GRADE 11 REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
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1. A. southern   B. growth     C. within     D. although

2. A. then    B. think    C. these     D. they
3. A. gather B. there C. ethnic D. although
4. A. southern B. athlete C. healthy D. enthusiast
5. A. chemical /k/ B. approach /ts/ C. achieve D. challenge
6. A. chemical /k/ B. character/k/ C. technical/k/ D. charming
7. A. mutual B. initiate C. picture D. question
8. A. exchange B. children C. speech D. champagne
9. A. athletics B. marathon C. faithfully D. smoothly
10. A. growth B. healthy C. month D. although

Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1. A. contest B. sponsor C. observe D. complete
2. A. stimulate B. competition C. disappointed D. opportunity
3. A. recite B. organize C. apologize D. participate
4. A. knowledge B. maximum C. athletics D. marathon
5. A. encourage B. compete C. award D. represent
6. A. calendar B. origin C. procession D. offering
7. A. introduce B. buffalo C. positive D. ancestor
8. A. neighbor B. member C. dragon D. exchange
9. A. envelope B. pagoda C. repentance D. reunion
10. A. resolution B. alcoholic C. traditional D. ornamental

SPEAKING

Question 1. - “Would you mind lending me your bike?” – “ ____________”

A. Yes. Here it is B. Not at all C. Great D. Yes, let’s
Question 2. A: “How do you do?” ~B“ ”
A. How do you do? B. I’m a bartender
C. Everything is OK! D. I’m very fine, thanks!
Question 3. - Janet: “How did you get here?” - Susan: “________”
A. I came here last night. B. The train was so crowded.
C. Is it far from here? D. I came here by train.
Question 4. - Janet: “Do you feel like going to the cinema this evening?”
- Susan: “_____________”
A. I don't agree. I’m afraid. B. I feel very bored.
C. That would be great. D. You’re welcome.
Question 5. Josh and Mike are talking about hobbies.
- Josh: “ What is your hobby Mike?” - Mike: “ ”
A. Well, I like hiking. B. Well, I want sugar
C. Sure, I’ll go with you. D. Oh, I live here.
Question 6. - Tim: “Let me wash the vegetable while you’re preparing the meat.”
- Linda: “ __ .”
A. OK. Thank you very much. B. Good idea. I'll do it for you.
C. Yes, please. But I can manage. D. No problem.
Question 7. Lora is talking to Maria about her failure at applying for a job.
- Lora: “ ” - Maria: “Never mind, better luck next time”
 A. I have a lot on my mind. B. I’ve broken your precious vase.
C. I couldn’t keep my mind on work. D. I didn’t get the vacant position.
Question 8. - Mary: “Thanks a lot for your help.” – John: “_______”
A. My excitement B. My delight C. My happiness D. My pleasure
Question 9. - Hoa: “Are you going to buy a new computer or just continue using the old one?”
- Mary: “ _______ .”
A. Neither. I’m going to lease one. B. That's impossible. I can’t afford a new one
C. Yes, I'd like one. Thank you. D. Yes, I am.
Question 10. Susan shared with her friend about her losing purse.
- Susan: “I have lost my purse.” - Her friend: “___________.”
A. It’s careless B. Oh, what a pity C. That’s nothing D. Oh, be careful

CLOSEST

1. People are now raising money for flood victims.

A. sending B. collecting C. paying D. making
2. China population growth rate is falling nationwide.
A. rising B. decreasing C. raising D. keeping
3. Pressure on natural resources will increase as we face a population explosion.
A. boom B. decrease = C. decline D. raise
4. Some scientists say that there are enough resources to support 8 billion people.
A. lacking B. significant C. rough D. adequate
5. People are not aware of the problem of overpopulation.
A. incident B. issue C. trouble D. case
6. The rapid growth of population led to an acute shortage of housing.
A. stagnant trì trề B. slow C. fast D. risky
7. In tonight’s quiz, our contestants come from all over the country.
A. losers B. winners C. judges D. competitors
8. The whole family usually try to get together at Christmas.
A. contact B. gather C. relate D. communicate
9. Lunar New Year, or Tet, is the Vietnamese’s main holiday.
A. important B. serious C. excited D. necessary
10. Only positive comments should be made during Tet holiday.
A. harmful B. damaging C. unsafe D. good

ERROR IDENTIFICATION: Identify the one underlined word or phrase that needs correcting:

1. He said(A) me if(B) I had done(C) my(D) homework. Said to

2. Karen said (A)that if(B) she didn’t wake up(C) late, she wouldn’t(D) have missed the bus.
3. I looked(A) everywhere but (B)I couldn't(C) find no one(D) at all. -> anyone
4. The(A) material felt softer(B) than everything(C) she had ever touched(D) before.
5. Tom told Marry if he(A) had known she were in hospital last month(B), he(C)’d have visited her(D)
6. We need to look(A) at this proposal very carefully(B) before we will make(C) a(D) decision.
7. Men has been(A) interested in(B) the stars ever since(C) they first looked up(D) into the sky.
8. Gabriel Marquez, after received(A) his 1982 Nobel Prize for(B) Literature, appeared(C) on the
cover(D) of Time magazine.
9. On the first of(A) next month, John will have(B) been worked(C) for that computer company for five
years(D).
10. The(A) Olympic Games, first celebrated(B) in Athens in 1896, were held(C) every four years so far,
except during(D) the two world wars.

