It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person’s birthday. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party. If they can’t[r]
Trang 1Name : Test 45 minutes (No.1)
Class : 11
A Phonetics:
I Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part:
1 A singer B change C generous D manager
2 A hour B vehicle C honest D humour
3 A mutual B natural C culture D residential
4 A selfish B necessary C secret D special
5 A chemical B children C mechanic D scholarship
B Vocabulary and structure:
I Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
6 A person whom you just know is a(n)
A guest B friend C newcomer D acquaintance
7 What I like Anne best is her She always amuses us with her jokes
A sympathy B responsibility C sense of humour D understanding
8 Come on ! candles on the cake, Alice !
A Blow out B Blowing C Blowed D To blow
9 Tom and Mary are happy together for their "ruby anniversary" They have been married for
A 25 years B 40 years C 50 years D 60 years
10 I always felt whenever I had to stand up in front of the class
A embarrass B embarrassing C embarrassed D to embarrass
11 We were made during the break
A work B to work C worked D working
12 The father made his son the window before ……… to the movies
A to dust/going B dusting/go C dust/going D dusted/went
13 I am astonished that I can't think of anything to say
A but B so C very D too
14 "Who do you think has made all this , Peter?"
A wrong B problem C bad D fuss
15 The professor wanted to fly to Rockwall to take him there
A He wanted the driver B The driver he wanted C He wanted D The driver wants
16 "Your homemade ice cream is so good What's your secret?"
“You need to use a lot of cream good ice cream "
A making B for making C to make D make
17 Sorry, I didn't answer the phone because I a shower at that time
A was taking B took C have taken D had taken
18 In general, parents still play a significant role in arranging
A marry B couple C marriages D wedding
19 Yesterday I went out after two hours the flat
A spending/ to clean B spending/ cleaning C had spent/ cleaned D having spent/ cleaning
20 By the time John to see me, my illness had gotten over
A came B comes C was coming D had come
II Choose A,B,C or D which has the same meaning as the given one:
21 Why don't we go to see a film tonight?
A We are not going to see a film tonight B Why is the film not shown tonight?
C Let's go to see a film tonight D We don't usually go to see a film at night
22 My teacher said I shouldn't say anything in the class
A My teacher told me say anything in the class B My teacher allowed me not to say anything in the class
C My teacher didn't let me say anything in the class D My teacher advised me not to say anything in the class
23 I haven't seen him for five years.
A It's five years since I last saw him B I last saw him five years ago
C It's five years since I have seen him D Both A and B
24 It is difficult to learn English.
A.To learn English is difficult B Learn English is difficult
C It's quite difficult to learn English D English is difficult to learn
25 She usually spends one hour driving to work every day.
A It usually takes her one hour to work on the car every day
B It usually takes one hour for her to drive to work every day
Trang 2C It usually takes her one hour to drive to work every day.
D Both B and C
III Choose the underlinedpart (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting:
26 My boss doesn't allow me using the telephone for private calls
A B C D
27 I saw a man to jump through the window 5 minutes ago
A B C D
28 When I was a child, my father was teaching me how to play football
A B C D
29 Don't forget setting your alarm clock at 6.00, do you?
A B C D
30 After Tom had returned to his house, he was reading a Vietnamese book
A B C D
IV Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one Use the word given below:
31 The girl sang a French song
I heard
32 "Don't give up your dream", She said to me
She advised
33 He cleaned his house before going out yesterday
She saw
34 His father allowed him to take part in many the school's social activities with his classmates
His faher let
35 The teacher said to my class " Don’t make noise"
The teacher asked
C Reading: Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.
It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person’s birthday Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be present at the party If they can’t come, they may send a gift by post At the birthday party, the person who gives the birthday party opens all the gifts in front of all the people present and thanks them for the gifts
The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can’t, she may order one from a cake shop A number of candles and placed on the top of the cake and they will be lit when the party starts The number of the candles is also the age of that person After the light is out, they sing the song “Happy birthday to you”, and then play some games or sing or dance together 31) Celebrating a person’s birthday is a custom in _
A every country B Britain C most European countries D both B and C
32) The people who are invited to the party are _
A family members B close friends C A& B are correct D neighbors
33) The number of the candles on the cake stands for _
A the number of the guests B the number of the family members
C the number of the gifts D the age of the person celebrating the birthday
34) According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A If the guests can’t come, they may send a gift by post
B The person giving the party hides all the gifts
C The person giving the party opens all the gifts
D The person giving the party thanks the guests for the gifts
35) What is the passage about?
A birthday celebration in Britain and European countries B The gifts in a birthday party
Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question:
It was Jimmy's birthday and he was at the age of five He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, and one
of them was a beautiful big drum
"Who gave him that thing?" Jimmy's father said when he saw it
"His grandfather did", answered Jimmy's mother
Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much He made a terrible noise with it, but his mother didn't mind His father was working during the day and Jimmy's father was in bed when he got home in the evening, so he did not hear the noise But one
of the neighbors didn't like the noise at all, so one morning a few days later, she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmy's house while he was hitting his drum She said to him" Hello, Jimmy Did you know there's something very nice inside your drum? Here is a knife Open the drum and let's find it"
36 Whom did Jimmy get the drum from?
A his father B his mother C his grandfather D his friend
37 When did Jimmy get the drum?
Trang 3A on the 1st birthday B on the 2nd birthday C on the 4th birthday D on the 5th birthday
38 Why didn't his father hear the noise of the drum? -Because he was
A deaf B working at home C sleeping D working outside
39 Why did the neighbour really want Jimmy to cut his drum? - Because she didn't like
A the colour B the noise C Jimmy D the silence
40 By what did they open the drum?
A a scisors B a stick C hand D a knife