Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh THPT - Số 22

Olympic English PRACTICE TEST NO 22 Official test in 1998
PART I: PHONOLOGY
A, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
 1. A. drama B. grammar C. damage D. mammal
2. A. drama B. plays C. lays D. says
3. A. furnishing B. preparation C. preposition D. prerequisite
4. A. fear B. near C. pear D. rear
5. A. myth B. with C. both D. tenth
6. A. book B. brush C. brooth D. booth
7. A. serve B. function C. sudden D. stomach
8. A. gen B. gaze C. gaudy D. gate
9. A. obtain B. obstacle C. obstinate D. obsolete
10. A. duty B. dual C. bugle D. duvet
B, Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns.
European politics abnormal
Pneumonia expenditure diligently
Aborigine guarantee archeological ingenuity
1st syllable
 2nd syllable
 3rd syllable
 4th syllable
PART 2: VOCABULARY
A. Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
 1. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two ___________________ war (resist)
2. You should use it as a study room. It’s ________________________ quiet (compare).
3. Various kinds of colorful flowers ___________________ this garden (beautiful)
4. A ________________ friend is one of who likes power.( dominate )
5. Robin Hood is a ____________________ hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in NottingHam.( legend )
6. ___________ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money on it.( certain )
7. The shop will change undamaged goods if a ________________ is shown as proof of purchase.(receive )
8. The cost of ___________________ must be paid by the buyer.(carry)
9. We had a marvelous holiday and our trip to Da Lat was ________________( forget )
10. The crowd showed its ______________ by shouting insults at the players.( approve )
B. Choose the correct answer.
1. His personal problems seem to have been ______ him from his work lately.
A. disrupting B. disturbing C. distracting D. dispersing
2. He was a very ______ man; one day he would be happy, the next miserable.
A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
3. This cloth ______ very thin.
A. touches B. holds C. feels D, handles
4. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary to marry him.
A. continue B. be secretive C. buy a bull D, be determined
5. I have had a _______ of misfortune.
A. success B. continuation C. repetition D. succession
6. The music aroused an ______ feeling of homesickness in him.
A. intense B. intentional C. intensive D. intended
7. What are the main _______ of this illness?
A. traces B. symptoms C. emblems D. tokens
8. After the accident the injured cyclist was in great ______
 A. agony B. pain C. suffering D. hurt
9. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.
 A. changed his decision B, felt sorry for us 
 C. refused to change his decision D. wanted to continue
10. He said,” ___________ while the iron is hot”. 
 A. Strike B, Beat C. Hit D. Pound 
PART 3: GRMMAR AND STRUCTURES
A. Use the correct form or tenses of the verb in brackets.
1. It is essential that he (arrive) ____________________ before six.
2. This lovely beach won’t exist forever. Eventually, it (probably erode) ________________ away by the sea and there will be nothing left but bedrock.
3. On the first of next month, he (be) _____________ in prison for five years.
4. After I decided (have) _______________ a garage (build) ______________next to the house, I hired a carpenter (do) _________________the work.
5. John was pleased (admit) _____________ to the college.
6. I’d rather you (not be) _________________ absent from class yesterday.
7. John admitted (surprise) ___________________ by the unexpected birthday party last night.
8. Thompson, (catch) ________________ the ball, we would have won the game.
B. Fill in each blank with on appropriate preposition.
1. The play quite lived __________ my expectations.
2. He took it ___________ granted that they were happy.
3. Put __________ the cigarette, please, I don’t like the smell of your tobacco.
4. What time did you turn __________ last night?
5. It never occurred _______ me to ask him for proof of his identity.
6. You should comply ________ the school rules.
7. Just smell this meat! It’s ______.
8. It’s time you looked __________ and made plan for the future.
9. I was taken ____________ when I saw the bill.
C. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one.
1. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous.
Contrary ___________________________________________________________________________
2. But for your folly, you could have been a partner in the firm.
If __________________________________________________________________________________
3. Thanks to Laura’s support, I was able to finish the project.
Had ________________________________________________________________________________
4. Not many of the people in Britain speak a single word of my language.
Hardly ______________________________________________________________________________
5. I am sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here’s the key.
You can’t ___________________________________________________________________________
6. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as ___________________________________________________________________________
7. The fox was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
The fox tried in ______________________________________________________________________
8. It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car.
The man is __________________________________________________________________________
9. “I think that you’ve drawn up some excellent plans. I must congratulate you.”
“I must congratulate __________________________________________________________________
10. The critics were strongly impressed by her performance.
Her performance made _________________________________________________________________
D. Rewrite the following sentences with the given words in such a way that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one. Do not change the form of the words in brackets.
1. I’m afraid our problems are only just beginning. (ICEBERG)
 ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. I would rather not see him tomorrow. (DESIRE)
____________________________________________________________________________________
3. This license is valid until December 31st, 1998. (EXPIRY)
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. They had to dismantle the vehicles to get them across the gorge. (PIECES)
____________________________________________________________________________________
5. I do wish you would stop biting your nails, Brian! It really annoys me. (NERVES) 
____________________________________________________________________________________
6. Sarah wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (AVOID)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. I found it when I was looking through some old papers. (CAME)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
8. I think you should be tolerant of other people’s weaknesses. (ALLOWANCES)
____________________________________________________________________________________
9. Give in to him and you’ll regret it! (STAND)
____________________________________________________________________________________
10. He’s certainly not stupid. (MEANS)
 ____________________________________________________________________________________
PART 4: READING COMPREHENSION
Reading carefully the following passage and choose the best answer.
If you were to stop people in the street and ask them to name a ship that had been sunk, it is likely that nearly all of them would say the Titanic. For the sinking of the Titanic was, if not the most tragic, certainly the most famous sea disaster in the history of ocean travel.
The Titanic was built as a luxury liner, intended to be the fastest in the world, and a great deal of publicity had surrounded it. The last point probably explains why so many important people from all walks of life were on the boat when it went down.
The Titanic was on its maiden voyage to America in 1912 when it struck an iceberg and sank. Of its 2300 passengers, more than two- thirds were drowned. Because the Titanic was thought to be virtually unsinkable, no one was prepared for the tragedy. There was total panic as very few of the passengers had bothered to learn the necessary drill in the event of trouble. There was severe shortage of lifeboats and those that were launched were still half- empty. The one point of calm was to be found in the ballroom where the band carried on playing right to the very end. 
What makes the sinking of the Titanic even more tragic is the fact that warnings of icebergs had been sent, yet the liner was still continuing at full speed. In addition one ship was only ten miles away but did not receive the distress signal.
One good thing did, however, result from the disaster. The whole question of safety at sea was looked into, resulting in much better safety measures, including stricter lifeboat regulations and the establishment of an iceberg patrol.
1. The sinking of the Titanic was _____________
 A. the most tragic sea disaster. B. the most historic sea disaster.
 C. the most famous sea disaster. D. the first great sea disaster.
2. Why were so many important people on board? 
 A. the Titanic had received a lot of publicity. B. The Titanic was a luxury liner. 
 C. It was the fastest liner in the world. D. They wanted to go to America.
3. The lifeboats were __________
 A. too short B. launched too soon. C. half finished D. poorly equipped
4. The chances of disaster were increased because.
 A. no warnings had been sent B. the dance band was playing too loud. 
 C. the Titanic was traveling too fast. D. there were no distress calls.
5. The positive result of the disaster was that
 A. a full inquiry was made. B. a programme of iceberg destruction was started.
 C. lifeboats were made faster. D. sea travel was made safer.
B. Cloze test: Fill in each numbered space with one appropriate word.
Television is one of man's most important _____________(1) of communication. It brings ________________(2) and sounds from around the world into millions of homes. A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President ______________(3) a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to _____________(4) peace. _________________(5) television, home viewers can see and learn about people, pleaces, and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers out of this world. It brings them ______________ (6) of America's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer these things, television brings its viewers a steady steam of programs that are ______________ (7) to entertain. In fact, TV provides many more ___________(8) programs than any other kinds. The programs include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting______________(10), and motion pictures.