SỞ GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30/4

TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH LẦN THỨ XXV-NĂM 2019

TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN Môn thi: Anh văn – Khối: 10
LÊ HỒNG PHONG Ngày thi: 06/04/2019
Thời gian làm bài: 180 phút

Đề này có 8 trang

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

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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.

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 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

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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
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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.
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 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)

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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 EXPOSE

POISONOUS 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!
1. 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
5. 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
10. 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

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

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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.

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