100 ĐỀ HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH 9 (PHẦN ĐÁP ÁN)

Egypt, North Africa, and southern Spain. In 732 the Muslim armies were at last defeated at Tours, where their western conquests ended. But they went on to conquer Oersia, Afghanistan, and part of India. When the Mongols and Turks conquered the Muslims in the thirteenth century, they adopted Islam as their own religion.

The succession of the first three caliphs was the source of a schism within the faith that persists today. The Sunni, or Orthodox, supported the legitimacy of Abu Bakr, Omar, and Uthman; the Shiah, or Schismatics, upheld the divine right of Mohammed’s son Ali to be his father’s successor.

1. What is the topic of the passage?

(A) The founding and spread of Islam (B) The tribe of Mohammed (C) The basics of Islamic belief (D) Islam after Mohammed 2. According to the passage, what is the problem with most accounts of Mohammed’s life?

(A) They were written by non-Muslims (B) They do not describe his early life (C) They contain some false information (D) They have been destroyed 3. The word which in paragraph 2 refers to (A) tribe (B) family (C) uncle (D) Mohammed 4. Which is the best place for the following sentence?

“Of the six children, only their daughter Fatima survived into adulthood?”

(A) [1] (B) [2] (C) [3] (D) [4] 5. The word inaugurating in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to (A) improving (B) confirming (C) beginning (D) expanding 6. Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the underlined sentence in the passage?

(A) Mohammed’s supporters in Mecca asked him to go to Medina to fight against attacks on Arab belief.

(B) People in Mecca who became angry about Mohammed’s persecution were forced to go to Medina.

(C) Mohammed‘s traditional Arab beliefs led to great anger against Mohammed in Mecca, and later in Medina.

(D) Mohammed had to go to Medina after angering people in Macca with his criticism of older Arab beliefs.

7. It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that (A) Mohammed’s beliefs did not differ much from traditional Arab beliefs (B) before Mohammed, Arabs did not all practice the same religion (C) the Arabs had no religion before Mohammed (D) Medina was a more religious city than Mecca 8. According to the reading, what helped Mohammed in his conquests?

(A) The power of his tribe (B) The support of the caliphs (C) His knowledge of Christianity and Judaism (D) The conversion of his wife, daughter, and son 79