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.
A. administrative
B. astounding
C. annoyed
D. accent
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.
A. contestant
B. conduct
C. concentrate
D. compartment
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. evacuate
B. originate
C. sanitary
D. certificate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. attractive
B. cultural
C. perception
D. expensive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If your invitations are met with repeated_____________, you should just leave him alone.
A. hypotheses
B. negatives
C. blunts
D. rebuffs
He denied_____________the window of the classroom.
A. to break
B. break
C. to breaking
D. breaking
All applicants must_____________a full CV with their job application before October 1st.
A. permit
B. omit
C. submit
D. admit
The government is aiming_____________a 40% reduction_____________unemployment.
A. to - of
B. at - in
C. on - in
D. for – of
We should make full_____________of renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power in the world.
A. effort
B. use
C. need
D. limit
Due to lacking_____________, they couldn’t open a new shop as scheduled.
A. interest rates
B. expenses
C. shares
D. funds
When the weather was very hot in summer, sales of bottles of water went_____________the roof.
A. through
B. to
C. above
D. over
What made Mark_____________his family and his job? Where did he go and why?
A. walk away on
B. leave out at
C. go off on
D. walk out on
Everyone_____________taken to hospital last night. _____________?
A. was - weren't they
B. were - weren't they
C. was - wasn't he
D. were - were they
We put his success_____________his efforts.
A. upto
B. down to
C. off at
D. up with
All_____________we had been told turned out to be untrue.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. where
The book says that the revolution was_____________off by the assassination of the president.
A. launched
B. cropped
C. triggered
D. prompted
She_____________New York in 2015 before she moved there in 2018.
A. would visit
B. were visiting
C. had visited
D. visited
No matter how angry he was, he would never_____________to violence.
A. resolve
B. resource
C. exert
D. resort
After leaving high school, my brother decided to_____________in the army.
A. enlist
B. enroll
C. register
D. sign
Mark ths letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
A. fortunate
B. frustrated
C. unhappy
D. unwilling
My two children were full of beans today, looking forward to their trip.
A. disappointed
B. hyperactive
C. melancholy
D. lively and in high spirits
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
In remote areas, it's very important to replenish stocks before the winter comes.
A. remake
B. refill
C. repeat
D. empty
Show enthusiasm in an interview if you want to get the job offer.
A. responsibility
B. interest
C. indifference
D. attention
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Daisy: "Would you mind if I used your computer?" - Lisa:" _____________"
A. Please go ahead.
B. No, thank you.
C. No, I can't.
D. Yes, I don't mind
Minh: "Let's use it to make cakes." - Huong:" _____________"
A. Don't!
B. Of course, not!
C. How about paying by cash?
D. Let's not!
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
(26) _____________friends is one of the most difficult and worthwhile experiences of human life because it requires time and effort and patience and understanding and acceptance and honesty. Many people (27)_____________friendship with acquaintances and they're not the same at all. Acquaintances are people you (28) _____________with; they're convenient but interchangeable.
Friends are people you actively seek out, people with whom you have something in (29)_____________, and the link is deeper and stronger. It is very possible for one to become the other, and everyone who becomes a friend had to be an acquaintance first. (Friendship can be downgraded, for example, when two people move apart geographically or emotionally or situationally - changing jobs, (30) _____________ status, and so on). If you've taken yourself off house arrest, you've begun making acquaintances. The question then is how to turn an acquaintance into a friend.
A. Making
B. Building
C. Producing
D. Doing
Many people (27)_____________friendship with acquaintances and they're not the same at all.
A. confuse
B. mix
C. argue
D. blend
Acquaintances are people you (28) _____________with; they're convenient but interchangeable.
A. hang up
B. hang out
C. hang back
D. hang on
Friends are people you actively seek out, people with whom you have something in (29)_____________, and the link is deeper and stronger.
A. touch
B. regards
C. common
D. advance
(Friendship can be downgraded, for example, when two people move apart geographically or emotionally or situationally - changing jobs, (30) _____________ status, and so on).
A. martial
B. marry
C. marital
D. marriage
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 31 to 35.
In the 1960s it took pop and rock groups one or two days to record their songs. Nowadays, it can take months and months. Many rock groups begin by recording only one instrument, for example, the voice. Then they record other instruments- electric piano, synthesizer, guitars and drums.
Next, they might use a computer to add special effects. Finally, they 'mix' all the instruments until they get the sound that they want. This means that a CD or cassette will always sound very different from a live concert.
Music engineers have developed a new computer program that will change the future of music. A computer can analyze a singer's voice. Then if you give the computer the lyrics and music of a song, the computer can 'sing' it in that voice. This means that a singer only needs to record one song and the computer can then sing other songs in the singer's own voice Singers can sing new songs many years after they have died.
Most of us listen to music for pleasure, but for the record companies, music is a product, the same as soap powder. When a record company finds a new group (or "band"), they first try to develop the band's 'profile'. They will try to create an 'image' for the band that they think will attract young people. Instead of allowing the band's full artistic freedom, they will often tell the band what they should wear, what they should say and how they should sing and play.
In recent year, many rock groups have started their own record companies because they say that the big companies are too commercial:
Today, to record songs, it takes_____________.
A. longer than it used to do
B. shorter than it used to do
C. only one or two days
D. the same amount of time as the 1960s
Many rock groups use a computer_____________.
