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GIA ĐỊNH HIGH SCHOOL

THE 1st SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST Code 142   GRADE 11 (2019-2020) Time allowed: 60 minutes

I. PHONETICS: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1:               A. horrible                   B. exhaust                   C. vehicle                     D. pharaoh

2:               A. anxious                    B. language                 C. invaluable                D. anger

II. STRESS: Choose the word which has stress pattern different from the others

3:               A. represent                 B. calendar                  C. stimulate                  D. government

4:               A. interesting                B. voluntary                 C. petroleum                D. agriculture

III. WORD CHOICE AND SPEAKING

5: - “How is the test?”    -“________”

A. It's a breeze.                B. It’s a storm.                  C. It’s a typhoon.              D. It’s a thunder.

6: There were twelve of us in all for dinner.

A. as usual                       B. as a total                      C. as respected                 D. as a result

7: Such good news calls for a _____!

A. celebrating                   B. celebrity                       C. celebration                   D. celebratory

8: Look, I can’t give you a decision on the spot. I’ll have to talk to my boss first.

A. smoothly                      B. immediately                  C. voluntarily                    D. densely

9: - “Many happy returns!”    -“ _______”

A. The same to you.          B. Are you worried?          C. You too.                       D. Thanks.

10: Two main candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.

A. judges                          B. losers                           C. winners                        D. competitors

11: One third of the world’s population ______ two thirds of the world’s resources.

A. absorbs                        B. drains                          C. supports                       D. consumes

IV. GRAMMAR

12: If someone ________ into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”

A. had come                     B. comes                          C. came                           D. would come

13: _________ more help, I could call my neighbor.

A. Needed                        B. I have needed              C. Should I need               D. I should need

14: Having worked for a publishing house for years, ________.

A. and then she finally quit and devoted herself to writing novels. B. she finally quit and devoted herself to writing novels.

C. but she quit because of her devotion to writing novels.            D. her devotion to writing novels urged her to quit.

15: I’m sure it’s not my fault that Peter found out what we were planning. I don’t remember _______ anyone about it.

A. having told                   B. being told                     C. to tell                           D. to be told

16: “It is you that stole my purse,” Mrs. Pike said to the young man.

A. Mrs. Pike accused the young man of stealing her purse. B. Mrs. Pike told the young man that it was you that stole her purse

C. Mrs. Pike denied the young man of stealing her purse. D. Mrs. Pike asked the young man to steal her purse.

17: ________ the flood has receded, people can move back into their home.

A. Now that                      B. So that                         C. Due to                          D. Although

V. GAP FILLING:

There are over 7 billion people in the world today. The richest 1.5 billion (18)___________ 75% of the world’s resources. To give the other 5.5 billion people who live in (19) ___________ a better life, we will need the resources of (20)___________  four or five planets. (21)___________, we have only one and 1.5 billion of us have already (22) ___________  a large part of it.

18:             A. contain                    B. belong                     C. consist                     D. use

19:             A. richness                   B. poverty                    C. wealth                     D. shortcoming

20:             A. another                    B. the other                  C. other                       D. others

21:             A. therefore                 B. and                         C. so                            D. however

22:             A. collapsed                 B. vanished                  C. cancelled                  D. destroyed

VI. READING:                          UNIQUE HOLIDAYS PEOPLE CELEBRATE AROUND THE WORLD

Holidays are special days for the people of one nation or culture, which are set aside by the law or through a custom, and on which everyday activities, such as work or school, are normally suspended.

Every country has several important holidays, which can be national – or important for the state, religious – important for a particular religious group, or simply cultural – such as celebrating the beginning of a season, for example.

Three Kings Day, Mexico

Mexican people traditionally celebrate Christmas for twelve days – from Christmas evening on December 24th, to the Three Kings Day on January 6th (also called the Epiphany. Epiphany literally means a sudden moment of understanding).

The Three Kings Day commemorates the end of these celebrations. This holiday was inspired by the biblical story of the three kings from the East (also referred to as three Wise Men or Magi), who spotted a bright star in the sky the night Jesus was born, and came to see baby Jesus.

This holiday is so important for Mexicans that they often give additional gifts on this day, even though it is shortly after Christmas.

Another custom specific for this holiday is baking the Rosca, a sweet bread ring in which a small baby Jesus figurine is placed. Whoever finds the figurine has to host another holiday's party in February.

