15 Minute Test English 11

Rewrite the following sentences using the given words.. Do not alter these words.[r]

Phu Xuyen A High School

15- minute Test English 11 Full name:……… Class: 11 A…

Rewrite each sentence, paying attention to the SUBJECT, OBJECT and ADVERBIAL

1 I met Mr Smith on the train to Hanoi two weeks ago

→ ………

2 I met the same boy yesterday

→ ………

3 His appearance frightened the children

→ ………

4 We met each other at this tower

→ ………

5 My neighbours made a lot of noise

→ ………

6 Reading books keeps me occupied

→ ………

7 The secretary sent Jack the photo last week

→ ………

8 She bought him a computer at this shop

→ ………

9 I have been waiting for John

→ ………

10 Mary sent me the present by post

Phu Xuyen A High School

15- minute Test English 11 Full name:……… Class: 11 A…

1 She bought the car from Tom

→ ………

2 My secretary sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday

→ ……… 3.He already plays for national side; he only turned professional last year

→ ……… 4.The film was made in Bristol

→ ………

5 We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend

→ ………

6 Columbus sailed to America in 1492

→ ………

7 The president makes the important decisions

→ ………

8 I'm not looking forward to physics, but I'm most worried about, the statistics exam

→ ………

9 She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but she's having the operation in the Queen Mary Hospital

→ ………

10 Caroline has been feeling a bit depressed for some time, so she booked a holiday in Amsterdam to cheer her up

→ ………

ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12 (2007-2008)

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không tính phần Listening)

SECTION I: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Part 1 Pronunciation:

Part 2 Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences Circle the option (A, B, C, or D) as your answer (37 ms)

13 Does that newspaper the government or oppose it?

14 It’s distressing to see small children in the streets.

15 You’ll get a free month’s subscription you renew your membership by the end of January.

provided

16 Most of my friends are reporters.

D newspapers’

17 The electorate will not easily forgive the government for failing to fulfill its .…….

18 We to shop off in Singapore but the airplane changed the arrangements

at the last minute.

19 The ship broke and the people were drowned.

pieces

20 I have a car, I prefer to travel by train.

21 My brother sang of all the pupils of the group.

A more beautifully B the most beautifully C less beautifully D most beautifully

22 I wish he change his minds so often!

23 Doctors advise people being deficient Vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.

24 Because I am terrified of spaces, I never go in lifts.

confined

25 In a four-hour operation, surgeons managed to sew the girl’s hand back on.

26 Even though I hadn’t spoken English for many years, I picked it again after a few weeks.

through

27 “You haven’t eaten anything since yesterday evening You be really hungry!” “I am.”

28 Do most of the people who live along the shores of earn a living .?

A the Mediterranean / by farm B Mediterranean / by farming

C the Mediterranean / to farm D the Mediterranean / by farming

29 I like books on literature

at all

30 It is no use to school if you to work hard.

A going / do not ready B to go / do not ready C going / are not ready D go / are not ready

31 There were many big trees, between me and the river and now they all fell down into the water.

A each other B one after another C one another D a lot

32 "It seems he's driving more carefully now." "Yes, after three times for speeding."

A to be arrested B be arrested C having been arrested D have been arrested

33 But I could not stay on the tree all my life and I began to make a plan

get away.

34 Do your test carefully.

A Your test might be done carefully B Your test must be

allowed to do carefully.

C Let your test be done carefully D Be done your test carefully.

35 Last year I was to be invited to visit Hanoi.

A too lucky B more fortunate C less lucky D fortunate enough

36 Upon returning from class,

A a letter was in the mailbox B a letter was found in the mailbox

C he found a letter in the mailbox D the mailbox had a letter in it

37 She is not doing in the garden, just walking about the place.

38 ……… recent times, the discipline of biology has expanded rapidly into a variety of subdisciplines.

