SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH ĐĂK NÔNG ĐỀ DỰ BỊ KỲ THI OLYMPIC CẤP TỈNH Khóa ngày 14 tháng năm 2015 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 10 Thời gian: 180 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) Họ tên thí sinh:………………………………………………………… Học sinh trường:……………………………………………… Lớp:…………….…; Số báo danh:……………….; Phòng thi:…………… Mã phách A MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS: (40PTS) I PHONOLOGY: (5 PTS ) Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern A rhinoceros B vehicle C whale D uninhabitable A gait B lair C fair D dairy A mosaic B conserve C reserve D poison A canal B casino C canary D canon 5.A manufacture B mature C pasture D nature Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group A technical B introduce C villager D family A technology B important C popularity D impossible A territory B Australia C geography D society A affect B effective C expand D charity 10 A family B probably C animal D minority II VOCABULARY (5PTS) Choose the best answer 11 She loved tennis and could watch it till the _ came home A she B everyone C horses D cows 12 Could you close the window? There is a bit of a _ A current B wind C draught D breeze 13 Thousands of steel _ were used as the framework of the new office block A beams B girders C stakes D piles 14 The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only _ the hot, humid air A stirred up B poured through C turned into D cut back 15 He set one alarm-clock for five o’clock and the other for five past so as to _ that he did not oversleep A assure B ensure C insure D reassure 16 When Tim was eating a cherry, he accidentally swallowed the _ A nut B stone C seed D core 17 It was only _ he told me his surname that I realised that we had been to the same school A then B until C as soon as D when 18 He got an excellent grade in his examination _ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard A on account of B because C in spite of D although 19 Their eventual choice of house was _ by the time Peter would take to get to the office A related B consequent C determined D dependent 20 It turned out that we rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours A hadn’t B should have C mustn’t D needn’t have III STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR (5PTS) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence 21 It's wonderful here tonight! It's I have ever enjoyed a garden party A a long time B the first time C time D several times 22 I don’t know French, so I cannot read letters French A of B in C by D about 23 It’s kind you to help me get the problem A for / up B to / over C of/ over D with / along 24.He’s always busy He has time to enjoy himself A.a lot of B.a little C.little D.much 25 I’ll never forget he has told me A.which B when C where D what 26 “ I thought that the tour began at 3:00.” – “Oh no, you’re It began at 1:30 “ A too much late here B here too much late C here much too late D too much here late 27 The following day she felt well to go to work A sufficient B sufficiency C suffice D sufficiently 28 He drives so fast that I am afraid one day he will somebody crossing the street A crash down B knock down C turn over D run across 29 He got an excellent grade in his examination the fact that he had not worked particularly hard A on account of B because C in spite of D although 30 It was only he told me his surname that I realised that we had been to the same school A then B until C as soon as D when IV.PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5 PTS) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence 31 Unlike my brother, who always fails to finish English tests, I am quite good _ this subject A in B about C of D at 32 If you have anything important to do, it straight away Don't put it A on B off C over D up 33 The plane from Dallas two hours late, so I missed my connecting flight from Frankfurt to London A took off B took on C left on D left out 34 Bill seems unhappy in his job because he doesn’t get _ his boss A up to B on for C on well with D in with 35 Why they talking about money all the time? A keep on B give up C take after D stop by 36 My father gave up smoking two years ago A liked B continued C stopped D enjoyed 37 Mary doesn’t mind living her own A with B by C on D at 38 It is of great importance to create a good impression _ your interviewer A on B about C for D at 39 When are you leaving _ Hanoi? A toward B forward C for D to 40 The children are excited going to the circus A for B about C with D of V GUIDED CLOZE TEST: (10 PTS ) GUIDED CLOZE TEST Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks It is an accepted part of everyday nostalgia to assume that in the past, food was somehow better than it is today The fruit and vegetables were more (41)…grown and this was not seen as an extra bonus which added ten percent on to the price (42)………food was fresh, not frozen, and you had the chance to (43)……….it to see whether you wanted it When you went shopping, you could ask for exactly what piece of meat you wanted and see