onthionline.net KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II - NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11 ĐỀ SỐ Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút I Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others (0.6 point) 1.A eradicate B expand C announce D satisfy 2.A distribute B stimulate C subscribe D affect 3.A capture B endanger C pesticide D devastate II Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from that of the other words (0.4 point) 1.A pesticide B city C centre D campaign 2.A comment B solar C ecologist D fossil III Choose the best answer (3 points) Gagarin became the first person to eat and drink in zero gravity It means _ A conquest B weightlessness C spacecraft D experiment The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the famous man-made wonders of the world A artificial B natural C modern D eternal I was talking to a man _has worked with my father since last week A when B whose C who D which - A: Where is your sister? - B: She is busy _ dinner in the kitchen A of cooking B to cook C cooking D cook onthionline.net If she were able to come to the party, she _herself so much A would have enjoy B will enjoy C enjoyed D would enjoy _taught me how to play the guitar when I was at primary school A It was my uncle that B It has been my uncle C It is my uncle he D It was my uncle whom “If I were you, I would try again”, Peter said to me A Peter advised me to try again B Peter advised me try again C Peter advised me trying again D Peter advised me tried again The film by the time we get there A will have ended B will end C ends D is ending It is the first time I such a beautiful girl A have ever seen B had ever seen C ever see D ever saw 10 It’s sweet tea that I can’t drink it A too B very C so D such 11 The job for _he applied was really challenging A which B that C it D whose 12 My uncle is extremely good at _ people singing with his guitar A accompanying B accompany C accompanist D accompaniment 13 She tried to protect herself _the strong wind A with B in C of D from 14 We are proud of our staff, who are always friendly and efficient A well-done B well-appointed C well-behaved D well-trained 15 People are destroying the air by adding into it onthionline.net A pollutants B polluters C pollution D polluted IV Choose the part that is incorrect (1 point) Although (A) its height, Mount Whitney, one (B) of the north America’s highest (C) mountains, is popular with (D) hikers All the (A) students in the class are enough good (B) to pass (C) the final (D) exam The (A) girl whom (B) he fell in love with her (C) left him after a few (D) months Not only (A) Laura's parents but also her husband think (B) she should return (C) to school to finish her graduate degree (D) Dr Hardes , that (A) is the professor for this class, will be (B) absent this week (C) because of his illness (D) V Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question (2 points) The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's lives are affected by IT Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer while today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an everyday event These developments have brought many benefits to our lives E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now available to us Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate This has led to many concerns regarding children accessing unsuitable websites onthionline.net In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully What does the IT stand for? It stands for A Information Technology B Information Transmission C Information Transfer D Information Theory The use of The World Wide Web and e-mail communication _ A is destroying traditional customs B has also been used for education purpose C is difficult to get access to D causes a busy and exciting life In the last twenty years A there have been developments in telecommunications B people's lives have been changed a lot because of the invention of the computer C the World Wide Web and e-mail communication have affected modern life D there have been dramatic changes in the field of computer science The writer thinks future IT developments will be _ A more rapid B more negative C more positive D unexpected According to the passage, E-mail _ A reduces face-to-face contact B is used only in business C can be checked quickly and easily D takes a lot of time to transmit VI Rewrite the following sentences using the given words (2 points) Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late => In spite If it hadn't been for your help, he would have been in a worse mess onthionline.net => If you She bought the car from Tom => It's Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky way (Use past participle) => Our solar Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they? => The tickets ? VII Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the passage (1 point) Becoming a collector of something is very interesting The most interesting is _(1) stamps because there are so many to choose from Stamps-collecting _(2) a hobby of millions of people all over the world for more than some hundred years Nobody _(3) how many stamps there are in the world The _(4) problem of all for the beginner is just which stamps to collect, as there are so many and nobody could collect them all Many people collect stamps of one country, perhaps the one they live _(5) or small group of countries, or a theme "Thematic collection" means gather all stamps in connection with an idea 1.A collect B collection C collects D collecting 2.A is being B has been C was D is C knows D know C most big D biggest 3.A have known B are knowing 4.A big B bigger 5.A in B of C on D at ... sweet tea that I can’t drink it A too B very C so D such 11 The job for _he applied was really challenging A which B that C it D whose 12 My uncle is extremely good at _ people singing with... Information Technology B Information Transmission C Information Transfer D Information Theory The use of The World Wide Web and e-mail communication _ A is destroying traditional customs B has also... this has made life much easier and more convenient However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional