50 CÂU HỎI
The phrase "drawing on" in paragraph 1 mostly means_______.
A. giving a description of
B. giving an explanation of.
C. making use of
D. making comments on
The word "unprepossessing" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. promising
B. demanding
C. fascinating
D. unattractive
The word "They" in paragraph 3 refers to_______.
A. industries
B. avenues
C. green spaces
D. garden cities
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Howard's idea was the combination of the best of town and city in a new kind of settlement.
B. Each garden city would offer a wide variety of jobs and services.
C. Howard got the name for his building plan of garden cities by using the nickname of Chicago.
D.Howard's concept of garden cities was not influenced by other people's ideas.
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Garden City Movement
B. The Invention of the Garden City
C. City and Countryside?
D. A new city in Chicago
According to paragraph 3, garden cities were planned________.
A. to be similar to each other in layout
B. to integrate institutions within the city area
C. to keep industrial activity to a minimum
D. to provide buildings for public gatherings
What can be inferred about garden cities from the last paragraph?
A. Each one would contain a certain type of business.
B. Residents would live and work in the same place.
C. Their number would continue to rise.
D. Each one would continue to become larger.
Mark the letter A, B, C, on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
The new college is intended to improve the life chances of children in the inner city.
A. communities
B. questions
C. productions
D. opportunities
The fire ruined the forest completely; all habitats were totally in the flames.
A. decreased
B. destroyed
C. improved
D. impacted
The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to______.
A. reefs
B. the team
C. farms
D. articles
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. The team of all-female divers led by Sylvia Earle spent 14 days underwater.
C. Sylvia Earle set a record for the deepest dive.
D. It was not until Sylvia Earle made her first dive that she was interested in the world's oceans.
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
A. Sylvia Earle, an underwater hero.
B. Ways to reduce the damage to oceans.
C. Sylvia Earle's first dive.
D. The first all-female divers.
According to paragraph 1, Sylvia Earle_______.
A. was keen on the world's oceans when young
B. relocated to the US in 1935
C. made her first voyage from an early age.
D. often looked at the sea with her friends
The word "inspired" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.
A. disappointed
B. encouraged
C. forced
D. prevented
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
They have_______ some measures to control traffic jam at rush hours.
A. done
B. carried
C. made
D. taken
It's so busy in my office. I don't get the chance to________ my breath after my long journey into the office. I have to get down to work as soon as I get in.
A. trap
B. catch
C. grab
D. keep
We arranged to meet at 7.30, but she didn't______.
A. take off
B. turn down
C. take up
D. turn up
Alice took great photos of butterflies while she_______ in the forest.
A. hiked
B. had hiked
C. was hiking
D. taken
Many ethnic groups find it difficult to_________ their culture.
A. preservation
B. preservative
C. preserve
D. preservatory
The letter_________ me of the theft hadn't been signed.
A. to accuse
B. that accuses
C. accused
D. accusing
Juliette leads a quiet life_______ a small town.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. from
I love the________ car that is always parked at the end of the street.
A. Germen nice big
B. big nice German
C. nice big German
D. big German nice
She was still worried_______ having prepared carefully for the job interview.
A. because of
B. although
C. because
D. despite
Vietnamese soldiers and medical workers_______ to Turkey for earthquake relief.
A. were sent
B. have sent
C. send
D. had sent
If Hoa's brother had listened to her advice, he wouldn't have bought a_______ in a poke. She can't believe he wasted so much money on such rubbish.
A. mouse
B. pig
C.cat
D. bird
Although I like the dress very much, the_______ cost of it is what really puts me off.
A. expensive
B. extraordinary
C. cheap
D. sheer
Students often use their calculators to solve tricky questions,_______?
A. don't they
B. do they
C. do we
D. don’t we
The more I concentrate,________ my answers are.
A. the accurate
B. the more accurate
C. the most accurate
D. more accurate
John will look for a job_______.
A. before he passed his exams
B. while he was passing his exams
C. after he had passed his exams
D. as soon as he passes his exams
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.
A. cleaned
B. stopped
C. picked
D. watched
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.
A. wear
B. heat
C. meat
D. seat
Mark the letter A, B B, C, or on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
She read all the instructions of the exam. She started to do it.
A. Only by reading all the instructions of the exam did she start to do it.
B. Hardly had she read all the instructions of the exam when she started to do it.
C. Not until she started to do the exam did she read all of its instructions.
D. Only after reading all the instructions of the exam that she started to do it.
They are too busy with their work. They really want to go for a picnic.
A. Provided that they aren't busy with their work, they can't go for a picnic.
B. If they hadn't been busy with their work, they couldn't have gone for a picnic.
C. They wish they weren't busy with their work so that they could go for a picnic.
D. If only they hadn't been busy with their work, they couldn't have gone for a picnic.
Mark the letter A, B, C,or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Mary is at Daisy's birthday party.
Mary: "What a beautiful dress you are wearing today, Daisy!"
Daisy: “_____________”
A. Don't mention it.
B. I'm sorry to hear that.
C. Thanks, it's nice of you to say so.
D. Thanks for your gift!
Linda and Peter are talking about safe driving.
Linda: "I think drink-driving should be severely punished."
Peter: "______________. It may cause accidents or even deaths."
A. You must be kidding.
B. I don't understand what you mean.
C. I absolutely agree with you.
D. I don't think so.
The researchers have found that there are three key personality traits that can make (36)_____ people more accident-prone than others.
A. each
B. every
C. any
D. some
Firstly, high levels of aggressiveness or selfishness may (37)__________ people more at risk of having accidents as individuals with these characteristics are often highly competitive and therefore more likely not to follow instructions and to ignore rules.
A. put
B. make
C. carry
D. bring
It also seems that those (38)________ have very open personalities may also have more accidents as these kinds of people can be dreamy and lack concentration.
A. which
B. whom
C. who
D. what
Not everyone, (39)________, agrees with the study's findings.
A. moreover
B. however
C. although
D. therefore
A spokesperson for an accident prevention organization said: "We must (40) ________responsibility for our actions and educate people to prevent accidents instead of blaming our personalities."
A. receive
B. accept
C. draw
D. make
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs to be corrected on each of the following questions.
Millions of students took part in the entrance examination at university every year.
A. examination
B. in
C. students
D. took
Peacocks are among the most exotic birds in nature; its long tail feathers fan out to reveal a profusion of vivid colors.
A. most exotic
B. among
C. fan out
D. its
Alice broke the school rules so many times that the headmistress finally had no alternation but to expel her.
A. school rules
B. expel her
C. alternation
D.so many
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. depend
B. derive
C. master
D. provide
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. chemical
B. emotion
C. activate
D. benefit
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.
Hoai An was on edge all day about the important presentation she had to give to the group of local citizens.
A. aggressive
B. nervous
C. calm and relaxed
D. depressed
Most of the female football players will be jobless when the Games are over.
A. unemployed
B. employed
C. highly-paid
D. busy
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.
It's very likely that the company will accept his application.
A. The company might accept his application.
B. The company need accept his application.
C. The company must accept his application.
D. The company should accept his application.
"I met my old friend yesterday." Anna said
A. Anna said that she would meet her old friend the previous day.
B. Anna said that she had met my old friend the previous day.
C. Anna said that she had met her old friend the previous day.
D. Anna said that she met her old friend the previous day.
He hasn't changed his Facebook avatar for 3 years.
A. The last time he changed his Facebook avatar was 3 years ago.
B. He has changed his Facebook avatar 3 times.
C. He had 3 years to change his Facebook avatar.
D. He didn't change his Facebook avatar 3 years ago.