ĐA và Đề thi Olympic Anh 11 (2017) tr Nguyễn Trãi

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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC
(Đề thi có 06 trang)

KÌ THI OLYMPIC KHỐI 11
NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017



Mã đề thi 408

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SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE (FROM QUESTION 1 TO QUESTION 64) (8 POINTS)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions from 01 to 03.
Question 1: The ASEAN Para-Games are hosted by the same country where the SEA Games took place.
A. defended B. impressed C. organized D. participated
Question 2: As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.
A. plants and animals B. mountains and forests
C. fruits and vegetables D. flowers and trees
Question 3:The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.
A. relevantly B. absolutely C. almost D. comparatively

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions from 04 to 08.
Question 4: Dr. Harder, that is the professor for this class, will be absent this week because of illness.
A. that B. for C. will be D. because of
Question 5: Building thousands of years ago, the ancient palace is popular with modern tourists.
A. Building B. ago C. the ancient D. popular with
Question 6: Millions of dead fish in Vietnam`s shores raise industrial pollution fears.
A. Millions B. in C. dead D. raise
Question 7: The teacher found a great deal of mistakes in his students’ writing.
A. The B. a great deal C. in D. students’
Question 8: The more frequently you exercise, the greatest physical endurance you will have.
A. frequently B. exercise C. greatest D. will have
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions from 09 to 10.
Question 9: U.S. President Barack Obama paid a visit to Vietnam in May, 2016 to boost ties.
A. change B. rise C. decrease D. encourage
Question 10: She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.
A. made room for B. put in charge of C. lost control of D. got in touch with

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions from 11 to 12.
Question 11: A. killed B. crashed C. waved D. cured
Question 12: A. cupboard B. abroard C. overboard D. keyboard

Mark the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 13 to 22.
It was once believed that being overweight was healthy, but nowadays few people subscribe to this viewpoint. While many people are fighting the battle to reduce weight, studies are being conducted concerning the appetitle and how it is controlled by both emotional and biochemical factors. Some of the conclusions of these studies may give insights into how to deal with weight prolems. For example, when several hundred people were asked about their eating habits in times of stress, 44 percent said they reacted to stressful situations by eating. Further investigations with both humans and animals indicated that it is not food which relieves tension but rather the act of chewing.
A test in which subjects were blindfolded showed that obese people have a keener sense of taste and crave more flavorful food than non-obese people. When deprived of the variety and intensity of tastes, obese peole are not satisfied and consequently eat more to fulfill this need. Blood samples taken from people after they were shown a picture of food revealed that overweight people reacted with an increase in blood insulin, a chemical associated with appetite. This did not happen to average-weight people.
In another experiment, results showed that certain people have a specific, biologically induced hunger for carbohydrates. Eating carbohydrates raise the level of serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain. Enough serotonin produces a sense of satiation, and hunger for carbohydrates subsides.
Exercise has been recommended as an important part of a weight-loss program. However, it has been found