30 CÂU HỎI
Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.
A. traditional
B. composer
C. musician
D. powerful
Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.
A. lyrical
B. emotion
C. favorite
D. classical
Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.
A. entertain
B. atmosphere
C. serious
D. joyfulness
Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words.
A. understand
B. appearance
C. remember
D. employer
Choose the word whose stress pattern is differently from those of the other words
A. nation
B. nature
C. nationality
D. national
Those interested in the post of Assistant Manager are requested to apply _______.
A. as a person
B. in person
C. as persons
D. by person
I don’t care _______ you go or not.
A. where
B. when
C. why
D. whether
If it wasn’t you who took my pen, it must have been _______.
A. somebody
B. somebody else
C. another one
D. anybody
Did the man _______ by the committee accept the job?
A. appointing
B. appointed
C. was appointed
D. to appoint
Don’t leave your clothes _______ about on the bedroom floor.
A. lie
B. lay
C. lying
D. laying
She raced by in a car, with her hair _______ behind.
A. streamed
B. stream
C. streams
D. streaming
I had my younger brother _______ the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. to send
B. sent
C. send
D. sending
Joe, I am inclined _______ Appiah’s complicity in the big fraud.
A. about believing
B. in believing
C. for believing
D. to believe
Now listen to me John. As far as your examination results are concerned, you needn’t worry so much, ________?
A. isn’t it
B. need you
C. do you
D. aren’t they
His arrogance makes him _______ whenever he goes.
A. hated
B. hate
C. to hate
D. hating
When stress levels become so high that they affect the immune system it can have a profound effect on the body and the hair. Hair loss itself causes immense stress and then it can become a vicious (1)_______.
A. effect
B. cycle
C. closure
D. closure
Bonnie Kinnear, 50s, housewife: “Last year my life was quite stressful due to my husband’s high-profile career being constantly in the (2) ________.
A. daylight
B. searchlight
C. spotlight
D. starlight
I had lost at (3) ________ one third of my hair and, in hope, visited a high-profile Mayfair trichologist.
A. once
B. all
C. least
D. first
It took four hours to (4) ________.
A. replace
B. untangle
C. return
D. reset
I am also trying to (5) ________ my stress levels, which is easier now my hair is returning.
A. destroy
B. assess
C. manage
D. measure
Who brought the legend of Santa Claus to the USA according to the passage?
A. Sinter Klaas
B. Saint Nicholas
C. A German
D. Dutch settlers
Santa Claus was traditionally described as a __________
A. tall man who could walk through the air
B. fat, jolly, old man
C. religious figure
D. fat man riding a white horse
Santa Claus in North America was depicted as ___________.
A. a man with the strict disciplinarian character of Black Peter
B. a good old man with less religious character
C. one with religious attributes of Saint Nicholas
D. a jolly man on horseback
Who was Black Peter?
A. an elf accompanying Saint Nicholas
B. an elf who rode a white horse
C. one of the disobedient children
D. a popular traditional figure
What word is closest in meaning to “attributes”?
A. symbols of a person
B. natural qualities
C. effects
D. outer appearance
Where did the legend of Santa Claus come from?
A. the North Pole
B. Europe
C. North America
D. the City of New York
1823 was mentioned as a year when ____________.
A. Clement Clark Moore wrote his first poem
B. Clement Clark Moore’s poem made him popular
C. Saint Nicholas visited New York
D. the image of Santa Claus was transformed
According to Clement Clark Moore’s poem,
A. Santa Claus had nothing different in appearance from the traditional one.
B. Santa Claus had wings and could fly.
C. Santa Claus liked poetry.
D. Santa Claus was a kindly saint who flew over housetops in a sleigh.
The answer “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is an illustration for the fact that________.
A. the New York Sun was popular with children
B. Santa Claus was a prominent figure at that time
C. newspapers are unreliable
D. Virginia O’Hanlon was a reader of the New York Sun
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Santa Claus was an imaginary old man created by artists based on traditional figures.
B. Living in the North Pole, Santa Claus visited children at Christmas.
C. Santa Claus was a real figure living in northern America.
D. Santa Claus was a story based on Saint Nicholas and Black Peter.