Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 cực hay có lời giải (Đề 33)

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word in the numbered space provided in the column on the right.

(0) has been done as an example. According to some (0) _____ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31) _____ (VALUE) for certain types of people. Such activities help them to learn that being (32) _____ (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control. The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (33) _____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow. Before the special elastic rope (35) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160kph. First-timers are usually too (36) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (37) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was. However, for some people, it is only the (39) _____ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) _____ (HIGH) and push themselves off into space.

According to some (0) _____ (SCIENCE), high-risk sports can be particularly (31) _____ (VALUE) for certain types of people.

Such activities help them to learn that being (32) _____ (FRIGHT) doesn’t mean that they have to lose control.

The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (33) _____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow.

The recent fashion for jumping from bridges attached to a (33) _____ (LONG) of elastic rope, known as “bungee jumping”, has now been tried by over one million people (34) _____ (WORLD) and interest in it is continuing to grow.

Before the special elastic rope (35) _____ (TIGHT) around them, jumpers reach speeds of nearly 160kph

First-timers are usually too (36) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (37) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was.

First-timers are usually too (36) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (37) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was.

First-timers are usually too (36) _____ (TERROR) to open their mouths, and when they are finally (37) _____ (LOW) safely to the ground, they walk around with broad smiles on their faces, saying (38) _____ (REPEAT) how amazing it was.

However, for some people, it is only the (39) _____ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) _____ (HIGH) and push themselves off into space.

However, for some people, it is only the (39) _____ (EMBARRASS) of refusing to jump at the last minute that finally persuades them to conquer their fear of (40) _____ (HIGH) and push themselves off into space.

There were some amusing moments when the performers sent (60) _____ typical circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show.

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

Fill in each of the gaps with the correct preposition or particle. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage.

The show was fully booked (51) _____ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52) _____ and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53) _____. But why? What did they come to see? They came to see human beings take (54) _____ circus animals, men in cat suits who stood (55) _____ for real lions and tigers. The show was put (56) _____ by its creators to protest (57) _____ traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals. The show was timed to tie (58) _____ with the National Protection of Animals Week. It was a good idea, but the standard of the performances was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked (59) _____ before it ended. There were some amusing moments when the performers sent (60) _____ typical circus folks, but overall it was a dismal show. Despite the large turnout for the show’s first night, I doubt it will attract many people during the rest of its seven-day run.

The show was fully booked (51) _____ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52) _____ 

The show was fully booked (51) _____ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52) _____ and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53) _____.

The show was fully booked (51) _____ for weeks, and when it opened last night, the public poured (52) _____ and very soon the London Arts Center was packed (53) _____.

They came to see human beings take (54) _____ circus animals, men in cat suits who stood (55) _____ for real lions and tigers.

They came to see human beings take (54) _____ circus animals, men in cat suits who stood (55) _____ for real lions and tigers.

The show was put (56) _____ by its creators to protest (57) _____ traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals.

The show was put (56) _____ by its creators to protest (57) _____ traditional circuses and to send a message about cruelty to animals.

The show was timed to tie (58) _____ with the National Protection of Animals Week.

It was a good idea, but the standard of the performances was third-rate and an embarrassing number of people simply walked (59) _____ before it ended.

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Insert A, AN, THE or Ø (zero article) where necessary. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage.

Suddenly (71) _____ blackbird flew to (72) _____ top of (73) _____ beach. She perched way up on (74) _____ topmost twig that stuck up thin against (75) _____. Then she commenced to sing. Her little black body seemed only (76) _____ tiny dark speck at that distance. She looked like (77) _____ old dead leaf. But she poured out her song in (78) _____ great flood of rejoicing through (79) _____ whole forest. And (80) _____ things began to stir.

Suddenly (71) _____ blackbird flew to (72) _____ top of (73) _____ beach.

Suddenly (71) _____ blackbird flew to (72) _____ top of (73) _____ beach.

Suddenly (71) _____ blackbird flew to (72) _____ top of (73) _____ beach.

She perched way up on (74) _____ topmost twig that stuck up thin against (75) _____.

She perched way up on (74) _____ topmost twig that stuck up thin against (75) _____.

Her little black body seemed only (76) _____ tiny dark speck at that distance.

She looked like (77) _____ old dead leaf.

But she poured out her song in (78) _____ great flood of rejoicing through (79) _____ whole forest.

