TRƯỜNG THPT BÌNH CHÁNH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II (2019-2020)

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 11

Đề chính thức Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút;
Chữ ký của GT:
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A. PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (học sinh dùng bút chì tô vào tờ trắc nghiệm)
I. Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others:
Question 1: A. surpassed B. prepared C. buried D. proposed
Question 2: A. glorious B. dangerous C. enormous D. routine
II. Choose the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words:
Question 3: A. mysterious B. proceed C. theory D. enclose
Question 4: A. astronaut B. scientist C. temperature D. precisely
III. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete the following sentences:
Question 5: After a long discussion, the committee agreed to allow the project to proceed.
A. construct B. continue C. cancel D. eliminate
Question 6: - Nam : “ I’ve got some amazing news.” - Nga: “ ___________”
A. Get a life B. Fire away, I’m all ears.
C. No way! You’re pulling my leg! D. That’ll teach you.
Question 7: ________of this huge stone pyramid was to serve as a tomb.
A. The completion B. The purpose C. The revolution D. The development
Question 8: They’d better attend the meeting, _______________?
A. had they B. would they C. wouldn’t D. hadn’t they
Question 9: Scientists have supposed many ________ about the construction of the Great of Pyramid
of Giza.
A. mysteries B. miracles C. theories D. legends
Question 10: The Great Pyramid ranked ___ the tallest structure on earth for more than 43 centuries.
. A. in B. of C. at D. as
Question 11: The strange disease______ to have originated in Africa.
A. is thought B. thinks C. is thinking D. thought
Question 12: Don’t talk in class, ___________?
A. do you B. will you C. won’t you D. don’t you
Question 13: No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.
A. clearly B. carefully C. vividly D. exactly
Question 14: - Maggie: “Could I speak to Justin, please?” - Justin: “ _____ .”
A. Yes, please. B. Yes, you can. C. Speaking. D. No, thanks.
Question 15: More and more animals_____ for their horns, skins, and bones.
A. report to be killed B. reported to be killed C. are reported to kill D. are reported to be killed
Question 16: _________ July 16th,1969 the first manned spaceship to the moon left earth.
A. At B. Since C. On D. In
Question 17: ____ Hanging Gardens of Babylon rose on terraces some 400 feet above the level of
the plain.
A. A B. An C. The D. No articcle
Question 18: Yuri Gagarin died in a plane _____________ on a routine training flight in 1968.
A. crash B. failure C. defeat D. feat
Question 19: The success of Gagarin’s flight attracted __________ attention.
A. world-famous B. worldwide C. worldly D. world-class
Question 20: At first he did not approve of my suggestion,____ later I was able to persuade him.
A. so B. therefore C. but D. because
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting:
Question 21: There are(A) no easy(B) ways to learn(C) a foreign language, aren’t there(D)?
Question 22: It has been suggested(A) that there are blocks enough(B) in the three pyramids(C) to
build(D) a wall around France.
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Question 23: It was(A) you whom(B) took(C) my car(D).
Question 24: Before Gagarin’s flight into(A) space, everyone(B) knew exactly what(C) would
happen(D) to a human being there.
Question 25: Dennis Tito was(A) in board(B) a Russian supply ship as(C) a passenger, riding(D)
with two veteran cosmonauts.
V. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage.
The first man (26) _____ the theories of space flights was a Russian scientist, Konstantin
Tsiolkovski. He was born in September 1857, (27) _______ exactly one hundred years before the
lauching of the first artificial satellite of the world.
The people who made Konstantin Tsiolkovski’s dream come (28) _______ and scored the
first great result in putting his theories into practice were Russian scientists. It was (29) _______ who
were the first to succeed in using a liquid fuelled rocket with several stages to send (30) ______ man-
made satellite into outer space in 1957.
Question 26. A. supplies B. to supply C. supplied D. supplying
Question 27. A. most B. mostly C. almost D. most ofdr
Question 28. A. true B. truth C. truly D. truthful
Question 29. A. them B. they C. their D. theirs
Question 30. A. a B. an C. some D. the

