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KÌ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ III
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP: 11
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (40 PTS) I. PHONOLOGY (5 PTS)
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each groups. 1. A. bush B. flush C. brush D. crush 2. A. preface B. replace C. surface D. palace 3. A. laid B. stayed C. paid D. said 4. A. bought B. sought C. drought D. fought 5. A. allow B. follow C. hollow D. fellow Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 A B D C A
Pick out the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. 1. A. ignite B. ignoble C. ignorant D. ignore 2. A.vigorous B. scandalous C. victorious D. dangerous 3. A. advent B. adjacent C. adverbial D. apology 4. A. argumentative B. contributory C. psychological D. hypersensitive 5. A. circumstance B. considerate C. photographer D. community Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 C C A B A II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS)
Choose the best option to fill the gap in each of the following sentences
1. If you have stomach problems, it is best to avoid …………..food. A. wealthy B. affluent C. rich D. lavish
2. The word “friendship” can be …………………applied to a wide variety of relationship. A. loosely B. slightly C. lightly D. sparingly
3. Parental influence tends to ……….as children get older. A. reduce B. subside C. decline D. sink
4. Many countries have………….compulsory military service. A. aborted B. absconded C. abolished D.abstracted
5. The north-west of Scotland is ……………and there are a lot of lakes. A. country B. woody C. hills D. mountainous
6. My car was so old that I could only sell it for …………… . A. rubbish B. debris C. scrap D. waste
7. I tried to ……….my disappointment at losing by cheering the winner loudly. A. mask B. hide C. shield D. veil
8. Would you like to………….the house that is for sale this afternoon? A. view B. regard C. observe D. overlook
9. Larry never spoke to anyone, and kept himself …………….. . A. outside B. withdrawn C. superior D. aloof
10. It may be raining, but I’m …………………..enjoying myself. A. highly B. thoroughly C. extremely D. absolutely 2 Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C A C C D C B C D B
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 PTS)
Choose the best option to fill the gap in each of the following sentences
1. I must warn you I am not used to ………………so rudely. A. speak B. be spoken to C. speak to me D. being spoken to
2. Not …………….., children perform better in subjects that they enjoy. A. obviously B. to mention C. surprisingly D. to say
3. Your luggage looks very heavy.Wait here and I ………………my car to drive you home. A. bring
B. am going to bring C. will bring D. am bringing
4. Some people like cream and sugar in their coffee, while …………………….. . A. others drink hot coffee B. others like it black C. milk is good in coffee, too D. sugar can cause cavities
5. We might have to change our plans for the weekend and, ………….., we’ll let you know as soon as possible. A. in case B. if so C. providing D. supposing
6. ……………………..have a very keen sense of hearing, although most do not hear sounds audible to the human ear. A. While some insects do B. Some insects which C. That some insects D. Some insects
7. Dan appears ……………..some weight. Has he been ill? A. having lost B. having been lost C. to have lost D. to have been lost
8. Many of the ………………not used today. They are remnants of the past.
A. railroad’s track around here is B. railroad’s tracks here is
C. railroad tracks around here are
D. railroads’ tracks around here are
9. Returning to my room, …………………………………. . A. my watch was missing B. I found my watch missing
C. I found my watch disappeared D. the watch was missed
10. He is said ………………………..his homeland last year. A. to leave B. to have left C. left D. leaving Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D C C B B D C C B B
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS)
Choose the best option to fill the gap in each of the following sentences
1. Family relationships later ……………a great significance in his life. A. took on B. kept on C. built up D. made up
2. In an effort to ………….the rate of inflation many banks have raised their interest rates. A. run out of B. keep up with C. watch out D. stand by
3. The play……….quite a lot of criticism when it first opened. A. came across B. came about C. came out D. came in for
4. Paloma will have to ……………her antiques, because she needs the money. 3 A. part with B. take out C. move on D. clear up
5. It’s no good pretending; you’ve got to …………….. reality. A. face up to B. bargain for C. come up against D. get down to
6. I can lend you five pounds to help you……..until you’ve had time to go to the bank. A. out B. for C. up D. on
7. You can change your job. You can move house. But marriage is ………life. A. to B. for C. by D. on
8. Sandra and Paul have just bought a small house ……..the outskirts of the town. A. at B. on C. in D. about
9. I don’t really hit it ………………..with my new boss. A. at B. of C. up D. off
10. Have a card …………your sleeve. A. on B. in C. up D. at Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A B D A A A B B D C
V. READING COMPREHENSION ( 10 PTS)
Read the following passages and choose the best answer Passage 1
The Moon has been worshipped by primitive peoples and has inspired humans to create
everything from lunar calendars to love sonnets, but what do we really know about it? The
most accepted theory about the origin of the Moon is that it was formed of debris from a
massive collision with the young Earth about 4.6 billion years ago. A huge body, perhaps the
size of Mars, struck the Earth, throwing out an immense amount of debris that coalesced and
cooled in orbit around the Earth.
The development of the Earth is inextricably linked to the moon; the Moon’s gravitational
influence upon the Earth is the primary cause of ocean tides. In fact, the Moon has more than
twice the effect upon the tiders than does the Sun. The Moon makes one rotation and
completes a revolution around the Earth every 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes. This
synchronous rotation is caused by an uneven distribution of mass in the Moon (essentially, it
is heavier on one side than the other) and has allowed the Earth’s gravity to keep one side of
the Moon permanently facing Earth. It is an average distance from the Earth of 384,403 km.
The Moon has no atmosphere; without an atmosphere, the Moon has nothing to protect it from
meteorite impacts. And thus the surface of the Moon is covered with impact craters, both
large and small. The Moon also has no active tectonic or volcanic activity, so the erosive
effects of atmospheric weathering, tectonic shifts, and volcanic upheavals that tend to erase
and reform the Earth’s surface features are not at work on the Moon. In fact, even tiny surface
features such as the footprint left by an astronaut in the lunar soil are likely to last for millions
of years, unless obliterated by a chance meteorite strike. The surface gravity of the Moon is
about one-sixth that of the Earth’s. Therefore, a man weighing 82 kilograms on Earth would
only weigh 14 kilograms on the Moon. 4
The geograpical features of the Earth most like that of the Moon are, in fact, places such as
the Hawaiian volcanic craters and the huge meteor crater in Arizona. The climate of the Moon
is very unlike either Hawaii or Arizona, however; in fact the temperature on the Moon ranges
between 123 degrees to -233 degrees C.
1. What is the passage primarily about?
A. the Moon’s effects upon the Earth B. the origin of the Moon
C. what we know about the Moon and its differences to Earth
D. a comparison of the Moon and the Earth
2. The word “massive” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ……………. . A. unavoidable B. dense C. huge D. impressive
3. The word “debris” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to…………….. A. rubbish B. satellites C. moons D. earth
4. According to the passage, the Moon is …………………… . A. older than the Earth
B. protected by a dense atmosphere
C. composed of a few active volcanoes
D. the primary cause of Earth’s ocean tides.
5. The word “uneven” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ………………. . A. heavier B. equally distributed C. orderly D. not uniform
6. Why does the author mention “impact craters” in paragraph 3?
A. to show the result of the Moon not having an atmosphere
B. to show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic or volcanic activity
C. to explain why the Moon has no plant life because of meteorites
D. to explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering
7. The word “erase” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ………… . A. change B. impact C. obliterate D. erupt
8. A person on the Moon would weigh less than on th Earth because…………………. .
A. of the composition of lunar soil
B. the surface gravity of the Moon is less C. the Moon has no atmosphere
D. the Moon has no active tectonic or volcanic activity
9. All of the following are true about the Moon EXCEPT………………………… .
A. it has a wide range of temperatures 5
B. it is heavier on one side than the other
C. it is unable to protect itseft from meteorite attacks
D. it has less effect upon the tiders than the Sun
10. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The Moon is not able to support human life.
B. If the Moon had no gravitational influence, the Earth would not have tides.
C. People living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the Moon.
D. Mars could have been formed in a similar way to the Moon. Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C C A D D A C B D A Passage 2
It's often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students
frequently do the minimum of work because they're crazy about a good social life
instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it's so boring. They
have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed
to take exams. But the story is different when you're older.
