Đề thi HK2 môn Tiếng Anh 11 năm 2021

Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

Câu 1:

A. islet

B. island

C. aisle

D. system

Câu 2:

Choose the correct option (A, B, C, or D) to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: dome, dosage, ecosystem, tomb.

A. dome

B. dosage

C. ecosystem

D. tomb

Câu 3:

Choose the correct option to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation: peasant, decrease, leaves, peaceful.

A. peasant

B. decrease

C. leaves

D. peaceful

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

Câu 4:

A. familiar

B. generate

C. assignment

D. pollutant

Câu 5:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: overcrowded, inhabitant, geography, convenient.

A. overcrowded

B. inhabitant

C. geography

D. convenient

Câu 6:

Mark the letter to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress: prevent, injure, sugar, fitness.

A. prevent

B. injure

C. sugar

D. fitness

There is a strange paradox to the success of the Asian education model. On the one hand, class sizes are huge by Western standards with between 30 and 40 students per class, in countries like Japan and Korea. On the other hand, school children in developed Asian economies rank among the highest in the world for academic achievement in the areas of science and mathematics, especially on standardised tests. Meanwhile, British secondary school students fail to shine in conditions most educational researchers would say are far more likely to help them succeed.

Classroom management seems to be easier in places like Korea, and perhaps lessons are more effective as a direct consequence. After all, we are only too aware of the decline in discipline standards in our own school: belligerent and disrespectful students appear to be the norm these days. Teachers in Britain seem powerless to control what happens anymore. Surely this situation cannot create a very effective learning environment, so perhaps the number of students is far less relevant than is the manner in which they conduct themselves.

But there are other factors to consider, too. There is the home environment. The traditional family unit still remains relatively intact in Korea. Few children come from broken homes, so there is a sense of security, safety and trust both at home and at school. In Britain meanwhile, one in every two marriages fails and divorce rates are sky high. Perhaps children struggle to cope with unstable family conditions and their only way to express their frustration is by misbehaving at school.

But while the Japanese, Korean and Asian models generally do seem to produce excellent results, the statistics don’t tell the whole truth. You see, behind those great maths and science scores, there is a quite remarkable work ethic. Asian students tend to put their education before literally everything else. They do very few extracurricular activities and devote far more time to their studies than their British peers.

There has been a lot of attention and praise given to these Asian models and their “impressive” statistics of late. And without question, some of this praise is justified, but it seems to be a case of two extremes in operation here. At one end, there is the discipline and unbelievably hard work ethic of the Asian students – success in education before all else. At the other end, British students at times appear careless and extremely undisciplined by comparison, but at least they Do have the free time to enjoy their youth and explore their interests. Is either system better outright? Or is it perhaps about time we stopped comparing and started trying to combine the best bits of both, so that we can finally offer our students a balanced, worthwhile education?

Câu 7:

The word “They” in paragraph 4 refers to_______.

A. British students

B. Asian students

C. Korean students

D. Japanese students

Câu 8:

British secondary school students_______.

A. have larger class sizes

B. fail at school more than they succeed

C. do better on stadardised tests

D. enjoy better classroom conditions

Câu 9:

What can be implied from the writer’s opinion of the two educational systems discussed?

A. The Asian system is clearly better.

B. The British system is too strict.

C. Neither system is perfect.

D. Both systems are quite satisfactory for different reasons.

Câu 10:

The traditional family unit_______.

A. is more common in Korean than in Britain

B. is disappearing in Korean due to high divorce rate

C. is bad for children that come from broken homes

D. is unstable in Korean due to conditions in the home

Câu 11:

What does the writer mean when he says there is a “paradox” in the Asian education model?

A. There are too many students in each class.

B. You would expect larger classes to get poorer results but they do not.

C. Class sizes are much smaller in other parts of the world.

D. Asian students outperform their peers in other countries

Câu 12:

What does the writer suggest might make lessons in Korean schools more successful than in Britain?

A. Better teacher

B. Better school Boards of Management

C. More effective lesson planning

D. Better discipline

Câu 13:

The word “unstable ” in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by_______.

A. unsteady

B. unchangeable

C. unpredictable

D. unimportant

Câu 14:

According to the writer, Asian students_______.

A. focus too much on recreational activities

B. don’t have as good a work ethic as British ones

C. don’t allow themselves much time to relax and have fun

D. make a big deal of their good results

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

Câu 15:

A. end

B. stop

C. release

D. melt

Câu 16:

Mark the letter to indicate the word SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s): As a result of sophisticated technology, this device has several advantages over other products.

