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

and detracts from the quality of life for those who are exposed to it.
Noise causes effects that the hearer cannot control and to (6) _______ the body never
becomes accustomed. Loud noises instinctively signal danger (7) _______ any
organism with a hearing mechanism, including human beings. (8) _______ response,
heartbeat and respiration accelerate, blood vessels constrict, the skin pales, and
muscles tense. In fact, there is a general increase in functioning (9) _______ about by
the flow of adrenaline release in response to fear, and some of these responses persist
even longer than the noise, occasionally as long as 30 minutes (10) _______ the sound
has ceased.
Passage 2
Unlikely (11) _______ it may seem, there has now been expert confirmation that wild
pumas and lynxes are at (12)_______ in parts of Britain, rather than being the figments
of some wild imaginations. Previous sightings of such large cats had been put (13)
_______ to exaggeration. After all, the argument went, some people are prone to
seeing flying saucers and Loch ness monsters, particularly when under the influence
of one drink. Some newspapers were suspected of having made up stories such as (14)
_______ of the Beast of Exmoor, an animal that is responsible for the deaths of
hundreds of sheep over the past ten years. (15) _______ experts have now come up
with proof that such stories were in earnest after all. The animals are in all (16) _______
pets which have escaped from small zoos, or been abandoned by their owners.
Because the keeping of such animals is severely restricted under the (17) _______ of
the Dangerous Wild Animal Act of 1976, owners of unlicensed animals might not (18)
_______ an escape for fear of prosecution. Britain's only surviving native species, the
wild cat, is confined to Scotland. After examining hair samples, experts now say that
the Best of Exmoor in the south of England is without (19) _______ a puma or lynx,
both of which are normally native (20) _______ the Middle East and Asia.
IV. WORD FORMS
Part 1: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words.
1. His _______ annoys some members of the committee because he is always
expressing his ideas frankly. (speak)
2. George is very disorganized and not very_______ (business)
3. She was fully aware of her own _______ . (short)
4. Low income and little administrative support make teachers _______ _______ with
their profession. (heart)
5. A film about the _______ ancestors is available in the library. (reptile)
6. There are people whose _______ begins from the moment of their death. (mortal)
7. It's undeniable that the _______ of the local incompetent healer was responsible for
her sudden death. (diagnose)
8. As the sole _______ of his uncle's will, he inherited a huge fortune. (benefit)