READING COMPREHENSION Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank or answer the question.. Since water is the basis of life, composing the greatest part
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KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30/4 LẦN XVI- NĂM 2010
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A MULTIPLE CHOICE
I PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three
1 a rhinoceros b vehicle c whale d uninhabitable
2 a unconcernedly b ragged c sacred d hiccuped
3 a archaic b archive c choir d archery
4 a suggestion b congestion c digestion d devotion
5 a dairy b lair c fair d gait
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three.
6 a credulous b acropolis c dialect d obsolete
7 a ecotourism b compromise c disposal d neighborhood
8 a beneficial b detrimental c understanding d magnificent,
9 a zoology b cement c conquest d duet
10 a argumentative b psychological c contributory d hypersensitive
II READING COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and choose the best option to
complete the blank or answer the question.
Since water is the basis of life, composing the greatest part of the tissues of all living things, the crucial problem of desert animals is to survive in a
world where sources of flowing water is rare And since man's inexorable
necessity is to absorb large quantities of water at frequent intervals, he can scarcely comprehend that many creatures of the desert pass their entire lives without a single drop
Uncompromising as it is, the desert has not eliminated life but only those forms unable to withstand its desiccating effects Nomoist-skinned,
water-loving animals can exist there Few large animals are found: the giants of the North American desert are deer, the coyote, and the bobcat Since desert country is open, it holds more swift-footed, running, and leaping creatures than the tangled forest Its population is largely nocturnal, silent,
filled with reticence, and ruled by stealth Yet they are not emaciated
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animals anywhere in the world
The secret of their adjustment lies in a combination of behavior and
physiology None could survive, if, like mad dogs and Englishmen, they went out in the midday sun, many would die in a matter of minutes So most of
them pass the burning hours asleep in cool, humid burrows underneath
the ground, emerging to hunt only by night The surface of the sun-baked desert averages around 150 degrees, but 18 inches down the temperature
is only 60 degrees
11 What is the topic of the passage?
a Desert plants
b Desert life
c Animal life
d Forest life
12 The phrase 'those forms' refers to all the following except
a water-loving animals
b the bobcat
c moist-skinned animals
d many large animals
13 The word 'inexorable' is closest in meaning to
a relentless
b indispensable
c full
d demanding
14 The author mentions all of the following as examples of the behavior of desert animals except
a animals sleep during the day
b animals dig homes underground
c animals are noisy and aggressive
d animals are watchful and quiet
15 The word 'them' refers to
a mad dogs and Englishmen
b desert animals
c behavior and physiology
d minutes
16 The word 'emaciated' is closest in meaning to
a wild
b cunning
c unmanageable
d unhealthy
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is that they
a are smaller and fleeter than forest animals
b are less healthy than animals living in different places
c can hunt in temperature of 150 degrees
d live in an accommodating environment
18 Which of the following generalizations is supported by the passage?
a Water is the basis of life
b All living things adjust to their environments
c Desert life is colorful
d Healthy animals live longer lives
19 The word 'burrows' is closest in meaning to
a underground nests
b underground houses
c underground caves
d underground holes
20 How is the temperature 18 inches underground compared to that on the surface in the desert?
a the same
b much higher
c less than half
d half
Read the following passage and choose the best option to
complete the blank or answer the question.
