46 CÂU HỎI
SECTION I: LISTENING (3.0 points) (You will hear twice for each part)
Part 1. You will hear a radio interview with the manager of a summer activity course. For each question, choose the correct answer.
This year, the course will run for ________.
A. six weeks.
B. seven weeks
C. eight weeks.
The problem last year was that________.
A. few people wanted to attend.
B. there were too few workers.
C. there was nothing to do on rainy days.
This, year, for the first time, children will________.
A. do creative activities.
B. do new outdoor sports.
C. organise events.
Molly doesn’t think children will come for six weeks because________.
A. it’s too expensive.
B. they will do the same activities again and again.
C. their parents will want to spend time with them.
The course isn’t open to teenagers because________.
A. Molly thinks they aren’t interested in the activities which are available.
B. Molly thinks they should spend time with young people of a similar age.
C. Molly’s staff think that teenagers are difficult to please.
It’s important that parents of children attending the course________.
A. pay the full amount immediately.
B. choose the activities the child wants to do when they apply.
C. inform Molly about any food the child cannot eat.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR (7.0 points)
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 36. (3.0 points - 0.15/ each)
Choose the best answer to each question.
He confessed _____ being somewhat nervous about having to speak in front of a large crowd.
A. about
B. to
C. for
D. with
In a money-oriented society, the average individual cares little about solving _____ problem.
A. any other
B. any other’s
C. anyone else’s
D. anyone’s else
Would you please leave us details of your address _______ forwarding any of your mail to come?
A. for the purpose of
B. as a consequence of
C. for the sake of
D. by means of
The woman they finally choose was much older than the other_______ for the job.
A. informant
B. participants
C. applicants
D. consultants
He can’t find money for life necessities, ______ such luxuries as wine and tobacco.
A. leave alone
B. buy alone
C. mention alone
D. let alone
Cigarette smoking has been ______ breast as well as lung cancer.
A. concerned to
B. originated from
C. caused by
D. associated with
The general is always ______ about his past campaigns.
A. boasting
B. praising
C. complimenting
D. congratulating
________ of the Chairman, the Executive Director will be responsible for chairing the meeting.
A. For the absence
B. On the absence
C. In the absence
D. To the absence
I'm ________ to listen to your pathetic excuses," she said.
A. sick and tired
B. in no mood
C. having enough
D. sick to death
Unfortunately our local cinema in on the ________ of closing down.
A. threat
B. danger
C. edge
D. verge
I was early for the meeting so I went to a bookshop to ______ time.
A. kill
B. waste
C. spend
D. make
This ticket _____ one person to the museum.
A. allows
B. enters
C. permits
D. admits
You must _____ allowances for him; he is not very healthy.
A. get
B. make
C. do
D. have
As the drug took _____, the boy became quieter.
A. force
B. influence
C. action
D. effect
The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted _________ a good answer.
A. put up with
B. keep pace with
C. made way for
D. came up with
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very ________.
A. kind - hearted
B. narrow- minded
C. open - minded
D. absent - minded
The players’ protests_____ no difference to the referee’s decision at all
A. did
B. made
C. caused
D. created
I’m tired of the same old routine.” _ “I know how you feel. I get tired of doing the same things day in_____.”
A. and day off
B. and day on
C. and day of
D. and day out
The ________of plastic bags gathered was nearly the same in both years.
A. number
B. lot
C. percent
D. amount
After the accident, the injured cyclist was in great________.
A. agony
B. suffering
C. hurt
D. pain
One (56) ________, however,
A. alteration
B. alternate
C. alternative
D. alternation
depends much (57) ________ on technology - organic farming. Many organic farmers use machinery,
A. more
B. less
C. better
D. worse
but (58) ________ chemical fertilizers or pesticides
A. also
B. for
C. not
D. all
(59) ________ chemical soil enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food -,natural,
A. In .spite of
B. On account of
C. In favour of
D. Instead of
organic fertilizers that are clearly a renewable (60) ________.
A. resource
B. source
C. matter
D. substance
Organic farmers also use alternatives (61) ________ pesticides; for example they may rely on natural predators of certain insect pests.
A. of
B. to
C. for
D. from
(62) ________ the need arises, they can buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators and introduce them into their crop fields.
A. Then
B. If
C. Because
D. Though
They use (63) ________ techniques to control pests as well, like planting certain crops together because one crop repels the other's pests.
A. others
B. another
C. the others
D. other
Organic farmers do not need a lot of land;(64) ________ organic
A. instead
B. in one way
C. on one hand
D. in fact
farming is perfectly (65) ________ to small farms and is relatively inexpensive.
A. suitable
B. open
C. likely
D. suited
What topic is this passage primarily concerned with?
A.rules of etiquette
B. instruction in proper etiquette
C. the importance of good manners
D. variable and universal standards of etiquette
According to the passage, which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?
A.tucking a napkin in your shirt
B. not throwing food on the floor
C. reading a magazine at a coffee shop
D. eating in rustic settings
According to the passage, ________ requires sensitivity and experience.
A.learning the proper etiquette
B. asking for instructions
C. knowing the type of restaurant
D. knowing about an area
The word "rustic" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A.agricultural
B. ancient
C. unsophisticated
D. urban
The word "tuck" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A.put
B. set
C. hold
D. fold
The word "sophisticated" in the passage could best be replaced by ________
A.expensive
B. cultured
C. famous
D. exclusive
The author uses the phrase "safe to say" in order to demonstrate that the idea is ________.
A.somewhat innocent
B. quite certain
C. very clever
D. commonly reported
The word "indiscriminately" could best be replaced by ________.
A.randomly
B. angrily
C. noisily
D. destructively
The word "draw" in the passage is closest in meaning to ________.
A.pick out
B. drag away
C. evoke
D. infer
What is the author's main purpose in this passage?
A.to assist people in learning sophisticated manners
B. to describe variations in restaurant manners
C. to simplify rules of restaurant etiquette
D. to compare sophisticated and rustic restaurants