Đề thi môn tiếng anh lớp 11

a- Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. 1.A-ransom B-ancient C-danger D-change 2.A-debt B-nib C-absorb D-absent 3.A-wicked B-hatred C-sacred D-looked

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LỚP 11-THPT Năm học 2008-2009

Môn thi : Tiếng Anh ( Thời gian 150 phút-không kể thời gian giao đề)

Đề thi gồm 04 trang

Question 1:

a- Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.

b-Choose a word in each line that has different stress patternfrom the others.

3.A-spectacular B-sophisticate C-entertainment D-activity

Question 2: Use the correct form of each the word given in parentheses to fill inthe blank

in each sentence.

1-Alison’s ………….(shy) made it hard for her to speak in public.

2-He had the ……… (annoy) habit of borrowing books and then forgetting to return them 3-Remind me of my appointment.I’m ……… (forget).

4-For one who has spent his life in town, a trip into the mountains could prove an………

(forget) experience.

5-He had been ………(expect) delayed at the office and was now in a hurry to keep his ……….(appoint) with the dentist.

6-The old lady hid all her ……….(save) under the floor.

7-Recently health foods have increased in……….(popular).

8-The gas from the chemical factory was extremely………(harm).

9-Unless something is done about unemployment, the …… (look) for the future is not good.

Question 3:Fill each numbered blank of the following passage with a suitable word.

Many people believe that watching television has resulted in lower reading standards in school. _(1), the link between television and printed books is not as simple as that.In many (2), television actually encourages people to read : for example, when a

book is turned into a TV series, _(3) sales often go up

One study of this link examined six-year-old children who (4) viewing a special

series of 15-minute programmes at school.The series was designed to encourage love of books, as _(5) as to develop the basic mechanical skills of reading.Each programme is

an animated film of a children’s book.The story is read aloud _(6) certain key phrases from the book appear on the screen, beneath the picture Whenever a word is read , it is also highlighted on the TV screen

One finding was _(7) watching these programmes was very important to the

children.If anything prevented them _(8) seeing a programme, they were very

disappointed What’s more , they wanted to read the books _(9) the different parts of the series were based on

The programmes also gave the children (10) confidence when looking at these

books.As a result of (11) familiarity with the stories, they would sit in pairs and read the stories aloud to (12) other On _(13) occasion, the children showed great sympathy when discussing a character in a book because they themselves (14) been moved when watching the character (15)television

Question 4: The following passage contains 11 errors Find and correct them.

When man first learned how making a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time The first fuel he used was probably wooden As time passed,man eventually discovered that

substances such as coal and oil will burn Coal was not used very wide as a source of energy until the nineteenth century With the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realized that production would double if coal was using instead of wood.Nowadays ,much of the huge factories and electricity generating stations would be impossible to function if there was no coal In the last twenty or thirty years, however, the use of coal has declined.As a result, there were changes in the coal industry It is believed that more people would use coal if oil and gas are not so readily available.There is more than coal enough in the world for man’s needs for the next two hundred years if our use of coal will not increase.Unfortunately, however, about half of the world’s coal may never been used Mining much of it would be very expensive even if it was possible to use new equipment

Your answer: 0 making→ to make

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

5 -6 - 7 - 8 - 9 -

10 -Question 5 : Complete these sentences with proper prepositions.

1-This word has a lot of meanings.You should look it……….….in a dictionary

2-Jenny usually comes back her country………… …Christmas Day

3-Don’t use pencils.Please write the letter………… ink

4-My father made ………… his mind to settle in the South

5-Did you pick ………….lots of English while you were in England?

6-Minh couldn’t start his motor engine.I think it ran……….….fuel

7-A thief broke into his office last night and stole all money…… … the safe

8-Time is off now.Please hand ………… your papers

9-Local students have been banned………… taking part in the demonstration

10-The police have charged her …… driving without due care and attention

11-Football fans went……….the rampage in the centre of Norwich last night.

12-The car left the road and crashed…………a tree

13-Several guests at the hotel were robbed……… jewellery and money

14-David, 19, has been sleeping……… a park bench for the past six months

15-They are hardly ever completely satisfied……… a performance

Question 6: Put each verb in parentheses into an appropriate tense:

Old Mr.Williams was very concerned He and his wife pensioners and he…1….(spend) the whole morning……2…….(look) for their pension books He ……3…… (look)

everywhere, but he ……4…… (not be able)……5…… (find) them Meanwhile, his wife

……6………(be ) busy She ……7…….(cook) all morning.She ………8…….(prepare) a delicious meal.She ……9…… (make) soup, ……10…….(follow) by a lovele pie, which she……11…… (bake) in the oven Mr.Williams……12………(always enjoy) his food but

he clearly……13… (enjoy) his lunch “What’s matter , Tom ?” his wife anked

Mr.Williams……14……(have to) confess that he……15……(lose) their pesion books “I know”, Mr.Williams…… 16……(say) with a twinkle in her eye “I’ve got them”

“You’ve got them?” “Yes-and guess where I……17…….(find) them!” Mr.Williams

suddenly remembered “In the oven! I……18…… (put) them there for safe-keeping” He

……19……(smile) with relief as she ……20………(fish) them out of her apron pocket.

