Bài tập ôn tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 9 đến 11

 ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 UNIT 9 - 11
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. a. subscribe b. finite c. prohibit d. wild
2. a. exhaust b. anxious c. exist d. exact
3. a. weather b. growth c. wealthy d. geothermal
4. a. eradicate b. habitat c. endanger d. panel
5. a. pleased b. raised c. practiced d. used
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
6. a. geothermal b. environment c. alternative d. pollutant
7. a. scientist b. industry c. agriculture d. potential
8. a. interference b. consequences c. electricity d. entertainment
9. a. preserve b. devastate c. endanger d. release
10. a. fertilize b. deliver c. imagine d. destroy
III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or Ii) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or 
 substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
11. Several rare species are dying ______ owing to human beings' deforestation and careless hunting. 
 a. up b. out c. away d. down
12. They are all at work doing some research ______ alternative sources of energy.
 a. for b. in c. on d. with
13. If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don't put it ______.
 a. on b. off c. over d. up
14. The headmistress is very competent. All the teaching staff look ______.
 a. up to her b. her up to c. at her up d. for her up
15. He wouldn't have failed his exam ______ he hadn't been ill.
 a. unless b. if c. in case d. although
16. We should responsible for the ____ humans are doing to the environment.
 a. destroy b. destructive c. destruction d. destructibility
17. She lost her balance when she ______ to reach out for the balloon.
 a. had tried b. was trying c. tried d. had been trying
18. He suggested ______ a jumble sale to try and raise money for the scouts. a. to be b. being c. they are d. there are
32. Rarely ______ last longer than an hour.
 a. do tornados b. tornados c. tornados that d. tornados do
33. ______ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. .
 a. If it had been b. If it hadn't been c. Had it been d. Hadn't it been
34. New words are constantly being invented ______ new objects and concepts.
 a. to describe b. a description of c. they describe d. describe
35. A home computer ______ an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home.
 a. provides b. to be providing c. which provides d. providing it
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.
36. Liquids take the shape of any container which they are placed.(in which)
 A B C D
37. Winslow Homer, who had no formally training in art, became famous for his paintings of the sea 
 and seacoast.
 A B (formal) C D 
38. Because of habitat loss, there are less Asian elephants than African elephants.
 A B C (fewer) D
39. Even though they are among the smallest carnivores, weasels will attack animals that are double 
 their size.
 A B C D (twice)
40. All of the mammals, dolphins are undoubtedly among the friendliest to human.
 A (Of all) B C D
V. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d – that best fits the blank space in the following 
 passage. 
 By 1984, nonrenewable (41) ______ fuels, such as oil, coal and natural as, provided over 82 
percent of the commercial and industrial energy (42) ______ in the world. Small amounts of energy 
were (43) ______ from nuclear fission, and the (44) ______ 16 percent came from burning direct 
perpetual and renewable fuels, (45) ______ biomass. Between 1700 and 1986 a large number of 
countries (46) ______ from the use of energy from local sources to a centralized generation of 
hydropower and solar energy (47) ______ to electricity. The energy derived from nonrenewable fossil 53. What is the purpose of paragraph 2? 
 a. To show natural mechanisms at work.
 b. To give examples of the loss of biodiversity.
 c. To give example of variety of species.
 d. To show how ecosystems can work better.
54. What, according to the passage, might be the final result of the simplification of natural ecosystems? 
 a. The basic processes are altered b. There is loss of biodiversity
 c. There is global warming d. There is a change in the climate.
55. What is the author's attitude to the loss of biodiversity?
 a. Indifferent b. Negative c. Positive d. Neutral
VII. Choose the answer - a, b, c or d - that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it.
56. She has always got on well with her colleagues.
 a. She has always had poor relationship with her colleagues.
 b. She has always been on good terms with her colleagues.
 c. Her colleagues have always put up with her.
 d. She is trying to establish a good relation ship with her colleagues.
57. Julia didn't listen to what her doctor told her.
 a. What the doctor told Julia was not worth listening to.
 b. Julia couldn't hear what the doctor told her.
 c. The doctor told Julia to listen to what he said, but she didn't do so.
 d. Julia took no notice of what her doctor told her.
58. John Smith is a farmer. I bought his land. .
 a. John Smith, whose land I bought, is a farmer.
 b. John Smith, who is a farmer, whose land I bought.
 c. John Smith, whom I bought his land, is a farmer.
 d. John Smith, a farmer, bought his land.
VIII. Choose the answer- a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
59. ______ who made Thanksgiving an official holiday in the United States.
 a. Abraham Lincoln b. He was Abraham Lincoln
 c. Abraham Lincoln was d. It was Abraham Lincoln
60. Four miles off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts ______, a popular summer resort. 3. What is the Messenger Call Service used ............? 
 4. Let us take care ............ your postal and telecommunication needs for now and ever. 
 5. We subscribe ............ all the main medical journals. 
 6. This computer isn't capable ........... running this software. 
 7. She seemed satisfied ............. the results. 
 8. She was fiercely proud .......... family traditions and continuity. 
 9. I was useful ............ them because I could speak French. 
 10. I am living away ............ my family and my relatives. 
Exercise 4: Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following 
passage. 
