REVISION for the Second Term Examination – ENGLISH 11
Academic year: 2021-2022
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. entrance B. diploma C. apply D. exchange
2. A. climate B. change C. related D. preparation
3. A. doubt B. brought C. drought D. boundary
4. A. habit B. balance C. change D. atmosphere
5. A. tertiary B. doctoral C. institute D. tutorial
6. A. intact B. famine C. bachelor D. admission
7. A. absorb B. housing C. cuisine D. scenic
8. A. antibiotic B. inhabitant C. dietary D. man-made
9. A. subsequence B. superb C. culture D. structure
10. A. excavation B. impressive C. citadel D. heritage
11. A. accomplished B. hoped C. naked D. practised
12. A. stone B. tomb C. grotto D. known
13. A. heir B. history C. honesty D. honour
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
14.A. catastrophic B. fertilizer C. preservation D. electronic
15. A. baccalaureate B. university C. accommodation D. undergraduate
16. A. footprint B. climate C. upset D. greenhouse
17. A. magnificent B. catastrophic C. irresponsible D. unforgettable
18. A. ecosystem B. atmosphere C. analytical D. breathtaking
19. A. livable B. renewable C. sustainable D. insoluble
20. A. emperor B. sanctuary C. mandarin D. imperial
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. A man __________ a large parcel got out of the bus.
A. carry B. was carrying C. carrying D. carried
2. Tom, _________ by what he had done, could at first say nothing.
A. horrify B. was horrified C. was horrified D. horrified
3. ______________is a greenhouse gas that is released by human activities and speeds up global warming.
A. petroleum B. natural gas C. carbon dioxide D. nuclear power
4. It is difficult to get a job without any ____________ qualifications.
A. intact B. undergraduate C. academic D. cultural
5. ______________allows students to work on their own at home or at the office, and access materials and communicate with tutors and other students over a computer network.
A. Distance learning B. The cloud C. A credit - based course D. A campus- based course
6. When finishing an undergraduate course successfully, students can get ________.
A. postgraduate B. a doctorate C. a master’s degree D. a bachelor’s degree
7. Although it can be derived ________oil, coal and tar, kerosene is usually produced by refining it from petroleum.
A. of B. from C. in D. off
8. In order to be _____________ higher education, students must have certificates of secondary school education and may be required to take the entrance university.
A. admitted B. entered C. eligible for D. eligible to
9. We’ll focus ______the effects _____global warming ____ people’s health and life on Earth in general.
A. on/ in/ on B. on/ of/ in C. on/ of/ on D. in/ of/ on
10. How long is your medical _____________ in this hospital?
A. internship B. scholarship C. graduation D. major
11. Sandy ___________ dinner 4 times this week.
A. has cooked B. have been cooking C. has been cooking D. cooked
12. ___________ the desalination plant, the company could offer an effective solution to the problem of water scarcity.
A. To build B. Having built C. Being built D. Having been built
13. Why are your hands so dirty? – I ___________ my bike.
A. repaired B. have been repaired C. has been repaired D. have been repairing
14.Carbon dioxide is released through ________ processes such as respiration and volcano eruptions and through ________activities such as deforestation, land use changes, and burning fossil fuels.
A. man – made / ordinary B. human / natural
C. ordinary / man – made D. natural / human
15. A strong greenhouse effect will warm the oceans and partially melt glaciers, increasing ________
A. sea level B. temperature C. sea water D. pollution
16. Her classmates admire her so much because she has a clear _________mind.
A. analysis B. analytical C. analytics D. analyze
17. The public praised the local farmers for ________millions of trees on the surrounding hills.
A. being planting B. having planted C. being planted D. having been planted
18. Take a short break! You ________ all day.
A. work B. are working C. have been working D. were working
19. The first book _________ on my summer reading list is ‘Gone with the Wind’.
A. to read B. reading C. read D. to be read
20. Some of the participants__________ to the conference couldn’t come because of the bad weather.
A. to invite B. invite C. inviting D. invited
21. Rainforest gorillas are in danger of extinction because of_________.
A. preservation B. deforestation C. environment D. climate
22. The young man _________ with our principal is our new teacher of English.
A. talking B. having talked C. to talk D. has been talking
23. I __________for the university’s reply about entry requirements for a whole week. I hope to receive
it soon.
A. was waiting B. have been waiting C. have waited D. waited
24. ________ is a group of connected things, buildings, designed for a particular purpose.
A. heritage B. relic C. complex D. cuisine
25. I believe nothing serious has happened, _________?
A. did it B. didn’t it C. has it D. hasn’t it
26. With its thousands of rocks and caves __________ out of the water, Ha Long Bay has won international recognition.
A. emerging B. emerge C. to be emerged D. emerged
27. None of the city’s waste processing plants are efficient, _________?
A. isn’t it B. is it C. are they D. aren’t they
28. It is urgent to _______ the city’s transport __________because almost all the roads get flooded after heavy rain.
A. increase/ infrastructure B. decline/ infrastructure
C. upgrade/ infrastructure D. all are correct
29. The photograph ________in the magazine was ________at the gallery.
A. publishing/ exhibited B. published/ exhibiting
C. publishing/ exhibiting D. published/ exhibited
30. The dietitian explained that if people _______ a diet high in cholesterol, they are at risk of developing heart problems.
A. ate B. eat C. were eating D. have eaten
31. __________ is the activity of digging in the ground for old buildings or objects which have been buried for a long time.
A. Archaeology B. Excavation C. Exploration D. Preservation
32. The police are investigating the ________ of a young woman.
A. disappearing B. disappearance C. appearing D. appear
33. We ________for hours! Let’s have a rest.
A. have walked B. are walking C. were walking D. have been walking