CLOZE TEST 1 (5PTS) : Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space.. Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (1) ___[r]
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TRƯỜNG THPT: NGÔ GIA TỰ
KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ IV
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Trang 2A MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 PTS)
I PHONOLOGY (5 PTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
3 A circuitous B ambiguity C annuity D anguish
5 A fortunate B eradicate C delicate D approximate
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three
7 A differentiate B recommend C antibiotics D horizontal
8 A psychiatric B immediately C magnificent D companion
9 A refrigerator B temperature C molecular D hypothesis
10 A ascendency B polonaise C advantageous D understand
ANSWER:
II WORD CHOICE (5 PTS) : Choose the best options to complete the following sentences
1 Must we be subjected to your _ complaints all day?
2 He is so lazy that he will never _ anything
3 Premier Foods consistently shows itself to be a company able to provide food _ any chemical contamination
4 As she walked through the halls of her old school, Mary became _, remembering her old teachers and friends
5 Parents should be very careful with their baby’s _ skin
6 You should _ to the client with a polite letter thanking him for raising these concerns with us and also assure him the problem will be addressed
7 Let me stay at home this morning I’m feeling rather under the _ , so I won’t be of great use in the office
1 A 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 A 9 B 10.A
Trang 38 Last month, we hired a new freelance web designer to _ the site; however, he hasn’t been able to give much time to our project so far
9 A: This restaurant is very crowded
B: Well, it offers many specialties People from _ come here to eat, especially on holidays
A a variety of groups B all walks of life C society D all parts
10 To our _, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared
ANSWER:
III GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5 PTS) : Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1 At the moment, we’re holding on to our shares, but _ in value, we would probably sell them
A if they were rise B for them to rise C if only they rose D were they to rise
2 _ men are often paid more than _ women for _ same job
C The / no article / a D no article / no article / the
3 Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over _ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool, or silk
4 Of the five new employees, only one is a man while _ are all women
5 He didn’t dare to leave the house lest someone _ recognize him
6 _ largely to cutbacks in our company this year, we will be unable to offer our employees any pay rises this year
7 Having been delayed by heavy traffic, _
A it was difficult for her to arrive on time B her being late was intolerable
C she was unable to arrive on time D it was impossible for her to arrive on time
8 Once you _ into a routine, you’ll find the work is quite easy
A are settling B have settled C will settle D have been settled
9 I truly appreciated _ to give the commencement address, but I wasn’t able to accept the honour because of a previous commitment
10 Although _, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience
1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A 6 D 7 C 8 A 9 B 10.A
Trang 4A young B his young age C been young D he was young
ANSWER:
IV PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5 PTS) : Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1 Instead of beating _ the bush, Jones came straight to the point
2 Eating good food is good insurance _ sickness
3 exception the little baby, everybody in my family has to jog every morning
4 Children love watching the firework _ on New Year’s Eve
A going off B setting off C taking off D putting through
5 Don’t carry the boxes all together We’ll move them _
A once in a time B one at a time C once and for all D one and all
6 We are _ very good terms _ our next-door neighbor
7 Rare animals should be kept _ their natural habitats so that they can live longer
8 In thick fog, the two ships ran into each other outside the harbor
9 It is an embarrassing situation, but she managed to _
A laugh at it B laugh on it C laugh it off D laugh it out
10 The authority supplied the victims of the fire _ food, clothes, and money
ANSWER:
V READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS)
PASSAGE 1 (5PTS) : Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
A number of factors related to the voice reveal the personality of the speaker The first is the broad area of communication, which includes imparting information by use of language, communicating with a group or an individual, and specialized communication through performance A person conveys thought and ideas through choices of words, by a tone of voice that
is pleasant or unpleasant, gentle or harsh, by the rhythm that is inherent within the language itself, and by speech rhythms that are flowing and regular or uneven and hesitant, and finally, by the pitch and melody of the utterance When speaking before a group, a person’s tone may indicate
unsureness of fright, confidence or calm At interpersonal levels, the tone may reflect ideas and
1 D 2 D 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 B 7 C 8 B 9 D 10.A
1 D 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 B 9 C 10.C
Trang 5feelings over and above the words chosen, or may belie them Here the conversant’s tone can
consciously or unconsciously reflect intuitive sympathy or antipathy, lack of concern or interest, fatigue, anxiety, enthusiasm or excitement, all of which are usually discernible by the acute listener Public performance is a manner of communication that is highly specialized with its own
techniques for obtaining effects by voice and / or gesture The motivation derived from the text,
and in the case of singing, the music, in combination with the performer’s skills, personality, and
ability to create empathy will determine the success of artistic, political, or pedagogic communication.
