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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TP HỒ CHÍ MINH ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Đề gồm trang KỲ THI OLYMPIC THÁNG THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH LẦN NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 10 Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) Ngày 04 tháng năm 2015 LISTENING (20 pts) SECTION I Listen to the recording carefully and write down the missing words on your answer sheet Driving a taxi isn’t only (1) It’s bad for a person’s health as well Taxi drivers (2) a lot of stress every day out on the street Of course, we all know they have to drive in (3) traffic, but they also have to drive in bad weather (4) Think about having to try in a big city during a(n) (5) In addition, taxi drivers have to work on holidays! There isn’t much time for them to spend (6) with their friends and families All of these can (7) a driver’s health It’s no (8) a lot of taxi drivers have high blood (9) and other health problems Driving a taxi is (10) a stressful job SECTION II Listen to the recording For questions 11 - 15, choose the option (A, B, C, or D) which best completes the blank space or best answers the question 11 At ballet school in New York, Elena A was the only student from Bulgaria B found learning the language hard C suffered from a rare disease D learned to be dependent 12 What does Elena say about the ballet called Cinderella? A Children will enjoy it B The music was unfamiliar to her C She was so moved when performing it D She saw it when she was a child 13 In her free time, Elena likes to A go fishing B go sightseeing C go to clubs D go shopping 14 What does Elena often to her fans? A She gave them a flower B She eats out with one of them C She sends them a free ticket D She signs one of her photographs 15 What does Elena like best about her job? A getting applause B appearing on TV C doing something she loves D travelling to different countries SECTION III Listen to two pieces of radio news Give brief answers to the questions 16 Why did the explosion happen, according to the Gas Board officials? 17 What cracked the gas main? 18 How many goals did Rangers score in the first half? 19 When did Franklin start limping? 20 How was the weather during the match? USE OF ENGLISH (40 pts) Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence They told me he was _ home then A a great place from B far away C a distance of D a long way from Don’t you think they are able to help _? A each other one B their own C one another D together Up high in the sky A is a plane flying past B the plane is flying C past flew a plane D is flying past a plane He doesn’t drink much the police catch him as he drives home A in the event B in case C despite D otherwise He gave me a lot of information, and I couldn’t remember _ A them all B it all C nothing D none of it This plan is very good _ its feasibility A in contact with B in terms of C in return for D in addition to They may have their flight rescheduled, _ they will let you know A in which event B in which case C by which time D at which point She seldom goes shopping without her mother by her side, _? A doesn’t she B does she C is she D wouldn’t she Men cause _ fatal accidents as women for every mile they drive A twice more B twice as many C double as much D as double 10 Had we known they _ a road right there, we would never have bought the house A were building B could have built C must be building D were going to build 11 The government set up a(n) _ body on the use of drugs in sport A advisable B inadvisable C well-advised D advisory 12 The principal doesn’t allow _ in the auditorium A us smoke B smoking C to smoke D us smoking 13 I'm not _ them staying with us, as long as it's only for a couple of days A disagreeing with B looking forward to C opposed to D objected to 14 That worker is than sick A lazier B more lazy C so lazy D much lazy 15 There is one kind of sports which I like playing above all _, and it is tennis A sports B other of sports C of others D others 16 He drove away as soon as the lights green A became B turned C changed D grew 17 The spectators hurled at the referee when he disallowed the goal A abuse B complaint C petition D objection 18 He’s so He’ll believe anything you say A generous B stubborn C believable D gullible 19 He promised her a loan but disappointingly he _ on his word A turned over B stood off C went back D sat down 20 I feel a bit dizzy; I didn’t sleep _ last night A an eye B a wink C a jot D an inch 21 That was not a genuine Van Gogh It’s a A fraud B fake C counterfeit D wreck 22 Your steak looks really ; mine is so tough I can’t chew it A soft B flexible C tender D mild 23 Our planning for the sales _ at the last minute A went up B fell through C came apart D broke away 24 I’d rather it differently in that situation! A be doing B to have done C I did D have done 25 I could play the guitar well I _ a professional guitarist, but I decided to become a businessman instead A may have become B would become C could have become D was becoming 26 We can’t bear nothing A to sit around to B sitting around to C sitting around doing D to sit around without doing 27 People came from _ to take part in the peace demonstration in Washington A round and round B out and about C there and back D far and wide 28 The teacher requested all the assignments _ by the end of this week A are submitted B be submitted C should submit D will have been submitted 29 “Would you like tea or coffee?” “ ” A Yes, please B Please, C I’d prefer both D Either will 30 Lose this important match, A or you will have been sacked B you will be fired C so you will be sacked immediately D and you’ll be fired right away 31 She would make an excellent lawyer - she's conscientious and has a mind A well-trained B well-intentioned C well-built D well-informed 32 The baby cannot crawl yet, walk A let alone B not to mention C least of all D by degrees 33 The internship in a psychiatric ward