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KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ IV
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10 ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS) I. PHONOLOGY (5PTS)
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1. A. massage B. carriage C. voyage D. dosage 2. A. dimension B. expansion C. confusion D. tension 3. A. increase B. ink C. pink D. thank 4. A. apology B. classify C. testify D. verify 5. A. beloved B. naked C. ploughed D. learned ANSWERS: 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D. 6. A. obvious B. notorious C. credulous D. numerous 7. A. dialect B. diagram C. diagonal D. diamond 8. A. Europe B. monument C. province D. minority 9. A. obsolete B. complete C. compete D. deplete 10. A. consent B. obstinacy C. condolence D. equality ANSWERS: 6. B 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B ll. WORD CHOICE (5PTS)
Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence:
11. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home. A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows
12. Could you close the window? There is a bit of a _____. A. current B. wind C. draught D. breeze
13. Thousands of steel _____ were used as the framework of the new office block. A. beams B. girders C. stakes D. piles
14. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only _____ the hot, humid air. A. stirred up B. poured through C. turned into D. cut back
15. He set one alarm-clock for five o’clock and the other for five past so as to _____ that he did not oversleep. A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. reassure
16. When Tim was eating a cherry, he accidentally swallowed the _____. A. nut B. stone C. seed D. core
17.The plane from Dallas ______ two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London. A. took on B. took in C. took over D. took off
18. Let me give you a little ____________about the president of the company. A. specialization B. concentration C. background D. degree
19. Their eventual choice of house was _____ by the time Peter would take to get to the office. A. related B. consequent C. determined D. dependent
20. Houses __________as a bomb exploded in the neighborhood. A. dipped B. disappeared C. dropped D. shook ANSWERS: 11.D 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.B 16.B 17.D 18.C 19.C 20.D
III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5PTS)
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences :
21. The attorney told his client that___________
A they had little chance of winning the case
B it was nearly impossible to win him the case
C the case was of a small chance to win
D the case had a minimum chance to be won by him
22. One of the professor’s greatest attributes is_____________ A when he gives lectures
B how in the manner that he lectures C the way which give lectures D his ability to lecture
23.____________better working conditions
A What’s interesting the workers most is
B What’s interested the workers most is
C What interest the workers most is
D What interests the workers most is
24. Peter told me that he was leaving for the capital__________. A. tomorrow B. tonight C. the following day D. next Sunday
25. __________are a form of carbon has been known since the late 18th century. A. Diamonds
B. Because diamonds C. That diamonds D. Diamonds, which
26. The teachers have had some problems _______return the papers to the students. A. to decide when to
B. deciding when to C. deciding D. deciding when
27. Famous people get tired of ____________everywhere they go. A. recognizing B. to recognize C. recognize D. being recognized
28. ___________ in Slovakia. Martina has lived in Switzerland for many years. A. To be born B. Born C. Being born D. Beborn
29. John F. Kennedy was the first president of the United States ___________.
A. born in the twentieth century
B. was born in twentieth century
C. born on the twentieth century
D. to be born in the twentieth century
30. The police officer stopped us and asked us where__________. A. were we going B. are we going C. we are going D. we were going ANSWERS: 21.A 22.D 23.D 24.C 25.C 26.B 27.D 28.B 29.D 30.D
IV. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5PTS)
Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence:
31. I was passing their house, so I __________Claire and Michael A. dropped in B. came up with C. got on with D. run into
32. I don’t really___________winter sports very much A. deal with B. face up to C. go in for D. get round to
33. The concert was given____________the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. A on B. with C. through D. under
34. Her mother’s illness cast a cloud__________her wedding day A. over B. for C. in D. on
35. The weather was fine and everyone was________the coast A. going in for B making for C joining in D. seeing about
36. There isn’t any sugar, I’m afraid. You’ll have to_________ A. run out B put up with C. do without D. make for
37. Will you________ after the party? A. call me off B. get me on C. take me up D. pick me up
38. 7. The house had been_________three apartments. A. turned in B. put in C. pulled down D. turned into
39. I'll speak to her as soon as she comes out of the meeting. A. goes to B. appears C. leaves D. attends
40. The new surgeon will__________her post in May. A. go on B. get over C. take up D. look after ANSWERS: 31.A 32.C 33.D 34.A 35.B 36.C 37.D 38.D 39.C 40.C
V. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10PTS) CLOZE TEST 1 (5PTS)
Read the passage and choose the best answer: WHALES
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived and it can weigh as much as thirty elephants. It
comes as no surprise, therefore, to hear that ancient folk legends tell of sailors (41) __ these creatures for
islands. The more we (42) __ about whales, the more wonderful they seem. Some species can (43) __ their
breath for more than an hour and dive to a (44) __ of over 200 metres. They use a system of sounds (45) __
as echo-location to find the fish they eat and they have further sounds to keep in (46) __ with each other. The
noises they (47) __ can travel hundred of miles under water. Some species seem to sing complicated songs
which (48) __ of a number of separate themes, sung in a specific order which can (49) __ up to half an hour
or more. If you ever get the (50) __ to see one of these great creatures in the wild, you will understand why
they have inspired so many legends. 41 A supposing B mixing C confusing D mistaking 42 A find out B look out C show up D turn up 43 A store B keep C hold D save 44 A depth B length C width D breadth 45 A called B known C referred D named 46 A reach B touch C call D range 47 A provide B propose C process D produce 48 A consist B compose C include D involve 49 A long B last C play D give 50 A break B choice C chance D luck ANSWERS: 41.D 42.A 43.C 44.A 45.B 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.B 50.C CLOZE TEST 2: (5PTS)
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Marie Curie, the Polish-born French (51) ______ was a courageous and de- terminal woman. She left
her home for Paris to (52)_____her interest in science. Living in (53)_____, she still (54)_____ to undulate
a: the top of her class. She met Pierre Curie (55)______after graduation and (56)_____ him a year later.
