Name:………………………………………… Class 11A… The FIRST SEMESTER test 1.1 I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1/ A. celebrate B. eradicate C. representative D. general 2/ A. anniversary B. figure C. idol D. illiteracy 3/ A. clock B. mow C. donation D. co-ordinate 4/ A. party B. charity C. athletics D. marathon 5/ A. stimulate B. enthusiasm C. annual D. sculpture II. Choose the best answer 6/ knowledge is knowledge of facts about a lot of different subjects. A. General B. Whole C. Ordinary D. All are correct 7/ If he had studied harder, he . the exam. A. would pass B. will pass C. would have pass D. would have passed 8/ Tom thanked me helping him. A. of B. for C. on D. at 9/ We lunch when we heard the news. A. had B. were having C. have D. are having 10/ The thief admitted Mr. Brown’s car. A. steal B. stole C. stolen D. stealing 11/ I think that pop star is the of countless teenagers. A. image B. figure C. idol D. sample 12. The 60 th wedding anniversary is also called the _____ wedding. A. diamond B. golden C. silver D. bronze 13. Alice didn’t expect _____ to Bill’s party. A. to be invited B. being invited C. to invite D. inviting 14. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others. “Take care of” means _____. A. bring along B. look after C. keep up with D. get on with 15. There’s _____ at the door. Can you come and see who it is? A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. no one III/ Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one: 16/ He said, “I’m sorry I didn’t reply to the letter”. A. He apologized for didn’t reply to the letter. B. He apologized for not to reply to the letter. C. He apologized for not to replying to the letter. D. He apologized for not replying to the letter. 17/ “You’re always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher. A. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes. B. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes. C. The teacher made his students not always making terrible mistakes. D. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes. 18/ When I finish my report, I’ll send it to my boss. A. As soon as I finish my report, I’ll send it to my boss. B. When I finish my report, I’ll send my speech to my boss. C. If I finish my report today, I’ll send to my boss it. D. The boss is waiting for me until I finish my report. 19/ I haven’t got enough money, so I’m not going on holiday. A. If I had enough money, I will go on holiday. B. If I had enough money, I would go on holiday. C. If I had had enough money, I would go on holiday. D. If I had had enough money, I would have go on holiday. 20/ “If I were you, I would take the job”, said my friend. A. My friend was thinking about taking the job. B. My friend insisted on taking the job for me. C. My friend advised me to take the job. D. My friend introduced the idea of taking the job to me. IV. Put the verb into their correct infinitive or gerund: 21. Many people enjoy (travel) to different parts of the world. 22. The teacher let him (stay) at home to finish the assignment. 23. When we meet, Jack avoided (look) …………………….……… at me. 1. V. Rewrite the following sentences 24. “Thank you very much. You help me a lot,” the boy said to his sister. The boy thanked his sister . 25. I can’t come to her party because I am very busy. If 26. “Could you pass me the book?” she asked me. She asked 27. “If I had a guitar here, I would sing you a song,” he said. He said . VI. Read and answer the following questions The world’s population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999, a doubling that occurred over 40 years. The Census Bureau’s latest projections show that population growth will continue in the 21 st century, although more slowly. The world’s population is projected to grow from 6 billion in 1999 to 9 billion by 2042, an increase of 50 percent that will require 43 years. The world’s population growth rate rose from about 1.5 percent per year from 1950 to 1951 to a peak of over 2 percent in the early 1960s due to rising age at marriage as well as increasing availability and use of effective birth-control methods. Note that changes in population growth have not always been steady. A dip in the growth rate from 1959- 1960, for instance, was due to the Great leap Forward in Chin A. During that time, both natural disasters and decreased agricultural output in the wake of massive social reorganization caused China’s death rate to rise sharply and its fertility rate to fall by almost half. 28. How many people did the world’s population increase between 1959 and 1999? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29. Was population growth in the 20 th century more than that in the 21 st century? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30. In 1959-1960, the population growth in China increased rapid or decreased? