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_ Tuyển tập đề thi

Lồn thứ Vil-năm 2001

MON TIENG ANH 10

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DHA.

LOI NĨI Đầu
Kì thi Olympic truyền thống 30⁄4 được tổ chức hằng năm theo

sáng kiến của

dục

và Đào

năm

2001

Trường
TP.

tạo

THPT chuyên

Lê Hồng

bắt đầu

Chí Minh,

Hồ

Phong

và Sở Giáo

1995 (lần thứ 1),

từ năm

VII.

là lần thứ

Mục đích của kì thi này là phái hiện học sinh năng khiếu thuộc
các khối lóp 10, 11 chuẩn bị lực lượng cho ki thi Học sinh giỏi quốc

gia khối 12, đồng thời tạo điều kiện cho giáo viên các bộ môn và
các cấp quan

lí trực tiếp ở các địa phương

gặp gỡ,

trao đổi kinh

nghiệm.

Ki thi Olympic truyền thống 30⁄4 lần thứ VII tổ chức tại trường
THPT Chuyên Lê Hồng Phong tu 13/4/2001 dén 15/4/2001.
2379

học

sinh

thuộc

66 đồn

(với tối đa

khối lóp) của 26 tỉnh thành từ Quảng
10 mơn
Hóa

học,

: Văn,
Sinh

Lịch sử,
học,

3 học sinh / mơn

/

Trị đến An Giang đã dự thi

Địa lí, Tiếng Anh,

Tiếng Pháp,

Tốn,

Vật lí

Tin học.

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Kì thi tổ chức khoa học, nhanh gọn, cơng bằng, công khai và
_ hiệu quả :
- Ngày 13/4/2001 : Các đồn đến, đăng kí, bắt thăm để chọn
đề thí, phân công chấm thi, mỗi đơn vị phải nộp đề thi và đáp án

đề nghị. Tổ chọn
được in ấn.
- Ngày

đề thi làm

14/4/2001

việc thật khẩn

: Sáng
Chiều

trương,

: học sinh các đoàn dự thi.
: Hội đồng chấm

cắt phách; giám khảo các tỉnh chấm thi, xếp hạng.
- Ngày

15/4/2001

sau đó đề thí

thi đánh mật mã,

: Phát thưởng cho học sinh đoạt giải.

Cơ cấu giải thưởng trong kì thi Olympic iruyền thống 30⁄4 lần
thứ VII này gồm : 10% học sinh đoạt huy chương vàng, 15% học sinh


có điểm tiếp theo đoạt huy chương bạc, 15% học sinh có điểm tiếp
theo nữa đoạt huy chương đồng. Ngồi ra, mỗi học sinh đều nhận
được giấy chứng nhận tham gia kì thi. Sự lựa chọn đội tuyển ở mỗi
tỉnh đã rất kĩ lưỡng, sự đánh giá ở kì thi này cịn khắt khe và cơng
bằng hơn để chọn được các em học sinh năng khiếu, tiêu biểu cho
từng bộ mơn của cả khu vực.
Theo điều lệ kì thi Olympic truyền thống 30⁄4 do Sở Giáo dục

và Đào tạo TP. Hồ Chí Minh ban hành, bản quyền các đề thí chính
thức và các đề thi đề nghị của các mơn thi thuộc quyền sử dụng
của Ban iổ chức kì thí. Do đó. chúng tơi tập hợp tồn bộ đề thi
theo từng mơn, từng khối lóp, biên tập lại, in ấn thành tài liệu chính
thức của kì thi, giới thiệu với các thầy cô giáo cùng các em học
sinh của cả nước để làm tài liệu tham khảo.

Do các đề thi đề nghị được giáo viên ở nhiều tỉnh, thành khác
nhau biên soạn,
sai sói.

nên

dù đã được biên tập,

vẫn khơng

tránh khỏi

Hất mong được sự đồng tình ủng hộ của các thầy cơ giáo và
các

em

học sinh.

