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KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30 - 4 LẦN THỨ 24
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH; LỚP: 10

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 pts)
1. WORD CHOICE (10 pts)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. I always take my lucky _________with me into an exam.
A. sign B. item C. charm D. spell
2. I didn’t know my guess was going to be right – It was just __________
A. pot luck B. odds C. draw D. gamble
3. Why are all your clothes in a __________on the floor?
A. bulk B. heap C. batch D. sum
4. Sending out e-mails that people haven’t asked for to ______addresses is often known.
A. sufficient B. countless C. widespread D. multiple
5. We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ________ the law.
A. beyond B. over C. above D. onto
6. We are pleased to inform you that we have decided to _________your request for British citizenship.
A. give B. grant C. permit D. donate
7. We can only _______ as to the causes of the disaster.
A. think B. consider C. speculate D. ponder
8. I didn’t _________out to be a millionaire – I just wanted to run a successful business.
A. set B. go C. begin D. watch
9. I’m not sure if I’m doing it right, but I’ll try to ___________ahead with it anyway.
A. drive B. bang C. touch D. press
10. Could you lend me some money to _____________ me over to the end of the month?
A. hand B. tide C. get D. make


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2. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR (10pts)
1. I supposed, as ______ we all, that the meeting would be cancelled.
A. just B. would C. equally D. did
2. A study has been made of the microbiology of rock surfaces and ___________ stones.
A. weathered B. rugged C. jagged D. rough
3. Well, it _____ but will it taste the same?
A. is smelling good B. is smelling well
C. smells good D. smells well
4. You _____ in this report to the managing director personally. Do you understand?
A. are to hand B. would like to hand
C. may have handed D. would sooner hand
5. _____________________ up early, he would have caught the early train.
A. Were he to get B. If he got
C. Had he not got D. Were he to have got
6. You should be very glad that Bob didn’t recognize you that night. Can you imagine his fury if he _____?
A. had B. did C. did not D. would have
7. The research suggests that infants ____________ highly susceptible to allergy at the first 3 months.
A. should be B. are C. will be D. being
8. When reaching the top of the hill, _________.
A. we suddenly caught sight of the sea B. it was the sea that extended below us
C. we extended the sea below us D. the sea came into view
9. Consumers should boycott all products _____ has involved the use of child labour.
A. who manufacture B. whose manufacturers
C. which manufacture D. whose manufacture
10. Such _____ that the firefighters could not get near it.
A. hot was the fire B. the fire was hot
C. the heat was of the fire D. was the heat of the fire

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3. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10pts)
1. I just want to settle _____ and start a family before I