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I MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 pts) QUESTION 1: WORD CHOICE ( 5pts) Choose the word or phrase from A, B, C or D that fits each blank 1.I’m afraid Jennifer’s very She believes everything she’s told A gullible B trustworthy C credible D honest 2.In the hands of a reckless driver, a car becomes a _ weapon A lethal B fatal C mortal D venal I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly this morning A slow-witted B far-reaching C off-hand D top-heavy 4.Radio and television make it possible for the news to be widely A disseminated B dislocated C dismantled D expressed You can’t bury your head and hope that this problem goes away, you know A in the mud B in the pool C in the sand D in the water 6.Unanswered, the demands for nuclear deterrents have _ fears of civil war A flashed up B prognosticated C sidetracked D stoked up 7.This evidence should prove that he was telling the truth A.once and for all B.from time to time C.over and above D.now and then 8.A new computer has been produced, which will all previous models A.overdo B.supersede C.excel D.overwhelm 10 My decision to drop out of university after a year is one I now _ regret A painfully B harshly C heavily D keenly KEYS : 1A 2.A D 4.A 5.C D A B D 10 A QUESTION : STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5pts) Choose the answer which best complete each sentence I supposed, as we all, that the meeting would be cancelled A did B would C only D just Although the Moon appears , it reflects on average only percent of the light that falls on it A bright to the eye B brightly to the eye C bright in the eye D brightly in the eye “What would you in my place?” - “Were treated like that, I’d complain to the manager.” A I to be B I to had been C I have been D to I be the catfish is prized for its taste A With ugly look B As ugly looking C Ugly looking as it is D As it is ugly looking His advice that it at once is reasonable A should B be done C needs to be done D is done At no time you pay a rise A did I ever promise B ever I promise C I have ever promised D had ever I promised Dick put ball in net in second half but goal was disallowed A a/a/a/a B the/the/the/the C the/the/a/a D a/a/the/the about what he had heard, John telephoned hia brother A Having worried B.To worry C He worried D Worried given to the various types of microscopic plants and animals found in water A Named plankton C Plankton’s name 10 You must asleep in the train A have been tired if you fallen C have been tired if you fell KEYS : 1A 2.A A 4.C 5.B B the name of plankton D Plankton is the name B be tired if you fallen D have been tired if you fall A B D D 10 C QUESTION : PREPOSTIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5pts) Choose the most suitable options to complete each sentence Both the favourite and then the second favourite pulled out Naturally, we thought we were a chance A in with B up for C in for D up with His company went bankrupt, three years of hard work the drain A into B in C down D low Don’t quote me What I am about to say is the record A on B off C without D above 4.I was so tired that I just in the armchair A.flaked out B.broke up C.dropped out D.fell over 5.The subject of sex equality seem to in every discussion lesson in my school A.burst out B.zero in C.crop up D.harp on 6.Our teacher tendsto certain subjects which she finds difficult to talk about A.boil down B.string along C skate over D.track down 7.It’s a good idea to people before taking them into your confidence A.tumble to B.root out C.bank on D.size up 8.Some people can just a cold,but my colds seem to linger for weeks A.shrug off B.cough up C.pull through D.stamp out 9.The man in the market was selling leather coats very cheaply: they were such bargainsthat were soon A.cleared off B.done for C.bought out D snapped up 10.I couldn’t remember where I had left my car , when it suddenly me that I didn’t have a car any longer! A.dawned on B.ran into C.went through D.tumbled to KEYS : 1A 2.C B 4.A 5.C C D A D 10 A QUESTION : COLLOCATIONS AND IDIOMS ( 5pts) Choose the answer which best complete each sentence It’s great here Have had ever since we arrived We’re having a wonderful time A broken sunshine B unbroken sunshine C unbroken light D unbroken clouds Palair Airlines offers excellent entertainment, with the latest movies and music A on-flight B during-flight C in-flight D over-flight The cottage is in some wonderful countryside on the edge of a dense forest A far B unspoiled C great D spoilt As students, David, Kevin and William were as thick as A thieves B boy scouts C a team D thistles Whenever I feel embarrassed I always go as red as A a rose B lipstick C a raspberry D a beetroot He might look kind and sympathetic, but deep down he’s as hard as A nails B a mountain C a gangster D an iceberg Nagging Susan to stop smoking has no effect on her It’s like water off A a windmill B a duck’s back C a dripping tap D an umbrella My father when he found out that I’d damaged the car A hit the roof B saw pink elephants C made my blood boil D brought the house down 9.My mother for an anvironmental group She helps raise money to protect wildlife A indentifies B encourages C shares D volunteers 10.At the 1952 Olympics, speed skaters who had taken amphetamines became ill A grimly B gravely C solemnly D rigorously KEYS : 1D 2.C A 4.A 5.D A B A D 10 B QUESTION 5: READING COMPREHENSIONS (10ms) Passage 1: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the question (5 pts) 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 The word “drastic” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A widespread B radical C progressive D risky 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 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 The word “extracted” in line 18 is closest in meaning to _ A located B preserved C removed D studied 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. The word “instances” in line 21 is closest in meaning to A methods B processes C cases D reasons The word “they” in line 22 refers to A rocks B shores C oceans D specimens The word “entombed” in lime 22 is closest in meaning to A crushed B trapped C produced D excavated 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 10 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 KEYS: B C D D B B C A C 10 A Passage 2: Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the question (5 pts) Animation traditionally is done by hand-drawing or painting successive frames of an object, each slightly different than the preceding frame In computer animation, although the computer may be the one to draw the different frames, in most cases the artist will draw the beginning and ending frames and the computer will produce the drawings between the first and the last drawing This is generally referred to as computer-assisted animation, because the computer is more of a helper than an originator In full computer animation, complex mathematical formulas are used to produce the final sequence of pictures These formulas operate on extensive databases of numbers that define the objects in the pictures as they exist in mathematical space The database consists of endpoints, and color and intensity information Highly trained professionals are needed to produce such effects because animation that obtains high degrees of realism involves computer techniques for three-dimensional transformation, shading, and curvatures High-tech computer animation for film involves very expensive computer systems along with special color terminals or frame buffers The frame buffer is nothing more than a giant image memory for viewing a single frame It temporarily holds the image for display on the screen A camera can be used to film directly from the computer's display screen, but for the highest quality images possible, expensive film recorders are used The computer computes the positions and colors for the figures in the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, which captures it on film Sometimes, however, the images are stored on a large magnetic disk before being sent to the recorder Once this process is completed, it is repeated for the next frame When the entire sequence has been recorded on the film, the film must be developed before the animation can be viewed If the entire sequence does not seem right, the motions must be corrected, recomputed, redisplayed, and rerecorded This approach can be very expensive and time consuming Often, computer-animation companies first motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings before selling their computers to the task of calculating the high-resolution, realistic-looking images What aspect of computer animation does the passage mainly discuss? A The production process B The equipment needed C The high cost D The role of the artist According to the passage, in computer-assisted animation the role of the computer is to draw the A first frame B middle frames C last frame D entire sequence of frames The word "they" in the second paragraph refers to A formulas B databases C numbers D objects According to the passage, the frame buffers mentioned in the third paragraph are used to A add color to the images B expose several frames at the same time C store individual images D create new frames According to the passage, the positions and colours of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by A drawing several versions B enlarging one frame at a lime C analyzing the sequence from different angles D using computer calculations The word "captures" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to A separates B registers C describes D numbers The word "Once" in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to A before B since C after D while According to the passage, how computer-animation companies often test motion? A They experiment with computer-generated line drawings B They hand-draw successive frames C They calculate high-resolution images D They develop extensive mathematical formulas The word "task" in the 4th paragraph is closest in meaning to A possibility B position C time D job 10 Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? A Computers have reduced the costs of animation B In the future, traditional artists will no longer be needed C Artists are unable to produce drawings as high in quality as computer drawings D Animation involves a wide range of technical and artistic skills KEYS: 1A 2B 3D 4C 5D 6B 7C 8A 9D 10D QUESTION 6: CLOZE TEST (10 PTS) Passage 1: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks (5pts) Why did you decide to read this, and will you keep reading to the end? Do you expect to understand every single part of it and will you remember anything about it in a fortnight’s (1) _? Common sense (2) _ that the answers to these questions depend on “readability”- whether the (3) matter is interesting, the argument clear and the (4) _ attractive But psychologists are trying to (5) why people read - and often don’t read certain things, for example technical information They also have examined so much the writing as the readers Even the most technically confident people often (6) instructions for video or home computer in favor of hands - on experience And people frequently take little notice of consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts Psychologists researching reading (7) to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish There are (8) among them about the roles of eyes, memory and brain during the process Some people believe that fluent readers take in very letter or word they see; others (9) _ that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (10) _ then reading stops A term B gap C period D time A informs B transmits C suggests D advises A text B content C subject D topic A layout B assembly C pattern D formation A value B determine C rate D ensure A pass B miss C ignore D omit A tend B lead C undertake D consent A contests B arguments C objections D separations A direct B insist C press D urge 10 A issues B sets C establishes D occurs KEYS: 21D 22C 23C 24A 25B 26C 27A 28B 29B 30D Passage 2: Read the following passage and mark the latter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks (5pts) Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can’t find the energy to get out of bed (1) for school? According to a new report, today’s generation of children are in danger of getting so (2) _ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (3) _ Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours’ sleep a night, (4) _teenagers require nine or ten hours According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (5) anything between two and five hours’ sleep a night less than their parents did at their age This (6) _ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children’s ability to concentrate at school The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (7) _ Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour’s sleep a night can have profound effects (8) how children perform the next day A good night’s sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (9) they release a hormone that is essential for their ‘growth spurt’ (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate) It’s true that they can, to some (10) , catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won’t help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions Advanced OUP A behind time B about time C.in time D at time A few B less C much D little A jeopardy A or A puts A raises A organized A in A at which 10 A rate B threat B because B gets B rises B arranged B on B which B extent KEYS: 1C 2D 3C 4C 5B 6A 7C 8B C risk C whereas C brings C results C established C to C where C level D danger D so D makes D comes D acquired D at D that D point 9D 10B B WRITTEN TEST QUESTION 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST: (20pts) Close test 1: Fill each blank with ONE word (10 pts) CELL PHONES Cell phones have been popular in Japan since the early 1990s, but it was not (1) 1999 that their use really took off The age of cell phones has emerged, but with it come problems Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all (2) of life They cause problems when they (3) during meetings, concerts, wedding, or even funerals What’s more, people speak loudly in public, and students read and text messages during lessons More seriously, when a cell phone is used near a person using a (4) to regulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may (5) with the functioning of the pacemaker Now, something is being done to (6) these problems In many places, new technology is being used to block cell phone calls Airline (7) are requested to stop using cell phones while on board Concert halls ask their audience to switch their phones to the (8) mode However, phone users fear that if they not answer their phones, they will (9) valuable business opportunities That’s why many not (10) off their phones even when they are asked to KEYS: until areas ring pacemaker interfere solve passengers silent lose 10 turn Close test 2: Fill each blank with ONE word (10 pts) The Importance of Being Sporty It is a multi-million dollar industry and that attracts some of the most talented individuals alive, it generates further millions (1) advertising revenue and has spawned a whole celebrity culture of its (2) But what role does sport play in our ordinary lives? Few people are untouched (3) sport We all have (4) _ favorite football team or tennis player or, at least, support our national side in major sporting events like the Olympics How can it be, then, that so (5) people actually play sports and that obesity is becoming a major threat in the developed world? Well, in part, the answer is (6) the question Obesity is not a problem in the developing world (7) participation in sport is still high True, there may be few organized leagues but children the world still go out to play games like football with other children and this comes the supremacy of countries like Brazil in the world of football So, what is stopping the British or the Americans? After (8) , they still have organized sports in schools and a myriad of clubs and teams to join in their spare time What they lack is a public space for children to play unsupervised outdoors As a result, they are kept indoors and encouraged to play online (9) of getting our in the fresh air They may of course still develop a love of sport as spectators but this is unlikely to much to lower levels of obesity (10) the young KEYS: in in own where by all our instead few 10 among QUESTION 2: WORD FORMS (20 pts) Part 1: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the given word (10 pts) Janet’s exam results turned out to be DISASTER 2.You look rather _ Are you worried about something? OCCUPY There are very few _ places on earth today Man has been nearly everywhere EXPLORE 4.The doctor gave him an injection to _ the pain DIE Nowadays people may no longer suffer from lifetime physical _ NORMAL Home-made ice-cream is one of our _ SPECIAL The meeting has been _ arranged for p.m next Friday PROVIDE The government’s _ approach has brought criticism COMPROMISE Jim is one of the most _ members of the committee SPEAK 10.Many newspapers today gave very sensational about the private life of that Hollywood star CLOSE KEYS: disastrous abnormalities outspoken preoccupied specialties 10 disclosures unexplored provisionally deaden Uncompromisin9 Part 2: Complete the passage with appropriate forms from the words given in the box.