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ĐỀ THI GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG- N.H 2014-2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

Họ và tên: ………………………………………………..……………. Số báo danh: ……………………………………………….
---------------------------------------------------------------Find the word whose underlined part has a different pronunciation from the rest
1. A. decision
b. measure
c. pleasure
d. surgeon
2. A. patient
b. efficient
c. precision
d. appreciate
3. A. grammar
b. drama
c. mammal
d. damage
4. A. with
b. tenth
c. myth
d. both
5. A. gate
b. gene
c. gaze
d. gaudy
Find the one mistake for each sentence:
6. In all his life he had never wanted to try the wine

a. In
b. all his life
c. wanted to
d. the wine
7. My mother wished that my father does more work around the house
a. Wished
b. that
c. does
d. around the house
8. Mrs. Jones told me that she might have baked a cake for my birthday tomorrow if she has time
a. That
b. might have baked c. tomorrow
d. has time
9. Since you need more money, you should not stop to try to find a better job.
a. Since
b. more
c. stop to try
d. a better job
10. The professor had us to read the first half of the book by Monday
a. Had us
b. to read
c. half of the
d. by Monday
Choose the one word which has the vowel pronounced differently from the rest
11. A. decide
b. complete
c. vacation
d. almost
12. A. statement
b. psychology

c. commonly
d. organism
13. A. normal
b. substance
c. abnormal
d. occupy
14. A. primary
b. themselves
c. amount
d. control
15. A. eventual
b. infected
c. militarism
d. community
Choose the best word or phrase to finish the following sentences
16. I ………some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours
a. Did
b. was doing
c. had done
d. have done
17. Please hurry. We need these documents ……delay
a. Under
b. with
c. without
d. from
18. ………judge sent him to……..prison for ten years
a. The-no article
b. a- the
c. the- the
d. a- no article

19. If I were you, I’d look for another job
Which of the following expresses is the same idea as the above?
a. I suggest you looking for another job
b. I suggest that you would look for another job
c. I suggest you to look for another job
d. I suggest that you look for another job
20. My aunt and uncle always quarreled about their tea, she liked it strong but he wanted it ……
a. Feeble
b. weak
c. small
d. poor
21. In the ….of the proof, the police could not take action against the man.
a. Lack
b. shortage
c. want
d. absence
22. This tool is not dangerous ………..it is used carelessly
a. Unless
b. whether
c. only
d. except
23. In order to ……….with his studies, he worked through the summer
a. Take on
b. catch on
c. catch up
d. take up
24. This is the ………church in the city
a. Elder
b. elderly
c. oldest

d. older


25. I am …..to come to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologize for my absence
a. Capable
b. excused
a. unable
d. disliked
26. That old vase will…… an attractive lamp holder
a. Compose
b. form
c. make
d. assemble
27. The police are ………the town for the missing vehicle
a. Seeking
b. looking
c. investigating
d. combing
28. Armed terrorists are reported to have….the Embassy
a. Taken up
b. taken to
c. taken over
d. taken into
29. When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ……….have happened
a. Possibly
b. likely
c. certainly
d. potentially
30. He cannot ………ignorance as his excuse, he should have known what was happening in his own
department.

a. Insist
b. plead
c. refer
d. defend
Select the antonym of the underlined word in each sentence
31. What services do you think the post office offers?
a. Withdraws
b. receives
c. sells
d. brings
32. Thanh Ba Post office is equipped with advanced technology and a spacious pretty place for
transaction
a. Tiny
b. small
c. little
d. few
33. You can choose to send your letters by air or surface mail.
a. Have
b. throw
c. cast
d. receive
34. The maximum weight limit of a parcel is 31.5 kg
a. Tiny
b. small
c. minimum
d. little
35. We offer a very competitive rate for parcels of under 15kg
a. Cooperative
b. useful
c. individual

d. passive
Select the synonym of the underlined word in each sentence
36. The number of people receiving reading and writing lessons reached 4,623
a. Lengthened
b. presented
c. grasped
d. gained
37. This was an effective way to help people in remote and mountainous areas to read and write
a. Adequate
b. effectual
c. impressive
d. emphatic
38. Those students who took part in the fight against illiteracy considered in an honorable job to help
people in their home villages.
a. Virtuous
b. candid
c. trustworthy
d. principled
39. Some even prepared relevant materials for their classes
a. Contingent
b. suitable
c. careful
d. alright
40. This time the Vietnamese Society of Learning Promotion decided to expand activities to the central
mountainous provinces.
a. Inflate
b. distend
c. extend
d. develop
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the

blanks from 41 to 50
Health is something we tend to (41) ___ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly
(42) ____ of it. But illness can come, even (43) _____ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very
susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (44) ______ to
cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (45) _________,
scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (46) _____ of many diseases was
found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (47) ______ safer
for children. The result is that (48) _________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years,
nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (49) ______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect
by the year 2050? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (50) ______. Some people will be able to
avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
41. A. forget
B. ignore
C. give up
D. throw away
42. A. awake
B. keen
C. aware
D. concerned


