First-term Review (1st) - Grade 11

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

• A. economic

• B. identity

• C. interference

• D. independent

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

Some people are born with a disability, others become disabled as a result of an illness or injury,and some people _______ them as they age.

• A. develops

• B. are developed

• C. develope

• D. have developed

Yesterday, she _______ her colleague for criticizing her work. She said she was very sorry.

• A. apologized to

• B. made an apology for

• C. felt sorry for

• D. was sorry that

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) (SPEAK UP) in each of the following questions.

Often the powerless, the homeless, the neglected in our world need someone to speak up for them.

• A. express one's opinion

• B. describe one's needs

• C. reject what one thinks

• D. come up with an idea

Rewrite the following sentence

- Harry’s parents didn’t let him buy a motorbike.

= Harry couldn’t ......................................................................

Rewrite the following sentence

- Not having a credit card, I find it difficult to book an airline ticket over the phone.

= As I .................................................................................................................

Rewrite the following sentence

- As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.

= No sooner ...............................................................................................................

Which of the following words in each group has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?

• A. sugar    

• B. consume    

• C. trans-fat    

• D. obesity

Complete each sentence with the right form of the word in brackets.

- Doctors say that children need to increase their (consume) _________ of fruit and vegetables.

Complete each sentence with the right form of the word in brackets.

- __________ (interview) rarely ask about your personal life.