Đề thi GVG môn tiếng anh huyện bá thước năm 2011 2012 đề số 8

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN BÁ THƯỚC

Đề số 8

KỲ THI GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012

ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH
( Thời gian làm bài 150 phút )

Question I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A. sound
A. design
A. occupation
A. concerned
A. teacher

B. touch
B. preserve
B. occation
B. received
B. clear

C. down
C. basic
C. shake
C. attached
C. reason

D. account
D. physical
D. miraculous
D. concealed
D. mean

Question II/ Choose the word or phrase to complete the sentence.
1.We haven’t got . . . . mineral water.
A. a lot
B. little
C. too
D. much
2.He felt he’d really let his team . . . . when he missed the penalty.
A. out
B. in
C. down
D. off
3. He’ll never pass his driving test . . . . he takes some lessons
A. unless
B. if only
C. provided
D. if
4.If you want to help, perhaps you could . . . . the table for dinner.
A. put

B. lay
C. spread
D. place
5. He thinks we’ve invited too many guests, but I say the more the. . . . .
A. nicer
B. happier
C. merrier
D. greater
6.I don’t know why he could ever . . . . that silly trick.
A. fall for
B. take in
C. deceive of
D. bring about
7.Is she a friend of . . . . ?.
A. yours
B. you
C. your
D. you’re
8.They discussed matter with . . . . to reach an agreement.
A. themselves
B. each another
C. one another
D. each of other
9. For a long time, many poets have been fascinated . . . . the Moon.
A. about
B. on
C. of
D. with
10. Why don’t we go to the park . . . .?
A. in the car

B. with a car
C. with car
D. by the car
Question III/ Supply the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses
1. The telephone, which is considered . . .(be) one of the most useful scientific
achievements of the century, is said . . . (invent) by A.Bell
2. We . . . ( hope) to win the first prize but the other team . . . ( play) so well.
3. I really would like . . . .( join) my friends on the trip during which they were let . . . .
(do) a lot of interesting things.


4. They didn’t come. They . . . ( not, be) absent. They were supposed . . . . ( sit) for an
important test during the afternoon.
5. I remember .. . . (object) to . . . (approve) this plan.
Question IV/ Give the correct forms of the words in brackets
1. . . . . is one of the qualities required of a teacher. ( partial)
2. Actually, there is no short cut to . . . a foreign language. ( master)
3. . . . .are doing their best to improve the quality of teaching and learning. (Educate)
4. Novelists are among the most . . . people in the world. ( imagine)
5. . . . takes place when people are not able to speak English accurately.( understood)
6. I . . . this morning, and was late for school. ( sleep)
7. . . . . such as women and children are also affected by the smoke. (smoking)
8. The ending of the detective novel seemed highly . . . .(probable)
9. She left school with good . . . .
( qualify)
10. . . . . is traditionally a time when parents and children don’t get on well with each
other. (adolescent)
Question V/ Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
1. George fell .............the bladder while he was painting the ceiling.
2. We stopped everyone .................leaving the building.

3. Admision .................university depends .....................examination results.
4. Don`t use that dictionary. It is .............date. Find one that is ...................date.
5/ I don’t object . . . . lending you my pen, but wouldn’t it be better if you had a pen of your
own.
Question VI/ Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word.
To the people of ancient Egypt, life on earth was short. Life after . . (1). . , however, was
eternal. Therefore, they built their tombs of stone and they took their . . (2) . . with them
into . . (3). . . world. The more important . .(4). . the person held, the greater the tomb was.
That was the . . (5) . . why the pharaohs’ tombs were the . . (6). . .
The Pharaohs were the rulers of the country and . . (7). . they died they became Gods.
Many of their tombs remain, some of them have become one of the wonders of the world.
These are now known . . (8). . the pyramids of Egypt. At Giza the ancient . . (9). . built the
greatest tomb of . . (10) . . : the great pyramid of king cheops.
Question VII/ Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stay the same the
ones given.
1.Thanks to the donation of so much money, we could have the charity organization from
closure.
Had it …………………………………………………..
2.Michael’s father doesn’t smoke cigarettes any more.
No longer……………………………………………
3. “ Why don’t you put a better lock on the door,Barry?” said John .
John suggested …………………………………………………………
4. It was a waste of time writing that letter.
I needn’t ………………………………………


5.Although the fish appears to be harmless, it is quite dangerous.
Contrary ……………………………..
6.It is acknowledged that Viet Nam had complete control over Sars from a very early stage
of the epidemic.

Viet Nam is ……………………………………………………..
7. It had only just put thye phone down when the boss rang back.
No sooner …………………………………………..
8.Although Nam was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
Despite his……………………………………………………….. .
9.We didn’t understand the lesson until the teacher explained again.
Not until ……………………………….
10.The manager had the respect of everyone in the office.
Everyone in the office …………………………………
Question VIII/ In about 150- 200 words, write a passage about: “Why are forests important
to us?” (20 pts)
( You may use the suggested ideas: wood for building, heating/ help clean air/ fresh air,
quiet place/home for plants, animals/ place for vacation)