78 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm thuộc Bộ 20 đề ôn thi vào Chuyên Anh năm 2023 có đáp án (Đề 2)

Câu 1:

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. random

B. canal

C. many

D. explanatory

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Chọn C

Câu 2:

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. good

B. moon

C. food

D. balloon

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Chọn A

Câu 3:

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. provide

B. product

C. production

D. procedure

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Chọn B

Câu 4:

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. kite

B. bite

C. Christian

D. Christ

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Chọn C

Câu 5:

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. voltage

B. voyage

C. massage

D. dosage

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Chọn C

Câu 6:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. argumentative

B. psychological

C. contributory

D. hypersensitive

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Chọn C

Câu 7:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. atomic

B. brilliant

C. determined

D. ambitious

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Chọn B

Câu 8:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. trigonometry

B. explanatory

C. immediately

D. democracy

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Chọn A

Câu 9:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. photograph

B. payroll

C. accent

D. regretful

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Chọn D

Câu 10:

Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below

A. majority

B. ceremony

C. astronomy

D. investiture

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Chọn B

Câu 11:

Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below (30p)

It’s time we (11. go). If we (12. not leave) now, we (13. miss) the train.

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11. went

12. don’t leave

13. will miss

Câu 12:

I know I (14. not write) to you before, but I (15. be) so busy recently that I (16. not have) time for writing letters. I (17. telephone) you instead, but I (18. forget) your number.

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14. shouldn’t/ oughtn’t have written
15. have been

16. haven’t had

17. should/would have telephoned

18. have forgot(ten)

Câu 13:

Why didn’t you tell me you could lend me the money? I (19. not borrow) it from the bank.

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19. needn’t have borrowed

Câu 14:

He is walking (20. hurry) to the place where his ex-wife, a famous naturalist now (21. lie) (22. bury) among the animals she (23. love) so much.

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20. hurrying

21. lies

22. buried
23. loved

Câu 15:

We will see Alice at the corner, she (24. wait) for us when we (25. arrive).

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24. will be waiting

25. arrive

Câu 16:

He resents (26. be) (27. tell) what (28. do).

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26. being

27. told
28. to do

Câu 17:

Her mother (29. go) abroad last month, so it (30. not be) her you see at the theater last Sunday.

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29. went

30. can’t/ couldn’t have been

Câu 18:

The passage below contains 10 errors. IDENTIFY and CORRECT them. (0) has been done as an example. Write your answers in the numbered blanks below

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31. visiting → to visit

32. no → not

33. right address → the right address

34. their → its

35. up → down

36. had → had been

37. risen → raised

38. extending → extended

39. previous → previously

40. untidy gravel yard → an untidy gravel yard

Câu 19:

Fill in each blank with a suitable PREPOSITION or PARTICLE. Write your answers in the numbered blanks provided below the passage.

We’re all very obliged_________ you

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to

Câu 20:

When the wound has healed_________ you can remove the plaster.

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over

Câu 21:

Without a fridge, fresh food will go_________ very quickly.

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off

Câu 22:

I’m faithful_________ my principle.

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to

Câu 23:

I haven’t heard_________ Mandy since she wrote in July.

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from

Câu 24:

This service is free_________ charge.

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of

Câu 25:

They went ahead contrary_________ my advice.

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to

Câu 26:

The weather was fine, and everyone was making_________ the coast.

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for

Câu 27:

We’re going_________ Tom’s car tomorrow.

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in

Câu 28:

Have a card_________ your sleeve.

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Up

Câu 29:

What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?

A. To trace the career of Arnold Guyot.

B. To describe feature of the undersea world.

C. To present the results of recent geologic research.

D. To discuss underwater ridges and volcano chains

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Chọn B

Câu 30:

The word “conceal” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. Contain

B. Erode

C. Hide

D. Create

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Chọn C

Câu 31:

The passage implies that guyots were first detected by means of______.

A. a fathometer

B. computer analysic

C. a deep-sea diving expedition

D. research submarines

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Chọn A

Câu 32:

The author indicates that Arnold Guyot________.

A. was Harry Hess's instructor

B. invented the fathometer

C. named the guyed after himself

D. taught at Princeton University

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Chọn D

Câu 33:

What does the passage say about the Arctic Ocean?

A. The first guyot was discovered there.

B. No guyots have ever been found there.

C. There are more guyots there than in any other ocean.

D. It is impossible that guyots were ever formed there

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Chọn B

Câu 34:

The author states that offshore canyons and guyots have which of the following characteristics in common?

A. Both are found on the ocean floor near continental shelves.

B. Both present oceanographers with a mystery.

C. Both were formed by volcanic activity.

D. Both were, at one time, above the surface of the sea.

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Chọn B

Câu 35:

According to the passage, most guyots are found at a depth of________.

A. less than 600 feet.

B. between 600 and 3,200 feet.

C. between 3,200 and 6,500 feet

D. more than 8,200 feet

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Chọn C

Câu 36:

Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “rubble”?

A. Fragments

B. Mixture

C. Columns

D. Core

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Chọn A

Câu 37:

According to the passage, which of the following two processes were involved in the submersion of guyots?

A. Erosion and volcanic activity.

B. The sinking of the sea floor and the rising of sea level.

C. Mountain building and the action of ocean currents

D. High tides and earthquakes

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Chọn B

Câu 38:

According to the passage, when did sea level significantly rise?

A. In 1946

B. In the nineteenth century

C. From 8,000 to 11,000 years

D. 80 million years ago

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Chọn C

Câu 39:

Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?

