TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN

NGUYỄN HUỆ
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
Năm học: 2021 - 2022
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 11
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút;
(50 câu trắc nghiệm)
Code: 485
(Thí sinh không được sử dụng tài liệu)
Họ, tên thí sinh:............................................................................... Số báo danh: .............................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 1: - “I’m afraid there is no real friendship between boys and girls!”
- “_______, Mommy. We are just good friends.”
A. Don’t worry B. Don’t mention it C. Of course not D. I hope so
Question 2: - “If I were you, I would collect this waste paper for a charity activity at school.”
- “_______”
A. I guess I should. B. It’s a waste of money.
C. It doesn’t matter. D. I don’t agree.

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 following questions.
The skills needed to succeed in college are very different from those required in high school. In
addition to study skills that may be new to students, there will also be everyday living skills that students
may not have had to use before.
Students should:
– know how to handle everyday living skills such as doing laundry, paying bills, balancing a
chequebook, cooking, getting the oil changed in the car, etc.
– be familiar and compliant with medical needs concerning medication and health problems. If
ongoing medical and/or psychological treatment is needed, arrangements should be made in advance to
continue that care while the student is away at college.
– understand that the environmental, academic, and social structure provided by parents and teachers
will not be in place in college. With this lack of structure comes an increased need for responsibility in
decision-making and goal-setting.
– know how to interact appropriately with instructors, college staff, roommates, and peers. Appropriate
social interaction and communication are essential at the college level of education.
– be comfortable asking for help when needed. The transition from high school to college can be
overwhelming socially and academically. Students should know when they need help and should be able
to reach out and ask for that help.
(Source: Adapted from http://riseupms.com)
Question 3: According to the writer, if students want to have medical treatment, they should _______.
A. be familiar with medical needs B. be away
C. make arrangements D. meet their parents
Question 4: The word “ongoing” is closest in meaning to _______.
A. brief B. continuing C. little D. short-term
Question 5: College students should be aware that _______.
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 A. structures must be provided by teachers B. structures must be provided by parents
C. parents and teachers are not in college D. everything in college will be different
Question 6: Which of the following is NOT true about college life?
A. Students should know some living skills.
B. Students must be responsible for their own decisions.
C. Students should not ask for help.
D. It is essential to have good communication skills.
Question 7: The word “overwhelming” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. simple B. manageable C. easy D. confusing

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 following questions.
All over the country, young people are entering a world of homelessness and poverty, according to a
recent report by the housing group, Shelter.
Nearly 150,000 young people aged between sixteen and twenty-five will become homeless this year,
says Shelter. Some of the young homeless may sleep out in the open in such places as the “cardboard
city” in London, where people of all ages sleep in the open air in their only homes - cardboard boxes.
Others may find accommodation in shelters run by voluntary organisations or get a place in a hostel,
which gives them board up to ten weeks.
But who are these people? Those who are seeking a roof over their heads are mostly not runaways but
“throwaways” - people who have been thrown out of their homes or forced to leave because of parental
divorce, an unsympathetic step-parent or one of many other reasons.
Take the case of one sixteen-year-old schoolgirl, Alice. She did not come from a poor home and had
just passed her exams with good results. The Shelter team met her in a hostel where she was doing her
physics homework. Her parents had thrown her out of her home for no other reason than that she wanted
to do Science Advanced Level Exams - which her parents refused her permission to do, saying that
studying sciences was unladylike!
Shelter says that the government’s laws do nothing to help these youngsters. Rising rents, the shortage
of cheap housing and the cut in benefits for young people under the age of twenty-five are causing a
national problem, according to Shelter. The recent changes in the benefit laws mean that someone aged
between sixteen and twenty-five gets less than older people and they can only claim state help if they
prove that they left home for a good reason.
Shelter believes that because of the major cuts in benefits to young people, more and more are being
forced to sleep on the streets. Shelter also points out that if you are homeless, you can’t get a job because
employers will not hire someone without a permanent address; and if you can’t get a job, you are
homeless because you don’t have any money to pay for accommodation. It’s an impossible situation.
Question 8: According to a recent report by Shelter, it appears that _______.
A. young homeless people live in places like “cardboard city”
B. hostels are too full to offer accommodation to homeless young people
C. more and more young people all over the world are finding themselves homeless
D. nearly 150,000 young people live out in the open
Question 9: The word “Others” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. voluntary organisations B. the young homeless
C. young people D. people of all ages
Question 10: Most young people become homeless because _______.
A. they have run away from home
B. they do not want to live with a divorced parent
C. circumstances make it impossible for them to live at home
D. they have thrown away any chances of living at home by behaving badly
Question 11: Why was Alice turned out of her home?
A. Her parents didn’t agree with what she wanted to do.
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 B. She refused to do her homework in the evening.
C. She had not obtained high marks in her exams.
D. She didn’t want to study for her Advanced Level Exams.
Question 12: According to the passage, “benefits” are _______.
A. extra wages for part-time workers B. gifts of food and clothing
C. subsidies for those in need D. laws about distributing money
Question 13: The changes in the system of benefits mean that _______.
A. the under twenty-fives can claim money only if they have left home
B. anyone under twenty-five and not living at home will receive help with food and accommodation
C. young people do not receive as much money as those over twenty-five
D. young people cannot claim money unless they are under sixteen or over twenty-five
Question 14: The word “permanent” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
A. obvious B. flexible C. stable D. simple

