English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch
UNIT 16: THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
A . VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best answer for each sentence.
1. The local ………….information office provides a free map of the region of the
Giza Plateau.
A. tour B. tourist C. tourism D. touristy
2. …………..are places built in ancient Egypt to contain the bodied of their kings and
qeens.
A. Tombs B. Graves C. Pyramids D. Grave yards
3. What do you intend to do with these …………..of stone.
A. pieces B. blocks C. sheets D. sets
4. A huge rock was placed on a base of 100 metres square.
A. involved B. suggested C. lifted D. put
5. A …………..is large stone structure or underground room where someone,
especially an important person, is buried.
A. tomb B. base C. wonder D. block
6. The tomb was broken last night and the …………..stole all the jewelries.
A. thieves B. king C. dead D. police
7. A pharaoh was a ……………….of ancient Egypt.
A. king B. queen C. prince D. princess
8. The thieves broke into the tomb to steal the treasures.
A. mummies B. bodies C. materials D. valuable objects
9. When a pharaoh was dead he was …………….in his pyramid.
A. carried B. hidden C. dug D. buried
10. The pharaohs built pyramids to prepare for their ……………….. .
A. die B. death C. dead D. dying
11. People say that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were
destroyed.
A. It is said that six out of the seven wonders of the ancient world were
destroyed.

18. ……………..to be the richest man in the USA.
A. Bill Gates B. Bill Gates says C. Bill Gates is
D. Bill Gates is said
19. John is said to have been stolen the money.
A. It is said John steals the money.
B. It is said John stole the money.
C. People said John steals the money.
D. People say John steals the money.
20. It is said that many people are homeless after the floods.
A. Many people say to be homeless after the floods.
B. Many people said are homeless after the floods.
C. Many people are said to be homeless after the floods.
D. Many people are said to have been homeless after the floods.
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English Exercises - Grade 11 Leâ Ngoïc Thaïch
B. WRITING: Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the
meaning stays the same.
1. People think the government will build a supermarket here.
→ The government …………………………………………………………………………………………..
→ It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. People believed that fresh air was bad for sick people.
→ fresh ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
→ It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. They say he is an agitated state.
→ He ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
→ It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. We expect that the rate of inflation will fall.
→ The rate of inflation……………………………………………………………………………………….
→ It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. They say he is somewhere in Germany.

Meaning
1 be(am/is/are) was/ were been thì, là, ở
2 arise arose arisen xuất hiện
3 bear bore born sinh ra
4 beat beat beaten đánh, đập
5 become became become trở nên
6 begin began begun bắt đầu
7 bend bent bent cúi, gập
8 bet bet bet đánh cuộc
9 bite bit bitten cắn
10 bleed bled bled chảy máu
11 blow blew blown thổi
12 break broke broken làm vỡ
13 breed bred bred nuôi
14 bring brought brought mang
15 build built built xây dựng
16 burn* burnt burnt đốt cháy
17 burst burst burst bừng cháy
18 buy bought bought mua
19 catch caught caught bắt được
20 choose chose chosen chọn lựa
21 come came come đến
22 cost cost cost trò giá
23 creep crept crept bò
24 cut cut cut cắt
25 dig dug dug đào
26 do did done làm
27 draw drew drawn vẽ
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English Exercises - Grade 11 Lê Ngọc Thạch

58 lead led led dẫn dắt
59 learn* learnt learnt học
60 leave left left rời khỏi
61 lend lent lent cho mượn
62 let let let để cho
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