Đề thi học kỳ I lớp 11 THPT chuyên Thái Nguyên năm 2012 - 2013 môn Tiếng Anh (Có đáp án)

I. Choose one word which is pronounced differently from the other three.

1. A. blind B. provide C. invitation D. decide

2. A. treasure B. scream C. sneaky D. treatment

3. A. marathon B. enthusiastic C. ethnic D. smoothly

4. A. Christmas B. stomach C. chalkboard D. scholarship

5. A. disadvantaged B. handicapped C. embarrassed D. experienced

II. Choose the best answer.

6. Alice didn’t expect …………. to Bill’s party.
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked

7. Do you …………….. in any sporting activities?
A. do B. take part C. play D. make

8. When I got to the airport, the plane …………… taken off.
A. had B. have C. has D. having

9. He should know how ………….. the film projector.
A. to use B. use C. uses D. using

10. She ……………. Tom for being so rude to him.
A. apologized at B. apologized for C. apologized on D. apologized to

11. They warned me …………… buying the tickets in advance.
A. among B. against C. at D. with

12. ………….. the parcel, he was surprised at what he saw.
A. To open B. Have opened C. Opening D. When opened

13. I’m really looking forward ………… to university.
A. to going B. going C. to go D. go

14. When I glanced out the window, I saw Tom ………….. toward my house.
A. walk B. walking C. to walk D. having walked

15. John …………. me on passing the driving test.
A. wished B. proposed C. recommended D. congratulated

III. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.

16. The ………… from three schools took part in the English Speaking Contest. (REPRESENT)

17. There was a ……………. to find the best cook. (COMPETE)

18. Do you agree with the famous saying “The happiest people are those who bring ……….. to others.”? (HAPPY)

19. Every one likes Kevin because he is such a ………….person. (CHEER)

20. He is very ………… about the history of the Boston Marathon. (KNOW)

IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.

21. The hospital destroying (A) by (B) the storm is being (C) rebuilt (D) now.

22. That training made (A) him to be able (B) to become (C) a great (D) scientist later.

23. The most important thing of the competition (A) is (B) the participation and enjoyment (C) people has (D) from it.

24. After hearing (A) the conditions (B), I decided not entering (C) for the competition (D).

25. They (A) also help (B) my (C) much in my life (D).

Question 5. READING.

A/ Read the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Ruth Lawrence made history yesterday when she came a clear first out of the 530 candidates who sat the entrance exam for St. Hugh’s College, Oxford. The all-women’s college is likely to offer her a scholarship. Ruth sat three three-hour papers - Algebra and Geometry, Calculus, Probability and Statistic; and Math, Pure and Applied. Ruth has never been to school. Her father, Harry Lawrence, a computer consultant, gave up his job when Ruth was five to educate her at home. Her mother, who also works in computers, is the family breadwinner. Besides Mathematics, Ruth also enjoyed English, History, Geography, Nature Study and other subjects. She began to read at four and started academic subjects at five. Because she does not go to school, Ruth has not mixed much with other children. She enjoys serious conversations with adults. She works harder than other children, and concentrates on what she enjoys, principally Mathematics. If she does well at the college, Ruth expects to take a further degree and eventually hopes to become a research professor in Mathematics – an ambition she may achieve while still in her teens.

26. Yesterday Ruth Lawrence was first out of the 530 students who took the entrance exam for St. Hugh’s College, Oxford.

27. The College may give Ruth three scholarships.

28. Ruth’s father went to work for money, at the same time he taught her at home when she was five.

29. Ruth likes Math, English, History, Geography, Nature Study and others.

30. She learned to read and started academic subjects at the age of 5.

B/ Read the passage and answer the questions below.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE HOLIDAY

My most memorable experience happened three months ago when I went to the south of France with my husband. We went by boat and car. We were there for two weeks and we stayed in a small hotel. We had a very good time. We sunbathed and read books. We went to the beach every day. We visited a lot of historical places. The weather was lovely and the food in France was wonderful.

But on the last day our car broke down. We didn’t speak French and we needed to get to Boulogne to get the boat to England. Luckily, we met another Englishman, Simon Pike. He was very friendly. He had a car and he took us to Paris to get the train to Boulogne.

When we arrived at the station, Simon said, “don’t worry. I speak a little French.” He ran to the ticket office and bought us two tickets. He asked a guard in French, “Excuse me! Which platform for Boulogne?” “Platform 7,” said the guard, ‘but hurry! It leaves in two minutes.”

We ran to platform 7 and got on the train. We said goodbye and thanked Simon. “You’re welcome,” he said. “Have a good trip!” The train left, and we started to talk to an Italian tourist.

“What time do we arrive in Boulogne?” we asked. “Boulogne?” he said. “I think you have a problem. This train goes to Toulouse.”

31. Where did the couple in the story go in France?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

32. Did they have a good journey at first?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

33. What happened on the last day of the journey?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

34. Why did they need to get to Boulogne?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

35. Did the train take them to Boulogne?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

VI. WRITING

A/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before.

36. She became tired of my complaints about the programme. She turned it off.
-> Becoming ………………………………………………………………………………………

37. “I have always wanted to be a pilot,” Paul said to you.
-> Paul has always dreamed ………………………………………………………………………

38. The manager told the visitors not to stay at the hotel near the airport.
-> The manager warned ……………………………………………………………………………

B/ Complete the sentences using the words given.

39. The teacher/accuse/boy/not/pay attention/what/she/say.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………

40. Dick’s mother/prevent/him/play/computer games.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………