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KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ III, NĂM 2018
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP: 10 ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN I. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1/ Phonology
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. Câu 1: A. desire B. pharmacy C. midnight D. industry Đáp án câu 1: A Câu 2: A. organic B. government C. interview D. breathtaking Đáp án câu 2: A Câu 3: A. reconcile B. recompense C. resentment D. recognize Đáp án câu 3: C Câu 4: A. arrangement B. distinguish C. theorist D. collective Đáp án câu 4: C Câu 5: A. defeat B. involvement C. chaotic D. flexible Đáp án câu 5: D
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Câu 6: A. obsession B. procession C. depression D. possession Đáp án câu 6: D Câu 7: A. cough B. laugh C. enough D. weigh Đáp án câu 7: D Câu 8: A. chase B. purchase C. bookcase D. suitcase Đáp án câu 8: B Câu 9: A. wicked B. hatred C. finished D. naked Đáp án câu 9: C Câu 10: A. preparation B. preface C. prepare D. prejudice Đáp án câu 10: C 2/ Word choice
Câu 11: He lost in the election because he is a weak and ________ leader. A. undeceiving B. undecided C. indecisive D. indecision Đáp án câu 11: C
Câu 12: __________ are unpleasant, but it will be nice when we get into the new house. A. Removals B. Movements C. Removements D. Moves Đáp án câu 12: A
Câu 13: Some people feel that television should give less _________ to sport. A. programs B. coverage C. concern D. involvement Đáp án câu 13: B
Câu 14: I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of _________. A. tongue B. brain C. mind D. memory Đáp án câu 14: A
Câu 15: He has a big house and an expensive car, not to ___________ a villa in Dalat. A. infer B. refer C. mention D. imply Đáp án câu 15: C
Câu 16: Is he really ____________ to judge a brass band contest? A. efficient B. skillful C. capable D. competent Đáp án câu 16: D
Câu 17: Unfortunately, she has been given an ___________ task. A. insurmountable B. undeveloped C. inoperable D. unsolved Đáp án câu 17: A
Câu 18: After the recent scandal, the president is expected to do the ___________ thing and resign from his position. A. precious B. kindness C. decent D. formal Đáp án câu 18: C
Câu 19: After the enormous dinner he had to __________ his belt. A. widen B. broaden C. loosen D. enlarge Đáp án câu 19: C
Câu 20: According to a recent survey, most people are on good ___________ with their neighbors. A. terms B. relations C. relationships D. acquaintance Đáp án câu 20: A 3/ Structures and grammar
Câu 21: “Eric is really upset about losing his job.” – “Well, _______ fired once myself, I can understand.” A. having B. to have been C. having been D. have been Đáp án câu 21: C
Câu 22: He talked about the books and authors __________ impressed him. A. who B. that C. which D. whom Đáp án câu 22: B
Câu 23: I didn’t get home until after midnight last night. Otherwise, I ________ your call. A. returned B. had returned C. would returned D. would have returned Đáp án câu 23: D
Câu 24: _____________ he loved her, he didn’t forgive her for what she had done. A. Much as B. Because C. No matter D. However Đáp án câu 24: A
Câu 25: ____________ more help, I could call my neighbor. A. needed B. should I need C. I have needed D. I should need Đáp án câu 25: B
Câu 26: A bull charged forwards the car, __________ I drove away quickly. A. when B. where C. at which point D. at the point Đáp án câu 26: C
Câu 27: _________ go after the Second World War that test pilots first attempted to break the “sound barrier.” A. It was shortly B. Was shortly C. There was shortly D. Shortly Đáp án câu 27: A
Câu 28: Up _________, and the people cheered. A. went the balloon B. did the balloon go C. had the balloon go D. has the balloon go Đáp án câu 28: A
Câu 29: After carrying out a large number of experiments _________.
A. Alfred Nobel finding the formula for dynamite in 1866.
B. The formula for dynamite was found in 1866.
C. It was in 1866 that the formula for dynamite was found by Alfred Nobel.
D. Alfred Nobel found the formula for dynamite in 1866. Đáp án câu 29: D
Câu 30: The two friends, __________, met by chance on a European tour.
