ĐỀ THI CHUYÊN ANH TỈNH BÌNH THUẬN NĂM HỌC 2023-2024

Pronunciation (1) · heir / house / hat / heat

• heir
• house
• hat
• heat

Pronunciation (2) · message / carriage / teenage / voyage

• message
• carriage
• teenage
• voyage

Stress (3) · congestion / interview / committee / politeness

• congestion
• interview
• committee
• politeness

Stress (4) · appreciate / oxygenate / investigate / evaluate

• appreciate
• oxygenate
• investigate
• evaluate

He has such __________ education that he can’t read or write

• little
• much
• a few
• lots of

I would have helped if I __________ about it.

• knew
• had known
• would know
• know

You should stop __________ dinner or I’ll eat by myself.

• have
• to have
• having
• to having

I will prepare for the interview __________.

• before I had been called for it
• when I was called for it
• by the time I was called for it
• as soon as I am called for it

soldiers and tanks __________ were moving to the front

• which
• whose
• that
• who

The more you talk about the situation, __________.

• the worse it seems
• it seems the worse
• the worse does it seem
• it seems worse

I asked him where __________.

• he had been
• has he been
• he has been
• had he been

He __________ it many times this past week.

• ought to have rehearsed
• would have rehearsed
• should have rehearsed
• must have rehearsed

Some of the food crops failed.__________ , the cotton did quite well.

• In addition
• As a result
• Therefore
• However

It is advisable that the injured boy __________ to hospital

• should take
• has been taken
• be taken
• should have taken

why don’t you __________?

• get an IT professional fix your old one
• have an IT professional fixed your old one
• get your old one to fix by an IT professional
• have your old one fixed by an IT professional

__________ outside, the balcony chairs will be ruined

• Leaving uncovered
• Having left uncovered
• Left uncovered
• To leave uncovered

__________ to dinner than the telephone rang again.

• Hardly had I sat down
• No sooner had I sat down
• Only after had I sat down
• Not until had I sat down

__________ to bring their phones into the exam room.

• At no time students are permitted
• In no way are students permitted
• By no means students are permitted
• Under no circumstances do students permit

Andra has a __________ rug on the floor

• lovely long white sheepskin
• sheepskin long lovely white
• lovely white long sheepskin
• long lovely sheepskin white

the government should __________ greater responsibility for caring the elderly

• claim
• assume
• conduct
• commit

Visuals often __________ the attention of our students

• grab
• pay
• ignore
• bring

It was extremely __________ of you.

• insensitivity
• insensible
• insensitively
• insensitive

before they __________.

• settle down
• lie down
• put down
• turn down

brave of her to __________ the bullies

• stand up to
• stand back from
• stand in for
• stand out from

I want to __________ in surgery.

• specialize
• concentrate
• organize
• educate

so that he could have some __________.

• fresh and quiet
• quiet and peace
• peace and quiet
• quiet and fresh

the bridge is __________.

• for granted
• into consideration
• under construction
• out of question

Your weekend plans are __________.

• by the way
• by all means
• beside the point
• behind the scenes

she is __________ independent from her husband

• financially
• politically
• specifically
• variously

I just don’t have enough __________.

• maintenance
• progression
• adherence
• discipline

children with __________ diseases must not go to school

• disastrous
• infectious
• catastrophic
• influential

My parents __________ when they discovered I had cut school.

• grinned from ear to ear
• burned the midnight oil
• were on cloud nine
• hit the ceiling

The year-end party we went to was __________.

• out of the blue
• out of it
• out of ordinary
• out of this world

Nam: What an interesting football match! Dad: __________ It has made my day.

• Let's drop it.
• It's none of your business!
• Absolutely!
• Wouldn't you say?

significant poverty alleviation. CLOSEST:

• achievement
• development
• prevention
• reduction

the apple of her teachers’ eye. CLOSEST:

• her teachers’ favorite
• her teachers’ fear
• her teachers’ sacrifice
• her teachers’ doubt

a strong association between pesticide and certain diseases. OPPOSITE:

• discourtesy
• disconnection
• cooperation
• informality

take the bull by the horns. OPPOSITE:

• deal with problems
• show determination
• become discouraged
• gain confidence

books have been all printed by hand. (Before the invention… in the 20th century)

• invention
• press
• have been
• by hand

make young people become more confidential

• is said
• these
• become
• confidential

• need
• rely
• hope
• trust

(42) __________, the loss of the rainforests would lead to a rise in gases

• Therefore
• Instead
• But
• Furthermore

• hostile
• extreme
• stable
• sudden

• with
• for
• about
• on

• suggestion
• production
• congestion
• protection

• release
• reduce
• relieve
• realize

• creates
• created
• creating
• to create

• ban
• harm
• beat
• save

What is the main topic of the passage?