the butcher cutting it, instead of finding it ready-wrapped in plastic And our local tradesman soon got to know what you wanted, and provided it for you; otherwise he would have gone (44)…… business Of course, unless we invent time- travel we shall never know whether this is all true Survivor from those (45) ……….days obviously tend to dislike today’s convenience foods, and to prefer the Good Old Days when a joint of beef filled the oven, (46)……….thick red juice instead of water when cooked, and cost the same (47)…… a can of Coke What is always forgotten is that then as now the quality of your food depended very much (48)………who you were, how well-off you happened to be, and where you lived Shopping then (49)………considerable skill, and shoppers had to be able to (50)……………the fresh from the nor so fresh There was no shell-by date to act as a guide If you were hard up then frozen meat and canned foods would have been on the menu, just as they are today 41 A nature B natural C naturalness D naturally 42 A Most B Several C Plenty D Few 43 A examine B experiment C distinguish D detect 44 A in to B on to C away from D out of 45 A far B outlying C distant D further 46 A manufactured B produced C reproduced D resulted 47 A with B to C as D than 48 A upon B from C of D off 49 A ordered B demanded C commanded D prepared 50 A say B talk C speak D tell GUIDED CLOZE TEST Read the following passages and choose the options that best complete the blanks If asked who (51) the game of baseball, most _(52) would probably reply that it was Abner Doubleday At the beginning of this century, there was some disagreement over _(53) the game of baseball had actually originated, so sportinggoods manufacturer Spaulding inaugurated a commission to research the (554) In 1908 a report was published by the commission _(55) which Abner Doubleday, a U.S Army officer from Cooperstown, New York, was (56) credit for the intervention of the game The National Baseball Hall of Fame was established in Cooperstown in (57) of Doubleday Today, most sports historians are in agreement that Doubleday (58) did not have much to with the development of baseball (59), baseball seems to be a close (60) to the English game of rounders and probably has English rather than American roots 51 A discovered B founded C invented D found 52 A Americans B American C The US D America 53 A what B how C when D that 54 A problem B question C matter D issue 55 A at B to C of D in 56 A provided B passed C given D delivered 57 A honor 58 A truly 59 A But 60 A relate B reward B really B Moreover B relationship C award C as well C Instead C relative D ceremony D probably D Additionally D relation VI READING COMPREHENSION (10 PTS) Passage Read the passage and choose the best answer: MUSIC Accustomed though we are to speaking of the films made before 1927 as “silent”, the film has never been, in the full sense of the word, silent From the very beginning, music was regarded as an indispensable accompaniment; when the Lumiere films were shown at the first public film exhibition in the Unites States in February 1896, they were accompanied by piano improvisations on popular tunes At first, the music played bore no special relationship to the films; an accompaniment of any kind was sufficient Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their styles As movie theaters grew in number and importance, a violinist, and perhaps a cellist, would be added to the pianist in certain cases, and in the larger movie theaters small orchestras were formed For a number of years the selection of music for each film program rested entirely in the hands of the conductor or leader of the orchestra, and very often the principal qualification for holding such a position was not skill or taste so much as the ownership of a large personal library of musical pieces Since the conductor seldom saw the films until the night before they were to be shown (if, indeed, the conductor was lucky enough to see them then), the musical arrangement was normally improvised in the greatest hurry To help meet this difficulty, film distributing companies started the practice of publishing suggestions for musical accompaniments In 1909, for example, the Edison Company began issuing with their films such indications of mood as “pleasant”, “sad”, “”lively” The suggestions became more explicit, and so emerged the musical cue sheet containing indications of mood, the titles of suitable pieces of music, and precise directions to show where one piece led into the next Certain films had music especially composed for them The most famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D.W.Griffith’s film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915 61 The passage mainly discusses music that was…………… A performed before the showing of a film B played during silent films C specifically composed for certain movie theaters D recorded during film exhibitions 62 What can be inferred from the passage about the majority of films made after 1927? A They were truly “silent” B They were accompanied by symphonic orchestras C They incorporated