Đề thi Olympic Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Năm học 2012-2013

DA PHUC HIGH SCHOOL
Group: English
School year: 2012-2013
THE OLYMPIC EXAMINATION
THE ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 10
Time allowance: 90 minutes
I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1 point).
1. A. grammar	B. damage	C. drama	D. mammal
2. A. operate	B. personal	C. interact	D. receiver
3. A. foot	B. moon	C. food	D. pool
4. A. protection	B. education	C. exception	D. question
5. A. endanger	B. condition	C. handkerchief	D. dangerous
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II. Find the word whose stressed pattern is different from the others in each group (1 point).
1. A. afternoon	B. tomorrow	C. banana	D. umbrella
2. A. sorrow	B. passion	C. native	D. complaint
3. A. brilliant	B. harbour	C. mature	D. difficult	
4. A. government	B. disappoint	C. audience	D. talented
5. A. important	B. experience	C. different	D. continue	
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III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence (4 points).
1. Have you lived here  life?
A. your all	B. all your	C. the whole	D. all the
2. - Do you need some more paper? 	- No, thanks. I .
A. have still a piece left	B. have a piece still left
C. still have a piece left	D. have left a piece still
3. The athlete would have won the gold medal .not fallen over. 
A. had he	B. if he	C. if not	D unless he had
4. - Stop laughing!	- I can’t ..
A. resist!	B. do anything against it!	C. hold myself!	D. help it!
5. You’d better get someone your living room. 
A. redecorate	B. to redecorate	C. redecorating	D. redecorated
6. We decided to eat outside in spite  the bad weather.
A. with	B. for	C. at	D. of
7. The girl .father is a chef at a famous restaurant can’t cook.
A. who 	B. which	C. whose	D. whom
8. He’d prefer .. to music rather than .to the cinema.
A. to listen/ go	B. listening/ going	C. listen/ go	D. listened/ went
9. - When can I take my holiday? 	- ..
A. It’s for you.	B. How you like.	C. After your wish.	D. It’s up to you.
10. Hello! Is that 39567821? Please put me  to the manager.
A. through	B. across	C. up	D. over
11. Peter closed all the windows .. the rain could not come in.
A. because	B. so that	C. so	D. as
12. I shall do the job to the best of my ..
A. capacity	B. knowledge	C. talent	D. ability
13. The boy remained ..after being scolded by his mother.
A. silence	B. silent	C. silently	D. being silent 
14. I’m interested in .. history, especially .. history of Western Europe.
A. the/ the	B. X / the	C. X / X	D. a/ a
15. .he was sick, he still turned up for his music lesson.
A. Although	B. Despite	C. Because	D. Since
16. Shall I ..you a story?
A. speak	B. talk	C. tell	D. say
17. Mary, give her my love.
A. If you saw	B. Should you see	C. Do you see	D. By seeing
18. Not until he was 16 .English.
A. that he learned	B. when he learned	C. would he learn	D. did he learn
19. Never.off until tomorrow what you can do today.
A. put	B. set	C. do	D. turn
20. on a small salary when one has a large family is not easy.
A. having living	B. have to live	C. having to live	D. to have live
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IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses ( 2 points)
A. I’d like you (1- inform) ..other students to assemble here at 7a.m.
B. What do you hope to do when you (2- leave) school next year?
C. The child was considered (3- have) .no ability to study because he was mentally retarded.
D. How long ago you (4- buy) it?
E. If my brother (5- not miss) the train last night, he (6- be)  here now.
F. I’m so confused that I don’t know what should (7- do) .
G. He has never felt so (8- embarrass) .in his life.
H. A. - Stop! You (9- not see) ..the notice?
 B. - I see it but I can’t read it. What it (10- say) ..? 
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V. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word (1 point).
	For 60 years Thomas Alva Edison was the world’s leading inventor. Few people realized (1)  hard Edison worked, often 20 hours a day, and that most of his inventions were the (2) ..of hundreds of experiments. He patented over a thousands inventions that changed our way of (3) , including the mimeograph machine, wax wrapping paper, and improvements of the telegraph and telephone. He designed the central power station that (4) .the model for the first public electric plant in New York City, providing electric power for thousands of homes and businesses. Edison was (5) ..of the earliest inventors of the motion picture machines. He also perfected the electric motor, which made streetcars and electric trains possible.
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VI. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence (2 points).
 The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people’s (1) ..are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today ( 2)..people use them at work, home or school and use of e- mail and the Internet is an every day event. 
