KỲ THI OLYMPIC 10 - 3

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A. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

I. PHONOLOGY (10 pts)

* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. teenage B. shortage C. voyage D. dosage
2. A. stringer B. hanger C. stronger D. banger
3. A. architecture B. immature C. manufacture D. superstructure
4. A. crooked B. wicked C. naked D. cooked
5. A. mouths B. cloths C. booths D. months

Answer:
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C

* Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.
1. A. recommend B. hurricane C. photograph D. separate
2. A. agricultural B. environment C. biological D. geographical
3. A. advisable B. admirable C. reliable D. desirable
4. A. voluntary B. compulsory C. necessary D. stationary
5. A. maintain B. realize C. gather D. bargain

Answer:
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A

II. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE (30 pts)

* Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete each blank.
1. We took ________ of the fine weather and spent the day on the beach.
A. chance B. advantage C. occasion D. effect
2. The school was closed for a month because of a serious _________ of fever.
A. outcome B. outburst C. outset D. outbreak
3. He is a little bit _________ in his left ear, but if you speak clearly he will hear what you say.
A. disabled B. deaf C. diseased D. dead
4. Many ________ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.
A. customary B. habitual C. traditional D. ordinary
5. Assembly lines are useful for producing a large _________ of identical products.
A. quality B. quantity C. quandary D. qualification
6. We couldn’t have afforded to buy the house if our parents hadn’t helped us to ________ the cost.
A. pay B. meet C. manage D. achieve
7. The project is still in its _________ so it is too soon to predict how successfull it will be.
A. orrigins B. infancy C. nappies D. prime
8. Nothing can grow in this poor _________ .
A. surface B. grass C. ground D. soil
9. It’s difficult to pay one’s bills when prices keep _________.
A. rising B. growing C. gaining D. raising
10. There’s no _________ in going to school if you are not willing to learn.
A. reason B. point C. purpose D. aim
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11. We looked everywhere but the intruder was nowhere ________ .
A. to see B. seen C. to be seen D. having seen
12. Not once in my life ________ .
A. I have stayed in such a good hotel B. did I ever stay in such a good hotel
C. have I stayed in such a good hotel D. stayed I in such a good hotel
13. Are you shopping for ________ health club to join so you can get in shape?
A. a B. an C. the D. no article is needed
14. By the time you receive this letter, I ________ for England.
A. will have left B. have left
C. would have left D. will leave
15. “How was your teaching job last winter ?” ___ “ I regret ________ harder to help my students.”
A. not tried B. not having tried C. not to try D. not have tried
16. ________ I studied when I was in Ha Noi was a small school near her house.
A. Where B. It C. When D. There
17. ________ at his lesson, still he couldn’t catch up with his classmates.
A. Hardly as he worked B. Hard as he worked
C. Hard as he does D. Hard as he was
18. He runs a business, ________ he proves to have managerial skills.
A. however B. otherwise C. and D. despite
19. John is going to get ________ Lisa.
A. marry with B. marry to
C. married with D. married to
20. She ________ about the time, her friend was also late.
A. needn’t worry B. didn’t need to worry
C. needn’t have worried D. needn’t worrying
21. We’re rather short of people to organise the trip, so do you think you could ________ ?
A. help out B. fix up C. join up D. take on
22. They looked worried and ________ when the boss passed by.
A. broke down B. broke up C. broke out D. broke off
23. Many elderly people have to live on the money they ________ when they were working.
A. laid up B. put back C. set up D. put aside
24. I can’t possibly lend you any money; it is quite out of the ________ .
A. question B. order C. practice D. place
25. When asked about their preference for movies, many young people say that they are in favour
________ science fiction.
A. in B. for C. of D. with
26. Global warming will result ________ crop failures and famine.
A. of B. to C. from D. in
27. Young people have become increasingly committed ________ social activities.
A. of B. to C. in D. at
28. You have to study hard to ________ your classmates.
A. keep pace with B. get in touch with
C. catch sight of D. look out for
29. It took Ted a long time to get ________ the breakup of his marriage.
A. over B. along with C. through D. across
30. People are advised to ________ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut down B. cut down on C. cut off D. cut in

