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KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN IV
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 10-3 LẦN IV
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. (40 PTS) I. PHONOLOGY (10 PTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. healthy B. deaf C. feature D. peasant 2. A. sacred B. invented C. beloved D. destroyed 3. A. neighbour B. height C. weight D. eight 4. A. work B. excursion C. early D. teacher 5. A. teenage B. village C. message D. passage 1.C 2.D 3.B 4. D 5. A
Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group. 6 A. geothermal B. environment C. alternative D. pollutant 7. A. scientist B. industry C. agriculture D. potential 8. A. interference B. consequences C. electricity D. entertainment 9. A. preserve B. devastate C. endanger D. release 10. A. fertilize B. deliver C. imagine D. destroy 6. A 7.D 8.B 9. B 10. A
II.WORD CHOICE ((10 PTS) Select the best option for each blank.
11. Several rare species are dying ______ owing to human beings' deforestation and careless hunting. A. up B. out C. away D. down
12. If you have anything important to do, do it straight away. Don't put it ______. A. on B. off C. over D. up
13. The headmistress is very competent. All the teaching staff look ______. A. up to her B. her up to C. at her up D. for her up
14. We should responsible for the ____ humans are doing to the environment. A. destroy B. destructive C. destruction D. destructibility
15. The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination A. effects B. symptoms C. hints D. demonstrations
16. While southern California is densely populated, ______ live in the northern part of the state. A. a number people B. many people C. few people D. a few of people
17. Historian Barbara Tuchman was the first woman ______ president of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. A. whose election as B. to elect C. was elected D. to be elected
18. Rarely ______ last longer than an hour. A. do tornados B. tornados C. tornados that D. tornados do
19.______ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. . A. If it had been B. If it hadn't been C. Had it been D. Hadn't it been
20. A home computer ______ an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home. A. provides B. to be providing C. which provides D. providing it 11. B 12.B 13.A 14. C 15. C 16.C 17.D 18.A 19. B 20. A
III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (10PTS)
21. It was _________we could not go out . A. so cold that B. such cold that C. very so cold D. too cold that
22. I really prefer just about anything ____watching TV. A. from B. or C. than D. to
23. We have a party tonight and Daisy is worried about ______ A. what to wear B. which wearing C. that she wears D. these wearing
24. As a rule, new comers ______ a party at the end of the first month of their stay. A. was held B. hold C. have held D. will hold
25. The most interesting films _____ for the festival will be shown next week. A. are chosen B. having chosen C. chosen D. being chosen
26. However _____ about the results, the children still talk merrily. A. disappointed are they B. disappointing they are C. disappointment D. disappointed they are
27. The number of cars on the roads ______ increasing, so we need to build more roads. A. is B. was C. were D. are
28. My uncle drank a lot of beer, ________made him fat. A. that B. which C. that’s why D. it
29. She has difficulty ________ and ________ English. A. speak-writing
B. to speak- to write C. speak-write D. speaking-writing
30. Peter told me that he was leaving for the capital_____ A. tomorrow B. tonight
C. the following day D. next Sunday 21A 22.D 23.A 24. B 25. C 26.D 27.A 18.B 19. D 30. C
IV PHRASAL VERBS AND PROPOSITIONS (10PTS)
31. I can’t _________ of a word he is saying. A. comprehend B. understand C. grasp D. make sense 32. I
several musicians around that time. A. came up with B. made friends to C. got back to D. made the acquaintance of
33. After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents. A. grown up B. brought up C. come into D. put up
34. The director retired early __________ ill-health. A. on behalf of B. in front of C. on account of D. ahead of
35. Realizing he got lost, he started to help. A. call for B. call at C. go for D. go to
36. The doctor who is _______ tonight in the general hospital is Mr. Brown. A. on turn B. on tour C. on call D. on work
37. Do you have any objections..........this new road scheme? A. at B. with C. to D. for
38. The concert was ____________ because of the heavy rain. A. put out B. called off C. run out D. set off
39. Jump in the car. There’s enough ______ for you. A. room B. place C. space D. chair
40. I could not____ the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me. A. get along B. make off C. take in D. hold on 3 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 1 D D B C A C C B A C
V. READING COMPREHENSION (20 PTS)
Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Colors are one of the most exciting experience in life. I love them, and they are just as important
to me as emotions are. Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Colors directly affect your emotions. Color both reflects the current state of your emotions and is
something that you can use to improve or change your emotions. The colour that you choose to wear
either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the colour or emotion that you need.
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you. Of
course, they also affect who comes in contact with you, but you are the one saturated with the color all
day! I even choose items around me based on their color. In the morning, I choose my clothes based on
the color or emotion that I need for the day. So you can consciously use color to control the emotions
that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better.
