SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN THỊ MINH KHAI
KÌ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN III, NĂM 2018
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP 11 ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN
A. MULTICIPLE CHOICE QUESTTIONS I. PHONOLOGY
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. ban B. inflation C. endangered D. landscapes 2. A. within B. fathom C. anthem D. with 3. A. brood B. broomstick C. foolscap D. brooch 4. A. contribute B. syndrome C. home D. microphone 5. A. mosaic B. conserve C. reserve D. poison
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others. Write your answer in the right box below. 6. A. television B. education C. entertainment D. information 7. A. conversation B. isolation C. traditional D. situation 8. A. capital B. activity C. different D. opera 9. A. affect B. effective C. expand D. charity 10. A. family B. probably C. animal D. minority
Key 1A 2C 3 D 4 A 5B 6. A 7. C 8.B 9.D 10.D II/. LEXICO – GRAMMAR:
Circle the letter A, B, C or D that corresponds to the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. I know it’s a big favour to ask but, ___________ , I ‘ve done you plenty of favours in the past. A. considering B. bearing in mind C. after all D. in the light
2. I’m afraid I don’t ________ your view on this matter , but let ‘s not quarrel about it. A. correspond B. equate C. accord D. share
3. She is no _________ that she has done the right thing. A. reservation B. misgiving C. doubt D. distrust
4. when he sings, he has the ________ ability to make event bad song so good. A. sparse B. rare C. infrequent D. scarce
5. the management are making _______ to increase the company ‘s efficiency A. measures B. steps C. moves D. deeds
6. It can take up to more than six months to _______ a man to do this specialized work. A. raise B. train C. learn D. practise
7. The longest movie I have ever seen in this cinema ________ for three hours. A. stayed B. got C. lasted D. spent
8. James was looking for a(n) ________ to visit that wonderful island once again. A. opportunity B. necessity C. destiny D. possibility
9. “Who is Susan getting married to?” _ “Some guy__________ since her childhood.” A. who she has known
B. have known her C. that have known her D. she has been known
10. “I had to take a taxi from the party last night.” _ “Oh. That’s too bad. You __________ my car.” A. could have used B. was able to use C. could be use D. can use
11. Jackie has given such a great _________ that other dancers in the audience admire him so much. A. performance B. result C. score D. action
12. The president has made many visits to Japan, ________ began today. A. whose recent one
B. the most recent of which C. which D. the most recent one
13. “Is it difficult to keep fish as pets?” _ “No, there isn’t much _________ care of them.” A. to taking B. having taken C. to have taken D. taking
14. __________ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things. A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken
15. If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable _________ because it seems too good to be true. A. doubt B. suspicion C. reservation D. disbelief
16. By the time we ________ the top of mountain, I think the rain will have stopped. A. arrive B. come C. get D. reach
17. _________ people who were waiting for the bus under the rain down there are getting soak-wet. A. Some B. Any C. Most of D. None
18. All fossil fuels are ________ resources that can not be replaced quickly. A. unlimited B. non-renewable C. renewable D. available
19. She came to the airport only to find out that she _______ her passport at home. A. would have left B. has left C. was leaving D. had left
20. At no time in history _________ such a diligent and brilliant fellow.
A. has Peter and his classmates ever met
B. have Peter and his classmates
C. Peter and his classmates ever met
D. Peter and his classmates had ever met. KEY 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. A 10. A 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. D 15. 16. D 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. B III. CLOZE TEST PART 1
Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH
Police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who knocked a teenage cyclist off her bike in
East Street. Sarah Tucker, 17, had a lucky escape on Friday, 13th May, when she was sent reeling
by a black Volvo on her way home from work.
She bruised her thigh and shoulder and her bicycle was (1 ) ………….The driver stopped
for a moment but then drove off without (2 ) ………….. a name or address and before Sarah
could get his number. “ I tried to get out of his way, but I couldn’t,” she said.” Everyone at work
kept going on about it being Friday 13th. I’m not a bit (3)……….and wouldn’t change any of my
plans just because Friday 13th is supposed to be unlucky, I don’t usually take any (4 ) ……. of
that sort of thing but I will now. I think I’ll stay in bed.”
The accident (5)…………at the junction with Westwood Road at about 6.30pm as Sarah
was making her (6)………….home to the Harley Estate.
The Volvo pulled out of Westwood onto Henley Road in front of the teenager’s bicycle. “
He could at ( 7)………. have helped her up. I don’t see why he should get away with it,” said her
father, Derek, “ Sarah was lucky. I don’t know why the driver didn’t see her. He can’t have been
(8)……….. attention. It is unfortunate that nobody took down the number .” Though still too
(9)…………to ride a bike, Sarah was able to go back to (10)……….in Marlow on Monday. 1. A. damaged B. harmed C. devastated D. crashed 2. A. noting B. presenting C. leaving D. suggesting 3. A. irrational B. superstitious C. unreasonable D. prejudices 4. A. notice B. consideration C. note D. care 5. A. came about B. turned up C. finished up D. took place 6. A. route B. way C. course D. path 7. A. once B. most C. least D. best 8. A. giving B. paying C. attracting D. providing 9. A. discouraged B. confused C. overcome D. shaken 10. A. work B. job C. post D. mployment KEY 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. A
PART 2: Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space
Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is (1)______ complicated as it is
serious. It is complicated (2)______ much pollution is caused by things that benefit people.
(3)______, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the
automobile (4)______ transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much (5)______
the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of
people. Thus, to end (6)_______ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to
(7)______ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of
course. But pollution can be (8)______ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can
work to find ways to lessen the (9)______ of pollution that such things as automobiles and
factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (10)______ businesses and traffic to
stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities. 1: A. as B. more C. less D. like 2: A. so B. while C. though D. because 3: A. Specific B. For example C. Such as D. Like 4: A. takes B. affords C. carries D. provides 5: A. about B. for C. of D. with 6: A. or B. and C. as well D. then 7: A. star B. continue C. stop D. go on 8: A. carefully B. unexpectedly C. gradually D. little 9: A. way B. figure C. number D. amount 10: A. forbid B. prevent C. request D. require
KEY 1B 2D 3B 4D 5C 6A 7C 8c 9D 10 D B. WRITEN TEST
I/ PREPOSITION AND PHRASAL VERBS
Complete these sentences with proper prepositions.
1-This word has a lot of meanings. You should look it……….….in a dictionary.
2-Jenny usually comes back her country…………..…Christmas Day.
3-Don’t use pencils. Please write the letter…………...ink.
4-My father made …………..his mind to settle in the South.
5-Did you pick ………….lots of English while you were in England?
6-Minh couldn’t start his motor engine. I think it ran……….….fuel.
7-A thief broke into his office last night and stole all money……..…..the safe.
8-Time is off now. Please hand …………..your papers.
9-Local students have been banned…………..taking part in the demonstration.
10-The police have charged her ……..driving without due care and attention. Key 1. up 2. on 3. in 4. up 5. up 6. out of 7. from 8. in 9. from 10. with
II/ READING COMPREHENSION
PART 1 Read the following passage and choose the best answer.
Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either
become extinct or have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for instance, which once
roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now number only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is
estimated that they will become extinct. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is
that this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers who, according to some
sources, are not always interested in material gain but in personal gratification. This is an
example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of extinction. Animals, such as
Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are valuable parts of the world’s ecosystem.
International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some
countries, in an effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal
reserves. They then charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks,
and they often must also depend on world organizations for support. This money enables them to
invest in equipment and patrols to protect the animals. Another response to the increase in animal
extinction is an international boycott of products made from endangered species. This has had
some effect, but by itself it will not prevent animals from being hunted and killed.
1. What is the main topic of the passage? A. the Bengal tiger B. international boycott C. endangered species
D. problems with industrialization
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the world “alarming” in the first paragraph? A. dangerous B. serious C. gripping D. distressing
3. The word “poachers” as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following? A. illegal hunters B. enterprising researchers C. concerned scientists D. trained hunters
4. The word “callousness” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following? A. indirectness B. independence C. incompetence D. insensitivity
5. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast. A. a problem and a solution
B. a statement and an illustration C. a comparison and contrast
D. specific and general information
6. What does the word “this” in the first paragraph refer to in the passage? A. Bengal tigers B. Interest in material gain
C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction
D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger population
7. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in the second paragraph? A. set aside B. combined C. organized D. taken off
8. The word “defray” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following? A. lower B. raise C. make a payment on D. make an investment toward
9. What does the term “international boycott” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. buying and selling of animal products overseas
B. a refusal to buy animal products worldwide
C. a global increase in animal survival
D. defraying the cost of maintaining national parks
10. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude? A. forgiving B. concerned C. vindictive D. surprised KEY 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B
PART 2 Fill in each blank with a most suitable word.