A. Sinter Klaas

B. Saint Nicholas

C. A German

D. Dutch settlers

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Chọn D

Câu 40:

Santa Claus was traditionally described as a________.

A. tall man who could walk through the air.

B. fat, jolly, old man.

C. religious figure.

D. fat man riding a white horse.

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Chọn C

Câu 41:

Santa Claus in North America was depicted as________.

A. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter.

B. a good old man with less religious character.

C. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas.

D. a jolly man on horseback.

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Chọn B

Câu 42:

Who was Black Peter?

A. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas.

B. an elf who rode a white horse.

C. one of the disobedient children.

D. a popular traditional figure.

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Chọn A

Câu 43:

What word is closest in meaning to “attributes”?

A. symbols of a person

B. natural qualities

C. effects

D. outer appearance

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Chọn A

Câu 44:

Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?

A. the North Pole

B. Europe

C. North America

D. the City of New York

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Chọn B

Câu 45:

1823 was mentioned as a year when________.

A. Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem

B. Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular

C. Saint Nicholas visited New York

D. the image of Santa Claus was transformed

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Chọn D

Câu 46:

According to Clement Clark Moore’s poem

A. Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one.

B. Santa Claus had wings and could fly.

C. Santa Claus liked poetry.

D. Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh.

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Chọn D

Câu 47:

The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the fact that________.

A. the New York Sun was popular with children.

B. Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time.

C. newspapers are unreliable.

D. Virginia O’Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun

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Chọn B

Câu 48:

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures.

B. Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas.

C. Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America.

D. Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.

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Chọn A

Câu 49:

Using both hands shows respect as does a (1)________ bow of the head.

A. light

B. slight

C. lightly

D. lighted

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Chọn B

Câu 50:

Women are more (2)________ to bow the head than to shake hands.

A. possible

B. capable

C. probable

D. likely

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Chọn D

Câu 51:

Vietnamese names begin with the family name and are (3)________ by a given name.

A. continued

B. chased

C. followed

D. taken

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Chọn C

Câu 52:

People address (4)________ by their given names, but add a title that indicates

A. each one

B. one other

C. one the other

D. one another

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Chọn D

Câu 53:

but add a title that indicates their perceived (5)________ to the other person.

A. relation

B. relationship

C. relation

D. relatives

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Chọn B

Câu 54:

Among colleagues, for example, the (6)________ of the two might combine the given name with the title of Anh ("Older Brother").

A. younger

B. most young

C. youngest

D. young

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Chọn A

Câu 55:

A(n) (7)________ greeting combined with the given name and title is Xin chao ("Hello."

A. easy

B. basic

C. fundamentally

D. elementary

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Chọn B

Câu 56:

In formal meetings, business cards are sometimes (8)________ on greeting.

A. changed

B. transferred

C. reserved

D. exchanged

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Chọn D

Câu 57:

Vietnamese people have a strong (79)________ of hospitality and feel embarrassed if they cannot show their guests full respect by preparing for their arrival.

A. sense

B. sensation

C. sensitivity

D. sensible

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Chọn A

Câu 58:

Therefore, it (80)________ to visit someone without having been invited.

A. inactive

B. inaccurate

C. inappropriate

D. inexact

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Chọn C

Câu 59:

Write the correct FORM of each bracketed word. Write your answers in the numbered spaces provided below.

Those (theatre) group has never lost its appeal.

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theatrical

Câu 60:

Dolphins, (mammal) species, sometimes jump above the surface of the water.

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mammalian

Câu 61:

The situation is so (chaos) in some countries now that it is difficult to see any solution

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chaotic

Câu 62:

He’s the most (please), ill-mannered person I’ve ever met.

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unpleasant

Câu 63:

Good friends can enrich the quality of our lives (measure).

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immeasurably

Câu 64:

This famous singer had two (enter) in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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entries

Câu 65:

Beauty is in the eye of the (hold).

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beholder

Câu 66:

Computers are now considered (dispense) in the business world.

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Indispensable

Câu 67:

Due to (electric) the difference between urban life and rural life is more and more reduced.

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Electrification

Câu 68:

A doctor may prescribe (biotic) if the patient has an infection.

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antibiotics

Câu 69:

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it

Someone stole the old lady’s handbag.

=> The old lady was .........................................................................................

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The old lady was robbed of her hand bag.

Câu 70:

A true story forms the basis of Mary’s new novel.
→ Mary’s new novel .........................................................................................

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Mary’s new novel is based on a true story.

Câu 71:

If you have completed your test, you can go home.
→ Get ......................................................................................................................

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Get your test completed/ finished and you can go home.

Câu 72:

Absolute secrecy was crucial to the success of the mission.
→ Without ............................................................................................................

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Without absolute secrecy this mission would not have succeeded/ been successful/ been a success/ would have failed.

Câu 73:

Something must be done to solve this problem.
→ Urgent .......................................................................................... ....................

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Urgent action is/ measures are necessary/ essential to solve this problem.

Câu 74:

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar its possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word

The job received over a hundred applications. (APPLIED)
→ .......................................................................................................................

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Over a hundred people applied for the job.

Câu 75:

Alan prides himself on his punctuality. (TAKES)
→ .......................................................................................................................

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Alan takes (a) pride in his punctuality.

Câu 76:

Many people attended this year’s festival. (TURNOUT)
→ .......................................................................................................................

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This year’s festival attracted a record/ high turnout.

Câu 77: