40 CÂU HỎI
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. dragon
B. factor
C. design
D. publish
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. responsible
B. accommodate
C. experiment
D. terrorism
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
A. particular
B. superstar
C. smart
D. harvest
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions.
A. boxing
B. luxurious
C. relax
D. galaxy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Because it was unsafe and too expensive to repair, the 70-years-old building had to be demolished.
A. unsafe
B. too
C. to repair
D. 70-years-old
These interested paintings were donated to the library by Gilmore Foundation 20 years ago.
A. interested
B. were donated
C. by
D. 20 years ago.
The museum director was neither friendly or professional in his approach to US.
A. The museum
B. was
C. friendly or
D. in his
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I couldn't live with a person who had such disgusting________.
A. customs
B. habits
C. uses
D. actions
________the tree to get bird's eggs, the boy had a bad fall.
A. Climbing
B. To climb
C. Climb
D. Having climbed
The water company will have to________ off water supplies while repairs to the pipes are carried out.
A. cut
B. take
C. break
D. set
As consumers' response to traditional advertising techniques declines, businesses are beginning________ new methods of reaching customers.
A. the development
B. be developing
C. being developed
D. to develop
________accepting your job offer, I'd like to know a bit more about the company.
A. In advance
B. In order
C. Until
D. Before
Can you________ the papers with you when you come to see me, please?
A. bring
B. collect
C. take
D. get
It is too early in the________ to expect many visitors to the town.
A. term
B. season
C. time
D. calendar
If you can give me one good reason for your acting like this, ________mention this incident again.
A. I will never
B. I never
C. will I never
D. I don't
It is honest of Frank to have returned________.
A. a wallet back to its original owner
B. to its original owner the wallet
C. the wallet to its originally owner
D. the wallet to its original owner
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Bin'. “Hello. Can I speak to Lily, please? This is Bin.”
Paula'. “I'm sorry she's out. ________”
A. You'll have to wait.
B. Would you like to leave her a message?
C. Can you come again?
D. This is a wrong time to call her.
Alice'. “Is Monday possible for you?”
Chris'. “________”
A. I hope so, too.
B. I really enjoy meeting you.
C. Yes. Thank you.
D. Yes, that's fine.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
They grumbledabout the food. They didn't seem to be pleased.
A. argued
B. complained
C. thought
D. bargained
The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer's behavior.
A. puzzled
B. disgusted
C. angry
D. upset
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
There were so many members of the political party who had gone againstthe leader that he had to resign.
A. invited
B. opposed
C. insisted
D. supported
I'm sorry I can't come out this weekend - I'm up to my ears in work.
A. busy
B. bored
C. idle
D. scared
They usually hit without any (23) ________and result in a great loss of life and an enormous demolition of buildings.
A. notice
B. warning
C. caution
D. advice
Additionally, they may cause devastating landslides or (24) ________ gigantic tidal waves which, in fact, are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force that they are capable of destroying coastal cities
A. create
B. build
C. construct
D. get
(25) ________, the vast majority of fatalities and serious injuries come about when buildings collapse.
A. Although
B. Nevertheless
C. Since
D. However
The savage (26) ________ of an earthquake trigger off a complex chain reaction in the building's structure when it is shaken, lifted, pushed or pulled.
A. services
B. results
C. forces
D. waves
A building's height, its shape and construction materials are the most (27) ________factors deciding about the survival and collapse of the structure and, consequently, about the life or death of its inhabitants.
A. significant
B. considerate
C. trivial
D. positive
According to the passage, why do some people spend less time exercising?
A. Five minutes is effective for them.
B. They do not have much free time.
C. Gymnasiums are expensive.
D. They keep fit not by exercising.
Which of the following is NOT a place for indoor exercise as mentioned in the passage?
A. gymnasiums
B. badminton courts
C. swimming pools
D. tennis courts
The underlined word ‘‘These” in the passage refers to________.
A. different types
B. outdoor exercises
C. people
D. activities
Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People should exercise from time to time.
B. Outdoor exercises are more popular than indoor ones.
C. Rock climbing is suitable for adventurous people.
D. Facilities in gymnasiums are not effective.
Which of the following influences the particular type of exercise a person takes up?
A. lifestyle
B. health
C. occupation
D. income
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.
People think the Samba is the most popular dance in Brazil.
A. The Samba is thought to be the most popular dance in Brazil.
B. It is thought that the Samba was the most popular dance in Brazil.
C. It is thought that the Samba is among the most popular dances in Brazil.
D. In Brazil, the Samba is thought to be one of the most popular dances.
We survived that accident because the driver was driving carefully.
A. But for the driver, we would have survived that accident.
B. If we weren’t driving carefully, the driver couldn’t have survived that accident.
C. Had the driver not been driving carefully, we wouldn’t have survived that accident.
D. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.
I regret not booking the seats in advance.
A. I wish I book the seats in advance.
B. I wish I have booked the seats in advance.
C. If only I booked the seats in advance.
D. If only I had booked the seats in advance
“John left here an hour ago,” said Jane.
A. Jane told me that John had left there an hour before.
B. Jane said John left there an hour before.
C. Jane said John to have left there an hour before.
D. Jane told me that John to leave there an hour before.
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.
Tom was encouraged by my success. He decided not to quit his work.
A. Encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
B. Encouraging by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
C. To be encouraged by my success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
D. That he was encouraged by success, Tom decided not to quit his work.
Smoking is an extremely harmful habit. You should give it up immediately.
A. As smoking is an extremely harmful habit, you should give it up immediately.
B. When you give up smoking immediately, you will affect your health with this harmful habit.
C. Stop your smoking immediately so it will become one of your extremely harmful habits.
D. You should give up smoking immediately and you will fall into an extremely harmful habit.
We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.
A. We shall know more about sleep if we spend more than one-third of our lives sleeping.
B. Despite spending about one-third of our lives sleeping, we know relatively little about sleep.
C. We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping so that we know relatively little about sleep.
D. We know relatively little about sleep; as a result, we spend about one-third of our lives sleeping.
No member in the team came to his birthday party. But Julia did come.
A. Julia was the only member in the team to come to his birthday party.
B. Not only did Julia come to his birthday party but also other members did.
C. Julia was one of the members who came to his birthday party.
D. Every member in the team came to his birthday party.