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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. watched
B. stopped
C. lived
D. cooked
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A. clean
B. bread
C. lean
D. lead
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. deploy
B. maintain
C. border
D. attain
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A. referee
B. kangaroo
C. cigarette
D. technique
Let’s begin our discussion now, ___________?
A. shall we
B. will we
C. don’t we
D. won’t we
The accident______in this city by some drunk drivers.
A. was caused
B. caused
C. were caused
D. causes
The man standing next to our father is a persuasive speaker with a natural talent _____ leadership.
A. for
B. at
C. in
D. of
The more paper we save, __________preserved.
A. more is wood pulp
B. the more wood pulp is
C. wood pulp is
D. the much wood pulp is
The report form is available on the two___________discs in my drawer.
A. small green round
B. round small green
C. green small round
D. small round green
I_____on the computer when the fire broke out.
A. working
B. am working
C. was working
D. worked
She doesn’t feel confident at interviews______ her English is not very good.
A. although
B. however
C. because
D. whenever
I will tell him to call you______.
A. as soon as he returned
B. until I saw him
C. when he returns
D. after I’d seen him.
______ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Having slept
B. Have slept
C. Having been slept
D. Have been slept
It can be an amazing experience for those who have the______ to leave their family and friends to live in a new place.
A. courageously
B. courageous
C. courage
D. encourage
People are advised to______ smoking because of its harm to their health.
A. cut up
B. cut down on
C. cut off
D. cut in
He wasn't aware that only one mistake could________his chances of getting the job.
A. destroy
B. damage
C. ruin
D. devastate
The company is moving its headquarters to a new______ with better links to the airport.
A. position
B. situation
C. location
D. place
He has been caught in the rain, and has been wet______.
A. through and through
B. once for all
C. to and fro
D. over and over
Nowadays, teachers should encourage students to debate different questions in class to boost their ______ thinking skills.
A. complex
B. controversial
C. civilized
D. critical
CLOSEST in meaning
People in the mountainous areas are still in the habit of destroying forests for cultivation.
A. planting
B. farming
C. industry
D. wood
CLOSEST in meaning
It is difficult to assess the building's value properly without seeing it.
A. originate
B. congratulate
C. estimate
D. evaluate
OPPOSITE in meaning
The forces behind the women's liberation movement vary from culture to culture.
A. change quickly
B. increase sharply
C. move forward
D. stay unchanged
OPPOSITE in meaning
John's decision to drop out of university to go to a vocational school drove his mother up the wall. She thought that it is really a stupid decision.
A. made his mother pleased
B. made his mother angry
C. made his mother worried
D. made his mother ashamed
- Huy: “I would like some more tea.” - Dung: “______”
A. Well, I’d rather have coffee.
B. Certainly you are.
C. I’m sorry. I haven’t got any left.
D. No. I’ve had enough.
- Nam: “Do you enjoy the movie yesterday?” - Mai: “_________”
A. Not really. I couldn’t follow the story.
B. Yes, it’s warmer than today.
C. No, I dislike moving.
D. Certainly, I’d be glad to.
Spectacular, played today on all kinds of surfaces by tens of millions of people, for fun or in competition, tennis has spread (26) ______ over the world.
A. each
B. any
C. all
D. every
The decisive element introduced by Wingfield was the use of a rubber ball, (30) ______ could bounce on grass.
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. where
Van Cliburn studies piano from 1951 to 1954 and won multiple awards between 1958 and 1960.
studies
from
won
between
Preventing the soil from erosion, the trees planted by the farmer many years before were what stopped the flood from reaching their house.
Preventing
before
what
their
Hot soup is very comfortable on a cold winter's day.
soup
comfortable
cold
day
I haven’t stayed in a hotel for years.
A. It’s years since I stayed in a hotel.
B. It’s years when I stayed in a hotel.
C. It’s years since I stay in a hotel.
D. I haven’t stayed in a hotel years ago.
“Would you like to have dinner with me?”, Miss Hoa said to me
A. Miss Hoa asked me if would I like to have dinner with her?
B. Miss Hoa suggested me if I would like to have dinner with her or not.
C. Miss Hoa told me to like to have dinner with her or not.
D. Miss Hoa invited me to have dinner with her.
It is probable to rain heavily this evening.
A. It may rain heavily this evening
B. It will not rain heavily this evening
C. It must rain heavily this evening
D. It will be able to rain this evening
Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.
A. Nam regrets to have been so rudeto them last night.
B. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night.
C. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.
D. Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night.
Smoking is unhealthy. It also costs governments billions of dollars in health-care costs.
A. Not only is smoking unhealthy but it also costs government billions of dollars in health-care costs.
B. Whereas smoking is unhealthy, it costs government billions of dollars in health-care costs.
C. If smoking is unhealthy, it will cost government billions of dollars in health-care costs.
D. Smoking is so unhealthy that it costs government billions of dollars in health-care costs.
