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TRƯỜNG THPT: CHU VĂN AN
KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10 - 3 LẦN THỨ 3
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP: 11 1 ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS________________________________________________ I. PHONETICS (10 pts)
A. Identify the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other words in the group. 1. A. dealt B. sweater C. heal D. leather 2. A. dimension B. expansion C. confusion D. tension 3. A. treasure B. treachery C. meadow D. feature 4. A. question B. quota C. quiet D. racquet 5. A. any B. daddy C. cat D. chat Answer: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. A
B. Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group. 1. A. educational B. preferentially C. administrative D. abnormality 2. A. miraculous B. accessible C. technology D. apprehension 3. A. operation B. associate C. revolution D. independence 4. A. mineral B. property C. introduce D. honesty 5. A. incredible B. humidity C. necessary D. definition Answer: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D II. WORD CHOICE (10 pts)
1. I would like to welcome you all on this auspicious _________ , the 25th anniversary of the founding of our company. A. occasion B. moment C. meeting D. gathering
2. Both parents were unemployed and the family had a _________ lifestyle. A. cautious B. frugal C. careful D. tight
3. We _________ await your rely and hope that your response will be positive. A. eagerly B. deeply C. desperately D. distinctly
4. I am sorry to have bothered you. I was under the _________ that you wanted me to call you. A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
5. The rules stated that anyone who had held the office for five years was not _________ for re-election. A. permissible B. eligible C. admissible D. inclusive
6. Now that we have identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of _________ . A. action B. progress C. solution D. development
7. Don’t _________ to any conclusions before you know the full facts. A. rush B. reach C. leap D. fly
8. You will need a pen and some paper to _________ this problem. It is too difficult to do it in your head. A. discover B. work out C. realise D. find out 2
9. Let me _________ the bill before we leave this restaurant. A. arrange B. conclude C. settle D. pay up
10. The football team Manchester United paid _________ to sign up the Brazilian twins Rafael
and Fabio Da Silva when they were only eighteen. A. an arm and a leg B. their heart in it C. a good heart D. their eyes to eyes Answer: 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A
III. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (10 pts)
1. I know you didn’t want to upset me but I’d sooner you _________ me the whole truth yesterday. A. tell B. to have told C. told D. had told
2. Now considered an art form, quilt-making originated as a means of fashioning bed covers from
bits of fabric that otherwise _________ . A. not use B. were no use C. had no use D. it was not use
3. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his research work that he felt _________ lonely. A. nothing but B. anything but C. everything but D. all but
4. _________ the U.S. superiority at that time, it was probable that any threatened U.S. response
would have deterred the Soviet Union. A. If B. Given C. Although D. Since
5. In the 1850’s Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” became the best seller of the
generation, _________ a host of imitators. A. inspiring B. inspired C. inspired by D. to inspire
6. She is the girl _________ I think will win the first prize in the beauty contest. A. about whom B. whose C. whom D. who
7. – “Who won the election for mayor?”
- “ A man _________ to represent every minority group in the city.” A. claim B. claimed C. is claimed D. claiming
8. _________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created. A. Ranking B. To be ranked C. Being ranked D. In order to be ranking
9. In fact the criminals _________ into because the front door was wide open and so they just walked in. A. needn’t have broken B. shouldn’t have break C. didn’t need to break D. couldn’t have broken
10. We have _________ what action to take. A. yet decided B. not yet decide C. not yet to decide D. yet to decide Answer: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10pts)
1. When the funds finally _________ , they had to abandon the scheme. A. faded away B. clamped C. petered out D. fobbed off
2. Within a few weeks all this present trouble will have blown _________ . 3 A. along B. over C. out D. away
3. He was carried _________ with emotion at seeing his team win the championship. A. over B. forward C. out D. away
4. Sarah is studying hard. She is intent _________ getting a good degree. A. to B. for C. on D. with
5. The strikers agreed to stick _________ a substantial pay rise. A. up for B. out for C. together D. up to
6. I’m afraid we haven’t got a spare bed. Can you _________ with a mattress on the floor? A. made do B. make by C. make up D. make over
7. Mrs. Chapman is always polite and considerate _________ her employees. A. towards B. with C. for D. about
8. Despite all the interruptions, he _________ with hard work. A. stuck at B. held on C. hung out D. passed on
9. The Press thought the football manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just _________ . A. ran it down B. called it off C. turned it down D. laughed it off
10. He’s sometimes bad tempered but he’s a good fellow _________ heart. A. by B. at C. with D. in Answer: 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. B
V. READING COMPREHENSION (20 pts) PASSAGE 1: (10pts)
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. FERDINAND MAGELLAN
In the 16th century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan
led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the king
of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost the
king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to serve the
future Emperor Charles V of Spain.
