SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP LONG XUYÊN , TỈNH AN GIANG

TRƯỜNG : THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI NGỌC HẦU

KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30 - 4 LẦN THỨ XXII

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: ANH ; LỚP : 10
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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Câu hỏi 1: (5 điểm)
I. PHONOLOGY
Identify the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the other words
in the group
1. A. ransom B. ancient C. danger D. change
2. A. put B. putt C. pussy D. pulpit
3. A. tomb B. combatant C. comber D. subtlety
4. A. rise B. browse C. rinse D. bruise
5. A. policeman B. fireman C. gentleman D. spaceman

Identify the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other words in the same group
6. A. contributory B. picturesquely C. metropolitan D. pharmaceutical
7. A. memorial B. memorable C. infantryman D. requiem
8. A. hermaphrodite B. telepathy C. kaleidoscope D. nevertheless
9. A. premature B. impudent C. automobile D. humane
10. A. comparison B. profitable C. epitomize D. coincidence

Đáp án câu hỏi 1:

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. B
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Câu hỏi 2: ( 5 điểm)

II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES.

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences:
1. I don’t think that red dress ……..her.
A. suits B. matches C. cheers D. agrees
2. He……………..me to buy my air ticket immediately or it would be too late.
A. convinced B. insisted C. advised D. suggested
3. But why did the police suspect you? It just does not make…..to me.
A. reason B. right C. sense D. truth
4. The nurse …………….. in the hospital helped the patient come round.
A. on alarm B. on duty C. in service D. in shift
5. It ……………..out that the mayor had bribed several councilors to vote.
A. resulted B. pointed C. broke D. turned
6. He ……being given a receipt for the bill he had paid.
A. asked to B. demanded C. insisted on D. required
7. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep……..
A. rising B. growing C. gaining D. raising
8. The dentist told him to open his mouth……..
A. broad B. much C. greatly D. wide
9. Could you lend me some money? I’ve very ……..of cash at the moment.
A. down B. scare C. low D. short
10. On the…..to the town there is a beautiful wood.
A. direction B. street C. way D. entrance

Đáp án câu hỏi 2:

1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D
6. C 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C
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Câu hỏi 3: ( 5 điểm)

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences:

1. ………..we started the picnic than the rain began pouring down!
A. Hardly had B. Hardly have C. No sooner did D. No sooner had
2. ……….. you try, you can never get them all right.
A. How hard B. However hard C. For as hard as D. So hard as
3. You will spend at least one year working abroad………..you can find out how things operate overseas.
A. because B. so as to C. so that D. as long as
4. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; ……….. .
A. he should study last night B. he should have studied last night
C. he must have studied last night D. he must have to study last night
5. ………..the National Weather Bureau predicted severe storms did not deter the fishing boats from
going out into the open sea.
A. The fact that B. The fact is that C. Is fact that D. That the fact is
6. ……….. handball is fast becoming ………. popular sport worldwide.
A. The/ the B. Φ/ a C. A/ Φ D. Φ/ the
7. Many communities are dependent on ground water ……….. from wells for their water supply.
A. that obtained B. obtain it C. is obtained D. obtained
8. But for the fog, we ……….. our destination ages ago.
A. would have reached B. would reach C. reached D. had reached
9. He had an excellent grade in his examination ………… the fact that he hadn't worked particularly hard.
A. in spite of B. although C. because of D. on account of
10. It’s no use………. make him change his mind.
A. to try to B. trying and C. trying to D. to trying to

Đáp án câu hỏi 3:

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. C
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Câu hỏi 4: (5 điểm)

Prepositions and phrasal verbs:

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences:
1. They were very kind. They ________ until I found a place of my own.
A. pick me up B. back me up C. put me up D. bring me round
2. The police are _________ a spate of burglaries in the area.
A. looking out for B. seeing off C. taking down D. looking into
3. I thought your speech went ________ quite well last night.
A. down B. on C. by D. out
4. If you can bear ________ me a little longer, I’ll give you all the information together.
A. out B. up C. with D. on
5. The food at that restaurant was labelled “unfit ________ human consumption” by the environmental
officer.
A. to B. for C. at D. in
6. It took me some time to figure ________ what the homework assignment was.
A. on B. out C. to D. for
7. The company finally decided to set ________ its own website.
A. out B. off C. up D. on
8. I’ll just jot ________ a few details in case I forget something.
A. of B. about C. down D. into
9. I’m wary ________ riding that horse; it’s been known to shy at traffic.
A. of B. at C. on D. in
10. My uncle deals ________ antique furniture.
A. out B. in C. with D. for

