Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Most people indulge _________ harmless to relieve the boredom of their lives.
A. Of
B. in
C. to
D. for
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question: These university students had to spend a _____________ night preparing stuff for the following day.
A-sleep
B-slept
C-sleepless
D-sleeps
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question: Your hair looks different! _______ you _______ a haircut?
A.Did - get
B.Are - getting
C.Have - got
D.Were - getting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1. Dr. Sales is a person ……………………………..
A. in that I don’t have much confidence
B. whom I don’t have much confidence in him.
C. in whom I don’t have much confidence
D. I don't have much confidence
Question 2. A quick look would reveal that France has twice ………..…… computers.
A. more televisions than B. many as televisions as
C. as many televisions as D. as many as televisions
Question 3. The instructor blew his whistle and …………………………..
A. off the runners were running B. off ran the runners
C. off were running the runners D. the runners runs off
Question 4. People have used coal and oil to ……….. electricity for a long time.
A. bred B. raise C. cultivate D. generate
Question 5. In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions …………….. in the northern parts of the country.
A. turned out B. rose up C. broke out D. came up
Question 6. The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchestra music and an opera. …………….., there will be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.
A. Otherwise B. Furthermore C. Nevertheless D. On the other hand
Question 7. When he started that company, he really went ……………... It might have been a disaster.
A. out on the limb B. on and off C. over the odds D. once too often
Question 8. We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are …………..
A. out of stock B. out of practice C. out of reach D. out of work
Question 9. My sister is a woman of …………………… age.
A. marriage B. married C. marrying D. marriageable
Question 10. ………………… like ao dai, kimono, hanbok help preserve a country’s heritage and educate people about their history.
A. National costumes B. Tradition food
C. Traditions and customs D. Folktales
Question 11. People are encouraged to take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shops in supermarkets which use …………… packing.
A. environment-friendly B. environmental-friendly
C. environmentally-friendly D. friendly-environment
Question 12. - I think the main problem in this area is the lack of a good bus service.
- You're right. You've hit the ……………………… on the head.
A. nail B. wall C. lips D. hand
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. brilliant B. mature C. habour D. difficult
Question 2. A. impossible B. determine C. understand D. atomic
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. ease B. death C. weather D. measure
Question 4. A. ambitious B. journalist C. humanitarian D. background
Question 5. A. women B. spend C. degree D. return
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 43: The ocean probably distinguishes the earth from other planets of the solar system, for scientists believe that large bodies of water are not existing on the other planets.
A. from B. probably C. for D. are not existing
Question 44: In many places in the world, social or religious restrictions which prevent women from travelling freely.
A. in B. religious C. which D. freely
Question 45: Halley’s comet, viewing through a telescope, was quite impressive.
A. viewing B. through C. quite D. impressive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 46: Had the advertisement for our product been better, more people would have bought it.
A. Not many people bought our product because it was so bad.
B. Our product was of better quality so that more people would buy it.
C. Fewer people bought our product due to its bad quality.
D. Since the advertisement for our product was so bad, fewer people bought it.
Question 47: "How beautiful you are today!” he said.
A. He complimented her on being beautiful today.
B. He said to me that she was beautiful that day.
C. He complimented her on being beautiful that day.
D. He complemented her on being beautiful that day.
Question 48: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
A. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
B. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
C. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
D. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of sentences in the following questions.
Question 49: Farmers depend on meteorologists. They need meteorologists' accurate forecasts for successful agricultural planning.
A. Due to meteorologists’ accurate forecasts, farmers depend on them for successful agricultural planning.
B. Farmers depend on meteorologists who need their accurate forecasts for successful agricultural planning.
C. Farmers need meteorologists’ accurate forecasts for successful agricultural planning and so they depend on you.
D. Farmers depend on meteorologists, whose accurate forecasts they need for successful agricultural planning.
Question 50: Their dog was very fierce. People didn’t dare to come up to their house.
A. If their dog were not fierce no one would visit their house.
B. Their dog was not fierce enough for people visit their house.
C. They had such a fierce dog so that people didn't dare to come up to their house.
D. They had so fierce a dog that no-one dared come up to their house
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. culture B. diverse C. tabletD.gender
Question 2: A. technology B. disadvantageC. educationD. recommend
Question 3. A. weddingB. engageC. happyD.party
Question 4. A. affectB. womanC. approveD.enrol
Question 5. A. ancestorB. articleC.assignmentD. additive
Question 6. A. internetB. effectiveC. portableD. benefit
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The robot manufacturer got the outdated robots _______ for the next generation robots.
A. exchanged
B. exchange
C. to be exchanged
D. exchanging
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
________, we stay inside the house.
A. The storm day it was
B. It is a stormy day
C. It was a stormy day
D. It being a stormy day