A major revolution for the automated office is electronic mail. The customary (1) ...... system requires 
message written on paper to be (2) ...... physically from one location to another. With electronic mail, 
messages are converted (3) ..... electronic signals, transmitted (4) ..... in the world, and then changed 
back into the original written form, all in several seconds and minutes at (5) ....... 
Through the use of video screens in company offices, a single (6) ...... can be transmitted to hundreds of 
people in dozens of branch offices at the same time. Thus, electronic mail, along with (7) ......, can be an 
important asset in teleconferences. Furthermore, the use of electric mail in the form of a 'mailbox' (8) 
...... to a telephone is also of great value. Since in offices many telephone (9) ...... go uncompleted on 
the first attempt, with electronic mail, two-way conversion is not essential, so it (10) ...... telephone use 
and saves time. 
1. A. post B. postal C. postage D. posting 
2. A. transformed B. transferred C. transacted D. transmitted 
3. A. from B. by C. into D. with 
4. A. wherever B. anywhere C. somewhere D. everywhere 
5. A. most B. all C. least D. last. 
6. A. data B. instrument C. document D. information 
7. A. programs B. graphics C. websites D. databases 
8. A. attached B. transmitted C. extended D. spread 
9. A. bills B. calls C. uses D. services 
10. A. increases B. receives C. reduces D. transfers 1. Post office is a place ...... you can buy stamps, mail letters and packages, and receive mail. 
 A.that B. which C. where D. in which 
2. Do you know the date ...... we have to hand in the essay? 
 A.which B. in which C. on that D. when 
3. My uncle ...... you met yesterday is a lawyer. 
 A.which B. who C. whose D. to whom 
4. The council is in discussion with Lord Thomas, ...... land most of the village is built on. 
 A.who B. whom C. whose D. that 
5. These adults, ...... come to my night class, are very eager to learn. 
 A.whose B. who C. that D. when 
6. Regina, ...... you have never met before, is a genius in painting. 
 A.that B. whose C. whom D. whoever 
7. The paintings Mr. Flowers has in his house are worth around $ 100,000. 
 A.which B. whose C. what D. whom 
8. Oxford, ...... attracts many tourists, is often crowded in the summer. 
 A.that B. which C. whose D. where 
9. It's the best film ...... has ever been made about madness. 
 A.which B. whom C. whose D. that 
10. She cycled from London to Glasgow, .... is pretty good for a woman of 75. 
 A.that B. what C. which D. where 
11. Most folk songs are ballads ...... have simple words and tell simple stories. 
 A.what B. when C. where D. that 
12. ...... wins will go on to play Barcelona in the final. 
 A.Who B. Whoever C. Which D. Whichever 
13. I think the reason ...... we get on so well is that we both enjoy talking. 
 A.why B. which C. that D. what 
14. Children ... diets contain high levels of protein do better in examination. 
 A.who B. who C. whose D. Ø 
15. I'm sure that Keith will do well at university, ...... one he goes to. 
 a. which b. whichever c. where d. wherever 1. Many birds didn't...... the severe winter. 
 2. Animals shouldn't be..................... for recreation arid entertainment. 
 3. The health of our children are being.................... by exhaust fumes. 
 4. The factory was fined for.................. chemicals into the river. 
 5. The explosion...................... a flock of birds roosting in the trees. 
 6. Laws have been introduced to...... killing endangered animals, 
 7. The air in the city is heavily.................... with traffic fumes. 
 8. The government should do more to..................... the environment. 
 9. It is possible for local wildlife to..... with industry. 
 10. Western India was..... by a huge earthquake. 
Exercise 3. Complete each of the sentences with an appropriate preposition. 
 1. A number of rare animals are now in danger............... extinction. 
 2. If people's interference............... the environment decreases, more species will survive and 
 produce offspring. 
 3. The government should do more to protect rare animals.... being extinct. 
 4. She believes there is life.............. other planets. 
 5. The EU has imposed a ban...... the import of seal skins. 
 6. People are destroying the air by adding pollutants....... it. 
 7. Human beings are responsible.............. the changes in the environment. 
 8. They are changing weather conditions by cutting............. trees in the forests. 
 9. National parks should be set................. to save animals and plants. 
 10. Raw sewage was discharged the treatment plant directly...... the river. 
Exercise 4. Read the text below and decide which answer- a, b, c or d - best fits each space. 
In the 1972 the Australian government (1) ______ a quota system which allowed a (n) (2) ______ 
number of kangaroos to be killed or 'culled' every year. Legislation was introduced because farmers 
claimed that the kangaroos were (3) ______ their crops. The problem is that (4) ______ two and a half 
million kangaroos can be killed legally each year, a further two and a half million are killed illegally. 
The animals are killed for a variety of (5) ______. The main one, however, is that kangaroo meat is 
sold for human (6) ______ usually in the (7) ______ of steaks - or is used as pet food. There are also 
thousands of dollars to be made (8) ______ the sale of their skins.