”Sarah, don’t touch the electric wires!” said Peter.. Peter reminded Sarah don’t touch the electric wires.[r]
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Date of teaching:
Period : 101
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Period 101 : Class 11A2
Aim and Objectives: To check Ss knowledge from unit 9 to unit 16
To help Ss gain a deeper insight into the language they’ve learnt from unit 9
to 16
Content of the test
SỞ GD- ĐT BÌNH ĐỊNH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II (2010- 2011) Trường THPT Vĩnh Thạnh Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11
Họ và tên:……… Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Số Báo Danh: ………Lớp: ……
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others :(1m)
1 A.campaign B.people C.population D.pneumonia
2 A change B children C machine D church
3 A great B available C raise D said
4 A.members B.apples C.plums D.snakes
II Choose the correct answer :( 3ms)
5 is the state of not knowing how to read and write
A literacy B illiteracy C campaign D struggle
6 China is the most _ country in the world
A popular B populous C populate D population
7 _ is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it
A Resource B Reseach C Organisation D Figure
8 Practice of controlling the number of children a person has, using various methods of contraception is called
A family planning B birth control C population D A & B
9 The little boy hopes to Disneyland Park on his birthday
A to take B to be taking C to be taken D taking
10 _ from the horseback, he was taken to hospital and had an operation
C After having fallen D To fall
11 In Vietnam, children receive their inside red envelops at Tet
A "lucky stamp" B "lucky cake" C "lucky book" D "lucky money"
12 Many people go to the pagoda to for a happy year for themselves and their family
A pray B dream C desire D ask
13 After Michael _ a deep breath, he into the water
A took/ had dived B had taken/ dived
C had taken/ had dived D was taking/ dived
14 Lan expected _to the university, but she wasn’t
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A to admit B to be admitted C admitting D being admitted
15 The spy admitted some highly secret information to enemy agents
A having given B having been given
C to have given D to have been given
16 I noticed the lorry down the hill
A to come B came C coming D having come
III Fill in each gap with the correct word :( 2ms)
The New Year is an event that happens when a culture (17) the end of one year and the beginning of the next year Tet Nguyen Dan , more commonly known by its shortened name “ Tet" , is the most important and popular holiday and festival in Vietnam It is the Vietnamese New Year that is based on the (18) calendar The name Tet Nguyen Dan in Vietnamese is “ Feast of the first morning “ in English
Preparation for Tet starts weeks before New Year’s Homes are cleaned to get rid of (19) fortune associated with the old year Families paint their homes to give it a new look Every one gets new clothes and new shoes Pay your (20) and resolve differences between family and friends.Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special food, decorating and cleaning their houses
During Tet Holiday, Vietnamese visit their families, pagodas and temples, forgetting the troubles of the past year and hoping for a (21) coming year Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors Others return to where they grew up
Like the Chinese, Vietnamese people are very (22) about what they do on the New Year’s Day The events on New Year’s Day determine your luck for the rest of the year Therefore, everything and everyone you are in touch with on New Year’s Day should symbolize good fortune Don’t visit people who are in (23) because they are assosiated with death Children should not (24) or cry on New Year’s Day Homes are decorated with Hoa Mai, a yellow blossom that represents spring
17 A participate B celebrate C.decorate D.assosiate
18 A lunar B.chinese C.western D A &B
19 A lucky B.special C bad D.good
20 A debts B.income C.outcome D enemy
21 A.worse B better C.newer D.older
22 A caring B careless C carefree D careful
24 A.smile B.sing C.dance D fight
IV Read the passage and choose the best answer :( 1m)
In an early survey conducted in 1888, a billion and a half people inhabited the earh Now, the population is about six billion and is growing fast Even though the rate of growth has begun to slow down, most people believe the population size may be eight billion during the next several years
If we examine the mount of land available for this ever increasing population, we begin to see the problem Not at all is useful to us because it can’t proce food We can cut out about on fifth of it because
it is covered by snow and ice Then we can cut out another fifth does not have enough soil for crops to
grow because it is bare rock
Obviously, with so little land to support us, we should take great care not to reduce it any more or with the rapidly growing population we may sooner or later lack food to eat and place to live in
25.What is the main topic of the passage?
