SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐĂK LĂK
TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN CÔNG TRỨ
KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ V, 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 option to complete the following sentences
1. _________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen. A. What the woman was B. That the woman was C. The woman was D. When was the woman
2. There is _________ in my bedroom. A. a square wooden old table
B. an old square wooden table C. a wooden old square table
D. an old wooden square table
3. It was only _____ he told me his surname that I realised that we had been to the same school . A. then B. until C. as soon as D. when
4. The president has made many visits to Japan, ________ began today. A. whose recent one B. the most recent of which C. which D. the most recent one
5. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard . A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although
6. At first I found _____________to get used to _____________on the other side of the road. A. it difficult - drive B. difficult - drive C. it difficult - driving D. difficult- driving
7. “Who is Susan getting married to?” _ “Some guy__________ since her childhood.” A. who she has known B. have known her C. that have known her D. she has been known
8. It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours . A. hadn’t B. should have C. mustn’t D. needn’t have
9. ________ you, I’d think twice about that decision. I could be a bad move. A. Were I B. Should I be C. If I am D. If I had been
10. We should participate in the movement _________ to conserve the natural environment. A. to organize
B. organizing C. which organized D. organized 1. A 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.D
II. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 pts)
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
11. God has bestowed _____ me many graces. A. on B. for C. to D. with
12. I missed the bus and couldn't _______ the office until ten o'clock. A. reach B. go C. arrive D. come
13. Several workers took the afternoon _______ to go to a baseball game. A. over B. off C. after D. part in
14. They decided to __________ their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic. A . take up B . turn round C put off D. do with
15. I don’t believe that story. I am sure you make it __________. A. from B. of C. out D. up
16. The names of the winners were given ________ on the radio. A. up B. in C. away D. out
17. I was so tired that I ______ on the sofa and went to sleep.
A. dropped in B. flaked off C. glazed over D. stretched out
18. If I were you, I wouldn’t risk betting that money _____ this horse. A. for B. on C. to D. in
19. The examiner made a difficult question, but at last, Mike _______ a good answer.
A. came up with B. came up to C. came up against D. came up for
20. 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 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. A 20.A
III. VOCABULARY (10 pts)
Choose the best option to complete the following sentences
21. What a confusing story! I can’t make _______ of it. A. sense B. meaning C. logic D. understanding
22. You should read this novel. It has been _______ recommended by all the critics. A. deeply B. fully C. highly D. truly
23. Recently, the company has received a _______ of complaints from the customers about poor products. A. pack B. barrage C. pool D. bank
24. These days, I see Morgan once in a _______ moon. A. green B. blue C. grey D. white
25. The Congress has _______ laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting. A. implied B. carried C. acted D. passed
26. Some kinds of birds are on the _______ of extinction. A. side B. end C. tip D. brink
27. _______ of patience, no one can beat Martha. A. In front B. In spite C. In terms D. Regardless
28. The documentary was so _______ that many viewers cried. A. moody B. touching C. touchy D. moved
29. You will have to _______ if you want to pass the final exam.
A. pull your socks up B. work miracles C. take the trouble D. have a hand in
30. I know you have been working very hard today. Let's _____ and go home. A. pull my leg B. call it a day
C. put your back up D. pull your finger out
31. I think I understand the nuts and__________of the operation. A. crews B. hammer C. bolts D. nail
32. Tom won’t buy that old car because it has too much__________on it. A. ups and downs B. odds and ends C. wear and tear D. white lie
33. Job losses are mainly in the__________sectors of the industry. A. blue-collar B. red-collar C. stiff-collar D. high-collar
34. Since he is too old to be a porter, they have decided to put him out to__________. A. the door B. grounds C. grass D. the kerb
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. I didn’t need any medicine. I’m as right as__________. A. clouds B. rays C. rain D. a haze
38. My sunburnt nose made me feel rather__________for the first few days of the holiday. A. self-confident B. self-centre C. self-conscious D. self-evident
39. My mother is a real__________potato. She watches T.V all the time. A. couch B. sofa C. armchair D. cushion
40. The red cross is __________ an international aid organization. A. intriguingly B. intrusively C. intrinsically D. intrepidly 21. A 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. D
IV. GUIDED CLOZE (10 PTS)
Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space Passage A:
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being
attracted (41) ________ the idea of looking back into the past. One way they can do this is by
investigating their own family history. They can try to find out more about (42) ________their
families came from and what they did. This is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries
with a (43) ________short history, like Australia and the United States.