A. for many years they had not seen each other.
B. had not seen each other for many years.
C. who had not seen each other for many years.
D. for many years they haven’t seen each other. Đáp án câu 30: C
4/ Prepositions and phrasal verbs
Câu 31: If no one will ________ misbehaving, all pupils will be kept in after school. A. admit off B. admit in C. own up in D. own up to Đáp án câu 31: D
Câu 32: The gang _________ his clothes and gave him a sound whipping. A. stripped off B. robbed off C. striped off D. rubbed off Đáp án câu 32: A
Câu 33: In the end it all _________ a question of that. A. gets round to B. adds up to C. feels up to D. come down to Đáp án câu 33: D
Câu 34: At first, Tim insisted that he was right, but then began to _______. A. back down B. follow up C. drop off D. break up Đáp án câu 34: A
Câu 35: We still haven’t __________ a solution to the problem. A. come up with B. come up against C. come up to D. come about Đáp án câu 35: A
Câu 36: Everyone approved of the scheme but when we asked for volunteers they all hung __________. A. back B. on C. about D. up Đáp án câu 36: A
Câu 37: Many households in the neighborhood of the University add to their income by taking __________ students. A. up B. in C. from D. after Đáp án câu 37: B
Câu 38: Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actually ___________ the way. A. in B. off C. by D. on Đáp án câu 38: A
Câu 39: _________ second thoughts, I have decided to postpone my visit to Japan. A. In B. To C. For D. On Đáp án câu 39: D
Câu 40: He let _________ his breath as soon as he saw that the aircraft was safely down on the earth. A. in B. out C. off D. down Đáp án câu 40: B 5/ Reading comprehension Reading 1
THE INVENTION OF THE MECHANICAL CLOCK
In Europe, before the introduction of the mechanical clock, people told time by sun
(using, for example, shadow sticks or sun dials) and water clocks. Sun clocks worked, of
course, only on clear days; water clocks misbehaved when the temperature fell toward
freezing, to say nothing of long-run drift as the result of sedimentation and clogging. Both
these devices worked well in sunny climates; but in northern Europe the sun may be hidden
by clouds for weeks at a time, while temperatures vary not only seasonally but from day to night.
Medieval Europe gave new importance to reliable time. The Catholic Church had its
seven daily prayers, one of which was at night, requiring an alarm arrangement to waken
monks before dawn. And then the new cities and towns, squeezed by their walls, had to know
and order time in order to organize collective activity and ration space. They set a time to go
to sleep, to open the market, to close the market, to leave work, and finally a time to put out
fires and to go to sleep. All this was compatible with older devices so long as there was only
one authoritative timekeeper; but with urban growth and the multiplication of time signals,
discrepancy brought discord and strife. Society needed a more dependable instrument of time
measurement and found it in the mechanical clock.
We do not know who invented this machine, or where. It seems to have appeared in
Italy and England (perhaps simultaneous invention) between 1275 and 1300. Once known, it
spread rapidly, driving out water clocks but not solar dials, which were needed to check the
new machines against the timekeeper of last resort. These early versions were rudimentary,
inaccurate, and prone to breakdown.
Ironically, the new machine tended to undermine Catholic Church authority. Although
church ritual had sustained an interest in timekeeping throughout the centuries of urban
collapse that followed the fall of Rome, church time was nature’s time. [A] Day and night
were divided into the same number of parts, so that except at the equinoxes, days and night
hours were unequal; and then of course the length of these hours varied with the seasons. [B]
But the mechanical clock kept equal hours, and this implied a new time reckoning. [C] The
Catholic Church resisted, not coming over to the new hours for about a century. [D] From the
start, however, the towns and cities took equal hours as their standard, and the public clocks
installed in town halls and market squares became the very symbol of a new, secular
municipal authority. Every town wanted one; conquerors seized them as especially precious
spoils of war; tourists came to see and hear these machines the way they made pilgrimages to sacred relics.
The clock was the greatest achievement of medieval mechanical ingenuity. Its general
accuracy could be checked against easily observed phenomena, like the rising and setting of
the sun. The result was relentless pressure to improve technique and design. At every stage,
clockmakers led the way to accuracy and precision; they became masters of miniaturization,
detectors and correctors of error, searchers for new and better. They were thus the pioneers of
mechanical engineering and served as examples and teachers to other branches of engineering.
