The second semester examination

Name:……………………………	 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Class:……	 SCHOLL YEAR 2008 -2009 
Calling Number:…………	 SUBJECT : ENGLISH
 THE 11th FORM
 TIME: 45 MINUTES
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I. Pronunciations
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
A. dinners 	B. cups	C. cars	D. pens	
A. cases	B. miles	C. kisses	D. watches
A. worked	B. stopped	C. loved	D. watched
A. hated	 	B. wanted	C. decided 	D. packed 	
II. Vocabulary and Grammar
A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D,
The students ……………you just met is in one of classes?
A. who parents	B. whose parents	C. parents of his	D. parents who
“To keep someone occupied” means………….
A. to make someone happy	B. to make someone excited	C. to make someone busy	D. to make someone relaxed	
Fish, crabs and lobsters are all……………animals
A. survival	B. aquatic 	C. pet	D. rare
She is the woman ………… talked about the other day.
A. that I 	B. I 	C. whom I 	D. all are correct
The ground bran from Soya is used either in breakfast cereals …………in animal feed.
A. nor	B. or	C. and 	D. and also
My brother is an ……………guitarist, so I admire him very much.
A. accomplished	B. accompany	C. modest 	D. natural
The last person…………in my grandfather.
A. we to visit	B. visiting	C. to visit	D. visited	
The ………….from 1990 to 2000 marks an important period in the economic development 
 of Vietnam.
A. century	B. decade	C. month	D. date
I think you have seen this film before,……………?
A. has you	B. haven’t you 	C. have you	D. don’t you
Can you play an …………….guitar?
	A. electric	B. electrical	C. electrified	D. electrification
We live in a house ……………in 1889.
A. build	B. building	C. built	D. that built
I congratulated him on the……………………completion of the project.
A. successful	B. success	C. succeed	D. successfully
B. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, D that needs correcting.
Give high marks to the students spoken English in class today.
	 A B C D
The music to that I am listening is very lyrical.
	 A B C D
You won’t tell her the truth, do you?
	 A B C D
He is the most suitable man marrying.
	 A B C D
Ho Chi Minh City, that has the biggest population, is also the largest city in my country.
	 A B C D
Don’t ask me anything about sports. I like neither football or tennis
	 A B C D
It was on Sunday that they often have parties.
	A B C D
Mary, that you met yesterday, studies very well.
	 A B C D
C. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first ones
 There are a lot of people. The people like to do things together.
	A. There are a lot of people whom like to do things together.
	B. There are a lot of people who like to do things together.
	C. There are a lot of people whose like to do things together.
	D. There are a lot of people like to do things together.
The moon doesn’t have atmosphere, neither does the planet Mars.
	A. Neither the moon or the planet Mars has atmosphere.
	B. Either the moon or the planet Mars has atmosphere.
	C. Neither the moon nor the planet Mars has atmosphere.
	D. Either the moon nor the planet Mars has atmosphere.
It is believed that 13 is an unlucky number.
A. 13 believed to be an unlucky number.
B. 13 is believed to be an unlucky number.
C. They are believed 13 is an unlucky number.
D. 13 is believed an unlucky number.
The policeman/ car / she / hit / give / her / a ticket.
	A. The policeman whose car she hit gave her a ticket.
	B. The policeman who car she hit gave her a ticket.
	C. The policeman his car she hit gave her a ticket.
D. The policeman that car she hit gave her a ticket.
IV. Reading
A. Read the following passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, D
 In America, there is no national television as there is in some countries. All the stations are run commercially. Advertisers sponsor game shows, they interrupted the shows every few minutes to advertise the things they are selling. Television is criticized for its crime shows; actually there are many other special shows of real value.
There are also educational television stations which are trying out new types of high quality programs. They give courses in foreign languages and in literature, which viewers can follow and even take examinations later. Some schools have a regular class on T.V, such as science, several hours a week.
In America, ……………………………………… 
there is no national television.	B. there is only one T.V station.
there is a lot of national television.	D. there are no T.V viewers.
Which of the following statements is true?
Every school in America has classes on T.V every week.
Some schools state that T.V is not useful in education.
Some schools give Ss the lesson on T.V.
Some schools give foreign languages courses on T.V.
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
There are many special shows of real value on T.V
There are educational programs on T.V.
There is advertising on T.V.
There is a lot of violence on T.V.
Why are the show interrupted every few minutes?
To take a break
To advertise
To sell things
To help viewers relax
In America, who sponsors game shows?
Educationists
Viewers
Sales managers
Advertisers
People can ………………by watching T.V
follow and take examinations in literature 
advertise their products
study mathematics
broaden their knowledge
B. Fill in the blanks with one suitable word or phrase
 About twenty percent of the world’s present energy comes from the sun in one from or another. Special devices have already been made available to put on the roofs of houses and flats to (35)………… the sun’s rays and thus heat water. Thousands(36) …………… these devices are now being used to provide(37) ……………in homes throughout the United States while more(38)……………a million solar water-heating units have already been(39)………………in homes in Japan. Other purposes for which(40)……………energy is, at present, being used include the separation of salt from seawater, irrigation and sewage disposal.
A. greet	B. catch	 	C. contain 	D. fix
A. in 	B. with	 	C. on	D. of
A. light	B. energy	 	C. life	D. existence
A. than	B. of	 	C. through	D. over
A. built	B. planned	 	C. attached	D. standing
A. sun 	B. sky 	 	C. space	D. solar
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