Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 cực hay có lời giải (Đề 27)

Câu 1:

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

These figures give you some idea of the cost of ….. your car for one year.

A. controlling

B. handling

C. managing

D. maintaining

Câu 2:

It can take up to three months to ….. a man to do this specialist work.

A. guide

B. raise

C. train

D. learn

Câu 3:

In today’s paper it ….. that we shall have an election this year.

A. says

B. admits

C. expresses

D. proposes

Câu 4:

I had to pay ….. on a carpet I bought in through the Customs today.

A. taxes

B. rates

C. fines

D. duty

Câu 5:

Tropical diseases are comparatively ….. in Europe.

A. scarce

B. rare

C. slight

D. few

Câu 6:

The ….. charged by the architect for the plans of the new building were unusually high.

A. hire

B. price

C. fees

D. sum

Câu 7:

It takes a great deal of ….. for the class to make a trip abroad.

A. arrangement

B. organisation

C. expense

D. business

Câu 8:

You shouldn’t eat so many sweets. They’re ….. for you.

A. bad

B. unhealthy

C. unsuitable

D. disagreeable

Câu 9:

I wondered whether you would like to ….. to the theatre tomorrow.

A. visit

B. go away

C. go out

D. walk out

Câu 10:

Do you think he is ….. of doing the job?

A. capable

B. competent

C. able

D. suited

Câu 11:

I bought these shoes in the sale. They were a real ……….

A. cheap

B. economy

C. bargain

D. purchase

Câu 12:

If you put your money in the bank, it will earn ten per cent ……….

A. investment

B. profit

C. deposit

D. interest

Câu 13:

Edward was named after one of his father ‘s distant ………

A. family

B. brothers

C. members

D. relations

Câu 14:

Jane and Brian got married a year after they got ……….

A. divorced

B. proposed

C. engaged

D. separated

Câu 15:

Julie had a terrible ………. with her parents last night.

A. row

B. discussion

C. argue

D. dispute

Câu 16:

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct. Circle your answers.

We sent a present for the children living next door.

A. sent

B. for

C. living

D. next door

Câu 17:

Penny took three exams and managed to succeed them all.

A. took

B. exams

C. succeed

D. them all

Câu 18:

Items of luggage whose weight exceed 50 kilograms will not be allowed on the ferry.

A. of luggage

B. whose

C. exceed

D. allowed

Câu 19:

The unemployment rate has increased considerably since last year. Another two millions are jobless.

A. rate

B. considerably

C. Another

D. millions

Câu 20:

The President often contradicts himself. He often says something which doesn’t agree with what he says earlier.

A. himself

B. which

C. with

D. says

Câu 21:

What effect had time had on Hazel and Bill?

A. They had both lost weight.

B. They were more withdrawn.

C. They hadn’t changed at all.

D. They had changed in subtle ways.

Câu 22:

When they all started talking, the writer

A. relaxed at last.

B. stopped dreaming.

C. spoke most to Hazel.

D. began to remember things.

Câu 23:

The writer found the first part of their conversation

A. sentimental.

B. irritating.

C. uninformative.

D. trivial.

Câu 24:

Why did Bill speak seriously?

A. He wanted some money from the writer.

B. He did not remember the writer.

C. His wife was present.

D. He was talking about the past.

Câu 25:

In the end the writer found Bill’s conversation

A. monotonous

B. convincing

C. thought-provoking

D. instructive

Câu 26:

Read the following passage and choose the most suitable word for each space.

According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1) ......... live in an age of increasing leisure. Not only are more and more people reaching (2) ......... age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (3) ......... but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (4) ......... are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to mention the fact that people (5) .........to spend less time travelling to work or may even be working from home. What I can't understand, however, is who these people are. As far as I can (6) ......... the whole thing is another one of (7) ......... journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of retired people (8) ......... but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing single-handed (9) ......... the world. My own parents seem to (10) ......... most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (11) .........remind my company about it. I seem to be working longer and longer hours (12) ......... the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (13) ......... up at rain-swept platforms. I haven't noticed any dramatic improvements in my (14) ......... either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (15) .........

A. presently

B. at the moment

C. now

D. at this time

Câu 27:

According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1) ......... live in an age of increasing leisure.

A. presently

B. at the moment

C. now

D. at this time

Câu 28:

According to a magazine article I read recently, we (1) ......... live in an age of increasing leisure.

A. presently

B. at the moment

C. now

D. at this time

Câu 29:

Not only are more and more people reaching (2) ......... age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (3) ......... but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (4) ......... are becoming greater and greater all the time.

A. retirement

B. their

C. later

D. third

Câu 30:

Not only are more and more people reaching (2) ......... age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (3) ......... but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (4) ......... are becoming greater and greater all the time.

A. present

B. survived

C. free

D. intact

Câu 31:

Not only are more and more people reaching (2) ......... age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (3) ......... but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for (4) ......... are becoming greater and greater all the time.

A. this

B. longer

C. leisure

D. people

Câu 32:

Not to mention the fact that people (5) .........to spend less time travelling to work or may even be working from home.

A. use

B. tend

C. have

D. demand

Câu 33:

As far as I can (6) ......... the whole thing is another one of (7) ......... journalistic fictions.

B. imagine

C. expect

D. tell

Câu 34:

As far as I can (6) ......... the whole thing is another one of (7) ......... journalistic fictions.

A. the

B. those

C. these

D. some

Câu 35:

I admit that there are a lot of retired people (8) ......... but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing single-handed (9) ......... the world.

A. in our days

B. in these times

C. nowadays

D. now and again

Câu 36:

I admit that there are a lot of retired people (8) ......... but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing single-handed (9) ......... the world.

A. round

B. over

C. through

D. into

Câu 37:

My own parents seem to (10) ......... most of their time gazing at the television.

A. have

B. use

C. the

D. spend

Câu 38:

And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (11) .........remind my company about it.

A. would

B. to

C. had

D. might

Câu 39:

I seem to be working longer and longer hours (12) ......... the time.

A. at

B. for

C. take

D. all

Câu 40:

I seem to be working longer and longer hours (12) ......... the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (13) ......... up at rain-swept platforms.

A. keep

B. line

C. show

D. set

Câu 41:

I haven't noticed any dramatic improvements in my (14) ......... either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (15) .........

A. cost of living

B. lifestyle

C. lifeline

D. livelihood

Câu 42:

I haven't noticed any dramatic improvements in my (14) ......... either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (15) .........

A. pension

B. retirement

C. insurance

D. salary

Câu 43: