De - Da OLYMPIC Anh 11 nam 2017

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

THE OLYMPIC EXAMINATION THE ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 11 Time allowance: 90 minutes

 

I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.25 pts)

1.  A. industry  B. inhibit  C. prestigious           D. requirement

2.  A. each   B. year   C. ear            D.  clear

3.  A. distribution  B. redundant  C. community           D. confused

4.  A. knowledge  B. knife  C. knock           D. kindness

5.  A. possession  B. necessary  C. possibility           D. cassette

 

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II. Find the word whose stressed pattern is different from the others in each group. (1.25 pts)

1.   A. shower               B. party             C. partner                     D. attend

2.   A. baby              B. Christmas             C. observe                   D. manner

3.   A. position             B. opposite              C. movement            D. global

4.   A. elbow              B. prepare              C. table             D. finger

5. A. especially             B. relationship           C. recreation                D. participant

 

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III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence. (5 pts)

1. Henry was overweight, so he went on a strict diet and _________ twenty kilos.

A. missed   B. lost   C. failed   D. fell

2. Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn't take them ______.

A. out of habit   B. as usual  C. for granted   D. as a rule

3   ______ his advice, I would never have got the job at this company.

           A. Except                             B. As for  C. Apart from   D. But for

4. The newspaper report contained _________ important information.

A. many   B. another  C. an    D. a lot of

5. The capital of England is London, which has a population ……….about seven millions.

A. of    B. in   C. on    D. for

6. The house is about…………of a mile from the road.

A. three four              B. three fourth  C. three quarter          D. three quarters

7. What do Vietnamese people usually do _________ New Year’s Eve?

A. on    B. in   C. through   D. over

8. She had to pass her exams or _________ she would have no holiday.

A. else               B. though  C. instead                        D. therefore

9. …………… hard I worked, I never managed to finish my homework on time.

A. Despite   B. However  C. Although   D. Moreover

10. The problems________ Tony has seem insurmountable.

A. he    B. that   C. what   D. when

11. You ___________ better be careful not to miss the train.

A. would   B. should  C. had    D. did

12. Jim ___________  her on passing the final exams.

A. thanked   B. prevented  C. congratulated  D. warned

13. Please invite _________you like to the reception.

       A. one               B. anyone            C. ones                    D. all

14. By the time we _________ the top of mountain, I think the rain will have stopped.

        A. arrive        B. come   C. get          D. reach

15. Hung: “ I have passed my exam”.  - Lan: “_________.”.

      A. That is a good idea.    B. It is nice of you to say so.

      C. You are well.     D. Congratulations!

 

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2.	5.	8.	11.	14.
3.	6.	9.	12.	15.

IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses. ( 1.25 pts)

1. Do you know who was the first man (sail) …….………… across the Atlantic?

2. Had you listened carefully to the instructions, you ( not  be) ……….…..… confused now.

3. (Open) ……….….. the door, he saw a terrible mess some burglar had just made.

4. John didn’t mention ( involve) ……….……… in the robbery, but I knew he was.

5. More than twenty miners ( kill) ……………………….. in the accident.

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V. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence. (1.25 pts)

A love of travelling

For Nigel Portman, a love of travelling began with what’s (1) _______  a ‘gap year’. In common with many other British teenagers, he chose to take a year out before  settling down to study for his degree. After doing various jobs to (2)_______  some money, he left home to gain some experience of life in different cultures, visiting America and Asia. The more adventurous the young person, the  greater the challenge they are likely to set themselves for the gap year, and for some, like Nigel, it can (3) _______  in  a thirst for adventure.

Now that his university course has  come to an end, Nigel is just about to leave on a three-year trip that will take him right around the world. What’s more, he plans to make the whole journey using only means of transport which are (4) _______  by natural energy. In other words, he’ll be relying  mostly on bicycles and his own legs; and when there’s an ocean to cross, he won’t be taking a (5) _______  cut by climbing aboard a plane, he’ll be joining the crew of a sailing ship instead.

As well as doing some mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits along the way, Nigel hopes to pass on to the people he meets the environmental message that lies behind the whole idea.

