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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH ĐẮK LẮK

TRƯỜNG THPT PHÚ XUÂN

KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN THỨ III, NĂM 2018

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP 10

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PART 1 . PHONOLOGY

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three.

1. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew

2. A. chemist B. chalk C. champion D. chicken
3. A. popular B. novel C. government D. cooperative
4. A. worked B. stopped C. forced D. caused
5. A. houses B. faces C. horses D. places
KEY: 1 . C 2 . A 3 . C 4 . A 5 . A

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the other three:

6. A. Vietnamese B. equipment C. understand D. volunteer
7. A. employment B. diversity C. dishonest D. difference
8. A. acceptable B. disciplines C. influences D. customers
9. A. obvious B. notorious C. credulous D. numerous
10. A. offer B. deny C. delay D. apply
KEY: 6 . B 7 . D 8 . A 9 . B 10 . A

PART 2: VOCABULARY

Choose the option that best fits the blank of the sentence.

1: During the rush hour the traffic in the city centre is terrible.

A. condensation B. congestation C. accumulation D. concentration
2: Children can be difficult to teach because of their short attention .

A. limit B. duration C. span D. time

3: This is a example of what to do .

A. critical B. pure C. simple D. prime

4: , the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.

A. By and large B. Altogether C. To a degree D. Virtually

5: The little boy was left in of this grandmother during his parents’ absence.

A. charge for B. the charge of C. care for D. care of

6: I am afraid a rise in salary is just now.

A. out of sight B. out of control C out of date D. out of question
7: Some people feel that television should give less to sport.

A. programs B. coverage C. concern D. involvement

8: She affection from her children but they neglected her shamefully.

A. yearned B. craved C. hungered D. desired

9: I’ve got such a headache that I can’t concentrate on the lecture.

A. beating B. drumming C. hammering D. throbbing

10: Race relations in this country are unlikely to improve until people overcome their feelings 
of hostility towards foreigners.

A. interior B. internal C. inverted D. innate

KEY: 1.B 2 .C 3. D 4 . A 5 . B 6 . D 7 . B 8 . B 9 . A 10 . D
PART 3 : STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best answer ( A, B , C or D ) to complete each of the following sentences.
1:The play was not what we had expected.

A. just B. absolutely C. at all D. very

2: I just be kind to her she decides to leave me.

A. in case B. so that C. for fear that D. lest

3: The bank is reported in the local newspaper in broad daylight.

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A. Were she to come next month B. She were to come next month
C. If she comes next month D. Should she come next month
5: The parcel I sent you by now.

A. is supposed to arrive B. should arrive

C. should have arrived D. would arrive

6: Ludwig Van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers

A. to live B. when living

C. who ever lived D. while he was lving

7: , he remained optimistic.

A. Though badly wounded he was B. Badly wounded as he was
C. As he was badly he wounded D. As badly wounded he was
8: ‘If it is a girl , she is going to be called Etheldreda.’

‘ What name to give girl!’

A. Ø / the B. a / a C. the / the D. the / Ø

9: “ Eric is really upset about losing his job.” – “ Well , once myself , I can understand.”
A. having been fired B. Fire C. having fired D. being fired
10: Clothing made of plastic fibers has certain advantages over made of natural fibers like 
cotton , wool , or silk.

A. what B. the one C. that D. which

KEY: 1: C 2: A 3: C 4: A 5: C 6: C 7: B 8: B 9: A 10: C
PART 4 : PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

Choose the correct answers.

1. I can’t _________ what he’s doing; it’s so dark down here.

A. see through B. make out C. look into D. show up
2. I haven’t _________ any name for puppy. What do you think I should call him?

A. got round to B. made up C. come up with D. taken up on
3. The horse is too ill to keep. W have to ________ it _______.

A. call off B. do away C. put down D. bring forward
4. Please _________ your luggage and leave now. I can’t stand your presence any more.

A. throw off B. pack up C. fit in D. pile up
5. The burglars will soon ________ in prison.

A. do away B. get round C. end up D. set out
6. She tried ________ several coats before she found one entirely ________ her taste.

