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Đáp án OLYMPIC 10 (2021)
Phần trắc nghiệm (0.5 pt each)
1. A. will be working
2. D. was recovering
3. A. that she could write
4. B. Had we known
5. C. wear
6. B. wouldn't play
7. C. got me to do
8. C. are likely to have missed
9. A. confirmed
10. C. going
11. A. on
12. D. with
13. B. in with
14. C. round to
15. A. out for
16. C. to
17. D. for
18. A. across
19. C. out of
20. D. out
21. D. intensified
22. B. grief
23. D. pricked
24. D. adversities
25. C. inhabitants
26. D. provoked
27. A. notified
28. A. scanned
29. D. creaking
30. C. disadvantage
31. B. lump
32. C. entails
33. D. going
34. D. commences
35. A. implementation
36. C. excels
37. C. peg
38. C. deter
39. A. caught
40. B. dwindled
41. C. discrepancy
42. C. whereas
43. B. level
44. D. Consequently
45. A. logic
46. B. up
47. A. comparison with
48. A. clash
49. C. into
50. D. rather than
51. D. some
52. A. in that
53. C. whole
54. A. figures
55. C. occur
56. B. particularly
57. B. interval
58. A. in fact
59. D. enigma
60. D. for which
61. A. the distance between the corneal lens and the retina is increased
62. C. corrects the initial condition of hyperopia most newborn babies have
63. B. remain a mystery
64. A. images fall in focus on the retina
65. D. results from an increased reading load
66. C. selflessness
67. A. is made to leave the group
68. A. They have to elect deputies.
69. D. New births within the colonies swell their population.
70. B. reflect how strong an effect altruism can have on our actions.
71. D. not getting enough nutrients
72. B. iron deficiency in adults
73. B. adding nutrients to food
74. B. It lowered rates of birth defects.
75. A. It can be avoided.
76. D. It helps to build blood vessels in the brain.
77. C. early modern humans ate more fish
78. A. advantage
79. D. nutrition and brain development.
80. B. It led to the evolution of bigger brains.
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Phần tự luận:
OPEN CLOZE (1 pt each)
1. parts
2. enough
3. cultural
4. Like
5. well / fully
6. themselves
7. did
8. event / occasion
9. all
10. seminar
11. well
12. decades
13. overweight
14. resulting/consequent/resultant
15. taken
16. down
17. open
18. Nor
19. it
20. two
WORD FORMATION (1 pt each)
1. periodicals
2. unveiled
3. imperceptible
4. irreconcilable
5. unprecedented
6. elongated
7. intergenerational
8. insecticidal
9. all-inclusive
10. far-flung
11. deprivation
12. earnings
13. outstrip
14. backgrounds
15. outperforming
16. discouragement
17. resentment
18. underprivileged
19. spectacularly
20. outshone
ERROR IDENTIFICATION (1 pt each)
1. Line 2: thousand thousands
2. Line 3: historic historical
3. Line 4: were are
4. Line 6: (tree;) some others
5. Line 8: for of
6. Line 9: easy easier
7. Line 10: root roots
8. Line 12: probably probably
9. Line 13: whom what
10. Line 15: came turned
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 pts each)
1. She was
at odds with her fellow workers over/ concerning the new
management policies.
2. On
no account must you forget to lock the drawer
.
3. I remained
silent for fear of her taking
offence
/ (that) she
(might/should/would) take
offence
.
4. His
neglect of his work/ negligent work led to his dismissal/ his being
dismissed.
5. You will not be held
in (high) esteem/regard by your colleagues unless
you
become more co-operative.
6. She claimed
she was provoked into handing in her resignation
.
7. You should
not have taken it as read that we would support your project.
8. Such
is the ambiguity of politicians’ language that I have no inkling of
what
they really mean.
9. Keep
it under your hat or you will drive him round the bend.
10. He
admits he’s just a (small) cog in a big wheel / a cog in the
machine/wheel.