Over the years, I've done my share of adult learning. At 30, I went to a college
and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I
was paying, so there was no reason to be late - I was the one frowning and drumming
my fingers if the tutor was late, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade
him to linger for an extra five minutes, it was a bonus, not a nuisance. I wasn't
frightened to ask questions, and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed
an exam, I had passed it for me and me alone, not for my parents or my teachers. The
satisfaction I got was entirely personal.
Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains
have got rusty. But the joy is that, although some parts have rusted up, your brain has
learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It has learnt to think
independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What
you lose in the rust department, you gain in the maturity department.
In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you're older, you get
less frustrated. Experience has told you that, if you're calm and simply do something
carefully again and again, eventually you'll get the hang of it. The confidence you have
in other areas - from being able to drive a car, perhaps - means that if you can't, say,
build a chair instantly, you don't, like a child, want to destroy your first pathetic
attempts. Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.
I hated piano lessons at school, but I was good at music. And coming back to it, 6
with a teacher who could explain why certain exercises were useful and with musical
concepts that, at the age of ten, I could never grasp, was magical. Initially, I did feel a
bit strange, thumping out a piece that I'd played for my school exams, with just as little
comprehension of what the composer intended as I'd had all those years before. But
soon, complex emotions that I never knew poured out from my fingers, and suddenly I
could understand why practice makes perfect.
1. What is the writer’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To show the best time for learning.
B. To describe his learning process.
C. To encourage adult learning.
D. To explain his attitude to learning.
2. The phrase “For starters”means……………………… . A. For the new learners B. At the beginning C. First and foremost D. At the first time
3. What can be inferred about young learners from the first paragraph of the passage?
A. They are usually lazy in their class.
B. They shouldn’t be given less homework.
C. They often lack a good motivation for learning.
D. They should be encouraged to study more by their parents.
4. According to the passage, young people …………… .
A. consider homework as a pleasure.
B. are indifferent to social activities.
C. are more frightened to ask questions than adults.
D. Learn new knowledge easier than adult learners.
5. In paragraph 2, what is the writer’s attitude towards learning? A. sympathetic B. pessimistic C. optimistic D. energetic
6. The word “rusty” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to …………… .
A. become worse because of lack of practice
B. impatient because it’s too difficult to do
C. covered with rust and become useless
D. not as good as it used to be because of frequent use
7. In paragraph 4, the phrase “get there” means …………………….. .
A. go to the place you have long desired
B. have the certificate of your abilities
C. reach your goal with hard work
D. receive an acceptance from someone
8. The word “it” in the first line of the last paragraph refers to ………………… . A. piano lesson B. school C. music D. exercise
9. Which is TRUE according to the pasage?
A. Adults think more dependently flexibly than young people.
B. Young people usually feel less patient than adults. 7
C. can learn from their experience in doing other things.
D. Adult leaners have fewer advantages than young leaners.
10. According to the passage, when you learn later in life, you ………………… .
A. should expect to take longer to learn than when you were younger.
B. find that you can recall a lot of things you learnt when younger.
C. can sometimes understand more than when you were younger.
D. are not able to concentrate as well as when you were younger. Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C C C D C A C C B C
VI. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 PTS)
Choose the best answer for each gap in the following passages Passage 1
ANYBODY CAN BE ON MYSPACE.COM
One of the easiest and best (1)………………….to make a global network of friends is to
create your own webpage on Myspace.com. In little more than a couple of years,
Myspace.com has (2)…………………..from nothing to being a website which no-respecting teenager can (3)………… .
