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KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN IV
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
Trang 2KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 10-3 LẦN IV
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN TIẾNG ANH 10
A MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)
I PHONOLOGY (10 PTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1 A healthy B deaf C feature D peasant
2 A sacred B invented C beloved D destroyed
3 A neighbour B height C weight D eight
4 A work B excursion C early D teacher
5 A teenage B village C message D passage
Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group.
6 A geothermal B environment C alternative D pollutant
7 A scientist B industry C agriculture D potential
8 A interference B consequences C electricity D entertainment
9 A preserve B devastate C endanger D release
10 A fertilize B deliver C imagine D destroy
II.WORD CHOICE ((10 PTS) Select the best option for each blank
11 Several rare species are dying owing to human beings' deforestation and careless hunting
A up B out C away D down
12 If you have anything important to do, do it straight away Don't put it
A on B off C over D up
13 The headmistress is very competent All the teaching staff look
A up to her B her up to C at her up D for her up
14 We should responsible for the humans are doing to the environment
A destroy B destructive C destruction D destructibility
15 The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination
A effects B symptoms C hints D demonstrations
16 While southern California is densely populated, live in the northern part of the state
A a number people B many people C few people D a few of people
17 Historian Barbara Tuchman was the first woman president of the Academy of Arts and Sciences
A whose election as B to elect C was elected D to be elected
18 Rarely last longer than an hour
A do tornados B tornados C tornados that D tornados do
19. for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project
A If it had been B If it hadn't been C Had it been D Hadn't it been
20 A home computer an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home
A provides B to be providing C which provides D providing it
III STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (10PTS)
21 It was _we could not go out
A so cold that B such cold that C very so cold D too cold that
Trang 322 I really prefer just about anything watching TV.
A from B or C than D to
23 We have a party tonight and Daisy is worried about
A what to wear B which wearing C that she wears D these wearing
24 As a rule, new comers a party at the end of the first month of their stay
A was held B hold C have held D will hold
25 The most interesting films _ for the festival will be shown next week
A are chosen B having chosen C chosen D being chosen
26 However _ about the results, the children still talk merrily
A disappointed are they B disappointing they are
C disappointment D disappointed they are
27 The number of cars on the roads increasing, so we need to build more roads
A is B was C were D are
28 My uncle drank a lot of beer, made him fat
A that B which C that’s why D it
29 She has difficulty and English
A speak-writing B to speak- to write C speak-write D speaking-writing
30 Peter told me that he was leaving for the capital _
A tomorrow B tonight C the following day D next Sunday
IV PHRASAL VERBS AND PROPOSITIONS (10PTS)
31 I can’t _ of a word he is saying
A comprehend B understand C grasp D make sense
32 I several musicians around that time
A came up with B made friends to
C got back to D made the acquaintance of
33 After her mother died, she was raised by her grandparents
A grown up B brought up C come into D put up
34 The director retired early ill-health
A on behalf of B in front of C on account of D ahead of
35 Realizing he got lost, he started to help
A call for B call at C go for D go to
36 The doctor who is _ tonight in the general hospital is Mr Brown
A on turn B on tour C on call D on work
37 Do you have any objections this new road scheme?
A at B with C to D for
38 The concert was because of the heavy rain
A put out B called off C run out D set off
39 Jump in the car There’s enough for you
A room B place C space D chair
40 I could not the lecture at all It was too difficult for me
A get along B make off C take in D hold on
V READING COMPREHENSION (20 PTS)
Trang 4Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Colors are one of the most exciting experience in life I love them, and they are just as important
to me as emotions are Have you ever wondered how the two are so intimately related?
Colors directly affect your emotions Color both reflects the current state of your emotions and is something that you can use to improve or change your emotions The colour that you choose to wear either reflects your current state of being, or reflects the colour or emotion that you need
The colors that you wear affect you much more than they affect the people around you Of course, they also affect who comes in contact with you, but you are the one saturated with the color all day! I even choose items around me based on their color In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the color or emotion that I need for the day So you can consciously use color to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better
Color, sound, and emotions are all vibrations Emotions are literally energy in emotion; they are meant to move or to flow This is the reason that real feeling are the fastest way to get your energy in emotion Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your energy in your body So, the fastest way to be healthy is to open to your real feelings Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is
to inhibit your emotion
41: What is the main idea of the passage?
A Colors can help you become healthy
B Colorful clothes can change your mood
C Emotions and colors are closely related to each other
D Colors are one of the most exciting
42: Which of the following can be affected by color?
A Your need for thrills B Your appetite
C Your friend's feelings D Your mood
43: Who is more influenced by colors you wear?
A Anyone B Your family
C The people around you are more influenced D You are more influenced
44: According to the passage, what do color, sound, and emotion all have in common?
A They are all forms of motion B None is correct
C They all affect the cells of the body D They are all related to health
45: According to this passage, what creates disease?
A Wearing the color black B Ignoring your emotions
C Being open to your emotions D Exposing yourself to bright colors
46: The term "intimately" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A simply B clearly C closely D obviously
47: The term "they" in paragraph 3 refers to
A none of these B colors C people D emotions 48: Why does the author mention that color and emotions are both vibrations?
A Because vibrations make you healthy
B Because they both affect how we feel
C To prove the relationship between emotions and color
D To show how color can affect energy levels in the body
49 The phrase "saturated with" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to
A covered with B lacking in
C bored with D in need of
Trang 550 What is the purpose of the passage?
A to give an objective account of how colors affect emotions
B to prove the relationship between emotions and color
B to persuade the reader that colors can influence emotions and give a person more energy
C to show that colors are important for a healthy life
Passage 2: Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
Life originated in the early seas less than a billion years after Earth was formed Yet another three billion years were to pass before the first plants and animals appeared on the continents Life's transition from the sea to the land was perhaps as much of an evolutionary challenge as was the genesis
of life
What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle ? The traditional view of
the first terrestrial organisms is based on megafossils ― relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants and animals Vascular plants, related to modern seed plants and ferns, left the first comprehensive megafossil record Because of this, it has been commonly assumed that the sequence of terrestrialization reflected the evolution of modern terrestrial ecosystems In this view, primitive vascular plants first colonized the margins of continental waters, followed by animals that fed on the plants, and lastly by animals that preyed on the plant-eaters Moreover, the megafossils suggest that terrestrial life appeared and diversified explosively near the boundary between the Silurian and the Devonian periods, a little more than 400 million years ago
Recently, however, paleontologists have been taking a closer look at the sediments below this
Silurian-Devonian geological boundary It turns out that some fossils can be extracted from these
sediments by putting the rocks in an acid bath.The technique has uncovered new evidence from sediments that were deposited near the shores of the ancient oceans ― plant microfossils and
microscopic pieces of small animals In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter Although they were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years,
many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism
These newly discovered fossils have not only revealed the existence of previously unknown organisms, but have also pushed back these dates for the invasion of land by multicellular organisms Our views about the nature of the early plant and animal communities are now being revised And with those revisions come new speculations about the first terrestrial life-forms
51 The word “drastic” is closest in meaning to
A widespread B radical C progressive D risky
52 According to the theory that the author calls “the traditional view,” what was the first form of life to appear on land?
A Bacteria B Meat-eating animals C Plant-eating animals D Vascular plants
53 According to the passage, what happened about 400 million years ago?
A Many terrestrial life-forms died out
B New life-forms on land developed at a rapid rate
C The megafossils were destroyed by floods
D Life began to develop in the ancient seas
54 The word “extracted” is closest in meaning to
Trang 6A located B preserved C removed D studied
55 What can be inferred from the passage about the fossils mentioned in lines 17-20 ?
A They have not been helpful in understanding the evolution of terrestrial life
B They were found in approximately the same numbers as vascular plant fossils
C They are older than the megafossils
D They consist of modern life-forms
56 The word “instances” in line 21 is closest in meaning to
A methods B processes C cases D reasons
57 The word “they” refers to
A rocks B shores C oceans D specimens
58 The word “entombed” is closest in meaning to
A crushed B trapped C produced D excavated
59 Which of the following resulted from the discovery of microscopic fossils?
A The time estimate for the first appearance of terrestrial life-forms was revised
B Old techniques for analyzing fossils were found to have new uses
C The origins of primitive sea life were explained
D Assumptions about the locations of ancient seas were changed
60 With which of the following conclusions would the author probably agree?
A The evolution of terrestrial life was as complicated as the origin of life itself
B The discovery of microfossils supports the traditional view of how terrestrial life evolved
C New species have appeared at the same rate over the course of the last 400 million years
D The technology used by paleontologists is too primitive to make accurate determinations about ages
of fossils
VI GUIDED CLOZED TEST (20 PTS)
Passage 1
Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Although the act of writing a book is by necessity a ( 61)………process, it’s often after publication that the sense of isolation is strongest Many writers (62) ………critical feedback, but have little (63) ……… to the average reader’s opinion While it may be true that good reviews in newspapers and magazines can be gratifying, they’re of little help in establishing what ordinary people think of your work So, well done to those websites (64) ………….anyone with access to the Internet can post an opinion about any book (65)………this, these customer reviews are not without risk Most writers can (66)……… some glowing praise from family or friends but these reviews are easy to recognize since they tend to be sent in anonymously On the other hand, visits to these websites can also result in great anxiety It might well be the (67) ……….that you receive an unkind review and there is no kind editor to shield you You can expect most reviewers to be brief but there are (68)……… write long, strangely formal essays, usually containing references to classical literature, presumably in (69)……….to impress others with their literary knowledge If you are a (70)………author, I suggest you think twice before you go off searching for reviews on-line rather than in the safer, traditional places
61 A lonely B solitary C alone D own
62 A long for B wait on C hope for D expect for
63 A approach B reaching C access D interaction
64 A where B which C who D that
Trang 765 A Said B Having said C To have said D Had said
66 A hope B expect C look forward D believe
67 A situation B circumstance C case D occasion
68 A people B those C who D those who
69 A an attempt B a try C effort D an order
70 A sensible B reasonable C offensive D sensitive
Passage 2: Read the passage and choose the best answer:
All plants rely on nutrients taken from the soil in order to survive However, in areas where the soil does not contain enough (71) _nutrients, some plants have adapted to (72) _their diets from another source: living organisms Though they are few in number, carnivorous plants are (73) _fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled organisms to insects in order to survive They are commonly found in marshlands Carnivorous plants feature one of several types of
"traps" to ensnare prey, which they consume to make up for nutrients that may be missing from the soil While there are over 400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some arc more (74) than others
The most well-known of these plants are the snap traps, which include the Venus flytrap Snap traps are easily identified by their leaves, which are separated into two lobes that have the ability to fold together Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (75) to movement When the plant’s prey brushes against the hairs, it triggers a closing mechanism that rapidly brings the two lobes together, trapping the prey (76) _inside The response of the traps is phenomenal (77) speed: the time between triggering the hairs and snapping shut is less than a second As the prey struggles inside the trap, it only triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (78) _ The plant then secrets liquid chemicals from special glands into the trap to dissolve the prey and absorb all of its nutrients Besides the Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (79) to
as the waterwheel plant The two share a common ancestor and differ only in a few ways For instance, the waterwheel is an aquatic plant, while the flytrap is exclusively terrestrial In addition, the flytrap feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders, while the waterwheel lives (80) simple invertebrates, like certain types of plankton
71 A critical B vital C crucial D indispensable
72 A modify B enlarge C augment D supplement
73 A nonetheless B though C contradictorily D yet
74 A Prevalent B current C domineering D prevailing
75 A vulnerable B liable C prone D sensitive
76 A closely B securely C irreplaceably D steadily
77 A in accordance with B in preference to C in regard to D on merits of
78 A first B hold C seizure D grip
79 A denote B referred C indicated D implicated
80 A off B onto C though D with
B WRITTEN TEST (120 PTS)
I OPEN CLOZE TEST (40 PTS)
OPEN CLOZE TEST 1 : Use only one word for each space:
Trang 8It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are One thing you have to be (81) _ of is that you will face criticism along the way The world is (82) _ of people who would rather say something negative than positive If you’ve made up your (83) _ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others prevent you (84) reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work If someone says you’re totally in the (85) of talent, ignore them That’s negative criticism If (86), , someone advises you to revise your work and gives you
a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully There are many film stars (87) were once out of work There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess
of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (88) Being successful does depend on luck, to a (89) extent But things are more likely to turn (90) well if you persevere and stay positive
82 full 84 from 86 however 88 published 90 out
OPEN CLOZE TEST 2 : Use only one word for each space:
