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SỞ GD-ĐT BẾN TRE KỲ THI OLYMPIC ĐỒNG BẰNG SÔNG CỬU LONG
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN TIẾNG ANH- ĐỀ 2
SECTION A: LISTENING
I. You will hear a food critic, Andrea, talking to a famous chef. For questions 1-9, choose the
correct option from A, B, C, or D.
1. What is Marco Pierre well-known for?
A. sacking staff. B. making staff feel small.
C. being enthusiastic. D. being the best chef in the country.
2. How does he think his appearance has changed over the last eight years?
A. His hair is longer. B. His complexion is less clear.
C. He weighs a lot more. D. He wears different clothes.
3. How does he usually treat his customers nowadays?
A. He throws many out of his restaurant. B. He fights with many of them.
C. He makes jokes at their expense. D. He makes them laugh.
4. He asked one food critic to leave
A. in front of the man's guest. B. when he met the man in the bathroom.
C. without paying his bill. D. in the middle of lunch.
5. How does he treat his kitchen staff nowadays?
A. He bullies them mercilessly. B. He keeps them under control.
C. He takes advantage of them. D. He shouts at the unnecessarily.
6. The 'two-star' chef spent his childhood in
A. Leeds. B. Chelsea. C. Knightsbridge. D. Italy.
7. What is the code he lives by?
A. He forgives people who apologize. B. He criticizes people face to face.
C. He forgives and forgets everything. D. He never speaks ill of anybody.
8. What does he believe?
A. arrogance is a negative quality. B. arrogance creates success.
C. greatness does not follow success D. arrogance is created by greatness
9. What did Andrea think of the meal she had?
A. There was too much to eat. B. It wasn't simple enough.
C. The chef’s ability had been exaggerated. D. She had never tasted a meal like it.
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II. Listen to the tape and then choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D.
1. What aspect of communication does the professor mainly discuss?
A. Public speaking B. Sending clear messages
C. Body language D. Multimedia
2. How does the professor emphasize her point about the importance of posture and gestures?
A. By identifying the different kinds of body postures.
B. By stating the dimensions of various gestures.
C. By comparing gestures in different cultures.
D. By explaining the relationship between body movements and other people's responses to
them.
3. According to the professor, how much of the information people receive when we talk to them
comes from the words that we say?
A. All of it B. 90% C. 50% D. 10%
4. According to the professor, why is it important to know and understand your own body
language?
A. Because it often conflicts with spoken messages.
B. So that students can feel more relaxed at an interview.
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C. Because people need to know what their body is saying if they want to succeed.
D. Because people are not usually aware of informal body language.
5. Why does the professor mention eye contact?
A. She wants the audience to look at her.
B. In her opinion, it is not necessary.
C. She uses it as an example of negative body language.
D. She believes that it causes complications.
6. What does the speaker imply when she says this……………..?
A. The information she gives may surprise students.
B. The information she gives is false.
C. The information she gives is difficult to understand.
D. She is unsure of the information she gives.
10. …………. 11. …………. 12. …………. 13. …………. 14. …………. 15. ………….
SECTION B: GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
I. Choose the word that best complete each sentence.
1. The president was eventually ………………..by a military coup.
A. disposed B. despised C. deposed D. dispersed
2. The collapse of the silver market left him financially ………………..
A. desolate B. dejected C. destitute D. derelict
3. He ………………..so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never fully
recovered.
A. indicted B. inferred C. induced D. inflicted
4. I don’t want to be rude, so I’ll just say he is a bit ………………..
A. flabby B. plump C. overweight D. obese
5. Union leaders called for ………………..between themselves and the government.
A. speeches B. elections C. debates D. consultations
6. At the ………………..same moment, we both realized what was happening.
A. quite B. simply C. very D. absolutely
7. It was clear from the beginning of the meeting that Jack was ………………..on causing
trouble.
A. inclined B. predisposed C. bent D. obsessed
8. Even the other convicts considered it a……………….. crime.
A. guilty B. hard-bitten C. heinous D. hell-bent
9. The Internet has led to the faster and more effective ………………..of information.
A. expansion B. coverage C. spread D. dissemination
10. This is the kind of crime that all decent people in society ……………….. .
A. appall B. frown C. deplore D. disallow
11. For many young people, driving cars at high speed seems to ………………..a rather fatal
fascination.
