Unit16-English11

MULTIPLE CHOICES: I/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit: 1/ Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural relic in Ha N

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500 BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11

UNIT 16 HISTORICAL PLACES

A MULTIPLE CHOICES:

I/ Select the synonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

1/ Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam is a famous historical and cultural relic in Ha

Noi

2/ Originally built in 1070 in the Ly Dynasty, Van Mieu is representative of

Confucian ways of thought and behavior

3/ Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Viet Nam was

established on the grounds of Van Mieu.

4/ From 1076 to 1779, Quoc Tu Giam educated thousands of talented men

for the country

5/ In 1482, Van Mieu became a place to memorize the most brilliant

scholars of the nation when the names of the doctor laureates in the royal examination were graved on stone stelae carried on the backs of giant tortoises

6/ Eighty two stelae are still standing today with the names, places of birth

and achievements of the 1,306 doctor laureates between 1442 and 1779.

A realization B production C masterstroke D fulfillment 7/ After more than 900 years of existence, repairs and renovations, Van Mieu

is still an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architect.

8/ Visitors are impressed by such valued relics as the Gate of Great Success,

the Garden of Stelae, the Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature, the statue of Confucius, the Great House of Ceremonies and the stone dragons

9/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and

examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish

A carnivals B celebration C jubilees D carousals 10/ Together with other cultural and historical places, they make Ha Noi

attractive destinations to tourists.

II/ Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit:

1/ Originally built in 1070 in the Ly Dynasty, Van Mieu is representative of

Confucian ways of thought and behavior

2/ Six years later, Quoc Tu Giam, the first university of Viet Nam was

established on the grounds of Van Mieu

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3/ Eighty two stelae are still standing today with the names, places of birth

and achievements of the 1,306 doctor laureates between 1442 and 1779.

4/ After more than 900 years of existence, repairs and renovations, Van Mieu

is still an example of well-preserved traditional Vietnamese architect.

7/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and

examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish.

8/ The banyan trees in Van Mieu, which witnessed festivals and

examinations during the Ly, Tran and Le Dynasties continue to flourish.

9/ Van Mieu and Quoc Tu Giam are symbols of Viet Nam’s rich cultural

heritage

10/ Together with other cultural and historical places, they make Ha Noi

attractive destinations to tourists.

III/ Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence:

1/ In a _ vote, the Church of England decided to allow women

to become priests

2/ Australia has its own _ identity, which is very different from that of Britain

3/ He is best known as the _ of a long-running TV series

4/ I'll have to do some _ about how best to arrange the books

5/ Very few activities at this age have no _ value at all

6/ I don't tend to trust first _ (= the opinion you form when you meet someone or see something for the first time)

7/ I'm not having much _ in communicating with him at the moment

A success B successful C successfully D unsuccessful 8/ You can't work _ for six hours without a break!

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9/ Their house is _ decorated

10/ He only needs two more cards to _ the set

IV/ Select the best option to complete the sentences:

1/ His house is _ mine They have the same size

A as big as B so big as C bigger than D the biggest 2/ Her watch is _ yours Hers is 300 dollars and yours is 200 dollars only

3/ The film is _ the one I saw last Friday

interesting than

C fewer interesting than D much interesting than

4/ Gas is _ it was several years ago

5/ That exam paper is _ they expected

6/ Let’s go by bus I think it’s _

7/ _ they get, _ they are

A The older- the more happy B The more old- the happier

C The older- the happier D The more old- the more happy

8/ money I earn, _ I live

9/ It he were _, he’d marry that lady

10/ What was _ vacation they’ve ever had?

V/ Choose the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the others in each group:

1/ A hi storical B arri val C brilliant D sti ll

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9/ A be havior B be tween C be came D re lic

10/ A established B talented C educated D needed

VII/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others

in each group:

1/ A historical B renovation C traditional D continuous

5/ A establish B impressive C successful D typical

7/ A memorialize B university C originally D occasionally

9/ A achievement B important C following D consider

VIII/ Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:

IX/ Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B:

X/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B

to make meaningful sentences:

