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KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ V - 2021
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 11 MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 pts)
I. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (5 pts)
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence,
Question 1. The woman said she _______ in this village for over fifty years. A. has been living B. was living C. had been living D. lives
Question 2. _______ thinks that Phil should be given the job.
A. A number of people B. Neither of us C. Most of us D. The majority of people
Question 3. It’s good I got interested in that bottle. Granny _____ the poison taking it for her asthma
medicine because the bottle was unmarked. A. might have swallowed B. had swallowed C. could swallow D. was able to swallow
Question 4. _______ you try, you can never get them all right. A. How hard B. However hard C. For as hard as D. So hard as
Question 5.He had an excellent grade in his examination _________ the fact that he hadn't worked particularly hard A. in spite of B. although C. because of D. on account of
Question 6.It was in this house _______ A. where I was born
B. in which I was born C. that I was born D. I was born in
Question 7. Did the man _______ by the committee accept the job? A. appointing B. appointed
C. was appointed D. to appoint
Question 8. Not only _______ visit Japan but they plan to stop off in the USA as well? A. they plan to B. they must C. will they D. are they paying
Question 9. Don’t be silly! That _______ possibly be Madonna! A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. won’t D. can’t
Question 10. No sooner had we started the picnic _______ the rain began pouring down! A. than B. when C. that D. AND Đáp án: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. A
II. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
Question 11. She is not really friendly. She does not get on well ____ her classmates. A. from B. with C. for D to
Question 12. Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside. A. calls on B. keeps off C. takes in D. goes up
Question 13. Billy hasn't been working; he won't________his examinations. A. get off B. get through C. keep up D. keep off
Question 14. Paula applied for the post but she was________. A. turned down B. checked out C. kept under D. pushed ahead
Question 15. They decided to postpone their journey till the end of the month because of the epidemic. A. take up B. turn round C. put off D. do with
Question 16. Italy were knocked_________ the World Cup A. into B. away from C. out of D. forward to
Question 17. I’ll lend you some money to _________you over to the end of this month A. hand B. tide C. get D. make
Question 18. Frankly speaking, your daughter does not take _______ you at all. A. after B. along C. up D. over
Question 19. Try to study harder to catch ________ your classmates. A. up B. up with C. out D. with
Question 20. The bomb went _________ with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town. A. out B. off C. after D. on Đáp án: 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. B III. VOCABULARY (10 PTS)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences
Question 21. The main problem the local people have to contend with is water ___________ . A. lack B. drought C. limit D. shortage
Question 22. Jean has a very easy-going _________ which is why she is so popular. A. role B. characteristic C. personality D. reputation
Question 23. Peter agreed reluctantly to sign the form but looked extremely ill at ______________. A. agreement B. ease C. heart D. soul
Question 24. We have just having a friendly _________ about football. A. chat B. whisper C. gossip D. report
Question 25. With the end of childhood, and the onset of_________ , young people experience profound changes. A. teenage B. childhood C. middle-age D. adolescence
Question 26. I only ________ we were running low on petrol after we had passed the last filling station. A. observed B. witnessed C. beheld D. noticed
Question 27. China is one of the most ______ populated areas in the world. A. wastefully B. perfectly C. densely D. completely
Question 28. __________is one of the main problems that lead to many kinds of pollution. A. Overpopulation B. Communication C. Celebration D. Ambition
Question 29. Employees who have a ___________ are encouraged to discuss it with the management. A. hindrance B. grievance C. disadvantage D. disturbance
Question 30. According to a recent survey, most people are on good ________ with their neighbours. A. terms B. relations C. relationships D. Acquaintance
Question 31. I only ________ we were running low on petrol after we had passed the last filling station. A. observed B. witnessed C. beheld D. noticed
Question 32. Peter agreed reluctantly to sign the form but looked extremely ill at ______________. A. agreement B. ease C. heart D. soul
Question 33. Kate spent the morning __________ along the sea-front. A. hiking B. rambling C. strolling D. crawling
Question 34. We decided to celebrate by going out and painting the town ___________. A. red B. purple C. gold D. brown
Question 35. The bus stopped at the traffic lights with a ___________ of the brakes. A. screech B. howl C. crash D. grind
Question 36. The saucepans fell onto the floor with a great _____________. A. clatter B. rattle C. crunch D. squeak
Question 37. It was confirmed that the accident was caused by human ________. A. error B. slip C. fault D. Blunder
Question 38. Jean has a very easy-going _________ , which is why she is so popular. A. role B. characteristic C. personality D. reputation
Question 39. The barman began to ________ his fists in a threatening manner so I left. A. gather B. fold C. bundle D. clench
Question 40. We have just having a friendly _________ about football. A. chat B. whisper C. gossip D. report Đáp án: 21. D 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. 4 36. A 37. A 38. C 39. D 40. A
IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 PTS)
Passage 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following passages.
A major revolution for the automated office is electronic mail. The customary (41)_________ system
requires message written on paper to be (42)_________ physically from one location to another. With
electronic mail, messages are converted (43)_________ electronic signals, tranmitted (44)_________ in the
world, and then changed back into the original written form, all in several seconds and minutes at (45)_________.
Through the use of video screens in company offices, a single (46)_________. can be transmitted to
hundreds of people in dozens of branch offices at the same time. Thus, electronic mail, along with
(47)_________ can be an important asset in teleconferences. Furthermore, the use of electric mail in the
form of a 'mailbox' (48)_________ to a telephone is also of great value. Since in offices many telephone
(49)_________ go uncompleted on the first attempt, with electronic mail, two-way conversion is not
essential, so it (50)_________ telephone use and saves time. Question 41. A. post B. postal C. postage D. posting
Question 42. A. transformed B. transferred C. transacted D. transmitted Question 43. A. from B. by C. into D. with Question 44.A. wherever B. anywhere C. somewhere D. everywhere Question 45.A. most B. all C. least D. last. Question 46.A. data B. instrument C. document D. information Question 47.A. programs B. graphics C. websites D. databases Question 48.A. attached B. transmitted C. extended D. spread Question 49.A. bills B. calls C. uses D. services Question 50.A. increases B. receives C. reduces D. transfers Đáp án: 41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. C
Passage 2: Choose the best answer to complete the following passages.
People have tried for over 2000 years to find a relationship (51)_________ people’s physical
features and their character , and even though there is a complete (52)_________ of evidence for such an idea, it is still popular.
The Ancient Greeks were interested in the idea of human personality although they did not link it
with outward appearance. Later, during the Renaissance, some writers (53)_________ that there was a
direct connection between a person’s character and their face, and they called this new science would
(54)_________ you know a great deal about a person simply by analysing their face. Kings and princes
were interested in the science, as they thought it might (55)_________ them to be better judges of character,
and they believed that these new skills would (56)_________ it more difficult for dishonest courtiers to (57)_________ them in.
Despite the fact that nobody takes these theories seriously nowadays, scientists are still interested in
the basic idea. They have shown that there is a link between a person’s character and their build.
Extroverts and other confident, outgoing people are usually short and thick set, and in contrast,
people who are (58)_________ and reserved tend to be (59)_________ and thin. There is some scientific
basis to this theory because glands have such an important effect on both a person’s build and their moods,
so it not (60)_________ to find s link between them. Question 51. A. between B. among C. from D. with Question 52. A. lack B. shortage C. failure D. need Question 53. A. claimed B. told C. pretended D. related Question 54. A. allow B. permit C. let D. enable Question 55. A. make B. allow C. let D. learn Question 56. A. change B. make C. let D. turn Question 57. A. take B. put C. set D. bring Question 58. A. conceited B. arrogant C. proud D. shy Question 59. A. long B. high C. tall D. great Question 60. A. surprising B. surprised C. interested D. interesting Đáp án: 51. A 52. A 53. A 54. C 55. B 56. B 57. A 58. D 59. C 60. A
V. READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS)
Passage A: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 71 to 80.
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)
Question 61: 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
Question 62: 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
Question 63: The word “outermost” in paragraph 1 mostly means . A. the lightest
B. nearest to the inside C. furthest from the inside D. the heaviest
Question 64: 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
Question 65: 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 Đáp án: 61. A 62. C 63. C 64. D 65. D
Passage B: Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer
The ocean bottom - a region nearly 2.5 times greater than total land area of the Earth- is a vast frontier
that even today is largely unexplored and uncharted. Until about a century ago , the deep-ocean floor
was completely inaccessible, hidden beneath waters averaging over 3,6000 meters deep. Totally without
light and subjected to intense pressures hundreds of times greater than at the Earth’s surface, deep-
ocean bottom is a hostile environment to humans , in some ways as forbidding and remote as the void of outer space.
Although researchers have taken samples of deep-ocean rocks and sediments for over a century, the first
detailed global investigation of the ocean bottom did not actually start until 1968, with the beginning of
the National Science Foundation’s Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP). Using techniques first developed
for the offshore oil gas industry, the Dad’s drill ship , the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a
steady position on the ocean’s surface and drill in very deep waters, extracting samples of sediments
and rock from the ocean floor.
The Glomar Challenger completed 96 voyages in a 15 –year research program that ended in November
1983. During this time, the vessel logged 600,000 kilometers and took almost 20,000 core samples of
seabed sediments and rocks at 624
drilling sites around the world . The Glomar Challenger’s core samples have allowed geologists to
reconstruct what the planet looked like hundreds of millions of years ago and to calculate what it will
problem look like millions of years in the future. Today , largely on the strength of evidence gathered
during the Glomar Challenger’s voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate
tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth.
