Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 (Sách cũ) - Language focus

LANGUAGE FOCUS
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.
Question 1. A. transfer	B. career	C. variety	D. afraid
Question 2. A. surfaces	B. temples	C. exercises	D. pages
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. powerful	B. remember	C. obvious	D. primary
Question 4. A. sacrifice	B. impossible	C. confident	D. interview
Question 5. A. vacant	 B. factor	C. college	D. device
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6. In the 1980s, TV viewers began to hook up videocassette players to their TVs.
	A. combine	B. stop	C. fasten	D. connect
Question 7. Thanks to better health care, there are more and more centenarians nowadays.
	A. children whose parents can't afford their schooling
	B. children who die at birth
	C. people who live 100 years or more 
	D. people who suffer from fatal diseases
Question 8. These machines are older models and have to be operated by hand.
	A. manually	B. spiritually	C. automatically	D. mechanically
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.
Question 9. It's discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income.
	A. impolite	B. polite	C. unacceptable	D. rude
Question 10. One of the reasons why families break up is that parents are always critical of each other.	A. unaware	B. supportive	C. intolerant	D. tired
 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.
Question 11. In the future, we will certainly lead a more healthier life.
	A. In	B. will	C. more	D. certainly
Question 12. In the end of the story, Cinderella and the prince get married and live happily together.
	A. the prince	B. In the end	C. get married	D. happily
Question 13. Rattan, a close relative of bamboo, is often used to make tables, chairs, and other furnitures. 
	A. furnitures	B. a close	C. is often	D. to make
Question 14. Either Mr. Anderson or Ms. Wiggins are going to teach our class today.
	A. or	B. are	C. Either	D. today
Question 15. I prefer living in a nuclear family than a joint one.
	A. a nuclear family	B. one	C. than	D. living
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 16. Her boss fired her, __________ made her angry.
	A. that	B. this	C. what	D. which
Question 17. You__________ the washing. My sister could have done it for you.
	A. needn't have done	B. couldn't have done	C. hadn't to do	D. mustn't have done
Question 18. These school-leavers are looking forward__________ on campus.
	A. living	B. to live	C. live	D. to living
Question 19. Would you like to take a gap year before__________ a university?
	A. filling in	B. applying to	C. applying for	D. filling out
Question 20. In 1837 the University of Michigan became the first state university__________ by a board of regents elected by the voters of the state.
	A. being controlled	B. it was controlled	C. to be controlled	D. under the control
Question 21. We all believe that a happy marriage should be__________ mutual love.
	A. based on	B. concerned with	C. confided in	D. obliged to
Question 22. By the end of the 21st century, the first car running on the sea water__________.
	A. will finish	B. will be finished	
	C. will have been finished	D. will be finishing
Question 23. - "What a lovely house you have!" - "_______________"
	A. No problem.	B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in.
	C. Of course not, it's not costly.	D. I think so.
Question 24. __________ I get your letter, I will reply to you at once.
	A. By the time	B. As though	C. As soon as	D. Now that
Question 25. __________ not to come late, the applicant set out for his job interview.
	A. He was advised	B. People advised him	 C. Advised	D. Advising
Question 26. If Lucy's car__________ down, she would be here right now.
	A. wouldn't have been	B. hadn't broken	C. doesn't break	D. didn't break
Question 27. __________ the film director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off of the 85th Oscar's Best Director list of nominees surprised everyone.
	A. Although	B. What	C. Due to	D. That
Question 28. According to__________ people, most animal and plant species on earth will soon die out.
	A. optimists	B. pessimistic	C. pessimists	D. optimistic
Question 29. My mother asked me__________. 
	A. which tertiary institution did I choose	B. which tertiary institution I choose
	C. which tertiary institution I would choose	D. which tertiary institution will I choose
Question 30. It is really an__________ .
	A. undergraduate interesting economics course	
 B. economics course interesting undergraduate
	C. interesting economics undergraduate course	
 D. interesting undergraduate economics course
Question 31. Not until__________ in my paper__________ to write down my name on it.
	A. I handed/ that I remembered	B. I handed/ did I remember
	C. did I hand/ did I remember	D. did I hand/ I remembered
Question 32. - ''Did you enjoy the movie yesterday?" - "_______________ "
	A. Certainly, I'd be glad to.	B. Yes, it is warmer than today.
	C. Not really. I couldn't follow the story.	D. No, I dislike moving.
Question 33. Is it necessary that I__________ here tomorrow?
	A. would be	B. am being	C. were	D. be
Question 34. We received a call from the teacher__________ charge of our course.
	A. on	B. at	C. in	D. to