Bộ 20 đề ôn thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 (Đề 73)

Read the text then answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D.            To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s Adventures in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clinton, Prince Edward Island. Her mother died soon after her birth, and when her father went to Saskatchewan to assume a business position, she moved in with her grandparents in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. There she went to school and later qualified to be a teacher.          Montgomery wrote the Anne books while living in Cavendish and helping her grandmother at the post office. The first of the books, Anne of Green Gabbles, was published in 1908, and in the next three years she wrote two sequels. Like Montgomery, the heroine of the book is taken in by an elderly couple who lives in the fictional town of Avonlea, and Montgomery incorporated many events from her life in Cavendish into the Anne books.          In 1911, Montgomery married Evan Macdonald and the couple soon moved to Ontario, where she wrote many other books. However, it was her first efforts that secured her prominence, and the Anne books are still read all around the world. Her novels have helped create a warm picture of Prince Edward Island’s special character. Several movies, a television series, and a musical play have been based on her tales, and today visitors scour the Island for locations described in the book.

Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1) …………………………..?

Do I leave and start work or begin (2) ................... training course?".

The decision is yours, but it may be (3) ………………………….. remembering two things

there is more unemployment among people (4) ………………………….. haven't been to university

and people who have the right (5) ………………………….. will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs

If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities (6) …………………………..training.

Getting qualifications will (7) ………………………….. you to get on more quickly in many careers

and evening classes allow you to learn (8)................................ you earn

Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is (9) ………………………….. possibility.

This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as (10) ………………………….. practical work experience.

Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

The traffic problem has improved _____, out of the blue, really.

Choose the best answer from the four options marked A, B, C or D to complete each numbered gap in the passage below.

If you (1)_____ to be walking in your local park tomorrow and you find an abandoned book with a label inside (2)_____ 'Read and Release me', don't just treat it as a joke. You've probably come (3)_____ an example of 'book-crossing', a book-sharing movement started in 2001 by American software developer Ron Hornbaker, whose stated aim is to 'make the (4)_____ world a library'.  Book-crossers 'release' books (5)_____ by passing them on to friends, or else by leaving  them in public places for others to pick up, or 'catch', and then read, before they (6)_____ turn release them back 'into the wild'. (7)_____ a book has been 'caught', the person finding it is encouraged to record the event by logging on to the book-crossing website and entering the book's ID number written on the label. That (8)_____ , both the original owner and subsequent readers of the book can keep track of its progress. Over half a million people worldwide participate in book-crossing, 'releasing' books in a (9)_____ range of locations including cafés, airports, bus stations, telephone boxes and even underwater in public fountains. Often a book is left in a place (10)_____ is relevant to its title or content: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express on a train, for example, or an archeology book in a museum.

If you (1)_____ to be walking in your local park tomorrow and you find an abandoned book with a label inside (2)_____ 

you find an abandoned book with a label inside (2)_____ 'Read and Release me', don't just treat it as a joke.

You've probably come (3)_____ an example of 'book-crossing'

a book-sharing movement started in 2001 by American software developer Ron Hornbaker, whose stated aim is to 'make the (4)_____ world a library'.

Book-crossers 'release' books (5)_____ by passing them on to friends, or else by leaving them in public places for others to pick up

or 'catch', and then read, before they (6)_____ turn release them back 'into the wild'. (7)_____ a book has been 'caught'

(7)_____ a book has been 'caught', the person finding it is encouraged to record the event by logging on to the book-crossing website and entering the book's ID number written on the label.

That (8)_____ , both the original owner and subsequent readers of the book can keep track of its progress.

Over half a million people worldwide participate in book-crossing, 'releasing' books in a (9)_____ range of locations including cafés, airports, bus stations, telephone boxes and even underwater in public fountains.

Often a book is left in a place (10)_____ is relevant to its title or content: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express on a train, for example, or an archeology book in a museum.

This picture book, the few pages _____ are missing, is my favorite.

Read the text then answer the questions by choosing A, B, C or D.     