for the rest of his life A had an influence on him B had influenced on him C had him as an influence D exerted an influence for him 34 Since he changed professions, Fred's yearly income has _ A nearly tripled B got almost three times bigger C almost grown by three times D just about gone up three times 35 Advertising people into buying things that they don’t really want A makes B blackmails C brainwashes D threatens Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that is incorrect 36 Nearly all the electricity for industrial use almost comes from large generators driven by steam turbines A B C D 37 The class leader, on behalf of the others, promised not to come to the school late again any more A B C D 38 We all should increase the usage of alternative energy since it helps reduce the emission of carbon dioxide A B C D 39 There are now some interesting handsome Spanish tall exchange students staying in our hostel A B C D 40 Printmaking is the generic term for a number of processes, which woodcut and engraving are two prime examples A B C D WORD FORMS (40 pts) A Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word given in brackets For all his , he never really connects with other people (SOCIAL) The work was done well thanks to their attitude (OPERATE) They started the search in a farm (DESERT) He’s one of the best we have ever worked with (NEGOTIATE) Her is more important to her than anything else (DEPEND) The rate of crime is high in the area, and the authorities must something about it (INCREASE) They made certain about the market (ASSUME) Isn’t it time for you to have a medical (CHECK) They are discussing the of the effectiveness of the system (MAXIMUM) 10 The hobby of studying wild birds in their natural environment is called (BIRD) B Put the words given in the correct blanks You have to use their correct forms to make a meaningful passage There are two extra words that you cannot use wander plenty ease camp cruise starve spirit probable politics concept vary study It is a common (11) that people in the Stone Age lived on the edge of (12) , in small groups, (13) around from place to place On the contrary, recent (14) of archaeological sites have in fact shown that life was a great deal (15) than it was for later farming communities After the Ice Age the weather was warmer than it is today and food was (16) There were large numbers of animals to hunt, fish could easily be caught in rivers and the sea, and a huge (17) of plants and berries grew in the forests During the Stone Age or Mesolithic Period, as it is known to archaeologists, men and women led an active social and (18) life Large (19) , where up to 200 people may have lived, have been found in several parts of Europe, in addition to the remains of communal tombs and temples Making stone tools was (20) seen as a communal activity, in which even children used to take part GUIDED CLOZE TEST (10 pts) Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each blank space Speech – the act of uttering sounds to (1) _ meaning – is a kind of human action Like any other repeated action, speaking has to be learned, but once it is learned, it becomes a generally (2) _ and apparently automatic process As far as we can determine, human beings not need to be (3) _ to speak; most babies seem to possess a sort of instinctive drive to produce speech-like noises How to speak and what (4) _ are another matter altogether These are learned from a particular society (5) _ the baby is born: so that, like all conduct that is learned from a society – from the people around us – speech is a patterned activity The meandering (6) _ and chatter of young child are eventually channeled by imitation into a few orderly grooves that (7) _ the pattern accepted as meaningful by the people around him Similarly, a child's indiscriminate (8) _ of putting things into his mouth becomes limited to putting food into his mouth in a certain day The sounds that a child can make are more (9) _ and numerous than the sounds that any particular language utilizes However, a child born into a society with a pattern of language is encouraged to make a small (10) _ of sounds and to make these few sounds over and over until it is natural for him to make these sounds and no others A transmit B describe C convey D reveal A unconscious B unknown C insensible D irrational A explained B forced C directed D learned A to talk B telling C to say D speaking A into where B into which C into this D into that A blabber B chirp C babble D croon A represent B express C tell D give A routine B practice C custom D habitation A changed B distorted C varied D reflected 10 A gathering B accumulation C get-together D selection READING COMPREHENSION (10 pts) Choose the item (A, B, C or D) that best completes the unfinished statement about the passage Large animals that inhabit the desert have evolved a number of adaptations for reducing the effects of extreme heat One adaptation is to be light in color, and to reflect rather than absorb the Sun's rays Desert mammals also depart from the normal mammalian practice of maintaining a constant body temperature Instead of trying to keep down the body temperature deep inside the body, which would involve the expenditure of water and energy, desert mammals allow their temperatures to rise to what would normally be fever height, and temperatures as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been measured in Grant's gazelles The overheated body then cools down during the cold desert night, and indeed the temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel This is an advantage since the heat of the first few hours of daylight is absorbed in warming up the body, and an excessive buildup of heat does not begin until well into the day Another strategy of large desert animals is to tolerate the loss of body water to a point that would be fatal for non-adapted animals The camel can lose up to 30 percent of its body weight as water without harm to itself, whereas human beings die after losing only 