TM. Ban tổ chức

Kì thi Olympic truyền thống 30/4 lần VỊI

HIỆU TRƯỞNG

Trường THPT chuyên Lê Hồng Phong
ĐẶNG THANH

CHÂU

(Nhà giáo ưu tú)


LỜI NHÀ XUẤT BAN
Để giúp giáo viên có tài liệu tham khảo trong việc

_ bồi dưỡng, rèn luyện năng khiếu cho học sinh giỏi và
giúp

học

sinh có

tài liệu để tự nâng

cao kiến thức,

thực hành luyện tập, làm quen với yêu cầu của các
để thi tuyển chọn, Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục xin giới
thiệu với bạn đọc bộ sách Tuyến tập đề thi Olympic

truyén thống 30 tháng 4 lần thứ VII (năm 2001).

_Bộ sách này có 12 cuốn của 10 mơn học : Tốn,
Tin, Vật lí, Hóa lớp 10, Hóa lớp 11, Sinh vật, Văn, Lich
sử, Địa lí, Tiếng Pháp, Tiếng Anh lớp 10 và Tiếng Anh
lớp 11.

-_ Mỗi cuốn gồm : Đề thi chính thức kèm đáp án
cùng các Đề thi đề nghị kèm hướng dẫn giải hoặc yêu
cầu trả lời do các Trường có học sinh tham dự kì thi
đề nghị. Sau Để thi chính thức, các Đề thi đề nghị

được xếp thứ tự theo mẫu tự địa danh của các Sở Giáo
dục và Đào tạo.
Nhà

xuất bản Giáo dục xin trân trọng giới thiệu

các Đề thi và Đáp án (hoặc Hướng dẫn giải - làm bài)

_ của các Trường đã để nghị trong kì thi Olympic truyền
thống lần thứ VI này.

|

Rất mong nhận được sự góp ý của bạn đọc về bộ

sách này.

Tháng 7 năm 2001,
NHÀ XUẤT BẢN GIÁO DỤC

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ANH WAN Lép 10
Ngay thi: 14-4-2001

—

Thời gian : 180 phút

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
Đề thi gồm 4 phân được đánh số ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

Thí sinh làm mỗi phần lên 1 tờ giấy thi và nhớ ghi phần ONE,

TWO, THREE,

FOUR lén trang đầu tiên của tờ giấy thi.

PART ONE : PHONOLOGY
A. Odd one out: Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced
differently from those of the other words : (10pts)
1.

2

A. hasty

B. nasty

A. chooses

C. tasty

B. houses

C. rises

D. horses

3.

A. homonym

4.

A. slaughter

B. draught

C. naughty

D. plaudit

5.

A. whistle

B. thirst

C. skirt

D. reptile

6.

A. adventure

B. advantage

C. advertise

7.

A. chain

B. entertain _ C. bargain

D. complain

8.

A. naked —

B. coughed = C. ~—hatred

D. sacred

9.

A. embarrassed

B. closed

C. raised

D. pleased

B. must

C. island

D. mist

10. A. assist
B. List the

words

B.

D. wastage

given

dishonesty C. honorable

in separate

stress patterns : (10pts)

create, extravagant,

.

column

D. hourly

_

D. addition

according

accidental, tuberculosis, jeopardize,

to their

diametre,

coincide, geneticist, preferential, elasticity, recipe, tattoo, invalid,
misunderstand,
communism,
politics,
guarantee,
economics,
nevertheless, cinematographer
.

-


PART TWO : VOCABULAHY
: (10pts)

answer

the best

A. Choose

telephones

For people with hearing difficuiiies,
controls provide the best

D.

solution

C.

B. response

A. reply

with volume
result

[ve had two teeth taken out. It was OK at the time, but now
my mouth really |
D. injures
C. hurts
B. harms
A. pains
He got

an

excellent

grade

fact that

the

____

exam

in his

he worked particularly hard.
B. on account of
D. although

A. in spite of
C. because

Or

There was a great scandal when it turned out that the Bishop,
who was meant to be
, had a son.
A. singular

B. celibate

It is a long

__

œ

A.

acrobats

The
A.

at the

’m

rather

to London.
C.

___

B. partial
A. skeptical
His answer was so coniusing
_ of it at all.

D.

flight

circus performed

B. exploits

deeds

I’m afraid

frora Tokyo

B. track

tour

D. separated

C. immaculate

some

very

C. actions
about

existence

C. adaptable

D.