But she poured out her song in (78) _____ great flood of rejoicing through (79) _____ whole forest.

And (80) _____ things began to stir.

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

The ability to weep is a uniquely human form of emotional response. Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (81) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely. We cry from the moment we enter this world, for a number of reasons. Helpless babies cry to persuade their parents that they are ill, hungry or uncomfortable. As they (82) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it. The idea that having a good cry do you (83) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (84) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin. By fighting sorrow and pain this chemical helps you feel better. Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (85) _____. Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (86) _____ activity. Because some people still regard it as a (87) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry. This kind of repression can only increase stress, both emotionally and physically. Tears of emotion also help the body (88) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants. Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (89) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90) _____ “weepies”. It seems that people enjoy crying together almost as much as laughing together.

Some scientists have suggested that human tears are (81) _____ of an aquatic past – but this does not seem very likely.

As they (82) _____, they will also cry just to attract parental attention and will often stop when they get it.

The idea that having a good cry do you (83) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (84) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin.

The idea that having a good cry do you (83) _____ is a very old one and now it has scientific validity since recent research into tears has shown that they (84) _____ a natural painkiller called enkaphalin.

Weeping can increase the quantities of enkaphalin you (85) _____.

Unfortunately, in our society we impose restrictions upon this naturally (86) _____ activity.

Because some people still regard it as a (87) _____ of weakness in men, boys in particular are admonished when they cry.

Tears of emotion also help the body (88) _____ itself of toxic chemical waste, for there is more protein in them than in tears resulting from cold winds or other irritants.

Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (89) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90) _____ “weepies”.

Crying comforts, calms and can be very enjoyable – (89) _____ the popularity of highly emotional films which are commonly (90) _____ “weepies”.

Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer

Read the following passage and fill the blank with ONE suitable word. Write your answer in the space provided below the passage.

New technologies, like all technologies, are morally neutral. (91) _____ their advent makes the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92) _____. And that, (93) _____ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) _____ leaders, engineers and scientists. The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (95) _____ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography. (96) _____ the new technologies could also (97) _____ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past. The new technological society will (99) _____ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100) _____ our institutions to respond to new challenges.

(91) _____ their advent makes the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92) _____.

(91) _____ their advent makes the world a better place or not depends on the uses to which they are (92) _____.

And that, (93) _____ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) _____ leaders, engineers and scientists.

And that, (93) _____ turn, depends upon the decisions of many people, especially of politicians, managers, trade (94) _____ leaders, engineers and scientists.

The new technologies, cheap, flexible, dependent on knowledge and information as their main input, can (95) _____ human being from many of their current constraints for example constraints of resources and geography.

(96) _____ the new technologies could also (97) _____ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past.

(96) _____ the new technologies could also (97) _____ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past.

(96) _____ the new technologies could also (97) _____ those with power to control their fellow citizens even more effectively than in the (98) _____ efficient dictatorships of the past.

The new technological society will (99) _____ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100) _____ our institutions to respond to new challenges.

The new technological society will (99) _____ colossal demands on our imagination and ingenuity and on the capacity (100) _____ our institutions to respond to new challenges.

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Read the following passage and answer the questions from 101 to 110.  

  Legend has it that sometime toward the end of the Civil War (1861-1865) a government train carrying oxen traveling through the northern plains of eastern Wyoming was caught in a snowstorm and had to be abandoned. The driver returned the next spring to see what had become of his cargo. Instead of the skeletons he had expected to find, he saw his oxen, living, fat, and healthy. How had they survived? The answer lay in a resource that unknowing Americans lands trampled underfoot in their haste to cross the “Great American Desert” to reach lands that sometimes proved barren. In the eastern parts of the United States, the preferred grass for forage was a cultivated plant. It grew well with enough rain, then when cut and stored it would cure and become nourishing hay for winter feed. But in the dry grazing lands of the West that familiar bluejoint grass was often killed by drought. To raise cattle out there seemed risky or even hopeless. Who could imagine a fairy-tale grass that required no rain and somehow made it possible for cattle to feed themselves all winter? But the surprising western wild grasses did just that. They had wonderfully convenient features that made them superior to the cultivated eastern grasses. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought; but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short, hard stems. And they did not need to be cured in a barn, but dried right where they grew on the ground. When they dried in this way, they remained naturally sweet and nourishing through the winter. Cattle left outdoors to fend for themselves thrived on this hay. And the cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring. The dry summer air cured them much as storing in a barn cured the cultivated grasses. 

