50 câu hỏi
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
divisible
design
disease
excursion
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
borrowed
conserved
approached
complained
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
garbage
dissolve
bottle
fishing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
beautiful
happiness
unhealthy
neighborhood
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She looked active in___________.
a jean
a jeans
jean
jeans
We___________by a loud noise during the night.
woke up
are woken up
were woken up
were waking up
Why___________she___________to be studying abroad?
does/ consider
is/ considered
is/ considering
has/ considered
Tom has the___________stamps in the collectors club.
most
less
more
least
Our boss would rather___________during the working hours.
us not chatting
we didn’t chat
us not chat
we don’t chat
___________my car broke down, I came home late yesterday.
Since
while
For
With
___________I first met my girlfriend.
It was in London that
It was in London where
It was London that
It was London which
Last weekend, my family went to the cinema together. We chose a(an) ___________to see.
new interesting film
film interesting new
interesting film new
interesting new film
He has been very interested in doing research on___________since he was at high school.
biology
biological
biologist
biologically
The match will be televised___________ on VTV 3 tonight.
live
lived
lively
living
The students are conducting a major___________.
exam
experiment
test
experience
“The suitcase isn’t too heavy, is it?” “No, it’s as light as___________.”
dust
lightning
a feather
a fish
“Have you heard about the Welshman, the Irishman and a pig?” “Yes, we have. That joke’s as old as___________.”
Solomon
the hills
a dinosaur
Jupiter
I applied for the job but was___________.
taken away
got over
turned down
turned off
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
If anyone drops by while I am away, please take a message from him.
drops
while
take
him
The fire began in the tenth floor of the block of flat, but it soon spread to other floors.
in
tenth
of
soon spread
The strong progress in poverty reduction and sharing prosperity that took place over the first decade of the 2000s is at risk because of the global slowdown in growth.
reduction
sharing
the first
at risk
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“Shall I make you a cup of milk?” the mother said to the son.
The mother wanted to make a cup of milk for the son.
The mother was asked to make a cup of milk for the son.
The mother promised to make a cup of milk for the son.
The mother offered to make a cup of milk for the son.
The only student who failed the exam was Finet.
Together with other students, Finet failed the exam.
Everyone passed the exam.
Everyone, apart from Finet, failed the exam.
With the exception of Finet, everyone passed the exam.
She had only just put the phone down when her boss rang back.
Hardly she puts the phone down when her boss rang back.
Hardly had she put the phone down when her boss rang back.
Hardly did she put the phone down than her boss rang back.
Hardly she had put the phone down when her boss rang back.
Mark the letter A, B, Cor D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Her explanation was clear. I didn’t understand it.
Despite of her clear explanation, I didn’t understand it.
Despite her clear explanation, I didn’t understand it.
Despite the fact that I didn’t understand it, her explanation was clear.
In spite of the fact that I didn’t understand it, her explanation was clear.
Dan is able to make English instruction videos for Vietnamese people. It is because his Vietnamese wife helps him.
If only Dan were able to make English instruction videos for Vietnamese people.
If it weren’t for his Vietnamese wife’s help, Dan couldn’t make English instruction videos for Vietnamese people.
Without his Vietnamese wife’s help, Dan couldn’t have made English instruction videos for Vietnamese people.
But for his Vietnamese wife’s help, Dan couldn’t have made English instruction videos for Vietnamese people.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Two students are discussing their previous English class.
- Student 1. “I think the teacher should give us more exercises.”
- Student 2. “___________”
Yes, let’s
Ok
That’s rubbish
That’s what I was thinking
Eden and Edward are chatting after work. Eden suggests eating out.
- Eden. “Shall we eat out tonight?”
- Edward. ___________!”
That’s all right
That’s a great idea
It is very kind of you.
You are very welcome.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
People are not aware of the problem of overpopulation.
incident
issue
trouble
case
He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
frightens me
cheers me
irritates me
surprises me
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
In this world, emotion has become suspect- the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.
soft
agitated
silky
easy
Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.
busy with
free from
relaxed about
interested in
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 33 to 37.
Is it worth reading books, (33) ___________ nowadays there are so many other forms of entertainment? Some people say that even paperback books are expensive, and not everyone can borrow books from a library. They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (34) ___________. All that may be true, but books are still very popular. They encourage the reader to use his or her imagination for a start. You can read a chapter of a book, or just a few pages, and then stop. Of course, it may be so (35) ___________that you can't stop! There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (36) ___________gives you interesting information. If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (37) ___________up television easily enough. You can't watch television at bus stops!
in
or
why
since
They might add that television is more exciting and that viewers can relax as they watch their favourite (34) ___________.
ones
programmes
episodes
cereals
Of course, it may be so (35) ___________that you can't stop!
current
imagined
interest
gripping
There are many different kinds of books, so you can choose a crime novel or an autobiography, or a book (36) ___________gives you interesting information.
whose
which
what
when
If you find it hard to choose, you can read reviews, or ask friends for ideas. Personally, I can't do without books, but I can (37) ___________up television easily enough.
pick
look
give
turn
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 38 to 42.
Harvard University, today recognized as part of the top echelon of the worlds universities, came from very inauspicious and humble beginning.
This oldest of American universities was founded in 1636, just sixteen years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth. Included in the Puritan emigrants to the Massachusetts colony during this period were more than 100 graduates of England's prestigious Oxford and Cambridge universities, and these universities graduates in the New World were determined that their sons would have the same educational opportunities that they themselves had had. Because of this support in the colony for an institution of higher learning, the General Court of Massachusetts appropriated 400 pounds for a college in October of 1636 and early the following year decided on a parcel of land for the school; this land was in an area called Newetowne, which was later renamed Cambridge after its English cousin and is the site of the present-day university.
When a young minister named John Harvard, who came from the neighboring town of Charlestown, died from tuberculosis in 1638, he willed half of his estate of 1,700 pounds to the fledgling college. In spite of the fact that only half of the bequest was actually paid, the General Court named the college after the minister in appreciation for what he had done. The amount of the bequest may not have been large, particularly by today's standard, but it was more than the General Court had found it necessary to appropriate in order to open the college.
Henry Dunster was appointed the first president of Harvard in 1640, and it should be noted that in addition to serving as president, he was also the entire faculty, with an entering freshmen class of four students. Although the staff did expand somewhat, for the first century of its existence the entire teaching staff consisted of the president and three or four tutors.
What is the main idea of the passage?
Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities
What is today a great university started out small
John Harvard was key to the development of a great university
Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts
The pronoun "they" in the second paragraph refers to___________
Oxford and Cambridge universities
university graduates
the Puritan sons
educational opportunities
The word "somewhat" in the last paragraph could best be replaced by___________
to and from
back and forth
side by side
more or less
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard?
What he died of
where he came from
Where he was buried
How much he bequeathed to Harvard
The passage implies that___________
Henry Dunster was an ineffective president
someone else really served as president of Harvard before Henry Dunster
Henry Dunster spent much of his time as president managing the Harvard faculty
the position of president of Harvard was not merely an administrative position in the early years
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.
Psychologists who study information processing have identified and described several memory structures that clarify how our memory works. They include the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Each structure varies as to how much information it can hold and for how long.
A description of how human process information typically begins with environmental stimuli. Our sense receptors are constantly stimulated by visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and gustatory stimuli. These experiences are initially recorded in the sensory register, so named because information is thought to be encoded there in the same form in which it was perceived. The purpose of the sensory register is to hold information one to three seconds. Information not recognized or otherwise selected by us disappears from the system. The sensory register can hold about twelve items of information at a time. Typists make extensive use of the sensory register in order to remember words just long enough to get them typed. If no further processing takes place, a typist’s ability to recall that information later is minimal. Similarly, most of us have had the experience of reading an entire page of text, only to discover when we got to the bottom of the page, we couldn’t say anything about it except that we had indeed “read” every word.
Once information has been recognized as meaningful, it is sent to short-term memory. In this case, short-term is approximately 20 seconds, while this may seem surprising, it can be easily demonstrated. If you were asked to dial an unfamiliar phone number, received a busy signal, and were then distracted by something or someone else for 15 to 20 seconds, chances are you would have forgotten the number at that point. Short-term memory is often referred to as “working” memory.
Most cognitive psychologists believe that the storage capacity of long-term memory is unlimited and contains a permanent record of everything an individual has learned and experienced. Information is encoded there to enhance its meaningfulness and organization so that it can be easily retrieved when necessary.
What is the purpose of the passage?
to explain how our memory processes information.
to describe the sensory register.
to explain why we sometimes forget information.
to compare short-term and long-term memory.
The word “They” in paragraph 1 refers to___________.
psychologists
information
memory structures
environmental stimuli
The word “stimuli” in lines 4 and 5 is closest in meaning to___________.
objects or events that activate our memory
objects we consider attractive
things that help us to later recall what happened
situations in which we experience emotions
According to the passage, typists are unable to recall information they type if___________.
they are tired
they are distracted by something or someone
they have too much work to be able to process it all
they do not recognize it as meaningful enough to remember
The word “minimal” in paragraph 2 is closet in meaning to___________.
very big
very good
very pretty
very small
According to the passage, which type of information is sent to short-term memory?
Information we need for three seconds or less.
Information that surprises us.
Information that is relevant to us.
Environmental stimuli we do not perceive.
It can be inferred that short-term memory is called “working” memory because___________.
we use it extensively when we are working
it holds information we are working on at a given moment
it is very difficult to use effectively
we must work hard to retrieve information from it.
Which of the following would we most easily retrieve from long-term memory?
A wrong telephone number we dialed.
The face of a stranger on the street.
The birth date of our children
Voices from the television in the background