If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet.. Question 2: The people below all want to buy a book on travel.. Question 3: Read the text be
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SỐ BÁO DANH
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HỌ, TÊN VÀ CHỮ KÝ Giám thị 1: ………
Giám thị 2: ………
Họ và tên học sinh: …
Ngày sinh: ………
Nơi sinh: ……… Nam/nữ : …………
Học sinh trường THCS: ………
MÃ PHÁCH (Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi) ………
Chú ý: - Thí sinh hoàn thành các thông tin cá nhân vào phần trên nhưng không được làm bài vào phần dưới của trang này vì đây là phần phách - Bài thi không được viết bằng mực đỏ, bút chì, không viết bằng hai thứ mực - Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì trong khi làm bài - Trái với các quy định trên thí sinh sẽ bị loại. ………
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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Ngày thi: 28/11/2013
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SỐ PHÁCH (Do Chủ tịch HĐ chấm ghi)
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Đề thi này gồm 07 trang (1 – 7) Thí sinh kiểm tra cẩn thận số trang trong đề trước khi làm bài
PHẦN GHI ĐIỂM DÀNH CHO GIÁM KHẢO Điểm bài thi:
Điểm ghi bằng chữ: ………
Chữ ký giám khảo 1: ……….; Chữ ký giám khảo 2: ………
……… Thí sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi này ………
SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 points)
Question1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D Circle your choice (10 points)
1 people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago
2 “ does it take you to go to school?” – “About half an hour.”
A How many B How far C How much D How long
3 Never put till tomorrow what you can do today
4 Peter: What a fantastic cook you are, Margaret!
Margaret:
A Sorry, I don’t think so C No, no, it’s not true.
B It’s kind of you to say so D I’d prefer it.
5 We arrived to have some coffee before class
A enough early B early enough C too early D early too
6 ., after trying three times, he passed the examination
A Lastly B Last of all C At last D Last
7 If you want to learn English better, you have to the four main skills a lot
8 Nam and his friend were badly injured in the last match, so can play today
A both of them B either of them C neither of them D not any of them
9 Which of the following words is stressed on the second syllable?
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
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A chopstick B champagne C chocolate D check
Question 2: Complete the following passage with an appropriate form of the word in BLOCK CAPITAL (10 points)
A new hobby
I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) , so I INTEREST thought I’d see if there was a club or (2) in my area I looked ASSOCIATE everywhere but, (3) , the nearest club was 80 kilometers FORTUNE away So, without any (4) , I decided to form my own club KNOW
It was very hard in the beginning – I didn’t have any (5) and I EQUIP
had to convince a few people that it was an (6) way to keep ENJOY
fit I organised a small (7) , which was a lot of fun, and things COMPETE started to grow from there Now we’ve got a full – time (8) and TRAIN
our (9) come from all over the country One of our members OPPOSE was even a bronze (10) in the national championship! MEDAL
Question 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick ( √)
by the number on the separate answer sheet If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet.
Some lines have been done for you as examples (10 points)
THE LADY VANISHED
0. In 1889, an Englishwoman and her daughter, on a visit to the Great √
00 Exhibition in Paris, checked up into one of the most expensive hotels up
1 there Each had her own room The daughter wanted to have take
2. in the sights and sounds of the city immediately but her mother, tired
3 after the trip, wanted to sleep The girl accordingly she went out alone,
4 strolled the Champs Elysées and saw the Eiffel Tower When has she
5 returned to her mother’s room for six hours later, she found it empty
6. There was no sign of her mother ever having been there When she
7. asked the manager he insisted on that no one at the hotel had seen
8. her or her mother check in The mother had disappeared away!
