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What is the main idea of the passage?
A. We can predict earthquakes using pre-slip theory.
B. There are now many theories about earthquakes.
C. Research is showing that we may be able to predict earthquakes.
D. Earthquakes are the most destructive natural disaster on earth.
The underlined phrase “the worse the damage” in the passage means___________.
A. The result of a great earthquake is a tsunami or fire that causes great damage.
B. Greater damage will occur from earthquakes in highly populated cities in danger zones.
C. Tsunamis and fire are caused by big earthquakes that we have not been able to predict.
D. Cities and other populous areas may suffer from worse earthquakes than other places.
The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to _____________.
A. a fault
B. a little
C. an experiment
D. a pattern
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The San Andreas fault is two miles deep.
B. Scientists in the U.S. found slips in the fault in the 1980’s.
C. Earthquakes occur about every 22 years along the San Andreas Fault.
D. The slip at a fault can predict when the fault will break.
Evidence for the pre-slip theory has been found by scientists in __________.
A. Japan and the United States
B. Tokai and San Andreas
C. Parkfield and Kato
D. California and Tokyo
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. put
B. mud
C. but
D. cut
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. chemist
B. cherish
C. cheerful
D. children
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Some contracted with coronavirus get very ill but most don’t.
B. What scientists still don’t know about coronavirus patients.
C. What governors are doing to tackle spreading coronavirus.
D. The WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
The word “pandemic” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. epidemic
B. ebullition
C. epizootic
D. endemic
The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. outbreak
B. spread
C. fight
D. virus
According to paragraph 3, what is NOT mentioned about the virus and its state of spreading?
A. The WHO suggested that all countries can still change the course of this pandemic.
B. The current spreading virus is the second coronavirus to reach pandemic levels.
C. Coronavirus primitively circulates among animals but somehow spreads to human.
D. China is the assumed country of virus origin and where the disease hits the hardest.
The word “poised” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. composed
B. confident
C. excited
D. ready
According to paragraph 4, what is the objective of the measures mapped out by the WHO?
A. To buy time for the invention of vaccines.
B. To stop the virus sharply in its tracks.
C. To avoid an overwhelmed health system.
D. To achieve the point of zero transmission.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The WHO acknowledged that the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe.
B. Local factors related to healthcare systems have no effect on the course of the disease.
C. Countries used to an authoritarian government is most suitable to contain the virus.
D. The pandemic is an opportunity to see the backfire of an expensive healthcare system.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. commit
B. enter
C. corpus
D. physic
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. economic
B. economy
C. competitive
D. commitment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
We need to find new ways to promote our local products and services in order to attract more customers.
A. desire
B. manage
C. consider
D. advertise
Young people are taught essential skills for the job market.
A. completely satisfied
B. completely delighted
C. completely new
D. completely necessary
(19) ________ of the technology associated with green living provides benefits to the environment but often at a much higher cost than their traditional counterparts.
A. Many
B. Much
C. Other
D. Few
For instance, the use of solar panels can potentially save you money on your energy bills, but they can (20) ______________ thousands of dollars to install.
A. spend
B. take
C. cost
D. charge
(21) ___________, the development of alternative fuels is an innovation in the green movement in an effort to reduce reliance on nonrenewable (22) ________ resources.
A. Such as
B. However
C. In addition
D. For example
(21) ___________, the development of alternative fuels is an innovation in the green movement in an effort to reduce reliance on nonrenewable (22) ________ resources.
A. artificial
B. natural
C. fossil
D. harmful
While ozone is a natural part of the Earth’s upper atmosphere, if it becomes concentrated in the lower atmosphere, it can potentially increase air pollution in areas where smog is a concern, (23) ________ can in turn impact the health of those living in these areas.
A. what
B. that
C. which
D. whom
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Medical experts are predicting a massive rise in obesity-related illnesses.
A. professors
B. specialists
C. acquaintances
D. novices
We keep our homes and immediate surroundings spick and span, we do not think twice about littering public places with trash.
A. appetizing
B. spotlessly
C. messy
D. disorderly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Anthony was the last student ______ at the oral exam.
A. to be asked
B. asking
C. asks
D. to ask
The ______ accident in the history of the city occurred last night on the Freeway.
