KÌ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ III TỔ CHỨC TẠI TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN DU TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK NĂM HỌC 2017-2018 SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK TRƯỜNG THPT: CƯMGAR KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ III ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: Anh Văn; LỚP: 11 SỞ GD&ĐT ĐẮK LẮK TRƯỜNG THPT CƯ M'GAR ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN NĂM 2019 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 11 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST (80 PTS) Part 1: PRONUNCIATION: (10 PTS) Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group A merchant B sergeant C commercial D term A amuses B purses C blouses D pleases A Valentine B imagine C discipline D determine A spacious B security C document D technology A special B breath C breathe D pleasure B B A A C Pick out the word that stressed differently from the others: A appreciate B promote C participate D introduce 7.A recommend B hurricane C photograph D separate 8.A sympathetic B unbelievable C advantageous D circumstance 9.A unconscious B accuracy C decisive D economy 10.A satellite B artificial C heritage B dictionary D A D B 10 B Part 2: WORD CHOICE: (10 PTS) Choose the best alternative to fill the gap in each of the following sentences: 11 - "Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti, or something different?" - " _" A I'm afraid not B Yes, please C Never mind D Anything will 12 Having been served lunch, _ A the problem was discussed by the members of the committee B the committee members discussed the problem C it was discussed by the committee members the problem D a discussion of the problem was made by the members of the committee 13 The damage was far more serious than believed A prior B precedingly C initially D primarily 14 It's a program that give some insight into the _ life of the Victorians A household B inner C house D domestic 15 – John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?” – Laura: “ _” A There’s no doubt about it B Of course not You bet! C Well, that’s very surprising D Yes, it’s an absurd idea 16 You should consider the _ carefully before you make a decision A pros and cons B safe and sound C spick and span D odds and ends 17 Remember to appreciate what your friends for you You shouldn’t take them _ A as a rule B as usual C out of habit D for granted 18 is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment A extinction B biodiversity C habitat D conservation 19 It is necessary for students to listen to their teacher A attentive B attentively C attention D attend 20 Not until all their demands had been turned down did the workers decide to go on strike for more welfare A rejected B achieve C reviewed D deleted 11 D 12 B 13 C 14 D 15 A 16 A 17 D 18 B 19 B 20 A GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: (10 PTS) 21 _ be needed, the water basin would need to be dammed A Hydroelectric power should B When hydroelectric power C Hydroelectric power D Should hydroelectric power 22 I would like to have my mails and newspapers _ early in the morning A deliver B delivery C delivered D to deliver 23 Nick didn’t expect _ to Caroline’s party A to invite B to be invited C inviting D being invited 24. that we all went for a picnic A It was such a fine weather B So fine the weather C Such a fine weather was it D So fine was the weather 25 We’d like to buy the house _ West Lake A overlooks B overlooked C overlooking D to overlook 26 You _ out yesterday without a coat No wonder you caught cold A shouldn’t have gone B haven’t gone C hadn’t gone D mustn’t have gone 27 _ at his lessons, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates A Hardly as he worked B Hard as he worked C Hard as he does D Hard as he was 28 I didn’t know exactly how old he was, but he _ about 30 the first time we met A should be B should have been C must be D must have been 29 The replacement of shops such as the groceries’ and chemist’s by cafes _ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping A leave B have left C has left D to have left 30 Alan loud rock music for three hours when her friends arrived A was listening B had been listening C has been listening D listened 21 D 22 C 23 B 24 D 25 C 26 A 27 B 28 D 29 C 30 B PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS: (10 PTS) 31 They decided to _ their differences and became friends A take on B put aside C give away D go over 32 When Tet Holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to their houses A over B in C through D up 33 The police must now the escape convict in the surrounding countries A search B look after C look for D be in search of 34 I try to be friendly but it is hard to some of my colleagues A get on with B watch out for C come up with D stand in for 35 The biggest company in our local area is _the verge of bankruptcy A on B in C at D from 36 Our project was successful its practicality A in terms of B with a view to C regardless D on behalf of 37 When you are an old age pensioner, you have to learn to _ a very small income A live on B live out C live down D live up to 38 He said he would contribute money, but later he of it A backed down B backed out C turned away D backed away 39 Deborah is going to take extra lessons to _ what she missed while she was away A catch up on B cut down on C put up with D take up with 40 John’s about the same height as his father, but in very other respect he takes _ his mother A after B up C on D from 31.B 32 A 33 D 34 A 35 A 36 A 37 A 38 B 39 A 40 A PART III: READING COMPREHENSION: Multiple Choice (20 PTS) Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D for the question below THE FIRST PASSAGE When the first white men came to America, they found vast amounts of natural resources of tremendous value Forests covered a large part of the nation; later gas, oil and minerals were found in unbelievable amounts There was a