Chọn một từ trong số A, B, C, hoặc D có phần gạch dưới có cách phát âm khác so với các từ còn lại trong cùng một nhóm

1. A. surgeon B. agent C. engine D. regard

2. A. cleaned B. played C. snowed D. brushed

3. A. plow B. how C. cow D. flow

4. A. given B. risen C. ridden D. whiten

5. A. host B. most C. cost D. post

6. It would be _____ to expect to go straight from leaving school into a managerial position.

A. real B. unrealistic C. realistic D. realistically

7. Most people tend to be rather _____ when they’re tired.

A. irritate B. irritated C. irritating D. irritable

8. I’m bored. I need some _____ in my life.

A. excite B. excited C. excitement D. exciting

9. It’s a good idea in theory, but rather _____.

10. Ruth has gone back to college to get a teaching _____

A. qualifier B. disqualification C. disqualifier D. qualification

Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi trong số các câu sau đây.

11. Jane ____ just a few minutes ago.

12. You ____ mad if you think I’m going to lend you any more money.

A. should be B. are supposed to be C. must be D. ought to be

13. ____ during the storm.

A. They were collapsed the fence B. The fence was collapsed

C. They collapsed the fence D. The fence collapsed

14. I always associate ____.

A. red wine B. red wine by France C. French red wine D. red wine with France

15. The ____ faulty.

A. equipments are B. equipment was C. equipments were D. equipment were

16. “Hurry up! We’re waiting for you. What’s taking you so long?”

“I ____ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me.

A. wait B. will wait C. am waiting D. have waited

17. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ____ on earth for ages and ages.

A. existed B. are existing C. exist D. have existed

18. Peter painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ____ a different color.

A. had to choose B. should have chosen C. must have chosen D. could have been choosing

19. “It ____ rain this evening. Why don’t you take an umbrella?”

“That’s a good idea. May I borrow yours?”

A. had better B. could be C. must D. might

20. I still can’t believe it! My bicycle ____ last night.

A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. stole

21. A shortage of water is a problem in many parts of the world. In some areas, water ____ from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.

22. I don’t blame you for not ____ outside in this awful weather.

23. A plane with an engine on fire approached the runway. ____ was frightening. There could have been a terrible accident. A. Watch it landing B. Watching it land C. To watch it to land D. Watching to land it

24. The science classes at this ____ difficult.

A. schools are B. school is C. school are D. school’s is

25. ____ moved to that city recently.

A. A number of Vietnamese have B. A number of Vietnamese has

C. The number of Vietnamese has D. The number of Vietnamese have

26. “Who is eligible for the scholarship?”

“Anyone ____ scholastic record is above average can apply for the scholarship.”

A. who has a B. has a C. who’s a D. whose

27. That book is by a famous anthropologist. It’s about the people in Samoa ____ for two years.

A. that she lived B. that she lived among them

C. among whom she lived D. where she lived among them

28. “Does anybody know ____ on the ground?” – “Your guess is as good as mine.”

C. how long will this plane be D. that how long this plane will be

29. “This cake is terrible. What happened?”

“It’s my grandmother’s recipe, but she forgot to tell me how long ____ it.”

A. did I bake B. should I bake C. do I bake D. to bake

30. ____ Paul brings the money for our lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria.

A. Since B. As soon as C. Now that D. Until

31. Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare ____ land development and the grazing of wild goats. A. now that B. due to C. because D. for

32. ____ the salary meets my expectations, I will accept the job offer.

A. Due to B. Even if C. Provided that D. Unless

33. I like to keep the windows open at night no matter how cold it gets. My sister, ____ , prefers a warm bedroom with all windows tightly shut.

A. nevertheless B. consequently C. on the other hand D. moreover

34. When I stopped talking, Sam finished my sentence for me as though he ____ my mind.

A. would read B. had read C. reads D. can read

35. “I’m really sorry about what happened during the meeting. I felt I had no choice.”

“It’s okay. I’m sure you wouldn’t have done it if you ____”

A. should have B. had to C. hadn’t had to D. have to

Xác định các từ/ cụm từ được gạch dưới đánh dấu A, B, C, hoặc D cần sửa để câu trở nên đúng.

