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

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK
ĐƠN VỊ: TRƯỜNG TH – THCS - THPT HOÀNG VIỆT
KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 10-3 TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK NĂM 2021
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP: 11
ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)
I. Grammar and Structures (5 pts)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Câu 1:________ sacrifice was it that people talked about it for years. A. Such great B. So great a C. As great as D. How great a
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 1: B (0.5)
Câu 2: _____ in the atmosphere is the temperature falling below freezing. A. Frost is produced B. Frost produces C. What produces frost D. What is frost
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 2: C (0.5)
Câu 3: Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes _______ in school for students' future adjustments to society. A. when being cultivated B. need to be cultivated
C. which need to be cultivated D. be cultivated
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 3: B (0.5)
Câu 4: They advise that a passport _______ carried with you at all times. A. is B. has been C. be D. should hav
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 4: C (0.5)
Câu 5: St. James's Park has a lake _______ live a great variety of wild ducks. A. which B. on which C. in that D. whose
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 5: B (0.5)
Câu 6: She's angry about ______ to the farewell party last night. A. not having invited B. not to have invited C. not having been invited D. not to have been invited
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 6: C (0.5)
Câu 7: Glass that has been tempered may be up to ___________.
A. as hard as ordinary glass five times
B. hard as ordinary glass five times
C. five times as hard as ordinary glass
D. ordinary glass as hard as five times
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 7: C (0.5)
Câu 8: Upon returning from class, __________________.
A. a letter was in the mailbox
B. he found a letter in the mailbox
C. a letter was found in the mailbox
D. the mailbox had a letter in it
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 8: B (0.5)
Câu 9: Indoor heating systems have made ______ for people to live and work comfortably in temperate climates. A. possible that B. it possible C. possible D. it is possible
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 9: B (0.5)
Câu 10: You _______ have been in town on the night of the crime. A. mustn't B. didn't need C. are known to D. needn't to
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 10: C (0.5)
II. Phrasal verbs and Prepositions (5 pts)
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
Câu 11: One of the dominant themes in his psychology was his willingness to identify ______ heroes. A. as B. with C. out D. after
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 11: B (0.5)
Câu 12: I’d love to come to the concert with you but I can’t, I’m afraid. I’m ______ to my ears in work this week. A. on B. in C. down D. up
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 12: D (0.5)
Câu 13: “How many tickets shall I put you down ______?” A. for B. over C. with D. off
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 13: A (0.5)
Câu 14: He lived in a small cottage which was _____ the beaten track. A. in B. against C. off D. for
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 14: C (0.5)
Câu 15: His name was Benjamin, but he was called Ben ______ short. A. in B. for C. at D. by
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 15: B (0.5)
Câu 16: John made _____ a frankly ridiculous excuse for not having finished the report. A. up B. away C. on D. off
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 16: A (0.5)
Câu 17: If the dress is a bit tight, we can always let it _____ a bit. A. under B. down C. out D. up
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 17: C (0.5)
Câu 18: It's beginning to cloud _____. I hope that doesn't mean rain later as I've got a game of golf scheduled. A. back B. forward C. over D. about
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 18: C (0.5)
Câu 19: He's promised to stand _____ for me at the strategy meeting as I have a doctor's appointment. A. in B. up C. under D. over
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 19: A (0.5)
Câu 20: The team has been falling _____ since they sold their two best players. A. down B. off C. apart D. out
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 20: C (0.5) III. Vocabulary (10 pts)
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.
Câu 21: If you don't revise, you _______ the risk of failing. A. bear B. run C. make D. suffer
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 21: B (0.5)
Câu 22: Students sometimes support themselves by ______ of evening jobs. A. ways B. means C. efforts D. methods
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 22: B (0.5)
Câu 23: The hotel is within a(n) ______ throw of the beach. A. stone's B. stick's C. arrow's D. apple's
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 23: A (0.5)
Câu 24: What do you usually ______ for delivering things? A. demand B. price C. cost D. charge
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 24: D (0.5)
Câu 25: The main road through Salisbury was blocked for two hours today after an accident _____ several vehicles.
