Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 2)
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Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below
random
canal
many
explanatory
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good
moon
food
balloon
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provide
product
production
procedure
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kite
bite
Christian
Christ
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voltage
voyage
massage
dosage
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argumentative
psychological
contributory
hypersensitive
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atomic
brilliant
determined
ambitious
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trigonometry
explanatory
immediately
democracy
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photograph
payroll
accent
regretful
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majority
ceremony
astronomy
investiture
Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (30p)
It’s time we (11. go). If we (12. not leave) now, we (13. miss) thetrain.
I know I (14. not write) to you before, but I (15. be) so busy recently that I (16. not have) time for writing letters. I (17. telephone) you instead, but I (18. forget) yournumber.
Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I (19. not borrow) it from thebank.
He is walking (20. hurry) to the place where his ex-wife, a famous naturalist now (21. lie) (22. bury) among the animals she (23. love) somuch.
We will see Alice at the corner, she (24. wait) for us when we(25. arrive).
He resents (26. be) (27. tell) what(28. do).
Her mother (29. go) abroad last month, so it (30. not be) her you see at the theater lastSunday.
The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below
Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.
We’re all very obliged_________ you
When the wound has healed_________ you can remove theplaster.
Without a fridge, fresh food will go_________ veryquickly.
I’m faithful_________ my principle.
I haven’t heard_________ Mandy since she wrote inJuly.
This service is free_________ charge.
They went ahead contrary_________ myadvice.
The weather was fine, and everyone was making_________ the coast.
We’re going_________ Tom’s cartomorrow.
Have a card_________ your sleeve.
What is the author's main purpose in writing thispassage?
To trace the career of Arnold Guyot.
To describe feature of the undersea world.
To present the results of recent geologic research.
To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains
The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of thefollowing?
Contain
Erode
Hide
Create
The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of______.
a fathometer
computer analysic
a deep-sea diving expedition
research submarines
The author indicates that ArnoldGuyot________.
was Harry Hess's instructor
invented the fathometer
named the guyed after himself
taught at Princeton University
What does the passage say about the ArcticOcean?
The first guyot was discovered there.
No guyots have ever been found there.
There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.
It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there
The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics in common?
Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.
Both present oceanographers with a mystery.
Both were formed by volcanic activity.
Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.
According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of________.
less than 600 feet.
between 600 and 3,200 feet.
between 3,200 and 6,500 feet
more than 8,200 feet
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word“rubble”?
Fragments
Mixture
Columns
Core
According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the submersion of guyots?
Erosion and volcanic activity.
The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level.
Mountain building and the action of ocean currents
High tides and earthquakes
According to the passage, when did sea level significantlyrise?
In 1946
In the nineteenth century
From 8,000 to 11,000 years
80 million years ago
Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to thepassage?
Sinter Klaas
Saint Nicholas
A German
Dutch settlers
Santa Claus was traditionally described as a________.
tall man who could walk through the air.
fat, jolly, old man.
religious figure.
fat man riding a white horse.
Santa Claus in North America was depicted as________.
a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter.
a good old man with less religious character.
one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas.
a jolly man on horseback.
Who was BlackPeter?
an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas.
an elf who rode a white horse.
one of the disobedient children.
a popular traditional figure.
What word is closest in meaning to“attributes”?
symbols of a person
natural qualities
effects
outer appearance
Where did the legend of Santa Claus comefrom?
the North Pole
Europe
North America
the City of New York
According to Clement Clark Moore’spoem
Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one.
Santa Claus had wings and could fly.
Santa Claus liked poetry.
Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh.
1823 was mentioned as a year when________.
Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem
Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular
Saint Nicholas visited New York
the image of Santa Claus was transformed
The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the factthat________.
the New York Sun was popular with children.
Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time.
newspapers are unreliable.
Virginia O’Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun
Which of the following statements isTRUE?
Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures.
Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas.
Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America.
Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.
Using both hands shows respect as does a (1)________ bow of the head.
light
slight
lightly
lighted
Women are more (2)________ to bow the head than to shake hands.
possible
capable
probable
likely
Vietnamese names begin withthe family name and are (3)________ by a given name.
continued
chased
followed
taken
People address (4)________ by their given names, but add a title that indicates
each one
one other
one the other
one another
but add a title that indicates theirperceived(5)________ to the other person.
relation
relationship
relation
relatives
Among colleagues, for example, the (6)________ of the two might combine the given name with the title of Anh ("Older Brother").
younger
most young
youngest
young
A(n) (7)________ greeting combined with the given name and title is Xin chao ("Hello."
easy
basic
fundamentally
elementary
In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes (8)________ on greeting.
changed
transferred
reserved
exchanged
Vietnamese people have a strong (79)________ of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival.
sense
sensation
sensitivity
sensible
Therefore, it (80)________ to visit someone without having been invited.
inactive
inaccurate
inappropriate
inexact
Cell phones have been popular in Japan (0. since) the early 1990s, but it was (1)_______ until 1999that their use really took off.
Cell phones are used on buses and trains, in restaurants, and in all areas of (2)________.
They cause problems when they (3)________ during meetings, concerts, weddings, or even funerals.
What's more, peoplespeakloudlyinpublic,andstudentsreadandtextmessagesduringlessons.(4)________ seriously, when a cell phone is used near a person
when a cell phone is used near a person (5)________ a pacemaker to fegulate his heartbeat, its radio waves may interfere with the functioning of the pacemaker.
Now, something is being done to solve these(6)________.
Airline(7)________ are requested to stop using cell phones while on board.
Concerthallsasktheiraudiencetoswitchtheirphonestothe(8)________ mode.
However, phone users fear that if they do not(89)________ their phones, they will lose valuable business opportunities.
That's why many do not (90)________ off their phones even when they are asked to.
Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below.
Those (theatre) group has never lost itsappeal.
Dolphins, (mammal) species, sometimes jump above the surface of thewater.
The situation is so (chaos) in some countries now that it is difficult to see anysolution
He’s the most (please), ill-mannered person I’ve evermet.
Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives(measure).
This famous singer had two (enter) in the Guinness Book of WorldRecords.
Beauty is in the eye of the(hold).
Computers are now considered (dispense) in the businessworld.
Due to (electric) the difference between urban life and rural life is more and morereduced.
A doctor may prescribe (biotic) if the patient has aninfection.
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it
Someone stole the old lady’s handbag.
=> The old lady was .........................................................................................
A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel.
→ Mary’s new novel .........................................................................................
If you have completed your test, you can go home.
→ Get ......................................................................................................................
Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
→ Without ............................................................................................................
Something must be done to solve this problem.
→ Urgent .......................................................................................... ....................
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar its possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word
The job received over a hundred applications. (APPLIED)
→ .......................................................................................................................
Alan prides himself on his punctuality. (TAKES)
→ .......................................................................................................................
Many people attended this year’s festival. (TURNOUT)
→ .......................................................................................................................
He is becoming quite famous as an interviewer. (NAME)
→ _____________________________________.
The whole team was in a happy mood. (SPIRITS)
→ .......................................................................................................................
