50 CÂU HỎI
Julie found renting an apartment preferential to staying at a hotel when she was on holiday in Spain last year.
A. found
B. preferential
C. staying
D. on
Running everyday made your heart work harder than just walking
A. made
B. work
C. than
D. walking
Our English teacher would prefer us to spend more time in the laboratory practicing her pronunciation.
A. would prefer
B. to spend
C. in the
D. her
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.
Khanh's predominant features, what you first noticed about her, were her stunning black hair and big, dark eyes.
A. evident
B. unnoticeable
C. inadequate
D. universal
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.
Unemployed youngsters still come to London in their hundreds thinking that the streets are paved with gold.
A. it seems challenging to make money here
B. it is an exciting place
C. it is easy to get rich in the place
D. it is a boring place
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Temperature scales in use today.
B. Comparison of temperature scales.
C. The origin of thermometers.
D. The most common temperature scale.
The word “fixed” in paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.
A. ordered
B. repaired
C. established
D. attached
According to the passage, a temperature of 50° would be equal to _______.
A. 223⁰ on the Kelvin scale
B. 273⁰ on the Kelvin scale
C. 323⁰ on the Kelvin scale
D. 373⁰ on the Kelvin scale
The word “adopted” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by ______.
A. taken on
B. brought up
C. looked upon
D. turned down
The word “it” in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. the Kelvin scale
B. a negative value
C. a scientific research
D. 100º difference
Which of the following is NOT true about the first Celsius scale, according to the passage?
A. It was developed by an astronomer from Sweden.
B. It came into existence in the eighteenth century.
C. One hundred degrees separated the freezing and boiling temperatures of water on it.
D. On it, 0º indicated the temperature at which water freezes.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. The Kelvin scale enjoys the largest popularity in the world today.
B. The Celsius scale in use today is actually the original version.
C. In 1948, nations agreed to name the centigrade scale after the man who developed its earlier version.
D. Kelvin, Fahrenheit and Celsius worked in cooperation to develop three thermometers.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
A chronic lack of sleep may cause us to be irritable and reduces our motivation to study.
A. miserable
B. uncomfortable
C. upset
D. annoyed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
TV has transformed politics in the USA by changing the way in which information is disseminated, and by altering political campaigns.
A. discussed
B. spread
C. stored
D. analyzed
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Ways to find a healthy job and avoid stress
B. New evidence about stress
C. Kinds of jobs and their effects on people's health
D. Jobs with good salaries
The word “trains” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. shares
B. copies
C. sings
D. teaches
According to paragraph 2, unhealthy jobs _______.
A. make people stressed
B. aren't very dangerous
C. are quite relaxing
D. cause traffic congestion
The word “They” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
A. Jobs
B. Salaries
C. People
D. Buildings
Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A. A personal trainer always follows a healthy diet.
B. Only difficult passengers travel by taxi.
C. People with relaxing jobs often get high salaries.
D. A president of a large company often has insufficient free time.
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's possible that she didn't hear what I said.
A. She might have not heard what I said.
B. She might not hear what I said.
C. She may not hear what I said.
D. She may not have heard what I said.
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.
I haven't visited my hometown for a few years.
A. I didn't visit my hometown a few years ago.
B. I have been in my hometown for a few years.
C. I last visited my hometown a few years ago.
D. I was in my hometown for a few years.
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.
"Trust me! Do not invest all your money in one business," said Adam
A. Adam ordered me to invest all my money in one business.
B. Adam persuaded me not to invest all my money in one business.
C. Adam offered to help me to invest all my money in one business.
D. Adam encouraged me not invest all my money in one business
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. debate
B. talent
C. traffic
D. factor
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. thorough
B. caught
C. thought
D. cough
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.
Tim was able to finish his book. It was because his friend helped him.
A. If only Tim had been able to finish his book.
B. Without his friend's help, Tim couldn't have finished his book.
C. If it weren't for his friend's help, Tim couldn't have finished his book.
D. But for his friend's help, Tim couldn't finish his book.
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.
July told her parents about her result in the final exam. She did it on her arrival home.
A. Only after getting the result in the final exam July informed her parents of it on her arrival home.
B. Not until July told her parents that she would get good results in the final exam did she arrive at the meeting.
C. Hardly had she informed her parents about her result in the final exam when July arrived at the meeting.
D. No sooner had July arrived home than she told her parents about her result in the final exam.
It has been noticed that the difference (27) ________ temperature is usually greater at night and the phenomenon occurs in both winter and summer.
A. on
B. with
C. in
D. out
These materials retain heat generated by the Sun and release it through the night. In Atlanta, in the US, this has even led to thunderstorms (28) ________ occur in the morning rather than, as is more common, in the afternoon.
A. when
B. which
C. what
D. where
Large cities around the world are adopting strategies to combat this issue (29) ________ it is not uncommon to find plants growing on top of roofs or down walls of large buildings.
A. or
B. for
C. and
D. but
In Singapore, the government has (30) ________ to transform it into a "city within a garden" and, in 2006, they held an international competition calling for entries to develop a master plan to help bring this about.
A. required
B. committed
C. confessed
D. pledged
Each one is a vertical freestanding garden and is (31) ________ to exotic plants and ferns.
A. land
B. house
C. home
D. place
Tom and Jane are in a restaurant.
Tom: "Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti, or something different?"
Jane: "________"
A. Yes, please.
B. Anything will do.
C. Never mind.
D. I'm afraid not.
The interviewer of the company is asking Nam about his qualities for the post he has applied for.
Interviewer: "What qualities do you have that make you a suitable candidate for this post?"
Nam: "________"
A. I consider myself to be trustworthy, responsible and punctual.
B. Well, I have a lot of qualifications that match.
C. I used to work in a similar position for two years.
D. I'm highly qualified for the post.
The Indians ________ in Peru before the discovery of America by Europeans belonged to the Inca culture.
A. lived
B. living
C. were living
D. had lived
Crossing a busy street is ________ flying in an airplane.
A. more dangerous
B. more dangerous than
C. most dangerous than
D. the most dangerous
I will have tidied up the bedroom ________ home tomorrow.
A. after my parents had arrived
B. as soon as my parents arrived
C. when my parents arrive
D. before my parents will arrive
Linda has got the advantage ________ speaking two foreign languages, English and Chinese.
A. of
B. on
C. with
D. in
The trains are never on time, ________?
A. aren't they
B. are they
C. do they
D. are the trains
ChatGPT was trained on ________ enormous amount of text data.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. no article
A move towards healthy eating could help ________ heart disease.
A. remove
B. prevent
C. terminate
D. reverse
She ________ the job offer because she didn't want to move to another city.
A. turned out
B. turned up
C. turned off
D. turned down
I always forget ________ my alarm for Monday mornings.
A. to setting
B. set
C. to set
D. setting
My neighbors' loud music every night is driving me up the ________.
A. ground
B. ceiling
C. roof
D. wall
Lilly ________ asleep when she ________ her homework yesterday.
A. fell/ was doing
B. fell/ did
C. was fallen/ was doing
D. falls/ does
He will never admit his faults. He put the ________ on everyone but himself.
A. criticism
B. blame
C. accusation
D. acclamation
In the last decade, remarkable progress ________ in the field of robotics.
A. has achieved
B. has been achieved
C. was achieved
D. is achieved
At companies like Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, they help to develop long-term plans and digital ________.
A. interactions
B. interacts
C. interactive
D. interactional
When she was stopped by the police for speeding, she gave them a(n) ________ name and address.
A. false
B. counterfeit
C. inauthentic
D. artificial
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. dangerous
B. instrument
C. industry
D. department
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. install
B. translate
C. repair
D. enter