Đề thi giữa HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 11 năm 2022-2023

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Câu 1:

A. in spite of

B. because of

C. because

D. although

Câu 2:

The higher the content of carbon dioxide in the air is, _________heat it retains.

A. the most

B. more than

C. the more than

D. the more

Câu 3:

In every culture, there are basic standards for social ______ such as personal space distance, eye contact, and amount of body language displayed in public.

A. interaction

B. relationship

C. relation

D. reaction

Câu 4:

He has gone abroad for further education since he ________ upper secondary school.

A. finish

B. is finishing

C. will finish

D. finished

Câu 5:

Alex dreams of going on tour – he’s just waiting for his big ______ to get his foot in the door of the music industry.

A. deal

B. cake

C. break

D. cheese

Câu 6:

Villagers can compete against the commercial fishing and timber companies who ______ the natural resources of the area, taking as much as they want.

A. leave

B. decrease

C. deplete

D. lower

Câu 7:

Health experts strongly advise patients with hypertension to avoid food ______ amounts of fat.

A. containing

B. contains

C. is contained

D. contained

Câu 8:

This course will ________ students for middle and senior managerial positions.

A. prepare

B. preparation

C. preparative

D. preparatively

Câu 9:

You will not understand the importance of foreign language learning ______.

A. when you will go to university

B. until you go to university

C. as soon as you went to university

D. after you had gone to university

Câu 10:

The weather is really bad today in your country, ______?

A. isn’t it

B. didn’t it

C. doesn’t it

D. wasn’t it

Câu 11:

Lack of an education severely restricts a woman’s access ______ information and opportunities.

A. with

B. to

C. about

D. from

Câu 12:

If my time-management skills had been better, I ________ from serious stress when I was in university.

A. hadn't suffered

B. wouldn't have suffered

C. will not suffer

D. wouldn't suffer

Câu 13:

They decided to _______ their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic.

A. put off

B. turn round

C. do with

D. take up

Câu 14:

Late April and May is the best time to _______ hiking and explore the mountains along with Redwood Forests.

A. make

B. go

C. put

D. do

Câu 15:

Indiana University, one of the largest in the nation, is located in a _______ town.

A. Midwestern beautiful small

B. beautiful Midwestern small

C. small beautiful Midwestern

D. beautiful small Midwestern

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress in each of the following questions

Câu 16:

A. different

B. excellent

C. domestic

D. festival

Câu 17:

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress: explore, threaten, design, require

A. explore

B. threaten

C. design

D. require

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Câu 18:

A. treat

B. feast

C. learn

D. peace

Câu 19:

Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: anchored, graduated, pulled, warned

A. anchored

B. graduated

C. pulled

D. warned

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions

Câu 20:

A. harmful

B. destructive

C. heavy

D. serious

Câu 21:

Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word: Smartphones are very versatile, as they can do many things like making phone calls, taking pictures, or listening to music.

A. helpful

B. interesting

C. capable

D. flexible

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Câu 22:

A. busy with

B. free from

C. relaxed about

D. interested in

Câu 23:

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s): Public service announcement is a special advertisement for the community, normally about health or safety matters.

A. Open

B. Secret

C. Private

D. Popular

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges

Câu 24:

A. I couldn't agree with you more

B. Not at all

C. Oh, that's a problem

D. You can make it u can make it

Câu 25:

Mary is talking to Linda over the phone.

- Mary: “Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here!”

- Linda: “____”

A. It’s our pleasure.

B. Never mention the incident again.

C. That's nice of you!

D. What a pity!

Mobile phones: a benefit or social nuisance?

Few people under 30 will be able to imagine a time before the existence of mobile phones. Neither will they be _____ (26) ____ of the harmful effect that many people predicted text language would have on young people’s language skills.