 

1. A called   B. named  C. referred  D. known

2. A. achieve   B. raise  C. advance  D. win

3. A. result   B. lead   C. cause  D. create

4. A. pulled   B. charged  C. forced  D. powered

5. A. quick   B. short  C. brief  D. swift

 

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VI. Read the following passage and choose from the list A-G the sentences which best summarize each part (1-5) of the articles. ( 1.25 pts )

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Like technical difficulties , studio audience are just another common feature of television life, and yet to many of us, they remain a mystery. Watching them getting excited on game shows, for example, we sit back and ask ourselves- just who are these people?

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 Of all the audience for live entertainment, the studio variety is widely considered to be the lowest of the low. I have heard it said that even people who work in television treat studio audiences with scorn- or, as a cameraman put it, “ like cattle”

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 I had assumed that studio audiences were made up of silly people desperate for two seconds of fame. But there is no such thing as a typical studio audience. They come from all classes, professions, and income groups. Television tries to attract different types of people for different types of programmes.

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 Those of us who prefer to watch television from home can’t see why anyone would want to watch television from a studio. Why would anyone bother to apply for tickets , travel long distances and suffer hours of boredom in the discomfort of a studio just to watch what they can see at home?

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 One theory is that people hope that for a second they may appear on television. I didn’t believe this  until I spoke to Angela . Why had she come?  “ It was a chance to appear on television.” Another theory is that people are curious to take a look behind the scenes. But the most common explanation I heard was simply a case of “ a friend gave me a ticket”

Studio audiences consist of all kinds of people. For some people, being in a studio audience is preferable to watching television at home. It is hard for some people to understand the reasons for wanting to be in a studio audience. Studio audiences play an important part in the making of television programmes. Members of studio audiences are sometimes not regarded with respect. People part of a studio audience for various reasons. Viewers wonder what kind of people are in studio audiences.

 

VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.25 pts)

1. Over 30000 .................................. will run in the New York marathon. (COMPETE)
2. The gases from that factory are quite ................................ .  (POISON)

3. The judge told him it was.............................................to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.      (RESPONSIBLE) 

4. The heat from the sun is a clean and …………..…………… source of energy, which can not be used up. (LIMIT)

5………………………, Vietnamese kids say best wishes to their grandparents and they would give the kids lucky money in red envelopes at Tet. (TRADITION)

 

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VIII. Find out the word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting , then correct it. (1.25 pts)

1. North America is a third-largest of the seven continents.

2.  Do most woman in the world want to have a lot of children?

3. Only a few of the films show at the Gray theatre are suitable for children.

4.  In the United States, people celebrate Mother’s day in the second Sunday in May.

5. Oceanography is not a single science and rather a group of disciplines with a common focus

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IX . Fill in each numbered blank with ONE appropriate word. ( 1.25 pts)

 Environmental Concerns

 Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life; (1)______________,  human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world carries on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the resource we have by (2) ____________all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (3) __________ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are making 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 (4) _____________ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (5) __________ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out.

 

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X. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question. (1.25 pts )

All mammals feed their young. Beluga whale mothers, for example, nurse their calves for some twenty months, until they are about to give birth again and their young are able to find their own food. The behavior of feeding of the young is built into the reproductive system. It is a non-elective part of parental care and the defining feature of a mammal, the most important thing that mammals- have in common.

But not all animal parents, even those that tend their offspring to the point of hatching or birth, feed their young.. Most egg-guarding fish do not, for the simple reason that their young are so much smaller than the food eaten by adults. In reptiles, the crocodile mother protects her young after they hatched and takes them down to the water, where they will find food, but she does not actually feed them. Few insects feed their young after hatching, but some make other arrangement, provisioning their cells and nets with caterpillars and spiders that they have paralyzed with their venom and stored in a state of suspended animation so that their larvae might have a supply of fresh food when they hatch.

