Unit 7 : BEING A WELCOME GUEST
VINH PHUC EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT
TEST FOR GIFTED STUDENT
GRADE: 11
I: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Circle the
letter next to the answer you choose.1. When he woke up, he
realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ______ have
happened.A. Possibly B. likely
C. Certainly D. potentially2. - Do you think the book is
expensive?- Yes, its not ______ what we paid for it.A. worthy
B. worth of
C. worth
D. valuable3. To ______ extent did she benefit from her uncles
will?A. what
B. how
C. Which D. whom4. The new system didnt ______ expectations.A.
catch up with
B. bring about
C. come across
D. come up to 5. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged
when ______ next.A. they met
B. they to meet C. to meet
D. should they meet 6. ______ arent effective anymore because
insects have become resistant to them.A.Fertilizers
B. Pesticides
C. Herbicides
D. Composts7. When he heard the joke, he burst into loud
______.A. smile
B. laughter
C. amusement
D. enjoyment8. The traffic lights ______ to green, and the car
drove on.A. exchanged
B. turned
C. removed
D. shone9. It is a good idea to be ______ dressed when you go
for an interview.A. finely
B. boldly
C. smartly
D. clearly10. They are going to make ______ excursion next
month.A. a two-week
B. two-weeks
C. two weeks'
D. a two-week's11. I haven't had a very ______ week. I seem to
have done nothing at all.A. Extensive
B. productive
C. enthusiastic
D. economic 12. The purpose of the survey was to ______ the
inspectors with local conditions.A. inform
B. acquaint
C. instruct
D. notify13. These figures give you some idea of the cost of ..
your car for one year. A. controlling B. handling C. managing D.
maintaining14. It can take up to three months to .. a man to do
this specialist work. A. guide B. raise C. train
D. learn15. In todays paper it .. that we shall have an election
this year. A. says B. admits C. expresses
D. proposes16. I had to pay .. on a carpet I bought in through
the Customs today. A. taxes B. rates C. fines
D. duty17. Tropical diseases are comparatively .. in Europe. A.
scarce B. rare C. slight
D. few18. The .. charged by the architect for the plans of the
new building were unusually high. A. hire B. price C. fees D.
sum19. It takes a great deal of .. for the class to make a trip
abroad. A. arrangement B. organisation C. expense D. business20.
You shouldnt eat so many sweets. Theyre .. for you. A. bad B.
unhealthy C. unsuitable D. disagreeable21. I wondered whether you
would like to .. to the theatre tomorrow. A. visit B. go away C. go
out D. walk out
22. It is vital that we .................... a change in
people's attitudes. A. bring down
B. bring backC. bring about
D. look after23. We'll have to ................... down the
options before coming to a decision. A. slow
B. narrow
C. bring
D. wind24. The grocer's shop ................... since the
supermarket opened. A.closed
B. has closedC. has been closingD. is closed25. In ten year's
time the population of the world...................... to 500
million. A. grows
B. is growingC. has grown
D. will have grownII - Give the correct word form for each
sentence using the suggestions.
Write the answers after the numbers.
1. Lasers are used as .................. accurate
scalpels.MIRACLE
2. He stepped on some ............ glass.
BREAK
3. What is your ............ for this problem ?ARGUE
4 Be careful. The streets are ....................... after the
rain.SLIP
5. The police are trying to find some more ............
PROVE
6. She received a lot of ............ from her
mother.COURAGE
7. There is no real ............ between men and women.EQUAL
8. His bad ............ made his parents upset.
BEHAVE
9. Tropical diseases are ............ rare in Europe.
COMPARE
10. All the newspapers praised the ............ of the
firemen.BRAVE
III - Read the text and choose the best option fo each
blank.
Write the answers after the numbers.
SPORTS IN SCHOOLS.
For many young people, sport is a popular part of school life
and (1) in one of the school teams and playing in matches is very
important. (2) someone is in a team it means a lot of extra
practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as
many matches are played then.
It can also (4) travelling to other towns to play against other
school teams and then (5) on after the match for a meal or a drink.
