Đề số 11 ôn thi Anh Chuyên vào 10 CNN

7/1/2020 8:34:00 PM

Đề gồm 60 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm. Thời gian làm bài 60".

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

encourage
ploughing
doubtful
astound

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

exactitude
devastating
relevance
contradiction

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

precinct
appreciate
conscientious
preciosity

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

emulator
evacuee
extirpate
execution

Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others.

poisonous
vigorous
contagious
glorious

Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others.

solicitous
manicurist
compromise
harassment

Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others.

propaganda
anonymous
adolescent
jurisdiction

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.

tableau
artistic
contribute
substantial

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

At first, no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent color to her statements.

provided evidence for
got information from
borrowed color from
gave no proof of

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract, he will be dismissed immediately.

coincidentally
deliberately
instinctively
accidentally

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
This new magazine is known for its comprehensive coverage of news.

superficial
indifferent
casual
inadequate

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The experimented vaccine seems to have both desirable and detrimental effects on the subject's immune system.

beneficial
neutral
needy
harmful

Choose the word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word.

I've always supported the Conservative Party but I'm fed up to the back teeth with them at the moment.

exasperated
exaggerated
escalated
exacerbated

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

My headteacher has grave doubts as to whether I would pass my university entrance examination. I myself feel so worried.

personal
serious
private
specific

Considering the severity of the crime, they were _____ lightly.

let through
let down
let out
let off

I admired the way she _____ on when her business ran into trouble.

counted
lived
soldiered
moved

The movie _____ on themes of loneliness and grief, but doesn't make them the central focus of the characters.

runs
touches
picks
goes

You really dropped _____ the other day when you told Brian you'd seen his wife at the cinema. He thought she was at her mother's.

a plank
a log
a brick
a stone

When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not _____ have happened.

possibly
likely
certainly
potentially

Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

Bad posture normally starts in our teenage years when we slouch around with our mates trying to look cool. But hands up those who now while away their days sitting in front of a computer where it’s (1) _____ too easy to neglect something as essential as good posture.
As we grow older these poor (2) _____ are exacerbated, but by taking action immediately we can not only look and feel better but protect our body for the future. Make sure you sleep on a firm mattress at night. (3) _____ lying flat on your back; instead, try sleeping in a curled position on your side. The (4) _____ revival in platform shoes doesn’t help and wearing shoes with heels more than several centimeters high is just asking for (5) _____. Don’t load everything into a bag that you wear on one shoulder or you’ll end up lopsided. (6) _____ the weight evenly by wearing a rucksack or even a bag around your waist. When you get home from a day’s studying or work it’s all too (7) _____ to slump on the sofa in front of the telly. Sitting in this way may feel comfortable but it prevents you from breathing properly. Try to sit (8) _____ with the stomach pulled firmly in.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (1).

mates
acquaintances
colleagues
counterparts

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (2).

customs
habits
rituals
practices

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (3).

Evade
Prevent
Avoid
Restrain

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (4).

existing
topical
contemporary
current

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (5).

concern
problem
trouble
fuss

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (6).

scatter
circulate
irresistible
distribute

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (7).

enticing
attractive
irresistible
tempting

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (8).

level
erect
vertical
upright

Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.

Herman Melville, an American author best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used the knowledge gained during his travels as the basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to said from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841 Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White-Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman. With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers cages for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of man against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel that served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.

The main subject of the passage is _____.

Melville's travels
Melville's person background
The popularity of Melville's novels
Moby Dick

“frigate” in paragraph 1 is probably ________.

an office
a ship
a troop
a fishing boat

The passage implies that Melville stayed in Tahiti because _____.

He had unofficially left his ship.
He was on leave while his ship was in port.
He was finished his term of duty.
He had received permission to take a vacation in Tahiti.

How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?

His popularity increased immediately.
It had no effect on his popularity.
It caused his popularity to decrease.
His popularity remained as strong as ever.

According to the passage, Moby Dick is _____.

a romantic adventure
a single-faceted work
short story about a whale
symbolic of humanity fighting the environment

The word "metamorphosis" is closest in meaning to _____.

change
circle
mysticism
descent

The passage would most likely be assigned reading in a course on ________.

nineteenth-century novels
American history
oceanography
modern American literature

According to the passage, Melville’s early novels were ________.

published while he was traveling
completely fictional
all about his work on whaling ships
based on his travel experience

Choose the correct answer.

