40 CÂU HỎI
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. tries
B. receives
C. teaches
D. studies
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. heard
B. early
C. learn
D. near
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. intend
B. follow
C. decide
D. install
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. accept
B. location
C. problem
D. commit
Mark the 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.
I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.
A. out of order
B. out of fashion
C. out of work
D. out of practice
Mark the 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.
When you see your teacher approaching you, a slight wave to attract his attention is appropriate.
A. coming nearer to
B. catching sight of
C. pointing at
D. looking up to
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.
It’s discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income.
A. impolite
B. unacceptable
C. polite
D. rude
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.
When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on the air.
A. feeling extremely airy
B. extremely happy
C. extremely light
D. feeling extremely unhappy
Choose the option that best completes each of the following exchanges:
Jane offered Jim some more chicken; however, Jim was full and seemed not to have another serving.
Jane: “Would you like some more chicken?” Jim: “ _______. I’m full.”
A. Never mind
B. No, I wouldn’t
C. No, I can’t
D. No, thanks
Kate: “How lovely your cats are!” David: “ ______.”
A. I love them, too
B. Thank you, it is nice of you to say so
C. Can you say it again?
D. Really? They are
Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
Tom asked if he______use the phone.
A. can
B. will
C. may
D. could
If he had known that the river was dangerous, he______to swim across it.
A. would have tried
B. would try
C. will not try
D. wouldn't have tried
The forecast has revealed that the world’s reserves of fossil fuel will have______by 2025.
A. taken over
B. caught up
C. run out
D. used off
When I last saw him, he____in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
Her bicycle needs _____.
A. to be repaired
B. to repair
C. being repaired
D. repaired
Some modern couples organize their marriage and work out the tasks and duties, which may gradually turn their marriage into a business or ____relationship.
A. contract
B. contractually
C. contractual
D. contracting
There______some money on the table.
A. are
B. were
C. have been
D. is
Sometimes at weekends, my father helps my mom with ______meals.
A. keeping
B. preparing
C. making
D. arranging
He told me that he ______.
A. had already the film seen
B. had already seen the film
C. the film had already seen
D. had seen already the film
If people drove more carefully, ______fewer accidents.
A. there will be
B. there would be
C. there are
D. there have been
The National Curriculum______by the government.
A. will set
B. set
C. is setting
D. is set
I____to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
Ludwig van Beethoven was regarded as one of the most_____musicians to even walk this great Earth.
A. talented
B. proficient
C. able
D. expert
_____can cause problems such as transport congestion, lack of sufficient housing, over-rapid growth and environmental degradation.
A. Urbanization
B. Modernization
C. Industrialization
D. Globalization
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
She asked how long did it take to reach the South Pole.
A. how long
B. did it take
C. to reach
D. South Pole
He refused to comment before he had seen all the relevant informations.
A. refused
B. before
C. the
D. informations
They have made a lot of progress until the country became independent.
A. until
B. a lot of
C. independent
D. became
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.
She has known how to play the piano for 5 years.
A. She didn’t play the piano 5 years ago.
B. She started to play the piano 5 years ago.
C. She played the piano 5 years ago.
D. The last time she played the piano was 5 years ago.
We survived that accident because the driver was driving carefully.
A. But for the driver, we would have survived that accident.
B. If we weren’t driving carefully, the driver couldn’t have survived that accident.
C. Had the driver not been driving carefully, we wouldn’t have survived that accident.
D. Without our seat belts, we could have survived that accident.
It is reported that the prisoners escaped by means of a helicopter.
A. The prisoners is reported to have escaped by means of a helicopter.
B. The prisoners are reported to have escaped by means of a helicopter.
C. The prisoners are reported to escape by means of a helicopter.
D. The prisoners are reported to have been escaped by means of a helicopter.
When my mother was younger, she never (31)______from anyone and she always paid her bills on time.
A. lent
B. borrowed
C. paid
D. owed
Some of my friends change their mobile every few months (32)_____the expense.
A. although
B. despite
C. however
D. but
I prefer to try things (33)_____before I buy them.
A. out
B. on
C. up
D. through
I think I know what looks good on me and I quite often get great (34)____in the sales.
A. bargains
B. fines
C. reduction
D. price
They persuade people to buy things (35) _____don’t suit them, just because they have a designer label.
A. whose
B. whom
C.who
D. that
The passage is mainly about the_____.
A. research into sound reproduction.
B. development of sound with movies.
C. disadvantages of synchronized sound.
D. history of silent movies.
According to the passage, films using sound effects were screened_____.
A. as early as 1922
B. in 1927
C. before 1896
D. as early as 1896
The word "screenings" is closest in meaning to "_____".
A. projections
B. revelations
C. demonstrations
D. diversions
Which of the following is not mentioned as a producer of sound to accompany movies?
A. a Jazz Singer
B. a single pianist
C. an orchestra
D. a small band
The phrase "these signals" refers to_____.
A. sounds
B. marks
C. series
D. sensors