Bài tập tự luận tiếng Anh Lớp 11

BÀI TẬP TỰ LUẬN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 11 
Complete the following with an appropriate form of the word given in brackets 
1/If you want to get (improve) _______________in your study you have to try harder. 
2/Not only the students but also the teacher feels pleased with the (perform) 
___________ of the soccer team 
3/My uncle tells me that all I need is to practise (regular) _______________ 
4/I have not been very (success) _______________at singing while playing the guitar 
5/ I could not call myself an avid stamp (collect) _______________ 
6/ I love (watch) _______________fish in the tank 
7/He is very good at (accompany) _______________people singing with his guitar 
8/ Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much (inform) _______________ 
9/His parents were (interest) _______________in reading 
10/ I (classification) _______________ stamps in categories like plants, birds, landscape 
Rewrite these sentences, using cleft sentence. 
1. She bought the car from Tom. 
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2. My secretary sent the bill to Mr Harding yesterday. 
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3. He already plays for national side; he only turned professional last year. 
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4. The film was made in Bristol. 
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5. We are coming to stay with Jane this weekend. 
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6. Columbus sailed to America in 1492. 
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7. The president makes the important decisions. 
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8. I'm not looking forward to physics, but I'm most worried about, the statistics exam. 
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9. She's been seeing a doctor at Newtown Hospital, but she's having the operation in the 
Queen Mary Hospital. 
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10. Caroline has been feeling a bit depressed for some time, so I booked a holiday in 
Amsterdam to cheer her up. 
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11. It's not that I don't want to have dinner with you tonight; I can't come because I've 
got so much work to do. 
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12. I had my wallet when I went into the sports hall, so I 
lost it somewhere in there. 
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13. She doesn't find learning language very easy, and she improved her Spanish only 
by studying very hard. 
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14. I have had great help from my best friend Dave in doing my research, and I delicate 
this thesis to him. 
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15. I don't mind her criticising me, but I object to how she does it. 
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16. Diane won the final match. 
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17. Sue often visits us on Saturdays 
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18. The village is located in a mountainous area. 
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19. Tom used this gun to kill Jack. 
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 20. In 1862, Eiffel married Marie Gaudelet. 
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Complete each sentence with a suitable word in column A of part I. Make any 
changes in the form of the words if necessary. 
9. One problem of young people today is their lack of _________________ . 
10. The USA has successfully put a satellite into_____________________ . 
11. Astronauts orbiting the earth in space capsules are _________________ . 
12. The _____________ of our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, 
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. 
Complete the sentences with could (not) or was/ were able to 
21. Jack was an excellent tennis player. He __________________ defeat any body. 
22. Once Jack had a difficult game against Alf. Alf played very well but in the end 
Jack _____ defeat him. 
23. I looked everywhere for the book, but I __________________ find it. 
24. The fire spread quickly but everyone ____________________ escape. 
25. They didn’t have any tomatoes in the first shop I went to, but I _________ get 
some in the next shop. 
Make a new sentence with a tag question with has the same meaning as the first 
sentence, beginning as shown. Make any necessary changes. 
26. I’m sure that Paul doesn’t like football. 
 Paul _____________________ , _____________? 
27. I’m checking that you’ve got a sister. 
 You _____________________ , _____________? 
28. I don’t think that you’ve done your homework. 
 You _____________________ , _____________? 
29. I’m angry that you sat next to Helen. 
 You _____________________ , _____________? 
30. I’m surprised that the guests have arrived 
 The guests _____________________ , _____________? 
31. I’m checking that your name is John. 
 Your name _____________________ , _____________? 
32. You’re certain that you didn’t leave your wallet on the desk. 
 I ___________________________________ , _____________________? 
33. You’re surprised that William has got married. 
 William ________________________ , _____________? 
Read the text and write question for the answer. 
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH 
 Buzz Aldrin was a part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 when man first walked on 
the moon. Neil Armstrong went first, followed by Buzz. Nothing in all his training had 
been prepared by him for that moment, and he has been traveling the world ever since, 
reliving the experience. 
 He was born in New Jersey in 1930, and he graduated from West Point Military 
Academy. He served as a pilot in Korea and West Germany, and 1966 he was chosen an 
astronaut. 
 Apollo 11 was launched to the moon on July 16. Four days later they landed near 
the sea of Tranquility. The mission ended on July 24, with a splashdown in the Pacific 
Ocean. 
 On coming back to earth, he became very depressed, and suffered from alcoholism. 
