GRADE 11 - TEST 2

Mark the letter A, B, C, 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. dips B. lives C. digests D. thanks
2. A. young B. friendly C. secondly D. company
Mark the letter A, B, C, 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. admire B. retire C. settle D. become
4. A. elderly B. arrogant C. aggressive D. beautiful
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
5. - A: “Do you help with housework?” - B: “………………….”
A. Certainly. All of us share the chores. B. My parents say I don’t study enough.
C. Why do you want me to do so? D. What nonsense!
6. - A: “Is there any generation gap in your family?”
A. No. I live in a nuclear family. B. Yes, I live alone.
C. I hate this. D. No. My parents are very understanding.
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
7. She’s trying to find her glasses.
A. getting away B. looking after C. looking for D. getting through
8. Can you please take care of my plants while I’m away for a few days?
A. look after B. dismiss C. throw away D. cut down
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions.
9. His plans for the weekend fell through because of the bad weather.
A. disappeared B. stopped C. delayed D. occurred
10. When he becomes an adult, he wants to be a firefighter.
A. an elderly B. an infant C. old enough D. mature
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 15.
The United States has many different types of families. While most American families are traditional, (11)
…….a father, a mother and one or more children, 22 percent of all American families in 1998 were headed by one
parent, usually a woman. In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These (12) ……….couples
may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from responsibilities of childbearing;
or, perhaps they (13) …………physically able to have children. Other families in the United States have one adult
(14) ……………a stepparent. A stepmother or stepfather is a person who joins a family by marrying a father or a
mother.
Americans tolerate and accept these different types of families. In the United States people have right to
privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans what type of family group they must belong to.
They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups. Families are very important (15) ………….Americans.
11. A. consist of B. consisting C. consist D. including
12. A. childish B. childlike C. childless D. childhood
13. A. are not B. can’t C. couldn’t D. weren’t
14. A. who is B. is C. which is D. which has
15. A. for B. of C. in D. to
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 16 to 20.

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 When I was younger, I hated being the eldest child and the only girl in my family. But now I am older, I
realize that being 'Big Sister' actually has its advantages. First of all, I get special treatment from my parents and
brothers. I get my own room, and brothers have to do all the heavy work around the house. Another benefit is that,
being the eldest, I have learned to be responsible and dependable. For example, my parents often leave my brothers
in my care when they go out. I also try my best in whatever I do in order to be a good example for my brothers. The
experience I've had in taking care of my brothers has prepared me for my own family in the future. So, even though
I didn't choose to be the eldest child and the only girl in my family, I have succeeded in making this situation work
to my best advantage.
16. The writer disliked........ when she was younger.
A. having too many brothers in her family
B. being the eldest child and the only girl in her family
C. being the only child in her family
D. getting special treatment from her parents and brothers
17. ‘Big Sister' means......
A. the only child B. the biggest sister C. the eldest sister D. the oldest person
18. She has to........when her parents go out.
A. look after her brothers B. cook every meal
C. do heavy work around the house D. lay the table for dinners
19. She has........in making the situation work to her best advantage.
A. liked B. failed C. chosen D. succeeded
20. When the writer grows up, she finds it is ...... to be a big sister.
A. boring B. enjoyable C. unacceptable D. miserable
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets.
21. The ringing of the telephone came as a distinct (irritate) ………………….
22. An alert scientist is (distrust) ………….of coincidences.
23. We are growing (patient) ……………………… with the lack of results.
24. Many parents are strongly (criticize) ……………….of the school.
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
25. When I was fifteen, I (go) ………………….to a music festival with my brother and his friends.
26. When the manager came in the canteen, I (eat) …………….my lunch.
27. They (know) ……………….each other for years before they became a couple.
28. She used to (go) ……………….shopping when she lived in Paris.
KEYS:
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of
the following questions.
29. I played football yesterday and got very tired because I didn’t play football for a long time.
A. didn’t play B. because C. played D. got
30. Did it take you long to get used the food here?
A. the B. Did C. long D. get used
31. They grew up at the village in Central Viet Nam.
A. the B. grew up C. in D. at
Finish second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
32. They didn’t buy any petrol. Their car stopped. (use “because”)
=> ……………………………………………………………
33. Kate played football. Then she had a shower. (use “after”)
=> ……………………………………………………………
34. Can you return my phone call? (use “call back”)
=> ……………………………………………………………
35. There were a lot of trees in front of my house. (use “used to”)
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=> ……………………………………………………………
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
36. During ……………, boys are sometimes very shy and lacking in self-confidence.
A. adolescence B. adulthood C. middle-age D. privacy
37. We need to reduce our …………………..on foreign machinery.
A. safety B. enthusiasm C. sympathy D. dependence
38. Jane’s mother was …………….on her for physical care.
A. dependent B. ungrateful C. optimistic D. sarcastic
39. The wheelchair gives him the ……………….to go out on his own.
A. freedom B. emigration C. emotion D. dependence
40. We had a(n) ………………..and open discussion about the matter.
A. dependent B. free C. irritated D. miserable
41. He became very ……………when we had to leave.
A. private B. ideal C. emotional D. aggressive
42. In most countries, people get a license between the ages ……………16 and 18.
A. of B. from C. at D. in
43. I ………………people who have achieved a lot in life.
A. look up to B. look down on C. look through D. look up
44. Mary has ……………..Jack again, so they aren’t talking to each other.
A. made friends with B. gave up C. fallen out with D. fallen in love
45. ……………………….that dress in the sales?
A. Were you buying B. Had you bought C. Were you bought D. Did you buy
46. I ……..play the guitar, but I stopped when I left home.
A. get used to B. used to C. am used to D. use
47. I wasn’t able to phone you …………….I had left my phone at home.
A. while B. when C. because D. as
48. Kate plays ………………..violin in an orchestra.
A. the B. a C. an D. no article
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the
following questions.
49. Eight years ago, we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
50. Eating with chopsticks feels strange to Jonathan.
A. Eating with chopsticks isn’t what Jonathan used to.
B. Jonathan is not used to eating with chopsticks.
C. Not feeling strange, Jonathan tries eating with chopsticks.
D. Jonathan didn’t use to e at with chopsticks.
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