Anh avn 11

ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ I – MÔN TIẾNG ANH 11
THỜI GIAN 45 PHÚT
GIÁO VIÊN RA DỀ : NGUYỄN THỊ ĐIỂM
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I/ Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets. (2ms)
1/ If I (be) ____________ in her place, I would refuse that offer.
2/ When we entered the room, we found her (read) _____________ our top secret document.
3/ (do) ________________ all my homework, I watched TV.
4/ If I had known about your illness, I (visit) ________________you in the hospital.
II/ Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (2ms)
1/ Because I had already read the book several times, I didn’t borrow it.
( Having
2/ “ You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to him.
( The teacher accused
3/ I didn’t turn left at the station, and I lost my way.
( If I
4/ She said to me , “ There will not be enough seats if a lot of guests come.”
( She told
III/ Read the passage and do the exercises below. (2ms)
The population of the world has increased more in modern times in all other ages of history combined. World population totaled about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650- 1850. Today the population is more than five billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations indicate that it will more than double in the twenty- five years between 1915 and the year 2000, reaching seven billion by the turn of the century.
No one knows the limits of population that the earth can support. Thomas Malthus, an English economist, developed a theory that became widely accepted in the nineteenth century. He suggested that because world population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply, a continual strain was exerted upon available resources. Malthus cited wars, famines, epidemics, and others disasters as the usual limitations of population growth.
A. Answer the following questions (1m) :

1/ How much is the earth’s population estimated to reach by the turn of the century ?

2/ According to Malthus, what could be the usual limitations of population growth?

B. Choose the best answer (1m) :
1/ Who is Thomas Malthus ?
A. a person who studies about economics. B. a scientist who studies physics.
C. a scientist who studies chemistry. D. a person who is an expert in mathematics.
2/ How much is the earth’s population today ?
A. five billion B. about five billion C. over five billion D. under five billion
3/ World population ____________.
A.increased more rapidly than the food supply B. decreased more rapidly than the food supply
C. reached five billion by the turn of the century. D. decreased more in modern times
4/ How many factors did Maltus cite as the usual limitations of population growth ?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
IV/ Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.
1/ ____________ their farm work, the farmers returned home.
A. Finished B. Having finished C. Had finished D. Finish
2/ Go and apologize __________ her.
A. to B. for C. on D. with
3/ He came first in the poetry reading __________.
A. compete B. competitor C. competitive D. competition
4/ Banh Chung and Banh Tet are among the most __________ foods of Vietnam.
A. positive B. agrarian C. traditional D. lucky
5/ She didn’t go to work yestarday because she had to take care _________ her mother.
A. at B.of C. on D. in
6/ If energy _________ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different.
A. is B. were C. will be D. would be
7/ The criminal admitted _____________ the innocent child.
A. killed B.had killed C. killing D. to kill
8/ I ____________ him with me if I had known you and he didn’t get along with each other.
A. won’t bring B. don’t bring C. didn’t bring D. wouldn’t have brought
V/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1/ A. disaster B.baseball C. sick D. disadvantage
2/ A. spirit B.competitive C. participate D. stimulate
3/ A. growth B. petroleum C. control D. population
4/ A. agrarian B.calendar C. banner D. grand