Đề thi GVG môn tiếng anh huyện bá thước năm 2011 2012 đề số 13

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN BÁ THƯỚC

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

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

Đề số 13

SECTION A: PHONETICS

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. great
B. bread
C. break
D. veil
2. A. foreign
B. continent
C. scholarship
D. almost
3. A. raise
B. chase
C. increase
D. cease
4. A. boot
B. shoot
C. good
D. food
5. A. laugh

B. plough
C. cough
D. enough
II. Identify the word whose stressed pattern is different from that of the others.
6. A. agency
7. A. detective
8. A. preservation
9. A. preserve
10. A. advantage

B. memory
B. completely
B. dictation
B. tropical
B. authority

C. influence
C. regional
C. reservation
C. climate
C. government

D. encounter
D. campaign
D. liberation
D. temperature
D. intention

SECTION B: vocabulary and grammar

III . Choose the best answer from A , B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
11. I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the _________ of the
clock .
A. hands
B. pointers
C. arms
D. fingers
12. At the end of the winter, the price of winter clothes in the shop usually _________.
A. reduces
B. lowers
C. sinks
D. drops
13. “I can’t remember us ever _________,” replied the stranger.
A. to meet
B. to have meet C. being met
D. having met
14. The prime Minister made no _________ to the incident in his speech.
A. reference
B. mention
C. impression
D. gesture
15. There was a sudden loud _________ which made everyone jump
A. split
B. strike
C. bang
D. stroke
16. Harry must pay the money back . He must _________ .
A. pay it again
B. repay it
C. pay it

D. pay it once more
17. She should have been here but she’s _________a terrible cough.
A. gone down with
B. gone through with
C. come for
D. come up against
18. I’m really sleepy today. I wish I _________ Bob to the airport late last night.
A. weren’t taking
B. hadn’t had to take


C. didn’t have to take
D. didn’t take
19. My father often does _________with people from other countries in the region.
A. finances
B. business
C. affairs
D. economy
20. _________ for director must have surprised you.
A. You nominated
B. You’re being nominated
C. Your being nominated
D. Your nominating
21. Although he was completely _________ as a furniture-maker, he produced the most
beautiful
chairs.
A. unable B. uneducated
C. incapable
D. untrained
22. I know it’s not sunny now _________ I’ll take my sunglasses.

A. as though
B. even so
C. although
D. even though
23. Don’t start the next page _________ you have finished the last test question.
A. when
B. while
C. until
D. since
24. The firm went bankrupt and then shares became _________.
A. priceless
B. worthless
C. unworthy
D. invaluable
25. I don’t believe a word he said, I think he just made _________ that story .
A. out
B. off
C. down
D. up
IV . There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find and correct it.
26. For such an experience and able teacher , discipline was not a problem .
27. He looks remarkable like his father.
28. They didn’t seem to take any notice of that the teacher said.
29. Tom’s very good at science when his brother is absolutely hopeless .
30. I watched the train to leave until it was out of sight.
31. Marie asked Sandra whether she knew the post office had been at strike for the past
week.
32. Never before have so many people in the United States interested in soccer.
33. Despite the identity of the attacker is known to the police, no name has been released.
34. Nobody watched, so the little boy took the packet of sweets from the shelf and putting it

in his pocket.
35. More and more women are now joining the pay labor force worldly.
V. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
36. Tom spoke _________ because he was so excited. ( BREATHE )
37. It was very _________ of you to sing so loud so late at night . ( THINK )
38. He doesn’t agree with the _________ that there is a life on other planets. (BELIEVE)
39. In _________ with the rules of the competition, the team was disqualified.
(ACCORD )
40. Jim’s _________ of the crime only made matters worse. ( DENY )
41. The film is entertaining but full of historical _________. ( ACCURATE )
42. Do you ever suffer from _________. (BORE)


43. John is not the only person who has found the _________ to his problem while he was
asleep.
(SOLVE)
44. Are there any _________ rivers left in the world? (POLLUTE)
45. Most people agree that Christmas has become too _________. (COMMERCE)
SECTION C: READING

VI. Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word .
For many people in the West, the nation picture industry (46) _________ Hollywood.
(47) _________ the end of the 19th century, this town in California has been famous (48)
_________ producing films that are shown (49) _________ over the world. (50) _________,
many people would be surprised that it is not the biggest film center in the world. This title
goes to Bombay in India (51) ________ produces far (52) _________ films each year than
the American industry. These, too, are shown all over the world to mainly immigrants from
India.
What about other countries? In recent years, even in the West, people are getting (53)
_________ with watching only American films and now many people are also interested in

(54) _________ films from China, Iran or Vietnam. However, will (55) _________ film
industries survive if the local population become more interested in Hollywood films?
VII. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D.
The point at which physical decline with age begins adversely to affect a driver’s
capability has not yet been thoroughly studied. A survey of more than 3,000 road accidents
in Michigan involving drivers aged over 55 showed that in eight out of ten (56) _________it
was a driver over the age of 71 who had (57) _________ a collision by failing to yield,
turning carelessly or changing lanes.
Older drivers are obviously more (58) _________ to injury in vehicle crashes, as well
as being a potential higher (59) _________ through their own driving (60) _________.
Reaction (61)_________ in an emergency involves many different physical (62)
_________ such as the production of the nerve impulse, perception of the signal, (63)
_________ of response and transmission to the muscles.
Some of these (64) _________ more than others with age, but the overall effect
increases the time it takes to respond for more (65) _________ drivers.
56. A. users
B. points
C. cases
D. attempts
57. A. avoided
B. prevented
C. caused
D. activated
58. A. likely
B. susceptible
C. possible
D. common
59. A. degree
B. chance
C. factor

D. risk
60. A. practice
B. activity
C. experience
D. behaviour
61. A. period
B. time
C. process
D. system
62. A. events
B. parts
C. factors
D. forms.
63. A. choice
B. suggestion
C. section
D. preference
64. A. improve
B. deteriorate
C. reduce
D. increase


65. A. mature

B. ancient

C. older

D. elder

Section D : writing

VIII. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same meaning as the
sentence printed before it.
66. He’s getting someone to mend the window.
- He is having …………………………………………………………………
67. He not only failed in his exam but also had a road accident.
- Not only………………………………………………………………………
68. If you changed your mind, you’d be welcome to join us.
- Were you ……………………………………………………………………
69. Lan did not reach home until midnight.
-It ..........................................................................................................................
70. Mary may not be able to give the concert .
- The concert………………….………………………………………………
71. They had hardly left home when it started to rain .
- No sooner ……………………………..……………………………………
72 You can use my car , but have to keep it carefully .
- Provided …………………………………………….…………………………..
73. It would be nice to be able to fly.
- I wish……………………….……………………………………………..
74. The book was so interesting that people couldn’t put it down.
- It was ……………………………………………………………………………
75. We really must discuss this again.
- It’s important that ………………………….………………………………
IX. Write a letter of inquiry.