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Môn thi: Anh văn – Khối: 10

KÌ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30/4 TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH LẦN THỨ XXV-NĂM 2019
Ngày thi: 06/04/2019
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40PTS)

I. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE (5PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

1. ______ happy in the new school, he missed his old friends.

A. Usually B. Although C. Being D. Even

2. ______ we leave at 3:00, we should get there by 5:30.

A. Assuming B. Having assumed C. To assume D. Assumed

3. I am sorry to keep you waiting. I hope you ______ long.

A. are not waiting B. don’t wait C. haven’t waited D. Haven’t been waiting

4. It’s about time you ______ the balcony. It’s covered in leaves and dust.
A. cleaned B. had cleaned C. to be cleaned D. to have cleaned

5. Don’t be silly! That ______ possibly be David Beckham!

A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. won’t D. can’t

6. -“I locked myself out of my apartment. I didn’t know what to do.”

-“You ______ your roommate.”
A. could have called B. may have called C. would have called D. must have called

7. -“Did the principal of the school answer you yet?”

-“No, but ______ I hear from him by 5pm, I’ll let you know.”
A. might B. could C. would D. should

8. ______ help me make this decision. I’m just so unsure of which direction to take for my future.
A. I’d sooner you will B. I wish you will C. If only you could D. I’d rather you

9. ______ we have enough money, where would you like to travel this summer?
A. So that B. Provided that C. Despite the fact that D. Unless

10. Twenty people were arrested during the demonstration, of ______ four were charged with obstruction.
A. who B. whom C. which D. them

II. PHRASAL VERBS AND PREPOSITIONS (5PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

11. She was very appreciative ______ all the support she got from her friends.
A. of B. for C. on D. with
12. Her latest novel is coming ______ in paperback soon.
A. across
B. off
C. out
D. about

13. As you’ve arrived late, you’ll have to ______ the time you have lost.
A. make up to
B. do up to
C. do up for
D. make up for

14. Mary is jealous ______ her sister because she is much more popular.
A. on
B. of
C. for
D. with

15. Your skirt needs taking ______ ; It’s too large.

A. up
B. on
C. over
D. in

16. Can you make ______ the meaning of this passage?

A. out
B. for
C. up
D. into

17. He’s such a hard man to ______ as he’s always fitting from one site to another.
A. pin in
B. lock in
C. narrow down
D. nail down

18. Don’t be put ______ by his manner. He always acts that way.
A. on
B. away
C. off
D. down

19. His proposal met ______ total opposition from the committee.
A. about
B. by
C. for
D. with

20. You ought to stand ______ your little brother when others tease him.
A. over with
B. by for
C. about with
D. up for

III. VOCABULARY (10PTS): Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.

21. It is possible to ______ out of the pension scheme if you do not wish to participate.
A. back
B. charge
C. opt
D. break

22. She always gets what she wants because she knows how to _____ the rules.
A. circumvent
B. desert
C. slack
D. elicit

23. Anthropologists have spent years studying the social system of this ______.
A. breed
B. caste
C. tribe
D. sect

24. I tried to catch the mouse, but it was too _______.

A. intentional
B. obsolete
C. uncommon
D. elusive

25. I have no appetite and I am lethargic. I’ve been feeling under ______ for ages.
A. pair
B. stress
C. par
D. threat

26. Peter does everything himself because he doesn’t like to ______ control.
A. extinguish
B. relinquish
C. vanish
D. elicit
27. I don’t know how I can ______ up the courage to tell him the awful news.
A. pick B. pluck
C. store
D. set

28. I need to study more for the test. I don’t have a very good ______ of the material.
A. abstract
B. grasp
C. hint
D. gist

29. The weekend is over, so tomorrow it’s back to the ______.

A. grind
B. labor
C. drudgery
D. toil

30. We could hear the monkey ______ long before we reached their cage.
A. chatting
B. chattering
C. prattling
D. babbling

31. Bob is so short-tempered; he should try to ______ his anger.

A. monitor
B. curb
C. temper
D. stunt

32. The police ______ the woods looking for the lost child.
A. scoured
B. integrated
C. traced
D. encountered

33. Don’t mention work to Ray, as it’s a sore ______ with him at the moment.
A. finger
B. point
C. place
D. nail

34. The couple ______ under the umbrella to keep dry.

A. enclosed
B. muffled
C. huddled
D. augmented

35. A long, green snake ______ through the grass and disappeared.
A. strutted
B. slunk
C. slithered
D. scampered

36. This schedule isn’t final. It’s only ______.

A. tentative
B. sporadic
C. contemporary
D. subsequent

37. My new pullover ______ to half its previous size when I washed it.
A. shrank
B. reduced
C. diminished
D. dwindled
38. The new accounting system ______ all my work useless.
A. transformed
B. rendered
C. transposed
D. converted

