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TR NG THPT THANH BÌNH 2ƯỜ
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KI M TRA H C K IỂ Ọ Ỳ
Năm h c 2017 − 2018ọ
Môn: ti ng Anh - L p 11ế ớ
Ngày ki m tra: ể30/12/2017
Th i gian làm bài:ờ 60 phút (không k th i gian phát đ)ể ờ ề
H và tên thí sinh:______________________________________S báo danh:_______________ọ ố
Section A (6.0 points)
Listen to a girl talk about volunteers TWICE and write the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1 : Where do they do volunteer work ?
A. in disability centres B. at schools C. in hospitals D. at home
Question 2: How are many children here?
A. homeless B. jobless C. parentless D. careless
Question 3: Which of the following roles is NOT provided for these children by volunteers?
A. love B. money C. education D. life skills
Question 4: What must volunteers have specialized training in when working with children with mental and
physical disabilities?
A. work B. sports C. music D. nursing
Listen to a girl talking about a party TWICE and decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or
false (F). Write T or F on the answer sheet.
Question 5: ______ She went to the party on Sunday night.
Question 6 : ______ She met some of her old friends at the party.
Question 7 : ______ People at the party were really friendly.
Question 8 : ______ She liked singing some Spanish songs.
Read the following passage and write 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.
I’m in favor of English-speaking contests in schools. Such contests (9)_________ students to practice speaking
English in their classes and help them improve their speaking skills. Besides, while preparing themselves for
the contests, students have a chance to review their lessons thoroughly. Contests among classes provide
students with opportunities to work with team spirit, thus enabling them to learn how to speak with other
people. Some students may think that their (10)__________ for the speaking contests are time-consuming.
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(11)_________, in my opinion, such preparations are worth spending time on. My classmates and I have found
that we speak English better after each contest. In sum, English-speaking contests at school are (12)________
to students.
Question 9: A. let B. suggest C. encourage D. invite
Question 10: A. prepare B. preparing C. preparatory D. preparations
Question 11: A. Therefore B. As a result C. However D. Although
Question 12: A. grateful B. shameful C. useful D. harmful
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word in the following question.
Question 13: Contestants in tonight’s quiz come from all over the country. They all have equal chances of
winning the quiz.
A. Spectators B. Winners C. Judges D. Competitors
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word in the following question.
Question 14: My most memorable experience happened 13 years ago when my house burned down.
A. forgettable B. sincere C. accessible D. affordable
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 15: A. answered B. competed C. sponsored D. enjoyed
Question 16: A. children B. chemistry C. changeable D. teacher
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in the following question.
Question 17: A. refreshments B. constancy C. embarrassing D. contestant
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 18: Mai’s friends and teachers congratulated her for having won a place at a famous university in
Ho Chi Minh City.
A. famous B. for C. and D. having won
Question 19: Thomas made a decide to sell his house and moved to New York, which surprised all of us.
A. decide B. moved C. to sell D. to
Question 20: Rose’s friends had celebrated a farewell party for her last Sunday.
A. had celebrated B. Rose’s C. her D. for
Read the following passage and write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
A combination of sewage, salt, air pollution, sun, sand and wind may destroy the huge statue on the outskirts
of Cairo. This statue of the Sun God has the body of a lion and the face of a human being. It is five thousand
years old, but it is too badly damaged to be completely saved.
The statue had already been dug out of the sand three times. However, the latest problems are much more
serious. First, there are no proper drains and water pipes in the neighbourhood and the underground passage
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round the statue have become blocked. Too much water has been running into the stone statue for several
years. As a result, tiny pieces of salt have been left on the stone and have damaged it.
Secondly, air pollution from the increasing amount of traffic in Cairo is also destroying the ancient statue. The
air is so full of poisonous gases that it is making the stone crumble and decay even faster.
Thirdly, the statue is being damaged by extremes of temperature for example, although the air is very cold at
night, during the day the stone of the statue becomes very hot under the strong sun. Other natural forces such
as severe sandstorms also attack the statue.
Finally the tourists who visit the statue every day also cause a lot of damage.
Question 21: The statue was built _________ years ago.
A. 50000 B. 500 C. 50 D. 5000
Question 22: Part of the statue looks like a lion and part like __________.
A. a star B. the sun C. the moon D. a person
Question 23: The word “it” in line 4 of paragraph 2 refers to __________.
A. air pollution B. the stone C. salt D. water
Question 24: What have polluted the air near the statue?
A. the weather and the temperature B. proper drains and water pipes
C. the sun and the moon D. cars, buses and lorries
Write the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 25: Unlike adults, children seem to be ___________ working quietly by themselves. They often
make noise or move around when they do something.
A. loyal to B. bored with C. interested in D. incapable of
Question 26: Mrs. Lynn ____________ her daughter ____________ allowing strangers to come into their
house without her presence at home.
A. congratulated/ on B. thanked/ for C. warned/ against D. apologised/ for
Question 27: One of the ___________ of population explosion is that many people believe having a large
number of children means happiness.
A. causes B. benefits C. problems D. solutions
Question 28: Peter has a good sense of humor. He makes me ___________ a lot whenever I chat with him.
A. laugh B. laughs C. to laugh D. laughing
Question 29: Last summer, more than 900 students ___________ to work in remote and mountainous areas to
provide education for children.
A. volunteer B. voluntary C. volunteered D. voluntarily
Question 30: If I ___________ you, I would accept her invitation to her birthday party.
A. have been B. am C. were D. had been
Section B (2.0 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (0.5 point)
Question 1: Mr. Jones locked all the doors of his house carefully and then he went to work.
=> After _______________________________________________________________
Question 2: But for Eric’s tiredness, he would have finished his homework last night.
=> If Eric ______________________________________________________________
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II. Writing a paragraph (1.5 points)
Within 90 words, write a paragraph about your close/best friend, real or imaginary. Your paragraph must
include the following information:
- the name, age and address of your friend
- where and when you met him/her
- describe his/her physical characteristics and personalities
- say what you like about him/her
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