39 The child always keeps his hands and face

40 He found his trousers but clean.

D it weren't

41 At the party, he drank

A lemon juice a lot of B many glasses of beer C many wine

D much waters

42 The incidence of anorexia nervosa, ………, is growing in industrially advanced societies.

A is an eating disorder B an eating disorder which C an eating disorder

D for which an eating disorder

43 I don’t know how many of books among these are his.

44 On the battlefield of Waterloo, about 45,000 men were left

A dead and wound B dead and wounded C to die and wound D death and wound

45 The old man is both deaf and dumb He can understand us.

difficult

46 I couldn't make coffee for everybody There weren't

D too cups

47 I read an interesting in the paper the other day.

D reporting

48 We were made all the cleaning in the house.

done

49 I’ve only had time to read the in the morning’s paper.

50 ., a brick fell on his head.

corner

C When he turned the corner D Being turned the corner

Part 3 Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form

a word that fits in the space in the same line

Lichens are a unique group of complex, (51)

_ plant growing on rock and trees There

are thousands of kinds of lichen, which come in a wide

variety of colours They are composed of algae and fungi

which (52) _ to satisfy the needs of the

lichens The autotrophic green

algae (53) _ all their own food through a

process called

photosynthesis and provide the lichen with (54)

_ elements On the other hand, the

heterotrophic fungus which (55) _ on

other elements to provide its food, not only (56)

_ and stores water for the plant but also

helps protect it This (57) _ by which

two (58) _ organisms live together is

called "symbiosis" This (59) _ enables

lichens to resist the most advert environmental conditions

found on earth They can be in some very

(60) _ places such as the polar ice caps as

well as in tropical zones, in dry areas as much as wet

ones, on mountain peaks and along coastal areas.

FLOWER

UNITY PRODUCTION NUTRITION DEPENDENCE ABSORPTION UNITE

SIMILARITY SHARE

LIKE

Part 4 Choose words from the following list to put in the sentences below Remember to put them in suitable forms.

Words describing facial expressions:

grin - grimace - frown - smirk - beam - scowl - pout - glare - gape

- leer

61 I could tell by the ……… on his face that the car wasn’t going to be so easy to start as he’d thought.

62 You ……… at me so furiously that I knew I’d really put

my foot in it!

63 She ……… with pleasure at the unexpected

compliment.

64 When I saw the figure on the cheque, I just ……… in astonishment,

65 He ……… as he swallowed the evil-tasting medicine.

66 If the children ……… and stamp their feet when you tell them to go to bed, pay no attention.

67 The way the boy just ……… when I told him off made

me really lose my temper.

68 ……… at your boss’s wife was just about the worst thing you could have done.

69 Since you can’t do anything to change the situation, you’ll just have to

……… and bear it.

70 By the way he’s ……… I’d say he is in a pretty bad mood.

Part 5 Most of the sentences contain common errors Identify and correct the errors

71 It is worth to point out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem.

72 There has been an increase of interest in classical music in recent years.

73 One of the most important things in life is a good health.

74 Only half the people who responded to the survey were satisfied.

75 In the end of the period in question, imports had increased by ten per cent.

76 It can be true that people are living longer, but what about their quality of life?

77 Four out of five tourists who visit the country arrive by air.

78 The new airport will be only two and quarter kilometres away from the school.

79 Although you can encourage people to stop smoking, you can't force them to

80 The training scheme was unpopular, and at the end the government had to abandon it.

81 The city has spent a big amount of money on crime prevention.

82 A number of cities has more than ten million inhabitants

83 A large proportion of people commute to work by car.

84 The major cities have a large level of unemployment.

85 A number of surveys has been carried out.

86 Only a small percentage of the houses has electricity.

87 The number of private cars is increasing rapidly.

88 People are now enjoying a higher level of living.

89 The food supply is not proportion about the size of the country.

90 Comparing with other countries, Libya spends a high percentage of income on education.

Part 6 Prepositions and particles

a Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions or adverbial particles.

91 Write in pencil then if you make a mistake you can easily rub it _.

92 She was _ the point of saying something, but, changing her mind,

remained silent.