 These developments have brought many (3) to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now (4) . to us. Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient. 
 However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the (5)..use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face -to –face conversation. With ever increasing use of information technology these (6)..elements are likely to increase in the future. 
 In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost (7) to control and regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children (8)..unsuitable websites. Yet perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer (9) ..- more sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable. 
 In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, (10) ..I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.
1. A. lives	B. live	C. living	D. life
2. A. most of the 	B. most of 	C. most 	D. almost
3. A. services	B. uses 	C. effects	D. benefits
4. A. free	B. convenient	C. available	D. unused 
5. A. particular 	B. widespread	C. immediate	D. continued
6. A. careless	B. positive	C. negative	D. trivial
7. A. impossible 	B. impractical	C. likely	D. possible 
8. A. getting	B. approaching 	C. entering 	D. accessing
9. A. disease 	B. virus	C. program	D. software
10. A. so 	B. yet 	C. therefore	D. moreover
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VII. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for the questions from 1 to 10. (1 points)
One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie. Her books and plays can be found in more foreign languages than any other writer except Shakespeare.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890. She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.
She sold her mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs. Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years later after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her other book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M. E. L. Mallowan in 1930, but she continued to her her books under the name Agatha Christie. 
Over her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16plays and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found for sale in bookstores all over the world.
1. What did Agatha Christie do?
A. She wrote books.	B. She was a mystery.	
C. She was a detective.	D. She knew famous detectives.
2. Agatha Christie sold her first book in 
A. 1890	B. 1928	C. 1920	D. 1930
3. Who was Hercule Poirot?
A. Her husband.	B. A person in her books.	C. One of her books.	D. A writer.
4. Miss Marple ..
	A. was first seen in 1930	B. was a detective	
	C. was a woman in her books	D. all are correct
5. What happened in 1976?
A. Agatha Christie left her husband.	B. Agatha Christie passed away.
C. Agatha Christie wrote her last book.	D. Agatha Christie wrote a short story	
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VIII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 points)
1. There is too much ..in this movie.	 (VIOLENT)
2. Dolphins sometimes are killed when they are  entrapped in fishing nets. (ACCIDENT)
3. It is a good book because it is very  (INFORM)
4. Third time lucky! After two attempts, Mark’s finally passed his driving test. (SUCCEED)
5. He’s so nice. It’s a ..working for him. (PLEASE)
6. One disadvantage of the Internet is that it takes time away from ...such as watching TV and reading.(ACT)
7. He is behaving in a veryway. (MYSTERY)
8. My teacher is very .about the history of Vietnam. (KNOW)
9. Don’t eat that fruit. It is . . (POISON)
10. Tim is one of the on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE)
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IX. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (2 points)
1. The president went fishing after he has finished with the conference. 
 A B C D
2. Because they have moved away, they hardly never go to the beach anymore.
 A B C D
3. He isn’t driving to the convention in March, and neither we are.
 A B C D
4. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.
 A B C D
5. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam.
 A B C D
6. She asked me why did Peter look so embarrassed when he saw Mary.
 A B C D
7. It is time the government helped the unemploy to find some jobs.
 A B C D
8. My brother stopped smoking so it’s harmful for his health.
 A B C D
9. Peter and tom play the badminton every afternoon with Mary and me.
 A B C D
10. Not only botanical gardens are places of beauty, they serve scientific and educational purposes as well.
 A B C D
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X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2 points)
1. A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel.
-> Mary’s new novel........................................................................................................
2. Learning English is not easy.
-> It is 
3. It took me an hour to travel to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
-> I spent 
4. If someone understands this book, they are cleverer than I am.
-> Anyone who ...
5. You should learn harder because that’s the way to pass the exam.
-> If you ..
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Using the word given in block letters and this word MUST NOT be changed in any way. (2 points)
1. The weather was very bad, so they had to cancel the live show. (BECAUSE OF)
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2. I couldn’t keep my eyes open because I was very tired. (SO.THAT)
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3. “Hand your books to me when you have finished, please.” The teacher said to his students. (ASKED)
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4. We can’t succeed unless you help us. (WITHOUT)
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5. Most people regard him as being the best man for the job. (WIDELY) 
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-The end-
Good luck to you!
KEYS TO THE OLYMPIC TEST FOR GRADE 10
I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1 point).
