40 CÂU HỎI
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A.creative
B.sensitive
C.ambitious
D.attentive
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A.professor
B.manager
C.reporter
D.director
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A.exercise
B.refusal
C.collective
D.abundant
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A. material
B. maritime
C. marathon
D. masculine
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A. conceal
B. consul
C. contour
D. contraband
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A. participant
B. accidental
C. parentheses
D. industrial
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A. competent
B. compliance
C. commuter
D. computer
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A. malevolent
B. pasteurise
C. satellite
D. manicure
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A. emotional
B. sympathetic
C. responsible
D. indifferent
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others in the following questions
A. continue
B. inhabit
C. disappear
D. imagine
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Write your answer A, B, C or D in the numbered boxes.
___________ the weather forecast, it will rain heavily later this morning.
A. On account of
B. According to
C. Because of
D. Due to
I read the contract again and again __________ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
A. in view of
B. in terms of
C. with a view to
D. by means of
It's a shame they didn't pick you up, but it doesn't _______ out the possibility that you might get a job in a different department.
A. strike
B. cancel
C. draw
D. rule
I reckon Mark is ________ of a nervous breakdown.
A. in charge
B. under suspicion
C. on the verge
D. indicative
Many local authorities realize there is a need to make _______ for disabled people in their housing programmes.
A. assitance
B. conditions
C. admittance
D. provision
It turned out that we _________ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.
A. hadn't
B. should have
C. mustn't have
D. needn't have
All three TV channels provide extensive _________ of sporting events.
A. coverage
B. vision
C. broadcast
D. network
No matter how angry he was, he would never ________ to violence.
A. resolve
B. recourse
C. exert
D. resort
________ as a masterpiece, a work of art must transcend the ideals of the period in which it was created.
A. Ranking
B. To be ranked
C. Being ranked
D. In order to be ranking
_________, the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
A. By and large
B. All together
C. To a degree
D. Virtually
I am afraid that you have _________ the deadline, so we can't take your application into account.
A. missed
B. met
C. delayed
D. put off
The main aim of the campaign is to raise _______ of the issues involved.
A. knowledge
B. awareness
C. attention
D. acquaintance
After so many years, it is great to see him _________ his ambitions.
A. get
B. realise
C. possess
D. deserve
It was confirmed that the accident was caused by human ________.
A. error
B. slip
C. fault
D. blunder
The roadworks made ________ to the hotel from the main road difficult.
A. entrance
B. approach
C. access
D. ways in
With wind speeds in (1) ________ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests,
A. surplus
B. advance
C. excess
D. put
With wind speeds in (1) ________ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests, (2) ________ down power lines and caused massive destruction to buildings and roads.
A. fetched
B. brought
C. carried
D. sent
Seven miles out to sea at the (3) ________ where the Atlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the River Gironde, a small island had (4) _________ out of water.
A. scene
B. mark
C. stage
D. point
Seven miles out to sea at the (3) ________ where the Atlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the River Gironde, a small island had (4) _________ out of water.
A. risen
B. growth
C. lifted
D. surfaced
What was so remarkable, (5) ________ its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island (6) _________ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment.
A. in spite of
B. instead of
C. apart from
D. on account of
What was so remarkable, (5) ________ its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island (6) _________ intact in what is often quite a hostile sea environment.
A. prolonged
B. remained
C. resided
D. preserved
Scientists (7) ________ realised that the island's appearance (8) ________ a unique opportunity to study the creation and development of a new ecosystem.
A. quickly
B. briskly
C. hastily
D. speedily
Scientists (7) ________ realised that the island's appearance (8) ________ a unique opportunity to study the creation and development of a new ecosystem.
A. delivered
B. awarded
C. proposed
D. offered
Unfortunately, however, they were not alone in (9) ________ the island attractive.
A. regarding
B. finding
C. seeking
D. deciding
It became increasingly difficult to (10) ________ the site from human visitors.
A. prevent
B. preserve
C. protect
D. prohibit
The author __________
A. believe that man is causing global warming.
B. believes that global warming is a natural process.
C. is sure what the causes of global warming are.
D. does not say what he believes the causes of global warming are.
As to the cause of global warming, the author believes that _________
A. occasionally the facts depend on who you are talking to.
B. the facts always depend on who you are talking to.
C. often the facts depend on which expert you listen to.
D. you should not speak to experts.
More than 80% of the top meteorologists in the United States are of the opinion that _________
A. global warming should make us lose sleep.
B. global warming is not the result of natural cyclical changes but man-made.
C. the consequences of global warming will be devastating.
D. global warming is not man-made, but the result of natural cyclical changes.
Our understanding of weather __________
A. leads to reliable predictions.
B. is variable.
C. cannot be denied.
D. is not very developed yet.
Currently, Dr James Hansen's beliefs include the fact that _________
A. it is nearly impossible to predict weather change using artificial models.
B. the consequences of global warming would be disastrous for mankind.
C. there is a significant link between the climate now, and man's changing of the atmosphere.
D. Earth is getting colder.