De - Da OLYMPIC Anh 10 nam 2017

DA PHUC HIGH SCHOOL Group: English School year: 2016 - 2017

THE OLYMPIC EXAMINATION THE ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 10 Time allowance: 90 minutes

Part I: Phonetics:  (2.5 points)

* Question 1-5: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1.     A. lizard      B. puzzle               C. muzzle                D. pizza

2.     A. stagnant      B. expand              C. eventually                 D. landlord

3.     A. compete       B. fetch                C. separate                   D. yell

4.     A. muddy      B. minute                    C. funny      D. number

5.    A. died     B. continued                 C. contented                 D. followed

* Question 6-10: Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

6.    A. graduate      B. impression  C. applicant        D. category

7.    A. Vietnamese      B. understand  C. volunteer              D. equipment

8.    A. classify      B. humidify  C. personify        D. solidify

9.    A. ornamental      B. lemonade                  C. nevertheless      D. kangaroo

10.  A. sacrifice      B. compliment  C. nursery        D. determine

Part II: Grammar and vocabulary: (7.5 points)

* Question 11- 25: Choose the best answer.

11. It was a ________day in July, hot and sticky.

A. typical B. popular C. dense D. normal

12.  I don’t like to ask people for help but I wonder if you could ________ me a favour.

A. find B. make C. pick D. do

13. It was only _____ he told me his surname that I realised that we had been to the same school .

 A. then       B. when    C. until          D. as soon as             

14. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard

 A. on account of         B. because          C. in spite of              D. although

15. Their eventual choice of house was _____ by the time Peter would take to get to the office.

 A. determined  B. related        C. consequent          D. dependent

16. “Do you mind if I borrow a chair?"  “____ Do you need only one?”

A. Yes, I would. B. Not at all. C. Yes, I do.   D. I'm sorry.

17. I don’t know French, so I cannot read letters __________ French.

 A. of         B. by               C. about   D. in          

19. He’s always busy. He has ______________ time to enjoy himself.

 A. a lot of        B. a little           C. little              D. much

20. It’s  kind ______________ you   to help me  get ______________ the problem.

 A.  of/ over        B. for /  up        C. to /  over   D.  with /  along

21  Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t ______ as usual.

A. get off                    B. ring off    C. take off D. go off 

22. I’m interested in …………..history, especially ……..history of Western Europe.

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

23. I’ll never forget  ______________ he has told me.

 A. which        B. when            C. where               D. what

24. We saw ________rising out of the mist.

A. a grey ancient stone- built house B. an ancient stone- built grey house  

C. an ancient grey stone- built house  D. a stone- built grey ancient house 

25. – “Merry Christmas!”      –    “______________”          

    A. Yes, I do.         B. The same to you.    C. I’m sorry.       D. It’s my pleasure.

* Question 26- 30: Supply the correct form of the word given the brackets.

26.  There are many good ...................................programmes on VTV2.      (DOCUMENT)

27.  In ………………………..…….to doing the cleaning, I make the coffee.  (ADD)

28.  My sister is very …….………about gardening but I’m afraid I don’t know the first thing about it. (KNOW)

29.  Watching Wildlife World programmes makes us more aware of our global.........................(RESPONSIBLE) 

30.  Tom spoke …………………….because he was so excited.   (BREATHE)

* Question 31- 35: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.

A. The child was considered (31-have)……………..…...no ability to study because he was mentally retarded.

B.  The teller was made (32- lie)  ……….…………………down on the floor.

C.  Linda (33- not stay) ………………….. ….up late last night, she wouldn’t be tired now.

D. He looked frightened as if he (34- see) ………………………..a ghost.

E. When we were there two years ago, the building (35- build) …..…………, but now it hasn’t been finished yet.

* Question 36- 40: Match to make sentences.

A 36. They are going to blow           ………….. 37. Let’s clear                               ………..… 38. I’ll put this box                       ………..… 39. The traffic has built               ………..… 40. The fire will go                      ………..…

B A. down and then I’ll help you with the tent. B. up the old bridge with dynamite. C. up a lot round here over recent years. D. out unless we put some more wood on. E. up this rubbish and put it in the bin.

Part III: Writing:  (5 points)

* Question 41-45: Find and correct one mistake in each of the sentences below.

                 Mistake          Correction

41. It is time the government helped the unemploy to find some jobs. ……………….  …………………

42. It is convenient to subscribe to the newspaper although it is delivered to your house daily.

  .………………  …………………

43. Every student who are absent from class too often won’t be allowed to take the exam.

           ………….……  ………………

44. When you come out of the station, go straight then take the two turning on the right.

    ………………..  ………………

45. Sometimes it is difficult to avoid to drink when we enjoy an informal party.  

  . ………….…...  …………………

* Question 46-50:  Rewrite the following sentences using the cues given.

