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15. A. on in with of
16. A. take use spend experience
17. A. Therefore However Because Additionally
18. A. uncomfortable confused nervous confident
19. A. suffer overcome affect subject
Read the passage below and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer
to each question.
What’s the problem with British teenagers? Many British newspapers and TV programmes are
asking this question at the moment. A lot of people are saying that there are problems with
teenagers at school, on the streets and in their homes. Why? What, or who, is responsible for
these problems? A recent BBC television series explores these questions. It's called 'The
world's strictest parents'. Is that because British parents are very strict? Just the opposite, it
seems. The director of the programme, Andrea Wiseman, explains why they are making it. She
thinks that in the United Kingdom teenagers pay no attention to adults. They don't want to do
well at school. They think they can do what they like and they are only interested in new
fashions and Hollywood celebrities. Why are British teenagers like this? Wiseman says it's
because their parents give their children everything they can. But they give their children no
limits, no rules, no discipline because they want their children to be 'free'. They don't tell their
children to work hard because they don't want their kids to have any stress. The problem with
this is that parents give their sons and daughters no cultural values. When a teenager does
something bad and their parents say something, the teenagers immediately say: 'My parents are
really strict’ or 'My parents aren't fair'. So what happens in the TV programme? Some
problematic British teenagers go and live with parents in different parts of the world. They live
with families that believe in traditional discipline and cultural values. In Ghana, Jamaica,
Botswana and the Southern US state of Alabama, the teenagers have the experience of living
with parents who want and expect good behaviour and hard work. The results are interesting. In
the end, the British teenagers seem to prefer having strict parents!
20. Which of the following is not TRUE about British teenagers according to Wiseman?
A. They think that they have freedom to do anything they like.
B. They show their interest in new fashions.
C. They pay much attention to their parents.
D. They don't want to do well at school.
21. The word “explores: thăm dò, thám hiểm” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. invents: phát minh, sáng chế B. investigates : khám phá, tìm kiếm C. looks D.
gives
22. In Wiseman's opinion, British parents _______.
A. are very strict
B. always ask their children to work hard
C. try to teach their children cultural values
D. don't give their kids discipline and rules
23. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. An experiment on TV shows that British teenagers seem to dislike having strict parents.
B. Andrea Wiseman is one of the British teenagers participating in the program called 'The
world's strictest parents'.
C. It seems that British parents don't like being strict because they want their sons and
daughters to have freedom.
D. British teenagers think that their parents are very strict, so they always try to do everything
as well as possible.
24. The word “celebrities” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. famous people B. talented people
C. rich people D. good people
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
25. I'm totally exhausted after having finished successive assignments in only a week.
A. jobs B. works C. exercises D. problems
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
26. The maintenance of this company is dependent on international investment.
A. affective B. self-reliant C. self-restricted D. reliant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following
exchanges
27. “How often do you have your teeth checked?” – “____”
A. Two months.
B. Not much.
C. Rarely.
D. They're checked carefully.
28. "You look very pretty in this dress." – “____”
A. It's so nice of you to say that. B. Yes, it is fairly expensive.
C. I see what you mean. D. Thanks for your wish.
29. “When will our factory be expanded?” – “____”
A. It was expanded in 1996. B. It depends on our director's decision.
C. I didn't hear about it. D. That's good news.
30. Dr. Jonas can see you next Thursday. Do you prefer morning or afternoon?
A. That would be fine. B. Morning is best for me.
C. I am looking forward to seeing you. D. Thank you very much.
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words given.
31. It isn't necessary for you to book the tickets in advance.
→ You _don’t have to book the tickets in advance______.
32. He first met his wife when they were both working in Ha Noi.
→ It was when ____________________________________.
33. His parents are willing to listen sympathetically to him when he gets trouble.
→ His parents are willing to lend _an ear him when he gets trouble____.
34. You mustn't use mobile phones in the examination room.
→ You are __not use mobile phon in the ……..___.
35. It is better for parents to take time to understand their children.
→ Parents had _better take time to understand their children___.
I. PHONETICS (1 p)
5. All of the disasters resulted from _________ will continue to have a devastating effect on
socio-economic development.
A. floods
B. climate change
C. ecological balance
D. carbon footprint
6. We admired the Japanese _______ the city of Fukushima after the disaster.
A. to rebuild
B. of having rebuilt
C. to being rebuilt
7. The UK offers a wide range of worked-based training for students seeking to build careers
_____ specific industries.
A. at
B. on
C. into
D. in
8. The UK is a ____ multicultural society with a wonderful mix of people from many different
backgrounds.