the sound of the actors’ voices D They corresponded to specific musical compositions 63 The word “solemn” in paragraph is closest in meaning to……………… A simple B serious C short D silent 64 It can be inferred that orchestra conductors who worked in movie theaters needed to A be able to play many instruments B have pleasant voices C be familiar with a wide variety of music D be able to compose original music 65 The word “them” in paragraph refers to……………… A years B hands C pieces D films 66 According to the passage, what kind of business was the Edison Company? A It produced electricity B It distributed films C It published musical arrangements D It made musical instruments 67 It may be inferred from the passage that the first musical cue sheets appeared around A 1896 B 1909 C 1915 D 1927 68 The word “composed” in paragraph is closest in meaning to……………… A selected B combined C played D created 69 The word “scores” in paragraph is closest in meaning to……………… A totals B successes C musical compositions D groups of musicians 70 The passage probably continues with a discussion of…………………… A famous composers of the early twentieth century B other films directed by D.W.Griffith C silent films by other directors D the music in Birth of a Nation Passage Read the passage and choose the best answer: The Sun today is a yellow dwarf star It is fueled by thermonuclear reactions near its center that convert hydrogen to helium The Sun has existed in its present state for about four billion six hundred million years and is thousands of times larger than the Earth By studying other stars, astronomers can predict what the rest of the Sun’s life will be like About five billion years from now, the core of the Sun will shrink and become hotter The surface temperature will fall The higher temperature of the center will increase the rate of thermonuclear reactions The outer regions of the Sun will expand approximately 35 million miles, about the distance to Mercury, which is the closest planet to the Sun The Sun will then be a red giant star Temperatures on the Earth will become too high for life to exist Once the Sun has used up its thermonuclear energy as a red giant, it will begin to shrink After it shrinks to the size of the Earth, it will become a white dwarf star The Sun may throw off huge amounts of gases in violent eruptions called nova explosions as it changes from a red giant to a white dwarf After billions of years as a white dwarf, the Sun will have used up all its fuel and will have lost its heat Such a star is called a black dwarf After the Sun has become a black dwarf, the Earth will be dark and cold If any atmosphere remains there, it will have frozen over the Earth’s surface 71 It can be inferred from the passage that the Sun A is approximately halfway through its life as a yellow dwarf B will continue to be a yellow dwarf for another 10 billion years C has been in existence for 10 billion years D is rapidly changing in size and brightness 72 What will probably be the first stage of change for the Sun to become a red giant? A Its surface will become hotter and shrink B It will throw off huge amounts of gases C Its central part will grow smaller and hotter D Its core will cool off and use less fuel 73 When the Sun becomes a red giant, what will the atmosphere be like on the Earth? A It will be enveloped in the expanding surface of the sun B It will become too hot for life to exist C It will be almost destroyed by nova explosions D It will freeze and become solid 74 When the Sun has used up its energy as a red giant, it will A get frozen B cease to exist C stop to expand D become smaller 75 Large amounts of gases may be released from the Sun at the end of its life as a A black dwarf B white dwarf C red giant D yellow dwarf 76 As a white dwarf, the Sun will be A the same size as the planet Mercury B around 35 million miles in diameter C a cool and habitable planet D thousands of times smaller than it is today 77 The Sun will become a black dwarf when A the Sun moves nearer to the Earth B it has used up all its fuel as a white dwarf C the core of the Sun becomes hotter D the outer regions of the Sun expand 78 The word “there” in the last sentence of paragraph refers to A the planet Mercury B the core of a black dwarf C our own planet D the outer surface of the Sun 79 This passage is intended to A describe the changes that the Sun will go through B present a theory about red giant stars C alert people to the dangers posed by the Sun D discuss conditions on the Earth in the far future 80 The passage has probably been taken from A a scientific journal B a news report C a work of science fiction D a scientific chronicle B WRITTEN TESTS (60 PTS) VII OPEN CLOZE TEST: (20PTS) OPEN CLOZE TEST 1: Fill in the each numbered blank with ONE suitable word LONDON London is a big city, but many people who live there (81)……………… it as a number of small towns put together Each one district has its (82)………… identity and atmosphere and some of parts are even described by their inhabitants as ‘villages’ Much of the centre of the city consists (83)………… shops and businesses and the majority of people they live in the suburbs A (84)………… many of them travel to work in the city every day (85)………… a train, bus, tube or car; this is call commuting Commuters might spend as (86)… ……… as two hours every morning getting to work and (87)………… two hours getting home again The cost of living in London is higher (88)……… so in most other parts of Britain, and many people are paid extra money on the top of their salaries because of this Millions of visitors come to London every year from all over the world for to see the famous sights, such as Buckingham Palace, (89) ………… the Queen lives, and many other historic buildings London is also very famous for including its theatres, red buses, and black taxis Some people find (90)………… a noisy, dirty place but it has many large, pleasant parts where everyone can enjoy themselves some peace and quiet London has many attractions there, both for people from overseas and for people from other parts of Britain OPEN CLOZE TEST 2: Fill in the each numbered blank with ONE suitable word The cinema is today a favourite place of entertainment to most people, young and old Hundreds of people visit the cinema today.There are many things that we can learn (91) ……… our visits to the cinema The pictures we can (92) in the cinema often show us many useful things They show how people in (93) lands live and think Sometimes they also show how people in the past lived and died There (94) also pictures which show many things about the world of birds and animal Some pictures, (95) , sometimes spoil the minds of many people especially (96) of small boys and girls Pictures which show how people steal, kill or kidnap, for example, have done a lot of harm, but these (97) pictures also show how, in the end the criminals are caught and punished, and many people have learnt to obey the law, as a result Thus, whether such pictures are good or bad depends on (98) lesson the person has learnt from them On the (99)…………, most pictures try to teach many useful lessons The cinema may therefore be described as a school where people can learn a lot of god lessons It is for all these reasons that cinema is still the (100) favourite place of entertainment VIII WORD FORMS (10 PTS) Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets 101 The ………………….of his knowledge surprised them.( EXTEND) 102 ……………….… fish always live in lakes and rivers (WATER) 103 IQ stand for ……………….…quotient (INTELLIGENT) 104 Everyone admired her ……………….beauty She’s old but she is still beautiful (TIME) 105 Thomas ………….…………broke the expensive vase.( ACCIDENT) 106 There are many good .programmes on VTV2 (DOCUMENT) 107 Newspapers and magazines present information ( VISION) 108 It is a good book because it is very (INFORM) 109 Lasers can be used to treat (DEAF) 110 Watching Wildlife World programmes makes us more aware of our global (RESPONSIBLE) IX ERROR CORRECTION (10 PTS) The following passage contains 10 errors Identify and correct them If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause great damage to him According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents made Generally, the child will understand very well which the parents expect, and will fail Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to the children However, if parent are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may success in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their children Michael Smiths is very lucky He is very fond of music, and his parents help him lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons Because Michael's father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling Michael's friend, Winston Maier, however, is not so lucky As both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston They want their son be as succeed as they are, and so they enter him in every piano competition held They are very unhappy when he does not win "When I am at your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seem quiet and unhappy X SENTENCE TRANSFORMTION ( 20 PTS) Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it 121 It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days We find ………………………………………………………………………………………… 122 Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the birth of their second child Only when …………………………………………………………………………………… 123 While mending the road, they accidentally blocked our water pipes They accidentally cut off …………………………………………………………………… 124 He brought the umbrella along but it didn't rain He needn't …………………………………………………………………………………… 125 While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time Despite ………………………………………………………………………………………… Rewrite the sentences, use the given words and not change them 126 We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year (even) 127 The house shouldn’t be left unlocked for any reason ( ACCOUNT ) 128 Someone paid five thousand pounds for the painting (WENT) 129 He unwillingly asked her for help (Turned) 130 He is different form his brother in almost all respects (Bears) -THE END -