perfection Your answer PART 2:VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES 3ms Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below.. Your answer PART II: READING COMPREHENSION 2ms
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KỲ THI OLYMPIC TIẾNG ANH 10
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 10
Thời gian làm bài: 135 phút
(Đề thi có 07 trang, gồm 13 phần)
I LISTENING
PART 1: You will hear an English woman called Britta talking to an interviewer about her life in Berlin, the capital of Germany For each question, circle the correct answer (1m)
1 How long has Britta lived in Berlin?
2 What does Britta say about living in Berlin?
A She can’t sleep at night because of the traffic noise
B She misses the museums and theatres in Bonn
C She likes living in a big, busy city
3 The area of Berlin where Britta lives is
A a rather expensive place to live
B a good place to eat out
C a long way from the city centre
4 Britta says that her nephew, Philippe, likes going
A to the park with her
B to the shop with his parents
C to a gallery with her
5 Britta has a lot of friends who
A live near her B work with her C are still in England
Your answers
PART 2: Listen to a talk and decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F) Write your
answers in the corresponding numbered boxes (1m)
6 Loans that are used to buy a home are known as mortgages
7 A deposit can be worth about a tenth of the price of a home
8 One of the mistakes banks made was they gave out loans to candidates with good credit report
9 One result of the crisis is that a lot of mortgages went unpaid
10 The speaker feels that banks alone are responsible for the crisis
Your answers
PART 3: You will hear a woman talking to a man about joining a drama club Complete the note below
with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer (1m)
MIDBURY DRAMA CLUB
Background
Example: Answer
Club started in 1957
prize recently won by (11) section
usually performs (12) plays
Meetings
next auditions will be on Tuesday, (13)
help is needed with publicity and (14)
rehearsals take place in the (15) hall
Your answers
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II USE OF LANGUAGE
PART 1:PHONETICS (1m)
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
19 A yellow B juice C student D usually
20 A danger B orphanage C guide D soldier
Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) with the different stress pattern.
21 A adorable B ability C impossible D entertainment
22 A engineer B corporate C difficult D different
23 A popular B position C horrible D positive
24 A selfish B correct C purpose D surface
25 A permission B computer C million D perfection
Your answer
PART 2:VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES (3ms)
Choose the best answer from the four options to complete each sentence below Identify your
answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C.or D.
Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.
26 speaking, everything is going on as well as we have predicted
A Unsuccessfully B Impossibly C Generally D Unfortunately
27 We’d better hurry There’s a to Uncle Timothy’s patience
28 Mick has been in trouble with the police a few times, but now he as promised his parents that he will turn over
A a new page B a new leaf C a corner D the towel
29 I can’t afford to buy a new coat this winter I’ll ave to the one I have
30 The unpleasant smell in the restaurant _ me off my dinner
31 Although he was completely as a furniture maker, he produced the most beautiful chairs
A unable B untrained C incapable D uneducated
32 The President visited the area to see the devastation
A on first hand B at first hand C on first hands D at first hands
33 Because of road works, traffic is restricted to one in each direction
34 They are going to tear down those old warehouses to for a big new hotel
35 He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted a second _ when it was offered
36 As an ecotourism , the park provides visitors with beautiful landscape
37 In spite of our big effort, we have not managed to enough money for renovation of the school buildings
38 Nobody took any _ of the warning and hey ent swimming in the contaminated water
39 On no account in the office be used for personal materials
A the photocopy machines C should the photocopy machines
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40 I was immensely to hear that none ofmy relatives was kill in the bus accident
41 Mr Roboson’s job is to teach the young officers _ their duty in the right way
42 dangerous the situation is, Jim always indulges himself in it head first
A In spite of B However C No matter what D Though
43 The Internet has led to the faster and more effective _ information
A spread B coverage C dissemination D expansion
44 “I saw you studying at the library last night.” “You I wasn’t there.”
