Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 cực hay có lời giải (Đề 29)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Complete the following passage by supplying the correct form of the word to fill in each blank.   

      There is a saying that first impressions are generally correct and I would say that (1) _______ throughout my entire life, I have found this to be true apart from one notable exception of a good friend and neighbor with whom my first (2) ______ was decidedly unfriendly.       At the time of our first meeting I was living in a (3) __________  area of London, not far from the exit of a dual carriageway and this meant that although it was a (4) ____________ street, even with the (5) _______ will in the world, drivers would often travel dangerously fast within inches of my front door. This used to really annoy me and I have to admit I did often go a bit (6) ________ in expressing my anger even though (or perhaps because) I knew I didn't stand a (7) ________ chance of being taken notice of or even noticed at all. So when one day, I shouted my usual string of swear words at a rapidly passing car and it immediately screamed to a halt, my first reaction was an enormous sense of (8) ______. But then the driver of the car opened his window and shouted a stream of swear words back at me.         So the next morning, I was more than a little surprised to find an apology note from the same motorist in my mail box explaining that in an attempt to (9) _______ his career as an up and coming IT (10) ______, he had been driving too fast the previous evening and inviting me to have dinner with him and his wife.

        There is a saying that first impressions are generally correct and I would say that (1) _______ throughout my entire life,

There is a saying that first impressions are generally correct and I would say that (1) _______ throughout my entire life, I have found this to be true apart from one notable exception of a good friend and neighbor with whom my first (2) ______ was decidedly unfriendly.

At the time of our first meeting I was living in a (3) __________  area of London, not far from the exit of a dual carriageway and this meant that although it was a (4) ____________ street, even with the (5) _______ will in the world, drivers would often travel dangerously fast within inches of my front door.

At the time of our first meeting I was living in a (3) __________  area of London, not far from the exit of a dual carriageway and this meant that although it was a (4) ____________ street, even with the (5) _______ will in the world, drivers would often travel dangerously fast within inches of my front door.

At the time of our first meeting I was living in a (3) __________  area of London, not far from the exit of a dual carriageway and this meant that although it was a (4) ____________ street, even with the (5) _______ will in the world, drivers would often travel dangerously fast within inches of my front door.

This used to really annoy me and I have to admit I did often go a bit (6) ________ in expressing my anger even though (or perhaps because) I knew I didn't stand a (7) ________ chance of being taken notice of or even noticed at all.

This used to really annoy me and I have to admit I did often go a bit (6) ________ in expressing my anger even though (or perhaps because) I knew I didn't stand a (7) ________ chance of being taken notice of or even noticed at all.

So when one day, I shouted my usual string of swear words at a rapidly passing car and it immediately screamed to a halt, my first reaction was an enormous sense of (8) ______. 

So the next morning, I was more than a little surprised to find an apology note from the same motorist in my mail box explaining that in an attempt to (9) _______ his career as an up and coming IT (10) ______, he had been driving too fast the previous evening and inviting me to have dinner with him and his wife.

So the next morning, I was more than a little surprised to find an apology note from the same motorist in my mail box explaining that in an attempt to (9) _______ his career as an up and coming IT (10) ______, he had been driving too fast the previous evening and inviting me to have dinner with him and his wife.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct option (marked A, B, C or D) to answer the questions.     

       The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science have made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made any foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps 80 percent of all human illness are related to diet and 40 percent of cancer is related to diet as well, especially cancer of colon. People of different cultures are more prone to contact certain illnesses because of the characteristics food they consume.           That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers showed that nitrates and nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meats) as well as other food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful.           The additives we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are administered to animals not for medical purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue.           A healthy diet is directly related to good health. Often we are unaware of detrimental substances we ingest. Sometimes, well – meaning farmers or others who do not realize the consequences add these substances to food without our knowledge. 

How has science done a disservice to people?

The word "prone" is nearest in meaning to ______.

What are nitrates used for?

The word "these" refers to_______.

All of the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Read the passage and fill in the blank a suitable word.

PEER PRESSURE   

One of the strongest influences on children today (1) ______ that of their peers. What their classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of it (2) ________ the behavior of nearly every child at school. In their efforts not to be different, some children go so far as to hide their   intelligence and ability in case they are made ( 3)_________ of. Generally, children do not want to stand (4) _______ from the crowd. They want to fit in, to be accepted. In psychological terms, the importance of (5)_________ pressure   cannot   be   over emphasized. There is a lot of evidence that it has great bearing on all aspects of children's lives, (6) ________ the clothes  they wear,  the music  they  listen  to and their attitude to study  to  their  ambitions  in  life,   their   relationships and  their sense. (7) _________, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their (8) _______ personal style,  the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing to run the (9) _______  of  rejection by the group. Concern about intellectual prowess and achieving good exam results can dominate as the atmosphere of competition develops and worries (10) ______ the future override any fears of appearing too brainy. 

   One of the strongest influences on children today (1) ______ that of their peers. 

What their classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of it (2) ________ the behavior of nearly every child at school. In their efforts not to be different, some children go so far as to hide their   intelligence and ability in case they are made ( 3)_________ of.

What their classmates think, how they dress and how they act in class and out of it (2) ________ the behavior of nearly every child at school. In their efforts not to be different, some children go so far as to hide their   intelligence and ability in case they are made ( 3)_________ of.