A. on/ to B. for/ with C. out/ for D. on/ with
7. I’d rather have a suit made _______ measure even if it’s more than I can afford just now.
A. for B. to C. up D. of
8. They cleared the road ________ the remains of the broken car so that traffic could move.
A. from B. off C. up D. of
9. Now he is no longer indifferent ________ criticism as he used to be.

A. about B. with C. from D. to
10. It was all your idea. I just went ________ it.

A. along with B. down with C. away from D. out of
KEY: 1.B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D

PART 5 : READING COMPREHENSION

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Watching for wildlife in the forest, we rarely see past the surface of things. Standing on the
ground floor, we scan the leafy rafters, entirely overlooking the living world in the soil beneath our
feet.

The forest’s basement is a secret world. As different from our own world as water is from air, the
soil seems quiet, even dead. But life bustles down below: a cubic inch of topsoil may contain
billions of creatures.

Predators and prey roam beneath as well as above the forest floor. Furthermore, those upstairs
and downstairs forest denizens live closely linked lives. Soil welling bacteria and fungi break down
dead organic matter into molecules that above ground plants use for food. Those plants, as well as
animals, mature and die, leaving more organic matter to fuel the folks down stairs.

Like a well-insulated house, the soil protects its tenants from extreme temperatures, and from
rain and snow. It also provides a bulwark against predators that roam the surface world. But the
dense, protecting soil also limits mobility. Soil creatures must be specially equipped in order to
travel easily through their dark, constricting realm

Earthworms and ants are the champion earth-moves, creating channels that allow air and water to
enter the soil. While ants travel relatively far from their nests, earthworms work small areas,
reprocessing vast amounts of soil into fertile “waste”. In a single year, as much as 36 tons of soil
may pass through the alimentary tracts of all the earthworms living in an acre of soil.

1. The main topic of the passage is………

A. life in the forest soil B. the life cycle of ants and worms
C. a description of a forest scene D. the habits of the forest animals
2. The word “bustles” is closest in meaning to………..

A. continues B. is very active C. Threatens D. waits
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the forest soil is………..

A. densely inhabited B. sparsely inhabited
C. devoid of life D. unknown to man
4. According to the passage, what is the main function of bacteria and fungi?

A. To help aerate the soil B. To provide food for plant life
C. To kill mature plants D. To build walls in the soil
5. The word “bulwark” is closest in meaning to…………

A. barrier B. gateway C. radar D. tomb
6. According to the passage, the soil offers creature which live underground protection from all of 
the following except……..

A. enemies B. bad weather C. bacteria and fungi D. extreme heat and cold
7. The word “constricting” can be replaced with…………

A. damp B. heavy C. deep D. limiting
8. According to the passage, it could be expected those ants………….

A. move more earth than earthworms
B. are more mobile than earthworms
C. live only above ground

D. perform similar functions to fungi

9. The word “reprocessing” is closest in meaning to………

A. transporting B. arranging C. converting D. eliminating

10. The author uses which analogy to discuss the soil the forest?

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Amy Tan, the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants, received the Commonwealth Club
Gold Award in 1989 for her first work fiction, the best-selling Joy Luck Club. The sixteen
interrelated stories that constitute the work alternate between the tales of four Chinese immigrant
mothers and their Americanized daughters, in an exploration of the generational and cultural
tensions experienced by many first-generation daughters of immigrants.

Tan’s parents, like many immigrants, had high expectations for their children and often set
confusing standards, expecting Amy and her two brothers to think like Chinese but to speak perfect
English, excel academically, and take advantage of very circumstance that might lead to success.
Tan, however, rebelled against her parents’ expectations, which included such exalted professions
as neurosurgery, and devoted herself to being thoroughly American and dreaming of being a fiction
writer.

