Bộ 20 đề luyện thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 86)
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Câu 1:
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The factory is said _______ in a fire two years ago.
A. being destroyed
B. to have been destroyed
C. to have destroyed
D. to destroy
Câu 2:
By the end of this year my father _______ in this company for 12 years.
A. will work
B. will have been working
C. has been working
D. has worked
Câu 3:
–“Would you mind giving me a hand with this bag?” -“ _____________________”
A. Yes, I’ll do it now.
B. No, not at all.
C. Well, I’d love to
D. Yes, I am.
Câu 4:
Forget all and try your best next time- Lightning never _______ twice in the same place.
A. strikes
B. attacks
C. beats
D. hits
Câu 5:
_____ raiding for camels was a significant part of Bedouin life has been documented in Wilfed Thesiger’s Arabian Sands.
A. That
B. Which
C. What
D. Where
Câu 6:
The little boy pleaded _____ not to leave him alone in the dark.
A. on her mother
B. her mother
C. with her mother
D. at his mother
Câu 7:
_____, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. By and large
B. Altogether
C. To a degree
D. Virtually
Câu 8:
The TV station, in _______ to massive popular demand, decided not to discontinue the soap opera.
A. reaction
B. response
C. answer
D. rely
Câu 9:
His emotional problems _______ from the attitudes he encountered as a child, I think.
A. stem
B. flourish
C. root
D. sprout
Câu 10:
Pete was born and brought up in Cornwall and he knows the place like the _________.
A. nose on his face
B. back of his hand
C. hairs on his head
D. teeth of his mouth
Câu 11:
Tom: "I'm sorry. I won't be able to come". - Mary: “_______”.
A. Sounds like fun
B. Well, never mind
C. Oh, that's annoying
D. Great
Câu 12:
British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respects they are as different as _____.
A. cats and dogs
B. salt and pepper
C. chalk and cheese
D. here and there
Câu 13:
Rows and silences are ______ and parcel of any marriage.
A. package
B. stamps
C. packet
D. part
Câu 14:
How do you account for the manager's fiery _______ yesterday afternoon?
A. output
B. outburst
C. outcry
D. outlaw
Câu 15:
Patient: "Can I make an appointment to see the doctor, please?" Receptionist: “________”
A. Not at the moment. He can't be disturbed.
B. OK, you will need to check my diary.
C. OK, let me just check the diary.
D. Have a seat and I'll be with you in an hour.
Câu 16:
It’s not in my nature to _______ over the price of something.
A. haggle
B. discuss
C. challenge
D. transact
Câu 17:
” Buy me a newspaper on your way back, _________?”
A. don’t you
B. can’t you
C. will you
D. do you?
Câu 18:
We usually do go by train, even though the car _________ is a lot quicker.
A. travel
B. journey
C. trip
D. voyage
Câu 19:
The sign says that all shoplifters will be ________.
A. persecuted
B. disproved
C. prosecuted
D. prohibited
Câu 20:
In elections, politicians try to get old people to vote for them, it’s called the _______ vote.
A. white
B. blue
C. old
D. grey
Câu 21:
In the end, I just lost my _________ and started gabbling incoherently.
A. head
B. mind
C. brain
D. intelligence
Câu 22:
John: “May I come in?” Peter: “ ________________”
A. Feel free
B. Yes, no problem
C. You’re welcome
D. Sorry, you may not
Câu 23:
When I got up yesterday morning, the sun was shining, but the ground was very wet. It …….
A. rained
B. has been raining
C. had rained
D. had been raining
Câu 24:
The villagers strongly recommend that a new school ___________ immediately.
A. must be built
B. is going to be built
C. be built
D. will be built
Câu 25:
The children can stay here __________ they don’t make too much noise.
A. whether
B. providing
C. unless
D. until
Câu 26:
_______ appear, they are really much larger than the Earth.
A. Small as the stars
B. The stars as small
C. As the small stars
D. Despite of the small stars
Câu 27:
I know his name, but I can’t recall it at the moment. It’s on the tip of _______.
A. brain
B. tongue
C. mind
D. memory
Câu 28:
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
A. have been successful
B. have not got wet
C. have got no water
D. have got home dry
Câu 29:
Crime frequently increases during periods of social upheaval
A. ruin
B. unrest
C. havoc
D. trends
Câu 30:
The evening would have been more enjoyable if all the extraneous activities had been dropped from the program.
A. irrelevant
B. excessive
C. overextended
D. exceptional
Câu 31:
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. consequently
B. profile
C. initiate
D. project
Câu 32:
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. obedience
B. curriculum
C. benefactor
D. moustache
Câu 33:
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. arithmetic
B. assassinate
C. agriculture
D. controvert
Câu 34:
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. compulsory
B. technology
C. academic
D. eliminate
Câu 35:
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. inheritance
B. mathematician
C. communication
D. tuberculosis
Câu 36:
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.
A. Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.
B. I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.
C. I was mistaken about her suitability for the position, since she proved rather incompetent.
D. Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.
Câu 37:
At this time tomorrow, hopefully, I'll be relaxing at home rather than working this hard.
A. Resting at home is something I hope to be doing at this time tomorrow, but I'll probably be working quite hard instead.
B. Tomorrow, rather than relaxing at home as I'd hoped to do, I'll be working quite hard.
C. I'm planning to relax at home tomorrow, instead of working so hard.
D. I hope that, instead of working so hard at this time tomorrow, I'll be at home resting.
Câu 38:
Public education is so good in European countries that there is almost no demand for private schools.
A. Even the excellence of public education in Europe does not stop people from sending their children to private schools.
B. People still send their children to private schools in Europe although the public education system is excellent.
C. Hardly anyone sends their children to private schools in Europe because state schools are excellent.
D. In Europe, there is no reason for parents to send their children to private schools because state schools are so good.
Câu 39:
The number of people participating in the conference was far below my expectation.
A. I had expected that many more people would actually attend the conference.
B. I think attendance at the conference was low because it was held too far away from the city centre.
C. I knew that holding such a conference required the participation of more people.
D. The number of participants at the conference far exceeded my expectations.
Câu 40:
Seeing how happy she looked, I was certain that Jack had proposed to her.
A. I knew just by looking at her that she was in love with Jack.
B. The happy look on her face convinced me that she'd received a marriage proposal from Jack.
C. Judging by the happy look on her face, I guess that she accepted Jack's marriage proposal.
D. When I talked to her, I learnt that she was so happy because Jack had proposed to her.
Câu 41:
By the end of our tour, we had been to every major city in Eastern Europe, except Tallinn, in Estonia.
A. Towards the end of our trip, having visited all the main cities in Eastern Europe, we also wanted to see Tallinn, in Estonia.
B. Our tour included almost all major cities in Eastern Europe, besides Tallinn, In Estonia.
C. During our trip, we visited all the main cities of Estonia, in Eastern Europe, apart from Tallinn.
D. With the exception of Tallinn, in Estonia, we visited all the important cities in Eastern Europe during our.
Câu 42:
She has been living on her own for about ten years, but she had never been financially secure until she got that bank job last year.
A. She's been having financial troubles during the last ten years, even though she's been living on her own and working in a bank the whole time.
B. A year ago she found a job in a bank and became financially secure for the first time since she began living by herself about a decade ago.
C. For ten years she had been living there all alone, and was never financially secure even with the bank job she found last year.
D. She hasn't been living with anyone for nearly ten years, but owing to her bank job, she's never had any financial worries.
Câu 43:
The capital city of Latvia, Riga has maintained the atmosphere of a medieval German city.
A. Latvia's capital, Riga, is a medieval German city with a nice atmosphere.
B. Latvia's capital city, Riga was established in medieval times, and it looks like a German city.
C. Riga, Latvia's capital city, was established by the Germans in medieval times.
D. Riga, Latvia's capital city, still reflects the characteristics of a medieval German city.
Câu 44:
When we arrived at the party after our car broke down on the way there, there weren't many people left.
A. Our car broke down on the way to the party and by the time we got there, most of the guests had already left.
B. Because we had car trouble on the way to the party, many people grew tired of waiting and left before we arrived there.
C. Not many people had left the party yet when we got there, although we were late because of a car problem on the way.
D. When we arrived at the party after we had had car trouble on the way there, hardly anyone had left yet.
Câu 45:
She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for more than two hours.
A. She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours.
B. Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery.
C. Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long.
D. The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours.
Câu 46:
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Reason for the failure to understand the written records of Old European culture.
B. Influences on the development of Old European script.
C. Similarities between Old European script and other ancient writing systems.
D. Events leading to the discovery of Old European script.
Câu 47:
According to the passage, New Elamite is _________.
A. a language that was used in Europe about 3,000 years ago
B. a modern language that came from Old Persian
C. one of the languages spoken by the Old Europeans
D. a language that was understood by the late 18th century
Câu 48:
When does the passage suggest that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script was finally deciphered?
A. At around the same time as cuneiform script was deciphered.
B. Shortly before the Rosetta stone was unearthed.
C. As soon as additional bilingual inscriptions became available to scholars.
D. A few decades after the hieratic script was decoded.
Câu 49:
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of the Rosetta stone?
A. It was found by scholars trying to decode ancient languages.
B. It contains two versions of hieroglyphic script.
C. Several of its inscriptions were decoded within a few months of its discovery.
D. Most of its inscriptions have still not been decoded.
Câu 50:
According to the passage, scholars were able to decipher cuneiform form with the help of _________.