A. truthfully
B. true
C. truth
D. truly
9. IB students can select subjects so that they specialize in a particular academic field, but
mathematics, native language and theory of knowledge are __________subjects.
A. optional
B. elective
C. compulsory
D. certain
A. on the verge of
B. on the risk of
C. at danger of
D. in the verge of
12. Having treated the environment (responsible)__irresponsible__, humans now have to suffer
the effects of global warming.
14. If you want to pursue higher education abroad, you should improve your English and
(broad) ___broaden______ your knowledge about culture.
Give the correct tenses and forms of the verbs in the brackets (1.5pt)
15. (Be)_Having been___ his own boss for such a long time, he found it hard to accept orders
from another.
16. Last year I worked abroad. I appreciate (give)__gave___the opportunity to live and work in
a foreign country.
20. Jim (read)__has been read___that novel by Earnest Hemingway three times.
Read the passage and choose the best answer to complete the blank. (1.25p)
The people of Kiribati are afraid that one day in the not-too-distant future, their country will
disappear... (1)... the face of the earth literally. Several times this year, the Pacific island nation
has been flooded by a sudden high tide. These tides, which swept across the island and
destroyed houses, came when there was neither wind... (2)... rain. "This never happened
before," say the older citizens of Kiribati.
What is causing these mysterious high tides? The answer may well be global warming. When
fuels like oil and coal are being burned, pollutants are released; these pollutants... (3).... heat in
the earth's atmosphere. Warmer temperatures cause water to expand and also create more water
by melting glaciers and polar ice caps.
If the trend continues, scientists say, many countries... (4).... Bangladesh, for example, might
lose one-fifth of its land. The coral island nations of the Pacific, like Kiribati and the Marshall
Islands, however, would face an even worse fate. They would be swallowed by the sea. The
loss of these coral islands would be everyone's loss. Coral formations are... (5)... to more
species than any other place on earth.
Distant education is a rapidly developing approach to instructions throughout the business. The
approach has been widely used in business, industrial and medical organizations. For many
years, doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists, engineers and laywers have used it to continue their
professional education. Recently, academic instructions have been using distant education to
reach a more diverse and geographically disperse audience not accessible through traditional
classroom instructions.
The distinguishing characteristic of distant education is the separation of the instructor and
students during the learning process. The communication of the subject matter is primarily to
individuals rather than groups. As a consequence, the course content must be delivered by
instructional media.
The media may be primarily printed, as in the case of traditional correspondence course.
Audiocassettes, videotapes, videodiscs, computer-based instructions and interactive video
courses can be sent to individual students. In addition, radio, broadcast television, telelectures,
and teleconferences are utilized for "live" distant education. The latter two delivery systems
allow for interactive instructions between the instructor and students.
A. All kinds of students who need more training to become doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists,
engineers and laywers.
C. On- the- job people who need to have more training to serve professional education
27. The individuals who take part in distant education are often....................
A. mainly
B. partly
C. noisily
D. unimportantly
31. The last time we phoned her was when we went to the party together.
33. He threw rubbish into the forest and he was fined for it. (using perfect gerund)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress
6.They didn't forget ____ a short vacation in Cuc Phuong National Park last year.
A. being spent
C. to spend
D. having spent
A. catastrophic
B. temperature
C. global
D. risk
8. Most climate scientists agree the main cause of the current global warming trend is human
expansion of the greenhouse ____.
A. gas
B. damage
C. cause
D. effect
9. Climate change may lead to the extinction of many species and upset the ____ balance.
A. ecological
B. biology
C. geography
D. technology
10. Methane:is a far more active ____ than carbon dioxide, but also one which is much less
abundant in the atmosphere.
A. climate change
B. emission
C. greenhouse gas
D. greenhouse effect
11. All of the disasters resulted from ____ will continue to have a devastating effect on socio-
economic development.
A. ecological balance
B. carbon footprint
C. floods
D. climate change
12. The public praised the local farmers for ____ millions of trees of the surrounding hills.
A. being planting
C. plant
D. being planted
13. Cambridge University (set) ___HAS SET____ the standards for the A-level subjects for
more than 80 years.
14. I (wait) __________________ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she
(forget) ___FORGETS____ to come?
