Bộ 20 đề luyện thi Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 95)
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Câu 1:
Choose the correct answer in each of the following questions.
Education is the only method of ______ changes in world population.
A. bringing about
B. carrying out
C. taking off
D. showing off
Câu 2:
Grace Kelly was the first famous as a Hollywood actress and then ______ Prince Rainer of Monaco.
A. to be the wife of
B. she was the wife of
C. as the wife of
D. the wife of
Câu 3:
All visitors are requested to ______ with the regulations.
A. agree
B. comply
C. assent
D. consent
Câu 4:
Betty: “Your house is lovely! I especially like what you’ve done to the front yard.” Alice: ”______.”
A. Really? That’s nice of you to say so
B. Nothing new. Same old thing
C. You’re welcome. I’m glad you can come
D. Oh, it was nothing! It was nothing I hope you like it
Câu 5:
He gives a lot of money to the poor despite the fact that he has barely enough to live ______ himself.
A. in
B. with
C. through
D. on
Câu 6:
I’m glad you told me about the show being cancelled. ______, I’d have travelled all the way to Glasgow for nothing.
A. Therefore
B. However
C. Otherwise
D. Moreover
Câu 7:
Joe couldn’t come to our party last weekend – he ______ house.
A. was moving
B. had moved
C. moved
D. would move
Câu 8:
Don’t worry about hotel. We can easily ______ for a few nights.
A. put you in
B. put up with you
C. put you down
D. put you up
Câu 9:
She wondered ______ her father looked like now, after so many years away.
A. how
B. whose
C. what
D. whom
Câu 10:
Sarah glanced around the room once more, ______ that nothing was out of place.
A. checked
B. checking
C. to check
D. being checked
Câu 11:
You ______ him your map. He has one of his own.
A. shouldn’t have lent
B. mightn’t have lent
C. mustn’t have lent
D. needn’t have lent
Câu 12:
It is vital that our country’s imports ______ its exports.
A. don’t exceed
B. not exceed
C. didn’t exceed
D. won’t exceed
Câu 13:
Tall people were obliged to bend down ______ their head on the low ceiling.
A. so that they won’t bang
B. for them not to bang
C. in case they will bang
D. so as not to bang
Câu 14:
Never having been away from home before, ______.
A. Daisy, therefore, felt a little homesick at first
B. it made Daisy feel a little homesick at first
C. Daisy was a little homesick at first
D. the first feeling Daisy had was sickness.
Câu 15:
I know William has been disobedient, but don’t be too ______ on him.
A. heavy
B. strong
C. hard
D. strict
Câu 16:
The two men looked so ______ that it was impossible to distinguish between them.
A. alike
B. same
C. like
D. likely
Câu 17:
I’d rather you ______ anything about the garden until the weather improves.
A. don’t make
B. didn’t do
C. don’t do
D. didn’t make
Câu 18:
This is the athlete ______ everyone says will win the gold medal at the winter Olympic Games.
A. whose
B. whom
C. who
D. whoever
Câu 19:
Because of his poor health, it took him a long time to ______ his bad cold.
A. throw off
B. throw away
C. throw down
D. throw over
Câu 20:
Betty: “Wally, the bracelet is beautiful, but really, you shouldn’t have!” Wally: “ ______.”
A. Okay. Take care
B. You’re welcome. I think it looks beautiful on you
C. I hope not
D. No. I don’t think so
Câu 21:
As he made no reference to our quarrel, I assumed he ______ me.
A. forgave
B. had forgiven
C. would forgive
D. was forgiving
Câu 22:
“There is no further treatment we can give,” said Dr. Jekyll. “We must let the disease take its ______.”
A. term
B. end
C. course
D. way
Câu 23:
The Continental United States is ______ that there are four time zones.
A. so a big area
B. very big
C. much big
D. so big an area
Câu 24:
______ had I had time to take my coat off when the boss came in.
A. Scarcely
B. Hard
C. No sooner
D. Almost
Câu 25:
My supervisor had me ______ the morning taking inventory.
A. spend
B. spent
C. to spend
D. spending
Câu 26:
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
This holiday is within our price range, provided we don’t go to the expensive restaurants in the tourist center.
A. Our holiday will be okay if there aren’t any expensive restaurants in the tourist center.
B. Because of the expensive restaurants in the tourist center, we cannot continue our holiday.
C. We can afford the holiday so long as we avoid the expensive restaurants in the tourist center.
D. We would be short of money unless we kept away from the expensive restaurants in the tourist center
Câu 27:
The weather was getting worse, so Joe was forced to give up his attempt to climb the summit.
A. The weather was so bad that Joe wouldn’t be able to climb the summit.
B. But for such awful weather Joe managed to climb the summit.
C. Joe wasn’t encouraged to try to reach the summit because of the weather, which was extremely bad.
D. Due to the worsening weather, Joe had no alternative but to give up his attempt to climb the summit.
Câu 28:
“Here are the car keys. You’d better wait in the car,” he said to her.
A. He handed her the keys, advising her to wait in the car.
B. He advised her to wait in the car with the car keys.
C. He got the car keys before advising her to wait in the car.
D. He gave the car keys to her who was to wait for him in the car.
Câu 29:
It couldn’t have been Mary that you heard shouting last night as she is on holiday in Jakarta at the moment.
A. I think Mary is on holiday in Jakarta now, so you may be wrong in thinking that you heard her shouting last night.
B. If you had heard Mary shouting last night she wouldn’t be able to take vacation in Jakarta now.
C. It was not Mary who shouted to you last night because she is on vacation in Jakarta at the moment.
D. Right now, Mary is having a holiday in Jakarta, so it is impossible that it was she whose shouting you heard last night.
Câu 30:
The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked.
A. When the figures were re-checked, they came to light the mistake in the accounts.
B. Once re-checking the figures, the mistakes in the accounts was noticed.
C. The mistake in the accounts only came to light when the figures were re-checked.
D. It was not until the mistake in the accounts was noticed that the figures were checked.
Câu 31:
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Different kinds of clay.
B. The training of an artisan.
C. The making of pottery.
D. Crafts of ancient civilizations.
Câu 32:
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a way that ancient people used pottery?
A. To hold food
B. To wash clothes
C. To transport objects
D. To cook
Câu 33:
The word “it” in line 2 refers to ______.
A. clay
B. culture
C. survival
D. pottery
Câu 34:
According to the passage, which of the following can be learned about an ancient civilization by examining its pottery?
A. Its food preferences
B. Its developmental stage
C. Its geographic location
D. Its population
Câu 35:
The word “functional” in line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Useful
B. Strong
C. Inexpensive
D. Original
Câu 36:
The word “basic” in line 7 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Familiar
B. Fundamental
C. Versatile
D. Dirty
Câu 37:
According to the passage, how do most North American potters today get the clay they need?
A. They buy it
B. They make it
C. They did it from the earth
D. They barter for it
Câu 38:
It can be inferred from the passage that clay is processed commercially in order to ______.
A. make it dry more evenly
B. remove hard substances
C. prevent the glaze from sticking
D. make it easier to color
Câu 39:
According to the author, what do potters use to remove the pot from the wheel?
A. Melted wax
B. A wire loop
C. A sponge
D. Plain wire
Câu 40:
The word “pattern” in line 15 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Model
B. Color
C. Puzzle
D. Design
Câu 41:
His pictures of a runner (41) ______ in every history of photography.
A. exhibit
B. show
C. feature
D. demonstrate
Câu 42:
Another milestone was when the scientist and photographer Harold Edgerton (42) ______ the limits of photographic technology
A. enlarged
B. extended
C. prolonged
D. spread
Câu 43:
his study of a (43) ______ of milk hitting the surface of a dish.
A. splash
B. drop
C. dash
D. drip
Câu 44:
Another advance was the development of miniature cameras in the late 1920s, which made it possible for sports photographers to (44) ______ their cumbersome cameras behind.
A. put
B. keep
C. lay
D. leave
Câu 45:
People who watched a sports event on TV, with all its movement and action, (45) ______ the still image as a reminder of the game.
A. chose
B. valued
C. pointed
D. cheered
Câu 46:
Looking back, we can see how (46) ______ sports photography has changed
A. highly
B. radically
C. extremely
D. severely
Câu 47:
(47) ______ sports photographers were as interested in the stories behind the sport as in the sport itself.
A. Initial
B. First
C. Early
D. Primary
Câu 48:
Contemporary sports photography (48) ______ the glamour of sport, the colour and the action
A. outlines
B. signals
C. emphasises
D. forms
Câu 49:
But the best sports photographers today do more than (49) ______ tell the story of the event
A. simply
B. alone
C. singly
D. only
Câu 50:
or make a (50) ______ of it. They capture in a single dramatic moment the real emotions of the participants, emotions with which people looking at the photographs can identify.
