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ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỮU LONG
TRƯỜNG THPT THỊ XÃ SA ĐÉC
I. Listening: (3m)
Listening ONE

1. According to the professor, what is one way to examine the wedding scene in the play A
Midsummer Night’s Dream?
A. Look at another play with a wedding in it
B. Compare it to factual information about marriage traditions
C. Compare this play to others by William Shakespeare
D. Imagine if there were no wedding scene in the play
2. What kind of play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
A. A history
B. A comedy
C. A tragedy
D. A romance
3. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question.
What does the character Bottom convince his friends to do?
A. Watch the 1999 film version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
B. Make wedding cakes for the other characters
C. Write an essay about Shakespeare
D. Put on a play
4. What is the professor’s attitude toward the student?
A. She is very encouraging.
B. She is not very helpful.
C. She is somewhat aloof.
D. She is rather critical.
5. Why does the professor mention Michael Hoffman?
A. To name the author of a book on Shakespeare she recommends

5. Why does the student visit the professor?
A. To receive a letter of recommendation from him
B. To inquire about her academic future
C. To seek information on what jobs are available
D. To get his opinion on life in a large city like London

Listening THREE

1. According to the student, why didn’t he buy this book earlier in the semester?
A. He did not have enough money.
B. He could not find the book.
C. He did not know he needed this book.
D. He did not have time to read it before
2. According to the clerk, how can limited shelf space affect their stock of books?
A. It does not affect it at all.
B. They send unsold books back to the publisher.
C. They sell old books very cheaply.
D. They cannot carry many popular books.
3. Listen again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question.
What can be inferred from the woman’s statements?
A. You can buy anything online.
B. Some online stores have the best textbooks.
C. Some online stores sell more than just textbooks.
D. The best places to buy everything, including textbooks, are online stores.
4. Why does the clerk mention her sister?
A. To say that she can help the student find the book
B. To point out the way that she acquires her books
C. To note her association with Spider Books
D. To state that she can get him some materials online
5. What will the student probably do next?

A. bring B. give C. make D. find
10. Charlie gave all his money and went to live in a commune.
A. away B. - C. over D. off
11. She never says anything good about me. She's forever running me . . . . .
A. over B. down C. our D. off
12. I hope he doesn't make us
A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. for waiting
13. Which you sooner be: a teacher or a banker?
A. would B. had C. did D. are
14. They'll probably ask you
A. since when you are B. how long you have been
C. since when have you been D. how long you will have been
15. Which sentence is closest in meaning to the sentence underlined?
He may leave now.
A. He has to leave now B. He wants to leave now
C. He is unlikely to leave now D. He has permission to leave now.
16. I came a reference to Makonde carving when I was an art student.
A. across B. into C. over D. for
17. You can use my typewriter now, but I shall need it later.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
18. Instead of thinking carefully, he tends to conclusions.
A run at B jump to C fly into D. look at
19. Please on. I'm just looking for something
A. carry B. get C. stick D. push
20. When decimal currency was introduced, one old lady in the village said:
'I don't think it will catch round here' .
A. up B. out C. on D. in

B. Vocabulary: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence : (0,1 x 20 = 2 m)
Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.

A. open an eye B. lift a finger C. bend his arm D. shake a leg
15. We've lost everything. Still, there's no point in complaining. We'll just have
to try and make
A. the best of a bad job B. no bones about it
C. a splash D. a clean sweep
16. I hope this headache soon.
A. goes out B. comes away C. wears off D. passes away
17. What the treasurer said virtually to a confession.
A. amounted B. came C. stood D. embodied
18. Marrying into such a rich family had always been his wildest dreams
A. under B. above C. over D. beyond
19. We failed to lay eyes on a tiger during our expedition, film one
A. let alone B. not to mention C. apart from D. but for
20. The of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from any
Latin based language.
A. extract B. derivation C. genesis D. descent

