45 CÂU HỎI
SECTION I: LISTENING
You will hear part of a radio interview with a woman called Alice, who is talking about learning how to drive. Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions.
How old was Alice when she had her first lesson?
A. 17
B. 18
C. 19
Why didn't her father give her lessons?
A. He didn't have a car
B. He was worried that she would damage his car
C. Alice didn't want him to teach her
Alice found learning to drive
A. enjoyable
B. stressful
C. easy
On the day of her test, Alice
A. was ill.
B. got up late
C. was nearly late for the test
At the end of the test
A. the examiner called his office.
B. Alice spoke to her dad.
C. Alice kissed the examiner.
Alice doesn't have a car because
A. she doesn't need one.
B. the car she wants is too expensive.
C. she drives her father's car.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
________ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to
B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer
D. What do we refer to
________ you have the money in your account, you can withdraw up to $100 a day.
A. Unless
B. Although
C. Provided that
D. As soon as
The witness’s account was not ________ with the facts.
A. matched
B. reliable
C. confirmed
D. consistent
Fortunately, the demonstration ________ to be quite peaceful.
A. turned out
B. turned into
C. turned up
D. turned off
She won the award for ________ her whole life to looking after the poor.
A. paying
B. devoting
C. causing
D. attracting
Microwaves are used for cooking, telecommunications, and ________.
A. to diagnose medically
B. diagnosed medically
C. medical diagnosis
D. medical diagnosing
I couldn’t ________ them when we climbed the mountain.
A. keep out of
B. keep up with
C. keep away from
D. keep on with
The disappearance of one or several species may result in the loss of ________.
A. biology
B. biography
C. biodiversity
D. biochemistry
“I regret ________ so much trouble.” _ “Well. Let’s forget all about that.”
A. caused
B. to cause
C. having caused
D. to have caused
He wanted to know where________.
A. I had been
B. had I been
C. did I been
D. I been going
I’m not keen on ________control of the project to a relatively newcomer
A. undertaking
B. charging
C. entrusting
D. allotting
There should be an international law encouraging ________.
A. afforestation
B. deforestation
C. forestry
D. reforestation
He is not under arrest, nor have the police placed any ________ on his movements
A. obstacle
B. veto
C. restriction
D. regulation
She is extremely competent and ________.
A. industrial
B. industrious
C. industry
D. industrialized
Whatever Jane ________to do, she finishes.
A. gets on
B. sees to
C. sets out
D. looks for
When Helen agreed to run the school play, she got more than she ________.
A. came down to
B. bargained for
C. faced up to
D. got round to
At the end of the match the players were ________ exhausted.
A. solely
B. utterly
C. actually
D. merely
This conversation project looks promising, but it’s still ________.
A. in the early stages
B. in advance
C. under stress
D. at first sight
The smell of the kippers cooking ________my breakfast.
A. put me off
B. came up against
C. gave off
D. held up
While (56) ________ disappointed after his defeat at Wimbledon last year due to an injury
A. finally
B. bitterly
C. immediately
D. specifically
a decision heavily (57) ________ by his support team
A. conflicted
B. believed
C. influenced
D. convinced
People believed that they had to reset their expectations quite (58) ________, but he proved them all wrong
A. systematically
B. suitably
C. automatically
D. dramatically
The world number one had a big year ahead to prove himself after his failure to (59) ________ his ranking last year, but he came back at a great level
A. maintain
B. include
C. achieve
D. deflect
He admitted he was fearful about his operation derailing his campaign on the tour this year, but instead we saw a (60) ________ change in his game.
A. rigorous
B. cutting-edge
C. tremendous
D. partial
He competed extremely well considering the (61) ________
A. sequences
B. circumstances
C. approaches
D. moves
didn’t get (62) ________ by the event
A. involved
B. reflected
C. confronted
D. side-tracked
The Spanish tennis star admitted that winning the match today was (63) ________ to convince the world
A. brilliant
B. crucial
C. outstanding
D. exhausting
himself that reports of the end of his era were (64) ________ exaggerated
A. greatly
B. positively
C. cleanly
D. largely
he (65) ________ for excellence in his performance
A. reached
B. strived
C. challenged
D. slammed
The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. Proponents
B. Inspectors
C. Consumers
D. Merchants
In the first paragraph, the word “other” refers to ________.
A. advocates
B. products
C. advantages
D. organic foods
The “ welcome development” mentioned is an increase in ________.
A. the amount of health food grown in North American
B. interest in food safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
C. the number of consumers in North American
D. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet
According to the first paragraph, which of the following is true about the terms “organic foods”?
A. It has been used only in recent years.
B. It is seldom used by consumers.
C. It has no fixed meaning.
D. It is accepted by most nutritionists.
The word “unsubstantiated” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. uncontested
B. unbelievable
C. unverified
D. unpopular
The word “maintain” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. preserve
B. retire
C. improve
D. monitor
Who does the author think should NOT buy organic foods ?
A. Advocated of organic food
B. Wealthy people
C. Concerned consumers
D. Low income consumers
The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ________.
A. too many farmers will stop using conventional method to grow food crops
B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods
C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods
D. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods
According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often ________.
A. wealthy
B. mistaken
C. thrifty
D. careless
What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?
A. Very enthusiastic
B. Neutral
C. Skeptical
D. Somewhat favorable