Together, Pierre and tylarrie (57)_____the most famous husband-and-wife (58)______ in science history.
They (59)_____the Radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They (60)______ the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903. 51 . A. biologist B. mathematician C. chemist D. physicist and chemist 52. A. follow B. take C. pursue D. satisfy 53. A. poverty B. loneliness C. wealth D. difficulty 54. A. made B. managed C. harbored D. worked 55. A. immediately B. soon C. shortly D. rightly 56. A: married B. left C. divorced D. devoted 57. A. built B. organized C. established D. formed 58. A. couple B. partnership C. scientists D. partners 59. A. discovered B. invented C. built D. made 60. A. had awarded B. awarded C. were awarded D. were awarding ANSWERS: 51.D 52.C 53.A 54.B 55.C 56.A 57.D 58.B 59.A 60.C
VI. READING COMPREHENTION: (10PTS)
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the questions below. Passage 1: (5PTS)
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased. The
frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities. Industrialization and
the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to
make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility. Increasingly, too, schools were
viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society.
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the
century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling. By 1920 schooling
to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened.
Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling
extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial
cities were the children of immigrants. Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools,
corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies.
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of
specific populations. Immigrant women were once such population. Schools tried to educate young women
so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators
considered appropriate for women was the home.
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American education
gave homemaking a new definition. In pre-industrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as
well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and
outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States, however,
overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem. Thus, the ideal American homemaker was
viewed as a consumer rather than a producer. Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking,
shopping, decorating, and caring for children "efficiently" in their own homes, or if economic necessity
demanded, as employees in the homes of others. Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out-of-date.
61 The paragraph preceding the passage probably discusses _____.
A. the industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life the United States in the 19th century
B. the formal schooling in the United States in the nineteen century.
C. the urbanization in the United States in the nineteen century.
D. the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society in the nineteen century.
62. It can be inferred from paragraph 1 that one important factor in the increasing importance of education
in the United States was _____.
A. the expanding economic problems of schools
B. the growing number of schools in frontier communities
C. an increase in the number of trained teachers
D. the increased urbanization of the entire country
63. The word "means" in line 5 is closest in meaning to _____. A. qualifications B. method C. advantages D. probability
64. The phrase "coincided with" in line 7 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. happened at the same time as B. ensured the success of C. was influenced by D. began to grow rapidly
65. According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's was that _____.
A. the amount of time spent on formal education was limited
C. adults and children studied in the same classes
B. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
D. most places required children to attend school
66. “Vacation schools and extracurricular activities” are mentioned in line 9 to illustrate _____.
A. activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs.
B. alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
C. the importance of educational changes
D. the increased impact of public schools on students
67. According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that _____.
A. special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them
B. corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
C. different groups needed different kinds of education
D. more women should be involved in education and industry
68. The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to _____. A. education B. consumption C. production D. homemaking
69. Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _____.
A. scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
B. economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
C. income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
D. overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
70. The word “others” in paragraph 4 means_______. A. other children B. other homes C. other women D. other employees ANSWERS: 61.B 62.D 63.B 64.A 65.D 66.A 67.C 68.D 69.D 70.C
Passage 2: (5PTS)
A pilot cannot fly by sight alone. In many conditions, such as flying at night and landing in dense fog, a pilot
must use radar, an alternative way of navigating. Since human eyes are not very good at determining speeds
of approaching objects, radar can show a pilot how fast nearby planes are moving. The basic principle of
radar is exemplified by what happens when one shouts in a cave. The echo of the sounds against the walls
helps a person determine the size of the cave. With radar, however, the waves are radio waves instead of
sound waves. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, about 300,000 kilometres in one second. A radar set
sends out a short burst of radio waves. Then it receives the echoes produced when the waves bounce off
objects. By determining the tune it takes for the echoes to return to the radar set, a trained technician can
determine the distance between the radar set and other objects. The word “radar” in fact gets its name from
the term “radio detection and ranging”. “Ranging” is the term for detection of the distance between an
object and the radar set. Besides being of critical importance to pilots radar is essential for air traffic
control tracking ships at sea, and for tracking weather systems and storms.
71. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. Alternatives to radar
B. The nature of radar C. History of radar D. Types of ranging
72. According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects? A. shape B. size C. speed D. weight
73. The word “exemplified" in the passage can be replaced by ______.
A. “illustrated’ B. “specified”
C. “resembled” D. “justified”
74. The word "shouts” in the passage most closely means ______. A. “shoots” B. ‘"whispers”
C. “exclaims” D". “yells”
75. Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage? A. humorous
B. argumentative C. explanatory D. imaginative
76. According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can be determined by______.
A. the term “ranging" used for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set
B. the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the object
C. the tune it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the waves bounce off the object
D. the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to the radar set
77. Which type of waves does radar use? A. radio B. sound C. tidal D. heat
78. The word “tracking” in the passage most closely means______. A. sending B. ranging C. repairing D. searching for
79. Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?
A. A history of flying.
B. Other uses of radar.
C. The technology used by pilots. D. Uses of some technology.
80. What might be inferred about radar?
A. It was developed from a study of sound waves. C. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane.
B. It takes the place of a radio.
D. It has improved navigational safety. ANSWERS: 71.B 72.C 73.A 74.D 75.C 76.D 77.A 78.D 79.B 80.D B. WRITTEN TESTS (70PTS) VII. OPEN CLOZE TESTS (20PTS) OPEN CLOZE TEST 1 (10PTS)
Read the test and fill in the missing words. Too Good to be True
Some say you can do it in seven days, others promise success in 24 hours, or you may prefer to take your
time and do it in 5 weeks. What are we talking about? Believe it (81)____ not, these periods (82) _____time
refer to language learning courses that promise excellent results in less time (83)_____it takes to say
'Bonjour'! However, the advertisements of these companies are not necessarily (84) ______best guide and if
you don't know what to look for in a good course you could be left with little (85) _____than a large bill. A
complaint was recently made to a consumer rights group (86) _____ WhizzLearn Systems, a language
school chain, and the company has been forced to remove its claim that its technique is ten times better than
any (87) ______method. The Managing Director of WhizLearn Systems said “(88)_____ we still believe our
claim is true, we are willing to change our advert. But the fact remains, if you spend 3 hours (89) _____day
for 5 weeks on our language course you will soon be speaking the language. What we (90) _____have done
was to make it clearer in the advert. Then we wouldn't have had these annoying complaints". ANSWERS: 90. 81. or 82. of 83. than 84. the 85. more 86. against/ 87. other/ 88 89 . should/ about/ similar .Although/ could concerning While/ a/ per/ Whilst every OPEN CLOZE TEST 2(10PTS)
Read the test and fill in the missing words.
The World Wide Web is made (91) ______of millions of sites (92)_____ by anybody from multimedia
corporations to (93) ______ people like you and me. On the web you can read online newspapers or
magazines; you can watch videos,(94) ______music or buy anything (95) ______a CD to a holiday. You can
go into a (96) _______room and (97) ______to other people all over the world or (98) _______a newsgroup
for more serious debate. If you are really ambitious you might even like to try creating your own (99)
________page. Then you can (100) ________ your holiday pictures to the whole world! ANSWERS: 91. up 92. 93. 94. 95 96 .chat 97. talk 98. join 99. web 100. created ordinary download .from show VIII. WORD FORM (20PTS)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
101.We had a very ________ evening in London last week. (ENJOY)
102. He fell off his motorbike, but his _______ were not serious. (INJURE)
103. The family managed to get out of the burning house , but they lost nearly their ________ (POSSESS)
104. He says he has no _______ of resigning. (INTEND)
105. The crowd showed it _______ by shouting insults (lăng mạ) the players. (APPROVE)
106. Dozens of _______ are injured on the city roads every year. (CYCLE)
107. The company is not taking any new ______this year. (EMPLOY)
108. Kate is studying to become a _______ . (LAW)
109. Motor – racing is an extremely _____ sport. (RISK)
110. The duty of the police is the _____ of law and order. (MAINTAIN) ANSWERS: 101. Enjoyable 102. Injury 103 .Possession 104. Intention 105 .Disapproved 106 .Cyclist 107. Employment 108. Lawyer 109. Risky 110. Maintenance
Complete the passage with appropriate forms of the words given in the box.
