Bộ 20 đề luyện thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 86)
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Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The factory is said _______ in a fire two years ago.
being destroyed
to have been destroyed
to have destroyed
to destroy
By the end of this year my father _______ in this company for 12 years.
will work
will have been working
has been working
has worked
- “Would you mind giving me a hand with this bag?”
-“ _____________________”
Yes, I’ll do it now.
No, not at all.
Well, I’d love to
Yes, I am.
Forget all and try your best next time- Lightning never _______ twice in the same place.
strikes
attacks
beats
hits
_____ raiding for camels was a significant part of Bedouin life has been documented in Wilfed Thesiger’s Arabian Sands.
That
Which
What
Where
The little boy pleaded _____ not to leave him alone in the dark.
on her mother
her mother
with her mother
at his mother
_____, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
By and large
Altogether
To a degree
Virtually
The TV station, in _______ to massive popular demand, decided not to discontinue the soap opera.
reaction
response
answer
rely
His emotional problems _______ from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think.
stem
flourish
root
sprout
Pete was born and brought up in Cornwall and he knows the place like the _________.
nose on his face
back of his hand
hairs on his head
teeth of his mouth
Tom: "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary: “_______”.
Sounds like fun
Well, never mind
Oh, that's annoying
Great
British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as _____.
cats and dogs
salt and pepper
chalk and cheese
here and there
Rows and silences are ______ and parcel of any marriage.
package
stamps
packet
part
How do you account for the manager's fiery _______ yesterday afternoon?
output
outburst
outcry
outlaw
Patient: "Can I make an appointment to see the doctor, please?" Receptionist: “________”
Not at the moment. He can't be disturbed.
OK, you will need to check my diary.
OK, let me just check the diary.
Have a seat and I'll be with you in an hour.
It’s not in my nature to _______ over the price of something.
haggle
discuss
challenge
transact
” Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _________?”
don’t you
can’t you
will you
do you?
We usually do go by train, even though the car _________ is a lot quicker.
travel
journey
trip
voyage
The sign says that all shoplifters will be ________.
persecuted
disproved
prosecuted
prohibited
In elections, politicians try to get old people to vote for them, it’s called the _______ vote.
white
blue
old
grey
In the end, I just lost my _________ and started gabbling incoherently.
head
mind
brain
intelligence
John: “May I come in?” Peter: “ ________________”
Feel free
Yes, no problem
You’re welcome
Sorry, you may not
When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It …….
rained
has been raining
had rained
had been raining
The villagers strongly recommend that a new school ___________ immediately.
must be built
is going to be built
be built
will be built
The children can stay here __________ they don’t make too much noise.
whether
providing
unless
until
_______ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth.
Small as the stars
The stars as small
As the small stars
Despite of the small stars
I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of _______.
brain
tongue
mind
memory
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
have been successful
have not got wet
have got no water
have got home dry
Crime frequently increases during periods of social upheaval
ruin
unrest
havoc
trends
The evening would have been more enjoyable if all the extraneous activities had been dropped from the program.
irrelevant
excessive
overextended
exceptional
Choose the underlined part that needs correction
The reason he wants to take a leaving of absence is that he needs a complete rest.
A B C D
A desert area that has been without water for six years will still bloom when rain will come.
A B C D
Like a synonym of speech, which is the general term, address implies some degree of formality.
A B C D
The fact that half of the known species is thought to inhabit the world's rain forests does not seem
A B
surprising, considering the huge numbers of insects that comprise the bulk of the species.
C D
Moonquakes originating at deep of some 800 kilometers indicate the Moon has considerable rigidity and is not A B C Dmolten at such levels
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
consequently
profile
initiate
project
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
obedience
curriculum
benefactor
moustache
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
arithmetic
assassinate
agriculture
controvert
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
compulsory
technology
academic
eliminate
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
inheritance
mathematician
communication
tuberculosis
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.
Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.
I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.
I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent.
Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.
At this time tomorrow, hopefully, I'll be relaxing at home rather than working this hard.
Resting at home is something I hope to be doing at this time tomorrow, but I'll probably be working quite hard instead.
Tomorrow, rather than relaxing at home as I'd hoped to do, I'll be working quite hard.
I'm planning to relax at home tomorrow, instead of working so hard.
I hope that, instead of working so hard at this time tomorrow, I'll be at home resting.
Public education is so good in European countries that there is almost no demand for private schools.
Even the excellence of public education in Europe does not stop people from sending their children to private schools.
People still send their children to private schools in Europe although the public education system is excellent.
Hardly anyone sends their children to private schools in Europe because state schools are excellent.
In Europe, there is no reason for parents to send their children to private schools because state schools are so good.
The number of people participating in the conference was far below my expectation.
I had expected that many more people would actually attend the conference.
I think attendance at the conference was low because it was held too far away from the city centre.
I knew that holding such a conference required the participation of more people.
The number of participants at the conference far exceeded my expectations.
Seeing how happy she looked, I was certain that Jack had proposed to her.
I knew just by looking at her that she was in love with Jack.
The happy look on her face convinced me that she'd received a marriage proposal from Jack.
Judging by the happy look on her face, I guess that she accepted Jack's marriage proposal.
When I talked to her, I learnt that she was so happy because Jack had proposed to her.
By the end of our tour, we had been to every major city in Eastern Europe, except Tallinn, in Estonia.
Towards the end of our trip, having visited all the main cities in Eastern Europe, we also wanted to see Tallinn, in Estonia.
Our tour included almost all major cities in Eastern Europe, besides Tallinn, In Estonia.
During our trip, we visited all the main cities of Estonia, in Eastern Europe, apart from Tallinn.
With the exception of Tallinn, in Estonia, we visited all the important cities in Eastern Europe during our.
She has been living on her own for about ten years, but she had never been financially secure until she got that bank job last year.
She's been having financial troubles during the last ten years, even though she's been living on her own and working in a bank the whole time.
A year ago she found a job in a bank and became financially secure for the first time since she began living by herself about a decade ago.
For ten years she had been living there all alone, and was never financially secure even with the bank job she found last year.
She hasn't been living with anyone for nearly ten years, but owing to her bank job, she's never had any financial worries.
The capital city of Latvia, Riga has maintained the atmosphere of a medieval German city.
Latvia's capital, Riga, is a medieval German city with a nice atmosphere.
Latvia's capital city, Riga was established in medieval times, and it looks like a German city.
Riga, Latvia's capital city, was established by the Germans in medieval times.
Riga, Latvia's capital city, still reflects the characteristics of a medieval German city.
When we arrived at the party after our car broke down on the way there, there weren't many people left.
Our car broke down on the way to the party and by the time we got there, most of the guests had already left.
Because we had car trouble on the way to the party, many people grew tired of waiting and left before we arrived there.
Not many people had left the party yet when we got there, although we were late because of a car problem on the way.
When we arrived at the party after we had had car trouble on the way there, hardly anyone had left yet.
She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for more than two hours.
She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours.
Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery.
Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long.
