50 CÂU HỎI
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three tin the pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. event
B. absent
C. recent
D. decent
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three tin the pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. begged
B. diseased
C. increased
D. lightened
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. delicious
B. dynamic
C. emphatic
D. confiscate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. condolence
B. encounter
C. consonant
D. determine
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Considerations of safety were eventually ___________ by those of cost.
A. compared
B. outweighed
C. predominated
D. prevailed
As a protection device, an octopus ejects black or purple ink to cloud the water when ___________
A. does it escape
B. its escape
C. it escapes
D. escape it
In simple animals, ___________ reflex movement or involuntary response to stimuli.
A. behavior mostly
B. most is behavior
C. most behavior is
D. the most behavior
When she heard from the hospital that her grandfather had died, she ___________ into tears.
A. broke
B. shed
C. exploded
D. fell
They were totally opposed ___________ the changes made in the plans.
A. of
B. to
C. against
D. towards
"Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?"
- "He ___________ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker".
A. should have attended
B. can have attended
C. was to attend
D. may have attended
The ___________ and file supporters of the party were cheered by the election result.
A. ordinary
B. rank
C. division
D. lowly
Although the conditions weren't ideal for the walk, we decided to ___________ La go of it.
A. make
B. do
C. run
D. carry
It was a stroke of luck that he had always been able to write with ___________ hand.
A. both
B. each
C. every
D. either
It appears that the hostages were not ___________ to any unnecessary suffering.
A. subjugated
B. subjected
C. subsumed
D. subverted
It was not until she had arrived home ___________ remembered her appointment with the doctor.
A. that she
B. and she
C. she
D. when she had
The press thought the sale manager would be depressed by his dismissal but he just ___________
A. turned it down
B. called it off
C. spoke it out
D. laughed it off
Just as you arrived, I ___________ ready to go out.
A. have got
B. was getting
C. would get
D. have been getting
Your sister has lost an awful lot of weight. She must have been on a diet, ___________ ?
A. mustn't she
B. needn't she
C. haven't she
D. hasn't she
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions.
When two people get married, it is with the assumption that their feelings for each other are immutable and will never alter.
A. constantly
B. alterable
C. unchangeable
D. everlasting
That the genetic differences make one race superior to another is nothing but a tall story.
A. cynical
B. unbelievable
C. untrue
D. exaggeration
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions
Golf wear has become a very lucrative business for both the manufacturers and golf stars.
A. unprofitable
B. impoverished
C. inexpensive
D. unfavorable
Nutritionists believe that vitamins circumvent diseases.
A. defeat
B. nourish
C. help
D. treat
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Jane is talking to Billy about the meeting.
- Jane: "Is everybody happy with the decision?”.
- Billy:" ___________"
A. That sounds like fun.
B. Yes, it is certainly
C. No, have you?
D. Not really.
Lucy is asking for permission to play the guitar at Pete's home.
- Lucy: "Is it all right if I play the guitar in here while you're studying?"
- Pete: “___________”
A. Oh, I wish you wouldn't.
B. Well, I'd rather not.
C. Well, actually, I'd prefer it if you didn't.
D. Well, if only you didn't.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29
Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. Tan grew up in Northern California, (25) ___________ when her father and older brother both died from brain tumors in 1966, she moved with her mother and younger brother to Europe, where she attended high school in Montreux, Switzerland. She returned to the United States for college. After college, Tan worked as a language development consultant and as a corporate freelance writer. In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) ___________ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club. Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) ___________ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year. The Joy Luck Club received numerous awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Award. It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) ___________ Tan co-wrote the screenplay. Tan's other works have also been (29) ___________ into several different forms of media.
A. however
B. moreover
C. so
D. but
In 1985, she wrote the story "Rules of the Game" for a writing workshop, which laid the early (26) ___________ for her first novel The Joy Luck Club.
A. preparation
B. base
C. foundation
D. relatively
Published in 1989, the book explored the (27) ___________ between Chinese women and their Chinese-American daughters, and became the longest-running New York Times bestseller for that year.
A. relate
B. relative
C. source
D. what
It has been translated into 25 languages, including Chinese, and was made into a major motion picture for (28) ___________ Tan co-wrote the screenplay.
A. whom
B. that
C. relationship
D. which
Tan's other works have also been (29) ___________ into several different forms of media.
A. adjoined
B. adapted
C. adjusted
D. adopted
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 30 to 34
If we took a look at how people in Europe communicated just one hundred years ago, we would be very surprised to find out that English was hardly used outside the United Kingdom. The language most commonly used between people of different nationalities, and particularly the aristocracy, was French. In fact, French was the language of diplomacy, culture and education. However, that is not the case nowadays. English has replaced French as the international language of communication. Today there are more people who speak English as a second language than people who speak it as a first language.
There are many reasons why English has become the language of international communication. Britain's colonization of many parts of the world had something to do with it, but it is mainly due to America's rise to the position of major world power. This helped spread popular American culture throughout the world bringing the language with it.
But is it good that English has spread to all parts of the world so quickly? Language specialists seem to be divided over this issue. There are those who claim that it is important to have a language that the people in our increasingly globalized world have in common. According to others, English is associated with a particular culture and therefore promotes that culture at the expense of others. Linguists have suggested "Esperanto", an artificially put-together language, as a solution to international communication problems but without success. So, English will continue being the world language until some other languages, maybe Chinese, which is the most widely-spoken native language in the world, takes over as the world's international language instead of English.
