Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
Question 1:
- a. noon
- b. tool
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c. blood
- d. spoon
Question 2:
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a. chalk
- b. champagne
- c. machine
- d. ship
Question 3:
- a. how
- b. town
- c. power
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d. slow
Question 4:
- a. talked
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b. naked
- c. asked
- d. liked
Question 5:
- a. heat
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b. great
- c. beat
- d. break
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.
Question 6: It _____ him that he had no idea of what was going on.
- a. embarrass
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b. embarrassed
- c. embarrassing
- d. embarrassment
Question 7: We all were in a state of great ____ when we learnt that we had passed the final exam.
- a. excite
- b. exciting
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c. excitement
- d. excitedly
Question 8: Up to now they have not made a____ whether they will go or not.
- a. decide
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b. decision
- c. decisive
- d. decidedly
Question 9: She does not see her grandchildren very often so she makes _____ real fuss of them when she does.
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a. a
- b. an
- c. the
- d. Ø
Question 10: I was extremely excited when I first enjoyed a football match in the stadium.
- a. too
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b. very
- c. so
- d. much
Question 11: Look! Mary is _____ a beautiful new dress. She looks so pretty in the dress.
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a. wearing
- b. carrying
- c. putting on
- d. bringing
Question 12: Some internationally famous football players are the _____ of countless teenagers. They love and admire them very much.
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a. idol
- b. dream
- c. present
- d. star
Question 13: Something that _____ is makes you feel shy or ashamed.
- a. careful
- b. careless
- c. sneaky
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d. embarrassing
Question 14: She stood in the mucky yard and hands plunged into the pockets of her ___ coat
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a. floppy
- b. soft
- c. tough
- d. gentle
Question 15: We had an interesting journey. Accommodation is free and all we had to pay _____ was meal
- a. of
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b. for
- c. to
- d. back
Question 16: She showed the picture _____ us and said, “I spent my childhood in that house. It was my happiest days.”
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a. to
- b. at
- c. for
- d. on
Question 17: A lot of people think that it’s better to pay for their education so that they can be sure _____ getting quality.
- a. on
- b. for
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c. of
- d. to
Question 18: Nowadays we _____ how important television _____ for our knowledge about the world.
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a. know / is
- b. is knowing / has been
- c. knew / will be
- d. have known / was
Question 19: Every twelve months, the Earth _____ the sun.
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a. circles
- b. circled
- c. has circled
- d. is circling
Question 20: I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we _____ up tomorrow morning, the sun ____.
- a. will wake / will shine
- b. are waking / shines
- c. are going to wake / is shining
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d. wake / will be shining
Question 21: If you ______ to contact me sometime next week, I _____ at the Sheraton in San Francisco.
- a. will need / stay
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b. need / will stay
- c. will need / will stay
- d. have needed / is going to stay
Question 22: When he ____ off the plane, I _____ for him for half an hour.
- a. gets / will wait
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b. got / had been waiting
- c. had got / was waiting
- d. has got / will be waiting
Question 23: When I ____ to the party, Sally and Doug _____, John ___ drinks.
- a. was coming / had danced / made
- b. had come / danced / made
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c. came / were dancing / was making
- d. have come / are dancing / is making
Question 24: He took her arm and hurried her upstairs _____ they would not be overheard.
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a. so that
- b. so as to
- c. in order to
- d. in order for
Question 25: I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself ___ our two friends.
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a. so as not to worry
- b. so that not to worry
- c. so as I did not worry
- d. so that not worrying
Question 26: I intended to buy my daughter a big doll, rather bigger than _____ that she has already got.
- a. one
- b. ones
- c. this one
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d. the ones
Question 27: You should help your children develop their good habits and lose _____.
- a. the bad one
- b. the one bad
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c. the bad ones
- d. the ones bad
Question 28: When I _____ there, dinner _____, so I had a drink first.
- a. get / is prepared
- b. get / has been prepared
- c. got / had been prepared
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d. got / was being prepared
Question 29: We ____ your son in the school play last night. He _____ a terrific acting job. _____ in a play before that one?
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a. saw / was doing / Had he ever acted
- b. were seeing / did / Has he ever acted
- c. had seen / had done / Did he ever act
- d. have seen / has done / Will he ever act
Question 30: Listen! Someone ____ up the stairs.
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a. is walking
- b. has walked
- c. will be walking
- d. will have walked
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.
Question 31: three years ago /I/ one of the best students / choose / attend / international student festival
- a. Three years ago, I was one of the best students whom were chosen to attend an international student festival.
- b. When three years ago, I was one of the best students to be chosen to attend an international student festival.
- c. Three years ago, I was one of the best students choosing to attend an international student festival.
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d. Three years ago, I was one of the best students to be chosen to attend an
international student festival.
Question 32: I / eager / prepare for / speech / I / have to read / in front of all members from other countries .
