85 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm thuộc Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có lời giải chi tiết (Đề 58)

Câu 1:

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. candy

B. sandy

C. many

D. handy

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Chọn C

Câu 2:

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

A. earning

B. learning

C. searching

D. clearing

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Chọn D

Câu 3:

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. pays

B. stays

C. says

D. plays

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Chọn C

Câu 4:

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. given

B. risen

C. ridden

D. whiten

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Chọn D

Câu 5:

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. cough

B. tough

C. rough

D. enough

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Chọn A

Câu 6:

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

A. eleven

B. elephant

C. energy

D. envelope

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Chọn D

Câu 7:

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

A. preparation

B. decoration

C. television

D. exhibition

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Chọn C

Câu 8:

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

A. leather

B. paper

C. iron

D. ceramics

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Chọn D

Câu 9:

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

A. mirror

B. invent

C. wallet

D. engine

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Chọn B

Câu 10:

Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others.

A. discovery

B. calculator

C. aero-plane

D. difficulty

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Chọn A

Câu 11:

Fill each blank with a suitable word or phrase.

The car can't have broken down. I_________ serviced last week.

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only had it

Câu 12:

If I_________ in that situation, I certainly wouldn't have had the courage to do what you did.

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had been

Câu 13:

Although he had a difficult time during the war, it_________ harm.

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did him no/ did not (seem to) do him any

Câu 14:

It's no_________ the cold and wet, you'll just have to put up with it.

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good/ use grumbling/ complaining about

Câu 15:

I won't have_________ their cars in the street outside the entrance to my house!

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people parking

Câu 16:

In times of hardship we have to learn to do_________ some basic necessities.

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without

Câu 17:

I'm_________ death of spiders!

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frightened/ scared to

Câu 18:

I heard the thunder_________ in the distance.

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rumbling

Câu 19:

He's been_________ weather for ages and still isn't back at work.

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under the

Câu 20:

We made the uniforms ourselves as we couldn't_________ made.

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afford to have them

Câu 21:

Find one underlined part marked A, B, C, or D that needs correcting.

Musical comedies, as an American form of entertainment, often take its subjects from America’s present or past.

A. as

B. entertainment

C. its

D. or

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Chọn C

Câu 22:

Of all seashore plants, seaweeds are best able to tolerate long periods out of water, followed by long periods covering by water.

A. Of

B. best

C. by

D. covering

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Chọn D

Câu 23:

The fruit of the plantain looks much like a banana, and it is not so sweet or so pleasing in flavor.

A. much

B. and

C. pleasing

D. flavor

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Chọn B

Câu 24:

The viceroy butterfly, an insect that birds like to eat, has a color pattern similar to that of the monarch butterfly, whom birds do not like to eat.

A. that

B. to

C. of

D. whom

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Chọn D

Câu 25:

Behavior therapy uses rewards and punishments to encourage patients to act in a way healthier.

A. punishments

B. to act

C. in

D. way healthier

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Chọn D

Câu 26:

Give the right form of the word in each blanket in the following passage.

From what we had read in the (26. ADVERTISE)________, it promise to be the holiday of a lifetime – not only a quality hotel in a top (27. SEA)_________ resort, but also (28. SURPRISE)_________ cheap with it! We should have known it was too good to be true! We arrived at the airport to discover we only had (29. STAND)_________ tickets and there was no guarantee we would be flying. Luckily, two places became free at the last minute and we took off. The flight lasted at least (30. TWO)_________ as long as it should have and by the time we arrived, we were both feeling rather (31. POOR)_________ , probably because of the dubious in-flight meal we had had. We were met by our guide, who seemed (32. LANGUAGE)_________ incompetent and understood very little of what we said to him. Instead of the hotel we had seen in the photograph back home, he took us to a squalid little guesthouse much (33. FAR)_________ away from the resort than we were expecting. We wanted to explain that there had been a (34. DREAD)_________ mistake but it was (35. USE)_________ trying to complain – nobody could understand us.

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Câu 27:

it promise to be the holiday of a lifetime – not only a quality hotel in a top (27. SEA)_________ resort

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seaside

Câu 28:

but also (28. SURPRISE)_________ cheap with it!

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surprisingly

Câu 29:

We arrived at the airport to discover we only had (29. STAND)_________ tickets and there was no guarantee we would be flying

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standby

Câu 30:

The flight lasted at least (30. TWO)_________ as long as it should have and by the time we arrived

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twice

Câu 31:

we were both feeling rather (31. POOR)_________ , probably because of the dubious in-flight meal we had had.

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poorly

Câu 32:

We were met by our guide, who seemed (32. LANGUAGE)_________ incompetent and understood very little of what we said to him.

