50 CÂU HỎI
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. cancel
B. reject
C. divide
D. affect
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. dominant
B. attractive
C. cultural
D. colourful
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 pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. story
B. show
C. cold
D. host
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 pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. finished
B. produced
C. threatened
D. attacked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
If _______ with the opportunity to give a presentation, John will be able to show his great communication skills.
A. provided
B. been provided
C. providing
D. to be provided
There are some people having lunch in the cafeteria, _______ ?
A. aren’t they
B. weren’t they
C. aren’t there
D. weren’t there
Susan didn’t get the invitation to the seminar, so she’s quite _______ .
A. disappointment
B. disappoint
C. disappointed
D. disappointing
When some students _______ the windows, the principal entered the classroom.
A. was cleaning
B. have cleaned
C. are cleaning
D. were cleaning
It was Tina that _______ the proposal to offer flexible working hours.
A. made for
B. put up
C. set aside
D. went after
They had no choice but to ________ themselves to a totally different culture.
A. demonstrate
B. interact
C. accommodate
D. facilitate
The better the weather is, _______ optimistic I am,
A. the most
B. the more than
C. the more
D. more than
I remember leaving my _______ handbag on the table, but I can’t find it now.
A. white leather lovely
B. lovely white leather
C. leather lovely white
D. lovely leather white
He has been watching this show _______ .
A. since I came back home
B. before I came back home
C. after I had come back home
D. when I come back home
It is quite surprising to know that most seabirds concentrate _______ the south.
A. with
B. to
C. on
D. in
You can seek help from _______ agencies in your area to find work.
A. employment
B. career
C. profession
D. occupation
Don’t trust Lan; she always _______ promises.
A. makes
B. keeps
C. pays
D. breaks
They were rooted to the _______ with utter amazement when their son returned home after 5 years living abroad.
A. path
B. spot
C. eye
D. nest
Some people cannot find happiness in life _______ they have a well-paid job.
A. despite
B. because
C. even though
D. due to
My uncle is said _______ to Paris a few years ago.
A. to have relocated
B. to relocate
C. to have been relocated
D. to be relocated
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.
With a respectable salary, she can afford to feed and clothe her children.
A. worthy
B. acceptable
C. low
D. expensive
I found it really hard to get on with my colleagues; they seemed quite remote.
A. faraway
B. talkative
C. angry
D. unfriendly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
We were climbing the walls when we couldn’t contact John after 2 days.
A. became a little bit annoyed
B. were extremely anxious
C. felt greatly delighted
D. showed our disappointment
To eradicate sexual discrimination from school, it’s important to deliver lessons about gender equality.
A. create
B. refuse
C. remove
D. compete
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.
As an avid environmentalist, she tries to keep an observational eye on developments of some pressing environmental issues around her.
A. avid
B. observational
C. developments
D. pressing
A good teacher not only provides their students with academic knowledge but also teaches them necessary life skills.
A. not only
B. their
C. them
D. life skills
One of the students who receives a scholarship to study abroad is Helen.
A. students
B. receives
C. to study
D. is
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Pat and Linda are discussing city life in the future.
- Pat: “There will be a housing shortage in big cities.”
- Linda: “ _______ . More and more people from rural areas will come to cities.
A. You can say it again
B. Not really
C. I don’t think so
D. I go along with you
Trang is talking to Nam after class.
- Trang: “Would you like to join our reading club?”
- Nam: “ _______ ”
A. Never mind.
B. Yes, I’d love to.
C. You’re welcome.
D. Congratulations!
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.
“If I were you, I wouldn’t watch this show,” said Phillips to me.
A. Phillips told me to watch that show.
B. Phillips advised me not to watch that show.
C. Phillips asked me not to watch that show.
D. Phillips forced me to watch that show.
This is my first visit to Beijing.
