Read the following passage and answer the questions 1m The beautiful city of Washington, the nation’s capital, is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia.. It was Wash
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Full name:……… Time: 60 minutes Code 121
Class: 11B…… Candidate No.:……… Mark:
A MULTIPLE CHOICE: (5ms)
I Choose the word that is pronounced differently from the rest
II Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest
III Choose the best answer
5 The quiet country roads are ideal for cycling The word “cycling” is closest in meaning to “……… ”
A driving a car B riding a bicycle C kicking a ball D playing football
6 The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the, famous man-made wonders of the world
7 Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of ………… accidents
8 The problems ……… they are discussing at the meeting are very important
9 A visit to the Great Wall will certainly bring tourists great ……… in each step of the wall
10 The bridge ……… by French architects is very nice
A was designed B designing C to design D designed
11 The man ……… at the blackboard is our teacher
12 Linda was the last student ……… at the oral exam
13 The computer went wrong, but luckily Emma ………… put it right again
14 Tom : “How did you get here ?” John: “……… ”
A Is it far from here ? B I came here last night
C The train is so crowded D I came here by train
15 Peter is one of your classmates, ?
16 There was a big party last night You ……… hear the music half a mile away
17 Ann: “Are you going to visit Britain next month?” – Kim: “Yes,……… ”
18 They will study English tomorrow, ?
19 He ………a cup of coffee every morning
20 Einstein was born in ………… Germany in 1879
21 The manager ………the store before I arrived
22 It is the door that needs ………
23 The house ……… is situated in the city centre
A which B we have just bought C in where we live D which we live
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24 My uncle, that(A) is an accomplished (B) guitarist, taught (C) me how to play (D) it
25 The hobby(A) I like most (B) it is (C) playing my guitar.(D)
B WRITING (5ms)
I Read the following passage and answer the questions (1m)
The beautiful city of Washington, the nation’s capital, is situated on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia The terms Washington and District of Columbia are practically synonymous This federal district is a piece of land ten miles square It does not belong to any one state, but to all the states
The capital owes a great deal to the nation’s first President, George Washington It was Washington who selected the site for the District It was Washington who choose a young French engineer in the American Revolutionay Army, Major Piere L’Enfant to make plans for the new city It was Washington who laid cornerstone of the Capitol Building, where Congress meets He also laid the cornerstone of the White House Certainly, it is appropriate for the city to be called Washington, and for the lofty monument of white marble built in his memory to dominate every view in the city
Notes: - practically (adv): thực tế - synonymous (a): đồng nghĩa
- federal (a): thuộc liên bang - Major (n): thiếu tá
- revolutionay Army (n): Quân đội cách mạng - owe (v): mang ơn
- capitol Building (n): Tòa nhà quốc hội
1 Where is Washington D.C situated?
………
2 What state does it belong to?
………
3 Who laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building and the White House?
………
4 Is it appropriate for the city to be called Washington?
………
II Rewrite the sentences as shown (3ms)
1 The man who drove his car on the left is getting a fine from the policeman (replace relative clause with V-ing)
The man ……… ……… ……….………
2 They live in a house that was built in 1890 (replace relative clause with Vpp)
They ……… ……… ……… ………
3 Neil Armstrong was the first man who walked on the moon (replace relative clause with to-inf)
Neil Armstrong……….……… ……… ……… ………
4 He already plays for national side; he only turned professional last year (cleft sentence in active)
He……….……… ………
5 We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend (cleft sentence in active)
It……… ……… …… …
6 The president makes the important decisions (cleft sentence in passive)
It……… ……….………
7 Peter gave his friend some money yesterday (cleft sentence in passive)
It… ……… ……… ………
8 It is reported that the damage is extensive
The damage ……… ………
9 I haven’t gone to the cinema since I last went with you last month
I haven’t ……… ……….………
10 The last time he saw her was three weeks ago
He hasn’t ……… ……… ………
11 People think that the company is planning a new advertising campaign
The company ……….……… ……… …………
12 People know that the expedition reached the South Pole in May
The expedition ………… ……… ……… …………
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The Asian Games, also called the ………, is a multi-sport event held every ………… years among athletes from all over Asia The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia ( OCA ) under the supervision of the international Olympic Committee (IOC) ………are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in ……… The Asian Games are dominated by the
People’s Republic of China
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ANSWERS
A Multiple choice: (6 ms)
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B WRITING (5ms)
I Read the passage and fill in each blank with an approriate word (1m)
The Asian Games, also called the Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia
The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia ( OCA ) under the supervision of the international Olympic
Committee (IOC) Medals are awarded in each event, with gold for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition which started in 1951 The Asian Games are dominated by the People’s Republic of China
II Rewrite the sentences as shown (3ms)
1 The man driving his car on the left is getting a fine from the policeman
2 They live in a house built in 1890
3 Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
4 He already plays for national side; It was last year that he only turned professional
5 It is Jane that we are coming to stay with this weekend
6 It is the important decisions that are made by the president
7 It was his friend that was given some money by Peter yesterday
8 The damage is reported to be extensive
9 I haven’t gone to the cinema for a month
10 He hasn’t seen her for three weeks
11 The company is thought to be planning a new advertising campaign
12 The expedition is known to have reached the South Pole in May
III Read the following passage and answer the questions (1m)
1 Where is Washington D.C situated? on the Potomac River in the District of Columbia
1 What state does it belong to? It does not belong to any one state, but to all the states
3 Who laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building and the White House? Washington
4.Is it appropriate for the city to be called Washington? Yes, it is