9. The desperate girl searched for weeks before that finally returning to
10. England She died ten years later in a mental hospital So that what was
11 the explanation? After the daughter had been gone sightseeing, her been
12 mother had complained to the hotel doctor that she felt ill It turned out √
13 that she had contracted the plague! Hotel staff were instructed but not but
14 to say a word to anyone about it, in case visitors panicked and left the √
city No one knows what happened to the mother
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0 My uncle’s invited me
1 We always listen
2 Dave’s competing
3 I just had my turn so it’s
4 You should concentrate
5 We took it in
a in the school tennis tournament b turns to use the skateboard c to go fishing with him next weekend d to what our coach tells us e on improving your technique f to taking part in the competition g your go now Questions 0 1 2 3 4 5 Answers c SECTION TWO: READING (25 points) Question 1: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only ONE word in each space One has been done as an example (10 points) Ten years ago, Paul Freeman was so poor that he couldn’t (1) to go on holiday unless he stayed with relatives He lived in a tiny house with three friends and would only buy clothes if they were very (2) However, he had always wanted to (3) up his own business and, eventually, he decided to go for it It wasn’t easy, and he couldn’t risk buying anything expensive in (4) he needed the money for the business Today, however, he is wealthier (5) he ever imagined he would be Paul’s story contains a few useful lessons (6) you want to be rich, it doesn’t matter what you produce, as long as there is a market for it You might have difficulties in the beginning but you should never (7) up If you’re finding it hard to get by, (8) to be patient Then, provided that you are careful with money, you should soon start to be successful Even now, Paul rarely goes on holiday So why doesn’t this successful entrepreneur take holidays? Perhaps it is because he has invested some of his money (9) .
houses Ask yourself this: if you – like Paul – had luxurious homes in Jamaica, Florida,
Switzerland and France, how many holidays (10) you need?
Question 2: The people below all want to buy a book on travel.
On the following page there are descriptions of eight books.
Decide which book (letters A-E) would be the most suitable for each person or people (numbers 1-5) For each of these numbers mark the correct letter on your answer sheet (5 points)
1 Robert is planning to travel round the world by train He would like a book with pitures and maps to take with him on his long journeys
2 Mrs Jones used to love visiting France, but now she is too old to travel She wants a book
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4 Clive wants to buy a book as a present for his friend Tom Tom enjoys fishing and driving round England
5 Peter has to write something for his history teacher about world explorers He wants to know about explorers from the past and their travels to different parts of the world
A Alan Titchmarsh
The English River
Alan Titchmarsh explores 18 rivers, telling their interesting stories with his appreciation of them A saying from a past age introduces each chapter as his exploration moves across the English countryside
B Robin Hanbury – Tenison
The Oxford Book of Exploration
This is a collection of the writing of explorers through the centuries It describes the feelings and experiences of these brave adventurers who changed the world through their search for new lands
C The Travel Club
Train Journeys of the World
First – hand accounts of 30 of the world’s most beautiful and dramatic railway journeys are found together with specially drawn maps and wonderful photographs that show the people and places on the route
D Automobile Association
Walks and Tours in France
Explore spectacular and pretty France with 61 expertly researched motor tours and 114 walks, compete with route directions, super mapping, and descriptions and pictures of places
of interest for the traveller
E Shirley Pike
The Book of French Life
This beautiful volume contains forty wonderful photographs that show the very nature of French life – the perfect gift for anyone who finds this country as wonderful as Shirley Pike does
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THE ROCKIES
The Rocky Mountains run almost the length of North America
They start in the North-west, but lie only a (1) hundred miles from the centre in more southern areas Although the Rockies are smaller (2) the
Alps, they are no less wonderful
There are many roads across the Rockies, (3) the best way to see them is to (4) by train You start from Vancouver, (5) most attractive of
Canada’s big cities Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains, this city
(6) its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from the city (7) Thirty passenger trains a day used to (8) off from
Vancouver on the cross continent railway Now there are just three a week, but the ride is
still a great adventure You sleep on board, (9) is fun, but travel through some of the best (10) at night.
SECTION THREE: WRITING (25 points)
Question1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given
Here is an example (0) (10 points)
Example:
for
Maria has been learning German for two years
1 The holiday was so expensive that we could only afford one week
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2 You shouldn’t turn off your computer until you have closed all the programs
before
Close all the programs your computer
3 Why isn’t the government informing people about this problem?
informed
Why about this problem by the government?
