Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 cực hay có lời giải (Đề 39)

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Câu 1:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. imagine
B. discipline 
C. determine 
D. Valentines
Câu 2:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. purses
B. blouses
C. amuses 
D. Pleases
Câu 3:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. lie
B. goalie
C. society
D. pie
Câu 4:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. finished
B. jagged
C. packed
D. punched
Câu 5:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. accurate
B. tale 
C. shape
D. date
Câu 6:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. situations
B. obstacles
C. secrets 
D. Sounds
Câu 7:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. chasm
B. phrase
C. suitcase
D. chase
Câu 8:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. vineyard
B. Finland
C. business
D. ignite
Câu 9:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. touched
B. crooked
C. missed 
D. watched
Câu 10:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question

A. dedicate
B. private
C. eliminate 
D. educate
Câu 11:

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The singer and actor____________  coming now.

A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
Câu 12:

Tom_________ things around the house, which is annoying.

A. always leaves
B. has always left
C. is leaving
D. is always leaving
Câu 13:

Up_________ when it saw its master.

A. jumped the dog
B. did the dog jump
C. the dog jump
D. does the dog jump
Câu 14:

I’m really sleepy today. I wish I_________ Bob to the airport late last night.

A. weren’t taking
B. hadn’t had to take  
C. didn’t have to take
D. didn’t take
Câu 15:

_________ you didn’t come to see her?

A. How come
B. Why
C. What for
D. A and B are correct
Câu 16:

The couple _________in that castle for several months before they noticed anything odd.

A. have been living
B. have lived
C. had been living
D. were living
Câu 17:

That is the librarian _________ I got the information.

A. whom
B. from who
C. from him
D. from whom
Câu 18:

Part- time workers at the company are the first_________.

A. that is laid off
B. who lay off
C. being laid off
D. to be laid off
Câu 19:

Noise pollution generally receives less attention than_________ air pollution.

A. does
B. it does
C. is 
D. it is
Câu 20:

While_________ to help him with his essay, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to what I was saying.

A. I am trying
B. having tried
C. I try
D. trying
Câu 21:

After he left _________ University of Massachusetts, he went to_________ Indiana State University.

A. the - ø
B. the – the
C. ø - the
D. ø - ø
Câu 22:

If Mary_________ me she was going, I could have asked her for a lift.

A. tells 
B. had told 
C. wouldn’t tell
D. won’t tell
Câu 23:

The salesperson says that there_________ many quality items on sale from next Monday.

A. was  
B. will be
C. would be
D. were
Câu 24:

There is a small number involved, possibly___________ a hundred.

A. as many as
B. as little as
C. as few as 
D. as much as
Câu 25:

I can never understand why quite a few city dwellers have no ideas of _________.

A. that their neighbor
B. who are their neighbors
C. whose neighbor is
D. who their neighbors are
Câu 26:

His pale face suggested that he _________ not well.

A. should be
B. be 
C. were 
D. was
Câu 27:

Corporations have been donating more and more to _________.

A. the needy
B. the need
C. the needy people
D. the needed
Câu 28:

You’re going to set up the equipment in a minute. _________ give you a hand?

A. Shall I
B. Will I 
C. Would I
D. Do I
Câu 29:

Going on this diet has really_________me good. I’ve lost weight and I feel fantastic!

A. made 
B. taken
C. done  
D. had
Câu 30:

She nearly lost her own life _________ attempting to save the child from drowning.

A. at
B. with
C. for
D. in
Câu 31:

The success of the party was mainly due to the presence of several _________ .

A. celebrations
B. celebrated 
C. celebrities
D. celebrates
Câu 32:

I expect Tom’s jokes were awful. Actually they are _________ funny.

A. rather
B. quite 
C. completely
D. totally
Câu 33:

She_________ me a nice compliment yesterday.

A. brought
B. made 
C. took
D. paid
Câu 34:

Over the last few months garages_________ the price of petrol three times.

A. have risen
B. have put up
C. raised 
D. have gone up
Câu 35:

The polar bear’s _________ depends on its ability to catch fish.

A. survivor
B. survive
C. surviving
D. survival
Câu 36:

It was _________ that I bought those books.

A. this shop
B. this shop where
C. at this shop
D. the shop
Câu 37:

“ So how are things at school, Tim?         “________________________”

A. Oh, pretty good, actually .
B. Well, I can’t agree with you.
C. It’s my pleasure.
D. I was not very good at it.
Câu 38:

_________, the young woman was visibly very happy after the birth of her child.

A. Despite tired
B. Though tired 
C. Tired although she was
D. She was tired
Câu 39:

Our school _________ about 600 new students every year.