15. He (not be) ___HASN’T BEEN___ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) __HAS
LIVED__ since then.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
16. We need to cut down on the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
A. intake
B. retake
C. uptake
D. discharge
19. Prof. Daniel, who has been working (A) in our faculty for almost (B) 15 years, is giving a
seminar on (C) further education to students on next Friday (D). next Friday
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word
or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
In the professional or career world, a gap year is a year before going to college or university
and after finishing high school or (20) ____ a year off before going into graduate school after
completing a bachelor as an undergraduate. (21) ____ this time, students may engage in
advanced academic courses, extra-academic courses and non-academic courses, such as
yearlong pre-college math courses, language studies, learning a trade, art studies, volunteer
work, travel, internships, sports and more. Gap years are sometimes considered a way for
students to become independent and learn a great deal of (22) ____ prior to engaging in
university life.
Australians and New Zealanders have a tradition of travelling overseas independently (23) ____ a
young age. In New Zealand, this is known as “doing an OE” (Overseas Experience). Sometimes, an OE
is (24) ____ to one year, but often Australians and New Zealanders will remain overseas for three to
five years, with many working short-term in service industry jobs to fund their continuing travels.
Europe and Asia are popular destinations for doing an OE. In Australia, through exchange programmes
and benefits for youth, there are so many opportunities for a young person to broaden their (25) ____
through travel in a gap year.
I. Phonetics:
*Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others: (0.5p)
6. The factory was fined for (discharge).....discharging.... chemicals into the river.
7. "Have you ever met the man (stand)....standing.(mđqh dạng rút gọn)........ over there?" "No.
Who is he?"
9. Johnny was the last applicant (interview)....to be interviewed... for a position in that energy
station.
11. The chemical (pollute)..pollutant. from cars and factories make the air, water and soil
dangerously dirty.
12. What I like best about your house is its (space)..space... kitchen.
13. The total energy (consume)..consumed..in 2005 was over 150 million tons
C. Choose the best answer: (1.5p)
14. There was no mention of the incident in the national press: báo quốc gia
15. Several rare species are dying.................. owing to human beings' deforestation and careless
hunting.
18. Farmers use...... pesticides to kill insects that devastate their crops.
A. a B. an C. X D. the
III. Writing:
20. The shot was fired that day. It signalized the start of the American Revolution. (combine
using a participle)
-->... The shot which signalized the start of the American Revolution was fired that day....
21. Alex took the gun out of his pocket. He saw the robbers running down the street. (combine
using a relative pronoun)
-->.... Alex who saw the robbers running down the street took the gun out of his pocket took the
gun out of his pocket .....
22. The woman pays me a fair salary. I work for her. (combine using a preposition + a relative
pronoun)
-->.....The woman for whom I work pays me a fair salary........
IV. Reading:
A. Read the passage carefully and choose the best option to fill in each blank: (1.25 p)
The growth of cities and the (1)...............of industries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
brought increasing pollution of the rivers and waterways. As a consequence, water purification
treatments have become more and more important as a means of providing safe water.
The most widely used method of water purification is water filtration plants (2).......remove
impurities from the water by passing it (3)......sand, and, in some systems, treating the water
with elements such as chlorine.
Filtration systems began in the Western Europe. The first treatment plants were built in 1829 to
purify the River Thames in England.
In 1854, the (4)..........for water treatment plants became recognized and the need for pure water
a matter of public concern when London cholera epidemic was traced to public well. Most
cities, first in England, then in the US and later throughout the world, developed filtration
plants to avoid cholera outbreaks that frequently ravaged (5)...........communities.
23. A. growing + from B. decline: suy giảm C. development D. labour: lao động
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers: (1.25 p)
Between the Revolutionary period and the World War I, the United States post office was set
out to improve transportation of the post office mails. From those early days to the present, the
post office has helped develop and subsidize every new mode transportation in the United
States. Transportation has been the most important element in mail delivery. Even when the
general public had still suspected of the security of a new means of transportation, the post
office experimented with inventions that offered potential for moving the mail faster,
occasionally suffering embarrassment, ridicule, or even abuse in the process.
As mail delivery evolved from foot to horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, railroad, automobile,
and airplane, with intermediate and overlapping use of balloons, and helicopters, post office
mail contracts ensured the income necessary to build the great highways, rail lines, and airways
that eventually spanned the continent.
By the turn of the 19th century, the U.S. Post Office had purchased a number of stagecoaches
for operation on the nation's better post roads – a post road being any road on which the mail
travels – and continued to encourage new designs to improve passenger comfort and carry mail
safely.