A. to add special effects
B. record one instrument
C. to record many instruments
D. develop a computer program
Which of the following is NOT true about the new computer program?
A. It is predicted to change the music future.
B. It can imitate singers' voice.
C. It can sing only one recorded song of the singer.
D. The singer does not necessarily present to really sing.
Record companies don't always_____________.
A. suggest the outfits of the band
B. tell the band what to say
C. give the band freedom to do things
D. decide the songs the band will play
The word "that" in the passage refers to_____________.
A. soap powder
B. an image
C. the band
D. a company
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 36 to 42.
In the North American colonies, red ware, a simple pottery fired at low temperatures, and stone ware, a strong, impervious grey pottery fired at high temperatures, were produced from two different native clays. These kinds of pottery were produced to supplement imported European pottery. When the American Revolution (1775-1783) interrupted the flow of the superior European ware, there was incentive for American potters to replace the imports with comparable domestic goods, stoneware, which had been simple utilitarian kitchenware, grew increasingly ornate throughout the nineteenth century, and in addition to the earlier scratched and drawn designs, three-dimensional molded relief decoration became popular. Representational motifs largely replaced the earlier abstract decorations. Birds and flowers were particularly evident, but other subjects - lions, flags, and clipper ships - are found. Some figurines, mainly of dogs and lions, were made in this medium. Sometimes a name, usually that of the potter, was die-stamped onto a piece.
As more and more large kilns were built to create the high-fired stoneware, experiments revealed that the same clay used to produce low-fired red ware could produce a stronger, paler pottery if fired at a hotter temperature. The result was yellow ware, used largely for serviceable items; but a further development was Rockingham ware - one of the most important American ceramics of the nineteenth century. (The name of the ware was probably derived from its resemblance to English brown-glazed earthenware made in South Yorkshire.) It was created by adding a brown glaze to the fired clay, usually giving the finished product a mottled appearance. Various methods of spattering or sponging the glaze onto the ware account for the extremely wide variations in color and add to the interest of collecting Rockingham. An advanced form of Rockingham was flint enamel, created by dusting metallic powders onto the Rockingham glaze to produce brilliant varicolored streaks.
Articles for nearly every household activity and ornament could be bought in Rockingham ware: dishes and bowls, of course; also bedpans, foot warmers, cuspidors, lamp bases, doorknobs, molds, picture frames, even curtain tiebacks. All these items are highly collectible today and are eagerly sought. A few Rockingham specialties command particular affection among collectors and correspondingly high prices.
The word "ornate" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_____________.
A. elaborate
B. puzzling
C. durable
D. common
The passage suggests that the earliest stoneware_____________.
A. was decorated with simple, abstract designs
B. used three-dimensional decorations
C. was valued for its fancy decorations
D. had no decoration
How did yellow ware achieve its distinctive color?
A. By sponging on a glaze.
B. By dusting on metallic powders.
C. By brown-glazing.
D. By firing at a high temperature.
The phrase "derived from" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_____________.
A. ruined by
B. warned against
C. based on
D. sold by
The word "It" in paragraph 2 refers to_____________
A. red ware
B. yellow ware
C. Rockingham ware
D. English brown-glazed earthenware
What was special about flint enamel?
A. Its even metallic shine.
B. Its mottled appearance.
C. Its spattered effect.
D. Its varicolored streaks.
Which of the following kinds of Rockingham ware were probably produced in the greatest quantity?
A. Picture frames
B. Dishes and bowls
C. Curtain tiebacks
D. Doorknobs
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.
It is reported that (A) during any 24 – (B) hour period, a (C) minimal of three hundred women in this area (D) start their own businesses.
A. during
B. hour
C. minimal
D. start
A hospital (A) is organized to treat and cure people who are ill, so its goals, (B) structures, and functions (C) depend on the (D) currently state of medical science.
A. is organized
B. structures
C. depend on
D. currently
(A) Although this plant (B) lack flowers, they (C) do have leaves, stems, and (D) root.
A. Although
B. lack
C. do
D. root
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.
Wind a scarf around your neck, or you will get cold.
A. You will not get cold unless you wind a scarf around your neck.
B. Wind a scarf around your neck, otherwise you will get cold.
C. If you wind a scarf around your neck, you will get cold.
D. You not only wind a scarf around your neck but also get cold.
They know that the famous doctor treated him.
A. It was known that the famous doctor treated him.
B. The famous doctor is known to have treated him.
C. The famous doctor is known to treat him.
D. It is known that he is treated by the famous doctor.
"Why don't you complain to the shop, Tim?” said Mary.
A. Mary asked Tim why he doesn't complain to the shop.
B. Mary advised Tim complaining to the shop.
C. Mary suggested Tim to complain to the shop.
D. Mary suggested that Tim should complain to the shop.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Bob was very thirsty. He refused the glass of water I brought him.
A. Bob was not very thirsty; therefore, he did not refuse the glass of water I brought him.
B. Bob was very thirsty; however, he refused the glass of water I brought him.
C. Bob refused the glass of water I brought him because he was not very thirsty.
D. Bob did not refuse the glass of water I brought him though he was very thirsty.
Nam spoke to her. He realized her mistake.
A. Were Nam to speak to her, he would realize her mistake.
B. Only after Nam had spoken to her did he realize her mistake.
C. Had Nam spoken to her, he wouldn't have realized her mistake.
D. Not until Nam realized her mistake he spoke to her.