Generally, children do not want to stand (4) _______ from the crowd. They want to fit in, to be accepted.

In psychological terms, the importance of (5)_________ pressure   cannot   be   over emphasized.

There is a lot of evidence that it has great bearing on all aspects of children's lives, (6) ________ the clothes they wear, the music they listen to and their attitude to study to their ambitions in  life,   their   relationships and their sense.

(7) _________, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their (8) _______ personal style, the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing to run the (9) _______ of rejection by the group.

(7) _________, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their (8) _______ personal style, the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing to run the (9) _______ of rejection by the group.

(7) _________, as children grow up into adolescents, individuality becomes more acceptable, desirable even, and in their search for their (8) _______ personal style, the teenager and young adult will begin to experiment and be more willing to run the (9) _______ of rejection by the group.

Concern about intellectual prowess and achieving good exam results can dominate as the atmosphere of competition develops and worries (10) ______ the future override any fears of appearing too brainy.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Complete the following passage by choosing A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.        

       Last year Gladys Kalema became the Ugandan Wildlife Service's chief and only vet after (1) _____ for the Royal Veterinary College in London. She was the first person to fill the post for 30 years and at the age of 26, easily the youngest.           If Gladys did nothing else, caring for the world's (2) ______ population of 650 gorillas would alone justify her wages. Since the 1970s, gorillas have (3) ______ severely from war and poaching. Now for $150 each, tourists can be led through the forest and come within five meters of gorilla – no closer, for (4) ______ of transmitting diseases such as measles and flu.           The gorillas here make a small but viable population. (5) ______ in the national parts the usual animals, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, are either not there or present in insignificant numbers which are dangerously out of (6) ______ with the creatures around them. If Uganda stays calm, wildlife may, in (7) _______, return by itself. But Gladys believes the country cannot wait. Animals must be brought in to swell tourism and provide (8) ______to expand her work.           Despite her difficulties, Gladys feels more useful and fulfilled than she would be anywhere else. "At this moment, my friends from vet school are reading the best way to (9) ______ a cat or dog, and here am I planning to translocate elephants. In my small (10) _______ I am part of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of my country."

          Last year Gladys Kalema became the Ugandan Wildlife Service's chief and only vet after (1) _____ for the Royal Veterinary College in London.

If Gladys did nothing else, caring for the world's (2) ______ population of 650 gorillas would alone justify her wages.

Since the 1970s, gorillas have (3) ______ severely from war and poaching.

Now for $150 each, tourists can be led through the forest and come within five meters of gorilla – no closer, for (4) ______ of transmitting diseases such as measles and flu.

(5) ______ in the national parts the usual animals, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, are either not there or present in insignificant numbers which are dangerously out of (6) ______ with the creatures around them.

(5) ______ in the national parts the usual animals, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, are either not there or present in insignificant numbers which are dangerously out of (6) ______ with the creatures around them.

If Uganda stays calm, wildlife may, in (7) _______, return by itself.

Animals must be brought in to swell tourism and provide (8) ______to expand her work.

"At this moment, my friends from vet school are reading the best way to (9) ______ a cat or dog, and here am I planning to translocate elephants.

In my small (10) _______ I am part of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of my country."

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each of the following questions

Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct answer among four options (A, B, C or D).

I'm addicted ______ these sweets. I loved them!

You are being thoroughly _________in refusing to allow this ceremony to take place.

Nylon, a synthetic _______ from a combination of water, air, and a by­-product of coal, was first introduced in 1938.

He ______ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the Cinema.

It is necessary that an employee _________ his work on time.

This dress is eye-catching, and many people________ me on it.

Bill is jealous ________ your promotion.

_______ are sought by an elementary school.

Since I came in half an hour late this morning, I have to stay until 5:30 to _______ for it.

Earthquake can damage a tree ______violently, and it can take several years for the tree to heal.

In the following text, some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√). If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word. There are two examples at the beginning. 

         We can tend to think of poverty as the main cause of violent crime. However, research from both sides of the Atlantic shows that fathers may be the most important factor in preventing to children from turning over to crime. In the United States, children from better-off family were compared with ones who from families with lower incomes. Children from both groups that lived with their fathers also committed the same number of crimes. In the United Kingdom, a study was carried out of comparing a group of boys who had never been accused of not any crimes such as assault and stealing vehicles. All the boys had difficulties at the school and came from large families that didn't earn a lot of money. The biggest difference between from the groups was  that fifty-five percent of the "good boys" lived with their fathers, while only four per cent of the "bad boys" did it. Eighty per cent of the well – behaved boys said how they felt close to their fathers even if they didn't live in the same house. It seems that by having a father who takes an interest in his children encourages youngsters not to break the law.

Write the new sentences using the word give. Do not change the word given in any way.

She felt she had achieved a lot in life, despite her disadvantaged background (SENSE)

I think you should try to be optimistic as you can. (SIDE)

In the end, it was quite a good sunny day after all. (OUT)

I hate watching late night films on TV. (STAND)

The principal was the first person who arrived at the meeting. (ARRIVE)

Computers can translate all kinds of languages well, so our children needn’t learn more languages in the future.

What is your opinion about this idea? Within 200-250 words, use evidence and examples to write a passage to clarify your idea.