A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W
longitude to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the
East Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain
with five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South
America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four
ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage
they sought near 50 degrees S latitude. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All Saints, but
today we it is known as the Strait of Magellan.
One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were
privileged to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the
meridian now known as the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after 98 days on
the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation and disease.
Later, Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was killed
in a tribal battle. Only one ship and 17 sailors under the command of the Basque navigator
Elcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and for all that 4
the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.
1. The 16th century was an age of great _________ exploration. A. cosmic B. land C. mental D. common man
2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political _________ . A. entanglemen B. discussion C. negotiation D. problem
3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their location on
one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of Greenwich that extends in a ….exploration. A. north and south B. crosswise C. easterly D. south east
4. One of Magellan’s ships explored the _________ of South America for a passage across the continent. A. coastline B. mountain range C. physical features D. islands
5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern _________ . A. coast B. inland
C. body of land with water on three sides D. border
6. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of _________ . A. Greenwich B. The equator C. Spain D. Portugal
7. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the _________ now called the International Date Line.
A. imaginary circle passing through the poles
B. Imaginary line parallel to the equator C. area D. land mass
8. In which course may this passage be assigned? A. US civil law B. Marine engineering C. World history D. Finance
9. How is the passage organized? A. Chronological B. Interpretation C. Inductive D. Parallelism
10. What is the tone of the passage? A. Informative B. Critical C. Sympathetic D. Surprising Answer: 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. A 10. A PASSAGE 2: (10pts) INTERNET JOBS
Contrary to popular belief, one does not have to be a trained programmer to work online.
Of course, there are plenty of jobs available for people with high-tech computer skills, but the
growth of new media has opened up a wide range of Internet career opportunities requiring only a
minimal level of technical expertise. Probably one of the most well-known online job
opportunities is the job of webmaster. However, it is hard to define one basic job description for
this position. The qualifications and responsibilities depend on what tasks a particular
organization needs a webmaster to perform.
To specify the job description of a webmaster, one needs to identify the hardware and
software that the website the webmaster will manage is running on. Different types of hardware
and software require different skill sets to manage them. Another key factor is whether the
website will be running internally (at the firm itself) or externally (renting shared space on the
company servers). Finally, the responsibilities of a webmaster also depend on whether he or she
will be working independently, or whether the firm will provide people to help. All of these
factors need to be considered before one can create an accurate webmaster job description. 5
Webmaster is one type of Internet career requiring in-depth knowledge of the latest
computer applications. However, there are also online jobs available for which traditional skills
remain in high demand. Content jobs require excellent writing skills and a good sense of the web as a “new media’.
The term “new media” is difficult to define because it encompasses a constantly growing
set of new technologies and skills. Specifically, it includes websites, email, internet technology,
CD-ROM, DVD, streaming audio and video, interactive multimedia presentations, e-books,
digital music, computer illustration, video games, virtual reality, and computer artistry.
Additionally, many of today’s Internet careers are becoming paid-by-the job professions.
With many companies having to downsize in tough economic items, the outsourcing and
contracting of freelance workers online has become common business practice. The Internet
provides an infinite pool of buyers from around the world with whom freelancers can contract
their services. An added benefit to such online jobs is that freelancers are able to work on projects
with companies outside their own country of residence. How much can a person make in these
kinds of careers? As with many questions related to today’s evolving technology, there is no
simple answer. There are many companies willing to pay people with Internet skills salaries well
over $70,000 a year. Generally, webmasters start at about $30,000 per year, but salaries can vary
greatly. Freelance writers working online have been known to make between $40,000 to $70,000 per year.
1.The word “identify” in paragraph 2 is closest meaning to _________ . A. name B. estimate C. discount D. encounter
2. The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to _________ . A. companies B. new job opportunities C. hardware and software D. webmasters
3. What does “it” in paragraph 4 refers to _________? A. Modern technology B. New media C. The Internet D. A webmaster’s career
4. According to the passage, which of the following is true of webmasters?
A. They never work independently.
B. They require a minimal level of expertise.
C. The duties they perform depend on the organization they work for.
D. They do not support software products.
5. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT _________ .
