Đề thi giáo viên giỏi cấp huyện Tiếng anh Lớp 9 - Năm học 2013-2014 - Phòng GD&ĐT Sông Lô

PHÒNG GD & ĐT SÔNG LÔ
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề gồm 05 trang)
ĐỀ THI GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian : 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
I. LISTENING (The candidates will be listened to the tape TWICE)
Part 1. Listen to the radio broadcast and put the topics in the order the doctor talks about them.
Dr. Bain’s E-Z Tips for Healthy Living
A. Exercise
B. Diet
C. Smoking
D. Sleep
1. ________. 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________
Part 2 : Listen and fill in the form below. Write no more than 2 words or numbers for each blank
VARSITY TRAVEL
Travel data
 Destination
Paris
 Number of people travelling
(5) ____________ 
 Travelling by
 Air France 
 Cost of travel
(6) ____________
 Date of travel
(7) ____________
 Client's name
 (8) Ms _____ ____________
 Client's address
 (9) 10, Old Road ____________
 Telephone number
 (10)____________
II. PHONETICS
Put the words in the box into 3 right columns
A. brotherhood	B. government	C. psychiatrist	 D. ability
E. particular 	F. variety 	G. certificate 	H. supplementary
I. atmosphere	K. recommend 	L. national	M. uncertainty
N. economic O. engineer P. employee 
Your answer:
The stress on the first syllable
The stress on the second syllable
The stress on the third syllable
LEXICO- GRAMMAR
III. Choose the correct option to complete each of the following sentences.
1. He ______________ that nothing would change his mind.
A. cleared	B. cleared up	C. made it clear	D. made clear
2. _________________ we haven't managed to find what we are looking for.
A. To now	B. On and off	C. So far	D. Formerly
3. Wildlife is ______________ threat in many parts of the world.
A. in 	B. at	C. under	D. over
4. _______________for Tom's opposition, we would have agreed to the contract.
A. Had it not been	B. Would it not have been C. But it not 	D. Should it not have been 
5. They agreed to call off the strike on ________ that all those who had been dismissed were reinstated.
A. terms	B. demand	C. request	D. condition
6. Beneath the streets of a modern city ________ of walls, columns, cables, pipes, and tunnels required to satisfy the needs of its inhabitants.
 A. where exists 	B. the existing network C. the network’s existence 	D. exists the network
7. The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes ____________ for a cup of tea.
A. over	B. on	C. about	D. to
8. I couldn't believe that they were brothers. They were as different as _________.
A. Mars from Jupiter B. milk from honey C. chalk from cheese D. dogs and cats
9. “Would you mind lending me your motorbike?”	“ __________________”
A. Yes, let’s 	B. Yes, here it is 	C. Great 	D. Not at all
10. The firemen fought for three hours before they managed to ________ the fire.
A. give up	 B. put out	 C. break off	 D. cut back
IV. Choose a word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. Paris has been well-known about its famous monuments, beautiful music, and wonderful 
 A B C
restaurants for over 100 years.
 D
2. In France people drive on the left, so making sure you go on the right side.
 A B C D
3. The most widely used material for package consumer goods is cardboard.
 A	 B	 C	 D
4. The new bridge makes it possibly to cross the river easily and quickly.
 A B C D
5. If you are working with young children in a primary school, you will find that teaching 
 A B C
lively songs and rhymes are very popular.
 D
V. Use the correct form of the word in bracket to complete each of the following sentences.
1. It is becoming ________ difficult to find a job nowadays. (INCREASE) 
2. Being a student in class, you have to listen to the teacher _______. (ATTEND)	
3. His application was turned down because he is _______. (QUALIFY) 
4. A holiday in Vietnam is ______ cheap for foreigners. (SURPRISE) 
5. I have no excuses. My actions were ______ . (EXPLAIN) 
6. I was so angry that I was absolutely _____________________ (SPEECH).
7. Janet had to _____________________ (DRAW) from the team because of injury.
8. It was _____________________ (PRACTICE) to think that we could build the house in a month.
9. Vietnam is a country with great _____________________ (POTENTIAL).
10. Please complete and return the enclosed _____________________ (QUESTION).
READING
VI. Read the following passage, then choose the correct option among A, B, C or D to answer each of the following questions.
 The ocean bottom- a region nearly 2.5 times greater than the total land area of the Earth - is a vast frontier that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago, the deep ocean floor was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,600 metres deep. Totally without light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the earth's surface, the deep-ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans, in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space.
	Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of the National Science Foundation's Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed for the offshore oil and gas industry, the DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor. 
	The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15-year research program that ended in November 1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometres and took almost 20,000 core samples of seabed sediments and rocks at 624 drilling sites around the world. The Glomar Challenger's core samples have allowed geologists to reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will probably look like millions of years in the future. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth.
	The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to understanding the world's past climates. Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climate-change - information that may be used to predict future climates.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
	A. Marine life deep in the ocean	 	B. The earth's climate millions of years ago. 	 	C. The first detailed study of the bottom of the ocean. 	D. Geologists predictions for the future environment of the earth.
2. The author refers to the ocean bottom as a "frontier" in line 2 because it 
	A. Is not a popular area for the scientific research 	B. contains a wide range of life forms 	C. attracts courageous explorers. 	D. is unknown territory. 
3. The word "inaccessible" in line 3 is closest in meaning to 
	A. unrecognizable	B. unreachable	C. unusable	D. unsafe
4. The author mentions outer space in line 6 because 
	A. the earth's climate millions of years ago was similar to conditions in outer space. 	B. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment. 	C. rock formations in outer space are similar	 to those found on the ocean floor. 	D. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration. 
5. Which of the following is true of the Glomar Challenger?
	A. It is a type of submarine. 	B. It is an on going project. 	 C. It has gone on over 100 voyages. 	D. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968. 
6. The word "extracting" in line 11 is closest in meaning to 
	A. breaking 	B. locating	C. removing	D. analysing
7. The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was 
	A. an attempt to find new sources of oil and gas	 	B. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom. 	C. composed of geologists from all over the world. 	D. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry. 
8. The word "strength" in line 18 is closest in meaning to 
	A. basis	B. purpose	C. discovery	D. endurance
9. The word "they" in line 23 refers to
	A. years	B. climates	C. sediments	D. cores
10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Driling Project?
	A. Geologists were able to determine the earth's appearance hundreds of millions of years ago. 	B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.	 	C. Information was revealed about the Earth's past climatic changes. 	D. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen. 
VII. Read the following passage carefully, and then select the correct option to complete it.
 When you read something in a foreign language, you frequently come across words you do not (1) ______ understand. Sometimes you (2) ______ the meaning in a dictionary and sometimes you guess. The strategy you adopt depends very much upon the (3) ______ of accuracy you require and the time at your disposal.
 If you are the sort of person who tends to turn to the dictionary frequently, it is (4) ______ remembering that every dictionary has its limitations. Each definition is only an approximation and one builds up an accurate picture of the meaning of a word only after meeting it in a (5) ______ of contexts. It is also important to recognize the special dangers of dictionaries that translate from English into your native language and vice versa. If you must use a dictionary, it is usually far safer to (6) ______ an English-English dictionary.
In most exams, you are not permitted to use a dictionary. (7)____ you are allowed to use one, it is very time-consuming to look up words, and time in exams is usually limited. You are, (8) _____, forced to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words.
 When you come across unknown words in an exam text, it is very easy to panic. However, if you develop efficient techniques for guessing the meaning, you will (9)______ a number of possible problems and help yourself to understand far more of the text than you at first thought likely.
 Two strategies which may help you guess the meaning of a word are: using contextual clues, both within the sentence and outside, and making use of clues (10) ______ from the formation of the word.
1: 	 A. wholly	 B. completely	 C. fully	 D. totally
2: 	 A. control	 B. check	 C. examine	 D. inspect
3: 	 A. extent	 B. degree	 C. range	 D. level
4: 	 A. worth	 B. valuable	 C. essential	 D. vital
5: 	 A. multiple	 B. variety	 C. variation	 D. diversity
6: 	 A. survey	 B. inquire	 C. refer	 D. consult 
7: 	 A. In case	 B. Although	 C. Provided	 D. However
8: 	 A. therefore	 B. yet	 C. however	 D. so that
9: 	 A. surpass	 B. go over	 C. get over	 D. come over
10: 	 A. derived	 B. originated	 C. coming	 D. extracted 
WRITING
VIII. Complete the second sentence using the word given in brackets, beginning as shown.
1. Despite winning the race, he wasn’t very pleased. (EVEN)
Ò He wasn’t	very please, 	
2. Were you able to complete all your work yesterday? (GET)
Ò Did you manage ___________________ all your work yesterday?
3. We are so late that we definitely won’t get to the party on time. (CHANCE)
Ò We’re so late that we 	 on time.
4. The food she eats affects her health badly. (EFFECT)
Ò The food 	 her health.
5. The only thing I did at the weekend was housework. (APART)
Ò I did 	 at weekend.
IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
1. When you are happier, you'll look younger.
- The happier ___________________________________________________________.
2. The cost of living has gone up considerably in the past few years.
- There ________________________________________________________________.
3. The only thing that prevented the passing of the law was the death of the Prime Minister.
- Had it not ____________________________________________________________.
4. The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
- The patient made _______________________________________________________.
5. The outcome of the election was never in doubt.
- At no time _____________________________________________________________.
X. Topic: Within 200-300 words
Write an essay comparing books with other forms of media (TV, the internet, etc.). In what ways are book different and in what ways are they similar? In what ways do you prefer books?
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