What does the passage mainly discuss?

What can be inferred by the phrase “Legend has it” in line 1?

The word “they” in line 4 refers to _____.

What can be inferred about the “Great American Desert” mentioned in line 7?

The word “barren” in line 7 is closed in meaning to _____.

The word “preferred” in line 8 is closed in meaning to _____.

Which of the following can be inferred about the cultivated grass mentioned in the second paragraph?

Which of the following was NOT one of the names given to the western grasses?

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a characteristic of western grasses?

According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by_____.

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from that of the others in each line. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your answer.

Assembly lines are useful for producing a large _____ of identical products.

Only the _____ of the building is going to be remodeled.

Whether the sports club survives is a matter of complete _____ to me.

After years of neglect there was a huge _____ program to return the city to its former glory.

The assistant suggested _____ the next day when the manager would be there.

I never get a _____ of sleep after watching a horror film.

As it was Christmas, the _____ at church was much larger than usual.

The sheep were huddled into a _____ to protect them from overnight frosts.

The jury _____ the defendant “not guilty”.

Many _____ crafts such as weaving are now being revived.

He managed to finish his thesis under the _____ of his tutor.

Mr. Henry was given a medal in _____ of his service to his country.

Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have _____ any solutions.

You _____ as well seek for a fish in the tree as try to do that.

_____ calculations have shown that the earth’s resources may run out before the end of the next century.

By the time you receive this letter, I _____ for China.

Prizes are awarded _____ the number of points scored.

The needs of gifted children in schools have long been _____ neglected.

I must take this watch to be repaired; it _____ over 20 minutes a day.

It had been a trying afternoon, _____ at about six o’clock in the television breaking down.

The passage below contains 10 mistakes. Underline the mistakes and write their correct forms in the space provided in the column on the right. (0) has been done as an example. Traditional, mental tests have been divided into two types. Achievement tests are designed to measure acquiring skills and knowledge, particularly those that have been explicitness taught. The proficiency exams required by few states for high school graduation are achievement tests. Aptitude tests are designed and measure a person’s ability to acquire new skills but knowledge. For example, vocation aptitude tests can help you decide whether you would do better like a mechanic or musician. However, all mental tests are in some sense achievement tests because they assumption some sort of past learning or experience with certainly objects, words, or situations. The difference between achievement and aptitude tests is the degree and intention use.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below the passage. Each verb is used only once.

If you’re finding it difficult to _____ on your salary, why don’t you ask for a raise?

I know what you’re _____ and I feel really sorry for you.

In many ways you _____ your father.

If you _____ you’ll get into trouble.

I proposed to her but she _____ me _____.

You’d better _____ your cigarette because smoking isn’t allowed in here.

If you _____ working so hard, you’ll make yourself ill.

Stop worrying about it. Don’t let this failure ____ you _____.

The car’s in quite good condition but you can _____ it _____ before you make any decision to buy,

When I was in New York, I was able to _____ several old friends I hadn’t seen for years.

Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it

Customs officials are stopping more travelers than usual this week.              

→ An increased ________________

left without saying goodbye as I didn’t want to disturb the meeting.    

→ Rather ________________

My decision to get up and dance coincided with the band’s decision to stop playing.      

→ The moment ________

He never suspected that the bicycle had been stolen.                            

→ At no time ________________

How could I help, except to offer to lend her some money?                           

→ Other ________________

Use the word(s) given in the brackets and make any necessary additions to complete a new sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Do NOT change the form of the given word(s).

To this day no one has equaled his achievements in the field of technology. (unsurpassed)

→ To this day ………………………………………………………… in the field of technology.

Peter grimaced as he swallowed the foul-tasting medicine. (pulled)

→ Peter ……………………………………………………………….the foul-tasting medicine.

It’s unfortunately that the construction of the building will not be finished as originally planned. (longer)

→ The construction of the building ………………………………………………………… unfortunate.

What he told me made me very curious to hear the rest of the history. (appetite)

→ What he told me ………………………………………………………………………….. the story.

They chose not to drive because they thought there would be too much snow. (fear)

→ They chose …………………………………………………………………….…. too much snow.