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(1)DA PHUC HIGH SCHOOL Group: English School year: 2014 - 2015
THE OLYMPIC EXAMINATION THE ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 10
Time allowance: 90 minutes Part I: Phonetics (2.5 points)
Question 1-5: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1 A Doubt B Climbing C Abnormal D Debt
2 A Embarrassed B Beloved C Naked D Adopted
3 A Wool B Pool C Wood D Foot
4 A Breathe B Breakfast C Already D Dreamt
5 A Sure B Poor C Tour D Sour
Question 6-10: Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others A Photographer B Destination C Participant D Professional A Miraculous B Communicate C Mysterious D Calculating A Banana B Afternoon C Umbrella D Tomorrow
9 A Channel B Comedy C Cartoon D Common
10 A Campfire B Provide C Destroy D Conserve Part II: Grammar and vocabulary (7.5 points)
Question 11- 25: Choose the best answer
11 Marine plants and animals fall three major groups
A down B in C with D into
12 My uncle drank a lot of beer, made him fat
A that B which C that’s why D it
13 I look forward seeing all of you soon
A at B in C of D to
14 Sue, welcome back You’ve got a nice
A sun B sunlight C suntan D sunshine
15 The government has sent aid to the refugees
A human B humanitarian C humane D humanity 16 A forester is a person who works in the forest taking care plants and animals
A for B in C at D of
17 I wonder your brother looks like
A what B how C why D who
18 The……….are those who don’t have jobs
A unemployers B unemployed C unemployment D unemployees 19 Peter told me that he was leaving for the capital…………
A tomorrow B tonight C the following day D next Sunday 20 Plants play ………….important role in the natural circulation of water
(2)21 We need another ……… of bananas
A bundle B bunch C set D flock
22 Students always make excuses when they are late for……school
A an B a C the D X
23 ……… he call, tell him I’m out until midnight
A If B May C Should D Unless
24 When he graduated from university he got his ………
A diploma B degree C bachelor D certificate
25 We should help children from poor families to have proper………
A school B schooling C scholar D scholarship Question 26- 30: Supply the correct form of the word given the brackets
26 The……… are concerned about the oil spill in the sea (ENVIRONMENT) 27 It’s impolite to ask about someone’s ……… status when you first meet him/her (MARRY) 28 I hate hot weather because it usually makes me feel……… (COMFORT) 29 Some young mothers feel ………in their own homes (PRISON) 30 They danced so……….that the audience gave them a big applause (BEAUTY) Question 31- 40: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in the brackets
31 You already (give) the job when you got married? ……… 32 Were I (have) a ship, I would travel around the oceans on earth ……… 33 It is the first time I (take) an exam like this ……… 34 The film already (show) by the time we got to the cinema last night ………
35 Does that road really need (resurface)? ………
36 I’d rather you (keep) your mouth shut ………
37 The laundry has a nice fresh smell from (dry) in the sun ……… 38 I wouldn’t waste time (read) that book if I were you ……… 39 The teacher had no difficult getting the students (understand) ……… 40 Had you taken the doctor’s advice, your illness (not/ become) so serious ……… Part III: Writing (5 points)
Question 41-45: Find and correct one mistake in each of the sentences below.
Mistake Correction 41 Has anyone ever operated this TV by a remote control? ……… ……… 42 Since Tam’s been in England, he’s got used to drive on the left .……… ……… 43 She is going to give birth for a baby in February ………….…… ……… 44 Mr Ba isn’t on the phone, that makes it difficult to contact him ……… ……… 45 Had I been late to work this morning, I would miss the regular meeting ………….… ……… Question 46-50: Rewrite the following sentences using the cues given
(3)=> In case……… 48 They firmly believed John was telling the truth
=> John……… 49 It’s more than a fortnight since anyone saw Julian
=> Julian was……… 50 Most students can work very hard when they feel like it
=> Most students are capable……….… Part IV: Reading (5 points)
Question 51- 55: Choose from the list A-F the most suitable heading for each part of the extract There is one extra heading which you not need to use.
The National Trust is an organization whose aim is to conserve the British countryside Gill Page visits the Lleyn Peninsula in North Wales and talks to one of the wardens employed by the Trust to look after the beautiful areas it owns
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Common sense That’s what a National Trust Warden needs, according to Gareth Roberts “ And you definitely need to be good at handling people, because you’re continually dealing with farmers’ visitor, conservationists and building firms”
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Gareth was born and bred on the Lleyn Peninsula and worked on his parents’ farm until his married About 80 people applied for the post as National Trust Warden for the Lleyn Peninsula In the end, Gareth’s local knowledge and farming experience won him the job, despite his lack of formal training
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“I find it particularly helpful that I still farm with my parents and that I can deal with farmers on the same level and be aware of their problems Also, they can’t take me in about anything!” he says His farming life also means he is well able to cope with the physical demands of the job – erecting fences, planting trees and building walls
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Gareth says that when he started his job, farmers and conservationists were set against each other Both sides wanted things done their way Now they are talking and can see each other’s point of view “We’re at the crossroads and there’s just a small step needed to join them together,” says Gareth
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Conservation is one of the main aspects of Gareth’s work, along with public entry to the Trust’s tenant farmers “My role is to make sure jobs get finished, with as little fuss and as economically as possible What I enjoy most is seeing projects completed, although about half my time is spent on reports, signing bills and so on.”
