Midterm examination - Grade: 11

Name: .. MIDTERM EXAMINATION 
Class:11A2 GRADE : 11
PART A: LISTENING(2MS) Listen and choose the best option
1.Mai’s birthday party was held ____ 
 A.in the evening B. in the afternoon C. in the morning D. at 4 pm
2.____ were at the birthday party.
 A.Over twenty guests B. Over twenty friends 
 C.About twenty guests D.About twenty friends
3. At the beginning of the party, Mai’s mother serve the guests ____
 A. soft drinks and cakes B.coca-cola and biscuits 
 C.soft drinks and biscuits D. soft drinks and birthday cake
4.The birthday cake was brought out____
 A.about four thirty B.about four thirteen 
 C..about five thirty D.about five thirteen
5. The birthday cake looked____
 A. small B. big C. wondrefully D. beautifully
6. The birthday party lasted____.
 A. about five hours B.about three hours C.about two hours D. about four hours 
7. The birthday party finished____
 A. about 5 pm B. at 6. 30 pm C.at 7 pm D. about 6 pm 
8. ____ helped Mai and her mother to tidy up the mess.
 A. All the friends B.Her síter C.Her best friend D.The speaker
 PART B: PRONUNCIATION-GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY(3MS)
Choose the underlined part that is pronounced differently from the rest:
1. A. saints B. tends C. pools D. stays
Choose the word that is pronounced differently from the rest:
2. A. orphanage	B. guitarist 	 C. gratitude 	 D. celebrate
Choose the best option:
3. I remember _______ to Paris when I was a very small child.
 A. to be taken 	B. to take 	C. taking 	D. being taken
4.The film _______ by the time we _______ to the cinema.
 A. already began/ had got 	B. already began/ got
 C. had already begun/ got 	D. have already begun/ got
5. They _______ a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates.
 a. made 	b. had 	c. served 	d. took
He tried his best to make his birthday party more _______ .
 a. enjoyed 	b. enjoying 	c. enjoyment 	d. enjoyable
7. ________too much, he found difficult to drive home.
A. To drink 	B. Have drunk 	C. Having drunk 	D. Drunk
8. A lots of foods and drinks will be served _______ the party.
 a. in 	b. at 	c. for 	d. with
9.Happy birthday to you. Linda. _____ . 
 A. The same to you 	 B. It’ s very nice of you 	
 C. So do you 	D. Thank you
10. Do you think our teacher will let us ________ our dictionaries in reading lessons?
	A. to use	B. use	C. using	D. used
Choose the underlined part that needs correction:
11. I’d rather having dinner at home than eat out.
 A B C D
12. The music on a compact disc is recording by lasers.
 A B C D
PART III.READING(2.5 MS)
 I.Read the passage and then choose the best answer A, B , C or D for the following questions. 
Linda Shaw was about to have her evening meal with parents and grandmother when something rather frightening happened. The family had just sat down at a table in the dining room and had called Linda’s brother Tony to join them when three armed men went in. One of the men pointed a gun at them while another held a knife. The family were all terrified, except Tony, who was watching television so that he had no idea anything was wrong. The men began to put everything that was valuable into a large bag. While stealing things, they didn’t see Linda write the word “HELP” on the piece of paper. Linda dropped the paper out of the window on the street. Two passengers saw it and called the police. A few minutes later the police caught them. After they were being taken away. Tony was bewildered. He had been watching television throughout the whole incident.
1. It can be inferred from the story that the men........
A. stole all the valuable things and left	B. were successful in robbing
C. were not caught	D. weren’t able to steal anything
2. Tony is Linda’s ..........
A. father	B. brother	C. cousin	D. grandfather
3. The accident happened.........
A. while Linda and her family were sleeping.
B. when Linda and her family were about to have an evening meal.
C. while Linda and her family were having an evening meal.
D. after Linda and her family had finished having an evening meal.
4. While the men were stealing things, ........
A. Tony went out to phone the police.	
B. Linda was watching TV.
C. Tony watched them and said nothing.
D. Linda wrote the word “HELP” on the paper and dropped it out of the window.
5.which sentence is Not True?
A. There are four members in the family
B. Linda helped her family from being stolen valuable things
C. Tony called police to caught the three armed men.
D, The three men were successful in robbing. 
II. Choose the best option to complete the following passage :
	 I (1) by my neighbors to attend their son’s birthday party last Saturday evening. It was not an ordinary celebration. The young couple had been childless (2) . ten years and so they were thrilled to have a child after they had virtually given up.
 I had decided to bring my camera .(3)... some photographs of the happy family. The birthday cake was (4)....displayed in the middle of the sitting room. Little John, the birthday boy, was all excited and wanted to leave his finger prints on the cake. The relatives and friends began to arrive with their ..(5) .wrapped in colorful boxes
1.A. invite 	 B. is invited C. invited D. was invited
2.A. for B. about C. since D. over
3. A. taking B. take C. to take D. took
4. A. prominency B. prominently C. prominent D. prominence
 5.A.toys B. presents C. cards D. flowers
PART 4: WRITING. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.5 pt)
1. When we arrived, the party had come to an end.
After ........................................................................
2. Doing morning exercise everyday is good for your health.
It’s .
3. Mastering a second language takes time and patience.
It _________________________________________
4.The teacher made them study hard for the exams
The teacher advised.....................................................................................
5.My son started reading when he was 11 years old
My son has ..............................................................................................................