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in emotion; they are
meant to move or to flow. This is the reason that real feeling are the fastest way to get your energy in
emotion. Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your energy in your body. So, the
fastest way to be healthy is to open to your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotion.
41: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Colors can help you become healthy.
B. Colorful clothes can change your mood
C. Emotions and colors are closely related to each other
D. Colors are one of the most exciting.
42: Which of the following can be affected by color? A. Your need for thrills B. Your appetite C. Your friend's feelings D. Your mood
43: Who is more influenced by colors you wear? A. Anyone B. Your family
C. The people around you are more influenced D. You are more influenced
44: According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A. They are all forms of motion B. None is correct
C. They all affect the cells of the body
D. They are all related to health
45: According to this passage, what creates disease? A. Wearing the color black B. Ignoring your emotions C. Being open to your emotions
D. Exposing yourself to bright colors
46: The term "intimately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. simply B. clearly C. closely D. obviously
47: The term "they" in paragraph 3 refers to A. none of these B. colors C. people D. emotions
48: Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A. Because vibrations make you healthy
B. Because they both affect how we feel.
C. To prove the relationship between emotions and color.
D. To show how color can affect energy levels in the body.
49. The phrase "saturated with" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to A. covered with B. lacking in C. bored with D. in need of
50. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. to give an objective account of how colors affect emotions
B. to prove the relationship between emotions and color.
B. to persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more energy
C. to show that colors are important for a healthy life. 4 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 1 C D D B B C B D A C
Passage 2: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed. Yet another
three billion years were to pass before the first plants and animals appeared on the continents. Life's
transition from the sea to the land was perhaps as much of an evolutionary challenge as was the genesis of life.
What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle ? The traditional view of
the first terrestrial organisms is based on megafossils ― relatively large specimens of essentially whole
plants and animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the first comprehensive
megafossil record. Because of this, it has been commonly assumed that the sequence of terrestrialization
reflected the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems. In this view, primitive vascular plants first
colonized the margins of continental waters, followed by animals that fed on the plants, and lastly by
animals that preyed on the plant-eaters. Moreover, the megafossils suggest that terrestrial life appeared
and diversified explosively near the boundary between the Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little
more than 400 million years ago.
Recently, however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look at the sediments below this
Silurian-Devonian geological boundary. It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these
sediments by putting the rocks in an acid bath.The technique has uncovered new evidence from
sediments that were deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans ― plant microfossils and
microscopic pieces of small animals. In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a
millimeter in diameter. Although they were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years,
many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism.
These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of previously unknown
organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for the invasion of land by multicellular organisms.
Our views about the nature of the early plant and animal communities are now being revised. And with
those revisions come new speculations about the first terrestrial life-forms.
51. The word “drastic” is closest in meaning to A. widespread B. radical C. progressive D. risky
52. According to the theory that the author calls “the traditional view,” what was the first form of life to appear on land? A. Bacteria B. Meat-eating animals C. Plant-eating animals D. Vascular plants
53. According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
A. Many terrestrial life-forms died out.
B. New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate.
C. The megafossils were destroyed by floods.
D. Life began to develop in the ancient seas.
54. The word “extracted” is closest in meaning to A. located B. preserved C. removed D. studied
55. What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines 17-20 ?
A. They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life.
B. They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils.
C. They are older than the megafossils.
D. They consist of modern life-forms.
56. The word “instances” in line 21 is closest in meaning to A. methods B. processes C. cases D. reasons
57. The word “they” refers to A. rocks B. shores C. oceans D. specimens
58. The word “entombed” is closest in meaning to A. crushed B. trapped C. produced D. excavated
59. Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils?
A. The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised.
B. Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses.
C. The origins of primitive sea life were explained.
D. Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed.
60. With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A. The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself.
B. The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved.
C. New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years.
D. The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about ages of fossils. 5 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 1 B D B C C C D B A C
VI. GUIDED CLOZED TEST (20 PTS) Passage 1
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Although the act of writing a book is by necessity a (61)………………process, it’s often after
publication that the sense of isolation is strongest. Many writers (62) ……………critical feedback, but
have little (63) …………… to the average reader’s opinion. While it may be true that good reviews in
newspapers and magazines can be gratifying, they’re of little help in establishing what ordinary people
think of your work. So, well done to those websites (64) ………….anyone with access to the Internet
can post an opinion about any book. (65)………………this, these customer reviews are not without risk.