For animals other than mammals, then, feeding is not intrinsic to parental care. Animals add it to their reproductive strategies to give them an edge in their lifelong quest for descendants. The most vulnerable moment in any animal’s life is when it first finds itself completely on its own, when it must forage and fend for itself. Feeding postpones that moment until a young animal has grown to such a size that it is better able to cope. The young that are fed by their parents become nutritionally independent at a much greater fraction of their full adult size. And in the meantime those young are shielded against the vagaries of fluctuating of difficult-to-find supplies. Once a species does take the step of feeding its young, the young become totally dependent on the extra effort. If both parents are removed, the young generally do not survive.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

 A. The care that various animals give to their offspring.

 B. The difficulties young animals face in obtaining food.

 C. The methods that mammals use to nurse their young.

 D. The importance among young mammals of becoming independent.

2. According to the passage, how do some insects make sure their young have food?

 A. By searching for food some distance from their nest.

 B. By locating their nests or cells near spiders and caterpillars.

 C. By storing food near their young.

 D. By gathering food from a nearby water source.

3. The word “it” in the third paragraph refers to _________.

 A. feeding   B. young animal  C. moment  D. size

4. According to the passage, animal young are most defenseless when ________.

 A. their parents are away searching for food

 B. their parents have many young to feed

 C. they are only a few days old

 D. they first become independent

5. The word “ shielded” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

 A. raised   B. protected   C. hatched  D. valued

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XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (5 pts)

1. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.

=> Only when………………………………………………………………..…………

2. If we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately.

=> Should……………………………………………………………………………..…………

3. We stepped outside the front door, and it began to rain.

=> No sooner………………………………………………………………………..…………

4. I couldn’t realize how important the family is only after I left home

=> Not until …………………………………………………………………………………….

5. We couldn’t continue our work because it rained heavily

=> Had it ……………………………………………………………………………………….

6. In her previous job, Mara was a picture restorer ( WORK)

=> ………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. I'm sorry but you have not been appointed to the post. (REGRET)

  => …………………………………………………………………………………………..….

8. I couldn't go to work because of the flood.  (PREVENTED)

=>  ………………………………………………………………………………………….……

9. My brother prefers playing baseball  to swimming in the pool.(RATHER).

  => …………………………………………………………………………………………..….

10. Jack said that he hadn't cheated in the exam. (DENIED)

=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 

 

 

Good luck to all of you!

 

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

KEY

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

THE OLYMPIC EXAMINATION THE ENGLISH TEST FOR GRADE 11 Time allowance: 90 minutes

 

I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1.25 p) 

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

 

II. Find the word whose stressed pattern is different from the others in each group (1.25 points).

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

 

III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence (5 points).

1.B	4 D	7 A	10 B	13 B
2.C	5 A	8 A	11 C	14 D
3.D	6 D	9 B	12 C	15 D

 

IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses ( 1.25 points)

1.to sail

2. wouldn’t be

3.opening

4.being involved

5.were killed

 

V. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each sentence (1.25 points).

1A

2B

3A

4. D

5. B

VI. Read the following passage and choose from the list A-G the sentences which best summerise each part (1-5) of the articles (1.25points)

1.G      2. E 3. A 4. C 5. F

VII. Give the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.25 points)

1.competitors

2.poisonous

3.irresponsible

4.unlimited

5.traditionally

 

VIII. Find out the word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting , then correct it (1.25 points)

1.  a ~ the

2.woman ~ women

3. show ~ shown

4. in the ~ on the

5. and ~ but

 

IX  . Fill in each numbered blank with ONE appropriate word  ( 1.25 points)

1. yet/ however

2. which

3. either

4. keep

5. last

 

X. Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question (1.25 points)

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. B

 

XI. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (5 points)

1. I only realized how dangerous the situation had been when I got home.

=> Only when I got home did I realize how dangerous the situation had been.

2. If we hear any further news, we will be in touch immediately.

=> Should I hear any futher news, I will be in touch immediately

3. We stepped outside the front door, and it began to rain. 

=> No sooner had we stepped outside the front door than it began to rain

4. I couldn’t realize how important the family is only after I left home

=> Not until  I left home did I realize how important the family is.

5. We couldn’t continue our work because it rained heavily

=> Had it  not been for the heavy rain, we could have continued our work

6. In her previous job, Mara was a picture restorer ( WORK)

=> Mara used to work as a picture restorer.

7. I'm sorry but you have not been appointed to the post. (REGRET)

  => I regret to inform you that you havent been appointed to the post

8. I couldn't go to work because of the flood.  (PREVENTED)

=>  The flood prevented me from going to work

9. My brother prefers playing baseball  to swimming in the pool.(RATHER).

  =>My brother would rather play baseball than swim in the pool

10. Jack said that he hadn't cheated in the exam. (DENIED)

=> Jack denied having cheated in the exam

 

 

 

THE END!