According to the passage, which of the following best describes the relationship between Burbank and Carver.. They were competitors.[r]
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KÌ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN III
(2)ĐỀ THI VÀ ĐÁP ÁN 10 A.MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (80 PTS)
I/ PHONOLOGY (10 PTS)
A Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
1 A kitchen B children C chemistry D purchase
2 A chooses B houses C horses D likes
3 A wanted B helped C laughed D liked
4 A opposite B homework C possible D comic
5 A prevent B expensive C determine D English
1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A
B Pick out the word whose main stress is place differently from the others in each group.
5 A newspaper B encourage C formation D effective
6 A occasional B geography C information D participant
7 A anxious B request C lotus D travel
4 A airport B routine C neighbor D habit
5 A usually B buffalo C family D continue
6.A 7.C 8.B 9.B 10 D
II/ WORD CHOICE (10 PTS)
Choose the best alternative to fill the gap in each of the following sentences 11 I felt quite _ with my day’s work
A satisfy B satisfactory C satisfied D satisfaction
12 The contented smile on her face shows that she finally passed the exam
A bored B boring C happy D disappointed
13 The computer can process the _ quickly
A information B language C entertainment D invention 14 Instead of buying newspapers as usual, my father reads them computers every day
A at B on C in D from
15 Mr Lam goes to work on foot once a week It means he walks to work
A never B sometimes C often D usually
16.The computer is _ of doing almost anything you ask it to
A capable B magical C perfect D miraculous
17 Her job is - of mentally retarded children in the area
A looking B taking care C taking notice D watching 18 I found it difficult at first, but now I - working on the computer.
A use to B used to C am use to D am used to 19 is it from here to the theatre?
A How B How often C How long D How far
20 Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rain forest.
A changing B raising C damaging D becoming
11 C 12 C 13 B 14 B 15 B
16 A 17.B 18 D 19 D 20 C
(3)A has completed just B has just completed C just has completed D has just complete 22 There are a lot of black clouds in the sky It soon
A is raining B will have rained C is going to rain D will rain 23 By the time he arrived, all his classmates
A would leave B were leaving C left D had left 24 You should dial 113 the police when you have trouble
A call B calling C to call D called 25 It was quite a cold day it was sunny
A because B in spite of C because of D although 26 They are excellent students have complete confidence
A that B which C whose D whom
27 You've been coughing a lot lately You _ smoke so much
A shouldn't B can't C should D can 28 She taught in a school for the deaf and dump
A people who are unable to see B people who are mentally ill
C people who have a bad memory D people who are unable to hear and speak 29 The audience couldn’t listen to the lengthy and pointless speech _
A far any more B any longer C any more far D any lengthier 30 I wanted some coffee but there was in the pot
A any B no C none D nothing
21 B 22.C 23.D 24.C 25.D
26.A 27.A 28.D 29.B 30.D
IV/ PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (10 PTS)
31 She always turns all the lights before going out with her friends
A off B of C on D with
32 I was late for school this morning because my alarm did not
A go away B go up C go on D go off 33 In Vietnam a school year lasts for nine months and is divided _ two terms
A into B to C from D on
34 Sometimes she does not agree _ her husband about child rearing but they soon find the solutions
A for B on C with D of
35 Be careful ! The tree is going to fall
A Look out B Look up C Look on D Look 36 The bomb exploded in the garage; fortunately no one hurt
A put on B went off C got out D kept up
37 When you are finished using the computer, can you please it off
A take B go C D turn
38 My brother has decided to further studies
A go for B go on C go through D go with
39 Please, learn to _ with your friends if you want to be popular
A get away B get back C get along D get down
40 Can you read that sign? Just a minute Let me my glasses
A put off B put on C put up D put away
31 A 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.A
(4)V/ READING COMPREHENSION (20 PTS)
Reading the following passages and choose the best answer Passage 1
Although both Luther Burbank and George Washington Carver drastically changed American agriculture and were close friends besides, their methods of working could hardly have been more dissimilar Burbank’s formal education ended with high school, but he was inspired by the works of Charles Darwin In 1872, on his farm near Lunenberg, Massachusetts, he produced his first “plant creation” – a superior potato developed from the Early Rose variety It still bears his name After moving to Santa Rosa, California, in 1875, Burbank created a stream of creations, earning the nickname “the plant wizard.” He developed new varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants, many of which are still economically important He began his work some thirty years before the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s work on heredity, and while he did not participate in the developing science of plant genetics, his work opened the country’s eyes to the productive possibilities of plant breeding However, the value of his contributions was diminished by his methods He relied on his keen memory and powers of observation and kept records only for his own use He thus thwarted attempts by other scientists to study his achievements