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Đáp án OLYMPIC 10 (2021)
Phần trắc nghiệm (0.5 pt each) 1. A. will be working 21. D. intensified 41. C. discrepancy 2. D. was recovering 22. B. grief 42. C. whereas 3. A. that she could write 23. D. pricked 43. B. level 4. B. Had we known 24. D. adversities 44. D. Consequently 5. C. wear 25. C. inhabitants 45. A. logic 6. B. wouldn't play 26. D. provoked 46. B. up 7. C. got me to do 27. A. notified 47. A. comparison with
8. C. are likely to have missed 28. A. scanned 48. A. clash 9. A. confirmed 29. D. creaking 49. C. into 10. C. going 30. C. disadvantage 50. D. rather than 11. A. on 31. B. lump 51. D. some 12. D. with 32. C. entails 52. A. in that 13. B. in with 33. D. going 53. C. whole 14. C. round to 34. D. commences 54. A. figures 15. A. out for 35. A. implementation 55. C. occur 16. C. to 36. C. excels 56. B. particularly 17. D. for 37. C. peg 57. B. interval 18. A. across 38. C. deter 58. A. in fact 19. C. out of 39. A. caught 59. D. enigma 20. D. out 40. B. dwindled 60. D. for which
61. A. the distance between the corneal lens and the retina is increased
62. C. corrects the initial condition of hyperopia most newborn babies have 63. B. remain a mystery
64. A. images fall in focus on the retina
65. D. results from an increased reading load 66. C. selflessness
67. A. is made to leave the group
68. A. They have to elect deputies.
69. D. New births within the colonies swell their population.
70. B. reflect how strong an effect altruism can have on our actions.
71. D. not getting enough nutrients
72. B. iron deficiency in adults
73. B. adding nutrients to food
74. B. It lowered rates of birth defects. 75. A. It can be avoided.
76. D. It helps to build blood vessels in the brain.
77. C. early modern humans ate more fish 78. A. advantage
79. D. nutrition and brain development.
80. B. It led to the evolution of bigger brains. 1 Phần tự luận: OPEN CLOZE (1 pt each) 1. parts 11. well 2. enough 12. decades 3. cultural 13. overweight 4. Like
14. resulting/consequent/resultant 5. well / fully 15. taken 6. themselves 16. down 7. did 17. open 8. event / occasion 18. Nor 9. all 19. it 10. seminar 20. two
WORD FORMATION (1 pt each) 1. periodicals 11. deprivation 2. unveiled 12. earnings 3. imperceptible 13. outstrip 4. irreconcilable 14. backgrounds 5. unprecedented 15. outperforming 6. elongated 16. discouragement 7. intergenerational 17. resentment 8. insecticidal 18. underprivileged 9. all-inclusive 19. spectacularly 10. far-flung 20. outshone
ERROR IDENTIFICATION (1 pt each)
1. Line 2: thousand  thousands
2. Line 3: historic  historical 3. Line 4: were  are
4. Line 6: (tree;) some  others 5. Line 8: for  of 6. Line 9: easy easier 7. Line 10: root  roots
8. Line 12: probably  probably 9. Line 13: whom  what
10. Line 15: came  turned
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 pts each)
1. She was at odds with her fellow workers over/ concerning the new management policies.
2. On no account must you forget to lock the drawer.
3. I remained silent for fear of her taking offence / (that) she
(might/should/would) take offence.
4. His neglect of his work/ negligent work led to his dismissal/ his being dismissed.
5. You will not be held in (high) esteem/regard by your colleagues unless
you become more co-operative.
6. She claimed she was provoked into handing in her resignation.
7. You should not have taken it as read that we would support your project.
8. Such is the ambiguity of politicians’ language that I have no inkling of what they really mean.
9. Keep it under your hat or you will drive him round the bend.
10. He admits he’s just a (small) cog in a big wheel / a cog in the machine/wheel. 2