Lesson 1 – Unit 1 Friendship Sách Bài Tập Tiếng Anh 11

Bài tập tiếng anh 11

READING

Part 1. Read the passage and then do the exercises that follow.

Among the friends I have, David Warren is the one I like best. He is popular not only in my class but also throughout the school. He is talented and likes outgoings.

Most students in the school know him as a champion swimmer. David always represents the school in freestyle, swimming and has won a lot of medals in competitions. Last year, in the district championship, David was the one who scored the winning goal for our school team. He is well remembered by his schoolmates for this.

David is friendly with almost everyone, and he is known as the class joker. Sometimes, before the teacher comes to the class, he would stand in front of the class and throw us a riddle. His favourite riddle is the one which asks, “Do you know why…?”. Actually he never gives us time to answer. He would shout out the answer almost immediately, and the class would burst out with laughter. Even when David is called upon to answer a question by a teacher, his answer often contains a joke or a remark which makes us laugh. Usually, because his jokes are funny, the teacher would laugh along with us.

David also likes to organise outings and gatherings. Unlike some people who usually invite certain groups of these functions, David often organises them on a class basis. Once he organised a class outing to the zoo. Towards the end of the visit, to show our appreciation, David had arranged a special treat for our class teacher who was accompanying us. It turned out that he had reserved for her the zoo’s special offering – tea with the orang utan (ape)! Of course, the animal was tamed and had been trained to sit quietly with human visitors. We all, including the teacher, were very happy and had a good laugh.

Exercise 1.  Dicide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions.

Part 2. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

When we were in Greece last year, I went fishing with my friend, George. Early in the morning we were sitting quietly by the side of a lake when we had an unpleasant surprise. We saw a duck come along with three ducklings paddling cheerfully behind her. As we watched them, there was a sudden swirl in the water. We caught a glimpse of the vicious jaws of a pile – a fish which is rather like fresh water shark – and one of the ducklings was dragged below the surface.

This incident made George furious. He vowed to catch the pike. On three successive mornings he returned to the vicinity and used different kinds of bait. On the third day, George was lucky. Using an official frog as bait, he managed to hook the monster. There was a desperate fight but George was determined to capture the pike and succeeded. When he had got it ashore and killed it, he weighed the fish and found that it scaled nearly forty – a record of that district.

1. Why do you think George was sitting quietly by the lake?

A. Because he was watching the ducks.

B. Because he wasn’t very talkative.

C. Because he was waiting for the pike to appear.

D. Because he was fishing.

2. What does the word “surprise” in line 3 probably refer to?

A. the duck                                                           B. the ducklings

C. the action of the pike                                       D. the time of the day

3. Which word in the third sentence of the passage suggests that the ducklings were unaware of the danger below them?

A. three                     B. along                    C.  paddling               D.  cheerfully

4. What was George’s feeling about the incident two days later?

A. He caught and killed the pike.

B. He remained determined to catch the pike.

C. He vowed that he would catch the remaining ducklings.

D. He caught a frog and used it as bait for the pike.

5. How much was the pike worth?

A. about forty kilos                                             B. about forty dollars

C. no information on this point                           D. nearly forty kilos

Đáp án

Exercise 1.

1. F

2. T

3. F

4. T

5. F

Exercise 2.

1. He is the writer’s best friend. He is popular not only in his class but also throughout the school. He is talented and likes outgoings.

2. He always represents the school in freestyle swimming and has won a lot of medals in competitions.

3. Sometimes, before the teacher comes to the class, he would stand in front of the class and throw his friends a riddle. This usually makes the class burst out with laughter.

4. Other people usually invite certain groups of these functions, but David often organises them on a class basis.

Part 2.

1. D

2. C

3. D

4. B

5. C