50 CÂU HỎI
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.
School uniform is compulsory in most of Vietnamese school.
A. depended
B. optional
C. obligatory
D. required
Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.
A. cover
B. conserve
C. presume
D. reveal
A large city such as Chicago would be called an urban area.
A. metropolitan
B. rustic
C. suburban
D. sophisticated
We arrived home safe and sound.
A. healthy
B. unsound
C. insound
D. dissound.
He revealed his intentions of leaving the company to the manager during the office dinner party.
A. disclosed
B. concealed
C. misled
D. influenced
Slang can be defined as a set of lexical, grammatical, and phonological regularities used in informal speech.
A. informative
B. official
C. situational
D. casual
Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.
A. favorable
B. bad
C. comfortable
D. severe
The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.
A. happiness
B. loss
C. sadness
D. pain and sorrow
They are launching a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues.
A. encourage
B. publicize
C. hinder
D. strengthen
We have to employ extra staff to deal with the increased workload.
A. approach
B. dismiss
C. interview
D. meet
The only means of access to the station is through a dark subway.
A. arrival
B. admission
C. outlet
D. output
Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.
A. light
B. torrential
C. storm
D. shower
The government is being widely criticized in the media for falling to limit air pollution.
A. attracted
B. praised
C. blamed
D. approved
Never punish your children by hitting them. This might teach them to become hitters.
A. bring
B. accept
C. give
D.reward
The problem is due to discipline, or, more precisely, the lack of discipline, in school.
A. informally
B. flexible
C. casually
D. wrongly
The council has spent an enormous amount of money on this project.
A. tiny
B. thin
C. loose
D. gigantic
The loss of his journals had cuased him even more sorrow than his retirement form the military six years earlier.
A. grief
B. joy
C. comfort
D. sympathy
If we use robots instead of humans, many people may be out of work.
A. employed
B. jobless
C. inemployed
D. unemployed
This speedy and secure service of transferring money can be useful.
A. slow
B. rapid
C. careful
D. hurried
Our well- trained staff are always courteous to customers.
A. helpful
B. friendly
C. rude
D. polite
I think it’s impossible to abolish school examinations. They are necessary to evaluate
students’ progress.
A. stop
B. extinguish
C. continue
D. organize
We managed to get to school in time despite the heavy rain.
A. earlier than a particular moment
B. later than expected
C. early enough to do something
D. as long as expected
The palace was badly damaged by fire, but was eventually restored to its original splendor.
A. refurbished
B. devastated
C. strengthened
D. renovated
After the marriage, Ruth decided to settle permanently in New York.
A. sustainably
B. constantly
C. temporarily
D. regularly
The first year at university was probably the best and most challenging year of my life. It caused me plenty of troubles.
A. tricky
B. tough
C. easy
D. difficult
Ships crossing the oceans can receive signals from satellites that enable them to calculate their position accurately.
A. carelessly
B. imprecisely
C. uneasily
D. untruthfully
He is very absent – minded. He is likely to forget things or to think about something different from what he should be thinking about.
A. retentive
B. unforgettable
C. old – fashioned
D. easy – going
We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.
A. revealed
B. frequented
C. accessible
D. lively
When being interviewed, You should focus on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.
A. to pay no attention to
B. be interested in
C. be related
D. express interested in
They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted to do.
A. unpardoned
B. misconstrue
C. discouraged
D. impaired
Punctuality is imperative in your new job.
A. Being efficient
B. Being courteous
C. Being cheerful
D. Being late
Travel insurance is sometimes mistaken for temporary health insurance, but the two are actually different.
A. mutable
B. permanent
C. passing
D. transitory
All children can attend without paying fees at state schools.
A. primary schools
B. secondary schools
C. high schools
D. independent schools
That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about.
A. behaving improperly
B. behaving nice
C. good behavior
D. behaving cleverly
“Mary, I think these clothes are inappropriate for this important celebration.”
A. suitable
B. improper
C. attractive
D. available
Despite having a bigger and cheaper choice of healthy foods, many Americans have lost a lot of weight.
A. acquire
B. win
C. gained
D. obtain
No one knew precisely what would happen to human being in space.
A. informally
B. Flexibly
C. wrongly
D. casually
A lot of people think that Angelina Jolie is really hot.
A. cool
B. unattractive
C. memorable
D. beautiful
Nonfat milk has slightly less fat than low fat.
A. a little
B. a few
C. much
D. small
I must have a watch since punctuality is imperative in my new job.
A. being on time
B. being cheerful
C. being sufficient
D. being late
It’s discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income.
A. impolite
B. polite
C. unacceptable
D. rude
Remember not to show your nervousness during a job interview.
A. confidence
B. anxiety
C. challenge
D. creativeness
She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.
A. lost control of
B. put in charge of
C. made room for
D. got in touch with
The United States is a major influence in the United Nations.
A. main
B. real
C. minor
D. true
More people are now employed in service industries than in manufacturing.
A. jobless
B. having jobs
C. trained
D. vulnerable
She is a very generous woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.
A. mean
B. amicable
C. kind
D. hospitable
He found the course difficult so he had to spend most of his time on study.
A. memorable
B. easy
C. interesting
D. hard
His rude comments made other Facebookers very angry.
A. pleasant
B. honest
C. polite
D. kind
She denied having stolen his mother's money.
A. refused
B. admitted
C. insisted on
D. reminded
He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.
A. rudeness
B. measurement
C. encouragement
D. politeness