Unit 7 : Economic reforms : Test 1

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.

_______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.

1. In spite
2. In spite of
3. Despite the fact that
4. Despite

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.

_______, he walked to the station.

1. Despite being tired
2. Although to be tired
3. In spite being tired
4. Despite tired

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.

Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to _______ the Soviet economy.

1. repair
2. reproduce
3. restructure
4. reply

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.

In 2001 _______ Vietnamese Communist Party approved a 10-year economic plan that enhanced the role of the, private sector while reaffirming the primacy of the state.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. Ø

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.

_______ they are brothers, they do not look like.

1. Although
2. Even
3. Despite
4. In spite of

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.

The control of _______ has been carried out through measures rooted in monetarism.

1. inflate
2. inflationist
3. inflation
4. inflator

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.

I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.

1. even though
2. in spite
3. despite
4. in spite the fact that

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. hospital
2. inflation
3. policy
4. constantly

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.

She left him _______ she still loved him.

1. even if
2. even though
3. in spite of
4. despite

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.

For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open-door _______ and continued to woo foreign investment.

1. policy
2. way
3. export
4. guideline

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.

These new economic reforms have allowed for international _______ and development in the country.

1. pay
2. renovation
3. investment
4. opportunity

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.

_______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men.

1. But
2. Even if
3. If
4. As though

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.

new policies include cutting _______ subsidies and trade barriers.

1. agriculture
2. agricultural
3. agriculturalist
4. agriculturally

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.

It would also concomitantly attract foreign investment to Vietnam, not only from ____ U.S., but also from ____ Europe, Asia, and other regions.

1. Ø / the
2. the / the
3. Ø / an
4. the / Ø

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. heavy
2. major
3. program
4. reform

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.

In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelle

1. the rain
2. of the rain
3. it was raining
4. there was a rain

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.

It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _______ goals.

1. achieve
2. achievement
3. achievable
4. achiever

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.

_______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

1. In spite
2. In spite of
3. Despite
4. Although

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1.  economic                 
2.  experience     
3.  entertainment   
4.  introduction

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.

The children slept well, despite _______.

1. it was noise
2. the noise
3. of the noise
4. noisy

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.

After more than a decade of Doi Moi or economic _______, the Vietnamese Communist government has achieved diplomatic and economic links with numerous foreign partners.

1. relation
2. investment
3. productivity
4. renovation

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.

_______ her lack of hard work, she was promote

1. In spite
2. Even though
3. In spite of
4. Despite of

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.

It is quite important _______ me to get on and think.

1. of
2. to
3. on
4. with

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.

We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _______ we must also think of our environment.

1. despite
2. though
3. as though
4. but

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.

After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _______ in urban areas.

1. surface
2. standards
3. levels
4. backgrounds

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. achievement   
2. communist              
3. constantly             
4. government

Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

1. production
2. consumer
3. domestic
4. business

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.

If you think you may be allergic to a food or drink, eliminate it _______ your diet.

1. for
2. without
3. from
4. on

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.

_______ laws and regulations which impose restrictions on any rights should be revised to comply with international law.

1. Domestic
2. Program
3. Encouraged
4. Expanding

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.

The teams played on in spite of the rain.

1. even if
2. if
3. in case
4. notwithstanding