45 CÂU HỎI
SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1: Questions from 1 to 5. (1 point -0.2/ each)
You will hear an interview, in which a businesswoman called, Carla Smith is talking about her life and work. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C for each of the following questions.
Why did Carla change the way she worked?
A. She didn’t enjoy the work she did.
B. She spent very little time at home.
C. She had health problems.
What does Carla say about running her own business?
A. She continues to work a lot of hours.
B. It allows her to take more holidays.
C. She earns more than she used to.
What changes did Carla make to her exercise routine?
A. She does more exercise than she used to.
B. She does a new kind of exercise now.
C. She exercises at a different time of day.
How does Carla feel about her health and eating habits?
A. guilty about having too many snacks
B. delighted that she has discovered new foods
C. surprised that she now feels so much better
Where does Carla spend time with her sisters?
A. in her own home
B. at the cinema
C. at the local pool
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
The other party has raised a number of __________ to the reforms in the tax system.
A. problems
B. objections
C. difficulties
D. complaints
The jury __________ her compliments on her excellent knowledge of the subject.
A. paid
B. gave
C. made
D. said
The professor wasn't __________ with the current political affairs in his country after his long stay abroad.
A. familiar
B. present
C. knowledgeable
D. actual
It's not easy to make Stanley furious, the boy is very gentle by __________.
A. himself
B. personality
C. reaction
D. nature
The Martins have confirmed their strong __________ to charity actions by donating a lump sum of money again.
A. compliance
B. reliance
C. assignment
D. commitment
I think he’s from America, ________?
A. do I
B. don’t I
C. isn’t he
D. is he
All__________ barristers are expected to study at the Inns of Court
A. hopeful
B. wishful
C. willing
D. prospective
Out of the classroom ______ when the school bell rang.
A. run the children
B. do the children run
C. ran the children
D. did the children run
The government is determined to ________terrorism.
A. put the stop to
B. put a stop to
C. put stops to
D. put stop to
The team had ben trying to win the competition for years. Last year they finally __________.
A. carried away
B. carried it on
C. brought it off
D. brought it on
I would like to take this opportunity to__________ my gratitude for your ongoing support.
A. expand
B. extend
C. convey
D. enlarge
This book is so interesting that I can’t_________ .
A. pick it up
B. let it down
C. open it up
D. put it down
His country has__________ climate.
A. continent
B. continental
C. continence
D. continentally
The accident ______ was the mistake of the driver.
A. causing many people to die
B. caused great human loss
C. to cause many people die
D. which causes many people to die
The family could not ______ because they had forgotten their passports.
A. check up
B. check out
C. check through
D. check in
John: “Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?”
Mary: “______”
A. Of course not. You bet!
B. Well, that’s very surprising.
C. There’s no doubt about it.
D. Yes, it’s an absurd idea.
We expected him at eight, but he finally__________ at midnight.
A. came to
B. came off
C. turned up
D. turned in
The reviewer ______ Mathew's new novel as a new style of modern science fiction.
A. chewed
B. digested
C. described
D. drew
It was so foggy that the climbers couldn’t ______ the nearest shelter.
A. make out
B. break out
C. take out
D. run out
If it’s raining tomorrow afternoon, we’ll have to ______ the match till next Sunday.
A. put out
B. put off
C. put up
D. put away
The aim of science is to (56) ________ out how the world and everything in it, and beyond it, works
A. open
B. think
C. find
D. look
Some people, though, (57) ________ that much of what is done in the name of science is a waste of time and money
A. claim
B. demand
C. tell
D. review
What is the (58) ________ in investigating how atoms behave or in studying stars billions of kilometres away?
A. basis
B. cause
C. point
D. sake
Science, they argue, is of (59) ________ only if it has some practical use.
A. gain
B. profit
C. advantage
D. value
When the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell (60) ________ experiments with electricity and magnetism in the late 19th century,
A. brought on
B. carried out
C. pulled out
D. set off
he had no particular end in (61) ________
A. plan
B. idea
C. mind
D. thought
and was certainly not (62) ________ to make money; he was simply trying to reveal more about how the world works.
A. reaching
B. aiming
C. targeting
D. designing
And yet his work laid the (63) ________ for our modern way of life.
A. sources
B. origins
C. structures
D. foundations
Computers, the internet, satellites, mobile phones, televisions, medical scanners all owe their (64) ________ to the fact that
A. existence
B. exist
C. existent
D. existing
a scientist (65) ________ the need to understand the world a little better.
A. held
B. felt
C. chose
D. used
The passage mainly discusses ______ .
A. how some electronic devices are used in education
B. how to use electronic devices in the classroom
C. what is the best electronic device used in education
D. which electronic device will be used as the textbooks
The word "it" in the passage refers to ______.
A. the power
B. the world
C. the rest of the world
D. the main use
The phrase "at the mercy of" mostly m eans______ .
A. completely dependent on
B. at request of
C. thankful to
D. under orders
According to the passage, cell phones do NOT ______ .
A. help students keep in touch with their friends
B. allow students to capture of memories
C. help students record audio of a lecture
D. enable students to write their assignment
The word "which" in the passage refers to ______
A. building better relationships
B. achieving higher self-esteem
C. that relationships lead to higher self-esteem
D. having higher-esteem and lower isolation
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "taped "?
A. recorded
B. reviewed
C. streamed
D. seen
The phrase "At its heart" mostly refers to ______ .
A. the main function
B. the core part
C. the central unit
D. the best usage
The word "ironic" is closest in meaning to ______ .
A. lucky
B. special
C. funny
D. particular
Which of the following is NOT true about the iPod according to the passage?
A. The iPod can be used to make phone calls.
B. The iPod can be connected to the Internet.
C. The iPod can be used to record videos.
D. The iPod comes in different models.
Which of the following is true about the Kindle according to the passage?
A. The Kindle is more economical than new textbooks.
B. Everything read on the Kindle is free of charge.
C. The Kindle comes in different models as the iPod does.
D. You cannot listen to music with a Kindle.