Đáp án câu hỏi 4:

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B
6. B 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. B
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Câu 5: Đọc hiểu (Reading comprehension)

Passage A
Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the following questions

The word laser was coined as an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of
Radiation. Ordinary light, from the Sun or a light bulb, is emitted spontaneously, when atoms or
molecules get rid of excess energy by themselves, without any outside intervention. Stimulated emission
is different because it occurs when an atom or molecule holding onto excess energy has been stimulates
to emit it as light.
Albert Einstein was the first to suggest the existence of stimulated emission in a paper published in
1917. However, for many years physicists thought that atoms and molecules always were much more
likely to emit light spontaneously and that stimulates emission thus always would be much weaker. It was
not until after the Second World War that physicists began trying to make stimulated emission dominate.
They sought ways by which one stomp or molecule could stimulate many others to emit light, amplifying
it to much higher powers.
The first to succeed was Charles H. Townes, then at Columbia University in New York. Instead of
working with light, however, he worked with microwaves, which have a much longer wavelength, and
built a device he called a “maser,” for Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
Although he thought of the key idea in 1951, the first maser was not complete until a couple of years
later. Before long, many other physicists were building masers and trying to discover how to produce
stimulated emission at even shorted wavelengths.
The key concepts emerged about 1957. Townes and Arthur Schawlow, then at Bell Telephone
Laboratories, wrote a long paper outlining the conditions needed to amplify stimulated emission of
visible light waves. At about the same time, similar ideas crystallized in the mind if Gordon Gould, then a
37-years-old graduate student at Columbia, who wrote them down in a series of notebook. Townes and
Schawlow published their ideas in a scientific journal, Physical Review Letters, but Gould files a patent
application. Three decades later, people still argue about who deserved the credit for the concept of the
laser.
1. The word “coined” in line I could best be replaced by _________
A. created B. mentioned C. understood D. discovered
2. The word “intervention” in the first paragraph can best be replaced by _________
A. need B. device C. influence D. source
3. The word “it” in the last line of the first paragraph refers to _________
A. light bulb B. energy C. molecule D. atom
4. Which of the following statements best describes a laser?
A. A device for stimulating atoms and molecules to emit light.
B. An atom in a high-energy state
C. A technique for destroying atoms or molecules
D. An instrument for measuring light waves
5. Why was Townes’ early work with stimulated emission done with microwaves?
A. He was not conversed with light amplification
B. It was easier to work with longer wavelengths
C. His parents Schawlow had already begun work on the laser
D. The laser had already been developed

Đáp án:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5.B
6. In his research at Columbia University, Charles Townes worked with all of the following EXCEPT
A. stimulated emission B. microwaves
C. light amplification D. a maser
7. In approximate what year was first maser built?
A. 1917 B. 1951 C. 1953 D. 1957
8. The word “emerged” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to _________
A. increased B. concluded C. succeeded D. appeared
9. The word “outlining” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________ .
A. assigning B. studying C. checking D. summarizing
10. Why do people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser ?
A. The researchers notebooks were lost
B. Several people were developing the idea at the same time
C. No one claimed credit for the development until recently
D. The work is still incomplete