The clock brought order and control, both collective and personal. Its public display and
private possession laid the basis for temporal autonomy: people could now coordinate
comings and goings without dictation from above. The clock provided the punctuation marks
for group activity, while enabling individuals to order their own work (and that of others) so
as to enhance productivity. Indeed, the very notion of productivity is a by-product of the
clock: once one can relate performance to uniform time units, work is never the same. One
moves from the task-oriented time consciousness of the peasant (working on job after another,
as time and light permit) and the time-filling busyness of the domestic servant (who always
had something to do) to an effort to maximize product per unit of time.
Câu 41: Why does the author provide the information that "in northern Europe the sun may
be hidden by clouds for weeks at a time, while temperatures vary not only seasonally but from day to night"?
A. To emphasize the variety of environments in which people used sun and water clocks to tell time
B. To illustrate the disadvantage of sun and water clocks
C. To provide an example of an area where water clocks have an advantage over sun clocks
D. To counter the claim that sun and water clocks were used all over Europe Đáp án câu 41: B
Câu 42: According to paragraph 2, all of the following are examples of the importance of
timekeeping to medieval European society EXCEPT
A. the need of different towns to coordinate timekeeping with each other
B. the setting of specific times for the opening and closing of markets
C. the setting of specific time for the start and finish of the working day
D. the regulation of the performance of daily church rituals Đáp án câu 42: A
Câu 43: According to paragraph 2, why did the medieval church need an alarm arrangement?
A. The alarm warned the monks of discord or strife in the town.
B. The church was responsible for regulating working hours and market hours.
C. The alarm was needed in case fires were not put out each night.
D. One of the church’s daily rituals occurred during the night. Đáp án câu 43: D
Câu 44: The author uses the phrase “the timekeeper of last resort” to refer to A. water clocks B. the sun C. mechanical clocks D. the church Đáp án câu 44: B
Câu 45: According to paragraph 4, how did the Catholic Church react to the introduction of mechanical clocks?
A. Its used mechanical clocks through the period of urban collapse
B. It used clocks to better understand natural phenomena, like equinoxes
C. It tried to preserve its own method of keeping time, which was different from mechanical-clock time
D. It used mechanical clocks to challenge secular, town authorities Đáp án câu 45: C
Câu 46: It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that medieval clockmakers
A. were able to continually make improvements in the accuracy of mechanical clocks
B. were sometimes not well respected by other engineers
C. sometimes made claims about the accuracy of mechanical clocks that were not true
D. rarely shared their expertise with other engineers Đáp án câu 46: A
Câu 47: Paragraph 5 answers which of the following questions about mechanical clocks.
A. How did early mechanical clocks work?
B. Why did the design of mechanical clocks affect engineering in general?
C. How were mechanical clocks made?
D. What influenced the design of the first mechanical clock? Đáp án câu 47: B
Câu 48: The word “pioneers” in the passage is closest in meaning to A. leaders B. opponents C. employers D. guardians Đáp án câu 48: A
Câu 49: According to paragraph 6, how did the mechanical clock affect labor?
A. It encouraged workers to do more time-filling busywork.
B. It enabled workers to be more task oriented.
C. It pushed workers to work more hours every day.
D. It led to a focus on productivity. Đáp án câu 49: D
Câu 50: Look at the four options [A], [B], [C], and [D] that indicate where the following
sentence can be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit?
The division of time no longer reflected the organization of religious ritual. A. [A] B. [B] C. [C] D. [D] Đáp án câu 50: C Reading 2 ROBERT CAPA
Robert Capa is a name that has for many years been synonymous with war photography.
Born in Hungary in 1913 as Friedmann Endre Ernő, Capa was forced to leave his native
country after his involvement in anti government protests. Capa had originally wanted to
become a writer, but after his arrival in Berlin had first found work as a photographer. He later
left Germany and moved to France due to the rise in Nazism. He tried to find work as a
freelance journalist and it was here that he changed his name to Robert Capa, mainly because
he thought it would sound more American.
In 1936, after the breakout of the Spanish Civil war, Capa went to Spain and it was here
over the next three years that he built his reputation as a war photographer. It was here too in
1936 that he took one of his most famous pictures, The Death of a Loyalist Soldier. One of
Capa’s most famous quotes was 'If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough.'
And he took his attitude of getting close to the action to an extreme. His photograph, The
Death of a Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa captures the very moment the
soldier falls. However, many have questioned the authenticity of this photograph, claiming that it was staged.
When World war II broke out, Capa was in New York, but he was soon back in Europe
covering the war for Life magazine. Some of his most famous work was created on 6th June
1944 when he swam ashore with the first assault on Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion of
Normandy. Capa, armed only with two cameras, took more than one hundred photographs in
the first hour of the landing, but a mistake in the darkroom during the drying of the film
destroyed all but eight frames. It was the images from these frames however that inspired the
visual style of Steven Spielberg's Oscar winning movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’. When Life
magazine published the photographs, they claimed that they were slightly out of focus, and
Capa later used this as the title of his autobiographical account of the war.
Capa’s private life was no less dramatic. He was friend to many of Hollywood’s
directors, actors and actresses. In 1943 he fell in love with the wife of actor John Austin. His
affair with her lasted until the end of the war and became the subject of his war memoirs. He
was at one time lover to actress Ingrid Bergman. Their relationship finally ended in 1946
when he refused to settle in Hollywood and went off to Turkey.
In 1947 Capa was among a group of photojournalists who founded Magnum Photos.
This was a co-operative organisation set up to support photographers and help them to retain
ownership of the copyright to their work.
Capa went on to document many other wars. He never attempted to glamorise war
though, but to record the horror. He once said, "The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business."
Capa died as he had lived. After promising not to photograph any more wars, he
accepted an assignment to go to Indochina to cover the first Indochina war. On May 25th
1954 Capa was accompanying a French regiment when he left his jeep to take some
photographs of the advance and stepped on a land mine. He was taken to a nearby hospital,
still clutching his camera, but was pronounced dead on arrival. He left behind him a testament
to the horrors of war and a standard for photojournalism that few others have been able to reach.
Capa’s legacy has lived on though and in 1966 his brother Cornell founded the
International Fund for Concerned Photography in his honor. There is also a Robert Capa Gold
Medal, which is given to the photographer who publishes the best photographic reporting
from abroad with evidence of exceptional courage. But perhaps his greatest legacy of all are
the haunting images of the human struggles that he captured.
Câu 51: Why did Capa change his name? A. To hide his identity
B. because he had been involved in protests C. To sound more American
D. Because he had to leave Hungary Đáp án câu 51: C
Câu 52: Capa originally wanted to be A. a photojournalist B. a writer C. American D. a protestor Đáp án câu 52: B
Câu 53: Capa went to Spain to A. fight in the civil war B. build his reputation C. have a holiday D. take photographs Đáp án câu 53: D
Câu 54: Capa’s famous picture Death of a Loyalist Soldier A. was taken by someone else. B. was definitely genuine.
C. wasn’t even taken in Spain.
D. cannot be proven genuine or staged. Đáp án câu 54: D
Câu 55: When World War II broke out Capa A. went to New York. B. swam ashore on Omaha Beach. C. went to Europe. D. went to Normandy. Đáp án câu 55: C
Câu 56: A mistake meant that
A. only one hundred of Capa’s photographs were published.
B. Capa lost both of his two cameras.
C. Capa’s images inspired an Oscar winning movie.
D. Most of Capa’s images of the D-Day landing were destroyed. Đáp án câu 56: D
Câu 57: Capa’s private life was
A. less dramatic than his professional life. B. spent mostly in Hollywood. C. very glamorous. D. spent in Turkey. Đáp án câu 57: C
Câu 58: Capa wanted his work to A. be very famous.
B. show how glamorous war can be.
C. show the true horror of war. D. make lots of money. Đáp án câu 58: C
Câu 59: Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 4?
A. Capa never tried to avoid danger. He risked his life to take photographs of the
D-Day invasion, but then destroyed most of them
B. Capa took some of his most famous photographs during the D-Day invasion,
but most were tragically destroyed in an accident.
