40 câu hỏi
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
thereafter
therapy
thesis
theft
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
accuse
because
surprised
nurse
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
chorus
cherish
chaos
scholarship
Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently fromthat of the other words.
extensive
decorate
distinguish
acquaintance
Pick out the word that has the stress syllable differently fromthat of the other words.
significant
ability
political
sympathetic
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence Are there enough apples for us to have one .............. ?
every
each
self
individually
We must .............. our pounds for dollars before going to New York.
change
convert
turn
exchange
Who is the .................... of this company?
top
head
leader
minister
That book is by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa .............. for two years.
that she lived
that she lived among them
among whom she lived
where she lived among them
The old man serves the ball so skilfully. He ..................... a good tennis player when young.
can be
must be
could be
must have been
Instead of thingking carefully, he tends to .................... conclusions.
run at
jump to
fly into
hit on
Can you really insure yourself .............. unemployment?
for
from
to
against
I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful, .............. smile.
childhood
childish
childless
childlike
............... more help, I could call my neighbour.
Should I need
Needed
I have needed
I should need
............... alone in ................. dark, deserted street is risky.
Walk/so
Walking/so
Walking such a
Walked/such
I shall do the job to the best of my .................. .
capacity
ability
knowledge
talent
Phone me before ten, .............. I’ll be too busy to talk to you.
unless
whether
otherwise
if
To get a passport, you must send in your birth ................ and two photos.
certificate
licence
paper
card
Dinosaurs are thought to ............... out millions of years ago.
die
have died
having died
dying
A: Do you think you’ll get the job? – B: ………….
I know so
Well, I hope so
I think so
Yes, that’s right
When faced with some new and possibly bewildering technological change, most people react in one of two ……….(1).
moments
kinds
ways
types
They either recoil from anything new, claiming that it is unnecessary, or too complicated or that it somehow makes life less than ……….(2).
formerly
lively
personal
human
Or they learn to …………(3) to the new invention, and eventually………..(4) how they could possibly have existed without it.
adapt
react
conform
use
Or they learn to …………(3) to the new invention, and eventually………..(4) how they could possibly have existed without it.
decide
wonder
suppose
admit
For many of us, they still represent a ……….(5) to our freedom, and give us a frightening sense of a future in which all ……….(6) will be taken by machines.
hazard
risk
control
threat
For many of us, they still represent a ……….(5) to our freedom, and give us a frightening sense of a future in which all ……….(6) will be taken by machines
measures
decisions
chances
instructions
Ask most people what you can use a home computer for, and you usually get ……….(7) answers about how ‘they give you information’.
vague
such
up with
hundreds
Presumably much the same happened when the telephone and the television became ……….(8).
in existence
B widespread
through
extensive
And the ……….(9) that are made to new technology may well have a point to them, since change is not always an improvement.
objections
B appliances
criticisms
fears
As discover during power cuts, there is a lot to be said for the oil lamp, the coal fire, and forms of entertainment, such as books or board games, that don’t have to be ………..(10) in to work.
wired
B batteries
plugged
connected
The word “coined” in line I could best be replaced by _________
created
mentioned
understood
discovered
The word “intervention” in the first paragraph can best be replaced by _________
need
device
influence
source
The word “it” in the last line of the first paragraph refers to _________
light bulb
energy
molecule
atom
Which of the following statements best describes a laser?
A device for stimulating atoms and molecules to emit light.
An atom in a high-energy state
A technique for destroying atoms or molecules
An instrument for measuring light waves
Why was Townes’ early work with stimulated emission done with microwaves?
He was not conversed with light amplification
It was easier to work with longer wavelengths
His parents Schawlow had already begun work on the laser
The laser had already been developed
In his research at Columbia University, Charles Townes worked with all of the following EXCEPT
stimulated emission
microwaves
light amplification
a maser
In approximate what year was first maser built?
1917
1951
1953
1957
The word “emerged” in paragraph 4 is closet in meaning to _________
increased
concluded
succeeded
appeared
The word “outlining” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________ .
assigning
studying
checking
summarizing
Why do people still argue about who deserves the credit for the concept of the laser ?
The researchers notebooks were lost
Several people were developing the idea at the same time
No one claimed credit for the development until recently
The work is still incomplete
