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

Choose the option (A,B,C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the numbered table below.

Our country is rich ________  natural resources.

Is your school just as you wanted (0)_______ to be? Or are there things you and your classmates (1) ________ change, given the opportunity? This is your chance to express your ideas about (2) ________ the ideal school is like. Our competition is open to (3) ________ student between the ages of twelve and eighteen. You can enter (4) ________ an individual or your whole class can work together on a team entry. Your entry can take any form – a piece of writing, a picture, or even architectural plans. It is completely (5) ________ to you. What we are looking for is evidence (6) ________ originality, imagination and, above (7) ________, the genuine views of young people. By (8) ________ part in this, you will help in a study being carried out at a leading university. All work entered (9) ________ the competition will be kept at the university and used in research. Entries cannot be returned (10) ________ of this. But it also means that, even (11) ________ you do not win, your views will still be heard and will remain for future educationalists to study. Entries must reach us no (12) ________ than Friday 30 April. Winners will receive valuable prizes of computer equipment and software for their schools.

Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If the line has a word that should not be there, write the word at the end of the line. There are two examples at the beginning.

Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the passage. Write your answers in the numbered table below. (0) has been done as an example.

18,000 years ago, much of Europe (0) ________(lie)  (1)________(bury) beneath vast sheets of ice, hundreds of metres thick. Ever since this astonishing fact (2)_______(discover)  in the last century, scientists (3) ________(speculate) on the nature of the Ice Age climate, and the circumstances that brought it to an end. More recently, people (4) ________(wonder)  if climatic changes could (5)________(take) place in our own time. During the early 1970s there (6)_______(be) disastrous droughts in Africa, and frequent failures of Indian monsoon. In 1976, Europe sweltered in the hottest summer for over a century, and (7)_______(experience) one of the worst droughts since records began. Could such events as these be symptoms of a worldwide climatic shift? Even small changes in climate that (8)________(occur)  from time to time can have a highly damaging effect on agriculture. With food reserves now (9)________ (stand) at only a few per cent of annual production, the world is extremely vulnerable (10) ________(adverse)  shifts in climate. It is therefore vitally important for us to understand how climate changes take place.

Think of ONE WORD only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Write your answers in the numbered table below. (0) has been done as an example.

She screamed for _______ and luckily someone heard her.

Thanks for all your _______ through such a difficult time.

Practical ________ is offered through our accommodation service to new students.

I get off at the next _______.

The referee was forced to _______ the game because of heavy snow.

Work has temporarily come to a _______ while the funding in reviewed.

Keep your _______ on your work.

Do you have anyone in _______ for this job?

There is a little gift _______ around the corner.

I do a weekly _______ at the supermarket.

Everyone wished her the best of _______ at university and hoped she would enjoyed it.

Jenny won the competition at her first attempt – perhaps it was beginner’s _______!

There is no such thing as _______, we are capable of creating our own good fortune.

Politicians can abuse their position of _______ .

The _______ supply to our house was cut because of roadwork.

I’m afraid I do not have the _______ to authorize this change.

Few people could have predicted the huge impact of information _______ .

No matter how advanced _______ becomes, machine will never be able to think like humans.

It’s a waste of time for humans to do tasks that modern _______ can do.

She was struck by the sudden _______ that he might already have left.

He dived in after her without a second _______.

Governments should give as much foreign _______ as possible to poorer countries.

In certain circumstances, emergency _______ in the form of money should be sent immediately.

The most successful long-term _______ programmes encourage self-help.

 Read the article below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap. Write your answers in the numbered table below. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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. This chance to (2)________ 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. The push is clearly on to make volunteering as attractive as possible to everyone. And the more people who participate, the more the act fulfils its (12) ________of making the world a better place.

Look at the sentences below about a hotel. Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.

If it is correct, write C. If it is incorrect, write I.

During the 1980s, few tourists used to go to the Arctic in summer.

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       

A. A week which we had set aside for finishing the course came and went with no possibility of getting in the air at all. And besides the problems with the weather, my second son was born, and that made it even more difficult to find the time for lessons and studying.

