VINH PHUC EDUCATION AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT

TEST FOR GIFTED STUDENT

GRADE: 11

I: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Circle the letter next to the answer you choose.
1. When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ______ have happened.
A. Possibly
B. likely
C. Certainly
D. potentially
2. - Do you think the book is expensive?
- Yes, its not ______ what we paid for it.
A. worthy
B. worth of
C. worth
D. valuable
3. To ______ extent did she benefit from her uncles will?
A. what
B. how
C. Which
D. whom
4. The new system didnt ______ expectations.
A. catch up with
B. bring about
C. come across
D. come up to
5. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when ______ next.
A. they met
B. they to meet
C. to meet
D. should they meet
6. ______ arent effective anymore because insects have become resistant to them.
A.Fertilizers
B. Pesticides
C. Herbicides
D. Composts
7. When he heard the joke, he burst into loud ______.
A. smile
B. laughter
C. amusement
D. enjoyment
8. The traffic lights ______ to green, and the car drove on.
A. exchanged
B. turned
C. removed
D. shone
9. It is a good idea to be ______ dressed when you go for an interview.
A. finely
B. boldly
C. smartly
D. clearly
10. They are going to make ______ excursion next month.
A. a two-week
B. two-weeks
C. two weeks'
D. a two-week's
11. I haven't had a very ______ week. I seem to have done nothing at all.
A. Extensive
B. productive
C. enthusiastic
D. economic
12. The purpose of the survey was to ______ the inspectors with local conditions.
A. inform
B. acquaint
C. instruct
D. notify
13. These figures give you some idea of the cost of .. your car for one year.
A. controlling
B. handling
C. managing
D. maintaining
14. It can take up to three months to .. a man to do this specialist work.
A. guide
B. raise
C. train
D. learn
15. In todays paper it .. that we shall have an election this year.
A. says
B. admits
C. expresses
D. proposes
16. I had to pay .. on a carpet I bought in through the Customs today.
A. taxes
B. rates
C. fines
D. duty
17. Tropical diseases are comparatively .. in Europe.
A. scarce
B. rare
C. slight
D. few
18. The .. charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were unusually high.
A. hire
B. price
C. fees
D. sum
19. It takes a great deal of .. for the class to make a trip abroad.
A. arrangement
B. organisation
C. expense
D. business
20. You shouldnt eat so many sweets. Theyre .. for you.
A. bad
B. unhealthy
C. unsuitable
D. disagreeable
21. I wondered whether you would like to .. to the theatre tomorrow.
A. visit
B. go away
C. go out
D. walk out

22. It is vital that we .................... a change in people's attitudes.

A. bring down
B. bring back
C. bring about
D. look after
23. We'll have to ................... down the options before coming to a decision.
A. slow
B. narrow
C. bring
D. wind
24. The grocer's shop ................... since the supermarket opened.
A. closed
B. has closed
C. has been closing D. is closed
25. In ten year's time the population of the world...................... to 500 million.
A. grows
B. is growing
C. has grown
D. will have grown
II - Give the correct word form for each sentence using the suggestions.

Write the answers after the numbers.

1. Lasers are used as .................. accurate scalpels.
2. He stepped on some ............ glass.
3. What is your ............ for this problem ?
4 Be careful. The streets are ....................... after the rain.
5. The police are trying to find some more ............
6. She received a lot of ............ from her mother.
7. There is no real ............ between men and women.
8. His bad ............ made his parents upset.
9. Tropical diseases are ............ rare in Europe.
10. All the newspapers praised the ............ of the firemen.

MIRACLE
BREAK
ARGUE
SLIP
PROVE
COURAGE
EQUAL
BEHAVE
COMPARE
BRAVE

III - Read the text and choose the best option fo each blank.

Write the answers after the numbers.