A. containing B. connecting C. involving D. including
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 25: B (0.5)
Câu 26: The company showed a reckless ______ for the safety of the environment. A. disregard B. unfamiliarity C. carelessness D. inattention
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 26: A (0.5)
Câu 27: The company received _____ complaints about the quality of its products. A. continued B. continual C. continuous D. continuing
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 27: B (0.5)
Câu 28: According to a recent survey, most people are on good _____ with their neighbors. A. relations B. acquaintance C. relationships D. terms
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 28: D (0.5)
Câu 29: The police must now ______ of the escaped convict in the surrounding countries. A. search B. look after C. be in search D. look for
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 29: C (0.5)
Câu 30: One of the problems local authorities have to deal with is the ______ of plastic containers. A. dispersal B. disposition C. disposal D. dissolution
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 30: C (0.5)
Câu 31. Hoang Anh Tuan_____ injury to win the Olympic silver. A. recovered B. suffered C. avoided D. overcame
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 31: D (0.5)
Câu 32. In my father’s_____, it is essential to eat vegetable every day. A. idea B. opinion C. confidence D. principle
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 32: B (0.5)
Câu 33. Last summer, we had ______ holiday in Spain A. a two week’s B. a two – weeks
C. two – week D. a two – week
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 33: D (0.5)
Câu 34. He retired early______ ill – health. A. on behalf of B. on account of C. believe D. imagine
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 34: B (0.5)
Câu 35. 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
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 35: C (0.5)
Câu 36. 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
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 36: B (0.5)
Câu 37. When Tim was eating a cherry, he accidentally swallowed the _____. A. nut B. stone C. seed D. core
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 37: B (0.5)
Câu 38. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home. A. she B. everyone C. horses D. cows
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 38: D (0.5)
Câu 39. Could you close the window? There is a bit of a _____. A. current B. wind C. draught D. breeze
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 39: C (0.5)
Câu 40. Thousands of steel _____ were used as the framework of the new office block. A. beams B. girders C. stakes D. piles
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 40: B (0.5) IV. Guided Cloze (10 pts)
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space Cloze Test 1
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India. It was built under Mughal Emperor Shah
Jahan in (41) __of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is considered as the finest example of
Mughal architecture, a style (42) ____ combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and
Islamic architectural styles. In 1983, Taj Mahal (43) ___ a UNESCO World Heritage Site and
was cited as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces
(44) ____ the world's heritage."
The Taj Mahal (45) _____2 to 3 million visitors every year, making it the most (46)
______tourist attraction in India. Most tourists visit during the cooler months. Polluting traffic
is not allowed near the complex and tourist must either walk from the car parks (47) _______
catch an electric bus. The Khawasspuras are currently being restored for use as a new visitors
centre. (48) ____ small town to the South of the Taj known as Taj Ganji or Mumtazabad was
(49) ____ constructed with caravanserais, bazaars and markets to serve the needs of visitors
and workmen. List of recommended travel destinations often feature Taj Mahal, which also
(50) ___ in several listings of seven wonders of the modern world, including the recently
announced New Seven Wonders of the World, a recent poll with 100 million votes. Câu 41. A. memory B. respect C. remember D. reminder
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 41: A (0.5) Câu 42. A. what B. with C. that D. can
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 42: C (0.5) Câu 43. A. became B. had become C. have become D. become
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 43: A (0.5) Câu 44. A. with B. in C. of D. for
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 44: C (0.5) Câu 45. A. attracts B. accepts C. offers D. invites
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 45: A (0.5)
Câu 46. A. magnificent B. popular C. enormous D. familiar
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 46: B (0.5) Câu 47. A. nor B. then C. and D. or
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 47: D (0.5) Câu 48. A. The B. An C. A D. Ø
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 48: A (0.5)
Câu 49. A. originated B. origin C. original D. originally
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 49: D (0.5) Câu 50. A. appears B. opens C. shows D. reviews
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 50: A (0.5) Guided cloze test 2
Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each
gap. Write your answer in the numbered boxes.
It's time for the 'Planet song Music Competition' again. Several British hopefuls are working
hard ahead of the finals in Brussels in the hope of (51) _________ the contest for their country.
Like the other contestants, Marcus Inman is excited to have an (52) _________ to represent his
nation. He says that it's every boy's dream to perform for his country at the highest level.
Marcus adds that he believes the contest is the most important music event of the year and that
he feels he has a (53) ______ to do his very best for the UK.
