Bộ 20 đề ôn thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 (Đề 75)

The idea to ________ a visit to the local council residence was welcomed by all the visitors.

In his anxiety to make himself________, he spoke too loudly and too slowly.

________ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project.

Some animals are on the ________ of becoming extinct.

The play is very long but there are three ________

The last lecture ________ completely over my head.

Could I pick your ________ on the subject before the meeting?

I was prepared to lend my brother some money but he turned ________ my offer.

I ________ with the performances but I got flu the day before.

The dying man’s speech was so________ that no one was able to interpret his last request.

Very soon I found some other people to ________ and we began to write songs.

________ chair the meeting.

I thought about the problem but I couldn’t ________ a solution.

________, they slept soundly.

Students and jobseekers keen to get onto the course or into the workplace of their (0)________ hope that voluntary work will help them (1)________ from the crowd.

that voluntary work will help them (1)________ from the crowd.

This chance to (2)________ experience – personally and professionally

experience – personally and professionally – is (3)________ on the wish-list of young people.

A survey carried out last year revealed that young and old (4)________ said volunteering had improved their lives

particularly those (5)________in conservation or heritage work.

Businesses recognise its importance and get to (6)________their profile in the community, while staff get a break from their daily routine to develop ‘soft skill’

(7)________initiative and decision-making.

One volunteering organisation is (8)________ another survey to find out if volunteering does make a difference in the workplace

or if it is something businesses do simply to improve their (9)________ .

Not (10)________are business-sponsored placements becoming more common

the government is also investing money and aiming to (11) ________volunteers.

And the more people who participate, the more the act fulfils its (12) ________of making the world a better place.

Read the following passage and do the tasks below. Write your answers in the numbered table.

The Atmosphere of Venus

           Venus, also called the Morning Star and Evening Star, is the second-closest planet to the sun and the brightest object in the night sky. The planet orbits the sun every two hundred and twenty four Earth-days and is sometimes referred to as Earth’s sister planet because the two share both a similar size and bulk. What is not similar, however, is Venus’s atmosphere in comparison to Earth’s atmosphere.

           The atmosphere on Venus is much heavier and has a higher density than that of Earth. Venus’s atmosphere also expands significantly higher than Earth’s atmosphere although a thick cloud cover makes the surface of Venus nearly impossible to see unless observed through radar mapping.

           While the pressure and temperature of Venus’s upper atmosphere are comparable to those of Earth, the heat and pressure of the lower atmosphere are not unlike a furnace. Venus’s atmosphere is very thick due to a composition consisting mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. If man could survive the extreme heat of Venus’s surface (400 degrees Celsius), then he would have to contend with a surface pressure that is more than 90 times that of Earth. Venus’s extremely high temperature is thanks to the greenhouse effect caused by such a large amount of carbon dioxide. The greenhouse effect is a process by which the sun’s infrared radiation is more readily absorbed by the atmosphere. Just like in a real greenhouse used to grow plants years round, the proliferation of carbon dioxide traps radiation and warms Venus’s atmosphere. Due to this phenomenon, Venus boasts a higher atmospheric temperature than Mercury, even though Venus is twice the distance from the sun.

           However, scientists postulate that Venus’s atmosphere was not always so hot. [A] Studies show that large bodies of water were once on Venus’s surface but that eventually evaporation of all the water caused the runaway greenhouse effect which regulates the planet today. [B] Thus Venus has become a critical study for today’s scientists, as human being are only beginning to struggle with the early stages of the greenhouse effect. [C] Our problems do not stem from evaporated water supplies but from a propagation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases due to industrial and automobile emissions. [D]

           Another interesting characteristic to note regarding Venus’s atmosphere is that its daytime temperatures and nighttime temperatures are not that far removed from each other. This is due to the thermal inertia, the ability of a substance to store heat despite changing temperatures and the transfer of heat by Venus’s strong winds. Although winds on the surface of Venus move slowly in comparison with Earth’s winds, Venus’s air is so dense that a slow-moving there can move large obstructions and even skip stones along the planet’s surface.

           In 1966, humankind made its first attempt at sending a recording instrument into Venus’s atmosphere. The Venera 3 probe did collide with Venus surface; however, the abrupt impact caused its communication system to fail, and it was unable to send and feedback. In 1967, Venera 4 successfully enter Venus’s atmosphere and was able to take many readings, one of which recorded that Venus’s atmosphere was between ninety and ninety-five percent carbon dioxide. Subsequent Venera probes were sent into Venus’s atmosphere, but most of them succumbed to the crushing air pressure.

Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the passage.

According to paragraph 1, Venus is named the Morning Star and Evening Star because       

The word that in paragraph 2 refers to

Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the bold sentence in paragraph 3? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

According to paragraph 3, the greenhouse effect on Venus is owed to

In paragraph 4, the author of the passage implies that Earth

The word propagation in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to