55 CÂU HỎI
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A. supposedly
B. markedly
C. allegedly
D. determinedly
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A. endure
B. feature
C. procedure
D. measure
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A. complete
B. command
C. common
D. community
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A. comb
B. climb
C. debt
D. cable
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A. neighbour
B. height
C. sleigh
D. weight
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
A. possibility
B. disappointed
C. manufacture
D. instrument
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
A. environment
B. mystery
C. contribute
D. terrific
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
A. deficiency
B. psychology
C. ecological
D. competitor
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
A. recommend
B. difficulty
C. admirable
D. document
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others
A. encouragement
B. interviewer
C. acknowledge
D. miraculously
Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences
Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science fiction really become popular.
A. had created/ had taken off/ was
B. had been created/ had been taken off/ has
C. had been created/ had taken off/ did
D. had been created/ / had taken off/ had
We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. adapting
B. adjusting
C. bending
D. folding
I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.
A. across
B. around
C. out
D. over
_______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
A. None of us wanted to go in the first place
B. Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C. Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D. Seeing that we couldn’t solve anything in the end
There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.
A. a large many
B. quite many
C. a great many
D. quite a lot
This car has many features including _________.
A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas
B. good music, safety devices, air conditioning, and gas
C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned, and good gas
D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage
Round and round ___________.
A. the wheels of the engine went
B. did the wheels of the engine go
C. went the wheels of the engine
D. going the wheels of the engine
The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.
A. leave
B. have left
C. has left
D. to have left
Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.
A. outlines
B. presupposes
C. concerns
D. presents
They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.
A. most times
B. from day to day
C. every now and then
D. on the occasion
He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without ___________ .
A. fail
B. failure
C. trouble
D. mistake
One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.
A. to learn and
B. to learn how to
C. learning to
D. learn to
We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.
A. having fired
B. being fired
C. having been fired
D. to have been fired
I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.
A. get Tom to translate it
B. have it translate
C. have Tom to translate it
D. make it translate
_______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to
B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer
D. What do we refer to
_______ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water supply.
A. Wherever people
B. There are people who
C. Where people
D. People
Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view
B. sight
C. regard
D. prospect
_______ team sports require cooperation.
A. Of all
B. They are all
C. Why all are
D. All
Studies indicate _________ collecting art today than ever before.
A. there are that more people
B. more people that are
C. that there are more people
D. people there are more
Doctors advise people who are deficient __________ vitamin C to eat more fruit and vegetables.
A. from
B. of
C. in
D. for
Dick put ____ ball in ____ net in _____ second half but ____ goal was disallowed.
A. a - a - a - a
B. the - the - the - the
C. the - the - a - a
D. a - a - the - the
There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened _______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there
B. should there be
C. there was
D. there have been
The computer has dramatically affected ______ photographic lenses are constructed.
A. is the way
B. that the way
C. which way do
D. the way
Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a __________ writer.
A. fruitful
B. fertile
C. virile
D. prolific
The handwriting is completely ______ . This note must have been written a long time ago.
A. inedible
B. indelible
C. illegible
D. unfeasible
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. States's rights versus federal rights.
B. The participation of state governments in railroad, canal, and turnpike construction.
C. The roles of state and federal governments in the economy of the nineteenthcentury.
D. Regulatory activity by state governments.
The word “effect” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.
A. value
B. argument
C. influence
D. restraint
All of the following are mentioned in the passage as areas that involved statevernments in the nineteenth century EXCEPT _________.
A. mining
B. banking
C. manufacturing
D. higher education
The word “distinct” in bold in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. separate
B. innovative
C. alarming
D. provocative
It can be inferred from the first paragraph that in the nineteenth century canals and railroads were _________.
A. built with money that came from the federal government
B. much more expensive to build than they had been previously
C. built predominantly in the western part of the country
D. sometimes built in part by state companies
The regulatory activities of state governments included all of the following EXCEPT_______.
A. licensing of retail merchants
B. inspecting materials used in turnpike maintenance
C. imposing limits on price-fixing
D. control of lumber
The word “setting” in bold in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. discussing
B. analyzing
C. establishing
D. avoiding
The word “ends” in bold in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. benefits
B. decisions
C. services
D. goals
According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Homestead Act of 1862?
A. It made it increasingly possible for settlers to obtain land in the West.
B. It was a law first passed by state governments in the West.
C. It increased the money supply in the West.
D. It established tariffs in a number of regions.
Which of the following activities was the responsibility of the federal government in the nineteenth century?
A.Control of the manufacture of gunpowder.
B. Determining the conditions under which individuals worked.
C. Regulation of the supply of money.
D. Inspection of new homes built on western lands.
After more than fifty years of television, it might seem only obvious to conclude that it is here to (1) ______.
A. be
B. stay
C. exist
D. prolong
There have been many objections to it during this time, of course, and (2) ______ a variety of grounds.
A. with
B. over
C. by
D. on
Was the (3) ______ bombarding us with radioactivity?
A. screen
B. danger
C. machine
D. reason
Did children turn to violence through watching it, either because so (4) ______ programmes taught them how to shoot, rob, and kill, or because they had to do something to counteract the hours they had spent glued to the tiny screen?
A. that
B. far
C. many
D. what
Or did it simply create a vast passive (5) ______ drugged by glamorous serials
A. programme
B. personality
C. audience
D. tense
by glamorous serials and inane situation (6) ______ ?
A. comedies
B. programmes
C. perhaps
D. consequently
On the other hand did it increase anxiety by sensationalizing the news [or the news which was (7) ______ by suitable pictures] and filling our living rooms with war, famine and political unrest?
A. taken
B. presented
C. capable
D. accompanied
(8) ______ in all, television proved to be the all-purpose scapegoat for the second half of the century, blamed for everything, but above all, eagerly watched.
A. Taken
B. All
C. Somewhat
D. Thus
For no (9) ______ how much we despised it, feared it, were bored by it, or felt that it took us away from the old paradise of family conversation and hobbies such as collecting stamps
A. one
B. matter
C. difference
D. reason
We kept staring at the screen, aware that our own tiny (10) ______ was in if we looked carefully.
A. fault
B. reflection
C. situation
D. consciousness