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.
The sales clerk was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.
A. upset
B. angry
C. puzzled
D. disgusted
My two children were full of beans today, looking forward to their trip.
A. hyperactive
B. lively and in high spirits
C. disappointed
D. melancholy
What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To explain what is called “romance”.
B. To complain that men are not romantic enough.
C. To prove that men are not as romantic as women.
D. To suggest ways for men to be more romantic.
The word “dignified” in paragraph 2 mostly means ____________.
A. unimportant
B. trivial
C. serious
D. slight
Which of the following does NOT express a secret message for the female receiver during the Victorian Era?
A. The way flowers are wrapped
B. The colors of the flowers
C. The kind of flowers
D. The size of flowers
As mentioned in the third paragraph, it’s so moving if a man ____________.
A. thinks of the flowers carefully before choosing
B. enjoys giving flowers to a woman
C. takes a bouquet available
D. gives his woman something to eat
What does the word “her” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. a flower dictionary
B. women
C. yourself
D. your lady
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.
Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.
A. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.
B. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night.
C. Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night.
D. Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night.
The delivery of gas cylinders will be allowed only if it is contained in an appropriate device.
A. Only if gas cylinders are contained in an appropriate device the delivery will be allowed.
B. Should gas cylinders be contained in an appropriate device, they will be allowed to deliver in large quantity.
C. Only when gas is contained in an appropriate device will the delivery of cylinders be forbidden.
D. On no account will the delivery be forbidden if gas cylinders are contained in an appropriate device.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges.
A student is talking with his professor about his missing the midterm test.
- Student: “What can I do to make up for the missing midterm test, professor?”
- Professor: “____________.”
A. I agree to some extent with this statement.
B. Don’t mention it. It’s my pleasure to do this.
C. Thank our very much for accepting the invitation.
D. You are supposed to write a chapter review.
Tom: “Who’s going to win the contest?” – Jerry: “____________.”
A. Your guess is as good as mine
B. I’ve set my heart on winning it
C. There’s nothing you don’t know about beauty
D. It might be a good idea to bet
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.
The last time Susan went to school by bike was one year ago.
A. Susan hasn’t gone to school by bike for one year.
B. Susan went to school by bike for one year.
C. Susan has gone to school by bike for one year.
D. Susan didn’t go to school by bike one year ago.
“You didn’t lock the door this morning as I found the keys on the table when I got home!” the woman told her son.
A. The woman scolded her son with unlocking the door that morning as she found the key on the table.
B. The woman criticized her son for not locking the door that morning, adding that she saw the keys on the table.
C. The woman blamed her son for not unlocking the door that morning as she found the key on the table.
D. The woman reproached her son of not locking the door that morning, emphasizing that she saw the keys on the table.
Many people think that Steve stole the money.
A. The money is thought to be stolen by Steve.
B. Many people think that the money is stolen by Steve.
C. Steve is thought to have stolen the money.
D. It was Steve who stole the money.
In some families, one or both parents make all the decisions with no (15) ____________ from the children, while other families may encourage input from all family members before decisions are made.
A. import
B. export
C. output
D. input
Perhaps you know of a family (16) ____________ there is equal decision making among family members.
A. which
B. that
C. when
D. where
(17) ____________, your family may be laid-back, while another family is very active and hurried.
A. For instance
B. Such as
C. In other words
D. Furthermore
What makes a family strong is not just (18) ____________ of people in it, whether its members are related, or their pace of life; people caring for one another and sharing their lives is what really matters.
A. a number
B. most
C. the number
D. amount
By doing this, you are helping to lay the (19) ____________ for a stronger community and society.
A. base
B. background
C. ground
D. groundwork
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Factors that slowed the growth of cities in Europe
B. The evolution of cities in America
C. Trade between North American and European cities
D. The effects of the United States’ independence on urban growth in New England
The word “drawing” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. employing
B. instructing
C. attracting
D. representing
According to the passage, early colonial cities were established along the Atlantic coastline of North America due to ____________
A. financial support from colonial governments
B. an abundance of natural resources
C. a favorable climate
D. proximity to parts of Europe
According to the passage, all of the following aspects of the plantation system influenced the growth of southern cities EXCEPT the ____________.