36. Marcy said that she knew how the procedures for doing the experiment, but when we began to work in the laboratory, she found that she was mistaken.

37. That manufacturer is not only raising his prices but also decreasing the production of his product as well.

A. raising B. but C. decreasing D. as well

38. This class, that is a prerequisite for microbiology, is so difficult that I would rather drop it.

39. That these students have improved their grades because of their participation in the test review class.

40. Many theories on conserving the purity of water has been proposed, but not one has been as widely accepted as this one. A. Many B. has been C. not one has been D. as widely accepted

41. The only students who were required to attend the meeting were Van, Binh, Thinh, and me.

A. The only B. who were C. attend D. me

42. He isn’t driving to the meeting in March, and neither they are.

A. driving B. the C. in March D. neither they are

43. There’s a new Oriental restaurant in town, isn’t it?

A. a B. new C. in town D. isn’t it

44. If Rudy would have studied German in college, he would not have found the scientific terminology so difficult to understand. A. would have studied B. in college

C. the scientific D. so difficult to understand

45. Standing among so many strangers, the frightened child began to sob uncontrollable.

A. Standing among B. the frightened C. to sob D. uncontrollable

46. Even though she looks very young, she is twice older than my twenty-year-old sister.

A. Even though B. looks C. older than D. twenty-year-old

47. I would rather that they do not travel during the bad weather, but they insist that they must return home today.

A. that B. do not travel C. the bad D. they must return

48. Patrick was very late getting home last night, and unfortunately for him, the dog barking woke everyone up.

A. getting home B. for him C. dog D. up

49. Ralph has called his lawyer last night to tell him about his problems, but was told that the lawyer had gone to a lecture. A. has called B. to tell C. that D. had gone

50. He has less friends in his classes now than he had last years.

51. ____ are eaten by the pigs.

A. All the apples those fall B. All the apples that fall C. All those fall the apples D. All the apples fall that

52. ____ , I'll ask the waiter for the bill.

A. If you finished dinner B. If you will have finished dinner

C. If you finish dinner D. If you have finished dinner

53. ____ , I'll see if Mr. Jones is free.

A. If you wait a moment B. If you have waited a moment

54. ____ , he had no intention of waiting for three hours.

55. I always keep candles in the house ____.

A. in the case that there is a power cut. B. in case there is a power cut.

C. even if there is a power cut. D. even though there is a power cut.

Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs of a civilized society. Without it, nothing could ever be (56)____ to a conclusion; everything would be in a state of (57)____. Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to (58)____ it. In ordinary living there can be some (59)____ of unpunctuality. The intellectual, who is working on some abstruse problem, has everything coordinated and organized for the (60)____ in hand. He is therefore forgiven, if late for a dinner party. But people are often (61)____ for unpunctuality when their only fault is cutting things (62)____. It is hard for energetic, quick-minded people to waste time, so they are often tempted to finish a job before (63)____ out to keep an appointment. If no accidents occur on the way, like punctured tyres, diversions of traffic, sudden (64)____ of fog, they will be on time. They are often more industrious, useful citizens than those who are never late. The over-punctual can be as much a (65)____ to others as the unpunctual. The guest who arrives half an hour too soon is the greatest (66)____. Some friends of my family had this irritating habit. The only thing to do was ask them to come half an hour later than the other guests. If you are catching a train, it is always better to be comfortably early than even a (67)____ of a minute too late. Although being early may mean wasting a little time, this will be (68)____ than if you miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next (69)____; and you avoid the frustration of arriving at the very moment when the train is (70)____ out of the station and being unable to get on it.

56. A. made B. brought C. come D. set

57. A. chaos B. emergency C. disorder D. turmoil

58. A. disinterest B. disregard C. disqualify D. discharge

59. A. compromise B. tolerance C. concession D. standing

60. A. substance B. stuff C. matter D. material

61. A. disapproved B. accused C. alleged D. reproached

62. A. fine B. sharp C. clearly D. off

63. A. setting B. starting C. deciding D. going

64. A. drop B. dip C. descent D. incline

65. A. effort B. challenge C. trial D. bid

66. A. inconvenience B. nuisance C. complication D. hindrance

67. A. segment B. chunk C. portion D. fraction

68. A. quicker B. faster C. worse D. less

69. A. service B. one C. catch D. turn

70. A. drawing B. drawn C. being drawn D. to draw

Đọc kĩ đoạn văn rồi chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để hoàn tất mỗi trong số các câu theo sau.

Power plants that make electricity are often built on rivers. The cool water that is used to make electricity becomes hot as it runs through the plant. Then the heated water is returned to the river. When large amounts of warm water are dumped into a river, the river itself is heated. The temperature of the water may be raised only a few degrees, yet these few degrees can change animal and plant life. Heat causes a loss of oxygen in the water. Fish no longer do well, and some kinds die. Without enough oxygen, bacteria in the river cannot break down waste matter. To solve the problem, we have begun to change how power plants work. Some power plants use cooling towers. The hot water goes into the tower, and heat escapes from the tower into the air. Once the heat has escaped, the water flows safely into the river. Other power plants release the hot water into the river in a new way. Instead of letting it all flow into one area, they scatter it. When the water goes to many spots, no one place gets too hot. With these new methods, rivers can come back to life. But it will take time.

71. Water that is used in making electricity____.

A. flows faster. B. is used up. C. becomes hot. D. turns to ice.

72. Cooling towers____.

A. scatter the hot water. B. release heat into the air. C. take oxygen out of the water. D. are cooled by the air.

73. Why are we changing the way power plants work?

A. They should not be near water. C. The warm water they dump into rivers can kill the fish.

B. We think they should work faster. D. Water should not run through them.

74. Which statement does the story lead you to believe?

A. We will have to stop building new power plants.

B. We will have to build power plants that do not heat the water.

C. Nobody cares about the temperatures of our rivers. D. The animal and plant life in our rivers may change.

75. On the whole, the story is about_____.

A. how power plants make electricity. B. how power plants are built.

C. why we must build new power plants. D. problems caused by heating cool river water.

In the villages of Mexico, as in some other parts of the world, shopping is a kind of game. In the fine department store, of course, buyers pay the prices listed on the tags. But in most villages, bargaining is a dramatic game both buyers and sellers enjoy. Suppose a merchant is a Mexican shopkeeper who sells handmade silver jewelry to tourists. Among the items of jewelry is a pair of earrings a tourist wants to buy. The merchant names a price. Immediately the tourist makes a much lower offer. The price the merchant puts on an article is not usually the price which will finally be paid. But the merchant pretends to be shocked. The tourist is told that the earrings are real silver, made by people who live in the mountains. It takes a long time to make such remarkable earrings. But at great sacrifice the merchant will let the tourist have the earrings at a lower price. The two bargain. The tourist comes up a little, the merchant comes down a little. At last they agree on what both consider to be a fair price. While the two bargain, they speak of other things as well. The merchant may gossip about life in the village or mention interesting sights the tourist should see before leaving Mexico. The merchant’s way of doing business is much older than the supermarket way. It dates back to Old World times when the town market was the only place where people could exchange news and visit with friends. Bargaining made their lives a little more colorful. In Mexico today, bargaining still makes life colorful for some merchants.

