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 question.
design
persuade
pursue
increase
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 question.
donate
imitate
operate
private
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 question.
rewarding
fascinating
tedious
challenging
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 question.
compliment
determine
optimist
marvelous
By the end of the 21st century, scientists are discovering the cure for the common cold.
the end of
21st century
are discovering
for
The shopkeeper wanted the boys don’t lean their bicycles against his windows.
shopkeeper
don’t
their
against
Although her friends tried to persuade her to apply for the job at a local factory, but Christine refused to make an application.
Although
tried to persuade
to apply
but
Have you had any news about that __ _ you applied for yet?
work
job
career
vacancy
If my application is successful, I will be able to start work from 15th of August when I finish all my exams. I am ___ my CV with this letter.
mending
attaching
closing
enclosing
Hellen usually ___ her childhood with great pleasure.
talks back to
thinks back on
turns back to
falls back on
Many students ___ school to set up their own businesses and become self-employed.
move out of
cut down on
drop out of
drop in on
By the time Ryan finally graduated from high school, he ___ five different schools because his parents move frequently.
attended
was attending
had attended
has been attending
Some shops advertise their products and services in the newspaper to ___ customers.
encourage
attract
interest
promote
Why were you acting ___ you hadn’t seen the boss?
the way
as though
like
as
Unless you ___ me about Sue’s new bob hair, I wouldn’t have noticed.
had told
hadn’t told
told
didn’t tell
___ with passion for teaching help raise the test scores of their students.
Highly motivated tutor
Highly motivated tutors
Tutors are highly motivated
Being highly motivated tutors
It seems that ___ my uncle travels abroad he forgets to take something he needs.
whenever
by the time
not until
however
Hayden spent ___ money buying food that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink.
such a
a lot
too many
so much
A ___ described what he saw moments after the car bomb had exploded.
passer-by
by-passer
pass-by
by-pass
Lan: “Do you think your schooldays are the happiest days of your life? - Nam: “___________”
I believe schooldays last forever.
Were you happy during your schooldays?
I think so. We are worry-free and full of ambitions in the schooldays.
We didn’t have schooldays when we were at school.
Hung: “How much do you earn in your new job?” - Xen: “ ______”
That’s a bit nosey of you.
You shouldn’t ask that.
I’m not your slave.
You can be so bossy at times!
Lucy has just finished her A-levels and she has got a place at university, but she would really like a break from the academic world. Therefore, she decides to take a gap year and travel around the world.
a year off
a year out
a year away
a year’s trip
Nowadays, lifelong learning is facilitated by e-learning platforms.
insisted
assisted
assessed
accessed
Thanks to lifelong learning, people’s level of awareness has improved significantly.
has increases
has declined
has gone up
has bettered
I’d go mad if I had to do a dead-end job like to working on a supermarket checkout.
A boring
monotonous
fascinating
demanding
“Why did you apply for the job?” her mother asked.
Her mother wanted to know the reason she applied for the job.
Her mother wanted to know the reason she had applied for the job.
Her mother wanted to know why did she apply for the job.
Her mother wanted to know why had she applied for the job.
I am on the tenth page of the report I am writing.
I have completed writing ten pages of the report.
Tonight I’m going to write the tenth page of the report.
So far I have written ten pages of the report.
I have finished writing the report on the tenth page.
I did far better than Chris in the exam.
Chris didn’t do as well as me in the exam.
I did farther than Chris in the exam.
Chris did worse than me in the exam.
I didn’t do worse than Chris had done.
I judge by the car he drives. I’d say he’s got a pretty good job.
Because I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job.
When I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job.
Unless I judge by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job.
Judging by the car he drives, I’d say he’s got a pretty good job.
Matthew ran away from home. Matthew thought no one loved him.
Matthew ran away from home as when Matthew thought no one loved him.
Matthew ran away from home because Matthew thought no one loved him.
Thought that no one loved him, Matthew ran away from home.
Matthew thought no one loved him and so that Matthew ran away from home.
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 blank 31.
friendship
relationship
scholarship
membership
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 blank 32.
out
in
to
up
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 blank 33.
up
with
to
at
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 blank 34.
as
so
than
then
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 blank 35.
Unless
If
Provided
Even if
The passage mainly discusses _______.
adults differences in learning a foreign language
children’s ability to learn a language
the age factor in learning language fast
research into language acquisition
From the passage, it can be inferred that “phonology” is the study of _______.
the grammar of a language
the rules of a language
the vocabulary of a language
the sound system of a language
The word “cap” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _______.
prize
limit
covering
level
According to the passage, young children learn language quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _______.
they make many mistakes
they want to talk
their approach is flexible
they frequently repeat words
In the experiment in the passage, the psychologists discovered that _______.
most students had lived in the U.S for more than 10 years
older students were unable to learn English
young students learned English best
students who arrived late were worst of all