According to the passage, a century ago ___________
A. educated people throughout Europe spoke English.
B. foreign travelers to England spoke only French.
C. French was much more popular than English.
D. only the French aristocracy could speak English
What is chiefly responsible for the growth in popularity of English?
A. Britain's becoming an international power.
B. The French losing many colonies.
C. America's becoming powerful.
D. The development of American culture.
What is meant by the “language of diplomacy"?
A. The language used by ordinary people.
B. The language used by the English and the French.
C. The language used by the aristocracy.
D. The language used by governments.
What is true according to the passage?
A. The experts don't like Esperanto.
B. Esperanto is difficult to learn.
C. Esperanto is not a natural language.
D. Esperanto is becoming more and more popular.
The experts' opinion on the spread of English is ___________
A. split
B. positive
C. negative
D. undecided
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42
After the United States purchased Louisiana from France and made it their newest territory in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson called for an expedition to investigate the land the United States had bought for $15 million. Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, a woodsman and a hunter from childhood, persuaded the president to let him lead this expedition. Lewis recruited Army officer William Clark to be his co-commander. The Lewis and Clark expedition led the two young explorers to discover a new natural wealth of variety and abundance about which they would return to tell the world. When Lewis and Clark departed from St. Louis in 1804, they had twenty-nine in their party, including a few Frenchmen and several men from Kentucky who were well-known frontiers men.
Along the way, they picked up an interpreter named Toussant Charbonneau and his native American wife, Sacajawea, the Shoshoni “Bird Woman” who aided them as guide and peacemaker and later became an American legend.
The expedition followed the Missouri River to its source, made a long portage overland thought he Rocky Mountains, and descended the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. On the journey, they encountered peaceful Otos, whom they befriended, and hostile Teton Sioux, who demanded tribute from all traders. They also met Shoshoni, who welcomed their little sister Sacajawea, who had been abducted as a child by the Mandans. They discovered a paradise full of giant buffalo herds and elk and antelope so innocent of human contact that they tamely approached the men. The explorers also found a hell blighted by mosquitoes and winters harsher than anyone could reasonably hope to survive. They became desperately lost, then found their way again. Lewis and Clark kept detailed journals of the expedition, cataloging a dazzling array of new plants and animals, and even unearthing the bones of a forty-five-foot dinosaur.
When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806 after travelling almost 8,000 miles, they were eagerly greeted and grandly entertained. Their glowing descriptions of this vast new West provided a boon to the westward migration now becoming a permanent part of American life. The journals written by Lewis and Clark are still widely read today.
The purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition was ___________
A. to establish trade with the Otos and Teton Sioux
B. to explore territory purchased by the United States
C. to purchase land from France.
D. to find the source of the Missouri River.
Where in the passage does the author mention hardship faced by the expedition?
A. Lines 4-6
B. Lines 8-10
C. Lines 12-13
D. Lines 16-17
It can be inferred that Sacajawea ___________
A. married a Shoshoni interpreter
B. abducted a child
C. demanded tribute from the traders
D. is a well-known American heroine
The word “they” in paragraph 3 refers to ___________
A. elk and antelope
B. buffalo herds
C. the members of the expedition
D. Shoshoni and Mandans
The word "blighted" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___________
A. increased
B. ruined
C. swollen
D. driven
Lewis and Clark encountered all of the following EXCEPT__________
A. mountains
B. buffaloes
C. dinosaur herds
D. friendly people
The word "boon” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to___________
A. power
B. hurdle
C. benefit
D. conclusion
It can be inferred from the passage that the Lewis and Clark expedition___________
A. experienced more hardships than successes
B. encouraged Americans to move to the West
C. probably cost the United States more than $15 million
D. caused the deaths of some of the explorers
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Once you have finished an article and identified its main ideas, it may not be necessary to reread it again.
A. Once
B. identified
C. be necessary
D. again
An ambitious person is committed to improve his or her status at work.
A. is
B. improve
C. status
D. at
Generally, Europe and Asia are regarded as being distinct continents, but they are simply vast geography divisions of the larger lad mass known as Eurasia.
A. Generally
B. are regarded
C. vast geography
D. known as
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
"I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year." said Bill.
A. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thought he would go there the next year.
B. Bill said that he would have never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
C. Bill said that he had never been to Russia and he thinks he will go there the next year.
D. Bill said that he has never been to Russia and he thinks he would go there the next year.
People believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.
A. Jane is believed to have retired because of her poor health.
B. Jane was believed to have retired because of her poor health.
C. It is believed that Jane retired because of her poor health.
D. Jane retired because of her poor health was believed.
Charles would have won the essay contest if he had typed his paper.
A. Charles won the essay contest in spite of not typing his paper.
B. Charles did not win the essay contest because he did not type his paper.
C. Typing his paper made Charles win the essay contest.
D. Charles did not win the essay contest even though he typed his paper.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The government knows the extent of the problem. The government needs to take action soon.
A. The government knows the extent of the problem whereas it needs to take action soon.
B. The government knows the extent of the problem so that it needs to take action soon.
C. Knowing the extent of the problem, the government needs to take action soon.
D. The government knows the extent of the problem, or else it needs to take action soon
The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.
A. Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times.
B. So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times.
C. The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times.
D. The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times.