KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10-3 LẦN

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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. PHONOLOGY :
Choose the word that has the underlined (letters) pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. scream B. death C. ready D. peasant
Key 1A
2. A. traveled B. stared C. landed D. seemed
Key 2C
3. A. chat B. panic C. park D. passenger
Key 3C
4. A. frightening B. brigade C. pilot D. fire
Key 4B
5. A. technology B. teaching C. purchase D. lunch
Key 5A
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
6. A. tobacco B. contented C. buffalo D. transplanting
Key 6C
7. A. passenger B. purchase C. district D. routine
Key 7D
8. A. technology B. comfortable C. activity D. experience
Key 8B
9. A. repair B. harrow C. arrive D. announce
Key 9B
10. A. interested B. serious C. wonderful D. immediate
Key 10D
II. WORD CHOICE :
Choose the word or phrase - a b, c, or d - that best complete sentence or substitutes for the
underlined word or phrase.
11. ……… is traditional music from a particular country, region, or community.
A. Blues B. Classical music C. Folk music D. Jazz
Key 11C
12. As a nurse I learned to control my ............................
A. hopes B. emotions C. abilities D. thoughts
Key 12B
13. He's really delighted with his new CD player.
A. pleased B. angry C. entertained D. annoyed
Key 13A
14. She usually had a smile on her face, but now she looks..................
A. cheerful B. joyful C. solemn D. delightful
Key 14C
15. We haven't had any ………. with him for several years.
A. communication B. expression C. excitement D. entertainment
Key 15A
16. Cao is one of the most- well-known...............in Viet Nam.
A. actors B. authors C. musicians D. singers
Key 16C
17. When you are stressed out at work, you should listen to something serene and relaxing.
A. restful B. quiet C. gentle D. sweet
Key 17A
18. 'Tien Quan Ca', the Viet Nam national...................was written by Van Cao.
A. folk song B. anthem C. epic D. pop song
Key 18B
19. Vietnamese folk songs .are sweet, gentle and very lyrical:
A. high quality B. tuneful C. prosaic D. emotional
Key 19D
20. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and .......................
A. singer B. composer C. dancer D. author
Key 20B
III. STRUCTURES AND GRAMMAR :
Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
21. Mother Teresa, ............. , was a very generous person.
A. who helped poor people in Calcutta B. whose helped poor people in Calcutta
C. that helped poor people in Calcutta D. helped poor people in Calcutta
Key 21A
22. By the time we got there, the film ........................
A. finished B. have finished C. will have finished D. had finished
Key 22D
23. The World Cup is.............for its clash of football cultures.
A. more and more. B. worse and worse C. coldest and coldest D. further and further
Key 23B
24. She knows more Italian...........................
A. than I do B. than I C. than me D. Both A and C
Key 24D
25. You will become ill ..................... you stop working so hard.
A. until B. if C. when D. unless
Key 25D
26. .............New York is not the capital of the USA, it is the home of the United Nations.
A. Because B. In spite of C. Otherwise D. Although
Key 26D
27. I'm interested in that film because it was based on the story...................
A. which wrote by my favorite novelist. B. written by my favorite novelist.
C. that written by my favorite novelist. D. it was written by my favorite novelist.
Key 27B
28. The children, ................. parents work late, are taken home by school bus.
A. that B. whom C. whose D. their
Key 28C
29. If I ............. a more reliable car, I ........................to Spain rather than fly.
A. would have/ would drive B. had/ had driven
C. had/ would drive D. had had/ would drive
Key 29C
30. Wednesday is ............. day the doctor can see you.
A. earlier B. most early C. the earliest D. the most early
Key 30C
IV. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS :
 31. The parks are ideal places for people to................ from the noisy and busy life.
A. get out B. get away C. get off D. get through
Key 31B
32. Brian asked Judy________ to dinner and a movie.
A. out                 B. on                       C. for                       D. of
Key 32A
33. My wife backed me _______ over my decision to quit my job.
A. down                B. up                       C. of                       D. for
Key 33B
34. The racing car _______ after it crashed into the fence.
A. blew out           B. blew over             C. blew up               D. blew down
Key 34C
35. Our car ________ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
A. broke into        B. broke away          C. broke in               D. broke down
Key 35D
36. We are fond ………. eating cake.
A. in B. of C. with D. at
Key 36B
37. This box of candy is ………. date now.
A. into B. out of C. besides D. out
Key 37B
38. He was put ………. prison because of stealing money from a bank.
A. to B. from C. into D. at
Key 38C
39. We rejoice ………. her success.
A. in B. at C. over D. all are correct
Key 39D
40. I saw Jane and Tom ………. evening.
A. for B. with C. against D. at
Key 40D
V. READING COMPREHENSION 1:
An Unlikely Muse
A new wave of music and arts projects has emerged, focusing on someone who may seem for
some a dubious source of inspiration. Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, is
currently becoming the subject of musicals, song cycles and shows on a worldwide arena.
When the Marcos regime collapsed in 1986, and Imelda and her husband Ferdinand were exiled
in Hawaii, they carried with them allegations of embezzlement, corruption and human rights
abuses. Imelda had spent the last twenty years living off a seemingly endless supply of funds,
living an exotic and glamorous lifestyle and rubbing shoulders with powerful figures worldwide.
In 1972, when the superstar couple’s popularity was fading and they were at risk of losing their
power, Ferdinand Marcos instated martial, leading to an era of chaos and plunder, and what is
described by some as the second most corrupt regime of the twentieth century. Ferdinand and
Imelda fled in 1986 to escape the People’s Power Revolution, Imelda leaving behind some 2000
pairs of shoes.
After her husband died in Hawaii due to ill health, Imelda stood trial in the United States on
behalf of her husband. Following that, she returned to the Philippines to face seventy more
counts of corruption and tax evasion. She has now returned to congress in the Philippines, her
make-up and gowns as flawless as ever.
So what makes Imelda Marcos such an appealing muse? Undoubtedly, Imelda Marcos’s resolute
character which has withstood exile, legal battles and the wrath of her enemies makes her an
appealing heroine, but film-maker Fenton Bailey attributes her iconicity to her sense of glamour
and style, and her role as a cultural trend-setter. And like so many women who let nothing come
between them and their goals, she has gained a certain iconic status, particularly among
homosexuals, not unlike that of Judy Garland and Lady Gaga.
And now the story of Imelda Marcos can be seen in the format of a musical, an artistic genre
which is quite befitting for this flamboyant, entertaining figure of beauty and glamour. ‘Imelda –
A new musical’ has played in Los Angeles and New York. The artistic director of the musical,
Tim Dang, realizes that the musical glosses over the darker aspects of the Marcos regime, but
wanted to portray Imelda as a person with all her faults on display, leaving the audience to come
to a verdict.  However, despite the glitz of the show, reviews were mixed, stating the ‘the serio-
comic spoof... had a vacuum at its centre’.
The story of Imelda Marcos has also been immortalized as a song cycle, ‘Here Lies Love’
written by David Byrne and Norman Cook, in which Imelda comes across as both a hero and
villain. Their reasoning was to try to understand the story of how people can attain positions of
such power and greed.  They were also inspired by Imelda’s love of dancing and clubbing, and
how her own style of music could be incorporated into their own.  Byrne adds that their story is
not black and white – the couple were very popular at first, and Imelda headed a lot of public
works in the Philippines and added much to the nation’s sense of culture and identity.
At the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, a tour named ‘La Vida Imelda’ led by Carlos Sedran
describes the life of Imelda Marcos, the cold war and martial law, while also portraying the
glamour of the Imelda lifestyle. He describes it as an eternal story, in which her extravagance can
be seen as either distasteful or in some ways estimable.   
There is a danger that these new art forms airbrush out the atrocities which accompanied the
ostentation and glamour. It was a time when democracy was suppressed, political enemies
disappeared, and billions of dollars which could have helped the poverty-stricken country were
spent on the Marcos’s extravagant lifestyle. However, the artists involved are keen to make clear
that the regime also resulted in great leaps forward in the country’s culture, architecture and
infrastructure. The Marcos legacy remains in the form of hospitals, Heart and Lung Centres, Folk
Art theatres and homes for children and the elderly, notwithstanding that the Marcos couple set
their war-ravaged, poverty-stricken land onto the world stage.
