Đề thi ALL 2017 – Khối lớp 10-11-12
Đề thi National Language Arts League năm 2017 — Grade 10, 11 & 12 Contest. Làm bài có giờ, chấm điểm ngay và xem lại từng câu sai.
Đề thi thật của kỳ thi ALL. American Language League (trước năm 2024 mang tên National Language Arts League – NLAL) là kỳ thi tiếng Anh thường niên dành cho học sinh Mỹ từ lớp 1 đến lớp 12, kiểm tra từ vựng, ngữ pháp, chính tả và đọc hiểu. Đề này nguyên bản dành cho Grade 10-12; đề bài giữ nguyên tiếng Anh, phần hướng dẫn có thêm lời dịch tiếng Việt, đáp án theo bảng đáp án chính thức của ban tổ chức.
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Bảng câu hỏi
PART I Từ vựng Vocabulary
Câu 1–20Chọn từ phù hợp nhất để điền vào chỗ trống sao cho câu có nghĩa trọn vẹn.
Directions: In each of the sentences below there is a blank space indicating that a word has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four choices. From these four words you are to choose the one word that when inserted in the blank space best fits in with the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
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1. The owner of the stadium was thrilled that the baseball team was performing in such a/an manner.
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2. Because the area had become so run-down, people were living in conditions.
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3. His analysis of the policy decisions won many supporters.
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4. The workers were very sure that the putty used in the windows of the house was .
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5. The included in the project only those who would be completely subservient to him.
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6. The twins clearly had a/an relationship with each other’s possessions.
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7. In many ways working for the geologist was so difficult because he was very .
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8. On this day every action taken seemed to have a outcome.
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9. A quick translation of the book was necessary in order to its publication.
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10. The tragedies of war are so horrible that many incidents are .
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11. Because she was unhappy with the management, Gwen attempted to herself from the contest.
Chọn từ có nghĩa trái ngược nhất với từ được gạch chân (hoặc từ được đánh số).
Directions: Each underlined word is followed by four words lettered A to D. Choose the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined.
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12. immutable
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13. impoverished
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14. dispel
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15. imperious
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16. affinity
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17. deprecate
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18. incessant
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19. indigent
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20. insipid
PART II Dấu câu, viết hoa và ngữ pháp Punctuation, Capitalization & Grammar
Câu 21–26Đọc câu và quyết định câu cần sửa gì về dấu câu, viết hoa hoặc ngữ pháp (nếu có), rồi chọn đáp án tương ứng.
Directions: Read each sentence. Decide what if any correction in punctuation, capitalization, or grammar the sentence needs. Write the correct letter on the answer sheet.
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21. If you want to go to the mall it’s perfectly okay with me.
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22. Each of the guests at the museum had to show their pass at the door.
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23. Joe asked her casually “Will you go to the prom with me?”
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24. I want to travel to the following cities: New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Montreal.
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25. “Also,” she added, with a tone of delight, “I was correct.”
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26. The wind was working up into a gale: and the rain, blown straight into our faces, was cold and piercing.
PART III Đọc hiểu Reading Comprehension
Câu 27–41Đọc kỹ bài đọc rồi chọn đáp án đúng cho mỗi câu hỏi bên dưới.
Directions: Read each paragraph. Answer each question by writing the letter of the correct answer in the space provided on the answer sheet.
Passage A
Begin each day with a positive attitude—
Enjoy the thought of the day ahead—
Keep a smile on your face—
Interest yourself in others—
Never say negative things—
Dig deep into yourself to share with others—
Always be interested in the person you are with—
Notice positive things about your friends—
Develop a warmth and kindness in your mannerisms—
Give your real self to others—
Enjoy your relationships—
Never put yourself or others down—
Energetic responses show interest in others—
Remain faithful to your friends—
Others will smile when they see you coming—
Understand that people are different—
Seek the best in each person you know.
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27. The persona should feel .
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28. To share with others .
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29. The persona should develop .
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30. The persona’s responses should be .
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31. Looking at the first letter of each line, the best title would be .
Passage B
Winston Churchill had contact with Franklin Roosevelt from the moment he became the British Prime Minister in May, 1940. Roosevelt had realized, where the American public and Congress had not, that Britain was important to the defense of the United States. When France was defeated, Britain stood along, and the rumbles of war with Japan were getting louder. After being elected to his third presidential term in November, 1940, FDR instigated the Lend-Lease Act to help Britain in its struggle. When Hitler invaded Russia in the summer of 1941, both Roosevelt and Churchill extended an offer of aid to Stalin, which continued throughout the war.