Tan obtained a bachelor’s degree in English and linguistics and a master’s degree in linguistics
and eventually established herself as highly successful business write. Tan, however, was not
satisfied despite her material success. Turning to her lifelong dream, she wrote her first short story,
“Endgame”, and then a second, “Waiting between the Trees.” In 1987 Tan visited her half-sisters in
China with her mother, a trip that proved to be a turning point in her life and career. Tan felt a sense
of completeness, a bonding with the country and its culture that she had never expected. Returning
from China, Tan was surprised to learn that on the strength of her short stories she had received an
advance from the publisher. Tan closed her business and wrote the remaining stories for the Joy
Luck Club. It was a resounding success, well received by the critics and appearing on the New York
Times bestseller list. It has been translated into seventeen languages, including Chinese, and was
made into a movie in 1993.

1. What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?
A. To analyze Amy Tan’s literary works

B. To support Amy Tan’s decision to become a fiction writer
C. To present a biographical information about Amy Tan
D. To criticize Amy Tan’s rebellion against her parents
2. According to the passage, Amy Tan’s visit to China………..
A. was disappointing

B. had a profound effect on her
C. was not surprising in the least

D. was a trip she had always dreamed of taking
3. The words “the work” refer to……

A. stories B. writing

C. Commonwealth Club Gold Award D. Joy Luck Club
4. Before becoming a fiction writer, Amy Tan was a successful………..
A. business B. publisher

C. English teacher D. neurosurgeon

5. The expectations of Tan’s parents included all of the following except…………..
A. excelling academically B. speaking perfect English

C. questioning tradition D. choosing an important profession
6. It can be inferred from the passage that………

A. Tan’s parents understood her dilemma but wanted the best for her
B. it took Tan a while to summon the courage to pursue her dreams
C. Tan started writing fiction in order to make more money

D. Tan had always wanted to return to China
7. The word “ exalted” means…

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A. parents don’t know what’s the best for their children
B. Tan did not use personal experience in her writing
C. Tan made a right decision when she closed her business

D. Tan always knew she was Chinese foremost and American only in her imagination
9. The word “rebelled against” are closest in meaning to…..

A. forgot B. failed C. worked toward D. defied
10. The word “ advance” means….

A. offer B. congratulations C. message D. payment

KEY; 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D
PART 6: CLOZE TEST

Read the following passages and mark the letter A,B,C,or D to indicate the correct potion for 
each of the blanks.

Cloze test 1.

Sylvia Earle, a (1) botanist and one of the (2) deep – sea explorers, has spent over 
6,000 hours, more than seven months, under water. From her earliest years, she took her first plunge into the
open sea as a teenage. In the years since then, she has taken part in a (3) of landmark underwater
projects, from exploratory expeditions around the world to her celebrated “ Jim dive “ in 1987, which was the
deepest solo dive (4) made without cable connecting the diver to a support vessel at the surface of
the sea.

(5) in a Jim suit, a futuristic suit of plastic and metal armor, which was secured (6) a
manned submarine, Sylvia Earle plunged vertically into the Pacific Ocean, at time at the speed of 100 feet per
minute (7) reaching the ocean floor, she was released from the submarine and from that point her
only connection to the sub was an 18-foot tether. For the next two and a half hours, Earle (8) the
seabed, taking notes, collecting (9) , and painting a U.S flag. Consumed by a desire to descend deeper
still, in 1981 she became involved in the design and manufacture of deep – sea (10) one of which
took her to a depth 3000 feet. This did not end Sylvia Earle’s accomplishments.

1: A. marine B. underwater C. undersea D. submarine
2 : A. furthest B. foremost C. greatest D. utmost
3: A. amount B. great deal C. average D. number
4: A. really B. later C. ever D. mostly
5: A. Covered B. Put C. Clothed D. Worn
6: A. to B. with C. from D. against
7: A. In B. On C. At D. For
8: A. walked B. roamed C. dived D. strolled
9: A. specimens B. models C. remains D. debris
10: A. subcontractors B. submariners C. submersions D. submersibles
KEY. 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. D
Cloze test 2

One of the great London hypes of the year is the film “Snatch”; firstly, because it is the ( 1 )
__________ to the much-acclaimed “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”, and secondly because
it is directed by Madonna’s ( 2 ) ___________ boyfriend. Despite the hype, the film lives up to
expectation.