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linguistically

Câu 33:

Instead of the hotel we had seen in the photograph back home, he took us to a squalid little guesthouse much (33. FAR)_________ away from the resort than we were expecting

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farther/ further

Câu 34:

We wanted to explain that there had been a (34. DREAD)_________ mistake but it was

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dreadful

Câu 35:

We wanted to explain that there had been a (34. DREAD)_________ mistake but it was (35. USE)_________ trying to complain – nobody could understand us.

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useless

Câu 36:

Choose among A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks.

The child was told to__________ for being rude to his uncle.

A. forgive

B. apologize

C. excuse

D. confess

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Chọn B

Câu 37:

This is the__________ of the bicycle which was stolen.

A. information

B. detail

C. example

D. description

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Chọn D

Câu 38:

Some drives, after__________ annoy their fellow-motorists by slowing down again immediately.

A. passing along

B. passing by

C. overtaking

D. taking over

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Chọn C

Câu 39:

It is__________ unlikely that the Queen agree to open the new Town Hall.

A. greatly

B. highly

C. mainly

D. largely

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Chọn B

Câu 40:

I don't think he'll ever__________ the shock of his wife's death.

A. get by

B. get over

C. get off

D. get through

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Chọn B

Câu 41:

Some school have very__________ rules of behavior which must be obeyed.

A. strict

B. strong

C. straight

D. solid

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Chọn A

Câu 42:

It was difficult to__________ a date which was convenient for everyone.

A. organize

B. arrange

C. elect

D. provide

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Chọn B

Câu 43:

It's difficult to pay one's bills when prices keep__________.

A. growing

B. raising

C. rising

D. gaining

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Chọn B

Câu 44:

You may not have to stay the night but take a toothbrush just in__________.

A. preparation

B. case

C. time

D. order

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Chọn B

Câu 45:

She remembered the correct address only__________ she had posted the letter.

A. since

B. following

C. after

D. afterwards

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Chọn C

Câu 46:

Choose from A, B, C, or D the one that best fits each of the blanks in the following passage.

The Internet bus

In the desert areas that surround Tucson city, USA, students spend hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from their schools. But when mobile internet equipment was (46)____________ on a yellow school bus, the bored, often noisy, teens were transformed into quiet, studious individuals.

District officials got the idea during (47)____________ drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way, when they (48)____________ that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card. They (49)____________ if internet access on a school bus could (50)____________ students’ academic productivity, too.

But the idea for what students call ‘the internet bus’ really took shape when the district’s chief information officer (51)____________ across an article about having internet across in cars. He thought, “What if you could put that in a bus?”

The officials have been delighted to see the (52)____________ of homework getting done, morning and evening, as the internet bus (53)____________ up and drops off students along the 70-minute drive. (54)____________ some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites, most students do make (55)____________ their travel time to study.

A. installed

B. set

C. included

D. structured

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Chọn A

Câu 47:

District officials got the idea during (47)____________ drives on school business to Phoenix, two hours each way

A. extraordinary

B. occasional

C. exceptional

D. few

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Chọn B

Câu 48:

when they (48)____________ that, when they went in pairs, one person could drive and the other could work using a laptop and a wireless card.

A. believed

B. acknowledged

C. estimated

D. realised

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Chọn D

Câu 49:

They (49)____________ if internet access on a school bus could (50)____________ students’ academic productivity, too.

A. thought

B. imagined

C. suspected

D. wondered

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Chọn D

Câu 50:

They (49)____________ if internet access on a school bus could (50)____________ students’ academic productivity, too.

A. increase

B. enlarge

C. rise

D. heighten

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Chọn A

Câu 51:

But the idea for what students call ‘the internet bus’ really took shape when the district’s chief information officer (51)____________ across an article about having internet across in cars.

A. got

B. looked

C. came

D. put

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Chọn C

Câu 52:

The officials have been delighted to see the (52)____________ of homework getting done

A. total

B. amount

C. number

D. measure

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Chọn B

Câu 53:

morning and evening, as the internet bus (53)____________ up and drops off students along the 70-minute drive

A. brings

B. picks

C. rides

D. catches

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Chọn B

Câu 54:

(54)____________ some students spend their time playing games or visiting social networking sites

A. Since

B. Despite

C. Although

D. However

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Chọn C

Câu 55:

most students do make (55)____________ their travel time to study.

