45 CÂU HỎI
Part 2: Questions from 11 to 15.
Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct letter from A, B or C for each of the following questions.
Before Queen Elizabeth I visited the castle in 1576, ________.
A. repairs were carried out to the guest rooms.
B. a new building was constructed for her.
C. a fire damaged part of the main hall.
In 1982, the castle was sold to ________
A. the government.
B. the Fenys family.
C. an entertainment company
In some of the rooms, visitors can ________.
A. speak to experts on the history of the castle.
B. interact with actors dressed as famous characters.
C. see models of historical figures moving and talking.
In the castle park, visitors can ________.
A. see an 800-year-old tree.
B. go to an art exhibition
C. visit a small zoo
At the end of the visit, the group will have ________.
A. afternoon tea in the conservatory.
B. the chance to meet the castle’s owners.
C. a photograph together on the Great Staircase.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1: Questions from 16 to 35
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
Carbon emissions from airplanes and other pollutants ________ to global warming.
A. contribute
B. stem
C. attribute
D. spark
Hundreds of people in the hardest-hit zone are at ________ from disease unless a tsunami-like aid effort is mobilized.
A. threat
B. menace
C. danger
D. risk
Parents play a ________ role in a child’s upbringing in the formative years. They are really the driving force behind whatever the children do.
A. supporting
B. crucial
C. starring
D. title
Television came into _________ and became a competitor with the motion pictures.
A. practice
B. enforcement
C. use
D. life
I sent the prospectus to you by post weeks ago. It ________ by now.
A. should have arrived
B. would have arrived
C. must have arrived
D. is supposed to arrive
________ global solidarity, the world would not be better prepared for the influenza H1N1 pandemic.
A. On account of
B. Thanks to
C. If not
D. But for
-Pete: "What do you usually do on Sunday night?"
-Margaret: "________ time I go out with my friends".
A. Most of
B. The most
C. Most of the
D. The most of
________ different in character we are, we have been mutual friends since our childhood.
A. However
B. Despite being
C. Although
D. Whatever
How was your visit to the dentist?" "It was painless. I ________ worried".
A. mustn’t have
B. needn’t have
C. didn’t need to be
D. wouldn’t have
________ in Paris before, he didn’t know his way around when he took his family there.
A. Not be living
B. Never having lived
C. His not living
D. Because he has lived
________ show lasts three hours.
A. The whole
B. Most
C. All the
D. Entire
"It’s beautiful here!" "I just wish we ________ a camera with us".
A. brought
B. would bring
C. had brought
D. were bringing
_______ as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.
A. That we refer to
B. What we refer to
C. To which we refer
D. What do we refer to
Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.
A. view
B. regard
C. sight
D. prospect
Six novels a year, you say? He’s certainly a __________ writer.
A. fruitful
B. fertile
C. virile
D. prolific
We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.
A. folding
B. adjusting
C. bending
D. adapting
“Bob, it’s getting cold._________ take a jacket with you?” -“All right, daddy”
A. Why not
B. You’d better
C. Would you like
D. What about
What a ________!
A. new small nice car
B. nice small new car
C. new nice car, that is small
D. car new nice and small
Ninety________the maximum length of time allowed for entrance exams to this school.
A. minute is
B. minutes are
C. minute are
D. minutes is
- “She’s the best pianist in the school.” - “________.”
A. That’s that.
B. Never mind!
C. That’s OK!
D. You can say that again.
Public awareness of the value of recycling materials such (56) ________ plastic, paper, and glass is increasing daily in all corners of the globe.
A. as
B. alike
C. with
D. like
In some countries these efforts are being (57) ________ by the local governments and in others, by individuals.
A. introduced
B. brought
C. initiated
D. participated
In the small town of Truro in eastern Massachusetts, for example, space in the local landfill has run out; therefore, residents have had to think of new ways to (58) ________ of their trash.
A. disapprove
B. dispose
C. throw
D. discard
With no room for items such as newspaper, bottles, and old lumber at the land fill, local residents have come up with many (59) ________ programs to recycle
A. reforming
B. progressive
C. improved
D. innovative
and/ or reuse what was once (60) ________ of as only trash.
A. believed
B. regarded
C. thought
D. considered
For instance, yard waste such as leaves and grass which used to be thrown in the landfill is now broken down and made (61) ________ compost used by local people as fertilizer in their gardens.
A. by
B. into
C. of
D. from
In addition, (62) ________ plastics, newspapers, bottles and cans are sold to a recycling company, thereby bringing in revenue for the town.
A. reproductive
B. wasted
C. circulating
D. recyclable
This is a building to which people bring their unwanted clothing, books, and toys so that others who need them can (63) ________ them.
A. take
B. offer
C. steal
D. bring
Since there is so much (64) ________ in all the recycling programs, the dump is seen as a place to meet with friends and neighbors and catch up on local news.
A. distribution
B. participation
C. approval
D. fertilization
As humankind continues to (65) ________ and the population grows, recycling efforts become even more important.
A. reproduce
B. fertilize
C. survive
D. exist
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The reason for the sea cucumber's name
B. What makes the sea cucumber unusual
C. How to identify the sea cucumber
D. Places where the sea cucumber can be found
In line 3, the word "bizarre" is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. odd
B. marine
C. simple
D. rare
According to the Passage, why is the shape of sea cucumbers important?
A. It helps them to digest their food.
B. It helps them to protect themselves from danger.
C. It makes it easier for them to move through the mud.
D. It makes them attractive to fish.
The word "this faculty" in line 20 refers to the sea cucumber's ability to _______ .
A. squeeze into crevices
B. devour all available food in a short time
C. such up mud or sand
D. live at a low metabolic rate
The fourth paragraph of the passage primarily discusses _______ .
A. the reproduction of sea cucumbers
B. the food sources of sea cucumbers
C. the eating habits of sea cucumbers
D. threats to sea cucumbers' existence
The phrase "casts off" in line 24 is closest in meaning to _______ .
A. grows again
B. grabs
C. gets rid of
D. uses as a weapon
Of all the characteristics of the sea cucumber, which of the following seems to fascinate the author most?
A. What it does when threatened
B. Where it lives
C. How it hides from predators
D. What it eats
Compared with other sea creatures the sea cucumber is very _______ .
A. dangerous
B. intelligent
C. strange
D. fat
What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber?
A. They are very sensitive to surrounding stimuli.
B. They are almost useless.
C. They require group cooperation.
D. They are similar to those of most sea creatures.
Which of the following would NOT cause a sea cucumber to release its internal organs into the water?
A. Touch
B. Food
C. Unusually warm water
D. Pollution