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KỲ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I MÔN ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 11
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. entertainment b. information c. difficulty d. understanding
2. a. swallow b. subject c. digest d. enough
3. a. imagine b. important c. example d. wonderful
4. a. different b. carefully c. holiday d. reviewer
5. a. knowledge b. forever c. journey d. action
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close
meaning to the original one.
6. Which subject is this book ________?
a. for b. on c. of d. up
7. Francis Bacon lived ________ about the same time as Shakespeare.
a. at b. for c. in d. over
8. People enjoy a book ________ different ways.
a. on b. with c. upon d. in
9. This book is not really ________. It is a waste of money buying it.
a. inform b. information c. informative d. informatively
10. Sometimes it is ________ to find suitable books for our children.
a. difficult b. difficulty c. difficultly d. difficulties
11. A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book ________.
a. review b. reviewing c. reviewer d. reviewed
12. As for me, I consider reading ________ important part of ________ life.
a. an / Ø b. the / a c. Ø / the d. an / a
13. Anne says that she reads about half ________ hour a day, at least.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
14. Different people like specific types of books, and some people just like ________ literature in general.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
15. ____ books are ones in which the story is told or illustrated with pictures.

27. I think the match ________. Everybody's gone into the stadium and you can hear them cheering.
a. was started b. will be started c. must started d. must have started
28. We found the exam extremely easy. We ________ so hard.
a. needn't study b. needn't be studying
c. needn't have studied d. needn't have been studied
29. There is plenty of money in our account so those cheques ________ to the bank today.
a. needn't be taken b. needn't be taking c. needn't take d. needn't taking
30. The picnic ________ because Peter has just had a traffic accident.
a. will cancel b. will be cancelling
c. will be cancelled d. will have cancelled
Error Identification.
31. Too much television can has negative effects on young minds
A
because of higher levels of television viewing correlate with lowered
B C
academic performance, especially reading scores. (because)
D
32. Neil Postman, an author of some great books, pointed out that reading
A B
teaches us to think in a logically connected way, and cultivating a
C D
sustained attention span. (cultivates)
33. Reading cannot make your life longer, but reading really makes your
A B C
life more thicker. (thicker)
D
34. It is really sad how many people have the misconception that reading.
A B C
is bored . (boring)
D

b. we should only read for entertainment
c. reading for intellectual growth is necessary
d. we should not read for mental stimulation
38. What kind of books is recommended?
a. Books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with
b. Books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience
c. Books that will open for you new horizons of learning
d. All are correct
39. We can learn from the text that today ________.
a. people spend more time watching TV than reading books
b. more and more people enjoy reading
c. most babysitters prefer watching TV
d. most children spend less than 2 hours a day watching TV
40. The writer ________.
a. does not approve of reading process c. prefers watching TV to reading
b. advises us to read as little as possible d. appreciates reading
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to (41) ______ to your education or your
work, try reading more books. (42) ______ up some of the interestingly informative books and search for well-
researched material that can help you grow.
We should (43) ______ our children to read more books and (44) ______ less time watching TV. Some people
have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than television?"
That is (45) ______ interesting point of view worth further (46) ______. Reading is a skill that is in much greater
demand than the demand for watching TV. There are no jobs that (47) ______ a person to be able to watch TV but
reading is an integral part of many jobs. The written word is an incredibly flexible and efficient way of
communication. You can write something down and, in no time, it can be (48) ______ to many different people. Not
only that, we can (49) ______ vast amounts of information through reading in a very short time. A good reader can
acquire more information in reading for two hours than someone watching TV can acquire in a full day. You are able
to gain a lot of information quickly because you are a fast reader with good (50) ______ skills. It will save you
massive amounts of time and you will be able to assimilate vast quantities of information.

