50 CÂU HỎI
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.
It was her performances in American idol that gained her an international reputation as a soprano.
A. damaged
B. enhanced
C. earned
D. enjoyed
The lawyer promised that he would leave no stone unturned in trying to find more evidence to help Jake's case.
A. always change his ideas
B. do everything possible
C. keep any stone he found
D. throw all the stones away
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
His visit to Korea was delayed _______ his illness.
A. because of
B. because
C. in spite of
D. although
Today, many serious childhood diseases _______ by early immunization.
A. be prevented
B. can prevent
C. are preventing
D. can be prevented
After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing _______ storm water.
A. from
B. by
C. for
D. with
We couldn't hear anything because of the _______ noise of the drums the next-door neighbours were playing.
A. deafening
B. deafen
C. deaf
D. deafness
Some teenagers just simply run _______ to their parents’ expectations as a way to express their identity.
A. against
B. opposite
C. counter
D. contrary
The ideas _______ in this essay are not particularly original.
A. are discussed
B. discussed
C. which are discussing
D. discussing
The writer and poet _______ to preside over this meeting.
A. have been going
B. is going
C. is to going
D. are going
The volunteer team _______ students with various visual, hearing, physical and cognitive impairments every two months to give them both financial and spiritual support.
A. call back
B. call out
C. call on
D. call off
You have a ticket to the water puppetry, _______?
A. don’t you
B. do you
C. have you
D. haven’t you
John lost the _______ bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him.
A. beautiful blue Japanese new
B. new beautiful blue Japanese
C. Japanese beautiful new blue
D. beautiful new blue Japanese
The larger the area of forest is destroyed, _______.
A. the more frequently natural disasters occur
B. the most frequent natural disasters are
C. the most frequently natural disasters occur
D. the more frequently are natural disasters
Oprah Winfrey has been an important role model for black American women, breaking down many invisible _______.
A. gaps
B. barriers
C. trends
D. races
Some of his proposals would not so much control the product as attach a few _______ to the proposed system.
A. golden handshakes
B. things bright as a button
C. hitches wagon to a star
D. bells and whistles
Native species _______ a part of a given biological landscape since they adapted to the local environment.
A. has been
B. are
C. have been
D. is
Fitzgerald is eager to _______ Martin's record of three successive world titles.
A. emulate
B. copy
C. imitate
D. produce
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. confined
B. protected
C. maintained
D. absorbed
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. clutter
B. hunting
C. fortune
D. humble
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.
Turtle enclosures save baby turtles from natural predators like birds, crabs, and lizards.
A. survivors
B. savers
C. protectors
D. hunters
Looking at the weather, I think we made a wise decision not to go to the coast this weekend.
A. difficult
B. sensible
C. right
D. wrong
Which of the following is NOT true about the Laron syndrome?
A. This syndrome is a health problem for groups of people in Ecuador and Hawaii.
B. It is the result of a genetic condition.
C. People diagnosed with this syndrome are prone to diabetes.
D. Ecuadorians having Laron syndrome are approximately one metre tall.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The Secrets of A Long And Healthy Life
B. Tips To Increase Life Expectancy
C. How To Live More Than 100 Years?
D. Human Lifespan Is Determined by Genetics
Who are the wellderly?
A. They are old people with health problems.
B. They are young people with health problems.
C. They are healthy young people.
D. They are healthy old people.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Different factors lead to a healthy old age.
B. More European men live to a healthy old age than women.
C. In the past, more people lived to a healthy old age.
D. We will all live to at least 100 years.
According to paragraph 3, _______.
A. scientists have been studying places where only one healthy old person lives
B. scientists have been studying places where there is no healthy old person
C. scientists have been investigating places where most people live to be a hundred
D. scientists have conducted many studies of places where healthy old age is normal
The word they in paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. scientists
B. explanations
C. things
D. diet and lifestyle
The word scrutinize in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. weigh
B. peruse
C. inspect
D. discover
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. financial
B. popular
C. romantic
D. nutrition
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 primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. surface
B. unique
C. costume
D. symptom
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.
Daisy is in a restaurant near her house.
Waiter: May I take your order now, sir?
Daisy: “_______”
A. Yes, I’d like some fish and chips.
B. Ok, here is my bill.
C. Thanks, I’ve really had enough.
D. Sure, it’s delicious.
Tim and Peter met each other on the pavement last week.
Tim: “Do you want me to help you with those suitcases?”
Peter: “_______”
A. No, I can manage them myself.
B. No, those are not mine.
C. Of course, not for me.
D. No, I can’t help you now.
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.
The nutritionist told him to avoid eating lots of carbohydrates, focus on having more protein-rich foods and green vegetables, and drinking at least eight glasses of water a day.
A. avoid eating
B. focus on having
C. foods
D. drinking
Heavy storms usually cause powerful cuts in hundreds of homes.
A. homes
B. cuts
C. powerful
D. heavy
The United States come top of the list of countries ranked by economic performances.
A. ranked
B. come
C. the list
D. economic
It is the basis for any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (36) _______ types of meat, or which days you can work on.
A. special
B. specific
C. typical
D. especial
Knowing (37) _______ a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family obligations as well as how they celebrate important milestones in life.
A. where
B. when
C. by which
D. how
As a person has given up their cultural identity, they can (38) _______ identify themselves with the things that were (39) _______ the most important things in their lives.
A. no more
B. any more
C. no longer
D. any longer
As a person has given up their cultural identity, they can (38) _______ identify themselves with the things that were (39) _______ the most important things in their lives. They lose direction.
A. one time
B. once
C. for once
D. at once
As time (40) _______ by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.
A. passes
B. goes
C. flies
D. walks
The passage indicates that Harvard is _______.
A. one of the oldest universities in the world
B. one of the oldest universities in America
C. the oldest university in the world
D. the oldest university in America
Which of the following is NOT mentioned about John Harvard?
A. What he died of.
B. Where he came from.
C. Where he was buried.
D. How much he bequeathed to Harvard.
The pronoun they in the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. university graduates
B. Oxford and Cambridge universities
C. educational opportunities
D. sons
The main idea of this passage is that _______.
A. Harvard University developed under the auspices of the General Court of Massachusetts
B. Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities.
C. John Harvard was key to the development of a great university
D. what is today a great university started out small
The word fledgling in the third paragraph could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. flying
B. newborn
C. winged
D. established
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 was wrong of you not to ask your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
A. You must have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
B. You might have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
C. You had to have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
D. You should have asked your parents’ permission before deciding to quit your job.
“I am going away tomorrow, mom.”, the son said.
A. The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow.
B. The son said that he was going away the next day, mom.
C. The son told his mom that he was going away the next day.
D. The son said his mom he was going away the next day.
My brother started studying French three years ago.
A. My brother studies French for three years.
B. My brother studied French for three years ago.
C. My brother hasn’t studied French for three years.
D. My brother has studied French for three years.
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.
Joe is not here with us. He will know how to fix this technical issue.
A. Provided that Joe is here with us, he won’t know how to fix this technical issue.
B. Joe will know how to fix this technical issue even if he is not here with us.
C. We wish Joe had been here with us and fix this technical issue.
D. If only Joe were here with us to help fix this technical issue.
He started working in the World Bank. That was right after he had graduated from university.
A. No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in the World Bank.
B. Hardly had he started working in the World Bank when he graduated from university.
C. If you had lent me the dictionary last night, I could have translated the article today.
D. No sooner had he started working in the World Bank than he graduated from university.