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Voca+Grammar (P14)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

a)

mindset

b)

application

c)

discrimination

d)

disposal

2.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the three in pronunciation in each of the following questions

a)

interviewed

b)

remembered

c)

established

d)

claimed

3.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

a)

influence

b)

instant

c)

expert

d)

extinct

4.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions

a)

value

b)

idea

c)

custom

d)

festival

5.

The students in my group are carrying out a survey ______ social networking.

a)

on

b)

about

c)

of

d)

for

6.

On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado ______ the ruin of a gigantic tree.

a)

lies

b)

lying

c)

which lies

d)

lied

7.

The larger the apartment is, the ______ the rent is.

a)

most expensive

b)

more expensive

c)

expensive

d)

much expensive

8.

When friends insist on ______ expensive gifts, it makes most people uncomfortable.

a)

them to accept

b)

they accepting

c)

their accepting

d)

they accept

9.

There are several means of mass communication. The newspaper is one. Television is ______.

a)

other

b)

another

c)

the other

d)

one another

10.

On hearing the news she fainted and it was half an hour before she ______ again.

a)

came over

b)

came across

c)

came up

d)

came around

11.

Tea loses its flavor quickly ______ in the hold of a vessel.

a)

when storing

b)

storing

c)

when stored

d)

stored

12.

The building was completed in ______ September of 1956, not in ______ October, 1995.

a)

the - the

b)

the - X

c)

X - X

d)

X - the

13.

I saw a terrible accident while I _________ on the beach.

a)

am walking

b)

was walking

c)

walked

d)

were walking

14.

Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and______ in China for thousands of years.

a)

has been used

b)

has using

c)

has used

d)

has been using

15.

Michael rarely returns to his hometown, _______?

a)

doesn't he

b)

hasn't he

c)

does he

d)

has he

16.

Many exam candidates lose marks simply ________ they do not read the questions properly.

a)

because of

b)

because

c)

due to

d)

owning that

17.

The car ______ ready for him by the time he comes tomorrow.

a)

will be

b)

will have been

c)

will being

d)

are going to be

18.

________ the homework, he was allowed to go out with his friends.

a)

Finishing

b)

Finish

c)

To finish

d)

Having finished

19.

I was glad when he said that his car was ______.

a)

at my use

b)

for me use

c)

for my use

d)

at my disposal

20.

If one of the participants in a conversation wonders ______, no real communication has taken place.

a)

what the other person said

b)

what did the other person say

c)

what was the other person saying

d)

what another person said

21.

Idiom meaning: "phá bỏ rào cản để hiểu nhau hơn"

a)

break down gates

b)

break down walls

c)

break down barries

d)

break down fences

22.

I really enjoy being with my father. He has got a really good _________ of humour.

a)

sense

b)

way

c)

mood

d)

feeling

23.

It was such a _________ victory then even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.

a)

surprisingly

b)

surprise

c)

surprising

d)

surprised

24.

_________ are that stock price will go up in the coming months.

a)

Chances

b)

Opportunities

c)

Possibilities

d)

Conditions

25.

Idiom meaning: "nói những điều ngu ngốc gây ảnh hướng đến người khác"

a)

put one's foot in one's mouth

b)

put one's mouth in one's foot

c)

put one's mouth in one's feet

d)

put one's feet in one's mouth

26.

In the Navajo household, grandparents and other relatives play indispensable roles in raising the children. (CLOSET)

a)

demanding

b)

outstanding

c)

dominant

d)

essential

27.

The mass media provide a powerful means of disseminating propaganda. (CLOSET)

a)

according

b)

spreading

c)

producing

d)

collecting

28.

There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment. (OPPOSITE)

a)

worry

b)

consideration

c)

ease

d)

speculation

29.

“We strongly believe that he’s innocent of the crime. We do not think that he did it”. (OPPOSITE)

a)

clean

b)

guilty

c)

faultless

d)

crimeless

30.

He’ll give Joe a red rose and a lovey- dovey poem he wrote. (OPPOSITE)

a)

lovesick

b)

wild

c)

tragic

d)

romantic

31.

Jenny: “Would you say that Mary is lazy?” - Sally: “______.”

a)

Yes, she’s never lazy

b)

Yes, she stays idle all day

c)

Yes, she’s dead boring

d)

No, she’s not hard-working at all

32.

Tom: -“Do you mind if I take a seat?” - Bill: “______.”

a)

No, do as you please

b)

Yes, I don’t mind

c)

Yes, do as you please

d)

No, I mind

33.

The old and the new in transportation also contrast sharply in Middle East.

a)

The old and the new

b)

also contrast

c)

sharply

d)

Middle East

34.

The union insisted on an increase in their members starting pay, and threatened to call a strike if the company refused to meet the demand.

a)

insisted

b)

their

c)

refused to

d)

members

35.

Employees with less personal problems are likely to be more productive.

a)

less

b)

are

c)

likely

d)

more

36.

The review overvalued his latest film.

a)

The review rejected his latest film.

b)

The review gave his latest film a moderate appreciation.

c)

The review had a high opinion of his latest film.

d)

The review turned down his latest film.

37.

I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sale figures.

a)

My purpose in this meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures.

b)

This meeting is called in order to present the latest sale figures.

c)

My purpose in having called this meeting is to present the latest sale figures.

d)

This meeting is in order to present the latest sale figures.

38.

He took the food eagerly because he had eaten nothing since dawn.

a)

He had eaten nothing since dawn although he took the food eagerly.

b)

Having eaten nothing since dawn, he took the food eagerly.

c)

The food was taken at dawn and he had nothing to eat then.

d)

He had eaten something before but he took the food eagerly.

39.

The house is very beautiful. Its gate was painted blue.

a)

The house, the gate of whom was painted blue, is very beautiful.

b)

The house, which is very beautiful, was painted blue.

c)

The house, the gate of that was painted blue, is very beautiful.

d)

The house, the gate of which was painted blue, is very beautiful.

40.

However old and worn his clothes were, they looked clean and of good quality.

a)

He was fond of wearing such old and worn clothes because they were of good quality.

b)

No matter what good quality his clothes had, they looked old and worn.

c)

His clothes, though old and worn, looked clean and of good quality.

d)

His clothes looked clean and of good quality because they were old and worn.