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

Champollion painstakingly continued his search and was able to increase his growing list of known
phonetic signs. He and an Englishman, Thomas Young, worked independently of each other to
unravel the deeply hidden mysteries of this strange language. Young believed that sound values
could be assigned to the symbols, while Champollion insisted that the pictures represented words.
1. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Napoleon’s Great Discovery B. Deciphering the Hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone
C. Thomas Young’s Great Contribution D. The importance of Cartouches
2. Napoleon’s soldiers were in Egypt in 1799 because they were __________
A. celebrating a naval victory B. looking for the Rosetta Stone.
C. waiting to continue their campaign D. trying to decipher the hieroglyphics
3. Why was the piece of newly discovered stele called the Rosetta Stone?
A. It was shaped like a rosette B. It was to honor Napoleon’s friend Rosetta.
C. The town near the fort was called Rosetta D. The fort was called Rosetta.
4. The person who was responsible for deciphering the first word was __________
A. Champollion B. Thomas Young C. Ptolemy D. Napoleon
5. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.
A. cartouches contained names of prominent people of the period.
B. Champollion and Thomas Young worked together in an attempt to decipher the hieroglyphics
C. one of Napoleon’s soldiers discovered the Rosetta stone
D. Thomas Young believed that sound values could be assigned to the symbols
36. 37. 38. 39. 40.
II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.
More and more people are discovering that sharing and talking about their favorite books with
others can be as rewarding as the act of reading (41)_____. For people who feel that they are too
busy to sit down with a book, a book club helps them schedule time to read, others have gained selfconfidence
by (42)_____ in or leading a discussion. And most people enjoy the chance to
(43)_____ new friends.
A successful book club should have a group that is small enough so even the quiet people can
be heard but also big enough for many different (44)_____. The best arrangement is a (45)_____ of
ages, sexes, and backgrounds for more reading variety and livelier discussions.
The book club could (46)_____ in one subject or type of book, like mysteries, science fiction,
or biographies. Or the members could read books of all types, as long as the book is highly
recommended by someone who thinks it would be (47)_____ discussing.
Some book clubs meet in places like bookstores, public libraries, or restaurants, but most have
their meetings in members’ homes. This approach simply (48)_____ more privacy and time for
longer meetings.
To make the meeting go smooth, a leader should be (49)_____ . The leader will usually start the
discussion by asking what the author’s main idea was. Book club members should never be afraid
to offer their opinions, even if they don’t like a book. They just need to be prepared to explain
(50)_____they didn’t like something.
41. A. it B. itself C. themselves D. oneself
42. A. participating B. taking C. talking D. sitting
43. A. do B. make C. form D. gather
44. A. characters B. issues C. attitudes D. opinions
45. A. mixture B. range C. number D. lot
46. A. focus B. talk C. specialize D. concentrate
47. A. valuable B. busy C. worth D. useful
48. A. offers B. supplies C. encourages D. takes
49. A. called B. named C. suggested D. appointed
50. A. what B. why C. how D. where
41. 42. 43. 44. 45.
46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
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