Second, the voice gives psychological clues to a person’s self-image, perception of others, and emotional health Self-image can be indicated by a tone of voice that is confident, pretentious, shy, aggressive, outgoing, or exuberant, to name only a few personality traits Also the sound may give a clue to the façade or mask of that person, for example, a shy person hiding behind an overconfident front How a speaker perceives the listener’s receptiveness, interest, or sympathy in
any given conversation can drastically alter the tone of presentation, by encouraging or discouraging the speaker Emotional health is evidenced in the voice by free and melodic sounds of
the happy, by constricted and harsh sound of the angry, and by dull and lethargic qualities of the depressed
1 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A The function of the voice in performance B The connection between voice and personality
C Communication styles D The production of speech
2 What does the author mean by stating that “At interpersonal levels, tone may reflect ideas and feelings over and above the words chosen?”
A Feelings are expressed with different words than ideas are
B The tone of voice can carry information beyond the meaning of words
C A high tone of voice reflects an emotional communication
D Feelings are more difficult to express than ideas
3 The word “Here” refers to _
A interpersonal interactions B the tone C ideas and feelings D words chosen
4 The word “derived” is closest in meaning to _
5 Why does the author mention “artistic, political, or pedagogic communication”?
A As examples of public performance B As examples of basic styles of communication
C To contrast them to singing D To introduce the idea of self-image
6 According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice, may be an indication of a person’s _
C ability to communicate D vocal quality
7 According to the passage, an overconfident front may hide _
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9 The word “evidenced” is closest in meaning to _
10 According to the passage, what does a constricted and harsh voice indicate?
PASSAGE 2 (5 PTS) : Read the text below and choose the best answer to each question
Birds that feed in flocks commonly retire together into roosts The reasons for roosting communally are not always obvious, but there are some likely benefits
In winter especially, it is important for birds to keep warm at night and conserve precious
food reserves One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity-horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow
banks – but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roost, as
wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do body contact reduces the surface area
exposed to the cold air, so the birds keep each other warm Two kinglets huddling together were
found to reduce their heat losses by a quarter and three together saved a third of their heat
The second possible benefit of communal roosts is that they act as “information centers.”
During the day, parties of birds will have spread out to forage over a very large area When they
return in the evening some will have fed well, but others may have found little to eat Some investigators have observed that when the birds set out again next morning, those birds that did not feed well on the previous day appear to follow those that did The behavior of common and lesser kestrels may illustrate different feeding behaviors of similar birds with different roosting habits The common kestrel hunts vertebrate animals in a small, familiar hunting ground, whereas the very similar lesser kestrel feeds on insects over a large area The common kestrel roosts and hunts alone, but the lesser kestrel roosts and hunts in flocks, possibly so one bird can learn from other where to find insect swarms
Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any given moment to give the alarm But this increased protection is partially
counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are
on the ground Even those in trees can be attacked by birds of prey The birds on the edge are at greatest risk since predators find it easier to catch birds perching at the margins of the roost
1 What does the passage mainly discuss?
A How birds find and store food B How birds maintain body heat in the winter
C Why birds need to establish territory D Why some species of birds nest together
2 The word “conserve” is closest in meaning to _
3 Ptarmigan keep warm in the winter by _
ANSWER: 1 B 2 B 3 A 4 D 5 A 6 B 7 B 8 C 9 C 10.D
Trang 7A huddling together on the ground with other birds B building nests in trees
C burrow into dense patches of vegetation D digging tunnels into the snow
4 The word “magnified” is closest in meaning to _
5 The author mentions kinglets as an example of birds that _
A protect themselves by nesting in holes B nest with other species of birds
C nest together for warmth D usually feed and nest in pairs
6 The word “forage” is closest in meaning to _
7 Which of the following statements about lesser and common kestrels is true?
A The lesser kestrel and the common kestrel have similar diets
B The lesser kestrel feeds sociably but the common kestrel does not
C The common kestrel nests in larger flocks than does the lesser kestrel
D The common kestrel nests in trees; the lesser kestrel nests on the ground
8 The word “counteracted” is closest in meaning to _
9 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an advantage derived by birds that huddle together while sleeping
A Some members of the flock warn others of impending dangers
B Staying together provides a greater amount of heat for the whole flock
C Some birds in the flock function as information centers other who are looking for food