It is (44) ________ thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to
take the (45) ________ to investigate your own family’s past. It is just another to (46) ________
the research work successfully. It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and (47)
________yourself many problems which could have been avoided with a little forward planning.
If your own family stories tell you that you are (48) ________with a famous character, whether
hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research. Just (49) ________it as an
interesting possibility. A simple system for collecting and storing your information will be
adequate to start with; a more complex one may only get in your (50) ________. The most
important thing, though, is to get started. Who knows what you might find? 41. A. with B. to C. at D. for 42. A. which B. when C. where D. why 43. A. fairly B. greatly C. mostly D. widely 44. A. a B. one C. no D. some 45. A. idea B. plan C. purpose D. decision 46. A. carry out B. put out C. find out D.wear out 47. A. produce B. cause C. build D. create 48. A. connected B. joined C. attached D. related 49. A. treat B. control C. contact D. direct 50. A. track B. path C. road D. way 41. B 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. B 48. A 49. A 50. D Passage B:
Global warming could cause drought and possibly famine in China, the source of much of
Hong Kong’s food, by 2050, a new report predicts. Hong Kong could also be (51)
____________ from flooding as sea levels rose. The report (52) _____________ building sea-
walls around low-lying areas such as the new port and airport reclamations. (53)
______________ by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the report, which includes work
by members of the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, uses the most recent
projections on climate change to point to a gloomy (54) ______________ for China.
By 2050, about 30 to 40 per cent of the country will experience changes in the type of
vegetation it (55) _____________, with tropical and subtropical forest conditions (56)
______________ northward and hot desert conditions rising in the west where currently the
desert is temperate, crop-growing areas will expand but any benefit is expected to be negated
by increased evaporation of (57) ____________, making it too dry to grow crops such as rice.
The growing season also is expected to (58) ______________, becoming shorter in southern
and central China, the mainland’s (59) ______________. The rapid changes make it (60)
______________ that plants could adapt. 51. A. at a loss B. at risk C. at it again D. at random 52. A. comments B. realizes C. agrees D. recommends 53. A. To publish
B. Having published C. Published D. Publishing 54. A. outlook B. perspective C. view D. sight 55. A. supports B. grows C. raises D. rises 56. A. running B. shifting C. dashing D. rushing 57. A. land B. soil C. moisture D. humid 58. A. reshape B. remain C. rotate D. alter 59. A. breadwinner B. breadline C. breakbasket D. breadboard
60. A. unforthcoming B. unlikely C. unchanged D.unregulated 51. B 52. D 53. C 54. A 55. A 56. B 57. C 58. D 59. C 60. B
V. Reading Comprehension (10 pts)
Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question PASSAGE A
The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the stimulated
Emission of Radiation. Ordinary light, from the Sun or a light bulb, is emitted spontaneously,
when atoms or molecules get rid of the excess energy by themselves, without any outside
intervention. Stimulated emission is different because it occurs when an atom or molecule
holding onto excess energy has been stimulated to emit it as light.
Albert Einstein was the first to suggest the existence of stimulated emission in a paper
published in 1917. However, for many years, physicists thought that atoms and molecules
always were much more likely to emit light spontaneously and that stimulated emission thus
always would be much weaker. It was not until after the Second World War that physicists
began trying to make stimulated emission dominate. They sought ways by which one atom or
molecule could stimulate many others to emit light, amplifying it to much higher powers.