29. According to the passage, the main purpose of the Post Office is ____.
A. to deliver mail as safely and fast as possible C. to subsidize every new mode of
transportation
30. Which means of transportation used in the Post Office is NOT referred in the passage?
I. Phonetics: (1p)
* Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
1. A. consume B. nuclear C. fuel D. polluted
2. A. however B. heat C. exhausted D. hundred
* Choose one word whose stress pattern is different:
3. A. spacious 1 B. office 1 C. service 1 D. equip 2
4. A. nuclear B. convenient C. release D. supplies
II. Grammar and vocabulary:
* Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets(1,5p)
1. She was the first women ( kill) …to be killed.….in this way.
2. Our house ( destroy )…was destroyed…… in the storm last night.
3. My brother was one of some people (realize) …to be realized…the danger.
4. Last night, he ( apologize )…apologized…. me for ( arrive ) …arriving…… late.
5. We (do)…are doing…. an exercise on the present continuous tense at the moment.
* Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1 p)
1. We offer a wide range of goods at very (compete) …competitive…… prices.
2. Lists of (danger) ……dangerous…………..species have been made by the scientists.
3. People are destroying the air by adding (polluted )……pollutants…… to it.
4. A lot of these chemicals are (potential) …potentially…… harmful.
* Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (1,5p)
1. Solar energy are used to ………………satellites.
A. release B. make C. renew D. power
2. If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, our _____ service
will help you.
A. facsimile B. express mail C. messenger call D. postal
3. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends ………..….the atmosphere.
A. to B. with C. on D. in
4. The post office offers the ……........ Mail Service which is particularly fast.
A. Express B. Secure C. Efficient D. Reliable
5. If the wind does not blow, there is no ……………wind energy.
A. a B. an C. the D.
6. National Parks are established to create the environment for rare animals to survive and
……….offspring.
A. supply B. produce C. increase D. offer
III. Writing. (2.5p)
A. Find the underlined part that needs correcting:
1. The environment where wild animals are living is now badly destroying.
A B C D
2. Soon after Mel has finished his thesis, he will leave for Boston, where he has a job waiting
on him. For him
A B C D
3. The mining of materials often bring about the destruction of landscapes and wildlife habitats.
A B C D
4. The film was made at Tulloch Castle , part of it dates back to 1466.
A B part of which C D
B. Rewrite the following sentences using the suggestions:
1. Her father died last year. She looked after him for over twenty years. (combine using a
relative word)
=>… Her father whom She looked after for over twenty years died last year ……..
2. The students missed the quiz. They came to class late. (combine using a participle)
=>…The students who came to class late missed the quiz……..
3- My sister was the youngest player who won the gold medal last year. ( reduce using to
infinitive )
=>………………………………………………………………………………………..
IV. Reading: (2.5p)
A. read the passage and then choose the best answer:
Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean
known as EL Nino. The appearance of EL Nino is known to affect the weather around the
world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell
about the future in different areas of the world.
One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark
Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They
have found that when EL Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops
in Zimbabwe are poor. The last EL Nino was in 1991 to 1993. That was when southeastern
suffered a serious lack of rain.
The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication “Nature”. Their computer
program can tell when an EL Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that
this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent
many people from starving.
1. EL Nino is known as ………………….
A. the changing of the weather in the southern Africa.
B. the warming of waters in the pacific Ocean.
C. the weather which brings drought to Africa.
D. the weather phenomenon that brings heavy rains to Africa.
2. Scientists study EL Nino in order that they can…………………
A. tell why Zimbabwe has little rain.
B. do some research work in this field.
C. put all this information into their computers.
D. provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer drought.
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. Nature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists.
B. Scientists know when an EL Nino appears by means of a computer program.
C. The computer is used in this research work.
D. The scientists published their results of the research work.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. Scientists understand thoroughly about EL Nino.
B. EL Nino affects the weather in some parts of the world.
C. Africa suffered a serious lack of rain from 1991 to 1993.
D. The scientists did not do anything about EL Nino.
5. Choose the best title for this article.
A. Early Warning System. B. Weather in Africa.
C. Appearance of EL Nino Predictable. D. Drought in Zimbabwe.
B. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Post Office service is (6) _______ developing with some certain inventions. The first envelopes
were made (7) _________ cloth, animal skins, or vegetable parts. The Babylonians wrapped
their messages in thin sheets of clay that were then baked. In 1653, a Frenchman, De Valayer
established a postal system in Paris. He set up mail boxes and delivered any letters placed in
them if they used envelopes which only he sold. (8) ______ enemy put live mice into the letter
boxes and ruined De Valayer's business.