41. The word dubious in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to …………………
A. doubtful B. great C. endless D. invaluable
42. Why are Imelda’s shoes mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. To illustrate how little she scared for her personal possessions.
B. To illustrate her love of fashion and beauty.
C. To illustrate how quickly she had to flee the country.
D. To illustrate the extravagance of her lifestyle.
43. What aspect of Imelda’s character is emphasized in paragraph 3?
A. her flamboyance B. her kindness C. her resolution D. her beauty
44. What does the word that in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. goal B. style C. iconic status D. music
45. Why is Imelda compared with Judy Garland and Lady Gaga?
A. Due to her status as a gay icon
B. Due to her ambition and drive
C. Because she has created new fashions
D. Because she has triumphed over legal battles
46. Why was the musical of Imelda’s life criticized?
A. Because it did not portray Imelda’s faults
B. Because the show was too shallow
C. Because it was too glamorous and showy
D. Because it was both serious and comedic
47. What was it about Imelda’s story that interested David Byrne and Norman Cooke?
A. The ongoing themes of power, greed and music
B. The fact that the story had both a clear hero and villain
C. The reasoning why people such as Imelda become who they are
 D. The fact that her musical taste was similar to theirs
48. According to Carlos Sedran, how do people respond to Imelda’s expensive lifestyle?
A. Most people are shocked by it.
B. It evokes both positive and negative feelings
C. People want to be like her
D. People realize why she did it
49. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as something Imelda Marcos did
for the Philippines?
A. She made health services available to the people.
B. She gave the country a cultural identity.
C. She reduced the levels of poverty for Filipino people.
D. She drew the world’s attention to the country.
50. According to the reading passage, which is NOT TRUE about Imelda Marcos?
A. She is internationally famous
B. She is living in poverty now.
C. She was Filipino President’s wife.
D. There are songs written about her.
Key: 41A; 42D; 43C; 44C; 45A; 46B; 47C; 48B; 49C; 50B
READING COMPREHENSION 2:
America Online
America Online is one of the big names on the internet, and unlike many other digital companies,
it actually makes a profit. But the company which its rivals call the “Cyber-cockroach” was
launched only in 1992 Before that it was a small firm called Control Video Corporation, and it
made video games. Then Steve Case, a former Pizza Hut marketing executive arrived and took
the company online. Innovative, fast moving, and user-friendly. America Online appeals to
people who want to surf the internet, but who do not have a lot of experience. For the same
reason “techies”, people who think they are more expert with computers, look down on America
Online and its users. Recently America Online (or AOL, as it calls itself) joined with Time
Warner - a multi-million dollar movie and magazine company - to create a multimedia giant.
 
Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad. In many European countries, including the United
Kingdom, it is hard to buy a computer magazine that does not have a free AOL introductory
offer. The company also puts advertisements onto the television, and employs people to hand out
its free introductory disks at places like train stations. As the internet gets faster AOL is
changing. With many homes getting high-speed connections through fibre optic cables or the
new ASDL technology, the “Cyber-cockroach” will have to show that, like real cockroaches, it
can survive in almost any environment.
 
51. What is the passage about? 
A. A computer company B. A software company
C. An internet company D. A video company
 52. Who does Steve Case work for? 
A. AOL B. Pizza Hut
C. Control Video Corporation D. None of these 
53. How do “techies” feel about America Online?
A. They think it is a “Cyber-cockroach”
B. They think it is for experts
C. They think it is a movie and a magazine company
D. They feel superior to its users
54. People who use America Online are probably 
A. Video game players            B. “Techies”
C. Movie fans                           D. People new to the internet
 55. America Online is an unusual digital company because 
A. It used to make video games    B. It is innovative
C. It makes money                             D. It has joined with another company
56. Which marketing idea is not mentioned?
A. Advertisements on the internet B. Advertisements on TV
C. Free disks in journalists D. People giving disks away 
57. What does the article say about AOL's future?
 A. It will do well                      B. It will do badly
C. It will face challenges   D. The article doesn't say
58. The passage is about
A. Technology B. A history of the Internet
C. Computer user D. A successful business
59. “Cyber-cockroach” is
A. America Online B. its rival
C. the internet D. All is wrong
60. The word optic means
A. light B. eye C. communication D. thread
Key: 51C; 52A; 53D; 54D; 55C; 56A; 57A; 58D; 59A; 60A

VI. GUIDED CLOZE 1 Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best completes the
passage.
