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TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN VỊ THANH

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ
KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30-4 LẦN THỨ XXIV
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 10
(Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút)

PHẦN TRẮC NGHIỆM: (80 câu- 40 điểm)
Part 1. WORD CHOICE.
Choose the word/ phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answer in the space provided. (10 pts)
1. However strict ____we took, we couldn’t eliminate the risk of any further riots in the streets. A. controls B. discipline C. measures D. regulations
2. I always clean the flat before my mum comes round, but she always finds at least one _______ of dust and says it’s filthy! A. scrap B. gust C. speck D. blade
3. Some of the passengers spoke to reporters about their _______ in the burning plane.
A. knowledge B. experience C. occasion D. event
4. The use of robots and automated machinery has eliminated certain _______ factory jobs. A. thriving B. timid C. thrilling D. tedious 5. Mr. John’s job is to teach the young offers to _______ their duty in the right way.
A. operate B. perform C. commit D. proceed
6. The National Theatre received a large ______ from the government this year.
A. donation B. gift C. subsidy D. support
7. Simon _______ in me on the understanding that I wouldn`t tell anyone else.
A. intimated B. confided C.confessed D. disclosed
8. If you want to be a rock star, talent helps, but what it really _______ down to is luck.
A. boils B. revolves C. centres D. refines
9. Although he was experienced, he was not ______. A. mistaken B. flawed C. erroneous D. infallible
10. He was arrested for trying to pass ______ notes at the bank. A. false B. fake C. counterfeit D. fraudulent

Đáp án: 1C 2C 3B 4D 5A 6C 7B 8A 9D 10C

Part 2. STRUCTURE AND GRAMMAR
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank in the following sentences
1. Jane wasn’t in when I arrived. I suppose she ___________ I was coming.
A. may forget B. must have forgotten C. must forget D. can’t have forgotten
2. _______ the invention of the steam engine, most forms of transport were horse-drawn.
A. With reference B. Akin C. Prior to D. In addition to
3. It’s imperative that ________what to do when there is a fire. A. everyone know B. everyone knows
C. everyone knew D. everyone knows about
4. ______, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Leaving uncovered B. Having left uncovered
C. Left uncovered D. Been left uncovered
5. ______ with about fifteen times its weight in air does gasoline allow the carburetor to run smoothly. A. It is mixed B. Only when mixed C. When mixed D. To mix it
6. You have cut the material in the wrong place. It ought ______ just here but it wasn’t. A. to have been cut B. to be cut C. to have cut D. to cut
7. _______ that we had to ask a police officer for directions. A. So confusing was the map B. was so confusing the map C. So confusing the map was D. Such confusing was the map
8. George wouldn`t have met Mary________ to his brother’s graduation party. A. hadn`t he gone B. had he not gone C. if he has not gone D. if he should not have gone
9. Dick put _____ ball in ______ net in ______ second half but _____ goal was disallowed.
A. a/a/a/a B. the/the/the/the C. a/a/the/the D. the/the/a/a
10. _______ to Jim myself, I can’t tell why he would do such terrible things.
A. Not to be speaking B. Not to have spoken
C. Because of not being spoken D. Not having spoken

KEY: 1B 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A 7A 8B 9B