SỬA BTVN NGÀY 7/5

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
11. “What you tell me will never go beyond these four walls”, he said. (IN)
What you tell me will be in the strictest confidence
“in the strictest confidence: mong là ng khác sẽ giữ bí mật, ko nói cho ai khác”
12. Isn’t it time you confessed and admitted you leaked the information? (CLEAN)
Isn’t it time you came clean and admitted you leaked the information?
“come clean: thú thật điều gì mà trước đây mình muốn giấu, thú nhận”
13. The workers stopped speaking to their workmate as he voted against the strike. (SENT)
The workers sent their workmate to Coventry as he voted against the strike.
“send someone to Conventry: làm lơ, ko nói chuyện với ai như là hình phạt thì họ đã làm
việc j đó ảnh hưởng tới ng khác”
14. James must be totally crazy if he thinks I’d agree to such a plan. (OUT)
James must be out of his mind if he thinks I'd agree to such a plan.
“out of one’s mind: phát điên, mất trí, ko thể cư xử như bình thường đc bởi vì thứ j đó đã làm
mình rất lo lắng, ko vui, giận”
15. The baby is a bit sick today and seems to do nothing but cry. (SORTS)
The baby is a bit out of sorts today and seems to do nothing but cry
“ out of sorts: ko khỏe, buồn, bực mình”
16. I don’t really care where we go tonight. (DIFFERENCE)
It makes no difference/ It doesn’t make any difference to me where we go tonight.
17. The way you reacted to her question was completely over the top. (OUT)
Your reaction was completely out of proportion to her question
“over the top = out of proportion: vượt quá, ko phù hợp (ko kiểm soát)
18. This doesn’t concern you, so stay out of it. (MIND)
You should mind your own business, this doesn't concern you
“mind your own business: lo chuyện mình trc đi, đừng có quan tâm việc riêng của ng khác”
19. If they weren’t always working against each other, they’d do a lot better. (IN)
If they weren’t always working in opposition to each other, they’d do a lot better.
“in opposition to: theo 1 cách chống đối, đối lập với ai đó/ cái gì”
20. I’m sure he didn’t know his brother was seriously ill. (POSSIBLY)
He couldn’t possibly have known that his brother was seriously ill

WORD FORM
11. The measures they have taken are ___________(DEBATE)
Debatable (adj) gây tranh cãi
12. The signature on this document is ___________; is it yours ? (LEGIBLE)
Illegible (adj) khó đọc
13. I’m afraid your dress is ___________for such a formal dinner. (PROPER)
Improper (adj) kh thích hợp
14. My daughter is ___________to dust and hay. (ALLERGY)
Allergic (adj) dị ứng
15. She told him that piece of news for his ___________(EDIFY)
Edification (n) sự khai sáng, mở mang trí óc
16. The ___________industry has striven in the last decades. (PHARMACY)
Pharmaceutical (adj) thuộc về dược phẩm
17. The singer on the stage had a sweet ___________voice. (MUSIC)
Musical (adj)
18. I won’t allow any ___________whatsoever in my business. (INTERFERE)
Interference (n) sự can thiệp
19. I can say that your clothes are really ___________(FUNCTION)
Functional (adj)
20. The woman accepted her fate with ___________(RESIGN)
Resignation (n) sự từ chức

LÀM TIẾP ĐỀ 1/ bộ sách mới (trang 1)