A The world’s population and the shortage of cultivated land
B The growth of the world’s population
C The necessity of reducing the rate of birth
D The shortage of cultivated land
26 The world’s population …… at present.
A has stopped growing B is still growing
C is decreasing rapidly D.stands at about eight billion
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27.According to the passage, we ……
A can cultivate on all land B.are not influenced by the land reduction
C can grow crops on bare rock D.should protect land
28 Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “ bare’ in the sencond paraghraph
A hard B.empty C.treeless D rough
IV.Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting:(0.5m)
29 She smelt something burning and saw smoke rise
A B C D
30 He said that if the weather is nice the following day, he would go swimming
A B C D
V Choose the sentence (A, B, C or D) which has the same meaning with the provided one:(2.5ms)
31 “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my roommate.
A My roommate was thinking about taking the job
B My roommate advised me to take the job
C My roommate introduced the idea of taking the job to me
D My roommate insisted on taking the job for me
32 “You mustn’t get into the area”, the policemen said.
A The policemen stopped them from getting into the area
B The policemen denied them from getting into the area
C The policemen wanted them to get into the area
D The policemen suggested getting into the area
33 “I was not there at that time,” he said.
A He denied being there at that time B He denied that he was there at that time
C He denied to be there at that time D He denied that he wasn’t there at that time
34 He apologized ………… able to finish the project on time
A his colleagues not being B his colleagues not to be
C to his colleagues for not being D his colleagues for not being
35 “I would have been on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office.”, he said
A He said he would have been on time if he hadn’t stopped at the post office
B He said he would be on time if he didn’t stop at the post office
C He said he will be on time if he doesn’t stop at the post office
D He said I would have been on time if I hadn’t stopped at the post office
36 “Could you turn off the radio?”she said.
A She said that she turned off the radio B She allowed me to turn off the radio
C She advised me to turn off the radio D She asked me to turn off the radio
37 “I will be angry if it turns out that you’re wrong” Nga told me.
A.Nga said she will be angry if it turns out that I am wrong
B.Nga said she would be angry if it turned out that I am wrong
C.Nga said she will be angry if it turns out that I was wrong
D.Nga said she would be angry if it turned out that I was wrong
38 ”Sarah, don’t touch the electric wires!” said Peter.
A Peter reminded Sarah don’t touch the electric wires
B Peter warned Sarah not to touch the electric wires
C Peter warned Sarah against not touching the electric wires
D Peter reminded Sarah didn’t touch the electric wires
39 “Yes, all right I’ll share the bill with you, David.”
A Sharon refused to share the bill with David
B Sharon agreed to share the bill with David
C Sharon apologized for sharing the bill with David
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D Sharon promised sharing the bill with David
40 It is not a good idea to travel during rush hour.
A It is best to avoid travel during the rush hour
B It is best to avoid traveling during the rush hour
C It is best to avoid to travel during the rush hour
D It is best to avoid to have travelled during the rush hour
Self- evaluation:
_ _
Date of teaching:
Period : 102
MISTAKE CORRECTION
Period 102 : Class 11A2
Aim: To help Ss realize their mistakes and correct mistakes by themselves
After the test, Ss are able to draw their own strategies of learning English
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Procedure:
I Warm up (4ms)
II Results
Number of Ss 0 1/
1,5
2/
2,5
3 3,5
4 4,5
5 5,5
6 6,5
7 7,5
8 8,5
9 9,5
10
The keys:
I PRONUNCIATION
II.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences
III.READING
B Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, D
IV WRITING
A Find the underlined part which must be corrected
29 D (rising)
30 B ( were)
B Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D which has the same meaning as the given one.
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III Students’ Common Mistakes(10ms)
IV Teacher’s Comments(5ms)
V Homework(6ms)