39. Martin just loves to ______ his teeth into a really challenging crossword.
A. grind
B. get
C. put
D. sink

40. The doctor said that sweets should be eaten in ______.

A. compulsion
B. restriction
C. moderation
D. qualification

IV. GUILDED CLOZE (10PTS): Read the texts below and decide which answer best fits each space.

Passage A:
The case of food storage in tin cans illustrates how an invention can be successful even when it (41)_____
a new problem for the one it solves. In 1810, Peter Durand (42) _____ tremendous progress in food
preservation with his invention of the tin can. The cans were ideal for transporting food and for (43) _____
spoilage for extended periods. But consumers of canned food had to (44)_____ their own ingenuity to open
the solidly constructed cans, which sometimes outweighed the foodstuffs inside. Durand’s had created a
new problem, (45) _____ opening the cans. In the early days, the (46) _____ most favored was the brute
force of a hammer and chisel. In 1858, Ezra Warner designed a crude and somewhat (47) _____ can
opener. Finally, (48) _____ 1930, the safe design that underlies today’s common kitchen utensils had been
invented. From the (49) _____ of their introduction, however, the problem of opening the cans (50) _____
not detract from their wide acceptance as a solution to the problem of food preservation.

41. A. substitutes B. becomes C. causes D. is

42. A. provided B. invented C. made D. discovered
43. A. storing B. preserving C. keeping D. preventing
44. A. create B. know C. use D. make
45. A. easily B. especially C. hardly D. namely
46. A. consumer’s B. method C. can D. food
47. A. called B. dangerous C. safer D. sophisticated
48. A. in B. beyond C. prior D. by
49. A. latest B. way C. time D. first
50. A. did B. does C. could D. will

Passage B:
Two eyes help us to see in three dimensions; and two ears allow us to hear in stereo. If recent search
findings are (51) _____ two nostrils function in (52) _____ the same way. In the olfactory system, each
nostril conveys to be the brain a slightly different olfactory (53) _____ upon smelling an odor. What is
perceived in combination is (54) _____ used by the brain to get a precise (55) _____ of what the odor is.
The slight different (56) _____ the olfactory images seem to occur (57) _____ the air flows at a different
rate through each nostril, one of (58) _____ has a low flow-rate and the other a high one. Odors that
dissolve slowly have their maximum effect in the (59) _____ that has a slow movement of air. Conversely,
those that dissolve quickly have their (60) _____ effect when the air stream is moving rapidly. Thus, air
dawn into the nose will give different responses in each nostril. Not yet well understood is how the brain
 processes the disparate olfactory images as a single recognizable aroma. Future studies will be needed to
completely explain this phenomenon.

51. A. incorrect B. reported C. accurate D. similar

52. A. so B. as C. much D. such
53. A. process B. image C. where D. once
54. A. which B. earlier C. strongly D. then
55. A. meaning B. measurement C. location D. sense
56. A. in B. about C. to D. when
57. A. before B. then C. however D. because
58. A. those B. which C. each D. such
59. A. nostril B. chemical C. flow D. other
60. A. personal B. strongest C. negative D. slowest

V. READING COMPREHENSION (10PTS): Read the text below and choose the best answer to each
question.

Passage A
Recently, researchers conducted a survey to investigate what motivates young adults to exercise. The
study might shed light on why so few college students exercise and why many stop their exercise workouts
after they graduate. Researchers analyzed response from 937 randomly selected college student at a
leading U.S. university. What the research team found was that 39% of the male students and 26% of the
female students exercise at least three days a week for 20 minutes at a time. These exercise patterns were
fairly similar to those in surveys at other universities. The survey also revealed some critical factors which
motivate college students to exercise.

Men who exercised regularly reported that their friends provide considerable support for them to do so.
Those who exercised only occasionally had moderate support from their friends, while those who did not
exercise at all had little or no support from friends. For women, however, the crucial motivating factor
seemed to come from family members rather than from friends. Women who exercise regularly had a great
deal of positive support to do so from their families. However, women who exercised only occasionally
received moderate levels of encouragement from their families, while those who did not work out at all
received little or no support from their families. Since college students live far from home, women students
are likely to have a weaker support system than do their male counterparts.

