50 câu hỏi
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
manufacture
mature
pasture
agriculture
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breathe
mathematics
southern
trustworthy
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special
social
official
society
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answered
crowded
enjoyed
failed
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horrifying
honey
vehicle
hit
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examine
introduce
determine
peninsula
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inventory
circumstance
monastery
personnel
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safeguarding
returnee
horizontal
mausoleum
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existential
appellation
colonialist
Argentina
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defective
deficit
reference
deference
Choose the word that best completes each sentence
These figures give you some ideas of the cost of .............. your car for one year.
controlling
handling
managing
maintaining
It takes a great deal of ................. for the class to make a trip abroad.
arrangement
organization
expense
business
Paper making began in China and from there it ............. to North Africa.
spread
sprang
spilled
flowed
When will it ........... on you that I am right and you are wrong?
descend
come
dawn
arise
They are fighting to eradicate the ............. of starvation caused by the civil war.
leaving
legacy
tradition
remains
He had to .............. a new syllabus as the old one was out-dated.
make up
do up
take up
get up
They say he inherited his money from a ............ relative he had never met.
far away
remote
distant
far
I was thinking of going out, but on .............. thoughts, it might be better to stay in.
strong
second
good
deep
I have been working very hard, I hope I will ........... my math exam.
get through
get round
get through to
get up
Marrying into such a rich family had always been ............. his wildest dreams.
under
above
over
beyond
Here is an example of an ancient ............. Chinese vase.
beautiful
tiny
patterned
exotic
Because of its warm typical climate, Hawaii ............ subzero temperature.
almost experiences never
almost never experiences
experiences never almost
experiences almost never
After the accident, there was considerable doubt ............. exactly what had happened.
in the question of
as to
in the shape of
for
Turn to page 35 to find out at a ............. which courses are available to you.
glance
stare
glimpse
look
The actor was so nervous that he could only remember small ............. of dialogue.
shreds
pieces
patches
snatches
The truant was ............. from school for unbecoming behavior.
dispelled
repelled
compelled
expelled
The light from the car .............. as it receded into the distance.
seeped out
faded away
shone out
rolled away
Nobody would call me an alcoholic, but I like to have a drink of beer ............. and then.
now
when
often
there
I really don’t like the shoes, and ............. they aren’t my size, so I don’t want to buy them.
further
however
anyway
even if
The musical comedy Oklahoma did much to expand the potential of the musical stage, and it encouraged others to attempt .............. .
original themes
to original themes
that were original themes
how original themes
What is the main idea of the passage?
the difference between cell phones and telephones
how Cooper competed with AT&T
the history of a cell phone
the increasing number of people using cell phones
What definition is true of a cell phone?
Something we use just for playing games.
A version of walkie-talkie
The first product of two famous corporations
A hand-held wireless communication device
What is wrong about a walkie-talkie?
Only one person can talk at a time
It has one channel.
It was first designed in 1973.
It can be used within a distance of a mile.
The word “duplex” in line 10 is closest in meaning to
quick
modern
having two parts
having defects
To whom did Cooper make his first cell phone call?
a person on a New York Street
his assistant at Motorola
a member of Bell Laboratories
the director of his company
How heavy is the first cell phone compared to today’s cell phones?
ten times as heavy as
much lighter
2 pounds heavier
as heavy as
When did Motorola introduce the first cell-phones for commercial use?
in the same year when AT&T constructed a cell phone system
in 1983
in the same year when he first made a cell-phone call
in 1981
When did AT&T widely start their cellular phone system?
37 years after their first design
in 1981
in 2001
in 1977
What does the word “gazed” in line 21mean?
angrily looked
glanced
started conversation
looked with admiration
The phrase tried it out in the last paragraph refers to?
tested the cell-phone system
reported on AT&T
introduced the cell phone system
made effort to sell the cell-phones
Common sense (1) ......... that the answers to these questions depend on “readability" whether the (2) ......... matter is interesting, the argument clear and the layout attractive.
suggests
transmits
advises
informs
Common sense (1) ......... that the answers to these questions depend on “readability" whether the (2) ......... matter is interesting, the argument clear and the layout attractive.
content
topic
subject
text
But psychologists are discovering that to (3) ......... why people read - and often don't read -technical information, they have to examine so much the writing as the reader.
ensure
determine
value
rate
Even the most technically confident people often (4) ......... instructions for the video on home computer in favour of hands-on experience.
miss
omit
pass
ignore
And people frequently (5) ......... little consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts a Psychologists researching reading (6) ......... to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish.
get
pay
take
make
And people frequently (5) ......... little consumer information, whether on nutritional labels or in the small print of contracts a Psychologists researching reading (6) ......... to assume that both beginners and competent readers read everything put in front of them from start to finish.
tend
undertake
lead
consent
There are arguments among them about the (7) .........of eyes, memory and brain during the process.
concern
role
share
relation
Some believe that fluent readers take (8) ......... every letter or word they see: others (9) ......... that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another.
up
over
out
in
Some believe that fluent readers take (8) ......... every letter or word they see: others (9) ......... that readers rely on memory or context to carry them from one phrase to another.
insist
direct
urge
press
But they have always assumed that the reading process is the same: reading starts, comprehension (10) ......... then reading stops.
sets
occurs
issues
establishes