Carver, on the other hand, was a careful researcher who took thorough notes Born a slave, he attended high school in Kansas, Simpson College in Iowa, and Iowa State College, which awarded him a master’s degree When the eminent black educator Booker T Washington offered him a position at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, he accepted While Burbank concentrated on developing new plants, Carver found new uses for existing ones He produced hundreds of synthetic products made from the soybean, the sweet potato, and especially the peanut, helping to free Southern agriculture from the tyranny of cotton
41 What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage? A To compare the products created by two agricultural scientists
B To demonstrate how Carver and Burbank influenced American agriculture C To contrast the careers and methods of two scientists
D To explain how Charles Darwin inspired both Carver and Burbank 42 The word drastically in bold is closest in meaning to _
A dramatically B initially C unintentionally D potentially
43 According to the passage, which of the following best describes the relationship between Burbank and Carver? A They were competitors B Carver was one of Burbank’s teachers
C Burbank invited Carver to work with him D They were personal friends 44 It can be inferred that Burbank’s first “plant creation” is known as the _ A Early Rose potato B Burbank potato C Lunenberg potato D Wizard potato 45 The word his in bold refers to _
A George Washington Carver’s B Gregor Mendel’s C Luther Burbank’s D Charles Darwin’s 46 Which of the following a closest in meaning to the word thwarted in bold?
A restored B predated C nurtured D defeated 47 The word thorough in bold is closest in meaning to
A complete B general C puzzling D precise
48 The author implies that a significant difference between the techniques of Burbank and those of Carver is that
A while Carver kept careful research records, Burbank did not
B Carver popularized his achievements, but those of Burbank were relatively unknown C unlike Burbank, Carver concentrated mainly on developing new varieties of plants D Burbank bred both plants and annuls, but Carver worked only with plants
49 According to the passage, what school awarded Carver a master’s degree?
A Simpson College B Iowa State College C Tuskegee Institute D The University of Alabama 50 Carver developed new uses for all of the following crops EXCEPT _
A cotton B soybeans C sweet potatoes D peanuts
41.C 42 D 43 C 44 A 45 B
(5)Passage
Have you ever thought about the names of the months? Why are “January” and “February” not called “Primo” or “Secondo”? Is it because the original names were created in ancient times? Or is it because the originators preferred odd words?
Take February, for example Say it aloud a few minutes and you start to wonder Most people don’t know who developed these names However, a little research reveals that the names of the months came mostly from a combination of the names of Roman gods and goddesses, important festivals, and the original numbers of the months
Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII change the calendar to make it more exact Caesar developed a new calendar of 364 and a quarter days, the time it takes the earth to orbit the sun from one spring season to the next The Pope’s astronomers refined the calendar regarding leap years; they determined that there should be no leap year in years ending in 00- unless they were divisible by 400; the years 1700, 1800, 1900 and 2100 would not be considered leap years, while the years 1600 and 2000 would be This new Gregorian calendar was so accurate that today, scientists need only add leap seconds every few years to the clock in order to keep the calendar matching the Earth’s cycles
51 What is the topic of the passage?
A how the modern calendar was named and developed B how the months were named
C how the leap year system was developed D how accurate the modern day is calendar 52 It can be inferred from paragraph that the author think the names of the months are
A odd B difficult to pronounce C inappropriate D none of the answers 53 The word “they” in paragraph refers to
A calendars B days C astronomers D years
54 The word “accurate” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A interesting B informative C correct D simple 55 Which of the following will be a leap year?
A 2300 B 2400 C 2200 D 2500
56 Which of the following is true of the Gregorian calendar? A It needs major improvements
B It was so well designed, it needs little adjusting today C It copied the Roman calendar’s formula of leap years D none of the answers
57 Why is Caesar important in calendar making?
A He changed the length of the year B He extended summer
C He has a month named for him D He altered the number of days in the year 58 In what order is the information in the passage presented?
A Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian calendar, the modern calendar B Roman Gods, important festivals, original numbers of months C names of months, Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian Calendar D none of the answers
59 The word “refined” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A studied B invented C observed D improved 60 Why is the number of 364 and a quarter important?
A It is the length of time from the beginning of spring to the end of winter B It is the length of a planetary year
C It is the most accurate number for calendars
D It was a number randomly chosen by Caesar for his calendar
51 A 52 A 53 C 54.C 55 B
(6)VI/ GUIDED CLOZE TEST (20 PTS)
Choose the best answer for each gap in the passage Passage 1
Dolphins are known as marine (61) they breathe air, they are warm-blood, and they bear live young ones called (62)
The size of dolphin is very greatly (63) smallest dolphins are just about 50 kg in weight and 1.2 meters in length (64) the largest one can weigh up to 8.200 kg and is 10 meters long
Dolphins are sociable creatures They swim together in group known as (65) They show great ability in the water Dolphins are interested (66) humans and often rescue people in the sea (67) are in danger They are intelligent creatures and make sounds to (68) _ with each other Scientists have studied dolphins (69) _many years and are now looking into the possibility of dolphins that are able to carry (70) _ tasks under the sea
61 A fish B creatures C mammals D life
62 A babies B calves C young D diets
63 A A B An C The D And
64 A when B as C while D since
65 A currents B flocks C herds D teams
66 A in B at C on D of
67 A which B whose C when D who
68 A talk B communicate C contact D connect
69 A in B since C for D during
60 A out B in C of D with
61 C 62 B 63 C 64 C 65.C
66 A 67 D 68 B 69 C 70 A
Passage 2
Modern cinema audiences expect (71) _ plenty of thrilling scenes in action films These scenes (72) are known as stunts are usually (73) by stuntmen who are specially trained to dangerous things (74) _ Anyone can crash a car, but if you are (75) a film, you have to be extremely precise, sometimes you drive and stop right in front of the camera and film crew At (76) _ early stage in the (77) _, an expert stuntman is (78) _ to work out the action scenes and form a team He is the only person who can against the words of the director, (79) he will usually only (80) this in the regards of safe
71 A see B to see C seeing D seen
72 A which B whom C of that D those
73 A produced B performed C cancelled D interfered 74 A safe B safety C safely D safeness 75 A firing B working C doing D acting
76 A a B an C the D no article
77 A produce B product C production D productive 78 A called in B came in C checked in D taken in 79 A despite B in spite of C due to D because
70 A to B does C D done
71.B 72.A 73.B 74.C 75.D
(7)B WRITTEN TEST (120 PTS)
Fill in each gap in the passages below with ONE suitable word Passage
For the last (81) months I have spent every Saturday in my flat and have done nothing (82) _
exciting than work at home, read the newspapers and (83) _ television I had begun feeling, bored with this and so, last weekend I thought I would something different I rang up several of my (84) _ and we decided to go to London for the day I was really excited as I hadn't been to London (85) _ I was ten We decided to go by coach as this was by far the cheapest means of (86) that was available even though it meant that we needed to get up very early Once in London we decided to take a sightseeing tour as we wanted to see some of the (87) buildings After the tour we bought some sandwiches and ate (88) in a small park In the afternoon two of us went shopping and the others went to the theater We met up again at 6:30 p.m and went to a small restaurant in Soho The (89) was really good but, unfortunately, it took much longer than we had expected We had to get a taxi back to the coach station Luckily, we got ( 90 ) _ just two minutes before our coach left
81 few 82 more 83 watch 84 friends 85 since
86 transport 87 famous 88 them 89 meal 90 there
Passage
Many of us are still unaware (91) _or are indifferent to the need to preserve rare species Some people argue that species have (92) _ dying out since life began "So (93) _ should we worry about them now?" (94) _ ask They calmly believe that others would take their place What these people (95) _not realize is that it will (96) _ millions of years before a set of species is evolved to replace (97) _ we are rapidly losing These species are (98) _ national heritage We should not let (99) _die off They (100) _ be preserved for our descendants
91 of 92 been 93 why 94 they 95 do
96 take 97 those 98 our 99 them 100 should
II/ WORD FORM (40 PTS)
Part 1: Supply the correct form of the words in the CAPITAL LETTER
101 When we arrived at the hotel, we were amazed at the hospitality of the staff (COMPARE) 102 He is the bad manager in the factory and everyone is in attempt to _ him (FAME)