The world is divided (61)_............ two main parts: one part is poor and the (62).......... is
rich. The poor countries (63).......... 'the developing countries'. The big problem that they have to
(64)............. is lack of food and medical care. A lot of people do not have (65) .......... food to
eat and medicine to cure illnesses. In some parts, children are (66).............. starving. The land of
those countries is (67)_............ cultivate anything on. They do not know (68) ....................... new
farming Methods as well as inventions and discoveries of science and technology.(69).............,
they do not have enough money to do it. They certainly need help from (70)……........countries.
61. A. into B. to C. in D. from
62. A. another B. other C. others D. one
63. A. call B. have called C. called D. are called
64. A. meet B. discuss C. encounter D. do
65. A. very B. too C. many D. enough
66. A. even B. also C. such D. all
67. A. poor enough to B. so poor as to C. enough poor to D. too poor to
68. A. applying B. to apply C. how to apply D. how applying
69. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. As a result
70. A. rich B. the rich C. another rich D. a rich
Key 61A; 62B; 63D; 64C; 65D; 66A; 67D; 68C; 69B; 70B
GUIDED CLOZE 2
Read the passage and then decide which word (A, B, C, or D) best fits each space.
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's (71) ....... are
affected, by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today (72)........
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 (73)........ to our lives. Email 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 (74).......... 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 (75)........ 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 (76)..............elements are likely to increase in the future.
In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost (77)...........to control and regulate.
This has led to many concerns regarding children (78) .......... unsuitable websites. Yet perhaps
the biggest threat to IT in years to come will be the computer (79)................ more sophisticated
or more destructive strains are almost inevitable.
In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits. (80) .............. 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.
71. A. live B. lives C. living D. life
72. A. most B. most of C. most of the D. almost
73. A. services B. uses C. benefits D. effects
74 .A. free B. convenient C. unused D. available
75. A. widespread B. immediate C. particular D. continued
76. A. positive B. negative C. careless D. trivial
77. A. possible B. impractical C. likely D. impossible
78. A. accessing, B. approaching C. entering D. getting
79. A. disease B. program C. virus D. software
80. A. so B. moreover C. therefore D. yet
Key 71B; 72A; 73C; 74D; 75A; 76B; 77D; 78A; 79C; 80D
B.WRITTEN TEST
I. OPEN CLOZE TEST 1:
Las Vegas, Nevada, is the most (1)……………. city for gambling in the United States. Some
people say that Las Vegas is a mispronunciation of 'lost wages'. The casinos and hotels have so
(2)……………….. neon lights that people call this city in the desert 'The City of Lights'.
Each of the big hotels in Las Vegas is special. (3)………………. into one is like entering another
world. One hotel is like ancient Egypt. Another is like a tropical island. Still another is like New
York City. These hotels have shows with famous entertainers. Everything looks expensive. But
the rooms cost half the price of the rooms in other places. And the restaurants have all-you-can-
eat meals for very little money. That's (4)…………………. the hotels make their money from
the gambling casinos.
Las Vegas started in 1905 (5)………………… a small train stop. There were only a few
buildings in the middle of the desert. In1946, a famous gangster named Bugsy Seigel built the
first casino. Re was murdered in 19-17. "Iris made him and Las Vegas more famous! In the early
1950s, tourist went to Las Vegas not only to (6)…………………. They went to watch (7)
……………….. bomb tests in the desert outside the city. In those days, people didn't know it
was dangerous. They thought it was exciting.
Las Vegas is (8)……………………. famous for its many wedding chapels. Like all of Las
Vegas, they are open twenty-four hours a day. Getting married is easy. A (9)………………….
just pays a few dollars for a license, and they can get married immediately. They don't have to
wait. Many famous movie stars were married in Las Vegas.
It is interesting that Las Vegas has more churches for its population anywhere else in the United
States. That's not counting welding chapels. Another interesting fact is that tourists have a (10)
…………………. chance of having a heart attack in Las Vegas than in any other American city.