(10 pts) angry fashion patient polite foreign frustrate generate secret serve tradition “All things come to those who wait.” It’s a (1) phrase that has kept the British patiently in line for years For (2) we’ve been waiting our turn This may sometimes have led to (3) _ abroad, when (4) haven’t always respected the rules of the orderly queue But at home we have (5) enjoyed our reputation It’s rather (6) , though, isn’t it? Today’s highly developed culture of (7) _ to the public seems to have more in common with the American “I want it and I want it now” philosophy But our (8) seems to be growing We may wait with less (9) than we used to – you only have to observe the (10) shoppers in a supermarket queue But wait we still KEYS: traditional unfashionable generations anger foreigners secretly service patience politeness 10 frustrate QUESTION 3: ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts) Identify 10 errors in the following passage and correct them It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce the second Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires and intricate knowledge of how a record company is functioned The process begins when a representative of a company's Artists and Reportoire (A & R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands After the representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band The signature of this recording contract is a slow process A company will spend a long time to investigate the band itself as well as current trands in popular music During this period, it is important that a band reciprocates with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personnel connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings Write your answers here: the second is functioned promised to investigate reciprocates a second functions promising investigating reciprocate 10 and intricate an intricate Reportoire Repertoire signature signing trands trends 10 personnel personal KEYS: QUESTION 5: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20pts) Part 1:Finish each of the second sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the original ones: I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting Rather For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address → Further information can It shouldn’t have surprised me that my children didn’t like the new, cheaper ice-cream → I might The noise made by the children didn’t prevent the baby from sleeping soundly → Whatever Don’t run away with the idea that this job is easy (conclusion) → Russ’s opinions on the new management policies were very different from those of his fellow workers (odds) → Russ the new management policies The young actress was very nervous before the audition (butterflies) → _ Margaret is said to be a very good cook ( reputation) → _ She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully → She’s very fussy _ 10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people (cope) → _ KEYS: Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye Further information can be obtained by sending a self-addressed envelope to the above address I might have known my children would not like the new, cheaper ice-cream Whatever the noise the children made, the baby slept soundly Don’t come to/ draw the conclusion that job is easy Russ was at odds with his fellow workers over the new management policies The young actress had butterflies in her stomach before the audition Margaret has a reputation for being a very good cook She’s very fussy about the kind of hotels she stays in 10 Most salaried people haven’t been able to cope with the rocketing prices SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP LONG XUYÊN , TỈNH AN GIANG TRƯỜNG : THPT CHUYÊN THOẠI NGỌC HẦU KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30 - LẦN THỨ _ ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: ANH ; LỚP : 10 Số phách A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Câu hỏi 1: ( điểm) I WORD CHOICE Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences: The criminal performed 100 hours of community service work to atone for his crime A make out B compensate C give up D scarifice As a child, Mozart was considered to be an infant _ A fantasy B miracle C prodigy D sensation Marie was nettled by her sister’s constant jocularity and preferred a _ A miserable B indignant C sycophantic D staid If the student had been less _, he would not have been expelled from his grade school A indefatigable B perseverant C refractory D indigent Despite his intense _, he failed to secure the prestigious university’s coveted diploma A imbibition B lugubriousness C lucubration D magnanimity It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be _ A predictable B unexpected C explicit D confusing