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ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ - ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI OLYMPIC 10/3
NĂM HỌC: 2020 – 2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (From 1 to 80; 0,5point/01corrcet answer) I. PHONOLOGY
1. Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. scream B. death C. ready D. peasant Câu 1 đáp án: A 2. A. traveled B. stared C. landed D. seemed Câu 2 đáp án: C 3. A. chat B. panic C. park D. passenger Câu 3 đáp án: C 4. A. frightening B. brigade C. pilot D. fire Câu 4 đáp án:B 5. A. technology B. teaching C. purchase D. lunch Câu 5 đáp án: A
2. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 6. A. tobacco B. contented C. buffalo D. transplanting Câu 6 đáp án: C 7. A. passenger B. purchase C. district D. routine Câu 7 đáp án: D 8. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience Câu 8 đáp án: B 9. A. repair B. harrow C. arrive D. announce Câu 9 đáp án:B 10. A. interested B. serious C. wonderful D. immediate Câu 10 đáp án: D II. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
11. He's really delighted with his new CD player. A. pleased B. angry C. entertained D. annoyed Câu 11 đáp án: A
12. We haven't had any ………. with him for several years. A. communication B. expression C. excitement D. entertainment Câu 12 đáp án:A
13. Mother Teresa, ............. , was a very generous person.
A. who helped poor people in Calcutta
B. whose helped poor people in Calcutta
C. that helped poor people in Calcutta
D. helped poor people in Calcutta Câu 13 đáp án: A
14. By the time we got there, the film ........................ A. finished B. have finished C. will have finished D. had finished Câu 14 đáp án: D
15. The children, ................. parents work late, are taken home by school bus. A. that B. whom C. whose D. their Câu 15 đáp án: C
16. If I ............. a more reliable car, I ........................to Spain rather than fly.
A. would have/ would drive B. had/ had driven C. had/ would drive D. had had/ would drive Câu 16 đáp án: C
17. I felt quite ………… with my day’s work. A. satisfy B. satisfactory C. satisfied D. satisfaction Câu 17 đáp án: C
18. The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam. A. bored B. boring C. happy D. disappointed Câu 18 đáp án: C
19. The computer can process the ……….. quickly. A. information B. language C. entertainment D. invention Câu 19 đáp án: A
20. Mr. Lam goes to work on foot once a week. It means he …………walks to work. A. never B. sometimes C. often D. usually Câu 20 đáp án: B
21. Her job is …………….of mentally retarded children in the area. A. looking B. taking care C. taking notice D. watching Câu 21 đáp án: B
22. I found it difficult at first, but now I …………….working on the computer. A. use to B. used to C. am use to D. am used to Câu 22 đáp án: D
23. ……………is it from here to the theatre? A. How B. How often C. How long D. How far Câu 23 đáp án: D
24. Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest. A. changing
B. raising C. damaging D. becoming Câu 24 đáp án: C
25. The pupil …………the assignment. A. has completed just
B. has just completed C. just has completed D. has just complete Câu 25 đáp án: B
26. By the time he arrived, all his classmates……………….. A. would leave B. were leaving C. left D. had left Câu 26 đáp án: D
27. She taught in a school for the deaf and dump.
A. people who are unable to see
B. people who are mentally ill
C. people who have a bad memory
D. people who are unable to hear and speak Câu 27 đáp án: D
28. I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not …………… A. go away B. go up C. go on D. go off Câu 28 đáp án: D
29. My brother has decided to ……….. further studies. A. go for B. go on C. go through D. go with Câu 29 đáp án: B
30. It's time you ……….. harder for the next exam. A. work B. are working C. worked D. have worked Câu 30 đáp án: C
31. If only he………… some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone! A. will accept B. would accept C. may accept D. were accept Câu 31 đáp án: B
32. No sooner …………..the corner than the wheel came off. A. the van turned
B. did the van turned C. the van had turned D. had the van turned Câu 32 đáp án: D
33. The woman said she ………….in this village for over fifty years. A. has been living B. was living C. had been living D. lives Câu 33 đáp án: C
34. ……….. been diverted, they would have arrived early. A. Had the plane not
B. Hadn't the plane C. The plane had not D. The plane not had Câu 34 đáp án: A
35. An English Club will be………….. to help children improve their English. A. brought on B. showed up C. set up D. put on Câu 35 đáp án: C
36. I don’t like quizzes because my general …………… is so poor. A. memory B. thinking C. idea D. knowledge Câu 36 đáp án: D
37. ……………is the study of gases, liquids, and solids to understand how they are made and what they do. A. Biology B. Physics C. Chemistry D. Maths Câu 37 đáp án: C
38. They are going to build a school for ………… in this area. A. the blind B. the blinding C.blinder D. the blinder Câu 38 đáp án: A
39. Hurry up! They’ve only got ………… seats left. A. a little B. a few C. a lot of D. plenty of Câu 39 đáp án: B
40. He …………….for London one year ago. A. has left B. had left C. leaves D. left Câu 40 đáp án: D III. READING COMPREHENSION
Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer 1. Passage 1
Langston Hughes was one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. He was
born in Joplin, Missouri, and moved to Cleveland at the age of 14. Several years later he spent one
year in Mexico before attending Columbia University in New York. For a few years after that, he
roamed the world as a seaman, visiting ports around the world and writing some poetry. He
returned to the United States and attended Lincoln University, where he won the Witter Bynner
Prize for undergraduate poetry. After graduating in 1928, he traveled to Spain and to Russia with
the help of a Guggenheim fellowship. His novels include Not without Laughter (1930) and The
Big Sea (1940). He wrote an autobiography in 1956 and also published several collections of
poetry. The collections include The Weary Blues (1926), The Dream Keeper (1932), Shakespeare
in Harlem (1942), Fields of Wonder (1947), One Way Ticket (1947), and Selected Poems (1959).
A man of many talents, Hughes was also a lyricist, librettist, and a journalist. As an older man
in the 1960s, he spent much of his time collecting poems from Africa and from African-
Americans to popularize black writers. Hughes is one of the most accomplished writers in
American literary history, and he is seen as one of the artistic leaders of the Harlem Renaissance,
the period when a neighborhood that was predominantly black produced a flood of great literature,
music, and other art forms depicting daily city life for African-Americans.
41. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The life of Langston Hughes B. The Harlem Renaissance C. African-American writers
D. American twentieth-century writers Câu 41 đáp án: A
42. Where was Langston Hughes born? A. Spain B. New York C. Missouri D. North Carolina Câu 42 đáp án: C
43. As used in the passage, which of the following words could best replace the word "ports"? A. Islands B. Ships C. Friends. D. Harbors Câu 43 đáp án: D
44. To which of the following movements might Shakespeare in Harlem refer? A. The Civil War B. The Harlem Riots C. The Harlem Renaissance D. The Civil Rights Movement Câu 44 đáp án: C
45. What provided Hughes with assistance for his travel to Spain and Russia? A. His job as a reporter B. His career as a soldier C. A literary fellowship D. A college study program Câu 45 đáp án: C
46. The word "talents" in the passage could be replaced by which of the following? A. Desires B. Abilities C. Strategies D. Careers Câu 46 đáp án: B
47. According to the author, what did Hughes do during the later years of his life? A. Write short stories
B. Popularize African-American writers C. Advocate racial equality . D. Write about life in Harlem Câu 47 đáp án: B
48. Which of the following could best replace the word "accomplished" as used in the passage? A Successful B. Prolific C. Brilliant D. Imaginative Câu 48 đáp án: A
49. Which of the following can best substitute for the word "depicting" in the passage? A. Congratulating B. Blessing C. Screening D. Portraying Câu 49 đáp án: D
50. According to the passage, Langston Hughes was all of the following EXCEPT: A. A novelist B. A poet C. A historian D. A journalism. Câu 50 đáp án: D 2. Passage 2 America Online
America Online is one of the big names on the internet, and unlike many other digital companies,
it actually makes a profit. But the company which its rivals call the “Cyber-cockroach” was
launched only in 1992 Before that it was a small firm called Control Video Corporation, and it
made video games. Then Steve Case, a former Pizza Hut marketing executive arrived and took the
company online. Innovative, fast moving, and user-friendly. America Online appeals to people
who want to surf the internet, but who do not have a lot of experience. For the same reason
“techies”, people who think they are more expert with computers, look down on America Online
and its users. Recently America Online (or AOL, as it calls itself) joined with Time Warner - a
multi-million dollar movie and magazine company - to create a multimedia giant
Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad. In many European countries, including the United
Kingdom, it is hard to buy a computer magazine that does not have a free AOL introductory offer.
The company also puts advertisements onto the television, and employs people to hand out its free
introductory disks at places like train stations. As the internet gets faster AOL is changing. With
many homes getting high-speed connections through fibre optic cables or the new ASDL
technology, the “Cyber-cockroach” will have to show that, like real cockroaches, it can survive in almost any environment.