A. progress

B. work

C. use

D. part

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Chọn C

Câu 56:

Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

When going on holiday, it is always a good idea to take out travel insurance. This is just in case something goes (56)________ along the way. You could lose your luggage, you could be robbed, or even become ill and need expensive medical treatment. For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution (57)________ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday. But for (58)________, travel insurance is a way of earning money (59)________ making false claims against insurance companies. For (60)________ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (61)________ never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation. Such claims cost insurance company a total (62)________ £ 50 million per year. But the cheats’ luck is about to run (63)________. (64)________ to a new computer system, companies will be able to tell at a glance (65)________ someone has made a claim within the last three years. Honest travelers will no longer have to pay through the nose for other people’s dishonesty.

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wrong

Câu 57:

For millions of holiday makers, travel insurance is just a precaution (57)________ will help them have an enjoyable and worry-free holiday.

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which

Câu 58:

But for (58)________, travel insurance is a way of earning money (59)________ making false claims against insurance companies.

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other/ some

Câu 59:

But for (58)________, travel insurance is a way of earning money (59)________ making false claims against insurance companies.

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by

Câu 60:

For (60)________ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (61)________ never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation

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example/ instance

Câu 61:

For (60)________ some people pretend that they have had expensive equipment stolen which in (61)________ never even existed, and then claim large sums in compensation

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fact

Câu 62:

Such claims cost insurance company a total (62)________ £ 50 million per year

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of

Câu 63:

But the cheats’ luck is about to run (63)________

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out

Câu 64:

(64)________ to a new computer system

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Thanks

Câu 65:

companies will be able to tell at a glance (65)________ someone has made a claim within the last three years.

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whether/ if

Câu 66:

What is the main topic of this passage?

A. The nature of radar

B. History of radar

C. Alternatives to radar

D. Types of ranging

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Chọn A

Câu 67:

According to the passage, what can radar detect besides location of objects?

A. Shape

B. Size

C. Speed

D. Weight

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Chọn C

Câu 68:

The word “exemplified” in the passage can be replaced by_________.

A. “specified”

B. “resembled”

C. “illustrated”

D. “justified”

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Chọn C

Câu 69:

The word “shouts” in the passage most closely means_________.

A. “exclaims”

B. “yells”

C. “shoots”

D. “whispers”

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Chọn B

Câu 70:

Which of the following words best describes the tone of this passage?

A. argumentative

B. explanatory

C. humorous

D. imaginative

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Chọn B

Câu 71:

According to the passage, the distance between a radar set and an object can be determined by_________.

A. the time it takes for a burst of radio waves to produce echoes when the waves bounce off the object

B. the term “ranging” used for detection of the distance between an object and the radar set

C. the time it takes for the radio waves to produce echoes and bounce off the object

D. the time it takes for the echoes produced by the radio waves to return to the radar set

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Chọn D

Câu 72:

Which type of waves does radar use?

A. tidal

B. sound

C. heat

D. radio

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Chọn D

Câu 73:

The word “tracking” in the passage most closely means_________.

A. sending

B. searching for

C. ranging

D. repairing

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Chọn B

Câu 74:

Which of the following would most likely be the topic of the next paragraph?

A. A history of flying

B. Other uses of radar

C. The technology used by pilots

D. Uses of some technology

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Chọn B

Câu 75:

What might be inferred about radar?

A. It takes the place of a radio

B. It has improved navigational safety

C. It was developed from a study of sound waves

D. It gave birth to the invention of the airplane

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Chọn B

Câu 76:

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word in capital letters which must not be altered in any way.

You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not. (consideration)

-> You should ______________________________________.

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You should take the price into consideration before you decide whether to buy it or not.

Câu 77:

People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more. (call)

-> There isn’t ______________________________________.

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There isn’t much call for cars with large engines any more.

Câu 78:

Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now. (halved)

-> The coal produced _____________________________.

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The coal produced in this region has been halved in the 20 years.

Câu 79:

The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election. (likelihood)

-> The likelihood __________________________________.

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The likelihood is small of the PM calling an early general election.

Câu 80:

The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident. (prompt)

→ The policeman’s ________________________________.

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The policeman’s prompt action averted an accident.

Câu 81:

Rewrite each of the sentences without changing its meaning, using the cue given.

We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

→ If it hadn’t _______________________________________________.

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If it hadn’t been for my father’s money, we could not have managed

Câu 82:

House prices have risen dramatically this year.

→ There has _______________________________________________.

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There has been a dramatic rise/increase in the house prices this year.

Câu 83:

The only thing they didn’t steal was the television.

→ They stole _______________________________________________.

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They stole everything except for/but/apart from the television.

Câu 84:

He didn’t succeeded in searching for the stolen car.

→ He tried in vain _________________________________________.

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He tried in vain to search for the stolen car.

Câu 85:

She started to clean up the house just after the guests had left.

→ No sooner _______________________________________________.

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No sooner had the guests left than she started to clean up the house.