Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có lời giải chi tiết (Đề 48)

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.

Read the sentences carefully and choose the best answers to make complete ones.

From 1949 onward, the artist Georgia O’keeffe made New Mexico_________.

Just as remote-controlled satellites can be employed to explore outer space, _________ employed to investigate the deep sea.

_________ is not clear to researchers.

The first transatlantic telephone cable system was not established _______ 1956.

Drinking water ___________ excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth

In the 1820’s physical education became___________ of the curriculum of Harvard and Yale Universities.

If you can win his attention ___________ for you.

The President resigned; the whiff of scandal remained ____________.

Which __________ agency do you work for?

Each sentence below contains 1 mistake. IDENTIFY the mistakes and WRITE THEIR CORRECT FORMS.

Had the committee members considered the alternatives more carefully, they would have realized that the second was superior than the first

Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have been impeded by recurrent drought.

Because the residents had worked so diligent to renovate the old building, the manager had a party.

John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having them pull.

John’s wisdom teeth were troubling him, so he went to a dental surgeon to see about having them pull.

Judy decided to wait until after she had taken her exams before having her wisdom teeth pull.

Hardly the plane had landed when Adam realized that he had left the file that he needed at his office.

When she was asked for her opinion on the course, she said it had been a waist of time

I try to remember your name but I am afraid I cannot remember it.

I’d prefer to do it on myself because other people make me nervous.

Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE.

I know ________ experience that I do my best work early in the morning.

I am astonished ________ the way my students can spend all night at the disco and still remember their prepositions next morning.

Is it possible to insure yourself ________ nuclear attack?

At school today, we had a long discussion _______ the best way to learn a foreign language.

“How can I discourage my boyfriend _______ trying to kiss me all the time?” “Eat plenty of garlic.”

Raise the gun to your shoulder, aim _______ the target, and try not to kill anyone.

Small children should be watched ____________ carefully.

Would you give up your country cottage __________ a town flat?

He’ll inherit the money when he comes ______________ age.

The performance on the first night came ______________ pretty.

Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word.

(ADAPT)__________ to a new environment is a difficult thing for old people.

Police asked (PASS) ______________ if they had seen the accident happen.

What a (WORRY) ______________pair of children. They have to be watched every minute of the day.

Children are taught from young to be (RESPECT) _____________ to their elders.

They frequently (MOBILE) _________________ the traffic as they march through the streets

He shook his head in _____________ (APPROVE)

He fought the illness with courage and ________________ (DETERMINE)

She seems (REASON) __________happy in her new job.

Can we (ARRANGE) _____________the meeting for next Monday at 7?

If you weren’t so (ACT)_______________, you wouldn’t be so fat!

These scenes, which are (51)_________ as stunts, are usually performed by stuntmen who are specially trained to do dangerous things safely.

(52) ________ can crash a car, but if you are shooting a film

you have to be extremely (53)_________ sometimes stopping right in front of the camera and film crew

At an early (54)_________ in the production

an expert stuntman is (55)_________ in to work out the action scenes and form a team

He is the only person who can go (56)__________ the wishes of the director

although he will usually only do this in the (57)_________ of safety

Many famous actors like to do the dangerous parts themselves, which produces better shots, since stuntmen don’t have to (58)________ in for the actors

Actors like to become (59)________ in all the important aspects of the character they are playing, but without the recent progress in safety equipment, insurance companies would never let them take the risk.

To do their own stunts, actors need to be good athletes, but they must also be sensible and know their (60)_________.If they were to be hurt, the film would come to a sudden halt.

When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (61)________ Marlon Brando 

When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (61)________ Marlon Brando went (62)________ stage wearing a (63)________ of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt.

When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (61)________ Marlon Brando went (62)________ stage wearing a (63)________ of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt.

It was the first time the T-shirt had been seen publicly as anything (64)________ an item of underwear and it set a fashion trend that was to last through (65)________ the end of the century.

It was the first time the T-shirt had been seen publicly as anything (64)________ an item of underwear and it set a fashion trend that was to last through (65)________ the end of the century.

The idea for the T-shirt came (66)________ Brando himself.

They had decided to market the shirt (67)________ a fashionable garment in its (68)________ right

They had decided to market the shirt (67)________ a fashionable garment in its (68)________ right

rather than just something to be worn (69)________ warmth beneath a denim work shirt (70)________ an army uniform

rather than just something to be worn (69)________ warmth beneath a denim work shirt (70)________ an army uniform

What is the main topic of the passage?

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the world “alarming” in the first paragraph?

The word “poachers” as used in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?

The word “callousness” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by which of the following?

The above passage is divided into two paragraphs in order to contrast ___________.

What does the word “this” in the first paragraph refer to in the passage?

Which of the following could best replace the word “allocated” in the second paragraph?

The word “defray” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to which of the following?

What does the term “international boycott” in the second paragraph refer to?

Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude?

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

She never seems to succeed even though she works hard.

→ Hard  ____________________________________________________.

Do all the washing, please!  

→ Let ______________________________________________________.

I regret not going to the airport to say good bye to him.

→ I wish ___________________________________________________.

Mick thought that we were married.

→ Mick was under ________________________________________.

The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect.

→ But for his command  __________________________________.