- "I think the government should do everything it can to discourage people from smoking."

- "_____ It does harm to both smokers and people around them."

You must be kidding.
Not at all.
I’m in total agreement.
That's impossible.

Peter: "Could you fill it up, please?"

Ivan: "_______"

Sure. Shall I check the oil as well?
Not at all. I’ll fill the oil for you.
Certainly. My job is to fill in the application.
Where? Of course not.

James: "Would you mind turning down the radio?"

Alice: "_____"

Oh, I didn’t realize that.
I’m really sorry. I’m not paying attention.
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.

Anna: "I think there are just too many crazy people with guns these days."

Susan: "_____. The government should do something about it."

I don't think so.
Well, maybe.
You're definitely right.
Absolutely not.

Bush: "Let's catch up one of these days, shall we?"

David: "______"

Yes, it’s been ages!
Sorry, I’m not too sleepy!
Never mind.
I know, it’s been exhausting.

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. I hate the rules! I can’t wait till I grow up.

b. Have you done your homework?

c. Why are you watching TV?

d. Not yet.

e. You know the rules.

f. This is my favorite show.

c-b-d-e-a-f
e-a-b-d-c-f
f-a-e-c-b-d
b-d-c-f-e-a

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. I don’t know that book, let me check.

b. You mean Taming of the Shrew?

c. Do you have How to catch a mole?

d. What’s the difference?

e. It’s really famous. I think Dante wrote it.

b-d-e-c-a
c-d-a-e-b
c-a-e-b-d
b-e-a-d-c

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. You got up really early.

b. I have to hang up. I’m so sleepy.

c. I’m falling asleep on the phone.

d. I had to take my friend to the airport.

e. It’s not even 10 o’clock.

c-a-b-d-e
e-b-a-c-d
b-e-c-a-d
d-b-a-e-c

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. Hmm. Which one is that?

b. Oh, that one. I know where it is. I'll get it.

c. The one I gave you.

d. Which one?

e. Why don't you wear your new bathing suit to the beach?

f. You remember. It a purple one with yellow polka dots.

e-b-a-c-d-f
e-d-c-a-f-b
e-d-a-c-b
d-a-e-c-b

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. Sure, which article is it? Is it the one about the new car from BMW?

b. Oh, this is a magazine called the “Rides”. It only has articles about cars. I have “Times” in my car if you want it.

c. Can I see that magazine when you’re finished with it? There’s an article I want to read.

d. No, about the one on the upcoming election.

c-a-d-b
c-b-a-d
b-a-d-c
b-c-a-d

Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.

(1)_____________. Perhaps the most direct adaptation is enhanced flight speed and agility. Adaptations for speed, however, are likely to require sacrifices in other attributes, so we might expect only some species to adopt a simple fast flight strategy. Another way of enhancing the effectiveness of flight is to move in an erratic and unpredictable way. (2)_____________. Rapid unexpected changes in flight direction make it difficult for a predator to track prey. A quite different way of enhancing escape by flight is to use so-called “flash” behavior. Here, the alarmed prey flees for a short distance and then “freezes.” Some predators are unexcited by immobile prey, (3) _______ a startling flash of activity followed by immobility may confuse them. “Flash” behavior is used in particular by frogs and orthoptera insects, (4)_________. In some species, “flash” behavior is enhanced by the display of bright body markings. (5)_________, underwing moths have colorful makings of red and yellow colours.

Choose the correct answer for (1).

There are various ways that different animals adapt themselves to enhance their flight speed to escape predators
Natural selection has acted in a variety of ways in different species to enhance the efficacy of the “flight behaviors” or escape behaviors, that are used by prey in fleeing predators
Preys have to change their escape behaviors so that they can fly away from the predators as quickly as possible
Many predators are born with certain flying behaviours and colours that help them efficiently catch prey

Choose the correct answer for (2).

Many species, like ptarmigans, snipes, and various antelopes and gazelles, flee from predators in a characteristic zigzag fashion
Most species, like ptarmigans, snipes, and various antelopes and gazelles, try to fly in a circular path to escape the predators.
A few species, like ptarmigans, snipes, and various antelopes and gazelles, often change their flying behaviors to cheat predators
Some species, like ptarmigans, snipes and various antelopes and gazelles, have to fly in a dissimilar direction to avoid predators.

