Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có lời giải chi tiết (Đề 50)
70 câu hỏi
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
geology
psychology
classify
photography
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
idiom
ideal
item
identical
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
children
child
mild
wild
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
both
myth
with
sixth
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
helped
booked
hoped
waited
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others
difference
suburban
internet
character
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
beautiful
effective
favorite
popular
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
attraction
government
borrowing
visit
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
difficulty
individual
population
unemployment
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
biology
redundancy
interviewe
comparative
Choose among A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks.
You shouldn't have criticized him in front of his friends. It was extremely__________ of you.
unfortunate
insensitive
unconscious
insensible
The job was more difficult than I__________ expected it to be.
might
would
have
had
We had so many problems with the car that__________ we sold it and bought a new one.
to the end
by the end
at the end
in the end
His parents think it's time he__________ married.
gets
would get
will get
got
He__________ me to buy my air ticket immediately or it would be too late.
suggested
convinced
insisted
advised
You will become ill__________ you stop working so hard.
until
if
unless
when
__________ I ask him for the money he owes me, he says he will bring it in a few days, but I don't think he has got it at all.
However
Wherever
Whatever
Whenever
It was impossible for her to tell the truth so she had to__________ a story.
combine
invent
lie
manager
He is very stubborn, so it will be difficult to__________ him to go.
make
suggest
persuade
prevent
I hope he's__________ to buy some bread; there's hardly any left.
reminded
proposed
remembered
suggested
Circle the option A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.
Antarctica, which is largely covered by ice, receive hardly any rainfall.
largely
rainfall
receive
hardly any
Jessica is only an amateur, but she sings sweeter than most professionals.
than
sweeter
is only
an
Mrs. Adams was surprising that her son and his friend had gone to the mountains to ski.
her
to ski
surprising
had gone
A cure for the common cold, causing by a virus, has not been found.
causing
for
a virus
has not been found
Amelia Earhart, that was one of the pioneers in aviation, attempted to fly the world in 1937, but she and her plane mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
over
that
in aviation
attempted to fly
One (36. 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 (37. SEPARATE)________
high mobility and freedom of movement mean that we are more likely today to be confronted with people whose way the life is (38. FAMILIAR)________ to us.
In such circumstances, (39. RACE)________ is a real danger.
People feel a tremendous (40. LOYAL)________ to their own culture
and are often unwilling to develop an (41. APPRECIATE)________ of the positive aspects of other cultures
They may feel that another culture presents a threat to their own (42. INHERIT)________,
one that could even lead to the (43. APPEAR)________ of certain aspects of their way of life
Often, however, this threat is more a matter of (44. PERCEIVE)________ than reality and different groups live in (45. RELATE)________ harmony in many parts of the world.
Often, however, this threat is more a matter of (44. PERCEIVE)________ than reality and different groups live in (45. RELATE)________ harmony in many parts of the world.
Dolphins communicate mainly by (46)________ of sounds.
way
mean
using
means
These sounds not only (47)________ whistles, but also so-called pulsed sounds, which are often described as squawks, barks, rasps, etc.
have
include
contain
combine
However, they also use breaching (jumping and falling back into the (48)________ with a loud splash) and pectoral fin (or flipper) and tail (or fluke) slaps (hitting the flipper or fluke on the water surface).
water
sea
ocean
river
Body posturing and jaw popping also have a role in (49)________.
reaction
chewing
speaking
communication
As for language, we do not know (50)________ they have one.
why
if
when
how
Several studies have demonstrated that dolphins can understand a structured language like (51)________.
your
ours
our
yours
Some studies also indicate that dolphin vocalizations are complex (52)________ to support some form of language.
too
as
enough
so
(53)________, it has not been demonstrated (54)________ that they can undoubtedly communicate (55)________ themselves.
Whenever
Wherever
However
Whoever
(53)________, it has not been demonstrated (54)________ that they can undoubtedly communicate (55)________ themselves.
yet
still
though
neither
it has not been demonstrated (54)________ that they can undoubtedly communicate (55)________ themselves.
together
each other
between
among
However, the more you know, (56)________ easier it becomes to select the right wines for you or your guests.
Wine is basically grape juice to (57)________ yeast has been added causing it to ferment and produce alcohol.
Alcohol is flavourless, so there must be something more (58)________ wine than this.
In a dry wine, most of a grape’s sugar has been converted (59)________ alcohol
This can be felt on the (60)________ of the tongue.
Too much (61)________ it can make you wince, too little and the wine could taste dull.
White grapes (62)________ their skins removed before fermentation so tannin is only really found in red wines.
The pulp of black and white grapes is (63)________ same pale colour.
The fact that the skins of black grapes are left on (64)________ the wine is fermented gives red wine its colour.
The wines which are often considered to be the best are (65)________ where all the elements balance one another
What is the main point of the first paragraph?
The waves created by ocean currents are very large.
Despite the strength of the wind, it only moves surface water.
Deep ocean water is seldom affected by forces that move water.
The tides are the most powerful force to affect the movement of ocean water.
The words "In reality" in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.
surprisingly
actually
characteristically
similarly
It can be inferred from the passage that the most important factor in determining how much gravitational effect one object in space has on the tides is_________.
size
distance
temperature
density
The word "configuration" in the passage is closest in meaning to_________.
unit
center
surface
arrangement
Neap tides occur when_________.
the Sun counteracts the Moon's gravitational attraction
the Moon is full
the Moon is farthest from the Sun
waves created by the wind combine with the Moon's gravitational attraction
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it.
John didn’t celebrate until he received the offer of promotion in writing.
→ Not until ______________________________________________________.
I don’t really like her, even though I admire her achievements.
→ Much __________________________________________________________.
It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
→ The accident _________________________________________________.
House prices have risen dramatically this year.
→ There has ____________________________________________________.
This affair does not concern you.
→ This affair is no ______________________________________________.
You must submit articles for the magazine by June 18th.
→ The final date _________________________________________________.
Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him.
→ Despite his ____________________________________________________.
What a surprise to see you here!
→ Fancy __________________________________________________________.
I don’t intend to apologize to either of them.
→ I have _________________________________________________________.
It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
→ Not until _______________________________________________________.