93 My name is William, they call me Bill _ short.

94 The bus was held up because a tree had fallen _ the road.

95 You'll have to work very hard today to make _ the time you wasted yesterday.

96 The police broke _ the demonstration.

97 A new magazine has just come _.

98 She was converted from Catholicism _ near death-bed.

99 Don't try to cheat in my class, it's useless and you'll never get it.

100 I was _ the impression that I had paid you for the work you did out for me.

b Complete the following sentences, using the verbs and particles provided.

Verbs: show, draw, go, make

Prepositions: through, up, for, off

101 A red car has just _in front of our house.

102 Some women invited to a wedding party always try to _ their

figures.

103 It was 10 o'clock when he finally _.

104 My father _the two world wars.

105 It's getting late; we'd better turn round and _ home.

SECTION II: WRITING

Part 1 Rewrite the following sentences using the given words Do not alter these words

1 Very little money was raised by the charity appeal

(RESPONSE)

_

2 His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor

(JEOPARDY)

_

3 That wasn't what I meant at all You've completely misunderstood me as usual

(STICK)

_

4 I don't like him because he boasts a lot

(MOUTH)

_

5 He liked the new job straight away

(DUCK)

_

6 Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed

(LEAF)

7 The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the country

(STORM)

_

8 Even though the election is tomorrow, many voters still haven't decided on the candidate they are going to vote for

(FENCE)

9 He's not sure whether to go or not

(MINDS)

10 She has extensive knowledge of ancient Egypt

(VERY)

Part 2 Complete the sentences in such a way that each of the sentences means almost the same as the sentence printed before it

1 We were very impressed by the new camera but found it rather expensive.

Impresses

; _

2 He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.

He

needn't

3 "I'm innocent," she said, and the court believed her.

She convinced

4 Under no circumstances should you phone the police.

The last

5 I would like, moreover, to choose my own clothes.

What's

_

6 The team is the same as it was for last Saturday's match.

There

have

7 Couldn't you have got a bus to the station?

Wasn't

8 You were so gullible! How could you believe the lies he told you?

Weren't

9 Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications The more

_

10 While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.

Despite _

ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 12 (2007-2008)

Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (Không tính phần Listening)

SECTION I: LEXICO-GRAMMAR (100 ms)

Part 1 Pronunciation:

1 b 2 c 3 c 4 d 5 d 6 c 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 c 11 c 12 a

Part 2 Choose the word or phrase which best completes these sentences Circle the option (A, B, C, or D) as your answer (37 ms)

13 d

14 c

15 d

16 b

17 a

18 d

19 c

20 d

21 b

22 b

23 a

24 d

25 d

26 c

27 c

28 d

29 b

30 c

31 c

32 c

33 c

34 c

35 d

36 c

37 a

38 d

39 b

40 c

41 b

42 c

43 c

44 b

45 c

46 b

47 a

48 a

49 c

50 c

Part 3 Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line There is an example at the

beginning (0) (10 ms)

51 flowerless

52 unite 53 produce 54 nutritional /

nutrient

55 depends

56 absorbs 57 union 58 dissimilar 59 sharing 60 unlike

Part 4 (10 ms)

Words describing facial expressions

61 frown (vb; n) — wrinkle forehead

expressing displeasure, worry or

concentration

62 glared (vb; n) — state angrily

63 beamed (vb; n) — smile happily

64 gaped (vb) — stare open-mouth in

surprise

65 grimaced (vb; n) — ugly, twisted

expression or disgust or pain

66 pout (vb; a) — push out lips in a sulky way.

67 smirked (vb; a) — smile in a silly, self-satisfied way’

68 Leering (vb; n) — suits to an unpleasant; lecherous way

69 grin (vb; n) smile broadly

70 scowling (vb; n) — look bad-tempered

Part 5 Most of the sentences contain common errors Identify and correct the errors

71 It is worth pointing out that this is not the only possible cause of the problem

(it's worth doing something; something is worth doing These phrases take an

-ing form, not an infinitive • worth is usually used as a preposition, e.g The car

is worth £100 The noun related to worth is value, e.g The value of the car is

£100.)

72 There has been an increase in interest in classical music in recent years.

73 One of the most important things in life is good health.