Đề thi Olympic Anh 11 năm 2012-2013

Student’s code: Mark:

I. PHONETICS (10 P)
A.Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest. Identify your answer by cycling the corresponding letter A, B, C, D. (5p)
1. A. foot B. pool C. moon D. food
2. A. plumber B. doubt C. debt D. herbage
3. A. opportunity B. menu C. aptitude D. muscular
4. A. singer B. single C. younger D. stronger
5. A. adventure B. advantage C. advertise D. addition
B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest (5p)
6. A. refugee B. decisive C. catastrophe D. committee
7. A. figure B. ever C. apply D. happy
8. A. salary B. essential C. industry D. interview
9. A. sincerely B. faithfully C. completely D. extremely
10. A. eventually B. capacity C. altogether D. particular
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (45 P)
Multiple choice: Choose the best answer (20p)
1.Her mother asked her to……....the table for the evening meal.
A. place B. put out C. serve D. lay
2. The student failed to meet the necessary…………for admission to the course.
A. fulfillments B. requirements C. qualities D. aptitudes
3. Working hours will fall to under 35 hours a week,...........?
A. will they B. Won’t they C. Won’t it D. Will it
4. According to a recent survey, most people are on good..........with their neighbors.
A. relations B. Acquaintance C, relationships D, terms
5. Jean has a very easy-going..........., which is why she is so popular.
A. role B, characteristic C, personality D, reputation
6. In this job you must........up to the problems and not run away from them.
A. gaze B, face C, raise D, play
7. ............with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.
A. When compared B. Compared them C. If you compare D. A comparison
8. The total influence of literature upon the course of human history..............
A, an evaluation B, is difficult to evaluate
C, difficult to evaluate it D, it is difficult to evaluate
9. A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult, .......he is likely to smile and reach out to another infant.
A, if B, whenever C, whereas D, so that
10. She has ........work to do that she gets very tired.
A, so many B, much more C, too much D, so much
11. He went into the bank..........out some money.
A, to be taking B, to take C, and take D, and taking
12. Driving a car with faulty brakes is..........quite a risk.
A, putting B, setting C, taking D, being
13. ...........the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
A, Although B. In spite of C, Owing to D, However
14. It tasted so.......of lemon that the other flavors were lost.
A. hardly B, forcefully C, strongly D, fully
15. We expected him at eight but he finally.........at midnight.
A, turned up B, turned out C, came to D, came off
16. More than two hundred police officers are …………in the investigation.
A. absorbed B. engrossed C. specialized D. involved
17. The doctor has advised him to cut down…….his drinking.
A. on B. in C. with D. to
18. It’s time we………away with our old-fashioned prison.
A. do B. did C. have done D. shall do
19. It is a great………that the exhibition was cancelled at the last minute after all your work.
A. sorrow B. complaint C. pity