Trêng THPT Yªn Thµnh 2 §Ò thi chän häc sinh giái trêng - n¨m häc 2007- 2008
---***--- M«n thi: TiÕng Anh - líp 11
Thêi gian: 150 phót
A. Grammar and vocabulary.
I. Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find and correct it.
1.My friends have been here from 8 o’clock.
2.They were surprising by the result of the test.
3.Hoa often gets bad marks, that annoys her parents.
4.How much stamps does your sister have?
5.My pen has very few ink in it; so could you give me some?
6.When I was six years old, my family moves to a new house in a remote village in Cao Bang.
7.Is there something in your bag?
8.He usually catch the bus at 7 every morning to go to school.
9.Of the two coats, the red one is long than the other one.
10.I felt worried with what he had said.
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II. choose the best answer from A,B,C or D. Circle the letter A,B,C or D.
1.The teacher told the boys to stop……… because it’s time for them to learn their lessons.
A.being played B.to play C.playing D.play
2.There are two…………..in the word “pretty”.
A.ts B.t C.tt D.t’s
3.It’s a small shop and you may have some difficulty…………………..it.
A.to find B.of finding C.in finding D.to be finding
4.It’s an hour since he ……………, so he must be at the office now.
A.is leaving B.was leaving C.has left D.left
5.I……….to the cinema if it doesn’t rain.
A.go B.will go C.had gone D.went
6.What was the name of the girl………..bicycle was stolen?

A.Only adults learn English B.No children like learning English
C.English is useful only to teenagers D.English is popular in much of the world.
2.Many people learn English by:
A.Watching videos only B.Hearing the language in the office
C.Talking with the films stars D.Working hard on their lessons.
3. Many boys and girls learn English because:
A.English can give them a job. B.It is included in their study courses.
C.Their parents make them D.They have to study their own language.
4.In America or Australia many school children study:
A.English as a foreign language. B.English and mathematics only.
C.Such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish. D.Their own language and no foreign language.
5.Many adults learn English because:
A.Their work is useful. B.They want to go abroad.
C.Most of their books are in English. D.It helps them in their work.
V. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only one most suitable word.
When I ….(1)…. a child, I used ….(2)…go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was……(3)…..beautiful as
a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park. …(4)…I grew…(5)…the house and garden seemed smaller but I still
loved visiting the old lady. There….(6)…. so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played ……(7)…..the doll’s
house ……(8)…..was older than grandmother herself. At other times, I looked……(9)….books which were more interesting
……(10)…..my children’s book at home.
1…………….. …… 2…………………. 3…………….. ….. 4…………….. …… 5…………………..
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VI.Complete the passage by using the correct form of the words in brackets.
The environment – our responsibility
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without …(1- read)… about the damage we are doing to the
environment. The earth is being ….(2- threat)….. and the future looks bad. What can each of us do?
We can not clean up our….(3- pollution).… rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the ….(4- appear)…. of
plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem while ….(5- science)….search for answers and laws are passed
in nature’s ….(6- defend)…..
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle ……(7- complete)….., but some steps are easy to take: cut down the

->Her car……………………………………………………………………
13.How long is it since they bought the house?
->When ……………………………………………………………………..
14.Tom is not old enough to join the club.
->Tom is too…………………………………………………………………
15.We went out in spite of the rain.
->Although…………………………………………………………………..
VIII. Write about 120 - 150 words about what you do in your free time.
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D. Writing.
VII. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1.No sooner had I arrived home than she came.
2.She advised John not to trust Peter.
3.Would you mind opening the window?
4.The test which we did yesterday was not easy.
5.I think Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.
6.She left the room without saying a word/ any word.
7.If he doesn’t phone immediately, he won’t get any information.
8.John Speke didn’t succeed in finding the source of the River Nile.
9.Tien accused Thanh of damaging his car.
10.It’s time for me to get back to work/ It’s time I got back to work.
11.He enjoys walking in the rain.
12.Her car was repaired yesterday.
13.When did she buy the house?
14.Tom is too young to join the club.
15.Although it rained, we went out.