Đáp án:
6. C 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B
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Passage B
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Since the world became industrialized, the number of animal species that have either become extinct or
have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for instance, which once roamed the jungles in vast
numbers, now number only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is estimated that they will become extinct.
What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is that this extinction will have been caused almost
entirely by poachers who, according to some sources, are not always interested in material gain but in
personal gratification. This is an example of the callousness that is contributing to the problem of
extinction. Animals, such as Bengal tiger, as well as other endangered species, are valuable parts of the
world’s ecosystem. International laws protecting these animals must be enacted to ensure their survival
and the survival of our planet.
Countries around the world have begun to deal with the problem in various ways. Some countries, in an
effort to circumvent the problem, have allocated large amounts of land to animal reserves. They then
charge admission prices to help defray the costs of maintaining the parks, and they often must also
depend on world organizations for support. This money enables them to invest in equipment and patrols
to protect the animals. Another response to the increase in animal extinction is an international boycott
of products made from endangered species. This has had some effect, but by itself it will not prevent
animals from being hunted and killed.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. the Bengal tiger B. international boycott
C. endangered species D. problems with industrialization
2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the world “alarming” in the first paragraph?
A. dangerous B. serious C. gripping D. distressing
3. The word “poachers” as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. illegal hunters B. enterprising researchers
C. concerned scientists D. trained hunters
4. The word “callousness” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. indirectness B. independence C. incompetence D. insensitivity
5. The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast_______.
A. a problem and a solution B. a statement and an illustration
C. a comparison and contrast D. specific and general information
6. What does the word “This” in the first paragraph refers to in the passage?
A. Bengal tigers B. Interest in material gain
C. Killing animals for personal satisfaction D. The decrease in the Bengal tiger population
7. Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in the second paragraph?
A. set aside B. combined C. organized D. taken off
8. The word “defray” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. lower B. raise
C. make a payment on D. make an investment toward
9. What does the term “international boycott” in the second paragraph refer to?
A. buying and selling of animal products overseas
B. a refusal to buy animal products worldwide
C. a global increase in animal survival
D. defraying the cost of maintaining national parks
10. Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?
A. forgiving B. concerned C. vindictive D. surprised
Đáp án:
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. D 5.A
6. C 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B
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Câu 6: Cloze test

Passage A
Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space.
Technology
When faced with some new and possibly bewildering technological change, most people react in
one of two ……….(1). They either recoil from anything new, claiming that it is unnecessary, or too
complicated or that it somehow makes life less than ……….(2). Or they learn to …………(3) to the new
invention, and eventually………..(4) how they could possibly have existed without it. Take computers as
an example. For many of us, they still represent a ……….(5) to our freedom, and give us a frightening
sense of a future in which all ……….(6) will be taken by machines. This may be because they seem
mysterious, and difficult to understand. Ask most people what you can use a home computer for, and you
usually get ……….(7) answers about how ‘they give you information’. In fact, even those of us who are
familiar with computers, and use them in our daily work, have very little idea of how they work. But it
does not take long to learn how to operate a business programme, even if things occasionally go wrong
for no apparent reason. Presumably much the same happened when the telephone and the television
became ……….(8). What seems to alarm most people is the speed of technological change, rather than
change itself. And the ……….(9) that are made to new technology may well have a point to them, since
change is not always an improvement. As discover during power cuts, there is a lot to be said for the oil
lamp, the coal fire, and forms of entertainment, such as books or board games, that don’t have to be
………..(10) in to work.
1. A. moments B. kinds C. ways D. types
2. A. formerly B. lively C. personal D. human
3. A. adapt B. react C. conform D. use
4. A. decide B. wonder C. suppose D. admit
5. A. hazard B. risk C. control D. threat
6. A. measures B. decisions C. chances D. instructions
7. A. vague B. such C. up with D. hundreds
8. A. in existence B widespread C. through D. extensive
9. A. objections B appliances C. criticisms D. fears
10. A. wired B batteries C. plugged D. connected

Đáp án:
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5.D
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C
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Passage B
Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space.
We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use (1) ______ in our cars and to heat our building in winter.
Farmers use petrochemicals to (2) ____ the soil rich. They use them to kill insects (3) ______ eat plants.
These chemicals go (4) ______ rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants also go
into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (5) _____ air to other countries and other continents.
Poor farmers use the same land over and (6) _____ The land needs a rest so it will be better next
year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests (7) _____ firewood. In
some areas when the trees are gone, the land (8) ______ desert. Poor people can’t save the environment
for the (9) _____ .
This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all- humans. The
people and the nations of the world must work together to (10) _______ the world’s resources.
1. A. it B. them C. that D. those
2. A. work B. change C. make D. let
3. A. what B. who C. whom D. which
4. A. out B. for C. at D. into
5. A. pollute B. polluting C. polluted D. pollution
6. A. over B. again C. repeatedly D. repeating
7. A. of B. for C. with D. at
8. A. gets B. changes C. turns D. becomes
9. A. future B. time being C. times D. period
10. A. recycle B. preserve C. keep D. reuse

