THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION – ENGLISH 11 – 2011-2012 KEY 003
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the other words
1. A. joke B. village C. mutual D. dangerous
2. A. twenty B. twist C. two D. twinkle
3. A. whose B. what C. when D. which
4. A. machine B. church C. choice D. chicken
5. A. honor B. hour C. hungry D. honest
Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs
correction
6. Why don’t you congratulate our son about passing his final exam?
A B C D
7. If I had been him, I would never buy that old car.
A B C D
8. The children enjoyed taking on camping trips last week.
A B C D
9. Mary should have apologized to the teacher of being late this morning, but
she did not.
A B C D
10. I sold my old car yesterday and bought a new ones.
A B C D
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence
11. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs.
A. look after B. look into C. look for D. look at
12. Your friendship should be based on ______ trust.
A. basic B. suspicious C. mutual D. blind
13. A_________ is a person chosen to speak on behalf of a group.
A. judge B. representative C. friend D. member
14. I really like Emma Watson. She has such a good sense of
______________
A. intelligence B. humour C. honesty D. selfishness

To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good
friends always … (26) … joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs
on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or
someone you have grown up with.
There are all sorts of things that can bring about this special … (27) …It may
be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us
have met someone … (28)… we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had
known … (29)… for ages. However, it really takes you years to get to know
someone well enough to consider your best friend.
To the majority of us, this is someone we … (30)… completely and who
understands us better than anyone else. It’s the person you can tell him or her
your most intimate secrets.
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26. A. have B. spend C. share D. give
27. A. friends B. relatives C. relation D. relationship
28. A. whose B. what C. which D. that
29. A. they B. them C. their D.
theirs
30. A. truth B. true C. untrue D. trust
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning to the root one
31. “It was very nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Tom said to Nga.
A. Tom thanked Nga for visiting her.
B. Tom told Nga that she was very nice to visit him.
C. Tom thanked Nga for being nice to visit her
D. Tom asked Nga to visit me
32. “The policeman said that the thief robbed the bank.”
A. The policeman congratulated the thief on robbing the bank.
B. The policeman thanked the thief for robbing the bank.
C. The policeman warned the thief against robbing the bank.
D. The policeman accused the thief of robbing the bank.

red envelopes with lucky money inside). People make a visit to family members,
neighbors, and close friends. And people who live apart from their family try to
get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of
entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional
specialties including wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon or unicorn dancing take
place in different regions.
36. Before Tet, people usually _________.
A. are very busy with the preparations
B. have great excitement and fun
C. rebuild their ancestral graves
D. spend time on traveling
37. Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten
during Tet?
A. candied ginger B. sausages C. watermelon D. beef stew
38. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
A. Because they are friendly and pleasant.
B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in.
C. Because they represent good luck.
D. Because they are attractive and cheap.
39. On the New Year's days, _________.
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods
B. everybody receives their 'lucky money'
C. only good comments can be made
D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers
40. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?
A. Tet is period of concord and hope.
B. Tet is a sort of bond that ties the living and the dead.
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C. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
D. Tet is an occasion for a family reunion.

A. go B. goes C. has gone D. is going
14. There was complete silence in the room………… said………………
A. no one/nothing B. no one/anything
C. anyone/anything D. anyone/nothing
15. When it…………………… to rain, they………………………through the
forest.
A. started/ walked B. was starting/ were walking
C. was starting/ walked D.started/were walking
16. If the weather is nice, we………………….for a picnic.
A. will go B. would go C. go D. would have gone
17. I apologized the book at home.
A. for leaving B. to leaving C. leave D. to leave
18. The new students hope……………… …… in many of the school’s social
activities.
A. including B. being included
C. to include D. to be included
19. ………….for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Have slept B. Having slept
C. Having been slept D. have been slept
20. The material ………… softer than anything she had ever touched before.
A. leaves B. has left C. left D. had left
III/ READING:
A. Cloze test:
Lisa is seven years old today, and her parents hold a (21) for her.
On the table there is a birthday (22) which there are seven colourful (23)
sitting in the middle of the cake. People sing “Happy birthday” to
Linda. When they finish singing, she(24) the candles on the cake then
she cuts the cake to serve the guests. After that, she happily opens her birthday
cards and (25) that her relatives and friends give her.
21. A. birthday party B. house-warming party C. farewell party

27. What happened ?
A. The letter blew onto the ground.
B. The newspaper blew onte the ground.
C. The postcards blew onto the ground.
D. Her hat blew onto the ground.
28. What did Mr.Marks do ?
A. He continued reading his newspaper
B. He pick them up and looked at them
C. He reached down and helped Mrs.Baker pick up the postcards
D. He got up and went home
29. After Mr. Mark helped Mrs. Baker pick up the
postcards…………………
A. they went to the movie.
B. they introduced themselves, and they began to talk.
C. she thanked him and then she went home.
D. he continued reading his newspaper.
30. The story ends with …………………………………
A. a letter
B. a postcard
C. a love
D. a friendship
IV/ WRITING:
A. Error identification:
31.I couldn’t fit all the boxes in the car, so I have to leave ones behind and pick it
up later.
A B C D
32.Joyce thanked us inviting them to dinner and said that they wanted to have us
over for dinner next week.
A B C D
33.I expected to invite to the party, but I wasn’t.

