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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ THI GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI CẤP TỈNH VÒNG LÝ THUYẾT
Năm học 2009-2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh -THCS Thời gian: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Ngày thi: 30/12/2009
PART I Pronunciation (0.5pt)
I Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the other three
in each question (0.25 pt).
1 A attacked B crooked C laughed D brushed
2 A exhaust B exhibit C anxiety D luxury
3 A character B chemistry C chapter D scholar
5 A storage B passage C message D teenage
II Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in
each question (0.25 pt).
1 A mountain B maintain C fountain D maintenance
2 A economics B capability C optimistic D conquerable
3 A contestant B satellite C similar D interview
4 A admirable B applicant C appliance D applicable
5 A republic B example C existence D exercise
PART II VOCABULARY- GRAMMAR(3.5 pts)
I Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence Circle A, B, C or D (0,5 pts)
1 You shouldn’t buy this bag Its colour doesn’t _ you.
2 She’s rung _ I must have said something to upset her.
3 He has recently _ golf to provide himself with some relaxation
A taken on B taken over C taken with D taken up
4 They bought the land with a _ to building a new office block.
5 Nobody likes coffee, _ ?
A does he B doesn’t he C do they D don’t they
6 I’d rather you _ me your name and address
A give B to give C gave D have given
7 “ Now that we have the money to do it, shall we _ the hall?”asked Maria
A renovate B repair C restore D repaint
8 My colour TV, _ I bought 5 years ago, still gives beautiful pictures
A that B which C what D X
9 This jacket is the kind of thing I want Can I _ ?
A wear it B dress it C take it off D try it on
10 The bus company has _ the fare by 50%
A raised B rose C risen D arisen
II Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(1.0 pts)
Jack (1-discover) _ that ten dollars (2-miss) _ from his wallet He (3-confront) _ his two sons, Mark and Jason, and (4-find) a ten-dollar bill
in Jason’s shirt pocket Jack became angry, sent Jason to his room, and (5-ground) _ him for a week Mark simply (6-walk) _ outside, but felt very bad because he was the one who (7-take) the money Jason (8-find) _ out and (9-try) _ to return it to his father’s wallet so that Mark (10-not get) _ in trouble
III Give the correct form of the words in bold in the same line.(1 pt)
WILD ANIMALS
Wild animals have (0) recently made an appearance in the
back gardens of American suburbs They have caused havoc and have
(1) domestic pets
Mountain lions are now quite (2) to attack
humans, while bears and wolves have (3)
discovered rubbish bins If you find the (4) of your
bin scattered all over the garden one morning, there is a distinct (5)
0 RECENT
1 THREAT
2 WILL
3 APPARENT
4 CONTAIN
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Nobody should be particular surprised by this (6)
, which was predicted by experts years ago and it’s
not (7) under the circumstances One cause is the
massive expansion of (8) in areas that were wild not
long ago
In (9) , over the past few decades a large
number of new (10) have been placed on hunting
certain animals, allowing their populations to grow
5 POSSIBLE
6 DEVELOP
7 EXPECT
8 HOUSE
9 ADD
10 RESTRICT
IV The passage below contains 10 mistakes Find and correct them (0) has been done as example (1.0pt)
Education is not an end, but mean to an end In other
words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of
educating them Our purpose is to fit them for life In some
modern countries it has for some time be fashionable to think
that by free education for all- weather rich or poor, clever or
stupid- one can solve all the problems of society and build a
perfectly nation But we can already see that free education for
all is not enough; we find in such countries a larger number
people with university degree; they refuse doing what they
think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought
being dirty and shameful in such countries But we have only to
thought moment to understand that the work of a completely
uneducated farmer is far important than that of a professor; we
can live without education but we die when we have no food If
no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our
house, we should get terrible diseases in our towns…
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PART III READING(3.5 pts)
I Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.(1.5pts)
One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the (1) _ of computers They are already (2) _ used in industry and in universities and the time may come (3) _ it will be common for ordinary people to use them as well Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all (4) _ of learning They can (5) _ the most complex mathematical problems or put thousands of unrelated facts to order Because they work accurately and (6) _ high speeds they (7) _ research workers years of hard work (8) _ is a mistake to believe that these machines could “think” There is no (9) _that human beings will be controlled by machines (10) _ computers are capable of learning from their mistakes and improving on their performance, they need detailed instructions from human beings (11) _ to be able to operate They can never, as
