An Phuoc High School The first semester examination
Group : English Subject: English 11 - advanced
Student’s name:……………………. Duration: 45 minutes
I- choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. a. her b. honor c. hold d. home
2. a. bring b. every c. remember d. party
3. a. summer b. club c. computer d. but
4. a. answered b. enjoyed c. scored d. competed
5. a. jobs b. bombs c. parties d. books
II- Choose the most suitable word or phrase:
6. a good friend is the person who lets you cheat ______ them during a test.
a. on b. off c. of d. at
7. To ______ means to develop gradually.
a. grow b. evolve c. rise d. go up.
8. Would you like something ______?
a. eating b. eat c. to eat d. ate
9. He packed his suitcase ______ went out to the minibus.
a. but b. or c. nor d. and
10. I believe that everyone has had ______ experiences in their life.
a. embarrass b. embarrassing c. embarrassed d. embarrassment
11. A ______ tastes alcoholic drinks to differentiate them.
a. taster b. dog c. bat d. all are correct.
12. We usually have a ______ gathering with my friends at weekend.
a. society b. sociable c. social d. socially
13. He might have ______ out of town.
a. go b. going c. to go d. gone
14. I’m living in a big city now. I stop ______ bushes and plants grow in the woods.
a. to see b. see c. saw d seeing
15. I stop listening to the birds ______.
a. sing b. to sing c. singing d. sung
16. ______ is a type of etiquette used when eating.

correct:
31. Placements at local secondary schools can arranged upon request.
a b c d
32. The coach told the player be fast and concentrate hard.
a b c d
33. If I was you, I wouldn’t make such a mistake
a b c d
34. Jack is my new friend, who parents come from Canada.
a b c d
35. She could have burn her cooking again.
a b c d
IV- Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase:
A village placement is particularly ___(36)___ for those volunteers with great ideas and ___(37)___. However, if
you wish ___(38)___ in a very remote area with HIV ___(39)___ orphans, we are developing a new project in a
village which is about 5 hours away from our programs. This is the area __(40)____ HIV / AIDS is the most
devastating. The organization is focused ___(41)___ bringing aid, education, HIV prevention and AIDS
__(42)____, women’s rights education and love to the orphans of the area, many of whom lost their parents
___(43)___ AIDS related illnesses. Volunteers help with feeding, organizing play, arts and crafts, hygiene and
HIV / AIDS education appropriate to the children’s age level from 3 to 8 years. ___(44)___ a volunteer for this
village you must be 18 years or over, have no health problems, be enthusiastic, be a native speaker of English, and
be not older than 65 years of ___(45)___.
36. a. correct b. suitable c. proper d. right
37. a enthusiasm b. sufferings c. disadvantages d. joys
38. to work b. working c. worked d. work
39. negative b. affirmative c. objective d. positive
40. that b. which c. where d. who
41. with b. in c. at d. on
42. help b. care c. look d. take
43. due to b. thank to c. as for d. but
44. For b. To c. As d. Since

century, ______ .
a. only clergy could read and write b. laymen began to learn how to read and write.
c. only royal members could read and write d. everybody began to go to school.
49. Printing was invented in the ______ century.
a. 14
th
b. 15
th
c. 18
th
d. 20
th
50. According to the passage, which did not influence the problems of illiteracy?
a. Translation of The Bible. b. The reformation.
c. Revolutionary political movements. c. the primitive society.

The answer key:
1.d 2.c 3.b 4.b 5.d 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.b 37.a 38.d 39.c 40.a
41.c 42.c 43.d 44.c 45.b 46.d 47.c 48.b 49.b 50.d