Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I refuse to believe a word of it; it’s a cock-and-___________story.
A. hen
B. goose
C. bull
D. duck
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.I will always be _________to my tutor for his help.
A. invaluable
B. impoverished
C. indebted
D. priceless
Đáp án là C.
invaluable /ɪnˈvæljuəbl/ : vô giá
impoverished /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/: làm cho nghèo nàn hơn
indebted /ɪnˈdetɪd/: mang ơn
priceless /ˈpraɪsləs/: vô giá
Cấu trúc: be indebted to sb for sth: mang ơn ai về ( cái gì)
Câu này dịch như sau: Tôi luôn biết ơn gia sư của tôi về sự giúp đỡ của ông ây.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I love the people in my village. They are so_________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My mother loves ___________traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Mai enjoys to make crafts, especially cloth dolls.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
Peter: “Congratulation on winning the first prize!.”
Jack: “___________”
A. What a pity! B. What can I do for you?.
C. You’re welcome. D. Thank you so much.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Can you speak English _________. My English is not good.
A. slow B. more slowly C. quickly D. more quickly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
City drivers have to drive __________ than country ones.
A. more careful B. more careless
C. more carefully D. more carelessly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I love the people in my village. They are so_________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My mother loves ___________traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Mai enjoys to make crafts, especially cloth dolls.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.
Peter: “Congratulation on winning the first prize!.”
Jack: “___________”
A. What a pity! B. What can I do for you?.
C. You’re welcome. D. Thank you so much.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Can you speak English _________. My English is not good.
A. slow B. more slowly C. quickly D. more quickly
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
City drivers have to drive __________ than country ones.
A. more careful B. more careless
C. more carefully D. more carelessly
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It was _____ a victory that even Smith’s fans couldn’t believe it.
A. such surprising
B. so surprising
C. too surprising
D. surprising enough
Đáp án B
Cấu trúc nhấn mạnh với ‘so’: quá…đến nỗi mà
So + adj + (a/an) + N + that + mệnh đề
= Such + (a/an) + adj + N + that + mệnh đề
Tạm dịch: Đó là một chiến thắng quá ngạc nhiên đến nỗi mà các fan của Smith đã không thể tin được
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
________to the party, they could hardly refuse to go.
A. Being invited
B. Having been invited
C. To have invited
D. Have invited
Đáp án là B. Khi hai mệnh đề trong câu có cùng chủ ngữ, ta có thể rút gọn chủ ngữ một vế, và biến đổi về dạng V-ing /V-ed.Chọn đáp án B vì muốn nhấn mạnh hành động “được mời” đã xảy ra trước hành động “đi tới bữa tiệc”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I couldn’t believe it when Marcy accused me of ________ in her relationship with Joe.
A. intervening
B. interacting
C. interfering
D. intercepting
C
intervene: xen vào, can thiệp => mang nghĩa tích cự
interact: ảnh hưởng lẫn nhau
interfer...with: can thiệp vào, quấy rầy, gây trở ngại => mang nghĩa tiêu cực
intercept:chắn, chặn đứng
Câu này dịch như sau: Tôi không thể tin được khi Marcy đã buộc tội tôi can thiệp mối quan hệ của cô ấy với Joe
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
I didn’t even notice him. It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I was thinking, “Milk, dry cleaners, home”. Was I supposed to notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand? No, but Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she pulled at my coat sleeve and said. “That man’s cold, Daddy. Can we take him home?"
don't remember my reply - probably something like, “That wouldn't really be helping him”. Maybe I made her feel better by giving her an apple. I don't know. But I do remember a sudden heavy feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing suffering and poverty.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to elderly people. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was excited about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to push myself to leave the house. On the way to the school. I fought an urge to turn back. The Sunday paper and my coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? Still, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we'd been assigned. She invited us right over. And that day Nora and I paid a visit to her depressing flat. After saying goodbye, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a visit a “volunteer opportunity". Indeed, the proverty my daughter and I helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the old woman's alone it was in our lives, too. Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes lor the homeless. Yet, as I've watched her grow over these past four years. I still wonder which of us has benefited more?Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
I didn’t even notice him. It was a chilly November evening in New York City, and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I was thinking, “Milk, dry cleaners, home”. Was I supposed to notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box next to a newsstand? No, but Nora did. She wasn't even four, but she pulled at my coat sleeve and said. “That man’s cold, Daddy. Can we take him home?"
don't remember my reply - probably something like, “That wouldn't really be helping him”. Maybe I made her feel better by giving her an apple. I don't know. But I do remember a sudden heavy feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her world, whether it was birds in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing suffering and poverty.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who delivered meals to elderly people. The volunteers went to a nearby school on a Sunday morning, picked up a food package, and delivered it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was excited about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how valuable our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to push myself to leave the house. On the way to the school. I fought an urge to turn back. The Sunday paper and my coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? Still, we picked up the package and phoned the elderly person we'd been assigned. She invited us right over. And that day Nora and I paid a visit to her depressing flat. After saying goodbye, I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a visit a “volunteer opportunity". Indeed, the proverty my daughter and I helped lessen that Sunday afternoon was not the old woman's alone it was in our lives, too. Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and collect clothes lor the homeless. Yet, as I've watched her grow over these past four years. I still wonder which of us has benefited more?
1. the word "depressing" in the passage is closest in meaning to .........
A. in poor condition B. in good condition
C.big D. small
2. how did the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. he felt relaxted B. he felt sorry for her
C. he felt happy D. he felt disappointed
3. which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. a lesson in caring
B. volunteer opportunities
C. an international voluntary organisation
D. a beautiful sunday
4. the phrase " delighted at" in the passage is closest in meaning to .......
A. very bored with B. very pleased at
C. very disappointed with D. very surprised at
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I can’t believe that Sarah is going to _____________ on that parachute jump. Of course, she’s doing it for charity.
A. bear a charmed life
B. raise the alarm
C. risk life and limb
D. take sensible precautions
Blacken the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
His flat looks so________that it is difficult to believe he had just had a party last night.
A. safe and sound
B. sick and tired
C. spick and span
D. by and large
Câu này hỏi về từ vựng. Đáp án là C. spick and span = completely clean and tidy: thường dùng để nói về một căn phòng hoặc một ngôi nhà sạch sẽ, gọn gang.
Các đáp án khác không hợp ngữ cảnh.
A. safe and sound: không tổn thương/ tổn hại
B. sick and tired: ốm yếu mệt mỏi
D. by and large: nói chung, rút cục
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
His flat looks so _______ that it is difficult to believe he had just had a party last night.
A. safe and sound
B. sick and tired
C. spick and span
D. by and large
Đáp án C
Safe and sound: an toàn
Spick and span: sạch sẽ gọn gàng
By and large: nhìn chung