The first to succeed was Charles H. Townes, then at Columbia University in New York.
Instead of working with light, however, he worked with microwaves, which have a much longer
wavelength, and built a device he called a “maser”, for Microwave Amplification by the
Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Although he thought of the key idea in 1951, the first maser
was not completed until a couple of years later. Before long, many other physicists were
building masers and trying to discover how to produce stimulated emission at even shorter wavelengths.
The key concepts emerged about 1957. Townes and Arthur Schawlow, then at Bell
Telephone Laboratories, wrote a long paper outlining the conditions needed to amplify
stimulated emission of visible light waves. At about the same time, similar ideas crystallized in
the mind of Gordon Gould, then a 37-year-old graduate student at Columbia, who wrote them
down in a series of notebooks. Townes and Schawlow published their ideas in a scientific
journal, Physical Review Letters, but Gould filed a patent application. Three decades later,
people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser.
61. The word “intervention” can best be replaced by A. need B. device C. influence D. source
62. The word “it” refers to A. light bulb B. energy C. molecule D. atom
63. Why was Towne’s early work with stimulated emission done with microwaves?
A. He was not concerned with light amplification.
B. It was easier to work with longer wavelengths.
C. His partner Schawlow had already begun work on the laser.
D. The laser had already been developed.
64. In his research at Columbia University, Charles Townes worked with all of the following EXCEPT A. stimulated emission B. microwaves C. light amplification D. a maser
65. Why do people still argue about who deserves the credit of the laser?
A. The researchers’ notebooks were lost.
B. Several people were developing the idea at the same time.
C. No one claimed credit for the development until recently.
D. The work is still incomplete. 61. D 62.A 63.B 64.A 65.C PASSAGE B
Another critical factor that plays a part in susceptibility to colds is age. A study done by
the University of Michigan School of Public Health revealed particulars that seem to hold true
for the general population. Infants are the most cold-ridden group, averaging more than six
colds in their first year. Boys have more colds than girls up to age three. After the age of three,
girls are more susceptible than boys, and teenage girls average three colds a year to boys’ two.
The general incidence of colds continues to decline into maturity. Elderly people who
are in good health have as few as one or two colds annually. One exception is found among
people in their twenties, especially women, who show a rise in cold infections, because people
in this age group are most likely to have young children. Adults who delay having children
until their thirties and forties experience the same sudden increase in cold infections.
The study also found that economics plays an important role. As income increases, the
frequency at which colds are reported in the family decreases. Families with the lowest income
suffer about a third more colds than families at the upper end. Lower income generally forces
people to live in more cramped quarters than those typically occupied by wealthier people, and
crowding increases the opportunities for the cold virus to travel from person to person. Low
income may also adversely influence diet. The degree to which poor nutrition affects
susceptibility to colds is not yet clearly established, but an inadequate diet is suspected of
lowering resistance generally.
66. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word ‘particulars’ in the first paragraph ? A. Minor errors B. Specific facts C. Small distinctions D. Individual people
67. What does the author claim about the study discussed in the passage?
A. It contains many inconsistencies.
B. It specializes in children.
C. It contradicts the results of earlier studies in the field.
D. Its results apparently are relevant for the population as a whole.
68. The phrase “people in this age group” near the end of paragraph 2 refers to __________ A. infants B. people in their twenties
C. people in their thirties and forties D. elderly people
69. The author’s main purpose in writing the last paragraph of the passage was to __________
A. explain how cold viruses are transmitted.
B. prove that a poor diet causes colds.
C. discuss the relationship between income and frequency of colds.
D. analyze the distribution of income among the people in the study.
70. The author’s tone in this passage could best be described as ___________ A. neutral B. humorous C. tentative D. critical 66.B 67.D 68.B 69.C 70.A PASSAGE C
The ability to conduct electricity is one of the key properties of a metal. Other solid material
such as silicon can conduct electricity but only effectively at certain temperatures. Also, some
substances such as salt (sodium chloride) can conduct when molten or when dissolved in water.