A. preservation
B. store
C. mark
D. record
Câu 51:
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
I haven’t finished my work because there was a fault in the network and I couldn’t log on until 4 o’clock.
A. connect
B. check out
C. wait
D. repair
Câu 52:
I hate it when students use their MP3 players in the library. It always bothers me when I’m trying to study.
A. disturbs
B. converses
C. entertains
D. interests
Câu 53:
Although Valentine’s Day has become a global industry with more than 80 million roses sold worldwide, the origins of the day are unclear and hidden in the mists of time.
A. a long time ago
B. unforgettable
C. mysterious
D. too old for anyone to confirm
Câu 54:
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.
A. wrongly
B. casually
C. flexibly
D. informally
Câu 55:
China has become the third country in the world which can independently carry out the manned space activities.
A. put in
B. put on
C. put up
D. put off
Câu 56:
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following question.
A. conserve
B. proposal
C. resident
D. dissolve
Câu 57:
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following question.
A. category
B. expand
C. acacia
D. applicant
Câu 58:
What is the topic of the passage?
A. who first invented the light bulb
B. the effects of public lighting on everyday life
C. how the light bulb was invented
D. the invention of carbonized cotton thread filaments
Câu 59:
Who first invented the electric light bulb?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Sir Joseph Wilson Swan
C. Sir Humphrey Davy
D. Both Thomas Edison and Sir Joseph Wilson Swan
Câu 60:
Why is the date of the electric light’s invention, 1879, given first in the chronology of events?
A. to highlight the years of development preceding its invention
B. to state when the electric light was first invented
C. to show this was the year the light bulb was perfected
D. none of the above
Câu 61:
Why were the first light bulbs impractical?
A. They lasted only a short time
B. Glass was too expensive for light bulbs
C. Electricity wasn’t widely available
D. They were too expensive
Câu 62:
What is a filament?
A. an electrical plug
B. anything that electricity passes through to create light
C. an electrical arc in open space
D. a burning stick
Câu 63:
What did James Prescott Joule’s theory state?
A. Light was possible only with electricity
B. Gas light was impractical compared to electrical light
C. Electricity passed through a conductor would produce light
D. Carbonized cotton thread filament was the best means to produce light
Câu 64:
It can be inferred that “illuminating” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. interrupting
B. making easier
C. giving light to
D. getting rid of
Câu 65:
It can be inferred that “undertaken” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. failed
B. tried
C. funded
D. discovered
Câu 66:
The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to ______.
A. bulb
B. light
C. current
D. voltage
Câu 67:
What is the purpose of the passage?
A. to prove which country the light bulb’s inventor came from
B. to prove who invented the light bulb
C. to show that there were public lights before 1879
D. to inform the reader of the history of the light bulb
Câu 68:
Choose the sentence that best join each of the following pairs of sentences in each of the following questions.
Write your name in the book. He may forget who lent it to him.
A. He will remember whose book it is if you write your name in it.
B. Your name in the book will remind him of it.
C. He will forget the book unless you write your name in it.
D. Write your name in the book in case he forgets who lent it to him.
Câu 69:
He had just entered the house. The police arrested him at once.
A. No sooner had he entered the house than the police arrested him.
B. Hardly that he had entered the house when the police arrested him.
C. Immediately had he entered the house when the police arrested him.
D. The police immediately arrested him as soon as he’s just entered the house.
Câu 70:
He felt very tired. However, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
A. He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
B. Feeling very tired, he was determined to continued to climb up the mountain
C. As a result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.
D. Tired as he might feel, he was determined to climb up the mountain.
Câu 71:
You have paid for the theatre tickets. Please let me pay for our dinner.
A. Please let me pay for our dinner just after your have paid for the theatre tickets.
B. Inasmuch as you have paid for the theatre tickets, please let me pay for our dinner.
C. Please let me pay for our dinner if you have paid for the theatre tickets.
D. You have paid for the theatre tickets so that I will be allowed to pay for our dinner.
Câu 72:
The snowfall was very heavy. The result of that was they had to cancel all the trains.
A. The snowfall was heavy enough for them to be cancelled all the trains.
B. They had to cancel all the trains because of the snowfall, which had been heavy.
C. The snowfall was very heavy and they had better to cancel all the trains.
D. So great was the snowfall that all the trains had to be cancelled.
Câu 73:
Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following question
A. concentrate
B. comfortable
C. interview
D. technology
Câu 74:
Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following question
A. enthusiast
B. educator
C. curricula
D. environment
Câu 75:
Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following question
A. particular
B. acceptable
C. pessimistic
D. compulsory