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1 TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN NGUYỄN THIỆN THÀNH 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 asked him what to do but his instruction were so _____ that I still didn’t understand. A. inexplicable B. muddled C. garbled D. illegible 2. The police are looking for a short, ______ man with a beard. A. average B. stocky C. petite D. tallish 3. Mary was so angry that she ______ to see the manager. A. requested B. required C. risked D. demanded 4. The whole building collapsed, but fortunately there were no _____ A. wounded B. casualties C. hurt D. victims 5. He left the meeting early on the unlikely _____ that he had a sick friend to visit. A. claim B. excuse C. pretext D. motive 6. The weather is so awful that I don’t _____ going out this evening. A. fancy B. like C. try D. want 7. He sat in the corner, ______ with anger about the treatment he received from his boss. A. washing B. boiling C. simmering D. peeling 8. I was _____ by his lack of intelligence. I couldn’t believe anyone could be so stupid. A. shattered B. staggered C. speechless D. startled 9. This has been an incredibly ____ month. A. hectic B. flustered C. wound up D. harassed 10. She may be _____ but she seems to end up annoying a lot of people. A. well-meaning B. ill-advised C. smooth-tongued D. widely-known KEY TO WORD CHOICE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 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
2 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 KEY TO GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 3. PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS (10pts) 1. I just want to settle _____ and start a family before I got too old. A. in B. through C. down D. up 2. She spent twenty years studying the history of London. She knows it _____ out. A. through B. inside C. all D. over 3. Capital punishment was done ____ in Britain nearly half a century ago. A. out for B. away with C. off by D. over from 4. He wants to pay the bill himself, but I won’t hear _________ it. A. from B. about C. of D. for 5. This situation is analogous _____ the one we had faced last year. A. for B. in C. from D. to 6. When John was arrested for drunken driving, he expected to lose his driving license, but he was _____ with a fine. A. let through B. let off C. got away D. kept away 7. My wife checks ___________ our elderly neighbour every few days to make sure that he's alright. A. on B. in C. at D. out 8. The rain ran _____ the roof of the house. A. on B. onto C. from D. into 9. You may come _____ different kinds of problems when you first settle in a different country. A. out with B. into C. up with D. up against 10. A Japanese company tried to ____________ the deal. A. get in on B. get on with C. catch up on D. walk in on KEY TO PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4. IDIOMS & COLLOCATIONS (10pts) Choose the right phrase in the box to complete each of the following sentences. Use each phrase only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered box. 1. I’m sick and _______ of studying grammar.
3 A. cross B. ill C. tired D. bored 2. No, I don’t want to watch a war film. I don’t like to see too much blood and ______. A. guts B. tears C. pain D. bone 3. Mice ________! A. give me creeps B. give me the creep C. give me the creeps D. give me creep 4. When his parents are away, his eldest brother ___. A. knocks it off B. calls the shots C. draws the line D. is in the same boat 5. I will do everything in my ___________ to rescue the victims. A. ability B. power C. mind D. effort 6. Be careful or he'll take you for a _________. A. trick B. cheat C. fraud D. ride 7. Just because Laura makes a lot of money, everyone expects her to _____ all the bills. A. foot B. stand C. run D. carry 8. My sister told me to pack some trousers and shirts for the trip, _________, not to forget my toothbrush. A. after all B. but more or less C. before long D. but above all 9. His English was roughly _____ with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult! A. level B. on a par C. equal D. in tune 10. I didn’t want to make a decision _____ so I said I’d like to think about it. A. on and off B. in one go C. there and then D. at a stroke KEY TO IDIOMS & COLLOCATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5. READING COMPREHENSION (20pts) Reading 1: Read the following passage and choose the best answer Maginot Line The Maginot Line was one of the largest military structures ever built, second only to the Great Wall of China. It was a series of bunkers, forts, turrets, and obstacles that spanned more than 450 miles of France's border with Germany. Built between 1930 and 1940, it was one of the world's most impressive forts, yet it proved to be almost useless. The Maginot Line was named after the man who argued for its construction, French Minister of War André Maginot.  André Maginot had fought with the French against the Germans in the First World War. Much of this conflict took place along the Western Front, which was a line of trenches across which the two sides faced one another.  Both sides dug in deep and each lost many men over little ground. Conditions were horrid for all and there was a stalemate for many years as neither side was able to move the other. Maginot never forgot these awful conditions. He wanted to build a line of defenses that would give the French an advantage in a similar conflict. He feared, rightfully so, that the Germans would attack France again. Germany's population nearly doubled France's. The line of defenses that Maginot pictured would allow a smaller French army to hold off a larger German force. In 1929, Maginot convinced the French Parliament to fund his vision.
4 Though calling it a line makes it seem thin, the Maginot Line was in fact quite deep. It was fifteen miles wide at some points and varied in structure. There were outposts disguised as houses. These were manned by troops and rigged with explosives. There were antitank rails and obstacles. These were planted in the ground to prevent tanks and trucks from passing. There were bunkers armed with mounted machine guns and anti-tank guns. These were for pushing back attackers. And there were many large and small fortresses along the line. Each had mess halls, lots of supplies, and air conditioning. The Maginot line would give the French a supreme edge in the case of a head-on invasion by the Germans.   Unfortunately for the French, the Germans did not attack head-on. They positioned a decoy army in front of the line to distract the French. While the French waited, the Germans snuck a larger force through Belgium. Belgium is France's northeastern neighbor. The French did have some defenses along their border with Belgium, but this part of the Maginot line was weak. The Germans made quick work of these defenses. Within five days of their initial attack they were well into France. Once they were in France, the Germans attempted to seize the main forts along the Maginot Line. They were not successful. The forts had proved to be strong, but they failed to hold back the Germans. The Germans had taken Paris, France's capital city. Soon after the French commander ordered his men to stand down. He commanded the French defenders to leave their bases along the Maginot Line. These soldiers were then taken to POW camps. While the Maginot Line did not work in the way that the French had hoped, they did benefit by having built it. Belgium and England were strong allies. England had pledged to protect Belgium. Belgium declared itself a neutral country, one which wanted to stay out of wars. When Germany invaded Belgium to bypass the Maginot Line, they violated Belgium's neutrality. This led to England entering the war sooner. Though the Maginot Line is no longer used militarily, many of the buildings remain. Some of the forts are now wine cellars or mushroom farms. One was turned into a disco club. Today the Maginot Line is often used as a metaphor. People may refer to a failed project in which someone placed a lot of hope as a Maginot Line. Also, the Maginot Line lives on as the best- known symbol of the common saying that "generals always fight the last war." 1. Which of the following statements is true? A. The Maginot Line provided absolutely no benefit to the French. B. The Maginot Line is still used by the French army today. C. Maginot's experiences during WWI led to his support for the line. D. The French were betrayed by the Belgians during World War II. 2. Which best expresses the author's purpose in writing the fourth paragraph? A. To persuade readers that the Maginot Line was not at all thin. B. To inform readers of the types of defenses along the Maginot Line. C. To describe what the inside of the Maginot Line looked like. D. To compare and contrast defenses along the Maginot Line. 3. Which best describes the weakness of the Maginot Line? A. It was built from cheap material and could not resist attack. B. Poor screening let spies take control of the forts from within. C. The line was not fortified along France's border with Belgium. D. The French underestimated the power of newer German tanks. 4. Which of the following is a false statement? A. André Maginot fought against the French in the First World War. B. André Maginot served as the Minister of War for France. C.  The Maginot Line is named after André Maginot. D.  After WWI, André Maginot believed that Germany would attack France again.