Number of blue whales increasing
This is a good-news story about sea life. Scientists (24) _______ reported that the
numbers of blue whales in the eastern Pacific Ocean (25) ________ the highest they have been
in over a century. Researchers at the University of Washington report that there are now over
2,200 blue whales (26) ______ Mexico and Alaska. Hunters killed nearly all the blue whales in
that area and they were (27) _______ to extinction. (28) _______ became illegal in 1971 and
the numbers of the world's largest mammal started increasing. It has (29) ________ over 40
years for the blue whale to recover. Lead (30) _______ Dr Cole Monnahan was very happy at
this positive news. He said: "For us, this is a great conservation success story." KEY 1. have 2. are 3. between 4. close 5. Whaling 6. taken 7. researcher III/ OPEN CLOZE TEST
PART 1. Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each
numbered gap in the passage below.
If you (1)_____ to be walking in your local park tomorrow and you find an abandoned
book with a label inside (2)_____ 'Read and Release me', don't just treat it as a joke. You've
probably come (3)_____ an example of 'book-crossing', a book-sharing movement started in
2001 by American software developer Ron Hornbaker, whose stated aim is to 'make the (4)_____
world a library'. Book-crossers 'release' books (5)_____ by passing them on to friends, or else by
leaving them in public places for others to pick up, or 'catch', and then read, before they
(6)_____ turn release them back 'into the wild'. (7)_____ a book has been 'caught', the person
finding it is encouraged to record the event by logging on to the book-crossing website and
entering the book's ID number written on the label. That (8)_____ , both the original owner and
subsequent readers of the book can keep track of its progress. Over half a million people
worldwide participate in book-crossing, 'releasing' books in a (9)_____ range of locations
including cafés, airports, bus stations, telephone boxes and even underwater in public fountains.
Often a book is left in a place (10)_____ is relevant to its title or content: Agatha Christie's
Murder on the Orient Express on a train, for example, or an archeology book in a museum. 1. A. occur B. happen C. pass D. arise 2. A. telling B. saying C. talking D. answering 3. A. away B. along C. across D. aside 4. A. full B. absolute C. quite D. whole 5. A. either B. but C. or D. neither 6. A. at B. to C. in D. for 7. A. Soon B. Since C. Once D. While 8. A. way B. time C. place D. manner 9. A. deep B. long C. high D. wide 10. A. what B. which C. who D. where Answer
1B 2B 3C 4 D 5A 6C 7C 8A 9D 10B
PART 2. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the blank space.
The increase in city crime is a global phenomenon. Some people say that a lot of crime in
this country is because of (1 - migrate) ______ and the new people arriving from other countries
bring different (2 - culture) ______ values and attitudes to the law. I don’t agree with this idea
because the most common crimes are (3 - local) ______ produced and not imported from other
countries. (4 - Vandal) ______ is one of the biggest crimes in my city with bus shelters and shop
windows being popular targets. Another popular crime is (5 - pay) ______ parking fines, which
is unlikely to be because of immigrants because most of them do not own cars. The (6 - oppose)
______ point of view is that young local people feel angry when they can’t get a job and in order
to (7 - hand) ______ the change in their environment, they strike out at easy targets. This would
explain why bicycle (8 - thief) ______ is more common than car crime these days, especially in
rich (9 - neighbors) ______ where most cars are protected with electronic alarms. Another
reason, though, for so many bicycles getting stolen might be that the (10 - punish) ______ is not
very severe compared to car stealing which can land you in prison for a number of years. Key 1. immigration 3. locally 5. unpaid 7. handle 9. neighborhoods 2. cultural 4. vandalism 6. opposing 8. theft 10. punishment III/ WORD FORM
PART 1. PUT THE VERBS IN THE BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT VERB TENSES
1. Scientists (discover) ________ that, all over the world, millions of frogs and toads are dying.
2. “You ‘re looking well” . “I ( play)________ a lot of squash to lose weight”
3. We (look)______ at the painting for about ten minutes before we realized who was the artist was.
4. The plane (travel) ___ at twice the speed of sound when it passes overhead
5. Although people are now angry about what he did, I’m sure that his behavior soon (forget)________
6. Next year I (work) _____ in the company for 30 years.
7. Our computer was broken and we hoped the new one (arrive)____ soon.
8. During the winter I decided that I (grow) _____ tomatoes and carrots when the summer came .
9. I (help) _____ with the performance, but I got flu the day before.
10. The result was completely wrong. As a scientist, she (plan) ____ the experiment more carefully. Answer
1. Have discovered 2. Have been playing
3. Had been looking 4. Will be travelling
5.Will have been forgotten 6. Will have been working 7. Would arrive 8. Was going to
grow 9. Was to have helped 10. Should/ought to have planned
PART 2. Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in
the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
The origins of Halloween 0.__ western __.