SPORTS IN SCHOOLS.
For many young people, sport is a popular part of school life and (1) in one of the school
teams and playing in matches is very important. (2) someone is in a team it means a lot of
extra practice and often spending a Saturday or Sunday away (3) home, as many matches
are played then.
It can also (4) travelling to other towns to play against other school teams and then
(5) on after the match for a meal or a drink. Sometimes parents, friends or other students
will travel with the team to (6) their own side.
When a school team wins the match, it is the whole school feels proud, (7) only the
players. It can also mean that a school (8) well-known for being good at certain sports and
pupils from that school may end up playing (9) national or international teams so that the
school has some really (10) names associated with it !
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A. having
A.If
A. at
A. evolve
A. being
A. support
A. but
A. turns
A. up

B. being
B. As
B. on
B. permit
B. staying
B. play
B. however
B. makes
B. to

C. taking
C. Then
C. for
C. involve
C. leaving
C. fight
C. and
C. comes
C. for

D. putting
D. So
D. from
D. cancel
D. spending
D. enable
D. not
D. becomes
D. besides
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A. famous

B. old

C. new

D. common

IV - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph.

Write the answers after the numbers.

THE WILDLIFE
A- Farmers use powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals
pollute the environment and harm wildlife.
B- There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted for their fur or other
valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive and sold as pets.
C- The most successful animals on earth human beings will soon be the only ones, unless
we can solve this problem.
D- Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in danger. Many
species of animals are threatened, and could easily become extinct if we do not make an effort to
protect them.
E- For animals and birds, the big problem is that their habitat the place where they live
is disappearing. More land is used for farms, houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces
than there once were.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

V - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions.

Write the answers after the numbers.

There are 1-.................................. that make it difficult for me to understand. First,
2-...................................... as they are spelled, so when I learn new words through reading. I
sometimes do not understand them when they are spoken. Second, 3-................................... have a
wide range of accents. A British accent is very different from a Texas one. Third, there are a lot of
4-........................................ These expressions also differ depending on the area a speaker is from.
Finally, there are 5-..................................... These sounds are difficult for me to distinguish./.
ABCDE-

native speakers
sounds that do not exist in my native language
several things of spoken English
idioms and slang expressions
many words are not pronounced

VI - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.

Write the answers after the numbers.

conditions
labour

insurance
first

power
problems

according
who

little
wages

Agriculture in the West and South of the United States has traditionally been supported by
migrant workers (1) ................... migrate or move from area to area (2) ...................... to the crops that
need harvesting. Many Chinese, Filipino, and Mexican immigrants became migrant workers when they
(3) ..................... arrived in the United States. Often they had (4) .................. with the English language
or no skills that they could immediately use in the new country.
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A person looking objectively at the (5) .................. of these workers might say that their way of
life was (6) .................... better than slavery. They were housed in sub-standard conditions, received (7)
................... far below minimum, and had no medical or (8) .................... benefits. The migant workers
had no (9) ..................... unions that could bargain for better wages, better hours, or improved working
conditions. They had no money or no(10) ....................... with which to bargain with their employers.

VII - Read the text, Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions and Give the correct

word-forms ( O is done for you as an exmple ).

Estimate
Germany
entertain

influence
office

develop
former

proficient
communicate

originate
particular

As (0)................... 300 400 million people speak English as their first language. One recent
estimate is that 1.9 billion people, nearly a third of the worlds population, have a basic (1) ....................
in English. English is the dominant international language in (2)................, science, business, aviation,
(3)..................., diplomacy and the Internet. It has been one of the (4).............. languages of the United
Nations since its founding in 1945.
English (5).................. in England, and is West Germanic language which developed from Old
English, the language of the Anglo Saxons. As a result of the Norman Conquest and other events in
English history, it has been heavily (6)...................., more than any others (7).................... language, by
French and Latin. From England it spread to the rest of the British Isles, then to the colonies and
territories of the British Empire ( both outside and inside the current Commonwealth of Nations ) such
as United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others, (8) ................. those in the Anglophone
Caribbeans. As a result of these historical (9).................. English is the official language ( sometimes one
of several ) in many countries (10).................. under British or American rule, such as Pakistan, Ghana,
Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and the Philippines.