B. PHẦN TỰ LUẬN: (học sinh viết đáp án vào giấy làm bài bằng bút mực, không ghi lại đề)
VI. Read the passage carefully and decide whether the following sentences are True or False .
A Japanese firm has began accepting reservations for couples who really want to make the big
leap - by blasting into space to exchange their wedding vows. The firm is offering the space
marriages in a tie-up with US-based Rocket Plane, which will conduct the flights from a private
airport in Oklahoma, Japan.
For 240 million yen ($2.3 million) each happy couple will be able to hold their special day in
a small space vessel, which will shoot up 100 kilometres into the sky.
According to Taro Katsura, a spokesman for Japanese firm First Advantage, during the hour-
long flight, the couple will spend several minutes in zero gravity during which they will exchange
their vows with up to three guests present. From the spaceship, the couple would probably be able to
see the outline of the Earth although they will not be far enough into space to allow complete floating.
Despite launching the offer in Japan, the company says it expects most of its customers to be
from China or other countries.There are currently no plans to start the space weddings in the United
States, Mr Taro said.
Space tourism has been seeing a boom of sorts since 2001, when American millionaire
businessman Dennis Tito paid $21 million to Russia's space agency to become the first person to pay
for his own ticket into space.
31. Japanese firm First Advantage has brought a lot of couples to space to hold their wedding.
FALSE
32. The wedding flights will take off from the USA. FALSE
33. The couples will have their wedding party with guests in space. TRUE
34. Japanese firm First Advantage hope to serve couples from other countries. TRUE
35. Space tourism has been witnessing a growth of sorts since 2001. TRUE
VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets:
36._______________, his wife was killed in a car accident. (tragic) Tragically
37. Tran Van Giau is one of the most famous _____________in Vietnam. (history) historians
38. He decided to give away everything he _________and became a monk. (possession) possessed
39. China became the top country in the world to be able to________________ carry out manned
space flights. (depend) independently
40. I think all astronauts are brave and___________. (adventure) adventurous
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings:
41. The man hit the dog in the garden. (cleft sentence)
 It _____________________________________________________________
It was the dog that the boy hit in the garden.
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42. My secretary sent the bill to Mr. Edward yesterday. (cleft sentence)
 It _________________________________________________________________________
It was my secretary that sent the bill to Mr. Edward yesterday.
43. People said the President had suffered a heart attack. (passive voice)
 The President ______________________________________________________________
The President was said to have suffered a heart attack.
44. It is reported that many passengers died in the crash. (passive voice)
 Many passengers_____________________________________________________________
Many passengers are reported to have died in the crash.
45. Everyone expects that the hostages will be released soon. (passive voice)
 The hostages________________________________________________________________
The hostages are expected to be released soon.
C. PHẦN NGHE:
IX. Listen to the recording carefully and write down the missing words on your answer sheet:
LISTENING
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
The Great Wall of China, which is said to be visible from the moon, winds up and down
across deserts, grasslands and mountains of 5 provinces. It is (46) ____considered_______ as one of
the greatest man-made wonders in the world thanks to its magnificence and significance. In 1987, the
Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO.
The Great Wall as we see today was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty for defense
purposes It started in (47) _1368______and took 200 years to complete. Some parts of the wall are
much older and goes back to around 200 B.C. It (48) ___stretches________for about 6,000km from
east to west. The wall is about 11 meters high and a stone roadway runs along the top of it.
The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese nation throughout history. If you prefer to see the
wall in a (49)__relatively__________ natural state, you'd better go to northwest of Beijing. This part
of the wall is the best choice because it is still in original state. A visit to the Great Wall will certainly
bring (50) ______tourists_______great excitement in each step of the wall.

-----Good luck-----

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