The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questionsThe languages spoken by early Europeans are still shrouded in mystery. There is no linguistic continuity between the languages of Old Europe (a term sometimes used for Europe between 7,000 and 3,000 B.C.) and the languages of the modern world, and we cannot yet translate the Old European script. Scholars have deciphered other ancient languages, such as Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian, which used the cuneiform script, because of the fortuitous discovery of bilingual inscriptions. When cuneiform tablets were first discovered in the 18th century, scholars could not decipher them. Then inscriptions found in Iran at the end of the 18th century provided a link: these inscriptions were written in cuneiform and in two other ancient languages, Old Persian and New Elamite – languages that had already been deciphered. It took several decades, but scholars eventually translated the ancient cuneiform script via the more familiar Old Persian language. Similarly, the hieroglyphic writing of the Egyptians remained a mystery until French troops unearthed the famous Rosetta stone in the late 18th century. The stone carried the same message written in ancient Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphs, and Egyptian hieratic, a simplified form of hieroglyphs. The Rosetta stone thwarted scholars’ efforts for several decades until the early 19th century when several key hieroglyphic phrases were decoded using the Greek inscriptions. Unfortunately, we have no Old European Rosetta stone to chart correspondences between Old European script and the languages that replaced it. The incursions of Indo-European tribes into Old Europe from the late 5th to the early 3rd millennia B.C. caused a linguistic and cultural discontinuity. These incursions disrupted the Old European sedentary farming lifestyle that had existed for 3,000 years. As the Indo-Europeans encroached on Old Europe from the east, the continent underwent upheavals. These severely affected the Balkans, where the Old European cultures abundantly employed script. The Old European way of life deteriorated rapidly, although pockets of Old European cultural remained for several millennia. The new peoples spoke completely different languages belonging to the Indo-European linguistic family. The Old European language or languages, and the script used to write them, declined and eventually vanished.
What is the main topic of the passage?
Reason for the failure to understand the written records of Old European culture.
Influences on the development of Old European script.
Similarities between Old European script and other ancient writing systems.
Events leading to the discovery of Old European script.
According to the passage, New Elamite is _________.
a language that was used in Europe about 3,000 years ago
a modern language that came from Old Persian
one of the languages spoken by the Old Europeans
a language that was understood by the late 18th century
When does the passage suggest that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script was finally deciphered?
At around the same time as cuneiform script was deciphered.
Shortly before the Rosetta stone was unearthed.
As soon as additional bilingual inscriptions became available to scholars.
A few decades after the hieratic script was decoded.
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of the Rosetta stone?
It was found by scholars trying to decode ancient languages.
It contains two versions of hieroglyphic script.
Several of its inscriptions were decoded within a few months of its discovery.
Most of its inscriptions have still not been decoded.
According to the passage, scholars were able to decipher cuneiform form with the help of _________.
the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian languages
Old Persian
tablets written in Old European
languages spoken in 18th century Iran
The word “fortuitous” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
important
immediate
early
lucky
The word “them” in the 1st paragraph refers to _________.
Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian
bilingual inscriptions
cuneiform tablets
scholars
The word “thwarted” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________
continued
influenced
encouraged
frustrated
According to the passage, Indo-European incursions caused Old European population to ________.
separated into different tribes
move eastward
change their ways of living and obtain food
start recording historical events in writing
The author mentions the Balkans in the passage in order to explain why _________.
Indo-European languages were slow to spread in Old Europe
the inhabitants of Old Europe were not able to prevent Indo-European incursions
the use of the Old European script declined
the Old European culture survived for a time after the Indo-European incursions
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions Industrialization came to the United State after 1790 as North American entrepreneurs increased productivity by reorganizing work and building factories. These innovations in manufacturing boosted output and living standards to an unprecedented extent; the average per capita wealth increased by nearly 1 percent per year – 30 percent over the course of a generation. Goods that had once been luxury items became part of everyday life. The impressive gain in output stemmed primarily from the way in which workers made goods, since the 1790's, North American entrepreneurs – even without technological improvements – had broadened the scope of the outwork system that mace manufacturing more efficient by distributing materials to a succession of workers who each performed a single step of the production process. For example, during the 1820's and 1830's the shoe industry greatly expanded the scale and extend of me outwork system. Tens of thousands of rural women, paid according to the amount they produced, fabricated the "uppers" of shoes, which were bound to the soles by wage-earning journeymen shoemakers in dozens of Massachusetts towns, whereas previously journeymen would have made the enduring shoe. This system of production made the employer a powerful "shoe boss" and eroded workers' control over the pace and conditions of labor. However, it also dramatically increased the output of shoes while cutting their price. For tasks that were not suited to the outwork system, entrepreneurs created an even more important new organization, the modem factory, which used power-driven machines and assembly-line techniques to turn out large quantities of well-made goods. As early as 1782 the prolific Delaware inventor Oliver Evans had built a highly automated, laborsaving flour mill driven by water power. His machinery lifted the grain to the top of the mill, cleaned it as it fell into containers known as hoppers, ground the grain into flour, and then conveyed the flour back to the top of the mill to allow it to cool as it descended into barrels. Subsequently, manufacturers made use of new improved stationary steam engines to power their mills. This new technology enabled them to build factories in the nation's largest cities, taking advantage of urban concentrations of inexpensive labor, good transportation networks, and eager customers.
