ENGLISH 11

UNIT 2: PRESONAL EXPERIENCES –PRACTICE TEST 1

+ Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

1. A. imagine B. glance C. biggest D. girl

2. A. largest B. gas C. danger D. general
3. A. Christina B. champion C. change D. chat

+ Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.

4. A. embarrass B. memory C. imagine D. exciting

5. A. schoolbag B. decide C. replace D. escape

+Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.

6. She made a big ………. about not having a window seat on the plane.
A. noise B. fuss C. excitement D. interest
7. Teenagers often have their ……… who they admire very much.
A. ideals B. admirers C. images D. idols
8. The most …….. experience happened to me three years ago.
A. embarrass B. embarrassing C. embarrassed D. embarrassment
9. I only had time to ………. at the newspapers.
A. investigate B. look C. stare D. glance
10. I don’t like the look of that man . There is something …… about him.
A. interesting B. sneaky C. funny D. embarrassing
11. The earth depends on the sun for the ……… and light.
A. heat B. water C. gas D. tide
12. He lost everything when his house …….. in a fire last year.
A. broke down B. turned down C. burnt down D. went down
13. While Joan …….. the report, Henry was looking for more information.
A. was writing B. wrote C. is writing D. is written
14. I ……… Mai while was walking to school this morning.
A. met B. was meeting C. meet D. was met
15. Jane …….. to learn Japanese when she was a student at college.
A. began B. was beginning C. begun D. beginning
16. It ……. to rain while we were studying at the library.
A. was beginning B. began C. had begun D. begins
17. He ……. the office when I arrived.
A. was leaving B. left C. leaves D. is leaving
18. It began to rain while we ……. .
A. were sleeping B. are sleeping C. sleep D. slept
19. When she …….. the letter, she tore it up.
A. has finished B. had finished C. finishes D. was finishing
20. He said that he …… his bicycle.
A. has lost B. lost C. loses D. had lost
21. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he ……. seven different schools because
his parents moved frequently.
A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. has attended
22. I realized that I …….. a golden opportunity.
A. just miss B. have just missed C. had just missed D. is just missing
23. I was late. When I arrived at the station, the train …….. .
A. was just leaving B. has just left C. had just left D. just left
24. I …….. dinner when Harry came in.
A. am having B. had C. was having D. have had
25. “Did you notice anything while you ……. home last night?”
A. drive B. are driving C. drove D. were driving
26. The most modern underground line is the Jubilee line, which ……. in 1997.
A. was opening B. opening C. opened D. had opened
27. –“ Mark wasn’t there last night.” – “ No, …….. .”
A. I wasn’t either B. I was too C. so I was D. neither I was
28.- Customer: “Could I have an early morning call at 6.30?” - Clerk: “ ……. .”
A. No, thanks B. I will C. No, that’s all D. Yes, certainly
29. - “Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you?”
- “Jeff? What a coincidence! I ……. about you when the phone rang.”
A. am just thinking B. was just thinking
C. just thought D. was just thought
30. A: “Good morning. My name is Turner. I have a reservation.” – B: “……… .”
A. What do you want? B. Yes, a single room for two nights.
C. I haven’t decided yet. What about you? D. What do you like?

+Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks.

I had an amusing experience last year. After I had (31)_______ a small village in the south of
France, I drove to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me
for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him (32)_______ French and he
replied in the same (33)_________. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither
of us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the (34)_______, when the young man said very
slowly, “Do you speak English?” As I soon learnt, he was (35)________ himself!

31. A. arrived B. left C. gone D. come

32. A. of B. at C. for D. in
33 A. English B. experience C. language D. thing
34 A. town B. village C. house D. city
35 A. French B. English C. villager D. young

Answer keys:
31.B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B , C , or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
 It was Jimmy’s birthday, and he was five years old. 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.
“Oh,” said his father.
Of course, Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made terrible noise with it, but his mother did
not mind. His father was working during the day, and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the
evening, so he did not hear the noise.
But one of the neighbors did not 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, “Hullo,
Jimmy. Do you know there’s something very nice inside your drum? Here’s a knife. Open the drum
and let’s find it.”
36. When did Jimmy get the drum?
A. on his third birthday B. on his fourth birthday C. on his fifth birthday D. when he was 6
37. Whom did he get it from?
A. his father B. his mother C. his neighbor D. his grandfather
38. Why didn’t his father hear the sound?
A. because he liked the drum
B. because he went to bed early
C. because he got home from work when Jimmy had gone to bed.
D. because he was very tired after worked.
39. Why did the neighbor really want Jimmy to cut the drum open?
A. to find a very nice thing inside the drum.
B. to play with Jimmy.
C. because she couldn’t stand the noise.
D. because she liked the drum very much.
40. What can be the best title for the story?
A. “Noisy Woman” B. “A Birthday Party”
C. “Jimmy’s birthday present” D. “A nice grandfather”

Answer keys:
36. C 37. D 38. C 39. C 40. C

+Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction. 