A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill (9) ________ the adhesive postage stamp in 1837,
an act for (10)_______ he was knighted. Through his efforts the first stamp in the world was
issued in England in 1840. Hill created the first uniform postage rates that were based on
weight, rather than size.
6. A. more B. more and more C. the more D. the most
7. A. in B. for C. of D. about
8. A. An B. A C. The D.
9. A. operated B. worked C. invented D. examined
10. A. what B. that C. whom D. which
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Mã đề 1123 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11
I. Phonetics: ( 1 p)
* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (0.5p)
1. A. newspaper B. transfer C. thousand D. relatives
2. A. prohibit B. fertilizer C. survive D. environment
*Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others: (0.5p)
3. A. failure B. button C. machine D. monster
4. A. fertilizer B. ecologist C. dangerous D. scientist
II. Grammar and vocabulary:
* Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets: ( 1,5 p)
1. He is the last person (leave) ……to leave………...the party.
2. Before the postage stamp (invent)……had invented……., it was difficult to send a letter to
another country.
3. The book (borrow) …was borrowed………….from the library yesterday was very
interesting.
4. My sister (write)…had writen…… the first article when she (be)……was……… 14 years
old.
5.Do You (belong)…belong…… to your local library? - Yes, I do.
* Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets: (1 p)
1. Fax (transmit) …N transmission… has now become a cheap and convenient way to transmit
texts over distances.
2. The Panda’s(nature) …………ADJ…natural…habitat is the bamboo forest.
3. I’d like to help you but ( fortune )…………ADV…fortunately…, there’s nothing I can do.
4. Nuclear energy can provide enough (electric)…….N…electricity…… for the world's need
for hundreds of years.
* Choose the best answer: (1,5p)
1. Famers use ……………….. to kill insects that devastate their crops.
A. toothpaste B. pesticides C. cheese D. plums
2. They started a campaign to …………………smoking among teenagers.
A. discourage B. encourage C. decrease D. prohibit
3. We are proud of our…………… staff, who are always friendly and efficient.
A. well-done B. well-appointed C.well-trained D. well-
behaved
4. I’d like to send this parcel express. What’s the…………….. on it?
A. cost B. value C. price D. postage
5. It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain in ………………….. wild.
A. a B. the C. D. an
6. ………………… present, scientists are trying to find out the most suitable energy.
A. At B. On C. In D. For
III. Writing:
A. Find out the mistake in the following sentences: (1 p)
1.The area where a microchip is manufactured must be the most cleanest environment possible.
A B C D
2. Many species of animals are threatened and could easily become extinction.
A B C D
3. Is it right that politicians should make important decisions without consulting the public to
who they are accountable?
To whom A B C
D
4. He gave me the pen in which I wrote my lesson.
A B C with which D
B. Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions: (1, 5 p)
1. The teacher asked me a question. It was taken from a story book. (combine using a
participle )
=> … The teacher asked me a question which was taken from a story book ……..
2. Professor Johnson is to visit the University next week. I have long looked up to him
(combine using a relative pronoun )
=> Trùng Professor Johnson whom I have long looked up to is to visit the University next week
3. She was the last person who came to the party last night. (reduce using to infinitive )
=> ……trùng… She was the last person to come to the party last night ………… ……..
IV. Reading: (2.5p)
A. Read the passage and then choose the best answer:
Here on Skye I do more than deliver letters and parcels. There aren't any buses or trains on this
part of island, so the post office also runs a passenger service. The bus which I drive has eleven
seats, so people from the farms and villages can get into Bradford for shopping or for work.
I live in Elgin, a small village on the south-west coast of the island. I leave Elgol post office
every morning at 8 a.m. and drive my bus 24km to Broadford. I stop for passengers and empty
the five post boxes along the road. I also pick up the school children that live along my route
and take them to the school in Broadford. There's a school for young children in Elgol, but the
older children have to travel into the town.
It usually takes me about three hours to finish my round. I take shopping to some of the elderly
person who can't always get to Broadford; I deliver milk and newspapers six days a week. I
shouldn't deliver animals, but I sometimes take a puppy or a rabbit as a passenger. The Post
Office charges people, of course, for all these extra services. It's 70p to travel from Elgol to
Broadford and it costs 10p to deliver a pint of milk.
