APRIL PROGRESS ENGLISH TEST

Time allowance: 100 minutes

A. PHONENTICS
I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1.25 points).
1. A. Celebration B. Proc ession C. C alendar D. An cestor
2. A. Disqualify B. Fly C. Of D. F emale
3. 1.
A. Wom en 2. B. Cont est 3. C. Compe titive
4. D. Eve nt 5.
4. A. Ploug h B. Might C. Enough D. Weig ht
II. Find the word
5. A. Pleas ure B. Task C. Firs thand D. S pecial whose stressed
pattern is
different from the others in each group (1.25 points).
1. A. Infinite B. Congenial C. Acceptable D. Relationship
2. A. Ashamed B. Image C. Party D. Notice
3. A. Confide B. Matter C. Finish D. Even
4. A. Appearance B. Attractive C. Punctual D. Responsible
5. A. Idea B. Problem C. Common D. Hobby

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence (5 points).
1. .
A. of B. in C. on D. for
2. According to the Nepalese -year-
old Sherpa girl.
A. the B. a C. an D. no article
.
A. reached B. increased C. declined D. maintained
4. On th .
A. will work B. will be working C. will have worked D. would have worked.
.
A. to punish B. punishing C. punish D. to punishing
.
A. feeling B. seeing C. smelling D. tasting
.
A. up B. to C. for D. from

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A. Overpopulation B. Communication
C. Celebration D. Ambition
.
A. digital B. CPU C. network D. screen
.
A. ropes B. backpacks C. dumps D. bottles
.
A. three four B. three fourth C. three quarter D. three quarters

A. on B. in C. through D. over
.
A. moved B. gathered C. collected D. removed
.
A. beautiful but young B. young beautiful
C. beautiful or young D. beautiful young
.
A. Becoming B. To become C. having become D. You becoming
ing me the money my family needs.
A. to you B. What your kind

customers.
A. upon B. over C. round D. in
.
A. make B. are making C. made D. had made

A. if he needs any help B. if he needed any help

C. whether you need any help D. if did he need any help
20. - A: Many thanks for helping our school to mend the roof! -
B. Never mind C. All right

1. 5. 9. 13. 17.

2. 6. 10. 14. 18.

3. 7. 11. 15. 19.

4. 8. 12. 16. 20.

IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses ( 1.25 points)
1. Those students who ( fail hold)

2.

push
round
3. I regret
( tell
sent
back 2
days
ago.
4. Today
( be

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decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence (2.5
points).
Miss Earth is an annual international female beauty pageant
promoting environmental awareness . Carousel Productions Inc. organised
and launched the first Miss Earth beauty pageant in 2001. It was intended
to actively promote the preservation of the environment. The Miss Earth
pageant is recognised as one of the three most prestigious beauty pageants
in the world in terms of size and quality( the other two are Miss Universe
and Miss World contests). The reigning titleholders dedicate their year to
promote the event to address issues concerning the environment. Those
who participate in the pageant are involved with environmental causes. The
pageant winner is expected to become involved with international
environmental

art in tree planting ceremonies , environmental and cultural immersion

programs , sponsor visits and tours. The Miss Earth pageant has grown with
an increasing number of countries participating. The number of national
Miss Earth pageant has grown on every continent as well. The Miss Earth
winner is the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation , the United
Nations Environment Program ( UNEP) and other environmental groups.
Since the Miss Earth pageant has an environmental cause, it is primarily
looking for young women who will stand for the protection and preservation
of the planet. These women are pageant winners or chosen by national Miss
Earth directors from different nations. On national level
is carried out to assure that each of
the participating candidates are not just physically beautiful, but
environmentally knowledgeable. As soon as the national winners are chosen
, they will be subject to evaluation be the pageant organiser.
1. The Miss Earth beauty pageant i
A. to find out the most talented woman in the world
B. to find out the most beautiful woman in the world
C. to promote the preservation of the environment
D. to compete with other international beauty contests
2. All the contestants who compete in the Mi
A. are extremely beautiful and have no knowledge
B. environmental awareness
C. must be beautiful
and have
environmental
knowledge D.
3. How many international beauty contests are referred in the text?
A. One B. two C. three D.
four
4. Which is the activity that the Miss earth beauty pageant winner does not
have to take part in?
A. to pay sponsor visits

