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TRƯỜNG THPT: NGÔ GIA TỰ
KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ IV
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP : 10 1 ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE. (40 PTS) I. PHONOLOGY (5 PTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. panicked B. rugged C. supposedly D. wretched 2. A. basic B. mosaic C. closing D. season 3. A. circuitous B. ambiguity C. annuity D. anguish 4. A. advent B. advertise C. abroad D. anniversary 5. A. fortunate B. eradicate C. delicate D. approximate
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three. 6. A. profound B. anatomy C. physician D. maximize 7. A. differentiate B. recommend C. antibiotics D. horizontal 8. A. psychiatric B. immediately C. magnificent D. companion 9. A. refrigerator B. temperature C. molecular D. hypothesis 10. A. ascendency B. polonaise C. advantageous D. understand ANSWER:
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A
II. WORD CHOICE (5 PTS) : Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Must we be subjected to your _________ complaints all day? A. tiresome B. fearsome C. awesome D. wholesome
2. He is so lazy that he will never _________ anything. A. transform B. accomplish C. abound D. charge
3. Premier Foods consistently shows itself to be a company able to provide food _________ any chemical contamination. A. free of B. free from C. without of D. having
4. As she walked through the halls of her old school, Mary became _________, remembering her old teachers and friends. A. prolific B. nostalgic C. cautious D. ambitious
5. Parents should be very careful with their baby’s _________ skin. A. delicate B. pretty C. sweat D. fine
6. You should _________ to the client with a polite letter thanking him for raising these concerns
with us and also assure him the problem will be addressed. A. acknowledge B. return C. reciprocate D. reply
7. Let me stay at home this morning. I’m feeling rather under the _________ , so I won’t be of great use in the office. 2 A. cloud B. control C. weather D. pressure
8. Last month, we hired a new freelance web designer to _________ the site; however, he hasn’t
been able to give much time to our project so far. A. update B. uplift C. outline D. close down
9. A: This restaurant is very crowded.
B: Well, it offers many specialties. People from _____ come here to eat, especially on holidays. A. a variety of groups B. all walks of life C. society D. all parts
10. To our _________, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A. relief B. anxiety C. eyes D. judgement ANSWER:
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A
III. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 PTS) : Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. At the moment, we’re holding on to our shares, but _________ in value, we would probably sell them. A. if they were rise B. for them to rise C. if only they rose D. were they to rise
2. _________ men are often paid more than _________ women for _________ same job. A. The / the / a B. A / a / the C. The / no article / a
D. no article / no article / the
3. Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over _________ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk. A. what B. that C. which D. the one
4. Of the five new employees, only one is a man while _________ are all women. A. others B. the others C. other D. the other
5. He didn’t dare to leave the house lest someone _________ recognize him. A. should B. may C. must D. would
6. _________ largely to cutbacks in our company this year, we will be unable to offer our
employees any pay rises this year. A. According B. Due C. Because D. The reason
7. Having been delayed by heavy traffic, _________ .
A. it was difficult for her to arrive on time
B. her being late was intolerable
C. she was unable to arrive on time
D. it was impossible for her to arrive on time
8. Once you _________ into a routine, you’ll find the work is quite easy. A. are settling B. have settled C. will settle D. have been settled
9. I truly appreciated _________ to give the commencement address, but I wasn’t able to accept the
honour because of a previous commitment. A. asking B. to ask C. to have asked D. having been asked 3
10. Although _________, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience. A. young B. his young age C. been young D. he was young ANSWER:
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. A
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS. (5 PTS) : Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Instead of beating _________ the bush, Jones came straight to the point. A. on B. at C. with D. about
2. Eating good food is good insurance _________ sickness. A. for B. against C. with D. to
3. ________ exception ________ the little baby, everybody in my family has to jog every morning. A. In / of B. With / to C. By / on D. With / of
4. Children love watching the firework _________ on New Year’s Eve. A. going off B. setting off C. taking off D. putting through
5. Don’t carry the boxes all together. We’ll move them _________ . A. once in a time B. one at a time C. once and for all D. one and all
6. We are _________ very good terms _________ our next-door neighbor. A. in / of B. in / with C. on / of D. on / with
7. Rare animals should be kept _________ their natural habitats so that they can live longer. A. on B. away C. in D. from
8. In thick fog, the two ships ran into each other outside the harbor. A. met the chance B. collided C. sunk D. broke
9. It is an embarrassing situation, but she managed to _________ . A. laugh at it B. laugh on it C. laugh it off D. laugh it out
10. The authority supplied the victims of the fire _________ food, clothes, and money. A. on B. for C. with D. to ANSWER:
1. D 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. C
V. READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS)
PASSAGE 1 (5PTS) : Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker. The first is the
broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language,
communicating with a group or an individual, and specialized communication through
performance. A person conveys thought and ideas through choices of words, by a tone of voice that
is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself,
and by speech rhythms that are flowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch 4
and melody of the utterance. When speaking before a group, a person’s tone may indicate
unsureness of fright, confidence or calm. At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and
feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them. Here the conversant’s tone can
consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack of concern or interest,
fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are usually discernible by the acute listener.