Marcus isn't a newcomer to the music business, though. He was (54) ______ the lead
singer of the noted heavy rock band, 'The Fortress'. His band's first album sold hundreds of
thousands of copies and as a (55) ________ " their first single, 'Missing a Piece of the Puzzle:
(56) ______ number one in the music charts. After his huge achievement, Marcus (57) ______
his mind to take a short break from recording songs. However, he assures everyone that his new
'PlanetSong' ballad means he's well and truly back! He says that he is hoping that the judges
will like his unique singing (58) ______ as much as the Brits do. Whatever happens, though, he
has (59) ______ a promise that he will not give up even if he is unsuccessful this time around.
We've got our fingers (60) ______ for you, Marcus! Câu 51. A. gaining B. earning C. winning D. beating
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 51: C (0.5) Câu 52. A. appointment B. opportunity C. option D. occasion
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 52: B (0.5) Câu 53. A. service B. duty C. job D. task
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 53: B (0.5) Câu 54. A. lately B. recently C. currently D. previously
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 54: D (0.5) Câu 55. A. reason B. cause C. reaction D. result
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 55: D (0.5) Câu 56. A. took B. reached C. arrived · D. grabbed
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 56: B (0.5) Câu 57. A. made up B. put down C. set out D. got on
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 57: A (0.5) Câu 58. A. way B. kind C. style D. pattern
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 58: C (0.5) Câu 59. A. taken B. given C. made D. said
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 59: C (0.5) Câu 60. A. stretched B. raised C. folded D. crossed
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 60: D (0.5)
V. Reading Comprehension (10 pts)
Reading 1: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question. THE FAMOUS CUP
It's only 36 centimeters tall, but to fans throughout the world, it represents the highest
achievement in football. Every four years, teams from all over the globe compete to take home
the FIFA World Cup Trophy, yet nobody ever does.
Do you know why? Nobody ever takes it home because the 18-carat gold trophy is kept under
lock and key by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). The champions of
each World Cup tournament receive only a replica. This is to protect the valuable prize from
thieves, who have stolen the World Cup trophy twice in its 75-year history.
The little trophy has certainly had a troubled existence. The original trophy was made by a
French sculptor, Abel LaFleur, and was called the "Jules Rimet Cup," in honor of the founder
of the World Cup tournament. Sometime during the first three World Cup events (1930, '34
and '38), the name changed to simply the "World Cup." Then during World War II, not much
was seen or heard of the trophy. It was being kept hidden in a shoe box under the bed of Dr.
Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA, to prevent it from falling into the hands of the Nazi army.
Although the trophy made it safely through the war, it didn't fare so well during the turbulent
1960s. In 1966, the Cup was stolen during a public showing of the trophy prior to the World
Cup tournament in England. Luckily, it was found a short time later none the worse for wear in
a trash container, by a little dog named Pickles.
Four years later, Brazil earned permanent possession of the original trophy by winning its third
World Cup title. Unfortunately, the trophy was stolen a second time, in 1983, and was never
recovered. The Brazilian Football Association had to have a duplicate trophy made.
After the first trophy became the possession of Brazil's football association, a new World Cup
Trophy for FIFA was designed by an Italian artist, Silvio Gazazniga, in 1974. This trophy
cannot be won outright, but remains in the possession of FIFA, and rest assured they are
keeping a close eye on it. Today, World Cup winners are awarded a replica of the trophy that is
gold-plated, rather than solid gold like the real one.
Gazazniga's World Cup trophy weighs almost five kilograms. Its base contains two layers of a
semi-precious stone called malachite, and has room for 17 small plaques bearing the names of
the winning teams - enough space to honor all the World Cup champions up to the year 2038.
After that, a new trophy will have to be made.
Câu 61. The reading passage is mainly about ______ A. World Cup stars B. the World Cup trophy C. thieves D. the World Cup tournament
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 61: B (0.5)
Câu 62. Which is true about Gazazniga's World Cup trophy?
A. It is a replica of the first trophy.
B. It is in a museum in Brazil C. It has a malachite base
D. It is made of gold and silver.
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 62: C (0.5)
Câu 63. In which year did Brazil win the World Cup championship for the third time? A. 1970 B. 1974 C. 1986 D. 2002
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 63: A (0.5)
Câu 64. According to the passage, when will another World Cup trophy be made?
A. When FIFA decides to replace.
B. When there's no more room to honor the winners C. In 24 more years D. When it disappears again
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 64: B (0.5)
Câu 65. This passage can probably be written ______.