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Name:………………………………………… Class 11A… The FIRST SEMESTER test 1.2 I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1/ A. mow B. clock C. donation D. co-ordinate 2/ A. celebrate B. eradicate C. representative D. general 3/ A. illiteracy B. figure C. idol D. anniversary 4/ A. stimulate B. enthusiasm C. annual D. sculpture 5/ A. party B. charity C. marathon D. athletics II. Choose the best answer 6/ I think that pop star is the of countless teenagers. A. image B. figure C. idol D. sample 7/ I in Ha Noi before I moved to this city. A. have been living B. lived C. have lived D. had lived 8/ He is so in giving help. A. generous B. generosity C. generously D. general 9/ I saw the cat . through the window. A. jump B. to jump C. jumps D. jumped 10/ . the farm work, the farmer returned home. A. Finishing B. Finish C. Having finished D. Being finished 11/ knowledge is knowledge of facts about a lot of different subjects. A. General B. Whole C. Ordinary D. All are correct 12/ If he had studied harder, he . the exam. A. would pass B. will pass C. would have pass D. would have passed 13/Tom thanked me helping him. A. of B. for C. on D. at 14/ We lunch when we heard the news. A. had B. were having C. have D. are having 15/ The thief admitted Mr. Brown’s car. A. steal B. stole C. stolen D. stealing III/ Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one: 16/ When I finish my report, I’ll send it to my boss. A. As soon as I finish my report, I’ll send it to my boss. B. If I finish my report today, I’ll send to my boss it. C. The boss is waiting for me until I finish my report. D. When I finish my report, I’ll send my speech to my boss. 17/ I haven’t got enough money, so I’m not going on holiday. A. If I had had enough money, I would go on holiday. B. If I had enough money, I would go on holiday. C. If I had enough money, I will go on holiday. D. If I had had enough money, I would have go on holiday. 18/ “If I were you, I would take the job”, said my friend. A. My friend insisted on taking the job for me. B. My friend introduced the idea of taking the job to me. C. My friend advised me to take the job. D. My friend was thinking about taking the job. 19/ He said, “I’m sorry I didn’t reply to the letter”. A. He apologized for didn’t reply to the letter. B. He apologized for not to reply to the letter. C. He apologized for not to replying to the letter. D. He apologized for not replying to the letter. 20/ “You’re always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher. A. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes. B. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes. C. The teacher made his students not always making terrible mistakes. D. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes. IV. Put the verb into their correct infinitive or gerund: 21. My mother likes (travel) through Vietnam. 22. He makes his daughter (stay) at home every weekend. 23. Jack admitted (break) ……………………….my glasses. 2. V. Rewrite the following sentences 24. “Don’t go out in the rain” the sister said to the boy. The sister prevented the boy……………………………………………………. 25. I didn’t come to her party because I forgot. If…………………………………………………………………………………. 26. “Could you close the door?” He asked me. He asked . 27. “If I had a car here, I would drive you to the beach,” he said. He said . VI. Read and answer the following questions One main problem of illiteracy is that it can be passed from generation to generation. Adults who are illiterate have an increased chance of having illiterate children. If parents are skilled at hiding their illiteracy, the children may think that they can also get though life without how to read. The value of an education is usually not presented to these children so they are more likely to drop out of school. This can lead to a life of poverty. The best-paying jobs require years of education. Without a degree of skills, many illiterate people are forced to take minimum wage jobs. If a person is laid off or their jobs become obsolete, they do not have the reading skills to retrain in a new field. Also many low-paying jobs have no health benefits. This leads to poor health care for the illiterate person and his family. 28. What do the children think if their parents are skilled at hiding their illiteracy? ……………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………. 29. What leads to a life of poverty? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30. Are the best-paying jobs required years of education? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. . wedding. A. diamond B. golden C. silver D. bronze 13. Alice didn’t expect _____ to Bill’s party. A. to be invited B. being invited C. to invite D. inviting. meaning as the given one: 16/ When I finish my report, I ll send it to my boss. A. As soon as I finish my report, I ll send it to my boss. B. If I finish