LOC THAI High School FORTY-FIVE MINUTE TEST (4) School year: 2016-2017 ENGLISH 11 – Time allowed: 45 minutes Name: _ Class 11 MARK I LISTENING: (1,5points- 0,25/each) You will hear two tasks TWICE After each task, you will have a ten- second pause to Task 1: Listen and choose the best answer: (1 point- 0.25/each) When did Ba and his family had a day trip to their home village A On Friday B On Sunday C On Saturday D On Monday Where is the banyan tree? A near a river B at the entrance to the village C near the foot of a mountain D near the green paddy fields When did Liz meet Ba’s family at his house? A in the afternoon B at night C at noon D in the morning How did they get to the village? A By bus B By car C By bike D By motorbike Task 2: Listen again and fill in each blank with one word you hear The journey to the village is very _ Everyone felt and hungry II USE OF LANGUAGE (4.0 points 0,25/each) Part : Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1.0m) A hopes B phones C meets D works 2.A stepped B bribed C learned D changed A tenth B month C with D length A strength B athlete C event D wrestling Part : Choose the best word to fill in each blank: (1.0m) astronauts weightlessness tragic accomplished athletes named After Gagarin’s death, his hometown was after him Nearly 500 _ from 11 nations took part in the first Asian Games in New Delhi, Indian Gagarin could have made another space flight if a(n) accident had not occurred My uncle, who is a(n) guitarist, taught me how to play Part 3: Complete the sentences (1,0m) A Put in could, couldn’t or was/ were(not) able to Sometimes either is possible I learnt to read music as a child I read it when I was five 10 He can’t play tennis very well now but he _play quite well when he was younger B Add question tags to the following statements 11 This car was made in Japan , _? 12 My friends have gone to Vung Tau, _? Part 4: fill in the blank with a suitable preposition in the parentheses (0,5m) 13 China launched its first manned spacecraft into space 15th October, 2003.(in/on/at/ from) 14 I just collect the stamps discarded envelops .(from/about/for/with) Part 5: Match a question in A with a suitable response in B (0,5m) A B 15 How long did Pham Tuan stay in orbit? A – days 16 What is your hobby? B – On 12th April, 1961 C – Well, I like reading books D – I started collecting them years ago 15 _ 16 _ III READING (2,5ponts- 0,25/each) Part : Choose the correct word of in each blank On 12th April, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Russian (1) became the first human being in space Although his flight (2) only 108 minutes, its success made him a national hero He also became the first person to eat and drink in zero (3) , and he was able to view the (4) in a way that no one had done before Unfortunately, a plane crash (5) March 1968 made Gagarin’s desire of revisiting space impossible After his death, his hometown and the Cosmonaut Training Centre at Star City, Russia named after him A writer B cosmonaut C fighter D worker A lasted B spent C took D was A spacecraft B gravity C water D weightlessness A Mars B Moon C Sun D Earth A in B at C on D after Part : Read the passage and then choose the best answer to each question Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects, such as envelopes or packages with stamps on them It is one of the world’s most popular hobbies, with estimates of the number of collectors ranging up to 20 million in the United States alone Many casual collectors enjoy accumulating stamps without worrying about the tiny details, but the creation of a large or comprehensive collection generally requires some philatelic knowledge This is especially important for those who intend to spend large amounts for stamps Stamp collectors are an important source of revenue for some small countries that create limited runs of elaborate stamps designed mainly to be bought by stamp collectors The stamps produced by these countries far exceed the postal needs of the countries Some collectors, observing the generally rising prices of rare stamps, have taken to Philatelic Investment Rare stamps are among the most portable of tangible investments, and are easy to store They offer an attractive alternative to art, other collectible investments, and precious metals The estimated number of stamp collectors in the United States is _ A 30 million B 20 million C 10 million D 15 million Philatelic knowledge is especially important for _ A many casual collectors enjoy B some small countries C those who intend to spend large amounts for stamps D the postal needs of the countries Why have some collectors taken to Philatelic investment? – Because they A have observed the generally rising prices of stamps B have observed the generally rising prices of rare stamps C have observed the generally low prices of stamps D haven’t observed the generally rising prices of stamps The word they in paragraph refers to A Stamp collectors B Small countries C Rare stamps D The prices of rare stamps 10 Which of the following is NOT true about rare stamps? - _ A They are among the most portable of tangible investments B It’s easy for us to store rare stamps C They are an important source of revenue D.They offer an attractive alternative to art IV WRITING (2,0 ponts- 0,5/each) Part : Do as requested I did not like the boys We met them at the party last night (using relative pronoun if necessary) → I ………………………………………………………………………… My sister bought me a computer on my birthday (using cleft sentence)) →It……………………………………………… ………………………………… Part : Rearrange the word to make meaningful sentences first/to/Gagarin/became/human/fly/space/the/into/ was/book/borrowed/It/Hoa/from/that/me/the/ =====The End===== ... He also became the first person to eat and drink in zero (3) , and he was able to view the (4) in a way that no one had done before Unfortunately, a plane crash (5) March 1968 made