available for serious problem but avoidance is<br />
normally better than cure. (IV)_______ a careful<br />
choice when it comes to desserts, and have a<br />
good selection of fruit to round off a meal. A<br />
reduction in your sugar intake may well<br />
(V)_______ at first but you’ll feel better for it.<br />
11. (I)<br />
A. by<br />
B. for<br />
C. to<br />
D. in<br />
12. (II)<br />
A. on average<br />
B. little by little<br />
C. in moderation<br />
D. at least<br />
13. (III)<br />
A. eat<br />
B. having eaten<br />
C. to eat<br />
D. eating<br />
14. (IV)<br />
A. Take<br />
B. Do<br />
C. Make<br />
D. Give<br />
15. (V)<br />
A. damage<br />
B. spoil<br />
C. hit<br />
D. hurt<br />
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LE HONG PHONG HIGH SCHOOL<br />
FIRST-SEMESTER ENGLISH EXAM<br />
CLASS 11D<br />
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Student’s full name: ____________<br />
Class: ……..<br />
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CODE 112<br />
Pick out the word whose stress pattern is<br />
different<br />
1. A. retreat<br />
B. contest<br />
C. object<br />
D. decline<br />
2. A. familiar<br />
B. sensitive<br />
C. attractive<br />
D. athletic<br />
3. A. repentance<br />
B. ancestor<br />
C. previous<br />
D. festival<br />
4. A. opportunity<br />
B. remedial<br />
C. interpersonal<br />
D. volunteer<br />
5. A. sympathetic<br />
B. indifferent<br />
C. comparative<br />
D. conservative<br />
<br />
Choose the best word or phrase to<br />
complete the following sentences:<br />
16. She is ________ for voting; she is just 16.<br />
A. inedible<br />
B. incredible<br />
C. ineligible<br />
D. indelible<br />
17. The last contestant was _________ for his<br />
rowdy behavior.<br />
A. unqualified<br />
B. disqualified<br />
C. not qualified<br />
D. disqualifying<br />
18. You can never _______ the time you have<br />
lost.<br />
A. make up for<br />
B. do up to<br />
C. get on with<br />
D. bring forward<br />
19. Healthy food is now increasing<br />
__________.<br />
A. on average<br />
B. on amount<br />
C. in importance<br />
D. in popularity<br />
20. Beauty contests for teenagers are<br />
_________. Many detest them, while others<br />
support them.<br />
A. disagreeable<br />
B. controversial<br />
C. degrading<br />
D. indifferent<br />
21. _________ interests have brought the<br />
members of my team together.<br />
A. Sharing<br />
B. Common<br />
C. Normal<br />
D. Popular<br />
22. Bad events are avoided at New Year so that<br />
life will not be __________ by bad luck.<br />
A. haunted<br />
B. brought<br />
C. celebrated<br />
D. deemed<br />
23. There are more golf ______ in the South<br />
than in the North.<br />
A. pitches<br />
B. courses<br />
C. courts<br />
D. grounds<br />
24. Water _____of hydrogen and oxygen.<br />
<br />
Identify the mistake in each of the<br />
following sentences:<br />
6. I am going to my room to bring my<br />
glasses; I’ll be back in a minute.<br />
A. am going<br />
B. bring<br />
C. glasses<br />
D. in a<br />
7. I regret telling everybody the truth which<br />
makes them more worrying.<br />
A. telling<br />
B. the<br />
C. which<br />
D. worrying<br />
8. Working late into the night too frequently,<br />
your health is harmed.<br />
A. Working<br />
B. into<br />
C. too<br />
D. harmed<br />
9. The man whom the police questioned<br />
denied to have come to the bank that night.<br />
A. whom<br />
B. questioned<br />
C. to have come<br />
D. that night<br />
10. I know you are a heavy smoker, but you<br />
have to refrain off smoking in the meeting<br />
room.<br />
A. I know<br />
B. heavy<br />
C. but<br />
D. off<br />
Choose the best answer to fill in each<br />
blank:<br />
Healthy eating is undoubtedly the key (I)______<br />
general well-being. Our bodies are made up of<br />
what we eat, so our fitness and vitality cannot<br />
possibly escape the effects of bad diet. Sweets,<br />
chocolate and cake are fine (II)_______, but<br />
trouble arises when people just can’t leave them<br />
alone, greedily (III)_______ every possibly<br />
sticky item that comes their way. Treatment is<br />
<br />
1<br />
<br />
A. is composed<br />
B. contains<br />
C. is consisted<br />
D. comprises<br />
25. There was a long ________ in the<br />
conversation, and then suddenly everybody<br />
burst out laughing.<br />
A. interruption<br />
B. pause<br />
C. stop<br />
D. cease<br />
26. _________ the deposit, the man<br />
complained why he could not get the order.<br />
A. He paid<br />
B. Having paid<br />
