Đề thi Olympic 10 tháng 3 lần thứ 5 môn Tiếng Anh năm 2021 lớp 11

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KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN V – NĂM 2021
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN DU
Đề thi môn: TIẾNG ANH - Khối: 11 Ngày thi: 06/3/2021
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút (Không tính thời gian phát đề)
(Đề thi có 12 trang) Lưu ý:
- Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy thi.
- Phần A. Multiple choice questions (80 câu) được làm trên 01 tờ giấy riêng.
- Phần B. Written test gồm có 04 phần I, II, III, IV- mỗi phần làm trên 01 tờ giấy riêng.
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)
I. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. _______ is not clear to researchers.
A. Why dinosaurs having become extinct
B. Why dinosaurs became extinct
C. Did dinosaurs become extinct
D. Dinosaurs became extinct that
2. I have yet _______ a person as Theo.
A. to meet as infuriating
B. to have met such infuriating
C. been meeting as infuriating
D. been meeting such infuriating
3. There are two small rooms in the beach house, _______ served as a kitchen.
A. the smallest of which B. smallest of that
C. the smaller of which D. the smaller of them
4. The price of pork this month is _______ it last month. A. as twice much as
B. twice as high as that of
C. twice as higher as that D. as much as twice of 5. On the table _______ . A. the disks lay B. did the disks lay C. lay the disks D. lied the disks
6. Copper is the favored metal for electricians’ wire because of _______.
A. its excellent conductivity
B. it is an excellent conductor
C. excellent conductivity of it D. so conductive is it
7. John would rather _______ class yesterday than today. A. go to B. went to C. have gone to D. him went to
8. Yesterday my mother bought ______.
A. beautiful Italian some cotton hats
B. Italian some beautiful cotton hats
C. some beautiful Italian cotton hats
D. some hats beautiful Italian cotton
9. It is possible to stay overnight here although there is no guest house _______ . A. at that B. as such C. in itself D. for that
10. The two boys were caught _______the exam papers from the teachers’ room, so they definitely deserved _______ from school.
A. to be stealing- having suspended
B. to steal- being suspended
C. stealing- to be suspended
D. having stolen- suspended 1
II. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
11. This jacket is the kind of thing I want. Can I _______? A. try it on B. dress it C. take it off D. wear them
12. He likes nothing better than to spend his Sunday mornings _________ in the gardens. A. pottering about B. hanging around C. whiling away D. winding down
13. Karen was terribly nervous before the interview but she managed to pull herself ________ and act confidently. A. through B. over C. together D. off
14. It's nice to know that I can trust you to help me when I need it. A. count on B. check over C. make friends D. get over
15. Capital punishment was done _____ in Britain nearly half a century ago. A. away with B. out for C. off by D. over from
16. BTS’ performances were so exciting that many of their fans were _______ enthusiasm. A. moved to B. carried away with C. taken aback with D. stirred up with
17. He really gets _______ my nerves. He never stops complaining. A. down B. up C. in D. on
18. I’ll lend you some money to _______ you over to the end of this month A. hand B. tide C. get D. make
19. I was able to _______ a lot of new English words from speaking with my host family and
with other colleagues in this multinational corporation. A. pick up B. save up C. make up D. take up
20. I don’t really hit it _______ with my new boss. A. at B. of C. up D. off
III. VOCABULARY (10PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
21. Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a _______ writer. A. fruitful B. fertile C. virile D. prolific
22. I feel terrible, I didn't sleep_______last night A. a jot B. a wink C. an inch D. an eye
23. No matter how angry he was, he would never ________ to violence. A. resolve B. recourse C. exert D. resort
24. What on earth made you risk your life and _____ by driving that fast? A. liberty B. limb C. death D. health
25. Employees who have a _______ are encouraged to discuss it with the management. A. hindrance B. grievance C. disadvantage D. disturbance
26. The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _______ neglected. A. dolefully B. woefully C. idly D. pathetically
27. Grandma says there wasn’t a _______ of truth in that story Granddad told last night about being a war hero. A. speck B. crumb C. dot D. grain
28. After feeling off_______for days, Tom finally went to see his doctor. 2 A. food B. color C. fitness D. balance
29. The problem of gender equality has been accentuated by the use of ultrasound scanning
which helps determine the sex of the _______. This technology has played a crucial role in creating gender imbalance. A. fetus B. cactus C. status D. circus