1/ It’s cheaper to go by car A/ than anybody else

2/ The garden looks better B/ further than I thought

3/ I know him well-probably better C/ more difficult than we expected 4/ He did very badly in the exam- D/ The one I’ve got keeps breaking

down

5/ It’s a long walk from here to the

station-E/ I used to play more often

6/ I don’t play tennis much these days F/ worse than expected

7/ The exam was quite difficult- G/ so I went to bed earlier than usual

9/ I was feeling tired last night, I/ Can we go somewhere quieter? 10/ I’d like to have a more reliable car J/ since you tied it up

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XI/ Find the one mistake (A, B, C or D) in these sentences and then correct them:

1/ He’s nothing (A) like (B) so good (C) at tennis (D) like his friends

2/ (A) Have (B) as (C) many potatoes (D) that you and your friends like 3/ Dr Fox’s hand is (A) so (B) steady (C) as (D) a rock

4/ That dictionary wasn’t (A) nearly (B) as (C) helpful (D) than we had hoped

5/ Trung drank (A) half (B) as (C) much beer (D) like Huy

6/ (A) The more (B) difficult it is, (C) more (D) harder we try

7/ They’re (A) the (B) more (C) infuriating persons we’ve (D) ever met 8/ Mike Tyson is (A) a great deal (B) the best (C) boxer (D) in the world 9/ He (A) would like (B) to go to a school (C) as (D) the one his brothers go

to

10/ Is that garden (A) as (B) beautiful (C) like the one (D) in the park?

XII/ Read the passage carefully, then choose the most appropriate word (A, B

or C) to complete the passage:

Energy, capacity of matter to perform (1) _ as the result of its motion or its position in relation to forces acting on it (2) _ associated with motion is known as kinetic energy, and energy related to position is (3) _ potential energy Thus, a swinging pendulum has (4) _ potential energy at the terminal points; at all intermediate (5) _ it has both kinetic and potential energy in varying proportions Energy (6) _

in various forms, (7) _ mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, radiant, and atomic All (8) _ of energy are interconvertible by appropriate processes In the (9) _ of transformation either kinetic or potential energy may be lost or gained, (10) _ the sum total of the two remains always the same

New vocabulary:

kinetic (adj.): thuộc động lực- kinetic energy (n.): động năng

potential (adj.): tiềm năng, tiềm tàng

pendulum (n.): quả lắc, con lắc

terminal (n.): vạch giới hỵan, tận cùng

intermediate (adj.): giữa, trung gian

thermal (adj.): nhiệt, nóng, ấm

radiant (adj.): sáng chói, sáng rực, tỏa nhiệt

interconvertible (adj.): có thể chuyển đổi qua lại, có thể hoán chuyển nhau

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XIII/ Read the following passage carefully, and then select the best option A,

B, C or D to complete it:

CANADA - LAND OF MANY REGIONS Today, Canada is made (1) _ of ten provinces and three northern territories As a big country, it has many different (2) _

British Columbia is the westernmost Canadian province and the (3) _ province on the Pacific Ocean Mountains (4) _ most of it Vancouver, a major port city, is here

The Maritime Provinces lie along the Atlantic (5) _ They consist of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, (6) _ Prince Edward Island These provinces, along with Newfoundland and Labrador, are sometimes (7) _ the Atlantic Provinces Fishing is a major industry in these (8) _ The rugged, rocky coastlines and picturesque fishing villages draw (9) _ in summer

In between the (10) _ are the Prairie Provinces and the eastern provinces of Ontario and Québec Rolling wheat (11) _ cover much of the Prairie Provinces—Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba They (12) _ more than one-fifth of the world’s wheat

(13) _ of Canada’s people live in Ontario and Québec These two provinces are Canada’s business and (14) _ heartland Toronto, Canada’s largest city, is in Ontario So is Canada’s capital, (15) _ Montréal, the second largest city, is in Québec

Canada’s (16) _ territories are in the northern part of the country, (17) _ the land is frozen much of the year The Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon Territory have long, extremely (18) _ winters

New vocabulary:

- territory (n.): đất đai, địa hạt, lãnh thổ; khu vực, vùng, miền

- westernmost (adj.): cực tây

- rugged (adj.): gồ ghề, lởm chởm, xù xì

8/ A) territories B) mountains C) provinces D) cities

13/ A) Two-three B) Second-three C) Second-thirds D) Two-thirds 14/ A) industrial B) agricultural C) mechanical D) modern

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B USE OF ENGLISH:

I/ Match the sentences, clauses or phrases in column A with the ones in column B

to make meaningful sentences:

1/ I think it’s cheaper to go by car A/ further than you thought?

