40 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. cheer
B. chemist
C. check
D. chat
It is believed that modern farming methods have greatly improved farmers’ lives.
A. Farmers are believed to have enjoyed a much better life thanks to modern farming methods.
B. Modern farming methods were believed to have greatly improved farmers’ lives.
C. Modern farming methods are believed to have had negative effects on farmers’ lives.
D. People believe that there is little improvement in farmers’ lives thanks to modern farming methods.
It is better for high school students to participate in voluntary activities.
A. High school students should have participated in voluntary activities.
B. It’s high school students’ duty to participate in voluntary activities.
C. It’s high time high school students participated in voluntary activities.
D. High school students had better participate in voluntary activities.
“Would you like to go to the show with me?” Anna said to Bella.
A. Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her.
B. Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her.
C. Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her.
D. Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Different types of books
B. Reading as an exercise for the brain
C. Different kinds of reading
D. Reading as a pleasurable activity
According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Ordinary people may think that philosophy and science are difficult.
B. Reading about mathematics is mentally entertaining for a mathematician.
C. Philosophers and scientists do not read for pleasure.
D. A more advanced person takes greater pleasure in reading.
The word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.
A. a new life
B. our world
C. an opportunity
D. a thrill of pleasure
The word “derived” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.
A. differed
B. established
C. bought
D. obtained
According to paragraph 4, which of the following is the most fascinating to book- lovers?
A. A daily occupation
B. An ordinary educated man
C. The wonderland
D. A favorite book
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. problems
B. brothers
C. secrets
D. weekends
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.
It was your assistance that enabled us to get achievement.
A. But for your assistance, we could not have got achievement.
B. Your assistance discouraged us from get achievement.
C. If you assisted us, we could not get achievement.
D. Without your assistance, we could get achievement.
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 being interviewed, you should concentrate onwhat the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to
B. be interested in
C. pay all attention to
D. express interest to
It is firmly believed that books are a primary means for disseminatingknowledge and information.
A. classifying
B. distributing
C. adopting
D. inventing
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.
Our continuously economic grow, the maintenance of our quality of life and assurance of our security all depend on an abundant, affordable supply of electricity.
A. grow
B. assurance
C. all
D. an
The major goal of primary education are to achieve basic literacy and numeracy among all students.
A. The major goal
B. are
C. to achieve
D. and
The results, (36)______ were published in the journal Neurological Research, are the latest in a series that links musical training to the development of higher brain functions.
A. who
B. which
C. whose
D. that
Researchers worked with 135 second-grade students at a school in Los Angeles after (37)______ a pilot study with 102 students.
A. carrying
B. conducting
C. concerning
D. composing
Children that were given four months (38)______ piano training as well as time playing with newly designed computer software scored 27 percent higher on math and fraction tests than other children.
A. at
B. for
C. of
D. with
Piano instruction is thought to enhance the brain's "hard wiring" for spatial-temporal reasoning, or the ability to visualise and (39)______ objects in space and time, says Professor Gordon Shaw, who led the study.
A. stimulate
B. manipulate
C. accumulate
D. transform
The findings are significant (40)______ a grasp of proportional math and fractions is a prerequisite to math at higher levels, and children who do not master these areas of math cannot understand more advanced math that is critical to high-tech fields.
A. because
B. although
C. before
D. unless
Paul noticed a job advertisement while he ______ along the street.
A. would walk
B. was walking
C. walked
D. had walked
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. situation
B. informality
C. appropriate
D. entertainment
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.
My cousin tends to look on the bright sidein any circumstance.
A. be optimistic
B. be confident
C. be smart
D. be pessimistic
Today the number of start-ups in Vietnam is mountingas the government has created favourable conditions for them to develop their business.
A. decreasing
B. peaking
C. varying
D. rising
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.
Laura is telling Bob about her exam results.
Laura: "__________" - Bob: "That's great. Congratulations!"
A. I've passed the exam with an A.
C. I hope I'll pass the exam tomorrow.
B. I'll get the exam results tomorrow.
D. I didn't do well in the exam.
David is telling Mary about her new hair style.
David: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” - Mary: “ _______”.
A. Thank you very much. I am afraid
B. You are telling a lie
C. Thank you for your compliment
D. I don't like your sayings
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and _______ when being asked about their future.
A. depress
B. depression
C. depressing
D. depressed
With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
A. under
B. above
C. upon
D. out
The school drama club is ______ a play for the school's anniversary, which is due to take place next month.
A. turning up
B. bringing down
C. putting on
D. making off
We know that we are at fault for our third consecutive defeat, so there is no need to ______ salt into the wound.
A. put
B. spread
C. apply
D. rub
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. threaten
B. appear
C. modern
D. instance
His dream of becoming _______ doctor became true after seven years of learning hard.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. Ø
A university is an -institution of higher education and research, which grants _______ degrees at all levels in a variety of subjects.
A. secondary
B. optional
C. academic
D. vocational
Jane would never forget ______ first prize in such a prestigious competition.
A. to be awarded
B. to have awarded
C. having awarded
D. being awarded
Several measures have been proposed to ______ the problem of unemployment among university graduates.
A. create
B. pose
C. address
D. admit
The ______ high levels of pollution in the coastal areas are a matter of great concern to the government.
A. redundantly
B. intensively
C. marginally
D. excessively
He had been expected to cope well with examinations and _______ good results.
A. achieve
B. consider
C. last
D. object
Many parents do not let their children make a decision _______ their future career.
A. in
B. about
C. on
D. out
By 2015, it will be widely accepted that schools and pre-schools have _______ extremely important role to play in _______future of our world.
A. an / a
B. an / the
C. the / the
D. Ø / Ø
If Martin were here now, he ______ us to solve this difficult problem.
A. helps
B. will help
C. has helped
D. would help