ĐỀ THI THỬ VÀO TRƯỜNG THPT CHUYÊN – ĐỀ SỐ 1
NĂM 2024
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH (ĐỌC VIẾT)
(Dùng cho thí sinh thi vào chuyên Anh)
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
PART A. PHONETICS (10.0 pts)
I. Choose the option A, B, C, or D that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others. (5.0 pts)
1. A. archive B. orchid C. orchard D. orchestra
2. A. suitable B. biscuit C. guilty D. building
3. A. learned B. naked C. baked D. blessed
4. A. conserve B. amuse C. dissolve D. resident
5. A. montage B. milage C. massage D. sabotage
6. A. gorgeous B. gem C. gene D. genius
7. A. obliged B. hindsight C. finalize D. expertise
8. A. congenial B. recipient C. appreciation D. refund
9. anxiety B. complexion C. anxious D. luxury
10. A. complain B. bargain C. ascertain D. campaign
Your answer:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
II. Choose the option A, B, C, or D that has the different stress pattern from the others. (5.0 pts)
11. A. competence B. comfortable C. compliment D. companion
12. A. delicious B. theory C. attractive D. alleviate
13. A. inevitable B. innovate C. innocent D. insecticide
14. A. contents B. dismal C. discontent D. decent
15. A. hygiene B. appointment C. remember D. neglect
16. A. familiar B. impatient C. uncertain D. arrogant
17. A. forgettable B. philosophy C. humanism D. objectively
18. A. disappear B. arrangement C. opponent D. contractual
19. A. respectable B. affectionate C. occasional D. kindergarten
20. A. environmental B. conservatively C. approximately D. considerable
Your answer:
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (30.0pts)
I. Choose the best word or phrase from A, B, C, or D to complete these sentences. (10.0 pts)
21. Price increases are now running at a(n) _______ level of thirty percent.
A. highest B. record C. uppermost D. top
at a recod level: đạt mức kỉ lục
22. Population expansion seems to surpass the ability of the earth to meet _______ food.
A. the requirement of B. the command of
C. the demand for D. the necessity for
Meet the demand for: đáp ứng nhu cầu
23. The reason why this game attracts so many youngsters is that _______ other video games, this one is
far more interesting.
A. comparing to B. in compared with
C. on comparison to D. in comparison with: so sánh với
24. I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn’t add up.
A. doesn’t calculate B. isn’t mathematics
C. doesn’t make sense D. make the wrong addition
add up = make sense:hợp lí,có thể hiểu được
25. With his excellent qualifications and a good command of English, James is _______ above the
other applicants.
A, head and hands B. head and ears
C. head and hair D. head and shoulders
head and shoulders above= better than: tốt hơn ai, vượt trội hơn, thông minh hơn
a good command of sth: có hiểu biết, giỏi về (thường dùng với ngôn ngữ)
26. She never says a word; she’s as _______ as a mouse.
A. quiet B. small C. slight D. noiseless
as quiet as a mouse: câm như hến
27. The trouble with Stan is that he makes such a fuss about even the most _______ injury.
A. slight B. trivial C. basic D. elementary
Make a fuss: gây ồn ào, làm ầm ĩ
Trivial (Adj) ko đáng kể, nhỏ nhặt, tầm thường
28. They turned down the proposal _______ that it didn’t fulfil their requirements.
A. by reason B. on the grounds C. as a cause D. allowing
Turn down: từ chối
Proposal (n) lời đề nghị
Fulfill requirements: đáp ứng lời đề nghị
On the grounds: bởi vì
29. Get him to sign the contract before he has second _______.
A. plans B. thoughts C. intentions D. ideas
have second thoughts: suy nghĩ lại, suy nghĩ kĩ càng
30. Tim was _______ on causing mischief and nothing was going to stop him.
A. intent B. determined C. fixed D. obsessed
Mischief (n) trò tinh nghịch
be intent on V-ing: có có ý dịnh làm gì

31. Will three people be enough? – Another three _______.

A. will be B. will do C. can do D. must be
32. We hardly have any food in the house. – We’ll have to _______ what we have.
A. make it do with B. make do with C. make do with it D. make do it
Make do with: miễn cưỡng
33. I think Ms. Copper is fit for her job as a secretary, _______?
A. isn’t she B. do I C. is she D. don’t I
34. You _______ the umbrella. Don’t you think it silly to carry an umbrella on such a nice day?
A. mustn’t have brought B. didn’t have to bring
C. needn’t have brought D. didn’t need to bring
35. The new road currently under _______ will solve the traffic problems in the town.
A. design B. progress C. construction D. work
Under construction: đang xây dựng
36. I’m _______ my brother is.
A. nowhere like so ambitious B. nothing near as ambitious as
C. nothing as ambitious than D. nowhere near as ambitious as
37. Helen was _______ disappointed when she learnt that she hadn’t won the beauty contest.
A seriously B bitterly C strongly D heavily
38. The terrorists were asked whether they _______ guilty of the wrongdoing.
A pleaded B confirmed C stated D admitted
Plead guilty: nhận tội
39. Frankie has always been held in high _______ among his workmates because of his exceptional skill at
handling the most difficult tasks.
A respect B admiration C prestige D esteem
Be held in high esteem: được ngưỡng mộ, đc coi trọng
40. Rescue teams continue to search for the people who got lost during the avalanche, but after so many days
hopes are _______.
A dying away B disappearing C fading D flying away
Fade: mờ dần, tan biến
Your answer:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses. (10.0 pts)
Have you ever got really caught in the excitement and emotion of good action film, and wondered in
(0. AMAZE) amazement how film stars manage to perform dangerous acts like jumping off buildings or
driving at great speed? Of course, it is only a (41. MOMENT) _______ feeling as it is no secret that the real
(42. PERFORM) _______ are almost invariably stunt men or women, who can earn a very good (43. LIVE)
_______ by standing in for the stars when necessary. The work is incredibly demanding, and before
 qualifying for this job they have to undergo a rigorous training program and (44. PROOF) _______ their
ability in a number of sports (45. INCLUDE) _______ skiing, riding and gymnastics.
(46. NATURE) _______, the safety of the stunt performer is of the utmost importance. Much
depends on the performer getting time exactly right so everything is planned down to the (47. TINY)
_______ detail. In a scene which involves a complicated series of actions, there is no time for careless
mistakes. A stunt man or woman often has only one chance of getting things right, (48. LIKE) _______
film stars, who can if necessary, film a scene (49. REPEAT) _______ until it gains the director’s (20.
APPROVE) _______.
Your answer:
41. 46.
42. 47.
43. 48.
44. 49.
45. 50.
III. The passage below contains 10 errors. Underline the mistakes and then correct them. (5.0pts)
Most children with (0) health appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offering them and a
child rare dislikes food unless it is badly cooked. The way the meal is cooked and served is most important
and an attractive served meal will often improve a child’s appetite. Never ask a child whether he likes and
dislikes a food and never discuss likes and dislikes in front of him or allow nobody else to do so. If the father
says he hates fat meat or the mother refuses vegetables under the child’s hearing he is likely to copy this
procedure. Take it for grant that he likes everything and he probably will. Nothing healthful should be
omitted out the meal because of a supposing dislike. At meal time, it is a good idea to give a child a small
portion and let him come back for a second helping other than give him as much as he is likely to at all once.
Do not talk to much to the child during the meal times. But let him get on with his food, and do not allow
him to leave the table immediately after a meal or he will soon learn to swallow his food so that he can hurry
back to his toys. Under no circumstance must a child be coaxed and forced to eat.
Your answer:
errors corrections
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

