Mid- term test

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KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA KỲ II
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - Khối 11.
Thời gian làm bài: 45’
Ngày thi: 21 tháng 3 năm 2014.



Tên: ………………………SBD:…………
Class: ……………………
Điểm: Giáo viên chấm:



 I. Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.(1p)
1. A. show
B. snow
C. slow
D. power

2. A. answer
B. switch
C. sweater
D. swim

3. A. energy
B. only
C. plenty
D. hydropower

4. A. school
5. A. spacious
B. skill
B. courteous
C. scale
C. document
D. scenic
D. technology

II. Vocabulary: Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box. (2p)
alternative non-renewable infinite endangered environment recycle relatively pollution prohibit survive


1. Many birds didn’t ………….in the severe winter.
2. The health of our children is being ……………by exhaust fumes.
3. Laws have been introduced to ………… killing endangered animals.
4. Coal, gas, and oil are …………… forms of energy that cannot be replaced after used.
5. Water power provides energy without …………….
6. Solar energy is not only plentiful and ………..but also clean and safe.
7. Fossil fuels will be exhausted within a ……………short time.
8. Industrial development is causing widespread damage to the ………………
9. We can use things again if we ……………….rather than throw away.
10. Researchers are trying to develop ……………... energy sources.
III. Grammar:
Combine the pair of sentences below, using relative pronouns. (2p)
1. Marta has a brother. Her brother’s name is Manuel.
(…………………………………………………………………..
2. The man is Italian. My sister is going to get married to him
(…………………………………………………………………..
3. Mr. Smith said he was too busy to speak to me. I had come specially to see him.
(…………………………………………………………………..
4. I was sitting on a chair. It suddenly collapsed.
(…………………………………………………………………..
Rewrite these following sentences using participles or to- infinitives. (2p)
1. The police never found the money which was stolen in the robbery.
(……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. She is the only woman who was appointed to the board.
(…………………………………………………………………..
3. The students who did not come to the class yesterday explain their absence to the teacher.
(…………………………………………………………………..
4. Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky Way.
(…………………………………………………………………..
Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences. (1p)
It’s difficult to prove the ……..of life in other planets. EXIST
. Solar energy is not only ………..but also clean and safe. LIMIT
The total energy …………… in 2005 was over 150 million tons. CONSUME
People are discharging a lot of chemical ……….. into the environment. POLLUTE.
IV. Reading: Read the following passage and answer these questions below. (2p)
Water, one of the two elements that are essential to life, covers 90 percent of the earth’s surface. However, despite appearances, water that is drinkable is rare on our planet. In the past, we have considered air and water to be free; but we cannot do say any more. Although we have oceans, seas, rivers and glaciers, we need to protect our drinking supplies. As global warming increases, ice floes melt into the oceans. The deserts are increasing in size as they encroach upon and absorb arable land. Drought and scarcity of water are an increasing feature of our everyday lives.
According to this article, what are the two “elements” that are essential to life?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
How many percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
Why do ice floes melt into the oceans?
…………………………………………………………………………………..
Is water that is drinkable plentiful on our planet?
…………………………………………………………………………………
Key.
Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.(1p)
D 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. A
II. Vocabulary: Fill each gap in the sentence with one word from the box. (2p)
survive
endangered
3. prohibit
4. non-renewable
5. pollution
6. infinite
7. relatively
8. environment
9. recycle
10. alternative

 III. Grammar.
Combine the pair of sentences below, using relative pronouns. (2p)
Marta has a brother whose name is Manuel
-The man who (whom) my sister is going to get married to is Italian
- The man to whom my sister is going o get married is Italian