B. meaning

C. intelligibility

D.

impressive
feats

of ghosts.

D. incapable

that I could hardly

A. interpretation

travel

make

sense

If she can make up such stories, she is certainly a very
girl.

10

|

A. imaginable

B. imaginative

C. imaginary

D. imagining

any


10. During the First World War, an

5 million people lost

their lives.

A. assumed

.

B. estimated

C. envisaged

D. approximated

Fill each gap with a suitable preposition or adverbial particle:
(10pts)

I subscribe

-

several

‘The world is yearning
know how to win it.

When

magazines.

__

peace,

did you check out

Because she kept putting
toothache went worse.
How

are you

Passengers
motion.

mustn’t

11.

Our

must

going

to

war
get

off the

owing

bus

went

dentist,

at school

when

it is

stil

CỐ

___

her

don’t approve

?

?
1lliteracy.
very

quickly.

my car yesterday.
_~

of the new Town

her.
Hall has been held

to a strike.

16. It took me a long time to get
17. The

the

study

baldness

put an end

13. Something went wrong
1ã. The completion

to

being late for

your

12. Without a fridge, fresh food wil go __
14. Her parents

seem

with this job ?

of a cure __

education

not

ss ruled paper.

Jìm __—_

__-__——s

getting

1Ơ. Do you know

ink

director rebuking

Are you fed _____

does

_ the hotel ?

He usually writes his essays ___
] could hear the
work again. .

but

meeting

broke _|__—_ after

_

three

my

illness.

hours

and

everyone

for a drink.

18. He’s independent

his parents.
11


C.

Fill

me 09 Po

in

given

word

of the

(10pts)

wrote letters of application, but got no reply. (END)

I

on

form

correct

the

with

each gap

brackets:

Barter, however,

system.

|

was a very

_

(RELY)

The thing I hate about John ishis. `.

(SATISFY)

about helping with the washing
Although he was not
up, he did so all the time. (ENTHUSIASM)
if

areas water has to be boiled to

In some

yesterday

heavy

a

was

There

it. (PURE)

afternoon

which

completely ruined the church garden party. (POUR)
man

The

was found guilty of fraud and
. (PRISON)

people

Some

the future. (TELL)

claim to be able to

While

walking

across

a

in the

mountains

quarry.

in North

Wales,

we

came

(USE)

10. Thank you for your
PART THREE.:

to 3-year

sentenced

delivery of the parcel. (TIME)

GRAMMAR

AND

WRITING :

A. Supply the correct form or. tense of the verb in brackets: (10pts)

1.

I would rather (not be)______

-- absent from class yesterday.

2.

An

eyewitness

ten people (kill)

the

fire.

described

Scarcely they (move)
(come)
Trade

oe
has

gone

_

how
_-_

_-

_

in

into the house when their friends

in.
from

bad

to worse

and

staff (lay) _

off now.

He became addicted to _

(smoke). He really regretted

(not take)

advise.

his father’s

It is crucial that Dido (stop)

12

.

using Quang Ha.


She (not allow)
anybody (read)
but yesterday she (find)
__ her Mum (read)
it; she couldn’t but (ignore) ——
the incident.

On

the first of next month,

five years.

he (be)

_

her diary
_
eee

in prison

I (look)

= —~

through

I wonder

what

my

old photograph

album.

It’s full

of photos of people whose names I completely (forget)

-10.

1.
B.

He

died

The

(happen)

of lung cancer.

last

for

|

time

he

__—_—
He

(see)

‘a gray suit.

to them

(smoke) __

_-

in

.

all,
sa ‘lot.

the’ public,

he

(wear)

Finish each of the following sentences insucha way that itmeans
exactly the same

as the sentences printed before it: (10pts)

Everyone was surprised that the singer had very little money
when

he

John has

The last

died.
not had his hair
bi

cut for over
eet

S1X : months.

Although both his legs were broken in the crash, he
managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
Despite
She got down to writing
from her walk.
No

the report as soon as she returned

sooner

They were all arrested because of his incompetence.

Had _

|

|

|

|

I don’t really like her even though I admire her achievement.

