Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1:
A. optimistic
B. diversity
C. enviroment
D. assimilate
Question 2:
A. require
B. confide
C. swallow
D. eject
Question 3:
A. mysterious
B. preferential
C. modernity
D. historical
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 4:
A. threaten
B. through
C. thunder
D. them
Question 5:
A. identify
B. final
C. applicant
D. decide
Question 6:
A. teenage
B. dosage
C. voyage
D. carriage
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 7: Jack has a collection of________.
A. old valuable Japanese postage stamps
B. old Japanese valuable postage stamps
C. valuable Japanese old postage stamps
D. valuable old Japanese postage stamps
Question 8: After the interview, don't neglect the thank-you note or ___ letter.
A. follow-up
B. turn-up
C. start-up
D. break-up
Question 9: My puse ____ at the station while I __________ for the train.
A. must have been stolen / was waiting
B. should have stolen / had been waiting
C. will be stolen / am waiting
D. had to steal / would be waiting
Question 10: Timmy dropped the ________ on doing this task again because of his carelessness.I cant't stand him anymore.
A. pin
B. needle
C. button
D. ball
Question 11: My little brother is so fashion ______!
A. considerate
B. aware
C. thoughtful
D. conscious
Question 12: Children shouldn't be allowed ______ time __________ computer games.
A. waste - to play
B. to wase - playing
C. wasting - playing
D. to waste - to play
Question 13: When someone is down on their _______, friends are not easy to find.
A. mood
B. luck
C. fortune
D. merit
Question 14: The supreme court's decision _________ the way for further legislation on civil rights.
A. made
B. took
C. gave
D. paved
Question 15: "She seems _______ for the job?" _Yes, Everyone thinks she's perfectly suited for it"
A. ready-made
B. custom-made
C. tailor-made
D. home-made
Question 16: Don't put off doing your homework until tomorrow . Do it right now, ______?
A. do you
B. don't you
C. will you
D. aren't you
Question 17: She is attending the seminar with a view to ________ more qualifications.
A. acquire
B. aquiring
C. having acquired
D. have acquired
Question 18: It's __________ hot outside, so take an umbrella with you whenever going .
A. cooling
B. frying
C. boiling
D. freezing
Question 19: The prisoner has just been let _________ after 10 years's imprisonment.
A. into
B. for
C. out
D. at
Question 20: As the speaker finishes his speech, all the audience gave him a ____ applause.
A. round
B. circle
C. ring
D. wheel
Question 21: Tony Blair is believed ________ for Liverpool last week.
A. having left
B. to have left
C. to leave
D. leaving
Question 22: Not only ________ the exam but she also got a scholarship.
A. did she pass
B. she passed
C. she has passed
D. has she passed
Question 23: He was the first person _________ the room.
A. entering
B. to enter
C. to be entered
D. having entered
Question 24: The climate of China is similar in many ways to __________
A. that of the United States.
B. which of the United States.
C. the United States.
D. this of the United States.
Question 25: He is exhausted because he ______ around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house.
A. has been running
B. runs
C. is running
D. was running
Question 26: John would like to specialize ________ computer science.
A. of
B. to
C. in
D. at
Question 27: __________ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had
B. No sooner had
C. No longer has
D. Not until had
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges.
Mary: "Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night."Tom:"______________".
Question 28: Select the option that best completes the above exchange.
A. I have nothing to tell you.
B. Never mind!
C. You're welcome.
D. Oh, poor me!
Thuy: Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here.Mrs.Angela:"__________".
Question 29: Select the option that best completes the above exchange.
A. It's our pleasure.
B. Sorry, we don't know.
C. What a pity!
D. That's nice of you.
Mrs.Smith:"_____________"Mr.Brown: "Thank you. We are proud of him."
Question 30: Select the option that best completes the above exchange.
A. Your kid is naughty
B. Can we ask your child to take a photo?
C. Your child is just adorable
D. I can give your kid a lift to school.
"We'll have to hurry if we want to finish this project on time.""_______________"
Question 31: Select the option that best completes the above exchange.
A. Ok. But I'll call you later
B. I'll say we will
C. I'm tired. I'll go home early
D. What a wonderful idea!
Sarah: "Your hairstyle is terrific, Mary!"Mary:"______________".
Question 32: Select the option that best completes the above exchange.
A. Never mention it.
B. Thanks, Sarah. I had it done yesterday.
C. Thanks, but I'm afraid.
D. Yes, all right.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 33: The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer's behavior .
A. disgusted
B. confused
C. angry
D. upset
Question 34: He didn't bat an eyelid when he realized he failed the exam again.
A. wasn't happy
B. didn't want to see
C. didn't show surprise
D. didn't care
Question 35: I just want to stay at home to watch TV and take it easy.
A. sleep
B. sit down
C. eat
D. relax
Question 36: Today's scientists have overcome many of the challenges of the depth by using more sophisticated tools.
A. complicated
B. worldly
C. experienced
D. aware
Question 37: He sounded panic-stricken on the phone.
A. terrified
B. troubled
C. calm
D. disappointed
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 38: He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.
A. fresh
B. disobedient
C. obedient
D. understanding
Question 39: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.
A. elicited
B. irregular
C. secret
D. legal
Question 40: She performed all her duties irresponsibly. She didn't give enough care to her work
A. carelessly
B. liberally
C. responsibly
D. insensitively
Question 41: I must have a watch since punctuality is imperative in my job.
A. Being discourteous
B. Being cheerful
C. Being inefficient
D. Being late
Question 42: She decided to remain celibate and devote her life to helping the homeless and orphans.
A. divorced
B. separated
C. married
D. single
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 43: Jack was suspected to have stolen credit cards. The police have investigated him for days.
A. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, Jack has been investigated for days.
B. Suspected to have stolen credit cards, Jack has investigated for days.
C. Having suspected to have stolen credit cards, Jack has been investigated for days.
D. Jack has investigated for days, suspected to have stolen credit cards.
Question 44: “Cigarette?”, he asked. “No, thanks”, I said.
A. He asked for a cigarette, and I immediately refused.
B. He mentioned a cigarette, so I thanked him.
C. He offered me a cigarette, but I promptly declined.
D. He asked if I was smoking, and I denied at once.
Question 45: I strongly disapproved of your behavior. However, I will help you this time.
A. Despite of my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
B. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
C. Because of your behavior, I will help you this time.
D. Although I strongly disapproved of your behavior, but I will help you this time.
Question 46: He is very intelligent. He can solve all the problems in no time.
A. So intelligent is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
B. He is very intelligent that he can solve all the problems in no time.
C. An intelligent student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
D. So intelligent a student is he that he can solve all the problems in no time.
Question 47: She wasn't wearing a seat-belt. She was injured.
A. If she hadn’t been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t have been injured.
B. If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she would have been injured.
C. If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t be injured.
D. If she had been wearing a seat-belt, she wouldn’t have been injured.
Mark the letter A, B, c or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 48: Physics and mental exercise has been found to beneficial to our brain, but scientists have now found it could also improve the learning ability of our children.
A. Physics
B. has been
C. it
D. learning ability
Question 49: Most people consider it women's responsible to take care of children and do housework.
A. Most
B. responsible
C. of
D. do
Question 50: John is the only one of the hikers who have climbed above fifteen thousand feet .
A. is
B. hikers
C. have
D. feet
Question 51: More than ten students have failed the exam, that surprised the class teacher.
A. More than
B. have failed
C. that
D. the
Question 52: She asked why did Mark look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A. why
B. did Mark look
C. so embarrassed
D. saw
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 53: I had to clear the spare room before I could start decorating.
A. Not unitl had I cleared the spare room I could start decorating.
B. Before I cleared the spare room, I could start decorating.
C. Only when I had cleared the spare room could I start decorating.
D. Only when I had finished clearing the spare room, I could start decorating.
Question 54: I should have finished my work last night but I was exhausted.
A. Last night I was exhausted but I tried to finish my work.
B. My work was finished last night but I was exhausted.
C. I did finished my work last night though I was exhausted.
D. I was exhausted so I didn’t finish my work yesterday as planned.
Question 55: It was not until after I got home that I realized I had not set the burglar alarm in the office.
A. Fortunately, I realized that I hadn't set the burglar alarm just before I left for home; otherwise, I would have had to travel all the way back to the office.
B. On the way home, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten to turn on the burglar alarm in the office.
C. I hadn't turned the burglar alarm on before I left the office, but I only became aware of this after I'd arrived home.
D. I wish I had realized before I arrived home that I hadn't turned on the burglar alarm in the office, then it would have been easier to go and set it.
Question 56: If you practise harder you will have better results.
A. The harder you practise, the best results you will have.
B. The more hardly you practise, the better results you will have.
C. The hardest you practise, the most results you will have.
D. The harder you practise, the better results you will have.
Question 57: It is expected that tax increases will be announced in tomorrow's budget statement.
A. Tax increases are expected to be announced in tomorrow's budget statement.
B. It is expected that people will announce in tomorrow budget tax increases.
C. In tomorrow's budget statement tax increases are expected to announce.
D. Hope that they will announce tax increases in tomorrow's budget statement.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the following numbered blanks.
Choosing clothes can be difficult.Some people want to be fashionable, but they don't want to look exactly like everybody else.Not all clothes are (58) __________ for work or school, perhaps because they are not formal enough, or simply not comfortable.It is easy to buy the (59) __________ size, and find that your trousers are too tight, especially if you are a little bit overweight.Very (60) __________ clothes make you feel slim, but when they have shrunk in the washing machine, then you have the same problem!If you buy light cotton clothes, then they might not be (61) __________ enough for winter.If your shoes are not waterproof and if you aren't (62) __________ for the cold, you might look good, but feel terrible!
Question 58:
A. comfort
B. suitable
C. fitted
D. equal
Question 59:
A. wrong
B. mistake
C. false
D. error
Question 60:
A. loosened
B. lose
C. loose
D. lost
Question 61:
A. hot
B. cold
C. warm
D. cool
Question 62:
A. dressed
B. clothed
C. worn
D. fitted
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It is hard to think of a world without gas or electricity.Both are commonly used for lighting and heating today.We now can instantly flick a lighter or strike a match to make a flame.But it was not long ago that there were no such things as matches or lighters.To make fire, it was necessary to strike a piece of iron on flint for sparks to ignite some tinder.If the tinder was damp, or the flint old, you had to borrow some fire from a neighbor.We do not know exactly when or how people first used fire.Perhaps, many ages ago, they found that sticks would burn if they were dropped into some hole where melted lava from a volcano lay boiling.They brought the lighted sticks back to make their fire in a cave.Or, they may have seen trees catch fire through being struck by lightning, and used the trees to start their own fires.
Gradually people learned they could start a fire without traveling far to find flames.They rubbed two pieces of wood together.This method was used for thousands of years.When people became used to making fires with which to cook food and stay warm at night, they found that certain resins or gums from trees burnt longer and brighter.They melted resins and dipped branches in the liquid to make torches that lit their homes at night.Iron stands in which torches used to be fixed can still be seen in old buildings of Europe.There was no lighting in city streets until gas lamps, and then electric lamps were installed.Boys ran about London at night carrying torches of burning material.They were called torch boys, or link boys, and earned a living by guiding visitors to friends' houses at night.For centuries homes were lit by candles until oil was found.Even then, oil lamps were no more effective than a cluster of candles.We read about the splendors and marvels of ancient palaces and castles, but we forget that they must have been gloomy and murky places at night.
Question 63: The best title for the passage could be __________.
A. Prehistoric people and fire
B. Fire: Discovery and uses
C. Different types of lamps
D. The advantages of candles
Question 64: The word "lighter" in the passage mostly means __________.
A. a device that uses electricity, oil or gas to produce light
B. a small device that produces a flame for lighting cigerettes, etc.
C. the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things
D. a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is on fire
Question 65: To make a fire in times just before the advent of matches, it was essential to have access to __________.
A. a burning fire or to possess flint
B. a burning fire or to possess iron
C. flint, iron and dry tinder
D. a magnifying glass
Question 66: The first fire used by people was probably obtained __________.
A. from the sun's heat through glass
B. by rubbing wood together
C. from heat or fire caused by nature
D. by striking iron against flint
Question 67: The word "splendors" in the passage mostly means __________.
