ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA LẦN I

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 11

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SECTION A (8 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined
part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
1. A. spread B. bread C. break D. breath
D
breath noun /breθ/
2. A. glanced B. provided C. brushed D. looked
B
glance [intransitive] + adv./prep. to look quickly at something/somebody

She glanced at her watch.

He glanced around the room.

provide supply
provide something for somebody We are here to provide a service for the
public.
provide something to somebody We provide financial support to low-income
families.
provide somebody with something We are here to provide the public with a
service
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from
the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. present B. constancy C. participate D. literacy
B

4. A. protect B. prohibit C. pollute D. cultivate

 D
prohibit [often passive] to stop something from being done or used especially by
law
SYNONYM forbid

prohibit something a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol

prohibit somebody from doing something Soviet citizens were prohibited from

travelling abroad.

prohibit (somebody) doing something The policy prohibits smoking on school

grounds.

pollute contaminate, adulterate

5. A. nature B. dangerous C. interfered D. devastating
C
dangerous hazardous, perilous, risky, treacherous
interfere to get involved in and try to influence a situation that should not really involve
you, in a way that annoys other people

I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions.

interfere in something  The police are very unwilling to interfere in family

problems.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
6. The boys were taken ... a fishing trip last weekend.
A. in B. to C. on D. for
B
7. He volunteered his ... as a driver for the convoy.
A. jobs B. work C. services D. assistance
8. All staffs work on a completely ... basis without getting any money.
A. volunteer B. volunteering C. voluntary D. voluntarily
9. It’s filthy in here. Are there any volunteers to help ... ?
A. light up B. clean up C. clear up D. take up
10. I’m sure it’s not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don’t remember ...
anyone about it.
A. to tell B. being told C. having told D. to be told
11. The building ... the earthquake but then ... by a fire.
A. was survived – destroyed B. survived – was destroyed
C. survived – destroyed D. was survived – was destroyed

12. ... a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

A. Finding B. We found C. Found D. Having found
13. Stacey seems like a bright student. She’s always the first ... her work.
A. to finish B. finishing C. being finished D. to be finished
14. We were shocked to hear the news of your ... .
A. having fired B. to be fired C. having been fired D. to have been fired
15. I think I hear someone ... the back window. Do you hear it, too?
A. trying open B. trying to open C. try opening D. try to open
16. A(n) ... is someone who takes part in sports competitions.
A. judge B. sportsman C. athlete D. sponsor
17. A string of defeats has failed to break the team’s ... .
A. spirits B. efforts C. works D. methods
18. If you ... a headache, you should take an aspirin.
A. will have B. had C. have D. are having
19. Why ... a movie tonight?
A. about seeing B. don’t we see C. not seeing D. we don’t see
20. Tom ... me for lending him my car.
A. thanked B. apologized C. accused D. suggested
21. If I ... you, I’d call and apologize to her.
A. am B. were C. would be D. had been
22. The policeman ... the customers from leaving the shop.
A. avoided B. persuaded C. arrested D. stopped
23. If I ... you were sick, I would have called sooner.
A. have known B. had known C. would have known D. know
24. I shall do the job to the best of my ... .
A. capacity B. ability C. knowledge D. talent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
25. Agragrian people depend on the lunar calendar to prepare for their crops.
A. gardeners B. planters C. farmers D. highlanders
26. We wish you both health and longevity.
A. long life B. happy life C. easy life D. exciting life

27. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.