41. He was playing the guitar outside her house when someone opened the window and throw
A B C D
out a bucket of water.

42. I visited my uncle’s house many times when I am a child.

A B C D

43. We have waited for Nancy for over three hours before she finally arrived.
A B C D

44. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book.
A B C D
45. Mr. Smith was just getting off the plane when he feels a sharp pain in his chest.
A B C D

Mark the letter A, B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closed
in meaning to the original one.
46. The rain began to fall during my walk in the country.
A. While I walked in the country, it had rained.
B. While it was beginning to rain, I had walked in the country.
C. While I was walking in the country, it began to rain.
D. While it began to rain in the country, I was walking.
47. “He lost his job three months ago.”
A. It is three months since he lost his job.
B. They are three months since he lost his job.
C. It is three months ago since he lost his job.
D. It was three months since he lost his job.
48. He left school three years ago.
A. It is three years since he left his school.
B. It is three years since he had left his school
C. It is three years since he has leaves his school.
D. It is three years ago since he left his school.

+Mark the letter A, B , C , or D on your answer sheet to complete the sentence

49. When I came to visit Mike, ___________________ .

A. he listening to music B. he was listening to music
C. he is listening to music D. he has listened to music
50. When the police arrived, ___________________ .
A. the robbers had left the bank B. they saw the robbers were leaving the bank
C. the bank was left the robbers D. the robbers were to leave the bank
ENGLISH 11
UNIT 2: PRESONAL EXPERIENCES –PRACTICE TEST 2

+ Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
1. A. sneaky B. ready C. scream D. please
2. A. villager. B. generous C. bridge D. guitarist
3. A. expensive B. think C. next D. nose

+ Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which is stressed
differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
4. A. appreciate B. memorable C. embarrassing D. forgettable
5. A. interested B. noisily C. personal D. protected

+Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
6. I was seriously ill last year. It is my most memorable ……. and I can never forget it.
A. business B. holiday C. day D. experience
7. You can get new things at any time but the family can never be …….. .
A. experienced B. built C. replaced D. appreciated
8. Don’t forget to turn off the …….. after you do the cooking or it may cause fire.
A. light B. fan C. television D. gas stove
9. Running out of the house fire, she was so …….. . It took her years to forget it.
A. embarrassed B. sneaky C. frightened D. fussy
10. The garden is …….. by a fence of bamboos.
A. covered B. built C. surrounded D. embraced
11. The prisoner …….. by climbing over the wall.
A. escaped B. went C. protected D. rescued
12. Smoke …… people’s health.
A. effects B. effect C. affect D. affects
13. I often go to the school ……. to borrow books in my free time.
A. library B. room C. yard D. class
14. Such questions provide a useful means of ……. students’ interest.
A. expressing B. encouraging C. imagining D. providing
15. David always wanted to become a computer programmer when he …… up.
A. brought B. came C. grew D. settled
16. The students had great ……. for their English teacher.
A. admire B. admirable C. admiration D. admirer
17. Don’t forget to ……. the lights when you leave the office.
A. turn off B. burn down C. turn away D. point to
18. As the drug took ……. , the patient became quieter.
A. effect B. force C. influence D. action
19. The Chinese ____ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back to Italy.
A. were making B. have made C. had made D. make
20. Someone told me that the tickets ……. sold out.
A. have already been B. already has been
C. had already been D. already had been
21. John …… in Miami for one year when his parents came to visit.
A. was living B. has lived C. had lived D. lives
22. After I …… the instructions, I knew what to do.
A. read B. have read C. was reading D. had read
23. The boy fell while he ……. down stair.
A. run B. was running C. ran D. is running
24. Mohammad ……. about Halloween before he came to the US
A. didn’t hear B. doesn’t hear C. hasn’t heard D. hadn’t heard
25. Pat: “Would you like something to eat?” - Kathy: “…… . I’m not hungry now.”
A. Yes, it is B. No, thanks C. Yes, I would D. No, no problem
26. “I don’t like hunting.” – “_______.”
A. Either do I B. I do, too C. Neither do I D. I don’t neither
27. Mary: “Are you coming on Saturday?” – Peter: “…… ”
A. I’m afraid not B. I’m afraid not to C. I’m afraid to D. I’m afraid I don’t
28. - Jim: “Do you agree that doing physical exercises can keep your body fit?”
- Laura: “You’re right. ……. .”
A. Of course not B. There’s no doubt about that
C. That’s very surprised D. I’m not with you there
29. –John : “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards.” - Tim: “……… .”
 A. Thanks, I will B. You’re welcome
C. Good idea, thanks D. It’s my pleasure
30. – Customer: “ Good morning, ……… .” - Shop keeper: “It costs two pounds twenty.”
A. How many is that file ? C. Do you sell that file?
B. How much is that file? D. How cost that file is?
+Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs
correction. 
31. While I was writing my composition last night, someone knocks on the door.
A B C D
32. My bother and sister was arguing about something when I walked into the room.
A B C D
33. I called Roger at nine last night , but he was not home. He had studied at the library.
A B C D
34. It was raining hard but by the time the class was over, it has stopped raining.
A B C D
35. I was knowing him when he was a boy of six.
A B C D
+Mark the letter A, B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence which is closed in
meaning to the original one.
36. He played some games and then went to bed.
A. Playing some games, and then he had gone to bed.
B. He went to bed before playing some games.
C. After he had played some games, he went to bed.
D. While he was playing some games, he was going to bed.
37. The last time I was in Prague was in 1986.
A. I haven’t been in Prague in 1986.
B. I have been in Prague in 1986.
C. I have been in Prague since 1986.
D. I haven’t been in Prague since 1986.
38. This is the first time we have been to the circus.
A. We have been to the circus some times before
B. We have never been to the circus before.
C. We had been to the circus once before.
D. We haven’t been to the circus often before.
+ Mark the letter A, B , C , or D on your answer sheet to complete the sentence

