Đề thi GVG môn tiếng anh huyện bá thước năm 2011 2012 đề số 1

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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN

HUYỆN BÁ THƯỚC NĂM HỌC: 2011 - 2012

ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút ) SECTION A: PHONETICS

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1 A great B bread C break D veil

2 A foreign B continent C scholarship D almost

3 A three B through C month D than

4 A boot B shoot C good D food

SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Put the verb into the correct form

6.If I ( have ) wings, I would not have to take airplane to fly home

7 By the end of this year, he (work) on this book for 4 years

8 The front tyre of his motorbike burst as he ( drive ) alongthe main road

9 Why did you sit there ( watch ) TV?

10.When I was there 2 years ago, the building ( build ), but now it has not been

finished yet

II Choose the best answer from A , B, C or D to complete the following sentences

11 She got up when the alarm went

A in B up C over D off

12 At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shop usually

A reduces B lowers C sinks D drops

13 “I can’t remember us ever _,” replied the stranger

A to meet B to have meet C being met D having met

14 They are doing everything possible …… the environment is saved

A so that B so as to C in order to D now that

15 She her neighbor’s children for the broken windows

A accused B complained C blamed D.charged

16 Harry must pay the money back He must _

A pay it again B repay it C pay it D pay it once more

17 She should have been here but she’s _a terrible cough

A gone down with B gone through with

C come for D come up against

18 I’m really sleepy today I wish I _ Bob to the airport late last night

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A weren’t taking B hadn’t had to take

C didn’t have to take D didn’t take

19 My father often does _with people from other countries in the region

A finances B business C affairs D economy

20 _ for director must have surprised you

A You nominated B You’re being nominated

C Your being nominated D Your nominating

21 Although he was completely _ as a furniture-maker, he produced the most beautiful chairs

A unable B impossible C incapable D untrained

22 I’d rather not _ absent from class yesterday

A have been B be C to have been D to be

23 Don’t start the next page _ you have finished the last test question

24 The firm went bankrupt and then shares became _

A priceless B worthless C inworthy D invaluable

25 I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made _ that story

A out B off C down D up

III There is one mistake in each of the following sentences Find and correct it.

26 You are tired although you stayed up late to watch TV last night

27 Tuan sighed sad when he heard that he failed the test

28 They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said

29 Don’t speak English with him; he hardly not know any English

30 I watched the train to leave until it was out of sight

31 Marie asked Sandra whether she knew the post office had been at strike for the past week

32 When you are in orbit, you will feel total free and enjoy the wonderful feeling

33 It seem that you are right, doesn't it?

34 Neil Armstrong, that was the first man to walk on the moon , taught at cincinnati University in the 1970s

35 He let the letter falling onto the floor.

Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction

30 35.

IV.Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.

36 Tom spoke _ because he was so excited ( BREATHE )

37 It was very _ of you to sing so loud so late at night ( THINK )

38 He doesn’t agree with the _ that there is a life on other planets (BELIEVE)

39 In _ with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified

(ACCORD )

40 Jim’s _ of the crime only made matters worse ( DENY )

41 The film is entertaining but full of historical _ ( ACCURATE )

42 There are some ……… between the two programs ( DIFFER)

43 Good ………… were the key to the success of the last Asian Games (PREPARE)

44 ……… are doing their best to save the species from dying out

( INVIRONMENT)

45 Traveling to the countryside is becoming ………… popular nowadays

( INCREASE )

SECTION C: READING

I.Fill in the blank with one suitable preposition

46 The music is too loud Could you turn it a little?

47 They read the news the internet

48 Ha Noi will have temperatures 230C and 270C

49 Why don't you bring an umbrella?

50 You shouldn't laugh the disabled

51 The earthquake Kobe in 1995 killed a large number of people

52 A tornado looks a funnel

53 Tonadoes can suck .anything that is in their path

54 I agree .my mother about most things

55 She could not distinguish one child another

II Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable words.

Books are written to provide knowledge and good books enrich the mind By putting…(56)……… under the influence of superior mind, we …(57)…….our mental powers Through good…(58)………we learn that people are everywhere the…(59)

………,.in all ages, and in all……(60)……… This knowledge improves our love …(61)

…… others and helps us to live in peace with them We also…(62)…… that the world is made not only for man ……(63)……… but for every creature that can feel hunger and thirst, warmth and cold

Though it may be possible for us to travel…(64)………the world and see the things happening today, it is not possible for us to see the things that happened in the past But good books …(65)…….us to see not only into the most remote regions of the world today, but also into the world in which our ancestors lived

III Read the following passage and choose A,B,C or D to answer the following

questions

Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas Tourists, the deaf, and the

mute have had to resort to this form of expression Many of these symbols of the whole

words are very picturesque and exact and can be used internationally, spelling, however, cannot

Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or

unintentionally A wink can be a way of flirting or indicating that the party is only joking A

nod signifies approval, while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction

Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals Road maps and picture signs also guide, warm, and instruct people

While verbalization is most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings

66 Which of the following best summarizes this passage?

A.When language is a barrier, people will find other forms of communication

B.Everybody uses only one form of communication

C.Nonlinguistic language is invaluable to foreigners

D.Although other forms of communication exist, verbalization is the fastest

67 The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to

A tourist B the deaf and the mute

C thoughts and feelings D sign language motions

68 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

A There are many forms of communication in existence today

B Verbalization is the most common form of communication

C The deaf and mute can use an oral form of communication

D Ideas and thoughts can be transmitted by body language

69 Which form other than oral speech would be the most commonly used

among blind people?

A Picture signs B Braille C Body language D Signal flags

70 Sign language is said to be very picturesque and exact and can be used

EXCEPT for _

A spelling B ideas C whole words D expressions

Section D:writing

Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the

sentence printed before it

71 He’s getting someone to mend the window

- He is having ………

72 He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident

- Not only………

73 If you changed your mind, you’d be welcome to join us

74 Spending the weekend in the countryside is very exciting

-It's

75 It's nearly twenty years since my father saw my uncle

- My father ……….………

76 They had hardly left home when it started to rain

- No sooner ……… ………

77 You can use my car , but have to keep it carefully

- Provided ……….………

78 It would be nice to be able to fly

- I wish ……….………

79 The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down

- It was ……….………

80 We really must discuss this again

- It’s important that ……….………