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BA ĐÌNH – TÂY HỒ
ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Môn Tiếng Anh - Lớp 10
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề.
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Question 1→10. Choose and circle the word or phrase that best completes each sentence
1. I was passing their house, so I __________Claire and Michael
A dropped in B came up with C got on with D run into
2. I don’t really___________winter sports very much
A deal with B face up to C go in for D get round to
3. The attorney told his client that___________
A they had little chance of winning the case B it was nearly impossible to win him the case
C the case was of a small chance to win D the case had a minimum chance to be won by him
4. One of the professor’s greatest attributes is_____________
A when he gives lectures B how in the manner that he lectures
C the way which give lectures D his ability to lecture
5.____________better working conditions
A What’s interesting the workers most is B What’s interested the workers most is
C What interest the workers most is D What interests the workers most is
6. The concert was given____________the auspices of the Y.M.C.A.
A on B with C through D under
7. Her mother’s illness cast a cloud__________her wedding day
A over B for C in D on
8. She did six hours’____________studying a day for her exam
A solid B heavy C strong D big
9. The weather was fine and everyone was________the coast
A going in for B making for C joining in D seeing about

number of society women, the identity of the girl who lay closest to his heart remains (27. ELUDE)__ to this day.
However, just at the point when Beethoven was beginning to reap the rewards of his early endeavours, he had to
come to terms with the crushing (28. REALISE)___that his increasing deafness was (29. CURE)____ . From that
point on, his music displayed a (30. STRIKE)___change in style, becoming both heavier in tone and larger in scale.
Q31→35. Think of ONE word only which can be used appropriately in all THREE sentences.
31 - You need to____all applications before shutting down your computer
- Should the factory____down, 100 people will lose their jobs
- Mike’s had three car accidents, plus a few other pretty____shaves
32 - It’s just a ____to them. They don’t care what happens
- John gave the____away by laughing when Jim walked in
- We’ve been in this____for twenty years
33 - Susan is not the____to get annoyed
- Open up the accounts database, and____in the amount of each order
- Your hair____requires a specific shampoo
34 - We sat and talked by the____of the fire
- They set out at first____for the summit
- These discoveries may throw new____on the origins of man.
35 - Could you do me a ____and hold the door open while I bring in the shopping?
- All those in____of the proposal please raise your hand.
- After being out of fashion for years the painter is now in ____ with the critics.
Q 36 → 40. Choose the word in each group that has different stress pattern
36. A graduate B impression C applicant D category
37. A beautify B geology C photograph D enemy
38. A classify B humidify C personify D solidify
39. A academic B fantastic C terrific D historic
40. A sacrifice B compliment C nursery D determine
Q 41→45 Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
41. A. brown B. down C. now D. show n
42. A. sta gnant B. expa nd C. eventua lly D. la ndlord
43. A. compete B. fetch C. separate D. yell

well known band - but that's top secret. Next month I'll be touring Spain in a production of a musical that was
written by a friend of mine, Michaela Evans. 60____As for the future, I've come to realise that I would never be
content to be just a chorus dancer - I'm too much of an individual for that. Like all artists I'd love to become a
household name by writing and choreographing my own musicals." John was born in Jamaica to a Jamaican father
and a Scottish mother but the family emigrated to England 20 years ago. "I have a little sister I adore, who is also
training to be a dancer." How does it feel to have someone else following in your footsteps? 61____ Has he much
more to learn, I wondered. "I've spent an incredible amount of my life training to get where I am. I went to college
for two years in England, I trained for six months in Paris and about eight months in America. But you never really
stop training or learning your art." 62____ So, would you say it's been plain sailing? "I feel I've been lucky to a
degree; many people hit problems breaking into the arts. It can be a vicious circle really. You can't become a
member of Equity, which is the actors' and dancers' union, without good contracts and you can't get good contracts
without being a member of Equity. My advice to people who want to get into the arts would be to go out into the
world, and try everything else first. 63 ____ What has a dance career done for you as a person? "Thanks to dancing,
I've visited and performed in 23 countries so far. This has opened my eyes to the world, and I've been able to
understand issues like racism and inequality from a wider perspective. 64 ____ "So all in all I'm really happy to be
a dancer!"
A It's fine, but I try not to give out too much advice as it gets irritating!
B And if nothing you like comes out of it, then come back and be an actor or dancer.
C Without a strict daily timetable like this you find yourself wasting too much time.
D After that it's back to England to start a new term of dance classes.
E Hopefully this has enabled me to become a better and more tolerant person as a result.
F When it comes to coping with stress, I find that exercise helps me to cope with my problems, so I stay in good
shape mentally as well.
G Like any profession where you're always travelling, you tend to acquire something new almost every day.
H Being fully equipped with all this stuff beforehand makes it easier when you go for auditions.
Q65 →79 Choose the appropriate words to complete the following passage
WHALES
How far would you travel for a good meal? If you were a humpback whale, the answer would be five
thousand miles. These large sea animals travel at least that far from their winter home off the (65)__ of Columbia
to their summer (66) __ areas off Antarctica. The distance covered by some types of whale is amazing, especially

