50 CÂU HỎI
Here are some useful principles of time management that can be (1) ________ in almost every aspect of life.
A. apply
B. applying
C. applied
D. applies
Planning your time not only helps you get more done, but also (2) ________ stress by making you feel in control.
A. releases
B. relieves
C. divides
D. increases
Planning also helps you cope with large tasks, (3) ________ will seem less daunting when they are broken down into the steps.
A. when
B. whose
C. which
D. who
It is best to overestimate the amount of time a task will take, as in (4) ________ there will probably be interruptions or delays.
A. truth
B. reason
C. reality
D. present
(5) ________, including personal time in your schedule will result in a better balance between work and leisure.
A. Therefore
B. Although
C. Thus
D. However
What happened in that city was a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been laid off from his jobs.
A. was
B. What happened
C. his jobs
C. his jobs
The matter is fartherly complicated by the fact that Amanda and Jo refused to speak to each other.
A. to each other.
B. the
C. fartherly
C. fartherly
My mother and her friends always went out together every weekend.
A. together
B. and
C. friends
D. went
What does the word "concentric" in paragraph 1 mean?
A. having many centres
B. wavy
C. a ring
D. having a common center
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Storm surges are domes of water rising underneath hurricanes or cyclones.
B. A cyclone along with storm surges happened in Asia in 1970.
C. Tsunami only occurs in Asia.
D. Storm surges cause extensive coastal flooding.
The word "it" in the second paragraph refers to _______.
A. coastal water
B. the wave
C. the shore
D. seat
What is the passage mainly about?
A. Where tsunamis originate.
B. Facts about tsunamis.
C. How tremendous the energy of a tsunami is.
D. Damage caused by tsunamis.
What is the greatest speed of tsunami travelling across the deep ocean?
A. 200 kilometres an hour
B. 150,000 kilometres an hour
C. 700 kilometres an hour
D. 800 kilometres an hour
"Where is your hometown?" Mary asked Tom.
A. Mary asked Tom where his hometown is.
B. Mary asked Tom where your hometown would be.
C. Mary asked Tom where your hometown was.
D. Mary asked Tom where his hometown was.
My children are possibly in the living room
A. My children cannot be in the kitchen.
B. My children might be in the living room.
C. My children will be playing in the living room.
D. I do not know whether my children are in the living room.
We haven't seen each other for nearly two years now.
A. We saw see each other in nearly two years.
B. We last saw each other nearly two years ago.
C. We have seen each other for nearly two years now.
D. We saw each other after nearly two years.
Mike became a father. He felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
A. Only after Mike had become a father himself did he feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
B. Not until he felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents did Mike become a father himself.
C. Had Mike become a father himself, he would have felt a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
D. Were Mike to become a father himself, he would feel a strong sense of responsibility towards his parents.
She wants to buy a fridge. She can keep the food fresh for longer.
A. If she buys a fridge, she can keep the food fresh for longer.
B. She wishes she had bought a fridge to keep the food fresh for longer.
C. If she bought a fridge, she couldn't keep the food fresh for longer.
D. If she didn't buy a fridge, she could keep the food fresh for longer.
That is your brother who helped you finish your project, _______?
A. is it
B. isn't she
C. isn't he
D. isn't it
Known as 'Ha Long Bay on Land', Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex is famous for its mountains, caves, and archeological _______.
A. excavations
B. relics
C. heritages
D. sites
Travelling to _______ countries in the world enables me to learn many interesting things.
A. differ
B. different
C. difference
D. differently
The scientists introduced new farming methods which resulted in _______ crops.
A. hard
B. bumper
C. wealthy
D.successful
_______, I will reply to you at once.
A. After I had received your message
B. When I was receiving your message
C. As soon as I receive your message
D. Until I received your message
I can’t _______ the noise from the neighbors. They sing karaoke so loudly, even at late night.
A. catch up with
B. put up with
C. take up on
D. cut down on
When he was asked about his girlfriend, he'd go as red as a _______.
A. chili
B. tomato
C. beetroot
D. strawberry
He's addicted _______ coffee and cannot do anything in the morning until he's had some.
A. on
B. about
C. as
D. to
_______ in a volunteer program of the UNICEF, Hung is now confident to work in an international environment.
A. After participated
B. Participating
C. Having participated
D. Participated
The harder you learn, _______ your English will be.
A. the more
B. the best
C. the gooder
D. the better
When Peter went into the room, his friends _______ a well-known song.
A. were singing
B. sang
C. had sung
D. have been singing
At first, we intended to go out for a walk. We then decided _______ to the theater.
A. go
B. going
C. to go
D. to going
The earthquake, _______ in Turkey, destroyed many high buildings.
A. happening
B. was happened
C. happened
D. was happening
The contract ________ by the manager tomorrow.
A. will be signing
B. will have signed
C. will sign
D. will be signed
_______ moon is the most beautiful object in the sky at night.
A. No article
B. The
C. A
D. An
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the underline three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. chorus
B. cheap
C. child
D. chair
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the underline three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
A. visit
B. dive
C. hive
D. mine
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Many people perished in the Kobe earthquake because they were not prepared for it.
A. departed
B. lost their lives
C. survived
D. declined
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
At first, no one believed she was a pilot, but her documents lent colour to her statements
A. got information from
B. provided evidence for
C. borrowed colour from
D. gave no proof of
According to the third paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The sun obviously determined our daily routines.
B. The electric light has changed our daily cycle of sleep.
C. Our social life has no influence on our hours of sleep.
D. The electric light was invented in the 19th century.
Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?
A. A Society of Sleepless People
B. Sleep Deprivation: Causes and Effects
C. Accident Prevention: Urgent!
D. A Well-known Biologist American
Which of the following would the writer of the passage approve of?
A. Our world would be a much safer place without drinkers.
B. Both drunken drivers and sleep-deprived people should be criticized.
C. There is no point in criticizing irresponsible people in our society.
D. We certainly can function well even when we hardly sleep
The phrase "round the clock" in the second paragraph is similar in meaning to ________.
A. surrounded with clocks
B. having a round clock
C. all day and night
D. during the daytime
The word "which" in the third paragraph refers to ________.
A. the world's population
B. caffeine consumption
C. reaching a point
D. masking the symptoms
All of the following are mentioned as those whose performance is affected by 'sleep debt' EXCEPT ________.
A. drivers
B. engineers
C. doctors
D. biologists
The writer mentions the Internet in the passage as ________.
A. a factor that is not related to sleep deprivation
B. an easy solution to sleep deprivation
C. a temptation that prevents us from sleeping
D. an ineffective means of communication
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
Thanks for baking cookies for me. You've got a heart of gold.
A. You're very generous with your money.
B. You're a very nice person.
C. You're a reliable person.
D. Your heart is made of gold.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
In the polluted environment, infectious diseases can be passed easily from one person to another.
A. immune
B. fatal
C. safe
D. contagious
Two friends, Jack and David, are talking to each other.
Jack: "Are you free for one minute?"
David: "________"
A. I'm kind of busy at the moment. Why?
B. I have a meeting in 15 minutes.
C. I don't want to be free.
D. A minute is a short time.
Kate and Peter had a quarrel last week and now Tom is giving Peter advice.
Tom: "I think the best way to solve that problem is to keep silent."
Peter: "________. Silence may kill our friendship."
A. That's a great idea
B. I'm not wrong
C. That's not a good idea
D. Yes, I think much
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. inflation
B. property
C. physicist
C. physicist
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
A. student
B. blackboard
C. between
C. between