ÔN KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ II

Môn: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11

A. LISTENING (2 points)
PART 1.
You will hear a radio presenter talking about weekend events in the Calistle area. For questions 1-4,
Choose A, B, or C. You will hear the conversation twice.

1. The concert starts at __________.

A. 7. p.m. B. 7.30 p.m. C. 8.30 p.m.
2. The Walking Club will meet __________.
A. in the market square. B. at the bus station C. in the car park by the lake.
3. The writer will talk about __________.
A. a famous person she has written about
B. a recent journey she has made.
C. the next book she will write.
4. To go to the talk you should __________.
A. be a club member. B. be over 16. C. book a ticket.

PART 2. You will hear a recorded message about hotels in the National Park. Listen and complete
questions 5-8. You will hear the conversation twice.

HOTEL IN THE NATIONAL PARK

The Marston Hotel
Good for people who like: walking
If you ask, the hotel will make you a: 5: picnic lunch
The Bristol Hotel
The price includes: 6: _dinner__
The Ferndale Hotel
Good view of: 7:lake
Firtrees Hotel
Has won prizes for its 8: English cooking

B. LEXICO- GRAMMAR (3 points)

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

1. The president of the company officially apologised to the local residents ____ having dumped a large
amount of raw sewage in the area.
A. about B. with C. at D. for
2. He regretted ____ killed and eaten several rare species.
A. to have B. having C. have D. has
3. The rainforests around the world are ______ threat of deforestation.
A. in B. by C. under D. on
4. More wildlife ______ need to be built to save animals from extinction.
A. zoos B. parks C. reserves D. regions
5. How's your Mum? I ____ her for ages.
A. had seen B. haven't seen C. haven't been seeing D. didn't see
6. Academic ____ are official copies of your academic work.
A. transcripts B. reminds C. accounts D. statements
7. I have a message for people ____ by the traffic chaos.
A. to delay B. who delaying C. delayed D. who delay
8. The Citadel of the Ho Dynasty is the only stone citadel in Southeast Asia ____ of large limestone
blocks.
A. constructing B. which constructed C. to construct D. to be constructed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each
of the following sentences.
9. Coal burning releases a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
A. discourages B. reduces C. relaxes D. discharges

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
10. In late October of 2012, the U.S. was struck by a devastated Atlantic storm in Hurricane Sandy,
A B
which was the deadliest and costliest to hit there that year.
C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in
each of the following questions.

11. Cutting down on energy use is the best way to help reduce global warming.
A. Shrinking B. Declining C. Decreasing D. Increasing

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the option that best completes following exchanges.
12. Nam: Do you do anything to protect the environment? Lan: ____
A. I refuse to use plastic bags and try to recycle as much as possible.
B. I use a lot of plastic bags and containers to save the environment.
C. I'm not interested in the subject of environment.
D. I don't want to change my lifestyle.

C. READING (2.5 points)

I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 1 to 5.
Recognized as a World Heritage Site in Vietnam, Ha Long Bay attracts thousands of visitors every
year, who come to enjoy its magnificent natural (1) ____. However, the bay is also facing a number of
threats that may lead to serious damage to the site.
Wildlife in Ha Long Bay is being (2) ____ by overfishing as this is the only job to support most of
the inhabitants here. As a (3) ____, rare sea creatures may become extinct soon.
(4) ____ problem is deforestation of mangrove forests. The mangroves, known as the plants native
to Ha Long Bay, provide protection during storms, preserve the shoreline, and act as a natural filter that
keeps the sea environment clean and healthy. Numerous wildlife species (5) ____ plants and fish also
depend on the mangroves.

1. A. middle B. main C. landscape D. point

2. A. destruction B. destroyed C. destructing D. destroy
3. A. instant B. example C. accident D. result
4. A. Others B. Other C. Another D. One
5. A. making B. including C. getting D. creating

II. 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 6 to 10.

Distant education is a rapidly developing approach to instructions throughout the business. The
approach has been widely used by business, industrial, and medical organizations. For many years,
doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists, engineers, and lawyers have used it to continue their professional
education. Recently, academic instructions have been using distant education to reach a more diverse and
geographically disperse audience not accessible through traditional classroom instructions.
The distinguishing characteristics of distant education is the separation of the instructor and
students during the learning process. The communication of the subject matter is primarily to individuals
rather than groups. As a consequence, the course content must be delivered by instructional media.
The media may be primarily printed, as in the case of traditional correspondence course.
Audiocassettes, videotapes, videodiscs, computer-based instructions, and interactive video courses can be
sent to individual students. In addition, radio, broadcast television, telelectures, and teleconferences are
utilized for “live” distant education. The latter two delivery systems allow for interactive instructions
between the instructor and students.

6. “Distant education is a rapidly developing approach to instructions throughout the business” means
______ .
A. distant education is a form of the on-the-job business training
B. distant education develops rapidly into an approach to give instructions throughout business
C. on-the-job training is rapidly developed for business students
D. distant education is another form of traditional classroom instructions throughout business
7. The individuals who take part in distant education are often______ .
A. too busy to participate in the evening classes
B. unable to access classroom-based education
C. able to participate in classroom-based in their free time
D. too busy to participate computer-based education
8. The striking characteristic of distant education is that______ .
A. the instructors and their students are separated during the training
B. the instructors shouldn’t meet their students during the training
C. the cooperation between the instructor and the students during the learning process is face-to-
face communication
D. the instructor has no contact with the students during the learning process
9. The course content must be delivered______ .
A. by express mail B. by traveling a long distance of the instructor
C. by using instructional media D. by any means o f communication
10. Telelectures and teleconferences allow for______ .
A. no interactive instruction between the instructor and students
B. one-way instruction between the instructor and students
C. traditional correspondence course delivered by instructional media
D. interactive instructions between the instructor and students
D. WRITING (2.5 points)

I. Rewrite each sentence without changing its meaning, using present participle, past participle, to-
infinitive, perfect participle or perfect gerund.
1. A picture was stolen by art thieves. It was painted by Munch.
→ ….. which _.
A Picture as painted by Munch was stolen by art thieves.
2. Victor had visited the heritage site before. He fell in love with the scenery there.
→ _vitor fell in love ..,_.
3. There is a path at the end of this street. The path leads to the Perfume River.
→ ____ At the end of the street there's a path leading to the river __.

II. Write complete sentences, using the words/ phrases given in their correct forms.
You can add more necessary words, but you have to use all the words given.
1. The police /suspected/ Mike / cut down/ oldest/ tree/ the park.
→ ____ The police suspected Mike of having cut down the oldest tree in the park.______.
2. I /read / a report / further education /since/ last Monday. I / finish /it /this/ Sunday.
→ _________________________________________________________________________.

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