Halloween is celebrated in many parts of the (0)________ (WEST) world, and _____________
is a time when people dress up as witches or ghosts, and go "trick-or treating". 2. _____________
It is (1) _________ (DOUBT) one of the most popular traditions in the United 3. _____________ States and Britain. 4. _____________
The celebration (2) _________(ORIGIN) about two thousand years ago with 5. _____________
the Celts. These people were the (3) ________ (INHABIT) of an area that 6. _____________
includes Britain, Ireland and Brittany. They relied on the land for their (4) 7. _____________
_______ (LIVE), and this meant that they were at the mercy of (5) ________ 8. ____________
(PREDICT) weather conditions, especially during the winter. 9. _____________
The Celtic new year began on 1st November, which also marked the 10. _____________
beginning of winter, a period (6) _________ (TRADITION) associated with
death. On the eve of the new year, it was believed that the barriers between the
worlds of the living and the dead were (7) ________ (TEMPORARY)
withdrawn, and it was possible to communicate with spirits. The Celts
believed that the spirits offered them (8) ________ (GUIDE) and protection,
and the Druids (Celtic priests) were (9) _________ (REPUTE) able to predict the future on this point.
When the Roman completed their (10) ________ (CONQUER) of Celtic
lands, they added their own flavour to this festival. The advent of Christianity
brought about yet other changes. KEY 1. undoubtedly 2. originated 3. inhabitants 4. livelihood 5. unpredictable 6. traditionally 7. temporarily 8. guidance 9. reputedly 10. conquest
2. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
Read the text and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct. And some have a
word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (✓). If a line has a word which
should not be there, write the word. There are two examples at the beginning( 0 and 00) (10 points) studying law
When I first went to a university I studied law. Although a 0. ...a.....
both my mother and older sister have science degrees 00. .. ✓...
no one else in the family had ever been studied law before 1. ...............
and my parents were very proud of me. The problem was 2. ...............
that I did not really know exactly what lawyers did do. 3. ...............
I had a very romantic ideas about going to court to defend 4. ...............
people who had been falsely accused of committing the crimes. 5. ...............
I imagined myself like those lawyers on TV, arguing 6. ...............
with the judge and the prosecution lawyer and convincing to 7. ...............
the jury that my client was innocent. After only a couple of 8 . ...............
weeks of very long and difficult lectures I am realized 9. ...............
that a lot of what a lawyer does is very practical and not 10. ...............
at all romantic. Nevertheless, I have began to understand 11. ...............
that to studying law was interesting and worthwhile for other 12. ...............
reasons. For example, you learn a lot of about consumers’ 13. ...............
rights. With it this kind of knowledge you can really 14. ...............
help people. I am very glad about I chose to study law. 15. ............... key 1. been 2. ✓ 3. do 4. a 5. the 6. ✓ 7. to 8. ✓ 9. am 10. ✓ 11. have 12. to 13. of 14. it 15. about
IV/ SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1. why does life have tobe so difficult! (only) →
3. My jewelry has been stolen (off) →
4. What you do with the money is of no interest to me. (care) →
5. In all probability we will finish the project on Thursday . (chances) →
6. I’m annoyed with you for not phoning me to stay you ‘d be late. (might) →
7. The thief must have come in through the window. → The thief al most
8. He said that he had won as a result of good luck. → He attributed
9. I thought about what has happened all those years before → I cast
10. To pass the time I looked through some magazines. → I whiled
11. I almost gave up at one point I came every Answer
1. If only life weren’t so difficult!
2. Someone has run off with my jewelry
3. I don’t care what you do with the money
4. The chances are that the project will be finished on Thursday
5. You might have phoned me to say you ‘d be late
6. The thief almost certainly came in through the window
7. He attributed his win / victory / triumph / success to good luck
8. I cast my mind back to what happened all those years before
9. I whiled away the time (by) looking through some magazines
10. I came very close / near to giving up at one point. THE END