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Fathers in today families are spending more time with their children than they did at any point in the
past 100 years. (15)_______ the number of hours the average woman spends at home with her children
has declined since the early 1900s, as more and more women enter the workforce, there has been a
decrease in the number of children per family and an increase in (16)_______ attention to each child. As a
result, mothers today in the United States, including those who work part-time or full-time, spend almost
twice as much time with each child as mothers did in the 1920s. People (17)_______ raised children in
the 1940s and 1950s typically report that their own adult children and grandchildren communicate far
better with their kids and spend more time helping with homework than they did.
If we look back over the last millennium, we can see that families have always been diverse. What
works for a family in one economic and cultural setting doesn’t work for a family in another. What’s
helpful (18)_______ one stage of a family’s life may be destructive at the next stage. If there is one lesson
to be drawn from the last millennium of family history, it’s that families always have to (19)_______ with
a changing world.
Question 15: A. However B. Besides C. Unless D. Although
Question 16: A. single B. isolated C. individual D. unique
Question 17: A. which B. when C. who D. whom
Question 18: A. by B. at C. in D. for
Question 19: A. go up B. put up C. live up D. catch up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose main stress is different
from the others.
Question 20: A. independent B. accessible C. relationship D. behaviour
Question 21: A. respect B. talent C. involve D. support

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 others.
Question 22: A. state-owned B. motivated C. relied D. well-informed
Question 23: A. discriminates B. conflicts C. manners D. footsteps

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
Question 24: I should not have stayed at home yesterday.
A. I regretted staying at home yesterday. B. I regretted for staying at home yesterday.
C. I regret to stay at home yesterday D. I regret for staying at home yesterday.