A. the Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian languages
B. Old Persian
C. tablets written in Old European
D. languages spoken in 18th century Iran
Câu 51:
The word “fortuitous” in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to _________.
A. important
B. immediate
C. early
D. lucky
Câu 52:
The word “them” in the 1st paragraph refers to _________.
A. Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian
B. bilingual inscriptions
C. cuneiform tablets
D. scholars
Câu 53:
The word “thwarted” in the 2nd paragraph is closest in meaning to _________
A. continued
B. influenced
C. encouraged
D. frustrated
Câu 54:
According to the passage, Indo-European incursions caused Old European population to ________.
A. separated into different tribes
B. move eastward
C. change their ways of living and obtain food
D. start recording historical events in writing
Câu 55:
The author mentions the Balkans in the passage in order to explain why _________.
A. Indo-European languages were slow to spread in Old Europe
B. the inhabitants of Old Europe were not able to prevent Indo-European incursions
C. the use of the Old European script declined
D. the Old European culture survived for a time after the Indo-European incursions
Câu 56:
What is the passage mainly about?
A. The difficulties of industrialization in North America
B. The influence of changes in manufacturing on the growth of urban centers
C. The rapid speed of industrialization in North America
D. Improved ways of organizing the manufacturing of goods
Câu 57:
The word "boosted" is closest in meaning to
A. ensured
B. raised
C. arranged
D. discouraged
Câu 58:
The word "scope" is closest in meaning to
A. value
B. popularity
C. extent
D. diversity
Câu 59:
The author mentions the shoe industry in the second paragraph to provide an example of how
A. entrepreneurs increased output by using an extended outwork system
B. entrepreneurs used technological improvements to increase output
C. rural workers responded to "shoe bosses"
D. changes in the outwork system improved the quality of shoes
Câu 60:
All of the following are mentioned as effects of changes in the shoe industry during the 1820's and 1830's EXCEPT
A. an increase in the worker's dependence on entrepreneurs
B. an increase in the wages paid to journeymen shoemakers
C. a decline in the workers ability to control the speed of production
D. a decrease in the price of shoes
Câu 61:
All of the following are true of the outwork system EXCEPT
A. It involved stages of production.
B. It was more efficient than the systems used before 1790.
C. It made many employers less powerful than they had been before.
D. It did not necessarily involve any technological improvements.
Câu 62:
The word "prolific" is closest in meaning to
A. efficient
B. productive
C. self-employed
D. progressive
Câu 63:
According to the passage, how did later mills differ from the mills differ from the mill built by Oliver Evans?
A. They were located away from large cities.
B. They used new technology to produce power.
C. They did not allow flour to cool before it was placed in Barrels.
D. They combined technology with the outwork system.
Câu 64:
The passage mentions which of the following as a result of improvements in factory machinery?
A. It become easier for factory' owners to find workers and customers.
B. Manufacturers had to employ more highly skilled workers.
C. The amount of power required for factories operate was reduced.
D. Factories could operate more than one engine at a time.
Câu 65:
The word "eager" is closest in meaning to
A. wealthy
B. knowledgeable
C. regular
D. enthusiastic
Câu 66:
A recent issue of a language learning magazine has consulted a number of experts in the (71) _______ of second language acquisition.
A. domain
B. branch
C. field
D. area
Câu 67:
Their advice may prove invaluable for those (72)_____ a language course.
A. wondering
B. thinking
C. looking
D. considering
Câu 68:
One suggestion is that you (73) ______ whether you are likely to be successful at learning a language. Did you enjoy studying languages at school, for example?
A. assess
B. review
C. balance
D. survey
Câu 69:
The major (74) _____ will be your own time and effort.
A. chance
B. cost
C. price
D. evaluation
Câu 70:
If proof of your level of proficiency is important you must make sure that the course on offer leads to a (75)_____ qualification.
A. recognized
B. understood
C. valued
D. regarded
Câu 71:
Also, be realistic in your (76)______. If you don't set achievable aims you are more likely to give up.
A. sights
B. ends
C. objects
D. goal
Câu 72:
Do not be deceived (77)______ thinking that the most expensive courses are the best.
A. by
B. about
C. into
D. in
Câu 73:
(78) ______ around to get the best possible value for money.
A. Nose
B. Push
C. Run
D. Shop
Câu 74:
Sandra Miller, a French teacher, tried to teach herself German by enrolling on a (79) ______course.
A. rapid
B. crash
C. quick
D. fast
Câu 75:
She feels her biggest mistake was not to follow (80) ______ her first experience.
A. up
B. on
C. through
D. out