C. Capa only kept the best eight D-Day photographs as the others were out of
focus. These inspired the visual style of a Hollywood film.
D. Capa left Europe when the war broke out and went to take his most famous
photographs of the D-Day invasion. Đáp án câu 59: B
Câu 60: Which sentence best paraphrases paragraph 5?
A. Capa had a tragic private life and was never able to settle down and find happiness.
B. Despite having many good friends and lovers, Capa always put his work first.
C. Capa wanted to make friends with important people in Hollywood so that he
could move into the movie industry.
D. Capa’s private life was very complicated. He could not choose between the two
women he loved, so he went off to work in Turkey. Đáp án câu 60: B 6/ Cloze test Cloze Test 1
The culture of India is one of the oldest and unique. In India is (61) _______ cultural diversity
(62) ________ the country. The South, North, and Northeast have own (63) ________
cultures and almost every state has (64) _________ out its own cultural (65) ________ There
is hardly any cultural in the world that is as (66) _________ and unique as India. India is a
vast country, (67) ________ variety of geographical features and climatic conditions. India is
home to some of the most ancient civilizations, including four major world religions,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
A (68) _________ of these factors has resulted into exclusive culture-Indian culture. India
culture is a (69) _________ mixture of varying styles and influences. In the matter of cuisine.
For instance, the North and the South are totally different. Festivals in India are characterized
by color, gaiety, enthusiasm, prayers and rituals. In the (70) _________ of music, there are
varieties of folk, popular, pop and classical music. The classical tradition of music in India
includes the Carnatic and the Hindustani music. Câu 61: A. amazing B. plausible C. tenable D. persuasive Đáp án câu 61: A Câu 62: A. around B. in C. throughout D. with Đáp án câu 62: C Câu 63: A. explicit B. distinct C. obscure D. profound Đáp án câu 63: B Câu 64: A. excavated B. indented C. root D. carved Đáp án câu 64: D Câu 65: A. niche B. grave C. chase D. model Đáp án câu 65: A Câu 66: A. tremendous B. pleasant C. tarnish D. varied Đáp án câu 66: D Câu 67: A. being B. taking C. having D. liking Đáp án câu 67: C Câu 68: A. collection B. fetus C. combination D. introduction Đáp án câu 68: C Câu 69: A. sample B. composite C. cipher D. ceramic Đáp án câu 69: B Câu 70: A. sense B. realm C. need D. fondness Đáp án câu 70: B Cloze Test 2
Mobile phones (71) _________ microwave radio emissions. Researchers are questioning
whether exposure to these radio waves might (72) ________ to brain cancer.
So far, the data are not conclusive. The scientific evidence does not (73) ________ us to say
with certainly that mobile phones are categorically (74) ________. On the other hand, current
research has not yet (75) ________ clear adverse effects associated with the prolonged use of mobile phones.
Numerous studies are now going (76) ________ in various countries. Some of the results are
contradictory but others have shown an association between mobile phone use and cancer.
(77) ________, these studies are preliminary and the issue needs further, long-term investigation.
(78) ________ the scientific data are more definite, it is prudent for people to try not to use
mobile phones for long (79) ________ of time. Don’t think that hands-free phones are any
safer either. At the moment, research is in fact showing the (80) ________ and they may be just as dangerous.
It is also thought that young people whose bodies are still growing may be at particular risk/ Câu 71: A. send B. give C. emit D. charge Đáp án câu 71: C Câu 72: A. cause B. lead C. produce D. bring Đáp án câu 72: B Câu 73: A. enable B. make C. able D. let Đáp án câu 73: C Câu 74: A. risky B. secure C. unhealthy D. safe Đáp án câu 74: A Câu 75: A. proved B. demonstrated C. caused D. produced Đáp án câu 75: B Câu 76: A. by B. on C. through D. about Đáp án câu 76: B Câu 77: A. Though B. Additionally C. However D. While Đáp án câu 77: C Câu 78: A. Provided B. As C. When D. Until Đáp án câu 78: A Câu 79: A. amounts B. periods C. quantities D. intervals Đáp án câu 79: B Câu 80: A. fact B. opposite C. way D. truth Đáp án câu 80: C II. WRITTEN TEST 1/ Open cloze test Close test 1
Last weekend, thousands of people in two different (81) __________ of the world witnessed
the same historic event. The opening of the Titan Arum, commonly known (82) __________
the 'Corpse' flower, thanks to its strong smell that is like rotting meat.