B. But the real reason I chose this club was that a friend of mine, Andrew Wilkins, is the chief instructor there. He impressed me by taking me out for a free flight just so that I could see what it was like.

C. Unfortunately, I got myself lost this time and flew too far east. I completely missed the first airport. However, I flew over a car factory I recognised and managed to get back on course. 

D. Along the way, he’ll take the controls and fly off course, just to get you lost. Then he’ll hand back the control to you and expect you to find your way home.

E. One day I was asked by an air-traffic controller if I could see another aircraft ahead. I said yes, and immediately it disappeared into a cloud. I just didn’t know what to do.

F. At the time, taking private lessons to learn how to fly was financially beyond me. So I had to delay my plans to become a pilot for quite a while. It was twenty years, in fact, before I finally enrolled at a flying club in Hertfordshire.

G. Since getting my pilot’s license, I’ve been out flying a few times. The highlight so far was flying up to Birmingham International Airport for a motor show with Andrew beside me. As we approached the way, the air-traffic controller came on the radio asking for as much speed as our little plane could manage.

H. For months, my head was always in a book and my head hurt from all the facts, figures and flying instructions.

I. This feeling of needing a change coincided with my 40th birthday, which started me thinking about what I’d been doing all those years. When I left school all I had really wanted to do was fly.

Unfortunately, I wore glasses. The Royal Air Force wouldn’t consider anyone for pilot training unless they had perfect eyesight. Halfway through an aptitude test, they realised that my eyes were far from perfect. I didn’t stand a chance.

It was an obvious choice. It’s just twenty minutes’ drive from my home. It’s very quiet, too, so the £90 per hour for the training is spent flying in the air, not waiting on the ground for other planes to take off.

It took me a whole year to get my private pilot’s license. It started well, with my first solo flight coming after just seven hours. Then came all the studying, the exams, the hard work. I never thought I’d get to the end of it.

Then came last winter and the end of the course was in sight. For weeks, the weather was so terrible that for most of the time it was impossible to fly. Strong winds, heavy rain and even snow and ice made flying conditions extremely hazardous.

But finally the first of three practical exams arrived – the navigation test. The examiner sets you a course that you have to plan according to the weather, and then fly with him sitting beside you.

I passed this test, but I don’t know how. The second test involves flying cross-country to two other airports, which you can choose, and landing at both. The important thing is to give the right messages to the air-traffic control people and understand their replies.

After this alarming episode, the exercises in the flight-handling test were simple. As we complete the sixth exercise, the examiner suddenly turned to me and said, ‘Congratulations – you’ve passed!’

I wasn’t sure why, because we usually land as slowly as possible. Then I turned round and realised straight away: we were being followed by a British Airways jumbo jet!

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.

Return the product to the shop if you have any complaints about it.

It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.

Her success went beyond her expectation.

His fondness for the game increased with his proficiency.

Both of the lifts were out of order.

$\to$Neither __________________________________________________________­­­­_________

Simon hadn’t expected that he would feel so weak after the operation.

They will not announce the findings until next week.

-> No announcement __________________________________________________________

Finish each of the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the sentences printed before it, using the word given. DON’T CHANGE THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between three and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0).

I would like to be able to speak French. (HAD)

-> I wish ________________________________________________________ speak French.

It was raining cats and dogs. (TORRENTS)

The two theories appear to be completely different. (COMMON)

-> The two theories ____________________________________________________________

It was wrong of you to borrow my book without asking. (HAVE)

-> You ____________________________________________before you borrowed my book.

When I was younger, this record was one of my favourites. (FAVOURITE)

-> This record used ______________________________________ mine when I was younger.

My sister finds commuting every day annoying. (PUT)

-> It’s difficult for my sister ___________________________________________ every day.

The police arrived as the thieves were committing the crime. (RED-HANDED)

-> The police ________________________________________________________________

The Mediterranean is warm, whereas the North Sea is much colder. (NOTHING)