ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC TIẾNG ANH 10 - 1998

PART 1: PHONOLOGY

A.Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the
others.

1. a. drama b. grammar c. damage d. mammal

2. a. drama b. plays c. lays d. says

3. a. furnishing b. preparation c. preposition d. prerequisite

4. a. fear b. near c. pear d. rear

5. a. myth b. with c. both d. tenth

6. a. book b. put c. brook d. booth

7. a. serve b. function c. sudden d. stomach

8. a. gen b. gaze c. gaudy d. gate

9. a. obtain b. obstacle c. obstinate d. obsolete

10. a. duty b. dual c. bugle d. duvet

B. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns .

European Politics abnormal

Pneumonia expenditure diligently

Aborigine guarantee

Archeological ingenuity

PART TWO: VOCABULARY

A. Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.

1. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two………….wars. ( resist)
2. You should use it as a study room. It’s……..quiet. ( compare)
3. Various kinds of colourful flowers……..this garden. ( beautiful)
4. A……..friend is one who likes power. ( dominate)
5. Robin Hood is a……..hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham. ( legend)
6. ……..about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money on it. ( certain)
7. The shop will change undamaged goods if a………is show as proof of purchase. ( receive)
8. The cost of………must be paid by the buyer. ( carry)
9. We had a marvelous holiday and our trip to Da Lat was…….. ( forget)
10. The crowd showed its………by shouting insults at the players. ( approve)

III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:

1.His personal problems seem to have been…….him from his work lately.

a. disrupting b. disturbing c. distracting d. dispersing

2. he was a very……man; one day he would be happy, the next miserable.

a. uncontrollable b. eneven c. temperamental d. dispirited

3. This cloth……..very thin.

a. touches b. holds c. feels d. handles

4. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary to marry him.

a. continue b. be secretive c. buy a bull d. be determined

5. I’ve had a………of misfortune.

a. success b. continuation c. repetition d. succession

6. The music aroused an……..feeling of homesickness in him.

a. intense b. intentional c. intensive d. intended

7. What are the main…………of this illness?

a. traces b. symptoms c. emblems d. tokens

8. After accident the injured cyclist was in great………….

a. agony b. pain c. suffering d. hurt.

9. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.

a. change his decision b. felt sorry for us c. refused to change his decision d. wanted to
continue

10. He said , “………………..while the iron is hot.”

a. Strike b. Beat c. Hit d. Pound

 PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STUCTURES

A. Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets:

1. It is essential that he ( arrive)……before six.

2. This lovely beach won’t exist forever. Eventually, it ( probably erode)……..away by the sea, and
there will be nothing left but bedrock.
3. On the first of next month, he ( be)…….in prison for five years.
4. After I decided ( have) …..a garage ( build)….next to the house, I hired a carpenter ( do)….the
work.
5. Freal was pleased ( admit)./……..to the college.
6. I’d rather you ( not be)…….absent from class yesterday.
7. John admitted ( surprise ) …….by the unexpected birthday party last night.
8. Thompson, ( catch)….the ball, we would have won the game.

II. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition:

1. The play quite lived ___ ____my expectations.

2. he took it _____granted that they were happy.

3. Put ______the cigarette, please. I don’t like the smell of your tobacco.

4. What time did you turn______last night?

5. it never occurred _______ me to ask him for proof of his identity.

6. You should comply ______ the school rules.

7. Just smell this meat! It’s______

8. it’s time you looked _____ and made plan for your future,

9. I was taken _____ when I saw the bill.

C. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one.

1.Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.

-> Contrary………………………………………………………………………………………

2. But for your folly, you could have been a partner in the firm.

-> If……………………………………………………………………………
3. Thanks to Laura’s support, I was able to finish the project.

-> Had………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Not many of the people in Britain speak a single word of my language.

-> Hardly……………………………………………………………………………………

5. I am sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here’ s the key.

-> You can’t……………………………………………………………………………..

6. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.

-> As long as…………………………………………………………………………….

7. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.

-> The fox tried in…………………………………………………………………….

8. it is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.

-> The man is…………………………………………………………………………

9. “I think that you’ve drawn up some excellent plans. I must congratulate you.”

-> “I must congratulate………………………………………………………

10. The critics were strongly impressed by her performance.

-> Her performance made………………………………………………………

D. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second
sentence has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in
brackets.

1. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning. ( ICEBERG)

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2.I would rather not see him tomorrow. ( DESIRE)

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3.The license is valid until December 31st , 1998. ( EXPIRY)

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4.They had to dismantle the vehicles to get them across the gorge. ( PIECES)

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5.I do wish you would stop biting your nails, Brian! It really annoys me. ( NERVES)

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6. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. ( AVOID)

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7. I found it when I was looking through some old papers. ( CAME)

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8. I think you should be tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. ( ALLOWANCES)

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9. Give it to him and you’ll regret it! ( STAND)

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10.He’s certainly not stupid. (MEANS)

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PART FOUR: READING COMPREHENSION

A. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers.

If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it
is likely that nearly all of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not
the most tragic, certainly the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel.

The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of
publicity had surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people from
all walks of life were on the boat when it went down.

The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and
sank. Of its 2.300 passengers, more than two thirds were drowned. Because the Titanic was
thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one was prepared for the tragedy. There was total panic as
very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the necessary drill in the event of trouble. There
was severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were still half empty. The one
point of calm was to be found in the ball room where the band carried on playing right to the very
end.

What makes the sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warning of
icebergs had been sent, yet the liner was still continuing at full speed. In addition, one ship was
only ten miles away but did not receive the distress signal.

One good thing did, however, result from the disaster . The whole question of safety at
sea was looked into, resulting in much better safety measures including stricter lifeboat
regulations and establishment of an iceberg patrol.

1.The sinking of the Titanic was

a. the most tragic sea disaster. B. the most historic sea disaster

c. the most famous sea disaster d. the first great sea disaster

2. Why were so many important people on board?

a. The Titanic had received a lot of publicity b. The Titanic was a luxury liner

c. It was the fastest liner in the world. D. They wanted to go to America.

3. The lifeboats were……

a. too short b. launched too soon c. half finished d. poorly equipped

4. The chances of disaster were increased because

a. no warnings had been sent b. the dance band were playing too loud

c. the Titanic was traveling to fast d. there were no distress calls

5. The positive result of the disaster was that

a. a full inquiry was made b. a programme of iceberg destruction was started

c. lifeboats were made larger d. sea travel was made safer.

CLOZE TEST: Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word.

Television is one of man’s most important ( 1)…….of communication. It brings

(2)…….and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set
can sit in his house and watch the President ( 3)……….a speech or visit a foreign country. He
can see war being fought and watch statesmen try to ( 4)…….about peace ( 5)….television.
Home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes
its viewers out of this world. It brings them ( 6)…….of America’s astronauts as the astronauts
explore out of space. In ( 7)………to all these things, television brings its viewers a steady
stream of programmes that are ( 8)…….to entertain. In fact , TV provides many more (
9)…….programmes than any other kinds. The programmes include action packed dramas, light
comedies, sporting ( 10)…..and motion pictures.