B. If Jack’s watch hadn’t been slow, he wouldn’t have been late for the meeting.
C. If Jack’s watch hadn’t been slow, he would have been late for the meeting.
D. If Jack’s watch had been slow, he would have been late for the meeting.
KEYS 006:
Chọn từ ứng với A,B,C hoặc D có phần gạch dưới được phát âm khác với các
từ còn lại:
1. A. hour B. hospital C. home D. house
2. A. chilren B. kitchen C. beach D. chemistry
3. A. water B. world C. whole D. window
4. A. unhappy B. use C. york D. yes
5. A. traffic B. trousers C. twenty D. tropical
Chọn phương án đúng A,B,C hoặc D để hoàn thành mỗi câu sau:
6. The final competition included the ……………… of three classes.
A. worksheets B. representatives C. judges D. rules
7. There are more and more services to facilitate life of ………………. people.
A. disastered B. handicapped C. remote D. inconvenient
8. Children today are no longer as much interested in receiving
………………… as they were in the old days.
A. visistors B. welcome
C. greetings D. lucky money
9. On Valentine’s Day, young people often ……………. their love to each other.
A. hide B. express C. celebrate D. cut
10. I really hate the kind of person who is always ……… about little things.
A. making a fuss B. satisfied C. doing a lot D. add
11. They talked about……… together.
A. study B. to study C. studies D. studying
12. I want …………………. Football with my friends.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play
13. My mother ……………… exercise everyday.
A. do B. did C. does D. done

trống:
Each nation has many people who (26)……… take care (27)………
others. For example, many high (28)………and college students in the United
States often spend many hours as(29)…………… in hospitals, orphanages or
homes for the aged. They read books to the people in these places. Sometimes
the students just visit them, play games with them or listen (30)……. their
prblem.
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26. A. volunteer B. voluntarily
C. voluntary D. Volunteers
27. A. of B. to C. in D. on
28. A. hospital B. market C. school D. college
29. A. volunteer B. voluntarily C. voluntary D. volunteers
30. A. in B. of C. on D. to
Đọc kỹ đọan văn sau và chọn phương án đúng (ứng với A hoặc B, C, D) cho
mỗi câu từ 31 đến 35:
Going to party can be fun and enjoyable. If you are invited to a party, call
your host up early to inform him/ her of whether you are going. If you want to
bring someone who has not been invited along with you, you should ask for
permission fist. During the party you may like to help your host by offering to
serve drink or wash the dishes. Your host would certainly appreciate these efforts.
Your host has many people to attend and can not spend all his/ her time with you.
You could try to make people feel more relaxed by introducing yourself to
someone who friendly-looking. Before you leave the party, remember to thank
your host first. If you have time, you could even offer to help your host clean up
place.
31. If you are invited to a party you should
A. take someone with you
B. aks for your parents’ permission first
C. bring a small gift

A. He told me if I don’t apologize, he will never speak to me again.
B. He told me if I don’t apologize, he would never speak to me again.
C. He told me if I didn’t apologize, he would never speak to me again.
D. He told me if I hadn’t apologized, he would never spoken to me again.
39. “If I had money, I would buy you a shirt.” The mother said to her son.
A. The mother told her son if she had had money, she would have bought him a
shirt.
B. The mother told her son if she had money, she would have bought him a shirt.
C. The mother told her son if she had money, she wouldn’t buy him a shirt.
D. The mother told her son if she had money, she would buy him a shirt.
40. “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said Ann.
A. I warned Ann against to stay at the hotel near the airport.
B. I warned Ann for staying at the hotel near the airport.
C. I warned Ann against stay at the hotel near the airport.
D. I warned Ann against staying at the hotel near the airport.
ENGLISH EXERCISE
CLASS 11
I . Choose the word which had the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest
1. A. bank B. Number C. Animal D. Money
2. A. hand B. Habitat C. Eight D. harm
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3. A. machine B. Champion C. Charm D. chapter
4. A. honest B. Honorable C. Hour D. homeless
5. A. world B. Wheel C. Overweight D. answer
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each
sentence.
6. They _____________ when the fire alarm rang
A. Cook B. Were cooking C. Cooked D. Are cooking
7. If they ____________ more carefully with their money they ___________

18. thank you very much. It’s very ___________ you to help me.
A. Kind with B. Kind for C. Kind of D. Kind to
19. When we arrived, the children _____________ ‘Hide and seek’
A. Were playing B. Had played C. Played D. Are
playing
20. _________ all their money on gambling, he decided to come back home.
A. Having spent B. Spent C. Had spent D. Have spent
21. They are busy ___________ the room
A. Decorating B. To decorate C. Decorate D. Be decorated
22. Clinton congratulated me ___________ getting married
A. About B. With C. In D. on
23. If we had arrived in time we ____________ the ceremony
A. Will see B. Would see C. Would have seen D. saw
24. I am going to have my car ____________ tomorrow
A. To repair B. Repair C. Repairing D. Repaired
25. I’ve got lots of ________ but only a few really good friends
A. Best friends B. Neighbors C. Acquaintances D. Partners
26. I prefer staying at work late _________ work home with me
A. To take B. Taking C. Than take D. To taking
27. ________ in some developing countries may be the cause of poverty and
hunger
A. Modernization B. Literacy C. Pollution D. Overpopulation
28. I couldn’t find Joe at the party last night. If I ________ him, we’d have
been happy
A. Meet B. Met C. Have met D. Had met
29. We wish you both health and longevity
A. Long life B. Happy life C. Easy life D. Exciting life
30. People are not aware ________ the problem of overpopulation
A. For B. Of C. At D. In
II. Read the passage and choose the best answer.

A B C D
39. she said that she will be here the next week
A B C D
40. we were not inviting to their wedding anniversary last week.
A B C D
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