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 (111) _____________ him to look at the edge of the hitherto 111. ABLE
mysterious sphere. He saw that the apparently (112)
_____________ surface was not divinely smooth and round, but bumpy and 112. LIVE
imperfect. He realized that although the moon might appear (113)
_____________, resembling a still life painted by the hand of a cosmic (114) 113. ACT
____________, it was a real world, perhaps not very different from our own. 114. ART
This amounted to a great (115) _____________ hardly to be expected in his 115. ACHIEVE
day and age, although nowadays his (116) _____________ may appear to 116. CONCLUDE
some to be trivial and (117) _____________. 117. SIGNIFY
Not long after Galileo Luna’s observations, the skies which had previously
been so (118) _____________ revealed more of their extraordinary mysteries. 118. ELUDE
Casting around for further wonders, Galileo focused his lens on the (119)
_____________ planet of Jupiter. Nestling next to it, he saw four little points 119. STRIKE
of light circling the distant planet. Our moon it appeared, perhaps (120)
____________ in the eyes of those fearful of what the discovery might mean, 120. FORTUNE was not alone! ANSWERS: 1. enabled 4. artist 7. insignificant 10. unfortunately 2. lifeless 5. achievement 8. elusive 3. inactive 6. conclusion 9. striking
IX. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10PTS)
The passage below contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. Write your answers in the space
provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
Women see their doctors (0.in) average five times a year in the United Kingdom 0. In → on
comparing with men who visit their doctors about three times. Two out of three 121. …………...
women leave their GB‟s surgery clutch a prescription. Yet women have been taking 122. ……………
tablets without knowing what effect they may have in their body, because of 123. ……………
scientific anomaly – most drugs are tested into men. In addition, there are well- 124. ……………
known examples of the way drugs and other substances work different in women. 125………………
The different balance on fat and muscle of men’s and women’s bodies affects the 126………………
speed with which alcohol is absorbed and breaking down, for example. It is 127………………
predicted that natural remedies will continue to gain in popularity as woman, in 128………………
particular, become more awareness of the possible side – effects of the powerful 129……………… drugs currently prescribe. 130……………… ANSWERS: 121 .comparing →compared 122. effect → effects 123. In → on 124. into → on 125. different→ differently 126 .breaking → broken 127 .Woman → women 128 .In → their 129 .awareness → aware 130 .Prescribe → Prescribed
X. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION(20PTS)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it
131. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
=> Despite___________________________________________________________________________
132. If there is an emergency, ring this number.
=> In case____________________________________________________________________________
133. They firmly believed John was telling the truth.
=> John______________________________________________________________________________
134. It’s more than a fortnight since anyone saw Julian.
=> Julian was________________________________________________________________________
135. Most students can work very hard when they feel like it.
=> Most students are capable____________________________________________________________ ANSWERS:
131. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
132. In case of an emergency, ring this number.
133. John was firmly believed to be telling the truth.
134. Julian was last seen a fortnight ago.
135. Most students are capable of working very hard when they feel like it.
Rewrite the sentences, use the given words and do not change them.
136. On business trips, I prefer driving home to staying in a hotel overnight RATHER
On business trips, I’d ___________________________________ in a hotel overnight
137. Jack found it difficult to control his skis on the steep slope. UNDER
Jack found it difficult to_____________________________________ on the steep slope.
138. My views on this subject are exactly the same as yours. DIFFERENCE
There ______________________________________ my views on this subject and yours.
139. They will be selling tickets for the concert during the lunch hour. SALE
Tickets for the concert will _________________________________ during the lunch hour.
140. I regret not contacting Brian when I was in Dublin. TOUCH
I wish that I ________________________________________ Brian when I was in Dublin. ANSWERS:
136.On business trips, I’d rather drive home than stay in a hotel overnight
137.Jack found it difficult to keep/ get/ have his skis under control on the steep slope.
138.There is no difference between/ is not any difference between my views on this subject and yours.
139.Tickets for the concert will be/ go on sale during the lunch hour.
140.I wish that I had been/ got/ kept in touch with Brian when I was in Dublin.
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