it were, lead independent lives, (12) _ rule the world by making decisions of their (13) _ Computers are the most efficient servants man has ever had and there is no (14) _ to the ways they can be used to (15) _ our lives
1 A discovery B device C invention D instrument
2 A usually B commonly C popularly D widely
4 A branches B aspects C departments D kinds
5 A figure B solve C perform D deal
9 A probability B possibility C chance D occasion
11 A in order B so that C as D with a view
14 A limit B limitation C restriction D probihition
15 A improve B brighten C upgrade D heighten
II Read the following passage and answer the questions Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answers.(1.0 pt)
Few men have influenced the development of American English to the extent that Noah Webster did Born in West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758, his name has become synonymous with American dictionaries Graduated from Yale in 1778, he was admitted to the bar in 1781 and then he began to
practice law in Hartford Later, when he turned to teaching, he discovered how inadequate the available
schoolbooks were for the children of a new and independent nation
In response to the need for truly American textbooks, Webster published A Grammatical Institute
of the English Language, a three-volume work that consisted of a speller, a grammar, and a reader The
first volume, which was generally known as The American Spelling Book, was so popular that
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of his life While teaching, Webster began work on the Compendious Dictionary of the English
Language, which was published in 1806.
In 1807 Noah Webster began his greatest work, An American Dictionary of the English
Language In preparing the manuscript, he devoted ten years to the study of English and its relationship
to other languages, and seven more years to the writing itself Published in two volumes in 1828, An
American Dictionary of the English Language has become the recognized authority for usage in the
United States Webster’s purpose in writing it was to demonstrate that the American language was developing distinct meanings, pronunciations, and spellings from those of British English He is responsible for advancing simplified spelling
forms: develop instead of the British form develope; theater and center instead of theatre and centre;
color and honor instead of colour and honour.
In 1840 Webster brought out a second edition of his dictionary, which included 70,000 entries instead of the original 38,000 This edition has served as the basis for the many revisions that have been produced under the Webster name
1 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A Webster’s work B Webster’s Dictionaries
C Webster’s School D Webster’s Life
2 The word “inadequate” in line 5 could best be replaced by
A unavailable B expensive C difficult D unsatisfactory
3 Why did Webster write A Grammartical Institue of the English Language?
A He wanted to supplement his income.
B There were no books available after the Revolutionary War.
C He felt that British books were not appropriate for American children.
D The children did not know how to spell.
4 From which publication did Webster earn a lifetime income?
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
B The American Spelling Book
C An American Dictionary of the English Language: Second Edition
D An American Dictionary of the English Language
5 According to this passage, which one of the following spellings would Webster have approved in his dictionaries?
A Develope B Theatre C Color D Honour
III Choose the best words from the box to fill in each numbered blank There are two extra words (1.0 pt)
burning destruction global warming water temperature change
effect warm enough fertile energy rise level
It has long been known that earth is (1) _ to support life because of an insulting layer of green house gases which trap the sun’s (2) _ Recently, increased production of one of these gases, CO2 by mankind’s (3) of wood and fossil fuels, has been the main cause of (4) _if the levels of CO2 continue to increase, both temperature and sea-level could (5) _ significantly by 2050 The speed of this (6) _ has made predictions about the (7) _ on the world’s weather uncertain However, computers forecast greater unpredictability and a more erratic climate And with the (8) _ rise will come a corresponding expansion of (9) and rising sea-levels, threatening low-lying cities and (10) _ land alike
PART IV WRITING(2.5 pts)
I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on the spaces provided (0.5 pts)
Example: I haven’t seen Ann for 6 months.
The last time I saw Ann was 6 months ago.