Question 7: Finish each of the following sentences in such way that it is as similar as

possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it.

1-The house was so badly damaged in the fire that it couldn’t be prepaired

The house was too……… 2-He told me my request was unreasonable

He said “ You can hardly……….” 3-You won’t reach the station in less than twenty minutes

It will take……… 4-I took my car to the garage last Saturday and they resprayed it

I had……… 5-Although Christopher was the stronger of the two , his attacker soon overpowered him Despite his……… 6-It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me

Not until……… 7-The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended

Had it not……… 8-The critics were very impressed by her performance

Her performance made……… 9-The manager wrote a long ungrammatical report

The report……… 10-If Cathy hadn’t been so mean, we’d have had a really good time

But………

Question 8: Complete each of the following sentences, using the words given.

1-We/have / lot / thing / do / prepare / come /Asian games //

……… 2-Viet/ like / collect /stamp / and / and / have /hudred /precious/ stamp / collection//

……… 3-Brother/ be / good / accompany/ people / sing/ guitar//

……… 4-I / not / satisfy/ security/ conditions/ post office/ because / there/ not / anyone/ keep/ customers/ motorcycles//

……… 5-If / you / want/ send/ document/ and / not/ lose/ original/ shape / facsimile / help//

………

Question 9 : Read the passage then answer the questions.

Las Vegas is the most famous city for gambling in the United States Some people say that Las Vegas is a mispronunciation of “lost wages” The casinos and hotels have so many neon lights that some people call this city the desert “the city of lights” Each of the big hotels

in Las Vegas is special Going into one is like entering another world One hotel is like ancient Egypt Another is like a tropical island Still another is like New York City These hotels have shows with famous entertainers Everything looks expensive But the rooms cost half the price

of rooms in other places And the restaurants have all-you-can-eat meals for very little money That’s because the hotels make their money from the gambling casinos

Las Vegas started in 1905 as a small train stop There were only a few buildings in the middle of the desert In 1946, a famous gangster named Bugsy Siegel built the first casino He was murdered in 1947 This made him and Las Vegas famous In the early 1950s tourists went

to Las Vegas not only to gamble They went to watch atomic bomb test in the desert outside the city In those days, people didn’t know it was dangerous They thought it was exciting

Las Vegas is also famous its many wedding chapels Like all of Las Vegas, they are open 24 hours a day Getting married is easy A couple just pays a few dollars for a license, and they can get married immediately They don’t have to wait Many famous movie stars were married in Las Vegas

It is interesting that Las Vegas has more churches for its population than anywhere else

in the United States That’s not counting wedding chapels Another interesting fact is that tourists have a greater chance of having a heart attack in Las Vegas than in any other American city

1 What is special about the hotels in Las Vegas?

2 Why is Las Vegas called “the city of lights”?

3 What is Las Vegas famous for?

4 What does Las Vegas have that other American cities don’t have?

5 What is the second paragraph about?

……… THE END………

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Đáp án môn Tiếng Anh-Kỳ thi học sinh giỏi cấp trường

Năm học 2008-2009

Question 1: (10 points) Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.

Question 2: (10 points) Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm.

5- unexpectedly / appointment

Question 3 : (15 points) Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm.

15- on

Question 4 :(10 points) Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.

2-will burn → would burn 7-were changes → has been changes

Question 5: (15 points) Mỗi từ đúng 1 điểm.

1 up 2 on 3 in 4 up

5 up 6 out of 7 from 8 in

Question 6 :( 20 points) Mỗi chỗ đúng 1 điểm.

3-had looked / had been looking 13-wasn’t enjoying

Question 7: (10 points) Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.

1-The house was too badly damaged to be repaired

2-“You can hardly expect me to agree to your request.”

3-It will take you at least twenty minutes to reach the station

4-I had my car resprayed at the garage last Saturday

5-Despite his (superior) strength, Christopher was soon overpowered (by his attacker)

Or : Despite being stronger of the two, Christopher was soon everpowered (by his attacker) 6-Not until I left home did I realise how much my father meant to me

7-Had it not been for the attendace / appearance of a famous film star, the party would not have been a success

8-Her performance made a considerable impression on the critics

9-The report (which was) written by the manager was long and ungrammatical

10-But for Cathy’s meanness, we’d have had a really good time

Question 8: (5 points) Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.

1-We have a lot of things to do prepared for the coming Asian Games

2-Viet likes collecting stamps and he has hundreds of precious stamps in his collection

3-My brother is very good at accompanying people singing with his guitar

4-I am not satisfied with the security conditions of your post office because there isn’t anyone

to keep the customers’motocycles

5-If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, our facimile service will help you

Question 9: (5 points) Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm.

1- In Las Vegas, going into each hotel is like entering another world

2- ……… because it has so many neon lights

- Las Vegas is called the “City of lights” because ……

3- Las Vegas is famous for gambling and (its) many wedding Chapels

4- Las Vegas has more churches for its population

5- It is about the foundation / starting of Las Vegas

* HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM:

Tổng điểm toàn bài : 100 points

Điểm bài thi = Tổng điểm những phần làm đúng

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