Phucu highschool Date: November, 2010…… Name: …………………… 45-minute test ( No: 2) Class 11A .… code:128 Answer sheets 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 a b c d 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 a b c d I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. 1. a. bright b. ironing c. drive d. promise 2. a. twenty b. two c. twice d. twin 3. a. climbing b. blouse c. bright d. billion 4. a. reciting b. spirit c. stimulate d. winner II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. 5. Most students are interested --------- the annual English Speaking Contests. a. on b. in c. with d. at 6. The children were warned ----------- in the lake without an adult present. a. not swim b. not to swim c. not swimming d. to not swim 7. Most university students take part in school ---------- which are held every summer. a. acts b. actions c. activities d. actors 8. ---------- is the state of not knowing how to read or write. a. Literacy b. Illiteracy c. Campaign d. Struggle 9. We always celebrate our wedding ----------- with dinner every year. a. party b. anniversary c. cake d. ring 10. There are 54 ------------ minorities in Vietnam. a. national b. primary c. ethnic d. main 11. They are whispering to avoid ----------- by their friends. a. being heard b. hearing c. to be heard d. being hearing 12. Listen! I hear someone ----------- the gate. It can’t be Peter because he is at work at present. a. to open b. open c. opening d. opened 13. The children admitted the money.…………………… a. have taken b. having taken c. take d. being taken 14. The transition from school to work does not happen smoothly to every body. a. without difficulties b. plenty of challenges c. full of troublesd. with problems 15. This time yesterday, Ha ------------- with me to the school. a. was cycling b. is cycling c. were cycling d. cycled 16. We should take care of war invalids and family of martyrs. a. look after b. look into c. look for d. look at 17. I tried ------------------- the bus, but I missed it. a. to catch b. catching c. to be caught d. being caught 18. They spent a lot of money--------------- the house. a. modernize b. modernizing c. have modernized d. to modernize 1 Mark 19. I have expected ------------------- the secret of happiness. a. to tell b. telling c. to be told d. being told 20. The boy denied----------- the glass window. a. breaking b. to break c. to break d. broke 21. She doesn't allow us ------------- in her car. a. to smoke b. smoke c. Smoking d. Smoked 22. He wanted to Linda’s birthday party, but he wasn't. a. being invited b. to be invited c. to invite d. inviting 23. On my birthday, before I blew -------------- the candles, I had prayed for my future. a. on b. out c. in d. at 24. These ------------ come from a high school near here. a. volunteer b. volunteers c. voluntarily d. voluntary 25. The children agreed the candy equally…… a. being divided b. having divided c. to divide d. to be divided 26. The teacher suggested ---------- more film in English to improve their listening skill. a. watch b. to watch c. watching d. to watching 27. More and more people take part in struggling ---------- illiteracy. a. for b. against c. with d. on III. Choose the sentence a, b, c, or d which is closest in meaning to the sentence above: 28. Nam came in to the house and he found that his motorbike had been stolen. a. Coming into the house, Nam found that his motorbike had been stolen. b. Nam found that his motorbike had been stolen, he came into the house. c. Finding that his motorbike had been stolen, Nam came into the house. d. Nam came into the house to find that his motorbike had been stolen. 29. Don t talk in class , the teacher said.“ ’ ” a. The teacher told his students do not talk in class. b. The teacher told his students did not talk in class. c. The teacher told his students not to talk in class. d. The teacher told his students talking in class. 30: I bought these books last week .“ ” a. He said he bought these books last week. b. He said he had bought these books the week before. c. He said he had bought these books last week d. He said he bought these books the week before. 31. Don t be late again! she said.“ ’ ” a. She promised me not to be late again. b. She asked me not to be late again. c. She said me not to be late again. d. She agreed not to be late again. IV. Choose the underlined part among a, b, c or d that needs correcting: 32. You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job. a b c d 33. . Peter apologized for break the vase. a b c d 34. He insisted on seeing the manager tomorrow. a b c d 35. I warned them not climb the mountain in such bad weather. a b c d 36. David asked me telling him the time. a b c d IV. Choosse a, b, c, or d to complete the following passage: Before the (37) started, the girls chatted with each other. Some of them had come (38)… ………… different towns and were not used to being away from home. Ngoc Mai started talking to one of………… them and soon they are getting on well together. As soon as the competition started, there was no more time for talk. They each had to (40) on three pieces of equipment as well as the floor. Ngoc Mai did…………… (39) and made no serious mistakes.………… 37. a. competition b. compete c. competitor d. competitive 38. a. at b. from c. with d. of 39. a. win b. worked c. perform d. do 40. a. good b. bad c. badly d. well 2 ………………… the end …………… 3 . They spent a lot of money -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - the house. a. modernize b. modernizing c. have modernized d. to modernize 1 Mark 19. I have expected -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- . Struggle 9. We always celebrate our wedding -- -- - -- - -- - with dinner every year. a. party b. anniversary c. cake d. ring 10. There are 54 -- -- - -- - -- - - minorities