Answer:
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1. B 2. D. 3. B 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B
11. C 12. C 13. A 14.A 15. B
16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. C
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. C
26. D 27. B 28.A 29. A 30. B

III. READING COMPREHENSION (20 pts)

Reading 1
* Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.
As computers have become powerful tools for the rapid and economic production of pictures,
computer graphics has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing fields in computer science. It is
used routinely in such diverse areas business, industry, art, government, education, research, training,
and medicine.
One of the initial uses of computer graphics, and ultimately its greatest use, has been as an aid to
design, generally to referred to as computer-aided design (CAD). One of its greatest advantages is that
designers can see how an object will look after construction and make changes freely and much more
quickly than with hand drafting. For three-dimensional rendering of machine parts, engineers now rely
heavily on CAD. Automobile, spacecraft, aerospace, and ship designers use CAD techniques to
design vehicles and test their performance. Building designs are also created with computer
graphics systems. Architects can design a building layout, create a three-dimensional model, and even
go for a simulated “walk” through the rooms or around the outside of the building.
Business graphics is another rapidly growing area of computer graphics, where it is used to create
graphs, charts, and cost models to summarize financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific, and
economic data. As an educational aid, computer graphics can be used to create weather maps and
cartographic materials. Computer art also has creative and commercial art applications, where it is used
in advertising, publishing, and film productions, particularly for computer animation, which is achieved
by a sequential process.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Routine uses of computers B. Computer graphics applications
C. The rapidly growing field of computer science D. Computers as the architects of the future
2. The word ‘it’ in line 2 refers to ___________ .
A. computer graphics B. computer science
C. field D. computer
3. The word ‘initial’ used in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to __________ .
A. last B. final C. first D. major
4. According to the passage, engineers use CAD for ___________ .
A. a simulated “walk” through model rooms B. rendering machine parts
C. making cost models D. advertising products
5. According to the passage, architects use CAD to __________ .
A. inspect buildings B. create graphs
C. make cartographic materials D. create three-dimensional models
6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a use of computer graphics in business?
A. Charts B. Cost models C. Graphs D. Hires
7. The word “applications” in the third paragraph means __________ .
A. jobs B. uses C. creators D. layers
8. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ___________ relies heavily on computer graphics.
A. making cartoons B. growing crops
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9. The author’s tone in this passage is ___________ .
A. sarcastic B. neutral C. pessimistic D. doubtful
10. The paragraph following this passage would most likely be about ___________ .
A. computer animation B. flight training
C. cost models D. CAD in medicine

Answer:
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. D. 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A

Reading 2
* Read the passage and choose the best answer.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST
Paul Watson is an environmental activist. He is a man who believes that he must do something, not
just talk about doing something. Paul believes in protecting endangered animals, and he protects them
in controversial ways. Some people think that Watson is a hero and admire him very much. Other
people think that he is a criminal. On July 16, 1979, Watson and his crew were on his ship, the Sea
Shepherd.
Watson and the people who worked on the Sea Shepherd were hunting on the Atlantic Ocean near
Portugal. However, they had a strange prey, instead of hunting for animals, their prey was a ship, the
Sierra. The Sea Shepherd found the Sierra, ran into it and sank it. As a result, the Sierra never returned
to the sea. The Sea Shepherd, on the other hand, returned to its home in Canada. Watson and his
workers thought that they had been successful. The Sierra had been a whaling ship which had operated
illegally. The captain and crew of the Sierra did not obey any of the international laws that restrict
whaling. Instead, they killed as many whales as they could, quickly cut off the meat, and froze it. Later
they sold the whale meat in countries where it is eaten. Watson tried to persuade the international
whaling commission to stop the Sierra. However, the commission did very little, and Paul became
impatient. He decided to stop the Sierra and other whaling ships in any way that he could. He offered to
pay $ 25,000 to anyone who sank any illegal ship, and he sank the Sierra. He acted because he believes
that whales must be protected. Still, he acted without the approval of his government; therefore, his
actions were controversial .
Paul Watson is not the only environmental activist. Other men and women are also fighting to protect
the Earth. Like Watson, they do not always have the approval of their governments, and like Watson,
they become impatient. Yet, because of their concern for environment, they will act to protect it.

