Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 16)

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following questions

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

Much of what he said had little _______ to the issue we were discussing.

The restless lion kept pacing _________ along the front of its cage.

You can have _______ for the meals during your package vacation.

A new motorcycle model has just been _______ on the Internet.

Why don’t you _______ a go? - It’s not difficult!

The Prime Minister has _______ from the dogmatic position he adopted a few days ago.

At the South Pole _______, the coldest and most desolate region on Earth.

_______ in the diet is especially important for vegetarians.

_______ over long distances is a fact.

Don’t leave paraffin heaters in a draught or where they’re _______

My father took _______ of the fine weather to a day’s work in his garden.

By 2050, medical technology _______ many diseases

I realized _______ that hewas a thief.

_______ his assistance in those days, I would not be so successful now.

They thought they could deceive me but they were wrong. I could ________.

Janet will see you if you use the computer without permission. She has eyes like a _______.

My sister remained very calm. She _______.

A network of railroads to unite the continent and encourage Western settlement _______ before the Civil War by Asa Whitney.

Farmers are at the _______ of the bad weather that can destroy their crop.

He showed his _______ for the TV programme by switching it off.

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space at the same line.

OBSESSED WITH YOUR INBOX?

But the world of communication has (1) ________ a dramatic transformation, not all for the good.

Email, while (2) _______ a swift means of communication providing your server

swift means of communication providing your server is fully (3) ________ and that the address you have contains

that the address you have contains no (4) _________

has had a (5) _______ effect on certain people's, both at home and in business.            

For these people, the use of email has become (6) _______ addictive to the extent

that it is (7) ________ their mental and physical health.

Addicts spend their day (8) ________ checking for email

checking for email and have a (9) ________ to panic if their server goes down.

The negative effect on (10) ________ is something employers are well aware of.

There are 10 errors in the following passage. Identify and correct them

Children who tell pop music does not interfere with their homework receive support today, with the discovery that pay attention to visual stimuli and sounds requires completely different brain pathways which can operate at the same time with your appreciation of either being damaged. Researchers have founded that listening to car stereos does not create much interference when you are driving. Similarly, pop music should not interfere to children’s homework. The affect of pop music on their performance at it is far outweigh by other factors, such as how happy they are to be doing it. These findings could be applied for the design of places which people have to take in large amounts of information very quickly. They could, for example, be relevantly to the layout of pilot cockpits on aircraft.

Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable preposition.

I have already told Tim that I won’t go to Spain with him, but he still trying to talk me _______.

_______ receipt of your instructions, I immediately sent a telex message to Algeria.

Grandfather must be tired. He’s nodding _______ in his chair.

The applause died _______ after 5 minutes.

He accepted my advice _______ reservation.

Our students are orientated _______ the science subjects.

Cheques should be made _______ to Wellington.

I’m in no hurry. I’ll hang _______ here until you’re ready.

She is Polish _______ birth, but she has French nationality.

Your plan doesn’t allow _______ changes in the weather.

Fill each of the following numbered blanks with ONE suitable word and write your answers in the corresponding boxes provided below the passage.

How to win friends and influence colleagues

The worst sins that office workers can commit in the eyes of colleagues are interrupting people on the phone, talking loudly in front of someone’s desk and  arriving late (1) _______ a meeting. It is almost (2) _______ bad to eat at your desk, make personal phone calls or leave coffee cups (3) _______ around, according to Bodytalk, a guide published by the Industrial Society, (4) _______ lists the 30 traits most likely to annoy colleagues.

High on the list are signing on at someone else’s computer terminal (5) _______ signing off afterwards, messing up the photocopier by jamming the paper or leaving it set to produce multiple copies. Reading newspaper, doodling, chewing gum, keeping cuddly toys or ornaments on your desk, and putting up postcards or supposedly witty slogan (6) _______ invite disapproval. Also unpopular are (7) _______ who never fetch a colleague a drink from the machine, or who (8) _______ to hold the lift door open when others are approaching. (9) _______ conduct, according to the guide’s author, Judi James, not only gives you an unprofessional image but is downright anti-social and could result (10) _______ dismissal.

The worst sins that office workers can commit in the eyes of colleagues are interrupting people on the phone, talking loudly in front of someone’s desk and arriving late (1) _______ a meeting.

It is almost (2) _______ bad to eat at your desk

make personal phone calls or leave coffee cups (3) _______ around, according to Bodytalk, a guide published by the Industrial Society

(4) _______ lists the 30 traits most likely to annoy colleagues.

High on the list are signing on at someone else’s computer terminal (5) _______ signing off afterwards, messing up the photocopier by jamming the paper or leaving it set to produce multiple copies.

Reading newspaper, doodling, chewing gum, keeping cuddly toys or ornaments on your desk, and putting up postcards or supposedly witty slogan (6) _______ invite disapproval

Also unpopular are (7) _______ who never fetch a colleague a drink from the machine

or who (8) _______ to hold the lift door open when others are approaching.

(9) _______ conduct, according to the guide’s author, Judi James

not only gives you an unprofessional image but is downright anti-social and could result (10) _______ dismissal.

Fill the gaps in the passage by choosing the best phrases from A-M.

A few years ago one enlightened city decided to ease traffic congestion by (1) _______. People would just take a bike, ride it to where they were going and leave it (2) _______. The trouble was the citizens naturally found it (3) _______ to have their own free bicycle and (4) _______.

