50 CÂU HỎI
The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is believed to produce the greenhouse effect by ______.
A. dissipation into outer space
B. being widely used for agricultural purposes in greenhouse
C. being burned on the ground
D. preventing heat radiation from escaping the earth's atmosphere
The Minister said: “I didn’t do anything improper”.
A. The Minister denied doing anything improper.
B. The Minister denied that he would do anything improper.
C. The Minister refused to have done anything improper.
D. The Minister refused to do anything improper.
She would have sung if he had asked her.
A. She was going to sing but then changed her mind.
B. He didn’t ask her to sing, and she didn’t sing.
C. He asked her to sing but she refused.
D. She sang although he didn’t ask her.
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
Sue is very slow. She can’t understand what you might say.
A. What you might say, Sue can’t understand slowly.
B. Sue is so slow that she can’t understand what you might say.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
Tom’s joke was very funny. We couldn’t help laughing.
A. Tom’s joke couldn’t help us laugh.
B. Tom’s joke couldn’t make us laugh.
C. We laughed because Tom’s joke wasn’t funny enough.
D. We couldn’t help laughing at Tom’s joke.
___(31)___a young man he served as a soldier in India and Egypt, and as a journalist in South Africa.
A. Same
B. Like
C. Alike
D. As
He was a ___(32)___ of Parliament from 1900 to 1965, for five different constituencies.
A. Officer
B. Member
C. Competitor
D. Attendant
His radio speeches during World War II gave the British people a strong ___(33)___to win the war.
A. determine
B. determining
C. determined
D. determination
He was made a knight in 1953, the same year ___(34)___ he won the Nobel Prize for literature.
A. where
B. that
C. why
D. when
He was famous for smoking a large cigar, and ___(35)___ a V-sign for 'victory'.
A. to make
B. making
C. made
D. make
Doubts about the greenhouse effect seem to center on the fact that ______.
A. past increase in carbon dioxide volume and global temperatures have often not corresponded
B. it is difficult to locate and identify carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
C. growing produce in greenhouses has been only marginally profitable
D. the earth is steadily cooling down
The principal consequence of the greenhouse effect is assumed to be an increase in ______.
A. global temperatures
B. the building of fossil fuels
C. the sun's radiation reaching earth
D. the building of greenhouse
What does the word Itrefer to?
A. Heat radiation
B. The glass of a greenhouse
C. A result of mankind's burning of fuels
D. Atmosphere
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
It was his lack of confidence that surprised me.
A. That he lacked of confidence surprised me.
B. That his lack of confidence surprised me.
C. He surprised me by his lack of confidence.
D. What surprised me was his lack of confidence.
One thing that all atmospheric scientists apparently agree about is that ______.
A. greenhouse affects the earth's temperature significantly
B. global temperatures are never rising
C. the glass of greenhouses has reduced the need to burn fuel
D. the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing
Which of the following is true of the Gregorian calendar? .
A. It needs major improvements.
B. It was so well designed, it needs little adjusting today.
C. It is changed of all time.
D. It copied the Roman calendar’s formula of leap years.
What is the topic of the passage?
A. How the months were named
B. How the modern calendar was named and developed
C. How accurate the modern day is calendar
D. How the leap year system was developed
Which of the following will be a leap year?
A. 2500
B. 2300
C. 2400
D. 2200
The word “accurate” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. informative
B. interesting
C. correct
D. simple
In what order is the information in the passage presented?
A. Names of months, Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian calendar
B. Caesar’s calendar, the Gregorian calendar, the modern calendar
C. Roman Gods, important festivals, original numbers of months
D. January, February
The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ______________.
A. years
B. astronomers
C. days
D. calendars
Why is Caesar important in calendar making?
A. He altered the number of days in the year.
B. He changed the length of the year.
C. He has a month named for him.
D. He extended summer.
The word “refined” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. left
B. lessened
C. observed
D. improved
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.
John is late for class and enters the classroom while the teacher is explaining the lesson.
John: “I’m sorry, I’m late.” - Teacher: “______.”
A. Come in, please
B. Needless to say
C. Me too
D. You’re very kind to say so
Harry and Kate are talking about Kate’s dress.
Harry: “______” - Kate: “Thanks for your compliment.”
A. I’ve never seen such a nice dress on you before.
B. You’re always wearing nice dresses.
C. Why don’t you take me to the shop to buy the dress like yours?
D. Your dress must be bought online.
Laura feels a strong ______of responsibility towards her employees.
A. emotion
B. feeling
C. sense
D. sentiment
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that has different pronunciation from the rest in each of the followings.
A. shower
B. flower
C. narrow
D. breakdown
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 followings.
A. listen
B. prevent
C. expect
D. invite
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 followings
A. environment
B. fundamental
C. compulsory
D. technology
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the followings.
Birth ______is an official document that shows when and where a person was born.
A. degree
B. certificate
C. permit
D. paper
Luckily, she appeared to save a little girl ______falling into the water.
A. against
B. for
C. from
D. about
If you pay attention to the teacher, you ______ how to do this kind of exercise.
A. have known
B. would know
C. will know
D. know
I'll never forget ______this piece of music for the first time.
A. have heard
B. to hear
C. hearing
D. to be heard
When he lived in the countryside, he ______ walk along the port to watch the ships up and down the river.
A. got used to
B. was used to
C. used to
D. uses to
We were proud that Mr. Smith was ______ educated for the position of the corporation.
A. highly
B. lately
C. probably
D. reluctantly
Fortunately, I arrived at the hall just ______ to attend the conference.
A. at times
B. by the time
C. on time
D. in time
It was boring there. There was no TV or radio so we had to make our ______ for ourselves.
A. entertainment
B. entertain
C. entertaining
D. entertainingly
People should willingly ______a hand with saving the environment before it becomes too bad to live in.
A. do
B. have
C. give
D. put
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that has different pronunciation from the rest in each of the followings.
A. pronounced
B. relaxed
C. approached
D. preceded
When he was a schoolboy, he had to study by the light of ______ moon.
A. an
B. some
C. a
D. the
______ by a dog when she was small, Mary is afraid of all of them.
A. Bitten
B. Biting
C. Having bitten
D. Be bitten
______ staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.
A. In spite of
B. Because
C. Because of
D. Even though
He came across the photograph of his great- grandfather while he ______ up the attic.
A. cleans
B. is cleaning
C. was cleaning
D. cleaned
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.
I couldn't hide my eagernessto get back home. It’s a long time since I last came back.
A. willingness
B. requirements
C. determination
D. keenness
Actually, immigrants have contributedto British culture in many ways.
A. influenced
B. blamed
C. sponsored
D. donated
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.
He is optimisticabout his chance to find the job because everything seems smooth.
A. pessimistic
B. economic
C. unable
D. disagreeable
Wholesaleis connected with goods that are bought and sold in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit.
A. Business
B. Retail
C. Trade
D. Commerce
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
These exercises look easily, but they are relatively difficult for us.
A. easily
B. relatively
C. for
D. These exercises
In some parts of India, inter-caste marriages were thoroughly disaproved about.
A. marriages
B. thoroughly
C. about
D. some parts
Thomas has trouble to make friends with other students at his new school.
A. students
B. school
C. friends
D. to make