great, abundance of very fertile soil Forests, prairies, streams and rivers abounded with wildlife So vast were these resources that it seemed that they could never be used up So forests were destroyed to make way for farmland Grass lands and prairies were plowed and harrowed Minerals and oil were used in great quantities to supply ung industrial nation Almost every river became the scene of factories, mills and power companies Mammals and birds were slaughtered for food and sport Within a short time, the results were obvious Floods caused millions of worth of damage yearly The very fertile soil was washed away or blown up in great clouds The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories Many of the rivers were made unfit for fish Several species of birds disappeared, and some mammals seemed on the verge of going Future timber shortages were predicted In short, Americans soon became to realize that some sort of conservation program must be set up, if future as well as present Americans were to share in the resources that are the heritage of every American 41 The title that best expresses the main theme or subject of this selection is _ A The loss of topsoil B The cause of timber shortage C The story of America's natural resources D What the first white men found in America 42 It seemed to the early American settlers that _ A there was a shortage of minerals B fertile soil was scarce C the natural resources were inexhaustible D forests should not be cut 43 The use of America's natural resources by the early settlers was A careless B predicted C scientific D unbelievable 44 Much of the fertile soil of America has A been covered by lakes B been eroded by wind and water C sunk deep into the earth D become the scene of factories 45 According to the passage, the false sentence is that A the killed animals for food and sport B the early American settlers used a lot of minerals and oil C they plowed and harrowed grasslands and prairies D they grew different kinds of plants in prairies 46 The word "abounded with" could best replaced by A were plentiful of B were abundant in C were rich with D were a lot of 47 The word "silt' in paragraph is closest in meaning to _ A dust B soil C land D mud 48 One reason why many of our rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that _ A too many fish have been caught B flood have caused much damage C a conservation program has been set up D factories have dumped waste into the rivers 49 Some species of birds and mammals seemed _ A to become extinct B to be killed C to be slaughtered D to die 50 Americans soon came to realize that _ A They should stop killing animals for food B They must establish a conservation program C They shouldn't reclaim the land D They must give up exploiting minerals 41 C 42 C 43 A 44 B 45 D 46 B 47 D 48 D 49 A 50 B THE SECOND PASSAGE The handling and delivery of mail has always been a serious business, atioti underpinned by the trust of the public in requiring timeliness, safety, and the confidentiality After early beginnings using horseback and stagecoach, and although cars and trucks later replaced stagecoaches and wagons, the Railway Mail Service still stands as one of America's most resourceful and exciting postal innovations This service began in 1832, but grew slowly until the Civil War Then from 1862, by sorting the mail on board moving trains, the Post Office Department was able to decentralize its operations as railroads began to crisscross the nation on a regular basis, and speed up mail delivery This service lasted until 1958 During peak decades of service, railway mail clerks handled 93% of all non-local mail and '55 by 1905 the service had over 12,000 employees Railway Post Office trains used a system of mail cranes to exchange mail at stations without stopping As a train approached the crane, a clerk prepared the catcher arm which would then snatch the incoming mailbag in the blink of an eye The clerk then booted out the outgoing mailbag Experienced clerks were considered the elite of the Postal Service's employees, and spoke with pride of making the switch at night with nothing but the curves and feel of the track to warn them of an upcoming catch They also worked under the greatest pressure and their jobs were In a considered to be exhausting and dangerous addition to regular demands of their jobs they could find themselves the victims of train wrecks and robberies As successful as it was, "mail-on-the-fly- still had its share of glitches If they hoisted the train's catcher arm too soon, they risked hitting switch targets, telegraph poles or semaphores, which would rip the catcher arm off the train Too late, and they would miss an exchange 51 What does the passage mainly discuss? A How Post Office Trains handled the mail without stopping B The skills of experienced clerks C How the mail cranes exchanged the mail D Improvements in mail handling and delivery 52 The word "underpinned” in paragraph one is closest in meaning to _ A lowered B underlain C obliged D required 53 The public expects the following three services in handling and delivering mail EXCEPT _ A confidentiality B timeliness C safety D accuracy 54 According to the passage, the Railway Mail Service commenced in _ A 1832 B 1842 C 1874 D 05 55 Which of the following can be interred from the first paragraph? A Mail was often lost or damaged as it was exchanged on the mail crane B There was a high turnover of railway mail clerks C The development of the mailroads during the second half of the 19th century enabled Post Office Department to focus on timeliness D The Post Office Department was more concerned about speeding up mail delivery than the safety of its clerks 56 The word "elite” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A superior B majority C more capable D leader 57 According to the passage, which of the following is true A The clerk booted out the outgoing mailbag before snatching the incoming bag B Clerks couldn't often see what they