35 CÂU HỎI
PART A. PHONETICS (5 POINTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. deficiency
B. pedestrian
C. decathlon
D. endurance
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. camouflage
B. vintage
C. envisage
D. heritage
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. chaotic
B. psychiatry
C. machinery
D. hierarchical
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others'.
A. cultivate
B. compliment
C. sovereignty
D. reminisce
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others'.
A. traumatic
B. replica
C. dishevelled
D. bewildered
PART B. LEXICON AND GRAMMAR (50 POINTS)
Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I’ll be in the office all afternoon………….5 o’clock, but after that I'll be at home.
A. by
B. for
C. around
D. until
Mary: “Ralph is finding life stressful at the moment.”
Sarah: “………….in a similar situation myself, I really sympathize.”
A. When I was
B. I was also
C. Having been
D. That I have been
It was an exciting election campaign, with the two main candidates………….
A. level pegging
B. level off
C. level headed
D. level-crossing
The police officer asked me what time…………..
A. the accident was occurring
B. did the accident occur
C. the accident occurred
D. was the accident occurred
The practical component lasts six months,………….trainees will be able to demonstrate what they have learnt.
A. at that time
B. during which time
C. the time when
D. whenever
That new TV series had viewers………….to their screens.
A. screwed
B. fixed
C. riveted
D. nailed
.………….that it is still a favourite others.
A. It is such elegant couture evening dress
B. Such is the elegance of this couture evening dress
C. So elegant this couture evening dress is
D. It is so elegant couture evening dress
The actor insisted that the reporter keep his remarks………….
A. off the cuff
B. off the beaten track
C. off the deep end
D. off the record
My new personal trainer says he………….by the end of the month.
A. has 100 sit-ups a day done
B. will have done me 100 sit-ups a day
C. had done 100 sit-ups a day
D. will have had me doing 100 sit-ups a day
Derek was wearing………….tie at the party.
A. a ridiculous wide yellow silk
B. a yellow wide ridiculous silk
C. a ridiculous yellow wide silk
D. a wide silk yellow ridiculous
The board proposes that the majority of this year’s profits………….in new product development.
A. will be invested
B. be invested
C. to be invested
D. being invested
His new film has received………….reviews.
A. rave
B. keen
C. wild
D. vigorous
The first thing for all of you to remember is that………….your duties may result in an instant dismissal.
A. escaping
B. neglecting
C. resisting
D. missing
So you don’t like the play, but when you are given complimentary tickets to the theatre you shouldn’t…………..
A. cry for the moon
B. look for a needle in a haystack
C. look a gift horse in the mouth
D. take the rough with the smooth
.………….the books in the series that the publisher anticipates record sales for the latest title.
A. Such was the success of
B. It was so successful
C. How much was the success of
D. So successful has
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Shares in the company are taking a nosedive ever since news of the tax scandal went public.
A. increasing rapidly
B. remaining stable
C. declining gradually
D. falling sharply
I searched for hours but I had to call it a day when darkness fell.
A. stop
B. ask for help
C. start
D. continue
I love pulling my sister’s leg - it’s almost too easy to annoy her.
A. arguing with my sister
B. teasing my sister
C. controlling my sister
D. playing with my sister
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
His extravagant spending habits led everyone to believe that he was a man of means.
A. wealthy
B. generous
C. selfish
D. poor
Nils’ trick of playing guitar whilst trampolining on stage went down a storm last night.
A. failed
B. became successful
C. surprised everyone
D. beat a storm
Do you find yourself going into work later and later every day just to sleep a little longer? Do you (56)…………….. asleep in the cinema,
A. feel
B. become
C. fall
D.drop
Someone somewhere (57)……………..said that the average amount of sleep the average person wants is five minutes longer than they get
A. once
B. ago
C. past
D. prior
But sleepaholics can find that their habit gets them (58)……………..deep trouble with colleagues and friends.
A. at
B. for
C. down
D.into
Being late for work because of oversleeping is a pretty poor story if you’re (59)……………..about a career.
A. keen
B. serious
C. excited
D. eager
Friends can get (60)……………..offended if you leave them early to get some sleep.
A. largely
B. fully
C. quite
D. plenty
Throughout history, ambitious people have often (61)……………..their enormous energy with a lack of need for sleep
A. joined
B. united
C. attached
D. linked
So if you want to (62) ……………..advantage of career opportunities
A. give
B. take
C. hold
D. make
or if you’ve just been criticized once too often about sleeping through the best bit of a party, what’s the (63) ……………..?
A. cure
B. resolution
C. repair
D. correction
A psychiatrist studied sleep needs and over time he claimed to (64)……………..his own daily sleep from a standard eight hours to two, saying he experienced no had reactions
A. subtract
B. descend
C. reduce
D. sink
But if you really can’t (65)……………..without sleep and don’t want to lose your job, become so irreplaceable in it that you can be openly lazy,
A. do
B. stand
C. deal
D. put