Most writers can (66)………………..some glowing praise from family or friends but these
reviews are easy to recognize since they tend to be sent in anonymously. On the other hand, visits to
these websites can also result in great anxiety. It might well be the (67) …………….that you receive an
unkind review and there is no kind editor to shield you. You can expect most reviewers to be brief but
there are (68)…………….. write long, strangely formal essays, usually containing references to classical
literature, presumably in (69)…………….to impress others with their literary knowledge. If you are a
(70)…………………author, I suggest you think twice before you go off searching for reviews on-line
rather than in the safer, traditional places. 61. A. lonely B. solitary C. alone D. own 62. A. long for B. wait on C. hope for D. expect for 63. A. approach B. reaching C. access D. interaction 64. A. where B. which C. who D. that 65. A. Said B. Having said C. To have said D. Had said 66. A. hope B. expect C. look forward D. believe 67. A. situation B. circumstance C. case D. occasion 68. A. people B. those C. who D. those who 69. A. an attempt B. a try C. effort D. an order 70. A. sensible B. reasonable C. offensive D. sensitive 6 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 1 B A C A B B C D A A
Passage 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer:
All plants rely on nutrients taken from the soil in order to survive. However, in areas where the
soil does not contain enough (71)_____nutrients, some plants have adapted to (72)_____their diets from
another source: living organisms. Though they are few in number, carnivorous plants are
(73)_______fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled organisms to insects in order to
survive. They are commonly found in marshlands. Carnivorous plants feature one of several types of
"traps" to ensnare prey, which they consume to make up for nutrients that may be missing from the soil.
While there are over 400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some arc more (74)______ than others.
The most well-known of these plants are the snap traps, which include the Venus flytrap. Snap
traps are easily identified by their leaves, which are separated into two lobes that have the ability to fold
together. Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (75)______to movement. When
the plant’s prey brushes against the hairs, it triggers a closing mechanism that rapidly brings the two
lobes together, trapping the prey (76)_____inside. The response of the traps is phenomenal
(77)______speed: the time between triggering the hairs and snapping shut is less than a second. As the
prey struggles inside the trap, it only triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (78)_____.
The plant then secrets liquid chemicals from special glands into the trap to dissolve the prey and absorb
all of its nutrients. Besides the Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (79)______to
as the waterwheel plant. The two share a common ancestor and differ only in a few ways. For instance,
the waterwheel is an aquatic plant, while the flytrap is exclusively terrestrial. In addition, the flytrap
feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders, while the waterwheel lives (80)______simple invertebrates,
like certain types of plankton. 71. A. critical B. vital C. crucial D. indispensable 72. A. modify B. enlarge C. augment D. supplement 73. A. nonetheless B. though C. contradictorily D. yet 74. A. Prevalent B. current C. domineering D. prevailing 75. A. vulnerable B. liable C. prone D. sensitive 76. A. closely B. securely C. irreplaceably D. steadily 77. A. in accordance with B. in preference to C. in regard to D. on merits of 78. A. first B. hold C. seizure D. grip 79. A. denote B. referred C. indicated D. implicated 80. A. off B. onto C. though D. with 7 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 1 B D A A D B C D B A B. WRITTEN TEST (120 PTS) I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (40 PTS)
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1 : Use only one word for each space:
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing
you have to be (81) _______ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is
(82)_________ of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up
your (83)_______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of
others prevent you (84)____________ reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a
positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the (85)______ of talent, ignore them.
That’s negative criticism. If (86), __________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you
a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars
(87)__________ were once out of work . There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess
of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they
could get it (88) ________. Being successful does depend on luck, to a (89)________ extent. But things
are more likely to turn (90) ________ well if you persevere and stay positive. 81. aware 83. mind 85. lack 87. who 89. certain 82. full 84. from 86. however 88. published 90. out
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 : Use only one word for each space:
The computer has brought nothing (91)______problems to the world of the twentieth century.
Chief among the problems has (92)____the dehumanization of society. People are no (93)____ human.
Each of us is a series of numbers, numbers to be fed into computers. There are our credit card numbers,
our bank account (94)______ , our social security numbers, our telephone and electricity numbers - the
computer number game is endless.
What happens to these computerized numbers ? They are distributed to a network of government
agencies and business (95)______can use them to invade our privacy. The Internal Revenue Service
stores millions of facts about every citizen. Credit agencies exchange (96)____ on the spending and
saving practices of nearly every American adult. Mailing lists are (97)_____ available by computers to
dozens of organizations, public and private, who bombard us with unwanted mail.
Just let the computer which stores (98)______ concerning our accounts, let us say with a credit card
company, make an error and it is almost impossible to correct it. The result is an avalanche of bills,
threads, and loss of credit standing.
The computer has thrown thousands of people out of (99)______ . The gamut of computer-
generated unemployed runs from highly skilled technicians to typists.