Choose the correct answer for (3).

and
but
however
therefore

Choose the correct answer for (4).

which alternate false death and high jump
which quickly jump and then sink deep into the pond
which make conspicuous jumps and then sit immobile
which lie immobile before hopping at lightning speed

Choose the correct answer for (5).

In addition
On the other hand
Clearly
For example

When he returned home years later, with so many changes to the house, he was barely able to recognize it.

He found it hard to identify the house after his long absence as it did not look the same at all.
He completely changed the appearance of his house a few years after he came home.
As it looked totally different, he couldn't find his old house when he went back to visit.
Because he was unfamiliar with the area, it was difficult for him to locate his old home.

Everybody believes that he shouldn't have trusted the people around him so much.

He was so credulous that all the people around him could easily deceive him.
He now admits that some of the people around him didn't deserve to be trusted at all.
Nobody thinks that any of the people around him are honest enough to be trusted.
The general opinion is that he made a mistake by having so much faith in the people around him.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

In England, as in Turkey, many surnames are derived from the skills and professions of ancestors.

Most sons in England, as in Turkey, are named after their father's profession.
Surnames in England can often be traced back to the skills and professions of ancestors, as is also the case in Turkey.
Surnames in most countries, including England and Turkey, are based on the names of former skills and professions.
Many skills or professions in both England and Turkey are named after the surnames of the ancestors who carried them out.

Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.

Should you choose not to continue with your education, we will still support you.

We would be willing to support you if you needed help with your studies.
If you don't carry on with your education, we'll be unable to help you.
We are prepared to stand by you even if you decide to give up your education.
Even though you've stopped studying, we still have confidence in you.

He needn't have hurried as the meeting didn't start until quite a while after the time for which it had been planned.

The meeting started rather later than scheduled, so it wasn't necessary for him to hurry.
There was no need for him to hurry because he had plenty of time before the scheduled time of the meeting.
He didn't need to hurry as he already knew that the meeting wouldn't start as scheduled.
He wouldn't have arrived at the meeting on time if he hadn't hurried.

Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was an imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

It was hard for ordinary people to judge between the fake painting and the real one, but not for the experts.
It was almost impossible for amateurs to realize that the painting was not authentic, though the experts could judge it quite easily.
The painting looked so much like the authentic one that only the experts could tell it wasn't genuine.
It was obvious that only a person with great talent could fake a painting so successfully.

Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

Tom Higdon suggested that children of farm workers should be educated. Then he was dismissed from his job as a teacher in 1911.

After being fired from his teaching position in 1911, Tom Higdon suggested that the children of farm workers ought to be educated.
Tom Higdon's suggestions in 1911 that the children of farm workers didn't deserve to be educated led to his dismissal.
In 1911, the teacher Tom Higdon was fired after he proposed that farm workers' children be educated.
In 1911, Tom Higdon was fired from his post as a teacher for teaching the children of farm workers, who shouldn't have been educated.

Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

I know you have memorized all the road signs. I just want to go through them one more time.

Although you have learnt by heart all the road signs, I just want to hammer them home one more time.
I just want to emphasize all the road signs though you have already known them like the back of your hands.
Let me jog your memory about the road signs one more time because they forgot them.
Even if you know all the road signs inside out, it’s compulsory that I ensure you don’t forget any of them.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

Jenny carefully collected all the data. She began to write a research paper about current findings in childhood development.

Only after all the data was carefully collected Jenny continued to write her research paper about current findings in childhood development.
Jenny finished writing her research paper about current findings in childhood development so that all the data could be collected.
Only when Jenny had carefully done with data collection did she start writing her research paper about current findings in childhood development.
The fact that Jenny have all the necessary data is crucial for her starting to write a research paper about current findings in childhood development.

Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

Her parents didn't tell her about the graduation party. They wanted to surprise her.

In order to tickle her pink, her parents kept her uniformed of the graduation party.
With the aim of taking her aback, her parents left her in the dark about the graduation party.
Her parents wanted to play a trick on her, so they didn’t tell her about the graduation party.
With a view to taking her for a ride, her parents kept her in the dark about the graduation party.