Public performance is a manner of communication that is highly specialized with its own
techniques for obtaining effects by voice and / or gesture. The motivation derived from the text,
and in the case of singing, the music, in combination with the performer’s skills, personality, and
ability to create empathy will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication.
Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person’s self-image, perception of others,
and emotional health. Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious,
shy, aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits. Also the sound may
give a clue to the façade or mask of that person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an
overconfident front. How a speaker perceives the listener’s receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in
any given conversation can drastically alter the tone of presentation, by encouraging or
discouraging the speaker. Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of
the happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The function of the voice in performance
B. The connection between voice and personality C. Communication styles D. The production of speech
2. What does the author mean by stating that “At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect ideas and
feelings over and above the words chosen?”
A. Feelings are expressed with different words than ideas are
B. The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words.
C. A high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication.
D. Feelings are more difficult to express than ideas.
3. The word “Here” refers to _________ .
A. interpersonal interactions B. the tone C. ideas and feelings D. words chosen
4. The word “derived” is closest in meaning to _________ . A. discussed B. prepared C. registered D. obtained
5. Why does the author mention “artistic, political, or pedagogic communication”?
A. As examples of public performance
B. As examples of basic styles of communication. C. To contrast them to singing
D. To introduce the idea of self-image
6. According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice, may be an indication of a person’s _________ . A. general physical health B. personality C. ability to communicate D. vocal quality 5
7. According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide _________ . A. hostility B. shyness C. friendliness D. strength
8. The word “drastically” is closest in meaning to _________ . A. frequently B. exactly C. severely D. easily
9. The word “evidenced” is closest in meaning to _________ . A. questioned B. repeated C. indicated D. exaggerated
10. According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate? A. Lethargy B. Depression C. Boredom D. Anger ANSWER:
1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. D
PASSAGE 2 (5 PTS) : Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question.
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts. The reasons for roosting
communally are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits.
In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night and conserve precious
food reserves. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense
vegetation or enter a cavity-horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow
banks – but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roost, as
wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do. body contact reduces the surface area
exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm. Two kinglets huddling together were
found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat.
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as “information centers.”
During the day, parties of birds will have spread out to forage over a very large area. When they
return in the evening some will have fed well, but others may have found little to eat. Some
investigators have observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that did not
feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did. The behavior of common and lesser
kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits. The
common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very
similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area. The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone,
but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from other where to find insect swarms.
Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds
awake at any given moment to give the alarm. But this increased protection is partially
counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are
on the ground. Even those in trees can be attacked by birds of prey. The birds on the edge are at
greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch birds perching at the margins of the roost.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. How birds find and store food
B. How birds maintain body heat in the winter
C. Why birds need to establish territory
D. Why some species of birds nest together
2. The word “conserve” is closest in meaning to _________ . 6 A. retain B. watch C. locate D. share
3. Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by _________ .