10. Not many people find reading more ________ than watching TV.
a. interest b. interested c. interesting d. interestingly
11. To become a novelist, you need to be ________.
a. imagine b. imagination c. imaginative d. imaginarily
12. A ________ is a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually
imaginary.
a. pleasure b. novel c. page d. review
13. A ________ is the story of a person's life written by somebody else.
a. romance b. fiction c. biography d. science
14. When a reader reads an interesting book slowly and carefully, he ____ it
a. reviews b. chews and digests c. swallows d. dips into
15. Since their appearance, books are a previous ________ of knowledge and pleasure.
a. source b. pile c. amount d. sum
16. Many teenagers are not much ________ in reading books, except for what they are made to read at school
a. excited b. important c. slow d. interested
17. This book ________ to Peter. It is not mine.
a. possesses b. owns c. has d. belong
18. Have you ever read ________ "Oliver Twist", ________ interesting novel written by Charles Dickens?
a. the / the b. Ø / an c. Ø / Ø d. an / the
19. I like ________ books better than ________ films.
a. Ø / Ø b. the / the c. Ø / the d. the / Ø
20. The room is too dirty. It ________ now.
a. should clean b. should have cleaned
c. should be cleaning d. should be being cleaned
21. The situation ________ to continue.
a. cannot allow b. cannot be allowed
c. cannot have allowed d. cannot be allowing
22. The machine ________ on by pressing this switch.
a. can turn b. can be turned c. must turn d. should be turning
23. Everybody agrees that no more staff ________.

b. the main character, an old Cuban fisherman, to struggle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
c. who was a Cuban old fisherman struggles with a giant marlin off the Gulf Stream.
d. an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
33. ________. Two days and nights' pass in this manner, during which the old man bears the tension of the line with
his body.
a. The fish is too huge to pull his boat
b. The fish is so huge that it pulls his boat
c. The fish is very huge pulling his boat
d. The huge fish it pulls his boat
34. When he reaches the coast, there is only the skeleton of the fish left because a pack of sharks follow the trail to
Santiago's boat ________.
a. so that the marlin is bitten largely by each of them
b. it is taken an enormous bite by each shark
c. and each shark takes an enormous bite out of the marlin
d. but each shark takes the marline an enormous bite
35. The Old Man and the Sea is noteworthy in twentieth century fiction, reaffirming Hemingway's worldwide literary
prominence
a. as well as being a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954
b. he was a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954
c. a significant factor because of he was selected for the Nobel Prize in Literature in1954
d. but to be a significant factor in his selection for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
It is often said that books are always a good friends and reading is an active mental process. Unlike TV, books
make you use your brain. By reading, you think more and become smarter. Reading improves concentration and
focus. Reading books takes brain power. It requires you to focus on what you are reading for long periods. Unlike
magazines, Internet posts or e-Mails that might contain small pieces of information. Books tell the whole story". Since
you must concentrate in order to read, you will get better at concentration. Many studies show if you do not use your
memory; you lose it. Reading helps you stretch your memory muscles. Reading requires remembering details, facts
and figures and in literature, plot lines, themes and characters.


Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
When a child learns to read and write, he must access the schema developed in his (41) ______. As he reads, the
child creates pictures in his mind and uses (42) _____ and points of reference to put the story (43) ____. Television
images do not go through a complex symbolic transformation. The mind does not have to decode and manipulate
during the television experience. Watching television and playing video games do not (44) ______ a child's skills in
word recognition, decoding, vocabulary, spelling or high-level thinking. The connection between television's effects
(45) ______ children's reading abilities and the (46) ______ in their writing skills is clear: there is no question in the
minds of educators that a student who cannot read with the true comprehension will never learn to write well. Writing,
after (47) ______, is book talk, and you only learn book talk by reading. It has been shown that reading stimulates
brain activity. While reading, we imagine settings, characters and we become part of the world of the story. (48)
______, it has been shown that watching television prevents brain activity. Children who watch too much television
are less socially developed and have problems maintaining (49) ______. Reading, (50) ______ of watching television,
enriches our lives, develops the imagination, and intellect, and is less brain deadening. Reading is good for us, it
makes one a better person.
41. a. brain b. heart c. forehead d. hand
42. a. imagine b. imaginative c. imaginary d. imagination
43. a. one another b. other c. together d. each other
44. a. digest b. chew c. advance d. develop
45. a. with b. on c. for d. at
46. a. decline b. stop c. harm d. discouragement
47. a. that b. it c. all d. whole
48. a. Conversely b. Successfully c. Totally d. Unhappily
49. a. education b. explanation c. concentration d. exploration

