Đề và đáp án thi giáo viên giỏi cấp THPT môn tiếng Anh

SỞ GD&ĐT VĨNH PHÚC
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ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
KỲ THI GIÁO VIÊN GIỎI CẤP THPT NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề
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Lưu ý: Đề thi có 03 trang

A. PHẦN NHẬN THỨC CHUNG: 4 điểm
Chủ đề năm học 2009-2010 được xác định là “Năm học đổi mới quản lý và nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục”.
Đồng chí hãy nêu nhận thức của bản thân về chủ đề năm học.
Qua việc nghiên cứu các văn bản hướng dẫn nhiệm vụ năm học 2009-2010 bậc trung học và thực tế giảng dạy, đồng chí hãy xác định nhiệm vụ của bản thân trong việc thực hiện tốt yêu cầu nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục

B. PHẦN KIẾN THỨC CHUYÊN MÔN: 16 điểm
I. LISTENING COMPREHENSION. (The recoding will play TWICE.)
Part 1. Questions 1 – 10.
You will hear an interview with Alan Burgers, who has just returned from the Arctic where he was filming polar bears. Complete the sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
FILMING POLAR BEARS
It took the team approximately (1)___ to make the film. Of all the places Alan went to, Alaska was the (2)___. Alan found that clothes made of (3)___ were best for keeping warm. The team disguised their camera equipment with (4)___ paint. Polar bears have a strong (5)___. In the summer, polar bears may lose as much as (6)___ of their body weight. Polar bears eat plants in order to obtain (7)___ to improve their usual diet. Baby polar bears can be seen playing in the snow from the month of (8)___. On an occasion, a polar bear almost managed to enter Alan’s (9)___. Alan is going to work on a number of (10)___ for university students.

Part 2. Questions 11 – 15.
You will hear part of an interview with a singer-songwriter called Nick Chalke, who is talking about his career. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear. Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
11. What has recently helped Nick to produce so much work in a short space of time?
A. the thought of potential income B. the opportunity to alter his image
C. a sense of artistic freedom D. a change of instrument
12. Musicians who participated in the recording of Nick’s work were unhappy about _______.
A. the delay in receiving their fee B. faults in the computer equipment
C. the lack of time allocated by the studio D. restrictions on the type of instrument allowed
13. When he was offered a contract to work with younger pop singers, Nick felt _____.
A. dissatisfied with the terms of the agreement B. unwilling to take his wife’s advice about it
C. sure that it wouldn’t be good for his career D. worried about his ability to get the best deal
14. What does Nick say about the concept of ‘the blue’?
A. It can exist outside music. B. It is easy to write songs about.
C. It is a popular genre for performers. D. It provides a lucrative topic for music journalists.
15. When asked about writing songs, Nick says that he ___.
A. completes a song every morning B. needs peace in order to compose
C. sometimes uses his children’s ideas D. is often inspired by his local scenery
II. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
Questions 16 – 40 are incomplete sentences. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which best completes the sentence. Write your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
16. It is one of the most ____ books on the topics.
A. Interests B. interested C. interesting D. interest
17. The trend toward shorter working hours ____.
A. continue B. continues C. continually D. continuous
18. You need about forty different nutrients to stay ____.
A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. healthiness
19. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only ___ the not, humid air.
A. stirred up B. poured through C. turned into D. cut back
20. Dance is the subject of ____ movies playing over the holiday season.
A. none B. any C. hardly D. several
21. From the turn of the century, concern for wildlife ____ to numerous international conservation programs.
A. lead B. leads C. has led D. is leading
22. To vacation