50 CÂU HỎI
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.
I don't have a smartphone. I can't keep up with my classmates on the online learning course.
A. I wish I have a smartphone so that I can keep up with my classmates on the online learning course.
B. If I have a smartphone, I can keep up with my classmates on the online learning course.
C. Unless I have a smartphone, I can't keep up with my classmates on the online learning course.
D. If I had a smartphone, I could keep up with my classmates on the online learning course.
As soon as James started working, he realized that his decision had not been a good one.
A. Since James did not like his new job, he began looking for a better one.
B. No sooner had James begun his new job than he knew his decision was wrong.
C. Had James not begun his new job, he would have gone looking for a better one.
D. Just before James took up his new post, he realized that he was not suited for it.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
She managed to keep her job_________ the manager threatened to sack her.
A. although
B. because
C. despite
D. in spite of
Moc Chau was a very________ place where we took many pictures of the whole class.
A. beautify
B. beauty
C. beautifully
D. beautiful
My husband gave me a(n)________ car as a birthday present last month.
A. red Japanese expensive
B. red expensive Japanese
C. expensive red Japanese
D. Japanese red expensive
I met a man with________ I used to work.
A. what
B. whom
C. who
D. which
Tim is so__________ that his classmates sometimes call him a bookworm.
A. well-paid
B. well-behaved
C. well-built
D. well- informed
They did nothing,__________?
A. did them
B. do they
C. did they
D. didn’t they
_________ carefully, I decided to accept the job offer.
A. Having think
B. Thought
C. Have thought
D. Having thought
It was vital that everything _________ ready by ten o'clock tomorrow.
A. be
B. is
C. will be
D. must be
Lan Phuong speaks English____________.
A. the more fluently
B. more and more fluent
C. fluently and fluently
D. more and more fluently
Can you_______ me a favor?
A. make
B. take
C. do
D. have
She's too busy to prepare for the job interview, so she'll just play it by_______.
A. nose
B. mouth
C. hand
D. ear
I will call you back_________.
A. after I had arrived at the airport
B. before I arrived at the airport
C. by the time I will arrive at the airport
D. as soon as I arrive at the airport
The parcel_______ to her before her birthday.
A. needs been sent
B. needs sent
C. needs be sent
D. needs sending
As usual, my parents are awake at the crack of dawn when the alarm hasn’t_______.
A. put out
B. gone off
C. run out
D. got up
Some animals, such as________ snakes and spiders, inject venoms to immobilize and kill their prey.
A. venomous
B. domesticated
C. violent
D. amphibious
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
At Tim's new house.
John: "What a lovely house you have."
Tim: “_________________”
A. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
B. I think so
C. No problem
D. Never mind
Lan and Lam are talking about their test results.
Lan: "I failed the English test."
Lam: “_______________”
A. You're welcome
B. Better luck next time
C. Congratulations
D. Good idea
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Water Shortage and its Impacts
B. The Desolenator: Producing Clean Water
C. How Thai People Produced Clean Water
D. The Desolenator: An Unfeasible Solution to Water Scarcity
The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to_________.
A. water
B. The Desolenator
C. unit
D. consumption
According to paragraph 1, what did Janssen do after his trip to Thailand?
A. He created a system that purifies water by using electricity.
B. He used the energy coming from sunlight to help the Desolenator operate.
C. He tried to persuade other people to invest in his portable system.
D. He was unwilling to accept the idea of creating clean water in Thailand.
The phrase "selling point" in paragraph 3 mostly means_______.
A. advantage
B. downturn
C. impetus
D. impediment
The word "distilled" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. contaminated
B. refined
C. disseminated
D. drained
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. The Desolenator can be used in different locations, as it has wheels.
B. The Desolenator could be useful device to purify water in contaminated groundwater reserves.
C. According to Janssen, many people in the world will face water stress in the future.
D. Some affluent countries have made sustainable efforts to help their inhabitants have access to clean water.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Virtually everyone can easily understand the operation process of the Desolenator.
B. Every household in Thailand has installed solar heating systems.
C. Some countries can't afford the upkeep of desalination plants, let alone build them.
D. Only those in underdeveloped countries need access to clean water.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.
I haven't called her for three weeks.
A. I have called her for a long time.
B. I last called her for three weeks ago
C. The last time I called her was three weeks ago.
D. It's three weeks when I last have called her.
Tom said to me: "If I were you, I would give up smoking."
A. Tom ordered me to give up smoking.
B. Tom advised me to give up smoking.
C. Tom insisted me on giving up smoking.
D. Tom criticized me for not giving up smoking.
It isn't necessary for you to type these letters.
A. You can't type these letters.
B. You needn't type these letters.
C. You mustn't type these letters.
D. You should type these letters.
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.
There was a sharp drop in sales last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A. increase
B. decline
C. similarity
D. flexibility
Mai has been absent for three consecutive days. She must be under the weather.
A. successive
B. empty
C. accurate
D. successful
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
My grandma, who had an excellent memory when young, has become very forgettable in recent years due to her old age.
A. forgettable
B. old age
C. excellent
D. when young
One of my dreams were being a teacher when I was a child.
A. dreams
B. were
C. was
D. being
No sooner did he return from a long journey than he was ordered to pack his bags.
A. did he return
B. from
C. was ordered
D. than
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.
Peter was all ears when I told him about my first day at work.
A. listened attentively
B. paid little attention
C. was relaxed
D. paid much attention
The company should allow flexible working hours so that its employees can avoid traffic congestion.
A. dangerous
B. changeable
C. careful
D. fixed
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 each of the following questions.
A. divided
B. polluted
C. accepted
D. believed
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 each of the following questions.
A. collection
B. combustion
C. situation
D. mention
With the help of the academy's professors, they (39)_______ the school's violinists into three groups.
A. parted
B. shared
C. divided
D. broke
All were then asked how (40)______ hours they had practised since they first picked up a violin.
A. each
B. few
C. many
D. much
(41)______ around the age of eight, differences started to emerge.
A. So
B. But
C. Neither
D. Or
The students (42)________ would end up as the best in their class began to practise more than everyone else, until by the age of 20 they were practising well over 30 hours a week.
A. who
B. whom
C. whose
D. which
By then, the elite performers had all totaled 10000 hours of practice over the (43) ________of their lives, the merely good students 8000 hours and the future music teachers just over 4000 hours.
A. course
B. track
C. way
D. path
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Ways to reduce the damage to oceans
B. The first all-female divers
C. An underwater hero
D. Sylvia Earle's first drive
According to paragraph 1, Sylvía Earle_________.
A. relocated to the US in 1935.
B. often looked at the sea with her friends.
C. made her first voyage from an early age.
D. was keen on the world's oceans when young
The word 'inspired' in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_________.
A. forced
B. disappointed
C. prevented
D. encouraged
The word 'they' in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. the team
B. articles
C. farms
D. reefs
Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Sylvia Earle believes that we should cut down on fishing at sea.
B. Sylvia Earle set a record for deepest dive.
C. The team of all-female divers led by Sylvia Earle spent 14 days underwater.
D. It was not until Sylvia Earle made her first dive that she was interested in the world's oceans.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. energy
B. benefit
C. suggestion
D. happiness
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word which differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. order
B. reduce
C. invite
D. complain