A. in an article about World Cup champions B. in a fiction C. in a police report D. In a sports magazine
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 65: D (0.5)
Reading 2: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.
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.
Câu 66. 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
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 66: B (0.5)
Câu 67. 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
B. new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education
C. adults and children studied in the same classes
D. most places required children to attend school
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 67: D (0.5)
Câu 68. “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
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 68: A (0.5)
Câu 69. 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
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 69: C (0.5)
Câu 70. 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
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 70: D (0.5)
Reading 3: Read the following passage carefully and then choose the best answer to each question.
Commuting is the practice of travelling a long distance to a town or city to work each day, and
then travelling home again in the evening. The word commuting comes from commutation
ticket, a US rail ticket for repeated journeys, called a season ticket in Britain. Regular travelers are called commuters.
The US has many commuters. A few, mostly on the East Coast, commute by train or
subway, but most depend on the car. Some leave home very early to avoid the traffic jams, and
sleep in their cars until their office opens. Many people accept a long trip to work so that they
can live in quiet bedroom communities away from the city, but another reason is “white flight”.
In the 1960s most cities began to desegregate their schools, so that there were no longer
separate schools for white and black children. Many white families did not want to send their
children to desegregated schools, so they moved to the suburbs, which have their own schools,
and where, for various reasons, few black people live.
Millions of people in Britain commute by car or train. Some spend two or three hours a
day travelling, so that they and their families can live in suburbia or in the countryside. Cities
are surrounded by commuter belts. Part of the commuter belt around London is called the
stockbroker belt because it contains houses where rich business people live. Some places are
becoming dormitory towns, because people sleep there but take little part in local activities.
Most commuters travel to and from work at the same time, causing the morning and
evening rush hours, when buses and trains are crowded and there are traffic jams on the roads.
Commuters on trains rarely talk to each other and spend their journey reading, sleeping or using
their mobile phones, though this is not popular with other passengers. Increasing numbers of
people now work at home some days of the week, linked to their offices by computer, a
practice called telecommuting.
Cities in both Britain and the US are trying to reduce the number of cars coming into
town each day. Some companies encourage car pooling (called car sharing in Britain), an
arrangement for people who live and work near each other to travel together. Some US cities
have a public service that helps such people to contact each other, and traffic lanes are reserved
for car-pool vehicles. But cars and petrol/gas are cheap in the US, and many people prefer to
drive alone because it gives them more freedom. In Britain many cities have park-and-ride
schemes, car parks on the edge of the city from which buses take drivers into the centre.
Câu 71. All of the following are measures to reduce the number of cars coming into town each
day in the US and / or Britain EXCEPT_______. A. car pooling/sharing
B. traffic lanes for car pooling C. park and ride schemes
D. free car parks in the city centre
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 71: D (0.5)
Câu 72. The word “desegregate” in paragraph 2 most probably means_______. A. end racial discrimination B. become worse in quality C. improve the quality D. begin to re-equip
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 72: A (0.5)
Câu 73. As mentioned in the passage, commuters usually_______.
A. talk to each other during train journeys
B. go to work at different hours
C. cause traffic congestion on the roads
D. go home from work at different hours
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 73: C (0.5)
Câu 74. Which of the following is NOT true about the London commuter belt? A. It surrounds London.
B. It is like “bedroom communities” in the US.
C. It is home to some wealthy business people. D. It is in central London.
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 74: D (0.5)
Câu 75. It can be inferred from the passage that dormitory towns in Britain are places where people_______.
A. take part in local activities
B. contribute to the local community C. are employed locally D. stay for the night
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 75: D (0.5)
Câu 76. The passage mentions that many Americans are willing to travel a long distance to
work in order to be able to live in _______. A. comfortable bedrooms B. quiet neighborhoods C. city centers D. noisy communities
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 76: B (0.5)
Câu 77. The phrase “linked to” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_______. A. related to B. connected to C. satisfied with D. shared with
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 77: B (0.5)
Câu 78. The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to_______. A. driving alone B. car pool
C. travelling together D. petrol/gas
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 78: A (0.5)
Câu 79. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Both the US and Britain have a great number of commuters.
B. Britain has considerably more commuters than the US.
C. Commuting helps people in the US and Britain save a lot of time.
D. The US has considerably more commuters than Britain.
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 79: A (0.5)
Câu 80. Which of the following definitions of commuting would the author of this passage most probably agree with?