Much
When

_—

|

|

they told the Minister about the strike, he was very

angry.

13

_.


8.

The patient recovered more rapidly than expected.
The

patient

9.

Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.
As long as

10.

It’s extremely
We find

C.

Finish

each

means

exactly

difficult for us to make

of the
the

using the word

1.

8.

sentences

same

the

as

could

in such

sentences

always

stay

a way

printed

in brackets. Do not alter the word

days.
that

before

given:

it
it,

(10pts)

to go on holiday. (MIND)

with

us

for a few

days,

if necessary.

(PUT)

It won’t help if you worry about it. (POINT)
He’s really keen

5.

following

I just can’t decide where

You

ends meet these

Everyone

who

architecture.

to start his new job. (FORWARD)
comes

to

the

city

notices

the

beauty

of its

(FAILS)

She was so beautiful that I couldn’t stop looking at her. (EYES)

7.

ve

8.

Lucas

(FED

lost interest

UP)

in going

is just working

Everyone

is sure

to the

here

that he

same

place

temporarily:
will win

the

all the

time.

(BEING)
election.

(BOUND)

10. Ann was afraid the neighbours would despise her for not having
a washing
PART
A.

FOUR

Fill in each

machine.
:

READING

numbered
HOW

Television

it was the
John Logie
broadcast.

14

owes

COMPREHENSION

space

TELEVISION

its origins

single-minded
Baird,

(LOOK)

with

a suitable

WAS

_Œ)
led

word

: (10pts)

INVENTED

many

determination
(2)_

:

to

inventors.

of an amateur
the

first

live

But

inventor,
television


Born in Scotland in 1898 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie
Bard ___
___ (4).

(3)
a ~livng as a razor-blade
salesman.
In
1890s Gughelmo Marconi showed that sound could be

sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system
could transmit a
5)
working on his ideas in

. He
tiny

his

spent most of his spare time
workshop _(6)
_ any

commercial support. He had to use his own earnings

to convince his

research.
outline

In

1924,

Baird

of a figure

over

___ (7)____

more

than

transmitted

3

metres.

He

the

general

continued

to

‘experiment and on October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognisable
image of a doll. He ran down to the office on the ground floor and
persuaded one of the office boys to come upstairs. The boy became
the first living image

became

famous

research was

(8)

by television. Overnight,

and the money

at __

(9) ___

which
made

he needed

available.

Baird

to convince

In 1927

his

he made

a

transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made another
from London to New York. He continued experimenting and spent

his last year exploring the __(10)___
B.

Read

answer

the

following

to each

passage

question

carefully,

of colour television.
then

choose

the

best

: (5pts)

Many countries face a somewhat more serious economic problem
in-the form of an unfavorable trade balance with other nations.
Such an imbalance exist when the total value of a country’s imports
exceeds that of that exports. For example, if a country buys 10
billion dollars in products from other countries, yet sells 10 billion
dollars of its own products overseas, its trade is 20 billion dollars.
Many underdeveloped nations find themselves in this position
because they lack natural resources or the industrial capacity to
use these resources, and thus have to import raw materials or
manufactured

goods. °

One effect of a trade deficit is the flow of currency out of a
country. In the case of an underdeveloped nation, this can cause
many financial difficulties, including failure to meet debt payments
15


and obstacles to creation of an industrial base. Even in the case
of a fully developed nation such as the United States, a large trade
deficit is reason for alarm. American products, made by well-paid
workers in U.S. industries, cost more to produce than those made
in places like Asia, where labor and material costs are much lower.
Money spent on foreign products is money not spent on items
produced by domestic industries.
1. What

does the passage mainly

discuss ?

a) The causes and consequences of trade deficits.
b) Several worldwide economic problems.

c) Lack of resources in underdeveloped

countries.

d) The value of exports versus imports.

According to the passage, when

does a trade imbalance occur ?

a) A country sells more products overseas than its imports.
_b) The value of the products a country imports is greater than
the value of the products it exports.
c) A country cannot develop its natural resources.
d) A country

has

a serious

economic

problem.