He had married for the first time when he was young, and had three children . His second 
marriage lasted a very short time. Fortunately, he seems to have found happiness and 
stability with his third wife, Loris Driggs Cannon, who saved him from self –destruction. 
They now live with their three dogs in California and six cars “for fun”. He has written 
his autobiography and a science fiction book, called Encounter with Tiber, which was 
published in 1996. He now travels the world, giving lecture tours and raising funds for 
space exploration. 
 34. ? 
 - In 1969. 
 35. ? 
 - Neil Armstrong. 
 36. ? 
 - In Korea and West Germany. 
 37 . ? 
 - On July 16, 1969. 
 38. ? 
 - eight days. 
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 - He became very depressed. 
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 - Alcoholism. 
Fill the blanks with the correct form of the word provided: 
1. She has a very busy _________ life. (society) 
2. It’s not known why Bison disappeared in ___________ circumstances. (mystery) 
3. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by the ___________ pharaoh Khufu around the 
years 2560 BC. (Egypt) 
4. A ramp is needed at the exit and the ___________ for wheelchairs users.(enter) 
5. He is a good driver. He drives very ___________ .(care) 
6. Some plants have to be well- protected .The tender plants need __________ against the 
cold weather.(protect) 
7. We have tried to increase ___________ by using better methods and tools. (product) 
8. We have to conserve the ___________ resources of our country. (nature) 
9. Lan and Nam passed the examination last year. They were ___________ candidates. 
(success) 
10. The ___________ of the moon for the earth causes the tides. (attract) 
Complete the sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 
1. People think the government will fall. 
It is _______________________________________. 
2. People believed that he will win. 
It is _______________________________________. 
3. They think that the owner of the house is abroad. 
The owner of the house _________________________ 
 4. People thought that he had died in battle. 
It was ______________________________________. 
He _________________________________________ 
 5. People say that he beats his wife. 
 He is said ___________________________________. 
6. He is said to have escaped to a neutral country. 
It is _________________________________________. 
7. People say tortoises live longer than elephants. 
It is _________________________________________. 
Tortoises ____________________________________ 
8. They think that he was innocent. 
He __________________________________________ 
9. People believed that fresh air was good for sick people. 
It was __________________________________________. 
10. They say that there are wolves in the mountains. 
It is ___________________________________________. 
11. Police think the man holding the hostages is heavily armed. 
The man _______________________________________ 
12. They say he is in an agitated state. 
He ____________________________________________ 
13. We expect that the rate of inflation will rise 
The rate _________________________________________ 
14. They say he is somewhere in Germany. 
He ______________________________________________ 
15. They said that he was the best student in his group. 
He _____________________________________________ 
16. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime. 
I expect him ______________________________________. 
 17. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car. 
 The man is _______________________________________. 
18. It is said that the president will come to Moscow. 
The president ______________________________________ 
19. It is proved that life dose not exist on the moon. 
Life is proved not ____________________________________. 
20. He is said to have been in the French Foreign Legion. 
People say_____________________________________ 
Rewrite the following sentences using the given words. 
1. Although it was raining heavily, none of the guests came late. 
 → In spite ............................................................................................................ 
2.If it hadn’t been for your help, he would have been in a worse mess. 
→ If you ................................................................................................................ 
3.She bought the car from Tom. 
→It’s Tom ............................................................................................................. 
4.Our solar system is in a galaxy that is called the Milky way. (Use past participle) 
→ Our solar ........................................................................................................... 
5.The bed has no mattress. She sleeps on this bed. (Use “which”) 
→ The bed .............................................................................................................. 
6.He was the first man who left the burning building. (Use Infinitive) 
 → He was .............................................................................................................. 
7.Nobody has paid for the tickets, have they? 
→ The tickets .......................................................................................................... 
8.The president makes the important decisions. 
→ It’s the president ................................................................................................ 
Rewrite sentences using the cues 
1. I'll never speak to you again if you don't apologise.( Either.or) 
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2. You wanted to visit a museum. It was shut when you got there. (a relative pronoun) 
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3. The film is fantastic. They are talking about it. (a relative pronoun after preposition) 
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4. He was the first man who left the burning building.( Reduce relative clause) 
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5. Fred gave Mary the money.(left sentence in passive) 
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6. I’ll be staying with Adrian. His brother is one of my closest friends (a relative 
pronoun) 
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7. Both Tom and Ann are late( Not only) 
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8. George is the last person who will be interviewed ( Reduce relative clause) 
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