76. The way a Mexican merchant runs a business is_____.

A. faster than ours. B. an old way. C. a new way. D. like a supermarket.

77. While it is not directly stated, the article suggests that_____.

A. merchants in Mexico would rather talk than sell things. B. tourists do not enjoy bargaining for silver earrings.

C. tourists should not buy anything if they don’t know how to bargain.

D. one cannot be sure of the real price of some things.

78. The town market was once the only place where_____.

C. people could fight with enemies D. people could gossip about life.

79. Why is bargaining often carried on in the villages?

A. It helps the people see interesting sights. B. It helps make the people's lives more colorful.

C. It proves that jewelry can be made of silver. D. It allows to people to play games.

80. On the whole, the article tells about_____.

A. tourists who go to town markets. B. craftspeople who live in mountains.

C. how Mexicans play games with jewelry. D. bargaining in villages in Mexico.

1. A. looks B. cats C. tops D. bags

2. A. fear B. near C. pear D. rear

3. A. pens B. boots C. dogs D. cars

4. A. face B. shoelace C. surface D. pace

5. A. feather B. leather C. feature D. measure

6. Please ____ our letter of the 14th. We have not had a reply.

A. know B. knowledge C. acknowledge D. unknow

7. Bill was given a medal in ____ of his services.

A. recognizing B. recognizance C. recognition D. recognizability

8. I’ll never forget the ____ I felt in that situation.

A. humiliater B. humiliating C. humiliated D. humiliation

9. I have always ____ your lifestyle.

A. envious B. envied C. enviably D. enviable

10. I’ve known ____ all my life. There have been times I couldn’t even afford a loaf of bread.

A. hardening B. hardly C. hard D. hardship

Chọn từ/ cụm từ thích hợp nhất trong số các gợi ý A,B,C, hoặc D để điền vào mỗi trong số các khoảng trống trong các câu sau đây.

11. It’s ____ disappointing.

A. Very B. very C. much D. much very

12. “When did you last hear ____ Don?” “He phoned me just this morning. He’s coming to Bristol next week, so we agreed ____ a time and place to meet.”

13. Timson ____ 13 films and I think her latest is the best.

A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making

14. I ____ happy to see him, but I didn’t have time.

A. will have been B. would be C. will be D. would have been

15. “John has looked tired recently, and I’ve started to wonder ____ his health.” “You’re right.

And he doesn’t seem to care ____ the effect smoking has on him.”

A. at/ for B. about/ for C. about/ about D. at/ about

16. It’s against the law to kill the black rhinoceros. They ____ extinct.

A. became B. have become C. become D. are becoming

17. The phone ____ constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning.

A. has been ring B. rang C. had rung D. had been ringing

18. Tom is sitting at his desk. He’s reading his chemistry text because he has a test tomorrow. He____ .

A. could study B. should be studying C. will study D. must be studying

19. “____ you hand me that pair of scissors, please?” – “Certainly.”

A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Should

20. On Friday afternoon before a three-day holiday weekend, the highways ____ people on their way out of the city.

A. are crowding by B. are crowded with C. are being crowd with D. crow by

21. Vitamin C ____ by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.

A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily

22. I think I hear someone ____ the back window. Do you hear it, too?

A. trying open B. trying to open C. try opening D. try to open

23. The customs officer opened the suitcase ____ if anything illegal was being brought into the country.

A. seeing B. for seeing C. see D. to see

24. One of the ____ from Italy.

A. student is B. students are C. student are D. students is

25. Each of the reference ____ available in the school library.

26. Dr. Sales is a person ____.

C. whom I don’t have much confidence in him D. I don’t have much confidence

27. The missing man’s family is desperately seeking anyone ____ information about his activities or whereabouts.

A. has B. having C. who have D. have

28. “This restaurant is very expensive!” - “It is, but order ____ want. Your birthday is a very special occasion.”

A. what is it you B. what do you C. whatever you D. whatever you do

29. “Let’s go to Riverton this weekend.” – “Sounds like fun. ____ from here?”

A. How far is B. How far it is C. It how far is D. How far is it

30. My mouth is burning! This is ____ spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it.

A. such B. so C. very D. too

31. Long is one of the best players in the country. We have won all of our games ____ he joined our team.

A. when B. the first time C. since D. due to

32. To power their inventions, people have made use of natural energy sources, ____ coal, oil, water, and steam.

A. in addition to B. as C. and they use D. such as

33. Some fish can survive only in salt water, ____ other species can live only in fresh water.

34. If you ____ , I would have brought my friends over to your house this evening to watch TV, but I didn’t want to bother you. A. had studied B. studied C. hadn’t been studying D. didn’t study

35. ____ you, I’d think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.

A. If I had been B. Were I C. Should I be D. If I am