A wouldn’t have B have C might have D can’t have
45 By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Mississippi River were quite luxurious
A many of which B many of them C which many D many those
46 “Why are you driving so fast?” – “I’m _”
A.must be hurry B.in hurry C in a hurry D.hurrying
47 She burst _tears
A.out of B.into C.for D.in
48 He was accused stealing a motorbike
A.in B.of C.to D.with
49 The building he lives is very old
A.which-in B.where-in C.where-on D.that-within
50.I don’t know about English literature
A.many B.much C.a few D.little
51 He to HoChiMinh city last year and I him since then
A.moved-didn’t see B.moves-haven’t seen C.moved-haven’t seen D.moved-hadn’t seen
52 Neither the animals nor their keeper _prepared for the storm
A.to be B.were C.was D.be
53 A number of students _volunteered to the job
A having B.has C.to have D.have
54 Everybody was that he passed the exam
A.surprised B.surprising C.surprise D.surprises
55 I’ll let you know if I _out what’s happening
A.find B.finds C.found D.had found
Your answer
PART 3: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (1m)
Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and then correct it
56 I advised you(A) starting looking (B)for a (C)flat (D) at once
57 Mr Binh (A) taught maths (B) in this school (C) for 30 (D) years
58 Joan’s party (A) had already started (B) in the time I (C) got (D) there
59 She (A) looks forward to (B) see her new (C)friend whom she only talked to(C)on the phone
60 (A) The young (B)is very active and they can (C)continue our unfinished (D) work
Your answer
PART 4: Verb form (1m)
Put the verbs into correct forms
61 He could get rid of his cough if he (not smoke)……… so much
62 Do you mind ( travel)……… every day?
63 So far, I ……….( meet) that famous singer twice
64 John gets used to ( live)………in noisy places
65 Were he ten years younger, he (take) ………part in the voyage around the world
66 I must remind my students that this grammar point needs (revise)………
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68 He is very (interest)……… in my story
69 Do you think the film is (excite)………?
70 Would you mind telling me how (get) ……… to the post office?
Your answer
PART 5 Word form (1m)
Give the correct from of the words in brackets
71 Detroit is renowned for the _ car (produce)
72 If you make a good at the interview, you will get the job (impress)
73 The _ looked dark and there were hardly any other guests (enter)
74 My history teacher has a vast of past events (know)
75 You are never too old to go to college and gain some _ ( qualify)
76 My greatest was graduating from university (achieve)
77 The weatherman said there is a strong _ of rain today (possible)
78 Some old laws are no longer _ (effect)
79 Athens is for its ancient buildings (fame)
80 He was caught shoplifting so now he has a record (crime)
Your answer
III READING
PART 1 CLOZE TEST (2ms)
Fill in each number space with one appropriate word.
Scientists are still curious about the effects of the oceanographic phenomenon called El Nino, which
(81) ………… in the south-west Pacific Ocean There is no doubt, however, about the reason for its occurrence Every few years, a rise in surface temperatures (82) ………… to a temporary decrease in
trade winds makes sea levels rise, and waves head north-east up the coast of South America El Nino is
noted (83) ………….its effect on local climates, but recent research has shown that it is also (84)
………….for wider atmospheric changes, resulting, for example, (85) ………….temporary drought in
the Sahel or failure of the maize harvest in Zimbabwe
Now scientists involved in oceanographic research are working on a new theory, that El Nino can produce changes (86) ………….ocean patterns that may last for decades Computers at the Naval Research Laboratory in Mississippi, fed with the latest satellite (87) ………….on sea temperatures and wave heights, show that the giant waves that roll across the Pacific may be the result of a previous El Nino, which will (88) ………… to affect the circulation of the North Pacific for years to come.
The 1982 El Nino, the strongest of the 20th century, is (89) ………….of causing the flooding of the Mississippi basin in 1993, with the loss of life and serious (90) ………….to crops and property that
resulted
Your answer
PART II: READING COMPREHENSION (2ms)
Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, a Swedish inventor and philanthropist, bequeathed most of his vast fortune
in trust as a fund from which annual prizes could be awarded to individuals and organizations who had achieved the greatest benefit to humanity in a particular year Originally, there were six classifications
for outstanding contributions designated in Nobel’s will, including chemistry, physics, physiology or
medicine, literature and international peace
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with the King of Sweden officiating, an appropriate tribute Alfred Nobel on the anniversary of his death Each one includes a gold medal, a diploma, and a cash award of about one million dollars.
91: What does this passage mainly discuss?
C Swedish philanthropy D Great contributions to mankind
92: Why were the prizes named for Alfred Bernhard Nobel?
A He won the first Nobel prize for his work in philanthropy
B He is now living in Sweden
C He left money in his will to establish a fund for the prizes
D He serves as chairman of the committee to choose the recipients
93: How often are the Nobel prizes awarded?
A Five times a year B Once every two years
C Once a year D Twice a year
94: The word “outstanding” in line 3 most closely means _.
95: The word “will” in line 4 could best be replaced by _.
A Nobel’s wishes B a legal document
C a future intention D a free choice
96: A Nobel prize would NOT be given to _.
