SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI ĐỀ THI OLIMPIC NĂM HỌC 2012 2013 MÔN ANH VĂN 10 Thời gian làm bài 90 phút Mã đề thi 357 Họ, tên thí sinh Số báo danh I Choose the word whose underlined p[.]
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI OLIMPIC NĂM HỌC 2012 - 2013 TRƯỜNG THPT NGUYỄN TRÃI MÔN: ANH VĂN 10 Thời gian làm bài:90 phút Mã đề thi 357 Họ, tên thí sinh: Số báo danh: I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words Câu 1: A production B procedure C product D provide Câu 2: A contract B language C cancel D image Câu 3: A naked B crooked C markedly D backed Câu 4: A decision B design C invisible D disease Câu 5: A enough B plough C tough D rough II Choose the word that has stress pattern different from that of the other words Câu 6: A European B minority C providence D monument Câu 7: A particular B accidental C analysis D outnumber Câu 8: A diamond B dynasty C diagonal D diagram Câu 9: A temperature B reminiscent C portable D marvelous Câu 10: A ancestor B compressor C transistor D equator III Find mistakes Câu 11: Not (A) woman held a presidential cabinet position (B) in the United States until (C) 1933, when Frances Perkins became (D) secretary of labor Câu 12: Her mother, whom (A) she confided, said (B) she would support (C) her unconditionally (D) Câu 13: Too much (A) electric current may flow (B) into a circuit as a result either of a fault (C) in the circuit and (D) of an outside event such as lightning Câu 14: The Appalachian Trail, extending (A) approximately 2,020 miles (B) from Maine to Georgia, is the longer (C) continuous (D) marked footpath in the world Câu 15: For years, elephants were hunted (A) for food and ivory, and as a result theirs (B) numbers (C) have been greatly (D) reduced Câu 16: Barges which carry (A) most of goods (B)and people by (C) rivers and canals are usually propelled by towing(D) Câu 17: Although (A) afflicted by serious eyesight problems (B), Alicia Alonso was one the most principal star(C) of the American Ballet Theater and later formed her own (D) dance company Câu 18: This (A) he had failed (B) the entrance examination to university made (C) his parents very unhappy(D) Câu 19: It is more difficult (A) to write simply, directly, and effective (B)than to employ (C) flowery but vague(D)expressions that only obscure one’s meaning Câu 20: Different species (A) of octopuses may measure anywhere (B) from two inches to cover (C) thirty feet in long (D) IV Choose the word that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage GREEK THEATRES The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place The theatre has been popular in ancient times People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting _ (21)for the plays formed part of religious festivals _ (22)early Greek theatres consisted of Ngày thi 9/3/2013 Trang 1/6 - Mã đề thi 357 no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a hillside _ (23)that time, there were no _ (24)as there are in modern theatres, so the _ (25)stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone or wooden steps one _ (26)another up the hillside In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the acting area where it formed a background for the actors _ (27)the parts of the different characters Eventually, a _ (28)platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly This was the first appearance of anything _ (29)our modern stage As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple wooden stages _ (30)around by actors wandering from one place to another There was also a hut with curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room Câu 21: A scenery B stage C performance D scene Câu 22: A Whole B Complete C All D Full Câu 23: A At B For C On D In Câu 24: A chairs B stools C benches D seats Câu 25: A players B viewers C watchers D audiences Câu 26: A behind B between C among D around Câu 27: A doing B being C making D playing Câu 28: A pulled B lifted C moved D raised Câu 29: A as B similar C like D equal Câu 30: A fetched B carried C held D brought V Read the following passage and choose the best answer All mammals feed their young Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for about twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system It is a nonselective part of parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the (5) most important thing that mammals whether marsupials, platypuses, spiny anteaters, or placental mammals have in common But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young Most egg-guarding fish not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the parents and eat food that is also much smaller than (10) the food eaten by adults In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they have hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nests with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their (15) larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care Animals add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants The most vulnerable moment in any animal's life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself Feeding postpones that (20) moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope Young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of their full adult size And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies Once a species does take the step of feeding its young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort If both parents are (25) removed, the young generally no survive Câu 31: What does the passage mainly discuss? A The methods that mammals use to nurse their young Ngày thi 9/3/2013 Trang 2/6 - Mã đề thi 357 B The importance among young mammals of becoming independent C The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food D The care that various animals give to their offspring Câu 32: The author lists various animals in line to A describe the process by which mammals came to be defined B explain why a particular feature of mammals is nonselective C contrast the feeding habits of different types of mammals D emphasize the point that every type of mammal feeds its own young Câu 33: The word "tend" in line is closest in meaning to A care for B move C notice D sit on Câu 34: What can be inferred from the passage about the practice of animal parents feeding their young? A It is dangerous for the parents B It is unrelated to the size of the young C It is unknown among fish D It is most common among mammals Câu 35: The word "provisioning" in line 13 is closest in meaning to A supplying B expanding C preparing D building Câu 36: According to the passage, how some insects make sure their young have food? A By searching for food some distance from their nest B By storing food near their young C By gathering food from a nearby water source D By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars Câu 37: The word "edge" in line 17 is closest in meaning to A opportunity B advantage C purpose D rest Câu 38: The word "it" in line 20 refers to A moment B young animal C feeding D size Câu 39: According to the passage, animal young are most defenseless when A they first become independent B their parents have many young to feed C they are only a few days old D their parents are away searching for food Câu 40: The word "shielded" in line 22 is closest in meaning to A raised B valued C hatched D protected I left school at fifteen I was an academically bright lad who was urged by some of his teachers not to leave, but I wanted out, to see life, and I didn’t want to reach beyond the expectation of the friends who left school with me I worked for a year in a laundry, as a van-boy delivering dry cleaning On turning sixteen I applied to be, and eventually began working as, a trainee heating engineer with a medium-sized company in East Belfast The first months were boring The work was not demanding but I found the environment of the factory annoying I remember my first week I left the factory to meet up with a friend and I realized that I had forgotten to collect my wages My friend thought I was an idiot After many months working in the factory, I was sent off to college to study for my Certificate in Heating Engineering I found the classroom routine unpleasant and I remember feeling a sense of limitation Five years of this- to end up as a heating engineer and continue with that for the foreseeable future was not an exciting thought Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature at evening classes It was a boring walk from one end of the city to another and to sit amongst adults was confusing I was the youngest in the class, so the companionship I knew at school was absent I put up with it for a short period It was too long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to concentrate on Shakespeare with wet shoes and soaking trousers So I carried on reading books and started writing poetry at home By chance, I won some prizes and literary awards in national competitions A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day She told me in the quiet of the corridor that I had won a national poetry award I stared at her in astonishment and disbelief She wanted to make a short film Ngày thi 9/3/2013 Trang 3/6 - Mã đề thi 357 about me, to which I said: ‘No, I couldn’t that.’ Not that I had any real excuse I was just frightened She eventually persuaded me that I should it the following day Câu 41: One reason why the writer left school at the age of fifteen was that he _ A thought he would get a good job B didn’t get on well with his teachers C had no other choice D didn’t want to be different from his friends Câu 42: What did the writer feel while he was training to be a heating engineer? A He was capable of doing something better B He preferred the college to the factory C He didn’t receive enough money D He might fail to qualify as a heating engineer Câu 43: What did the writer find when he attended the evening classes? A The behavior of the other students annoyed him B He learned more when he studied at home C The studies were less interesting than he expected D He was out of place among the other students Câu 44: What does “it” in ‘I put up with it for a short period.’ refer to ? A the evening class B the walk C literature D companionship Câu 45: Why at first did the writer refuse to appear in the film? A He thought someone else should be in it B He wanted more time to think about it C He felt he didn’t deserve it D He was taken by surprise VI Choose the best answer Câu 46: A: Which one you like? B: I like one of the two A the bigger B biggest C bigger D the biggest Câu 47: Robert and his wife _ to my house for tea yesterday evening A came about B came down C came round D came away Câu 48: Each of the guests _ a bunch of flowers A is given B are given C give D were given Câu 49: To everyone’s surprise, Mr Brown turned up at the Trade Union meeting A disappeared B left C came D appeared Câu 50: Everyone burst out laughing There was a lot of _ A laughings B laugh C laughter D laughs Câu 51: I notice the lorry _ down the hill A having come B coming C to come D came Câu 52: Among various T-shirts, I think the blue one _ your jeans best A suits B matches C goes with D fits Câu 53: They left the restaurant, _ two hours over lunch A spending B having spent C after spend D spent Câu 54: The English _ many traditional customs A will have B have C has had D has Câu 55: Never _ so much protest against pollution It won't be long before we have a better environment A it has been B has it been C there has been D has there been Câu 56: The doctor told him to keep _ sweets and chocolate to lose weight A off B up C at D back Câu 57: Nobody seems to be _ control of those children A over B in C under D with Câu 58: You know I will always stand _ you if you are in trouble A with B by C up D for Câu 59: Mrs Brown: Taxi! Taxi! Taxi driver: Ngày thi 9/3/2013 Trang 4/6 - Mã đề thi 357 A Where to, madam? B I am waiting for you, madam C What's the matter, madam? D No problem Câu 60: Not one of the students _ the answer to that difficult problem A is knowing B has known C knows D know Câu 61: One problem for teacher is that each student has his/ her own _ needs A distinctive B divided C individual D separate Câu 62: I was _ in the book I was reading and didn’t hear the phone A distracted B submerged C engrossed D gripped Câu 63: If we hurry, we might get there _ to catch the early train A on time B in time C right D before time Câu 64: To get a passport, you must send in your birth _ and two photos A paper B card C license D certificate Câu 65: She tries to set _ an hour a week for practice A down B in C aside D about Câu 66: Bill: It's time for me to say goodbye now Bull: Bye _ A Take care! B Long time no see C It's a shame! D That's right Câu 67: Jill: Thanks for helping me to overcome the difficulty Jack: _ A No worries! B Needless to say C Me too! D Why don't? Câu 68: The villagers had to work hard in the fields all day and could hardly _ ends meet A make B let C work D Câu 69: A computer is _ of doing almost anything you ask it to A incapable B able C possible D capable Câu 70: Harry is a sailor He spends most of his life at _ sea A the B a C an D No article VII Choose the best answer from the four options - A, B, C or D - to complete each sentence Câu 71: After the funeral, the residents of the apartment building _ A sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully B sent faithfully flowers all week to the cemetery C sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week D sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers Câu 72: Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he asked for _ A others pants B the others ones C another pair D another pants Câu 73: The committee has met and _ A its decision was reached at B it has reached a decision C it has formulated themselves some opinions D they have reached a decision Câu 74: Alfred Adams has not _ A before lived without the company of his friends B never before lived sole C ever lived alone before D lived lonelinessly in time previous Câu 75: John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; _ A he should study last night B he must have studied last night C he should have studied last night D he must study last night VIII Choose the sentence - A, B, C or D - which is closest in meaning to the printed one Câu 76: He liked London very little and Vienna less A He liked Vienna more than London B He didn't like Vienna as much as London C He liked Vienna but not London D He thought Vienna was worse than London Ngày thi 9/3/2013 Trang 5/6 - Mã đề thi 357 Câu 77: She tends to lose her temper for no reason A She has no reason so she loses her temper B She easily gets angry when there is a reason C She has no reason for tending to lose her temper D She often gets angry for no reason Câu 78: He seemed very reluctant to take my advice A He seemed quite willing to take my advice B It seemed he was not willing to take my advice C He seemed very anxious to take my advice D It seemed he was not ready to give me advice Câu 79: Scarcely had the man left when the bomb exploded A The bomb went off because of the man B The bomb had exploded before the man left C No sooner had the man left than the bomb exploded D The man left and had the bomb exploded Câu 80: Bob outdoes his brother Paul in Math A Bob always does Paul's Math for him B Paul and Mark make the same grade in Math C Paul surpasses Bob in Math D Bob surpasses Paul in Math - HẾT Ngày thi 9/3/2013 Trang 6/6 - Mã đề thi 357