A. Travelling to work and then home again in a day within a rural district.
B. Travelling for hours from a town or city to work in the countryside every day.
C. Regularly travelling a long distance between one’s place of work and one’s home.
D. Using a commutation ticket for special journeys in all seasons of the year
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 80: C (0.5)
B. WRITTEN TEST (70PTS) I. Cloze test (20 pts)
Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has struck the north-east coast
triggering a massive tsunami. Cars·, ships and buildings were (81) ______ away by a
wall of water after the 8.9 - magnitude tremor, which struck about 400 kms (250 miles)
north-east of Tokyo. A state of emergency has been declared at a nuclear power plant, (82)
_______ pressure has exceeded normal levels.
Officials say more than 10,000 people are dead and about 7,000 (83) _______ but it is feared
the final death toll will be (84)_______ higher. In one ward alone in Sendai, a port city in
Miyagi prefecture, 200 to 300 bodies were found.
"The quake has been the fifth-largest in the world (85) _______1900 and nearly 8,000
(86) _____ stronger than the one which devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, last month", said scientists.
Thousands of people (87) ________near the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been ordered
to evacuate. Japanese nuclear officials said that pressure inside a boiling water reactor at the
plant was running much higher than normal after the cooling system failed. .
Officials said they might need to deliberately (88) _______some radioactive steam to
relieve pressure, but that there would be no health risk.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had earlier said the US Air Force had flown emergency
coolant to the site. But US officials later said (89) ________ coolant had been handed over
because the Japanese had decided to handle the situation (90) ________.
The UN's nuclear agency said four nuclear power plants had been shut down safely.
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 81: swept (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 82: where (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 83: missing (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 84: much/ far (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 85: since (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 86: times (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 87: living (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 88: release (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 89: no (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 90: themselves (1.0)
Open Cloze Test 2: Fill in each blank with ONE appropriate word. BLUE WHALES
Blue whales, the world's largest animals, have been sighted again in British waters for the first
time in at least twenty years. Indications that a population of blue whales was inhabiting the
waters west (91) _______ Scotland came for the first time from the United States Navy, (92)
______surveillance system picked up the songs of a lot of different whales. American
zoologists subsequently identified the blue whale song among (93) _______.
Now marine biologist, Carol Booker, has actually seen a blue whale there herself. She has no
doubt about what she saw, because they have distinctive fins which are very small for
(94)______ size. She says, 'Worldwide they were almost extinct and it seemed they had
completely vanished from the North Atlantic, so you can imagine how I felt actually seeing
(95) ______ ! However, it is certainly too soon to say if it is an indication of a population
recovery.' She goes (96) _______to say, “What it does show is the importance of this area of
the ocean for whales, and (97) _____ essential it is to control pollution of the seas.”
Bigger than (98) _______dinosaur known to man, blue whales are the largest animals ever to
(99) ______ lived on earth. A blue whale is more than six metres long at birth and, (100)
______ fully grown, its heart is the same height as a tall man and weighs as much as a horse.
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 91. of (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 92. whose (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 93. them/ others/these (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 94. their (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 95. one (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 96. on (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 97. how (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 98. any (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 99. have (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 100. when / if (1.0)
II. Word formation (20 pts)
Part 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses.
