NGAN HANG DE THI HK1

THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST
Grade: 11


I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. passenger B. village C. change D. guitarist
2. A. event B. separate C. depend D. religion
3. A. summer B. number C. july D. struggle
4. A. threaten B. throw C. thankful D. though
II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.
5. John and his boss ………….. about something when I ……………. into the room.
A. were arguing / walk B. were arguing / was walking
C. argued / was walking D. were arguing / walked
6. I saw him …………. my house.
A. passes B. passing C. to pass D. to passing
7. Its population has ………….. from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.
A. decreased B. fell C. dropped D. increased
8. My parents wouldn’t ……. to the party.
A. allow to go B. allow me to go C. allow me go D. allow me going
9. My friends congratulated me ………. the final examination.
A. for passing B. passing C. about passing D. on passing
10. If he had tried harder, he ……………………
A. would not sack B. would not have been sacked
C. will not be sacked D. will not sack
11. He got into trouble when he refused ________ his briefcase for the customs officer.
A. to open B. opening C. being opened D. to be opened
12. A……for illiteracy eradication was launched by The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion in the summer of 2000.
A. project B. battle C. design D. campaign
13. When she retired, she did a lot of ……………..services for the Red Cross.
A. volunteers B. voluntary C. voluntarily D. volunteered
14. It is hoped that illiteracy will soon be ………….if more and more people take part in the struggle against it.
A. disappeared B. decreased C. eradicated D. reduced

III. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect.

15. He asked her what would she do if she won the lottery.
A B C D
16. Knew that she was poor, I offered to pay her fare.
A B C D
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answers to the questions below.
Everyone should study. We study to widen our knowledge and develop our intelligence. Education plays an important role in our life. First of all, we have to learn how to observe accurately, to think truthfully, to speak correctly and to write clearly. Education gives us knowledge of things around us and it preserves the national noble traditions and customs from generation to generation. Education makes a person more perfect. An educated man is both talented and virtuous. In every country, the government always considers education as the most important policy.
Some of us sometimes think that we have finished our education when we leave school or graduate from a university. Actually, real education should never finish.
1/ According to the writer , why do people study ?
They study so that they can earn money more easily.
They study so that they can widen their knowledge.
They study so that they can develop their intelligence.
Both B&C are correct
2/ “virtuous” means
A. funny B. illiterate C. behaving in a good and moral way D. rich
3/ Education is very important because …………………
it gives people knowledge.
It preserves the national noble customs from generation to generation.
It makes a person more perfect.
All are correct.
4/ People finish their education when ……………………
A. they leave school B. they graduate from university
C. they become older D. None are correct

V. Correct form of verbs in the brackets (2.5 p)
Anne hoped (invite) ……………………………………to join the private club.
By the time Sheila (get) .............................. back, Chris (go) ……………………………………home.
If the woman (say) ......................................... what she wanted, I wouldn’t have put the phone down.