MULTIPLE CHOICE CHUYÊN ANH - GIẢI THÍCH ĐÁP ÁN (đề 1) Chuỗi series chuyên Anh trên trang của mình thì được lấy từ những đề thi thật từ các trường chuyên giúp cho mọi người bám sát hơn vào cấu trúc của đề nhé. Mình sẽ chia theo từng chuyên đề và giải thích rõ đáp án. 1. A week into their camping holiday, the kids _____ in the open air. A. Used to cook B. Would cook C. Used for cooking D. Were used to cooking => D. Were used to cooking (Cần chọn "quen với" vì phù hợp nghĩa) B. Would V: Quen với, dùng cho các thói quen trong quá khứ, hoặc những người xưa, cổ đại quen với việc (đi xe ngựa). D. Be used to Ving quen với, dần quen với việc gì đó 2. Mike'd rather his classmate _____ games while he's studying. It's very distracting. A. Aren't playing B. Didn't play C. Would play D. Hadn't play => B. Didn't play (cấu trúc would rather ở hiện tại) - Cấu trúc would rather ở hiện tại: S1 + would rather + S2 + V2/ed +.. 3. _____ for John's hard work and determination, he would not have been promoted to a senior executive. A. If it was not B. Were it not C. Had it not been D. Should it not have => C. Had it not been (đảo ngữ điều kiện loại 3, dấu hiệu: Would not have been) - Cấu trúc đảo ngữ điều kiện loại 3: Had + S + V3/ed , S + would have V 3/ed 4. They can't possibly play in this heavy rain. I think they _____ as well cancel the match. A. Should B. Can C. May D. Will => C. May May/might as well + V: Dùng khi đề nghị một ý kiến nào đó, đặc biệt là khi không còn lựa chọn nào tốt hơn 5. She suggested _____ a charity performance on Sunday evening to raise money for the research. A. Us to do B. Us that we do C. To us doing D. To us that we should do => D. To us that we should do (câu giả định) - Cấu trúc câu giả định + suggested: S + suggested + (S) + that + S + should + V 6. He decided to leave one hour early, _____ caught in the traffic jam. A. Lest he be B. Less he be C. Least he should be D. As he be => A. Lest he be Lest (conjunction) : Vì kẻo, vì nhỡ đâu, in order to prevent any posibility that something will happen. 7. "There is nothing I would like more than _____ to this highly prestigious school" - said Tony's mother. A. For you to be admitted B. That you are admitted C. If you are admitted D. Only you being admitted => A. For you to be admitted Cần lưu ý kĩ câu này, phân tích kỹ ta thấy được "would like", còn lại người ta dùng để đánh lừa chúng ta. - Cấu trúc với would like: S + would like + S + to V 8. He had a reason for changing his job, but precisely _____ will probably never be known. A. What reason was it B. What that reason was C. Which was that D. Which the reason wa s => B. What that reason was Không dùng cấu trúc câu hỏi và khi đi với một câu, mệnh đề thì không dùng which mà dùng what 9. When the second half was coming to an end, Manchester United scored their third goal, _____ Leeds gave up completely. A. Until then B. At that point C. At which point D. From then => C. At which point Sau dấu phẩy không dùng that 10. In spite of her physical disability, she has always tried to lead _____ possible. A. As normal a life as B. As normal life as C. Her life as normal as D. Such normal life as => A. As normal a life as (so sánh danh từ) - Cấu trúc so sánh danh từ: . As + adj + (a/an) + noun + as + adj 11. When his brother left home for university, Lam finally had a bedroom _____ A. For him only B. For only himself C. All to him D. All to himself => D. All to himself All to himself (idiom) for him use only, chỉ dành cho anh ấy 12. Alice is such an impulsive girl that when she often makes important decisions _____ without consulting anyone. A. In the nick of time B. For the time being C. Not for a moment D. On the spur of the moment => D. On the spur of the moment Impulsive (adj) bốc đồng Consult (v) tham khảo ý kiến In the nick of time (idiom) vừa kịp giờ ở phút chót For the time being (idiom) trong một khoảng thời gian nhưng không mãi mãi Not for a moment (idiom) chưa từng ba giờ, chẳng mảy may On the spur of the moment (idiom) : Một cách ngẫu hứng 13. When our football team won the gold medal, we were _____ A. Up in the air B. On nine cloud C. Over the moon D. In the seventh heaven => C. Over the moon (Câu B, D viết sai trật tự) Up in the air (idiom) không chắc chắn, còn việc khác cần làm trước nên việc này chưa làm được On cloud nine = over the moon = in seventh heaven (idiom) cực kì vui 14. Jin: I'm going to use energy efficient appliances in order to lower costs and reduce environmental impact. Peter: Its sounds like a great ideal, Jim. You should go _____ it A. For B. On C. Over D. With => A. For Go for (phr v) : Try, choose Go on (phr v) : Continue Go over (phr v) : Examine 15. Linh wanted to sound confident at the interview, but I'm afraid she came _____ as dogmatic. A. Out B. Off C. Through D. Over => D. Over Come over as: Seem as 16. Through her efforts An is beginning _____ in her career. A. Pull off B. Break through C. Get ahead D. Blow away => C. Get ahead (có in + nghĩa hợp lý) Pull off = get ahead in (phr v) : Succeed Break through (phr v) : Đột phá Blow away (phr v) : Giết ai đó bằng súng, làm ai đó ngạc nhiên, đánh bại ai đó (trong cuộc thi) 17. Julia is _____ of her mother. They look exactly alike. A. Spitting picture B. Vivid picture C. Visual image D. Living image => D. Living image Be a spitting/living image of sb/sth (phr v) : Giống như đúc ai/cái gì 18. I don't want to decide until I know all the facts. Until then, I intend to _____ A. Keep a mind B. Keep an open mind C. Make up my mind D. Be in two minds => B. Keep an open mind Keep an open mind (idiom) : Giữ đầu óc tỉnh táo Make up my mind (idiom) : Decide Be in two minds (idiom) unable to decide 19. Alex: I hear they are going to build a shopping center near this public park. Ben: Really? _____ A. No big deal. B. It's beyond me. C. That's news to me. D. What it comes down to it. => C. That's news to me. (Tôi mới nghe tin này đấy) 20. Tam: Do you think that the teacher would let us leave early to watch the football match? Minh: _____ A. Fat chance. B. Not at all. C. You'll never guess. D. Not on your life. => A. Fat chance. Fat chance (idiom) : Không đời nào, bất khả thi