A. huddling together on the ground with other birds B. building nests in trees
C. burrow into dense patches of vegetation
D. digging tunnels into the snow
4. The word “magnified” is closest in meaning to _________ . A. caused B. modified C. intensified D. combined
5. The author mentions kinglets as an example of birds that _________ .
A. protect themselves by nesting in holes
B. nest with other species of birds C. nest together for warmth
D. usually feed and nest in pairs
6. The word “forage” is closest in meaning to _________ . A. fly B. assemble C. feed D. rest
7. Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A. The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diets.
B. The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not.
C. The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel.
D. The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground.
8. The word “counteracted” is closest in meaning to _________ . A. suggested B. negated C. measured D. shielded
9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that
huddle together while sleeping.
A. Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers.
B. Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock.
C. Some birds in the flock function as information centers other who are looking for food.
D. Several members of the flock care for the young.
10. Which of the following is a disadvantages of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A. Diseases easily spread among the birds.
B. Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds.
C. Food supplies are quickly depleted.
D. Some birds in the group will attack the others. ANSWER:
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. B VI. GUIDED CLOZE 1 (10 PTS)
CLOZE TEST 1 (5PTS) : Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.
Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are
(1) ________ more than toddlers. This is fine if the child shows a real interest but (2) _________
a child could be counter-productive if she isn’t ready. Wise parents will have a (3) ____________
attitude and take the lead from their child. What they should provide is a selection of (4) 7
____________ toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is plenty good (5) ____________
available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will
also (6) ____________ them to read.
Of course, books are no longer the only (7) ____________ of stories and information. There
is also a huge range of videos, which can (8) ____________ and extend the pleasure a child finds
in a book and are (9) ____________ valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration.
Television gets a bad (10) ____________ as far as children are concerned, mainly because too
many children spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age group. 1. A. scarcely B. rarely C. slightly D. really 2. A. insisting B. forcing C. making D. starting 3. A. cheerful B. contented C. relaxed D. hopeful 4. A. bright B. thrilling C. energetic D. stimulating 5. A. material B. sense C. produce D. amusement 6. A. provoke B. encourage C. provide D. attract 7. A. source B. site C. style D. basis 8. A. uphold B. found C. reinforce D. assist 9. A. properly B. worthily C. perfectly D. equally 10. A. review B. press C. criticism D. result ANSWER:
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C
CLOZE TEST 2 (5 PTS) : Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space. Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry. He was born in
England in 1808 and became a cabinet-maker. Then he (1) ____________ on the idea of using the
newly-invented railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organizing
commercial trips. The first was to Liverpool and (2) ____________ a 60-page handbook for the
journey, the (3) ____________ of the modern holiday brochure.
The Paris Exhibition of 1855 (4) ____________ him to create his first great tour, taking in
France, Belgium and Germany. This also included a remarkable (5) ____________ - Cook’s first
cruise, an extraordinary journey along the Rhine. Nothing like this had been available before, but it
was only the beginning. Cook had invented(6) ____________ tourism and now became a
pioneering giant, striding across the world, travelling incessantly, researching every detail before
being absolutely confident that he could send the public to (7) ____________ his steps.
Cook was not slow in thinking beyond Europe, and he turned his gaze upon Africa. The
expertise had had gained with his pioneering cruise along the Rhine in 1855 (8) ____________ him
in good stead when it came to organizing a fantastic journey along the Nile in 1869. Few civilians
had so much as (9) ____________ foot in Egypt, let (10) ____________ travelled along this
waterway through history and the remains of a vanished civilization going back thousands of years.
Then, in 1872, Cook organized, and took part in, the first conducted world tour. The whole
adventure took 222 days and the world of travel has not been the same since. 1. A. dawned B. struck C. hit D. crossed 8 2. A. featured B. presented C. inserted D. highlighted 3. A. pioneer B. forerunner C. prior D. foretaste 4. A. livened B. initiated C. launched D. inspired 5. A. breakthrough B. leap C. step D. headway 6. A. common B. whole C. wide D. mass 7. A. retreat B. retrace C. resume D. retrieve 8. A. kept B. took C. stood D. made 9. A. set B. placed C. laid D. put 10. A. apart B. aside C. alone D. away. ANSWER:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. C B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 PTS) : Read the text below and think of the word which best fits
each space. Use only ONE WORD for each space. OPEN CLOZE 1. (10 PTS)
It has been said that the British and Americans are ‘two peoples (1) ____________ by a
common language’. However, the (2) ____________ between British and American English are
comparatively small. Although some British people occasionally complain about the latest
American TV series of which they are (3) ____________ to understand a word, it is clear that few
people have serious (4) ____________ . In fact, it is television, films, and pop music that have
helped to (5) ____________ them closer together, and those minor difficulties (6) ____________
might occur in comprehension are probably much fewer than 40 or 50 years (7) ____________ .