Đáp án:
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. D 5.C
6. A 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
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B. WRITTEN TEST:
Câu hỏi 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST : Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each
space. Use only ONE WORD for each space.
CLOZE TEST 1 (10 điểm)
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1)______________ from the usual travel complications
and accommodation difficulties, is the expectations people have of (2)______________. When we go on
holiday we expect to leave all the stresses and strains of our daily lives (3)______________ us. We
imagine we will be able to escape to (4)______________ a degree that we even tend to believe,
consciously or not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different people.
The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered, (5)______________ to relax, envisages
herself / himself (6)______________, from the moment of locking the office door, a radically different
(7)______________ of person: carefree, good-humoured, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures
present themselves. In practice, we take ourselves with us wherever we go, and the personality that is
shaped (8)______________ years of stress and tension is almost impossible to shake off
(9)______________ a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many holidays are a disappointment, no matter
how smoothly they go or how lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop
(10)______________ during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction from the nagging
feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should.

Đáp án:
1. apart 6. as
2. them 7. kind
3. behind 8. over / by
4. such 9. at
5. unable 10. up
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CLOZE TEST 2 (10 điểm)

Much has been heard recently about possible health hazards, including memory loss and brain
tumours, from the use of mobile phones. With the possible half a billion mobile phones in
(1)______________ throughout the world, in Britain alone, one person in four owns one,
(2)______________ is worrying enough, even if, so far, no concrete evidence has come to
(3)______________. One study by Dr.Alan Preece and his team at Bristol University has shown,
however, in a report in the International Journal of Radiation Biology, that tests on volunteers
demonstrated no effect on (4)______________ short-term memory or attention span. Subjects were
exposed to microwave radiation for (5)______________ to thirty minutes, but the one noticeable effect
was positive rather than negative; the subjects reacted more rapidly in one test (6)______________ a
visual choice. One explanation of this is that following the transmissions, a warming of the blood led to
increased bloodflow. For the experiment, places were chosen where the signal was good and the
microwave dose light, and then where the signal was poor and the dose (7)______________ higher. The
subjects were tested for recall and mental alertness (8)______________ exposure to microwaves
characteristic of analogue phones, digital phones or no phones at all, without knowing
(9)______________ they were exposed to. It is, of course, early days yet and the sample may not be large
(10)______________ to generalise from. More research needs to be done.

Đáp án:
1. use 6. to/with
2. which 7. much
3. light 8. after/following
4. their 9. what
5. up 10. enough
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Câu hỏi 2: WORD FORM (20 điểm):

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. By far the biggest problem for parent teachers is the _________________ attitude of other adults who
say children don’t socialise. (SYMPATHY)
2. An accurate __________________ was made after a series of tests. (DIAGNOSE)
3. You can travel from one end of the park to the other on a __________ railway. (MINIMISE)
4. He didn’t pay the bill and now the electricity has been _______________. (CONNECT)
5. There are words and phrases that even native speakers use in conversation without much thought which
can lead to _______________ when you ask a native speaker to define them. (CONFUSE)
6. They were __________________ prepared for the tasks they had to perform. (ADEQUATE)
7. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant _________________. (SLEEP)
8. The record of 47 hours for watching TV without stopping was set last year and is still
___________________. (BREAK)
9. The knife is very blunt. It needs ________________. (SHARP)
10. You should use it as a study room. It’s _____________________ quiet. (COMPARE)

Đáp án:
1. unsympathetic 6. inadequately
2. diagnosis 7. sleeplessness
3. miniature 8. unbroken
4. disconnected 9. sharpening
5. confusion 10. comparatively
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PART 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box.

