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SỞ GD&ĐT NGHỆ AN

KÌ THI CHỌN GIÁO VIÊN DẠY GIỎI TỈNH CẤP THPT
CHU KÌ 2010 – 2011

Đề thi môn: Tiếng Anh – Đề B
(Đề gồm 08 trang)
Thời gian: 160 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Điểm bằng số:…………………….

Điểm bằng chữ:….…………………
Giám khảo 1: …………………………

Giám khảo 2: …………………………
Số phách:

SECTION A: LISTENING

I. Listen to the passage about The World Heritage List and write the missing words in the numbered blanks. You will
hear the piece twice. Write your answer in the space provided.

The World Heritage List is a list of the most important natural and cultural sites around the world, compiled and
(1)______ annually by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and the Cultural Organization (UNESCO). In 2002, a
total of (2) _______ sites were featured on the list, including the Statue of Liberty in the United States, Iguazu' National
Park in Argentina, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Great Wall of China, and the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Many
of these sites are threatened by tourism and pollution. UNESCO works for the (3)______ of each of the sites on the list, to
ensure that future generations may experience the natural and cultural treasures we enjoy today. What are the most
impressive natural or (4)_______ places in your country? Which deserve to be on the UNESCO World Heritage List?
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SECTION B: PHONETICS

I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words. Write your answer in
the space provided.

1. A. pressure B. pleasure C. leisure D. measure
2. A. hatred B. naked C. asked D. wanted
3. A. forget B. forgo C. forgive D. forever
4. A. adventure B. future C. mature D. figure
5. A. ensure B. encounter C. envious D. enslave
6. A. passage B. massage C. damage D. hostage
7. A. educate B. editor C. edition D. edible
8. A. profit B. congress C. contrary D. promote
9. A. mechanize B. enterprise C. security D. upset
10. A. ginger B. gesture C. gymnasium D. goal

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II. Pick out the word that differs from the other words in the position of the main stress. Write your answer in the space
provided.


the approaching snowstorm.
A. opposed B. complained C. quarreled D. resigned
7. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is ______ starring in a new musical.
A. actually B. recently C. currently D. lately
8. When he heard how well the new company was doing, he took a calculated _______ and invested all his money in it.
A. venture B. opportunity C. chance D. risk

9. What ______ the smoke and the noise, the party made me feel quite ill.
A. because of B. through C. owing to D. with

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10. ______ further rioting to occur, the government would be forced to use its emergency powers.
A. Should B. Did C. Were D. Had

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II. Read the following text and fill in each numbered blank with the appropriate form of the words in brackets. Write
your answer in the space provided.

Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the
future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already
been developed to run on (1)______ (alternate) sources of power, such as electricity, (2)______(compress) natural gas,
methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available.
Although electric vehicles will not be (3)______(true) practical until a powerful, compact battery or other
(4)______(depend) source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new (5)______(assort) of electric vehicles
entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, (6)______(three-wheel) neighborhood cars, electric
delivery vans, bikes and trolleys. As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility
engineers are focusing on (7)______(structure) systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging
facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will

gift would make panic in India because people would think that the problem of HIV/AIDS in India was getting
worse. Mr. Gates was not worried by this reaction, however. "There is a big, big problem with AIDS in India,"
he said. "And we have seen in other country what happens with AIDS if you don't take early actions."
While he was being in India, he visited an AIDS hospice in Delhi. Early, the Indian government said that it was
very unhappy with a report who predicted that 20 million to 25 million Indians would probably have the virus
by 2010. The report also said that India would soon be the country with the largest number AIDS cases. On the
moment, South Africa has most cases of AIDS in the world. A new, shocked report says that Eurasia - India,
China and Russia - will soon have the same kind of AIDS pandemic that is destroying sub-Saharan Africa. LINE MISTAKE CORRECTION LINE MISTAKE CORRECTION

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SECTION D: READING COMPREHENSION

I. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below. Write your answer in the space provided.

Drunken driving, sometimes called America’s socially accepted form of murder, has become a national epidemic.
Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible
250,000 over the past decade.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.01 blood alcohol content or roughly three beers, glasses of wine
or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho image
and judges were lenient in most court, but the drunken slaughter has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies,
especially involving young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.

A. laws recently introduced in some states have resulted in fewer serious accidents
B. twenty states raised the legal drinking age to 21 in 1960s
C. reformers think educational programmes should be instituted to help young people
D. some Americans speak highly of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol

5. The problem of drinking and driving is difficult to solve mainly because ______.
A. alcohol is easily obtained B. drinking is linked to organized crime
C. legal prohibition has already failed D. legislation alone is not sufficient

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II. Read the following article. Five parts of sentence have been removed from it. Choose the most suitable part of
sentence from the list A-G (in the box) for each numbered blank. There are two parts of sentence you do not need to use.

WORLD ISSUES
Over the past thirty years or so, the methods used for collecting money from the public to aid the developing world
have changed out of all recognition, (1)______, and the increasing awareness among the population that something must be
done. At the beginning of this period, it would be common to put money in a collecting box, perhaps on the street or at
church, or to receive a small “flag” to wear in a lapel. The 1960s saw the development of shops (2)______, donated by the
public, and which also began to sell articles manufactured in the developing world in projects set up by the parents charity,
to guarantee a fair income to local people.
The next development was probably the charity event, (3)______ to run, cycle, swim, etc. and collected money from
friends and relatives according to how far or long they managed to keep going. The first hint of what was to become the
most successful means of raising money was charity record, where the artists donated their time and talent, and the process
from sales went to a good cause. This was perhaps a reflection of the fact that young people felt increasingly concerned
about the obvious differences between life in Europe and the United States, and that in most of Africa and Asia, (4)______,
besides being clearly shown on television. The problems were becoming hard to avoid, (5)______. Why was so little being


1. ………………………… 4. ………………………… 7. ………………………… 10. ………………………
2. ………………………… 5. ………………………… 8. …………………………
3. ………………………… 6. ………………………… 9. ………………………… SECTION E: WRITING

I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. It appears that they sent us the wrong information.
They seem
2. In the end I had to get a lift with a colleague.
What

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3. The students’ riotous behaviors should have been severely punished.
The students deserved
4. At 3 p.m. the visiting football team had still not arrived.
There was still no
5. He had no idea at all that the police were watching him.
He was quite
6. Whatever colour you choose, we can supply it .
No matter
7. I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
Rather ………………
8. Even though I admire his courage, I think he is foolish.
Much
9. The film didn't come up to my expectations.
The film fell
10. Although he was not guilty they executed him.


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