People often ask me how I like living here on Skye, especially since I come from the city. Well,
it's difficult to explain, but here I feel part of the community; it's good to know that you are
helping people. I'd hate to live in the city again.
1. What doesn't he take on his bus?
A. mail B. children to school in Elgol
C. milk D. shopping
2. What is not true about the village of Elgol?
A. It's very small. B. It's got a school.
C. It's got several shops. D. It's on the coast.
3. How much does it cost a passenger from Elgol to Broadford who carries a pint of milk?
A. 10p B. 80p C. 70p D. none of the above
4. How long does it usually take the bus driver to drive from Elgol to Broadford?
A. About two hours. B. About three hours.
C. About one hour. D. About one hour and a half.
5. How far is it from Elgol to Broadford?
A. 12km B. 24km C.48km D.
64km
B. Read the passage, decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each space:
Oil (6)_____for almost half of the world's sea trade. Over land short distances across the sea,
crude oil can be transported pipeline. For long distance transport by sea, (7) ________ships are
used. (8)______first, oil was transported in wooden barrels on ordinary cargo ships. Then
Marcus Samuel adopted the idea of building ships designed to transport only crude oil and oil
(9)________which were in effect floating tanks. This was the birth of the oil tanker. The main
design feature of (10) ________ oil tanker is the division of the oil-carrying space into
separate tanks for different types of oil or oil products to prevent excessive movement. of the
liquid at seA. Some of the largest oil tank, in the world can carry 3 million barrels (126 million
gallons) of oil.
6. A. concerns B. accounts C. works D. spends
7. A. sailing B. boat C. tanker: tầu chở dầu D. junk
8. A. At B. In C. For D. As
9. A. goods B. things C. items D. products
10. A. a B. an C. the D.
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TRƯỜNG THPT ĐA PHÚC ĐỀ THI GIỮA KỲ 2
----------------- NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016
Mã đề 1127 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11
I. Reading: (2.5p)
A. Read the passage, decide which answer A,B,C or D best fits each space:
Oil (1)_____for almost half of the world's sea trade. Over land short distances across the sea,
crude oil can be transported pipeline. For long distance transport by sea, (2) ________ships are
used. (3)______first, oil was transported in wooden barrels on ordinary cargo ships. Then
Marcus Samuel adopted the idea of building ships designed to transport only crude oil and oil
(4)________which were in effect floating tanks. This was the birth of the oil tanker. The main
design feature of (5) ________ oil tanker is the division of the oil-carrying space into separate
tanks for different types of oil or oil products to prevent excessive movement. of the liquid at
seA. Some of the largest oil tank, in the world can carry 3 million barrels (126 million gallons)
of oil.
1. A. concerns B. accounts C. works D. spends
2. A. sailing B. boat C. tanker D. junk
3. A. At B. In C. For D. As
4. A. goods B. things C. items D. products
5. A. a B. an C. the D.
B. Read the passage and then choose the best answer:
Here on Skye I do more than deliver letters and parcels. There aren't any buses or trains on this
part of island, so the post office also runs a passenger service. The bus which I drive has eleven
seats, so people from the farms and villages can get into Bradford for shopping or for work.
I live in Elgin, a small village on the south-west coast of the island. I leave Elgol post office
every morning at 8 a.m. and drive my bus 24km to Broadford. I stop for passengers and empty
the five post boxes along the road. I also pick up the school children that live along my route
and take them to the school in Broadford. There's a school for young children in Elgol, but the
older children have to travel into the town.
It usually takes me about three hours to finish my round. I take shopping to some of the elderly
person who can't always get to Broadford; I deliver milk and newspapers six days a week. I
shouldn't deliver animals, but I sometimes take a puppy or a rabbit as a passenger. The Post
Office charges people, of course, for all these extra services. It's 70p to travel from Elgol to
Broadford and it costs 10p to deliver a pint of milk.
People often ask me how I like living here on Skye, especially since I come from the city. Well,
it's difficult to explain, but here I feel part of the community; it's good to know that you are
helping people. I'd hate to live in the city again.
