SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO SÓC TRĂNG ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT NĂNG LỰC NGÔN NGỮ BẬC NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Đề thức ĐIỂM BÀI THI Ghi số Ghi chữ Họ, tên chữ kí giám khảo Số phách Họ, tên chữ kí giám khảo Môn: tiếng Anh lớp 10 (Thời gian làm 90 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề) ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Đề thi có trang LISTENING COMPREHENSION: (2.0 points) PART 1: You will hear five short conversations You will hear each conversation twice There is one question for each conversation For questions 1-5, put a tick (√) in the box under the right answer (0.5 point) Example: What time will they meet? What time does the bus leave? Which room does the man want? Which is Abigail’s family? Which toy is Cerys going to buy? How much does the ticket cost? PART 2: Listen to Isobel talking to a friend about her holiday What did she on each day? For questions 6-10, write a letter A-H next to each day You will hear the conversation twice (0.5 point) Monday F Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 10 Saturday A waterskiing B walking C horse riding D swimming E sightseeing F sailing G shopping H sunbathing PART 3: Listen to a telephone conversation A girl wants to speak to Edward, but he’s not at home Listen and complete the message to Edward You will hear the conversation twice (1.0 point) PHONE MESSAGE FOR EDWARD 11 From: Jackie _ 12 Picnic in the _ 13 Date: , at one o’clock 14 Can you bring _ ? 15 Meet at LANGUAGE FOCUS: (2.0 points) I Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (1.0 point) He asked me how many students in my class A are there B there were C there was D there are He _ football in the streets when he was a boy A used to play B plays C has played D was playing C repaired D was repaired C you D don’t you My motorcycle _ yesterday A repairs B is repaired You never go to school late, ? A are you B aren’t you If it , we would go to the movies A won’t rain B doesn’t rain C didn’t rain D hadn’t rained II Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following passage (1.0 point) Are you looking for a cheap, clean, (1) _ source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from our Sun At present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal, gas, oil, or nuclear power This power could be (2) _ by the Sun One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total population Many countries are already using solar energy Solar panels are placed on the (3) _ of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water The energy can be stored for a number of days, (4) _ on cloudy days you can use solar energy too Sweden has an advanced solar energy program There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power (5) _ of gas by the year 2025 A electric B easy C effective D old A reduced B provided C prevented D polluted A side B wall C floor D roof A so B if C because D but A because B addition C instead D Except READING COMPREHENSION: (2.0 points) I Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D (1.0 point) FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON Long ago, a lot of people thought the moon was a God Other people thought it was just a light in the sky And others thought it was a big ball of cheese Then telescopes were made And men saw that moon was really another world They wondered what it was like They dreamed of going there On July 20,1969, that dream came true Two American men landed on the moon Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust The dust is so thick that the men left footprints where they walked Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon And they could stay there for years and years There is no rain or wind to wipe them off The two men walked on the moon for hours They picked up rocks to bring back to earth for study They dug up dirt to bring back They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon They joined Michael Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon Then they went off on their long back to earth Behind them they left the plains and tall mountains of the moon They left the machines they had set up And they left footprints that may be left forever This story is about _ A how men found footprints on the moon B who had left footprints on the moon before the two men landed there C the first men to walk on the moon D what the men brought back from their trip to the moon A telescope _ A makes many of men’s dreams come true B makes faraway things seem closer C makes balls of light seem brighter D turns the moon into another world The men brought rocks and dirt from the moon because _ A they might sell them to scientists B they wanted to keep them as souvenirs C they wanted something to show they were there D People wanted to use them to learn about the moon The Americans’ machines will most likely stay on the moon until _ A someone takes them away B they become rusty and break to pieces C a storm covers them with dust D rain and wind destroy them The next people who go to the moon are most likely to A find that dust had wiped off the two men’s footprints B find that the machines have disappeared C find the places where Armstrong and Aldrin walked D leave the first set of footprints on the moon II Read the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) (1.0 point) In the 19th century, fishermen in Peru noticed something unusual They saw that the Pacific Ocean water was sometimes warm in December The fishermen called this El Nino The warm water caused problems It kept many fish away The fishermen caught fewer fish, and their families were hungry Today El Nino still causes problems Every two to seven years, warm water off Australia’s coast moves east to South America This changes the weather around the world El Nino sometimes causes hot, dry weather in Southeast Asia, parts of South America, and Australia It can also cause very heavy storms and high tides in eastern Africa and on the western coasts of North America, Central America, and South America True False Fishermen in Peru named this phenomenon El Nino _ _ The fishermen caught fewer fish because of the cold water _ _ El Nino causes changes in winter weather around the world _ _ El Nino can cause heavy rains and high tides in eastern Africa and on the western coasts of North America, Central America, and South America _ _ Every two to seven years, warm water off Australia‘s coast moves east to North America _ _ WRITING: (2.0 points) PART 1: Rewrite each sentence below so that its meaning stays the same Use the word given in brackets without changing it (1.0 point) Daniel has a teacher who is Italian (whose) Daniel …………………………………………………………… Is this Mary’s book? (belong) Does …………………………………………………………….? Probably no other painting is as famous as La Gioconda (most) La Gioconda is probably ……………………………………… The museum is near the school (not) The museum …………………………………………………… Why have you bought so much paint? (for) What …………………………………………………………….? PART 2: You are Minh Your friend Alex has invited you to his party tomorrow, but you can’t go Write an email to Alex In the email, you should * apologise * explain why you can’t go * invite Alex to something with you another day Write about 50 - 60 words (1.0 point) - The end