Nguyen Du High School
Class 11 A
Full name:
FORTY-FIVE-
MINUTE TEST
A
Mark
001
I. Circle the best answer (3ms)
1. If it ___________ fine, I will go out.
a. was b. is c. were d. will be
2. “We’re still looking for Thomas.” - “Hasn’t he ___________ yet?”
a. been found b. to find c. found d. being found
3. He ___________ anything from the baker’s yesterday.
a. didn’t buy b. didn’t bought c. wasn’t bought d. wasn’t buy
4. I am tired of goods _____________ on television.
a. advertising b. advertisements c. advertised d. to advertise
5. We are looking forward to _____________ you.
a. see b. seeing c. to be seeing d. a and b are correct
6. Do you enjoy _____________ English books?
a. read b. reading c. to read b. All are correct
7. Which underlined letter has different pronunciation from the other three?
a. chess b. chemical c. challenge d. China
8. Statistics, a branch of mathematics always ___________ me.
a. bore b. bores c. bored d. boring
9. There are the people who ___________ in every type of job they do .
a.succeed b. success c. successful d. successfully
10. Mathematics today is of great use to many other ___________
a.science b. scientist c.sciences d. scientifically
11. We have no answer _____________ the question.
a. for b. to c. with d. at
12. A pharmacist can test chemical properties _____________ purity.
a. to b. with c. for d. None is needed
II. Underline the incorrect word (1m)
1. I decided going on picnic with my friends this Sunday.
2. I’m pleased doing so.
III. Supply the correct verb form (1m)
Alisa __________ (1. come) back a moment ago and __________ (2. turn) the television on very
loudly. My son __________ (3. sleep) then, so I __________ (4. tell) her to turn it off.
1. ________________ 2. ________________
3. ________________ 4. ________________
IV. Supply the right form of the words in parentheses (1.5ms)
1. Where did he spend his _________? (boy)
2. Advertising is one of the ____________ business in the world. (big)
3. Women have been seeking greater ____________. (recognise)
V. Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning (2ms)
1. It is not easy to change his mind. [change his mind: thay ñoåi tö töôûng anh aáy]
She does not think ...................................................................................
2. Because I have no time, I can’t tell you more about it.
If I had ....................................................................................................
3. Sarah is better at physics than I am.
I’m not ....................................................................................................
4. Because the weather was bad, our trip was cancelled.
Because of the .........................................................................................
VI. Put the following sentence-parts in the right order
1. often / The / are / attractive. / films / the theatre /shown / in
................................................................................................................................................
2. from culture / This international / to culture / and / from individual / movement / vary / to individual.
.....................................................................................................................................
VII. Read the passage carefully make questions and answer them (1m)
No writer in American literature is more famous or more loved than Samuel Longhorn Clemens. Born in
Missouri in 1835, he grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River and later adopted the penname of “Mark
Twain”. The river environment inspired the two novels which made him famous: “Tom Sawyer” and
“Huckleberry Finn”, told of his adventures on the riverboats of that period.
1. Mark Twain / American writer?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. When / where / he born?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Nguyen Du High School
Class 11 A
Full name:
FORTY-FIVE-
MINUTE TEST
F
Mark
002
I. Circle the best answer (3ms)
1. Fruits and vegetables ___________ rich in vitamins .
a. is b. are c. was d. were
2. Maria ___________ from Spain.
a. is coming b. come c. came d. none is correct
3. When I ___________, she was reading a newspaper.
a. was coming b. had come c. comes d. came
4. Have you finished _____________ the table?
a. set b. setting c. to set d. to be set
5. I can’t help __________ him in spite of his faults.
a. admire b. admired c. to admire d. admiring
6. I prefer _____________ home to _____________ a taxi.
a. to walk – take b. to walk – taking c. walking – take d. walking – taking
7. My brother is good at _____________ things.
a. to repair b. repaired c. repairing d. repair
8. Good ____________ of English is very useful.
a. knew b. know c. knowledge d. knowing
9. It was very ___________ of you to break that coffee cup.
a. care b. careful c. carefully d. careless
10. Every year billions of dollars are spent _____________ advertising.
a. on b. in c. into d. with
11. Would you like to do research _____________ oceanic fish?
a. about b. for c. at d. on
12. Which underlined letter has different pronunciation from the other three?
a. chess b. chemical c. challenge d. China
II. Underline the incorrect word (1m)
1. She advised us learning English.
2. She is sorry for be late.
III. Supply the correct verb form (1m)
I comefrom Switzerland. I (1. come) to London six months ago to learn English. I (2. not meet) many
English people yet, only my teachers. I (3. start) learning English at school in Switzerland when I was eleven,
so I (4. learn) it for ten years.
1. ________________ 2. ________________
3. ________________ 4. ________________
IV. Supply the right form of the words in parentheses (1.5ms)
1. It is necessary for a pharmacist to have qualities such as accuracy, ___________ and orderliness. (clean)
2. Many ____________ women go to evening class to promote their careers. (youth)
3. You shouldn’t spend money _________. (waste)
V. Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning (2ms)
1. That bag was so heavy that I could not lift.
It was such ..............................................................................................
2. It is impossible for her to understand that question.
She can’t .................................................................................................
3. People are using computers in all kinds of work.
Computers ..............................................................................................
4. Because he was absent, the meeting was not held.
Because of ....................................................................................................................................
VI. Put the following sentence-parts in the right order
1. each other./ in culture, Because they / understand / cannot / of / the differences /
...............................................................................................................................
2. of / child-bearing / Women / endless circle / and rearing. / are / free from / the /
.........................................................................................................................................
VII. Read the passage carefully make questions and answer them (1m)
The third event that, at least in the United States, gave impetus to the liberation of women was World
War II. During the war, most men were serving in the military. Consequently, women had to fill the vacancies
in the labor force. Women by the thousands went to work in the factories and even took over businesses for
their absent husbands. This was a great change for the majority of American women, for the discovered that
they could weld airplanes and manage a business as well as change diapers and bake cookies.
1. World War II / give impetus / the liberation / American women?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. What / most American men / do / the war?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Nguyen Du High School
Class 11 A
Full name:
FORTY-FIVE-
MINUTE TEST
Mark
003
1ST/FIRST SEMESTER.A/CLASS11-NGUYENDU HIGH SCHOOL/2005-2006
I. Circle the best answer (2ms)
1. Current standards of beauty have been ………………………………… by films.
a. broadened b. contributed c. aware d. influenced
2. Have you seen the new-style fridge ………………………………… on television last night?
a. advertising b. advertised c. advertises d. advertiser
3. It is an ………………………………… of kindness to help a blind man across the street.
a. action b. acting c. act d. activities
4. As we walk along the street, we see displays in store windows and pictures on
…………………………………
a. billboards b. wall c. blackboards d. banners
5. Do you think ………………………………… possible to ask them to exchange this shirt?
a. its b. it c. that d. because of
6. Every year billions of dollars are spent …………………………………… advertising.
a. on b. in c. into d. with
7. Look at the nice ………………………………… signs.
a. electricity b. electric c. electrician d. electrically
8. These are the people whose ………………………………… are very important.
a. contributions b. contributes c. contributors d. contributory
II. Supply the correct verb form (1.5ms)
My brother is an engineer for a construction company. He usually (1. come) to work by motorbike
but yesterday he (2. take) the bus because his motorbike broke down. My brother (3. be) engineer for more
than five years and he is still interested in (4. read) books about construction. Last night he (5. still/read) a
book when everyone (6. go) to bed.
1. .......................................... 2....................................... 3 ..............................................
4............................................ 5....................................... 6 ..............................................
III. Rearrange these groups of words to make basic noun phrases with their modifiers (1.5ms)
1. Italian / leather / boots ...............................................................................
2. my / wooden / boat / old ...............................................................................
3. way / most / important / one / of the ...............................................................................