say we have raped the planet of all its resources are wrong. There's a huge stock of raw materials we haven't yet
learned to use. There are bacteria two miles beneath our feet which can turn solid granite into food. If bacteria can
do it, surely we creatures with brains can do it better. As far as the near future of energy is concerned, I believe the
most promising alternative fuels are biofuels, such as ethanol. It's an alcohol made from waste products such as the
bark of trees, woodchips, and other 'waste materials'. And that's not the only waste that can create energy. My
friend in the biomass industry is perfecting an energy-generation plant which can run on human waste. We produce
that in vast quantities, and it's already gathered in centralised locations.
B. Michael Lardelli, Lecturer in Genetics at The University of Adelaide: Nothing exists on this planet without
energy. It enables flowers and people to grow and we need it to mine minerals, extract oil or cut wood and then to
process these into finished goods. So the most fundamental definition of money is as a mechanism to allow the
exchange and allocation of different forms of energy. Recently, people have been using more energy than ever
before. Until 2005 it was possible to expand our energy use to meet this demand. However, since 2005 oil supply
has been in decline, and at the same time, and as a direct result of this, the world's economy has been unable to
expand, leading to global recession. With the world's energy and the profitability of energy production in decline at
the same time, the net energy available to support activities other than energy procurement will decrease. We could
increase energy production by diverting a large proportion of our remaining oil energy into building nuclear power
stations and investing in renewable forms of energy. However, this is very unlikely to happen in democratic
nations, because it would require huge, voluntary reductions in living standards. Consequently, the world economy
will continue to contract as oil production declines. With energy in decline, it will be impossible for everyone in the
world to become wealthier. One person's increased wealth can only come at the expense of another person's
worsened poverty.
C. Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell: People are understandably worried about a future
of growing energy shortages, rising prices and international conflict for supplies. These fears are not without
foundation. With continued economic growth, the world's energy needs could increase by 50% in the next 25 years.
However, I do not believe that the world is running out of energy. Fossil fuels will be able to meet growing demand
for a long time in the future. Taking unconventional resources into account, we are not even close to peak oil. The
priority for oil companies is to improve efficiency, by increasing the amount of oil recovered from reservoirs. At
present, just over a third is recovered. We can also improve the technology to control reservoir processes and
improve oil flow. However, these projects are costly, complex and technically demanding, and they depend on
experienced people, so it is essential to encourage young people to take up a technical career in the energy industry.

If I’d caught the 10.30 train, I _____________________time
Q 95→ 100. Complete the following sentences so that the second sentence has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
95. Nobody expected her to lose, but she did. against
_____________________________________________________
96. Peter always trusts me with his secrets in
Peter_________________________________________________
97. I thought it was marvellous that Jane could jump so high. at
I _____________________________________________________
98. Danny was asked to leave the school for bad behaviour from
Danny was _____________________________________________
99. They didn’t punish Karen, only gave her a warning got
Karen _________________________________________________
100. Gary is proud of the fact that he is never late. on
Gary prides_____________________________________________
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