Đề kiểm tra Tiếng Anh 11 - Học kì 1

PART I:
Circle the word, phrase and sentence among a,b,c,or d that best fits each of the following
1. I on the computer when the fire ..out.
 A. worked / was breaking	 B. was working / broke	 C. was working / broken D. worked / broke
2. Jack got into trouble when he refused ..his briefcase for the customs officer
A. opening	B. to open	C. being opened	D. to be opened
3. The main cause of the population explosion is that ..
 A. people are properly educated	 B. religion encourages people to have fewer children 
 C. people are aware of the problem of over population	 D. people believe that having many children means happiness.
4. The ..which a true friend needs to have are unselfishness, constancy, and loyalty.
A. A. personality	B. characteristics	C. hobbies	d. qualities
5. The .of the competition was to stimulate the spirit of learning English among students.
A. rule	B. aim	C. work	d. result
6. Study harder or you’ll fail in the exam.
 A. If you don’t study harder, you’ll fail in the exam.	 B. If you study harder, you’ll fail in the exam.
 C. If you don’t study harder, you won’t fail in the exam.	 D. You won’t fail in the exam without studying harder
7. I would like to express our thanks 	..the donation from your company.
A. of	B. for	C. to	D. about
8. As we walked past, we saw Nigel..his car.
A. washing	B. to wash	C. washed	D. was washing
9. On her birthday, the girl is looking forward ..a gift.
A. to be given	B. to give	C. to being given	D. to be giving
10. twice, he didn’t want to try again.
A. to fail	B. failing	C. to have failed	D. having failed
11. “Don’t forget to give the book back to Joe”. He .. me to give the book back to Joe.
A. reminded	B. advised	C. warned	D. told
12. “It’s you who stole my pen”. He said.
A. He admitted stealing his pen	B. He insisted on stealing his pen
B. He accused me of stealing his pen	D. He apologized for stealing his pen
Part II: Reading
I. Circle the correct answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
Over one million people lack adequate housing. These people are found every country of the world and, indeed, in almost every community. They live in hurts made of sticks, mud and metal; in some cases, they don’t even have a roof over their heads. The problem is huge. Does this mean there is nothing that can be done?
According to the people in Habitat for Humanity International ( HFHI), there is plenty that can be done. HFHI was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller, millionaire who decided their money could best be sent helping people. Since then, HFHI has helped fix and build homes for tens of thousands of people in the United States and over 30 countries.
HFHI believes that the homes should not be given as charity; instead, the organization follows a system known as partnership housing. The people who will live in the homes, like Evinor, work together with volunteers on the construction and then gradually pay off the basis cost of the homes, theses payments, together with contributions, enable HFHI to help other people.
1. The aim of HFHI ..
 A. to help fix and build homes for tens of thousands of people in the United States and over 30 countries.
 B. to show off the American charity.	C. to help Millard and Linda earn a lot of money.
 D. only to help fix and build homes for tens of thousands of people in the United States.
2. in 1976 Millard and Linda Fuller ..
A. helped HFHI	B. founded HFHI	C. fixed HFHI	D. bought HFHI
3. HFHI holds the view that 
 A. housing should be given as charity	 B. housing helps them become rich.
 C. the homeless should be given a lot of money to build houses. D. housing oughtn’t to be given as charity
4. It can be seen in the passage that Millard and Linda Fuller 
A. are laborers	B. are the rich	C. have ever been homeless	D. are billionaire
5. From the last paragraph, it is clear that .
 A. HFHI is a commercial organization	 B. HFHI is a bad organization
 C. HFHI helps the homeless so that HFHI will become rich	D. HFHI is a good organization
II. Circle the word among A, B, C or D that best fit the numbered blank in the following.
 Each nation has many people who voluntarily (1) .. care of others. For example, many high school and college students in the United States often spend many hours in hospitals, orphanages, or home for the (2) .. They read books to the people in these places, or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to (3) .. problems. (4) .. young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint, clear up, or repair their houses, do the shopping or mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an organization (5) . Big Brothers.
1. A. do	B. take	C. give	D. provide
2. A. aged	B. rich	C. adults	D. teens
3. A. them	B. these	C. their	D. those
4. A. Others	B. Other	C. The others	D. Another
5. A. known	B. thought	C. said	D. called
Phonetics
A. Picked out the word whose underlined part pronounced different form the rest.
1. A. honour	B. hour	C. honest	D. house
2. A. quarrel	B. quarter	C. queen	D. quay
3. A. mutual	B. change	C. machine	D. cheese
4. A. think	B. seven	C. single	D. hungry
B. Picked out the word that has the stress pattern different form the rest.
1. A. volunteer	B. vehicle	C. afternoon	D. disappoint
2. A. competition	B. understand	C. hospitable	D. academic
3. A. sincere	B. success	C. cassette	D. gerund
4. A. support B. although C. comfort D. between