A. badest
B. most bad
C. worse
D. worst
___________, he will be very happy.
A. When my father was seeing my success
B. When my father had seen my success
C. When my father sees my success
D. When my father saw my success
This friend was grateful ______ the ticket, but confessed he was dead asleep for almost the entire programme.
A. to
B. with
C. for
D. of
They never came to class late, ________?
A. didn’t they
B. did they
C. do they
D. don’t they
Annie really liked ________ present that her boyfriend gave her last week .
A. a
B. an
C. Ø
D. the
Viet Nam __________ foreign investors in various parts of the economy.
A. expresses
B. welcomes
C. hesitates
D. promotes
WHO main activities are ________ researches on medical development and improving international health.
A. taking on
B. putting off
C. looking for
D. carrying out
The restaurants in Phu Quoc are expensive, but it’s worth ______ your money on it.
A. spend
B. spending
C. to spend
D. to spending
My sister is a scientist in Antarctic, so I only see her once in a _______ moon.
A. full
B. yellow
C. blue
D. half
He came when I ________ the anime “Demon slayer”.
A. was watching
B. watched
C. were watching
D. has watched
Just forget him, Jennie! You will ______ a cold if you keep crying in the rain.
A. bring
B. catch
C. take
D. get
As many as 49.743 people in 19 provinces and cities across Vietnam ______ against COVID-19 in March.
A. vaccinated
B. were vaccinating
C. were vaccinated
D. vaccinate
In 1945, Japanese Fascist made Vietnamese people live in absolute _______.
A. poor
B. poorer
C. poorly
D. poverty
Among all the changes resulting from the ___________ entry of women into the workforce, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.
A. quantitative
B. massive
C. surplus
D. formidable
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer seer to indicate the underlined part that needs correction following questions.
My client accepts the former apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take.
A. former
B. accepts
C. prejudice
D. further
I usually ride a bike to school every day but today I rode to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday.
A. because
B. rode
C. usually
D. stolen
In the past, everybody could hardly tell what they thought about an issue.
A. they
B. In
C. hardly
D. about
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges
Phineas and Ferb are talking about where to have lunch:
Phineas: “What’s the best place to have lunch?
Ferb: “_________________.”
A. I’ll have a soup, please
B. There’s a great restaurant at the street corner
C. I usually eat lunch at twelve there.
D. Twelve would be convenient for us
Steve is having an annual check-up:
Steve: “I’ve got an earache in this ear. I couldn’t sleep last night because it was so painful.”
Doctor: “___________”
A. Let me check your temperature…. Yes, it’s higher than normal.
B. Drink lots of water and come back if you don’t feel better.
C. Let me have a look …… ah …. Yes, it’s very red in there.
D. Well, you should take this medicine twice a day. It’s good for a sore throat
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“Will you give this to Bruce when you see him, please?”, he said to me.
A. He asked me if I would give that to Bruce when I saw him.
B. He asked me whether I could give that to Bruce when he saw me.
C. He asked me to give that to Bruce when I saw him.
D. He begged me to give that to Bruce when I saw him
This presentation is optional for the students to do.
A. The students mustn’t do this presentation.
B. The students shouldn’t do this presentation.
C. The students don’t have to do this presentation.
D. The students mightn’t do this presentation.
Linda began working as nurse in this hospital two years ago.
A. Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital two years ago.
B. Linda worked as a nurse in this hospital two years ago.
C. Linda has begun working as a nurse in this hospital for two years ago.
D. Linda has been working as a nurse in this hospital for two years.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
He wasn’t wearing a seat-belt. He fell out of the car.
A. If he hadn't been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn't have fallen out of the car.
B. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he would have fallen out of the car.
C. It he had been wearing a seat-belt, he would have fallen out of the car.
D. If he had been wearing a seat-belt, he wouldn't have fallen out of the car.
Students are forbidden to bring their papers into the exam room. There is no except whatsoever.
A. On no account are students permitted to bring theirs papers into the exam room.
B. In no way are students prohibited from bringing their papers into the exam room.
C. Under no circumstances are students prohibited from bringing their papers into the exam room.
D. At no time were students permitted to bring their papers into the exam room.