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SECOND TERM TEST- KEY

GRADE 11
Time: 45 minutes
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CODE: 201
A. PHN CHUNG:
I. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the stress pattern and the pronunciation of its underlined
part.
1. a. warned
b. glanced
c. jumped
d. mixed
2. a. sword
b. swing
c. sweet
d. switch
3. a. astronaut
b. memento
c. guitarist
d. pollutant
4. a. survive
b. orbit
c. resign
d. react
5. a. gigantic
b. discarded
c. punctual
d. enormous
II. Choose a, b, c or d that best completes each unfinished sentence or substitutes the underlined part.
1. Nobody was injured in the accident,.....................?
a. were they
b. was there
c. was he
d. wasnt it
2. My business trip to Vietnam was only two days. If the trip..................... longer, I ..................... my friends in
Dong Ha city.
a. is / will visit
b. were longer/ would visit
c. had been / would visit
d. had been/ would have visited
3. - Would you like tea or coffee? - ...................
a. No, Ive no choice
b. I couldnt agree more
c. Id prefer tea, please
d. Yes, Id love to
4. Whats the matter? The computer went wrong but luckily Ann ................. it right again.
a. was able to put
b. could put
c. wasnt able to put d. couldnt put
5. The flight ........................was fully booked.
a. which I wanted to travel
b. on that I wanted to travel
c. that I wanted to travel
d. I wanted to travel on
6. Scientists have been trying to search for renewable energy such as ................... and solar energy.
a. coal
b. petroleum
c. oil
d. wind
7. I got the stamps and threw away the envelopes.
a. kept
b. discarded
c. gathered
d. collected
8. Because power demand is increasing very rapidly, fossil fuels will be ..within a relatively short time
a. to take released
b. limited
c. exhausted
d. unlimited
9. Do you have any objection to the police.......................... your fingerprints?
a. to take
b. taking
c. being taken
d. not to take
10. The spaceship was launched into space .................... a speed of more than 25.000 miles per hour.
a. at
b. in
c. on
d. with
11. - Does soccer interest you?
- No, it is basketball................. I am interested in most.
a. so
b. that
c. which
d.
12. She has been to the school library many times............................
a. if the semester has started
b. while the semester is starting
c. since the semester started
d. after the semester starts
13. This is the second person ............... in that way.
a. to kill
b. killing
c. be killed
d. to be killed
14. I met the fruit-pickers, several of............... were university students?
a. who
b. whom
c. them
d. that
III. Identify and correct the mistake in the following sentences
1. Buying clothes (A) are often (B) a very time-consuming practice (C) because those clothes that a person
likes are rarely (D) the ones that fit him or her. > is
2. (A) It was the (B) kind of accident (C) to which nobody was really (D) to blame. > for which

3. (A) Standing among so many strangers, (B) the frightened child began (C) to cry (D) uncontrollable.
> uncontrollably
4. (A) The old man exchanged (B) the blue jacket (C) to a brown (D) one. > for
IV. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. Solar energy is not only plentiful and
UNLIMITED
but also clean and safe. (LIMIT)
2. Because of the INTERFERENCE of human beings, many animals have become extinct.
(INTERFERE)
3. More women are participating in
ATHLETICS
nowadays.
(ATHLETE)
4. Her parents tried to
DISCOURAGE her from being an actress.
(COURAGE)
B. PHN RING:
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V. Read the following passage and circle A, B, C, D to indicate the correct answer to each question.
ENERGY
In mankind's millions of years on Earth, many types of energy resources have been utilized. However, in
the (1)................ ninety years, petroleum has become by far the most important. (2)..................... over fifty
percent of all energy consumed, it is so essential that, (3)..................... petroleum, we might be faced with
(4).................. disaster.
Of course, the Earth's supply of petroleum (5).................. forever, and in fact, it could disappear
(6)............. than most people believe. At the current rate of (7)......................, the worlds proven oil reserves
might be exhausted within forty or fifty years. Obviously, measures should have been taken decades ago to
reduce our dependence on oil. Amazingly, (8).................... measures are still being discussed today.
1. a. last
b. next
c. near
d. old
2. a. Account for
b. Accounting
c. Accounting for
d. Accounted for
3. a. with
b. having
c. having not
d. without
4. a. economic
b. economy
c. economical
d. economics
5. a. will last
b. not lasts
c. will not last
d. has not last
6. a. sooner
b. later
c. quickly
d. more earlier
7. a consume
b. consumer
c. consumption
d. consummation
8. a. so
b. such
c. any
d. this
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence.
1. The people have all been arrested. He worked with those people.
The people with WHOM HE WORKED HAVE ALL BEEN ARRESTED.
2. Because she had not read the book, she couldnt answer the question.
Not HAVING READ THE BOOK, SHE COULDNT ANWER THE QUESTION.
3. They never made us do anything we didnt want to do.
We WERE NEVER MADE TO DO ANYTHING WE DIDNT WANT TO DO.
4. Every one heard about the accident before I did.
I was the LAST PERSON TO HEAR ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.
5. My father finds maps hard to follow.
My father has DIFFICULTY (IN) FOLLOWING MAPS.

* DNH CHO CHNG TRNH NNG CAO:

V. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word(s) for each
of the blanks.
The warming of the Pacific Ocean has created weather patterns (1)______ strongly affect the world. When
the water is warm, the (2)______ of rainfall in Indonesia and the surrounding regions decreases. Australia
could even experience a drought in many parts. On (3)______ hand, Chile (which borders the Pacific Ocean) is
preparing for (4)______ rainstorms. In Pakistan and northwestern India, the weather pattern makes the rainy
season weaker and makes the area much drier.
This happening is called El Nino and is used (5)______ weather forecasters to make long-range weather
predictions. They also know that El Nino will (6)______ unusually heavy rains to the southwestern part of the
United States and make the central part of the country drier at the same time.
According to research, weather forecasters (7)______ know about the coming weather with certainty. Now
everything has become completely different. El Nino itself used to be (8)______. It would occur every two to
seven years. But now, this weather pattern is becoming more frequent. We cannot say when and how often
tornadoes or cyclones occur. Scientists are unsure of the reason for this change on a global scale either.
1. a. that
b. what
c. when
d. whether
2. a. amount
b. figure
c. number
d. deal
3. a. others
b. other
c. the other
d. another
4. a. severe
b. cruel
c. strict
d. angry
5. a. on
b. by
c. to
d. at
6. a. carry
b. fetch
c. bring
d. take
7. a. used to
b. get used to
c. are used to
d. used to be
8. a. notable
b. remarkable
c. predictable
d. incredible
VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first sentence. Use the word
given and other words to complete each sentence. You must not use more than five words.
1. I suppose its possible that she didnt understand my message.
(may)
I suppose
SHE MAY NOT
HAVE UNDERSTOOD
my message.
2. Why dont you relax for a while? She said to me.
She suggested (THAT) I (SHOULD)
TAKE IT

(take)
easy for a while.

3. I dont think she likes doing other peoples work for them.
(objects)
I think SHE OBJECTS TO
DOING
other peoples work for them.
4. John frequently invents ridiculous stories like that!
It is typical OF JOHN TO
MAKE UP

(make)
a ridiculous story like that!

5. When should we collect the books we ordered last week?

(supposed)
When ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO PICK
up the books we ordered last week?