30. The barman began to ________ his fists in a threatening manner so I left. A. gather B. fold C. bundle D. clench
31. Job losses are mainly in the _______ sectors of the industry. A. blue-collar B. red-collar C. stiff-collar D. high-collar
32. My mother is a real _______ potato. She watches T.V all the time. A. couch B. sofa C. armchair D. cushion
33. The president visited the area to see the devastation _______. A. at first hand B. on first hand C. by first hand D. with first hand
34. The film is _______ based on a true story, but most of it is fiction. A. casually B. faintly C. loosely D. lightly
35. It was an extremely hostile article which cast _______ on the conduct of the entire cabinet. A. criticism B. aspersions C. disapproval D. abuse
36. Some countries always _______ resolutions at the United Nations which don’t suit them. A. bail B. countenance C. veil D. veto
37. Kate spent the morning ______ along the sea-front. A. hiking B. rambling C. strolling D. crawling
38. Serena is still _______ ignorant of the fact that she is about to be made redundant. A. blissfully B. decorously C. jubilantly D. ecstatically
39. It was a fantastic film. I enjoyed it_______. A. endlessly B. unendingly C. without end D. no end
40. Peter was ejected after committing five personal _______ in water sport game yesterday. A. mistakes B. faults C. fouls D. errors
IV. GUIDED CLOZE (10PTS): Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space. Passage A Girls and technology
If you want your daughter to succeed, buy her a toy construction set. That is the advice from
Britain's ____(41)____ female engineers and scientists. Marie-Noelle Barton, who heads an
Engineering Council campaign to encourage girls into science and engineering, maintains that
some of Britain's most successful women have had their careers ____(42)____ by the toys they
played with as children. Even girls who end ____(43)____ nowhere near a microchip or
microscope could benefit from a better ____(44)____ of science and technology.
`It's a ____(45)____ of giving them experience and confidence with technology so that when they
are presented with a situation requiring some technical know-how, they feel they can handle it and
don't just ____(46)____ defeat immediately,' says Mrs Barton. 'I believe that lots of girls feel unsure
of themselves when it comes to technology and therefore they might be losing out on jobs because
they are reluctant even to apply for them'. 3
Research recently carried ____(47)____ suggests that scientific and constructional toys should be
____(48)____ to girls from an early age, otherwise the result is 'socialisation' into stereotypically
female ____(49)____, which may explain why relatively few girls study science and engineering
at university in Britain. Only 14% of those who have gone for engineering ____(50)____ at
university this year are women, although this figure does represent an improvement on the 7% recorded some years ago. 41. A. foremost B. uppermost C. predominant D. surpassing 42. A. styled B. shaped C. built D. modelled 43. A. in B. by C. on D. up 44. A. hold B. grasp C. insight D. realisation 45. A. matter B. situation C. state D. cause 46. A. receive B. allow C. admit D. permit 47. A. off B. through C. forward D. out 48. A. accessible B. feasible C. reachable D. obtainable 49. A. characters B. parts C. states D. roles 50. A. selections B. alternatives C. options D. preferences Passage B
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S EVE
In Europe, Midsummer Night's Eve, also known as St John's Eve, occurs on June 23rd. It
originates from the pagan celebrations of the summer solstice which were held on June 21st. On
that night throughout Europe bonfires were lit along hillsides to ____(51)____ the shortest night
of the year. It must have looked as if some kind of violent insurrection was taking place down the
coast of Scotland and England, but these signal fires in fact had a very important purpose. Bones
of farm animals ____(52)____ the previous autumn were burned and, when the fires had
____(53)____ the remaining ash was put to good use: it was spread on the fields to enrich the land
and ensure a good harvest. The word 'bonfire' is ____(54)____ from'bonefire'.
In Brazil too St John's Eve means bonfires and fireworks. Another quaint tradition involves
the ____(55)____ of small paper hot-air balloons, although they are prohibited by law in the cities
because of the fire ____(56)____. Bonfires mark the beginning of spring rather than the summer
in Sweden and are lit on the last night of April. In the Swedish Midsummer's Eve ____(57)____,
held on June 24th, a large pole, decorated with flowers and leaves, is placed in the ground.
Thistles also have a significant role in the celebration of Midsummer's Night in Europe. In
the past they were thought to ____(58)____ witches. The pretty, prickly plant was nailed over barn
doors and used in wreaths, the circular shape being a symbol of the turning of the seasons. Wheels
faced with straw and soaked in pitch were lit from the bonfires and then rolled down hills.