Myspace is a (4)……………….- to use site that enables anyone to have their own homepage
for free, (5)……………….their likes, dislikes, favorite bands, top books, best movies and
general interests, and hook up with other like-minded people. Don’t worry if you know
nothing about computers, as you can get your webpage built by someone else! Do you want to
have your favorite songs featured on the site? Then there are other support websites that will
do this for you. They (6)…………..all kinds of things such as girl or boy layouts, cartoons
and animated graphics. So you can have your profile set up by professional designers, but all
for free. Millions of (7)………………..have had their webpages designed by using these
support sites. These other sites (8)………………their money from advertising. The great
thing about Myspace is that it is a safe way of staying in (9)……………………..and making
friends without giving (10)………………….any personal information, such as your email
address or phone number when you are communicating online. 1. A. ways B. courses C. paths D. tracks 2. A.enlarged B. promoted C. gained D. gone 3. A. ignore B. leave C. notice D. pass 4. A. clear B. simple C. plain D. straight 5. A. writing B. filling C. listing D. enrolling 6. A. advance B. offer C. present D. show 7. A.dealers B. operators C. players D. users 8. A. do B. have C. make D. form 9. A. connection B. touch C. link D. union 10. A. away B. in C. off D. over Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 A D A B C B D C B A Passage 2
Everyone wants to reduce pollution (1)……………. . But the pollution is as complicated as it
is serious. It is complicated (2)……………….much pollution is caused by things that benefit
people. For example, (3)……………….from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air
pollution. But the automobile (4)…………………transportation for millions of people.
Factories (5)………………much of material that pollutes 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
stop using many things that (7)………….them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of
course. But pollution can be reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to
find ways to (8) ……………. the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and
factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (9)……………….businesses and
(10)………………….to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities. 1. A. work B. problem C. accident D. event 2. A.because B. so C. that D. while 3. A. exhaust B. fire C. gas D. liquid 4. A. carries B. takes C. affords D. provides 5. A. offer B. bring C. discharge D. cause 6. A. to B. or C. so D. that 7. A.benefit B. harm C. motivate D. encourage 8. A. lessen B. strenthen C. enlarge D. widen 9. A. require B. firbid C. prevent D. request 10. A. commercials B. surroundings C. individuals D. traffic Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B A A D C B A A A D
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 PTS)
Fill in each gap in the following passages with ONE suitable word Passage 1 Dear teenagers,
Have you ever (1)………..to be a deejay? Now, here’s the chance to make your dreams come
(2)…………..! Superhits Radio Station will be organizing a “Teenager Deejay Contest 2017”.
Here is (3)………………the contest works: every week, we will select two promising
teenagers to co-host our one-hour radio (4)……. “The Spice of Life”. (5)……the end of ten
weeks, our judges will select three teenagers (6)………..have performed the best way and
they will be (7)………..the winners.
Attractive prizes will be given away. All participants will (8)………….ten albums and a
beautiful souvenir T-shirt each. In (9)…………, our top three winners will get gift vouchers of
two hundred to five hundred dollars. They may even get opportunities to host other shows at our station in future. 9
You do not need (10)……… experience at all. We will provide you with all the training you need. Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 wished true how program At who declared receiv addition any e Passage 2 THE VALUE OF MARKETING
When someone sees a new food product for sale in the supermarket, (1)…………..decision
whether or not to buy (2)……………depends on various factors. Among the most important
of (3)……………., of course, are price and packaging. It is obvious that
(4)……………highly-priced product will not sell well. If a consumer is (5)………..with two
different brands of baked beans, one of which is twice as expensive as the other, he will
probably choose (6)………..which is cheaper. Nowadays, economic recession has made even
more reluctant to buy what (7)…………..be thought of as luxury items. Interestingly,
however, (8)…………..is strong evidence to suggest that if the price of (9) …………..product
is too low, the effect on sales will be the same. It simply makes no difference whether the
product is top quality or not. The public will not buy something it considers to be too cheap.
Inevitably, this comes as a surprise to most people, but market research has shown it to be
true. (10)………. goes without saying that the color and the quality of the packaging also
play a vital role in the success or failure of a new product. Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 the It these A faced/confronte that might/coul there a It d d II. WORD FORMS (20 PTS)
Supply the correct form of the words in the CAPITAL LETTER
1. Bill was given a medal in …………..of his services. RECOGNISE
2. She listens more …………………….than anyone else I know. SYMPATHY
3. How …………….he spoke! ELOQUENCE
4. The government’s ………….approach has brought criticism. COMPROMISE
5. …………..thirst for knowledge. YOUNG
6. Ralp Nader is an……………………….of peace. ADVOCACY
7. You shouldn’t interrupt someone…………. . SENTENCE
8. Karen and Catherine are …………….twins. IDENTITY
9. His family suffers from his …………….. . EXPEND
10. Please …………………our letter of the 14th. We have not had a reply. KNOW Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 recognitio sympatheticall eloquentl uncompromisin Youngsters n y y g 10 6 7 8 9 10 advocate mid-sentence identical overexpenditure acknowlegd e
Fill in each blank with the suitable form of a word in the box HOW SOCIABLE ARE CATS?
