SGK Tiếng Anh 11 - TEST YOURSELF E
TEST YOURSELF E Listen and complete the sentences. Television brings from around the world into millions of homes. A person sitting in his house can make a speech or visit a foreign country. Home viewers can see and learn about in far-away lands. Entertainment programmes consist of . People find it more convenient as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Linda lives alone in London, with her wonderful collection. She has been collecting all the royal mementoes since 1960 when she saw the Royal family Princess Margaret wedding of Princess Margaret on TV. The first things she bought were a disk with the Queen’s head in the centre, and a few Coronation mugs to go with it. And now she has a huge range of things: pictures, paintings, ashtrays, hundreds of mugs, tea-pots, tea-cloths, biscuit tins, posters, books, flags, toast racks, egg cups, candle sticks and so on. In fact, she has over four thousand Royal souvenirs. It takes all her spare time to keep everything clean and dusted. She is often playing around, making a special area for one of the Royals. It keeps her amused for hours, and the visitors who come, mainly foreign visitors, never get tired of talking about her Royal family. It is not always easy for Linda to collect the things she really wants. Once she was in a shop and the shop keeper was drinking his tea from a lovely Coronation mug. She offered to buy it from him but he was not interested. So she went out to a shop nearby and bought a very expensive mug and exchanged it for his Coronation mug. She just wanted to put the mug in its proper home. Linda has been collecting the royal mementoes since 1960. The first things she bought were some Coronation mugs and the Queen’s disk. She has collected over 4,000 Royal souvenirs. Foreign visitors never get bored with talking about her Royal family. She bought the Coronation mug from the shop keeper and put it in its proper home. Pronunciation and Grammar (2.5 points) Listen and put a tick (7) in the right box, paying attention to the pronunciation o f the underlined part of the word. 1 • I I street [~~] scream n screen I I squeeze I meets I I reads I reached 1 I managed Complete the following sentences with that or who. If it is possible to write that or leave it out, write that in brackets. Example: Why do you always disagree with every thing (that) I say? Kate is the only person understands me. Why do you blame me for everything goes wrong? Are these the books , you are looking for? It was Judy taught US English. The student won the scholarship is going to study in Britain. The dress Mary bought yesterday doesn’t fit her very well. Writing (2.5 points) Write a paragraph of 120 words about one of your hobbies, following these guidelines. what your hobby is when you started it how you enjoy it • • how much time you spend on it why you enjoy it how long you think you will continue with your hobby