Đề thi olympic - Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 10

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1. CỤM THPT LONG BIÊN-GIA LÂM Trường THPT Yên Viên ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 MÔN : TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 10 (Thời gian làm bài : 120’) Ngày thi: 18-03-2014 SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (10 points) I. PHONETICS Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others (1.0 point) 1. A. headmaster B. marvelous C. father D. company 2. A. plumber B. doubt C. debt D. hobby 3. A. restaurant B. mausoleum C. cause D. audience 4. A. gradual B. soldier C. education D. independent 5. A. cooked B. crooked C. wicked D. dogged Choose one word whose main stress is placed differently from those of the others (1.0 point) 6. A. relax B. permit (n) C. picnic D. visit 7. A. algebra B. chemistry C. computing D. physical 8. A. conversation B. extinction C. international D. recognition 9. A. guidance B. future C. prospect (n) D. involve 10. A. emphasize B. contribute C. maintenance D. heritage II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Choose the option A, B, C or D that best completes each of the following sentences (6 points) 11. A prize of $25,000 is offered to whoever ___ the one-hour cycling record of 90 kilometres. A. breaks B. tears C. rips D. splits 12. The strong winds ___the tower to fall over. A. made B. caused C. resulted in D. prevented 13. The press puts ___on the police forces who were unable to cope with the crowd of savage hooligans. A. fault B. charge C. blame D. guilt 14. We finally ___ London after an exhausting three-hour flight. A. arrived B. appeared C. went D. reached 15. He’s addicted ___ chocolates. No wonder he’s overweight. A. to B. in C. on D. with 16. At every faculty meeting, Ms. Votalite always avoids putting her foot in her mouth. A. tripping over her big feet C. saying the wrong thing B. moving rapidly D. falling asleep 17. I knew nothing about the treasure hidden in my garden. I came ___it while I was digging the earth. A. along B. down C. across D. into 18. Catherine was absent ___school yesterday. A. from B. for C. of D. away 19. If we had known ___, we could have invited him to speak at our ceremonies. A. whom was B. who he was C. who was he D. he was who 1
2. 20. Evidence suggests that the rumor process eliminates the most improbable accounts of an event. A. elicits B. deletes C. emphasizes D. exaggerates 21. Right at the beginning of their ___ programme, the Japanese realizes the importance of an iron and steel industry. A. modern B. moderning C. modernizing D. modernization 22. This is the person to ___I sold my car. A. whose B. that C. whom D. which 23. If he ___ for the revision session, he might have no difficulty doing the test now. A. was to come B. came C. had come D. would come 24. It would have been a much serious accident ___fast at the time. A. was she driving B. she had driven C. had she been driving D. if she drove 25. The teacher was absent today, so class was canceled. If she ___absent again tomorrow, class ___ tomorrow, too. A. is/will cancel C. was/would be canceled B. is/will be canceled D. was/would cancel 26. By the time you receive this letter, I ___for Japan. A. will leave B. would have left C. have left D. will have left 27. I can’t stand this weather. It’s getting ___. A. more and more C. coldest and coldest B. worse and worse D. further and further 28. The ___ you eat, the ___ you get. A. more/fatter B. most/fatter C. more/fattest D. most/fattest 29. A lot of money ___on advertising every month. A. have been spent B. are spent C. has been spent D. is spent 30. Why did he keep making jokes about me? I don’t enjoy ___. A. be laughed at B. to be laughed at C. laughing at D. being laughed at 31. Many reliable methods of storing information ___ when computers arrive. A. tend forgotten C. tend to be forgotten B. tend to forget D. tend being forgotten 32. Look at those windows. They really need ___. A. to clean B. cleaning C. clean D. cleaned 33. I’m tired. I’d rather ___ go out this evening, if you don’t mind. A. not going B. not to go C. don’t go D. not go 34. Somebody forgot this hat. I wonder ___. A. whose is this hat B. whose hat is this C. whose hat this is D. is this whose hat 35. She reassured me that she ___ the card. A. had posted B. has posted C. was posting D. posts 36. Today many serious childhood diseases ___ by early immunization. A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented 37. Today’s scientists have overcome many of the challenges of the depth by using more sophisticated tools. A. complicated B. worldly C. experienced D. aware 38. I am having a headache. I don’t feel like ___out. A. to go B. go C. going D. to going 39. When you are riding on the back of a motorbike, you need to ___tightly. A. stick down B. hang on C. hold up D. sit up 2
3. 40. There are no plans to hire any new employees ___ unfavourable conditions in the market at this time. A. due to B. because C. provided that D. although III. READING COMPREHENSION Read the following passage and choose the option A, B, C or D that best answers the question. (2 points) Colours and emotions Colours are one of the most exciting experiences 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? Colours directly affects your emotions. Colour 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 colours that you wear affect you much more than they reflect the people around you. Of course, they also affect anyone who comes in contact with you, but you are the one saturated with the colour all day! In the morning, I choose my clothes based on the colour or emotion that I need for the day. So you can consciously use colour to control the emotions that you are exposed to, which can help you to feel better. Colour, sound, and emotions are all vibrations. Emotions are literally energy in motion; they are meant to move and flow. This is the reason that real feelings are the fastest way to get your energy in motion. Also, flowing energy is exactly what creates healthy cells in your body. So, the fastest way to be healthy is to be open to your real feelings. Alternately, the fastest way to create disease is to inhibit your emotions. 41. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Emotions and colours are closely related to each other. B. Colours are one of the most exciting experiences in life. C. Colourful clothes can change your mood. D. Colours can help you become healthy. 42. Who is more influenced by the clothes you wear? A. You are more influenced. B. The people around you are more influenced. C. Both A and B D. Neither A and B. 43. Which of the followings can be affected by colour? A. your need for thrills B. your friend’s feelings C. your appetite D. your mood 44. According to the passage, what creates disease? A. wearing the colour black B. being open to your emotions C. ignoring your emotions D. exposing yourself to bright colours 45. According to the passage, what do colour, sound and emotions all have in common? A. They are all related to health B. They are all forms of motion C. They all affect the cells of the body D. None of the above 46. The term “intimately” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to A. clearly B. obviously C. closely D. simply 47. Why does the author mention that colour and emotions are both vibrations? A. Because they both affect how we feel. B. To prove the relationship between emotions and colour. 3
4. C. To show how colour can affect energy levels in the body. D. Because vibrations make you healthy. 48. The term “they” in paragraph 3 refers to A. people B. colours C. emotions D. none of the above 49. The phrase “saturated with” in paragraph 3 is closest meaning to A. covered with B. bored with C. in need of D. lacking in 50. What is the purpose of the passage? A. to give an objective account of how colours affect emotions. B. to prove the relationship between colour and emotion. C. to persuade the readers that colours can influence emotions and give a person more energy. D. to show that colours are important for a healthy life. SECTION B: WRITING (10 points) I. WORD FORM Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to fill in the blanks in the following sentences (1.6 points) 51. He promised to help me but I do not expect too much. I know he’s ___. (rely) 52. She has an ___ command of the language. (impress) 53. She felt a sense of ___when her boy friend went to study abroad. (lose) 54. Viettel and Vinaphone are in ___ for the same contract. (compete) 55. English is a ___ easy language for Swedes to learn. (compare) 56. This skirt is too short. You should have it ___. (long) 57. I worry about the ___ effect that violent films may have on children. (destruct) 58. Keeping large animals in cages is ___. (human) II. MISTAKE CORRECTION The passage below contains 8 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks (1.6 points) An endangered species is a population of an organism who is at Answer risk of becoming extinct because it both few in numbers, or 0. who which threatened by changed environmental or predation parameters. An 59.___ endangered species is usually a taxonomic species but may be 60.___ another evolutionary significant unit. The World Conservation 61.___ Union (IPCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered 62.___ species as 40 percent of all organisms based at the sample of 63.___ species that have been evaluating through 2006. Many nations 64.___ have laws offering protection to this species; for example, 65.___ forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating 66.___ preserves. Only a little of the many species at risk of extinct actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Much more species become extinct, or potentially will become extinct, without gaining public notice. III. CLOZE TEST Read the following passage and fill each gap with ONE suitable word (1.6 points) The importance of plants Man has always depended on plants (67) ___food and many other useful products. For this reason, farming is one of the world’s most important industries. At first, early man did not know how to plant seeds and raise crops. He gathered wild fruits and 4
5. vegetables (68) ___ he found them. Then man discovered how to grow his own food. He planted seeds and waited for the crop to grow. For the first time, he could be reasonably sure of his food supply. He could settle down and (69) ___ shelters in the places where he grew food. As population began to increase, the (70) ___ for food became greater. Old-fashioned tools and farming methods were insufficient in meeting the demand, so man cultivated more and more land and invented complicated machines to make his work (71) ___. Tractors replaced horses and other farm animals. Scientists studied and experimented with plants. They told farmers how to (72)___plant diseases, and how to grow bigger and better crops. Now one man, with (73) ___of plants and the help of machines, can cultivate hundreds of acres. He can raise plants which did not (74) ___grow in the soil or climate of his community. IV. SENTENCE BUILDING Complete the following sentences using suggested words (2 points) 75. Three-quarters/ surface/earth/cover/water. → . 76. Last summer/friend/Charles/invite/me/stay/him. → . 77. whales/say/be/most/intelligent animals/oceans. → . 78. School/she/do/everything possible/help/achieve/ambition. → . 79. I/never see/anyone/punctual/than/ your brother. → . V. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (1.6 points) 80. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves. → All dogs are 81. People don’t realize how important it is to conserve energy, so they do nothing about it. → If . 82. The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement. → At no time 83. “What did you think of the performance yesterday?” she asked. → She asked me . Use the words in brackets to rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (1.6 points) 84. Nobody helped me at all. (FINGER) → . 85. The book was not as good as he had hoped. (EXPECTATIONS) → . 86. I don’t care whether you come or not. (DIFFERENCE) → . 87. He got over his operation very quickly. (RECOVERY) → . Hết Cán bộ coi thi không giải thích gì thêm. 5
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