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Jane had difficulty carrying her suitcase upstairs, and Mike, her friend, offered to help.
- Mike: "Need a hand with your suitcase, Jane?"
- Jane: "____________."
A. Not a chance.
B. That's very kind of you.
C. Well done!
D. I don’t believe it.
Julia and Phoebe are talking about Peter.
- Julia: "Peter was born and brought up in Hastings and he must know it very well."
- Phoebe: "____________. He even couldn't tell me where to have some street food there."
A. I can’t agree with you more.
B. You must be right.
C. I'm of the opposite opinion
D. I don't think that’s a good idea
(3) _______ electrical power became more ubiquitous, tasks once done by hand were now completed quickly and efficiently by machine.
A. Despite
B. However
C. Although
D. As
A hundred years later, in the year 2000, machines were again pushing the boundaries of (4) _______ was possible.
A. what
B. that
C. who
D. which
How will they (5) _______ our lives better, cleaner, safer, more efficient
A. notice
B. taste
C. make
D. hope
How will they ______ our lives better, cleaner, safer, more efficient, and (6) _______ exciting?
A. much
B. more
C. little
D. less
The (7) _______ we got back were thought-provoking, hopeful and, at times, apocalyptic.
A. answers
B. programs
C. contacts
D. services
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.
Some vegetables are grown without soil and artificial light.
A. real
B. natural
C. genuine
D. true
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 is very difficult to tell him to give in because he is so big-headed.
A. wise
B. generous
C. modest
D. arrogant
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. confide
B. gather
C. divide
D. maintain
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. compulsory
B. certificate
C. category
D. accompany
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.
Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.
A. Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night.
B. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night.
C. Nam wishes he hadn't been so rude to them last night.
D. Nam wishes he weren't so rude to them last night.
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.
He started computer programming as soon as he left school.
A. No sooner had he started computer programming than he left school.
B. Hardly had he started computer programming when he left school.
C. No sooner had he left school than he started computer programming.
D. After he left school, he had started computer programming.
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.
My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play.
A. skillful
B. famous
C. perfect
D. modest
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.
Dozens of valuable works of art disappeared during shipment to the US.
A. authority
B. security
C. activity
D. delivery
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. mended
B. faced
C. objected
D. waited
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. breakfast
B. feature
C. peasant
D. pleasure
Which of the following is NOT true about fossil fuel?
A. It can pollute the air.
B. We don’t use much of it.
C. Its sources are limited.
D. Mining fossil fuel can bring harm to the environment.
All of the following are true about nuclear accidents EXCEPT that ________.
A. they have been very serious
B. their effects can last many years
C. it doesn't take us much time to clean up the nuclear waste from the accident
D. there were serious nuclear accidents in Ukraine in 1986 and in Japan in 2011
The phrase "clean up" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. block
B. evacuate
C. disappear
D. remove
What does the word "They" in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. countries
B. protesters
C. officials
D. supporters
Which of the following statements would the author of the passage support most?
A. Some governments are wrong when they are using nuclear energy.
B. We should seriously consider nuclear power because it has both advantages and disadvantages.
C. We can continue using nuclear energy until there is an accident.
D. Many people don't want nuclear power in their countries and governments should follow their people.
The man, a poor man, is invited to the Clambake last night.
A. The
B. a
C. is
D. to the
Their free trip, which they won on a television game show, include four days in London and a week in Paris.
A. Their free trip
B. on
C. include
D. a
Today’s students also appear more formerly dressed and conservative-looking these days.
A. Today’s
B. also
C. more formerly dressed
D. these days
She didn’t go yesterday, _________?
A. does she
B. doesn’t she
C. did she
D. didn’t she
Laura _________ in Boston.
A. are born
B. were born
C. born
D. was born
When being interviewed, you should _________ what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. be related to
B. be interested in
C. express interest to
D. concentrate on
We were so looking forward to stretching out on the beach in the sunshine, but _________ whole time we were there.
A. poured with rain
B. rained dogs and cats
C. dropped in the bucket
D. made hay while the sun shined
We like _________ policies.
A. American recent economic
B. economic recent American
C. recent American economic
D. recent economic American
These facts may be familiar _________ you.
A. to
B. about
C. with
D. into
_________ I get to know Jim, the more I like him.
A. For more
B. More
C. The more
D. The most
The teacher likes her essay because it's very _________.
A. imagination
B. imaginable
C. imaginative
D. imaginary
_________ the letter, Tom will have left for Paris.
A. By the time we receive
B. before we receive
C. when we receive
D. after we receive
We have been working hard. Let’s _________ a break.
A. make
B. find
C. do
D. take
The _________ prices of property in big cities may deter people on low incomes from owning a house there.
A. competitive
B. forbidding
C. prohibitive
D. inflatable
He fell down when he _________ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
He managed to win the race _________ hurting his foot before the race.
A. in spite of
B. despite of
C. although
D. because of
_________ UNESCO criteria for outstanding universal value to humanity, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was added to the World Heritage List in 2014.
A. Meeting
B. Met
C. To meet
D. Having met
Environmental groups try to stop farmers from using harmful _________ on their crops.
A. economy
B. agriculture
C. investments
D. chemicals
What is the best title for this passage?
A. The definition of "new media"
B. Internet jobs
C. The job of Webmasters
D. People with Internet skills
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE of webmasters?
A. They work either independently or collaboratively.
B. The duties they perform stay almost unchanged.
C. Their jobs require a minimal level of expertise
D. They hardly support hardware and software products.
The word "identify" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. find out
B. pick up on
C. come across
D. look into
The word "them" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. websites
B. tasks
C. hardware and software
D. skill sets
Which of the following is NOT true about the job of the freelance writers?
A. It may involve working with foreign companies.
B. It is considered a "content" job.
C. There is a high demand for traditional skills.
D. It requires deep knowledge of computer applications.
The word "downsize" in paragraph 5 most likely means _______.
A. dismiss workers
B. decrease salary
C. go bankrupt
D. win new contracts
It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. only well-trained workers are advised to work online.
B. online workers can work full-time online.
C. becoming a webmaster is really easy.
D. workers with limited computer skills cannot make good money.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Is it necessary to meet the manager at the airport?
A. Did the manager have to be met at the airport?
B. Does the manager have to be met at the airport?
C. Is the manager had to be met at the airport?
D. Does the manager have to meet at the airport?
Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
This is the first time we have been to the circus.
A. We have been to the circus some times before.
B. We had been to the circus once before.
C. We have ever been to the circus often before.
D. We have never been to the circus before.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"I'll take the children to the park," said the husband to his wife.
A. The husband asked the wife to take the children to the park.
B. The husband offered to take the children to the park.
C. The husband insisted on taking the children to the park.
D. The husband requested to take the children to the park.