Even before the turn of the century, movies began to develop in two major directions: the realistic and the formalistic Realism and formalism are
merely general, rather than absolute, terms When used to suggest a
tendency toward either polarity, such labels can be helpful, but in the end they are just labels Few films are exclusively formalist in style, and fewer yet are completely realist There is also an important difference realism and
reality, although this distinction is often forgotten Realism is a particular
type, whereas physical reality is the source of all the raw materials of film, both realistic and formalistic Virtually, all movie directors go to the
photographable world for their subject matter, but what they do with this
material- how they shape and manipulate it- determines their stylistic
emphasis
Generally speaking, realistic films attempt to reproduce the surface of concrete reality with a minimum of distortion In photographing objects and events, the filmmaker tries to suggest the copiousness of life itself Both realist and formalist film directors must select (and hence emphasize)
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selectivity in realistic films is less obvious Realists, in short, try to preserve the illusion that their film world is unmanipulated, an objective mirror of the actual world Formalists, on the other hand, make no such pretense They deliberately stylize and distort their raw materials so that only the very naive would mistake a manipulated image of an object or event for the real thing
We rarely notice the style in a realistic movie; the artist tends to be self-effacing Some filmmakers are more concerned with what is being shown
than how it is manipulated The camera is used conservatively It is
essentially a recording mechanism that produces the surface of tangible
objects with as little commentary as possible A high premium is placed on simplicity, spontaneity, and directness This is not to suggest that these movies lack artistry, however, for at its best the realistic cinema specializes
in art that conceals art
21 What does the passage mainly discuss?
a Acting styles
b Film plots
c Styles of filmmaking
d Filmmaking 100 years ago
22 With which of the following statements would the author be most likely
to agree?
a Realism and formalism are outdated terms
b Most films are neither exclusively realistic nor formalistic
c Realistic films are more popular than formalistic ones
d Formalistic films are less artistic than realistic ones
23 The phrase " this distinction" in the first paragraph refers to the
difference between
a formalists and realists
b realism and reality
c general and absolute
d physical reality and raw materials
24 Whom does the author say is primarily responsible for a style of a film?
a The director
b The actors
c The producer
d The camera operator
25 The word "it" in the first paragraph refers to
a the photographable world
b their subject matter
c this material
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26 The word “copiousness" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
a abundance
b greatness
c fullness
d variety
27 How can one recognize the formalist style?
a It uses familiar images
b It is very impersonal
c It obviously manipulated images
d It mirrors the actual world
28 The word " tangible" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
a concrete
b complex
c various
d comprehensible
29 The word " self-effacing" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to
a modest
b shy
c egocentric
d introverted
30 Which of the following films would most likely use a realist style?
a A travel documentary
b A science fiction film
c A musical drama
d An animated cartoon
III GUIDED CLOZE
Read the following passage and choose the options that best
complete the blanks
Sylvia Earle, a (31) _botanist and one of the (32) _deep - sea
explorers, has spent over
6,000 hours, more than seven months, under water From her earliest years, she took her first plunge into
the open sea as a teenager In the years since then, she has taken part in a(n) (33) of landmark
underwater projects, from exploratory expeditions around the world to her celebrated "Jim dive" in 1978,
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at the surface of the sea
(35) _in a Jim suit, a futuristic suit of plastic and metal armor, which was secured (36)
_a manned submarine, Sylvia Earle plunged vertically into the Pacific Ocean, at times at the speed
of 100 feet per minute (37) _reaching the ocean floor, she was released from the submarine and
from that point her only connection to the sub was an 18-foot tether For the next two and a half hours,
Earle (38) _the seabed, taking notes, collecting (39) _, and painting a U.S flag Consumed by a
desire to descend deeper still, in I981she became involved in the design and manufacture of deep-sea
(40) one of which took her to a depth of 3000 feet This did not end Sylvia Earle's accomplishments
31 a marine b underwater c undersea d submarine
32 a furthest b foremostc greatestd utmost
33 a amount b great dealc averaged number
34 a really b laterc ever d mostly
35 a Covered b Put c Clothedd Worn
36 a to b with c fromd against
37 a In b Onc Atd For
38 a walked b roamed c divedd strolled
39 a specimens b modelsc remainsd debris
40 a subcontractors b submarinersc submersionsd submersibles
B WRITTEN TEST
I VERB TENSES / FORMS
1 He (go) _to the last meeting, but he didn't
2 By the time you come here again, this palace (build) _
3 The yesterday accident is thought (cause) _by human error
4 We (cook) _all day for the party that evening and by 8 o'clock we still weren't ready
5 It is highly desirable that every effort (make) _to reduce expenditure
6 (There ,be) _any errors, let me know
7 His (take) _ill was quite unexpected
8 In 20 hours' time, I (relax) _on my yacht
9 What a boring show! I would rather (not go) _there
10 It was a close call We (kill) _
In democratic countries, any efforts (11) (restrict) _the freedom of the press are rightly
condemned However, this freedom (12) (easily, abuse) _ Stories about
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public attention than political events Though we may enjoy reading about the lives of others, it is
extremely doubtful whether we would equally enjoy reading about
ourselves (13) (act) _on the
contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives Newspapers exert tremendous influence that they cannot only bring about major
changes to the lives of ordinary people but (14) (even, overthrow) _a government
The story of a poor family that (15) (acquire) _fame and fortune
overnight, dramatically
illustrates the power of the press The family lived in Aberdeen, a small town in South Dakota As the
parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty They (16) (expect) _their
sixth child and (17) (face) _with even more pressing economic problems
If they had had only one
more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed They (18) (continue) _ to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy,
an event which radically changed their lives The day after the birth of the five children, a plane arrived in Aberdeen (19) (bring) _sixty reporters and photographers The news was of national importance, for the poor couple (20) (become) _the parents of the only quintuplets in America
II PREPOSITIONS & PHRASAL VERBS
Part 1: Complete each of the following sentences with (a) suitable preposition(s) or particle(s) from the box:
in for _ up to through down off
round _ under _ out _at over
1 I wish you wouldn't fly _me like that every time I make a mistake
2 The piece of equipment is very well made and stands _the roughest treatment You won't have
any trouble with it
3 The new office staff are shaking _well
4 Ithink a sip of wine can bring him _
5 We are _no obligation to change goods which were not purchased here
6 Iam not friends with Peter any more We have fallen _
7 I knew I was _the hill when I started needing glasses to read
8 Tom's family pulled him _the difficult period following his wife's death
9 The police came _a great deal of criticism
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Part 2: Complete the following passage with prepositions
It is not easy trying to cope with fear Most people (11) _ some stage
in their lives feel afraid of something; fear of the dark as children, afraid of spiders or flying For the most part, these fears are normal and do not
interfere (12) _ our ability to get on with our lives.
However, some people are afraid of something (13) _ such an extent
that it prevents them from leading a normal life For example,
'electrophobia' - being afraid of electricity - makes life in today's world extremely difficult
In fact, you can be afraid of anything and there is almost certainly a name for it You can be afraid of clouds, certain colors, bicycles, rain, mushrooms and even sitting down Apparently, the list of phobia gets longer everyday,
but for people who have a real terror of something, help is (14) _ hand Researchers are making enormous progress (15) _
understanding what a phobia is and what makes it come (16) _
It is surprising how many people think they suffer from a phobia when
actually all they are really experiencing is a strong dislike or distaste (17) _ something You may think you are computer phobic and want to
throw your machine out of the nearest window But that is not the same as being really 'mechanophobic', suffering from a racing heart and being short
of breath (18) _ the mere sight of a computer.