A. contain B. comprise C. weave D. hold
12. On the news there was some dramatic ………………..of the earthquake that had been
captured by an amateur cameraman.
A. shooting B. scenery C. clipping D. footage
13. Let’s not decide yet where to stop on the journey – we’ll just play it by ………………..and
see how we feel.
A. lip B. eye C. ear D. hand
14. I did not mean to offend her but she took my comments ………………..and now will not
talk to me.
A. amiss B. awry C. apart D. aside
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15. As the end of term approached, he longed to break free from the ………………..of life in
boarding school.
A. constraints B. shackles C. strings D. ties
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11. …………. 12. …………. 13. …………. 14. …………. 15. ………….
II. Find 15 mistakes in the paragraph below, and correct them.
Britain has a generally mild temperate climate. The weather, however, tends to be changed
(though not necessarily unpredictable) as a result of the constant influence of different air mass. The
prevailing winds are south-westerly, which bring warm air in from across the Atlantic. There are a
few extremes in temperature, which rarely goes about 320C or below -100C. In summer, southern
Britain is warmer than northern Britain because of its attitude, but in winter the North Atlantic Drift
– a warm sea current - keeps the west mild than the east. Consequently, Wales and the south-west
peninsula has the most moderate climate and eastern England the most extremely. These
differences, are not great however, and local variations arise from factors such as latitude and
pollution are often greater. Annual rainfall is fairly evenly distribute, but ranges from more than
1,600 mm in the mountainous areas of the west and north far less than 800 mm over central and
eastern parts. This is because depression from the Atlantic bring frontal rainfall first to the west and
that western Britain is higher and so gets more relief rain.
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III. Select the word in the list below the text and change it in the correct form to fill in the gap.
GIFT-GIVING
If you have ever lied about some horrendous offering until your face was puce, or lain awake worrying about what
to buy the one you love, you will know that the giving and receiving of Christmas gifts is fraught with political
significance. At its (1) ………………., pretending you like something is merely prudent damage (2) ……………….,
designed to save the feelings of someone you love. Women, incidentally, are far better at this - like George Washington,
men cannot tell a lie (well, not about presents anyway) and fail to see why (3) ………………. to adore a polyester tie is
better than reducing an (4) ………………. relative to tears.
There is a more complicated level, however, at which Christmas presents are (5) ………………. of hidden
messages: all the things a person wants to say, yet cannot put into words. If this means (6) ………………. worship,
expressed with a large diamond, well and good. But it could also be an opportunity for someone to put you down - a
criticism of your entire (7) ……………….. For instance, a friend of mine who move into student digs against her
mother's wishes, got a box of cleaning materials when she went home for Christmas.
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For some parents, Christmas is a great time to play power games. Sandy, 23, claims she comes out in a rash when
it's time to select a gift for her mother. 'It's (8) ………………. political. I have two brothers and a sister and our mother
uses our presents to play us off against each other. One present will be admired and the others cast aside. Her approval
becomes the focus of the whole day.'
There is nothing particularly difficult about buying presents - provided you have a moderate degree of (9)
………………. and a genuine affection for the (10) ……………….. . But if you are presented with a daintily wrapped
insult on Christmas morning, just keep smiling. It's never too early to start planning next year's revenge.
1. SIMPLE 2. LIMIT 3. PRETEND 4. OLD 5. BEAR
6. DIE 7. LIFE 8. BELIEVE 9. SENSE 10. RECEIVE
1. …………. 2. …………. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. ………….
6. …………. 7. …………. 8. …………. 9. …………. 10. ………….
IV. Put the verb in parentheses in the correct tense or form. The word in italics should be put
in the correct position in relation to the verb.
Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim (1. see) ……………….. monsters in the sea. Though people
(2. often laugh) ……………….. at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these
'monsters' which (3. at times sight) ……………….. are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual
creatures (4. wash) ……………….. to the shore, but they (5. rarely catch) ……………….. out at
sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing-boat (6.
carry) ……………….. miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that
this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort (7. not damage) ……………….. it in
any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had
a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which (8. since
send) ……………….. to a museum where it (9. examine) ……………….. by a scientist, is called
an oarfish. Such creatures (10. rarely see) ……………….. alive by man as they live at a depth of
six hundred feet.