C. Word building: Choose the best answer to complete the sentence : (0,1 x 10 = 1 m)
1. Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete to me.
A. disinterest B. importance C. indifference D. interest
2. Three of these stems can be made into a noun by adding the prefix “out”. Find the one which
cannot
A. out- -side B. out- -break
C. out- -shoot D. out- -fit
3. Unsalted butter is best for this recipe, but that, margarine will do.
A. except B. given C. for all of D. failing
4. Three of these stems can form verbs ending in-ify. Find the one which cannot
A. grand- B. horr- C. terr - D. magn-
5. It is hard to get ____ parts of this car if something goes wrong.
A. extra B. spare C. additional D. emergency

A B C D
2. He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apart.
A B C D
3. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper this semester.
A B C D
4. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing
A B C D
in the sun this summer.
5. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and children's clothing are advertised at great reduced
A B C D
prices this weekend.
6. Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.
A B C D
7. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest grades.
A B C D
8. The new technique calls for heat the mixture before applying it to the wood.
A B C D
9. There are large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom
A B C
to the left of the library entrance.
D
10. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the contractors.
A B C D
III. Reading: (4m)
A. Reading comprehension 1: (0,1 x 5 = 0,5m)
Fill in the gaps in the passage with the words which make sense''
Collecting wild mushrooms in autumn is a harmless sort of madness, and an old traditional with
the Catalans. Some people say that they do not really enjoy eating their wild mushrooms: the taste
they enjoy [1] knowing that the mushrooms did not cost anything! The tradition is so strong that
even people who work and live in the big cities, and who [2] the countryside, will be struck with

family sat at a table near a window. A moment later, the restaurant owner came out to greet them, and
signaled to the waiter to bring some Olivers and drinks for everyone. Then, the moment came [10] . .
. . expecting, the moment when her husband announced: 'I'm just going for a little walk, darling, to
find some wild mushrooms. I won't be long'.

6. A. showed how much she felt B. couldn't get rid
C. bore an expression D. had settled down to a look.
7. A. the time that B. long before
C. as soon as D. until
8. A. anything was worse than B. everything was just the same as.
C. something resembled D. nothing could stop
9. A. was only half full B. didn't look empty
C. got crowded with trippers D. had no seats to spare.
10. A. for Nuria to be B. as Nuria couldn't avoid
C. which Nuria had been D. when Nuria was

C. Reading comprehension 3: (0,1 x 20 = 2m)
Choose the suitable word for each blank:
TARKA THE ACTOR
(1)____ an otter to be a film star was the (2)_____ (3)_____ producer-director David Cobham
when he embarked on bringing Henry Williamson's classic novel Tarka the Otter to the (4)____. The
main Tarka role (5)______a hand-reared otter called Spade.
Spade was born in Suffolk and (6)______ the age of three months was taken over by his
permanent handler, Peter Talbot Spade was "imprinted" on Peter - (7)______, the otter came to (8)__
a parent and wherever Peter went, Spade followed. This meant that the animal (9)______ work loose
in rivers and along banks with no fear that he would abscond, (10)______ 0sla, the young female who
played Whitetip. Osla, an orphan cub from the Shetlands (11)____ mother ; had been (12)______ by
a car, was not so tame and a big enclosure (13)______ built for her scenes.
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By examining aerial photographs, old pictures, maps, documents and landmarks, they make the
decision about where a good place might be to dig. After painstakingly removing layers of soil, often
using small tools, and trowels, they look for artifacts. This process continues until they reach an
undisturbed layer of soil which has no trace of human occupation.
Brushing away the soil that hides an artifact is like brushing away time. The tiny fragments help to
create a more complete picture of the past. Although archaeology is the study of the remains of past
human societies, it is not the same as history. Historians use written records to find out about the past,
whereas archaeologists use the objects they find such as pots, bones, and tools to find out about the
past.
1. According to the passage, all of the following help archaeologists decide
where to dig EXCEPT ______.
A. old pictures B. maps
C. newspapers D. aerial photographs
2. It can be inferred from the passage that archaeologists excavate an area
A. quickly B. efficiently .
C. slowly and carefully D. perfectly
3. Which of the following tools would most probably be used at a dig?
A. a trowel B. a crane
C. a large shovel D. a dump truck
4. Which of the following layers would be the one at which archaeologists would stop digging?
A. one with the remains of an 18th century wall
B. a layer of undisturbed soil
C. a layer containing deep cuts
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D. one with the remains of Bronze Age tools
5 All of the following would be; something an archaeologist uses to learn
about the past EXCEPT______.
A. a bone fragment B. an axe from the Bronze Age
C. a letter from a war general D. a piece of pottery


