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De Thi Olympic Tieng Anh THPT O1
De Thi Olympic Tieng Anh THPT O1
PART I: 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. brush C. brooth 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
1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable 4th syllable
PART 2: 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 ___________________ war (resist)
2. You should use it as a study room. It’s ________________________ quiet (compare).
3. Various kinds of colorful flowers ___________________ this garden (beautiful)
4. A ________________ friend is one of 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 shown 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 )
B. Choose the correct answer.
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. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
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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 have 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 the 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. changed 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 3: GRMMAR AND STRUCTURES
A. Use the correct form or tenses of the verb 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. John 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.
B. Fill in each blank with on 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 the future.
9. I was taken ____________ when I saw the bill.
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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)
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. I would rather not see him tomorrow. (DESIRE)
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. This license is valid until December 31st, 1998. (EXPIRY)
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. They had to dismantle the vehicles to get them across the gorge. (PIECES)
____________________________________________________________________________________
5. I do wish you would stop biting your nails, Brian! It really annoys me. (NERVES)
____________________________________________________________________________________
6. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (AVOID)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. I found it when I was looking through some old papers. (CAME)
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