1. …………. 2. …………. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. ………….
6. …………. 7. …………. 8. …………. 9. …………. 10. ………….
V. Fill in the blank space with one suitable preposition.
1. He expected his daughter to fetch and carry ……………….him all day.
2. She’s got the business of buying birthday present down ……………….a fine art.
3. A: I’ve got some questions I’d like to ask you.
B: Right, fire ……………….!
4. With several of their planes ……………….temporarily commission, the airline is losing
money.
5. The hall isn’t quite ready for the ceremony yet, but it will be all right ……………….the
night.
6. I’ve only had time to dip ……………….the report.
7. Our first sight of the dingy little hotel did not inspire us ……………….much confident.
8. I just can’t manage ……………….£50 a week.
9. You can’t expect promotion to be handed to you ……………….a plate.
10. When he listens to music, he’s lost ……………….the world.
1. …………. 2. …………. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. ………….
6. …………. 7. …………. 8. …………. 9. …………. 10. ………….
VI. Fill in the blank with A/AN/THE or x (no article)
1. If this goes wrong, your job’s on ……………..line.
2. In ……………..case of fire, ring the alarm bell.
3. What? “Pam”? Oh no, there is ……………..L in the word “palm”.
4. At the end of the street there is a house in ……………..course of construction.
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5. Anyone who tries to resist the spread of new technology is fighting ……………..losing
battle.
6. There was ……………..Mr. Jones calling you while you were out.
7. ……………..Netherlands is a country in Western Europe on the North Sea.
8. After being imprisoned by the South African white ruler for 26 years, Mandela became
……………..president.
9. ……………..Smiths has a son and a daughter. The son was in the army and the daughter
was training to be a doctor.
10. The leader of the team is usually called ……………..captain.
1. …………. 2. …………. 3. …………. 4. …………. 5. ………….
6. …………. 7. …………. 8. …………. 9. …………. 10. ………….
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
David Martyn was born and (1) ………………. in a land which prides (2) ………………. On its
Celtic culture. Early in life he (3) ………………. a love for animals, in (4) ………………. for
horses, a love which he (5) ………………. till his dying day. He did not, (6) ………………., wish
to become a veterinary surgeon. (7) ………………. less a jockey, for he had (8) ……………….
his heart on a medical career.
(9) ………………. due course, he moved (10) ………………. his parents to London (11)
………………. in his mid-teens, sixteen to be (12) ………………., he began to study medicine.
(13) ……………….the start he applied himself (14) ………………. great diligence to his studies,
(15) ………………. that it took no-one by (16) ………………. when he passed his finals with (17)
……………….colors.
Dr. Martyn went (18) ………………. to specialize and was already at the (19) ………………. of
the medical tree (20) ………………. he left medicine for the ministry.
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II. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
At 13.19 yesterday British Rail's retired Peaks class diesel locomotive 46009 came from Old
Dalby station at about 100mph to strike the nuclear fuel flask the Central Electricity Generating
Board had placed across her track.
She was a few minutes late because of anti-nuclear demonstrators on the line, but the tense,
waiting spectators knew there was no driver at the controls and no passengers in the three elderly
coaches 46009 was pulling.
For a few eerie seconds, I suspect most of us were more concerned with the fate of the train
than with the 8ft square yellow-painted steel transport flask whose security this extraordinary event
was designed to demonstrate.
Even the board's ebullient chairman, Sir Walter Marshall, admitted to a moment of shock as the
150-ton train struck its target. But he was delighted with the result.
The impact was like a vast bass drum being sounded across the Leicestershire countryside.
Then a flash of flame as the locomotive tossed the 50-tea flask aside and leapt over the deliberately
derailed wagon that had carried it.
But even though the flask lay on its side as to give the diesel’s protruding draw bar the best
chance of prising the heavily-bolted lid open, the flask suffered only superficial damage.
Sir Walter beamed as his engineers connected a pressure meter to the flask’s valve and
registered a drop through the lid seals of only 0.29 of a pound from the original 100lb per square
inch.