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HCM ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I

TRƯỜNG THPT LƯƠNG VĂN CAN NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
Môn: ANH VĂN 11
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others:
1.A. number B. eager C. special D. affair
2. A. acquaintance B. interest C. capable D. sympathy
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others:
3. A. change B. children C. machine D. church
4. A. played B.learned C. burned D. stopped
III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase – A, B, C or D – that must be changed for the sentence to
be correct:
5. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number change.
A B C D
6. During a curfew it is not possible walking on the streets after a specified hour.
A B C D
7. Clay that has been heated or fired in a kiln cannot to be softened again.
A B C D
8. As they grow older, children in many cultures taught not to rely on their parents.
A B C D
IV. Choose the best A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each exchange below:
9. Han and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
- Han: “The book is really interesting and educational.”
- Jenifer: “___________.”
A. Don’t mention it B. That’s nice of you to say so.
C. I’d love it. D. I couldn’t agree more.
10. James: "Do you know that many inventions were inspired by the natural world?"
Anna: “____________________.”
A. Of course. You're right. B. There is no hope about it.
C. Well, that sounds interesting. D. Yes, I couldn't agree more.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:
11. The new air conditioner was installed yesterday.
A. inspected thoroughly B. put in position
C. well repaired D. delivered to the customer
12. We were pretty disappointed with the quality of the food.
A. highly B. rather C. extremely D. very
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
13. The children seem to be totally capable ______ working by themselves.
A. on B. of C. in D. for
14. How much did you pay _______ your new car?
A. on B. in C. at D. for
15. She was ______ of hearing about their trip to India.
A. bored B. interested C. keen D. tired
16. The local people are very ______ to strangers.
A. comfortable B. hospitable C. enjoyable D. familiar
17. I didn’t have enough time__________ my work yesterday.
A. to finish B. finish C. finishing D. finished
18. I was relieved__________ that I had passed the exam.
A. to find out B. find out C. finding out D. found out
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 22:
It was the last day of the summer (19) __________________ and I was at my friend Alice’s house. She said, ‘Everyone
is wearing (20) __________________ dress to school tomorrow to raise money for charity.’ So the next day, I went to
school in fancy dress. But it was a joke! No one was wearing fancy dress! I had to go home and (21)
__________________ , and I missed the first two lessons.
I was very (22) __________________ , but Alice thought it was really funny and couldn’t stop laughing. The teacher
was a bit cross with me and Alice!
19. A. exams B. messages C. holidays D. agreements
20. A. fancy B. wonderful C. beautiful D. ugly
21. A. buy B. rest C. change D. sleep
22. A. funny B. happy C. sleepy D. embarrassed
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions:
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are
adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on
television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do these all people learn English? It is not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at
school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often
learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other
people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
23. According to the writer. English is learned by_________.
A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct
24. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to_________.
A. country B. young children C. English D. question
25. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home B. at school C. in evening classes D. in the office
26. Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English
B. Because they need it for their job.
C. Because they are forced to learn it
D. Because it‘s not difficult to learn.
IX. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms:
27. Barbara didn’t mention __________about her progress report at work, but I’m sure she is.(concern)
28. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean __________you. (upset)
X. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:
29. The weather in Britain is _____________. (change)
30. My friend often shows her________________ whenever I have troubles. ( sympathetically)
31. He does not know much about the project but he is very__________ . ( enthusiast)
32. He was more________________ than most history teachers. (imagine)
XI. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tenses:
33. They__________________(already, arrest) her for shoplifting.
34. Right now I am sitting in the class. At this time yesterday I_________________(sit) here.
35. After John had washed his clothes, he ____________________(begin) to study.
36. When he opened the safe, all the money ______________________ (disappear)
XII. Rewrite the sentence or join the pairs of sentences beginning with the words given:
37. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Ann on her trip to London.
 He greatly regretted_______________________________________________________.
38. He has studied English for six years.
 He started______________________________________________________________.
39. I prefer having dinner at home to going out for dinner.
 I’d rather______________________________________________________________.
40. It’s ages since we met Lope.
 We have________________________________________________________________.

