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

8. The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok?
A. It can be studied using radio waves B. It may contain uncontaminated microbes
C. It may have elevated levels of ultraviolet light. D. It has already been contaminated.
9. The word “downside” in line 18 is closest in meaning to
A. bottom level B. negative aspect C. underside D. buried section
10. The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses
A. further discoveries on the surface of Antarctica B. Problems with satellite- borne radar equipment
C. ways to study Lake Vostok without contaminating it D. the harsh climate of Antarctica.
III. Read the following passage then choose the best answer from the four options (marked A, B, C and D)
to complete the numbered blanks in the passage. Identify your answers by writing the corresponding letter
A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
If asked who ____________(1) the game of baseball, most ___________(2) would probably
reply that it was Abner Doubleday. At the beginning of this century, there was some disagreement
over ___________(3) the game of baseball had actually originated, so sporting-goods manufacturer
Spaulding inaugurated a commission to research the ____________(4). In 1908 a report was published
by the commission _________(5) which Abner Doubleday, a U.S. Army officer from Cooperstown,
New York, was ____________(6) credit for the intervention of the game. The National Baseball Hall
of Fame was established in Cooperstown in __________(7) of Doubleday.
Today, most sports historians are in agreement that Doubleday ____________(8) did not have much to
do with the development of baseball. __________(9), baseball seems to be a close ____________(10)
to the English game of rounders and probably has English rather than American roots.
1. A. discovered B. founded C. invented D. found
2. A. Americans B. American C. The US D. America
3. A. what B. how C. when D. that
4. A. problem B. question C. matter D. issue
5. A. at B. to C. of D. in
6. A. provided B. passed C. given D. delivered
7. A. honor B. reward C. award D. ceremony
8. A. truly B. really C. as well D. probably
9. A. But B. Moreover C. Instead D. Additionally
10. A. relate B. relationship C. relative D. relation
E. WRITING
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
1. Tom is the most industrious pupil.
No other pupil _____________________________________________________________
2. The last time I played football was in 1971.
I ________________________________________________________________________
3. I only bought the dog because my children wanted a pet.
If _______________________________________________________________________
4. The weather was so beautiful that we went swimming.
It was ____________________________________________________________________
5. I am really sorry I didn’t invite her to the party.
I really wish _______________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
given word.
1. She owns all this land now. (belongs)
All _____________________________________________________________________
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