50 CÂU HỎI
SECTION I: LISTENING
Part 1: Questions from 1 to 10.
Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each of the following blanks.
The teacher wants the students to ________.
A. take notes after she has finished speaking.
B. take notes while she is speaking.
C. forget about taking notes.
The teacher suggests eating ________.
A. sugary snacks.
B. only apples.
C. fruit and cereals.
The teacher suggests finding a study place with a lot of ________.
A. light.
B. space.
C. books.
If students feel stressed they should ________.
A. go to bed.
B. go out for a walk.
C. drink some water.
Students are advised to ________.
A. select the important things to learn.
B. read through everything once.
C. make notes about every topic.
The teacher understands that repeating things can be ________.
A. difficult.
B. uninteresting.
C. tiring.
Students can do past exam papers ________.
A. in the library only.
B. at home if they take photocopies.
C. in the after-school study group.
The teacher recommends a break of five minutes every ________.
A. hour.
B. two hours
C. thirty minutes.
It’s important to ________.
A. keep hydrated
B. sleep when you feel tired
C. eat regularly
The teacher is sure that the students will ________.
A. pass their exams.
B. fail their exams.
C. do their best.
SECTION II: LEXICO – GRAMMAR
Part 1: Questions from 20 to 40.
Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to best complete the following sentences.
________ the time you get to the theatre, the play will have finished.
A. Until
B. In
C. By
D. On
They are going to make ________ excursion next month.
A. a two-week
B. two-weeks
C. two weeks'
D. a two-week's
He refused to give up work , ________ he had won a million pounds.
A. despite
B. however
C. even though
D. as though
The new system didn’t ________ our expectations.
A. catch up with
B. bring about
C. come across
D. come up to
You ________ better be careful not to miss the train.
A. would
B. should
C. had
D. did
Helen asked me ________ the film called “Stars Wars”.
A. have I seen
B. have you seen
C. if had I seen
D. If I had seen
The noise ________ from the boat engine might disturb sea animals.
A. comes
B. came
C. coming
D. has come
We are very happy to have received a(n) ________of 500 dollars from a foreign company.
A. charity
B. donation
C. hospital
D. organisation
How many ________are there in the competition?
A. participants
B. participations
C. participative
D. participates
We don't allow ________in the classrooms.
A. people smoke
B. smoke
C. people to smoke
D. to smoking
The party ________ I was the guest of honors was extremely enjoyable.
A. by which
B. at which
C. for which
D. to which
It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ________.
A. a revision
B. a control
C. an investigation
D. a check-up
He said that the plane had already left and that I ________arrived an hour earlier.
A. must have
B. had to
C. should have
D. was supposed to
Anne: “Make yourself at home”. - John: “________”
A. Yes, can I help you
B. Not at all. Don’t mention it
C. Thanks! Same to you
D. That’s very kind. Thank you
Yuri Gagarin was the first person . ________into space.
A. flew
B. to fly
C. flown
D. fly
Many parents do not let their children make a decision ________their future career.
A. in
B. about
C. out
D. on
________ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.
A. What the woman was
B. The woman was
C. That the woman was
D. What was the woman
In 1870, ________, John D. Rockefeller and others created the Standard Oil Company.
A. in spite of oil prices fluctuated
B. despite fluctuating oil prices
C. but the oil prices fluctuated
D. oil prices were fluctuating
We delayed our departure ________the weather condition.
A. in spite of
B. on account of
C. instead of
D. on behalf of
- “Would you like to have noodles, spaghetti or something different?” - “________.”
A. Anything will do
B. Yes, please
C. Never mind
D. I don’t mind
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (61) _________ and important inventions of the twentieth century.
A. shocking
B. amazing
C. astonishing
D. surprising
Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the past, would have been (62) _________by hundreds of workers can now be done by one small computer.
A. done out
B. made out
C. carried out
D. figured out
What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Educational changes in Canadian society
B. Canada during the Second World War
C. Population trends in postwar Canada
D. Standards of living in Canada
However, the (63) _________of the computer has not been entirely problem-free.
A. usage
B. experiment
C. introduction
D. operation
According to the passage, when did Canada's baby boom begin?
A. In the decade after 1911
B. After 1945
C. During the depression of the 1930's
D. In 1966
The word "five" in line 2 refers to _______.
A. Canadians
B. years
C. decades
D. marriages
Many people feel that we are already too (64) _________on computers.
A. dependent
B. based
C. influenced
D. carried
The word "surging" in line 3 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. new
B. extra
C. accelerating
D. surprising
They think that computers themselves are (65) _________too powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them.
A. becoming
B. getting
C. running
D. turning
The author suggests that in Canada during the1950's _______.
A. the urban population decreased rapidly
B. fewer people married
C. economic conditions were poor
D. the birth rate was very high
One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can (66) _________.
A. break up
B. break down
C. break into
D. break out
The word "trend" in line 9 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. tendency
B. aim
C. growth
D. directive
If a computer is (67) _________, the information it is storing can be lost.
A. changed
B. modified
C. contaminated
D. damaged
If a computer program has a(n) (68) _________in it,
A. foul
B. abnormality
C. wrongdoing
D. error
The word "peak" in line 12 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. pointed
B. dismal
C. mountain
D. maximum
When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest postwar level?
A. 1966
B. 1957
C. 1956
D. 1951
the computer’s calculation can be seriously (69) _________.
A. devalued
B. affected
C. fooled
D. broken
A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could (70) _________terrible mistakes.
A. do
B. produce
C. find
D. cause
Why does the author mention humans in the second paragraph?
A. people being better educated
B. people getting married earlier
C. better standards of living
D. couples buying houses
It can be inferred from the passage that before the Industrial Revolution _______.
A. families were larger
B. population statistics were unreliable
C. the population grew steadily
D. economic conditions were bad