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Grade 11

THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. powerful
B. slowly
C. snowy
D. showing
2. A. plenty
B. energy
C. only
D. hydroelectric
II. Choose words whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
3. A. alternative
B. geothermal
C. environment
D. expensive
4. A. advance
B. solar
C. energy
D. rugby
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below.
5. Oil, coal, and natural gas are examples of_________ fuels.
A. renewable
B. fossil
C. nuclear
D. atomic
6. People put the solar_________ on the roofs of houses to get solar energy.
A. windows
B. windmill
C. panels
D. boards
7. The wind, the sun and water are other_________ sources of energy.
A. alternative
B. replace
C. electric
D. useless
8. Swimming and water skiing are both_________ sports.
A. water
B. lovely
C. equal
D. aquatic
9. They won two gold_________ in bodybuilding and billiards.
A. degrees
B. awards
C. prizes
D. medals
10.The Asian Games take place every_________ years.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
11.The purpose of the Asian Games is to develop intercultural knowledge and______within Asia.
A. friend
B. friendliness
C. friendship
D. love
12.Hobbies really keep me_________ but Im glad Im able to do them.
A. occupied
B. occupying
C. occupation
D. occupy
13.I_________ the books into different categories.
A. discard
B. classify
C. organize
D. exchange
14.My brother Jim, _________ lives in Houston, is a doctor.
A. that
B. whom
C. who
D. whose
15.The man_________ the bank is a millionaire.
A. is entering
B. entering
C. to be entered
D. enters
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to compete the following passage.
My hobby is (16)______ fish. I have a modest little glass fish tank where I keep a (17)______
of little fish. Some of them were bought (18)______ the shop while some (19)______ were
collected from the rice field near my house. They look so beautiful (20)______ about in the tank. I
love watching them and my mother loves watching them, too.
16.A. keep
B. kept
C. keeps
D. keeping
17.A. various
B. variety
C. vary
D. variously
18.A. from
B. on
C. with
D. of
19.A. other
B. others
C. another
D. else
20.A. running
B. standing
C. walking
D. swimming
V. Circle the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correction.
21.He is the student whose I want to introduce to you.
A. the
B. whose
C. to
D. introduce
22.The woman with her he fell in love left him after a few weeks.
A. a few
B. fell in love
C. with her
D. The
23.He is the last person left the office yesterday afternoon.
A. yesterday afternoon
B. office
C. the D. left
24.The children play football on the schoolyard are her students.
A. play
B. The
C. her
D. the schoolyard
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Grade 11

THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

VI. Read the passage and answer the following questions:


cientists are now looking for cheaper way to use solar energy to heat air and water. Many
buildings are using solar energy to heat their water now. Solar units on the roofs of buildings
collect the energy and use it to heat water. Although these units are still very expensive, more and
more people are buying solar hot water heaters. Universities and colleges give solar energy
courses where students learn to build their own solar collectors. They are also many books that
explain the construction of solar collectors. In the future, there will be more and more solar
collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world.
25.What are the scientists doing now?
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26.Are solar units cheap or expensive?
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27.Where do students learn to build their own solar collectors?
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28.Where will there be more solar collectors in the future?
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VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
29.There were about 9,919__________________ taking part in the 14th Asian Games. ( participate)
30.Our natural resources will be probably_______________ within a relatively short time. (exhaust)
VIII. Reduce these relative clauses.
31.Linda was one of the students that left the classroom yesterday.
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32. The man who is speaking to me is Johns brother.
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33.He is the last robber that was arrested by the police.
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34. A pacifist is a person who believes that all wars are wrong.
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35.She was the first woman that took her seat in Parliament.
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IX. Combine the sentences, using a relative pronoun.
36.The room looks beautiful.They painted it last week.

37.The boy is Jack. He is sitting next to Mary


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38.The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed.
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39.My sister wants to speak to you. You met her at my birthday party.
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40.The man is an engineer. His daughter has just gone out.
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Grade 11

THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION

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VI.
25. Scientists are now looking for cheaper way to use solar energy to heat air and water.
26.They are still very expensive.
27. Students learn to build their own solar collectors at universities and colleges.
28. There will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the
world.
VII.
29. participants
30. exhausted
VIII.
31. Linda was one of the students leaving the classroom yesterday.
32. The man speaking to me is Johns brother.
33. He is the last robber to be arrested by the police.
34. A pacifist is a person believing that all wars are wrong.
35. She was the first woman to take her seat in Parliament.
IX.
36.The room which hey painted last week looks beautiful
37. The boy who is sitting next to Mary is Jack. / The boy is Jack who is sitting next to Mary
38. The bed on which ( where )I sleep has no mattress.
39. My sister, whom you met at my birthday party, wants to speak to you.
40. The man whose daughter has just gone out is an engineer.

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