IV. Use the correct forms of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage. (5.0 pts)
The food we eat (61.seem) __seems_____ to have profound effects on our health. Although science
(62. make) __has made_____ enormous steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time,
 made many foods unfit to eat. Some research (63. show) __has shown_____ that perhaps eighty
percent of all human illnesses (64.be) ___are____ related to diet and forty percent of cancer is
related to the diet as well, especially cancer of the colon. People of different cultures are more prone
(65.contract) __to contract_____ certain illnesses because of the characteristic foods they consume.
That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers (66. realize)
__realized_____ that nitrates and nitrites (commonly used to preserve color in meats) as well as other
food additives caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it
(67.become) _becomes______ more difficult all the time to know which ingredients on the
packaging labels of (68. process) __processed_____ food are helpful or harmful. The additives that
we eat (69. be) _are______ not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cattle and poultry, and
because of this, penicillin (70. find) __has been found_____ in the milk of treated cows.
Your answer:
61. 66.
62. 67.
63. 68.
64. 69.
65. 70.

PART C. READING (30.0 pts)

I. Choose one word from A, B, C or D that best completes each gap in the passage. (5.0 pts)
What we know about music and the brain
Work on the human brain has indicated how different parts are centres of activity for different skills,
feelings, perceptions and so on. It has also been shown that the left and right halves, or hemispheres, of the
brain are responsible for different functions. While language is processed in the left, or analytical
hemisphere, music is processed in the right, or emotional hemisphere. (71) _______ of music like tone, pitch
and melody are all probably processed in different parts of the brain. Some features of musical experience
are processed not just in the (72) _______ parts of the brain, but in the visual ones. We don’t yet fully
understand the (73) _______ of this.
The tempo of music seems to be (74) _______ related to its emotional impact, with fast music often
(75) _______ as happier and slower music as sadder. It is the same with the major biological rhythm of the
body: our heart rate quickens when we’re happy, but slows when we’re sad. Military music may have (76)
_______ from attempts to get us ready for (77) _______ by using fast drumming to (78) _______ our hearts
into beating faster. Music is perhaps one of the most complex experiences the brain (79) _______ with and it
has become an absolutely vital part of our rituals and ceremonies. It has power beyond language to (80)
_______ mood and co-ordinate our emotional states.
71. A. Views B. Aspects C. Factors D. Pieces
72. A. hearing B. olfactory C. auditory D. sensory
73. A. expectations B. implications C. assumptions D. propositions
74. A. surely B. plainly C. evidently D. directly
75. A. felt B. endured C. encountered D. touched
76. A. evolved B. extended C. advanced D. elevated
77. A. battle B. fight C. quarrel D. struggle
78. A. activate B. motivate C. stimulate D. animate
79. A. manages B. copes C. bears D. holds
80. A. notify B. report C. associate D. communicate
Your answer:
71. 72. 73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78. 79. 80.

II. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (15.0 pts)
LOOKING INTO SPACE
Outer space has intrigued mankind ever since we first gazed upward. It was easy enough to see stars
in the night sky with the (81) _______ eye and many early civilizations also noticed that certain groups
appeared to form familiar shapes. They used these constellations to help with navigation and as a (82)
_______ of predicting the seasons and making calendars. Ancient astronomers also perceived points of light
(83) _______ moved. They believed they were wandering stars and the word ‘planet’ (84) _______ from the
Greek word for ‘wanderer’. For much of human history, it was also believed that the Earth was the centre of
the Universe and that the planets circled the Earth, and that falling meteorites (85) _______ solar eclipses
were omens of disaster.
It wasn’t (86) _______ the 16th century that Polish mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus
Copernicus presented a mathematical model of (87) _______ the sun actually moved around the Earth,
challenging the prevailing understanding of how the solar (88) _____ worked. The Italian physicist and
astronomer Galileo Galilei then used a telescope to (89) _______ this theory to be correct.
Many (90) _______ advances have allowed us to probe into space since then, and one of the most
pioneering was when the first manned spacecraft, the Apollo 11, successfully (91) _______ through gravity
and touched down on the moon’s surface. Nevertheless, much of our research must be done from (92)
_______ greater distances. The Hubble Space Telescope was carried into orbit by a space shuttle in April
1990 and it has (93) _______ cosmologists to gather incredible data.
Most significantly, it has provided a great deal of evidence to (94) _______ the Big Bang theory, that
is, the idea that the Universe originated as a hot, dense state at a certain time in the (95) _______ and has
continued to expand since then.
Your answer:
81. 82. 83. 84. 85.
86. 87. 88. 89. 90.
91. 92. 93. 94. 95.

III. Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
(10.0 pts)
Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of
time elapses, however, the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the
first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensory storage
area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also
known as the working memory.
 There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted
theory comes from George A. Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember
approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as
a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the
capacity of the short term memory by chunking, or classifying similar information together. By organizing
information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed on to long term
storage.
When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many
people engage in "rote rehearsal". By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a memory
alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon
as a person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a pen and paper are not
handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the
dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the
number instantly. Therefore, rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to
long term memory. A better way is to practice "elaborate rehearsal". This involves assigning semantic
meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre-existing long term memories.
Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be
done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term
memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by
prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved.
This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.
96. According to the passage, how do memories get transferred to the STM?
A. They revert from the long term memory.
B. They are filtered from the sensory storage area.
C. They get chunked when they enter the brain.
D. They enter via the nervous system.
97. The word “elapses” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. passes B. adds up C. appears D. continues
98. All of the following are mentioned as places in which memories are stored EXCEPT the _______.
A. STM B. long term memory
C. sensory storage area D. maintenance area
99. Why does the author mention a dog's bark?
A. To give an example of a type of memory
B. To provide a type of interruption
C. To prove that dogs have better memories than humans
D. To compare another sound that is loud like a doorbell
100. How do theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time?
A. By organizing it B. By repeating it
C. By giving it a name D. By drawing it
101. The author believes that rote rotation is _______.
A. the best way to remember something
B. more efficient than chunking
 C. ineffective in the long run
D. an unnecessary interruption
102. The word “elaborate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. complex B. efficient C. pretty D. regular
103. The word “cues” in the passage is closest in meaning to _______.
A. questions B. clues C. images D. tests
104. Which of the following best provides the important information in the highlighted sentence from the
passage?
A. Prompting is the easiest way to retrieve short term memory after an extended period of time.
B. A memory can be retrieved by prompting, in a case where it has been rarely used.
C. It's easier to remember short term memories than long term memories due to regular prompts.
D. Recalling a long term memory that is often used is easy, while forgotten memories often require
prompting.
105. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A. The working memory is the same as the short term memory.
B. A memory is kept alive through constant repetition.
C. Cues help people to recognize information.
D. Multiple choice exams are the most difficult.
Your answer:
96. 97. 98. 99. 100.
101. 102. 103. 104. 105.

PART D. WRITING (20.0 pts)

I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before. (5 pts)
106. She didn’t shed a tear when the story ended in tragedy.
 Not …………………………………………………………………………………………………
107. He was so enthusiastic that he apparently ignored any warning signs.
 Such ………………………………………………………………………………………………
108. Pop stars are corrupted by the adulation of their fans.
 It’s the way …………………………………………………………………………………………
109. He sounds as if he’s spent all his life abroad.
 He gives ……………………………………………………………………………………………
110. What I understand from her words is that it seems neither Cole nor Ledley King will be going to Japan.
 Reading ……………………………………………………………………………………………
II. For each of the sentence below, write a new sentence as similar as possible in meaning to the
original sentence but using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way. (5pt.)
111. His smooth manner didn’t deceive us. (TAKEN)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
112. No one listened to what the politician was saying last night. (EARS)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
113. His irresponsible attitude is endangering his career as a doctor. (JEOPARDY)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
114. That wasn't what I meant at all. You've completely misunderstood me as usual. (STICK)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
115. The young actress was very nervous before the audition. (BUTTERFLIES)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………