1. An environmental activist is someone who _________ .

A. does something to protect the earth B. runs into whaling ships
C. talk about protecting endangered species D. is hero, like Watson
2. When something is controversial, ___________ .
A. everyone disagrees with it B. everyone agrees with it
C. people have different ideas about it D. people protect it
3. The members of a ship’s crew are the people ___________ .
A. who work on the ship B. who work on airplanes
C. on a ship, including the passengers D. who own the ship
4. The main idea of the first paragraph is ___________ .
A. Watson is a hero to some people B. Paul Watson is a controversial activist
C. activists are people who do something D. Watson does not believe in talking
5. The Sea Shepherd was hunting ___________ .
A. the Atlantic Ocean B. whales
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6. The Sierra did not return to the sea because ___________ .
A. the whales ate it B. it was sold in Portugal
C. The Sea Shepherd sank it D. None is correct
7. The author implies that Watson lives in ___________ .
A. Portugal B. a ship on the Atlantic
C. The Sierra D. Canada
8. The Sierra were acting illegally because they were ___________ .
A. not obeying international laws B. whaling
C. whaling and selling whales D. All are correct
9. The main idea of paragraph three is __________ .
A. the Sierra sold whale meat in some countries
B. the people on the Sierra did not obey international laws
C. the people on the Sierra killed as many whales as they could
D. whaling is illegal according to international laws
10. Watson ran into the Sierra because he _____________ .
A. wanted to stop the ship’s crew from whaling
B. was impatient with the government’s actions
C. wanted to protect the whales from the whalers
D. All of the above are correct

Answer:
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. D

IV. GUIDED CLOZE TEST

Cloze Test 1
* Read the following passage and choose the best option to complete the blank.(10 pts)
Environmental Concerns
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support life. (1)_________ human
activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (2)_________ on consuming
two-thirds of the world’s resources while half of the world’s population do so (3) _________to stay
alive we are rapidly destroying the (4)_________resource we have by people can survive and prosper.
Everywhere fertile soil is (5)_________ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are
exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (6)_________. We discharge pollutants into
the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result the planet’s ability to support
people is being (7)_________at the very time when rising numbers and consumption are
(8)_________increasingly heavy demands on it.
The Earth’s natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines,
warmth, shelter and minerals to (9)_________us fed, comfortable, healthy and active, if we are sensible
in how we use the resources they will (10)_________indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and
excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer.
1. A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite
2. A. continues B. repeats C. carries D. follows
3. A. already B. just C. for D. entirely
4. A. alone B. individual C. lone D. lonely
5. A. sooner B. neither C. either D. rather
6. A. quite B. greatly C. utterly D. completely
7. A. stopped B. narrowed C. reduced D. cut
8. A. doing B. having C. taking D. making
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9. A. hold B. maintain C. stay D. keep
10.A. last B. stand C. go D. remain

Answer:
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. A

Cloze Test 2
* Choose A, B, C or D for each of the following blanks.(10 pts)
Nobody knows for certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than poetry and
painting but as early man had no way of (1)_________ it, we can only guess what it sounded like.
Watching a child (2)_________ on a drum with his hands on a piece of wood, it is easy to see that this
is the simplest of instruments. It does not (3)_________ much effort to produce a rhythm on it.
Wall paintings show what some of the first instrument looked like. Early civilizations had already
discovered the three basic (4)_________ , of producing music: blowing into a tube, striking an object,
and scraping a string. We know that Western music comes from the (5)_________ Greeks. The musical
scales we use now are (6)_________ on certain sequences of notes, which the Greeks used to create a
particular (7)_________ . Until the sixteenth century, most players of instruments were single
performers, but as music became more (8)_________ , orchestras sand musical groups began to
(9)_________ . This (10)_________ about the writing of music to be played by several musicians at
one time. This can certainly be called the birth of modern music.

