Bộ 20 đề luyện thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 81)

Câu 1:

Greenpeace, international environmental organization (1)______ to preserving the earth's natural resources and its diverse plant and animal life.

A. cooperated

B. convinced

C. dedicated

D. provided

Câu 2:

The organization campaigns (2) ______ nuclear weapons testing, environmental pollution, and destructive practices in fishing, logging, and other industries.

A. from

B. to

C. over

D. against

Câu 3:

Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1971 by members of the Don't Make a Wave Committee, a small group (3) _____ to nuclear weapons testing by the United States military in Alaska.

A. persist

B. opposed

C. disagreed

D. disobeyed

Câu 4:

Greenpeace won fame for its (4)________ exploits calculated to attract media attention to environmental issues.

A. daring

B. discouraging

C. frightening

D. deliberate

Câu 5:

Greenpeace members in rubber rafts have (5) _______ whaling expeditions by positioning themselves between the whales and hunters' harpoons.

A. rocked

B. reflected

C. disrupted (interrupt)

D. revealed

Câu 6:

They used similar tactics in Newfoundland and Labrador to protest the clubbing of baby harp seals, (6)_______ soft white fur is highly valued by clothing manufacturers.

A. whose

B. whom

C. that

D. who

Câu 7:

Greenpeace's aggressive style has often led to (7)_________ with corporations, local authorities, and even national governments.

A. confrontation (disagreement)

B. conflicts

C. investigations

D. resignation

Câu 8:

In 1985 the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, on a (8) _______ to protest French nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific, sank in a New Zealand port, and the crew photographer, Fernando Pereira, drowned

A. voyage

B. trip

C. flight

D. expedition

Câu 9:

Investigations revealed that the ship had been deliberately sabotaged (damaged) with explosives planted by (9)________ agents of the French military.

A. underclassman (a student in the first or second year of high school or college)

B. legal

C. undercover(secret)

D. official

Câu 10:

Its international (10) ________ are in Amsterdam, Netherlands

A. skyscrapers

B. offices

C. centers

D. headquarters

Câu 11:

Choose the word/phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part.

The cotton gin was commonplace on many nineteenth century farms.

A. often required

B. sorely needed

C. frequently seen

D. visibly absent

Câu 12:

In the field of artificial intelligence, scientists study methods for developing computer programs that display aspects of intelligent behavior.

A. exhibit

B. classify

C. depend on

D. conform to

Câu 13:

She lost her temper with a customer and shouted at him.

A. had a temperature

B. kept her temper

C. became very angry

D. felt worried

Câu 14:

Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics.

A. disciplined

B. selective

C. wholesale

D. unconscious

Câu 15:

Slavery was abolished in the US in the 19th century.

A. instituted

B. eradicated

C. eliminated

D. required

Câu 16:

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

When he called to tell me that he was studying, I didn't believe him because I could hear the noise of a party in the background.

A. I didn't believe that he could study properly with the noise of a party in the background and I told him that when he telephoned.

B. Although he rang me to tell me that he was studying, I couldn't hear what he was saying properly because of my unbelievably noisy party.

C. Because of the sounds of a party I heard in the background when he phoned, I didn't believe his claim that he was studying.

D. Though he was studying when he called, I thought he was lying because in the background there were party-like sounds.

Câu 17:

I feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour.

A. It is completely exhausting after half-an-hour I listening to Marion.

B. Half-an-hour listening to Marion leaves me feeling completely exhausted.

C. Feeling completely exhausted, I spent half-an-hour listening to Marion.

D. When I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour, she feels exhausting completely.

Câu 18:

It was not until after I had got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.

A. On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in the office.

B. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't set the burglar alarm just before I left for home; otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.

C. I didn't turn the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but I only became aware of this after I'd arrived home.

D. I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn't turned on the burglar alarm in the office; then it would have been easier to go and set it.

Câu 19:

My father couldn’t stand Tom’s behavior.

A. My father found Tom’s behavior intolerant

B. My father found Tom’s behavior intolerable

C. My father was tolerant towards Tom’s behavior

D. Tom’s behavior was not tolerable

Câu 20:

Nobody at all came to the meeting

A. There was almost nobody at the meeting

B. Not many people came to the meeting

C. Not a single person came to the meeting

D. Only a few people came to the meeting

Câu 21:

Despite his early retirement, he found no peace in life.

A. Although he retired early, but he found no peace in life.

B. His early retirement has brought him peace in life.

C. He found no peace in life because he retired early.

D. Early as he retired, he found no peace in life.

Câu 22:

This question is even harder than the last one.

A. The last question is not difficult

B. This question is the most difficult one

C. The last question is difficult but this one is more difficult

D. This question is hard but the last one is not.

Câu 23:

It's a shame we didn't apologise to Mary for all that mess.

A. It's a shame that we must have apologised to Mary for all that mess.

B. We might have apologised to Mary for all that mess, it’s shameful.

C. We were ashamed not to apologise Mary for all that mess.

D. We should have apologised to Mary for all that mess.

Câu 24:

"Don't cry honey, I'll help you to find your mummy" - a shop assistant said to the little girl.

A. A shop assistant threatened the little girl and she told that she would help her to find her mummy

B. A shop assistant ordered the little girl to stop crying and she helped her to find her mummy

C. A shop assistant scolded the little girl and she said that her mummy would find her.

D. A shop assistant told the little girl not to cry and she promised that she would help her to find her mummy

Câu 25:

According to the findings, what helps lower blood pressure?

A. The most important ingredient in chocolate.

B. The most common chemicals in dark chocolate.

C. The chemical reaction in dark chocolate.

D. The tiny particles in white chocolate.

Câu 26:

The word "offenders" in paragraph 3 refers to the ____.

A. people who violate laws

B. trouble makers

C. people who produce chocolate

D. people who ate chocolate

Câu 27:

What has been found about the relation between aspirin and the chemical in cocoa beans?

A. Similarity

B. Difference

C. Irrelevance

D. Interdependence

Câu 28:

The kind of chocolate that can help the heart is identified as _____ chocolate.

A. mixed

B. dark

C. white

D. hot

Câu 29:

How does chocolate help the heart and the vascular system?

A. It widens the blood vessels.

B. It helps the heart pumps better.

C. It helps blood flow more easily.

D. It prevents harmful bacteria.

Câu 30:

Too much of chocolate ____ is not very good for health.

A. with a lot of butter and sugar

B. containing a lot of milk

C. with lots of sugar and cocoa

D. made with artificial sugar

Câu 31:

The word "abstinence" can be interpreted as ______.

A. eating some chocolate

B. not eating chocolate

C. not smoking

D. doing exercise

Câu 32:

An experiment has found out that the forming of blood clots is ____ in chocolate lovers.

A. stopped

B. moderate

C. faster

D. slower

Câu 33:

The word "indulge" in this case is closest in meaning to "____".

A. become much interested in

B. give up oneself totally

C. abandon oneself

D. get heavily involved in

Câu 34:

The article has probably taken from ____.

A. ads of medicine

B. a science journal

C. a doctor's prescription

D. a book of instructions

Câu 35: