THPT Chuyên HN - Amsterdam - PRACTICE TEST 1

Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

• A. skating

• B. status

• C. stadium

• D. statue

Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

• A. definitions

• B. documents

• C. combs

• D. doors

Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced from the others.

• A. worked

• B. moved

• C. stopped

• D. brushed

Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

• A. relax       

• B. wonder  

• C. problem 

• D. special

Choose the word whose main stress is different from the others.

• A. popularity    

• B. conscientious   

• C. apprenticeship

• D. personality 

1. What does the word "that" in the passage refer to?

• A.  The fact that men get old and helpless.    

• B.  The fact that they fear to be left alone.  

• C. The fact that men die younger than women.

• D.  The fact that they decide to do the leaving first. 

2. What's the main, question the article is intended to discuss?

• A. Why women are more emotional than men.   

• B. Why suffering is different in men and women.  

• C. Why men die earlier than women.

• D. Why men like a rational world. 

3. What is found the same for both men and women?

• A. They like to cry.  

• B. They are physically strong.

• C. They are emotional creatures. 

• D. They want to play loud music 

4. The phrase "to do the leaving" is closest in meaning to         

• A. set off 

• B. go down  

•     C. pass away   

• D. depart

5. What's the writer's opinion toward crying?         

• A.  It is a good thing for people to cry.

• B.  It is all right for women to cry but shameful for men.

•     C.  Tears are not real signs of suffering.

• D.  To be silent is better than to cry.