1. A. recording B. playing C. producing D. performing

2. A. hitting B. knocking C. crashing D. banging
3. A. make B. call C. take D. do
4. A. forms B. manners C. systerms D. ways
5. A. ancient B. old C. aged D. antique
6. A. raised B. based C. established D. supported
7. A. spirit B. temper C. mood D. humor
8. A. widespread B. enlarged C. expanded D. extended
9. A. turn B. appear C. spring D. be
10.A. produced B. affected C. caused D. brought

Answer:
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D

B. WRITTEN TEST________________________________________________________________

I. OPEN CLOZE TEST

Cloze Test 1
* Fill a suitable word in each blank to complete the passage (10 pts).
Many thousands of children have (1)________ in their homes. As a result, some children died. The
most common accidents are with (2)________ and hot water. Small children often touch pots of
(3)________ water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and
(4)________ them. Some children like to (5)________ with fire. They enjoy striking matches or
throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly. If the fire gets too big, it gets out of (6)________.
Then the house (7)________ fire. It is very (8)________ to play with matches. When a child strikes a
match, the flame soon burns near his (9)________ . Then he (10)________ the match on the floor.
Many houses catch fire in this way.

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1. accidents 2. fire 3. hot / boiling 4. burns 5. play
6. control 7. catches 8. dangerous 9. fingers 10. drops

Cloze Test 2
* Fill in each blank with ONE word to make a complete passage.(10 pts)
New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (1)_________ their advent makes the
world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (2)_________.And that,
(3)_________ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers,
trade (4)_________ leaders, engineers and scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent
on knowledge and information as their main input, can (5)_________ human being from many of their
current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography. (6)_________ the new
technologies could also (7)_________ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more
effectively than in the (8)_________ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological society
will (9)_________ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity
(10)_________ our institutions to repond to new challenges.

Answer:
1. Whether 2. put 3. in 4. union 5. free
6. But 7. enable 8. most 9. make 10. of

II. WORD FORMS (20 pts)

* Supply the correct form of the word in the bracket in each sentence.
1. I find her story about UFOs hardly _______________. (BELIEVE)
2. This is really __________________ news. (MARVEL)
3. They may be travelling in space and examining ____________ beings. (HUMANITY)
4. Somewhere in space there could be other ________________ beings. (THINK)
5. Don’t be frightened. This is just an __________________ story. (IMAGINE)
6. I hate him because of his __________________. (HONEST)
7. The development of synthetic fabrics has brought new challenges and new opportunities to
________________ engineers. (CHEMISTRY)
8. Women are now more and more _______________ and can earn their own living. (DEPEND)
9. The exact origin of universe remains a _________________ . (MYSTERIOUS)
10. The earthquake is one of the most natural ______________ that we have experienced.
(DISASTROUS)

Answer:
1. believable 2. marvelous 3. human 4. thinking 5. imaginary
6. dishonesty 7. chemical 8. independent 9. mystery 10. disasters

* Supply the correct form of the word to fill in the blank.