43. A. if
B. so
C. when
D. while
44. A. how
B. what
C. which
D. when
45. A. therefore

B. however
C. although
D. moreover
46. A. reason
B. origin
C. source
D. cause
47. A. more
B. much
C. very
D. quite
48. A. where
B. when
C. why
D. whereas
49. A. desire
B. hope
C. want
D. expect
50. A. speed up
B. advance
C. accelerate
D. run
Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
from 41 to 50.
Telecommuting is some form of computer communication between employees’ homes and offices.
For employees whose job involve sitting at a terminal or word processor entering data or typing reports,
the location of the computer is of no consequence. If the machine can communicate over telephone lines,
when the work is completed, employees can dial the office computer and transmit the material to their
employers. A recent survey in USA Today estimates that there are approximately 8,7 million

telecommuters. But although the numbers are rising annually, the trend does not appear to be as
significant as predicted when Business Week published “The Portable Executive” as its cover story a few
years ago. Why hasn’t telecommuting become more popular?
Clearly, change simply takes time. But in addition, there has been active resistance on the part of
many managers. These executives claim that supervising the telecommuters in a large work force scattered
across the country would be too difficult, or, at least, systems for managing them are not yet developed,
thereby complicating the manager’s responsibilities.
It is also true that employees who are given the option of telecommuting are reluctant to accept the
opportunity. Most people feel that they need regular interaction with a group, and many are concerned
that they will not have the same consideration for advancement if they are not more visible in the office
setting. Some people feel that even when a space in their homes is set aside as a work area, they never
really get away from the office.
51. With which of the following topics is the passage primarily concerned?
A. The advantages of telecommuting.
B. A definition of telecommuting.
C. An overview of telecommuting.
D. The failure of telecommuting.
52. How many Americans are involved in telecommuting?
A. More than predicted in Business Week.
B. More than 8 million.
C. Fewer than estimated in USA Today.
D. Fewer than last year.
53. The phrase “of no consequence” means
A. of no use
B. of no good
C. unimportant
D. irrelevant
54. The author mentions all of the following as concerns of telecommuting, EXCEPT
A. the opportunities for advancement.
B. the different system of supervision.

C. the lack of interaction with a group.
D. The work place is in the home.
55. The word “ executives “ in line 10 refers to
A. telecommuters
B. managers
C. employees
D. most people
56. The word “ them” in line 11 refers to
A. systems
B. telecommuters
C. executives
D. responsibilities
57. The reason why telecommuting has not become popular is that the employees
A. need regular interaction with their families.
B. are worried about the promotion if they are not seen at the office.
C. feel that a work area in their home is away from the office.
D. are ignorant of telecommuting.
58. It can be inferred from the passage that the author is
A. a telecommuter
B. the manager
C. a statistician
D. a reporter
59. The word “reluctant” in line 13 can best be replaced by
A. opposite
B. willing
C. hesitate
D. typical
60. When Business Week published “The Portable Executive “, it implied that

A. systems for managing telecommuters were not effective.
B. there was resistance on the part of many managers about telecommuting.
C. the trend for telecommuting was optimistic.
D. most telecommuters were satisfied with their work.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions from 46 to 55.
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greater part of the tissues of all living things, the
crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a world where sources of flowing water are rare. And
since man’s inexorable necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely
comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop.
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to
withstand its desiccating effects. No moist skinned, water-loving animals can exist there. Few large animals
are found. The giants of the North American desert are the deer, the coyote, and the bobcat. Since desert
population is largely nocturnal, silent, filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth. Yet they are not
emaciated.
Having adapted to their austere environment, they are as healthy as animals anywhere else in the
word. The secret of their adjustment lies in the combination of behavior and physiology. None could
survive if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun; many would die in a matter of
minutes. So most of them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath the ground,
emerging to hunt only by night. The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees,
but 18 inches down the temperature is only 60 degrees.
61.The title for this passage could be
.
A. “Desert Plants”
B. “Life Underground”
C. “Animal Life in a Desert Environment”
D. “Man’s Life in a Desert Environment”
62. The word “tissues” in the passage mostly means
.
A. “the smallest units of living matter that can exist on their own”