51. What is the passage about? A. A computer company B. A software company C. An internet company D. A video company Câu 51 đáp án: C
52. Who does Steve Case work for? A. AOL B. Pizza Hut C. Control Video Corporation D. None of these Câu 52 đáp án: A
53. How do “techies” feel about America Online?
A. They think it is a “Cyber-cockroach”
B. They think it is for experts
C. They think it is a movie and a magazine company D. They feel superior to its users Câu 53 đáp án: D
54. People who use America Online are probably A. Video game players B. “Techies”
C. Movie fans D. People new to the internet Câu 54 đáp án: D
55. America Online is an unusual digital company because
A. It used to make video games B. It is innovative C. It makes money
D. It has joined with another company Câu 55 đáp án: C
56. Which marketing idea is not mentioned?
A. Advertisements on the internet B. Advertisements on TV C. Free disks in journalists D. People giving disks away Câu 56 đáp án: A
57. What does the article say about AOL's future?
A. It will do well B. It will do badly
C. It will face challenges D. The article doesn't say Câu 57 đáp án: A 58. The passage is about A. Technology
B. A history of the Internet C. Computer user D. A successful business Câu 58 đáp án: D 59. “Cyber-cockroach” is A. America Online B. its rival C. the internet D. All is wrong Câu 59 đáp án: A 60. The word optic means A. light B. eye C. communication D. thread Câu 60 đáp án: A IV. GUIDED CLOZE 1. Passage 1
Choose the word which best fits each gap of the passage.
Any change in one part of an ecosystem can cause changes in other parts. Droughts, storms, and
fires can change ecosystems. Some changes (61) ……ecosystem. It there is too (62) ……rainfall,
plants will not have enough water to live. If a kind of plant dies off, the animals that (63) …..it
may also die or move away. Some changes are good for ecosystems. Some pine forests need (64)
….. for the pine trees to reproduce. The seeds are sealed inside pinecones. Heat from a forest fire
melts the seal and lets the seeds (65) …..
Polluting the air, soil, and water can harm ecosystems. Building (66) ….. on rivers for electric
power and irrigation can harm ecosystem (67) ….. the rivers. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting
down (68) ….. destroy ecosystems. Ecologists are working with companies and governments to
find better ways of (69) ….. fish, cutting down trees, and building dams. They are looking for
ways to get food, lumber, and other products for people (70) ….. causing harm to ecosystems. 61. A. harms B. harmful C. harmless D. harm Câu 61 đáp án: D 62. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few Câu 62 đáp án: A 63. A. fed B. feed C. feed on D. food Câu 63 đáp án: C 64. A. flame B. fires C. blaze D. burning Câu 64 đáp án: B 65. A. out B. in C. go D. fly Câu 65 đáp án: A 66. A. moats B. ditches C. bridges D. dams Câu 66 đáp án: D 67. A. on B. around C. over D. under Câu 67 đáp án: B 68. A. hills B. jungles C. forests D. woods Câu 68 đáp án: C 69. A. catching B. holding C. carrying D. taking Câu 69 đáp án: A 70. A. avoid B. without C. not D. no Câu 70 đáp án: B 2. Passage 2 TALKING RUBBISH
Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! The message hits Canadian consumers through all the media. AS
newcomers from Sri Lanka, we compare the situation here with the one back home. We may not
be the most (71) ….. citizens in the world, but compared with this, we do not have a rubbish problem – yet.
Like many shoppers in Columbia, my partner Shahid and I used to a cane basket we (72) ….. with
us to the Sunday market or pola every week. No environmentalists could have complained about
it. You need a good strong basket at the pola. There are no supermarket trolleys to push around.
Most items-rice, flour, vegetables, fruit, biscuits, eggs – are bought (73) ….. or wrapped in
newspaper. At (74) ….., we would carry one plastic bag separately. For eggs we took a reusable plastic tray with us.
When income (75) ….. are low, people need to buy in small quantities. It is quite normal to ask
for a (76) ….. envelop, two eggs or 100 grams of sugar. The (77) ….. is that, for the most part,
urban consumers in Sri Lanka cannot afford the luxury of waste. Most people do not buy more
from the grocers than they will actually consume. They re-use whatever they can and are loath to
discard bags, jars, tins, or boxes that can be put to other uses.