A. admits 
B. accepts
C. allows
D. gets
Câu 40:

The kind- hearted woman _________ all her life to helping the disabled and the poor.

A. wasted
B. spent
C. dedicated  
D. lived
Câu 41:

The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _________ a good answer.

A. came up to
B. came up for
C. came up with 
D. came out of
Câu 42:

Tom: “ Which is more important, luck or effort?”

       Mary: “ Luck is _________effort.”

A. on the same importance 
B. of the same importance as
C. the same importance as 
D. as the same importance as
Câu 43:

“ He’s not interested in Physics, is he?”     “_________”

A. No problem. 
B. Yes, he is not at all
C. I promise he isn’t.
D. No, he isn’t, I’m afraid.
Câu 44:

As its sales have increased, that computer company is going to _________ more staff.

A. take in
B. take on
C. take over
D. take up
Câu 45:

It is a good idea for them to exchange _________ before the visits.

A. correspond
B. corresponds
C. correspondence 
D. correspondingly
Câu 46:

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D  to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

For a decade, Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longervity.

A. who are vegetarians
B. who want to be fruitarians
C. who are extraordinary
D. who live to be 100 or older
Câu 47:

The high mountain climate is cold and inhospitable.

A. rainy
B. stormy
C. uninviting
D. intense
Câu 48:

After the bottom fell out of the market, he was virtually bankrupt.

A. completely
B. finally 
C. practically
D. dishonestly
Câu 49:

My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.

A. skillful
B. famous
C. perfect
D. modest
Câu 50:

New members will be issued with a temporary identity card.

A. of a long time
B. of a short time
C. of great attempt
D. of prime importance
Câu 51:

Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

My laptop is very slow and unreliable. If you use it, please save your files frequently if you do not want to loose it.

A. you

B. it

C. you

D. it

Câu 52:
It took a ship approximately eight hours to complete the trip through the canal and cost an average of fifteen thousands dollars.

A. approximately

B. complete

C. through

D. thousands

Câu 53:
If they took their language lesson seriously, they would be able to communicate with the locals now.

A. took

B. seriously

C. would be

D. with the locals

Câu 54:
Neither of the men arresting as terrorists would reveal information about his group.

A. Neither

B. arresting

C. would reveal

D. his group

Câu 55:
Many places of history, scientific, cultural, or scenic importance have been designated national monuments.

A. history

B. cultural

C. have been

D. national

Câu 56:

Hillary changed her major from linguistics to business, ______.

A. hoping she can easier get a job
B. with the hope for being able finding a better job
C. hoping to find a job more easily     
D. with hopes to be able easier to get employment
Câu 57:

_________, I was pleased it was over.

A. Though strange it was
B. Despite it may sound strange
C. Strange though it may sound    
D. Even though being very strange
Câu 58:

Most psychologists agree that the basic structure of an individual’s personality is_________.

A. well established extremely by the age of five
B. by the age of five it is extremely well established
C. extremely well established by the age of five
D. by the age of five and extremely well established
Câu 59:

Having been served lunch, _________.

A. the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
B. the committee members discussed the problem
C. it was discussed by the committee members the problem
D. a discussion of the problem was made by the committee
Câu 60:

He objected to____________________________.

A. his mistakes being laughed at
B. laughing his mistakes at
C. his mistakes laughing at  
D. his mistakes at laughing
Câu 61:

According (0)______ a magazine article I read recently, we (1)______ live in an age of increasing leisure. 

A. present

B. at the moment 
C. now 
D. at this time
Câu 62:
Not only are more and more people reaching retirement age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure relatively (2)________ but the working week is becoming shorter and the opportunities for leisure are becoming greater and greater all the time.

A. present

B. survived
C. free
D. intact
Câu 63:
Not to mention the fact that people (3)_________ to spend less time traveling to work or may even be working from home.
A. use
B. tend
C. have
D. demand
Câu 64:
As far as I can (4)________ the whole thing is another one of the journalistic fictions.

A. concern

B. imagine  
C. expect
D. tell
Câu 65:
I admit that there are a lot of retired people nowadays but I am not sure that all of them are dashing about learning hang- gliding or sailing single-handed (5)_________ the world.

