Bài tập nâng cao môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 11

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from 
 that of the other words.
1. A. chicken 	B. children 	C. chorus 	D. chime
2. A. house 	B. hour 	C. honey 	D. hockey
3. A. game 	B. danger 	C. village 	D. change
4. A. honest 	B. exhaust 	C. hour 	D. hook
5. A. cheese 	B. chorus 	C. chaos 	D. character
6. A. hair 	B. honesty 	C. holiday 	D. house
7. A. church 	B. orchid 	C. orchestra 	D. psychology
8. A. angry 	B. agriculture 	C. angel 	D. angle
II. Underline the correct tense form of the verb in each sentence.
1. When I was a child I used to / was riding a tricycle.
2. I'm waiting for Sue. Have you seen / Did you see her?
3. When the phone rang I washed / was washing my hair in the bathroom.
4. When did you last go / have you last been to the cinema?
5. At the moment of the earthquake Pat read / was reading in bed.
6. My brother had been / was a soldier before he came back to teaching. 
7. When we had eaten lunch, we sat / were sitting in the garden.
8. Juliet was sure she saw / had seen the tall man before.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets – infinitive or gerund, active or passive.
1. Jane was expected...............................(pass) the exam.
2. John really loves...............................(spend) all day at the beach.
3. Tom insisted on...............................(call) Tomy.
4. Are you waiting...............................(use) the phone?
5. expect.............................(meet) at the airport by my parents.
6. My teacher refused...............................(let) me leave early.
7. This letter is believed...............................(deliver) this afternoon.
8. I expected...............................(invite) to Nam’s birthday party, but I wasn’t.
IV. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. To meet him again is a pleasure.
 It......................................................................................................
2. Studying maths is interesting.
 I find it..............................................................................................
3. He left the house early this morning.
 I saw.......................................................................................................
4. While Jane was having a bath, Peter came to visit her.
 Jane....................................................................................................
5. John went to bed after he had finished the report.
 John had............................................................................................
6. Itfs advisable for Bob to work harder for the exam.
 Bob....................................................................................................
7. She was made to type these letters before 5 p.m yesterday. 
 The boss..........................................................................................
8. Before going out, we had turned off all the lights.
 Before we.........................................................................................
Choose the best answer.
1. I hate.................a child...............
a. see/crying	b. see/cry	c. seeing/to cry	d. seeing/cry
2. The child is so.................that she never lets others touch her toys.
a. kind	b. sneaky	c. cruel	d. selfish
3. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
a. wrong	b. sing	c. money	d. think
4. I’ve never fallen in such a(n).......................situation before.
a. embarrassed	b. embarrassing	c. confused	d. confusing
5. The boy saw the cat...................through the window.
a. to jumped	b. jumped	c. jump	d. having jumped
Dùng những từ đã cho điền vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành câu:
acquaintances
mutual
give-and-take
Loyal
incapable
selfish
Friendship
Intimate
emotional
constancy
Trust
sympathy
1. I have a lot of ________ at work but I don't have any real friends.
2. Despite differences in background and outlook, their partnership is based on ___ respect, trust and understanding.
3. Our relationship can not last longer because he seems to be very __________. He only thinks about himself.
4. I met her at the school opening in 1990. We have been _________ friends since then.
5. To keep a friendship, you can not always resist on your own way - there has to be some _________.
6. When all her other friends deserted her, Steve remained _________.
7. She is a brilliant mathematician, but as a lecturer, she is totally __________.
8. What do you know about a true _________? And what does it tell you?
9. You can _______ Jack to look after the money. He's completely honest.
10. The ________ of your love for Indian food really amazes me.
11. They really want to send my warm _______ to the people who lost their relatives in the earthquake on December 13th.
12. That song is so ___________. It always brings a tear to my eye.
IV. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form.
 1) That was a very strange question (ask) ........................... .
 2) It was very kind of you (show)................................. the way.
 3) The teacher let him (stay) ..................... at home to finish the assignment. 
 4) It was quite a surprise (see) .............................. him again.
 5) I overheard him (say) ..................... that he didn’t want to learn Math.
 6) She stood there and watched him (drive) ............................. away.
 7) It was very difficult for her (drive)............................ the motorbike.
 8) I could feel the robber (come) ............................. from the backdoor.
V. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense.
 1) I suddenly remembered that I (forget) ............................ my keys.
 2) While Diana (watch) .........her favourite TV programme, there (be) ........a power cut.
 3) Who (drive) ............................... the car at the time of the accident? 
 4) By the time Sheila (get) .................. back, Chris (go) ...................... home.
 5) David (eat) ...............Japanese food before, so he (know) .................... what to order.
 6) I (do) ........................some shopping yesterday, when I (see) ....................your friend.
 7) What .............. you (do).................when I (come) .................to your office yesterday?
 8) Laura (miss) ..................the party because no one (tell) .............................her about it.
B. WRITING
Arrange these words or groups of words in the correct order.
 1) to/ play/ five/ He/ piano/ started/ the/ years/ ago
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 2) he/ was/ not/ hungry/ all/ had/ day/ Tim/ because/ eaten
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 3) letter/ the/ ,/ opening/ the/ was/ telephone/ I/ rang/ While 
à....................................................................................................................... 
 4) the/ during/ quite/ Britain/ much/ winter/ It/ snows/ in 
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 5) seen/ were/ the/ ever/ They/ poorest/ people/ I/ had/
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