Normally four or five American programmes are found in an evening on British television, and 6 or
7 of the American 20 best records are played (8) ____________ British artists. It is true that most Americans would say:
“Pardon me ! Do you have …………………?”
while in Britain it would be more (9) ____________ to say :
“Excuse me ! Have you got …………………?”
However, both forms would be (10) ____________ in both countries. ANSWER: 1. separated 2. differences 3. unable 4. problems 5. bring 6. which 7. ago 8. by 9. common 10. understood OPEN CLOZE 2. (10 PTS)
TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
Since about the end of World War Two, technology has advanced rapidly. These advances in
agriculture, transportation and industry have (1) ____________ our way of life. Unfortunately,
these advances have also (2) ____________ our environment.
The most (3) ____________ example of a useful technological advance is, of course, the car.
Cars have changed the way we live and added to our convenience and comfort. They do, (4) 9
____________, pollute the atmosphere. Measures are finally being taken to (5) ____________ the
pollutants produced by a car. Now lead is being (6) ____________ from gasoline and catalytic
converters are (7) ____________ in modern cars to remove pollutants produced by the engines.
Another example of a common product of modern technology that (8) ____________ to
environmental pollution is plastics. Plastics cause pollution when they are manufactured because a
great deal of electricity is needed in their production. They are also a problem to (9) ____________
because they will not biodegrade and they cannot be (10) ____________ in the soil. ANSWER:
1. improved/ 2.damaged/endangere 3. typical / 4. however 5.reduce/limit / changed d threatened obvious lessen/cut down 6. eliminated 7. installed / fixed 8. contributes 9. discard 10. absorbed II. WORD FORMATION (20 PTS)
PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. This is one of the collections of clothes that ____________ the 1930s . (TYPE)
2. Many scientists still wonder whether the ____________ which astronauts have to experience
when they are in out space influences their health or not. (WEIGH)
3. Young children are very ____________ and shouldn’t be allowed to watch violent movies. (IMPRESS)
4. ____________, that is the best method to adopt. (DOUBT)
5. It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the ____________ species. (DANGER)
6. The ____________ of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievements of the Government. (ELECTRIC)
7. Many countries have passed ____________ laws recently because of the increase in
tobacco-related illnesses. (SMOKE)
8. Those rose bushes need protection. Spray them with ____________ . (INSECT)
9. Male students ______ female students in the maths department of most universities. (NUMBER)
10. I can see an increasing ____________ in how she understand the world. (MATURE) ANSWER: 1. typified 2. weightlessness 3. impressionable 4. Undoubtedly 5. endangered
6. electrification 7. anti-smoking 8. insecticide(s) 9. outnumber 10. maturity
PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms of the words given in the box. COMPLACENT DAY CONCEIVE PROOF INEVITABLE MODIFY INFLUENCE CREDIT ELOQUENCE RESPECT 10 BLOGGING AND THE MEDIA
The growing number of weblogs – or blogs, as they are affectionately known – on the
Internet has become a cause for concern among mainstream media organizations. Within a few
years, blogs have developed from personal musings on (1) ____________ events to full-blown
critical commentaries which are often well-informed and (2) ____________ expressed.
With an estimated fifty two million bloggers writing on almost every (3) ____________
subject each day, corporate media can no longer ignore them or treat them with (4) ____________ .
The ubiquity of blogs means that they are increasingly (5) ____________, as can be seen in the
number of news stories that have been (6) ____________ or called into question by bloggers in recent years.
