Trường THPT ________ BÀI KIỂM TRA THƯỜNG XUYÊN 1

Lớp: 11______ Thời gian: 20 phút

MARKS TEACHER’S REMARKS

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. strong B. sick C. span D. sure
2. A. medicine B. infection C. energy D. obesity
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. nutrition B. difference C. infection D. pollution
4. A. morning B. disease C. treatment D. balance
LEXICAL-GRAMMAR
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.
5. I've also stopped eating fast food and given up bad habits, such as staying up late.
A. seen B. lived C. happened D. stopped
6. The doctor has just examined her. Fortunately, the treatment is working.
A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Happily D. Unluckily
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.
7. One possible explanation is that they have healthy lifestyle habits.
A. good B. unhealthy C. bad D. unequal
8. Furthermore, add more fresh fruits and vegetables to your diet, and remember to eat a big breakfast and
a small dinner.
A. big B. tiny C. friendly D. happy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
9. I visit him during my last summer and have learnt a lot of important life lessons from him so far.
A B C D
10. She suffered with a serious headache, but after treatment, she felt better.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
11. That’s great. I _______ doing yoga last week.
A. will start B. start C. started D. starting
12. My sister’s healthy habit is cooking a healthy meal, she _________for 3 years.
A. has done B. do C. does D. did
13. I've also stopped eating fast food and given up bad habits, such as staying _______ late.
A. in B. for C. to D. up
14. I've learnt from him that taking regular exercise and eating a balanced diet are the key to a long and
__________ life.
A. healthily B. healthy C. health D. unhealthy
15. My grandfather is a wonderful person. He has just had his 90th birthday, but he's still full of
_________!
A. energy B. feeling C. money D. health
16. Although food can't replace exercise, eating a balanced diet, supplying all the nutrients you need, will
definitely help improve your muscle___________.
A. energy B. length C. strength D. shape
17. _________ people want to improve their health and fitness; they often think of expensive health
products and fitness programmes.
A. When B. So C. Although D.But
18. Research shows that eggs, fish, butter, carrots, and sweet potatoes can help make them taller and
___________.
A. strengthen B. stronger C. strong D. strength
19. Mary has played tennis ________ she was 10 years old.
A. so B. since C. but D. for
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
20. Linda and Daisy are talking about the environment.
- Linda: “Our environment is getting more and more polluted. Do you think so?”
- Daisy: “___________. It’s really worrying.”
A. I’ll think about that. B. I don’t agree. C. I don’t think so. D. I can’t agree more.
21. Mary and Jane are talking together.
Mary: “You look nice today. I like your new hairstyle”
Jane: “__________________________.”
A. It’s nice of you to say so B. Shall I? Thanks
C. Oh, Well done D. I feel interesting to hear that
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
22. I am not sure that my mom will arrive on time.
A. My mom may not arrive on time. B. My mom mustn’t arrive on time.
C. My mom should arrive on time. D. My mom won’t have to arrive on time.
23. You don’t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.
A. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam.
B. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
D. Unless don’t you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences given.
24. His parents are away on holiday. He really needs their help now.
A. Provided that his parents are at home, they will be able to help him.
B. He wishes his parents were at home and could help him now.
C. If his parents are at home, they can help him now.
25. Smoking is a very harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.
A. As smoking is a very harmful habit; you should give it up immediately.
B. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.
C. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your very harmful habits.
D. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into a very harmful habit
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions.
Life expectancy is the period of time that a person can expect to live. Life expectancy varies greatly
between genders (26)__________cultures. It used to be that women had a lower life expectancy than men (1
in every 4 women died in childbirth), but now they live an average of four to five years (27)________ than
men. Life expectancy has been increasing (28)__________ over the last centuries. With the advent of such
modern miracles as sewers, medicine and a greater understanding of how diseases are spread, our life
expectancy has increased by 25-30 years.
In developing countries like Swaziland, where there is a high HIV/ AIDS rate, life expectancy is as low
as 32.6 years. In developed countries like Australia, life expectancy rates are as high as 81 years. There are
(29)_________increasing number of factors (30)_________can cancel out the disadvantages you have. The one
that we are looking at now is how your career can affect your life expectancy. Choosing the wrong career can
result in a shorter life!
26. A. as B. and C. hence D. but
27. A. quicker B. stronger C. longer D. shorter
28. A. rapidly B. rapid C. rapidity D. rapidest
29. A. a B. an C. The D. 0
30. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
 Answer sheet
1. D 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.A
11.C 12.A 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.D
21.A 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.B 30.A