Thi Olympic tiếng Anh lớp 11 (Key).doc

PART I: PHONOLOGY:
Pick out the word whose sound of the bold parts is pronounced differently from that of the others:
1. A. dinosaur B. diorite C. diode D. dint
2. A. baths B. bathymetry C. clothier D. thaw
3. A. close B. close-up C. nosegay D. nosy
4. A. huddle B. hooch C. hoody D. hautboy
5. A. tear B. teasel C. tearful D. teargland
6. A. clime B. clinch C. cling D. clinic
7. A. tomb B. tomboy C. tombstone D. comb
8. A. dangle B. Danish C. dapper D. slap
9. A. chemosphere B. chenille C. machine D. chauvinism
10. A. leisure B. occasion C. cosy D. usual
Underline the stressed syllables of the following words:
1. Twinborn 2. Parachute 3. Psychiatry 4. Memorial 5. Secession 6. Seclusionist
7. Fanaticise 8. Conctative 9. Canasta 10. Verbatim
PART TWO: VOCABULARY:
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets:
The _________ accused the government of an evasion of responsibility.(OPPOSE)
Two members of the expedition died from _________. (EXHAUST)
Carol`s new catering business turned out to be very ___________. ( BENEFIT)
The weather _________ changes for the worse whenever we go on holiday. (VARY)
We have already made _________ progress towards solving the problem. (SUBSTANCE)
You can travel from one end of the park to the other on a __________ railway. (MINIMISE)
At the moment there is no _________ of the Prime Minister resigning. (LIKE)
Is it possible to _________ between a hobby and an interest ? (DISTINCT)
Our city has some open spaces, but they are not very __________. (ACCESS)
Two people have been arrested for illegal possession of _________ in a police raid. (ARM)
B. Choose the most suitable word or phrase:
I only ________ we were running low on petrol after we had passed the last filling station.
A. observed B. witnessed C. beheld D. noticed
Peter agreed reluctantly to sign the form but looked extremely ill at ______________.
A. agreement B. ease C. heart D. soul
Kate spent the morning __________ along the sea-front.
A. hiking B. rambling C. strolling D. crawling
We decided to celebrate by going out and painting the town ___________.
A. red B. purple C. gold D. brown
The bus stopped at the traffic lights with a ___________ of the brakes.
A. screech B. howl C. crash D. grind
The saucepans fell onto the floor with a great _____________.
A. clatter B. rattle C. crunch D. squeak
With the end of childhood, and the onset of_________ , young people experience profound changes.
A. teenage B. childhood C. middle-age D. adolescence
Jean has a very easy-going _________ , which is why she is so popular.
A. role B. characteristic C. personality D. reputation
The barman began to ________ his fists in a threatening manner so I left.
A. gather B. fold C. bundle D. clench
We have just having a friendly _________ about football.
A. chat B. whisper C. gossip D. report
PART III: GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES:
Put a suitable word or phrase in each space so that the sentence contains a phrasal verb:
The exact total _________ at just over $750.
We are having our living room _________________.
The crisis was ______________ by Brenda`s resignation.
The plan ______________ at the last minute.
Sue is ________________ well with her new job.
I think you _____________ the whole story.
Guess who I ____________ at the supermarket yesterday afternoon.
Don`t worry about that missing book, it`s bound to __________ sooner or later.
An inquiry into the accident has been _____________.
Don`t be ____________ by her apparent shyness.
B. Supply an appropriate form or tense of the verbs in brackets:
Have you tried __________ ( windsurf ). It`s great.
She is considered ________ (be) the finest pianist