0. Estimated
1. 2.
6. 7.

3. 4.
8. 9.

5.
10. ..

VIII - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.

Write the answers after the numbers.

Money is something we (1) ..... for granted in our life. Some of us may wish we
had more it, maybe in the (2) ..... coins, notes or cheques. It is hard to imagine (3)
..... people would manage (4) ..... money. In the earliest periods of human
history, people used to exchange goods (5) ..... . They would exchange things they had lots
of for (6) ..... they were in (7) ..... of . For example, they might offer food (8)
..... tools. This method of exchange, which is known as barter
has many (9)
..... . Certain goods may be difficult, or may be impossible to divide into smaller units. It
can also be very difficult to know the worth of something (10) ..... with other goods.

IV. WRITING:
A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
We find .........................................................................................................................................
2. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.
Not until ............................................................................................................................................
3. While mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.
While they .......................................................................................................................................................
4. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.
Although it .......................................................................................................................................
5. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
Although ..........................................................................................................................................
B. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a
way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the
given word(s).
6. When I was driving, I realized that the car wasnt working properly. (WRONG)
.................................................................................................... ...................................................
7. Sandra said that she was willing to work late. (MIND)
..........................................................................................................................................................
8. They pretended to be enjoying themselves, but they werent really. (AS)
.............................................................................................................. ...........................................
9. I can't lift this table on my own. (UNLESS)
.....................................................................................................................................................
10. The coins are believed to have been buried for safe-keeping. (IT)
...................................................................................................................................................

C. you are studying abroad next month so you are going to hold a farewell party this
weekend.write a letter of invitation to your closest friend

THE ANSWER KEY

I: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. Circle the letter next to the answer you choose.
1A
2B
3A
4D
5C

6B
7B
8B
9C
10A

11C
12A
13D
14C
15A

16D
17B
18C
19B
20A

21C
22C
23B
24B
25D

II - Give the correct word form for each sentence using the suggestions.

1. miraculously
6. encouragement

2. broken
7. equality

3. argument
8. behaviour

4 slippery
5. proofs
9. comparatively
10. bravery

III - Read the text and choose the best option fo each blank.
1
B

2
A

3
D

4
C

5
B

6
A

7
D

8
D

9
C

10
A

IV - Read the text and Reorder the sentences to make a full paragraph.

1. D

2. B

3. E

4. A

5. C

V - Read the text and Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions.

1. C

2. E

3. A

4. D

5. B

VI - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.

5- conditions

8- insurance

9- labour

3- first

10- power
4- problems

2- according
1- who

6- little
7- wages

VII - Read the text, Use the suggestions to put in the correct positions and Give the

correct word-forms
1- proficiency
4- official
7- Germanic
10- formerly

2- communications
5- originated
8- particularly

3- entertainment
6- influenced
9- developments

VIII - Read the text and fill in each gap with one suitable word.

(1) take
(6) things

(2) forms
(7) need

(3) how
(8) for

(4) without
(5) directly
(9) disadvantages. (10) compared

IV.WRITING
A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
We find it extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.
2. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child.
Not until after the birth of their second child did Alice and Charles decide to move to a bigger house.
3. While mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.
While they were mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes.
4. He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain.
Although it didn't rain, he brought the umbrella.
5. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
Although I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
B. Use the word given in brackets and make any necessary additions to write a new sentence in such a
way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the
given word(s).
6. When I was driving, I realized that the car wasnt working properly. (WRONG)
When I was driving, I realized there was something wrong
7. Sandra said that she was willing to work late. (MIND)
Sandra said that she wouldn't mind working late.
8. They pretended to be enjoying themselves, but they werent really. (AS)
They did/acted as if they had enjoyed themselves.
9. I can't lift this table on my own. (UNLESS)
Unless someone helps me, i can't lift this table.
10. The coins are believed to have been buried for safe-keeping. (IT)
It is said that the coins were buried for the safe-keeping.
C.