The cat is often characterised as a solitary, (1)……….. SELF
animal, walking alone and (2)……….. together with other COME
cats only to fight or mate. Wild cats fit this picture REASON
(3)………. well, but they are (4)……… of changing their ABLE
ways in more crowded situations. Living in cities and towns, EXPECT
and in the homes of their human owners cats show a SOCIAL
remarkable and (5)………….. degree of (6)…………. . PROVE
Anyone douting this must remember that, to a pet cat, we FLEXIBLE
ourselves are giant cats. The fact that domestic cats will COMPLETE
share a home with a human family is, in itself (7) ………of TOLERATE their sociable (8)……….. But this picture is
(9)…………….. . There are many other ways in which cats
demonstrate co-operation, mutual aid and (10)…………. . (1) …………………. (6) …………………. (2) …………………. (7) …………………. (3) …………………. (8) …………………. (4) …………………. (9) …………………. (5) …………………. (10) …………………. Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 Selfish coming reasonabl capable unexpecte y 6 7 8 9 10 sociabilit proof flexibility incomplete tolerance y
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 PTS)
There are ten mistakes in the numbered lines of the following paragraph. Find them and correct
Simply be bilingual does not qualify anyone to interpreting. 1. ……………….
Interpreting does not merely a mechanical process of converting 2. ……….…..…..
one sentence in language A into a same sentence in language B. 3. ……………....
Rather, it is a complex art in that thoughts and idioms which 4. …………..…..
have no obvious analogues from tongue to tongue- or words
which have multiple meanings – must quickly be transformed in 5. …………..…..
many a way that the message is clearly and accurately 6. …………..….. expressing to the listener.
There are two kinds of interpreters, simultaneous and
consecutive, each requires separate talents. The former, sitting in 7. ………..…….. 11
an isolated booth, usually at a large multilingual conference,
speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting that a
foreign-language speaker says as he says it – actually a sentence 8. ………..……..
afterwards. Consecutive interpreters are the one most 9. ………..……..
international negotiations use. They are mainly employed for
smaller meetings without sound booths, headphones, and 10. …………….. another high-tech gear. Answers: Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Incorrect to doe a in that many expressin requires that one another item s same a g Correction for is the in such expressed requiring what one other same which a s
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 PTS)
Rewrite the following sentences using the words given
1. William decided that an actor’s life was not for him. CUT
=>……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Don’t forget those who are at work on this lovely sunny day! SPARE
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. The president arranged for me to use his chauffeur-driven car whenever I like. DISPOSAL
=>……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
=> All ……………………………………………………………………………………….
5. She never seems to succeed even though she studies much.
=>Much…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
=> But ………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Melisa’s father was very busy, but he still played with her.
=> Busy ……………………………………………………………………………….
8. I assumed that you would ask for a reference. GRANTED
=> …….……………………………………………………………………………………..
9. You’d feel better if you had a quiet holiday. DO
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. I remained neutral during their disagreement because I liked both of them. SIDES
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 Answers : 1
William (decided that he) was not cut out to be / for being an actor. 2
Spare a/some thought for those who are at work on this lovely sunny day. 3
The president put/ placed his chauffeur-driven car at my disposal. 4
All dogs are thought/believed/said to have evolved/descended from wolves.
Or: All dogs are descended from wolves according to experts. 5
Much as she studies, she never seems to succeed. 6
But for his father’s early retirement, he would not have taken over the family business. 7
Busy as/though he was, Melisa’s father still played with her. 8
I took it for granted that you would ask me for a reference. 9
A quiet holiday would do him good. 1
I didn’t take sides during their disagreement because I liked both of them. 0 13