That slight detail of human nature apart, it was a good idea and (5) _______. The electric cars buzzing round the streets of La Rochelle in France are seen (6) _______ and, it is clamed, will make it easier (7) _______ within the city centre.

The idea is based on the belief that people like their own space, the freedom to drive a vehicle themselves (8) _______. It’s also based on the fact that cars in towns usually carry just one person. In effect, it’s (9) _______. At the moment, it’s a slightly utonpian view but the concept has grown (10) _______.

A few years ago one enlightened city decided to ease traffic congestion by (1) _______.

People would just take a bike, ride it to where they were going and leave it (2) _______.

The trouble was the citizens naturally found it (3) _______ to have their own free bicycle

to have their own free bicycle and (4) _______.

That slight detail of human nature apart, it was a good idea and (5) _______.

The electric cars buzzing round the streets of La Rochelle in France are seen (6) _______ and, it is clamed

it is clamed, will make it easier (7) _______ within the city centre.

The idea is based on the belief that people like their own space, the freedom to drive a vehicle themselves (8) _______.

In effect, it’s (9) _______.

At the moment, it’s a slightly utonpian view but the concept has grown (10) _______.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza was a monument of wisdom and prophecy built as a tomb for Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 B.C. Despite its antiquity, certain aspects of its construction makes it one of the truly wonders of the world. The thirteen- acre structure near the Nile river is a solid mass of stone blocks covered with limestone. Inside are the number of hidden passageways and the burial chamber of the Pharaoh. It is the largest single structure in the world. The four sides of the pyramid are aligned almost exactly on true north, south, east and west-an incredible engineering feat. The ancient Egyptians were sun worshippers and great astronomers, so computations for the Great Pyramid were based on astronomical observations.

Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many intersecting lines. Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of timeline of events – past, present and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past. Others are prophesied for future generations and are currently under investigation. Many believe that pyramids have supernatural powers and this one is no exception. Some researchers even associate it with extraterrestrial beings of ancient past.

     Was this superstructure made by ordinary beings, or one built by a race far superior to any known today?

What has research of the base revealed?

Extraterrestrial beings are _______.

What was the most probable reason for providing so many hidden passages?

The word “feat”in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to _______.

What do the intersecting lines in the base symbolize?

In the second passage, the word ‘prophesied’ is closest in meaning to _______.

What is the best title for the passage?

On what did the ancient Egyptians base their calculations?

Why was the Great Pyramid constructed?

Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza considered one of the seven wonders of the world?

Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each numbered gap in the passage below. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS

All plants rely on nutrients taken from the soil in order to survive. However, in areas where the soil does not contain enough (1) _______ nutrients, some plants have adapted to (2) _______ their diets from another source: living organisms. Though they are few in number, carnivorous plants are (3) _______ fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled organisms to insects in order to survive. They are commonly found in marshlands. Carnivorous plants feature one of several types of “traps” to ensnare prey, which they consume to make up for nutrients that may be missing from the soil. While there are over 400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some are more (4) _______ than others.

The most well-known of these plants are the snap traps, which include the Venus flytrap. Snap traps are easily identified by their leaves, which are separated into two lobes that have the ability to fold together. Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (5) _______ to movement. When the plant’s prey brushes against the hairs, it triggers a closing mechanism that rapidly brings the two lobes together, trapping the prey (6) _______ inside. The response of the traps is phenomenal (7) _______ speed: the time between triggering the hairs and snapping shut is less than a second. As the prey struggles inside the trap, it only triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (8) _______. The plant then secrets liquid chemicals from special glands into the trap to dissolve the prey and absorb all of its nutrients. Besides the Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (9) _______ to as the waterwheel plant. The two share a common ancestor and differ only in a few ways. For instance, the waterwheel is an aquatic plant, while the flytrap is exclusively terrestrial. In addition, the flytrap feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders, while the waterwheel lives (10) _______ simple invertebrates, like certain types of plankton.

However, in areas where the soil does not contain enough (1) _______ nutrients, some plants

nutrients, some plants have adapted to (2) _______ their diets from another source: living organisms.

Though they are few in number, carnivorous plants are (3) _______ fascinating beings that “eat” anything from one-celled organisms to insects in order to survive.

While there are over 400 species of carnivorous plants in the world today, some are more (4) _______ than others.

Inside the lobes, the surface is covered with tiny hairs that are (5) _______ to movement.

it triggers a closing mechanism that rapidly brings the two lobes together, trapping the prey (6) _______ inside.

The response of the traps is phenomenal (7) _______ speed: the time between triggering the hairs and snapping shut is less than a second.

As the prey struggles inside the trap, it only triggers more hairs, causing the leaves to tighten their (8) _______.

Besides the Venus flytrap, only one other type of snap trap exists today, (9) _______ to as the waterwheel plant.

In addition, the flytrap feeds primarily on arthropods like spiders, while the waterwheel lives (10) _______ simple invertebrates, like certain types of plankton.

Write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. The word must not be altered in any way.

The new lecturer was unpopular with his students.                           TAKE

=>___________________________________________________.

John decided that an actor's life was not of him. CUT
=> ___________________________________________________.

The number of people out of work has been going down little by little. GRADUAL
=>___________________________________________________.

I really want to see her again. DYING
=>___________________________________________________.

What did his silence mean? SIGNIFICANCE
=> ___________________________________________________.