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Đề chính thức
Đề Thi Olympic Lớp 10 năm học 2007 - 2008
Môn thi: Anh văn
Ngày thi: 19 tháng 3 năm 2008
Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút

PHầN a. TRắC NGHIệM KHáCH QUAN (10 điểm)
Choose the best answer
1. She took up so many hobbies when she retired that she had hardly any time …………
A. on her hands B. in hand C. at her hand D. at hand
2. I am sorry to have bothered you – I was under the ……… that you wanted me to call you.
A. mistake B. miscalculation C. misconception D. misapprehension
3. A special committee was set up to ……………. on the problem of football hooliganism.
A. investigate B. inform C. research D. report
4. …………. the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by May.
A. Regarding B. Given C. Presuming D. Accepted
5. The book took me the …………….. part of a year to write.
A. most B. greatest C. best D. largest
6. I meant to sound confident at the interview but I’m afraid I ………….. as dogmatic.
A. came out B. came through C. came off D. came over
7. The mother sat by her …………… child’s bedside all night.
A. asleep B. sleep C. sleeping D. overslept
8. If you …… too much of your energy on the climb, you’ll have none left for the descent.
A. spend B. lose C. expend D. invest
9. It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for
A. a revision B. a control C. an investigation D. a check-up
10. In the future, people must think of safer ways of disposing of waste.
A. organizing B. controlling C. getting rid of D. keeping
11. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better .
A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop
12. The shop assistant was …… helpful, but she felt he could have given her more advice.
A. entirely B. exactly C. quite D. totally
13. When the starter gave the all the competitors in the race began to run round the track. •
A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show
14. from Bill, all the students said they would go.
A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate
15. There is a fault at our television station. Please do not ……………… your set.
A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch
16. He was an …… writer because he persuaded many people to see the truth of his ideas.
A. ordinary B. influential C. unlimited D. accurate
17. Workers who do not obey the safety regulations will be …………immediately.
A. refused B. rejected C. disapproved D. dismissed
18. When he retired from his job, the directors………… him with a clock.
A. offered B. pleased C. satisfied D. presented
19. He had to leave his familywhen he went abroad to work.
A. at a loss B. behind C. out D. at all costs
20. I am very in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. surprised C. interesting D. interested
PHầN B. TRắC NGHIệM tự luận (10 điểm)
Câu 21: (3 điểm)
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. Alan worked too hard at the office, and this led to his illness.
Alan’s illness
2. He said “Arrive on time for the interview tomorrow”.
He reminded …………………………………………………………………………
3. She never seems to succeed, even though she works hard.
However ………………………………………………………………………………
4. It’s not worth trying to make her