Key: 1. famous 2. many 3. Going 4. because
5. as 6. gamble 7. atomic 8. also
9. couple 10. Greater
 OPEN CLOZE TEST 2:
It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One
thing you have to be (1) _______ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is
(2)_________ of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made
up your (3)_______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel,don’t (4)_________ the
negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive
criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the (5)______ of
talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If (6), __________, someone advises you to revise
your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions
carefully. There are many film stars (7)__________ were once out of work . There are many
famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep
on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (8) ________. Being successful
does depend on luck, to a (9)________ extent. But things are more likely to (10) ________ well
if you persevere and stay positive.
Key: 1. aware 2. full 3. mind 4. let
5. lack 6. however 7. who 8. published
9. certain 10. turn out
II. WORD FORMS:
Give the correct form of the words in the brackets:
1. Detroit is renowned for the _____________ car. (produce)
2. If you make a good ________________ at the interview, you will get the job. (impress)
3. The _________________ looked dark and there were hardly any other guests. (enter)
4. My history teacher has a vast ________________ of past events. (know)
5. You are never too old to go to college and gain some _______________. ( qualify)
6. My greatest ________________ was graduating from university. (achieve)
7. The weatherman said there is a strong _______________ of rain today. (possible)
8. Some old laws are no longer _______________. (effect)
9. Athens is ________________ for its ancient buildings. (fame)
10. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a ________________ record. (crime)
Key: 1. production 2. impression 3. entrance 4. knowledge
5. qualification 6. achievement 7. possibility 8. effective
9. famous 10. criminal
Complete the passage with correct form of the words from the box
force determine possible start write
physic physic final educate establish

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and (1) ...................to New York City
when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was
nearly (2)..............for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After
(3).....................many letters seeking admission to medical schools, she was (4).................
accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So (5)..................was she that she taught school and gave
music lessons to earn money for her tuition.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her (6)............... in
Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection (7)............... her to abandon the
idea.
Upon returning the United States, she found it difficult (8)................. her own practice
because she was a woman. By 1857, Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another
female doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being
the first female (9).................. in the United States and founding her own hospital, she also
(10).............. the first medical school for women.
Key: 1. emigrated 2. impossible 3. writing 4. finally
 5. determined 6. education 7. forced 8. to start
9. physician 10. Established
III. Error identification:
There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them.
Children who say pop music does not interfere with their homework receive support today, with
the discovery that pay attention to visual stimuli and sounds require completely different brain
pathways which can operate at a same time with your appreciation of either being damaged.
Researchers have founded that listening to car stereos does not create much interference to
children’s homework. The affect of pop music on their performance at it is far outweigh by other
factors, such as how happy they are to be doing it. These findings could be applied to the design
of places which people have to take in large amounts of informations very quickly. They could,
for example, be relevantly to the layout of pilot cockpits on aircraft.
Key: 1. pay paying 2. a same  the same 3. with  without
4. founded  found 5. to  with 6. affect  effect
7. outweigh  outweighed 8. which  where
9. informations  information 10. relevantly  relevant
IV. Sentence transformation:
1. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
Sad ……………………………………………………………………………..
Key: as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
2. I only recognized him when he came into light.
Not until …………………………………………………………………………
Key: he came into light did I recognize him.
3. Under no circumstances should you phone the police.
The last …………………………………………………………………………
Key: thing you should do is (to) phone the police.
4. She chooses the kind of hotels she stays in very carefully.
She’s very fussy ………………………………………………………………
Key: about the kind of hotels she stays in.
5. I shouldn’t have trusted a stranger with my savings.
I ……………………………………………………………………………….
Key: should have known better than to trust a stranger with my savings.
6. How much did the supermarket bill come to this week? (TOTAL)
.........................................................................................................................
Key: How much did the supermarket bill amount to a total?
7. Being her only niece, Ann is very precious to her. (APPLE)
………………………………………………………………………………..
Key: Being her only niece, Ann is the apple of her eye.
8. Martin can not go any higher in his career. (PINNACLE)
……………………………………………………………………………………...
Key: Martin has reached the pinnacle of his career.
9. Carol has trouble communicating her ideas to others. (ACROSS)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
Key: Carol has trouble getting her ideas across.
10. The rocketing prices have proved too much for most salaried people. ( COPE)
……………………………………………………………………………………..
Key: Most salaried people can’t cope with the rocketing prices.