Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 cực hay có lời giải (Đề 27)

Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Margaret started English Literature this term, and I’m afraid that her  (1) INTRODUCE …………… to the subject has not bee entirely (2) SUCCESS …………….. She has not show much enthusiasm and does not always pay  (3) ATTEND ……......… in class. Her assignments are often (4) READ…......… , because she is so untidy, and because of her (5) FAIL.....… to check her work thoroughly. She failed to do any (6) REVISE ...…...… before the end of term test, and had poor results. She seems to have the (7) MISTAKE ……....… idea that she can succeed  without studying. She has also had many (8) ABSENT..…......… and has frequently arrived late for class. This has resulted in several (9) PUNISH…...... . Although Margaret is a  (10) GIFT ...…..… student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term.

Although Margaret is a  (10) GIFT ...…..… student in some respects, she has not had a satisfactory term.

The following sentences are badly constructed. Rewrite them in better style and correct any grammatical errors.

Swimming is a sport to any healthy person I would recommend.

The president said that the new education programme was essential addressing a large audience in the provincial capital yesterday.

Talks have begun to plan a railway linking the provincial capitals between the representatives of the provincial assemblies.

The advertisement said that they wished to employ a secretary for an expanding company with good shorthand and typing speeds at their head office.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for the following questions:

All at once Hazel was coming in through the French windows, pulling off gardening gloves, and Bill was entering through the door, both at once. So I only had time to take one quick look at her before I turned to face him. All very confusing. What that first glimpse showed me was that time had thickened her figure but didn’t seem to have made much difference to her face. It still had good skin and youthful outlines. She was holding a bunch of roses – must have been cutting them in the garden while waiting for me. The gardening gloves lent a delightfully informal touch. It was quite an entrance, though Bill spoilt it a bit by making his at the same time. Bill seemed longer and thinner. His tightly massed hair had a tinge of grey. Apart from that, twenty years had done nothing to him, except deepen the lines of thoughtfulness that had already, when I knew him, begun to spread across his face. Or was that all? I looked at him again, more carefully, as he looked away from me at Hazel. Weren’t his eyes different somehow? More inward­ looking than ever? Gazing in not merely at his thoughts, but at something else, something he was keeping hidden or perhaps protecting. Then we were chattering and taking glasses in our hands, and I came back to earth. For the first ten minutes we were all so defensive, so carefully probing, that nobody learnt anything. Bill had forgotten me altogether, that much was clear. He was engaged in getting to know me from scratch, very cautiously so as not to hit a wrong note, with the object of getting me to contribute a big sub­scription to his African project. I kept trying to absorb details about Hazel, but Bill was talking earnestly about African education, and the strain of appearing to concentrate while actually thinking about his wife proved so great that I decided it would be easier just to concentrate. So I did. I let him hammer away for about ten more minutes, and then the daughter, who seemed to be acting as parlour­maid, showed in another visitor. Evidently we were to be four at lunch. 

Read the following passage and choose the most suitable word for each space. 

         According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1) ......... live in an age of increasing leisure. Not only are more and more people reaching (2) ......... age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (3) ......... but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (4) ......... are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to mention the fact that people (5) .........to spend less time travelling to work or may even be working from home. What I can't understand, however, is who these people are. As far as I can (6) ......... the whole thing is another one of (7) ......... journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of retired people (8) ......... but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing single-handed (9) ......... the world. My own parents seem to (10) ......... most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (11) .........remind my company about it. I seem to be working longer and longer hours (12) ......... the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (13) ......... up at rain-swept platforms. I haven't noticed any dramatic improvements in my (14) ......... either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (15) .........

Read the text and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

Our classes take place for three hours every morning from Monday to Friday. The maximum class size is twelve (1) .................... the average is ten. We use modern methods of (2) ....................  and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. You will only be successful in improving (3) .................... English, however, if you work hard and (4) .................. speaking English as much as you can. You will take a short (5) ................... in English as soon as you arrive. In this way, we can put you in a (6) .................... at the most suitable level.            There are two classes at the Elementary level; one is for complete (7) ..................... and the other is for students who know only a little English, in both classes you will practise simple conversations. In the class (8) ..................... the intermediate level you will have a lot of practice in communication in real-life situation because we help you to use the English you have previously (9) ................... in your own country, You will also have the chance to improve your (10) ................... of English grammar and to build up your vocabulary...

In this way, we can put you in a (6) .................... at the most suitable level.

You will also have the chance to improve your (10) ................... of English grammar and to build up your vocabulary...

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence printed before it

"Why don't you leave now. That's what I'd do."

If ............................................................................................................................... .

Jill was the only person who came late.

Everyone ................................................................................................................... .

This matter is so complicated that we don't know how to deal with it.

So .............................................................................................................................................................................................. .

It's a pity you didn't ask us to spend the time with you.

If only .................................................................................................................................................................................... .

For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way.

Let me tell you what I think you should do. (advice)

The numbers of cars on the roads must be reduced. (down)

Amanda has improved a lot this term. (progress)