The almost simultaneous bloomings that occurred in Switzerland and Ohio, (83) __________
also watched by thousands of people all (84) __________ the world, thanks to the live
webcams that recorded every second of the historic events.
The reason for all this excitement is that this endangered exotic-looking flower, opens only
(85) __________ every ten years - and the one in Switzerland took even longer, blooming
after 75 years. (86) __________, when it does open the stench it lets out is (87) __________
bad, that is has earned the title of the 'World's Stinkiest Flower'. Luckily, it stays in bloom (88)
__________ only about two to three days.
As with everything in nature, there is a good reason for the strong smell. It's meant to attract
insects in to help pollination. Flies, beetles and wasps, (89) __________ attracted to the
stench and crawl into the flower. Once inside, they get trapped to the sticky pollen. As (90)
__________ as that happens the flowers dies, allowing the insects to escape with the pollen stuck onto their bodies.
Đáp án câu 81: parts Đáp án câu 82: as Đáp án câu 83: were Đáp án câu 84: over Đáp án câu 85: once
Đáp án câu 86: However Đáp án câu 87: so Đáp án câu 88: for Đáp án câu 89: are Đáp án câu 90: soon Close test 2
Two New Yorkers (91) __________ accomplished a challenge that most people would have
considered impossible - convince a Yellow Cab driver to take (92) __________ cross-country
from the Big Apple to Los Angeles.
(93) __________ trip started as a crazy idea that New Jersey resident John Belitsky, (94)
__________ up with at his pal, Dan Wuebben's birthday party. After convincing Dan to go
along with (95) __________ on the approximately 3,000-mile bi-coastal trip, they started
looking (96) __________ a yellow cab driver, crazy enough to agree to it.
While this may sound easy, in a city (97) __________ drivers refuse to go from Brooklyn to
Queens, this was an enormous task. In fact John's father, a retired cab driver was convinced
that (98) __________ would agree - John of course took that as a challenge!
After being turned (99) _________ by a number of cab drivers the two met Mohammed
Alam, an immigrant from Bangladesh at La Guardia Airport, who was intrigued by the idea.
In fact, he agreed to do it for only $5,000, a big discount on the $17,000 it would have cost
had the meter (100) ___________ running. Đáp án câu 91: have Đáp án câu 92: them Đáp án câu 93: the Đáp án câu 94: came Đáp án câu 95: him Đáp án câu 96: for
Đáp án câu 97: where
Đáp án câu 98: nobody// no one Đáp án câu 99: down
Đáp án câu 100: been 2/ Word forms
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words
Câu 101: Behavior of this kind is _________ to the Crown and should be accounted for as quickly as possible. (CREDIT)
Đáp án câu 101: discreditable
Câu 102: A _________ amount of expensive building materials have been donated for the
construction of the health center. (SUBSTANCE)
Đáp án câu 102: substantial
Câu 103: In Canada, 26% of the federal ________ are women; with one-third of judges at provincial level. (JUDGE)
Đáp án câu 103: judiciary
Câu 104: The fear of injury is always _________ in an athlete’s mind at this late stage. (UP)
Đáp án câu 104: uppermost
Câu 105: They are calling for the release of the hostages on __________ grounds. (HUMAN)
Đáp án câu 105: humanitarian
Câu 106: Nothing is known about her ___________ and background (PARENT)
Đáp án câu 106: parentage
Câu 107: There is no evidence to suggest that disease is either _________ or infectious. (INHERIT)
Đáp án câu 107: hereditary
Câu 108: She was given the __________ task of informing the losers. (ENVY)
Đáp án câu 108: unenviable
Câu 109: The boy’s behavior was the primary reason for which he was expelled from school. (OBJECT)
Đáp án câu 109: objectionable
Câu 110: Despite the immense __________ of a grateful nation, miller has slumped into struggle and despair. (GOOD)
Đáp án câu 110: goodwill
Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the words given in the box probable seem ecology mount assess wild mystery live favor threat
Until relatively recently, it was thought that extreme heat and cold presented (111) _________
problems to (112) ____________ organisms and that all life existed in a narrow range of
(113) _____________ temperature. However, the discovery of extremophiles has forced a
(114) _____________ of that view.