A an author who wrote a novel B a doctor who discovered a vaccine
C a diplomat who negotiated a peace D a composer who wrote a symphony
97: The word “one” in paragraph 2 refers to _
A tribute B anniversary
98: The word “appropriate” in the passage most closely means _
A prestigious B suitable
C customary D transitory
99: Which individual or organization serves as administrator for the trust?
A The King of Sweden
B The Nobel Foundation
C The Central Bank of Sweden
D Swedish and Norwegian academies and institutes
100: Why are the awards presented on December 10?
A It is a tribute to the King of Sweden
B Alfred Bernhard Nobel died on that day
C That date was established in Alfred Nobel’s will
D The Central Bank of Sweden administers the trust
Your answer
PART 3: HEADING MATCHING (1m)
For questions 101-105, choose the correct heading for paragraphs A-F from the list of headings below Write the correct numbers (i- ix) in the corresponding numbered boxes.
Light pollution
A After hours of driving south in the pitch-black darkness of the Nevada desert, a dome of hazy gold
suddenly appears on the horizon Soon, a road sign confirms the obvious: Las Vegas 30 miles Looking skyward, you notice that the Big Dipper is harder to find than it was an hour ago
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a problem of increasing concern across the country over the past 15 years In the suburbs, where over-lit shopping mall parking lots are the norm, only 200 of the Milky Way’s 2,500 stars are visible on a clear night Even fewer can be seen from large cities In almost every town, big and small, street lights beam just as much light up and out as they do down, illuminating much more than just the street Almost 50 percent of the light emanating from street lamps misses its intended target, and billboards, shopping centers, private homes and skyscrapers are similarly over-illuminated
C America has become so bright that in a satellite image of the United States at night, the outline of
the country is visible from its lights alone The major cities are all there, in bright clusters: New York, Boston, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago—and, of course, Las Vegas Mark Adams, superintendent of the McDonald Observatory in west Texas, says that the very fact that city lights are visible from on high is proof of their wastefulness “When you’re up in an airplane, all that light you see on the ground from the city is wasted It’s going up into the night sky That’s why you can see it.”
D But don’t we need all those lights to ensure our safety? The answer from light engineers, light
pollution control advocates and astronomers is an emphatic “no.” Elizabeth Alvarez of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA), a nonprofit organization in Tucson, Arizona, says that overly bright security lights can actually force neighbors to close the shutters, which means that if any criminal activity does occur on the street, no one will see it And the old assumption that bright lights deter crime appears to have been a false one: A new Department of Justice report concludes that there is no documented correlation between the level of lighting and the level of crime in an area And contrary to popular belief, more crimes occur in broad daylight than at night
E For drivers, light can actually create a safety hazard Glaring lights can temporarily blind drivers,
increasing the likelihood of an accident To help prevent such accidents, some cities and states prohibit the use of lights that impair nighttime vision For instance, New Hampshire law forbids the use of “any light along a highway so positioned as to blind or dazzle the vision of travelers on the adjacent highway.”
F Badly designed lighting can pose a threat to wildlife as well as people Newly hatched turtles in
Florida move toward beach lights instead of the more muted silver shimmer of the ocean Migrating birds, confused by lights on skyscrapers, broadcast towers and lighthouses, are injured, sometimes fatally, after colliding with high, lighted structures And light pollution harms air quality as well: Because most of the country’s power plants are still powered by fossil fuels, more light means more air pollution
List of headings
I Why lights are needed
II Lighting discourages law breakers
III The environmental dangers
IV People at risk from bright lights
V Illuminating space
VI A problem lights do not solve
VII Seen from above
VIII More light than is necessary
IX Approaching the city
Example:
The heading for paragraph A is IX (Approaching the city)
101 Paragraph B
102 Paragraph C
103 Paragraph D
104 Paragraph E
105 Paragraph F
Your answer
IV.WRITING
PART 1 TRANFORMATION (2ms)
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106 The telephone rang right after he had left the room
→ Hardly………
107 But for his contributions, the project wouldn’t have been completed successfully → If it ………
108 Mark is a passionate skier and he also takes part in skateboarding tournaments → Apart from………
109 You are allowed to play in my garden if you promise not to do anything wrong → So long ………
110 The journalists only heard about the changes to the wedding plans when they arrived at the venue → It was only ………
111 He prefers plain water to coffee → He’d rather………
112 Although he wasn’t experienced, he got the job → Despite………
113 She didn’t say a word as she left the room → She left the room………
114 They are going to repair my car tomorrow → I am going to have………
115 Without this treatment, the patient have died → If the patient hadn’t ………
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