47 CÂU HỎI
Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
A. Standard speech
B. Idiomatic phrases
C. Dictionary usage
D. Different types of vocabulary
The word "appropriate” is closest in meaning to.
A. old
B. correct
C. important
D. large
The word "obscurity" could best be replaced by.
A. qualification
B. disappearance
C. influence
D. tolerance
The word "them" refers to.
A. slang phrases
B. words
C. the majority
D. memories
Which of the following is TRUE of standard usage?
A. It is limited to written language.
B. It is only understood by the upper classes.
C. It can be used in formal or informal settings.
D. It is constantly changing.
One of the girls who ______ working in this department ______ my niece.
A. is/being
B. is/is
C. is/are
D. was/were
Students are encouraged to participate______ after-school activities.
A. on
B. at
C. about
D. in
The animal performance is going to (show) _______ on television tonight.
A. show
B. be shown
C. shown
D. showing
The company received __________complaints about the quality of its products.
A. continual
B. continued
C. continuous
D. continuing
The government is thinking of bringing _______ a law to prohibit the killing of endangered animals.
A. in
B. round
C. on
D. up
The idea ______ to nothing because I couldn’t afford to do it.
A. went
B. came
C. turned
D. changed
The sun was _______clouds.
A. after
B. in front of
C. behind
D. beside
Their eventual choice of house was _______ by the time Peter would take to get to the office.
A. related
B. consequent
C. determined
D. dependent
They avoid the usual tourist attractions in favor of places that are off the _____ track.
A. gone
B. worn
C. beaten
D. ridden
______ summer of 1996, when I was born, was hot and dry.
A. A
B. An
C. The
D. x
Tìm và sửa lỗi sai:
Commercial airliners do not fly in the vicinity of volcanic eruptions because even a small amount of volcanic ash can damage its engines.
A. in the vicinity
B. amount
C. ash
D. its
I've been looking for this book for months and _______ I found it.
A. at last
B. in time
C. at the end
D. at present
Mary applied for a _______ in the firm that I had worked for.
A. position
B. location
C. site
D. space
Tìm và sửa lỗi sai:
Given its recent cancellations of numerous flights, many people have expressed doubts about the reliance of the airline.
A. cancellations
B. numerous
C. expressed
D. reliance
The early railroads were ________ the existing arteries of transportation: roads, turnpikes, canals, and other waterways.
A. those short lines connected
B. short connecting lines
C. short lines that connected
D. connected by short lines
When I finish writing this composition, I’m going to __________ and go to bed.
A. make time
B. hit the big time
C. call it a day
D. hit the day
The union and the management are in _______ over working conditions.
A. advance
B. practice
C. collaboration
D. dispute
Althea Corporation ______ by many analysts to be the most innovative software company in the industry.
A. considerably
B. consideration
C. is considered
D. was considering
Sam ______ to change a light bulb when he slipped and fell.
A. was trying
B. tried
C. had been trying
D. has tried
The supermarket chain has promised to cut down ______ packaging.
A. on
B. at
C. of
D. off
Their house is _______ near the Cathedral.
A. whereabouts
B. anywhere
C. somewhere
D. anyplace
The most _______ way of learning a language is by living in the country concerned.
A. effective
B. ineffective
C. effect
D. effecting
He was selected to play despite a string of _______ recent performances.
A. mediocre
B. reasonable
C. outstanding
D. satisfactory
Tìm từ đồng nghĩa với từ gạch chân:
Coal burning releases a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
A. discourages
B. reduces
C. relaxes
D. discharges
Dr. Hooper at Michigan United Hospital is the world's _______ authority on knee replacement surgeries.
A. led
B. leader
C. leading
D. leaders
________, after trying three times, he passed the examination.
A. Lastly
B. Last of all
C. Last
D. At last
Ninety ________ the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is
B. minutes are
C. minute are
D. minutes is
The traffic in town was very ___________ and I arrived home earlier than expected.
A. light
B. weak
C. little
D. few
The witness’s account was not _______ with the facts.
A. matched
B. reliable
C. consistent
D. confirmed
There was a rise _______ the demand ______ smoke alarms that week.
A. on/on
B. on/of
C. in/for
D. for/in
What do you think of your new bookkeeper?” - “He works __________ his figures never need __________.”
A. such efficiently that/ to check
B. so efficient that/ checking
C. such an efficient that/ to be checked
D. so efficiently that/ to be checked
When the storm _____ this area tomorrow, it will bring with its great destructive force.
A. is reaching
B. will reach
C. reaches
D. is going to reach
With ski season fast ________, investors are wondering whether the ski lodge will be completed by the first snow fall.
A. selling
B. snowing
C. completing
D. approaching
Now that we have finished painting the house, there is nothing left _______.
A. to do
B. to be done
C. for doing
D. for being done
The man ______ under oath at court and was charged with perverting the course of justice.
A. lied
B. lain
C. lay
D. lying
I don't think this fashion will catch ________.
A. on
B. up
C. out
D. over
I finished my homework a few days ahead _______ the deadline.
A. of
B. to
C. by
D. at
Most of the food _______ (prepare) by Jane’s mother.
A. is prepared
B. are prepared
C. were prepare
D. prepares
Serena is still ________ ignorant of the fact that she is about to be made redundant.
A. decorously
B. jubilantly
C. ecstatically
D. blissfully
“The baby's not screaming anymore.” “He’s teething and I gave him an aspirin so that he _______ down.”
A. are calming
B. would calm
C. should calm
D. calmed
The patient is getting on __________.
A. satisfied
B. satisfaction
C. satisfactory
D. satisfactorily
_______ the simplified characters used on the Chinese mainland, traditional Chinese characters are used for writing in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
A. As far as
B. On behalf of
C. In regards to
D. In contrast to