103 The of an epidemic will be unavoidable unless measures are taken to prevent the rural population from drinking the contaminated water (BREAK)
104 Please keep the email short makes everyone’s lives easier (BRIEF)
105 With the help of the computer, checking information has become less (LABOR) 106 has caused many so-called man-made disasters (FOREST)
107 She looked in on the baby to check that it was all right (PERIOD) 108 They were totally by the girl’s disappearance (MYSTERY)
(8)101.incomparable 102 defame 103 outbreak 104 Brevity 105 laborious 106 Deforestation 107 periodically 108 mystified 109 unrecognizable 110 unpolluted
Part 2: Fill in each blank with the suitable form of a word in the box
Read the text and then fill in the blank with the correct form of the word chosen from the box harmful between relationship should become
job teacher frightens from learn
The relationship (111) a teacher and a student can be good or bad, helpful or (112) Either way, the relationship can affect the students for the rest of his life
In order to have a good teacher-student (113) , it is important that the teacher and the student respect each other If the teacher is too strict, he (114) the student The student will not learn well On the other hand, if the teacher is too friendly and permissive, the student may (115) _ lazy and stop working hard The teacher’s attitude and approach (116) _ be between these two extremes He should encourage the students without forcing or punishing him to learn He needs patience and understanding It is part of the teacher’s (117) _ _ to help develop a good positive attitude in his students As for the student, in order to have a good relationship with his (118) _, he must always show his proper respect He should be eager to (119) _ and willing to work hard If he learns from the teacher modestly, he will be able to profit fully (120) his teacher’s knowledge and assistance
111 between 112 harmful 113 relationship 114 frightens 115 become
116 should 117 job 118 teacher, 119 learn 120 from
III/ ERROR IDENTIFICATION (20 PTS)
There are ten mistakes in the following paragraph Find them and correct them.
121 violence à violent
122 show àshows
123 turn àturning
124 was àwere 125 which àwho 126.difficulty
àdifficulties 127 different àdifference 128 when àwhile 129 goodà well 130 because àeven if
IV/
SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (40 PTS)
A Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 131 It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour
→ It’s better to avoid _ 132 The local government have built a new stadium in my village
à A new stadium _ 133 Although Ann was ill, she insisted on going to work
We tend to think of poverty as the main cause of violence crime However, research from both sides of the Atlantic show that fathers may be the most important factor in preventing children from turn to crime In the United States, children from better-off family was compared with ones from families with lower incomes Children from both groups that lived with their fathers committed the same number of crimes In the United Kingdom, a study was carried out comparing a group of boys which had never been accused of any crimes such as assault and stealing vehicles All the boys had difficulty at school and came from large families that didn't earn a lot of money The biggest different between the groups was that fifty-five percent of the "good boys" lived with their fathers, when only four per cent of the "bad boys" did Eighty per cent of the good – behaved boys said they felt close to their fathers because they didn't live in the same house It seems that having a father who takes an interest in his children encourages youngsters not to break the law
(9)à In spite of 134 We came home from our holiday early because we ran out of money
à If _ 135 'You can stay in my house when I am on holiday.'
à Jim told us KEY:
131 It’s better to avoid traveling during the rush hour
132 A new stadium have been built by the local government in my village. 133 In spite of being ill / her illness Ann insisted on going to work
134 If we hadn’t run out of money, we wouldn’t have come home from our holiday early. 135 Jim told us we could stay in his home when he was on holiday.
B Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one, using the word given Do not change the form of the word given
136 My uncle decided to stop smoking local tobacco two years ago (GIVE)
àMy uncle _ 137 Because he was careless in writing, he got bad marks (SO)
à He 138 They have to pay $50 for traveling every month (SPEND)
à They _ 139 If you don’t work hard, you won’t pass your examination (UNLESS)
àUnless 140 During the break, the school canteen is full of students (CROWDED)
àDuring _
KEY:
136 My uncle decided to give up smoking local tobacco two years ago 137 He was careless in writing so he got bad marks.
138 They have to spend $50 on traveling every month.
139 Unless you work hard, you won’t pass your examination 140 During the break, the school canteen is crowded with students