4 I am interested in why you did it
is
The only thing why you did it
5 I’m sorry I didn’t look at the hotel room before I booked it
regret
I the hotel room before I booked it
6 People walked more fifty years ago than they do now
would
Fifty years ago, than they do now
7 First of all, the director explained the reason for the meeting
began
The director the reason for the meeting
8 I didn’t understand maths when I was at school
used
I maths when I was at school
9 If the curtain were longer, it would reach the floor
enough
The curtain is the floor
10 Alan doesn’t need to confirm his dentist’s appointment
necessary
It to confirm his dentist’s appointment
Question 2: Make meaningful sentences, using the suggested words.(5 points)
Dear Jan,
We haven’t seen you for such a long time.
1 We / pleased / move / country.
2 in / city / traffic / noise / no time / relax.
3 in / country / life / slower / more / peaceful.
4 children / enjoy / fresh air / make / new friends.
5 people / helpful / kind / friendly.
But we do miss all our friends in London, especially you, Jan.
Do come and see us soon.
We’re all looking forward to seeing you again
Yours truly,
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“ What should you do to improve your English?”.(10 points)
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH
SECTION ONE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (35 points)
Mỗi câu đúng đạt 1,0 điểm.
Question1: Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D Circle your choice (10 points)
Question 2: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the words in BLOCK CAPITAL (0) has been done as an example (10 points)
Question 3: Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct but some have a word which should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick ( √)
by the number on the separate answer sheet If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet.
Some lines have been done for you as examples (10 points)
Question 4: Match to make sentences There is one extra half you do not need.(5 points)
SECTION TWO: READING (25 points) Mỗi câu đúng đạt 01 điểm
Question 1: Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space
Use only ONE word in each space (10 points)
Question 2: The people below all want to buy a book on travel.
On the following page there are descriptions of eight books Decide which book (letters A-E) would be the most suitable for each person or people (numbers 1-5) For each of these numbers mark the correct letter on your answer sheet. (5 points)
Question 3: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space (10 points)
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SECTION THREE: WRITING (30 points) Mỗi câu đúng đạt 1,0 điểm
Question1: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given (10 points)
1 It was such an expensive holiday that we could only afford one week.
2 Close all the programs before you turn off / turning off your computer.
3 Why aren’t people being informed about this problem by the government?
4 The only thing I am interested in is why you did it (that interests me is)
5 I regret not looking at the hotel room before I booked it.
6 Fifty years ago, people would walk more than they do now.
7 The director began by explaining the reason for the meeting.
8 I never used to understand maths when I was at school (used not to understand)
9 The curtain is not long enough to reach the floor.
10 It is not necessary for Alan to confirm his dentist’s appointment.
Question 2: Make meaningful sentences, using the suggested words.(5 points)
1 We’re (really) pleased that we moved / have moved to the country
2 In the city there was/is so much traffic and noise and there was/is no time to relax
(we had/have no time to relax.)
3 (Here) in the country, life is slower and (much) more peaceful
4 The/Our children are enjoying fresh air and have made a lot of new friends
5 The people are helpful, kind and (ever) so/very friendly
Question 3: (10 points) (Có thể quy đổi thành 10 câu x 1,0 đ):
Giám khảo có thể quy đổi số điểm đạt được thành số câu 01 đ để dễ cộng với các phần khác.
Tổ chấm thống nhất điểm thành phần của bài luận theo những điểm đề nghị sau:
- Organization: (Bố cục bài luận rõ ràng, đầy đủ 3 phần: mở bài, thân bài, kết luận) (2,0 đ)
- Discourse: (Thể hiện khả năng viết mạch lạc, chặt chẽ; nối kết câu, chuyển mạch) (2,0 đ)
- Sentence structure (morphology, vocabulary, spelling): Cấu trúc câu, ngữ pháp, từ
vựng; câu linh hoạt (đơn, phức ) (2,0 đ)
- Ideas: (Ý hay, phong phú, nội dung liên quan chặt chẽ với chủ đề của đề thi) (2,0 đ)
- Length: (Đảm bảo đủ số lượng từ qui định: không quá dài hoặc quá ngắn, viết đúng chính
tả, chấm câu phù hợp (2,0 đ)