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KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ III NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 Môn: ANH – Khối 11 ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ PART ONE: PHONOLOGY:
A. Identify the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other words in the group. 1. A. absolute B. abstract C. abstain D. access C 2. A. food B. look C. took D. good A 3. A. vanish B. vapid C. valve D. various D 4. A. says B. bays C. days D. rays A 5. A. gaiety B. gene C. gesture D. margarine A
B. Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group. 1. A. ambuscade B. abacus C. revenue D. comparable A 2. A. fraternal B. liberator C. thermometer D. inalienable B 3. A. differentiate B. miniature C. monomania D. adolescent B 4. A. physician B. wholesaler C. personify D. arithmetic B 5. A. tranquilize B. evaluate C. massage D. insurance A PART TWO: VOCABULARY:
A. Choose the best answers to finish the following sentences.
1. The area was neglected and soon turned into an overcrowded ______. A. suburb B. slum C. quarter D. esatate B
2. At the end of the winter the price of winter clothes in the shops usually ________. A. drops B. lowers C. sinks D. reduces A
3. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please _______ the table? A. settle B. make C. put D. lay D
4. The public at _________ does not know enough about AIDS. A. first B. large C. once D. times B
5. You didn’t think I was being serious, did you, Brian? It was a joke! I was pulling your_______, that’s all. A. thumb B. hair C. toe D. leg D
6. His library book is __________ so he will have to pay a small fine. A. overdue B. expired C. postponed D. expected A
7. The ________ exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June. A. false B. unreal C. untrue D. mock D
8. Modern buidings should ________ with the surrounding area. A. suit B. fit C. blend D. join C
9. A person who has drunk too much alcohol would _________. A. swagger B. tramp C. stagger D. prowl C
10. The question of late payment of bill was _________ again at the board meeting. A. risen B. raised C. bought D. taken B
B. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. It was ___________________________of you not to offer her a drink. (HOSPITABLE) inhospitable
2. I ___________________________how wide the stream was and fell in. ( JUDGE) midjudged
3. If you continue to accept help without expressing any thanks or appreciation you may be
accused of ___________________________ ( GRATITUDE) ingratitude
4. Marty sometimes hurts others when he criticizes their work because he is too
___________________________ ( SPEAK) outspoken
5. Heavy rain and excessive use have the soil ___________________________ (POVERTY) impoverished
6. The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he returned it in
___________________________ ( REPAIR) disrepair
7. Don’t compare Jane with Peggy, the two are entirely ___________________________ ( SIMILARITY) dissimilar
8. He told me ___________________________ that he’s thinking of resigning next year. (CONFIDE) confidentially
9. When Jean made up for the play, she was ___________________________. (RECOGNIZE) unrecognizable
10. All nations are ___________________________ in the modern world. (DEPEND) interdependent
C. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the appropriate words from the box. live art able act signify elude achieve fortune strike conclude
The mysteries of the skies
Three hundred and fifty years before the first men looked down on the amazingly beautiful
surface of the moon from close quarters, Galileo’s newly built telescope (1) __ him to look at the
edge of the hitherto mysterious sphere. He saw that the apparently (2) ___ surface was not
divinely smooth and round, but bumpy and imperfect. He realized that although the moon might
appear (3) ____, resembling a still life painted by the hand of a cosmic (4) ____, it was a real
world, perhaps not very different from our own. This amounted to a great (5) _____ hardly to be
expected in his day and age, although nowadays his (6) ____ may appear to some to be trivial and (7) _____.
Not long after Galileo lunar’s observations, the skies which had previously been so (8) ____
revealed more of their extraordinary mysteries. Casting around for further wonders, Galileo
focused his lens on the (9) _____ planet of Jupiter. Nestling next to it, he saw four little points of
light circling the distant planet. Our moon it appeared, perhaps (10) _____ in the eyes of those
fearful of what the discovery might mean, was not alone!
(1) enabled (2) lifeless (3) inactive (4) artist (5) achievement (6) conclusion
(7) insignificant (8) elusive (9) striking (10) unfortunately
PART III: GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES:
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. It’s imperative that this letter ----------- immediately. A is sent B will be sent C send D be sent D
2 Tom_________ things around the house, which is annoying. A. always leaves B. has always left C. is leaving D. is always leaving D
3. He ______ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the Cinema. A. would B. might C. could D. was going to D
4. Nylon, a synthetic _______ from a combination of water, air, and a by-product of coal, was first introduced in 1938. A. to make B. make C. made D. making C
5. “Is it true that you fell asleep in class yesterday?”