D Several members of the flock care for the young
10 Which of the following is a disadvantages of communal roosts that is mentioned in the passage?
A Diseases easily spread among the birds
B Groups are more attractive to predators than individual birds
C Food supplies are quickly depleted
D Some birds in the group will attack the others
VI GUIDED CLOZE 1 (10 PTS)
CLOZE TEST 1 (5PTS) : Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space
Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are (1) more than toddlers This is fine if the child shows a real interest but (2) _
a child could be counter-productive if she isn’t ready Wise parents will have a (3) attitude and take the lead from their child What they should provide is a selection of (4) toys, books and other activities Nowadays there is plenty good (5)
ANSWER: 1 D 2 A 3 D 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 B 8 B 9 D 10.B
Trang 8available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also (6) them to read
Of course, books are no longer the only (7) of stories and information There
is also a huge range of videos, which can (8) and extend the pleasure a child finds
in a book and are (9) valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and concentration Television gets a bad (10) as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many children spend too much time watching programmes not intended for their age group
4 A bright B thrilling C energetic D stimulating
CLOZE TEST 2 (5 PTS) : Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space
Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry He was born in England in 1808 and became a cabinet-maker Then he (1) on the idea of using the newly-invented railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organizing commercial trips The first was to Liverpool and (2) a 60-page handbook for the journey, the (3) of the modern holiday brochure
The Paris Exhibition of 1855 (4) him to create his first great tour, taking in France, Belgium and Germany This also included a remarkable (5) - Cook’s first cruise, an extraordinary journey along the Rhine Nothing like this had been available before, but it was only the beginning Cook had invented(6) tourism and now became a pioneering giant, striding across the world, travelling incessantly, researching every detail before being absolutely confident that he could send the public to (7) his steps
Cook was not slow in thinking beyond Europe, and he turned his gaze upon Africa The expertise had had gained with his pioneering cruise along the Rhine in 1855 (8) him
in good stead when it came to organizing a fantastic journey along the Nile in 1869 Few civilians had so much as (9) foot in Egypt, let (10) travelled along this waterway through history and the remains of a vanished civilization going back thousands of years Then, in 1872, Cook organized, and took part in, the first conducted world tour The whole adventure took 222 days and the world of travel has not been the same since
ANSWER: 1 A 2 B 3 B 4 D 5 A 6 B 7 A 8 C 9 D 10.C
Trang 93 A pioneer B forerunner C prior D foretaste
B WRITTEN TEST (70 PTS)
I OPEN CLOZE TEST (20 PTS) : Read the text below and think of the word which best fits
each space Use only ONE WORD for each space
OPEN CLOZE 1 (10 PTS)
It has been said that the British and Americans are ‘two peoples (1) by a common language’ However, the (2) between British and American English are comparatively small Although some British people occasionally complain about the latest American TV series of which they are (3) to understand a word, it is clear that few people have serious (4) In fact, it is television, films, and pop music that have helped to (5) them closer together, and those minor difficulties (6) might occur in comprehension are probably much fewer than 40 or 50 years (7) Normally four or five American programmes are found in an evening on British television, and 6 or
7 of the American 20 best records are played (8) British artists It is true that most Americans would say:
“Pardon me ! Do you have ………?”
while in Britain it would be more (9) to say :
“Excuse me ! Have you got ………?”
However, both forms would be (10) in both countries
ANSWER:
1 separated 2 differences 3 unable 4 problems 5 bring
OPEN CLOZE 2 (10 PTS)
TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION Since about the end of World War Two, technology has advanced rapidly These advances in
agriculture, transportation and industry have (1) our way of life Unfortunately, these advances have also (2) our environment
The most (3) example of a useful technological advance is, of course, the car Cars have changed the way we live and added to our convenience and comfort They do, (4) , pollute the atmosphere Measures are finally being taken to (5) the
ANSWER: 1 C 2 A 3 B 4 D 5 A 6 D 7 B 8 C 9 A 10.C
Trang 10pollutants produced by a car Now lead is being (6) from gasoline and catalytic converters are (7) in modern cars to remove pollutants produced by the engines Another example of a common product of modern technology that (8) to environmental pollution is plastics Plastics cause pollution when they are manufactured because a great deal of electricity is needed in their production They are also a problem to (9) because they will not biodegrade and they cannot be (10) in the soil
ANSWER:
1 improved/
changed
2.damaged/
endangered threatened
3 typical / obvious
4 however 5.reduce/limit /
lessen/cut down
6 eliminated 7 installed / fixed 8 contributes 9 discard 10 absorbed
II WORD FORMATION (20 PTS)
PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses
1 This is one of the collections of clothes that the 1930s (TYPE)
2 Many scientists still wonder whether the which astronauts have to experience when they are in out space influences their health or not (WEIGH)
3 Young children are very and shouldn’t be allowed to watch violent movies (IMPRESS)
4 , that is the best method to adopt (DOUBT)
5 It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird It has been listed as one of the species (DANGER)
6 The of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievements of the Government (ELECTRIC)
7 Many countries have passed laws recently because of the increase in tobacco-related illnesses (SMOKE)
8 Those rose bushes need protection Spray them with (INSECT)
9 Male students female students in the maths department of most universities (NUMBER)
10 I can see an increasing in how she understand the world (MATURE)
ANSWER:
1 typified 2 weightlessness 3 impressionable 4 Undoubtedly 5 endangered
6 electrification 7 anti-smoking 8 insecticide(s) 9 outnumber 10 maturity PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms of the words given in the box
COMPLACENT DAY CONCEIVE PROOF INEVITABLE MODIFY INFLUENCE CREDIT ELOQUENCE RESPECT