MULTIPLE CHOICE: VOCABULARY, PREPOSITION, WORD FORM, ARTICLE

Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D):
1. The local authority decided to set up a________ high school for gifted students.
A. modern B. modernize C. modernized D. modernization
2. Indonesia, with 216 million people, is the fourth most_______ country in the world.
A. population B. populous C. populously D. popular
3. He has been working for that_______ company for more than ten years now.
A. construct B. construction C. constructive D. constructively
4. Europe’s share of the world population has sharply_______ from 21.7 to 12.8 percent.
A. reached B. increased C. maintained duy trì D. declined
5. A/An_______ is a person who has come to live in a country from some other countries.
A. pregnant có thai B. programmer C. immigrant nhập cư D. unemployment
6. One result of the water_______ is that many people in the area do not have safe water to drink, let
alone watering trees.
A. purify B. shortage C. plenty D. desire
7. My friends ________me to take part in the contest.
A. advised B. suggested C. proposed D. recommended
8. Crime is____on__ the increase in big cities because of overpopulation.
A. in B. during C. on D. within
9. Scientists say that the main reason_____ population explosion is an increase in birth rates.
A. of B. to C. in D. for
10. Overpopulation surely leads to shortage_______ food, clean water, and energy.
A. in B. about C. for D. of
11. _______population density has always been_____ concern in Vietnam, particularly in the Red
River Delta.
A. A/the B. The/the C. no article/a D. The/ no article
12. Vietnamese people usually make _______ for Tet several weeks beforehand.
A. preparing B. preparation C. preparatory D. preparations
13. People believed that what they do on the first day of the year will __ their luck during the whole
year. A. control B. influence ảnh hưởng C. exchange D. result
14 . My mother let me choose a pencil, and I took the blue _________.
A. one B. ones C. another D. other
15 . In Britain Christmas dinner usually _______ turkey, Christmas pudding and brandy butter.
A. brings on B. serves with C. consists of D. puts up
16. Banh Chung is made _______ sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork.
A. of B. from C. with D. by
17. Many people go to the pagoda to _______ for a happy year for themselves and their family.
A. pray B. long C. desire D. ask
18. On the first -day of Tet, children ____ their new clothes and make New Year's wishes to their
parents.
A. take on B. pick on C. put on D. try on
19. He could do nothing. He couldn’t do_______
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
20. While you are making dinner, I'll get on with _______else.
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
21. Peter said that if he_______rich, he_______a lot.
A. is/ will travel B. were / would travel C. was/ will travel D. is/ would travel
22. Mary said that if she _______late, she_______the bus.
A. Had woken up/ wouldn’t have missed B. hadn’t woken up/ wouldn’t have missed
C. hadn’t woken up/ would have missed D. didn’t wake up/ wouldn’t have missed
23. My teachers always encourage _______ hard at school.
A. to work B. us to work C. working D. that we work
24.____ final competition included _______ representatives of three classes.
 A. The/the B. a/a C. Ø/the D. the/ Ø
25. Kevin thanked us _________inviting him to our party.
A. at B. for C. of D. on
26. Before Tet, supermarkets and shops are full _______ goods.
A. of B. with C. in D. for
27. The team which____ more goals wins the match.
A. shoots B. scores C. blows D. kicks
28. We are_____ competition_____ four other companies for the contract.
A. in/of B. in/with C. at/with D. at/of
29. Six months after the accident, he still has difficulty __(in) Ving_____.
A. to walk B. walking C. walked D. to walking
30. His doctor suggested that he ___should Vo/
Vo____ a short leave of absence.
A. will take B. take C. would take D. took

TRANSFORMATION
I. Reported speech: To V
1. “Please type this letter for me” The director said to his secretary.
 The director told his secretary to type that letter for him/her.
2. “If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that second-hand car.” said John.
 John advised me not to buy that…
3. “Would you like to go out for dinner with me, Tom?” said Mary.
 Mary invited Tom to go out for dinner with her.
4. “Don’t forget to come to the meeting tomorrow!” said the manager.
 The manager remind me to come to the meeting the next/following day.
5. “I’ll try my best to look for the book for you” Jim promised.
 Jim promised me to try his best to look for the book for me.