“Unfortunately, yes. ________ is unbelievable. I’m very embarrassed.”
A. That I could do such a thing it
B. That I could do such a thing C. I could do such a thing it D. I could do such a thing B
6. Both longitude and latitude __________ in degrees, minutes, and seconds. A. measuring B. measured C. are measured D. being measured C
7. The major forms of three- dimensional art include architecture, jewelry, and __________.
A. making sculptures B. sculpture C. sculpture are made D. sculpture making B
8. ___ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion. A. The Moon
B. The Moon which C. When the Moon D. That the Moon D 9. ______, they slept soundly.
A. Hot though was the night air
B. Hot though the night air was C. Hot the night air as was
D. Hot although the night air was B
10. The theory he stuck __________ true. A. to prove B. proved C. to proved D. to proving C
PART IV: PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS:
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.
1. ‘I’m sorry to ______ to your conversation but there’s an urgent message for you’. A. come in B. bump in C. pop in D. butt in D
2. Since he spoke about the subject so indirectly, it was difficult to see what he was_____. A. getting at B. getting on C. getting in D. getting up A
3. Laura and James aren’t together any more. They ___ over their holiday plans. A. broke off B. broke up C. fell out D. fell for C
4. The nation’s economy was ______ and would certainly show a great improvement in the next few years. A. rising up B. looking up C. showing up D. getting up B
5. Italy was knocked ________the World Cup. A. into B. away from C. out of D. forward to C
6. Don’t count on Patrick, he is liable to _______ if things get too difficult. A. let up B. make off C. opt out D. pass out C
7. I remember the first time I met Sue. We _______ immediately, and we have been friends ever since. A. struck it off B. struck it up C. hit it off D. hit upon it C
8. My mother was partial ________ a glass of sherry before dinner. A. for B. of C. to D. with C
9. His ball control skills really set him ________ from the rest of the players. A. aside B. apart C. back D. out B
10. Why don’t you put_______ that new position at the university? A. up to B. out C. in for D. away with C
PART FIVE: READING COMPREHENSION
A. Read each of the following selections carefully. After each selection, there are questions to
be answered or statements to be completed. Choose the best answer: Passage 1:
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
1C 2D 3A 4D 5A 6C 7A 8C 9B 10B Passage 2:
An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the
atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely.
Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first
air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were
limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of harmful
substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of
various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even
water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.
Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and
nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these
pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in
biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds
to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds
dwarfs that resulting from human activities.
However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such a region,
human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme
of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The
concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that
the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not
be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we
know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally
in the area. For example, sulfur dioxide has detectable health effects at 0.08 parts per million
(ppm), which is about 400 times its natural level. Carbon monoxide, however, has a natural
level of 0.1 ppm and is not usually a pollutant until its level reaches about 15 ppm.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The economic impact of air pollution.
B. What constitutes an air pollutant.
C. How much harm air pollutants can cause.
D. The effects of compounds added to the atmosphere.
2. The word "adversely" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _______. A. negatively B. quickly C. admittedly D. considerably
3. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _______.
A. water vapor is an air pollutant in localized areas
B. most air pollutants today can be seen or smelled
C. the definition of air pollution will continue to change
D. a substance becomes an air pollutant only in cities
4. The word "These" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to__________.
A. the various chemical reactions
B. the pollutants from the developing Earth
C. the compounds moved to the water or soil
D. the components in biogeochemical cycles
5. For which of the following reasons can natural pollutants play an important role in controlling air pollution?
A. They function as part of a purification process.
B. They occur in greater quantities than other pollutants.
C. They are less harmful to living beings than other pollutants.
D. They have existed since the Earth developed.
6. According to the passage, human-generated air pollution in localized regions _______.
A. can be dwarfed by nature's output of pollutants
B. can overwhelm the natural system that removes pollutants
C. will damage areas outside of the localized regions
D. will react harmfully with natural pollutants
7. The word "localized" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _______. A. specified B. circled C. surrounded D. encircled
