Đề khảo sát học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm học 2015 - 2016 phòng GD - ĐT Nam Trực

Schools in the United States have not always had a large number of libraries. As (1) ________ as 1958 about half of the public schools in the United States had no libraries at all. The number of public school libraries increased dramatically (2) ________ the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, (3) ________ provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries. (4) ________, many educators claim that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising (5) ________ of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access.

Because the federal government provides only limited funds to schools, individual school districts (6) ________ on funds from local property taxes to meet the vast majority of public school expenses. Therefore, the libraries of the public schools tend to reflect the (7) ________ capabilities of the communities in which they are located. Districts in wealthy suburbs often have fully staffed libraries (8) ________ abundant resources, spacious facilities, and curricular and instructional support. In (9) ________, school districts in many poor areas house their libraries in ordinary classrooms or in small rooms. The libraries in such areas are generally staffed by volunteers, who organize and (10) ________ books that are often out-of-date, irrelevant, or damaged.

MY HOME TOWN

I was born in one of the most interesting cities in Malaysia. It has a rich, colourful history and many parts of the city have hardly changed at (1) ................................... during the last five centuries. However, nowadays, it is (2) ..................................longer the trade centre that it once (3) ................................. .It is difficult to imagine that at one time its harbour (4) .................................. to be visited by over 2,000 ships a week, and that the huge warehouses along the quayside would have (5)..................................full of spices and silks, jewels and tea.

The old city centre is small, which (6) .................................. it very easy to explore (7) .................................. foot. A river neatly divides the town, (8) ................................... only physically but in spirit, too. On one side, you find many grand houses, but on crossing the river, you find yourself in ancient Chinatown, where you really take a step back into the past.
It is great fun to wander through the colourful, noisy backstreets. As well as having shops that sell a wide range of clothes and shoes, some of these streets are also famous (9) .................................. high quality antiques. Unfortunately, most of the bargains disappeared many years ago. However, (10) .................................. you look around carefully, you can still come across an interesting souvernir.

In the early years of television, educational specialists believed that it would be very useful in teaching and learning. Many schools have brought television sets, intending to use them effectively to improve the quality of education; but actually they are rarely used properly in classrooms. Meanwhile, children spending the majority of their out-of-school hours watching TV and their typical school days proceed as if television did not exist.

There are some explanations for the failure of television to get the interest of the teachers. Firstly, the schools that purchased television sets have not set aside money for equipment repairs and maintenance so these television sets are sooner and later out of work. Secondly these schools have not found an effective way to train teachers to integrate television into their ongoing instructional programs. Lastly, most teachers do not regard the quality of television and its usefulness in the classroom.

Teachers at the schools work hard for at least twelve years to train their students to become good readers. However, according a recent statistics, teenagers seldom spend their free time reading books and newspapers but watching television instead.