Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following sentences.
_______ I didn't know how to do the job. But now I am making progress.
A. First of all
B. At the first
C. At first
D. First
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B,c or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Coca Cola is a popular drink for people all over the world. At first, very few people drank Coca Cola, but now it is sold in more than 160 countries. More than 1.6 billion gallons are sold every year.
Coca Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta on 8 May, 1886. However, the name Coca Cola was given by Frank Robinson, one of Dr. Pemberton’s partners. Later, in 1888, the business was sold to another man, Asa Candler. He opened his first factory to produce this drink in 1895 in Dallas, Texas. Since then, a great quantity of Coca Cola has been produced there.
Since 1982, a special kind of Coca Cola has been made for overweight people - diet Coke. They have used many clever advertisements to increase the amount of Coca Cola sold every year.
Besides Coca Cola, there are many other drinks of the same kind sold all over the world such as Pepsi Cola, Sp - Cola and Dr. Pepper. However, Coca Cola is the most popular. People drink Coca Cola with their meals, when they are thirsty or when they socialize with friends.
It is certain that more and more people will drink Coca Cola all over the world in this century.
28. The first Coca Cola factory was opened in Dallas by______.
A. Dr. Pemberton B. Asa Candler
C. Frank Robinson D. Dr. Pepper
29. The word “there” refers to______.
A. where Coca Cola was first made B. the city with the first Coca Cola factory
C. Atlanta, a U.S. City D. the place that Coca Cola is sold
30. Diet Coke is used for ______people.
A. fat B. sick C. thin D. small
31. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “popular”?
A. well - known B. friendly C. nutritious D. well - scattered
32. Coca Cola is believed to be______.
A. more popular than other drinks of the same kind
B. less popular than other drinks of the same kind
C. as popular as the last century
D. as popular as other drinks of the same kind
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I didn't meet him right away ____ he had to talk to his boss first.
A. while
B. if
C. because
D. or
Đáp án C
Dịch: Tôi đã không gặp anh ta ngay lập tức vì anh ta phải nói chuyện với ông chủ của mình trước.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
At first it was all silence. Then ________ that I was familiar with.
A. came a voice
B. a voice came
C. a voice is coming
D. a voice comes
Đáp án A
Dạng đảo ngữ đặc biệt: V + S (động từ được chia theo S)
Dịch: Đầu tiên là sự im lặng. Rồi một giọng nói mà tôi quen biết vang lên.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
His reply was so _________ that I didn't know how to interpret it.
A. explicable
B. assertive
C. explanatory
D. ambiguous
Đáp án D
Câu hỏi từ vựng.
A. explicable (adj): có thể giải thích được
B. assertive (adj): quả quyết
C. explanatory (adj): để gải thích
D. ambigous (adj): mơ hồ
Dịch nghĩa: Câu trả lời của ông ấy không rõ ràng đến mức tôi không biết giải thích nó như thế nào.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
At first ______, you would say they were twins, but in reality, they didn’t even know each other
A. sighting
B. glance
C. look
D. view
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Từ vựng
A. sighting (n): nhìn thấy (sự vật bất thường kéo dài trong thời gian ngắn)
B. glance (n): cái nhìn thoáng qua
At first glance: Nhìn thoáng qua
C. look (n): nhìn (trực diện)
D. view (n): cảnh (nhìn từ trên cao xuống), quan điểm
Tạm dịch: Nhìn thoáng qua, bạn có thể nói rằng họ là anh em sinh đôi nhưng thực tế, họ thậm chí không biết nhau.
Chọn D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.
The course was so difficult that I didn’t ______ any progress at all.
A. do
B. make
C. produce
D. create
Đáp án B
make progress = improve: tiến bộ.
Dịch: Khóa học này quá khó đến nỗi tôi không tiến bộ lên được chút nào.
* Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I accepted the new job after all. It is making me feel exhausted.
A. Perhaps it would have been better if I hadn’t agreed to this new job since it is so boring.
B. It is of deep regret that I didn’t turn down the job offer due to its hardship and long hour work.
C. Perhaps I shouldn’t have accepted this new job, as it’s making me feel exhausted.
D. If it had not been for my acceptance the new job offer, I wouldn’t have felt exhausted.
Chọn C Câu đề bài: Sau tất cả tôi đã chấp nhận công việc mới. Nó khiến cho tôi cảm thấy kiệt sức.
Đáp án C: Có lẽ tôi không nên chấp nhận công việc mới này, bởi nó khiến cho tôi cảm thấy kiệt sức.
Các đáp án khác:
A. Có lẽ nó đã tốt hơn nếu tôi không đồng ý công việc mới này khi nó thực nhàm chán.
B. Nó là điều vô cùng hối tiếc rằng tôi đã không từ chối lời đề nghị làm việc vì nó khó khăn và làm việc nhiều giờ.
D. Nếu không phải là sự chấp nhận của tôi về đề nghị làm việc, tôi đã không phải cảm thấy kiệt sức.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
I know you feel bad now, Jimmy, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you’re an adult, you _____________ all about it.
A. forget
B. will be forgetting
C. will have forgotten
D. are forgetting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
At first I found it difficult to get _______ on the other side of the road
A. used to drive
B. used to driving
C. use of driving
D. used to be driven
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Cấu trúc “get used to”
get used to + V_ing: quen với điều gì đó, dần trở nên quen thuộc với điều gì
Tạm dịch: Lúc đầu tôi cảm thấy rất khó để quen với việc đi ở bên đường còn lại.
Chọn B