The ability of metals to conduct electricity is due to how their atoms bond together. In order to
bond together the metal atoms lose at least one of their outermost electrons. This leaves the
metal atoms with a positive charge and they are now strictly ions. The lost electrons are free to
move in what are known as a sea of electrons. Since the electrons are negatively charged they
attract the ions and this is what keeps the structure together.
An electric current is a flow of charge and since the electrons in the sea of electrons are free
to move they can be made to flow in one direction when a source of electrical energy such as a
battery is connected to the metal. Hence we have an electric current flowing through the wire,
and this is what makes metals such good conductors of electricity. The only other common solid
conducting material that pencil users are likely to encounter is graphite (what the ‘lead’ of a
pencil is made from). Graphite is a form of carbon and again the carbon atoms bond in such a
way that there is a sea of electrons that can be made to flow as an electric current. Likewise, if
we have an ionic substance like salt we can make the electrically charged ions flow to create a
current but only when those ions are free to move, either when the substance is a liquid or
dissolved in water. In its solid state an ionic substance like salt cannot conduct electricity as its charged ions cannot flow.
Electrical insulators are substances that cannot conduct electricity well either, because
they contain no charged particles or any charged particles they might contain do not flow
easily. Water itself is a poor conductor or electricity as it does not contain a significant
amount of fully charged particles (the ends of a water molecule are partly charged but overall
the molecule is neutral). However, most water we encounter does contain dissolved charged
particles, so it will be more conductive than pure water. Many of the problems that occur
when touching electrical devices with wet hands result from the ever-present salt that is left
on our skin through perspiration and it dissolves in the water to make it more conductive.
(By Helena Gillespie and Rob Gillespie. Science for Primary School Teacher. OUP)
71: Electrical conductivity is .
A.one of the most important properties of metals
B.one of the key properties of most solid materials
C. impossible for any substance when it is dissolved in water
D. completely impossible for silicon
72: According to the passage, a metal can conduct electricity due to .
A. the absence of free electrons B. its atoms with a positive charge
C. the way its atoms bond together D. the loss of one electron in the core of its atoms
73: The word “outermost” in paragraph 1 mostly means . A. the lightest
B. nearest to the inside C. furthest from the inside D. the heaviest
74: The atoms of a metal can bond together because .
A. the lost electrons cannot move freely in the sea of electrons
B. electrons can flow in a single direction C. they lose all of electrons
D. negatively charged electrons attract positive ions
75: Slat in its solid state is not able to conduct electricity because . A.it has free electrons
B. its charged ions can flow easily
C.it cannot create any charge ions D.it charged ions are not free to move
76: The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to .
A. charged ions B. electric currents C. charged particles D. electrical insulator
77: Water is a poor conductor because it contains .
A. no positive or negative electric charge B. only a small amount of fully charged particles
C. only a positive electric charge
D. only a negative electric charge
78: We can have problems when touching electrical devices with wet hands because .
A. the eater itself is a good conductor of electricity
B. the water dissolves the salt on our skin and becomes more conductive
C. the water contains too many neutral molecules
D. the water containing no charged particles makes it more conductive
79: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Pure water is much more conductive than most water we encounter every day.
B. Graphite is a common solid substance that can conduct electricity.
C. Salt can conduct electricity when it is molten or dissolved.
D. Some materials are more conductive than others.
80: Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage? A. Electrical Energy B. Electrical Devices C. Electrical Insulators D. Electrical Conductivity 71.A 72.C 73.C 74.D 75.D 76.D 77.B 78.B 79.B 80.A
B. WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)
I. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE
WORD for each space. (20 pts) PASSAGE A: SWIMMING
Swimming is generally considered to be (0) one of the best ways of exercising the whole
body without risk of injury. According to health experts, it can also ease back pain and even
reduce blood pressure. There is only one problem: to enjoy all the benefits of swimming, you
(81)___________to do it properly. (82)_____________you visited your local swimming pool
and just watched, you might be surprised to see (83)___________badly many people swim.