The computer has brought nothing (91) problems to the world of the twentieth century Chief among the problems has (92) the dehumanization of society People are no (93) human Each of us is a series of numbers, numbers to be fed into computers There are our credit card numbers, our bank account (94) , our social security numbers, our telephone and electricity numbers - the computer number game is endless
What happens to these computerized numbers ? They are distributed to a network of government agencies and business (95) can use them to invade our privacy The Internal Revenue Service stores millions of facts about every citizen Credit agencies exchange (96) on the spending and saving practices of nearly every American adult Mailing lists are (97) _ available by computers to dozens of organizations, public and private, who bombard us with unwanted mail
Just let the computer which stores (98) concerning our accounts, let us say with a credit card company, make an error and it is almost impossible to correct it The result is an avalanche of bills, threads, and loss of credit standing
The computer has thrown thousands of people out of (99) The gamut of computer-generated unemployed runs from highly skilled technicians to typists
These are some of the reasons why I feel that the (100) of the computer has been detrimental
to the quality of our life in the twentieth century
ANSWERS:
92 been 94 numbers 96 information 98 data 100 advent
II WORD FORMATION (40 PTS)
PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses
101 Different conservation efforts have been made in order to save …………species (DANGER) 102.Low income and little administrative support make teachers …… with their proffession (HEART)
103 Our school set up a project to the library system (COMPUTER)
104.Jim is very disorganized and not very……… ( BUSINESS)
105.The first time I tried out my new bike I ……….and fell off ( BALANCE)
Trang 9106 The illitaracy rate on the island is still high (ACCEPT)
107 We need to look at a ……… of the term (DEFINE)
108 These comments are not directly to this enquiry (RELEVANCE)
109 Volunteers are not required to have medical (QUALIFY)
110 She thinks he’s wonderful – oh well, there’s no ………… for taste (ACCOUNT)
101 endangered 102 Disheartened 103 Computerize 104 businesslike 105 overbalanced
106 unacceptably 107 definition 108 Relevant 109 Qualifications 110 accounting PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms of the words given in the box
EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
A recent report on the (000 EAT) eating habits of children in Britain suggests that children from the
age of three to sixteen show a strong (111 LIKE) for vegetables and only eat
(112 SUFFICE) amount of fruit and vegetables at Christmas One researcher says not eating (113 PROPER) may have serious consequences on a child’s (114 SPEAK) and physical development, resulting in poorer performance at school One (115 SOLVE) is to give children extra iron and vitamins but in the long run it is more (116 EFFECT) _ if children get the right ingredients in their (117 DAY) diet (118 FORTUNATE) parents choose food for their children that is quick and (119 CONVENIENCE) to prepare, rather than food which is fresh and healthy
(120 CONSEQUENCE) it is difficult later to get children to change their habits
111 DISLIKE 112.SUFFICIENT 113.PROPERLY 114 SPEECH 115 SOLUTION
116 EFFECTIVE 117 DAILY upload.123doc.net UNFORTUNATELY 119 CONVENIENT
120 CONSEQUENTLY
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.
An endangered species is a population of an organism who is at risk
of becoming extinct because it is both few in numbers, or threatened
by changed environmental or predation parameters An endangered
species is usually a taxonomic species, though may be another
evolutionary significant unit The World Conservation Union
(IUCN) was calculated the percentage of endangered species as 40
percent of all organisms based at the sample of species that have
been evaluating through 2006 Many nations have laws offering
protection to this species: for example, forbidding hunting, restricting
land development or creating preserves Only a little of the many
species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain
legally protection Much more species become extinct, or potentially
will become extinct, without gaining public note
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121 both either 122 changed changing 123 though but
124 was has 125 at on 126 this these
127 little few 128 legally legal 129 Much Many 130 note notice
Trang 10IV.SENTENCES TRANSFORMATION (40 PTS)
1 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
131 The plane had hardly left the airport when a big problem occurred ( THAN )
No sooner ………
ANSWER: No sooner had the plane left the airport than a big problem occurred
132 Rosa found it very difficul to persuade her boss to give her a pay rise ( GREAT )
Rosa had………
ANSWER: Rosa had great difficulty in persuading her boss to give her a pay rise
133.Jack has such a vivid imagination; it is possible that he invented the whole story ( ABILITY) Jack has………
ANSWER: Jack has such a vivid imagination that he has made up the whole story.
134.She is proud of being able to communicate in English effectively ( PRIDES )
She prides………
ANSWER: She prides herself on her ability to communicate in English effectively
135.He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer (NAME)
He………
ANSWER: He is making quite a name for himself as an interviewer.
2 Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the original one
136 If you changed your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class
→ Were you
137 Anna tries hard, but she doesn't get anywhere
→ However
138 Waiting for buses irritates me
→ Waiting for
139 The house looks better since the repainting was done
→ The house looks better now
140 The concert was not as good as we had expected
→ The concert didn’t come
136 Were you to change your mind, you would be welcomed to join our class.
137 However hard Anna tries, she doesn't get anywhere/gets nowhere.
138 Waiting for buses gets on my nervous.
139 The house looks better now that it has been repainted.
140 The concert didn’t come up to our expectations.
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