Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có lời giải chi tiết (Đề 49)

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)

Put each verb given in brackets into an appropriate tense or form.

Mr. Pike, who is supposed______ (witness) the accident, has left 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 had, they wouldn’t have died

The pop star who______ (take) part in over 25 films always avoids______ (recognize) by wearing dark glasses

Not until John______ (receive) the offer of promotion in writing he______ (celebrate)

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, circle letter A, B, C or D next to the answer you choose. (10 pts)

If you’re an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-way society. But there seems little (1)______ it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous  (2)______ even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the environmental (3)______ – it’s the way society choose to use and  abuse them. Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable natural (4)______. We import well over three million tons of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high proportion of our annual consumption is in the (5)______ of packaging, and this  (6)______ about seven per cent by weight of our domestic refuse. Almost all of it could be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (7)______ is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy-rich – they have a higher calorific (8)______ than coal and one (9)______ of ‘recovery’ strongly favored by the plastic manufacturers is the  (10)______ of waste plastic into a fuel.

Read the following text and then fill in each gap with ONE suitable word. (10 pts)      

      I was reading an article last week in (1)______ the writer described how her children has changed as they grow up. When they were small she had to (2)______ up with noisy games in the house, or join in interminable games of football in the garden which wore her out. If the house went quiet, she wondered what the monsters were getting up to, or what crisis she would have to (3)______ with next. She dreaded the fact that they might take after her husband, who admitted having (4)_____  an uncontrollable child who (5)______ most of the time showing off to his friends by breaking things or getting  into fights. What was worse was that (6)______ else thought he was a sweet child, and he got  away with the most terrible things! However, she had experienced an even greater shocked with her children. They had (7)______ out of all their naughty behavior, and (12)______ up serious hobbies (8)______ as chess and playing the piano. They never did anything without (9)______ 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 (10)______, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy.

and taken up serious hobbies (8)___ as chess and playing the piano

She had to face up to the fact that they made her feel rather childish as they got (10)______, and that in some ways she preferred them when they were young and noisy.

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

  Today’s cars are smaller, safer, cleaner, and more economical than their predecessors, but the car of the future will be far more pollution-free than those on the road today. Several new types of automobile engines have already been developed than run on alternative sources of power, such as electricity, compressed natural gas, methanol, steam, hydrogen, and propane. Electricity, however, is the only zero-emission option presently available.

  Although electric vehicles will not be truly practical until a powerful, compact battery or other dependable source of current is available, transport experts foresee a new assortment of electric vehicles entering everyday life: shorter-range commuter electric cars, three-wheeled neighborhood cars, electric delivery vans, bikes and trolleys.

  As automakers work to develop practical electrical vehicles, urban planners and utility engineers are focusing on infrastructure systems to support and make the best use of the new cars. Public charging facilities will need to be as common as today’s gas stations. Public parking spots on the street or in commercial lots will need to be equipped with devices that allow drivers to charge their batteries while they stop, dine, or attend a concert. To encourage the use of electric vehicles, the most convenient parking in transportation centres might be reserved for electric cars.

  Planners foresee electric shuttle buses, trains, buses and neighborhood vehicles all meeting at transit centres that would have facilities for charging and renting. Commuters will be able to rent a variety of electric cars to suit their needs: light trucks, one-person three-wheelers, small cars, or electric/gasoline hybrid cars for longer trips, which will no doubt take place on automated freeways capable of handling five times the number of vehicles that can be carried by freeway today.

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 .......................................................................