- a. I was too eager to prepare for my speech which I had to read in front of all members from other countries.
- b. I was very eager enough to prepare for my speech which I had to read in front of all members from other countries.
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c. I was very eager to prepare for my speech which I had to read in front of all members from other countries.
- d. I was very eager to prepare for my speech and which I had to read in front of all members from other countries.
Question 33: everything / go on / smoothly / I / believe / 1 /read / my speech fluently
- a. Everything went on smoothly so that I believed that I was reading my speech fluently.
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b. Everything went on smoothly and I believed that I was reading my speech fluently.
- c. Everything went on smoothly; however, I believed that I was reading| my speech fluently.
- d. Everything went on smoothly as I believed that I was reading my speech fluent.
Question 34: my surprise /I / finish / no one / clap their hands / they / for others
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a. But to my surprise, when I finished, no one was clapping their hands as they did for others.
- b. It was my surprise, when I finish, no one was clapping their hands as they did for others.
- c. And this was my surprise, when finishing, no one was clapping their hands as they did for others.
- d. But to my surprise, when I finished, no one was clapping their hands as they do for others.
Question 35: one of my friends / tell / me / later /1/ speak / my mother tongue, Vietnamese / instead / English
- a. One of my friends told me later that I speak in my mother tongue, Vietnamese, instead of in English.
- b. One of my friends who told me later that I had spoken in my mother tongue, Vietnamese, instead of in English.
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c. One of my friends told me later that I had spoken in my mother tongue, Vietnamese, instead of in English.
- d. So one of my friends told me later that I had spoken in my mother tongue, Vietnamese, instead of speak English.
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
After spending a day at the beach, I stopped to buy a snack on my way home. But when I reached for my wallet, it wasn’t there. I checked my other pockets, and the car and then headed back to look at the beach. My driver’s license, my ID card – my mind was racing through all the things I had lost and I felt rotten. A search of the beach and parking lot proved fruitless, so I headed home. I tried to forget it because there was nothing I could do, but I was mad at myself for losing it. After dinner when I was watching TV and trying to forget, the phone rang and a voice asked: “Did you lose a wallet? I found it on the beach”. What a great feeling that gave me – not only for my luck, but also for my faith in all humanity!
Question 36: How much time did the writer spend on the beach?
- a. two days
- b. a day and a half
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c. a day
- d. three days
Question 37: What did he lose?
- a. His car
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b. His wallet
- c. . His key
- d. His snack
Question 38: How did he feel when he knew that he lost his driver’s license and ID card?
- a. He felt happy.
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b. He felt unhappy
- c. He felt angry.
- d. He felt excited.
Question 39: Where did he go after searching the beach and the parking lot and findingnothing?
- a. He went to the police station.
- b. He went to his office.
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c. He went home.
- d. He went to the grocery store.
Question 40: What did the person who found his wallet do?
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a. He called him.
- b. He came to his house.
- c. He called the police.
- d. He gave his wallet to the police
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
I believe that everyone has had embarrassing experiences in their life. I had one not so long ago and I thought it was the most embarrassing experience that I have (Question 41) _____ had! It happened to me in last winter vacation. I joined a (Question 42) ____ winter camp with my friends, Denise and Cher. We all lived far away from the place, so in order to (Question 43) ____ at the camp on time at 8 o'clock, we had to leave at 7:20. The sun was (Question 44)____ , flowers were blooming and birds were singing. (Question 45) ____ a beautiful day! Everything seemed so nice until I (Question 46)______—s that I forgot to bring something to drink. So I asked Denise to drive me to a department store. She (Question 47) ____ her car in front of the store and I ran in to buy some bottles of mineral water. When I got out of the store, I ran toward the car parked in front and got inside. Suddenly, I found it was not Denise’s car and the driver was (Question 48) ____ by me. I felt so (Question 49) _____ at that time. I kept apologizing and ran with shame and blush on my face to Denise’s car. My friends had seen the whole story, (Question 50)____ came to pass from the rear view mirror and they were laughing all the energy of their hearts.
Question 41:
- a. never
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b. ever
- c. forever
- d. always
Question 42:
- a. four days
- b. four-days
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c. four-day
- d. four day
Question 43:
- a. get
- b. come
- c. reach
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d. arrive
Question 44:
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a. shinning
- b. raising
- c. brightening
- d. burning
Question 45:
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a. What
- b. How
- c. It
- d. Which
Question 46:
- a. watched
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b. noticed
- c. saw
- d. looked
Question 47:
- a. put
- b. let
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c. parked
- d. sent
Question 48:
- a. enjoyed
- b. pleased
- c. amused
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d. shocked
Question 49:
- a. embarrass
- b. embarrassment
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c. embarrassed
- d. embarrassing
Question 50:
- a. whom
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b. which
- c. when
- d. that