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. orchard
B. orchestra
C. orchid
D. archive
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. solidarity
B. stagnant
C. vacancy
D. technicality
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. undergraduate
B. international
C. geographical
D. obligatory
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. vertical
B. contractual
C. domestic
D. outstanding
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.
A. irritates me
B. steers me
C. moves me
D. frightens me
He was so engrossed in the book that he did not hear her footstep.
A. lost
B. bored
C. absorbed
D. tired
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
There have been significant changes in women's lives since the women's liberation movement.
A. unimportant
B. controlled
C. political
D. disagreeable
The plant resembles grass in appearance. I couldn't tell them apart.
A. distinguishes
B. takes after
C. differs
D. combines
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
All the candidates for the scholarship will be equally treated regarding of their age, sex, or nationality.
A. candidates
B. nationality
C. regarding
D. scholarship
It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting
A. studies
B. more
C. attempting
D. to pass
High blood pressure results from either an increased output of blood from the heart and an increased resistance to its flow through tiny branches of the arteries.
A. results from
B. increased
C. and
D. flow
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
We've got another set to ___ if this one doesn't work
A. fall back on
B. set out
C. set out
D. go in for
She told me ___.
A. shut the door but don't lock it
B. shut the door but not lock it.
C. to shut the door but not lock it.
D. to shut the door but not to lock it.
By the time you get back, I ___all my correspondence and then I ___ you with yours.
A. will have finished/ can help
B. will finish/ can have helped
C. will be finished/ have helped
D. have finished/ have helped
The smaller the room is, ___ furniture it needs
A. the fewer
B. the less
C. fewer
D. less
British and Australian people share the same language, but in other respect they are as different as ___
A. cats and dogs
B. chalk and cheese
C. salt and pepper
D. here and there
___ the exception ___ the little baby, everybody in my family has to jog every morning
A. With / to
B. With / of
C. In / of
D. By / of
The twins look so much alike that almost no one can ___ them ___.
A. take/apart
B. tell/away
C. tell/apart
D. take/on
___the phone rang later that night did Anna remember the appointment
A. Not until
B. Just before
C. Only
D. No sooner
Mary walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she ___ something she would regret later
A. might have said
B. might say
C. said
D. will say
She went to the bookshop ___.
A. so that to buy some books
B. in order that buy some books
C. so as to buying some books.
D. so as to buy some books.
Some film stars ___ difficult to work with.
A. are said be
B. are said to be
C. say to be
D. said to be
He was completely ___ by her tale of hardship.
A. taken away
B. taken down
C. taken in
D. taken up
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
- "Do you mind my smoking here?"
- “___”
A. Yes, please.
B. No. Good idea
C. Yes. Better not
D. Yes. Better not
John: "Are you sure that's Ok?" - Linda: ___
A. Of course it is
B. No, I am not
C. I don't think so
D. I haven't thought about it
Mark the letter A, B C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the sentence given in each of the following questions.
I don't agree with prohibiting smoking in bars.
A. l am not on favor of prohibiting smoking in bars.
B. I am not in favor of prohibiting smoking in bars.
C. l am not in favor with prohibiting smoking in bars.
D. I am not in favor to prohibiting smoking in bars.
The weather was so terrible that we spent the whole day indoors
A. The weather was too terrible that we spent the whole day indoors.
B. It was such terrible weather that we spent the whole day indoors.
C. The weather was too terrible for us to spend the whole day indoors.
D. The weather wasn't terrible enough for us to spend the whole day indoors.
As soon as he arrived at the airport, he called home.
A. No sooner had he arrived at the airport than he called home.
B. He arrived at the airport sooner than he had expected.
C. Calling home, he said that he had arrived at the airport.
D. He arrived at the airport and called me to take him home.
Mark the letter A B C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
You are breaking up a bit. I will call you back.
A. l can't understand why you're breaking up a bit, so I will call back.
B. I will call back to know why you two are breaking up.
C. I will call you back because I can't hear you clearly.
D. I will call back to say goodbye.
David drove so fast; it was very dangerous
A. David drove so fast, which was very dangerous.
B. David drove so fast and was very dangerous.
C. David drove so fast, then was very dangerous.
D. David drove so fast that was very dangerous.
Without transportation, our modern society could not (31) __.
A. establish
B. exist
C. take place
D. happen
(32) ___ we would have to spend most of our time raising food and food would be (33) ___ to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhood.
A. Even
B. Besides
C. Although
D. However
(32) ___ we would have to spend most of our time raising food and food would be (33) ___ to the kinds that could grow in the climate and soil of our neighborhood.
A. connected
B. focused
C. limited
D. related
Transportation can speed a doctor to the (34) ___ of a sick person, even if the patients' lives on an isolated farm.
A. wayside
B. part
C. body
D. side
In time of (35) ___, transportation can rush aid to persons in areas stricken by floods, families and earthquakes.
A. disasters
B. accidents
C. hazard
D. wars
What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Endangered species
B. Problems with industrialization
C. The Bengal tiger
D. International boycotts
The word "callousness” could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. insensitivity
B. indirectness
C. incompetence
D. independence
Which of the following could best replace the word "allocated"?
A. organized
B. combined
C. taken
D. set aside
What does the term "international boycott” in the third paragraph refer to?
A. Defraying the cost of maintaining national parks.
B. A global increase in animal survival
C. A refusal to buy animal products worldwide
D. Buying and selling of animal products overseas
Which of the following best describes the author's attitude?
A. concerned
B. forgiving
C. indifferent
D. surprised