Experts say that you cannot take a true phobia (19) _ anything else
as it affects the whole of your nervous system If you cannot run away from whatever is causing the fear, you feel that is inevitable On the other hand, it's natural for most people to be afraid if they are aboard an airplane which
is flying into a storm Most psychologists agree that phobias can be
described (20) _ three main ways: social phobias, panic disorders and
specific phobias
III OPEN CLOZE TEST
Passage 1
Although noise, commonly (l) _ as unwanted sound, is a widely
recognized form of pollution, it is very difficult to measure because the
discomfort (2) _ by different individuals is highly subjective and, therefore, variable Exposure to lower levels of noise may be (3) _ irritating, whereas exposure to higher levels may actually cause (4) _ loss Particularly in congested urban areas, the noise produced (5) _ a
by-product of our advancing technology causes physical harm, and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it
Noise causes effects that the hearer cannot control and to (6) _ the
body never becomes accustomed Loud noises instinctively signal danger
(7) _ any organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings (8) _ response, heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood
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general increase in functioning (9) _ about by the flow of adrenaline
release in response to fear, and some of these responses persist even
longer than the noise, occasionally as long as 30 minutes (10) _ the
sound has ceased
Passage 2
Unlikely (11) _ it may seem, there has now been expert confirmation that wild pumas and lynxes are at (12) _ in parts of Britain, rather than
being the figments of some wild imaginations Previous sightings of such
large cats had been put (13) _ to exaggeration After all, the
argument went, some people are prone to seeing flying saucers and Loch ness monsters, particularly when under the influence of one drink Some
newspapers were suspected of having made up stories such as (14) _
of the Beast of Exmoor, an animal that is responsible for the deaths of
hundreds of sheep over the past ten years (15) _ experts have now
come up with proof that such stories were in earnest after all The animals
are in all (16) _ pets which have escaped from small zoos, or been
abandoned by their owners Because the keeping of such animals is
severely restricted under the (17) _ of the Dangerous Wild Animal Act
of 1976, owners of unlicensed animals might not (18) _ an escape for
fear of prosecution Britain's only surviving native species, the wild cat, is confined to Scotland After examining hair samples, experts now say that
the Best of Exmoor in the south of England is without (19) _ a puma
or lynx, both of which are normally native (20) _ the Middle East and
Asia
IV WORD FORMS
Part 1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words.
1 His _ annoys some members of the committee because he is
always expressing his ideas frankly (speak)
2 George is very disorganized and not very _ (business)
3 She was fully aware of her own _ (short)
4 Low income and little administrative support make teachers _ _ with their profession (heart)
5 A film about the _ ancestors is available in the library (reptile)
6 There are people whose _ begins from the moment of their death
(mortal)
7 It's undeniable that the _ of the local incompetent healer was
responsible for her sudden death (diagnose)
8 As the sole _ of his uncle's will, he inherited a huge fortune
(benefit)
9 This _ faulty washing machine should be returned to the
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10 The first time I tried out my new bike I _ and fell off (balance)
Part 2: Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the given words.
PROFESSOR - SALE - ACQUISITION - STARRY - BAND
INVADE - ORIGIN - LONELY - QUARTER - POPULARITY
The Beatles became the most popular grouping rock music history The (11)
_ of extraordinarily talented musicians generated a frenzy that
transcended countries and economic strata While all of them sang, John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the majority of their songs
(12) _ , Lennon and five others formed a group called Quarrymen in
1956, with McCartney
joining them later that year George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul
McCartney, together with Stuart Sutcliffe, who played the bass guitar, and Pete Best on the drums, performed together in several bands for a few years, until they finally settled on the Silver Beatles in 1960 American Rock musicians, such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley, influenced Lennon's and McCartney's music, whose first hits consisted of simple tunes and lyrics
about young love The Beatles' U.S tour propelled them to (13) _ and
led to two movies filmed in 1964 and 1965 The so-called British (14)
_ of the United States was in full swing when they took the top five
spots on the singles' charts, followed by the release of their first film
During the 1960s, their music matured and (15) _ a sense of melody
The lyrics of their song became deeper and gained in both imagination and meaning Their popularity continued to grow as the Beatles turned their attention to social problems and political issues in "Nowhere Man" and
Eleanor Rigby" (16) _ and nostalgia come through in their ballad
"Michelle" and 'Yesterday", which fully displayed the group's (17) _
development and sophistication
Lennon's sardonic music with lyrics written in the first person, and
McCartney's songs that created scenarios with off beat individuals,
contributed to the character of the music produced by the group In
addition to their music, the Beatles set a social trend that (18) _ long
hair, Indian music, and moss dress
For a variety of reasons, the musicians began to drift apart, and their last concert took place in San Francisco in 1966 The newspapers and tabloids publicized their quarrels and lawsuits, and the much idolized group finally
(19) _ in 1970 However, their albums had (20) _ those of any
other bands in history Although all of the Beatles continued to performed solo or form new rock groups alone, none could achieve the recognition and success that they had been able to win together