ĐỀ A ANSWERS: QUESTION I:LISTENING. (2 points) TAPESCRIPT Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country. The British post office made the first stamps in 1840. Other countries started to make their own postage stamps very quickly the following years. In 1874, a German postal official, drew up a plan for an international postal union. And at his suggestion, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) was born. Each country in the UPU agreed to accept letters with prepaid postage from the other members. The UPU became a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) in 1948. Today the UPU’s headquarters is in Switzerland. Almost every country in the world is a member of this organization. Each of the 189 member countries pays transportation charges to members who carry international mail across their borders. The charges are determined by the UPU. The UPU takes care of all international mail problems. *Task 1: Choose the best answer a, b, c or d for the following questions: (1ms) 1.c.Britain 2.b.In 1874 3.d.The United Nations 4.a.Switzerland *Task 2: Listen again to the last part of the talk and write in the missing word. (1m) 1.Switzerland 2. organization. 3. 189 4. charges QUESTION II: PHONETICS (1point) A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1.A. equipped 2.B.provides B. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 3.C.express 4.D.deliver QUESTION III: Rewrite the following sentences (2 points) 1. Do you know the man who is smiling at you? 2.The girl to whom he sends some flowers every day is his classmate. 3.The man talking with a beautiful girl in the bar is my cousin. 4. I want the car made in Japan. 5. Romeo and Juliet, whose parents hated each other, were lovers. 6.We saw men, women, cats and dogs that moved round and round. 7. If he didn’t eat too many chips, he wouldn’t be fat. 8. She apologized for being late. QUESTION IV: Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses (1 point) 1.cutting 2.extinct 3.pollution 4.dangerous QUESTION V: READING (2points) A.Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: (1point) 1.b.resources 2.a.fuels 3.d.exhaust 4.d.sources 5.a.reserves 6.c.renewed 7.b.alternative 8.c.power 9.c.renewable 10.b.supplies B. Read the following passage and answer the questions (1m) 1. He dirties the air with gases and smoke. 2. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. 3. Yes, it does. 4.They would have to pass and enforce laws that require individuals and businesses to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities. QUESTION VI: Use the facts and figures to describe Ba Be National Park. (2ms) Ba Be National is located in Bac Kan Province, Northeast Viet Nam.The distance from Hanoi is about 250 km, from 6 to 7 hours drive. It was established in 1977, as a national park in 1992. It has a total area of 10,048 ha and the area of lake is 500 ha. Ba Be National park is famous for freshwater lake, limestone forest, and lowland evergreen forest. There are 97 species of mammals , 300 sorts of birds …, and we can find a number of species are listed in Vietnam Red Book of endangered species. THE SECOND TERM  2008 – 2009 45-MINUTE TEST No.1 (ĐỀ A) Fullname:--------------------------------Class 11------ QUESTION I:LISTENING. (2 points) *Task 1: Listen and choose the best answer a, b, c or d for the following questions: (1point) 1.Which country made the first stamps? a.Switzerland b.Germany c.Britain d.Italy 2.When was a plan for an international postal union drawn up? a.In 1840 b.In 1874 c.In 1889 d.In 1948 3.Who gained control of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1948? a.The British post office b.A German postal official c.Switzerland d.The United Nations 4.Where is the UPU’s headquarters based? a.Switzerland b.Germany c.Britain d.The USA *Task 2: Listen again to the last part of the talk and write in the missing word. (1 point) Today the UPU’s headquarters is in (1) ---------------------. Almost every country in the world is a member of this (2) ------------------. Each of the (3) ----------------- member countries pays transportation charges to members who carry international mail across their borders. The (4) -------------are determined by the UPU. The UPU takes care of all international mail problems. QUESTION II: PHONETICS (1point) A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A. equipped B. delivered C. transferred D. received 2. A.helps B.provides C.documents D.texts B. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 3. A.letter B.pleasant C.express D.office 4. A.relative B.telephone C.spacious D.deliver QUESTION III: Rewrite the following sentences (2 points) 1.The man is smiling at you . Do you know him? (Use a Relative clause)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.The girl is his classmate. He sends some flowers to the girl every day. (Use a Relative clause with preposition)  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.The man who is talking with a beautiful girl in the bar is my cousin. (Use a present participle phrase)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.I want the car which is made in Japan. (Use a past participle phrase)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other. (Use a Relative clause)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.We saw men, women, cats and dogs. They moved round and round. (Use a Relative clause)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.He is fat because he eats too many chips.  If he --------------------------- 8. “I am sorry that I am late”. She said.  She apologized ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUESTION IV: Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses (1 point) 1-People are changing weather conditions by ---------------- down trees in the forsts. (cut) 2-The number of rare animals is decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming ------.(extinction) 3-Water power provides energy without -------------------------- .(Pollute) 4-A nuclear reactor releases radiation which is ------------------- to the environment.(Danger) QUESTION V: READING (2 points) A.Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) t hat best fits the blank space in the following passage: (1 point) There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy (1) ---------, particularly about those involving fossil (2) ---------. In less than a hundred years we shall probably (3) ------- all the present (4) ------- of oil and gas. The world’s coal (5) --------- should last longer but, once used, these cannot be (6) --------. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (7) --------- sources of energy as solar energy as well as water and wind (8) --------------- (classed as (9) ----------- energy). Until these energy (10) ---------- are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy consumption as much as possible. 1. a.possessions b.resources c.goods d.materials 2. a.fuels b.powers c.forms d.energies 3. a.end b.complete c.total d.exhaust 4. a.findings b.productions c.amounts d.sources 5. a.reserves b.stores c.mines d.contents 6. a.updated b.repeated c.renewed d.produced 7. a.traditional b.alternative c.revolutionaryd.surprising 8. a.force b.strength c.power d.motion 9. a.repeatable b.continual c.renewable d.continuous 10. a.goods b.supplies c.provisions d.materials B. Read the following passage and answer the following questions (1 point) Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Man operated machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. They also dirty the air with gases and smoke. Badly pollution air can cause illness and even death. Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They poison the water with chemicals and other substances. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. They damage the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world. It’s time people and governments all over the world did something about the pollution problem. People should stop using many things that are harmful to the environment. Governments would have to pass and enforce laws that require individuals and businesses to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities. 1.How does man dirty the air?  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.What does pollution water kill?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.Does pollution of soil reduce the amount of land that is available for growing food?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.What would governments all over the world have to do about the pollution problem?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ QUESTION VI: Use the facts and figures to describe Ba Be National Park. (2ms) 1.Location: Bac Kan Province, Northeast Viet Nam. 2.Distance from Hanoi: about 250 km, 6-7 hours drive 3.Year established: 1977, as a national park in 1992 4.Total area: 10,048 ha, Lake area: 500 ha 5.Typical habitats: Freshwater lake, limestone forest, and lowland evergreen forest. 6.Animals and plants: species of mammals 97, species of birds 300…, a number of species are listed in Vietnam Red Book of endangered species. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANSWERS (ĐỀ B) QUESTION I:LISTENING. (2 points) TAPESCRIPT Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country. The British post office made the first stamps in 1840. Other countries started to make their own postage stamps very quickly the following years. In 1874, a German postal official, drew up a plan for an international postal union. And at his suggestion, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) was born. Each country in the UPU agreed to accept letters with prepaid postage from the other members. The UPU became a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) in 1948. Today the UPU’s headquarters is in Switzerland. Almost every country in the world is a member of this organization. Each of the 189 member countries pays transportation charges to members who carry international mail across their borders. The charges are determined by the UPU. The UPU takes care of all international mail problems. *Task 1: Listen and choose the best answer a, b, c or d for the following questions: (1point) 1.b.Britain 2. d.In 1874 3.a.The United Nations 4.d.Switzerland *Task 2: Listen again to the last part of the talk and write in the missing word. (1m) 1.Switzerland 2. 189 3.who 4. charges QUESTION II: READING (2 points) A. Read the following passage and answer the questions (1 point) 1. He dirties the air with gases and smoke. 2. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. 3. Yes, it does. 4.They would have to pass and enforce laws that require individuals and businesses to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities. B.Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: (1 point) 1.b.resources 2.a.fuels 3.d.exhaust 4.d.sources 5.a.reserves 6.c.renewed 7.b.alternative 8.c.power 9.c.renewable 10.b.supplies QUESTION III: PHONETICS (1point) A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1.C.express 2.D.deliver B. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 3.A.equipped 4.B.provides QUESTION IV: Rewrite the following sentences (2 points) 1. Romeo and Juliet, whose parents hated each other, were lovers. 2.We saw men, women, cats and dogs that moved round and round. 3. If he didn’t eat too many chips, he wouldn’t be fat. 4. She apologized for being late. 5. Do you know the man who is smiling at you? 6.The girl to whom he sends some flowers every day is his classmate. 7.The man talking with a beautiful girl in the bar is my cousin. 