1 Sở Giáo dục- Đào tạo Thanh Hoá Trường THPT Bỉm Sơn ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG BỒI DƯỠNG LẦN II NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh; Khối 10 (Phần tự luận) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề này gồm 02 trang) Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: Question 1: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. (1.2 points) 1. Alaska is the coldest than all the states in the United States. 2. My wedding ring made of yellow and white gold. 3. Nobody knows that his or her life will be like in a ten years’ time. 4. My sister has been ill from yesterday and I have to look after her. 5. If we raise and resurface the roads, they will not muddy and flooded. 6. Your trip to Alaska sounds absolutely fascinated. I’d love to go there. Question 2: Read the passage and give the correct form of the words in the brackets. (1.2 points) My (1. favour) composer is Chopin and I am fortunate enough to have a friend who is also a very gifted pianist. As a (2. profession) musician, she believes strongly that musical ability is mostly something you learnt, not a characteristic that you are born with. She thinks that (3. industry) students can improve their ability enormously. I feel really envious when I hear my friend perform and the ecstatic response that she gets from her audiences at the end of a (4. perform). Both the public and critics agree that she is one of the country’s most talented (5. art). The huge amount of the money she earns gives her the (6. free) to do almost anything that she likes, which I, as a humble poet, can not complete with. Question 3: Fill in the blank with a suitable word. (1.2 points) The climate in Bach Ma National Park is tropical with two distinctive seasons caused (1… ) the monsoon winds. The weather conditions in the park area can change very quickly, in the (2… ). It is sunny but it may be cloudy with heavy rain in the afternoon. Because of the proximity of the sea there are often strong winds. Admittedly, the park supports a very large number of plant and (3… ) species. This is partly due to the variations in altitude and also because the park is located within the transition area of two bio- geographical zones containing species from northern and southern Vietnam. The vegetation includes two main formations, tropical lowland forest below 900 m and sub-tropical forest between 900 and 1450m– the latter being the richest and less disturbed by human influence. The flora of Bach Ma includes at (4… ) 1400 species which represent around one-fifth of the entire flora of Vietnam. The fauna is considered to contain half of all mammals known in Vietnam. 43 species of mammals have been identified in the park and further 76 species have (5… ) listed as potentially present, considering their overall range of distribution. Nine species of primates have been confirmed in Bach Ma. The 330 species of birds (6… ) have been observed in the park represent over one third of the species found in Vietnam. Question 4: Rewrite each of the following sentences without changing its original meaning. (1.4 points) 1. Sam didn’t buy that house until she saved enough money. It was not until ……………………………………………………………………………… 2 2. The police made the boat turn back. The boat 3. The switch was too high for him to reach. He wasn’t tall 4. Although he was exhausted, he managed to finish the London Marathon race. Despite ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. If I had known that the company was going to be closed, I would never have applied for the job. Had I …………… 6. He is getting someone to mend the windows. He is having …………… 7. With the exception of Maggie’s husband, everyone is here. Apart ………………………………………………………………………………………… Question 5: Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions below. (1 point) Nha Rong Harbor, or Uncle Ho’s Museum is situated on the junction of the Saigon River, at the end of Nguyen Tat Thanh street. On June 5 th 1911, it was here that President Ho Chi Minh boarded the ship “ Latouche Treville Admiral” to set out on a long journey to find a solution to liberate the country. Nha Rong was formerly the representative office of the French Maritime Transport Company (a subsidiary of the French shipping company” Messageries Pharitimes”). The office was built in 1862 and used as the residence for the general manager as well as the place for selling boat tickets. It has been called Nha Rong ( The Dragon House) because there are two statues of dragons on its roof. It was in November 1862 that the first ship left Nha Rong Harbor. On September 3 rd 1979, the Ho Chi Minh City Peoples’ committee made a decision of converting Nha Rong Harbor to Uncle Ho’s Museum (The Ho Chi Minh Museum at Nha Rong Harbor). Plenty of pictures and items relating to President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary life are shown inside. Since then, the museum has greeted millions of visitors from all over the country as well as from foreign countries. 1. Where is Nha Rong Harbor situated? 2. When did Nguyen Tat Thanh set out from Nha Rong Harbor to find a solution to liberate the country? 3. Why has this building been called Nha Rong ( The Dragon House)? 4. What happened in Nha Rong Harbor in November 1862? 5. What can visitors see when they visit Nha Rong Harbor? 3 ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHẤT LƯỢNG BỒI DƯỠNG KHỐI 10 LẦN 2 NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 Môn: Tiếng Anh Phần tự luận (6 points) Question 1: (1.2 points) 1. than -> of 2. made -> is made 3. that -> what 4. from -> since 5. will not -> will not be 6. fascinated -> fascinating Question 2: (1.2 points) 1. favourite 2. professional 3. industrious 4. performance 5.artists 6. freedom Question 3: (1.2 points) 1. by 2. morning 3. animal 4. least 5. been 6. which/ that Question 4: (1.4 points) 1. It was not until Sam / she saved enough money that she/ Sam bought that house. 2. The boat was made to turn back by the police. 3. He wasn’t tall enough to reach the switch. 4. Despite being exhausted, he managed to finish the London Marathon race. (Despite the fact that he was exhausted, he managed to finish the London Marathon race.) 5. Had I known that the company was going to be closed, I would never have applied for the job. 6. He is having the windows mended. 7. Apart from Maggie’s husband, everyone is here. Question 5: (1 point) 1. It is situated on the junction of the Saigon River, at the end of Nguyen Tat Thanh street. 2. He set out on June 5 th 1911. 3. Because there are two statues of dragons on its roof. 4. The first ship left Nha Rong Harbor. 5. They can see plenty of pictures and items relating to President Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary life. 4 . tạo Thanh Hoá Trường THPT Bỉm Sơn ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG BỒI DƯỠNG LẦN II NĂM HỌC 20 14 – 20 15 Môn: Tiếng Anh; Khối 10 (Phần tự luận) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề (Đề. 18 62? 5. What can visitors see when they visit Nha Rong Harbor? 3 ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI CHẤT LƯỢNG BỒI DƯỠNG KHỐI 10 LẦN 2 NĂM HỌC 20 14 -20 15 Môn: Tiếng Anh Phần tự luận (6 points) Question 1: (1 .2 points) 1 gian phát đề (Đề này gồm 02 trang) Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: Question 1: There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. (1 .2 points) 1. Alaska is the