Sometimes parents, friends or other students will travel with the
team to (6) their own side.
When a school team wins the match, it is the whole school feels
proud, (7) only the players. It can also mean that a school (8)
well-known for being good at certain sports and pupils from that
school may end up playing (9) national or international teams so
that the school has some really (10) names associated with it !
1- A. havingB. beingC. takingD. putting
2- A.IfB. AsC. ThenD. So
3- A. atB. onC. forD. from
4- A. evolveB. permit C. involveD. cancel
5- A. beingB. stayingC. leavingD. spending
6- A. support B. playC. fightD. enable
7- A. butB. howeverC. andD. not
8- A. turnsB. makesC. comesD. becomes
9- A. upB. to C. forD. besides
10- A. famous B. oldC. newD. common
IV - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full
paragraph. Write the answers after the numbers.
THE WILDLIFE
A- Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better
crops, but these chemicals pollute the environment and harm
wildlife.
B- There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are
hunted for their fur or other valuable parts of their bodies. Some
birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets. C- The
most successful animals on earth human beings will soon be the only
ones, unless we can solve this problem.D- Nowadays people are more
aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many species
of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do
not make an effort to protect them. E- For animals and birds, the
big problem is that their habitat the place where they live is
disappearing. More land is used for farms, houses or industry, and
there are fewer open spaces than there once were. 1. 2. 3. 4.
5.
V - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct
positions. Write the answers after the numbers.
There are 1-.................................. that make it
difficult for me to understand. First,
2-...................................... as they are spelled, so
when I learn new words through reading. I sometimes do not
understand them when they are spoken. Second,
3-................................... have a wide range of accents.
A British accent is very different from a Texas one. Third, there
are a lot of 4-........................................ These
expressions also differ depending on the area a speaker is from.
Finally, there are 5-..................................... These
sounds are difficult for me to distinguish./.
A- native speakers
B- sounds that do not exist in my native language
C- several things of spoken English
D- idioms and slang expressions
E- many words are not pronounced
VI - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable
word.
Write the answers after the numbers.
conditionsinsurancepoweraccordinglittle
labourfirstproblemswhowagesAgriculture in the West and South of
the United States has traditionally been supported by migrant
workers (1) ................... migrate or move from area to area
(2) ...................... to the crops that need harvesting. Many
Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers
when they (3) ..................... arrived in the United States.
Often they had (4) .................. with the English language or
no skills that they could immediately use in the new country.
A person looking objectively at the (5) .................. of
these workers might say that their way of life was (6)
.................... better than slavery. They were housed in
sub-standard conditions, received (7) ................... far below
minimum, and had no medical or (8) .................... benefits.
The migant workers had no (9) ..................... unions that
could bargain for better wages, better hours, or improved working
conditions. They had no money or no(10) .......................
with which to bargain with their employers.
VII - Read the text, Use the suggestions to put in the correct
positions and Give the correct word-forms ( O is done for you as an
exmple ).
Estimate
Germanyinfluencedevelopproficientoriginate
entertainofficeformercommunicate particularAs
(0)................... 300 400 million people speak English as
their first language. One recent estimate is that 1.9 billion
people, nearly a third of the worlds population, have a basic (1)
.................... in English. English is the dominant
international language in (2)................, science, business,
aviation, (3)..................., diplomacy and the Internet. It
has been one of the (4).............. languages of the United
Nations since its founding in 1945.
English (5).................. in England, and is West Germanic
language which developed from Old English, the language of the
Anglo Saxons. As a result of the Norman Conquest and other events
in English history, it has been heavily (6)....................,
more than any others (7).................... language, by French
and Latin. From England it spread to the rest of the British Isles,
then to the colonies and territories of the British Empire ( both
outside and inside the current Commonwealth of Nations ) such as
United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others, (8)
................. those in the Anglophone Caribbeans. As a result
of these historical (9).................. English is the official
language ( sometimes one of several ) in many countries
(10).................. under British or American rule, such as
Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and the
Philippines.