A medical professor, upon seeing the results of the study, remarked that generally there is not so much
emphasis on body performance among girls and young women. “It’s a macho thing to be able to run faster
or lift weights,” he said. “However,” he continued, “for the younger generation, this gender gap appears to
be getting smaller.”

61. What is the main purpose of the study presented in this passage?
A. to investigate college students’ attitudes toward good health and exercise
B. to find out why young women don’t like to exercise
C. to learn what makes college students exercise
D. to find the best type of exercise workout for college students

62. What research method used in this study?

A. College students reported on their friends’ exercise workouts.
B. College students reported on their families’ exercise patterns.
C. College professors answered questions about their students.
D. College students answered questions about themselves.
63. What similarity between men and women did the study find?
A. The more friends they have, the more they exercise.
B. The more support they have to exercise, the more they exercise.
C. The closer they live to families, the more they exercise.
D. The more health-conscious they are, the more they exercise.

64. In comparison to the general college population, students at this university exercise ______.
A. less often than average
B. about the same amount as average
C. more often than average
D. for longer at a time than average

65. Why does the passage mention that some college students live far from home?
A. to emphasize that they do not see their families every day
B. to criticize their life styles
C. to show how independent they are
D. to explain why they depend on their friends so much

Passage B
It has long been known that underweight, premature babies develop into children who perform worse at
school than children who had normal birth weight and were full-term. A recent study examining the effects
of birth weight on intelligence suggests that even among full-term babies the heavier ones have an
advantage. The study has been following 3,900 British men and women since their birth in 1946. Birth
weight was collated with scores on tests of reading and arithmetic skills, non-verbal reasoning, memory,
speed, and concentration. These tests were conducted when the participants were 8, 11, 15, 26 and 43
years old. Generally speaking, the heavier children performed better on the tests. The relationship was
strongest at age 8 and then weakened over time. By age 43, the relationship was negligible. The results
were not affected by birth order, gender father’s social class, or mother’s education and age.

These findings must be interpreted with caution. First, the results were based on averages. Second, birth
weight is only one numerous factors influencing cognitive function. Parental interest in education – such as
volunteering at school or helping with homework – may offset the effect of birth weight. Furthermore, poor
environmental conditions, such as living in an overcrowded home, breathing polluted air, or being caught in
a bitter divorce can diminish the early advantages enjoyed by heavier babies.

Although no one knows exactly what makes a new-born baby heavy, it is known that healthy, well nourished
mothers tend to have heavier babies, while those who eat poorly, smoke, and are heavy drinkers tend to
produce smaller ones. There are probably several other variables that affect birth weight, but if and how
those are connected to intelligence is not known.

66. In this duty, the researchers examined the relationship between_______.

A. maternal nutrition and birth weight
B. home environment and intelligence
C. age and intelligence
D. intelligence and birth weight

67. What did the researchers find out about the relationship they were studying?
A. It increased up to age 26, then decreased.
B. It remained steady until age 26, then decreased.
C. It decreased as the subjects grew older.
D. It remained steady throughout the study.

68. Which children have an advantage at school?

A. Those who were full-term, lighter weight babies.
B. Those who were premature but normal weight babies.
C. Those who were full-term, heavier babies.
D. Those who were premature babies who gained weight quickly.

69. According to the passage, what is one possible reason to question the conclusions of the study?
A. The study did not consider some environmental factors.
B. The study was done too long ago.
C. The study was done on premature babies, not on full term ones.
D. The study tested different children at different ages.

70. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Premature babies are disadvantaged throughout their lives.
B. Parent’s educational level affects intelligence.
C. No one knows the exact relationship between test scores and intelligence. D.
Bigger babies may be more intelligent than smaller ones.