There is less risk of fire in a ____(59)____ tradition to many Slavic countries. Young women
and girls float little baskets of flowers and lighted candles down streams. Local boys swim out to
____(60)____ a basket, find the girl it belongs to and claim a dance at the town's Midsummer's Eve Party. 51. A. celebrate B. honour C. commemorate D. commiserate 52. A. revised B. assassinated C. slaughtered D. sacrificed 53. A. doused B. extinguished C. smothered D. gone out 54. A. derived B. developed C. evolved D. decayed 4 55. A. landing B. launching C. propelling D. ejecting 56. A. certainty B. peril C. jeopardy D. hazard 57. A. tradition B. custom C. ceremony D. practice 58. A. deflect B. ward off C. attract D. avert 59. A. unique B. common C. mutual D. prevalent 60. A. salvage B. rescue C. set free D. liberate
V. READING COMPREHENSION (10PTS): Read the texts below and choose the best answer to each question. Passage A
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 mega fossils ― relatively large specimens of essentially
whole plants and animals. Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the first
comprehensive mega fossil 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 mega
fossils 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.
61. 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
62. 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. 5
63. 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.
64. 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.
65. 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. Passage B THE LAND UNDER THE SEA
Ten thousand years ago, as the last ice age drew to a close, sea levels around the world were far
lower than they are today. Much of the land under the North Sea and the English Channel was part
of a huge region of forests and grassy plains, where herds of horses and reindeer roamed free and
people lived in villages by the lakes and rivers. Then the climate gradually became warmer (a
phenomenon certainly not confined to our own age) and the water trapped in glaciers and ice caps
was released. This ancient land was submerged in the resulting deluge and all that remains to tell
us that it was once lush and verdant- and inhabited- is the occasional stone tool, harpoon or
mammoth tusk brought up from the sea bed by fishing boats.
Now the development of advanced sonar technology, known as bathymetry, is making it possible
to study this flooded landscape in extraordinary detail. A special echo sounder is fixed to the bottom
of a survey vessel, and it makes wide sweep across the sea bed. While previous devices have only
been ale to produce two- dimensional images, bathymetry makes use of computers, satellite
positioning devices and special software to create accurate and remarkably detailed maps. For the
first time an ancient river bed leaps out of the three- dimensional image, complete with rocky ledges
rising up from the bottom of the valley. The sites of pre- historic settlements can now be pinpointed,
and it is also possible to see in stunning detail the sunken shipwrecks that litter in this part of the sea bed.
According to archaeologist Dr Linda Andrews, this technological development is of huge
significance. ‘We now have the ability to map the sea bed of the Channel and the North Sea as
accurately as we can map dry land’, she says. She is, however, scathing about the scale of
government funding for such projects. ‘We have better images of Mars and Venus than of two-
thirds of our own planet! In view of the fact that Britain is a maritime nation, and the sea has such
a massive influence on us, it’s an absolute scandal that we know so little about the area just off our shores!’ 6
Once bathymetric techniques have identified sites where people might have built their homes and
villages, such as sheltered bays, cliffs with caves and the shores of freshwater lakes, divers could
be sent down to investigate further. Robot submarines could also be used, and researchers hope
they will find stone tool and wood from houses (which survives for longer in water than on dry
land) as proof of human activity. The idea of Britain as a natural island kingdom will be challenge
by these findings: Britain has been inhabited for about 500,000 years, and for much of this time it
has been linked on and off to continental Europe. It remains to be seen how far this new awareness
is taken on board among our ‘island’ people.
In fact, the use of bathymetry scanners will not be limited to the study of lost landscapes and ancient
settlements. It will also be vital in finding shipwrecks. Records show that there about 44,000
shipwrecks off the shores of Britain, but there is good reason to believe that the real figure is much
higher. In addition, commercial applications are a real possibility. Aggregates for the construction
industry are becoming increasingly expensive, and bathymetry scanners could be used to identify
suitable sites for quarrying this material. However, mapping the sea bed will also identify places
where rare plants and shellfish have their homes. Government legislation may prevent digging at
such sites, either to extract material for a profit or to make the water deeper: there are plans to
dredge parts of the English Channel to provide deeper waterways for massive container ships.