HINDER – COMMERCE – GRACE – TYPE – SPONTANEOUS – DRAMA –

PROFESSION – PRECEDE – COURAGE - DEPART

FLAMENCO DANCE
The essence of flamenco is song, often accompanied by the guitar and improvised dance. Music and
dance can be placed into specific groups. These categories are usually located across a continuum with
subjects dealing with the profound to those that are light-hearted. (1)______________, the themes of
death, anguish and despair, in contrast to love, gaiety and the countryside are (2)______________. In
flamenco dance, the men’s steps are intricate, with toe and heel clicking. Footwork in women’s dancing is
of less importance, with the (3)______________ use of hands and body taking (4)______________. In
the dance, the arm, hand and foot movements closely resemble those of classical Hindu dance. Essential
to traditional flamenco is the performer’s interpretation of the dance (5)______________ by the emotion
of the music. Performances are often accompanied by rapid hand clapping, finger snapping and
(6)______________ shouts. The dancers themselves frequently employ finger snapping in complex
rhythms including the use of castanets. This dance form was (7)______________ in the 19 th century when
Roman people first began to perform in cafes. In this environment, (8)______________ from the
traditional form occurred. Unfortunately, the pressures of the (9)______________ stage meant that
rehearsed routines replaced the (10)______________ of the original flamenco performances.

Đáp án:
1. Typically 6. encouraging
2. dramatised 7. professionalised
3. graceful 8. departure
4. precedence 9. commercial
5. unhindered 10. spontaneity
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Câu hỏi 3: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 điểm)

The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.
The vast majority of students who make well in the Cambridge Proficiency Examination have learnt to use a
good monolingual dictionary effectively. Such dictionaries provide informations, not just about the meanings for
words but about their pronunciation and grammar as well. A student who studies how to use a dictionary
effectively will be able to work independently for much of the time, and will gain considerable insight to the
workings of the English language. He or she will be able to confirm to the meanings of words in a text where
contextual clues are insufficient, pronounce words accurately by studying the phonological transcriptions, and
use words accurately both when speaking and writing. Make sure you make the room for at least one good
monolingual dictionary on your bookshelf – and then make sure you use it at a regular basis!

Đáp án:
1. make well  do well 6. confirm to  confirm
2. informations  information 7. phonological  phonetic
3. meanings for words  meanings of words 8. speaking or writing speaking and writing
4. studies how to  learns how to 9. make the room for  make room for
5. insight to  insight into 10. at a regular basis  on a regular basis
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Câu hỏi 4: Sentence transformation (20 điểm)

PART I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it. (8 points)
1. If I were you, I wouldn’t tell anybody about the discovery.
à You had ___________________________________________.
2. It is thought that the Prime Minister is considering raising taxes.
 The Prime Minister __________________________________.
3. I was very annoyed by his refusal to listen to reason.
 What _____________________________________________.
4. I really like her voice but not her choice of songs.
 Much _____________________________________________.

Đáp án:
1. You had better not tell anybody about the discovery.
2. The Prime Minister is thought to be considering raising taxes.
3. What really annoyed me was his refusal to listen to reason.
4. Much as I like her voice, I don’t like her choice of songs.
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PART II. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in
meaning to the sentence printed before it, including the word given. (6 points)
1. Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at the station.
 ___________________________________________. (ran)
2. It took me a long time to recover from my illness.
 ___________________________________________. (get over)
3. You’ll just have to learn to accept the facts.
 ___________________________________________. (face)

Đáp án:
1. Brenda ran into Phillip at the station.
2. It took me a long time to get over my illness.
3. You’ll just have to face up to the facts
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PART III. 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. You must use between two and five words,
including the word given. (6 points)
1. It has always been her ambition to write a successful novel. dreamt
 She.............................................................a successful novel.
2. You got lost because you didn't do what I told you. instructions
 If...................................................................you wouldn't have got lost.
3 I'll only leave the waiter some money if he's quick. tip
 I won't..........................................................................he's quick.
Đáp án:
1. She has always dreamt of writing a successful novel.
2. If you had followed my instructions, you wouldn't have got lost.
3. I won't tip the waiter unless / give the waiter a tip he's quick.