The cores of sediment drilled by the Glomar Challenger have also yielded information critical to
understanding the world’s past climates . Deep-ocean sediments provide a climatic record stretching
back hundreds of millions of years, because they are largely isolated from the mechanical erosion and
the intense chemical and biological activity that rapidly destroy much land-based evidence of past
climates. This record has already provided insights into the patterns and causes of past climatic change-
information that may be used to predict future climates
Question 66: The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ____.
A. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas B. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
C. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom D. composed of geologists from all over the world
Question 67: The word “strength” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ____. A. endurance B. basis C. discovery D. purpose
Question 68: The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____. A. sediments B. cores C. climates D. years
Question 69: The DSDP can be said to be ____in terms of geological exploration. A. a total flop B. a west of time and effort C. a great success D. of crucial importance
Question 70: Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project ?
A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen
D. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes. Đáp án: 66. C 67. B 68.A 69. C 70. D 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: 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 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
Question 71. All living animals can lie.
Question 72. Some people tell lies for self-preservation.
Question 73. Scientists have used computers to analyze which part of the brain is responsible for telling lie.
Question 74. Lying as a survival skill is more important than detecting a lie.
Question 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.
Question 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.
Question 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.
Question 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 C: happiness
Write the correct letter A, B or C
Question 79. Inner corners of eyebrows raised
Question 80. Lines formed around Đáp án: 71. YES 72. YES 73. NOT GIVEN 74. NO 75. YES 76. C 77. D 78. B 79. A 80. C B. (WRITTEN TEST (70 pts) I. OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 pts)
Fill each blank of the following paragraph with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below the passage. Open cloze test 1:
In a word where 2 billion people live in homes that don’t have light bulbs, technology holds the key (81)
_______ banishing poverty. Even the simplest technologies can tranform lives and save money. Vaccines,
crops, computers and sources of solar energy can all reduce poverty in developing countries. For example,
cheap oral-rehydration therapy developed in Bangladesh has dramatically cut the death (82) _______ from childhood diarrhoea.
But even when such technologies exist, the depressing fact is that we can’t make them cheap(83) _______
for those who most need them. Solar panels, batteries and ligh bulbs are still beyond the purse of many, but
where they have been installed they change lives. A decent light in the evening gives children more time for
homework and extends the productive day for adults.
Kenya has a thriving solar industry and six years ago Kenyan pioneers also (84) _______ connecting
schools to the Internet via radio links. These people were fortunate (85) _______ being able to afford solar
panels, radios and old computers. How much bigger would the impact be if these things were(86) _______
and priced specifically for poor people?
Multinationals must become part of the solution, because (87) _______ they own around 60 percent of the
world’s technology, they seldom make products for poor customers. Of 1,223 new drugs marketed
worldwide from 1975 to 1996, for example, just 13 were for tropical diseases.
People think those enterprises should do more to provide vital products such as medicines (88) _______
different prices around the world to suit (89) _______ people can afford. Alternatively, they could pay a
percentage of their profit towards research and development for the (90) _______. Đáp án: 81. to 82. toll 83. enough 84.started/ began 85. in 86. made 87.while 88. at 89. what 90. poor Open cloze test 2:
Fill each blank of the following paragraph with ONE suitable word. Write your answers in the numbered
blanks provided below the passage.
Most of us are interested (91)______ one kind of sport or another, even if we don’t go in for it (92)______ .
Lots of people take up a particular sport at an early age, for example tennis, skiing, or (93)______ If they
get up to a suitably high standard, they may go in for local competitions or even championships. But special
training (94)______ .hard work and most young people don’t keep it up. Many of them opt out when they
come up against tough competition.
To (95)______ a professional in any sport, you have to go through with a strict training schedule.
And it’s not easy! It means doing without some of life’s (96)______ pleasures, too. For example, to build up
your physical (97)______ you may have to stick (98)______ a special diet and give up some of your
favourite foods. Smoking and alcohol are out, and to (99)______ fit you have to work out regularly every day.
Sometimes it all pays off, but the road to success is long and there are no guarantees. No wonder that
countless young talents decide to settle for a regular job instead, and, as far as (100)______ sport is
concerned, prefer to look on as spectators. Đáp án: 91.in 92. actively 93.ice-skating 94. is 95. become 96. little 97. strength 98. to 99.keep 100.professional II. WORD FORMS (20 pts)
Part 1: Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the words at the end of the lines.
