45 CÂU HỎI
PART A: PHONETICS (10 POINTS)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. fluid
B. bluish
C. cruise
D. ruin
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. sometimes
B. measles
C. diabetes
D. clothes
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. chauffeur
B. archive
C. chandelier
D. cache
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. mauve
B. nausea
C. jaunt
D. raucous
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others’.
A. suspension
B. excursion
C. invasion
D. extension
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others'.
A. diarrhoea
B. medieval
C. ballerina
D. hyperbole
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others'.
A. plagiarize
B. iguana
C. cavalry
D. mischievous
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others'.
A. terminology
B. invaluable
C. abominable
D. intimidating
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others'.
A. camomile
B. barrister
C. persistent
D. illustrate
Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others'.
A. acupuncture
B. petroleum
C. enthusiast
D. indigenous
PART B: LEXICON AND GRAMMAR (40 POINTS)
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Child actors often show great…………. for their age.
A. credibility
B. curiosity
C. maturity
D. imitation
Journalists are supposed to maintain their…………., but theatre critics often praise their friends.
A. clearance
B. ignorance
C. complexity
D. objectivity
The CEO refused………….to discuss any of the staffs demands for more pay.
A. down and about
B. outright
C. outlook
D. downright
My sister was so engrossed………….the book that she didn’t hear I come in.
A. in
B. into
C. with
D. to
Tom: “Hi Lee, I’m just calling to see how you are.”
Lee: “It’s funny you should call. I………….about you.”
A. had just thought
B. was just thinking
C. was just to think
D. just think
Our landlord………….more helpful during our stay.
A. mustn’t have been
B. had to be
C. will have been
D. couldn’t have been
Would the job involve………….Spanish regularly?
A. to be speaking
B. my speaking
C. me to speak
D. I speaking
Vietnamese football fans came from………….to celebrate the victory of their national football team.
A. far and wide
B. round and about
C. there and then
D. round and round
All the plans have been made. You can’t………….out now.
A. step
B. stamp
C. back
D. punch
.………….that you consult an experienced financial advisor.
A. It is advisable
B. You are advised
C. There is advice
D. You are advisable
There need to be………….changes in the health system to bring it up to date.
A. strong
B. liberal
C. primitive
D. radical
.………….the rain has stopped can the repair work begin.
A. Until
B. Only when
C. At no time
D. No sooner
.…………., she didn’t attend her neighbour’s pool party.
A. Not inviting
B. Not being invite
C. Being not invited
D. Having not invited
Everything will be fine. Just keep your………….on!
A. chin
B. head
C. hair
D. leg
Our teacher promised to contact us………….out.
A. until the exam results come
B. the minute the exam results come
C. as soon the exam results will come
D. the moment the exam results will come
While scientists debate the causes of climate change and the likely (51)…………of global warming
C. affects
D. effects
the Inuit (the native people of the Arctic tundra) are watching their world disappear before their eyes, as the ice (52) ………….
A. wades
B. thaws
C. flows
D. trickles
The Inuit live in small settlements along the (53)…………of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and northernmost Russia, and rely on hunting and fishing to survive
A. coastlines
B. landmarks
C. outlooks
D. mainland
Inuit hunters forecast the weather by looking for warning signs in the clouds, the ocean (54)…………, and in animal behavior.
A. drizzle
B. rainfall
C. currents
D. draughts
In such a (55)…………climate, this knowledge can mean the difference between life and death.
A. strict
B. harsh
C. risky
D. rocky
Thunderstorms in a region where it was once too cold for them are not (56)…………. Winters are milder and summers last longe
A. unaware
B. unhealthy
C. uncommon
D. untimely
altering the natural (57)…………of the animals the Inuit hunt,
A. continent
B. descent
C. estuary
D. habitat
Inuit hunt, causing their numbers to (58)…………. The Inuit can no longer rely on the same hunting grounds
A. diminish
B. dawdle
C. dry up
D. come down on
and movement over the ice can be (59) ………… because it is thinning and breaking up at an alarming rate
A. cautious
B. disastrous
C. perilous
D. numerous
Some scientists predict that the Arctic could be ice-free (60) ………… 50 years
A. in
B. within
C. until
D. by
The main idea of this passage is that…………
A. Mendel was a great scientist
B. children inherit height from their parents
C. Mendel discovered the laws of heredity
D. pea plants show how human heredity works
Two key terms explained in this passage are………….
A. “Gregor Mendel” and “pea plants”
B. “dominant characteristics” and “laws of heredity”
C. “genes” and “DNA”
D. “recessive characteristics” and “tallness”
In his first experiments with pea plants, Mendel………….
A. got medium pea plants, as he expected
B. got medium pea plants, which he didn’t expect
C. got short and tall pea plants, as he expected
D. got short and tall pea plants, which he didn’t expect
The word “suppresses” in the third paragraph means……………
A. holds back or blocks out
B. destroys
C. changes or transforms
D. brings out
The phrase “happened to discover” in the first paragraph suggests that……………
A. Mendel wasn’t careful in his experiments
B. Mendel didn’t set out to discover the laws of heredity
C. Mendel was lucky he discovered anything at all
D. Mendel could have discovered much more if he’d tried
Which of the following sentences best summarizes the first paragraph?
A. Mendel’s experiments with pea plants led him to discover the laws of heredity.
B. Mendel’s experiments with pea plants produced unexpected results.
C. Mendel was both a monk and a scientist.
D. Mendel’s discover was an accident.
According to the passage, it is true that………….
A. there are two genes for tallness
B. tallness is a recessive trait
C. dominant traits suppress recessive ones
D. children have a 75% chance of being tall
According to the passage, a child who has the “Tt” combination has which parents?
A. TT and TT
B. TTandtt
C. ttandtt
D.Tt and Tt
The passage suggests that…………..
A. the laws of heredity are still unproven
B. the laws of heredity are much more complicated than the example indicates
C. Mendel deserves more credit than he gets
D. parents should seek genetic counseling
This passage is organized according to which organizational strategy?
A. cause and effect
B. chronology
C. general to specific
D. order or importance