66. We are told that the area now under the sea
A. was not previously thought to have been populated.
B. was created by the last Ice Age.
C. has yielded some archaeological artifacts.
D. was flooded, drowning the inhabitants.
67. How does the new sonar technology work?
A. It has an echo sounder at the bottom of the sea.
B. It produces two- dimensional images of the sea floor.
C. It makes use of various devices.
D. It uses computers to locate pre- historic sites.
68. What is the most important aspect of the new scanning technique?
A. It can pinpoint the location of shipwrecks under the sea.
B. It is able to follow the course of ancient rivers.
C. It can measure the depth of the sea bed with accuracy.
D. It reveal important details of underwater topography.
69. How does Dr Andrews feel about the lack of accurate maps of the waters around Britain? A. outraged B. resigned C. astonished D. amused
70. The writer suggests that a better understanding of the settlements on the sea bed may
A. inspire more young people to take up archaeology.
B. modify the attitudes of the British to their country’s history.
C. provide confirmation about the dangers of global warming.
D. after the perception other countries have about Britain. Passage C HOW TO SPOT A LIAR
However much we may abhor it, deception comes naturally to all living things. Birds do it by
feigning injury to lead hungry predators away from nesting young. Spider crabs do it by disguise: 7
adorning themselves with strips of kelp and other debris, they pretend to be something they are not
– and so escape their enemies. Nature amply rewards successful deceivers by allowing them to
survive long enough to mate and reproduce. So it may come as no surprise to learn that human
beings- who, according to psychologist Gerald Johnson of the University of South California, or
lied to about 200 times a day, roughly one untruth every 5 minutes- often deceive for exactly the
same reasons: to save their own skins or to get something they can’t get by other means.
But knowing how to catch deceit can be just as important a survival skill as knowing how to tell a
lie and get away with it. A person able to spot falsehood quickly is unlikely to be swindled by an
unscrupulous business associate or hoodwinked by a devious spouse. Luckily, nature provides
more than enough clues to trap dissemblers in their own tangled webs- if you know where to look.
By closely observing facial expressions, body language and tone of voice, practically anyone can
recognise the tell-tale signs of lying. Researchers are even programming computers – like those
used on Lie Detector -to get at the truth by analysing the same physical cues available to the naked
eye and ear. “With the proper training, many people can learn to reliably detect lies,” says Paul
Ekman, professor of psychology at the University of California, San Francisco, who has spent the
past 15 years studying the secret art of deception.
In order to know what kind of Lies work best, successful liars need to accurately assess other
people’s emotional states. Ackman’s research shows that this same emotional intelligence is
essential for good lie detectors, too. The emotional state to watch out for is stress, the conflict most
liars feel between the truth and what they actually say and do.
Even high-tech lie detectors don’t detect lies as such; they merely detect the physical cues of
emotions, which may or may not correspond to what the person being tested is saying. Polygraphs,
for instance, measure respiration, heart rate and skin conductivity, which tend to increase when
people are nervous – as they usually are when lying. Nervous people typically perspire, and the
salts contained in perspiration conducts electricity. That’s why sudden leap in skin conductivity
indicates nervousness -about getting caught, perhaps -which makes, in turn, suggest that someone
is being economical with the truth. On the other hand, it might also mean that the lights in the
television. Studio are too hot- which is one reason polygraph tests are inadmissible in court. “Good
lie detectors don’t rely on a single thing” says Ekma, but interpret clusters of verbal and non-verbal
clues that suggest someone might be lying.”
The clues are written all over the face. Because the musculature of the face is directly connected to
the areas of the brain that processes emotion, the countenance can be a window to the soul.
Neurological studies even suggest that genuine emotions travel different pathways through the
brain than insincere ones. If a patient paralyzed by stroke on one side of the face, for example, is
asked to smile deliberately, only the mobile side of the mouth is raised. But tell that same person a
funny joke, and the patient breaks into a full and spontaneous smile. Very few people -most notably,
actors and politicians- are able to consciously control all of their facial expressions. Lies can often
be caught when the liars true feelings briefly leak through the mask of deception. We don’t think
before we feel, Ekman says. “Expressions tend to show up on the face before we’re even conscious
of experiencing an emotion.”
One of the most difficult facial expressions to fake- or conceal, if it’s genuinely felt - is sadness.
When someone is truly sad, the forehead wrinkles with grief and the inner corners of the eyebrows
are pulled up. Fewer than 15% of the people Ekman tested were able to produce this eyebrow 8
movement voluntarily. By contrast, the lowering of the eyebrows associated with an angry scowl
can be replicated at will but almost everybody. “If someone claims they are sad and the inner
corners of their eyebrows don’t go up, Ekmam says, the sadness is probably false.”