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( 4 ) __________ memorable. Brad Pitt, in a performance worthy of an Oscar, ( 5 ) ___________ an
Irish boxer who speaks a language that sounds a little like English, but is completely ( 6 )
___________ . Then there’s the top boss, one of the meanest villains in the history of film, who
feeds his enemies to his pigs. Last, but not least, the ( 7 ) ____________ English footballer, Vinne

Jones, plays a hard man who nevertheless still manages to win our sympathy.

In many ways, “Snatch” is like a Tarantino film. Strange camera angles, ( 8 ) ___________ plot
and violence with humor, it’s rock and roll cinema at its best. ( 9 ) __________ violent but savagely
funny, it’s a film that is definitely worth seeing. It’s a triumph of ( 10 ) ___________ film-making,
backed up by a great soundtrack and some great acting.

1. A. follow-on B. follow-up C. follow-through D. follow-out
2. A. newest B. late C. latest D. nearest
3. A. detailed B. minor C. tiny D. petty
4. A. specially B. especially C. particularly D. properly
5. A. acts B. plays C. performs D. stars

6. A. misunderstood B. misunderstanding C. incomprehensible D. incomprehensive
7. A. wise B. gifted C. extinguishing D. talented

8. A. wavy B. convoluted C. curly D. folded

9. A. Extremely B. Too C. Savagely D. Extravagantly
10. A. present B. current C. today D. comtemporary
KEY;1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D
PART B: WRITTEN PART

PART 1: OPEN CLOZE TEST Fill each blank with ONE word
Cloze test 1

One of the main problems facing the environmental movement is that it may become a victim
of its own success. It is now generally accepted that issues such as global warning need to be ( 1 )
_________ with seriously, and that the Scandinavian forest are being destroyed ( 2 ) __________ to
the effects of ( 3 ) __________ rain. Views ( 4 ) __________ these have now become an accepted

part of the political scene, and consumers are constantly bombarded with green or ( 5 ) ___________
friendly products. However, this does not mean that environmental groups can now afford to relax.
On the ( 6 ) ___________ , the green movement must consider how the momentum will ( 7 )
__________ sustained when the current enthusiasm has ( 8 ) ___________ . The environment must
not be ( 9 ) __________ to fade from people’s minds, because the progress of ecological collapse has
already been ( 10 ) __________ in train, and so far very little has been done to reverse it.

KEY: 1. dealt 2. due 3. acid 5. environmentally 6. contrary 7. be 8. passed
 9. allowed/ permitted 10. Set

Cloze test 2

The computer has brought nothing (1)______problems to the world of the twentieth century.

Chief among the problems has (2)____the dehumanization of society. People are no (3)____ human.
Each of us is a series of numbers, numbers to be fed into computers. There are our credit card
numbers, our bank account (4)______ , our social security numbers, our telephone and electricity
numbers - the computer number game is endless.

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Just let the computer which stores (8)______ concerning our accounts, let us say with a credit card
company, make an error and it is almost impossible to correct it. The result is an avalanche of bills,
threads, and loss of credit standing.

The computer has thrown thousands of people out of (9)______ . The gamut of
computer-generated unemployed runs from highly skilled technicians to typists.

These are some of the reasons why I feel that the (10)______ of the computer has been
detrimental to the quality of our life in the twentieth century.

ANSWERS:

K

EY : 1. but 2. been 3. longer 4. numbers 5. which 6. information 7. made 8. data 9.
work 10. advent

PART 2: WORD FORM:

A. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Serious events are too often ___________ by the media. ( trivial )

2. The Federal Reserve Bank denied any _____________. ( wrong )
3. He finally rebelled against his strict ____________ ( bring )
4. ____________ can be dangerously close to racism. ( nation )

5. How _____________ do you think this will be to the Democracy Party? ( damage )
6. I was greeted with a show of ____________. ( cordial )

7. She was _____________ gifted: as a writer and as a painter. ( doubt )

8. They told me the museum was open today but was obviously ____________. ( inform )
9. She found that it was difficult to handle children who ______________ in class. ( behave )

10. It’s ______________ that she became a teacher, because she used to hate school when she was a
girl. ( iron )

KEY: 1. trivialized 2. wrongdoing 3. upbringing 4. nationalism 5. damaging
 6. cordiality 7. undoubtedly 8. misinformed 9. misbehaved 10. ironic 
B. Fill in each blank with the correct form of one appropriate word in the box. Use each word
only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered box. ( 0 ) has been done as an example.

