Bộ 20 đề ôn thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 (Đề 70)

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

According to the boss, John is the most ­______ for the position of executive secretary.

Although to some people reading is a favourite way to spend time, but others just do not like reading.

Married women are twice so likely as married men to be depressed.

 Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

Do you ever wish you were more optimistic,  someone who always (1) ______ to be successful? Having someone around who always (2) ______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3) ______ – we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, ‘It looks (4) ______ rain.’ But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something (5) ______ it. You can change your view of life, (6) ______ to psychologists. It only takes a little effort, and you will find life more rewarding as a (7) ______. Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (8) ______. Optimists are more (9) ______ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks. Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) ______ to the world. Some people are brought up to (11) ______ too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (12) ______ wrong. Most optimists, on the (13) ______ hand, have been brought up not to (14) ______ failure as the end of the world- they just (15) ______ with their lives.

Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)

Kim Jong-il (16th February 1941 – 17th December 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea (1) ……………………….. 1994 to 2011. Kim Jong-il died (2) ……………………….. a suspected heart (3) ……………………….. on 17th December 2011  while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. He was succeeded by his youngest son Kim Jong-un, (4) ……………………….. was considered by the Korean Central News Agency (5) ……………………….. the "Great Successor". The Korean Central News Agency reported that during his death, a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky glowed red above the sacred Mount Paektu. The ice on a famous lake also cracked so loud, it seemed to shake the Heavens and the Earth. Kim Jong-il's funeral took (6) ……………………….. on December 28th in Pyongyang, with a mourning period lasting until the (7) ……………………….. day. South Korea's military was immediately put on alert after the announcement. Asian stock markets fell soon after the announcement, due to similar concerns. (8) ……………………….. January 12th, 2012 North Korea called Kim Jong-il the "eternal leader" and announced that his (9) ……………………….. will be preserved and displayed at Pyongyang's Kumsusan Memorial Palace. Officials will also install statues, portraits, and "towers to his immortality" across the country. His (10) ……………………….. of February 16th has been declared "the greatest auspicious holiday of the nation", and has been named the Day of the Shining Star.

Read the passage below and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. 

In the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean seas. Of these, only about half a dozen become the strong, circling winds of 74 miles per hour or more that are called hurricanes, and several usually make their way to the coast. There they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. The great storms that hit the coast start as soft circling wind hundreds - even thousands - of miles out to sea. As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the southeast winds. When conditions are just right, warm moist air flows in at the bottom of such a wind, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it, the heat is changed to energy in the form of strong winds. As the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to move counter clockwise motion. The life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’s rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months. Water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12 inches downpour, causing sudden floods. Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea – the mountains of water moving toward the hurricane center. The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore. 

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

We couldn’t relax until all the guests had gone home.

House prices have risen sharply this year.

The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.

Would you mind not smoking in my house?

His second attempt on the world record was successful.

I write to him almost every day.

Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.

Don’t go to lunch until you have typed all these letters.

The northwest of Britain has more rain each year than the southeast.

Henry regretted buying the second-hand car.

Use the given word to write the second sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do not change the form of the given word.

The two theories appear to be completely different.           COMMON

His rude behaviour is too much for me.                  PUT

I find his handwriting very hard to read.     DIFFICULTY

Complete the following sentences, using the words given.

Mother/ take/ responsibility/ run/ household.