Poor technique may result from a number of factors including anxiety, the swimmer’s lack
(84)____________body awareness, or just a concern about (85)_____________their hair wet.
What’s more, swimming techniques do not always improve with practice.
(86)_______________the contrary, once people have fallen (87)_______________bad habits,
they tend to be stuck with them.
But help is at hand. For all those keen to learn to swim properly, and so
(88)_______________advantage of all the health benefits, there is now something known as
the Shaw Method, developed by a former competitive swimmer, Steven Shaw. Shaw
encourages people to think about their swimming technique and to concentrate on things
(89)________________breathing correctly and making sure that arm and leg movements work
together (90)_____________than against each other.
81. have/need/ought 82. If 83. how
84. of 85. getting/ making/ having 86. On 87. into 88. take 89. like 90. rather PASSAGE B:
Travelling is a great thing to do. It helps us learn about different people and different places.
Some people travel (91) __________ they want to see nature. Others travel because they want
to make friends and try great food. Of course, a lot of tourists are (92) _________ in traditional
culture. Tourism can be very good for traditional cultures. This is because when people travel
to (93) __________ country, they often want to learn more about that country’s traditions, such
as music, food, and history. Therefore, the local people in that country will (94) __________
their traditional culture alive. They will wear traditional clothing, and sell traditional food. They
will also have shown for tourists. These shows can (95) __________ dances, concerts, plays,
or something else. Tourism (96) __________.helps people respect each other. If you understand
another culture well, you will probably respect that culture much more. You will probably want
to protect that culture (97) __________well. However, tourism is not always good for
traditional culture. Many people say that tourism (98) __________ “fake traditional culture”.
This means that the local people wear traditional costumes, and (99) __________.traditional
dances only for tourists, but that is not their real lifestyle. Their real lifestyles are similar to the
tourists’ lifestyle. They are just pretending because they want to make money. Another problem
is that tourists can (100) __________.with the local people’s lives. For example, tourists come
to watch local people praying in temples. While the local people pray, tourists take photographs and make noise. 91. because 92. interested 93. another 94. keep 95. be 96. also 97. as 98. creates 99. do 100. interfere
II. Word formation (20 pts)
Part 1: Supply the correct form of the words in the CAPITAL LETTER (10pts)
101. We are having a ______________ for charity. Would you care to the donate some money? ( COLLECT )
102. The young man cuod give the police no ______________ of why he had stolen the car. ( EXPLAIN )
103. Our teacher told us not to include ______________ information in our essays. ( RELEVANT )
104. It costs a _____________ amount of money to keep up-to-date with technology. ( CONSIDER )
105. One of the guests began to show signs of ______________ at Tom’s non-stop joke- telling. ( IRRITATE )
106. Everyone likes him because he has a really good sense of _________________. ( HUMOROUS )
107. The heat from the sun is a clean and ___________ source of energy, which cannot be used up. ( LIMIT )
108. Some rare animals are in danger of_________________. ( EXTINCT )
109.Some of his pictures are quite _____ now. ( COLLECT )
110. My uncle, who is an ___________ guitarist, taught me how to play. ( ACCOMPLISH ) 101. COLLECTION 106. HUMOUR 102. EXPLANATION 107. UNLIMTED 103. IRRELEVANT 108. EXTINCTION 104. CONSIDERABLE 109. COLLECTABLE 105. IRRITATION 110. ACCOMPLISHED
PART 2: Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the line to formaword that
fits in the gap in the same line.
ASSUME GO OVERWHEM HIGH DESTROY
TECHNOLOGY QUESTION PERFECTION PESSIMISM BE
The image that we have of science has (111) ______________ radical change in the last
hundred years. An enormous (112) ______________ explosion, together with a number of very
real anxiety about the environment and all the moral and political ramifications of economic
growth have (113) _______________ put science at the centre of public debate.