A newspaper makes its money from the price people pay for it and also from the ( 0 ) ____________
it carries. A popular newspaper with a ( 1 ) _____________ of over five million daily makes a lot of
money. Less serious newspaper are probably read just for ( 2 ) _____________. They have big ( 3 )
____________ above the news stories, funny cartoons to look at and ( 4 ) _____________. Photos of
violence. The gossip columns are full of stories of private lives of famous people. No one takes the
( 5 ) ____________ views of such papers seriously. On the other hand, in a free country where there
is no ( 6 ) _____________, serious papers are mostly read for their news, sent to them by their ( 7 )
_____________ round the world any by the big news ( 8 ) ______________. People also read these
papers for their ( 9 ) ____________ of new books, films and plays and for their ( 10 )
______________, which represent the opinion of the newspaper itself about the important events
and current issues.

KEY:1. circulation 2. entertainment 3. headlines 4. sensational 5. polotical
 6. censorship 7. correspondents 8. agencies 9. reviews 10. editorials
PART 3: ERROR IDENTIFICATION

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The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and correct them in the space
provided in the column on the right. ( 0 ) has been done as an example.

Throughout the United States, the number of places which people are allowed to
smoke has gradually become smaller and small. First, it was banned on trains,
buses, and planes, then in public places so as theatres and airports. Now you
can't smoke in any work place. Nonsmokers are definite winning the battle.
"Why should we breathe their smoke?", they say . If they are luckily, smokers can
still find some bars and restaurants where they can light up a cigarette, and may
soon be banned there, too. Antismoking groups even thought that smoking ought
to be banned in people's homes. Under new plans you won't be unable to smoke
where there are more over ten visitors in a week, or where there are children. In
1996, nicotine was class as drug, like cocaine or heroin. In the country that gave

tobacco to the world, smoke might be one day illegal.

0…where………
1………
2……….
3………..
4. ……….………….
5……….
6……….
7……….
8………
9………
10………..
KEY

1.smaller 2. such 3. definitely 4. lucky 5. but 6. think 7. able 8. than 9. classed 10. smoking
PART 4:

1. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late at the meeting.

=> Although Bill _____________________________________________________________
2. It was overeating that caused his heart attack.

=>If________________________________________________________________________
3. I’m always nervous when I travel by air.

=>Traveling ________________________________________________________________
4. “ Why don’t you put better lock on the door, Barbara”? said John

=> John suggested_____________________________________________________________

5. The firemen had to break the door down (NECESSARY).

=> It ______________________________ to break the door down
 6. I’ve never eaten walnuts before (TIME).

=> It’s __________________________ eaten walnuts.

7. Anne told me that she doesn’t intend to stop working (INTENTION).
=> Anne told me that __________________________________ up her job.
8. Her grief was so great that she almost fainted.

=> So _________________________________________________
9. It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance. (NEED)

=> You _______________________________________ tickets for the show in advance. 
10. She can’t get into the habit of studying every evening. (USED)

=>She can’t _____________________________________________________________
KEY:

1: Although Bill took a taxi, he arrived late at the meeting.
2: If he hadn’t overeaten, he wouldn’t have had a heart attack
3: Travelling by air always makes me nervous.

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5: It was necessary for the firemen to break the door down
6: It’s the first time I’ve eaten walnuts.

7: Anne told me that she had no intention of giving up her job.
8: So great was her grief that she almost fainted.

9: You don’t need to book tickets for the show in advance. 
 You needn’t book tickets for the show in advance. 
10: She can’t get used to studying every evening.

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