often find it difficult to group discussions.
A. take place in B. take part in C. get on with D. get in
27) I am to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologize for my absence.
A. capable B. excused C. unable D. disliked
28) it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.
A. Reading B. To read C. To have read D. Having read
29) that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.
A. Knowing B. Known C. Knew D. Having knew

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B. READING:

PART 1 - Give the correct word – form for each sentence using the suggestions. ( 1 m )
Write the answers after the numbers.

1. Lasers are used as …… …… accurate scalpels. MIRACLE
2. He stepped on some ……… ……… glass. BREAK
3. What is your …………… ……… for this problem ? ARGUE
4 Be careful. The streets are ……… after the rain. SLIP
5. The police are trying to find some more ……… …… PROVE
6. She received a lot of …………… … from her mother. COURAGE
7. There is no real ……… … between men and women. EQUAL
8. His bad …… …… made his parents upset. BEHAVE
9. Tropical diseases are ………… … rare in Europe. COMPARE
10. All the newspapers praised the …… … of the firemen. BRAVE

1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. ……………

PART 2 - Read the text and choose the best option fo each blank. ( 2 m.s )
Write the answers after the numbers.

6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. ……………
PART 3 - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph. ( 1 m )
Write the answers after the numbers.

THE WILDLIFE

A- Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these
chemicals pollute the environment and harm wildlife.
B- There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur
or other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold
as pets.
C- The most successful animals on earth – human beings will soon be the only
ones, unless we can solve this problem.
D- Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger.
Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not make
an effort to protect them.
E- For animals and birds, the big problem is that their habitat – the place where
they live – is disappearing. More land is used for farms, houses or industry, and there are
fewer open spaces than there once were.

1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ……………… PART 4 - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph. ( 2 m.s )
Write the answers after the numbers.

Air pollution is a cause of ill health in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws

c. The children will be clumsy. d. The gases will increase.
9. Many serious floods happens because the earth’s temperature ……………………. .
a. decreases b. increases c. changed d. is controlled
10. Air pollution effects dirrectly to the ……………………. .
a. children b. governments c. buildings d. Earth’s weather

1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. …………… PART 5 - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions. ( 1 m )
Write the answers after the numbers.

There are 1 that make it difficult for me to understand. First, 2-
as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading. I
sometimes do not understand them when they are spoken. Second, 3
have a wide range of accents. A British accent is very different from a Texas one. Third,
there are a lot of 4 These expressions also differ depending on the
area a speaker is from. Finally, there are 5 These sounds are difficult
for me to distinguish./. A- native speakers
B- sounds that do not exist in my native language
C- several things of spoken English
D- idioms and slang expressions
E- many words are not pronounced

1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………


entertain office former communicate particular

As (0) 300 – 400 million people speak English as their first language. One
recent estimate is that 1.9 billion people, nearly a third of the world’s population, have a basic (1)
in English. English is the dominant international language in (2) , science,
business, aviation, (3) , diplomacy and the Internet. It has been one of the (4)
languages of the United Nations since its founding in 1945.
English (5) in England, and is West Germanic language which developed
from Old English, the language of the Anglo – Saxons. As a result of the Norman Conquest and
other events in English history, it has been heavily (6) , more than any others
(7) language, by French and Latin. From England it spread to the rest of the British
Isles, then to the colonies and territories of the British Empire ( both outside and inside the
current Commonwealth of Nations ) such as United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and
others, (8) those in the Anglophone Caribbeans. As a result of these historical
(9) English is the official language ( sometimes one of several ) in many countries
(10) under British or American rule, such as Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa,
Kenya, and the Philippines.

0. Estimated
1. …………… 2. …………… 3. ……………… 4. …………… 5. ………………
6. …………… 7. …………… 8. ……………… 9. …………… 10. ……………

PART 8 - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Write the answers after the numbers. ( 2 m.s )

Money is something we (1) …………… for granted in our life. Some of us may
wish we had more it, maybe in the (2) …………… coins, notes or cheques. It is hard to
imagine (3) …………… people would manage (4) …………… money. In the earliest
periods of human history, people used to exchange goods (5) …………… . They would
exchange things they had lots of for (6) …………… they were in (7) …………… of .

The accident is………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. A small figure stood high on the hill, waving at us.

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High up on the hill……………………………………………………………………………………

II. Rewrite the sentences, using the words given in brackets. (1m)
1. The fire in the library was discovered by a student. ( who)

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It…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She never finished her work on time although she works hard. (matter)

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She never finishes her work on time………… ……………………….she works.
3. My brother really wishes he could sing well. (able)

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My brother regrets not……………………………………………………………………
4. Maria said I had caused the accident. (blamed)

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Maria……………………………………………………………………………………
5. James did not need to register for the new course. (necessary)

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It……………………………………………………………
III Write a paragraph to describe the table below (2m.s): 8


9ĐÁP ÁN THE ANSWER KEY & MARKS

A. STRUCTURE – GRAMMAR : ( 4 m.s )

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B. READING:

PART 1 - Give the correct word – form for each sentence using the suggestions. ( 1 m )
( 0.1 point for each correct answer )

1. miraculously 2. broken 3. argument 4 slippery 5. proofs
6. encouragement 7. equality 8. behaviour 9. comparatively 10. bravery PART 2 - Read the text and choose the best option fo each blank. ( 2 m.s )


A C D A B A B A B D

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PART 6 - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word. ( 2 m.s )
( 0.2 point for each correct answer ) 5- conditions 8- insurance 10- power 2- according 6- little
9- labour 3- first 4- problems 1- who 7- wages

PART 7 - Read the text, Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions and
Give the correct word-forms ( 2 m.s )
( 0.2 point for each correct answer )

1- proficiency 2- communications 3- entertainment
4- official 5- originated 6- influenced
7- Germanic 8- particularly 9- developments
10- formerly

PART 8 - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word. ( 2 m.s )

(1) take (2) forms (3) how (4) without (5) directly
(6) things (7) need (8) for (9) disadvantages. (10) compared

C. WRITING:
I. Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown. (1m)

3. My brother really wishes he could sing well. (able)

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My brother regrets not……………………………………………………………………
4. Maria said I had caused the accident. (blamed)

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Maria……………………………………………………………………………………
5. James did not need to register for the new course. (necessary)

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It……………………………………………………………
III Write a paragraph to describe the table below (2m.s): The price of gold per ounce
October
November
December
1978
1979
1979
$ 380
$ 400
$ 550

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January
1980 $ 864