8. According to the passage, the numerical value of the concentration level of a substance is only useful if _______.
A. the other substances in the area are known B. it is in a localized area
C. the natural level is also known
D. it can be calculated quickly
9. The word "detectable" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to__________. A. beneficial B. special C. measurable D. separable
10. The word "noxious" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to__________. A. poisonous B. natural C. known D. essential
1B 2A 3C 4D 5A 6B 7A 8C 9C 10A PART SIX: CLOZE TEST
A. Read the texts below and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each spacce. Text 1: English spelling
Why does English spelling have a reputation for being difficult? English was first written down when
Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon (1) ______ .They used the 23 letters of Latin to write
down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon speech as they heard it. However, English has a (2) ______ range of
basic sounds (over 40) than Latin. The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were
needed to (3) ______ the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined.
With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put (4) ______ risk. English survived,
but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French patterns, and many French words
were (5) ______ into the language. The result was more irregularity.
When the printing press was (6) ______ in the fifteenth century, many early printers of English texts
spoke other first languages. They (7) ______ little effort to respect English spelling. Although one of
the short-term effects of printing was to produce a number of variant spellings, in the long term it
created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were (8)
______ and dictionaries were put together which printers and writers could refer to. However, spoken
English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were
sounded in the Anglo-Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became (9) ______. Also, the
pronunciation of vowels then had (10) _____ in common with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed. 1. A. ages B. centuries C. times D. years 2. A. deeper B. longer C. thicker D. wider 3. A. explain B. express C. perform D. tell 4. A. at B. in C. on D. under 5. A. announced B. found C. introduced D. started 6. A. discovered B. invented C. made up D. taken up 7. A. brought B. did C. made D. put 8. A. drawn up B. filled in C. got across D. handed out 9. A. dump B. quiet C. silent D. speechless 10. A. much B. many C. few D. little
1C 2D 3B 4A 5C 6B 7C 8A 9C 10D Text 2:
WIND - The untamable weather machine
On 15 October 1987, the southern counties of Britain were struck by the strongest winds
they had experienced in 200 years. Gusts of over 130 kilometers per hour slammed across the
region and £1.5-billion-worth of damage was (1) _________ in just a few hours.
Extreme weather events like this are dramatic (2) _________ of the power of the wind. It’s
one part of the weather we generally don't give a second thought to in Britain but it plays a vital
role in people’s lives across the world. Without the formation and circulation of winds there would
quite (3) __________ be no climate.
Some parts of the world seem to suffer more than others from the effects of ‘ill winds’, and
links between particular winds and psychological problems (4) __________ back centuries. The
Fohn, the hot dry wind that slides off the slopes of the Alps, is capable of boosting temperatures
quite suddenly by 10°C or more. It affects as many as one in three people in its (5) __________,
making them feel anxious, irritable and generally ill. In California, many people (6) __________
the arrival of the Santa Ana, which rushes down from the high Mojave desert. Lyall Watson, in his
book Heaven’s Breath, claims that when the Santa Ana blows, murder rates soar.
The wind may get into the headlines when it comes in the form of tornadoes and
hurricanes, but for the (7) __________ part it goes about its job of shifting huge masses of air
around the planet. Plants take (8) __________ of this free ride to send their pollen grains far and
wide. Trees (9) __________ on it to remove old leaves and make way for new growth. Spiders
have been caught (10) __________ a lift at altitudes of almost 4.5 kilometers. 1. A. made B. caused C. destroyed D. completed 2. A. reminders B. recollections C. mementos D. memorial 3. A. easily B. rightly C. surely D. simply 4. A. last B. originate C. pass D. date 5. A. line B. road C. path D. bypass 6. A. despair B. respect C. dread D. warn 7. A. most B. maximum C. majority D. general 8. A. benefit B. chance C. occasion D. advantage 9. A. need B. trust C. hope D. rely 10. A. traveling B. hitching C. borrowing D. making
1B 2A 3D 4D 5C 6C 7A 8D 9D 10B
B. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. Text 1: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS
Paul Watson is an environmental activist. He is a man who believes that he must do something,
not just talk about doing something. Paul __________(1) in protecting endangered animals, and
he protects them in controversial ways. Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him
very much. _________(2) people think that he is a criminal.
