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

According to official records, the increase in temperature coincides with a higher number of deaths. Twenty
percent more people die from heart attacks or are killed in car accidents. However, there is hope for city
dwellers. Experts say that the situation can be improved if we pay more __8___ to looking after our
environment. One step would be to __9___ the number of vehicles and limit heavy industry, which produce
toxic emissions. Even ___10__ dark-coloured roofs with lighter-coloured ones can cause a drop in temperature
of up to 4 degree Celsius.
1 A. result B. gain C. remain D. create
2 A. up B. about C. round D. along
3 A. rescue B. guard C. shelter D. caution
4 A. sensitive B. sensational C. sensible D. influenced
5 A. affected B. attacked C. obliged D. appealed
6 A. warned B. risked C. damaged D. endangered
7 A. omit B. avoid C. ban D. prevent
8 A. care B. caution C. interest D. attention
9 A. demolish B. lower C. reduce D. destroy
10 A. exchanging B. urging C. advancing D. replacing
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part VIII: Read the passage carefully and find the missing word to complete each space.
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, thought that sleep was unnecessary and a society that
operated ___1__ sleep would be an ideal one. However, he was wrong. Nowadays, we are living in a society
which is sleeping less than ever and this has resulted ___2__ many negative effects.
According to police reports, more than twenty five percent of motorway accidents are directly or indirectly
attributed to lack of sleep. It is true that people ___3___ to sleep nine hours a night, whereas today they sleep
seven or even __4___. This is because our ___5__ of life has changed and we are trying to squeeze activities
like watching television, shopping or going to the gym in our 24 hour day.
Lack of sleep also has a negative effect ___6___ our health. Research that has been carried out on animals
continuously deprived of sleep has shown that they are likely to die. Of course, experiments of this kind are
highly unlikely to be carried out on humans ___7___. The longest period of wakefulness which ___8__ the
record was eleven days. This experiment showed that after a few days not to sleep, the mind and body were
__9__ to function normally.
To put it in a nutshell, the vast majority of us ___10__ an adequate amount of sleep in every twenty-fourhour
period.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART IX: Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to each of the questions.
MOBILE PHONES: Are they about to transform our lives?
We love them so much that some of us sleep with them under the pillow, yet we are increasingly concerned
that we cannot escape their electronic reach. We use them to convey our most intimate secrets, yet we worry
that they are a threat to our privacy. We rely on them more than the Internet to cope with modern life, yet many
of us don’t believe advertisements saying we need more advanced services.
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