A. wonderful things that have been achieved
B. places where a lot of people go on holiday
C. things that fill one with surprise and admiration
D. the beautiful and impressive features of a place
Question 68: Torches for lighting were made from __________.
A. the wood of gum trees
B. iron bars dipped in the melted resins
C. wooden poles dipped in oil
D. tree branches dipped in melted resins
Question 69: Before the electric lamp was invented __________.
A. oil lamps and then candles were used
B. candles and oil lamps appeared about the same time
C. candles and then oil lamps were used
D. people did not use any form of lighting in their houses
Question 70: Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. We know exactly when and how people first used fire.
B. A world is impossible without gas or electricity.
C. We can make a fire by striking a piece of iron on flint to ignite some tinder.
D. Matches and lighters were invented not long ago.
Question 71: The word "gloomy" in the passage is closest in meaning to __________.
A. nearly dark
B. badly decorated
C. containing a lot of white
D. mysterious
Question 72: What form of street lighting was used in London when link boys used to work there?
A. Gas lighting
B. No lighting at all
C. Electric lighting
D. Oil lighting
What is 'extreme' weather?Why are people talking about it these days? 'Extreme' weather is an unusual weather event such as rainfall, a drought or a heat wave in the wrong place or at the wrong time.In theory, they are very rare.But these days, our TV screens are constantly showing such extreme weather events.Take just three news stories from 2010: 28 centimetres of rain fell on Rio de Janeiro in 24 hours, Nashville, USA, had 33 centimetres of rain in two days and there was record rainfall in Pakistan.
The effects of this kind of rainfall are dramatic and lethal.In Rio de Janeiro, landslides followed, burying hundreds of people.In Pakistan, the floods affected 20 million people.Meanwhile, other parts of the world suffer devastating droughts.Australia, Russia and East Africa have been hit in the last ten years.And then there are unexpected heat waves, such as in 2003 in Europe.That summer, 35,000 deaths were said to heat-related.
So, what is happening to our weather?Are these extreme events part of a natural cycle?Or are they caused by human activity and its effects on the Earth's climate?Peter Miller says it's probably a mixture of both these things.On the one hand, the most important influences on weather events are natural cycles in the climate.Two of the most famous weather cycles, El Nino and La Nina, originate in the Pacific Ocean.The heat from the warm ocean rises high into the atmosphere and effects weather all around the world.On the other hand, the temperature of the Earth's oceans is slowly but steadily going up.And this is a result of human activity.We are producing greenhouse gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere.This heat warms up the atmosphere, land and oceans.Warmer oceans produce more water vapor - think of heating a pan of water in your kitchen.Turn up the heat, it produces steam more quickly.Satellite data tells US that the water vapor in the atmosphere has gone up by four percent in 25 years.This warm, wet air turns into rain, storms, hurricanes and typhoons that we are increasingly experience.Climate scientist, Michael Oppenheimer, says that we need to face the reality of climate change.And we also need to act now to save lives and money in the future.
Question 73: It is stated in the passage that extreme weather is ________.
A. becoming more common
B. not a natural occurrence
C. difficult for scientists to understand
D. killing more people than ever before
Question 74: The word "lethal" in the second paragraph probably means ________.
A. far-reaching
B. long-lasting
C. happening soon
D. causing deaths
Question 75: What caused thousands of deaths in 2003?
A. A period of hot weather
B. Floods after a bad summer
C. A long spell of heavy rain
D. Large-scale landslides
Question 76: According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ________.
A. we can never predict it
B. it only affects crowded places
C. it's often very destructive
D. its causes are completely unknown
Question 77: The word "that" in the third paragraph refers to ________.
A. Earth's oceans
B. human activity
C. greenhouse gases
D. Earth's atmosphere
Question 78: Extreme weather can be caused by ________.
A. satellites above the Earth
B. water vapour in the atmosphere
C. very hot summers
D. water pans in your kitchen
Question 79: Satellites are used to ________.
A. change the direction of severe storms
B. trap greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
C. measure changes in atmospheric water vapour
D. prevent climate from changing quickly
Question 80: Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?
A. Extreme weather is substantially influenced by human activity.
B. Unusual weather events are part of natural cycles.
C. We can limit the bad effects of extreme weather.
D. Such extreme weather is hardly the consequence of human activity.