What is the passage mainly about?
The difficulties of industrialization in North America
The influence of changes in manufacturing on the growth of urban centers
The rapid speed of industrialization in North America
Improved ways of organizing the manufacturing of goods
The word "boosted" is closest in meaning to
ensured
raised
arranged
discouraged
The word "scope" is closest in meaning to
value
popularity
extent
diversity
The author mentions the shoe industry in the second paragraph to provide an example of how
entrepreneurs increased output by using an extended outwork system
entrepreneurs used technological improvements to increase output
rural workers responded to "shoe bosses"
changes in the outwork system improved the quality of shoes
All of the following are mentioned as effects of changes in the shoe industry during the 1820's and 1830's EXCEPT
an increase in the worker's dependence on entrepreneurs
an increase in the wages paid to journeymen shoemakers
a decline in the workers ability to control the speed of production
a decrease in the price of shoes
All of the following are true of the outwork system EXCEPT
It involved stages of production.
It was more efficient than the systems used before 1790.
It made many employers less powerful than they had been before.
It did not necessarily involve any technological improvements.
The word "prolific" is closest in meaning to
efficient
productive
self-employed
progressive
According to the passage, how did later mills differ from the mills differ from the mill built by Oliver Evans?
They were located away from large cities.
They used new technology to produce power.
They did not allow flour to cool before it was placed in Barrels.
They combined technology with the outwork system.
The passage mentions which of the following as a result of improvements in factory machinery?
It become easier for factory' owners to find workers and customers.
Manufacturers had to employ more highly skilled workers.
The amount of power required for factories operate was reduced.
Factories could operate more than one engine at a time.
The word "eager" is closest in meaning to
wealthy
knowledgeable
regular
enthusiastic
Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks
Sound Advice for Language Learners A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (71) _______ of second language acquisition. Their advice may prove invaluable for those (72)_____ a language course. One suggestion is that you (73) ______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example? Do you have enough time to learn a language? The major (74) _____ will be your own time and effort. If proof of your level of proficiency is important you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a (75)_____ qualification. Also, be realistic in your (76)______. If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up. Do not be deceived (77)______ thinking that the most expensive courses are the best. (78) ______ around to get the best possible value for money. You should also bear in mind that the quicker you learn a language the more quickly you forget it. Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (79) ______course. Already fluent in four languages and with a sound knowledge of teaching methodology her chances of making progress were high. Three years on she remembers very little. She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow (80) ______ her first experience. "I should have consolidated what I'd learn by continuing to study, even if it were by myself."
A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (71) _______ of second language acquisition.
domain
branch
field
area
Their advice may prove invaluable for those (72)_____ alanguage course.
wondering
thinking
looking
considering
One suggestion is that you (73) ______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example?
assess
review
balance
survey
The major (74) _____ will be your own time and effort.
chance
cost
price
evaluation
If proof of your level of proficiency is important you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a (75)_____ qualification.
recognized
understood
valued
regarded
Also, be realistic in your (76)______. If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up.
sights
ends
objects
goal
Do not be deceived (77)______ thinking that the most expensive courses are the best.
by
about
into
in
(78) ______ around to get the best possible value for money.
Nose
Push
Run
Shop
Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (79) ______course.
rapid
crash
quick
fast
She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow (80) ______ her first experience.
up
on
through
out
