ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC TIẾNG ANH THPT O1

Olympic English PRACTICE TEST NO 22Official test in 1998
PART I: PHONOLOGY
A, Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A. drama B. grammar C. damage D. mammal
2. A. drama B. plays C. lays D. says
3. A. furnishing B. preparation C. preposition D. prerequisite
4. A. fearB. nearC. pearD. rear
5. A. mythB. with C. both D. tenth
6. A. book B. brush C. brooth D. booth
7. A. serve B. function C. sudden D. stomach
8. A. gen B. gaze C. gaudy D. gate
9. A. obtain B. obstacle C. obstinate D. obsolete
10. A. duty B. dual C. bugle D. duvet
B, Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns.
European politics abnormal
Pneumonia expenditure diligently
Aborigine guarantee archeological ingenuity
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PART 2: VOCABULARY
A. Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
1. The D war zone was a famous military base during the two ___________________ war (resist)
2. You should use it as a study room. It’s ________________________ quiet (compare).
3. Various kinds of colorful flowers ___________________ this garden (beautiful)
4. A ________________ friend is one of who likes power.(dominate)
5. Robin Hood is a ____________________ hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in NottingHam.(legend)
6. ___________ about the company’s future meant that few people wanted to invest money on it.(certain)
7. The shop will change undamaged goods if a ________________ is shown as proof of purchase.(receive)
8. The cost of ___________________ must be paid by the buyer.(carry)
9. We had a marvelous holiday and our trip to Da Lat was ________________(forget)
10. The crowd showed its ______________ by shouting insults at the players.(approve)
B. Choose the correct answer.
1. His personal problems seem to have been ______ him from his work lately.
A. disrupting B. disturbing C. distractingD. dispersing
2. He was a very ______ man; one day he would be happy, the next miserable.
A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
3. This cloth ______ very thin.
A.touches B. holds C. feels D, handles
4. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary to marry him.
A. continue B. be secretive C. buy a bull D, be determined
5. I have had a _______ of misfortune.
A. success B. continuation C. repetition D. succession
6. The music aroused an ______ feeling of homesickness in him.
A. intense B. intentional C. intensive D. intended
7. What are the main _______ of this illness?
A. traces B. symptoms C. emblems D. tokens
8. After the accident the injured cyclist was in great ______
A. agony B. pain C. suffering D. hurt
9. Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.
A. changed his decision B, felt sorry for us
C. refused to change his decision D. wanted to continue
10. He said,” ___________ while the iron is hot”.
A. Strike B, Beat C. Hit D. Pound
PART 3: GRMMAR AND STRUCTURES
A. Use the correct form or tenses of the verb in brackets.
1. It is essential that he(arrive) ____________________ before six.
2. This lovely beach won’t exist forever. Eventually, it (probably erode)________________ away by the sea and there will be nothing left but bedrock.
3. On the first of next month, he (be) _____________ in prison for five years.
4. After I decided (have) _______________ a garage (build) ______________next to the house, I hired a carpenter (do)_________________the work.
5. John was pleased (admit) _____________ to the college.
6. I’d rather you (not be) _________________ absent from class yesterday.
7. John admitted (surprise) ___________________ by the unexpected birthday party last night.
8. Thompson, (catch) ________________ the ball, we would have won the game.
B. Fill in each blank with on appropriate preposition.
1. The play quite lived __________ my expectations.
2. He took it ___________ granted that they were happy.
3. Put __________ the cigarette, please, I don’t like the smell of your tobacco.
4. What time did you turn __________ last night?
5. It never occurred _______ me to ask him for proof of his identity.