A. access of plantation owners to shipping
B. economic self-sufficiency of the plantation
C. location of the plantations
D. relationships between plantation residents and city residents
The word “they” in paragraph 1 refers to ____________.
A. centuries
B. North American colonies
C. town economies
D. cities
Which of the following did the Atlantic coastline cities prepare for shipment to Europe during colonial times?
A. Consumer goods
B. Manufacturing equipment
C. Capital goods
D. Raw materials
It can be inferred from the passage that, in comparison with northern, cities, most southern cities were ____________.
A. stronger
B. more prosperous
C. less self-sufficient
D. smaller
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. phoned
B. followed
C. referred
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 questions.
A. art
B. lazy
C. late
D. paper
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.
How many people know that the Brooklyn Bridge, built in 1883, were the world’s first suspension bridge?
A. the Brooklyn Bridge
B. built in
C. were
D. suspension bridge
Economists have tried to discourage the use of the phrase “underdeveloped nation” and encouraging the more accurate phrase “developing nation” in order to suggest an ongoing process.
A. to discourage
B. the use
C. encouraging
D. the more
Though formally close friends, they have now been estranged from each other due to some regrettable misunderstandings.
A. formally
B. have now been estranged
C. other
D. regrettable misunderstandings
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Let’s begin our discussion now, ____________?
A. will we
B. shall we
C. won’t we
D. don’t we
As a small boy, he was used to ____________ alone in the house for an hour or two.
A. leave
B. be left
C. being left
D. leaving
The travel industry should work with local councils and government agencies to agree ____________ realistic standards for planning and development in tourist areas.
A. upon
B. with
C. for
D. at
The more you practice speaking in public, ____________.
A. the more confident you become
B. the more you become confident
C. the more you become confidently
D. the greater confidence you become
My aunt gave me a(n) ____________ bag on my 24th birthday.
A. expensive small brown leather Channel
B. expensive small brown Channel leather
C. small brown expensive leather Channel
D. small expensive brown leather Channel
He ____________ a terrible accident while he ____________ along Ben Luc Bridge.
A. was seeing/ walked
B. saw/ was walking
C. see/ am walking
D. have seen/ were walking
____________ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip.
A. Since
B. Due to
C. Due to the fact that
D. Because
Mary will have finished all her work ____________
A. as soon as her boss returned
B. when her boss will return
C. by the time her boss returns
D. until her boss will return
____________ in dark colors, the room needed some bright lights.
A. To have painted
B. To have been painted
C. Having painted
D. Having been painted
I think the ____________ thing would be to catch a bus home. I’m tired of walking.
A. sensible
B. sensational
C. senseless
D. sensitive
Luckily, the rain ____________ so we were able to play the match.
A. watered down
B. held off
C. got away
D. gave out
When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty ____________ paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso.
A. valueless
B. worthy
C. priceless
D. worthless
Eager to be able to discuss my work ____________ in French, I hired a tutor to help polish my language skills.
A. ambiguously
B. articulately
C. understandably
D. expressively
There’s a list of repairs as long as ____________.
A. your arm
B. your arms
C. a pole
D. a mile
Jenny has an ____________ command of Japanese cuisine.
A. utter
B. impressive
C. extreme
D. intensive
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.
The schoolboy’s excuse wasn’t credible at all. Nobody in the classroom believed in the far-fetched story he told.
A. predictable
B. knowledgeable
C. unbelievable
D. reliable
On the spur of the moment, she decided to enter the race that she had come to watch.
A. After careful thought
B. For only a short time
C. At the earliest possible momment
D. Without previous thought
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. science
B. enjoy
C. sudden
D. knowledge
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. attraction
B. acquaintance
C. humorous
D. unselfish