If you come to my birthday party this Sunday, I will be very happyA. If you came to my birthday party this Sunday, I would be very happy.. If you would come to my birthday party this Sun
Trang 1THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST (2010-2011)
ENGLISH 11 BASIC
Time allotted: 45 minutes
* SPECIMEN TEST*
I Multiple choice: (4 points)
1 Which word has stress different from the others?
A celebrate B decorate C entertain D influence
2 If / you / come / my birthday party / this Sunday / I / be / very happy
A If you come to my birthday party this Sunday, I will be very happy
B If you came to my birthday party this Sunday, I would be very happy
C If you would come to my birthday party this Sunday, I were very happy
D If you will come to my birthday party this Sunday, I am very happy
3 On Tet holiday, people often try to be nice and …… ….……
4 On Christmas Eve children go to bed full …… ….…… excitement
5 That fellow couldn’t avoid being choose into military service
6 A: “Why do you study every day?” – B: “ ”
A: I study every day to get good grade B Because I like meeting my friends
C I go to school by bicycle D Sorry, I don’t study very well
7 John / congratulate / me / pass / final exams
A John congratulated me for passing the final exams
B John congratulated me on passing the final exams
C John congratulated me for being passed the final exams
D John congratulated me on being passed the final exams
8 Which word has stress different from the other?
A constancy B participate C literacy D Christmas
9 Choose the word has the different pronunciation of the underlined part
10 The woman blamed me …… ….…… breaking her glasses
11 Which underlined word is pronounced differently from the rest?
12 …… ….…… is the time people celebrate the harvest
C Mid-Autumn festival D New Year’s Eve
13 A: “ ” – B: “I'm a student”
A What are you doing? B What do you do in your free time?
14 When I arrived, I didn’t see everybody there
A arrived B didn’t see C everybody D there
15 “…… ….…….” means happening or done every year
16 Some countries are poor because they have very few natural …… ….……
Specimen Test for the 1 st semester (2010-2011) – English 11 Basic
by Nguyen Trung Phong
Phu Bai high school
Trang 2II Grammar: (2 points)
1 Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1.5 points)
1 They (go) ………… … ……… …… home after they (finish) ………… … ……… …… their work
2 The children were frightened because it (get) ………… … ……… …… dark
2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets (0.5 point)
1 The United States is an international ………… … ……… …… (organise)
2 It’s a pleasure ………… … ……… …… you again after so long (see)
II Reading: Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box (2 points)
During the Olympic games, people (1) all over the world come together
in peace and friendship Some of these people compete for medals Several million people attend the game, and millions of other people (2) them on television
Why do we have the Olympic games? How did they begin? The first Olympic games that
we have records of were in Greece (3) 776 B.C The games lasted one day The only event in the first thirteen Olympic games (4) a race Men ran the length of the stadium (about 192 meters) Then, longer running races were added Through the years, a (5) other kinds of events, like the long jump were also added During this time, the games were for men only, and (6) could not even watch them In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic games (7) the quality of the games became very low The Olympic did not (8) place again for 1500 years
III Writing: Complete the sentences, beginning with the words given (2 points)
1 Mr Jones wants to buy a new car but he does not have much money
If Tom ……… ………
2 “I’ll drive you to the station tomorrow, I insist,” Peter said to Linda
Peter insisted on ……… ……… ……… ………
3 She has been learning English since last year
She began ….… ……… ………
4 “I will come to see you if I have time,” the man said to her
The man told ……… ……….….………
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Specimen Test for the 1 st semester (2010-2011) – English 11 Basic
by Nguyen Trung Phong