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 a representative, from EasyTravel Travel Agency, explaining to some customers the benefits of her company. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each blank.
The company deals mostly with_________.
A. Big cities
B. Nature holidays
C. Nepal
The overseas consultants deal mostly with_________.
A. Asia
B. North America
C. Europe
For deserts and gorges, customers should come in the_________.
A. Morning
B. Afternoon
C. Night
Trips to regional locations are good because_________.
A. The buses are comfortable
B. There is storage for suitcases
C. They can be seen quickly
SleekLine buses are particularly known for their _________.
A. Service
B. Size
C. Comfort
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.
In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions ________ in the northern parts of the country.
A. turned out
B. rose up
C. broke out
D. came up
My sister is a woman of________ age.
A. marriage
B. married
C. mariying
D. marriageable
People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which use ________ packing
A. environment-friendly
B. environmental-friendly
C. environmentally-friendly
D. friendly-environment
He left the country ________ arrest if he returned.
A. in fear that
B. with fear of
C. under threat of
D. with threat of
She has changed so much that I didn’t ________ her right away.
A. reckon
B. recognize
C. acknowledge
D. realize
She ran in a marathon last week but ________ after ten kilometers.
A. dropped out
B. closed down
C. broke up
D. made up
________ individuals are those who share the same hobbies, interests, or points of view.
A. Light-hearted
B. Like-minded
C. Even-handed
D. Open-minded
As the clouds drifted away, the pattern of the fields was clearly ________ from a height.
A. apparent
B. visible
C. foreseeable
D. evident
________ stay the night if it's too difficult to get home.
A. By all means
B. In all
C. At all costs
D. On the whole
________ the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment.
A. No sooner
B. Only
C. Not until
D. Just before
There was________ evidence to bring charges against the man.
A. insubstantial
B. inferior
C. ineffective
D. insufficient
The size of the pop-star's personal fortune was the subject of much ________ in the press.
A. doubt
B. guessing
C. speculation
D. wonderment
Many a leader________fallen due to pride.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. have
If you want a good flat in London, you have to pay through the________for it
A. month
B. car
C. nose
D. teeth
Employees who have a ________are encouraged to discuss it with the management
A. hindrance
B. disturbance
C. disadvantage
D. grievance
Nathalie seems very tough at work She's a different person at home, ________.
A. though
B. although
C. as though
D. even though
________, the balcony chairs will be ruined in this weather.
A. Leaving uncovered
B. Having left uncovered
C. Left uncovered
D. Been left uncovered
Salaries have not ________ inflation in the last few years.
A. Put up with
B. taken up on
C. done out of
D. kept up with
I know you didn't want to upset me but I'd sooner you ________ me the whole truth yesterday.
A. could have told
B. told
C. have told
D. had told
The dawn redwood appears ________ some 100 million years ago in northern forests around the world.
A. was flourished
B. having to flourish
C. to have flourished
D. have flourished
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (56) ________ of overweight people is at a new high.
A. number
B. range
C. amount
D. sum
As people frantically search for a solution (57) ________this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered.
A. on
B. of
C. to
D. with
Many people see fad diets (58) ________harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them.
A. by
B. like
C. through
D. as
Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (59) ________the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.
A. bring
B. do
C. take
D. play
Although permanent weight loss is the (60) ________, few are able to achieve it.
A. case
B. profit
C. benefit
D. goal
Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (61) ________weight.
A. lose
B. gain
C. put
D. reduce
While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (62) ________results, long-term results are very rare.
A. initial
B. initiative
C. initiating
D. initiate
(63) ________, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets.
A. Additionally
B. Furthermore
C. Nonetheless
D. Consequently
(64) ________ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes.
A. More than
B. In spite of
C. Rather than
D. In addition to
This results in a situation (65) ________a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
A. what
B. which
C. why
D. where
The author refers to the ocean bottom as a “frontier” because it ________.
A. attracts courageous explorers
B. is not a popular area for scientific research
C. contains a wide variety of life forms
D. is an unknown territory
The word “inaccessible” is closest meaning to ________.
A. unusable
B. unreachable
C. unrecognizable
D. unsafe
The author mention outer space in the first paragraph because________.
A. it is similar to the ocean floor in being alien to the human environment
B. techniques used by scientists to explore outer space were similar to those used in ocean exploration.
C. the Earth’s climate millions of years ago was similar to condition in outer space.
D. rock formations in outré space are similar to those found on the ocean floor
Which of the following is True of the Glmmer Challenger ?
A. It is a type of submarine
B. It has gone on over 100 voyages.
C. It made its first DSDP voyage in 1968
D. It is an ongoing project .
The word “extracting” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. locating
B. breaking
C. analyzing
D. removing
The Deep Sea Drilling Project was significant because it was ________.
A. attempt to find new sources of oil and gas
B. funded entirely by the gas and oil industry
C. the first extensive exploration of the ocean bottom
D. composed of geologists from all over the world
The word “strength” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. endurance
B. basis
C. discovery
D. purpose
The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A. sediments
B. cores
C. climates
D. years
The DSDP can be said to be ________ in terms of geological exploration.
A. a total flop
B. a west of time and effort
C. a great success
D. of crucial importance
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as being a result of the Deep Sea Drilling Project?
A. Geologists were able to determine the Earth’s appearance hundreds of millions of years ago.
B. Two geological theories became more widely accepted by scientists.
C. Geologists observed forms of marine life never before seen
D. Information was revealed about the Earth’s past climatic changes.