A. round

B. over
C. through
D. into
Câu 66:
My own parents seem to (6)_______ most of their time gazing at the television.

A. have

B. use
C. save
D. spend
Câu 67:
And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (7)________ remind my company about it.
A. would
B. to
C. had 
D. might
Câu 68:
The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in the traffic jams or waiting for trains to (8)_______ up at rain-swept platforms.

A. keep

B. line 
C. show
D. set
Câu 69:

I haven't noticed any dramatic improvements in my (9)_________ either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (10)__________ .

A. cost of living

B. lifestyle
C. lifeline  
D. livelihood
Câu 70:

I haven't noticed any dramatic improvements in my (9)_________ either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my (10)__________ .

A. pension

B. retirement 
C. insurance
D. salary
Câu 71:

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The stages of development of clinical nutrition as a field of study
B. The history of food preferences from the nineteenth century to the present
C. The effects of vitamins on the human body
D. Nutritional practices of the nineteenth century
Câu 72:

It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following discoveries was made during the first era in the history of nutrition?

A. Certain foods were found to be harmful to good health.
B. Vitamins were synthesized from foods.
C. Effective techniques of weight loss were determined.
D. Protein was recognized as an essential component of diet. 
Câu 73:

The word "tempting" is closest in meaning to.

A. realistic
B. necessary
C. correct
D. attractive
Câu 74:

It can be inferred from the passage that medical schools began to teach concepts of nutrition in order to

A. encourage medical doctors to apply concepts of nutrition in the treatment of disease
B. support the creation of artificial vitamins
C. convince doctors to conduct experimental vitamin therapies on their patients       
D. convince medical doctors to participate in research studies on nutrition
Câu 75:

The word "Reckless" is closest in meaning to?

A. recorded 
B. irresponsible
C. informative
D. urgent
Câu 76:

The word "them" refers to

A. effects
B. vitamins
C. claims
D. therapies
Câu 77:

Why did vitamin therapy begin losing favor in the 1950's ?

A. Medical schools stopped teaching nutritional concepts
B. Nutritional research was of poor quality
C. The public lost interest in vitamins
D. Claims for the effectiveness of vitamin therapy were seen to be exaggerated. 
Câu 78:

The phrase "concomitant with" is closest in meaning to

A. in dispute with
B. prior to
C. in conjunction with
D. in regard to
Câu 79:

The word "skyrocketing" is closest in meaning to

A. internationally popular
B. increasing rapidly
C. surprising
D. acceptable
Câu 80:

The paragraph following the passage most probably discusses

A. Why nutrition education lost its appeal
B. Problems associated with undernutrition
C. The fourth era of nutrition history
D. How drug companies became successful
Câu 81:

The word “assessing” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by

A. discovering
B. considering 
C. measuring
D. disposing
Câu 82:

The author states that “There are no right or wrong answers” in order to ____

A. emphasize that each person’s answers will be different.
B. show that answering the questions is a long and difficult process.
C. indicate that the answers are not really important.
D. indicate that each person’s answers may change over time.
Câu 83:

The word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to

A. questions
 B. answers
C. features
D. jobs
Câu 84:

According to paragraph 3, which of the following fields is NOT suitable for a person who does not want to live in a big city ?

A. plumbing
B. law
C. retail sales
D. advertising
Câu 85:

It can be inferred from the paragraph 4 that

A. jobs in insurance sales are generally not well-paid.
B. insurance sales people can earn high salary later in their career.

C. people should constantly work toward the next promotion.

D. a starting salary should be an important consideration in choosing a career.
Câu 86:

The word “evoke” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to

A. agree on
B. bring to mind 
C. be related to 
D. differ from
Câu 87:

The word “that” in paragraph 5 refers to

A. occupation
B. the traveling life
C. a flight attendant  
D. commission 
Câu 88:

Why does the author mention “long, grueling hours without sleeps” in paragraph 5 ?

A. To emphasize the difficulty of working as a plumber.
B. To contrast the reality of a flight attendant’s job with most people’s perception.

C. To show that people must work hard for the career they have chosen.

D. To discourage readers from choosing a career as a flight attendant.
Câu 89:

In paragraph 5, the author suggests that

A. you may want to change careers at some time in the future.
B. as you get older, your career will probably less fulfilling.
C. you will be at your job for a lifetime, so choose carefully.
D. you will probably jobless at some time in the future.
Câu 90:

According to the passage, which of the following is true ?

A. To make a lot of money, you should not take a job with a low starting salary.
B. To make lots of money, you should rule out all factory jobs.
C. If you want an easy and glamorous lifestyle, you should consider becoming flight attendant
D. Your initial view of certain careers may not be accurate.