       To date, Canada has produced only one classic children’s tale to rank with Alice’s Adventures in wonderland and the works of Mark Twain; this was Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clinton, Prince Edward Island. Her mother died soon after her birth, and when her father went to Saskatchewan to assume a business position, she moved in with her grandparents in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. There she went to school and later qualified to be a teacher.          Montgomery wrote the Anne books while living in Cavendish and helping her grandmother at the post office. The first of the books, Anne of Green Gabbles, was published in 1908, and in the next three years she wrote two sequels. Like Montgomery, the heroine of the book is taken in by an elderly couple who lives in the fictional town of Avonlea, and Montgomery incorporated many events from her life in Cavendish into the Anne books.          In 1911, Montgomery married Evan Macdonald and the couple soon moved to Ontario, where she wrote many other books. However, it was her first efforts that secured her prominence, and the Anne books are still read all around the world. Her novels have helped create a warm picture of Prince Edward Island’s special character. Several movies, a television series, and a musical play have been based on her tales, and today visitors scour the Island for locations described in the book.

The main purpose of this passage is to ____

According to the passage, Montgomery was raised primarily____.

Approximately when did Lucy Maud Montgomery write the two sequels to her book Anne of Green Gables?

The word “elderly” in line 8 is closest in meaning to____.

In the Anne books, the main character lives in____.

Which of the following can be concluded from the passage about Anne books?

Ontario was the place where ____.

The word “prominence” in line 11 is closest in meaning to____.

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “character” in line 12?

All of the following have been based on the Anne books EXCEPT____.

It was felt that he lacked the _______ to pursue a difficult task to very end.

Your decision will ______ a great strain on our relationship.

We shouldn’t give the children everything they ask for; they will become completely _____.

The completion of the tunnel has been _______ owing to a strike.

_______ of all modern domestic poultry is the red jungle fowl is widely believed.

Art critics do not all agree on what _______ a painting great.

Farmers supply crops with phosphorus in areas ________ have removed it from the soil.

Sarah congratulated _____ passing my driving test.

Had it not been for the intolerable heat in the hall, they _____ much longer.

I can’t quite _____ out what the sign says.

One _____ of the scheme is the very high cost.

It is with ________ regret that we have to inform you that your scholarship has been withdrawn.

In a new culture, many embarrassing situations occur _____ a misunderstanding.

Paris has been well-known about its famous monuments, beautiful music, and wonderful restaurants for over 100 years.

In France people drive on the left, so making sure you go on the right side.

Up to now he wrote five novels and over sixteen short stories.

The new bridge makes it possibly to cross the river easily and quickly.

If you are working with young children in a primary school, you will find that teaching lively songs and rhymes are very popular.

Use the correct form of the word in bracket to complete each of the following sentences. 

He is unhappy because of his ………………………….. (deaf)

The …………………………..of the swamps will destroy the mosquitoes’ breeding places. (drain)

He has made a great ………………………….. to the development of the country. (contribute)

We will hire new staff when the ………………………….. arises. (necessary)

His repeated ………………………….. from school is unacceptable. (absent)

The teacher’s words are a great ………………………….. to him. (encourage)

They are very ………………………….. of one another. (support)

Her interests are very ………………………….. (diversity)

I can’t stand his …………………………..  (rude)

The holiday was beyond all ………………………….. (expect)

Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

“You’d better not lend her any more money, Paul,” said Tom.           

-> Tom

Although the traffic was bad, Peter arrived on time.

-> In spite of

The last time I saw Mary was in 2009.          

-> I haven’t

The plumber repaired the leak this morning.                                     

-> They had

They had a bad crop because the storm swept through the region.

-> If

Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given. Do not change the word. Write your answer on your answer sheet.

It's possible that someone stole your purse when we were in the restaurant. (might)

‘Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,’ said Bob. (denied)

They said that an electrical failure was the cause of the fire. (blamed)

She apologized to the host for having to go so early, and left. (apologies)

Peter was the first person I asked for advice. (whose)