Vietnamese people generally shake hands when greeting and (1) _________ (PART). Using both
hands shows respect, as does a slight bow of the head. In rural areas, elderly people who do not extend
their hand are greeted with a slight bow. Women are more likely to bow their head (2) _________
(SLIGHT) than to shake hands. Vietnamese names begin with the family name and are followed by a
given name. People address another by their given names, but add a title that indicates their
perceived(3) _________ (RELATION) to the other person. These titles are family related rather than
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(4)_________ (PROFESSION). Among colleagues, for example, the younger of the two might
combine the given name with the title of Anh (“Older Brother” ). A basic (5)_________ (GREET)
combined with the given name and the title is Xin chao (“Hello.”). Classifiers for gender and
(6)_________ (FAMILIAR) are also combined with the greeting. In formal meetings, business cards
are sometimes exchanged on greeting. Vietnamese have strong sense of (7)_________
(HOSPITABLE) and feel (8) _________(EMBARRAS ) if they cannot show their guests full respect
by preparing for their arrival. Therefore, it is (9)_________ (APPROPRIATE) to visit a home
without having been invited. Gifts are not required, but are appreciated. Flowers, incense, or tea may be
appropriate gifts for the hosts. Hosts also appreciate a small gift for their children or (10)_________
(ELDER) parents.

Answer:
1. parting 2. slightly 3. relationship 4. professional 5. greeting
6. familiarity 7. hospitability 8. embarrassed 9. inappropriate 10. elderly

III. ERROR IDENTIFICATION (10 pts)

* There are ten errors in the text below. Find and correct them.
Example: 0. that  which

Robots can work in places to that humans can’t easily get. 0. that  which
These including deep oceans, on distant planets or on sites with 1. ________________________
bad pollution. Robots are also used in factories although they can 2. ________________________
work much quickly and accurately than a human, and without 3. ________________________
needing to rest.
Improvements in technology over the past fifty years has 4. ________________________
meant that scientists are now able to create very clever robots.
The most complicate of these can make decisions for 5. ________________________
themselves, learn new things, and deal for problems. However, 6. ________________________
while robots that look as people are very common in science 7. ________________________
fiction films, they are very rarely in real life. Making a machine 8. ________________________
that can balance and move on two legs is a real challenge and is
unnecessary for most of the jobs we need robots to make for us. 9. ________________________
However, a Japanese robot called as Asimo does walk on two 10. _______________________
legs and can even climb up and down stairs.

Answer:
1. including  include 2. although  because
3. much  more 4. has  have
5. complicate  complicated 6. deal for  deal with
7. look as  look like 8. rarely  rare
9. to make  to do 10. called as  known as / called

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (20 pts)

* Rewrite the sentences with the given words at the beginning or in brackets in such a way that their
meaning remain unchanged.
1. Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
 Without ________________________________________________________________________
2. It’s sad, but unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
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 Sad ____________________________________________________________________________
3. The students’ riotous behaviors should have been severely punished. (PUNISHMENT)
 The students deserved _____________________________________________________________
4. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe. (SOONER)
 No ____________________________________________________________________________
5. I enjoy being the boss of a small company. (FISH)
 _______________________________________________________________________________
6. What has this experience taught you?
 What conclusions ________________________________________________________________?
7. Follow this advice and you will find yourself in trouble. (WATER)
 _______________________________________________________________________________
8. Although he had his legs cut off after a serious accident, he competed in the Olympic Games and
won a medal. (PREVENT)
 His legs being
____________________________________________________________________
9. I daren’t turn on the television because the baby might wake up. (FEAR)
 _______________________________________________________________________________
10. The best solution was thought of by Sally. (CAME)
 Sally ___________________________________________________________________________

Answer:
1. Without absolute secrecy, the mission wouldn’t have succeeded.
2. Sad as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
3. The students deserved severe punishment for their riotous behaviors.
4. No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released.
5. I enjoy being a big fish in a small pond.
6. What conclusions have you drawn from this experience ?
7. Follow this advice and you will find yourself in hot water.
8. His legs being cut off did not / could not prevent him from competing in the Olympic Games and
winning a medal.
9. I daren’t turn on the television for fear of waking the baby up.
10. Sally came up with the best solution.

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