The smile, on the other hand, is one of the easiest facial expressions to counterfeit. It takes just two
muscles -the zygomaticus major muscles that extend from the cheekbones to the corners of the
lips- to produce a grin. But there’s a catch. A genuine smile affects not only the corners of the lips
but also the orbicularis oculi, the muscle around the eye that produces the distinctive “crow’s feet”
associated with people who laugh a lot. A counterfeit grin can be unmasked if the corners of the
lips go up, the eyes crinkle, but the inner corners of the eyebrows are not lowered, a movement
controlled by the orbicularis oculi that is difficult to fake. The absence of lowered eyebrows is one
reason why the smile looks so strained and stiff. Question 71-75
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage?
In boxes 71-75 on your answer sheet, write
YES - if the statement agrees with the information
NO - if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN - if there is no information on this
71. All living animals can lie.
72. Some people tell lies for self-preservation.
73. Scientists have used computers to analyze which part of the brain is responsible for telling lie.
74. Lying as a survival skill is more important than detecting a lie.
75. To be a good liar, one has to understand other people's emotions. Question 76-78
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
76. How does the lie detector work?
A. It detects whether one's emotional state is stable.
B. It detects one’s brain activity level.
C. It detects body behavior during one's verbal response.
D. It analyses one's verbal response word by word.
77. Lie detectors can't be used as evidence in a court of law because _________.
A. Lights often cause lie detectors to malfunction.
B. They are based on too many verbal and non-verbal clues.
C. Polygraph tests are often inaccurate.
D. There may be many causes of certain body behavior.
78. Why does the author mention the paralyzed patients?
A. To demonstrate how a paralyzed patient smiles
B. To show the relation between true emotions and body behavior
C. To examine how they were paralyzed
D. To show the importance of happiness from recovery Question 79-80
Classify the following facial traits as referring to: A: sadness B: anger 9 C: happiness
Write the correct letter A, B or C
79. Inner corners of eyebrows raised 80. Lines formed around B. WRITTEN TEST
I. CLOZE TEST (20PTS): Read the texts below and think of a word that best fits each gap.
Use ONLY ONE word in each gap. Passage A CORONAVIRUSES
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses known for containing strains that ____(1)____ potentially
deadly diseases in mammals and birds. In humans they're typically ____(2)____ via airborne
droplets of fluid produced by infected individuals. Some rare but notable strains, including Wuhan
coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and those responsible for ____(3)____ acute syndrome (SARS) and
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), can cause death in humans.
Coronaviruses can give rise to a wide ____(4)____ of symptoms in different animals. While some
strains cause diarrhoea in pigs and in turkeys, most of the time infections can be compared to a bad
cold, causing mild to moderate upper respiratory problems such as a ____(5)____ nose and sore throat.
There are a handful of lethal exceptions, which have had a devastating ____(6)____ on livestock
and human health around the globe.
The death ____(7)____ from the new coronavirus has exceeded that of the SARS outbreak in 2002
and 2003 in mainland China. But the number of people who have ____(8)____ nationwide has also
risen in recent days, suggesting that the new virus’s fatality rate is relatively low.
Health experts say they are encouraged by the steady ____(9)____ in the number of recoveries.
They take it as evidence that the treatments meted out have been ____(10)____ and that the virus
does not appear to be as deadly as SARS. Passage B
WRONGED BY HOW YOU WRITE
The handwriting of school children could spell the difference between success and failure in
examinations according to research carried out by the Open University.
In a study by Dennis Briggs of the Faculty of Educational Studies, it was found that essays which
were written ____(11)____ different styles of handwriting attracted different marks. ‘The findings
suggest that ____(12)____ is a borderline zone within examination marking where an essay is
written may be almost as important as what the essay is about,’ said Mr Briggs. Five essays were
double marked ____(13)____ the second marker unaware of the marks of the first marker. The
essay scripts for the second marker ____(14)____ been copied out in three writing styles. Two of
the styles were ones that had been the subject of continual criticism at school.
____(15)____ the markers were practising teachers who ____(16)____ told that the effectiveness
of double marking was being checked. The results showed that a 12-year old who can present an
essay one way will do better, perhaps ____(17)____ better ____(18)____ a friend who presents
the same standard in terms of content but who ____(19)____ not or cannot make it look so 10
attractive. The conclusion is that school children may not do as ____(20)____ as perhaps they could
if their handwriting is untidy.