These are some of the reasons why I feel that the (100)______ of the computer has been detrimental
to the quality of our life in the twentieth century. ANSWERS: 91. but 93. longer 95. which 97. made 99. work 92. been 94. numbers 96. information 98. data 100. advent II. WORD FORMATION (40 PTS)
PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
101. Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save …………species. (DANGER)
102.Low income and little administrative support make teachers ……...with their proffession. (HEART)
103. Our school set up a project to ...................................... the library system. (COMPUTER)
104.Jim is very disorganized and not very……………………… ( BUSINESS)
105.The first time I tried out my new bike I …………….and fell off. ( BALANCE)
106. The illitaracy rate on the island is still ................... high. (ACCEPT)
107. We need to look at a ……….. of the term. (DEFINE)
108. These comments are not directly .................... to this enquiry. (RELEVANCE)
109. Volunteers are not required to have medical ................. . (QUALIFY)
110. She thinks he’s wonderful – oh well, there’s no …………. for taste. (ACCOUNT) 101. endangered
102. Disheartened 103. Computerize 104. businesslike 105. overbalanced
106. unacceptably 107. definition 108. Relevant
109. Qualifications 110. accounting
PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms of the words given in the box.
EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
A recent report on the (000. EAT) eating habits of children in Britain suggests that children from the
age of three to sixteen show a strong (111. LIKE) ______ for vegetables and only eat
(112. SUFFICE) ______ amount of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not
eating (113. PROPER) ______ may have serious consequences on a child’s (114. SPEAK) ______ and
physical development, resulting in poorer performance at school. One (115. SOLVE) ______ is to give
children extra iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more (116. EFFECT) _______ if children get
the right ingredients in their (117. DAY) ______ diet. (118. FORTUNATE) ______ parents choose food
for their children that is quick and (119. CONVENIENCE) ______ to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and healthy.
(120. CONSEQUENCE) ______ it is difficult later to get children to change their habits.
111. DISLIKE 112.SUFFICIENT 113.PROPERLY 114. SPEECH 115. SOLUTION
116. EFFECTIVE 117. DAILY
118. UNFORTUNATELY 119. CONVENIENT 120. CONSEQUENTLY
III. ERROR CORRECTION (20 PTS)
Find and correct 10 errors that the following passage contains. Underline the error and write the
correction in the space provided. (0) is an example.
An endangered species is a population of an organism who is at risk 0/ which
of becoming extinct because it is both few in numbers, or threatened 121/…
by changed environmental or predation parameters. An endangered 122/..
species is usually a taxonomic species, though may be another 123/..
evolutionary significant unit. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) 124/..
was calculated the percentage of endangered species as 40 percent of 125/..
all organisms based at the sample of species that have been 126/..
evaluating through 2006. Many nations have laws offering protection 127/..
to this species: for example, forbidding hunting, restricting land 128/..
development or creating preserves. Only a little of the many species 129/..
at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legally 130/..
protection. Much more species become extinct, or potentially will
become extinct, without gaining public note. 121. both either 122. changed changing 123. though but 124. was has125. at on 126. this these 127. little few 128. legally legal 129. Much Many 130. note notice
IV.SENTENCES TRANSFORMATION (40 PTS)
1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given
131. The plane had hardly left the airport when a big problem occurred. ( THAN )
No sooner …………………………………………………………………………………
ANSWER: No sooner had the plane left the airport than a big problem occurred
132. Rosa found it very difficul to persuade her boss to give her a pay rise ( GREAT )
Rosa had…………………………………………………………………………………
ANSWER: Rosa had great difficulty in persuading her boss to give her a pay rise
133.Jack has such a vivid imagination; it is possible that he invented the whole story ( ABILITY)
Jack has…………………………………………………………………………………..
ANSWER: Jack has such a vivid imagination that he has made up the whole story.
134.She is proud of being able to communicate in English effectively ( PRIDES )
She prides………………………………………………………………………..
ANSWER: She prides herself on her ability to communicate in English effectively
135.He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)
He…………………………………………………………………………………….
ANSWER: He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.
2. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
136. If you changed your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
→ Were you______________________________________________________
137. Anna tries hard, but she doesn't get anywhere.
→ However______________________________________________________
138. Waiting for buses irritates me.
→ Waiting for______________________________________________________
139. The house looks better since the repainting was done.
→ The house looks better now__________________________________________
140. The concert was not as good as we had expected.
→ The concert didn’t come__________________________________________
136. Were you to change your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
137. However hard Anna tries, she doesn't get anywhere/gets nowhere.
138. Waiting for buses gets on my nervous.
139. The house looks better now that it has been repainted.
140. The concert didn’t come up to our expectations. THE END