ĐỀTHIOLYMPIC TIẾNGANHNĂM 2000
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
A. Pick out the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from those of the others.
1. A. ginger B. ginseng C. gipsy D. girl
2. A. uncle B. bugle C. huge D. latitude
3. A. bargain B. complain C. ascertain D. campaign
4. A. evasion B. evasive C. desuetude D. desultory
5. A. trays B. says C.bays D. days
6. A. emblem B. electrification C. exact D. entire
7. A. chick B. chic C. cheat D. machismo
8. A. brood B. naughty C. foolscap D. brooch
9. A. slaughter B. naughty C. draught D. plaudit
10. A. fathom B. feather C. anthem D. within
B. Group the following words into columns according to their stress patterns.
coincide speciality ecipe cylinder personify
spectrometer melancholy altogether hereditary index
1st syllable
2nd syllable
3rd syllable






PART TWO: VOCABULARY
A. Supply the correct form of the word in the parentheses.
1. You cannot enter the country without the…………..documents. (require)
2. The old man collapsed after doing some…………..exercises. (strain)
3. The…………..of water is necessary. (pure)
4. She is training to be a…………... (beautiful)
5. This…………..houses the largest telescope in the country. (observe)
6. Many beliefs of a culture are…………..represented in rituals. (symbol)
7. I’ve never known such a person. (quarrel)
8. Thank you for your generosity; we shall always be ………….. to you.(debt)
9. Professor Smith has joined the company in an ………….. capacity. (advise)
10. Please…………..our letter of the 10th. We have not had a reply. (know)
B. Choose the correct answer.
1. When the police examined the house, they found that the lock had been…………..with.
A. touched B. tampered C. broken D. hindered
2. David’s married Elizabeth? - No, I don’t beliere it! You’re pulling my…………..
A. toe B. leg C. mind D. hair
3. I’m afraid I haven’t got the…………..idea why he never turned up.
A. least B. smallest C. weakest D. faintest
4. He was a very ………….. man; one day he would be happy, the nextmiserable.
A. uncontrollable B. uneven C. temperamental D. dispirited
5. Do you know, she’s bought curtain material exactly the same as ours.She’s a dreadful…………...
A parrot B. dog-in-the-manger C. ape D. copy cat
6. That book looks like an advanced…………..text to me.
A. economic B. economical C. economics D. economists
7. He didn’t share his secret with many people but he…………..in her.
A. confessed B. concealed C. confided D. consented
8. I was woken up by the sound of sheep…………..in the meadows.
A. neighing B. crowing C. bleating D. croaking
9. The accusation left him quite…………..with rage.
A. speechless B. silent C. dumb D. mute
10. He bought a pair of sunglasses with silver…………...
A. rims B. brims C. edges D. boundaries
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PART THREE: GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate preposition or particle.
1. Her husband was courteous…………..her.
2. You should comply …………..the school rules.
3. Be calm and don’t make a fuss………….. such trifles.
4. John’s very good…………..his hands.
5. She knows how to get…………..her father to buy her a new car.
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