Name: .. MIDTERM EXAMINATION 
Class:11A2 GRADE : 11
PART A: LISTENING(2MS) Listen and choose the best option
1.Mai’s birthday party was held ____ 
 A.in the evening B. in the afternoon C. in the morning D. at 4 pm
2.____ were at the birthday party.
 A.Over twenty guests B. Over twenty friends 
 C.About twenty guests D.About twenty friends
3. At the beginning of the party, Mai’s mother serve the guests ____
 A. soft drinks and cakes B.coca-cola and biscuits 
 C.soft drinks and biscuits D. soft drinks and birthday cake
4.The birthday cake was brought out____
 A.about four thirty B.about four thirteen 
 C..about five thirty D.about five thirteen
5. The birthday cake looked____
 A. small B. big C. wondrefully D. beautifully
6. The birthday party lasted____.
 A. about five hours B.about three hours C.about two hours D. about four hours 
7. The birthday party finished____
 A. about 5 pm B. at 6. 30 pm C.at 7 pm D. about 6 pm 
8. ____ helped Mai and her mother to tidy up the mess.
 A. All the friends B.Her síter C.Her best friend D.The speaker
 PART B: PRONUNCIATION-GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY(3MS)
Choose the underlined part that needs correction:
1. I’d rather having dinner at home than eat out.
 A B C D
2. The music on a compact disc is recording by lasers.
 A B C D
Choose the best option:
3. A lots of foods and drinks will be served _______ the party.
 a. in 	b. at 	c. for 	d. with
4.Happy birthday to you. Linda. _____ . 
 A. The same to you 	 B. It’ s very nice of you 	
 C. So do you 	D. Thank you
5. Do you think our teacher will let us ________ our dictionaries in reading lessons?
	A. to use	B. use	C. using	D. used
6. I remember _______ to Paris when I was a very small child.
 A. to be taken 	B. to take 	C. taking 	D. being taken
7.The film _______ by the time we _______ to the cinema.
 A. already began/ had got 	B. already began/ got
 C. had already begun/ got 	D. have already begun/ got
8. They _______ a wonderful meal to more than fifty delegates.
 a. made 	b. had 	c. served 	d. took
9.He tried his best to make his birthday party more _______ .
 a. enjoyed 	b. enjoying 	c. enjoyment 	d. enjoyable
10. ________too much, he found difficult to drive home.
A. To drink 	B. Have drunk 	C. Having drunk 	D. Drunk
Choose the underlined part that is pronounced differently from the rest:
11. A. saints B. tends C. pools D. stays
Choose the word that is pronounced differently from the rest:
12. A. orphanage	B. guitarist 	 C. gratitude 	 D. celebrate
PART III.READING(2.5 MS)
I. Choose the best option to complete the following passage :
	 I (1) by my neighbors to attend their son’s birthday party last Saturday evening. It was not an ordinary celebration. The young couple had been childless (2) . ten years and so they were thrilled to have a child after they had virtually given up.
 I had decided to bring my camera .(3)... some photographs of the happy family. The birthday cake was (4)....displayed in the middle of the sitting room. Little John, the birthday boy, was all excited and wanted to leave his finger prints on the cake. The relatives and friends began to arrive with their ..(5) .wrapped in colorful boxes
1.A. invite 	 B. is invited C. invited D. was invited
2.A. for B. about C. since D. over
3. A. taking B. take C. to take D. took
4. A. prominency B. prominently C. prominent D. prominence
 5.A.toys B. presents C. cards D. flowers
II.Read the passage and then choose the best answer A, B , C or D for the following questions. 
Linda Shaw was about to have her evening meal with parents and grandmother when something rather frightening happened. The family had just sat down at a table in the dining room and had called Linda’s brother Tony to join them when three armed men went in. One of the men pointed a gun at them while another held a knife. The family were all terrified, except Tony, who was watching television so that he had no idea anything was wrong. The men began to put everything that was valuable into a large bag. While stealing things, they didn’t see Linda write the word “HELP” on the piece of paper. Linda dropped the paper out of the window on the street. Two passengers saw it and called the police. A few minutes later the police caught them. After they were being taken away. Tony was bewildered. He had been watching television throughout the whole incident.
1. It can be inferred from the story that the men........
A. stole all the valuable things and left	B. were successful in robbing
C. were not caught	D. weren’t able to steal anything
2. Tony is Linda’s ..........
A. father	B. brother	C. cousin	D. grandfather
3. The accident happened.........
A. while Linda and her family were sleeping.
B. when Linda and her family were about to have an evening meal.
C. while Linda and her family were having an evening meal.
D. after Linda and her family had finished having an evening meal.
4. While the men were stealing things, ........
A. Tony went out to phone the police.	
B. Linda was watching TV.
C. Tony watched them and said nothing.
D. Linda wrote the word “HELP” on the paper and dropped it out of the window.
5.which sentence is Not True?
A. There are four members in the family
B. Linda helped her family from being stolen valuable things
C. Tony called police to caught the three armed men.
D, The three men were successful in robbing. 
PART 4: WRITING. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.5 pt)
1.The teacher made them study hard for the exams
The teacher advised.....................................................................................
2.My son started reading when he was 11 years old
My son has ..............................................................................................................
3. When we arrived, the party had come to an end.
After ........................................................................
4. Doing morning exercise everyday is good for your health.
It’s .
5. Mastering a second language takes time and patience.
It _________________________________________