6. What doesn't he take on his bus?
A. mail B. children to school in Elgol
C. milk D. shopping
7. What is not true about the village of Elgol?
A. It's very small. B. It's got a school.
C. It's got several shops. D. It's on the coast.
8. How much does it cost a passenger from Elgol to Broadford who carries a pint of milk?
A. 10p B. 80p C. 70p D. none of the above
9. How long does it usually take the bus driver to drive from Elgol to Broadford?
A. About two hours. B. About three hours.
C. About one hour. D. About one hour and a half.
10. How far is it from Elgol to Broadford?
A. 12km B. 24km C.48km D. 64km
II. Phonetics: ( 1 p)
*Choose the word which is stressed differently from the others: (0.5p)
1. A. fertilizer 1 B. ecologist 3 C. dangerous 1 D. scientist 1
2. A. failure 1 B. button 1 C. machine D. monster 1
* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (0.5p)
3. A. however B. heat C. exhausted D. hundred
4. A. consume B. nuclear C. fuel D. polluted
III. Grammar and vocabulary:
* Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets: ( 1 p)
1. Nuclear energy can provide enough (electric)…electricity… for the world's need for
hundreds of years.
2. I’d like to help you but ( fortune )…fortunately…, there’s nothing I can do.
3.Fax (transmit) …transmission… has now become a cheap and convenient way to transmit
texts over distances.
4. The Panda’s(nature) ………natural……habitat is the bamboo forest.
* Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (1,5 p)
1. Do You (belong)…belong…… to your local library? - Yes, I do.
2. The book (borrow) ……was borrowed….from the library yesterday was very interesting.
3. He is the last person (leave) …to leave…...the party.
4. Before the postage stamp (invent)…had invented…., it was difficult to send a letter to
another country.
5. My sister (write)…had written… the first article when she (be)……was…… 14 years old.
* Choose the best answer: (1,5p)
1. ………………… present, scientists are trying to find out the most suitable energy.
A. At B. On C. In D. For
2. I’d like to send this parcel express. What’s the…………….. on it?
A. cost B. value C. price: giá cả D. postage: bưu phí
3. They started a campaign to …………………smoking among teenagers.
A. discourage B. encourage C. decrease D. prohibit
4. Famers use ……………….. to kill insects that devastate their crops.
A. toothpaste B. pesticides : thuốc diệt cỏ C. cheese D. plums
5. We are proud of our…………… staff: nhân viên, who are always friendly and efficient.
A. well-done : làm tốt B. well-appointed: đc trang bị tốt C.well-trained: tay nghề tốt
D.well-behaved: cư xử tốt
6. It is estimated that only 1,000 pandas remain in ………………….. wild.
A. a B. the C. D. an
IV. Writing:
A. Find out the mistake in the following sentences: (1 p)
1. He gave me the pen in which I wrote my lesson.
A B C with which D
2. Is it right that politicians should make important decisions without consulting the public to
who they are accountable?
A to whom B C D
3.The area where a microchip is manufactured must be the most cleanest environment possible.
A B C D
4. Many species of animals are threatened and could easily become extinction.
A B C D extinct
B. Rewrite the following sentences, using the suggestions: (1, 5 p)
1. Professor Johnson is to visit the University next week. I have long looked up to him
(combine using a relative pronoun )
=> Professor Johnson whom I have long looked up to is to visit the University next week
2. She was the last person who came to the party last night. ( reduce using to infinitive )
=> She was the last person to come to the party last night
3. The teacher asked me a question. It was taken from a story book. (combine using a
participle )
=> …… The teacher asked me a question which was taken from a story book
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TRƯỜNG THPT ĐA PHÚC ĐỀ THI GIỮA KỲ 2
----------------- NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016
Mã đề 1125 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11
I. Reading: (2.5p)
A. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Post Office service is (1) _______ developing with some certain inventions. The first envelopes
were made (2) _________ cloth, animal skins, or vegetable parts. The Babylonians wrapped
their messages in thin sheets of clay that were then baked. In 1653, a Frenchman, De Valayer
established a postal system in Paris. He set up mail boxes and delivered any letters placed in
them if they used envelopes which only he sold. (3) ______ enemy put live mice into the letter
boxes and ruined De Valayer's business.
A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill (4) ________ the adhesive postage stamp: in
1837, an act for (5)_______ he was knighted. Through his efforts the first stamp in the world
was issued in England in 1840. Hill created the first uniform postage rates that were based on
weight, rather than size.
1. A. more B. more and more C. the more D. the most
2. A. in B. for C. of D. about
3. A. An B. A C. The D.
4. A. operated: vận hành B. worked C. invented D. examined
5. A. what B. that C. whom D. which
B. read the passage and then choose the best answer:
Scientists around the world have been studying the warming of waters in the Pacific Ocean
known as EL Nino. The appearance of EL Nino is known to affect the weather around the
world. Scientists still do not completely understand it. Yet they now find they can use it to tell
about the future in different areas of the world.
