50 CÂU HỎI
Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
A. shifts
B. thinks
C. joins
D.soups
Choose one word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
A. bags
B. graphs
C. lands
D.days
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
A. household
B. secure
C. pressure
D.active
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
A. supportive
B. leftovers
C. confidence
D.hospital
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
A. solve
B. solvable
C. solutions
D.solvability
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D.no article
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.
A. on / for
B. in / about
C. to / through
D.at / with
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.
A. wear
B. to wear
C. wearing
D.worn
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
During a successful business_______ she accumulated a great amount of wealth
A. career
B. job
C. work
D.occupation
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
The worker was _______ his boss expected, so he offered a raise
A. more hard-working
B. as hard-working than
C. more hard-working than
D.more hard-working as
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence He shouted abuse at the ____________ after being sentenced to five years imprisonment.
A. police
B. judge
C. organizer
D.lawyer
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
It was _____________ of you to leave the medicine where the children could get it.
A. care
B. caring
C. careful
D. careless
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable
A. becomes
B. has become
C. became
D.will become
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
In the 19th century, it_______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took
B. has taken
C. had taken
D.was taking
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
In the past, the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
A. was / have changed
B. is / change
C. had been / will change
D.has been / changed
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
A. are flying
B. would fly
C. will fly
D. can fly
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling / watched
B. called / have watched
C. called / was watching
D.had called / watched
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
A. completes
B. will complete
C. are completing
D.will have completed
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ andhe_______ the Newspaper.
A. are doing / is cooking / is reading
B. were doing / was cooking / was reading
C. was doing / has cooked / is reading
D.had done / was cooking /read
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
A. had arrived / discovered / prepared
B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
D.arrived / discovered / was preparing
In an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many people are being (21) _____to the idea of looking back into the past.
A. pushed
B. attracted
C. fetched
D. brought
They can try to (22) out more about where their family came from and what they did.
A. lay
B. make
C. put
D. find
This is now a fast-growing hobby, especial in countries with a (23)________short history, like Australia and the United States.
A. fairly
B. greatly
C. mostly
D. widely
It is (24) ______ thing to spend some time...
A. a
B. one
C. no
D. some
It is one thing to spend some time (25) ______ through a book on family history and to take ....
A. seeing
B. moving
C. going
D. living
It is one thing to spend some time going through a book on family history and to take the (26) ______ to investigate your own family’s past.
A. idea
B. plan
C. purpose
D. decision
It is (27) _____ another to carry out the research work successfully.
A. quite
B. just
C. more
D. even
It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and (28) ________ yourself many problems.
A. produce
B. cause
C. build
D. create
It is easy to set about it in a disorganised way and cause yourself many problems which could have been (29) ______ with a little forward planning.
A. missed
B. lost
C. avoided
D. escaped
If your own family stories tell you that you are (30) ______ with a famous character, whether hero or criminal, do not let this idea take over your research.
A. connected
B. joined
C. attracted
D. related
What is the writer’s father?
A. a cashier
B. an accountant
C. a receptionist
D. a writer
Which of the following is NOT the hobby of the writer’s father?
A. listening to music
B. bird watching
C. painting
D. doing the gardening
Where does the writer’s mother work?
A. in a clinic
B. at home
C. in a company
D. in a hospital
What does the writer’s mother look like?
A. She is slim and small
B. She is small has grey hair
C. She has blue eyes
D. She has long brown hair
What does the writer’s brother do?
A. a computer prgrammer
B. a high school student
C. a college student
D. a football player
What happened to the writer’s grandfathers?
A. They died because they smoked too much
B. They got lung cancer few years ago.
C. They had to leave their own flat
D. They had an accident and died.
The word “tragedy” in the third paragraph mostly means
A. bad luck
B. sudden accident
C. sad event
D. boring result
The word “assigned” in the fourth paragraph mostly means
A. allowed
B. appointed
C. forced
D. encouraged
What does the writer do to help her parents at home?
A. She does the dusting
B. She does the mopping
C. She does the washing
D. She does the shopping
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The writer’s mother likes travelling
B. One of the writer’s grandmother is living with her
C. The writer’s brother has to clean his own room
D. The writer has a cousin whose age is the same with her.
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
They are not allowed to go out in the evening by their parents.
A. Their parents do not want them to go out in the evening.
B. Their parents never let them to go out in the evening.
C. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
D. Although their parents do not allow, they still go out in the evening.
Although my parents are busy at work, they try to find time for their children.
A. My parents are so busy at work that they cannot find time for their children
B. Busy at work as my parents are, they try to find time for their children.
C. My parents are too busy at work to find time for their children.
D. My parents rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
His eel soup is better than any other soups I have ever eaten.
A. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
B. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than his eel soup.
C. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
D. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.
A. Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time.
B. Because she wants her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.
C. If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
D. Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.
The last time I went to the museum was a year ago.
A. I have not been to the museum for a year.
B. A year ago, I often went to the museum.
C. My going to the museum lasted a year.
D. At last I went to the museum after a year.
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct
Stayed (A) strong (B), family members have (C) to be engaged (D) ineach other's lives.
A. Stayed
B. strong
C. have
D. be engaged
Sometimes all it takes (A)is a few minutes to help(B)you and your familymembers feeling(C)more in touch with(D)each other.
A. all it takes
B. to help
C. feeling
D. in touch with
Meal time is a great time(A)for family members totalk(B)about that(C)is going(D) on in their lives.
A. a great time
B. to talk
C. that
D. going
Meal time also gives(A)children a chance to learn(B)how(C)some of their favorite dishes making(D).
A. also gives
B. to learn
C. how
D. making
Playing games(A)together is teachable moments to share(B)lessons about sportsmanship, teamwork, perseverance, and tolerant(C)of others(D).
A. Playing games
B. to share
C. tolerant
D. of others