The passage states that many underdeveloped nations have trade
deficits because

a) they find themselves in this position.
b) they have

failed to meet

debt payments.

c) they export most of their natural resources to other nations.
d) they have to import most

manufactured products.

of their

natural

resources

or.

Which of the following is not mentioned as a possible cause of
a trade imbalance ?
a) The high cost of exported items.
b) An

underdeveloped

c) A lack
d) Low

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of natural

labor and

industrial base.
resources.

material

costs in Asian

countries.


5. It can be inferred from this passage that American industries
a) provide a strong industrial base that prevents a trade deficit.
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b) import labor and material from overseas.
c) are hurt by a trade imbalance.
d)

do not pay

their workers

sufficient wages.

C. True / false ? —
Read carefully and decide whether each of the following statement
is true

(T) or

false

(F)

:

Arrival: When the plane lands, you are requested to keep your
seat belt fastened until the light goes off and remain in your
seat until the plane

stops moving.

This is for your own

comfort

and safety.
Leaving the airport : If you are ending your journey at this airport,
you should go up to the escalator to passport control and customs.
If you are travelling further by rail or coach, you will find an
information

desk

outside

the

customs

hall,

as well

as a bank

where

you can change money.
Catching another flight : If you are planing to change planes, you
should follow the signs to the waiting lounge, where you should
check in and wait to board your connecting flight: There will
be an announcement when your flight is due to take off. Our
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ground staff will be happy to help you.
make
should
Leaving the plane: All passengers leaving the plane
sure that they take everything with them. If you have checked
in any luggage, you should remember to collect it from the baggage
area inside the airport.
.
who are
Continuing on this flight: We regret that passengers
continuing their journey on this flight may not get off the plane.
You may not smoke while the plane is on the ground.
Thank you for flying with us. We
you on board again soon.

hope

to be able

to welcome

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—

All passengers

must leave the aeroplane.

You must wait until the light goes out before
undoing your seat belt.
Passengers

who

go to passport control.
__ Passengers

through

customs.

You

can

are leaving the

continuing

change

airport

must

first

plane

must

go

by another

money

before you

go to passport

control.

You must go up the escalator to the waiting lounge
if you are changing plane.
Passengers in the waiting lounge will hear
announcement when their plane is ready to leave.

some
10.

an

No one is allowed to smoke in the airport.
The aeroplane is going on to another place after
of the passengers get off.
Passengers

who

are leaving the plane

that they have not left anything behind.

should

check

ĐÁP ÁN
PART

ONE

1B;
6.C;

2.D;
7.C;

3.A;
-8.B;

1. First stressed
syllable
communism, politics

2. Second

stressed

geneticist,

tattoo

syllable

4.B;
9.A;

:

jeopardize,

: create,

5. A;
10. C

recipe,

extravagant,

invalid,

diametre,

8. Third stressed syllable : accidental, coincide, preferential,
elasticity, economics
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4. Fourth stressed syllable : tuberculosis, developmental,
nevertheless, misunderstand, cinematographer
PART TWO

1C;

>

2.C;

3.B;

4.B;

5.C;

9.B;

10.B

6.D;

7.A;-

8.D;

1.to;

2. for;

3. of ;

4.in,on;

6. off;

7. up;

8. on, with;

9. in

10. for ;

ll. to;

12. off;

18. with ;

14. of;

1ỗ. up ;

16. over

17. up ;

18. of

1. endlessly ;

9, unreliability;

3. unsatisfactory ;

4. enthusiastic;

5. purify ;

6. downpour ;

7. imprisonment ;

8. foretell;

PART

5. for;

9. disused ; 10. timely

THREE

1. not have been ;

2. had been killed ;

3. had they moved / came;

4. are being laid ;

5. smoking / not taking ;

6. (should) stop ;

7. doesn’t allow / to read / found / reading / ignore ;
8. will have been ;

9. have been looking / have completely forgotten / had happened;
10. must have smoked

; 11. was

1. The singer had little money
surprised everybody.

seen / was wearing
(left) when

he

died,

which

2. The last time John had his hair cut was over 6 months
ago.
3. Despite his (two) broken legs / legs being broken in the
crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

CHẲNG VIÊN


from her walk

4. No sooner had she returned
down to writing the report.

Much

competent (Had he
all been arrested.

as I admire

had

her achievement,

competence),

they

I don’t really like her.

oN

On being told about the strike, the Minister was very angry.
The patient made

oOo

Ø

5. Had he been
wouldn’t have

got

she

than

As long as you keep calm, you'll pass the driving test.

