Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 9)
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Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest
literature
concentrate
comfortable
rhinoceros
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produce
protect
project
purchase
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policeman
candidate
fantastic
position
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counterpart
outstanding
applicant
wilderness
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mosquito
document
literature
business
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magazine
preference
cigarette
engineer
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regardless
coincide
specific
inventive
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promise
tonight
furnish
reason
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electronic
proficiency
petroleum
equivalent
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substantial
dramatic
terrorist
demolish
Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
You need a passport to cross the _________between Mexico and the United States.
edge
line
border
rim
When you _______ your destination, your tour guide will meet you at the airport.
arrive
get
reach
achieve
Rachel is mad ______ the Eurovision.
about
for
from
against
We are pleased to announce that Keith Danish ______ replace Susan Williams as Operations Manager from 24th September.
does
is about to
is to
is due
Make sure you mix the ingredients well, ________ you might get lumps in your cake.
unless
otherwise
provided
supposing.
If you hadn’t taken the money, you _____ in prison now.
wouldn’t be
wouldn’t have been
haven’t been
hadn’t been.
The bank is reported in the local newspaper _______ in broad daylight yesterday.
to be robbed
robbed
to have been robbed
having been robbed
Fiona can’t _______ about the meeting. I reminded her this morning!
forget
have forgotten
be forgetting
have been forgetting
The doctor _______the cut on my knee and said it had completely healed up.
examined
investigated
researched
looked into
Dr parker gave my mum a lovely ______for spaghetti carbonara.
receipt
recipe
prescription
paper
I was shocked when I crashed the car but at least I wasn’t __________.
injured
broken
damaged
spoilt
I glanced at the newspaper and saw that the _______ said “President Resigns”
headline
heading
subtitle
chapter
I think my favorite _____ is probably table tennis.
athletics
exercise
sport
gym
I think the discussion has gone on _______ and we should make a decision.
long enough
such long
so long
enough long
A: “Could you do something for me?” B: _________________
Certain!
Certainly
Right!
Never mind!
Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t _______ as usual.
ring off
get off
go off
take off
She applied for paid leave but her boss rejected her application__________.
in hand
on hand
at hand
out of hand
I’m older than you are, ____________?
am I
isn’t it
aren’t I
aren’t you
______ parrots are native to tropical regions is untrue.
That all
All
Why all
Since all
Jane: “Would you rather go to the beach or to the mountains?” Kim: “_______________”
That’s very nice of you
Thanks for the mountains
I’d love to go
The beach definitely
There are 10 mistakes in the following passage. Find and then correct them. Write your answers on your answer sheet.It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce the second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires and intricate knowledge of how a record company is functioned. The process begins when a presenter of a company’s Artist and Repertoire (A&R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands, After the representative identifies a promised band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signature of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time to investigate the band itself as well as current trends for popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocates with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personnel connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings.
One (1)______(CHARACTER) of the modern world is that people increasingly find themselves living side by side with people from other cultures.
While in the past people with different cultures were able to live quite (2)______(SEPARATE), high mobility and freedom of movement mean that we are more likely today
high mobility and freedom of movement mean that we are more likely today to be confronted with people whose way the life is (3)______(FAMILIAR) to us.
In such circumstances, (4)______(RACE) is a read danger.
People feel a tremendous (5)_____(LOYAL) to their own culture
and are often unwilling to develop an (6)______(APPRECIATE) of the positive aspects of other cultures.
They may feel that another culture presents a threat to their own (7)______(INHERIT)
one that could even lead to the (8)_____(APPEAR) of certain aspects of their way of life.
Often, however, this threat is more a matter of (9)_____(PERCEIVE) than reality
reality and different groups live in (10) ______(RELATE) harmony in many parts of the world
It can be inferred from the passage that the phrase “hay fever” refers to
fodder for cattle
a seasonal discomfort
viral bacteria
a lung disease
According to the passage, the symptoms of the allergy are predominantly
abdominal
intestinal
respiratory
chronic
What can be inferred from the first paragraph?
Hay fever may cause severe allergic reactions and even death.
The cause of allergic reactions has not been determined.
The nervous system balances allergic reactions.
People should not have an emotional response to allergic reactions.
According to the passage, patients suffering from hay fever may also experience
hunger pains
mood swings
nervous blockages
sensory perceptions
The word “resentment” is closest in meaning to
reprieve
reprisal
irritation
grief
According to the passage, the irritants are transported by
wind
food
travelers
air passages
The word “blockage” in the passage is closest in meaning to
obstruction
bleeding
enlargement
dryness
According to the passage, to avoid incidents of hay fever, patients need to
avoid interactions with other patients
avoid exposure to pollen
increase their self-confidence
take doses of prescribed medicine.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a cause of allergies?
pollen
mold
flowers
injections
A paragraph following this passage would most probably discuss
how the nervous system alerts patients.
how the immune system reacts to allergens.
what other diseases can be relieved by vaccines.
What flowers are harmless to hay fever patients.
We walked down the narrow track in single (1)______, taking care not to slip on the wet surface.
line
file
track
queue
We followed the river down a steep-sided (2)_____, stopping just once along the way to take a shower
channel
lagoon
canal
valley
stopping just once along the way to take a shower under a beautiful______(3).
pond
waterfall
current
bath
Soon the (4)_______ began to change, with more and more trees
scenery
sights
settings
scenes
began to change, with more and more trees and (5) ______vegetation.
dense
tight
intense
close
Several (6)_______ of birds flew overhead, and we saw an amazing multi-coloured snake
crews
bunches
flocks
crowds
and we saw an amazing multi-coloured snake lying under a small (7)______ as we walked past.
wood
hedge
bush
forest
Here, there were (8)_______ where farmers grew a variety of crops such as wheat, and we
deserts
fields
shores
jungles
where farmers grew a variety of crops such as wheat, and we saw a (9)_________ of cows near a farmhouse.
team
gang
pack
herd
Then we climbed up and down some tall, grass-covered (10)_______ , and at last we had arrived at the sea.
dunes
beaches
plains
fences
This is just in case something goes (1) _____ along the way.
For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution (2)_______ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday.
But for (3)_____, travel insurance is a way of earning money
travel insurance is a way of earning money (4) ______ making false claims against insurance companies.
For (5) ______ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen
which in (6) never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation.
Such claims cost insurance company a total (7)_____ £ 50 million per year.
But the cheats’ luck is about to run (8)____ .
(9) ______ to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance
companies will be able to tell at a glance (10) _____ someone has made a claim within the last three years.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Is there any chance of his coming to the party? (likely)
Is he ________________________________________________________?
I’m sure it wasn’t Jim who did it. (have)
It ________________________________________________________
He promised me he would be back before midnight. (word)
He _________________________________________________________
He prefers cycling to walking. (prefer)
He would _____________________________________________________.
That dress is a third of the cost of the blue one. (much)
The blue dress is _______________________________________________