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Question 25: I have to take the responsibility.
A. It is me who am responsible. B. It is I who am responsible.
C. It’s that me is responsible. D. It’s I am that responsible.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option to complete the following
sentences.
Question 26: It was the “Castle of Love” hit song _______ made Mr. D become world-famous.
A. when B. where C. that D. whom
Question 27: Thanks to the sky train, now I _______ drive to work and suffer from traffic jam any
longer.
A. mustn’t B. ought to C. should D. don’t have to
Question 28: There are still people who believe the earth is flat, and no one can _______ their mind.
A. change B. cross C. drift D. blow
Question 29: Despite the generation gap, the family members still love each other to the _______ and
back.
A. sun B. moon C. chest D. front
Question 30: The YouTuber Mr. Beast is criticized for seeking fame by randomly giving people money,
but he is undeniably helping those in _______.
A. wish B. need C. want D. disadvantage
Question 31: Instead of immediately looking up the answer to a difficult question on the Internet,
students should try to _______ the solution by themselves first.
A. break down B. break up C. work in D. work out
Question 32: The food tastes so _______, but he couldn’t eat _______ because he lost his appetite.
A. well - well B. good - good C. well - good D. good - well
Question 33: After many sessions of marriage counseling, they _______ and decided not to divorce.
A. were reconciled B. were apart C. reconciled D. fell apart
Question 34: It is impossible for him _______ a billion packs of sesame in a short time.
A. sold B. sell C. to sell D. selling
Question 35: Can you let me borrow your notebooks? I _______ notes in the Math lesson yesterday.
A. haven’t taken B. don’t take C. won’t take D. didn’t take
Question 36: He had to take responsibility _______ his actions. He is not a child any more.
A. with B. for C. in D. to
Question 37: It takes a lot of _______ to improve time-management skills.
A. self-esteem B. self-reliant C. self-doubt D. self-discipline
Question 38: Bill Gates always takes part in the Secret Santa event on Reddit every year, but he asks his
Santa to give _______ money to charity in his stead.
A. away B. off C. down D. up
Question 39: The government imposed a heavy punishment _______ drunk drivers.
A. over B. on C. under D. beyond
Question 40: Her boyfriend really _______ her well and never makes her cry or hurts her.
A. treats B. trusts C. tricks D. trends

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to identify ONE mistake among A, B, C or D.
Question 41: This handwriting is illegible. The student should have written the notebooks in a hurry.
A. this B. is illegible C. should have D. in a hurry
Question 42: The benefactors tried their best to provide humanitarian aid to disadvantageous students.
A. benefactors B. disadvantageous students
C. their best D. humanitarian aid
Question 43: When I was still a child, I haven’t got the chance to feel the world around me.
A. when B. to feel C. haven’t got D. still

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 44: Many of these children come from large and poor families, which prevent them from
having proper schooling.
A. convenient B. useful C. desired D. inappropriate
Question 45: Most of us, even with every communication option possible, drift apart from friends.
A. be separated B. be independent C. be isolated D. be associated

Mark the letter A, B. C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 46: Their teacher is so knowledgeable. Many students admire and want to learn from her.
A. So that knowledgable she is many students admire and want to learn from her.
B. So knowledgeable is she, many students admire and want to learn from her.
C. So knowledgeable is she that many students admire and want to learn from her.
D. So knowledgeable she is that many students admire and want to learn from her.
Question 47: A man in Ho Chi Minh city has launched a solo effort to fundraise for a young girl. Her
family has had financial difficulties for 10 years.
A. A man in Ho Chi Minh city has launched a solo effort to fundraise for a young girl whose family
has had financial difficulties for 10 years.
B. In order to fundraise for a young girl who family has had financial difficulties for 10 years, a man in
Ho Chi Minh city has launched a solo effort.
C. A man in Ho Chi Minh city whose family has had financial difficulties for 10 years has launched a
solo effort to fundraise for a young girl.
D. When a man in Ho Chi Minh city has launched a solo effort to fundraise for a young girl, her family
has had financial difficulties for 10 years.
Question 48: The new restaurant looks good. However, it seems to have few customers.
A. In spite of its appearance, the new restaurant does not appear to attract much business.
B. The new restaurant would have more customers if it looked better.
C. In order to get more business, the new restaurant should improve its appearance.
D. If it had a few more customers, the new restaurant would look better.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 49: At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children as they were
not under the impression that their children could learn anything at all.
A. agreement B. objection C. justification D. support
Question 50: Sometimes, in order to get things done, you have to take the initiative.
A. sacrifice for others B. make important changes
C. make the last decision D. raise the first idea

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