II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)
PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. I don’t think John is getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly ________ (BLOOD).
2. The workers who were ________ during the recession badly needed help from the government. (SIZE)
3. His performance in the match today ________ his reputation as a great player. (LIE)
4. –“Was it a good read?" –“Oh, totally ________! I finished it in two days." (PUT)
5. Premature disclosure of the test sites might lead to ________ of the experiment. (VALID)
6. They have a duty to set the record straight, otherwise they are conniving at _______. (FALSE)
7. Cancer is perceived as a heterogeneous group of diseases that is characterized by _______
patterns of gene expression. (ERR)
8. The ________ images were still vivid in her mind, playing out like some cleverly orchestrated
cellular illusion. (HORROR)
9. As twilight began to ________ over the dun, she found it impossible to stay in her chamber
alone, as she usually did. (DEEP)
10. You shouldn’t interrupt someone ________. (SENTENCE)
PART 2. Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box. CONVENIENCE SOLVE SUFFICE EFFECT SPEAK PROPER CONSEQUENCE DAY FORTUNATE LIKE
A recent report on the (00.) eating habits of children in Britain suggests that children from the age
of three to sixteen show a strong ____(11)____ for vegetables and only eat ____(12)____ amount
of fruit and vegetables at Christmas. One researcher says not eating ____(13)____ may have
serious consequences on a child’s ____(14)____ and physical development, resulting in poorer
performance at school. One ____(15)____ is to give children extra iron and vitamins but in the
long run it is more ____(16)____ if children get the right ingredients in their ____(17)____ diet.
____(18)____ parents choose food for their children that is quick and ____(19)____ to prepare,
rather than food which is fresh and healthy. ____(20)____, it is difficult later to get children to change their habits.
III. ERROR CORRECTION: (10PTS) There are 10 errors in the following passage. Underline
the errors in the passage, supply the lines in which the errors are and correct them.
The destruction of the rainforests is a pressing problem of our times but not one that is L1
regarded equally serious by everyone. The more affluent nations regard the issue as one of
preservation; deforestation must stop. When it comes to the poorer countries, the issue is
not so cut and dried. For these people, the rainforests represent a source of economic
prosperity, a point that obviously takes precedence on ecological concerns. A solution must L5
be found before the damage caused by the deforestation that is destroying the rainforests
becoming irrevocable. Deforestation is carried out by those involving in the timber industry 11
and also by migrant farmers. The later occupy an area of land, strip it, farm it until its natural
mineral supply is used up and then move on. The land is left useless and exposed and a
process of erosion comes into effect, washing soil into rivers thereby killing fish and L10
blocking the water's natural course. The land is not the only victim. Rainforests are a rich
populated habitat. In the rainforests of Madagascar there are at most 150,000 individual
species of plants and animals which are found anywhere else in the world and more are
being discovered all the time. Furthermore, approximately 50% of all endangered animal
species live in the world's rainforests. The destruction of the forests effectively represents a L15
complete removal of all these plants and animals. Deprived of their natural environments,
they will disappear altogether. Again, this process is reversible. Man, no matter how
powerful he considers himself, does not have the power to establish the species he is so willfully destroying.
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20 PTS) Rewrite the following sentences using the words given.
1. You cannot choose which hotel you stay at on this package holiday. (OPTION)
____________________________________________________________________________.
2. She could hardly remember her childhood. (FAINT)
____________________________________________________________________________.
3. Students at the school are not allowed to go into the Rainbow Disco. (BOUNDS)
____________________________________________________________________________.
4. He can hardly read at all. (VIRTUALLY)
____________________________________________________________________________.
5. Have you decided to enter the poster competition? (GO)
____________________________________________________________________________.
6. The success of training good students has made my school famous in the country. (MAP)
The success _________________________________________________________________.
7. You should observe the task carefully before you decide. (WEATHER)
You should __________________________________________________________________.
8. I hate it when my colleagues try to get involved in everything in my own business. (FINGER)
I object _____________________________________________________________________.
9. It was not until five years had elapsed that the whole truth about the murder came out.
Not for_____________________________________________________________________.
10. Mrs. Wilson says she’s sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday morning.
Mrs. Wilson sends ___________________________________________________________. – THE END – 12