2/ Her garden looks better B/ so she went to bed earlier than

usual

3/ We know her well-probably better C/ than by train

4/ Nhung did very badly in the exam- D/ than anyone else

5/ Is it a long walk from here to the

platform-E/ more difficult than I’ve expected

6/ Huy doesn’t play football much

these days

F/ The one we’ve got keeps breaking down

7/ This exam is quite difficult- G/ Can we go somewhere quieter? 8/ I see that it’s too noisy here H/ worse than what she had expected 9/ My mother was feeling tired last

10/ We’d like to have a more reliable

II/ Fill each gap with a suitable word from the list below:

place, relics, representatives, university, talented, scholar, laureate, memory, engraved, statue

1/ During the dig, the archeological team found some _ from the Stone Age

2/ The firm has two _ in every European city

3/ They planned to put up a _ to the President

4/ What was the name of that _ we drove through on the way to New York? 5/ After the accident he suffered from loss of _

6/ Which _ did you go to?

7/ A lot of football fans say that Ronaldinho is a _ footballer

8/ Dr Miles was a distinguished _ of Russian history

9/ He’s just won a Nobel _

10/ The bracelet was _ with his name and date of birth

III/ Complete the sentences with the correct superlative:

1/ Is the Sahara (large) _ desert in the world?

2/ Linh was (beautiful) _ girl we had ever seen

3/ That is (expensive) _ cell phone in the shop

4/ Those are (easy) _ questions to answer

5/ It was (bad) _ day of his life

6/ Is this textbook (difficult) _ to understand?

7/ She’s (popular) _ pop singer in my nation

8/ Bill Gates is (rich) _ man in the world

9/ Cao is one of (tall) _ school boys in my class

10/ Who is (old) _ in your team?

IV/ Fill each gap with a suitable preposition:

1/ I asked someone the way _ the town centre

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2/ Dogs should be kept _ their leads _ all times

3/ I've never been north _ Edinburgh

4/ She was standing _ the top _ the stairs

5/ She took her hairbrush _ her handbag and began to brush her hair

6/ I really don't know what all the fuss is _

7/ Mix the butter _ the sugar and then add the egg

8/ I felt frightened _ the anger _ his voice

9/ Would you put the jar back _ the cupboard _ me, please?

10/ The coffee machine is _ _ order (= does not work)

V/ Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

Do not change the word given:

1/ Lan drinks more coffee than Khoa (much)

→ Khoa doesn’t Lan 2/ My father doesn’t cook as well as my mother (than)

→ My mother cooks my father 3/ His sister is taller than you (tall)

→ You his sister 4/ They don’t live as far from Ha Noi as she does (lives)

→ She than they do

5/ Mr Nam has fewer vacations than he used to (many)

→ Mr Nam _ as he used to 6/ We’ve never seen such a boring play (most)

→ It’s _ we’ve ever seen

7/ He’s never heard such a funny story (the)

→ That’s _ heard 8/ Thanh’s never made such a bad mistake (is)

→ It 9/ We haven’t tasted such good coffee for a long time (time)

→ That’s 10/ She’s never slept in such a comfortable bed (is)

VI/ Write the questions using the words given:

1/ What/ large/ city/ your country?

2/ Who/ tall/ person/ your family?

3/ Who/ famous/ film star/ your city?

4/ What/ popular/ sport/ your nation?

5/ What/ expensive/ thing/ you/ ever bought?

6/ What/ happy/ day/ your life?

7/ What/ stupid/ thing/you/ ever done?

8/ Who/ intelligent/ person/ you know?

9/ Who/ beautiful person/ you know?

10/ Who/ studious/ student/ your class?

VII/ Supply the correct verb tense, paying careful attention to the tense sequence:

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1/ If the weather is fine, we (go) _ for a picnic

2/ If she (write) _ more carefully, she might not have made a lot of mistakes

3/ Were you to speak to him like that, he (be) _ very annoyed

4/ Supposing your father (see) _ you going out with your girlfriend, what might he think?

5/ If it (be) _ convenient, let’s meet at the river side

6/ If war (come) _, our people will be ready

7/ If today (be) _ Saturday, we wouldn’t have to work

8/ If you don’t study your lessons, you (have) _ poor marks in the exam

9/ If she had had your address, she (write) _ to you

10/ You (catch) _ cold if you went out in the snow

VIII/ Put the following sentences into Reported speech:

1/ Our roommate said, “I saw your sister in a drug store two days ago.”

2/ “Can you tell me why your sister is so sad?” said Thanh to Lan 3/ “Go to bed soon and don’t get up until I call you,” Mr Son said to his son

4/ “Which of you has put away my handbag?” the teacher said her students in an angry voice

5/ “This, young boy” said Miss Dung, “is something you have to finish now.”

6/ Father said, “Remember to turn off the lights before you go out, Trinh.”

7/ “My friend and I arrived here exactly five years ago,” the man said

8/ “Have you done your homework yet?” his teacher asked him 9/ “Be careful and think before you answer,” the interviewer warned her

10/ He wrote to his pen pal, “I’m looking forward to hearing from you.”

IX/ Read the paragraphs below carefully, and then put them in the correct order to make a proper reading:

LONDON LANDMARKS 4/ Millions of people visit London every year from all over the world If you travel there, you’ll find many fascinating things to see and do

7/ During August and September, you can visit Buckingham Palace That’s where the queen lives most of the year It has about 600 rooms, but you’ll see only state rooms where the queen entertains guests In the morning, a colorful ceremony called “changing of the guard” takes place in the courtyard One group of palace guards off duty, and another troop arrives to replace them

1/ You can tour the Tower of London, a historic fortress that was once a royal palace It was also used as a prison for hundreds of years Two of the wives

of King Henry VIII—Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard—were put to

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death here The Crown Jewels are a popular attraction at the Tower This collection of jeweled crowns, swords, scepters, and other royal objects is only used on special occasions, such as the crowning of a new ruler

6/ Be sure to visit Westminster Abbey, one of Britain’s famous churches The nation’s kings and queens are crowned here Many rulers and famous citizens are buried here There are also monuments to political figures and poets

2/ The Houses of Parliament are along the Thames River, near Westminster Abbey This is where the government meets Look up to see the clock tower with Big Ben, London’s famous bell that rings every hour You can get on a boat nearby for a ride on the Thames

5/ Other places you might want to see are Scotland Yard, Madame Tussaud’s, and the British Museum You can find out about London’s famous criminals in the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard, the home of London’s Metropolitan Police At Madame Tussaud’s, you’ll see eerily realistic, life-size wax figures of pop idols and historic figures A great thing to see at the British Museum is the collection of mummies, tomb paintings, and gold jewelry from ancient Egypt The museum’s Egyptian collection is one of the largest in the world

3/ For a good view of London, take a ride in the London Eye This enormous wheel takes you 443 feet (135 meters) above the London skyline Unlike a traditional Ferris wheel, the London Eye carries its passengers in enclosed compartments

X/ Write a science fiction story, using the words provided:

SCIENCE FICTION STORY spaceship/ fly around/ new planet/ several times planet/ blue and green They/ not see/ surface/ planet/ because/ there be/ too many white clouds spaceship/ descend/ slowly through/ clouds and/ land/ middle/ green forest two astronauts/ put on/ space suits,/ open door,/ climb carefully/ ladder, and/ step onto/ planet

woman/ look at/ small control unit/ her arm “It all right” she say/ the man “We/ breathe/ air it mixture/ oxygen and nitrogen “Both/ them/ take off/ helmets/ and breath deeply

They/ look at/ everything carefully All plants/ and animals/ look/ new and strange They/ not find/ any intelligent life

XI/ Join these pairs of sentences by means of relative pronouns and relative adverbs Put the relatives in brackets if they can omitted:

1/ The man understands me best He is my father

2/ The park has a shop in it The park is near the stadium

3/ This newspaper praises our national heroes The history books have forgotten them

4/ What is the name of the girl? You borrowed some English materials from her

5/ I’ll introduce you to the woman Her money for the project is essential

6/ The well is nearly empty People receive water from it

7/ I put my pen in a certain place I can’t remember the place

Tiêu đề	Historical places
Trường học	University of Hanoi
Chuyên ngành	English
Thể loại	Bài tập
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