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Grade: English 11
Time allotted: 60 minutes School year: 2007 - 2008
CODE: 180
I LISTENING (2m):
Listen to the dialogue about the Olympic Games three times and circle the best answer A, B,
C or D:
1 When were the first Olympic Games held at the foot of Mount Olympus?
A in 766 B.C B in 776 B.C C in 676 B.C D in 667 B.C
2 The Greeks emphasised fitness and strength in their education of Youth
A physical B mental C physics D practical
3 Contests in running, , discus and javelin throwing, boxing and horse chariot racing were held
in individual cities
A skating B swimming C jumping D dancing
4 These contests were held as games of
A friendship B honor C religion D entertainment
5 Winners were greatly honored by having olive placed on their heads
II GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (4m):
Circle the best answer A, B, C or D:
6 “I’m sorry I have to leave so early,” he said
A He apologised for having to leave early B He apologised to have to leave early
C He apologised that he has to leave early D He apologised to have left early
7 Which word has the stress different from the rest?
A stimulate B organise C remember D modernise
8 Some countries are poor because they have very few natural
A resources B forests C resorts D sources
9 If the question were not so difficult, he able to answer it
A can be B will be C would be D is
10 Ann going to the beach because the weather was good
A avoided B denied C suggested D warned
11 A(n) is a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in offical
information
12 The contest is held in Ho Chi Minh city
A annual B annually C usual D annuity
13 Although these women want to the size of their family, they know of no safe way to have
fewer children
14 Which word has the stress different from the rest?
A congratulate B apologise C popularise D participate
15 A lot of people are not aware the proplem of overpopulation
16 If you to my advice, you wouldn’t have been in so much trouble
A listen B will listen C had listened D listened
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A blamed B congratulated C thought D enjoyed
18 Which word has the stress different from the rest?
A interrupt B establish C continue D encourage
19 If she had had enough money, she that building
A buys B would buy C will buy D would have bought
20 I’m sure she will succeed if she all her best
A tries B tried C had tried D could try
21 Which word has the stress different from the rest?
A spirit B limit C resource D figure
22 “It’s very nice of you to help me,” Ms Nga said to Mai
A Ms Nga thanked Mai for helping her B Ms Nga thanked Mai about helping her
C Ms Nga prevented Mai from helping her D Ms Nga prevented Mai to help her
23 “You never pay attention to what I say,” the teacher said to his student
A The teacher accused his student of paying attention to what he said
B The teacher accused his student for paying attention to what he said
C The teacher accused his student of not paying attention to what he said
D The teacher accused his student for not paying attention to what he said
24 Which word has the stress different from the rest?
A journalist B accident C happiness D explosion
25 I my old friend Linda if I had arrived earlier
A meet B would meet C had met D would have met
III READING (2m):
A Cloze test: Circle the letter A, B, C or D of the best word to fill in each blank:
The population of the world has increased (26) in modern times than in all (27) of history combined World population totaled about 500 million in 1650 It (28) in the period from
1650 to 1850 Today the population is over three billion Estimates based (29) research by the United Nations indicated that (30) will double in next twenty-five years, reaching seven billion by the year
2000
B Passage comprehension: Read the following passage and circle the best answer A, B, C or D:
It is the nature of athletic records that they are broken and their place is taken by others Yet in many sports events, there is a mark which is not significant in itself, but which becomes a legend as athletes try to break it The most famous of these is the attempt to run the mile in less than four minutes
In 1945, the mile record was brought down to 4 minutes, 1.5 seconds And there, for nine years, it stuck Then, in 1954, a medical student called Roger Bannister decided to try and break the record He had been training for this day since running the mile in 4 minutes, 2 seconds the previous year
Two other runners set the pace for him, and with 250 yards to go he burst ahead for the finish He wrote afterwards: “My body had exhausted all its energy, but it went on running just the same Those last few seconds seemed never-ending I could see the line of the finishing tape … I jumped like a man making a desperate attempt to save himself from danger …”
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31 In many sports events, breaking a record is ………… to athletes
A meaningless B important C usual D obligatory
32 4 minutes and 2 seconds was the mile record of Bannister in ………
A 1945 B 1950 C 1953 D 1954 33 Roger Bannister was a ……… at that time A medical student B professional runner C famous athlete D record maker 34 Bannister’s record …………
A has never been broken B has ever been broken C has been forgotten D hasn’t been recognised 35 This passage is about ………
A the history of running B the mile records C the medical students D the sport events
IV WRITING (2m): Read the following letter : 14 DongKhoi St, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh city 20 th December, 2007 Dear Sir/ Madam, I read the information about the English Speaking Competition on your Language Centre’s website I’m interested in taking part in the contest and I want to get some information about it Could you please send me details of the competition, the number of participants, entry procedures, venue, date and time? Please provide me with your phone number and e-mail I look forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully, Truc Minh Imagine that you are Sally Green, secretary of the English Speaking Competition Write a letter to respond to Truc Minh, using the details below: number of participants: 30 venue: Great Hall of Can Tho University, Campus 2, 3/2 Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho city date: 20th January, 2008 arrival time: 6:00 p.m.; starting time: 7:00 p.m phone number: (071) 888 444 e-mail: Englishclub07@yahoo.com
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