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THÀNH PHỐ ĐÀ NẴNG
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – Năm học 2007-2008 Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 CHƯƠNG TRÌNH NÂNG CAO
Thời gian: 45 phút
A Phần trắc nghiệm: Học sinh làm 16 câu trắc nghiệm trong thời gian 15 phút
trên phiếu trả lời trắc nghiệm.
B Phần tự luận: Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi.
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A Phần trắc nghiệm:
I Listen to the passage twice and choose the best answer
1 When did swimming races become part of all Olympics?
A In 1986 B In 1896 C In 1976 D In 1876
2 How many individual and team events do Olympic swimmers compete today?
A 30 B Less than 30 C More than 30 D More than 13
3 Gertrude Ederle won medals in 1924
4 Where does Mark Spitz come from?
5 Women have competed for Olympic medals in synchronized swimming since _
6 Swimmers came from _ and _ dominated the early years of this competition at the Olympics
A United States / Canada B Britain / Canada
II Choose the best answer to complete the sentence or do the task as directed
7 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
8 Choose the word which has the different stress pattern
A sympathetic B indifferent C emotional D psychology
9 She’s so ! She always helps others with money
10 Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence
Uncle Ho was the one who whole life was devoted to Vietnamese peoples
A B C D
11 The population _ in this area is 336 people per square kilometer
12 We need to work harder to remain with other companies
A competed B compatibly C competitive D competition
13 The written form of the fraction ¾ is _
A third- four B three-quarters C three-fourth D third-fourth
14 Choose the incorrect part indicated by A, B, C or D in the following sentence
I would like to have a friend who has confident
A B C D
15 “Why did he grow a beard?” – “ To avoid _.”
A anyone to recognize him B to be recognize him
16 Choose the sentence A or B, C, D that is the best made from the words given
He/ apologize/ not/ come/ birthday party/ last week.
A He apologized for not coming to my birthday party last week
B He apologized not coming to my birthday party last week
C He apologized for having not come to my birthday party last week
D He apologized not having come to my birthday party last week
Trang 2B Phần tự luận:
I Grammar: Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses
1 A party is a gathering intended primarily for celebration and creation (SOCIETY)
2 John was very _ because he had been selected to represent his school in competitions
(EXCITE)
3 He came in, looking at us without anything (SAY)
4 Jane didn’t come to my party, but if she , she would have met her old teacher ( COME)
II Reading Comprehension:
1 Read the following passage and answer the questions.
New Year‘s Eve in Times Square
You may have seen this on television Despite the chilly winter weather, thousands of people head for Times Square in New York City on the evening of December 31 They stand for hours in the cold night air watching the clock The crowd grows larger as the hours tick by People walk around distributing balloons, flags and confetti Soon music begins playing, and everyone sings along Midnight approaches, and the crowd becomes more and more excited At 11:59, an enormous lighted ball starts descending a flagpole Everyone counts as it nears the bottom Five…four…three…two… one…Happy New year! Thousands of voices cheer as the ball reaches the bottom of the pole and fireworks light up the sky People hug and kiss each other and wave at the TV cameras Confetti and balloons fill the air
The New Year’s celebration in Times Square is an old tradition The first one occurred in 1904 Nowadays, TV has also become part of the tradition Many families across the United States gather in their living rooms to watch the lighted ball descend the flagpole at midnight The first New Year’s ball was lowered down a flagpole in 1907 That ball was made of iron and wood and weighed over 300 kilos It was decorated with 100 light bulbs The ball that is used now is covered with glass, mirrors, and hundreds of colored lights It sparkles and shines spectacularly as it goes down the pole to welcome the New Year
a) What is the weather like on the evening of December 31?
………
b) How much did the first New Year’s ball weigh?
………
c) How long does it take the New Year’s ball to descend the flagpole?
……… d) In line 6, Everyone counts as it nears the bottom, what does the word “it “ refer to? ………
2 Read the passage and then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word
According to the Unites Nations’ estimates, the population of the world was about 300 million
in the year 1 A.D., and it (a) more than 1,500 years to reach the 500-million mark Starting in the 17th century, great advances in scientific knowledge, agriculture, industry, medicine, and social organization made world population (b) rapidly (c) gradually replaced human and animal labor People slowly acquired the knowledge to control disease By 1900 the world population had (d) _ 1.65 billion, and by 1960 it stood at 3.04 billion
III Writing: Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the one printed before it.
1 “Please don’t smoke in the house,” she said to us
She asked ……… ………
2 My mother didn’t wear the raincoat, so she was wet
If my mother ………
3 Tom turned off the light Then he left the house
After ……… ……… …
Trang 35 The speech expressed thanks to the volunteers group.
It is a ……….……….………
The End