40 CÂU HỎI
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
A. famous
B. nervous
C. favourite
D. mountain
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line.
A. through
B. enough
C. rough
D. tough
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
A. passion
B. encourage
C. occasion
D. depend
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question
A. participant
B. publicity
C. competitive
D. Individual
Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question.
A. limitation
B. documentary
C. government
D. interactive
Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
..............1915 that the cinema really became an industry.
A. It is not until
B. It was not until
C. Not until
D. Until in
I really appreciate________ to help me, but I am sure I’ll be able to manage by myself.
A. you to offer
B. you are offering
C. your offering
D. that you offer
My friend’s uncle has been________ MP ( Member of Parliament) for five years.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
- Daisy: “What a lovely house you have!” - Mary: “………….”
A. Lovely, I think so
B. No problem
C. Of course not, it’s not costly
D. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
My new glasses cost me _______ the last pair I bought last month.
A. more than three times
B. three times as much as
C. more three times than
D. as much three times as
We bought some ________.
A. German lovely old glasses
B. German old lovely glasses
C. lovely old German glasses
D. old lovely German glasses
After years of neglect, there was a huge _____ program to return the city to its former glory.
A. restoration
B. preservation
C. conservation
D. Refurbishment
We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is_____ the law.
A. beyond
B. over
C. above
D. Onto
On the_____, optimists believe that life will be much better than it is today.
A. contrary
B. contrast
C. opposition
D. opponent
You had your house decorated, .............. ?
A. hadn’t you
B. didn’t you
C. weren’t you
D. haven’t you
A part – time job gives me the freedom to ………… my own interests.
A. pursue
B. chase
C. seek
D. catch
The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the pond, .............., and the pond’s location.
A. what the quality of the water is
B. how is the water quality
C. the quality of water
D. what is the water quality
__________ its accuracy, laser is very useful in medicine.
A. In view of
B. As a result of
C. Thanks to
D. Despite
______ for their strong fiber include flax and hemp.
A. Plants are grown
B. Plants grown
C. Plants that grow
D. To grow plants
______ appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does overhead is merely an optical illusion.
A. What the Moon
B. The Moon which
C. When the Moon
D. That the Moon
Childhood is the time when there are (51)_________ responsibilities to make life difficult.
A. little
B. a few
C. a little
D. few
If a child has good parents, he is (52) _________ , looked after and loved, whatever he may do.
A. eaten
B. fed
C. feeded
D. fetched
In (53) _________, life is always presenting new things to the child- things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well- known.
A. short
B. term
C. addition
D. reality
But a child has his (54) _________ .He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are: he is continually told not to do things, or being punished (55) _________ what he has done wrong.
A. injury
B. difficulty
C. problem
D. pain
But a child has his (54) _________ .He is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are: he is continually told not to do things, or being punished (55) _________ what he has done wrong. His life’s therefore not perfectly happy.
A. because
B. by
C. at
D. for
When a young man starts to (56) _________his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents, but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities.
A. take
B. have
C. create
D. earn
He can no longer expect (57) _________ to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live comfortably.
A. other
B. another
C. others
D. someone
If, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the greatest happiness of seeing himself make steady (58) _________ in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society.
A. progress
B. achievement
C. improvements
D. accomplishments
With old age (59) _________wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given.
A. coming
B. come
C. came
D. had come
The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life: they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them, and perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come (60) _________ the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.
A. out
B. across
C. through
D. back
Based on its use in paragraph 2, it can be inferred that mitigate belongs to which of the following word groups?
A. exacerbate, aggravate, intensify
B. obliterate, destroy, annihilate
C. allay, alleviate, reduce
D. absorb, intake, consume
Using the information in paragraph 2 as a guide, it can be inferred that ........................
A. cities with rooftop gardens are cooler than those without rooftop gardens
B. some plants are not suitable for growth in rooftop gardens
C. most people prefer parks to rooftop gardens
D. most people prefer life in the country over life in the city
According to the passage, the Urban Heat Island Effect is caused by the fact(s) that ..................
a. cities are warmer than nearby rural areas
b. building materials absorb more of the sun’s heat than organic surfaces
c. building materials release the sun’s heat more quickly than organic surfaces
A. b and c
B. a and b
C. a
D. a, b, and c
Based on the information in paragraph 3, which of the following best describes the main difference between parks and rooftop gardens?
A. Parks are expensive to create while rooftop gardens are not.
B. Parks are public while rooftop gardens are private.
C. Parks absorb heat while rooftop gardens do not.
D. Parks require much space while rooftop gardens do not.
The author claims all of the following to be the benefits of rooftop gardens except ........................
A. increased space for private relaxation
B. savings on heating and cooling costs
C. better food for city dwellers
D. improved air quality
According to the author, one advantage that rooftop gardens have over parks is that they ........................
A. decrease the Urban Heat Island Effect
B. replenish the air with nourishing oxygen
C. do not require the use of valuable urban land
D. are less expensive than traditional park spaces
The author’s tone in the passage is best described as................................
A. descriptive
B. passionate
C. informative
D. argumentative
Which of the following pieces of information would, if true, most weaken the author's claim that rooftop gardens are good for the environment?
A. Parks have many benefits that rooftop gardens do not share.
B. More pollution is produced during rooftop garden construction than rooftop plants can remove from the air.
C. Extremely high winds atop tall city buildings can severely damage some plants.
D. The overall environmental benefits that result from driving less exceed those of planting a rooftop garden.
Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
A. A hypothesis is stated and then analyzed.
B. A proposal is evaluated and alternatives are explored.
C. A viewpoint is established and then defended.
D. A thesis is presented and then supported.
It can be inferred from the passage that the author would most likely endorse a program that ..................
A. permitted the construction of buildings in city park land provided they have rooftop gardens.
B. extended discounts on plants to customers who use them to create rooftop gardens.
C. offered free admission to schools willing to take their students on field trips to the city park.
D. promised vacation getaways to cooler destinations for those trapped in the city at the peak of summer.