Interestingly, linguists nowadays believe that expressing oneself clearly in texts is evidence of a good background in grammar and sentence structure. Mobile phones are credited with encouraging people to communicate more. They can also provide reassurance to people _____ (27) ____ are alone in dangerous situations. Some people use mobile phones as a kind of barrier to unwelcome social contact; texting can signal your unavailability to _____ (28) ____ people in the same way that wearing sunglasses and headphones does.

Some issues with mobile phones are still controversial. Talking loudly on the phone while on public transport is thought to be rude and ____ (29) _____ by many people in the UK. ____ (30) _____, a significant minority of people still do it, despite the sighing and other obvious signs of disapproval from their fellow passengers.

(Adapted from “Advanced Expert’’ by Jan Bell and Roger Gower)

Câu 26:

(26) __________

A. anxious

B. aware

C. alert

D. forgetful

Câu 27:

(27) __________

A. which

B. where

C. when

D. who

Câu 28:

(28) __________

A. one

B. every

C. other

D. another

Câu 29:

(29) __________

A. inconsiderate

B. inattentive

C. insignificant

D. inflexible

Câu 30:

(30) __________

A. Otherwise

B. However

C. Moreover

D. Therefore

Ecotourism is a unique way for travellers to engage in sustainable tourism while vacationing. This specific type of tourism is now increasingly becoming one of the more popular, with growth rates increasing every year. The United Nations, aware of the fact that tourism could be one of the most detrimental activities if not planned in accordance with the threshold imposed by nature, has declared the celebration of the International Day of Ecotourism, to promote sustainable practices in this growing industry.

Recently, The Division for Sustainable Development, Small Island Developing States Unit, decided that in preparation for the International Day of Ecotourism, it would be beneficial to identify successful practices of ecotourism on small islands. In order for ecotourism to be categorized as successful, it must meet the following criteria: it must combine natural and cultural tourism; it must involve local populations in the program, including providing educational resources to the local community, it must identity, manage and conserve the natural and cultural environment as well as the resources on the island; it must generate practices that will lead to the future sustainability of the island. If these criteria are followed by an "eco" organization, it deserves to be recognized as successful.

Câu 31:

What is the passage mainly about?

A. Ecotourism and its criteria

B. Sustainable development

C. Environment pollution and its causes

D. Job opportunities for local people

Câu 32:

The word promote in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. hinder

B. conceal

C. encourage

D. discourage

Câu 33:

Why has the United Nations declared the celebration of the International Day of Ecotourism?

A. to raise people's awareness about ecotourism

B. to encourage more people to experience ecotourism

C. to boost sustainable practices in ecotourism

D. to stop ecotourism services completely

Câu 34:

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as a criterion for successful ecotourism?

A. conservation of the natural and cultural environment

B. improvement in the infrastructure for more tourist attractions

C. combination of natural and cultural tourism

D. local populations involvement in the program

Câu 35:

The word it in paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A. the “eco” organization

B. the criterion

C. the future

D. the island

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

Câu 36:

A. If only Jane had had enough money, she couldn't have bought a new computer.

B. If Jane had had enough money, she couldn't have bought buy a new computer.

C. Jane wishes she had enough money so that she could buy a new computer.

D. Provided that Jane had enough money, she can't buy a new computer.

Câu 37:

Olga had handed in her exam paper. She realised that she had missed one question.

A. Hardly had Olga realised that she had missed one question when she handed in her exam paper.

B. Had Olga realised that she had missed one question, she wouldn’t hand in her exam paper.

C. Hardly had Olga handed in her exam paper when she realised that she had missed one question.

D. Having realised that she had missed one question, Olga handed in her exam paper.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Câu 38:

A. to

B. to solve

C. extinction

D. its

Câu 39:

Find the mistake: She has disappeared three days ago, and they are still looking for her now.

A. are still

B. has disappeared

C. now

D. and

Câu 40:

Find the mistake: The villagers are highly appreciable of the volunteers' efforts in reconstructing their houses after the devastating storm.

A. reconstructing

B. volunteers' efforts

C. devastating

D. highly appreciable