But in recent years Western-style supermarkets have begun to spring up in Colombo. They hold
out the (78) ….. of a clean, efficient, streamlined service to customers. A range of imported
goods, dressed up in their layers of attractive, colourful (79) ……. beckons from the shelves.
There are the (80) …… products that demand your attention on the TV advertisements. Along
with them, Sri Lanka, like so many other developing countries, may have imported a problem that once never existed. 71. A. qualified B. concerned C. worried D. experienced Câu 71 đáp án: B 72. A. took over B. took away C. took along D. took up Câu 72 đáp án: C 73. A. free B. in pieces C. bit and bit D. loose Câu 73 đáp án: D 74. A. maximum B. most C. highest D. best Câu 74 đáp án: C 75. A. rates B. amounts C. sizes D. levels Câu 75 đáp án: D 76. A. simple B. single C. singular D. sole Câu 76 đáp án: B 77. A. point B. case C. example D. question Câu 77 đáp án: A 78. A. promise B. advantage C. evidence D. sight Câu 78 đáp án: D 79. A. packets B. packs C. packing D. padding Câu 79 đáp án: C 80. A. very B. just C. similar D. likely Câu 80 đáp án: A B. WRITTEN TEST
I. Fill in each gap of the passages below with ONE suitable word
1. Passage 1 (From 81 to 90; 0,5point/01corrcet answer)
Luis Braille was the son of a French leather worker. He went blind at the age of three when he fell
(81) ….. a tool in his father’s workshop. But Luis was a brave and talented boy. He wanted to be a
(82) ….. , so he learned to play the cello, and at the age of ten he (83) ….. a scholarship (84) ……
the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris. He could play the cello, but he could not read and write.
In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier, (85) ….. “night writing”. He used patterns of twelve
raised (86) …… on paper so that soldiers could read in the dark. Luis Braille understood the (87)
….. of this invention for blind people and when he was fifteen, he began to develop it. He made it
(88) …... . By 1932 ‘Braille’ was in (89) …….. all over the world in many languages, but
unfortunately Luis died of tuberculosis in 1852 and he (90) ……….knew of the important of his invention. Câu 81 đáp án: on Câu 82 đáp án: musician Câu 83 đáp án: won Câu 84 đáp án: to Câu 85 đáp án: invented Câu 86 đáp án: dots Câu 87 đáp án: importance Câu 88 đáp án: simpler Câu 89 đáp án: use Câu 90 đáp án: never.
2. Passage 2 (From 91 to 100; 0,5point/01corrcet answer)
Computers are electric machines that process information. They are (91)…….of communicating
with the user, of doing five kinds of arithmetic operations, and of (92) …… three kinds of
decisions. (93) ….., they are incapable of thinking. They accept data and instructions as input,
and after processing the information, they (94) …… the results.
When talking about the computers, (95) ……hardware and software need to be considered. The
former refers to the actual machinery, whereas the (96) ….. refers to the programs that control and
coordinate the activities of hardware.
The first computer was built in 1930 but (97) ….. then computer technology has evolved a great
deal. There are three (98) ….. kinds of computers in use today: The main frame, the
minicomputer, and the microcomputer. All three kinds have one thing in (99) …..- They operate
quickly and accurately in (100) ……….problems. Câu 91 đáp án: capable Câu 92 đáp án: making Câu 93 đáp án: However Câu 94 đáp án: output Câu 95 đáp án: both Câu 96 đáp án: latter Câu 97 đáp án: since Câu 98 đáp án: different Câu 99 đáp án: common Câu 100 đáp án: solving II. Word forms
1. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets: (From 101 to 110; 1.0 point/01corrcet answer)
101. The policy was (judge) ……………… a failure. Câu 101 đáp án: adjudged
102. He was in a more (advantage) ………….. position.
Câu 102 đáp án: advantageous
103. Jo is very (affection) ………..towards her.
Câu 103 đáp án: affectionate
104. Most of the city was (flame) ………, and bitter fighting had taken over the downtown suburbs. Câu 104 đáp án: aflame
105. As reports gradually came in from the departments, it appeared that a majority was in favor of (federal) ………
Câu 105 đáp án: federalism
106. Try to give each student some (feed) ………… on the task. Câu 106 đáp án: feedback
107. The author fills this real town with (fiction) ………….characters.
Câu 107 đáp án: fictitious.