were doing C The Railway Mail clerk's job was considered elite because it was safe and exciting D Despite their success railway mail clerks only handled a small proportion of all non-local mail 58 In paragraph two, the word “they” refers to A trains B postal service's employees C mailbags D experienced clerks 59 The word "glitches” in paragraph three can he replaced by A accidents B blames C advantages D problems 60.Where in the passage does the author first mention the dangers of the Post Office clerk's job? A Paragraph B The first three sentences of paragraph C The last three sentences of paragraph D Paragraph 51.D 52.B 53.D 54.A 55.C 56 A 57 B 58 D 59 D 60 C PART IV: GUIDED CLOZE TEST: (20 PTS) Choose the best answer for each gap in the passage: THE FIRST PASSAGE Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 31- 40 COULD COMPUTER GAMES BE GOOD FOR YOU AFTER ALL In Britain, the average young person now spends more money on games each year than on going to the cinema or renting videos But is this (61) a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been (62) that children who spend too much time playing computer games become unsociable, badtempered, even violent as a (63) But new research, (64) out in both Europe and the USA, suggests that the opposite may be true Indeed, playing some of the more complicated games may help people of all ages to improve certain skills Researchers claim that this is because the games (65) _ the brain work harder in certain ways, like (66) _ sounds and movements quickly and identifying what they are The fact that people play the games repeatedly (67) that they get a lot of practice in these skills which are therefore likely to become highly developed Social skills may benefit, too Researchers in Chicago think that fans of first- person shooter games (68) “Counterstrike” are better than non-players when it comes to building trust and co-operation, and that this (69) them to make good friendships and become strong members of their communities So rather than (70) up computer games, perhaps young people need to spend more time on them? Question 61 A necessarily B certainly C fully D nearly Question 62 A speaking B informing C telling D saying Question 63 A product B result C reason D conclusion Question 64 A worked B thought C turned D carried Question 65 A make B force C push D keep Question 66 A realizing B noticing C imagining D solving Question 67 A means B asks C brings D causes Question 68 A in order to B such as C due to D as well as Question 69 A supports B helps C shows D serves Question 70 A giving B ending C taking D stopping 61.A 62.D 63.B 64.D 65.A 66 B 67 A 68 B 69 B 70 A THE SECOND PASSAGE Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate Many scientists (71) _ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase (72) _ the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (73) _ from the force of the wind, rain and sun (74) _ to them, global warming is making extreme weather events; such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (75) _ and causing sea levels all around the world to (76) Environmental groups are putting (77) on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (78) _ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source They are in (79) _ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations Some scientists, (80) , believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and, other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred, years to notice the results Global warming, it seems, is to stay 71 A give B put C take D have 72 A in B at C by D to 73 A threat B danger C risk D harm 74 A Concerning B Regarding C Depending D According 75 A strike B strong C severe D heavy 76 A raise B arise C lift D rise 77 A force B pressure C persuasion D encouragement 78 A off B away C up D over 79 A belief B request C favor D suggestion 80 A because B however 71.B 72.A 73.C 74.D 75.C C despite 76 D 77 B 78 A D although 79 C 80 B B WRITTEN TEST: (120 PTS) PART 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST: (20 PTS) Fill in each gap in the passages below with ONE suitable word THE FIRST PASSAGE Open doze text As swimming became a popular recreation in England during the 1860s and 1870s, several (81) _ sports developed, roughly patterned after land sports (82) _them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look (83) _ horses, and struck the ball with a stick Water rugby became most popular of these sports, but somehow the water polo name became attached to it, and it's been attached (84) since As played in England, the object of the sport was for a player to touch the ball, with both (85) _, at the goal end of the pool The goaltender stood on the pool deck ready to dive on any opponent who was about to score Water polo quickly became a very rough sport filled (86) underwater fights away from the ball and it wasn't unusual for players to pass out for lack of air In 1877 the sport was tamed in Scotland by the addiction of goalposts The Scots also replaced (87) _ original small, hard rubber ball with a soccer ball and adopted (88) _ that prohibited taking the ball under the surface or, "tackling" a player unless he had the ball The Scottish game, which emphasized swimming speed, passing, and (89) _ work, spread to England during the early 1880s, to Hungary in 1889, to Austria and Germany in 1894 to France in 1895, and (90) _ Belgium in 1900 Water polo was the first team sport added to the Olympic program, in 1900 81 water 82 Among 83.like 84 ever 85 hands 86 with 87 the 88 Rules 89 team 90 to THE SECOND PASSAGE About twenty percent of the world's present energy already comes from the sun in one form or another Special devices have been (91) _ available to place on the (92) _ of houses or flats to catch the sun's rays and thus heat water Thousands of these (93) are now being used to provide (94) _ in homes throughout the United States while more than a million solar water — heating units have