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50. a. because b. instead c. consisting d. in spite
TEST 3
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. book b. too c. who d. lose

a. non-fiction b. science c. thriller d. romance
18. Peter enjoys ________ science fictions, ________ type of book based on imagined scientific discoveries in the
future.
a. Ø / Ø b. the / Ø c. Ø / a d. the / the
19. Different people never read a book in ________ same way.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
20. Before eating, ________ thoroughly with soap and clean water.
a. you should wash your hands b. your hands should be washing
c. you need washing your hands d. Your hands need washed
21. Fruits ________ in a freezer.
a. should not put b. should not be put
c. must put d. must be putting
22. The fire ________ by lightning.
a. must cause b. must be causing
c. must have caused d. must have been caused
23. The last decision ________.
a. will be made by the manager b. needn't be finished / will be having

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c. that will be made by the manager d. must be finished / can have
24. This work ________ today so that we ________ a holiday tomorrow.
a. will finish / are having b. that the manager will be made
c. should finish / can be had d. will be making by the manager
25. I wish I ________ many times.
a. will not be interrupted b. would not be interrupted
c. will not have interrupted d. would not have been interrupted
26. The package ________ carefully before it ________.
a. must be wrapped / is posted b. needs wrapping / will be posted
c. should wrap / is going to be posted d. will be wrapping / needs posting

b. My car keys cannot be in the kitchen.
c. I do not know whether my car keys are in the kitchen.
d. My car keys might be in the kitchen.
35. Is it possible for me to come to your house at about 7pm?
a. Must I come over to your house at about 7pm?
b. Could I be come to your house at about 7pm?
c. Can I come to your house at about 7pm?
d. Will I come to your house at about 7pm?
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Have you ever written a book report? First of all, you have to read the book. Your next step will be to organize
what you are going to say about it in your report. Writing the basic elements down in an outline format will help you

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to organize your thoughts. What will you include in the outline? Follow whatever instructions your teacher has given
you. If you are on your own, however, the following guidelines should help.
Let's assume for the moment that you have chosen a work of fiction. We will start with a description of the book.
The description should include such elements as:
1. The setting: Where does the story take place? Is it a real place or an imaginary one? If the author does not tell
you exactly, where the story is set, what can you tell about it from the way it is described?
2. The time period: Is the story set in the present day or in an earlier time period? Perhaps it is even set in the
future! Let your reader know.
3. The main characters: Who is the story mostly about? Give a brief description. Often, one character can be
singled out as the main character, but some books will have more than one.
4. The plot: What happens to the main character? Warning! Be careful here. Do not fall into the boring trap of
reporting every single thing that happens in the story. Pick only the most important events. Here are some hints
on how to do that. First, explain the situation of the main character as the story opens. Next, identify the basic
plot element of the story - Is the main character trying to achieve something or overcome a particular problem?
Thirdly, describe a few of the more important things that happen to the main character as he/she works toward
that goal or solution. Finally, you might hint at the story's conclusion without completely giving away the

reading as well. The possibilities of sharing are endless.
Bocks are inexpensive (49) ______ to help you reduces stress. Many readers relax by reading. Compared with the
person who gets home from work and immediately (50) ______ on the TV news, you are going from work stress to
crime stress. TV as a source of relaxation is too full of loud commercials and fast moving violent images. If relaxation
is something you want, turn off the TV or computer and pick up a book.

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41. a. should b. mustn't c. needn't d. might
42. a. durable b. portable c. changeable d. capable
43. a. for b. with c. on d. to
44. a. disapproved b. dull c. creative d. required
45. a. solutions b. problems c. troubles d. difficulties
46. a. put b. had c. walked d. run
47. a. should b. might c. need d. must
48. a. So b. Therefore c. However d. Although
49. a. entertainment b. tension c. machinery d. media
50. a. gets b. turns c. takes d. makes