SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO CÀ MAU
TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN PHAN NGỌC HIỂN
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KỲ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30/4
LẦN THỨ XXIV NĂM 2018
ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 10

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 pts)
I. WORD CHOICE (10 pts)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
The sky darkened and there was a distant ____________ of thunder.
A. clap B. clang C. groan D. flash
Vietnam ____________ war against French colonial empire has gone down in history as one of the most epic, destroying the harrowing shackles of tyranny after nearly a century.
A. emancipation B. remission C. liberation D. salvation
Everyone was shocked to hear that a politician of his ____________ would stoop so low.
A. credence B. stature C. guile D. affinity
A new treatment ______________, it became less prohibitive and more effective to deal with patients infected with tuberculosis.
A. tainted B. assorted C. repudiated D. effected
On 6th August 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing thousands of citizens and almost ____________ the city.
A. overruling B. annulling C. eradicating D. annihilating
His smirk suggested some vicious _____________, which terrified everyone at the meeting.
A. subtleties B. allusions C. insinuations D. inertia
She was ____________ with guilt when she realized that the accident had been her fault.
A. consumed B. ravaged C. devoured D. dazzled
That my brother ______________ boasts about his achievements is absolutely annoying!
A. inexorably B. incessantly C. intricately D. intrepidly
9. She lifted it over the fence and set off across the little meadow, _____________ speed and thoroughly enjoying it.
A. gathering B. collecting C. consuming D. firing
One of Kim’s secretarial works include taking the _____________ of the meeting.
A. gist B. crux C. minutes D. fundamentals
ANSWER KEYS:
1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.D

6.C
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.C


II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (10 pts)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. Everything looks very positive for the company, _____ the current investors do not default on their agreements.
A. assuming that B. whether C. whereas D. as if
2. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the United States _____.
A. as Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
B. rather than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
C. than did Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
D. more than Henry Ford, a pioneer in automobile production.
3. ………………………..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
4. Suppose she _________ that outrageous story circulating around the office; she’d be furious!”
A. has heard B. were heard C. would hear D. had heard
5. I’d rather you __________ a noise last night; I couldn’t get to sleep.
A. wouldn’t make B. didn’t make C. haven’t made D. hadn’t made
6. A new generation of performers, ____________ those who by now had become household name, honed their skills before following the same path onto television.
A. no less talented than B. together with talented with
C. along with talented with D. having been more talented than
7. We all wished to be treated ___________.
A. as equal B. as equally C. as equals D. as equal as
8. _____________ the US superiority at that time, it was probable that any threatened US response would have deterred the Soviet Union.
A. If B. Given C. Although D. Since
9. Business has been thriving in the past year. Long __________ it continue to do so.
A. could B. does C. may D. might
10. The man ___________ of carrying out the burglary was released __________ by police.
A. to be suspected - following questioning B. having been suspected - following questioned
C. suspected - following questioning D. being suspected - following questioned
ANSWER KEYS:
1. A
2.C
3. C
4. D
5. D

6.A
 7. C
8. B