A. There are online job available for workers with minimal computer skills.
B. Webmaster must have knowledge of the latest computer applications.
C. Online workers cannot free themselves from the office.
D. “New media” is not easy to define.
6. Which of the following is not mentioned as part of “new media”? A. websites B. Internet technology C. writing skills D. video games
7. It can be inferred from the passage that _________ .
A. online workers can work full-time online
B. only skilled workers make good money
C. it is easy to become a webmaster
D. workers with limited computer skills cannot work online
8. The word “vary” in paragraph 6 could best be replaced by which of the following? A. change B. decrease C. increase D. differ 6
9. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To inform people about the tasks and role of a webmaster
B. To inform people about the computer industry
C. To inform people about employment related to the Internet
D. To explain why webmasters make a lot of money
10. Which of the following is true of the job of freelance writers?
A. They may work with others at the company.
B. They require in-depth knowledge of applications.
C. They manage hardware and software.
D. It is considered a ‘content’ job. Answer: 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. D VI. CLOZE TEST (20pts) PASSAGE 1 (10pts)
Choose the best option to fill in the gaps. (10pts) Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support life. (1)_________ human
activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (2)_________ on
consuming two-thirds of the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so (3)
_________to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the (4)_________resource we have by people
can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (5)_________ built on or washed into the sea.
Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (6)_________.
We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result
the planet’s ability to support people is being (7)_________at the very time when rising numbers
and consumption are (8)_________increasingly heavy demands on it.
The Earth’s natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy,
medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (9)_________us fed, comfortable, healthy and active,
if we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (10)_________indefinitely. But if we use
them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer. 1. A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite 2. A. continues B. repeats C. carries D. follows 3. A. already B. just C. for D. entirely 4. A. alone B. individual C. lone D. lonely 5. A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather 6. A. quite B. greatly C. utterly D. completely 7. A. stopped B. narrowed C. reduced D. cut 8. A. doing B. having C. taking D. making 9. A. hold B. maintain C. stay D. keep 10.A. last B. stand C. go D. remain Answer: 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. A PASSAGE 2 (10pts)
Read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap.
Nobody knows for certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than poetry 7
and painting but as early man had no way of (1)_________ it, we can only guess what it sounded
like. Watching a child (2)_________ on a drum with his hands on a piece of wood, it is easy to
see that this is the simplest of instruments. It does not (3)_________ much effort to produce a rhythm on it.
Wall paintings show what some of the first instrument looked like. Early civilizations had
already discovered the three basic (4)_________ , of producing music: blowing into a tube,
striking an object, and scraping a string. We know that Western music comes from the
(5)_________ Greeks. The musical scales we use now are (6)_________ on certain sequences of
notes, which the Greeks used to create a particular (7)_________ . Until the sixteenth century,
most players of instruments were single performers, but as music became more (8)_________ ,
orchestras sand musical groups began to (9)_________ . This (10)_________ about the writing
of music to be played by several musicians at one time. This can certainly be called the birth of modern music. 1. A. recording B. playing C. producing D. performing 2. A. hitting B. knocking C. crashing D. banging 3. A. make B. call C. take D. do 4. A. forms B. manners C. systerms D. ways 5. A. ancient B. old C. aged D. antique 6. A. raised B. based C. established D. supported 7. A. spirit B. temper C. mood D. humor 8. A. widespread B. enlarged C. expanded D. extended 9. A. turn B. appear C. spring D. be 10.A. produced B. affected C. caused D. brought Answer: 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D B. WRITTEN
TEST________________________________________________________________
I. CLOZE TEST (40pts) Fill in each gap in the passage below with ONE suitable word. CLOZE TEST 1 (20pts)
Many thousands of children have (1)________ in their homes. As a result, some children died.
The most common accidents are with (2)________ and hot water. Small children often touch pots
of (3)________ water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and
(4)________ them. Some children like to (5)________ with fire. They enjoy striking matches or
throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly. If the fire gets too big, it gets out of
(6)________. Then the house (7)________ fire. It is very (8)________ to play with matches.
When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his (9)________ . Then he (10)________
the match on the floor. Many houses catch fire in this way. Answer: 1. accidents 2. fire 3. hot / boiling 4. burns 5. play 6. control 7. catches 8. dangerous 9. fingers 10. drops CLOZE TEST 2 (20pts)
New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (1)_________ their advent makes 8
the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (2)_________.And that,
(3)_________ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians,
managers, trade (4)_________ leaders, engineers and scientists. The new technologies, cheap,
flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (5)_________ human
being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography.
(6)_________ the new technologies could also (7)_________ those with power to control their
fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (8)_________ efficient dictatorships of the past.
The new technological society will (9)_________ colossal demands on our imagination and
ingenuity and on the capacity (10)_________ our institutions to repond to new challenges. Answer: 1. Whether 2. put 3. in 4. union 5. free 6. But 7. enable 8. most 9. make 10. of II. WORD FORM (40 pts)
* Supply the correct form of the word in the bracket in each sentence.