For loggers have a freedom unavailable to mainstream journalists. They bypass both editor
and publisher, who by their very presence (7) ____________ distort stories by ‘tailoring’ them to
suit their own ends. The material on blogs is raw, (8) ____________ by editors, and often harsh and
direct in its criticism of the way news is reported by the media. The advantages of this for the
reading public are obvious. Bloggers act as a kind of media watchdog, able to check facts and verify
or (9) ____________ information in a way that journalists are often unable to, and this is shaking
mainstream media out of its (10) ____________ . ANSWER: 1. 2. eloquently 3. conceivable 4. disrespect 5. influential daily/everyday 6. discredited 7. inevitably 8. unmodified 9. disprove 10. complacency
III. ERROR CORRECTION (10 PTS) : The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.
The development and widespread use of computer technology and the Internet have
transformed how we communicate, how business is conducting, how information is dispersed, and
how society is organized. Before to approximately 1980, in-deep information about any one subject
matter was attained through laborious research involved countless visits to libraries and via
repeated interviews with persons of known reputation and reputable expertise. Now, a great plenty
of information is available at the click of a mouse button, all attainable from within the confines of
one’s own home or from the use of a computer in an office. Previous labour-intensive support jobs,
such as loading and unpacking of trucks, luggage handling at airports, and food manufacturing,
once performed by a large middle-class workforce, are now performed routine by robots which are
monitored by computer-controlling systems.
Our lives have been simplified by the advent of computer and internet technologies, but
likewise these benefits which have been ushered in by the technology revolutions have had an
averse effect on the core of our interpersonal-relationships. Merely communication is no longer via
postal mail or face-to-face contact, but rather via electronic email, personal internet message
boards, and by virtue of hand-held personal electronic assistance. Although computer technology
has brought us to within a mouse-click of any sought-after piece of information, this technology 11
boom has sequestered us to the confines of our computer desks and homes and have removed us
away from those traditional settings. ANSWER: Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction 1. Line ….. 6. Line ….. 2. Line ….. 7. Line ….. 3. Line ….. 8. Line ….. 4. Line ….. 9. Line ….. 5. Line….. 10. Line ….. ANSWER: Mistakes Correction Mistakes Correction 1. Line 2 conducting conducted 6. Line 9 routine routinely 2. Line 3 Before Prior 7. Line 9 computer-cont computer-con rolling trolled 3. Line 3 deep depth 8. Line 13 merely mere 4. Line 4 involved involving 9. Line 15 assistance assistants 5. Line 6 plenty deal 10. Line 17 have has
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION. (20PTS) : Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. It was wrong of you to scare your little puppy like that.
You oughtn’t __________________________________________________________________
2. I agreed to do the work because I understood that I would be paid for it,
My understanding when __________________________________________________________
3. The fund-raisers haven’t officially decided where to send the proceeds of the concert.
No ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Success in the academic field depends on your ability to amass qualifications
The more _____________________________________________________________________
5. The committee had a long discussion but they could not make up their mind. (REACH)
Lengthy ______________________________________________________________________
6. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night. (EARS)
What _________________________________________________________________________ 12
7. She is determined to become a doctor. (HEART)
She has _______________________________________________________________________
8. I can’t imagine who you are. (FAINTEST)
I haven’t ______________________________________________________________________
9. He has an obsession about the dishonesty of lawyers. (BEE)
He ___________________________________________________________________________
10. Your attitude will have to change if you want to succeed (LEAF)
You’ll _________________________________________________________________________ ANSWER:
1. You oughtn’t to have scared your little puppy like that.
2. My understanding when I agreed to do the work was that I would be paid for it.
3. No official decision(s) on where to send the proceeds of the concert has/have been made by
the fund-raisers.
4. The more qualifications you are able to amass, the more success you will have in the academic field.
5. Lengthy as / though their discussion might be / was, the committee couldn’t reach any / a decision.
6. What the politician was saying fell on deaf ears last night.
7. She has set her heart on becoming a doctor.
8. I haven’t the faintest idea who you are.
9. He has a bee in his bonnet about the dishonesty of lawyers
10. You’ll have to turn over a new leaf if you want to succeed. 13