• How to control people’s different kinds of memory.
• Different activities to maintain people’s brain cells.
• Different kinds of memory and the measures to preserve them.
• How to have better memories when people are getting older.

“These cases” in paragraph 3 refers to?

• What we should do in some minutes or some days from now.
• What we did in the past and what we will remember in the future.
• What we wanted to do and what we want to use in the future.
• What we need to draw on, summarize or acquire in some minutes.

“promptly” is closest in meaning to __________.

• gradually
• immediately
• slowly
• punctually

which memory to remember arrangements in the next some days?

• Remote memory
• Semantic memory
• Immediate memory
• Prospective memory

“degrade” mostly means __________.

• worsen
• improve
• expand
• recover

which of the following is NOT true?

• Stress is the major reason of memory degradation.
• Some kinds of memory will get bad when people are older.
• Mental activities have some positive effects on physical health.
• Playing some intellectual games may help people maintain their memory.

It can be inferred from the last paragraph that __________.

• all people have a good memory if their jobs relate to intellectual activities.
• the knowledge we acquired in the past may affect our memories when we are older
• the secret of having good memories is preserving semantic and unaided prospective memories
• the elderly’s memory may be in good working order if they have healthy mental and physical activities

Niklas… not entirely joking about his attitude to ice. (56)

no-one wanted to take the first step. (57) ‘Look at your faces,’ shouted Niklas to the happily smiling group

Sweden has no shortage of ice. (58) For instance, too much overlying snow…

Perfect conditions must be sought out, and don’t last. (59) Niklas had received a message… Stigfjorden

Two or three quick kicks… accelerate like a sprinter. (60) We weren’t yet ready to skate that kind of distance

CV — search CV 61. (DATUM)

boost your chances … 62. (CONSIDER)

a clear, concise and 63. (PERSUADE) way

CV — no frills or fancy 64. (ATTACH)

nationality, age and hobbies is 65. (ESSENCE)

CV — Any prospective 66. (RECRUIT)

CV — grades 67. (ATTAIN)

CV — IT 68. (PACK)

(APPLY) looking for their first job

are 70. (LIKE) to have much relevant work experience

blue skies tend to lift the spirits and 71. __________ the world seem a better place

no evidence to 72. __________ the theory

Weather & mood — came to the 73. __________ that

most of us are not really 74. __________ by the weather at all

__________ experts believe that all SAD sufferers feel depressed in winter

some 76. __________ suffer depression in the summer

these findings do not 77. __________ their own experience

Weather & mood — when it’s dark and 78. __________

high 79. __________ can make people more irritable

people do love to talk about the weather, 80. __________ in the UK

He didn’t know whether to wait or eat alone… (MIND)
→ His friends weren’t in the cafeteria, so he __________ whether to wait or eat alone.

The local surgery is reported to have bought scanners… (THAT)
→ It is __________ by the local surgery to help doctors in their diagnoses.

Peter is angry because Joanna did not accept his invitation. (TURNED)
→ If Joanna __________ his invitation, Peter wouldn’t be angry.

She doesn’t know much about sports but she acts like an expert. (THOUGH)
→ She __________ an expert on sports.

I sincerely promise you that I’m telling the truth. (BOTTOM)
→ I promise __________ that I’m telling the truth.

Non-passengers are strictly forbidden from entering… (NO)
→ On __________ to enter the departure lounge of the airport.

I’m sure they didn’t show up here last night. (SHOWN)
→ They __________ here last night.

The accident happened just behind that statue. (WHERE)
→ The __________ just behind that statue.

Taking out a private pension scheme will benefit you. (INTEREST)
→ It is __________ a private pension scheme.

It’s a shame we can’t get more people to support our campaign. (DRUM)
→ I wish __________ support for our campaign.