A. I went to Beijing a long time ago.
B. I used to visit Beijing a long time ago.
C. I have visited Beijing many times before.
D. I have never visited Beijing before.
I thought it wasn’t necessary to change the password, but I was wrong.
A. I needn’t have changed the password.
B. I might have changed the password.
C. I should have changed the password.
D. I can’t have changed the password.
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.
Ricky was involved in a big fight at school. Now he regrets it.
A. Ricky wishes he had been involved in a big fight at school.
B. If Ricky weren’t involved in a big fight at school, he wouldn’t regret it now.
C. If only Ricky weren’t involved in a big fight at school.
D. Ricky regrets having been involved in a big fight at school.
He suffered from serious injuries from a car accident. He realised the importance of fastening a seat belt only then.
A. Only after he had suffered from serious injuries from a car accident did he realise that it was important to fasten a seat belt.
B. Not until he had suffered from serious injuries from a car accident did he realise that fastening a seat belt wasn’t necessary.
C. No sooner had he suffered from serious injuries from a car accident than he was aware of the importance of fastening a seat belt.
D. Only when he realised the importance of fastening a seat belt did he suffer from serious injuries from a car accident.
In (34) _______ cities around the world this has led to a new movement to produce food which is grown locally.
A. each
B. others
C. many
D. another
The idea is to cut the distances food has to travel and to have (35) _______ sources of fresh vegetables available for people living in big cities.
A. sensible
B. integral
C. reliable
D. common
The main difficulty with growing vegetables in a city is that land is very expensive, so using space (36) _______ is currently being wasted, such as rooftops, is seen as one solution.
A. what
B. which
C. whose
D. who
(37) _______ , clearly it would be impossible for rooftop gardens to provide all the vegetables needed for a whole city, especially as rooftops are not the easiest places to grow vegetables.
A. Furthermore
B. Although
C. However
D. Therefore
There needs to be a good (38) _______ of rainwater and plants need some protection from the wind.
A. model
B. rate
C. appearance
D. supply
Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. An Extraordinary Man
B. Life at Sea
C. The Problem of Plastic Bottles
D. A Boat with a Difference
The word they in paragraph 2 refers to _______ .
A. scientists
B. Humans
C. plastic bottles
D. seas and oceans
According to paragraph 2, De Rothschild was shocked when he _______ .
A. travelled between Antarctica and the Ecuadorian Amazon
B. read some information about plastic at seas and oceans
C. participated in an environmental campaign
D. built his first plastic boat
The word fight in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. compete
B. divide
C. compare
D. tackle
Which of the following is TRUE about the Plastiki, according to the passage?
A. It has a totally different appearance when compared to other boats.
B. It was made of plastic and other materials which are hard to decompose.
C. Daily life activities aren’t interrupted when living on the boat.
D. Clean water exists in abundance on the boat.
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. The Prevalence of Modern Technology
B. People Get Cross by Being Watched All the Time!
C. In A Bid to Discourage Criminal Offences
D. Somebody Is Watching You
The word they in paragraph 1 refers to _______ .
A. offenders
B. faces
C. cameras
D. people
According to paragraph 1, CCTV cameras are installed in Britain to _______ .
A. act as a deterrent against shoplifting
B. record dangerous behaviours and offences
C. make sure that all the streets are clean
D. identify emergencies needing urgent response
The word deter in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. boost
B. prolong
C. serve
D. prevent
The word monitoring in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by _______ .
A. tracking
B. identifying
C. assessing
D. replacing
Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. Cameras receive a message from RFID tags when someone holds an item with a tag.
B. Some streets in London were equipped with CCTV cameras by the 1960s.
C. The only place you are safe from surveillance is when you are at home.
D. When you use the Internet, cookies exchange information with websites.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Phone companies should be accused of intruding on their users’ privacy.
B. Cameras to identify who committed crimes before weren’t developed in the past.
C. People now gradually accept the existence of surveillance cameras in daily life.
D. Technology in the Netherlands is more sophisticated than that in Britain.