10.

We

find it difficult to make

1. I just can’t make

F wf
a

a more rapid recovery than expected.

We

(both)

up my mind

ends

where

meet

these

days.

to go on holiday.

could always put you up for a few days, if necessary.

There
He’s

is no

point

in worrying

really looking forward

about

it.

to his new

job.

No one who comes to the city fails to notice the beauty of
its architecture.

oon

I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
I’m fed up with going to the same

place all the time.

Lucas is just working here for the time being.
He

is bound

to win

the

election.

10. Ann was afraid the neighbours would look down on / upon
her for not having
PART

a washing

machine.

.

FOUR

1. to ;
5. picture ;
8. transmitted

;

2. that ;
6. without ;
9. last / once ;

3. earned;
4. the ;
7. successfully ;
10. possibility

{. A. The causes ...;
2. B. The value ... ;
3. [. They have to ...; 4. A. The high ... ; 5. D. do not ...
1.FPR,2T;3.T;4F;5E;,6E;7T;8EF;9
TT;

10. `
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CÁC ĐỀ THỊ ĐỀ NGHỊ
BH Trường : THPT THOẠI NGỌC HẦU
An Giang

PART
A.

ONE:

PHONOLOGY

Pick

out the word

form

the

1.

A.

2.

whose

bold part is pronounced

differently

rest :

learned

B. imagined

C. rained

D. followed

B. diatom

C. diastole

D. diary

3.

A. christmas

B. christen

C. christ

D. christie

4.

A. Thames

B. through

C. thank

D. thigh

5.

A. says

B. bays

C. days

D. rays

6.

A. too

B. food

C. soon

D. good

7.

A. ghost

B. honest

C. home

D. hour

8.

A. enterprise

B. enrich

C. enlarge

D. enlist

9.

A. can

B. cell

C. call

D. cold

C. island

D. mist

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10. A. assist
B. Underline

heroic,

_ B. must

the stressed

nevertheless,

prevention,

jungle,

PART TWO:
A.

1.

Use

the

most

syllables in the following words

military,

Kangaroo,

GRAMMAR
suitable

intimacy,

vacancy,

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:

stylistic,

morality.

AND

form

STRUCTURE

of the

verbs

By the end of last year he (read)
plays, and by next year he (read)

in brackets

(1).
(2)

:

four Shakespeare

two more. I
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since last Tuesday, buy I (believe)
an essay on Hamlet.
(5)

him

(3)

see)

(not,

_. _ he (write)

(4)
He

suggested

that a petition

He

pretended

(forget)

(6) ___

(be)

(7)

the

man’s

drawn

up.

name.

out.

(9)

(go)

he must

I think

the right preposition

when I’m speaking.

(10)

I don’t appreciate (interrupt)
B. Give

or adverbial particle

_

accordance

(2)

:

6 as they

question

(1)
They said that they had left
had not studied this topic in class.
"

the

(3)

(4)

wishes

(5)
my people" the president said. " I am retiring
life".
If you don’t understand it now, you'll probably
(6)

,

(8)

I will ring the bell one more, if he (not, answer)

public
figure

it

(8)

a

later.

the book,

(7)

Don’t rush

at

(10)

(9)

if you read it

lot of useful information
I turned

you can pick

the

but

meeting

the

_ attention.
didn’t

others

come.
C. Complete

the idioms below with a suitable colour :

In most countries,
available on the
to pay for them.
Although

we

goods

that are scarce are usually freely
market - provided you have the money
.

got a lot of nice

one or two

wedding

presents,

we

also

got

elephants.

She went as

as a sheet when she heard about the accident.

After sunbathing for two hours everyday, Joanna was as
as a berry.
Ever

since

Tom

been the boss’s
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got that

huge

order

eyed boy.

with

Saudi

Arabia,

he’s


D. Finish

means

1.

each

exactly

of the

following

the same

sentences

as the sentence

in such

a way

printed before

that

it

it :

Happiness is elusive to rich and poor alike.
— Whether
He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned
from his walk.
—» No sooner

Everyone heard about the accident before I did.