39. By the time we arrived, ………… .

A. he left for the office
C. he had left for the office
40. Tom played the computer games ………… .
A. before he was doing the homework
C. by the time he has done the homework
+Read the following passage and mark the letter A,
the correct answer to each of the questions.
B. he has left for the office
D. he were leaving for the office
B. while he did the homework
D. after he had done the homework
B , C , or D on your answer sheet to indicate

On April 1st, a country bus was going along a winding road when it slowed down and stopped.
The driver anxiously turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing worked. Then he turned to the
passengers with a worried look on his face and said “This poor bus is getting old. It isn’t going as
well as it used to. There’s only on thing we can do if we want to get home today. I shall count three,
and on the word “three”, I want you all to lean forward as suddenly as you can. That should get the
bus started again, but if it doesn’t, I’m afraid there’s nothing else that we can do. Now, all of you lean
back as far as you can in your seats and get ready.”
The passengers all pressed back against their seats and waited anxiously.
Then the driver asked, “Are you ready?”
The passenger hardly enough breath to answer “Yes.”
“One! Two! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leaned forward suddenly and the bus
started up at a great rate.
The passengers breathed more easily and began to smile. But their smiles turned to surprise and then
delighted laughter when the driver merrily cried, “April Fool!”

41. The bus stopped because ……. .

A. it broke down B. there was no gas left
C. something was wrong D. the driver intended to make fun of the passengers
42. The passengers were told to ….. when the driver counted “three”/
A. sit back B. lean forward C. stand up D. push the bus
43. Which of the following happened first?
A. The driver counted “three.” B. The passengers smiled.
C. The passengers sat back in their seats. D. The bus started again.
44. What is the result of the story?
A. The driver got a lot of fun.
B. The passengers were surprised.
C. The passengers got angry.
D. Both the drivers and the passengers enjoyed themselves.
45. In the story, a country bus slowed down and stopped because ……
A. the driver wanted to play a trick on the passengers.
B. it broke down.
C. one of its tyres got flat.
D. one passenger had a heart attack.
+Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks.

Today, supermarkets are found in almost every large city in the world. But the first
supermarket was opened only fifty years (46) ……… . It was opened in New York by a man named
Michael Cullen. A supermarket is different (47)……… . other types of stores in several ways. In
supermarkets, goods are placed on open shelves. The (48)…… . choose what they want and take
them to the checkout counter. This means that fewer shop assistants are needed than in other stores.
The way products are displayed is another (49) ……. . between supermarkets and many other types
of stores; for example, in supermarkets, there is usually a display of small inexpensive items just in
front of the checkout counter: candies, chocolates, magazines, cheap foods and so on. Most customers
(50) …….. go to a supermarket buy goods from a shopping list. They know exactly what they need
to buy. They do the shopping according to a plan.
46. A. ago B. yet C. already D. before
47. A. of B. in C. from D. with
48. A. sellers B. managers C. assistants D. customers
49. A. different B. differs C. difference D. differently
50. A. who B. which C. what D. whom