1 Dicken’s last novel was unfinished when he died. Dicken died _
2 She went before I realized what was happening. By the time
3 “Why didn’t you go to work yesterday?” said Tam Tam asked me _
4 Miss Jones is the best teacher in this school. There _
5 The salesman told me that my new car would be delivered next Wednesday. According _
6 My mother is well into her eighties, but is still remarkably active Although
7 I didn’t have enough time to visit the town properly The time I had _
8 Why don’t you open a bank account? If I
9 A bumpy road led to the hotel (which) The road
10 The teacher corrected our test yesterday We had _
II Using the word given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first You must use between two and five words Do not change the word given Write your answers on the spaces provided (0.5 pt)
Example: She is too young to see the horror film (enough)
She isn’t old enough to see the horror film.
1 The performance was so dreadful that we left before the interval (such)
It was we left before the interval
2 He finds it hard to drive in heavy traffic every day (used)
He is in heavy traffic every day
3
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No matter _I will still marry her
4 He regretted not saying goodbye to her at the airport (wished)
He goodbye to her at the airport
5 She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much ( illness)
Despite _ she enjoyed life very much
III Write a paragraph of 100-120 words about the benefits of travelling.(1.5 pts)
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_THE END
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Hướng dẫn chấm đề giáo viên giỏi Tỉnh Tiếng Anh THCS
Năm học 2009 -2010
Part I: pronunciation (5,0)
I. 2,5 pt
II. 2.5 pt
Part II Vocabulary- Grammar (35pts)
1 C 6 C
2 D 7 A
5 C 10 C
1 discovered
2 was missing/ had missed
3 confronted
4 found
5 grounded
6 walked
7 had taken
8 had found
9 was trying
10 wouldn’t get
1 threatened
2 willing
3 apparently
4 contents
5 possibility
6 development
7 unexpected
8 housing
9 addition
10 restrictions
IV Correct mistakes.(10 pts) : 1/each
1 for on
2 be been
3 weather whether
4 perfectly perfect
5 number number of
6 doing to do
7 being to be
8 thought think
9 far far more
10 when if
PART III READING (35 pts)
1C 4A 7C 10D 13B
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3B 6A 9B 12D 15A
II Read the following passage and choose the best answer (10 pt) : 2/each
1A 2D 3C 4B 5C
1 warm enough 3 burning 5 rise 7 effect 9 water
2 energy 4 global warming 6 change 8 temperature 10 fertile
PART IV WRITING (25 pts)
1 Dicken died without finishing his last novel.
2 By the time I realized what was happening, she had gone/ left
3 Tam asked me why I hadn t gone to work the day before ’
4 There is no better teacher in this school than Miss Jones.
5 According to the salesman my new car would be delivered next Wednesday.
6 Although my mother is well into her eighties, she is still remarkably active.
7 The time I had wasn t long enough/ too short for me to visit the town properly ’
8 If I were you I would open a bank account.
9 The road which led to the hotel was bumpy
10 We had our teacher correct our test yesterday/ our test corrected by the teacher
yesterday.
1 It was such a dreadful performance that we left before the interval
2 He is not used to driving in heavy traffic every day.
3 No matter how old she is, I will still marry her.
4 He wished he had said goodbye to her at the airport.
5 Despite her serious illness, she enjoyed life very much.
Bài viết phải đảm bảo đợc những ý sau:
1 Đúng thể loại: 0,25 điểm
2 Đúng chủ đề và đảm bảo những ý chính sau:1 điểm
+ broaden one’s mind/improve knowledge(people/ country/ culture/ customs and traditions … )
+ opportunity/ chance to make friends/ socialise
+ stronger/ happier/ find life more exciting enjoy life…
3 Đúng ngữ pháp, đúng chính tả, đảm bảo đủ số lợng từ vựng: 0,25 điểm
Chú ý: Tổng điểm đợc làm tròn theo nguyên tắc sau:
- 5,1 5,0 - 5,2 5,25
- 5,3 5,25 - 5,4 5,5
- 5,6 5,5 - 5,7 5,75
- 5,8 5,75 - 5,9 6,0
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