SOMEBODY'S STOLEN MY DAUGHTER
Three years ago, my daughter took her exams, won a university place and decided to take a
year off between leaving school and starting university. She chose to go to America as an au pair and
we saw her off at the airport in August.

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“Promise me Granny will still be alive when I get home,” she said seriously as she was about to
board her plane. Then my 10-year-old daughter said what I was thinking secretly: “We might never
see her again,” she said sadly.

2.
She returned for university, but she was different. She reacted badly to being back. She was
cold, hostile and treated us as strangers. She cried over photographs of the children she had cared for
in America, but made hardly any contact with us. Then, in her summer term, she rang to say that she
was returning to America, where she felt she belonged. After a painful summer, she returned to the
US.

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3.
Now she has found a way to stay there: her employers are paying for her to go to college. She
will live and work with them in return for the fees. I feel they have bought her.

4.
With our daughter it has been even more serious. She was so good at her job that her employers
took a holiday, leaving her alone with three children under three ; so good that during the year she
was back here, they kept asking her to return, saying “We wish you would become a member of our
family.”


5. Because I believed his lies, he got a lot of money from me.
conned
_________________________________________________________

6. She’ll be furious when she finds out what’s happened.
go
_________________________________________________________

7. I don’t want people to order me about any more.
enough
_________________________________________________________

8. I’m hoping to go skiing at Christmas.
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hopefully
_________________________________________________________

9. I can only see bad things happening in the future.
pessimistic
_________________________________________________________

10. I don’t understand how to fill this form.
clear
_________________________________________________________

B. Write a passage of about 150 words to describe the chart: (2m) : No suggestion

C. Write a letter to a foreign friend of yours, introducing him or her Tet as one traditional aspect
of Vietnamese culture. (3m)


II. Grammar and Vocabulary: (0,1 x 70 = 7m)
A. Grammar: 1D 2C 3A 4D 5A 6D 7D 8D 9C 10A
11B 12B 13A 14B 15D 16A 17C 18B 19A 20C
B. Vocabulary: 1B 2D 3A 4D 5C 6B 7C 8A 9C 10A
11D 12A 13D 14B 15A 16C 17A 18D 19A 20B
C. Word Building: 1C 2C 3D 4A 5B 6D 7A 8B 9C 10C
D. Preposition:
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1. (at) : at your discretion = as you wish
2. (by) : by appointment = an appointment have been made.
3. (for) : for convenience = to make things easier
4. (in) : in the balance = in a dangerous situation
5. (within)
6. (of) : of concern (to) = important
7. (off) : off duty = free
8. (on) : on account of = because of
9. (under) : under control = controlled
10. (with) : with regard to = about
E. Finding mistakes: 1B 2A 3C 4C 5D 6D 7D 8B 9A 10B
III. Reading: (0,1 x 40 = 4m)
A. 1C 2A 3B 4D 5C
B. 6C 7B 8D 9A 10C
C. 1A 2B 3B 4D 5C 6A 7C 8C 9B 10D
11C 12A 13D 14B 15B 16C 17D 18D 19A 20D
D. 1C 2C 3A 4B 5C
E. 1D 2G 3A 4F 5B 6C (Câu 5 và 6 tính 0,05/câu)
IV. Writing: (0,1 x 6 = 6m)
A. Key: