Bài kiểm tra môn Anh Văn Khối 11 - Học kỳ II năm học 2015-2016

I. PHONETICS:
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
A. athlete	B. appreciate	C. wrestling	D. freestyle
A. attracted	B. added	C. competed	D. developed
A. occupy	B. simply	C. accompany	D. hobby
Choose the word that has the main stress different from that of the others
A. fertilize	B. deliver	C. imagine	D. destroy
A. organize	B. occupy	C. admire	D. classify
A. aspiration	B. gravity 	C. challenge	D. fortunate
II. GRAMMAR:
Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentences.
Does he tell you how he is getting _________ his new colleagues?
 A. on with 	B. on of	C. away with	D. out of
The natural environment consists __________ all natural resources.
	A. in	 B. of	C. at	D. by
The Vietnamese participants always take part _________ sports events with great enthusiasm.
	A. at 	B. on	C. to	D. in
A nuclear reactor releases ___________ which is dangerous to the environment.
	A. radiation	B. heat 	C. energy	D. carbon dioxide
The paintings _________ Mr. Brown has in his house are worth around $100.000
	A. whose	B. which 	C. what	D. whom
We are proud of our ____________ staff, who are always friendly and efficient.
 A. well – done	B. well – appointed	C. well – behave	D. well – trained
She lives in the house ________________________.
 A. which has the red door	B. which they are living
 C. where they are living there	D. where they are living in
The panda’s ____________ habitat is the bamboo forest.
 A. nature	B. natural	C. naturalized	D. naturally
Natural parks should be set ____________to save animals and plants.
A. into 	B. out 	C. up 	D. down
Computers and new methods of communication __________ the modern office.
 A. have revolutionized 	B. to have revolutionized 	
 C. that have revolutionized 	D. has revolutionized
People are destroying the air by adding ____________ into it.
 A. pollutants 	B. polluters	C. pollution 	D. polluted
He wouldn’t have failed his exam ___________ he hadn’t been ill.
 A. unless	B. if 	C. in case 	D. although
Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe
A. boundless	B. unlimited 	C. uncountable	D. inflexible
The environmentalists hope ___________ the forest to its former condition.
 A. to restore	B. restoring	C. restored	D. having restored
It was in 1875 ___________ joined the staff of the astronomical observatory at Harvard University.
A. that Anna Winlock 	B. Anna Winlock, who 	
C. as Anna Winlock 	D. Anna Winlock then 
Although there was a lack of interest to begin with, the main reason why they postponed was the rain.
A. The picnic was put off because of the rain.	
B. They held the picnic in spite of the rain 
C. They were extremely interested in having the picnic 
D. The picnic was held, but few people showed up.
He advised me to practise playing the guitar regularly.
A. unusually 	B. commonly 	C. freely	D. completely
Their chances of success are small.
 A. It’s very likely that they will succeed. 	
	 B. They will definitely be successful.
	 C. It’s not very likely that they will succeed.
	 D. They won’t have any chance of being successful.
The man _________ his car outside hasn’t come back for it yet.
 A. who left 	B. who he left 	C. whom he left 	D. whose 
_______________together in one place, they form a community.
 A. When people who live 	B. When people living 
	C. Whenever people live 	D. Whenever living people 
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
Although its height, Mount Whitney, one of the north America’s highest mountains, is 
 A 	 B 	 C
popular with hikers.
	 D
Her brother seems to be totally incapable in looking after himself.
	 A	 B	 C	D
All the students in the class are enough good to pass the final exam.
	A	 B	 C	 D
There were too many books on the shelves that I didn’t know which one to choose.
	 A	 B	 C	 D
III. READING: Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F)
Throughout history there have been many great explorers. Have you, for example, heard of Marco Polo, the famous Italian traveler? He was the first European to travel to China. He arrived in China in the late 13th century. About 200 years later, Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain by ship. He was looking for a new way to reach India. However, as you probably know, he didn’t reach India. He landed in America. Five hundred years after Columbus in the 1930s a famous explorer named Richard Byrd was one of the first persons to fly over both the North and the South Poles. Today we continue to explore this world and are studying to explore other worlds, too. In the 1930s Russian and American scientists sent many unmanned spacecraft to the moon. These spacecraft sent back very valuable information about the moon. Then on July 16th 1969 the first manned spaceship to the moon left earth. On that day Apollo 11 blasted off with three American astronauts on board. Four days after blast – off, two of these astronauts landed on the moon. They later explored the surface of the moon. About two days after landing on the moon, they started back to the earth. They arrived safely back on earth a few days later. Today we are sending unmanned spacecraft to other planets. In the future, we might walk on Mars or Venus the way we did on the moon. We might even travel to other galaxies. Who knows? One thing we know for sure is that we will continue to explore this world and other worlds, too.
Marco Polo traveled from England to China in the late 13th century. ( ____ )
While he was looking for India, Christopher Columbus reached America. ( ____ )
In the 19th century Richard Byrd flew over both the North and the South Poles. ( ____ )
Unmanned spacecraft went to the moon before manned spacecraft did. ( ____ )
Apollo 11 was the first manned spaceship to go to the moon. ( ____ )
Apollo 11 was damaged in the blast. ( ____ )
All of the American Astronauts on the spaceship landed on and explored the moon.( ____ )
Today we are sending spacecraft with astronauts on board to other planets. ( ____ )
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Origins of the Olympic Games can be traced back to ancient Greece, to as far back as 776 B.C. It was a Greek tradition to hold athletic competitions every four years in honor of their gods or dead heroes.
The prizes awarded to the winners of each event in those days were a crown of olive and a palm branch. Although this may seem meaningless in modern times, the true prize lay in the honor of having won the event. The winners were given places of honor on public occasions. In some town they were even exempted from paying taxes.
The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Since then, nations from around the world have been meeting every four years to compete against one another. New Olympic records are set every time they meet. The only exception to this quadrennial event was in 1944, when the Olympic Games were not held because of the Second World War.
When were the first Olympic Games held?
What was the purpose of the ancient Olympic Games?
What were the winners awarded at that time?
Why weren’t there Olympic Games in 1944?
IV. WRITING: Rewrite the following sentences using the given words.
 Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late. 
 → In spite 	
If it hadn’t been for your help, he would have been in a worse mess.
→ If you 	
She bought the car from Tom.
→It’s Tom 	
Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky way. (Use past participle)
→ Our solar	
The bed has no mattress. She sleeps on this bed. (Use “which”)
→ The bed	
He was the first man who left the burning building. (Use Infinitive)
 → He was 	
Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they? 
→ The tickets	
The president makes the important decisions.
→ It’s the president