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TRƯỜNG THPT Đa Phúc

Số TT:................
ĐỀ THI Olympic Tiếng Anh
Khối: 10
Ngày thi: 04/4/2010
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút


I. Choose the best option A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences ( 3.5 pts).
1. She’d rather watch television than ______ out to the theater.
A. go B. to go C. went D. going
2. If you give me a hand, then I shall be able to finish the work more quickly.
A. do me a favour B. take my fingers C. stand by me D. pick me up
3. She wants to go shopping, but she has hardly ______.
A. no money B. some money C. little money D. any money
4. Generally ______, learning a foreign language is interesting, but not easy.
A. spoken B. speaking C. speak D. speaks
5. Staying in a hotel costs ______ renting a room in a dormitory for a week.
A. twice as much as B. as much twice as
C. twice more than D. as much as twice
6. ______ had the curtain been raised than the light went out.
A. Only when B. Scarcely C. Hardly D. No sooner
7. Jim ______ care of himself. He left home when he was 16 and has been on his own since then.
A. used to take B. is used to take
C. is used to taking D. used to be taken
8. Due to the storm, ______ flight to New York was delayed for some hours.
A. a B. the C. an D. θ
9. The twins look so much alike that almost no one can ______ them ______.
A. tell – away B. take – on C. tell – apart D. take – apart
10. Jenifer is ______ in asking for bigger salary. She has worked really hard.
A. unreasonable B. reason C. reasonable D. reasonably
11. They said they would contact us ______.
A. next day B. some days after
C. tomorrow D. the next day
12. ______ having a well-paid job, she never has any money.
A. in spite of B. despite of C. although D. in short of
13. It was ............ that Jan couldn`t come to the party.` `Her boss made her work overtime.`
A. disappointing B. disappointedly
c. disappoint D. disappointed
14. `Excuse me. I`d like to rent ........... new game.” Here you are. Sega Genesis. Please take it to ............ cashier over there.`
A. a / a B. the/ the C. θ / the D. a/ the

II. Reading
Complete the passage with a suitable word from the box ( 2.5 pts).





Every one wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is __( 1)____ complicated as it is serious. It is complicated __( 2)____ much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, __( 3)____ from automobiles causes a large percentage of all air pollution. But the automobile __( 4)____ transportation for millions of people. Factories __( 5)____ much of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people.
Thus, to end __( 6)____ greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to stop using many things that __( 7)____ them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be __( 8)____ reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Government can pass and enforce laws that __( 9)____ businesses and __( 10)____ to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.

Complete the passage by choosing the best answer for each gap ( 2.5 pts).
Fun and games
Do you think computer games are just for kids? Then you should think again. You might be surprised to learn that the game industry now __( 1)____ more money than Hollywood __( 2)____ a family buys a new PC, all they really want to do is to play games.
It is hardly surprising that video gaming has become one of the most popular __( 3)____ of entertainment today. A good game is like a good film, it will