Question 56- 60: Read the following passage and choose the best options to complete it A What makes him good at the job
(4)British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to the telly and not enough time doing other activities (56)…… sports and reading A survey recently carried out on people’s viewing habits does not disprove this It shows that young people in Britain spend (57)…… average 23 hours a week in front of the television, which works out hours every day
(58)……… is surprising, however, is the fact that the average adult watches even more: an incredible 28 hours a week We seem to have become a nation of addicts Just about every household in the country has a television and over half have two or more According to the survey, people nowadays don’t just watch TV in their living-rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as (59)…………
The Education Minister said a few weeks ago that Britain’s pupils should spend more time reading Unfortunately, parents are not (60)………… a good example: adults less reading than young people In fact, reading is at the bottom of their lists of favourite pastimes They would rather listen to the radio, go to the cinema or hire a video to watch on their television at home
56 A such B as C like D so
57 A at B on C in D for
58 A Which B Who C That D What
59 A well B king C parents D good
60 A doing B setting C making D taking
Question 61-70 : Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question
As the twentieth century began, the importance of formal education in the United States increased The frontier had mostly disappeared and by 1910 most Americans lived in towns and cities Industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life combined with a new emphasis upon credentials and expertise to make schooling increasingly important for economic and social mobility Increasingly, too, schools were viewed as the most important means of integrating immigrants into American society
The arrival of a great wave of southern and eastern European immigrants at the turn of the century coincided with and contributed to an enormous expansion of formal schooling By 1920 schooling to age fourteen or beyond was compulsory in most states, and the school year was greatly lengthened Kindergartens, vacation schools, extracurricular activities, and vocational education and counseling extended the influence of public schools over the lives of students, many of whom in the larger industrial cities were the children of immigrants Classes for adult immigrants were sponsored by public schools, corporations, unions, churches, settlement houses, and other agencies
Reformers early in the twentieth century suggested that education programs should suit the needs of specific populations Immigrant women were once such population Schools tried to educate young women so they could occupy productive places in the urban industrial economy, and one place many educators considered appropriate for women was the home
Although looking after the house and family was familiar to immigrant women, American education gave homemaking a new definition In pre-industrial economies, homemaking had meant the production as well as the consumption of goods, and it commonly included income-producing activities both inside and outside the home, in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States, however, overproduction rather than scarcity was becoming a problem Thus, the ideal American homemaker was viewed as a consumer rather than a producer Schools trained women to be consumer homemakers cooking, shopping, decorating, and caring for children "efficiently" in their own homes, or if economic necessity demanded, as employees in the homes of others Subsequent reforms have made these notions seem quite out-of-date
61 The paragraph preceding the passage probably discusses _
A.the industrialization and the bureaucratization of economic life the United States in the 19th century B the formal schooling in the United States in the nineteen century
C the urbanization in the United States in the nineteen century
(5)A the expanding economic problems of schools B the growing number of schools in frontier communities C an increase in the number of trained teachers D the increased urbanization of the entire country 63 The word "means" in line is closest in meaning to _
A qualifications B method C advantages D probability 64 The phrase "coincided with" in line is closest in meaning to _
A happened at the same time as B ensured the success of C was influenced by D began to grow rapidly
65 According to the passage, one important change in United States education by the 1920's was that _ A the amount of time spent on formal education was limited C adults and children studied in the same classes B new regulations were imposed on nontraditional education D most places required children to attend school 66 “Vacation schools and extracurricular activities” are mentioned in line to illustrate _
A activities that competed to attract new immigrants to their programs B alternatives to formal education provided by public schools
C the importance of educational changes D the increased impact of public schools on students 67 According to the passage, early-twentieth century education reformers believed that _
A special programs should be set up in frontier communities to modernize them B corporations and other organizations damaged educational progress
C different groups needed different kinds of education D more women should be involved in education and industry 68 The word "it" in paragraph refers to _
A education B consumption C production D homemaking 69 Women were trained to be consumer homemakers as a result of _
A scarcity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
B economic necessity in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
C income-producing activities in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States D overproduction in the highly industrialized early-twentieth-century United States
70 The word “others” in paragraph means _
A other children B other homes C other women D other employees
End of the test _
(6) - 5: C A B A D
6 - 10: B D B C 10 A
Part II: grammar and vocabulary
11 - 25: 11 D 12 B 13 D 14 C 15 B
16 D 17 A 18 B 19 C 20 B
21 B 22 D 23 C 24 B 25 B
26 - 30: 26 environmentalists 28 uncomfortable 30 beautifully
27 marital 29 imprisoned
31 - 40:
31 Had you been given 36 kept
32 to have 37 being dried
33 have taken 38 reading
34 had already been shown 39 to understand
35 resurfacing 40 wouldn’t have become
PART III: WRITING
41 by => with 43 for => to 45 miss => have missed 42 drive => driving 44 that => which
46 Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour, I will help you this time 47 In case of an emergency, ring this number
48 John was firmly believed to be telling the truth 49 Julian was last seen a fortnight ago
50 Most students are capable of working very hard when they feel like it PART IV: READING
51 F 52 E 53 A 54 B 55.C 56 C 57 B
58 D 59 A 60 B 61 B 62 D 63 B 64 A