GRADE 11 REVIEW –no1
Read and choose the best option to complete each blank
In 1857, ______(1) the age of twenty-two, Sam Clemens boarded a steamboat and headed to New Orleans. He planned ______(2) a trip to South America. Instead, he met the steamboat pilot Horace Bixby, ______(3) agreed to let Clemens train with him as a riverboat pilot for a fee of five hundred dollars. For the next two years, Clemens learned ______(4) to pilot a riverboat on the Mississippi River. He gained his piloting license in April 1859 and made a good living until the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861 when all commercial traffic on the river stopped. Clemens then joined the Marion Rangers, a group of Confederate volunteers ______(5) disbanded after only two weeks.
A. at B. on C. in D. from
A. taking B. take C. to take D. took
A. that B. whom C. which D. who
A. what B. how C. why D. where
A. that B. which C. whose D. whom
Rewrite these sentences
That director is very strict. You used to work with his son. (Use a suitable relative pronoun)
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The museum was built in 1805 . Our class visited it last weekend.
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4. The man works in the hospital . I told you about him .
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6.The girl received a special gift from her boyfriend.( Subject focus )
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7.The film was made in Bristol.(adverbial focus)
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8.Hoa borrowed the English-Vietnamese Dictionary from the teacher. (object focus)
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9.Her father gave her a nice present on her birthday. (object focus)
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10.The tourists asked the tourist guide a lot of questions. ( Subject focus )
Passive Voice:
1. People say that he beats his wife. (Passive voice )
He ______________________________________________.
2. People said that he stole their bike . (Passive voice )
He was said ___________________________________.
3. People say that the driver was listening to his walkman at the time of the crash.
It ____________________________________________
The driver____________________________________
4. People believe that the Prime Minister will resign tomorrow
The Prime Minister_____________________________________
5. It was reported that the President had suffered a heart attack
The president_____________________________________
Complete the passage, using the cues below
To prepare / the coming Asian Games, we have a lot / things / do.
First / all, we / build one more National Stadium.
Second, we / upgrade the National sports Centre / local stadiums / they are not / good condition. Then the training areas / roads / sports buildings need to / widened.
Next, we have / equip more hotels / guest houses / modern facilities.
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others.
1. a. Asian b. gather c. advance d. decade
2. a. facilities b. solidarity c. performance d. aquatic
3. a. appreciate b. promote c. participate d. introduce
4. a. athletics b. hockey c. volleyball d. rugby
Choose the words whose underlined part has different pronunciation from that of the others in each of the following questions.
a. appreciate b. official c. fencing d. Asian
a. intercultural b. event c. solidarity d. decade
a. gather b. gymnast c. geography d. gym
SPEAKING:
1. John: “What is your hobby?” Laura: “______”
A. it is interesting. B. Well, that’s very surprising.
C. well , I like collecting books. D. Yes, it’s a good idea.
2. “………...…… ? ” - Hoa: “ I like collecting coins”.
A. What is your hobby C. What is coins
B. Do you like collecting coins D. Are you collecting coins
3. Nam: _________________
Mai : I classify the books into different categories.
A. How do you collect your books? C. What is your hobby?
B. Where do you buy your books? D. How do you organize your collection?
4. Lan: What do you plan to do next, Nam? Huong: ________________________
A: I think I buy book. C. I like