1. A. grammar	B. damage	C. drama	D. mammal
2. A. operate	B. personal	C. interact	D. receiver
3. A. foot	B. moon	C. food	D. pool
4. A. protection	B. education	C. exception	D. question
5. A. endanger	B. condition	C. handkerchief	D. dangerous
II. Find the word whose stressed pattern is different from the others in each group (1 point).
1. A. afternoon	B. tomorrow	C. banana	D. umbrella
2. A. sorrow	B. passion	C. native	D. complaint
3. A. brilliant	B. harbour	C. mature	D. difficult	
4. A. government	B. disappoint	C. audience	D. talented
5. A. important	B. experience	C. different	D. continue	
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence (3 points).
1. Have you lived here  life?
A. your all	B. all your	C. the whole	D. all the
2. - Do you need some more paper? 	- No, thanks. I .
A. have still a piece left	B. have a piece still left
C. still have a piece left	D. have left a piece still
3. The athlete would have won the gold medal . Not fallen over. 
A. had he	B. if he	C. if not	D unless he had
4. - Stop laughing!	- I can’t ..
A. resist!	B. do anything against it!	C. hold myself!	D. help it!
5. You’d better get someone  your living room. 
A. redecorate	B. to redecorate	C. redecorating	D. redecorated
6. We decided to eat outside in spite  the bad weather.
A. with	B. for	C. at	D. of
7. The girl . Father is a chef at a famous restaurant can’t cook.
A. who 	B. which	C. whose	D. whom
8. He’d prefer ..to music rather than .to the cinema.
A. to listen/ go	B. listening/ going	C. listen/ go	D. listened/ went
9. - When can I take my holiday? 	- ..
A. It’s for you.	B. How you like.	C. After your wish.	D. It’s up to you.
10. Hello! Is that 39567821? Please put me  to the manager.
A. through	B. across	C. up	D. over
11. Peter closed all the windows ..the rain could not come in.
A. because	B. so that	C. so	D. as
12. I shall do the job to the best of my ..
A. capacity	B. knowledge	C. talent	D. ability
13. The boy remained ..after being scolded by his mother.
A. silence	B. silent	C. silently	D. being silent 
14. I’m interested in ..history, especially ..history of Western Europe.
A. the/ the	B. X / the	C. X / X	D. a/ a
15. . He was sick, he still turned up for his music lesson.
A. Although	B. Despite	C. Because	D. Since
16. Shall I ..you a story?
A. speak	B. talk	C. tell	D. say
17. Mary, give her my love.
A. If you saw	B. Should you see	C. Do you see	D. By seeing
18. Not until he was 16 .English.
A. that he learned	B. when he learned	C. would he learn	D. did he learn
19. Never.off till tomorrow what you can do today.
A. put	B. set	C. do	D. turn
IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses ( 2 points)
A. I’d like you (1- inform) ..other students to assemble here at 7a.m.
B. What do you hope to do when you (2- leave) school next year?
C. The child was considered (3- have) .no ability to study because he was mentally retarded.
D. How long ago you (4- buy) it?
E. If my brother (5- not miss) the train last night, he (6- be)  here now.
F. I’m so confused that I don’t know what should (7- do) .
G. He has never felt so (8- embarrass) .in his life.
H. A - Stop! You (9- not see) ..the notice?
 B. - I see it but I can’t read it. What it (10- say) ..? 
1. to inform
3. having
5. hadn’t missed
7. be done
9. Don’t you see
2. leave
4. did you buy
6. would be
8. embarrassed
10. does it say
V. Read the following passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word (1 point).
	For 60 years Thomas Alva Edison was the world’s leading inventor. Few people realized (1)  hard Edison worked, often 20 hours a day, and that most of his inventions were the (2) ..of hundreds of experiments. He patented over a thousands inventions that changed our way of (3) , including the mimeograph machine, wax wrapping paper, and improvements of the telegraph and telephone. He designed the central power station that (4) .the model for the first public electric plant in New York City, providing electric power for thousands of homes and businesses. Edison was (5) ..of the earliest inventors of the motion picture machines. He also perfected the electric motor, which made streetcars and electric trains possible.
1. how
2.results
3. living
4. became
5. one
VI. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence (2 points).
 The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people’s (1) ..are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today ( 2)..people use them at work, home or school and use of e- mail and the Internet is an every day event. 
 These developments have brought many (3) to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now (4) . to us. Clearly, for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient. 
 However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the (5).. use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face -to –face conversation. With ever increasing use of information technology these (6).. elements are likely to increase in the future. 
 In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost (7) to control and regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children ( 8).. unsuitable websites. Yet perhaps the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer (9) ..- more sophisticated or more destructive strains are almost inevitable. 
