40 CÂU HỎI
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.
A. volcanoes
B. postpones
C. approaches
D. prepares
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently front that of the rest in each of the following questions.
A. chaotic
B. torch
C. archway
D. checkout
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. pavement
B. vacancy
C. versatile
D. procession
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. exhausted
B. fabulous
C. hilarious
D. embarrassed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
I do not know where could he have gone so early in the morning.
A. not
B. could he have gone
C. so early
D. the
The oxygen in the air we breathe has no tasting, smell, or color.
A. The oxygen
B. the air
C. tasting
D. or color.
When contented, and occasionally when hunger, cats frequently make a purring sound.
A. When contented
B. occasionally
C. hunger
D. purring sound.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
You can buy dairy_______ in this shop.
A. producers
B. production
C. productivity
D. products
If they aren't careful with their money, they'll get into_______.
A. loss
B. problem
C. debt
D. missing
Patrick must be out of the_______ of arriving late for meetings.
A. habit
B. custom
C. use
D. fashion
The dinner party went on much longer than John had_______.
A. expected
B. wondered
C. attended
D. appeared
“Would you like to have_______ coffee?”
A. an amount of
B. a lot
C. some
D. little
Elizabeth needs a new pair of shoes because she has_______ her old ones.
A. got out of
B. grown out of
C. looked after
D. gone off
Of all the factors affecting agricultural production, weather is the one_______ the most.
A. it influences farmers
B. why farmers influence it
C. that influences farmers
D. farmers that it influences
It's difficult to_______ what our lives would be like without music.
A. expect
B. imagine
C. remember
D. see
After drinking a big bottle of_______, he got drunk.
A. milk
B. orange juice
C. water
D. liquor
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
- “Congratulations on your winning!"’
- “_______”
A. You are a good friend
B. You are welcome.
C. Thank you.
D. I'm very happy.
- “How did you get here?”
- “_______”
A. I came here by train
B. I came here last night.
C. The train is so crowded.
D. Is it far from here?
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.
The professor tried to stimulate interest in archaeology by taking his students on expeditions.
A. simulate
B. fake
C. encourage
D. diminish
In this fairytale there is a wicked old woman. Nobody wants to come near her.
A. evil
B. marked
C. weak
D. immortal
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.
It's tough being an applicant these days. Imagine the questions interviewers ask!
A. violent
B. costly
C. generous
D. pleasant
People who go ahead constructively in life are those who hold on to their work or opportunities with zest.
A. indifference
B. hesitancy
C. passion
D. enthusiasm
An earthquake (23) ________when two blocks of the earth hit, bump or slide past one another.
A. happens
B. explodes
C. rotates
D. damages
The ground shaking that happens under water can cause big (24) ________called tsunami.
A. winds
B. floods
C. waves
D. rains
If you are inside a house or a school hide under a bed or a desk and stay there (25) ________the quaking stops.
A. though
B. until
C. since
D. while
Don't go to the kitchen and don't (26) ________a gas stove because it might cause fire.
A. turn
B. light
C. blow
D. hold
If you are in the car or on the road, stay inside your (27) ________until the shaking stops.
A. house
B. vehicle
C. seat
D. position
How are inventions of today different from those in the past?
A. They gradually enrich people's lives.
B. They need less time to complete.
C. They have intention of being larger.
D. They are effectively used.
What happened to the image on the photograph of the first camera?
A. The image disappeared.
B. The image was different after a time period.
C. The color of image did not stay a long time.
D. The image could not remain on the paper for long.
How many years later did it take the inventors to produce the first underwater camera after the first camera?
A. 321 years.
B. 279 years
C. 298 years
D. 389 years
The first underwater camera was________.
A. made after one improvement
B. put in a container
C. stuck to a box
D. covered with a seal
How was the underwater camera in the 1980s different from the previous?
A. It had the shape of fish.
B. It could take color photos and go deeper.
C. It could swim like a fish.
D. It took color pictures without going into water.
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.
The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
A. We fell asleep as the coffee was weak.
B. We weren’t awake even though the coffeewas weak.
C. The coffee was too strong to keep us awake.
D. We were awake because the coffee was strong.
I have never listened to jazz music before.
A. This is the first jazz music I listen to.
B. This is the first time I listen to jazz music.
C. This is the first time I have listened to jazz music.
D. This is the first time I listened to jazz music.
Noisy as the hotel was, they stayed there.
A. Much as the hotel was noisy, they stayed there.
B. In spite of the noisy hotel and they liked it.
C. Despite the hotel was noisy, they stayed there.
D. Although the noisy hotel, they stayed there.
“I’ll let you know the answer by the end of this week”, Tom said to Janet.
A. Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
B. Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.
C. Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.
D. Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.
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.
The coffee was very strong. He couldn’t drink it.
A. The coffee was so strong that he could drink it.
B. He couldn’t drink the strong coffee before.
C. The coffee was not weak enough for him to drink.
D. The coffee was too strong for him to drink.
I met the workers. Reporters interviewed them last week.
A. I met the workers because reporters interviewed them last week.
B. I met the workers who interviewed reporters last week.
C. I met the workers who were interviewed by reporters last week.
D. I met reporters who interviewed workers last week.
You don’t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.
A. Unless you try to work hard, you won’t fail in the exam.
B. Unless do you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
C. Unless you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
D. Unless don’t you try to work hard, you will fail in the exam.
My brother can’t find a job. He is very well-qualified
A. My brother can’t find a job in spite of he is very well-qualified.
B. My brother can’t find a job even though he is very well-qualified.
C. My brother can’t find a job despite he is very well-qualified.
D. My brother can’t find a job, but he is very well-qualified.