Tuyển tập 353 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 (có đáp án)

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. shown
42. A. stagnant B. expand C. eventually D. landlord
43. A. compete B. fetch C. separate D. yell
44. A. minute B. muddy C. funny D. number
45. A. died B. continued C. contented D. followed
Q46 →57 Fill in each blank with one suitable word
Too Good to be True
Some say you can do it in seven days, others promise success in 24 hours, or you may prefer to take your time and
do it in 5 weeks. What are we talking about? Believe it (46)__ not, these periods (47) __time refer to language
learning courses that promise excellent results in less time (48)__it takes to say 'Bonjour'! However, the
advertisements of these companies are not necessarily (49) __best guide and if you don't know what to look for in a
good course you could be left with little (50) __than a large bill. A complaint was recently made to a consumer
rights group (51) __ WhizzLearn Systems, a language school chain, and the company has been forced to remove its
claim that its technique is ten times better than any (52) __method. The Managing Director of WhizLearn Systems
said “(53)__ we still believe our claim is true, we are willing to change our advert. But the fact remains, if you
spend 3 hours (54) __day for 5 weeks on our language course you will soon be speaking the language. What we
(55) __have done was to make (56) __ clearer in the advert. Then we wouldn't (57) __had these annoying
complaints"
Q58→64. Choose the most suitable sentence from the list A-H for each part (58-64) of the article. There is one
extra sentence which you do not need to use.
Career success in the arts
John Prince, famous dancer and choreographer, gives advice on how to succeed in a career in the arts.
I asked John how he got started and what requirements there are. "Well, to be a professional dancer it's useful to
have had acting lessons or some background in drama. If you want to succeed in musical theatre you have to have a
good singing voice as well. When you approach an agent you should take a portfolio with your CV, your statistics
sheet and some good photos and reviews of past performances. You'll need dance clothes, ballet shoes, tap shoes,
and even roller skates depending on what kind of show you are going to go for." 58 ____ "Of course, you need to
be extremely fit if you want to be a professional dancer. I dance or move about for about six hours a day. There are
great health benefits to being a dancer. I can eat a lot of pasta without gaining weight because dancing increases
your metabolism so much." 59____ John has a very busy schedule in the next few months. He took time out to
speak to me today from the making of a pop video to promote N-ergy's latest record. "I choreographed the dance
routine for the boys and they only had 2 days in which to learn it! I am going to be working on a video for another
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