Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có lời giải chi tiết (Đề 49)
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best answer in each of the following questions.
They had meals together in the school______.
café
restaurant
canteen
bar
You should______ your pounds for dollars before going to New York.
change
convert
turn
exchange
Who is the______ of this company?
top
head
leader
minister
His sister's marriage has been arranged by her family. She is marrying a man______.
she hardly knows him
whom she hardly know
she hardly knows
that she hardly know
Instead of ______ about the good news, Peter seemed to be indifferent.
exciting
being excited
to excite
to be excited
She nearly lost her own life______ attempting to save the child from drowning.
at
with
in
for
If I could speak German, I______ next year studying in Berlin.
will spend
had spent
would spend
would have spent
There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one. Television is______.
another
other
the another
the other
The police are______ an incident which took place this afternoon.
inspecting
searching
looking out
investigating
Someone wanted to______ Belle Vue Hotel to us.
introduce
direct
recommend
tell
Tony never comes to class on time and______.
neither does Pedro
so does Pedro
so doesn’t Pedro
neither doesn’t Pedro
Tom: “Thank you for your help.” ~ Mary: “____________.”
With all my heart
It’s my pleasure
Never mind me
No problem
We______ won the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
have
will
had
could have
Mr. Ba is intelligent but he______ common sense.
fails
lacks
misses
wants
We’ll play tennis and______ we’ll have lunch.
after
then
so
immediately
Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in the blank space.
How much does______ of this club cost? (MEMBER)
She is extremely______ about the history of art. (KNOW)
Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more______ every day. (TROUBLE)
He is completely______! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. (EMPLOY)
His boss told him off because he had behaved______. (RESPONSIIBLE)
Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form.
Mr. Pike, who is supposed______ (witness) the accident, has left the town.
At this time next week they______ (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
He said that he watered the plants every day. He______ (water) them. If he had, they wouldn’t have died
No sooner the announcement______ (make) than everyone started complaining
They said they never______ (make) to do anything they didn’t want to before
We______ (watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came.
The pop star who______ (take) part in over 25 films always avoids______ (recognize) by wearing dark glasses
There’s no point in______ (try) to get Tim______ (lend) you his car.
Not until John______ (receive) the offer of promotion in writing he______ (celebrate)
He______ (have) trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it. He wishes he______ (not / buy) it.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that need correction in each of the following questions.
She asked why did I look so embarrassed when I saw her.
asked why
did I look
embarrassed
saw
There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Mexico.
There was
a
on
about
Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest post office?
Could
telling me
to
nearest
The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
were playing
last night outdoors
began
very hard
I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous.
’d prefer
on myself
other
other
But there seems little (1)______ it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (2)____
evidence
concern
doubt
likelihood
of course, that plastic has brought enormous (2)______ even environmental ones
pleasures
benefits
savings
profits
It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental (3)______ – it’s the way society choose to use and abuse them.
poison
disaster
disadvantage
evil
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable natural (4)______.
resources
processes
products
fuels
A high proportion of our annual consumption is in the (5)______ of packaging
way
kind
form
type
and this (6)______ about seven per cent by weight of our domestic refuse.
takes
makes
carries
constitutes
Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (7)______ is growing fast
manufacture
plant
factory
industry
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (8)______ than coal and one (9)______ of ‘recovery’ strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the (10)______ of waste plastic into a fuel.
degree
value
demand
effect
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (8)______ than coal and one (9)______ of ‘recovery’ strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the (10)______ of waste plastic into a fuel.
measure
mechanism
method
medium
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (8)______ than coal and one (9)______ of ‘recovery’ strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the (10)______ of waste plastic into a fuel.
conversion
melting
change
replacement
I was reading an article last week in (1)______ the writer described how her children has changed as they grow up.
When they were small she had to (2)______ up with noisy games in the house, or join in interminable games of football in the garden which wore her out.
If the house went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were getting up to, or what crisis she would have to (3)______ with next.
She dreaded the fact that they might take after her husband, who admitted having (4)_____ an uncontrollable child who (5)______ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting into fights.
She dreaded the fact that they might take after her husband, who admitted having (4)_____ an uncontrollable child who (5)______ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting into fights.
What was worse was that (6)______ else thought he was a sweet child, and he got away with the most terrible things!
They had (7)______ out of all their naughty behavior
and taken up serious hobbies (8)___ as chess and playing the piano
They never did anything without (9)______ it over first, and coming to a serious decision.
She had to face up to the fact that they made her feel rather childish as they got (10)______, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy.
The author’s purpose in the passage is to______.
criticize conventional vehicles
support the invention of electric cars
narrate a story about alternative energy vehicles
describe the possibilities for transportation in the future
The following electrical vehicles are all mentioned in the passage EXCEPT______.
planes
trolleys
vans
trains
The passage would most likely be followed by details about______.
the neighborhood of the fixture
automated freeways
electric shuttle buses
pollution restrictions in the future
In the second paragraph, the author implies that______.
everyday life will stay much the same in our fixture
a single electric vehicle will eventually replace several modes of transportation
a dependable source of electric energy will eventually be developed
electric vehicles are not practical for the future
According to the passage, public parking lots of the future will be______.
much larger than they are today
more convenient than they are today
common as today’s gas stations
equipped with charging devices
The word ‘charging’ in this passage refers to______.
aggression
lightning
electricity
credit cards
The word ‘foresee’ in this passage could best be replaced with______.
imagine
count on
rely on
invent
The word ‘commuters’ in paragraph 4 refers to______.
visitors
cab drivers
shoppers
daily travelers
The word ‘hybrid' in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to______.
hazardous
futuristic
automated
combination
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
Scarcely .......................................................................
I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
Rather .......................................................................
The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
There has .......................................................................
The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
Had it not .......................................................................
Harriet was upset because she saw Peter with another woman.
It was .......................................................................