On July 16th, 1979, Paul Watson and his crew were on his ship, which is called the Sea Shepherd.
Watson and the people who work on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near
Portugal. However, they had a strange __________(3); ___________(4) of hunting for animals,
their prey was a ship, the Sierra. The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it. As a
result, the Sierra never returned to the sea. The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its
home in Canada. Paul Watson and his workers thought that they had been successful.
The Sierra had been a whaling ship, which had operated__________(5). The captain and the crew
of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict_________(6). Instead, they
killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it. _________(7), they
sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten.
Paul Watson tried to _________(8) the international whaling commission to stop the Sierra.
However, the commission did very little, and Paul became impatient. He decided to stop the
Sierra and other whaling ships in any way that he could. He offered to pay $25,000 to anyone who
sank any illegal whaling ship, and he sank the Sierra. He acted ____________(9) he believes that
the whales must be___________(10). Still, he acted without the approval of the government;
therefore, his actions were controversial.
1. believes 2. other 3. prey 4. instead 5. illegally 6. whaling 7. then 8. persuade
9. because 10. protected Text 2:
As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several
(1) ______ sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports. (2) ______ them were water
football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on
floating barrels, painted to look (3) ______ horses, and struck the ball with a stick.
Water rugby became most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name
became attached to it, and it's been attached (4) ______ since.
As played in England, the object of the sport was for a player to touch the ball, with both
(5) ______, at the goal end of the pool. The goaltender stood on the pool deck, ready to dive on
any opponent who was about to score.
Water polo quickly became a very rough sport, filled (6) ______ underwater fights away
from the ball, and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air.
In 1877, the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addiction of goalposts. The Scots also
replaced (7) ______ original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted (8) ______
that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, "tackling" a player unless he had the ball.
The Scottish game, which emphasized swimming speed, passing, and (9) ______ work,
spread to England during the early 1880s, to Hungary in 1889, to Austria and Germany in 1894, to
France in 1895, and (10) ______ Belgium in 1900.
Water polo was the first team sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900.
1. water 2. among 3. like 4. ever 5. hands 6. with 7. the 8. rules 9. team 10. to
PART SEVEN: ERROR IDENTIFICATION.
There are eleven mistakes in the following paragraph. Identify and correct them. The first
one has been done for you as an example.
A newspaper make its money from the price people pay for it and also from the advertisings it
carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five millions daily makes a lot of money.
Less seriously newspapers are probably read just foreditorials . They have big headlines above the
new stories, funny cartoons to look at and sensational photos of violent. The gossip columns are
full of stories of the private live of famous people. No one takes the political views of such papers
very seriously. On an other hand, in a free country where there is no censorship, serious
newspapers are read principle for their news, sent to themselves by their correspondents round the
world and by the big news. People also read these newspapers for their revisions of new books,
films and plays and for their entertainment, what represent the opinion of the newspaper itself
about the important events and issues of the moment. Example: 0. make- makes 1. advertisings advertising 2. millions million 3. seriously serious 4. violent violence 5. live lives 6. an the 7. principle principally 8 themselves them 9. revisions reviews 10. what which/that
PART EIGHT: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
A. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
1. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
At no time___________________________________________________
At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.
2. You may be very intelligent, but you should be careful about this.
No matter___________________________________________________
No matter how intelligent you may be, you should be careful about this
3. Can I speak to someone about my problem?
Would it___________________________________________________
Would it be possible for me to talk to someone about my problem?
4. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
Despite___________________________________________________
Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time.
5. The idea no longer interests her.
She has gone___________________________________________________
She has gone off the idea
B. Write a new sentence similar in meaning to the one given, using the word given in
brackets. Do not alter the word in any way.
1. I don’t like him because he boasts a lot. (mouth)
_______________________________________________________________
I don’t like him because he has a big mouth.
2. I can very nearly remember the word. (tongue)
_______________________________________________________________
The word is on the tip of my tongue.
3. This is none of your business. (doesn’t)
_______________________________________________________________
This doesn’t concern you/ have anything to do with you.
4. She felt uncomfortable in the huge hotel (fish)
_______________________________________________________________
She felt like a fish out of water in the huge hotel
5. His father is now having an operation (knife)
_______________________________________________________________
His father is now under the knife.