THE END
 SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO TP. HCM ĐÁP ÁN KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I
TRƯỜNG THPT LƯƠNG VĂN CAN NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023
Môn: ANH VĂN 11
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others:
1.A. number B. eager C. special D. affair
2. A. acquaintance B. interest C. capable D. sympathy
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others:
3. A. change B. children C. machine D. church
4. A. played B.learned C. burned D. stopped
III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase – A, B, C or D – that must be changed for the sentence to
be correct:
5. When I kept getting unwanted calls, I called the phone company and had my phone number change.
A B C D
6. During a curfew it is not possible walking on the streets after a specified hour.
A B C D
7. Clay that has been heated or fired in a kiln cannot to be softened again.
A B C D
8. As they grow older, children in many cultures taught not to rely on their parents.
A B C D
IV. Choose the best A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each exchange below:
9. Han and Jenifer are talking about a book they have just read.
- Han: “The book is really interesting and educational.”
- Jenifer: “___________.”
A. Don’t mention it B. That’s nice of you to say so.
C. I’d love it. D. I couldn’t agree more.
10. James: "Do you know that many inventions were inspired by the natural world?"
Anna: “____________________.”
A. Of course. You're right. B. There is no hope about it.
C. Well, that sounds interesting. D. Yes, I couldn't agree more.
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:
11. The new air conditioner was installed yesterday.
A. inspected thoroughly B. put in position
C. well repaired D. delivered to the customer
12. We were pretty disappointed with the quality of the food.
A. highly B. rather C. extremely D. very
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions:
13. The children seem to be totally capable ______ working by themselves.
A. on B. of C. in D. for
14. How much did you pay _______ your new car?
A. on B. in C. at D. for
15. She was ______ of hearing about their trip to India.
A. bored B. interested C. keen D. tired
16. The local people are very ______ to strangers.
A. comfortable B. hospitable C. enjoyable D. familiar
17. I didn’t have enough time__________ my work yesterday.
A. to finish B. finish C. finishing D.finished
18. I was relieved__________ that I had passed the exam.
A. to find out B. find out C. finding out D. found out
VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 22:
It was the last day of the summer (19) __________________ and I was at my friend Alice’s house. She said, ‘Everyone
is wearing (20) __________________ dress to school tomorrow to raise money for charity.’ So the next day, I went to
school in fancy dress. But it was a joke! No one was wearing fancy dress! I had to go home and (21)
__________________ , and I missed the first two lessons.
I was very (22) __________________ , but Alice thought it was really funny and couldn’t stop laughing. The teacher
was a bit cross with me and Alice!
19. A. exams B. messages C. holidays D. agreements
20. A. fancy B. wonderful C. beautiful D. ugly
21. A. buy B. rest C. change D. sleep
22. A. funny B. happy C. sleepy D. embarrassed
VIII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct answer to each of the questions:
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are
adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on
television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
Why do these all people learn English? It is not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at
school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often
learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other
people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
23. According to the writer. English is learned by_________.
A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct
24. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to_________.
A. country B. young children C. English D. question
25. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home B. at school C. in evening classes D. in the office
26. Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English
B. Because they need it for their job.
C. Because they are forced to learn it
D. Because it‘s not difficult to learn.
IX. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms:
27. Barbara didn’t mention ____being concerned_______about her progress report at work, but I’m sure she
is.(concern)
28. Please forgive me. I didn’t mean _____to upset_______you. (upset)
X. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:
29. The weather in Britain is _______changeable________. (change)
30. My friend often shows her_________ sympathy_________ whenever I have troubles. ( sympathetically)
31. He does not know much about the project but he is very______enthusiastic_____ . ( enthusiast)
32. He was more___________ imaginative______ than most history teachers. (imagine)
XI. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tenses:
33. They__________ have already arrested _________(already, arrest) her for shoplifting.
34. Right now I am sitting in the class. At this time yesterday I_______ was sitting __________(sit) here.
35.After John had washed his clothes, he _________ began ___________(begin) to study.
36. When he opened the safe, all the money _______ had disappeared ________ (disappear)
XII. Rewrite the sentence or join the pairs of sentences beginning with the words given:
37. He was very sorry that he didn’t see Ann on her trip to London.
 He greatly regretted not seeing Ann on her trip to London.
38. He has studied English for six years.
 He started to study / studying English six years ago.
41. I prefer having dinner at home to going out for dinner.
 I’d rather have dinner at home than go out for dinner.
42. It’s ages since we met Lope.
 We have not met Lope for ages.