Đề thi GVG môn tiếng anh huyện bá thước năm 2011 2012 đề số 9

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN BÁ THƯỚC KỲ THI GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012 ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH ( Thời gian làm 150 phút ) Đề số Question 1: a Choose the word which is pronounced differently in the part underlined: A good B food C soon D moon A attention B mention C explanation D question A complain B curtain C explain D entertain b Choose the word which has different stress from the others: A explanation B disappoint C secondary D information A replacement B Vietnamese C preparedness D completely Question 2: Fill in each gap in the sentences with the most suitable preposition: ……… all, I love music Nowadays, black and white TV is ….……… …… …… date you are making one mistake …………… another I don’t know the name of that man I only know him …………… sight you are …… arrest, sir Question 3: Give correct form of the verbs in the brackets: Don’t be so impatient I just ( come ) 2.Hurry up! I think you ( be ) ready by now I never ( have ) such an upsetting experience up to then The manager requested that I ( be ) on time Jane pretended ( not notice ) the “ No parking sign” It is imperative that the letter ( send ) immediately There was only one man The rest ( be ) women Terry confessed to ( steal ) the car You ( thank ) him for his help, but you didn’t 10 The oak tree still ( stand ) there 60 years from now Question 4: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences It’s ………….… knowledge that they are going with each other A simple B natural C common D general C isn’t D amn’t I am a teacher, …………… I ? A am not B aren’t The bill came to over $ 1,000……………… A.at all B of all C in all D above all You need a special …………………to go into this part of the building A permit B permission C allowance D permiting I am not used to ……………… my new hard job A face up with B facing up with C face up to D facing up to Mrs Lan had me …………… her son when she was out yesterday A take care of B cared for C look for D took care of , ……………… ! There are some children in the street A Careful B Take notes C Look out D Look I am very angry at my car because it is usually out of ……………… A work B date C fuel D order The teacher asked hoa to ………………… with the problems herself A put up B deal C D solve 10 There are many ……………… for this prize, so you have to try your best if you want to get it A competitors B players C spectators D people Question 5: Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters: Lan’s illness is getting on ……… …… satisfy The pain of headache is ……….……… by aspirin less Everyone hates him because of his … ………… … rely Rubber becomes ……… …… after a time poor Lien spoke ……… …… because she was so excited breath irritate Long feels bab - tempered and ………………… in the morning I did many stupid things and was ………… … when I was young suggest develop Most ………… countries are in need of capital assistance The new ……………… Has certainly made things a lot easier in the town centre pass 10 This book is ful of …………………… technique Question 6: Find and correct the mistakes in the fllowing sentences My neighbour is very proud of her new grandson who born last week I’m very fond of this old cottage because it was belonged to my grandmother I’m afraid I can’t lend you my camera It’s repairing this week The bridge was collapsed during the floods but fortunately nobody was using it at the time Children under the age of seven not allow in this pool Question 7: Read the following text and choose the best option A, B, C or D The North, South, and West followed distinct economic paths between 1800 and 1860 Everywhere, agriculture remained the foundation of the American economy Nevertheless, the North increasingly invested its resources in industry, commerce, and finance; the South in plantations and subsistence farms; and the West in commercialized family farms, agricultural processing, and implement manufacturing The tendency toward regional specialization made the various sections of the country at once less alike and more interdependent All looked to transportation to link the various sections' economic activities The revolution in transportation and communications was probably the single overriding cause of these changes Heavy investment in canals and railroads made the North the center of American commerce; its growing seaboard cities distributed western produce and New England textiles New York financial and commercial houses linked the southern cottonexporting economy to the North and Europe The South, with most of its capital invested in slave labor, built fewer canals, railroads, and factories and remained mostly rural and undeveloped This passage is mostly about A development of transportation in the North B agriculture in the South C the American economy from 1800 to 1860 D technological change from 1800 to 1860 In this passage, interdependent refers to regions that A depend on one another B are independent C have no government D produce manufactured goods The passage states that during this period the South invested primarily in A Farming B Railroads C Canals D Factories The passage states that during this period the basis of the economy was A Manufacturing B Farming C Mining D Hunting The author's purpose in writing this passage is to A tell a story B appeal to the senses C create a persuasive argument D provide information Question 8: Fill in each blank with the most suitable word to complete the text: English spelling is unpredictable at the best of times, and occasionally totally chaotic - an opinion no doubt shared …( )… British school children and those study English around the world …( )… However, studies of the language claim that there are only about 400 …( )… in English whose spelling is wholly irregular Unfortunately, many of them are among the most frequently …( )… in the language The problems with the English spelling system came about …( )… the language developed over a …( 6)… of 1,000 years The influence of …(7 )… after the Norman Conquest made an impact on English spelling French scribes …( )… "qu" where Old English had used "cw" e.g queen, and "gh" …( )… of "h" e.g night, amongst other changes The introduction of the printing press in 1476 meant that a standard spelling system began to emerge The system reflected the speech of the London area The …( 10 )… of vowels underwent further changes during the 15th century But because of the advent of the printing press, spelling never caught up Question 9: a Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first given People said that my grandmother was very beautiful? My grandmother ………………………………………… What is difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion? How exactly……………………………………………… She likes him a lot, but she can’t marry him Despite her………………………………………………… 4 I was forced to apologise I had no …………………………………………………… We haven’t written down a single word Not………………………………………………………… b Use the suggested words and phrases given to make complete sentences: He/ surprise / us / away / without / word Despite / age / Mr Young / join / ctivities / neighbourhood Difficult / get / touch / manager / because / busy / day I / also like / congratulate you / excellent cooking My parents / only / provide / me / a little / money / study / university c Write an essay about: The value of Tourism ( 120 - 180 words ) *************************** ... morning I did many stupid things and was ………… … when I was young suggest develop Most ………… countries are in need of capital assistance The new ……………… Has certainly made things a lot easier in the... This book is ful of …………………… technique Question 6: Find and correct the mistakes in the fllowing sentences My neighbour is very proud of her new grandson who born last week I’m very fond of this... camera It’s repairing this week The bridge was collapsed during the floods but fortunately nobody was using it at the time Children under the age of seven not allow in this pool Question 7: Read