-> I was the

Their
—

chances

of success

are

small.

It is not

Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test.

— As long as
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You can take any of the routes, it will still take you about
three
—

hours

to get there.

Whichever

When are the council going to do something about the
city’s traffic problems?
— Its high time
Failing prompt payment,
you.
— You

the goods must be returned by

Whatever you say, Ill never change my mind.
— For
10.

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He appears to have been waiting a long time.
> It

E. Rewrite the following sentences, using exactly the words

1.

given:

I left without saying goodbye, as I didn’t want to disturb
the meeting.
(Rather)

GIANG VIÊN

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the

They were on the point of cancelling the match when
opposition arrived.
(Call)

It’s a waste of time to try and explain anything to Tony.
(Worth)

With hindsight,
(Retrospect)
We have more
(Fish)
Soon the whole

we should have been more
important

careful.

things to do at the moment.

town had heard the news about the bank

robbery.

(Wildfire)
If you ate less chocolate you might have fewer spots.
(much)
The

minister’s

popularity

suffered as a result of the

scandal.

(Effect)

Teaching doesn’t really suit her.

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(Cut)

10.

He didn’t give any reason for his strange behaviour that
day.
(Behaved)
PART

A.

THREE:

Reading

READING

comprehension

:

The inventicn of the electric telegraph gave birth to the
communications industry. Although Samuel B. Morse succeeded in
making the invention useful in 1837, it was not until 1843 that
the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed. By 1860
more than 50.000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies.
The following year, San Franciso was added to the network.

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The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East
and West

and

contributed

to the rapid expansion

of the

railroads

by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes.
Furthermore, the extension of the telegraph, combined with the
invention of the steam-driven rotary printing press by Richard
M.Hoe in 1846, revolutionized the world of journalism. Where
_ the business of gathering had been dependent upon the mail and
on hand-operated presses, the telegraph expanded the amount of
information, a newspaper could supply and allowed for more
timely reporting. The establishment of the associated press as a
central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in
journalism.

1. The main

topic of the passage is

A. the history of journalism

B. the origin of the national telegraph
C. how the telegraph network
railroads

contributed to the expansion of

‘D. the contributions

and development of the telegraph network.
The word "gathering" in paragraph two refers to

2.

A. people
C. objects
3.

The

A.

author’s

B. information
D. substances
main

purpose

in this passage

is to

compare the invention of the telegraph with the invention
of the steam-driven rotary press.

B. propose new ways to develop the communications industry.
C. show how the electric telegraph affected the communications
industry.
D. criticize Samuel B.Morse.
4.

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This passage would most likely be found in a
A. U.S history book
B. book on trains

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C. science textbook
D. computer magazine
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5. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the
communications

industry.

invention

B. Morse’s

immediately

not

did

its

achieve

full

.

potential.

C. the extension of the telegraph was more important than its
invention.
D. journalists have the associated press to thank for the birth
of the communications industry.
B. Cloze

test

:

(1). the introduction
Society has changed in many ways
at the office have been
and
home
at
of computer and people’s lives

____(2)____ . Most people are working for fewer hours per week
(3)___ to, and manufacturers and advertising
than they
(4) people
agencies are becoming much more interested in

spend

extra

this

leisure

____(5)_____ the number

had become
A

much

finding

second
(6)___

more

spend

One

time.

recent

report

stated

of hobbies had not increased,

that,

each hobby

specialized.
many

nowadays,

is that

time with their families

in the office every day. Home

would

managers

(7)_____ stay late

life is seen to be just as important

(8)____ managers take their
as working. Some companies now
to, because this
_
annual holidays even if they don’t __(9)_
(10)____ an improvement in their performance if they
leads to _
have

some

PART
A. Supply

rest.

FOUR :

VOCABULARY

the correct form

of the words

1.

The strike was caused by the (dismiss)

2.

Male talk
tentative.

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is

often

(argue)

in parentheses

:

of two workers.

while

women

are

more