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 B. to participate in environmental and cultural immersion programs
C. to attend tree planting ceremonies
D. to advertise for a commercial company
5.
A. Knowledge B. preservation C. promotion D. increase
6.
A. Politics B. economy C. environment D. finance
7.
A. Disapproved C. not very popular
B. Only held in Europe D. becoming popular
8.
A. Experience B. devote C. give D. spend
9. The requirement the contestants in the Miss earth beauty pageant
A. PhD degree C. environmental knowledge
B. physical beauty D. youth
10.
A. critical B. informative C. disgusting D. disapproving

1. 3. 5. 7. 9.

2. 4. 6. 8. 10.

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best options to complete it( 1.25points)

relationships over which we have so little control; the families we cannot change, the neighbors who irritate

asked how you are going to spend the weekend and you say that you will stay in or spend it with your family
or your relatives, people may think you are a little bored. But if you say you are going to see friends and
there is an assumption that you are desirable , connected.
On one level, friendship is

seek it , there is also much confusion, hesitancy and disappointment about friends in many lives.
Friendship is one of those areas which is full of hidden assumptions and unspoken rules. We only discover

1A. society B. organisation C. public D. hall

2A. out B. on C. in D. up
3A. Because B. So C. If D. However
4A. relationship B. connects C. combinations D. attaches
5A. which B. what C. that D. when

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.25 points)
1. Some contests which are not well-
viewers upset. ( organise)
.
( friend)
3. Ev . ( sympathize)
4. He believes . ( person)
ests. ( prepare)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

VIII. Find out the word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting , then correct it (1.25 points)
1. There are several pens on the table; the black one is mine, and the green two are yours.
2. Were it not snowing now, we will go out.
3. Overpopulation is a short way to lead to poor, illiteracy and social evils.
4. Our polluted environment which is the results of the overusing of resources and destroying the wild.
5. Mobile phones have had a significantly impact on telephone network.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it (5 points)
1. .

2. t reach the station in less than 20 minutes.

3. What a surprise to see you here!

4. I wish I had paid more attention to his warnings.

5. .

6. I .

7. The manager wrote a long and ungrammatical report.

8.

9. The weather was so appalling that we came home early.

10. He said that no one had given him money.

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 KEY

DA PHUC HIGH SCHOOL THE OLYMPIC EXAMINATION GRADE 11

School year: 2014-2015 Time allowance: 90 minutes

I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1.25 points).

1. C 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. A

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II. Find the word whose stressed pattern is different from the others in each group (1.25 points).

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A

2. B
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III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each (5 points).

1. A 5. D

6. A
9. C

10. A
13. B

14. D
17. C

18. C

3. C 7. D 11. D 15. B 19. B

4. C 8. A 12. A 16. A 20. B

IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses (1.25 points)

1. have failed / will be held 2. being pushed 3. to tell 4. Were (today)

round

V. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence
(2.5 points).

1. C 3. C 5. A 7. D 9. A

2. C 4. D 6. C 8. B 10. B

VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase (1.25 points)

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B

VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.25 points)

1. organised 2. friendless 3. sympathy 4. personally 5. preparation

VIII. Find out the word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting , then correct it (2.5 points)

1. two ones 2. will would 3. poor 4. which O 5. significantly

poverty
significant

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it (5 points)
1 ~ I wish you would lend me your car.
2 ~ It will take you at least 20 minutes to reach the station.

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3 ~ Fancy seeing you here.
4 ~ I regret not paying attention to his warnings.
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6 ~ If you put yourself in my situation, you would feel the same.

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7 ~ The report which the manager wrote was long and ungrammatical.
8 ~ The father urged his son not to drink anything alcoholic if he was going to drive home.
9 ~ We had such appalling weather that we came home early.
10 ~ He denied being given money.

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