 In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, (10) ..I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.
1. A. live	B. lives	C. living	D. life
2. A. most 	B. most of 	C. most of the	D. almost
3. A. services	B. uses 	C. benefits	D. effects
4. A. free	B. convenient	C. unused 	D. available
5. A. widespread 	B. immediate 	C. particular 	D. continued
6. A. positive 	B. negative	C. careless	D. trivial
7. A. possible 	B. impractical	C. likely	D. impossible 
8. A. accessing	B. approaching 	C. entering 	D. getting
9. A. disease 	B. program 	C. virus 	D. software
10. A. so 	B. moreover 	C. therefore	D. yet 
71. B	72. A	73. C	74. D	75. A	76. B	77. D	78. A	79.C 	80. D
VII. Read the passage below and choose the best answer for the questions from 1 to 10. (2 points )
One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie. Her books and plays can be found in more foreign languages than any other writer except Shakespeare.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890. She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.
She sold her mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs. Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years later after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her other book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M. E. L. Mallowan in 1930, but she continued to her her books under the name Agatha Christie. 
Over her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16plays and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found for sale in bookstores all over the world.
1. What did Agatha Christie do?
A. She wrote books.	B. She was a mystery.	
C. She was a detective.	D. She knew famous detectives.
2. Agatha Christie sold her first book in 
A. 1890	B. 1928	C. 1920	D. 1930
3. Who was Hercule Poirot?
A. Her husband.	B. A person in her books.	C. One of her books.	D. A writer.
4. Miss Marple ..
	A. was first seen in 1930	B. was a detective	
	C. was a woman in her books	D. all are correct
5. What happened in 1976?
A. Agatha Christie left her husband.	B. Agatha Christie passed away.
Agatha Christie wrote her last book.	D. Agatha Christie wrote a short story.	
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VIII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (2 points)
1. There is too much .. in this movie.	 (VIOLENT)
2. Dolphins sometimes are killed when they are  entrapped in fishing nets. (ACCIDENT)
3. It is a good book because it is very  (INFORM)
4. Third time lucky! After two ..attempts, Mark’s finally passed his driving test. (SUCCEED)
5. He’s so nice. It’s a .. working for him. (PLEASE)
6. One disadvantage of the Internet is that it takes time away from ...such as watching TV and reading.(ACT)
7. He is behaving in a veryway. (MYSTERY)
8. My teacher is very .about the history of Vietnam. (KNOW)
9. Don’t eat that fruit. It is . . (POISON)
10. Tim is one of the on a boat trip on Lake Michigan. (PARTICIPATE)
1.VIOLENCE
3. informative
5. pleasure
7. mysterious
9. poisonous
2.accidentally
4. unsuccessful
6. activities
8.knowledgeable
10. participants
IX. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (2 points)
1. The president went fishing after he has finished with the conference. 
 A B C D
2. Because they have moved away, they hardly never go to the beach anymore.
 A B C D
3. He isn’t driving to the convention in March, and neither we are.
 A B C D
4. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.
 A B C D
5. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam.
 A B C D
6. She asked me why did Peter look so embarrassed when he saw Mary.
 A B C D
7. It is time the government helped the unemploy to find some jobs.
 A B C D
8. My brother stopped smoking so it’s harmful for his health.
 A B C D
9. Peter and tom play the badminton every afternoon with Mary and me.
 A B C D
10. Not only botanical gardens are places of beauty, they serve scientific and educational purposes as well.
 A B C D
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2 points)
1. -> Mary’s new novel is based on a true story.
2. -> It is not easy to learn English.
3. -> I spent an hour traveling to Cairo, the capital of Egypt.
4. -> Anyone who understands this book is cleverer than I am.
5. -> If you learn hard, you’ll pass the exam.
XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Using the word given in block letters and this word MUST NOT be changed in any way. (2 points)
1. The weather was very bad, so they had to cancel the live show. (BECAUSE OF)
 àBecause of the bad weather, they had to cancel the live show.
2. I couldn’t keep my eyes open because I was very tired. (SO.THAT)
 à I was so tired that I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
3. “Hand your books to me when you have finished, please.” The teacher said to his students. (ASKED)
 àThe teacher asked his students to hand their books to him when they had finished.
4. We can’t succeed unless you help us. (WITHOUT)
 àWithout your help, we can’t succeed.
5. Most people regard him as being the best man for the job. ( widely) 
-> . He is widely regarded as being the best man for the job.
-The end-
Good luck to you!