SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN KỲ THI CHỌN GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI THCS CẤP TỈNH
CHU KỲ 2009-2012
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian 135 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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Điểm bằng chữ: …………………………………
Giám khảo 1: ………………………… …………
Giám khảo 2: ………………………… …………
SỐ PHÁCH
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SECTION b: pronunciation and SPEAKING
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other
three. Write your answer in the box provided
1. A. secondary B. eloquence C. college D. collection
2. A. abuse B. refuse C. fuss D. future
3. A. chorus B. cherish C. chaos D. scholarship
4. A. touch B. enough C. cousin D. doubt
5. A. conserve B. preserve C. reserve D. observe
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
II. Pick out the word which is stressed differently from the other three. Write your answer
in the box provided
1. A. violence B. dinosaur C. gorilla D. pharmacy
2. A. economics B. occupation C. sentimental D. traditional
3. A. discussion B. character C. expensive D. assistant
4. A. obedient B. confidence C. mischievous D. reference
5. A. pleasure B. believe C. pursuit D. describe
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
III. Rearrange the following sentences of the conversation. Number the sentences in
order. Write your answer in the box provided. Number 0 has been done for you.

4. She went ______a bad cold just before Christmas.
A. down with B. in for C. over D. through
5. He lost his job ______ no fault of his own.
A. through B. by C. with D. over
6. Lora: “Let me pay for the meal.” ~ Maria: “______”.
A. It’s on me. B. No problem! C. It’s my round D. Never mind!
7. We had so many problems with the car that ______ we sold it and bought a new one.
A. at the end B. in the end C. by the end D. to the end
8. Although he was _____ as a furniture- maker, he produced the most beautiful chairs.
A. unable B. uneducated C. untrained D. incapable
9. ______ my students like learning English.
A. Most B. Most of C. Almost D. Nearly
10. ______ a painter, but he also took an interest in the flight of birds.
A. Not only Rembrandt was B. Although Rembrandt was
C. Despite Rembrandt being D. Not only was Rembrandt
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the word in brackets. Write your
answer in the box provided.
1. He was imprisoned for two years because he (FALSE)_____ some important documents.
2. The scheme looked good on paper but in practice it proved to be (WORK)_____.
3. In nursing, women tend to (NUMBER)_____ men by four to one.
4. The film is entertaining but full of historical (ACCURATE)_____.
5. Mary (ORDINARY)_____ has lunch with her husband, but today he’s out of town on business.
6. We are going to celebrate the 20
th
anniversary of national (UNIFY)_____.
7. He was a very (ATTEND)_____ pupil and spent most of the time looking out of the window.
8. A quarter of men think that women are better (SUIT) to looking after the home than men.

two years. When fruits and vegetables that meet the criteria of both groups of
scientist, such as apples or potatoes, there is no conflict.
Your answers
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Mistake Correction Lin Mistake Correction
SECTION d: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below. Write your
answer in the box provided.
When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of
tremendous value. Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were
found in unbelievable amounts. There was a great abundance of very fertile soil. Forests,
prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife. So vast were these resources that it
seemed that they could never be used up. So forests were destroyed to make way for
farmland. Grassland and prairies were ploughed and harrowed. Minerals and oil were used
in great quantities to supply a young industrial nation. Almost every river became the scene
of factories, mills and power companies. Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and
sport.
Within a short time, the results were obvious. Floods caused millions of dollars’ worth of
damage yearly. The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great clouds. The seemingly
inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion. Rivers were filled with silt from
eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish.
Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going.
Future timber shortages were predicted. In short, Americans soon came to realize that some
sort of conservation program must be set up, if future, as well as present, Americans were to
share in the resources that are the heritage of every American.
1. The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is_____.
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A. What the first white men found in America

newspaper. Yet viewers expect to see as much as there is in a whole newspaper. No one
reads a newspaper from cover to cover: Readers can flick through and (2) ____________.
On television, they have to sit through all the stories they don’t want and may be
disappointed (3) ____________.
The typical news story contains a twenty-second introduction from the presenter, two
twenty – second quotes from key people, forty seconds of commentary over pictures, and
(4)____________. How much can you cram into that tight format and (5)____________?
Television is the hardest, most demanding kind of journalism there is.
Some viewers complain that bulletins should be longer and (6)____________. However, it
appears that a mass audience will not watch for more than half an hour. And how much of
the news do people really take in anyway? I doubt if anyone ever watches the news from
start to finish, and (7)____________. There is no right answer, no perfect bulletin. Large
numbers of viewers will always complain.
Your answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7.
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III. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the box
provided.
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world climate.
Many scientists put the blame for the recent natural disasters on the increase (1) _______
the world temperatures and are convinced that, more than (2) _______ before, the earth is at
(3) _______ from the force of the wind, rain and sun. (4)_______ to them, global warming
is making extreme weather events, even as hurricanes and droughts even more severe and
causing sea levels all around the world to (5)_______ .
Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the
(6)_______ of carbon dioxide which is given off by factories and power plants, thus
attacking the problem as it’s source. They are in favour of more money being spent on
research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power

5. Please don’t mention it again. RATHER
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III. Write a composition of about 250 words to your colleague to support your ideas on
the following topic:
“Self-confidence is said to be very important to a teacher”.
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