In 1944 the allies in the West had just endured Hitler’s last major offensive in an attempt to hold off the American and British forces, but it failed. The conference at Yalta confirmed decisions that were made regarding Eastern Europe at the Teheran Conference of 1943. It was agreed that the Russians would have influence in Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary. Also, the Baltic States and Poland would be under Russian influence, while the British would have control in Greece. The Yalta Conference is often cited as the beginning of the Cold War. The meeting of the Big Three at the former palace of Czar Nicholas on the Crimean southern shore of the Black Sea took place February 4–11, 1945. Stalin’s army had reached the Oder River and was poised for the final attack on Berlin. The Germans were in full retreat on every front. The Russians possessed the largest army in Europe, 12 million soldiers in 300 divisions. General Eisenhower’s 4 million men in 85 divisions were still west of the Rhine River. Strategic bombing had devastated German cities, and the last untouched major city in Germany would be destroyed on February 13 when Churchill sent his bombers over Dresden.
The partition of Germany at the end of the war led to a new European map. The buffer zone created by Russia between itself and the West would later be known as the Iron Curtain. At Yalta Stalin pledged to join the Allies against Japan once Germany had been totally defeated. Yalta would be the last time that the three leaders would meet together. With the death of President Roosevelt on April 12, 1945, the next meeting at Potsdam would have President Truman representing the United States. Winston Churchill would lose the general election in 1945, and a new prime minister would return to the conference table at Potsdam.
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32. The Yalta Conference took place in a port on the .
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33. The Russian advantage against Germany was due to the size of its army and because the allies .
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34. Decisions made at the Teheran Conference would lead to British influence in .
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35. Stalin’s pledge in 1945 was to .
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36. The theme that persists throughout this selection is .
Passage C
Salvador Dali was born the son of a prestigious notary in the small town of Figuera in Northern Spain. His talents as an artist showed at an early age when he received his first drawing lessons at the age of ten. Later Dali began to study at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid. He was expelled twice because of his argumentative attitude, and he never took final examinations. His opinion was that he was more qualified than those who were to examine him.
In 1928 Dali went to Paris, where he met the Spanish painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. He established himself as the principal figure of a group of surrealist artists. By 1929 Dali had found his personal style that would make him famous—the world of the unconscious that is recalled during our dreams. The surrealist theory is based on the theories of Sigmund Freud. Recurring images of historical occurrences and the famous melting watches became the artist’s surrealist trademarks. His great craftsmanship allowed him to execute his paintings in a nearly photorealistic style. His paintings showed his great admiration for the Italian renaissance painter Raphael.
In 1933 Salvador Dali had his first one-man show in New York and a year later visited the United States, having been given a loan by Pablo Picasso. To evade World War II, Dali chose the United States as his permanent residence in 1940. He had a series of spectacular exhibitions, particularly at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Besides creating a number of great paintings, Dali became a favorite of American high society. Celebrities like Helena Rubinstein and Alfred Hitchcock gave him commissions for portraits. His art works became a popular trademark, and he diversified his activities into jewelry and clothing design and even film-making.
In the late 1940’s Dali developed a lively interest in science, religion, and history. He integrated things into his art that he had picked up from popular science magazines. He was also inspired by the great classical masters of painting like Botticelli and Velasquez. In 1958 the artist began his series of large-sized history paintings. He painted one monumental painting every year during the summer months in Spain. The most famous one, “The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus,” can be seen at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. The artist’s late art works combine more than ever his perfect and meticulous painting technique with his fantastic and limitless imagination.
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37. The best reason to explain Dali’s expulsion from the art academy is .
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38. Much of Dali’s style as an artist came from an emphasis on .
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39. A great influence on Dali’s style came from paintings and artists of .
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40. Late Dali’s paintings placed a great emphasis on .
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41. As a leader of the surrealist school, Dali was greatly influenced by .
PART IV Chính tả Spelling
Câu 42–50Mỗi câu được chia thành ba phần (a), (b), (c). Nếu có từ viết sai chính tả, chọn phần chứa từ đó; nếu không có lỗi, chọn D.
Directions: Read each sentence. A word may be misspelled in one part of the sentence. If so, write the appropriate letter on the answer sheet. If no word is misspelled, write the letter D.
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42. (a) The judge found the lawyer’s / (b) explanations to be inaplicable / (c) to the evolving case.
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43. (a) The proposed curriculum / (b) is tremendously intimidating / (c) because of its difficulty and diversaty.
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44. (a) The doctor stitched the wound / (b) Ben had received from gashing / (c) his arm on the broken bottle.
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45. (a) In many situations Taylor had / (b) tried to force him into dicisive decisions / (c) about the formation of the new organization.
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46. (a) Neither of the two diplomats / (b) is aggressive in wanting to change / (c) the format of the new constitution.
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47. (a) After six months in the gymasium / (b) he developed a physique / (c) that made him the envy of his associates.
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48. (a) The European curency, / (b) the euro, seems to be having an enormous effect / (c) on the American economic structure.
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49. (a) The community service requirement / (b) demands that participants who wish a diploma / (c) volunteer their talents and knowledge.
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50. (a) The preposterous decision / (b) was formed around the intricate concept / (c) that lucritive solutions were necessary.