1. I find her story about UFOs hardly _______________. (BELIEVE)
2. This is really __________________ news. (MARVEL)
3. They may be travelling in space and examining ____________ beings. (HUMANITY)
4. Somewhere in space there could be other ________________ beings. (THINK)
5. Don’t be frightened. This is just an __________________ story. (IMAGINE)
6. I hate him because of his __________________. (HONEST)
7. The development of synthetic fabrics has brought new challenges and new opportunities to
________________ engineers. (CHEMISTRY)
8. Women are now more and more _______________ and can earn their own living. (DEPEND)
9. The exact origin of universe remains a _________________ . (MYSTERIOUS)
10. The earthquake is one of the most natural ______________ that we have experienced. (DISASTROUS) Answer: 1. believable 2. marvelous 3. human 4. thinking 5. imaginary 6. dishonesty 7. chemical 8. independent 9. mystery 10. disasters
* Supply the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.
Vietnamese people generally shake hands when greeting and (1) _________ (PART). Using
both hands shows respect, as does a slight bow of the head. In rural areas, elderly people who do
not extend their hand are greeted with a slight bow. Women are more likely to bow their head (2)
_________ (SLIGHT) than to shake hands. Vietnamese names begin with the family name and
are followed by a given name. People address another by their given names, but add a title that indicates
their perceived(3) _________ (RELATION) to the other person. These titles are
family related rather than (4)_________ (PROFESSION). Among colleagues, for example, the
younger of the two might combine the given name with the title of Anh (“Older Brother” ). A
basic (5)_________ (GREET) combined with the given name and the title is Xin chao (“Hello.”).
Classifiers for gender and (6)_________ (FAMILIAR) are also combined with the greeting. In
formal meetings, business cards are sometimes exchanged on greeting. Vietnamese have strong
sense of (7)_________ (HOSPITABLE) and feel (8) _________(EMBARRAS ) if they cannot 9
show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival. Therefore, it is (9)_________
(APPROPRIATE) to visit a home without having been invited. Gifts are not required, but are
appreciated. Flowers, incense, or tea may be appropriate gifts for the hosts. Hosts also appreciate
a small gift for their children or (10)_________ (ELDER) parents. Answer: 1. parting 2. slightly 3. relationship 4. professional 5. greeting 6. familiarity 7. hospitability 8. embarrassed 9. inappropriate 10. elderly
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
* There are ten errors in the text below. Find and correct them.
Example: 0. that which
Robots can work in places to that humans can’t easily get. 0. that which
These including deep oceans, on distant planets or on sites 1. ________________________
with bad pollution. Robots are also used in factories although 2. ________________________
they can work much quickly and accurately than a human, 3. ________________________ and without needing to rest.
Improvements in technology over the past fifty years has 4. ________________________
meant that scientists are now able to create very clever
robots. The most complicate of these can make decisions for 5. ________________________
themselves, learn new things, and deal for problems. 6. ________________________
However, while robots that look as people are very common 7. ________________________
in science fiction films, they are very rarely in real life. 8. ________________________
Making a machine that can balance and move on two legs is
a real challenge and is unnecessary for most of the jobs we 9. ________________________
need robots to make for us. However, a Japanese robot called 10. _______________________
as Asimo does walk on two legs and can even climb up and down stairs. Answer: 1. including include 2. although because 3. much more 4. has have 5. complicate complicated 6. deal for deal with 7. look as look like 8. rarely rare 9. to make to do 10. called as known as / called
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)
* Rewrite the sentences with the given words at the beginning or in brackets in such a way that
their meaning remain unchanged.
1. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission. Without
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2. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year. Sad 10
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3. The students’ riotous behaviors should have been severely punished. (PUNISHMENT) The students deserved
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4. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe. (SOONER) No
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5. I enjoy being the boss of a small company. (FISH)
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6. What has this experience taught you? What conclusions
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7. Follow this advice and you will find yourself in trouble. (WATER)
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8. Although he had his legs cut off after a serious accident, he competed in the Olympic Games and won a medal. (PREVENT) His legs being
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9. I daren’t turn on the television because the baby might wake up. (FEAR)
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10. The best solution was thought of by Sally. (CAME) Sally
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1. Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn’t have succeeded.
2. Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
3. The students deserved severe punishment for their riotous behaviors.
4. No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released.
5. I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
6. What conclusions have you drawn from this experience ?
7. Follow this advice and you will find yourself in hot water.
8. His legs being cut off did not / could not prevent him from competing in the Olympic Games and winning a medal.
9. I daren’t turn on the television for fear of waking the baby up.
10. Sally came up with the best solution. 11 12