A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate
28. The hotel staff are always friendly and courteous.
A. efficient B. polite C. helpful D. perfect
29. There was no mention of the incident in the national press.
A. television B. newspapers C. Internet D. radio
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following sentences.
30. Despite of all efforts to save them, Africa’s Western Black Rhino is now officially extinct.
A. Despite of B. to save C. Africa’s D. officially extinct
31. If you work hard, you would be successful in anything that you do.
A. hard B. would be C. in D. anything
32. No one in our office wants to drive to work because of there are always traffic jams
at rush hour.
A. wants B. because of C. are D. at rush hour
33. There’s hardly no sugar left, so we must get some when we go shopping.
A. There’s B. no sugar C. must D. some
34. Most of the trees in our garden are less than 10 years old but ones are much older than that.
A. Most of B. are C. ones D. that
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 from 35 to 44.
 Mexico City is growing quickly. In 1970, the city had about 9 million people. Now it has
over 17 million. All these people are causing (35) ... for the city. There are not (36) ... jobs.
Also, there is not enough housing. Large families have to live together in small homes. Many
homes do not have water. They also do not have bathrooms or electricity. The Mexican
government is (37) ... about all these problems. It is working hard to make (38) ... better in the
city.
Why is Mexico City growing so (39) ... ? Where are all these people coming from? They are
coming to the city from the country. Life is hard on the farms in Mexico. Most people on farms
have to live a very simple life. They have no (40) ... money for modern things. People think life
in the city must be (41) ... . So they leave their farms and move to Mexico City.
All around the world, large cities have the same problems. One of them is air (42) ... .
Mexico City has bad air. It is dirty and (43) ... . Cars are one reason for the dirty air. Many
Mexicans now own their own cars and drive in the city. The factories in the area also cause air
pollution. These factories put a lot of (44) ... into the air. It is not easy to clean up the air in a
large city. The government has to make new laws and everyone has to help.
35. A. problems B. matters C. things D. news
36. A. much B. more C. enough D. many
37. A. worried B. interested C. discussed D. known
38. A. duration B. circle C. live D. life
39. A. normal B. fast C. slow D. average
40. A. bonus B. extra C. added D. given
41. A. bad B. good C. better D. best
42. A. pollution B. matter C. complaint D. comment
43. A. noisy B. tidy C. clear D. unhealthy
44. A. dirt B. smoke C. noise D. pollution
Read the following passage and and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 49.
In Vietnam, there is great excitement built up well before Tet Nguyen Dan. First, every
family organizes a trip to the cemetery to visit the graves of their ancestors. After that, to create
an air of prosperity, wealth and fun for the first three days of the Lunar New Year, people are
kept busy cooking traditional foods, buying gifts and making other preparations. Certain items
deemed to be bought or made are banh chung, dried watermelon seeds, tea, dried sausages, fruit
(fresh and candied), ornamental plants and flowers. Red and yellow flowers are ideal as they
make the house more welcoming. On the New Year’s days, only good comments and wishes can
be expressed. Children receive their li xi (or red envelopes with lucky money inside). People
make a visit to family members, neighbours, and close friends. And people who live apart from
their family try to get together on these days. Clearly enough, games and various forms of
entertainment are staged and these often last a week. Varying traditional specialties including
wrestling, buffalo fighting, dragon or unicorn dancing take place in different regions.
45. Before Tet, people usually ….
A. are very busy with the preparations
B. have great excitement and fun
C. rebuild their ancestral graves
D. spend time on travelling
46. Which of the following, according to the passage, is not usually eaten during Tet?
A. candied ginger B. sausages C. watermelon D. beef stew
47. Why are red and yellow flowers popular in decorating the house at Tet?
A. Because they are friendly and pleasant.
B. Because they make the house look comfortable to be in
C. Because they represent good luck.
D. Because they are attractive and cheap.
48. On the New Year’s days, ….
A. people are busy cooking traditional foods.
B. everybody receives their ‘lucky money’.
C. only good comments are made.
D. houses are cleaned and decorated with trees and flowers.
49. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Tet is a period of concord and hope.
B. Tet is a sort of bond that ties the living and the dead.
C. Tet is a great season of joy and of entertainment.
D.Tet is an occasion for a family reunion.
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 from 50 to 55.
Sometimes mail arrives at the post office, and it is impossible to deliver the mail. Perhaps
there is an inadequate or illegible address and no return address. The post office cannot just
throw this mail away, so this becomes ‘dead mail’. This ‘dead mail’ is sent to one of the US
Postal Service’s dead mail offices in Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, St. Paul or San Francisco.
Seventy-five million pieces of mail can end up in the dead mail office in one year.
The staff of the dead mail offices have a variety of ways to deal with all of these pieces of
dead mail. First of all, they look for clues that can help deliver; they open packages in the hope
that something inside will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also
be listed on a computer so that people can call in and check to see if a missing item is there.
However, all of this mail cannot simply be stored forever; there is just too much of it.
When a lot of dead mail has piled up, the dead mail offices hold public auctions. Every three
months, the public is invited in and bins containing items found in dead mail packages are sold to
the highest bidder.
50. Which of the following is the suitable title for the passage?
A. The US Postal Service. B. Staff Responsibilities at the US Postal Service.
C. Why is Mail Undeliverable. D. Dead Mail Offices.

51. Dead mail is mail that …

A. has no use. B. has been read and thrown away.
C. is unwanted. D. is undeliverable.
52. The word “illegible” in line 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following ?
A. incomplete B. missing C. unreadable D. incorrect
53. According to the passage, how many dead mail offices does the US Postal Service have?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 15 D. 75
54. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way that post office staff members deal with
dead mail?
A. They search for clues. B. They throw dead mail away.
C. They open dead mail. D. they list dead mail on a computer.
55. The passage indicates that dead mail auctions are held …?
 A. once a year B. twice a year C. three times a year D. four times a year
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
56. If you ... told us about the bad service, we would have eaten there.
A. didn’t B. wouldn’t have C. haven’t D. hadn’t
57. I was awakened by the sound of ... knocking on the door.
A. anyone B. one C. someone D. else
58. The result of the ... will be known today.
A. poetry competition B. poetry’s competition
C. competition poetry D. competition’s poetry
59. If you want to go skiing in the South, ... to Black Mountain.
A. you go B. you’ll go C. go D. went
60. ... of the shop, my friend Tom went in.
A. Coming out B. On coming out C. When coming out D. As I came out
61. She can’t get home ... she has no money.
A. unless B. if C. until D. without
62. The newspaper report contained ... important information.
A. many B. another C. an D. a lot of
63. A part-time job gives me the freedom to ... my own interests.
A. pursue B. chase C. seek D. catch

64. In his first game for Newcastle, Keegan ... a goal after 58 minutes.
A. scored B. won C. earned D. gained

Section B (2 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
Question 1: Sue left the house, but first she locked the door.
Before Sue ....................................................................................................................................
Question 2: Because I had already seen the film twice, I didn’t want to see it.
Having ..........................................................................................................................................
Question 3: “You damaged my car, John!” said Mary.
John was accused of .....................................................................................................................
Question 4: “I wouldn’t buy the car, Janos, if I were you.”
I advised .......................................................................................................................................
Question 5: We didn’t go to the concert because we were busy.
If we