Question 101. We are having a ______________ for charity. Wuold you care to the donate some money? ( COLLECT )
Question 102. The young man cuod give the police no ______________ of why he had stolen the car. ( EXPLAIN )
Question 103. Our teacher told us not to include ______________ information in our essays. ( RELEVANT )
Question 104. It costs a _____________ amount of money to keep up-to-date with technology. ( CONSIDER )
Question 105. One of the guests began to show signs of ______________ at Tom’s non-stop joke-telling. ( IRRITATE )
Question 106. Everyone likes him because he has a really good sense of _________________. ( HUMOROUS )
Question 107. The heat from the sun is a clean and ___________ source of energy, which cannot be used up. ( LIMIT )
Question 108. Some rare animals are in danger of_________________. ( EXTINCT )
Question 109.Some of his pictures are quite _____ now. ( COLLECT )
Question 110. My uncle, who is an ___________ guitarist, taught me how to play. ( ACCOMPLISH ) Đáp án: 101. COLLECTION 106. HUMOUR 102. EXPLANATION 107. UNLIMTED 103. IRRELEVANT 108. EXTINCTION 104. CONSIDERABLE 109. COLLECTABLE 105. IRRITATION 110. ACCOMPLISHED Part 2:
Choose the right verbs provided in the box, then use the most suitable forms of the verbs to fill in the numbered blanks. extinct popular distribute rapid produce differ estimate biology appearance evolve
The current global extinction rate is (111) _____ at about 20,000 species per year, exponentially greater
than the background extinction rate. Many (112) _____ believe that we are in the middle of the greatest
mass extinction episode since the (113) _____ of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
From what is known about present-day populations and from (114) _____ theory, the change in either
the physical or the biological environment is the key to(115) _____ . However, the vulnerability of a species
depends on a wide variety of factors, such as its total (116) _____ size, geographical (117) _____,
reproductive ability, ecological relations with other species, and genetic characteristics. For example, more
emphasis is put on the greater vulnerability of species that reproduce slowly as contrasted with those that
reproduce (118) _____. Other factors, such as food-plant specialization, may make many fast reproducers
more vulnerable than species that reproduce more slowly. No matter how fast an insect species that depends
on a certain plan can (119) _____; it will still go extinct if that plant's habitat is destroyed.
It has been estimated that about one half billion species have lived at one time or another, and today's
existing species are only 2% of those that have ever evolved. The other 98% have either died out or evolved
into something sufficiently (120) _____ to be called a new species. Đáp án: 111. estimated 116. population 112. biologists 117. distribution 113. disappearance 118. rapidly 114. evolutionary 119. reproduce 115. extinction 120. different
III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)
Passage below contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them. Write your answers in the space
provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example.
Air pollution is a cause for ill – health in human beings. In a lot of 0. for --> of
countries, there are laws limited the amount of smoke which factories can 121. _________
produce. Because there isn't enough information on the amount of smoke in 122. _________
the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer. 123. _________
The gases from the exhausts of cars have also risen air pollution in most 124. _________
cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisoned gas which often collects in 125. _________
busy streets surrounding by high buildings. Children who live in areas where 126. _________
there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quick as other children 127. _________
and they are clumsy where they use their hands. There are long-term effects of 128. _________
pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, the earth's climate 129. _________
will become warmer. A lot of ice near the Poles may water and may cause serious 130. _________ floods. Đáp án:
121. limited --> limiting (line 2)
122. Because --> Although (line 3)
123. makes --> causes (line 4)
124. risen --> increased (line 5)
125. poisoned --> poisonous (line 6)
126. surrounding --> surrounded (line 7)
127. quick --> quickly (line 8)
128. where--> when (line 9)
129. continues --> continue (line 10)
130. water --> melt (line 11)
VI. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)
Part 1: Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one.
Question 131. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
→ The man________________________________________________________
Question 132. He never suspected that the money had been stolen
→ At no __________________________________________________________
Question 133. No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh City.
→ Ho Chi Minh City is ______________________________________________
Question 134. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to have our picnic
→ Had____________________________________________________________
Question 135. I didn’t realize how much he was influenced by his brother.
→ I didn’t realize the extent ____________________________________________
Part 2: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given.
Question 136. It is difficult for some people to express their feelings ( WORDS)
→ Putting _________________________________________________________
Question 137. The book was not as good as he had hoped. ( EXPECTATIONS)
→ The book failed__________________________________________________
Question 138. Barry wasn't strong enough to lift the box. (HAVE)
→ Barry didn't _____________________________________________________
Question 139. I found it difficult to understand his accent. (TROUBLE)
→ I ______________________________________________________________
Question 140. He complained to the manager about the terrible food. (MADE)
→ He ____________________________________________________________ Đáp án:
131. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car
132. At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen
133. HCM city is larger than any other city in Viet Nam / HCM city is the largest city in Viet Nam
134. Had it not been for the heavy rain / rained heavily, we could have had our picnic
135. I didn’t realize the extent to which he was influenced by his brother.
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