B. “collections of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants”
C. “very small living things that cause infectious disease in people, animals and plants”
D. “the simplest forms of life that exist in air, water, living and dead creatures and plants”
63. Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as
.
A. sources of flowing water are rare in a desert
B. water is an essential part of his existence
C. water composes the greater part of the tissues of living things
D. very few large animals are found in the desert
64. The phrase “those forms” in the passage refers to all of the following EXCEPT
A. water-loving animals
B. the coyote and the bobcat
C. moist-skinned animals
D. many large animals
65. According to the passage, creatures in the desert
.
A. run and leap faster than those in the tangled forest
B. run and leap more slowly than those in the tangled forest
C. are more active during the day than those in the tangled forest
D. are not as healthy as those anywhere else in the world
66. The author mentions all the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals EXCEPT
.
A. they sleep during the day
B. they dig home underground
C. they are noisy and aggressive
D. they are watchful and quiet
67. The word “emaciated” in the passage mostly means
.
A. “living or growing in natural conditions, not kept in a house or on a farm”
B. “able to get what one wants in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating”

C. “large and strong, difficult to control or deal with”
D. “thin and weak because of lack of food and water”
68. According to the passage, one characteristic of animals living in the desert is that
A. they are smaller and fleeter than forest animals


B. they are less healthy than animals living in other places
C. they can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
D. they live in an accommodating environment
69. The word “burrows” in the passage mostly means
.
A. “places where insects or other small creatures live and produce their young”
B. “holes or tunnels in the ground made by animals for them to live in”
C. “structures made of metal bars in which animals or birds are kept”
D. “places where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found”
70. We can infer from the passage that
.
A. living things adjust to their environment B. water is the basis of desert life
C. desert life is colorful and diverse
D. healthy animals live longer lives
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
71. After seeing the movie “Pride and Prejudice”,
.
A. many people wanted to read the book
B. the reading of the book interested many people
C. the book was read by many people
D. the book made many people want to read it
72. It is essential
.

A. that everyone to know what to do when there is a fire
B. for everyone who knows what to do in the event of fire
C. that everyone know what to do when there is a fire
D. for everyone knowing what to do in the event of fire
73. The instructions from air traffic control were not fully explicit, and
.
A. so that the pilot made an error and crashed
B. as a result, the pilot made an error and crashed
C. therefore the pilot made it crash
D. resulting from the pilot crashing the plane
74. Recent evidence makes it possible for the investigators to conclude that
.
A. some paintings by Rembrandt were faked
B. some paintings by Rembrandt must be faked
C. Rembrandt was attributed to some paintings
D. some paintings by Rembrandt to be faked
75. In bacteria and other organisms,
.
A. it is the DNA that provides the genetic information
B. which is the DNA that provides the genes
C. the DNA providing the genetic information
D. the DNA that provides the genetic information
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct and natural way of combining of
each pair of sentences given.
76. He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
A. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
B. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
C. As the result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
D. Tired as he might feel, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
77. The Prime Minister set up a committee of financial experts. They were to help him discuss and

formulate new policies.
A. The Prime Minister, who is a financial expert, set up a committee to discuss and formulate new
policies.
B. A committee consisting of financial experts was set up by the Prime Minister to help him discuss
and formulate new policies.
C.The Prime Minister, who was helped by financial experts, set up a committee to discuss and
formulate new policies


D. A committee consisting of financial experts who were helped by the Prime Minister discussed
and formulated new policies.
78. Some economists argue that new technology cause unemployment. Others feel that it allows more
jobs to be created
A. Arguing that new technology causes unemployment, other economists, feel that it allows more jobs
to be created.
B. Besides the argument that new technology causes unemployment, some economists feel that it
allows more jobs to be created.
C. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment whereas others feel that it
allows more jobs to be created.
D. Some economists argue that new technology causes unemployment, so others feel that it allows
more jobs to be created.
79. One student failed because he completely ignored the instructions on the paper. The instructions
appeared at the top of every page.
A. One student failed to ignore the instructions printed at the top of every page of the paper.
B. No matter how completely one student ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page
of the paper, he failed.
C. One student failed because he completely ignored the instructions appearing at the top of every
page of the paper.
D. Even though one student ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page, he failed.
80. She heard the news of the death of her mother. She fainted.

A. On hearing the news of her dead mother, she fainted.
B. On hearing the news of her mother’s death, she fainted.
C. She fainted so she heard the news of the death of her mother.
D. She fainted and then she heard the news of the death of her mother.
The end

1D

41 B

2C

42 C

3B

43 C

4A

44 A

5B

45 B

6D

46 D

7C

47 B

8B

48 D

9C

49 D

10 A

50 A

11 D

51 C

12 B

52 B

13 C

53 C


14 A

54 B

15 C

55 B

16 B

56 B

17 C

57 B

18 A

58 D

19 D

59 C

20 B

60 B

21 D

61 C

22 A

62 B

23 C

63 B

24 C

64 D

25 C

65 A

26 C

66 C

27 D

67 D

28 C

68 A

29 A

69 B

30 B

70 A

31 A

71 A

32 B

72 C

33 D

73 B

34 C

74 A

35 A

75 A

36 D

76 D

37 B

77 B

38 A

78 C

39 B

79 C

40 D

80 B