already been (95) _ in homes in Japan Other purposes for which energy is at present (96) _ used include the extraction of salt (97) _ _ seawater, irrigation ad sewage disposal (98) most people in deveoping countries, the need is (99) for air condition or central heating but for cheap (100) _ of cooking food, drying crops and lighting home 91 made 92 Roof 93 Devices 94 Energy 95 Installed 96 Being 97 From 98 For 99 Not 100 ways PART 2: WORD FORM: (40PTS) I Use the correct form of the words given in brackets to fill in the blanks in each sentence: 101 Bill was given a medal in of his services RECOGNISE 102 She listens more _ than anyone else I know SYMPATHY 103 The film was so sad that it made me feel very _ (EMOTION) 104 There were 50 _ in this talent contest (COMPETE) 105 thirst for knowledge YOUNG 106 Ralp Nader is an of peace ADVOCACY 107.Keith's exam results turned out to be _ (DISASTER) 108 Karen and Catherine are _ twins IDENTITY 109 His family suffers from his _ EXPEND 110 Please our letter of the 14th We have not had a reply KNOW Answers: 101 recognition 102 sympathetically 103 emotional 104 competitors 105 Youngsters 106 advocate 107 disastrous 108 identical 109 over expenditure 110.acknowlegde II Complete the following passage with the correct form of the words given Repetitive fuel overseeing alarm import establishment reduce cover seek The rate at which the deforestation of the world is proceeding is ( 111 ) In the 1950 approximately 25 percent of the earth's land surface had been (112) w ith forests, and less than twenty-live years later the amount of the forest land was (113) to 20 percent This decrease from 25 percent to 20 percent, from 1950 to 1973 (114) _ an astounding 20 million square kilometers of forest Predictions are that all, additional 20 million square kilometers of forest land will he (115) by 2020 The majority of deforestation is occurring in the tropical forests in developing countries (116) by the developing countries' need for increased aizricultural land and the desire on the part of developed countries to import wood and wood products More than 90 percent of the plywood used in the United States, for example, is (117) _ from developing countries with tropical rain forests By the mid-1980s, solutions to this expanding problem were being (118) , in the form of attempts to (119) an international regulatory organization to (120) the use of tropical forests 111 alarming 112 covered 113 reduced 114 represent 115 lost 116 fueled 117 imported 118 sought 119 establish 120 oversee III ERROR IDENTIFICATION (20PTS) Part 3: The passage below contains 10 mistakes Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right (0) has been done as an example Air pollution is a cause for ill - health in human beings In a lot of countries, there are laws limited the amount of smoke which factories can produce Because there isn't enough information on the amount of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution makes lung cancer The gases from the exhausts of cars have also risen air pollution in most cities The lead in petrol produces a poisoned gas which often collects in busy streets surrounding by high buildings Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quick as other children and they are clumsy where they use their hands There are long-term effects of pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continues to increase, the earth's climate will become warmer A lot of ice near the Poles may water and may cause serious floods ANSWERS: 121 limited -> limiting 122 Because => Although 123 makes => causes 124 risen -> increased 126 surrounding => surrounded 127 quick quickly 128 where-> when 129 continues continue 130 water => melt 125 poisoned -> poisonous IV: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (40 PTS) Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it mean exactly the same as the sentence printed before it 131 The phone stopped ringing the moment I got down stairs No sooner _ No sooner had I got downstairs than the phone stopped ringing 132 She agreed to go out to dinner with him because she assumed he was not married Had she Had she known that he was married, she would not have agreed to go out to dinner with him 133 Barbara was shocked to hear that she had failed his driving test It came _ It came as a great surprise to Barbara that she had failed his driving test 134 Martin may not be very well but she still manages to enjoy life Martins poor Martins poor health doesn’t prevent/stop him from enjoying life 135 He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport He regretted _ He regretted not saying goodbye to her at the airport Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the given word 126 When he arrived at the airport, his family welcomed him warmly (GIVEN) On On his arrival at the airport, he was given a warm welcome by his family 137 Many species of wildlife are threatened with extinction (VERGE) Many species of wildlife are _ Many species of wildlife are on verge of extinction 138 I daren’t turn on the television because the baby might wake up (FEAR) _ I daren’t turn on the television for fear of waking the baby up 139 This is the most amusing thing I have ever read (SUCH) I have I have never read such an amusing thing before 140 He gambled, lost everything and began to owe money (INTO) He gambled, He gambled, lost everything and ran into debt THE END ... the baby up 139 This is the most amusing thing I have ever read (SUCH) I have I have never read such an amusing thing before 140 He gambled, lost everything and began...SỞ GD&ĐT ĐẮK LẮK TRƯỜNG THPT CƯ M'GAR ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN NĂM 2019 MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 11 Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề... spends more money on games each year than on going to the cinema or renting videos But is this (61) a bad thing? For years, newspaper reports have been (62) that children who spend too much