The twentieth century began with a challenge to the (114) ________________ that human
knowledge was approaching completion. It will come, perhaps, as something of a surprise to
all of us to realize that emegence of this highly (115) ________________ process came both
from within and outside science.
New scientific theories (116) __________________ reveal the limitations of the old
perspective. We had thought that the world, understood through the medium of rational (117)
_________________, as, indeed, the real world. Now we know that this was no more than a
simplification that just happened to work. Once we realize this, though, we can move in a
number of opposing directions. We can re-evaluate all knowledge (118) __________________
and decide that it is eternally fragmentary and full of a vast of (119) _________________, or
we can be more positive and view these vast explosions of scientific awareness as new
challenges still to come and as celebrations of the (120) ________________ that human
imagination has so far scaled. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. undergone technological unquestionably assumption destructive 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. overwhelmingly beings pessimistically imperfections heights
III. ERROR CORRECTION (20 PTS)
Find and correct 10 errors that the following passage contains. Underline the error and
write the correction in the space provided. (0) is an example.
There are ten mistakes in the following paragraph. Find them and correct them
We tend to think of poverty as the main cause of violence crime. 121. ___________
However, research from both sides of the Atlantic show that fathers may 122. ___________
be the most important factor in preventing children from turn to crime. In 123. ___________
the United States, children from better-off family was compared with ones 124. ___________
from families with lower incomes. Children from both groups that lived
with their fathers committed the same number of crimes. In the United
Kingdom, a study was carried out comparing a group of boys which had
never been accused of any crimes such as assault and stealing vehicles. All
the boys had difficulty at school and came from large families that didn't 125. ___________
earn a lot of money. The biggest different between the groups was that fifty- 126. ___________
five percent of the "good boys" lived with their fathers, when only four per 127. ___________
cent of the "bad boys" did. Eighty per cent of the good – behaved boys said
they felt close to their fathers
because they didn't live in the same house. It seems that having a father 128. ___________
who takes an interest in his children encourages youngsters not to break the 129. ___________ law. 130. ___________
121 violence → violent
122. show →shows
123. turn →turning
124. was →were
125. which →who
126.difficulty →difficulties
127. different →difference
128. when → while
129. good→ well
130. because → even if
IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20PTS)
A. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it:
131. The keeper had no sooner opened the cage door than the lion attacked him.
 Hardly _______________________________________________________.
132. You brought the umbrella along but it didn’t rain.
 You needn’t ___________________________________________________.
133.They produce a lot of paper, so they need a lot of wood pulp.
 The more _________________________________________.
134.We spent our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort, and we always remember it.
 We always ____________________________________________________________.
135.She insisted that she should be called Joyce.
 She insisted on ______________________.
131.Hardly had the keeper opened the cage door when the lion attacked him.
132.You needn’t have brought the umbrella along.
133.The more paper they produce, the more wood pulp they need.
134.We always remember spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort.
135.She insisted on being called Joyce.
B. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the
second sentence has the same meaning as the first one, using the word given. Do not
change the form of the word given
136. It is difficult for some people to express their feelings ( WORDS)
→ Putting _________________________________________________________
137. The book was not as good as he had hoped. ( EXPECTATIONS)
→ The book failed__________________________________________________
138. Barry wasn't strong enough to lift the box. (HAVE)
→ Barry didn't _____________________________________________________
139. I found it difficult to understand his accent. (TROUBLE)
→ I ______________________________________________________________
140. He complained to the manager about the terrible food. (MADE)
→ He ____________________________________________________________
136. Putting their feelings into words is difficult for some people.
137. The book failed to come up to his expectations
138. Barry didn't have enough strength to lift the box.
139. I had trouble understanding his accent.
140. He made a complaint to the manager about the terrible food. -- THE END --