Bộ 20 đề ôn thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 (Đề 80)
70 câu hỏi
Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) which best completes each sentence.
The school was closed for a month because of serious ______ of fever.
outcome
outburst
outset
outbreak
The campaign raised far more than the ______ of $20.000.
aim
object
goal
target
We have a ______ future ahead with little comfort, food or hope.
cruel
pessimistic
grim
fierce
Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.
rest
remainder
remains
rester
An almost ______ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the town.
continuous
constant
continual
stopping
Medieval travelers’ tales of fantastic creatures were often fascinating but not always ______
credible
creditable
credulous
imaginable
Don’t be late for the interview, ____ people will think you are a disorganized person
unless
otherwise
if not
or so
My friends have just moved to a new flat in a residential area on the ______ of Paris.
suburbs
outside
outskirts
side
You are being thoroughly ______ in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.
unrequited
unrepresentative
unreliable
unreasonable
“But so”, I told him, “you are my own ______.”
heart and heart
body and soul
flesh and blood
skin and bone
Use the word in capitals at the end of these sentences to form a word that fits in the blank space.
How much does ______ of this club cost? (MEMBER)
She is extremely ______ about the history of art. (KNOW)
Traveling in big cities is becoming more and more ______ every day. (TROUBLE)
He is completely ______ ! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. (EMPLOY)
His boss told him off because he had behaved ______ (RESPONSIBLE)
He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later ______ when a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ______ their diet. (ORGANISE)
The trouble with Mr. Brown is that he’s so ______ One minute he goes mad when you come late; the next he says nothing. You never know where you are! (CONSIST)
It is forbidden to hunt for that kind of bird. It has been listed as one of the ______ species (DANGER)
I didn’t know who it was – with a mask on she was completely ______(RECONGNISE)
Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form
Mr. Pike, who is supposed __ ____________ (witness) the accident, ____________ (leave) the town.
At this time next week they __ ____________ _ (sit) in the train on their way to Paris.
He said that he watered the plants every day. He __ ____________ ____________ _ (water) them. If he ____________ ____________ _ (have), they wouldn’t have died.
No sooner ____________ the announcement __ ____________ (make) than everyone started complaining.
They said they never __ ____________ _ (make) to do anything they didn’t want to before.
We __ ____________ ____________ _ (watch) the play for nearly thirty minutes when he came.
The pop star who __ ____________ _ (take) part in over 25 films always avoids _being recognized_ (recognise) by __ ____________ (wear) dark glasses.
There’s no point _ ____________ _ (try) to get Tim __ ____________ _ (lend) you his car.
Not until John ____________ __ (receive) the offer of promotion in writing .. ____________..he ______ (celebrate)
He __ ____________ _ (have) trouble with the second-hand car since he bought it. He wishes he __ ____________ ____________ _ (not / buy) it.
But there seems little (1)_____ it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course
evidence
concern
doubt
likelihood
that plastic has brought enormous (2)_____ even environmental ones.
pleasures
benefits
savings
profits
It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental (3)_____ – it’s the way society choose to use and (4)_____ them.
poison
disaster
disadvantage
evil
It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental (3)_____ – it’s the way society choose to use and (4)_____ them.
dispose
store
endanger
abuse
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable natural (5)_____
resources
processes
products
fuels
We (6)_____ well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away.
remove
import
consign
consume
A high (7)_____ of our annual consumption is in the (8)_____ of packaging
portion
amount
proportion
rate
A high (7)_____ of our annual consumption is in the (8)_____ of packaging
way
kind
form
type
and this (9)_____ about seven per cent by weight of our domestic (10)_____
takes
makes
carries
constitutes
and this (9)_____ about seven per cent by weight of our domestic (10)_____
refuse
goods
requirements
rubble
Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (11)_____ is growing fast
manufacture
plant
factory
industry
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (12)_____ than coal and one (13)_____ of ‘recovery’ strongly (14)_____ by the plastic manufacturers is the (15)_____ of waste plastic into a fuel.
degree
value
demand
effect
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (12)_____ than coal and one (13)_____ of ‘recovery’ strongly (14)_____ by the plastic manufacturers is the (15)_____ of waste plastic into a fuel.
measure
mechanism
method
medium
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (12)_____ than coal and one (13)_____ of ‘recovery’ strongly (14)_____ by the plastic manufacturers is the (15)_____ of waste plastic into a fuel.
desired
argued
favored
presented
The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (12)_____ than coal and one (13)_____ of ‘recovery’ strongly (14)_____ by the plastic manufacturers is the (15)_____ of waste plastic into a fuel.
conversion
melting
change
replacement
I was reading an article last week in (1)__ ____________ _
I was reading an article last week in (1)__ ____________ _ the writer described (2) _ ____________ _ her children has changed as they (3)_ ____________ up.
I was reading an article last week in (1)__ ____________ _ the writer described (2) _ ____________ _ her children has changed as they (3)_ ____________ up.
When they were small she had to (4)_ ____________ __ up with noisy games in the house
or join in interminable games of football in the garden which (5)__ ____________ __ her out
If the house went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were getting up to, or what crisis she would have to (6)_ ____________ _ with next.
She dreaded the fact that they might (7)_ ____________ _ after her husband
who admitted having (8)__ ____________ __ an uncontrollable child who (9)_ ____________ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting into fights.
who admitted having (8)__ ____________ __ an uncontrollable child who (9)_ ____________ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting into fights.
What was worse was that (10)__ ____________ _ else thought he was a sweet child, and he got away with the most terrible things!
They had (11)_ ____________ _ out of all their naughty behavior
and (12)__ ____________ __ up serious hobbies (13)__ ____________ as chess and playing the piano.
and (12)__ ____________ __ up serious hobbies (13)__ ____________ as chess and playing the piano.
They never did anything without (14)__ ____________ __ it over first, and coming to a serious decision
She had to face up to the fact that they made her feel rather childish as they got (15)_ ____________ __, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill.
-> Scarcely................................
I left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.
-> Rather..........................................
The value of sterling has fallen considerably in the past week.
-> There has.............................
The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
-> Had it not.............................
Harriet was upset because she saw Peter with another woman.
-> It was................................
We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
-> Much to..................
People no longer smoke so many cigarettes as they used to.
-> The....................
Their relationship was doomed because of their incompatibility.
-> Had...................
You should admit that you are to blame, not to conceal it.
-> I’d rather.....................
If she had been less determined she wouldn’t have been able to get better so quickly.
-> It was her..........................