Setsubun, Japan

This holiday marks the beginning of spring in Japan. It is celebrated on February 3rd as a part of the Spring Festival. The holiday is also known as the Bean Throwing Day, because of the custom of throwing roasted soybeans out the door while chanting 'In with Fortune! Out with Evil!'.

It is believed that such a ceremony prevents evil ogres (monsters) from entering the house, and that instead only good fortune will come to the family.

This is why during the ceremony, one member of the family wears an ogre mask. Another peculiar tradition done on this day suggests that if you want to enjoy a year of good health, you should eat the same number of soybeans as your age.

23:  According to the legend, the three kings __________ a bright star on the sky.

A. glanced                        B. situated                        C. observed                      D. peeped

24:   Who inspired the Three Kings holiday?

A. three Spanish kings      B. three kings from the Bible      C. three Mexican kings     D. three kings from a children's book

25:   Based on the information in this reading, which of the following statement is True?

A. The Mexican give presents to each other at Christmas.

B. If a 40 year-old woman eats 40 soybeans on Setsubun, she will have a year of wealth.  

C. Holidays are special days for the people of one nation on which everyday activities, such as work or school, are all suspended. 

D. Three King Day holiday lasts from January to February.

26:   Where do the Japanese throw soybeans during the ceremony?

A. in a holy place such as a shrine     B. at the main square         C. at schools               D. in their houses

27:  What does "peculiar" mean?

A. narrow-minded             B. similar                          C. strange                        D. specific, detailed

VI. ERROR RECOGNITION

28: Once he will start (A) a decorating (B) job, he won’t stop (C) until it’s finished. (D)

29: My friend asked (A) me to remind him not to forget (B) to revise (C) for (D)  the test.

30: On (A) June 30, 1992, international timekeepers in Paris were added (B) an (C) extra second to (D) the play.

VIII. WORD FORM: Complete each sentence below by choosing the correct form of the words given in brackets.

31. We wish you both health and __________________.  (LONG)

32. Some high school students take part in helping ___________________ children. (ADVANTAGE)

33. They worked hard together, ___________________ and under pressure. (COMPETE)

34. Could you give me a quick ___________________ of how it works? (EXPLAIN)

35. While waiting for the bus, he was __________________ by an old lady. (FRIEND) 

36. She __________________ gave up her lunch break to supervise the lab. (VOLUNTEER)

37. In Britain and America, it is _________________ for everybody to sing “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve. (TRADITION)

IX. TRANSFORMATION: Rewrite the following sentence so that the meaning stays the same. You must use between 2-5 words.

38. Mrs. Brown says, “I don’t allow smoking in my room.” (SAYS)

      ® Mrs Brown  _________________________allow smoking in her room.

39. Lan is proud of her speaking English. (PRIDES)

      ® Lan ____________________________  English.

40. “I know I am wrong,” he said. (TO)

       ® He admitted ____________________________.

41. Since I had not seen him for ages, I didn’t recognize him. (HAVING)

      → ____________________________ for ages, I didn’t recognize him.

42. My candidate didn’t win the election so I am not happy now. (WOULD)

      ® If my candidate had won the election, ____________________________  now.

X. GAP FILLING: Fill in each blank space with ONE appropriate word from the box. There are TWO extra words.

inspiration	useless	costly	pay	out of
range	admits	afford	limited	flatly

It's Christmas Eve, and Della finds herself running (43)____________ time to buy Jim a Christmas present. After paying all of the bills, all Della has left is $1.87 to put toward Jim's Christmas present. Desperate to find him the perfect gift, out she goes into the cold December day, looking in shop windows for something she can (44)_____________.

She wants to buy Jim a chain for his pocket watch, but they're all out of her price (45)____________. Rushing home, Della pulls down her beautiful hair and stands in front of the mirror, admiring it and thinking. After a sudden (46)____________, she rushes out again and has her hair cut to sell. Della receives $20.00 for selling her hair, just enough to buy the platinum chain she saw in a shop window for $21.00.

When Jim comes home from work, he stares at Della, trying to figure out what's different about her. She (47)_____________  that she sold her hair to buy his present. Before she can give it to him, however, Jim casually pulls a package out of his overcoat pocket and hands it to her. Inside, Della finds a pair of (48)_____________ decorative hair combs that she'd long admired, but are now completely (49)_____________  since she's cut off her hair. Hiding her tears, she jumps up and holds out her gift for Jim: the watch chain. Jim shrugs, flops down onto the old sofa, puts his hands behind his head and tells Della (50)_____________  that he sold his watch to buy her combs.

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