108. It’s undeniable that the (diagnose) …………of the local incompetent healer was responsible for her sudden death.
Câu 108 đáp án: misdiagnosis
109. This school was one (require) ………..as a military hospital during the war.
Câu 109 đáp án: requisitioned
110. The courts were (power) ……………to impose the death penalty for certain crimes. Câu 110 đáp án: empowered
2. Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box.
(From 111 to 120; 1.0 point/01corrcet answer)
Read the passage and fill each blank with the appropriate form of word chosen from the following list. refer count young advise important courage prospector form person journalism
When it comes to educating tomorrow’s leaders, it would be wrong to assume that there is
a (111) ….. that can be applied to turn people into great leader. But it is possible to prepare (112)
…… for leadership by teaching the some essential skills. We all have the potential to lead, and,
more importantly, the ability to improve our skills. The first step is to let young people to look at
the great leaders they know about. They will soon realize that leaders have their own (113) ……
ways of leading. But faced with the (114) ………of comparing themselves with famous leaders,
young people may well feel (115) ……We need to give them examples of leadership which can be found all around us.
There are (116) ……..opportunities to pick up leadership skills at school, in the sport field, and
even at home. We should encourage them to take on projects which involve leadership. It is also
(117) …….for them to keep a (118) ……. Where they can record their experiences as leaders,
even if they seem small and (119) ….. They can put down what they did well and also where they
have done better. This is not a waste of time because such a written record will be valuable (120) …..for years. Câu 111 đáp án: formula
Câu 112 đáp án: youngsters Câu 113 đáp án: personal Câu 114 đáp án: prospect
Câu 115 đáp án: discouraged Câu 116 đáp án: countless Câu 117 đáp án: advisable Câu 118 đáp án: journal
Câu 119 đáp án: unimportant Câu 120 đáp án: reference III. ERROR CORRECTION.
Identify the ONE error in each sentence and correct it.
(From 121 to 130; 1.0 point/01corrcet answer)
121. I decided changing jobs because my boss makes me work overtime.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 121 đáp án: changing → TO CHANGE
122. Breaking her leg the last time she went, Brenda decided not to go on the school skiing trip this year.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 122 đáp án: Breaking → HAVING BROKEN
123. Hardly we had started our walk when it began to rain.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 123 đáp án: we had → HAD WE
124. Computers are often used to control, adjustment, and correct complex industrial.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 124 đáp án: adjustment → ADJUST
125. Because the storm warnings, we did not go out last night.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 125 đáp án: Because → BECAUSE OF
126. San Francisco, that is a beautiful city, has a population of 6 million.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 126 đáp án: that → WHICH
127. The actors left the hotel separately in order to avoid attract a lot of attention.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 127 đáp án: attract → ATTRACTING
128. She wanted to know whether I have seen Paul recently.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 128 đáp án: have → HAD
129. Before she became a film star, she has been a stand – up comedian.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 128 đáp án: has → HAD BEEN
130. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life.
…………………………………………………………………………
Câu 130 đáp án: frightened → FRIGHTENING IV. Sentence transformation
Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (From 131 to 140; 2.0 points/01corrcet answer)
131. What particularly impressed me was her accent-free pronunciation.
I …………………………………………………………………………….
Câu 131 đáp án: I was particularly impressed by her accent-free pronunciation.
132. The result of the match was never in doubt.
At no time …………………………………………………………………..
Câu 132 đáp án: At no time of the match was never in doubt.
133. This will be the orchestra’s first performance outside London.
This will be the first time ……………………………………………………
Câu 133 đáp án: This will be the first time the orchestra has performed outside London.
134. How long has this roof been leaking?
When ……………………………………………………………………………..
Câu 134 đáp án: When did this roof start begin leaking?/ start to leak?
135. I didn’t know you were coming, so I didn’t wait for you.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 135 đáp án: If I had known you were coming, I would have waited for you.
136. In all probability we will finish the project on Thursday. (chances)
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Câu 136 đáp án: The chances are that the project will be finished on Thursday.
137. In her previous job, Mara was a picture restorer. (work)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
Câu 137 đáp án: Mara used to work as a picture restorer.
138. The protection of the animal world is pointless unless we take steps to protect our planet as well. (worth)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 138 đáp án: It is not worth protecting the animal world unless we take steps to protect our planet as well.
139. He got angry because we all disagreed with him. (temper)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 139 đáp án: He lost his temper because we all disagreed with him.
140. The Wrights don’t have much money to live in comfort. (ends)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Câu 140 đáp án: The Wrights don’t have much money to make ends meet.