Passage C
Diving deep into the ocean is difficult for humans, although whales do it easily. The deepest a human has
dived into the ocean without scuba gear is to 450 feet below the surface, which required him to hold his
breath for about two minutes. Humans are unable to go much deeper because at a certain point the
external pressure becomes so great it crushes the ribcage and lungs. Furthermore, lack of oxygen also
prevents humans from staying under water for long periods. It is amazing, then, that whales can dive to
depths of up to 10,000 feet and remain there for as long as two hours. Several adaptations enable the
whales to do this, among them the construction of its ribcage. Unlike humans, whales have fewer “true”
ribs, ribs joined directly to the breastbone, and more “floating” ribs, which are attached only to the
preceding rib by cartilage. This flexible design allows the whale’s ribcage to fold under pressure instead of
breaking, and for its lungs to collapse without rupturing capillaries. Also, during a dive, the whale’s heart
slows to as slow as 3 to 5 beats a minute. Arteries constrict, reducing blood flow to many of the whale’s
less vital organs, thus conserving oxygen and maintaining blood pressure in the brain and heart. Humans
emerging too suddenly from dives can suffer from “the bends”, when small bubbles of nitrogen gas form in
body fluids and obstruct blood flow, leading to death. Because whales collapse their lungs, air is pushed
from the lungs into the windpipe, which is lined with thick membranes, making it difficult for nitrogen
bubbles to pass into the bloodstream of other tissues. Together, these and other adaptations enable
whales to dive to such depths.

71. What are “floating” ribs?

A. Ribs that are not attached to other ribs.
B. Ribs that are not attached to the breastbone.
C. Ribs that are made of cartilage.
D. Ribs that are not able to fold under pressure.

72. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. to explain why whales can do something that humans cannot
B. to explain how humans and whales adapted
C. to explain what happens at great depths
D. to explain how the human respiratory system works
73. When a whale dives, what contributes to the conservation of oxygen?
A. Blood pressure increases.
B. Blood flow decreases.
C. The lungs collapse.
D. The ribcage folds.

74. Compared to whales, humans have ______.

A. weaker capillaries
B. thicker membranes in the windpipe
C. fewer floating ribs
D. slower heartbeats

75. How does the whale’s ribcage differ from that of a human?
A. The whale’s ribcage contains fewer vital organs.
B. The whale’s ribcage can bend without breaking.
C. Whales have fewer ribs than humans.
D. The whale’s ribs are not attached to the breastbone.

(Vì nguồn tư liệu dạng ảnh trên mạng thiếu mất 1 trang nên đề này bị khuyết mất đi passage D và 2 bài Non-guided
open cloze test)

II. WORD FORMATION: (20PTS)

PART 1: Complete each sentence, using the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. They were in search of _______ archaeological remains. (DATE)
2. He always gets _______ aggressive when he’s drunk (RESTRAIN)
3. The drop in share prices in March was a _______ of the financial crash that followed in June (RUN) 4.
She sang the first three verses with a piano and the last verse _______. (COMPANY)
5. I really didn’t mean to offend her – I just said it _______. (THINK)
6. They were accused of _______ in their treatment of the hostages. (HUMAN) 7.
Alcohol is a _______ factor in 10% of all road accidents. (CONTRIBUTE)
8. He had to face up to his own _______ as a father. (ADEQUATE)
9. It was _______ a step in the right direction. (QUESTION)
10. Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically _______. (EXIST)

PART 2: Complete the passage with the appropriate forms of the words given in the box.

COMPLICATE STAND DINE WELCOME DEPEND

OCCUR DEFEND TERROR DELICATE EXPOSEPOISONOUS SEALIFE
One of the most lethal poisons on Earth, ten thousand times more deadly than cyanide, is tetrodotoxin,
more concisely known as TTX. Its potency is well known in East Asia, where it regularly kills (11)______
who have braved the capricious (12)______ known as puffer fish. This toxin has a (13)______ method of
operation: twenty-five minutes after (14)______ it begins to paralyse its victims, leaving the victim fully
aware of what is happening. Death usually results, within hours, from suffocation or heart failure. There is
no known antidote. If lucky patients can (15)______ the symptoms for twenty-four hours, they usually
recover without further (16)______. It is no ordinary poison. What is strange about its (17)______ is that it
is found in such a wide range of creatures, from algae to angelfish spanning retire kingdoms of life. It is
rather unlikely that such unusual toxin evolved (18)______ in so many unrelated animals. Marine biologists
have discovered that the poison is produced by bacteria living in the gut of its host. The best explanation is
that symbiotic relationship exists between host and the not (19)______ guest, where microbes exchange
 poison for nutrients, providing a valuable (20)_______ weapon for its host.

