11 CÂU HỎI
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
A. limit
B. figure
C. iron
D. billion
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
A. great
B. available
C. raise
D. said
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
A. competition
B. education
C. communication
D. information
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others
A. athletics
B. marathon
C. faithfully
D. smoothly
Select THE SYNONYM of the following bold and underlined word
They quickly read the questions and tried to find out the answers.
A. complete
B. guess
C. offer
D. discover
All students can take part in the annual English-speaking Competition.
A. happening once a year
B. happening once a term
C. happening once a month
D. happening once every six months
According to the passage, at no period in human history has there been ______.
A. a population explosion of the magnitude as the one in the twenty century.
B. a universal fear about the future of man.
C. as comprehensive a study of population problems as the one envisaged now.
D. so much consensus among nations concerning the population of the world.
In 2000, the world's population was about ______.
A. four billion
B. six billion
C. ten billion
D. fifteen billion
It is pointed out in the passage that the increase in the world population ______.
A. is expected to continue even faster until 2050.
B. will not continue into the next century.
C. has been going on noticeably since 1950.
D. has been much faster in the industrialized countries.
The phrasal verb 'level out' in line 8 means ______.
A. to make something equal.
B. to make amounts be of higher level.
C. to stop moving up or down.
D. to stay at a steady level.
It has been forecast that, by the middle of the twenty-first century _____.
A. various measures will have been taken to encourage population growth.
B. the world population will be stabilized at around 10 to 15 billion.
C. the population growth rate in less developed countries will be much higher.
D. the rate of population increase will have doubled the 1950 rate.