8. I want the car made in Japan. QUESTION V: Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses (1 point) 1.pollution 2.dangerous 3.cutting 4.extinct. QUESTION VI: Use the facts and figures to describe Cuc Phuong National Park. (2 points) Cuc Phuong is located in Ninh Binh province, North of Vietnam. The distance from Hanoi is about 100km South of Hanoi. It was established as a national park in 1962, Cuc Phuong National Park is the first national park in Vietnam. Its total area is about 25,000 hectares. It is the country’s largest nature reserve. Cuc Phuong National Park is famous for limestone mountain, numerous caves, valleys. There are 97 species of mammals, 300 species of birds, 400 kinds of animal…, and we can find a number of species are listed in Vietnam Red Book of endangered species. THE SECOND TERM  2008 – 2009 45-MINUTE TEST No.1 (ĐỀ B) Fullname:--------------------------------Class 11------ QUESTION I:LISTENING. (2 points) *Task 1: Listen and choose the best answer a, b, c or d for the following questions: (1point) 1.Which country made the first stamps? a.Switzerland b.Britain c.Italy d.Germany 2.When was a plan for an international postal union drawn up? a.In 1840 b.In 1889 c.In 1948 d.In 1874 3.Who gained control of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1948? a.The United Nations b.The British post office c.A German postal official d.Switzerland 4.Where is the UPU’s headquarters based? a.Germany b.Britain c.The USA d.Switzerland *Task 2: Listen again to the last part of the talk and write in the missing word. (1point) Today the UPU’s headquarters is in (1) ---------------------. Almost every country in the world is a member of this organization. Each of the (2) ----------------- member countries pays transportation charges to members (3)--------------- carry international mail across their borders. The (4) -------------are determined by the UPU. The UPU takes care of all international mail problems. QUESTION II: READING (2 points) A. Read the following passage and answer the following questions (1 point) Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Man operated machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. They also dirty the air with gases and smoke. Badly pollution air can cause illness and even death. Man ruins natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They poison the water with chemicals and other substances. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. They damage the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s naturally beautiful world. It’s time people and governments all over the world did something about the pollution problem. People should stop using many things that are harmful to the environment. Governments would have to pass and enforce laws that require individuals and businesses to stop or cut down on certain polluting activities. 1.How does man dirty the air? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.What does pollution water kill?  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.Does pollution of soil reduce the amount of land that is available for growing food?  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.What would governments all over the world have to do about the pollution problem? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B.Circle the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage: (1 point) There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy (1) --------, particularly about those involving fossil (2) --------. In less than a hundred years we shall probably ---------- all the present (4) --------- of oil and gas. The world’s coal (5) ------- should last longer but, once used, these cannot be (6) --------. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (7) -------- sources of energy as solar energy as well as water and wind (8) ------------ (classed as (9) ---------- energy). Until these energy (10) ------------ are widely used, it is important for the developed countries to reduce energy consumption as much as possible. 1. a.possessions b.resources c.goods d.materials 2. a.fuels b.powers c.forms d.energies 3. a.end b.complete c.total d.exhaust 4. a.findings b.productions c.amounts d.sources 5. a.reserves b.stores c.mines d.contents 6. a.updated b.repeated c.renewed d.produced 7. a.traditional b.alternative c.revolutionaryd.surprising 8. a.force b.strength c.power d.motion 9. a.repeatable b.continual c.renewable d.continuous 10. a.goods b.supplies c.provisions d.materials QUESTION III: PHONETICS (1point) A. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. A.letter B.pleasant C.express D.office 2. A.relative B.telephone C.spacious D.deliver B. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 3. A. equipped B. delivered C. transferred D. received 4. A.helps B.provides C.documents D.texts QUESTION IV: Rewrite the following sentences (2 points) 1.Romeo and Juliet were lovers. Their parents hated each other. (Use a Relative clause)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.We saw men, women, cats and dogs. They moved round and round. (Use a Relative clause)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3.He is fat because he eats too many chips.  If he ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.I am sorry that I am late.  She apologized  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.The man is smiling at you . Do you know him? (Use a Relative clause)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.The girl is his classmate. He sends gifts to the girl every day. (Use a Relative clause with preposition)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.The man who is talking with a beautiful girl in the bar is my cousin. (Use a present participle phrase)  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.I want the car which is made in Japan. (Use a past participle phrase)  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUESTION V: Complete each sentence with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses (1 point) 1.Water power provides energy without -----------------------. (pollute) 2.A nuclear reactor releases radiation which is ---------------------- to the environment.(danger) 3.People are changing weather conditions by ---------------- down trees in the forsts. (cut) 4.The number of rare animals is decreasing so rapidly that they are in danger of becoming------. (extinction) QUESTION VI: Use the facts and figures to describe Cuc Phuong National Park. (2 points) 1.Location: Ninh Binh province, North of Vietnam 2.The distance from Hanoi: about 100km South of Hanoi 3.Year established as a national park in 1962, the first national park in Vietnam. 4.Total area: 25,000 hectares, the country’s largest nature reserve. 5.Typical habitats: limestone mountain, numerous caves, valleys. 6.Animals and plants: 97 species of mammals, 300 species of birds, kinds of animal 400 …, a number of species are listed in Vietnam Red Book of endangered species. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -. -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- -