One example is the work of two scientists at Columbia University in New York, Mark
Cane and Gordon Eshel. A scientist of Zimbabwe, Roger Buckland worked with them. They
have found that when EL Nino appears, Zimbabwe has little or no rain. This means corn crops
in Zimbabwe are poor. The last EL Nino was in 1991 to 1993. That was when southeastern
suffered a serious lack of rain.
The scientists wrote about their recent work in the publication “Nature”. Their computer
program can tell when an EL Nino will develop up to a year before it does. They suggest that
this could provide an effective early warning system for southern Africa, and could prevent
many people from starving.
6. EL Nino is known as ………………….
A. the changing of the weather in the southern Africa.
B. the warming of waters in the pacific Ocean.
C. the weather which brings drought to Africa.
D. the weather phenomenon that brings heavy rains to Africa.
7. Scientists study EL Nino in order that they can…………………
A. tell why Zimbabwe has little rain.
B. do some research work in this field.
C. put all this information into their computers.
D. provide a kind of early warning to the place that will suffer drought.
8. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. Nature is the name of the article written recently by the scientists.
B. Scientists know when an EL Nino appears by means of a computer program.
C. The computer is used in this research work.
D. The scientists published their results of the research work.
9. Choose the best title for this article.
A. Early Warning System. B. Weather in Africa.
C. Appearance of EL Nino Predictable. D. Drought in Zimbabwe.
10. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. Scientists understand thoroughly about EL Nino.
B. EL Nino affects the weather in some parts of the world.
C. Africa suffered a serious lack of rain from 1991 to 1993.
D. The scientists did not do anything about EL Nino.
II. Phonetics: (1p)
* Choose one word whose stress pattern is different:
1. A. nuclear 1 B. convenient 2 C. release 2 D. supplies 2
2. A. spacious1 B. office 1 C. service 1 D. equip 2
* Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently:
3. A. prohibit /i/ B. fertilizer C. survive D. environment
4. A. newspaper z B. transfer s C. thousand z D. relatives z
III. Grammar and vocabulary:
* Give the correct form of the words in brackets (1 p)
1. A lot of these chemicals are (potential) …potentially…… harmful.
2. People are destroying the air by adding (polluted )…pollutants: …… to it.
3. Lists of (danger) …dangerous……..species have been made by the scientists.
4. We offer a wide range of goods at very (compete) ……competitive…… prices.
* Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets(1,5p)
1. We (do)……are doing…. an exercise on the present continuous tense at the moment.
2. Last night, he ( apologize )…apologized.... me for ( arrive ) …arriving…… late.
3. Our house ( destroy )…was destroyed… in the storm last night.
4. My brother was one of some people (realize) ……to be realized……the danger.
5. She was the first women ( kill) ……to be killed.….….in this way.
* Choose the best answer: (1,5p)
1. National Parks are established to create the environment for rare animals to survive and
……….offspring.
A. supply B. produce: sinh con C. increase D. offer
2. The post office offers the ……........ Mail Service which is particularly fast.
A. Express B. Secure C. Efficient D. Reliable
3. If you want to send a document and do not want to , our _____ service will help you.
A. facsimile: dịch vụ fax B. express mail: chuyển phát nhanh C. messenger call: điện
thoại D. postal: bưu chính
4. If the wind does not blow, there is no ……………wind energy.
A. a B. an C. the D.
5. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends ………..….the atmosphere.
A. to B. with C. on D. in
6. Solar energy are used to ………………satellites: vệ tinh
A. release B. make C. renew D. power
III. Writing. (2.5p)
*Find the underlined part that needs correcting:
1. The film was made at Tulloch Castle , part of it dates back to 1466.
A B part of which C D
2. The mining of materials often bring about the destruction of landscapes and wildlife habitats.
A B C D
3.The environment where wild animals are living is now badly destroying.
A which B C D
4. Soon after Mel has finished his thesis, he will leave for Boston, where he has a job waiting
on him. For him
A B C D
* Rewrite the following sentences using the suggestions:
1. The students missed the quiz. They came to class late. (combine using a participle)
=>…The students who came to class late missed the quiz………………………..
2. My sister was the youngest player who won the gold medal last year. (reduce using to
infinitive )
=>………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Her father died last year. She looked after him for over twenty years. (combine using a
relative word)
=>…Her father whom she looked after for over twenty years died last year……..
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