Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 11 English Discovery - Đề số 1

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. financial B. reliance C. disconnect D. diversity

2. A. desert B. fossil C. prescribe D. wrist

3. A. scenery B. icon C. ecosystem D. volcano

Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

4. A. dangerous B. community C. emission D. malaria

5. A. reward B. welcome C. greening D. social

II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

Choose the best answer for each question.

6. Do you want to go to __________ restaurant where we first met?

A. a B. an C. the D. 0

7. The food was outstanding, with the chef's special __________ sauce adding a perfect amount of heat to

the dish.

A. hot B. sour C. bitter D. sweet

8. Every September, Helen __________ all the stuff she needs for school online.

A. order B. orders C. ordered D. ordering

9. The athlete suffered a severe __________ during the race, which caused him to stop during his game.

A. ankle B. sprain C. scratch D. wrist

10. I have started an English course __________ improve my English.

A. so that B. so to C. in order to D. in order that

11. As the effects of global warming continue to __________, there is a pressing need for the adoption of

renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions.

A. rise B. raise C. move D. heat

12. If she doesn't answer, try __________ her mobile.

A. to call B. call C. calling D. calls

13. The local school is implementing a new catering program to ensure that all the students receive

__________ meals.

A. junk B. low-calorie C. nutritious D. mild

14. She couldn't find her keys, and the answer to the crossword puzzle was on the tip of her __________.

A. tongue B. eyes C. head D. brain

15. Archaeologists have been working very hard to __________ the secrets of the ancient citadel in the park.

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A. stir B. come across C. excavate D. make up

Complete the sentences and questions with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

16. If your family (have) __________ a pet dog, who would take it for a walk every morning?

17. If my parents (know) __________ more about computers, they would understand why I need a new

laptop.

18. Hank (not/become) __________ an IT specialist if he doesn't go to university.

19. We (wear) __________ T-shirts and shorts in winter if we lived in a hot country.

20. If he doesn't hurry up, he (miss) __________ the beginning of the film.

IV. READING

Read the text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

The biggest benefit of reducing food waste is clear — over 10 percent of US households experience food

insecurity, and giving food that’s safe but destined for those landfills to those in need could help millions lead

healthier, better lives.

But there’s another benefit of reducing food waste, and the EPA recently shined a spotlight on it in a news

report: “The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste.”. “This uneaten food results in a ‘waste’ of

resources—including agricultural land, water, pesticides, fertilizers, and energy—and environmental

impacts—including greenhouse gas emissions and climate change,” the authors write in the report.

According to the EPA, food waste accounts for 2 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, meat

accounts for nearly 60% of greenhouse gases produced from food production, study finds.

The EPA report authors argue that there are great disproportionate benefits to reducing animal product waste.

That’s because animal products typically require much more land, water, and energy — and emit more of the

greenhouse gases carbon and methane — than plant-based foods such as vegetables.

How can we waste less meat at home?

“A lot of people think their food is bad when it’s actually still perfectly good to eat,” Dana Gunders, executive

director of ReFED, told me. “Don’t get me wrong! I’m not saying that these date labels are useless. The dates

on food …