46. I couldn’t be in time for the meeting  because of the traffic.

 The traffic ……………………………………………………………………………

47. While I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.    

  Despite ………………………………………………………………………………………….

48. It is extremely difficult for us to make ends meet these days.

 We find .............................................................................................................................

49. In the middle of our dinner there was a knock at the door.

  When we were …………………………………………………………………………..

50. With a lot of luck, you may get your novel published.

  If you …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Part IV: Reading: (5 points)

* Question 51- 55: Choose from the list A-F the most suitable heading for each part of the extract. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

Career success in the arts

     John Prince, famous dancer and choreographer, gives advice on how to succeed in a career in the arts.
I asked John how he got started and what requirements there are. "Well, to be a professional dancer it's useful to have had acting lessons or some background in drama. If you want to succeed in musical theatre you have to have a good singing voice as well. When you approach an agent you should take a portfolio with your CV, your statistics sheet and some good photos and reviews of past performances. You'll need dance clothes, ballet shoes, tap shoes, and even roller skates depending on what kind of show you are going to go for." 

(51) ___________________________

    "Of course, you need to be extremely fit if you want to be a professional dancer. I dance or move about for about six hours a day. There are great health benefits to being a dancer. I can eat a lot of pasta without gaining weight because dancing increases your metabolism so much."

(52)____________________________

    John has a very busy schedule in the next few months. He took time out to speak to me today from the making of a pop video to promote N-ergy's latest record. "I choreographed the dance routine for the boys and they only had 2 days in which to learn it! I am going to be working on a video for another well known band - but that's top secret. Next month I'll be touring Spain in a production of a musical that was written by a friend of mine, Michaela Evans.

(53)___________________________

     As for the future, I've come to realise that I would never be content to be just a chorus dancer - I'm too much of an individual for that. Like all artists I'd love to become a household name by writing and choreographing my own musicals." John was born in Jamaica to a Jamaican father and a Scottish mother but the family emigrated to England 20 years ago. "I have a little sister I adore, who is also training to be a dancer." How does it feel to have someone else following in your footsteps?

(54)___________________________

     Has he much more to learn, I wondered. "I've spent an incredible amount of my life training to get where I am. I went to college for two years in England, I trained for six months in Paris and about eight months in America. But you never really stop training or learning your art."

(55)___________________________

 

A.  It's fine, but I try not to give out too much advice as it gets irritating! B.  Without a strict daily timetable like this you find yourself wasting too much time. C.  After that it's back to England to start a new term of dance classes. D.  When it comes to coping with stress, I find that exercise helps me to cope with my problems, so I stay in good shape mentally as well. E.  Like any profession where you're always travelling, you tend to acquire something new almost every day. F.  Being fully equipped with all this stuff beforehand makes it easier when you go for auditions.

* Question 56- 60:  Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

READING WITH THE FINGERS

Blindness is one of the most difficult of human handicap. The fact that our eyes are so important (56) ____ our learning is one of the key problems. One thing making education possible and life more pleasant for the blind is the development of a system by (57) ____ they are able to learn to read.

Since the blind cannot use their eyes, they are taught to use the (58) _____ of touch in their fingers. Reading raised printed matters of the common type is very, very difficult. A special system now used was invented by a Frenchman, Louis Braille. This reading device is called Braille, after Louis Braille, who made it usable for the blind. In the Braille plan, the letters are represented by raised dots. The Braille alphabet uses from one to five dots. These dots are arranged upon a six-dot plan. Different patterns are used for (59) _____ letters.

Many thousands of books are now printed in Braille and sent to most countries in the world. A blind person who has (60) ____ this system passes the ends of his fingers along the line of Braille print. At first his reading may be painfully slow, but it becomes faster with practice .

56.  A. with B. to C. for D. on

57. A. what B. whom C. which D. that

58.  A. sense B. feeling C. sensitivity D. sensation

59.  A. another B. each C. all D. every

60.  A. mastered B. learned C. received D. taught 

 

* Question 61-70 :  Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

   If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

   However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.

    Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

   Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

61.  One of the serious mistakes parents can make is to ______.

A. help their child to become a genius B. push their child into trying too much

C. make their child become a musician D. neglect their child’s education

62.  Parents’ ambition for their children is not wrong if they ______.

A. force their children into achieving success   B. arrange private lessons for their children

C. themselves have been very successful  D. understand and help their children sensibly 

63.  Who have criticized the methods of some ambitious parents?

A. Educational psychologists. B. Their children. 

C. Successful musicians. D. Unrealistic parents.

64.  Michael Collins is fortunate in that ______.

A. his mother knows little about music  B. his parents are quite rich  

C. his parents help him in a sensible way D. his father is a musician

65.  The phrase "crazy about" in the passage mostly means ______.

A. "confused about"  B. "extremely interested in"

C. "surprised at"  D. "completely unaware of" 

66.  Winston’s parents push their son so much and he ______.

A. has become a good musician B. cannot learn much music from them

C. is afraid to disappoint them D. has won a lot of piano competitions

67.  The word "They" in the passage refers to ______.

A. concerts B. parents in general C. violin lessons D. Michael’s parents 

68.  All of the following people are musical EXCEPT _____.

A. Michael’s mother    B. Winston’s mother     C. Winston’s father       D. Michael’s father 

69.  The word "unwilling" in the passage mostly means ______.

A. " not objecting to doing anything " B. "eager to do something"

C. " not wanting to do something " D. " getting ready to do something"

70.  The two examples given in the passage illustrate the principle that ______.

A. successful parents often have unsuccessful children

B. successful parents always have intelligent children

C. parents should spend more money on the child’s education

D. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants

 

 

 

Good luck to all of you!

 

Note: - You are not allowed to use dictionaries or any other documents or ask the examiners.

ĐÁP ÁN OLYMPIC ANH 10

(Tháng 2/2017)

DA PHUC HIGH SCHOOL Group: English School year: 2016 - 2017

THE OLYMPIC EXAMINATION THE ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 10 Time allowance: 90 minutes

Part I: Phonetics  (2.5 points)

* Question 1-5: Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

1. D. pizza

2. C. eventually

3. A. compete

4. B. minute

5. C. contented

* Question 6-10: Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others

6. B. impression

7. D. equipment

8. A. classify

9. C. nevertheless

10. D. determine

Part II: Grammar and vocabulary (7.5 points)

* Question 11- 25: Choose the best answer

11. A. typical	14. C. in spite of	17. D. in	20. A.  of/ over	23. D. what
12. D. do	15. A. determined	18. B. the first time	21. D. go off	24. C. an ancient grey stone- built house
13. B. when	16. B. Not at all	19. C. little	22. B. X / the	25. B. The same to you.

* Question 26- 30: Supply the correct form of the word given the brackets

26. documentary

27. addition

28. knowledgeable

29. responsibilities

30. breathlessly

* Question 31- 35: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in the brackets

31. having

32. to lie

33. Had Linda not stayed

34. had seen

35. was being built

* Question 36- 40: Match to make sentences

36 – B

37 – E

38 – A

39 – C

40 - D

Part III: Writing  (5 points)

* Question 41-45: Find and correct one mistake in each of the sentences below.

41. unemploy          unemployed

42. although    because

43. are                is

44. two  second

45. to drink  drinking

* Question 46-50:  Rewrite the following sentences using the cues given

46.  The traffic was so heavy that I couldn’t be in time for the meeting.

47.   Despite my strong disapproval of your behaviour/ the fact that I strongly disapprove of your behaviour, I will help you this time.

48.  We find it difficult to make ends meet these days.

49.   When we were having dinner, there was a knock at the door.

50.   If you are lucky, you may get your novel published.

Part IV: Reading (5 points)

* Question 51- 55: Choose from the list A-F the most suitable heading for each part of the extract. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

51. F

52. D

53. C

54. A

55. E

* Question 56- 60:  Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.

56. B. to

57. C. which

58. A. sense

59. C. all

60. D. taught

* Question 61-70 :  Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

61.  B	63.  A	65.  B	67.  D	69.  C
62.  D	64.  C	66.  C	68.  A	70.  D

 

 

 

Good luck to all of you!

 

Note: - You are not allowed to use dictionaries or any other documents or ask the examiners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      If parents bring up a child with the sole aim of turning the child into a genius, they will cause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which ambitious parents make. Generally, the child will be only too aware of what his parents expect, and will fail. Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children.

      However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well – especially if the parents are very supportive of their child.

       Michael Collins is very lucky. He is crazy about music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Michael’s mother knows very little about music, but his father plays the trumpet in a large orchestra. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

      Winston Smith, Michael’s friend, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

. push their child into trying too much

. understand and help their children sensibly 

. Educational psychologists. 

. his parents help him in a sensible way 

. "extremely interested in"

. is afraid to disappoint them 

. Michael’s parents 

. Michael’s mother  

. " not wanting to do something " 

. parents should let the child develop in the way he wants