GV: PHAN THI OANH. TO: NGOAI NGU

CAO BANG EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

NGUYEN BINH HIGH SCHOOL

ENGLISH FINAL EXAM

Semester 1

FULL NAME:

CLASS:

GRADE 11

Time 45 minutes

 

 

 

I. LISTENING( 1 point)

You will hear people talking about the New Year in Japan. Listen and decide whether the statements are true( T) or false ( F)

  1. Housewives prepare special foods.
  2. They decorate their houses with kumquat trees.
  3. They give each other “ lucky money”.
  4. They put on special clothes.

 

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR ( 4 points)

Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each following sentence

1. Some countries are poor because they have few nature..........................

A. increase  B. resources  C. figures  D. limit

 2. In Vietnam, children receive their.....................inside envelopes at Tet.

A. lucky money B. lucky coin  C. lucky stamp D. lucky book

3.  Do people in your country go to pagodas to.............. for a happy and healthy year for their family and for themselves at Tet?

A. Parade  B. Pray  C. Perform  D. Play

4. A number of safe and inexpensive birth control......................are provided to reduce the overpopulation in many countries.

A. methods               B. types                    C. ways                    D. sorts

5. Vietnamese people often decorate their houses with..................trees at Tet holiday.

A. Pine   B. kumquat  C. apple            D. lemon

6. His parent’s insisted....................... taking him a medical training course.

A. on            B. in                       C. for            D. of

7. We.........................the game if we had had a few more minutes.

A. would have won B. had won C. will win D. won

8. If I were you, I.......................for that.

A. will ask                B. will have C. would apply D. can take

9. If the weather is nice, we.......................swimming.

A. must go               B. will go                        C. going                 D. would go

10. My teacher told me if I .................... harder I would have passed the exams easily.

A. would learn         B. learnt                   C. had learnt                  D. have learnt

11. Mary.................her younger sister .....................passing her exam.

A. apologize / for                                     B. congratulated / on              

  C. congratulation /on                           D. apologized / for

12. The boy …………taking my bag.

A. wanted                  B. apologized          C. refused                       D. denied

13. Bod has always dreamed of ..................rich.

 A. be                 B. to be                     C. being D. been

14. No one can prevent us ………….good things.

A. to do B. from doing C. of doing D. in order to do

15. He said" I'm sorry I didn't reply to the letter".

 A. He apologized for not replying to the letter.

 B. He apologized for didn't reply to the letter.

 C. He apologized for not to replying to the letter.

D. He apologized for to replying to the letter

16. Does................mind if I eat first?

A. someone                B. anyone                C. no one                    D. everyone

 

 

III. READING (2, 0points)

Read the following passage and answering questions

        In China everyone celebrates their birthday on New Year even if it is not the official date of their birthday.

        They believe that the baby is born one year old. A Chinese child’s second birthday is an important event. It might tell the baby’s fortune, which is the baby tells his fortune. The baby is placed in the centre of a group of objects such as coins, a doll or a book and they wait to see which object it picks up. If he picks up a coin, he might become rich. If he reached for a book, he might become a teacher. If he reaches foe the doll, he might have many children. The sixth birthday is also a big party time. The animal which rules the year the baby was born in is said to influence his life.

        The birthday child pays respect to his parents and receives a gift of money. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish birthday child a long life. It is considered unlucky to give someone a clock for a birthday present.

         In China, people believe that tigers protect children. Family members bring newborns special food and present them with gifts of clothing or toys decorated with tigers.

 

1. Why does every Chinese celebrate their birthday on New Year even if it is not the official date of their birthday?

____________________________________________________________________2. Why is a Chinese child’s second birthday an important event?

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3. How is the baby’s fortune if he picks up a coin on his second birthday?

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4. What is the following shouldn’t be given to someone on her or his birthday? ____________________________________________________________________

5. Why family members present newborns with gifts of clothing or toys decorated with tigers?

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V. WRITING (3,0  points)

Rewrite the sentence using Reported Speech with Gerund and Conditional

1. “I’m sorry I didn’t attend your party “Mary said to me

       Mary apologized for………………………………………….

2. “I really want to visit England this summer” Linda said

      Linda insisted on…………………………………………….

     3. 'I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!Dane said to Sam

     Dane congratulated …………………………………………...

     4. 'It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks very much.'Tom said to me

Tom thanked………………………………………………….

  1. “ What would you do if you had a lot of money” Peter asked Mary

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6. “ If the weather is fine, I will go on a picnic with my friends” She said

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