C. Paying<br />
D. Being paid<br />
27. Don’t worry about the lunch. I’ll ______ it.<br />
A. go through<br />
B. see to<br />
C. work into<br />
D. look into<br />
28. __________ at the audience, the speaker<br />
raised the first question.<br />
A. Having looked<br />
B. Looked<br />
C. Being looked<br />
D. Looking<br />
29. The yellow socks won’t ______ your<br />
sweater and anyway yellow won’t ______ you.<br />
A. match – suit<br />
B. fit – suit<br />
C. match – fit<br />
D. suit – match<br />
30. The Jewish Rosh Hashanah is a _________<br />
holiday for fasting.<br />
A. mental<br />
B. ornamental<br />
C. solemn<br />
D. silent<br />
31. Late arrivals for theatres are not allowed to<br />
come in until the ______.<br />
A. break<br />
B. pause<br />
C. half-time<br />
D. interval<br />
32. They ________ our attention to the stage<br />
by ringing the bells.<br />
A. made<br />
B. paid<br />
C. took<br />
D. drew<br />
33. The new policy has _______ the<br />
development of small businesses.<br />
A. edged its way in<br />
B. put down its name for<br />
C. given way to<br />
D. made room for<br />
34. The yoghurt must have _______ by now.<br />
You should not eat it.<br />
A. gone off<br />
B. come out<br />
C. put off<br />
D. brought about<br />
35. People going to work tend to think they are<br />
______ while employers always think their<br />
employees are ________.<br />
A. undercharged – overdone<br />
B. overpaid – underpaid<br />
C. underpaid – overpaid<br />
D. overdone – undercharged<br />
<br />
singing For Auld Lang Syne. ‘For auld lang<br />
syne’ means ‘in memory of past time’ and the<br />
words were written by Scotland’s most famous<br />
poet, Robert Burns. He wrote much of his<br />
poetry in the Scots dialect.<br />
New Year’s Eve is a more important festival in<br />
Scotland than it is in England, and it even has a<br />
special name. It is not clear where the word<br />
‘hogmanay’ comes from, but it is connected<br />
with the provision of food and drink for all<br />
visitors to your home on 31st December. In<br />
addition, many people believe that you will<br />
have good luck for the coming year if the first<br />
person to enter your house after midnight is a<br />
‘tall dark stranger’. It is also thought lucky if<br />
this person brings a piece of coal and some<br />
white bread. Most Scots take part in a dance<br />
on New Year’s Eve until the early hours of the<br />
morning.<br />
36. What is wrong about the New Year’s Eve in<br />
Scotland and England?<br />
A. A piece of coal and white bread means luck<br />
B. Food and drink is provided for all visitors<br />
C. People dance until early in the morning<br />
D. People hold hands in a queue and sing<br />
37. New Year’s Eve is<br />
A. important in neither Scotland nor England<br />
B. as important in both England and Scotland<br />
C. more important in England than in Scotland<br />
D. more important in Scotland than in England<br />
38. Who do Scottish people expect after<br />
midnight on December 31st?<br />
A. A tall dark stranger<br />
B. Some people bringing white coal<br />
C. Many people to come to dance<br />
D. Robert Burns<br />
39. What is ‘hogmanay’?<br />
A. good luck<br />
B. food and drink<br />
C. New Year’s Eve<br />
D. in memory of past time<br />
40. ‘For Auld Lang Syne’<br />
A. means ‘in memory of past time’<br />
B. was originally written in English<br />
C. was about Robert Burns<br />
D. was sung by a famous singer<br />
<br />
Read the following passage and choose<br />
the correct answers:<br />
At midnight of 31st December throughout Great<br />
Britain people celebrate the coming of the New<br />
Year, by holding hands in a large circle and<br />
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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HK 1<br />
MÔN ANH – 11D<br />
MÃ ĐỀ 112<br />
1. B<br />
2. B<br />
3. A<br />
4. B<br />
5. A<br />
6. B<br />
7. D<br />
8. A<br />
9. C<br />
10. D<br />
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11. C<br />
12. C<br />
13. D<br />
14. C<br />
15. D<br />
16. C<br />
17. B<br />
18. A<br />
19. D<br />
20. B<br />
<br />
21. B<br />
22. A<br />
23. B<br />
24. A<br />
25. B<br />
26. B<br />
27. B<br />
28. D<br />
29. A<br />
30. C<br />
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3<br />
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31. D<br />
32. D<br />
33. C<br />
34. A<br />
35. C<br />
36. D<br />
37. D<br />
38. A<br />
39. C<br />
40. A<br />
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