0. Estimated
1. 2. 3. 4.
5.
6. 7. 8. 9.
10. ..
VIII - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable
word.
Write the answers after the numbers.
Money is something we (1) ..... for granted in our life. Some of
us may wish we had more it, maybe in the (2) ..... coins, notes or
cheques. It is hard to imagine (3) ..... people would manage (4)
..... money. In the earliest periods of human history, people used
to exchange goods (5) ..... . They would exchange things they had
lots of for (6) ..... they were in (7) ..... of . For example, they
might offer food (8) ..... tools. This method of exchange, which is
known as barter has many (9) ..... . Certain goods may be
difficult, or may be impossible to divide into smaller units. It
can also be very difficult to know the worth of something (10)
..... with other goods.
IV. WRITING:
A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the
same as the sentence printed before it.1. It is extremely difficult
for us to make ends meet these days.We find
.........................................................................................................................................2.
Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until
after the birth of their second child.Not until
............................................................................................................................................3.
While mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water
pipes.While they
.......................................................................................................................................................4.
He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.Although it
.......................................................................................................................................5.
While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this
time.Although
..........................................................................................................................................B.
Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to
write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the
form of the given word(s).6. When I was driving, I realized that
the car wasnt working properly.
(WRONG)....................................................................................................
...................................................7. Sandra said
that she was willing to work late.
(MIND)..........................................................................................................................................................8.
They pretended to be enjoying themselves, but they werent really.
(AS)..............................................................................................................
...........................................9. I can't lift this
table on my own.
(UNLESS).....................................................................................................................................................10.
The coins are believed to have been buried for safe-keeping.
(IT)...................................................................................................................................................
C. you are studying abroad next month so you are going to hold a
farewell party this weekend.write a letter of invitation to your
closest friendTHE ANSWER KEY I: Choose the best answer to complete
each sentence. Circle the letter next to the answer you choose.
1 A6 B11C16D21C
2B7B12A17B22C
3A8B13D18C23B
4D9C14C19B24B
5C10A15A20A25D
II - Give the correct word form for each sentence using the
suggestions.
1. miraculously2. broken3. argument4 slippery5. proofs
6. encouragement7. equality8. behaviour9. comparatively10.
bravery
III - Read the text and choose the best option fo each
blank.
12345678910
BADCBADDCA
IV - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full
paragraph.
1. D2. B3. E4. A
5. C
V - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct
positions. 1. C2. E3. A4. D
5. B
VI - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable
word.
5- conditions8- insurance10- power2- according6- little
9- labour3- first4- problems1- who7- wagesVII - Read the text,
Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions and Give the
correct word-forms
1- proficiency2- communications 3- entertainment
4- official5- originated
6- influenced
7- Germanic8- particularly
9- developments
10- formerly
VIII - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable
word.
(1) take (2) forms (3) how (4) without (5) directly
(6) things (7) need (8) for (9) disadvantages. (10) compared
IV.WRITINGA. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it
means the same as the sentence printed before it.1. It is extremely
difficult for us to make ends meet these days.We find it extremely
difficult for us to make ends meet these days.2. Alice and Charles
did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of
their second child.Not until after the birth of their second child
did Alice and Charles decide to move to a bigger house.3. While
mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.While
they were mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water
pipes.4. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.Although
it didn't rain, he brought the umbrella.5. While I strongly
disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.Although I
strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.B.
Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to
write a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as
possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the
form of the given word(s).6. When I was driving, I realized that
the car wasnt working properly. (WRONG)When I was driving, I
realized there was something wrong 7. Sandra said that she was
willing to work late. (MIND)Sandra said that she wouldn't mind
working late.8. They pretended to be enjoying themselves, but they
werent really. (AS)They did/acted as if they had enjoyed
themselves. 9. I can't lift this table on my own. (UNLESS)Unless
someone helps me, i can't lift this table.10. The coins are
believed to have been buried for safe-keeping. (IT)It is said that
the coins were buried for the safe-keeping.
C.
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