ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC TRUYỀN THỐNG 30 - 4 - LẦN THỨ XIX ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ MÔN TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 10 TRƯỜNGTHPT CHUYÊN BÌNH LONG, BÌNH PHƯỚC Mã A465535

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TỈNH BÌNH PHƯỚC TRƯỜNG:THPT CHUYÊN BÌNH LONG

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

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE (40PTS)

I. WORD CHOICE (5PTS) Choose the best alternative to fill the gap in each of the following sentences

1.When we used to take the caravan to Wales, my dad would drive and my mum used to . Now she doesn’t need to, because we’ve got a satnav. A. navigate B. ride C. pilot D. map 2. After our disastrous holiday we put in a ______ for compensation A. query B. plea C. demand D. claim 3. It took me a long time to get the ______ of my new computer. A. hang B. knack C. habit D. use 4. The men’s efforts to help only served to _________ the problem and they were finally forced to call in the emergency services. A. extricate B. enervate C. extirpate D. exacerbate 5.This report ______ the current problems faced by commuters and suggests a number of improvements. A. encapsulates B. encloses C. inspects D. involves 6. The company seeks to ______ staff and has a generous package of benefits. A. possess B. retain C. own D. grasp 7. I used to be able to solve the Rubik cube very quickly but I seem to have lost the ______ . A. hang B. knack C. habit D. use 8.The ______ workers were expecting thousands of refugees to turn up at the camps over the next few weeks. A. social B. concern C. relief D. agency 9. I don't know how George could ever find anything as his desk was always ______. A. messed B. cluttered C. jumbled D. cramped 10. Having planned our weekends to watch football, we found the news of the home team’s players’ strike most _________. A. disconcerting B. refreshing C. activating D. debilitating

KEY 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. A

II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES (5PTS) Choose the best alternative to fill the gap in each of the following sentences

1.Because we hadn’t seen each other for ages, we sat ______ for hours. A. to have talked B. to have been talking C. talking D. to be talked 2. As soon as John ______, we can leave.

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A. has the car starting B. has got the car started C. got started the car D. was got starting the car 3.The pills are not harmful ______, but are dangerous when taken with alcohol. A. as it all B. as such C. per se D. at that 4.“Does your uncle earn much?” “Of course not. Otherwise, he ______ on his parents all the time.” A. would not have had to rely B. doesn’t have to rely C. would not have to rely D. won’t have to rely 5. A: You’re sitting on my bag, Linda. B: ______. Sorry. A: So, am I B. So I am C. So do I D. So I do 6. We will answer you in writing, if need ______. A. is B. be C. was D. will be 7.________, the meeting began. A. After we have sat down B. All of us having taken the seats C. Our having seated D. Once we have seated 8. He managed to buy a car after all—and a nice one at ______. A. that B. which C. it D. whom 9. They sat and talked ______ into the night. A. deeply B. in a deep way C. deepeningly D. deep 10. For the first few months, the babies looked so alike I couldn’t tell ____. A. who is whom B. which is which C. which from which D. whom with whom

KEY 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B

III.PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (5PTS) Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition or particle.

1.Jane gave me the low-down ______ the other guests at the party. A. of B. together with C. on D. to 2.The end- of- semester marks in each year all count _______ your final degree. A. for B. towards C. in for D. as 3. He says he knows nothing about the missing documents but I’m sure he is holding ______ me. A. up B. into C. out on D. off 4. I think that Jokovik is ______ a level with Federa. A. at B. above C. in D. on 5. Thomas has a tendency to ______ when he has ants in his pants. A. seal in B. horse around C. jerk out D. drag up 6. She rounded ______ the tour with a concert at Carnegie Hall. A. up B. into C. off D. along 7. After a difficult childhood, Jeannie bounced …