III. ERROR CORRECTION: (10PTS) The following passage contains 10 errors. Identify and correct them.
BEWARE OF VITAMINS!
Vitamins are good for our health, aren’t they? Perhaps not. New research suggests that rather than ward off
disease, high doses of certain vitamins may make more harm than good and could even put you in an early
grave. Some recent studies suggest that far from improving health, these vitamins, when taken at very high
doses, may actually increase the risks of cancer and a range of debilitating diseases, a discovery that has
sent the medicinal world into a spin. Scientists are unsure as to when vitamins, so essential to health, can be
toxic in high doses. The most likely explanation is that the body is only equipped to deal with the levels found
naturally in the environment. If the intake is too far for the normal range, then the body’s internal chemistry
must be shunted out of alignment. What this means is that the
commercially sold vitamins and those provided by nature is not always compatible. The commercial forms
may interfere with the body’s internal chemistry by “crowding out” the most natural and beneficial forms of the
nutrients. The vitamins obtained in food are also allied
with a host of other substances which may moderate or augment its activity in the body. The latest advice is
to eat a balance diet to ensure you get all the nutrients you need, and if you 15. must take supplements make
sure you take the lowest recommended dose and follow the instructions on the bottle.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

IV. SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (20PTS) Rewrite the following sentence using the words given.

1. People know more about my novels than the plays I write. (BETTER)
I’m _____________________________________________.

2. The staff hated his new policies intensely and so went on strike. (HATRED)
So intense ________________________________________________.

3. Your attitude to life would be greatly improved by regular exercise. (WONDERS)

Regular exercise would _____________________________________.

4. There is someone in the office twenty-four hours a day. (STAFFED)

The office ______________________________________.

5. Do you think her grandmother was offended by what I said? (EXCEPTION)

Do you think ___________________________________________?

6. His behavior at the conference gave him the bad reputation he now has. (CONDUCTED)
The way ___________________________________________________.

7. Unless we can obtain more information, we can’t process your claim. (FORTHCOMING)
Unless further ____________________________________________.

8. Our teacher thinks it would be better to get on as quickly as possible. (MUCH)

Our teacher would prefer us __________________________________.

9. I had to wait for the manager for almost an hour before he would see me. (BEST)
The manager kept ____________________________________________.
 10. They remain close friends despite having had many arguments. (FALL)
Frequently as _____________________________________________.

END OF TEST - BEST OF LUCK

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ANSWER KEY
A.MULTIPLE CHOICE

1B 2A 3D 4A 5D 6A 7D 8C 9B 10B 11A 12C 13D 14B 15D 16A 17D 18C 19D 20D
21C 22A 23C 24D 25C 26B 27B 28C 29A 30B 31B 32A 33B 34C 35C 36A 37A 38B 39B 40C
41A 42C 43D 44C 45D 46B 47B 48D 49C 50A 51C 52C 53B 54D 55D 56A 57D 58B 59A 60B
61C 62D 63B 64B 65A 66D 67C 68C 69A 70D 71B 72A 73B 74C 75B 76B 77C 78B 79D 80B
(0.5 pt each)

B.WRITTEN TEST

OPEN CLOZE (1 pt each)

1. works 8. order 15. course
2. rock 9. change 16. And
3. which 10. number / lot 17. cause
4. result / consequence 11. yields 18. response
5. keeping / making 12. practices / methods 19. increase / rise
6. sound 13. temperature 20. result
7. without 14. Daytime

WORD FORMATION (1 pt each)

1. undated 8. Inadequacy / inadequacies 15. withstand 2. unrestrained 9. unquestionably
16. complications 3. forerunner 10. non-existent 17. occurence 4. unaccompanied 11.
dinners 18. independently 5. unthinkingly 12. delicacy 19. unwelcome 6. inhumanity 13.
terrifying 20. Defensive 7. contributory 14. exposure
ERROR IDENTIFICATION (1 pt each)

Line Mistake Correct 2 make cause/do 4 at in 5 medicinal medical 6 when why 8

for above 9 must can/may/might 10 is are 12 in from 13 its their
14 balance balanced

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2 pts each)

1. I’m better known as a novelist than as a playwright.
I’m better known for my novels than for the plays I write.
2. So intense was the hatred for his new policies (that) the staff went on strike.
So intense was the staff’s hatred for his new policies (that) they went on strike. 3.
Regular exercise would do wonders for your attitude to life.
4. The office is staffed twenty-four hours a day.
5. Do you think her grandmother took exception to what I said?
6. The way he conducted himself at the conference gave him the bad reputation he now has. 7.
Unless further information is forthcoming, we can’t process your claim.
8. Our teacher would prefer us to make as much progress as we can.
9. The manager kept me waiting for the best part on an hour before he would see me.
10. Frequently as they fall out (with each other), they remain close friends.