HK1 LỚP 11 (2012-2013)

Phan Chu Trinh High School THE FIRST-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
School year: 2012-2013 Class : 11 – Time allowed: 45 minutes
Name: _______________________________ Class 11A __ TYPE 1
Marks


Teacher’s remarks
Supervisor’s signature
(Chữ ký của giám thị)





I. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. (1m)
(Chọn từ được nhấn khác các từ còn lại)
1. A. blossom B. kumquat C. lunar D. control
2. A. average B. suspicion C. embarrass D. extremely
3. A. develop B. population C. available D. particular
4. A. celebrate B. influence C. festival D. tradition

Your answer: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______

II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2ms)
(Chọn từ, cụm từ thích hợp nhất)
1. A date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important event is a/an ________.
A. birthday B. celebration C. wedding D. anniversary
2. Mary: What kind of volunteer work are you participating in?
Tom: I am ___________ care and comfort to the poor and the sick.
A. taking B. helping C. providing D. giving
3. When someone _____ a poem or other piece of writing, they say it aloud after they have learned it. A. recites B. takes part in C. speaks D. completes
4. A: What do you think of the ?
B: Oh, it’s exciting. It’s a good chance for my physical training.
A. General Knowledge Quiz B. English Competition
C. Athletics Meeting D. Art Competition
5. Our natural_________will run out if people continue wasting them.
A. figures B. numbers C. resources D. population
6. People believe that what they do on the first day of the year will _______ their luck during the whole year.
A. control B. influence C. exchange D. result
7. The government provided the victims of the floods ________ food and medicines.
A. with B. about C. from D. at
8. Children are always excited _______ the Tet holiday.
A. with B. at C. on D. about

Your answer: 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______
5. ______ 6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______

III.Give the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1m) (Cho hình thức đúng của từ)
1. The children agreed to divide the candy _____________. (equal)
2. We had no _____________ finding her house last week. (difficult)
3. I usually share my feelings with her because she is very _______________. (sympathy)
4. “What do you think of the Singing Contest?” - “ It’s wonderful. It makes me ______________. (cheer)
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(1,5ms) (Cho hình thức đúng của động từ)
1. Everybody likes (encourage) _________________ when they pass the exam with flying colours.
2. Would you like (spend) _________________ your holiday with my family in Da Lat?
3. (See) ____________________ this film before, I didn’t want to see it again.
4. The schoolgirl hoped (choose) _________________ to take part in the exam of gifted students.
5. We must avoid (hurt)_______________________ other people’s feeling.
6. He decided (give) ________________ up smoking because it’s harmful to his health.
V. Read the passage and answer the below questions. (2,5ms)
Tet Nguyen Dan is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam. There is great excitement built up well before Tet. Vietnamese people prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods, decorating and cleaning their houses. They usually decorate their houses with ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they make the house more welcoming.
During Tet holiday, the Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hoping for a better upcoming year. Tet traditionally marks the coming of Spring. Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tet. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors. Others