Extremophiles are bacteria that survive, and even thrive, in (115) _____________ impossible
conditions. (116) ______________ as it may seem, some exist at temperatures exceeding
80OC in geysers and hot springs, while others live in the freezing conditions of the Antarctic
(117) _____________. While most species of larger animals are (118) _____________ by
global warming, even to the point of extinction, that kind of (119) _____________ change
may actually benefit the extremophiles. These (120) _____________ organisms may survive long after the human race.
Đáp án câu 111: insurmountable
Đáp án câu 112: living
Đáp án câu 113: favorable
Đáp án câu 114: reassessment
Đáp án câu 115: seemingly
Đáp án câu 116: improbable
Đáp án câu 117: wilderness
Đáp án câu 118: threatened
Đáp án câu 119: ecological
Đáp án câu 120: mysterious 3/ Error identification
Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them.
Beds play an important role on allowing a person to get a good night sleep. Many
different types of bees in the market today provide with a source of comfort that is tailored to
individual needs. Most of them are soft enough to ensure that the bed follows the contours of
a person’s body, yet allowing a person to feel comfortable when he is tossing and turning in
bed. There are mattresses filled with different types of materials and sewn with different types
of clothes. The need to farther improve the quality of mattresses shows the importance of the
bed as a piece of furniture in a home. Whether it is reclining, sleep or even have a meal,
people seek to buy the most comfortable beds for them.
A latex foam bed is one such bed. Latex is obtained from the rubber tree and it solidifies
quickly and becomes rubbery and elastic. These rubber particles are suspended by soap in
water and the liquid will then whip into foam and poured into a mold. Hundreds of heated
pins pierce the mold to create air chambers for natural ventilation. The core of this mixture is
then rinsed, washed and squeezed until it is damp. The dampness is removed by a hot air oven
and further frozen to cool it. Latex foam mattresses therefore have a like-spring resilience that
not only follows the contours of a person body when he is asleep but is also able to revert to
the original shape not taking on the body impression of anyone.
Đáp án câu 121: a good night sleep a good night’s sleep
Đáp án câu 122: provide with provide Đáp án câu 123: yet hence/ thus/ therefore
Đáp án câu 124: farther further
Đáp án câu 125: reclining to recline
Đáp án câu 126: them themselves
Đáp án câu 127: whip be whipped Đáp án câu 128: by with
Đáp án câu 129: like-spring spring-like Đáp án câu 130: not without 4/ Sentence transformation
Câu 131: Besides paintings in oil, he also paints in watercolors.
Not only __________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 131: Not only does he paint in oil, but he also paints in watercolors.
Câu 132: Just thinking about his face at that moment makes me laugh.
The very __________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 132: The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
Câu 133: She’s very patient and loyal, that’s why she hasn’t left him.
If it ______________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 133: If it weren’t for her patience and loyalty, she would have left him by now.
Câu 134: Their chances of success are small.
It is not ___________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 134: It is not likely that they will succeed.
Câu 135: A government official leaked the story to the world press. (WIND)
__________________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 135: The world press got wind of the story from a government official.
Câu 136: They’re faced with the choice of two alternatives. (HORN)
__________________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 136: They’re on the horns of a dilemma.
Câu 137: I rarely sleep in the afternoon.
I’m not in __________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 137: I’m not in the habit of sleeping the afternoon.
Câu 138: Everyone was shocked by the success of the novel. (SHOCK)
______________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 138: The success of the novel came as a shock to everyone.
Câu 139: I expected the film to be good, but it wasn’t at all. (EXPECTATIONS)
______________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 139: The film didn’t live/ come up to my expectations.
Câu 140: The demand of tickets was so great that people queued day and night. (SUCH)
______________________________________________________________.
Đáp án câu 140: It was such a great demand for tickets that people queued day and night.