A. advanced

B. traditional

C. detrimental

D. constructive

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

Câu 17:

A. Dogs that

B. trained

C. the

D. loyalty

Câu 18:

Mark the letter to indicate the underlined part that needs correction: He told (A) us about the hotel that (B) he had (C) stayed the previous summer (D).

A. told

B. hotel that

C. had

D. previous summer

Câu 19:

Mark the letter to indicate the underlined part that needs correction: The assumption that smoking (A) has bad effects (B) on (C) our health have been proved (D).

A. smoking

B. effects

C. on

D. have been proved

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges

Câu 20:

A. Well, I’m afraid not.

B. Thank you for your compliment.

C. You can’t believe it!

D. I can’t agree with you more.

Câu 21:

A mother is complaining to her son that his room gets dusty.

- Mother: Haven’t you tidied up your room yet? - Son: _______

A. I will, after I do all the exercises in my textbook.

B. I have my hands full with my tidying.

C. The more I tidy, the worse it gets.

D. Why don’t you give me a hand with cleaning?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

Câu 22:

A. We had never been made to do anything we didn’t want to do.

B. We were never made to do anything we didn’t want to do.

C. We were never allowed to do anything we wanted to do.

D. We were never made do anything we didn’t want to do.

Câu 23:

The worker only called off the strike after a new pay offer.

A. Not until a new pay was offered, the workers called off the strike.

B. The worker called off the strike only when a new pay offers.

C. A new pay was offered, which made the strike call off.

D. Not until a new pay was offered did the workers call off the strike.

Câu 24:

"Don't forget to give the book back to Mary", said he.

A. He advised me to give the book back to Mary.

B. He reminded me to forget to give the book back to Mary.

C. He reminded me to give the book back to Mary.

D. He advised me to forget to give the book back to Mary.

Transport plays an important role in our daily lives and in the quality of life in our city. Moreover, the individual decisions we make when we choose how to (25)_______our destination can have an impact (26) _____other people – longer traffic queues, worsening air quality, greater number of accidents and health problems. Providing more transport options will create a transport system that is safe, clean and fair.

Increasing use of the car has led to greater (27) ____ of the impact it has and the real cost to us – for our health, for the economy and for the environment. We want our city to become a successful, cosmopolitan city by the sea, (28) _______people can enjoy a high quality of life in a pleasant environment. To (29)_______this we need to make sure everyone has access to the services and facilities they need, through a choice of as many different means of transport as possible.

Câu 25:

(25) ....................

A. get

B. reach

C. arrive

D. come

Câu 26:

(26) ................

A. on

B. about

C. of

D. in

Câu 27:

(27) ...............

A. interest

B. awareness

C. campaign

D. transfer

Câu 28:

(28) ..................

A. whom

B. which

C. where

D. that

Câu 29:

(29) ................

A. decide

B. consider

C. use

D. achieve

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

Câu 30:

A. Her business was successful

B. So successful was her business

C. So successful her business was

D. So was her successful business

Câu 31:

My supervisor is angry with me. I didn’t do all the work I _______ last week.

A. need to have done

B. should have done

C. must have done

D. may have done

Câu 32:

I _______along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

A. was walking

B. am walking

C. walk

D. walked

Câu 33:

It is imperative that he _______ the school regulations.

A. would obey

B. obey

C. will obey

D. obeys

Câu 34:

______, the more terrible the terrorism will become.

A. The more powerful weapons are

B. The more weapons are powerful

C. The weapons more powerful are

D. Weapons are the more powerful

Câu 35:

Mr. Brown was obliged to pay damages to his neigbours in _______for the devastations his pet dogs made in their garden.

A. penalty

B. reparation

C. reward

D. compensation

Câu 36:

Don’t _______to conclusions, we don’t yet know all the relevant facts.

A. hurry

B. rush

C. run

D. jump

Câu 37:

Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I’m _______ it.

A. seeing to

B. putting up with

C. standing for

D. getting over

Câu 38:

The biggest company in our local area is _______the verge of bankruptcy.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. from

Câu 39:

Mark enjoys having fun by causing trouble. He’s a very _______ boy.

A. strong-willed

B. mischievous

C. obedient

D. well-behaved

Câu 40:

He spent the entire night thinking and in the end _______a brilliant idea.

A. came up to

B. catch up with

C. came up with

D. get through to