REVISION

GRADE 11
REVISION
THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION

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I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the rest.
1. A. primary B. literacy C. minority D. library
2. A. twenty B. two C. twinkle D. twelve
3. A. hand B. bank C. sand D. band
4. A. change B. hungry C. stronger D. single
5. A. handicapped B. visited C. decided D. wanted
II.Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
6. Many people go to pagodas to__________for good luck.
A. ask B. think C. pray D. celebrate
7. He apologized__________not being able to complete the poem.
A. for B. in C. on D. of
8. My teachers always encourage __________hard at school.
A. us to work B. that we work C. to work D. working
9. The police prevented us __________getting into the park.
A. on B. out of C. off D. from
10. __________ two hours over lunch, they left the restaurant.
A. Spending B. Spent C. After spend D. Having spent
11. Some scientists say that there are enough resources to __________8 billion people.
A. raise B. provide C. distribute D. support
III.Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question.
The world’s population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999, a doubling that occurred over 40 years. The Census Bureau’s latest projections show that population growth will continue in the 21st century, although more slowly. The world’s population is projected to grow from 6 billion in 1999 to 9 billion by 2042, an increase of 50 percent that will require 43 years.
The world’s population growth rate rose from about 1.5 percent per year from 1950 to 1951 to a peak of over 2 percent in the early 1960s due to rising age at marriage as well as increasing availability and use of effective birth-control methods. Note that changes in population growth have not always been steady. A dip in the growth rate from 1959- 1960, for instance, was due to the Great leap Forward in China. During that time, both natural disasters and decreased agricultural output in the wake of massive social reorganization caused China’s death rate to rise sharply and its fertility rate to fall by almost half. [Census Bureau: cục điều tra dân số; dip: go down and then up again; Great leap Forward in China (1958-1961); in the wake of: coming after or following sth; fertility rate: birth rate]
12. How many people did the world’s population increase between 1959 and 1999?
A. 3 billion B. 40 million C. 9 billion D. 6 billion
13. Which sentence is True?
A. In 1990, there are about 6 billion people all over the world.
B. Population growth in the 21st century was more than that in the 20th century.
C. The world’s population is dramatically decreasing.
D. Population growth in the 20th century was more than that in the 21st century.
14. The word require in line 4 means__________.
A. take B. pass C. spend D. have
15. The population growth rate decreased due to __________.
A. early marriage B. good health care
C. reductions in mortality D. the effective birth-control methods.
16. In 1959-1960, the population growth in China__________.
A. was steady B. increased rapidly C. decreased D. was unchanged
IV.Circle the underlined part that needs correcting.
17. She said that she will be here the next week.
A B C D
18. We were not inviting to their wedding anniversary last week.
A B C D
19. No one would have attended the lecture if you told the truth about the guest
A B C D

speaker.

20. Did someone phone me when I was out?
A B C D
21. I know you are too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again.
A B C D
V.Rewrite the following sentences as suggested.
22. They let me choose a pencil, and I took the red pencil. (Using one or ones).
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23. Because Peter didn’t study his lessons carefully, he got bad marks for the Chemistry test.
( If
24. “Thank you very much. You