ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II – NĂM H ỌC 2009-2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 11 BAN CƠ BẢN Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút Họ và tên: Lớp 11: 0.25 point / 1 question Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting. 1. It is (A) almost impossible (B)to find two persons (C) who their opinions (D) are the same. 2. He (A)comes from Venezuela, (B) that is (C) a (D) Spanish- speaking country. 3. (A) Forms of (B) popularity entertainment (C) are different (D) in different countries. 4. (A) Either Tom or his friends (B) is good at (C) playing (D) the guitar. 5. (A) Was the captain (B)the last person (C) to left the ship a few minutes (D)before it exploded? Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentences. 6. All the plants classified as……… garden flowers or wildflowers are smaller than trees. A. both B. being C. either D. either are 7. It is time most of us subscribed to an English magazine. A. on B. to C. of D. for 8. Although nuclear power is clean and plentiful, it is not ………… A. safe B. dangerous C. unsafe D. renewed 9. ……………… is used as fuel in cars, ships and aeroplanes, and even in rockets. A. Coal B. Oil C. Gas D. Petroleum 10. People have to build……….to use water energy so it is expensive. A. machines B canals C. lakes D. dams 11. It was Mr. Harding ………. the bill to yesterday. A. who sent my secretary B. to whom my secretary sent C. that my secretary sent D. my secretary sent 12. There is someone…………. at the door. A. knock B. knocks C. knocking D. knocked 13. Lady Astor was the first woman ……………… her seat in Parliament. A. take B. to take C. taking D. who takes 14. It was his hometown ……… in his novel. A. that described B. that is described C. that he describes D. that was described 15. What exactly is the influence of air pollution ……………. human beings? A. to B. with C. on D. for 16. Television viewing is ……….the most popular pastime. A. too far B. by far C. far D. much far 17. Neither the teacher nor his students pleased with the performance of the team. A. was B. has been C. being D. were 18. He neither met her ………….saw her. A. neither B. or C. and D. nor 19. This story attracts a lot of readers, ? A. does it B. did it C. doesn’t it D. didn’t it 20. Mary wasn’t at home when I phoned but I …… contact her at her office. A. was able to B. could C. couldn’t D. wasn’t 21. I don’t think it sounds interesting,……… ……? A. don’t I B. doesn’t it C. does it D. do I MÃ ĐỀ THI : 567 22. The 14 th Asian Games attracted 9,919 ……from 44 countries. A. participate B. participation C. participating D. participants 23. ………species need protection from people. A. danger B. dangerous C. endangered D. dangerously Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the given one . 24. George didn’t smoke and he didn’t drink. A. George either smokes or drinks. B. George neither smoked nor drank. C. George doesn’t both smoke and drinks. D. George not only smokes but also drinks. 25. Peter was the last person who walked on the moon. A. Peter was the first man walking on the moon. B. Peter was the last man walks on the moon. C. Peter was the last man to walk on the moon. D. Peter was the first man walked on the moon. 26. Everyone had heard about the change of schedule before James did. A. Among the last people informed of the change of schedule was James. B. The last thing James knew was the change of schedule. C. At last James was able to know about the change of schedule. D. James was the last to know about the change of schedule. 27. It’s ages since I last saw a Hollywood film. A. I saw a last Hollywood film since ages ago. B. I haven’t seen a Hollywood film for a long time. C. I haven’t seen any Hollywood film before. D. It’s ages when I saw a last Hollywood film. Read the passage and choose the best answer to fill in each gap. The giant panda is probably the most (28)……….and popular zoo animal. They live (29)………. the steep mountains of Western China. About 1000 giant pandas still survive in the wild, but only a very few have ever been seen alive outside China. In 1961 it was adopted as the symbol of the World Wildlife Fund and the panda has become familiar sight on T-shirts, badges and car stickers. It is certainly (30)……….with children and regularly rates in the top ten of children’s favorite animals. Giant pandas can live for up to 20 years, and a big male can weigh 150 kilos They (31)….a diet of rock-hard bamboo stems. They can eat 4 kilos at a sitting and may chew for 12 hours a day. 28. A. valueless B. valuable C. valuably D. value 29. A. on B. in C. with D. to 30. A. popular B. popularizing C. popularity D. popularly 31. A. lived in B. was living with C. had lived on D. live on Choose the word with the different stress pattern. 32. A. energy B. renewable C. replace D. aquatic 33. A. friendship B. hobby C. collect D. listen Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part. 34. A. studied B. loved C. stopped D. closed 35. A. skills B. sports C. games D. medals 36. A. pollute B. consume C. nuclear D. fuel Read the passage and choose the best answer. Reading is of the most constructive hobbies a person can have. The difference between ignorance and knowledge is only a book away. Reading stimulates your mind. It makes you think. You can learn to do many other hobbies by reading. It will generate in you new ideas and a more sound of understanding of the world and those around you. All great men and women have had a love of reading and a passion for learning. Reading can be a relaxing hobby as well. It is something you can just sit around in your house and do. You can go to the park and read. You can go up into the mountains or out into the field to read alone if you would like. You can get completely lost in reading and forget where you are or what time it is, or how much time has passed while you have been reading. If you do not like reading, do it anyway, until you learn to love it. Read different types of books to see which genre of books is most interesting to you. 37. What can best summarize the main idea of paragraph 1? A. Ignorance and knowledge can be found in a book. B. Reading can help generate new ideas. C. Other hobbies can be learnt by reading. D. Reading can be a positive hobby for one person. 38. What can best summarize the main idea of paragraph 2? A. Readers can get lost in reading. B. Reading is something that can be done easily. C. Reading can bring relaxing moments to the readers. D. Readers can choose what to read and where to read. 39. What does the word “genre” in paragraph 2 mean? A. kind B. name C. title D. content 40. What can be the best title for the reading passage? A. Reading a worthwhile hobby to take up B. Find the book that interests you most by reading C. Read until you love it D. Reading - a relaxing hobby Answer keys TT 567 1 C 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 B 9 D 10 D 11 C 12 C 13 B 14 D 15 C 16 B 17 D 18 D 19 C 20 A 21 C 22 D 23 C 24 B 25 C 26 D 27 B 28 B 29 B 30 A 31 D 32 A 33 C 34 C 35 B 36 A 37 D 38 C 39 A 40 A . ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II – NĂM H ỌC 2009 -2010 MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 11 BAN CƠ BẢN Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút Họ và tên: Lớp 11: 0.25 point / 1 question Choose the. able to B. could C. couldn’t D. wasn’t 21. I don’t think it sounds interesting,……… ……? A. don’t I B. doesn’t it C. does it D. do I MÃ ĐỀ THI : 567 22. The 14 th Asian Games attracted 9,919. been C. being D. were 18. He neither met her ………….saw her. A. neither B. or C. and D. nor 19. This story attracts a lot of readers, ? A. does it B. did it C. doesn’t it D. didn’t it 20. Mary