II. Reported speech: V –ing

1. “I didn’t break window yesterday,” Bill said
 Bill denied breaking window the day before.
2. “I feel like meeting our children soon.” said Mrs Bike.
 Mrs Bike looked forward to meeting their children soon.
3. “Why don’t we organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien.
 Ms Lien suggested organizing an English competition for their student.
4. “Yes, I borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said .
 The man admitted borrowing my car for some hours.
5. “I’ll drive you to the station tomorrow. I insist” said Peter to Linda.
 Peter insisted on driving Linda to the station the next day.
III. Reported speech: preposition + V –ing
1. “It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.
Lan thanked Hoa for helping her with her homework.
2. “I'm sorry I couldn't come to visit you last summer.” Said Bob.
Bob apologized for not coming to visit me the previous summer.
3. “I hear you won the championship yesterday, Peter. Congratulations!”
 Dane congratulated Peter on winning the championship the day before.
4. “You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said to him.
Dick’s mother prevented him from playing game then.
5. “You stole these jewels last weekend,” the inspector said to him.
The inspector accused him of stealing those jewels the previous weekend

IV. Reported speech: If sentences

1. Linh said, “If my father repairs the bike now, I will ride the bike to school.”
 Linh said if her father repaired the bike then, she would …
2. Tom said to Mary, “You can go out if you finish the test this morning”
Tom told Mary if she finished the test that morning she could go out.
3. Hoa said to Thanh, “If I don’t know your name, I can’t call you”
Hoa told Thanh if she didn’t know his name, she couldn’t call him.
4. “I could fly if I were a bird”, Trong said.
Trong said if he were a bird, he could fly.
5. “If last night you hadn’t crossed the street, you couldn’t have met the accident”, he said to her
He told her if the previous night she hadn’t crossed the street, she couldn’t have met the accident.

V. To V  V make/let+O+ Vo
1. The thief asked the old lady to lie down on the floor.
 The thief made the old lady lie down on the floor
2. My brother allowed me to use his car for hours.
 My brother let me use his car for hours.
3. My parents don’t allow me to play games on computer.
 My parents don’t let me play games on computer.
4. The sudden noise caused me to jump.
 The sudden noise made me jump.
5. I really want to visit the museum.
 I’d rather visit the museum.
WORD FORM (UNIT 7,8)

1. Some ____scientists___________ say that there are enough resources to support 8 billion.
(scientific)
2. These measures were designed to improve the __safety_________ of traveling by airplane.
(safe)
3. China is the most ___populous____________ country in the world. (population)
4. The government is making great efforts to promote the family __planning_________ program
throughout the country. (plan)
5. I was asked to ___limit_____________ my speech to ten-minute maximum. (limitation)
6. It won't take long to finish this work if we know how to do it _scientifically_____________.
(science)
7. They did not serve enough food because there were some ___unexpected________________
guests. (expect)
8. If you walk on the street before Tet, you’ll find great ______excitement___________
everywhere. ( excite)
9. The employees should be __ congratulated___________ for the part they have played in the
success. (congratulate)
10. Those ladies often go to pagoda to pray for ___happiness_________ and luck. (happy)
11. In spring, all flowers are in blossom ____colorfully________. (color)
12. The ___popularity__(n)_____ of football spreads not only throughout England but also all
over the world. (popular)
13. _____Traditionally________, the Vietnamese attach great importance to the first visitor from
outside on the first day of Tet. (tradition)
14. Adults and children take part in games and ____various____________ forms of
entertainment. (variety)
15. We are preparing the house ________decorations___________ for the Tet holidays.
(decorate)

Fill in each blank space with one appropriate word from the box.

Reading 1

populated - unpleasant - overpopulated - passed – by - population - of

 The world’s population (1)____passed______ 5-bilion mark in 1987, and it is increasing (2)__by_____
about 1.7% a year. At this rate of growth, the number of people in the world will double every 41 years.
This rapid increase has been called the (3)____ population _____ explosion. No one knows how many
people the earth can support. But many scientists, economists and other experts fear that food production
can’t keep pace with the present rate of population increase. They believe the world will soon become
(4)___ overpopulated _______; that is, it will have more people than it can support at an acceptable
standard of living. When too many people live in a small place, life can become very difficult and (5)__
unpleasant _______. Many families move to the cities, hoping to find work and homes.
Reading 2

playing - busy- decorating - incredible - to eat - on- at

I'll never forget my visit to Hong Kong. When I arrived, everybody was very(1) __ busy __________
with the preparations involved. The atmosphere was fantastic. There were bright colors and delicious
smells everywhere. The local people were cleaning every corner of their houses and _(2) ____
decorating ____________the walls with red pieces of paper.
Another custom is to cook fish _(3) _______ on _______New Year's Eve and eat it the next day. My
friend told me that they wanted to have something __(4) _ to eat ___________on the first day of the
year.
I was really looking forward to New Year's Eve Dinner. The whole family got together and everyone was
really happy. I noticed that the grandparents and parents gave children red envelopes with money inside.
After dinner they all started playing cards for good luck. Nobody went to sleep before midnight. At
midnight the great event begins: fireworks! I was really amazed. All around the city I could see and hear
colorful fireworks. It was_(5) _ incredible ___________ and I was really excited.