Câu 101. Deforestation and excessive farming have _________ the soil. (POOR)
Câu 102. The damage caused by the terrible storm two days ago was_________ by the
government. The real figures go up every minute. (ESTIMATE)
Câu 103. Barack Obama is the first President of the United States with ________background. (RACE)
Câu 104. From the hotel there is a _________view across the canyon. (BREATH)
Câu 105. The policeman examined the parcel ____________ as he had no idea what it could be. (SUSPECT)
Câu 106. It was very ___________ of you to notice that. (OBSERVE)
Câu 107. In his _________, Mike smashed all the breakable items in the kitchen. (FURIOUS)
Câu 108. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been _______ by an
officially recognized body. (VALID)
Câu 109. Mr. John, who teaches us Latin, usually stresses the need for regular _________. (ATTEND)
Câu 110. The government has yet to make an official ____________on the issue. (PRONOUNCE)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 101. impoverished (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 102. underestimated (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 103. multiracial (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 104. breathtaking (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 105. suspiciously (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 106. observant (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 107. fury (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 108. validated (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 109. attendance (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 110. pronouncement (1.0)
Part 2. Supply the appropriate forms of the word in the box to make the passage meaningful. JEWEL VARY FASCINATE DEEP OCCUPY FORTUNATE IDEAL THREE GOLD GEOGRAPHY
Over the past few years, tourism in the East African country of Tanzania has been growing
fast. Tanzania has a really (111) _______multi-cultural history and is home to many different
tribes. They live peacefully together and have a wide range of (112) ______, such as farming
and making traditional (113) _______. Visits to tribal villages, notably to those of the Misaim
in the north of the country, are often a highlight of travel itineraries. Last year, Tanzania
welcomed about 290,000 visitors, which made tourism the (114) _______most important
source of foreign exchanges; only coffee and cotton brought in more revenue. Tourists are
attracted to Tanzania because of its (115) ________beaches and its unusual (116)
________features. It has lakes of amazing (117) ________, and in Mount Kilimanjaro boasts
the highest mountain on the African continent. Tanzania also has more land devoted to natural
parks and game reserves than any other wildlife destination in the world. Everything, including
the coral reefs, is protected by government law. Tanzania is (118) _________ placed to
increase its tourist trade by offering a (119) _________ of activity holidays. At the same time,
it aims to avoid the “mass tourism” that has been a rather (120) ________development in other areas of similar beauty.
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 111. fascinating (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 112. occupations (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 113. jewellery / jewelry (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 114. third (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 115. golden (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 116. geographic(al) (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 117. depth(s) (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 118. ideally (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 119. variety (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 120. unfortunate (1.0)
III. Error correction (10 pts)
In the following passage, some numbered lines contain a word that shouldn’t be there.
Tick (√) the sentences that are correct and write the words that shouldn’t be there in the numbered space. KEEPING YOUR DISTANCE
Personal space is a term that refers to the distance we like to keep 0 ___√___
between ourselves and other people. When someone we do not know well 00 someone
gets too close that we usually begin to feel uncomfortable. 121________
If such a business colleague comes closer than 1.2 meters, the most 122 ________
common response is to move away. Some interesting studies have been 123 ________
done in libraries. If strangers will come too close, many people get up and 124 ________
leave the building, others use to different methods such as turning their back 125 ________
on the intruder. Living in cities has made people to develop new skills for 126 ________
dealing with situations where they are very close to strangers. Most people 127 ________
on so crowded trains try not to look at strangers; they avoid skin contract, 128 ________
and apologize if hands touch by a mistake. People use newspapers as a 129 ________
barrier between themselves and other people, and if they do not have one, 130 _______
they stare into the distance, making sure they are not looking into anyone’s eyes.
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 121. that (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 122. such (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 123. √ (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 124. will (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 125. to (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 126. to (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 127. √ (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 128. so (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 129. a (1.0)
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 130. √ (1.0)
IV. Sentence Transformation (20 pts)
Complete each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one
131. He was sentenced to six years in prison for his part in the bribery.
He received a _______________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 131. He received a six- year sentence for his part in the bribery. (1.0)
132. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as _________________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 132. As long as you can keep calm, you will pass your driving test. (1.0)
133. In the event of nuclear weapons being used, we are all doomed.
If it _______________________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 133. If it should happen that nuclear weapons are used, we are all doomed. (1.0)
134. Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.
The operation left ___________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 134. The operation left Simon feeling weaker than he had expected. (1.0)
135. They suspended Jackson for the next two matches.
Jackson was banned___________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 135. Jackson was banned from playing for the next two matches. (1.0)
136. My husband will be angry when I tell him. (ROOF)
My husband________________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 136. My husband will go through / hit the roof when I tell him. (1.0)
137. When I grow up, I’m going to be really important. (CAT)
I’m _______________________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 137. I’m going to be a fat cat when I grow up. (1.0)
138. I’m never going to speak to Annie again. She made me look foolish in front of all my friends. (MONKEY)
I’m never_________________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 138. I’m never going to speak to Annie again. She made a monkey
out of me in front of all my friends. (1.0)
139. You’ll have to work harder if you want to pass your exams. (SOCKS)
You’ll ___________________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 139. You’ll have to pull your socks up if you want to pass your exams. (1.0)
140. They have discovered some interesting new information. (LIGHT)
Some ____________________________________________________________________
Đáp án và thang điểm câu 140. Some interesting new information has come to light. (1.0)