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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
8 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 D it
13 I look forward seeing all of you soon
A at B in C of D to
14
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
A unemployers B unemployed C unemployment D unemployees 19 Peter told me that he was leaving for the
A tomorrow B tonight C the following day D next Sunday 20
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A bundle B bunch C set D flock
22
A an B a C the D X
23
A If B May C Should D Unless
24
A diploma B degree C bachelor D certificate
25
A school B schooling C scholar D scholarship
Question 26- 30: Supply the correct form of the word given the brackets
26 about the oil spill in the sea (ENVIRONMENT)
27 her (MARRY)
28 (COMFORT)
29 eir own homes (PRISON)
30 (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 keep) your mouth shut
37 The laundry has a nice fresh smell from (dry) in the sun
38 read) that book if I were you
39 The teacher had no difficult getting the students (understand)
40 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
43 She is going to give birth for a baby in February
44 Mr
45 Had I been late to work this morning, I would miss the regular meeting
(3)47 If there is an emergency, ring this number
48 They firmly believed John was telling the truth
49
50 Most students can work very hard when they feel like it => Mos
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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need to be good at handling people (52) _
Gareth was born an
and farming experience won him the job, despite his lack of formal training (53) _
arming 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
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Conservation is one of the main aspects
seeing projects completed, although about half my time is
A What makes him good at the job B Towards agreement
C Getting things done D Changes the environment E The most suitable candidate F The right qualities for the job
(4)Question 56- 60: Read the following passage and choose the best options to complete it
British parents are always complaining that their children spend too much time glued to the telly and not enough time doing other activities (56
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
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
living-rooms, they watch it in the kitchen and in bed as (59
The Education Minister said a few weeks Unfortunately, parents are not (60
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 19thcentury
B the formal schooling in the United States in the nineteen century
(5)62 It can be inferred from paragraph that one important factor in the increasing importance of education in the United States was _
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 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 others paragraph means _
A other children B other homes C other women D other employees
End of the test _
(6)Key to the Olympic test Grade 10 (School year: 2014-2015) Part I: Phonetics
1 - 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
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