12 to 13 percent of their body weight An equally important adaptation is the ability to replenish this water loss at one drink Desert animals can drink prodigious volumes in a short time, and camels have been known to imbibe over 100 liters in a few minutes A very dehydrated person, on the other hand, cannot drink enough water to rehydrate at one session, because the human stomach is not sufficiently big and because a too rapid dilution of the body fluids causes death from water intoxication The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals not have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and farflung pastures Desert-adapted mammals have the further ability to feed normally when extremely dehydrated, it is a common experience in people that appetite is lost even under conditions of moderate thirst What is the main topic of the passage? (A) Weather variations in the desert (B) Adaptations of desert animals (C) Diseases of desert animals (D) Human use of desert animals According to the passage, why is light coloring an advantage to large desert animals? (A) It helps them hide from predators (B) It does not absorb sunlight as much as dark colors (C) It helps them see their young at night (D) It keeps them cool at night The word "maintaining" is closest in meaning to (A) measuring (B) inheriting (C) preserving (D) delaying The author uses of Grant's gazelle as an example of (A) an animal with a low average temperature (B) an animal that is not as well adapted as the camel (C) a desert animal that can withstand high body temperatures (D) a desert animal with a constant body temperature When is the internal temperature of a large desert mammal lower? (A) Just before sunrise (B) In the middle of the day (C) Just after sunset (D) Just after drinking The word "tolerate" is closest in meaning to (A) endure (B) replace (C) compensate (D) reduce What causes water intoxication? (A) Drinking too much water very quickly (B) Drinking polluted water (C) Bacteria in water (D) Lack of water What does the author imply about desert-adapted mammals? (A) They not need to eat much food (B) They can eat large quantities quickly (C) They easily lose their appetites (D) They can travel long distances looking for food Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph? (A) To show how they use camels (B) To contrast them to desert mammals (C) To give instructions about desert survival (D) To show how they have adapted to desert life 10 Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an adaptation of large desert animals? (A) Variation in body temperatures (B) Eating while dehydrated (C) Drinking water quickly (D) Being active at night OPEN CLOZE TEST (60 pts) Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to make a meaningful passage PASSAGE A For years, concern has been (1) by parents and teachers about the effect of computer games on the moral and (2) make-up of the next (3) Some have warned that a relentless diet of whiz-bang ‘shoot-‘em-ups’ fosters antisocial behavior, (4) playground violence (5) believe that the age of the zombie is upon us But expert opinion is (6) radically Psychologists in America and Britain now suggest that (7) computers games hold some dangers for children, they also provide opportunities their parents (8) enjoyed to amplify powers of concentration and memory Researchers (9) also highlighted the positive (10) of children to the way computer games reward success, thereby spurring (11) on to look for greater challenges – a boon if the same attitude is applied to school (12) A leading academic at the University of Washington has even claimed that children think (13) when they play computer games, learning to deal with problems in parallel rather than in sequence In (14) , children are being trained to tackle problems in a (15) which is not only more rapid but also more effective PASSAGE B The geographical (1) of a country and its physical characteristics are very important to its (2) and progress The United States is very fortunate in this (3) First of all, it has a good climate In (4) all sections of the country it is possible to live comfortably during the (5) year It is true that in the south it sometimes gets very (6) , and in the north very cold But the people who live in these (7) become accustomed to the climate and never suffer (8) when the weather is either very hot or very cold In a large country (9) is usually a great variety of different physical characteristics In the United States, there are wide plains and high (10) , thousands of lakes and rivers of all sizes, cool forests and hot (11) , and a coastline several thousand miles long The many lakes and rivers, as well as the long coastline, have been of great (12) to the development of the country, since they have made (13) the easy transportation of people and all the things they need Transportation by water is still necessary and important In modern (14) , however, trains, automobiles, trucks and airplanes are doing much of the work which was (15) done by ships and boats SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts) Rewrite each sentence in such a way that it means almost the same as the one printed before it Use the word in brackets without making any change to it He took little notice of the man standing at the gate (WAS) He didn’t pay She burst into tears immediately after saying it (HAD) No sooner The artist’s performance attracted such a big crowd that it had to start late (SHOWED) So many _ I should have bought the car at last week’s auction (AUCTIONED) If The farmer and his children used to most of the farm work (WELL) Most of _ The attendance at the football match was very low (SEE) Hardly Although he perhaps has some faults, meanness is not one of them (INCLUDE) Whatever _ Everyone heard about the accident before I did (INFORMED) I was _ Someone has suggested banning cars from the city center (AUTHORITY) It 10 You cannot find that precious book anywhere else except in her private library (RATHER) It is THE END OF THE TEST