I. Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. psychologist B. duty C. laundry D. grocery
2. A. chore B. chance C. child D. stomach
3. A. attempts B. shares C. looks D. beliefs
4. A. laundry B. pause C. cause D. because
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
5. A. grocery B. sociable C. breadwinner D. decision
6. A. duty B. retire C. trouble D. household
7. A. family B. whenever C. obedient D. solution
8. A. homemaker B. critical C. tradition D. typical
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
9.Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family
A. cared for B. trained C. loved D. talked down
10. She was a homemaker for 13 years, until all the last child was in school full-time, then plunged into law.
A. builder B. designer C. housewife D. construction worker
11. The government should force husbands to pay their wives for chore.
A. house-keeping B. housework C. children-raising D. cooking
12. She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.
A. came into B. went leisurely C. went quickly D. dropped by
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
13. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt as to whether it was deliberate or not.
A. profit B. advantage C. disadvantage D. gain
14. Nuclear family set allows couples to spend more time with each other as there are no family rituals as such.
A. extended B. basic C. additional D. extra
15. Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close-knit family.
A. fed B. cared C. brought up D. abandoned
16. Sharing household chores creates a positive atmosphere for the family.
A. outright B. negative C. convinced D. irrefutable
Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in order for each of the following sentences to be correct.
17. The (A) wives are (B) also responsible to (C) the family finances (D).
18. Frank usually swims (A) before work (B), but (C) this morning he jogs.(D)
19. Children who (A) shares (B) the housework with (C) their mums and dads do (D) better at school.
20. It is the duty for (A) the young to take (B) care of (C) their elderly (D) parents.
Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions. 21. Gender equality means that both men and women are _____ equally.
A. treated B. played C. worked D. provided
22. Nowadays, many people have still fought for gender _____ in many fields, especially in education and employment.
A. elimination B. equality C. opportunity D. discrimination
23. Most people consider it women's _____ to take care of children and do housework. A. responsibility B. relationship C. limit D. respect
24. It's hard work looking _____ three children all day.
A. after B. up C. to D. through
25. When my mother is busy preparing dinner, my father often gives a hand _____ tidying the living room.
A. on B. with C. for D. about
26. You are old enough to take _____ for what you have done.
A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. irresponsible
27. These quick and easy_____ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost. A. solve B. solvable C. solutions D. solvability
28. Billy comes and gives me a hand with cooking.
A. helps B. prepares C. is busy D. attempts
29. Where is Jimmy? - He is _____ work. He is busy_____ his monthly report. A. on / for B. in / about C. to / through D. at / with
30. We are not allowed _____jeans at school.
A. wear B. to wear C. wearing D. worn
31. Sometimes I do not feel like _____ to my sibling about my troubles,
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
32. Right now, Jim _____ the newspaper and Kathy_____ dinner.
A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking
C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking
33. My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _____
A. happiness B. household chores C. responsibility D. employment
34. He was very respectful at home and _____ to his parents.
A. responsible B. caring C. obedient D. lovely
35. Every day I _____up at 6 o'clock, _____ breakfast at 7 o'clock and _____for work at 8 o'clock
A. get / eat / leave B. have got / eating / leaving C. got / ate / left D. will get / have eaten / left
36. We enjoy _____ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.
A. spending B. caring C. taking D. doing
37. It is parents' duty and responsibility to_____ hands to take care of their children and give them a happy home.
A. shake B. hold C. join D. take
38. He is a _____ boy. He is often kind and helpful to every classmate.
A. frank B. lovely C. obedient D. caring
39. Doctors are supposed to _____ responsibility for human life.
A. do B. take C. rush D. join
40. Peter was _____ a hurry to go so he did not stop to greet me.
A. in B. on C. with D. over
41. _____the eldest child, he works hard to help his parents support the family. A. Be B. Is C. To be D. Being
42. She _____trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps
43. I _____ complete silence now while I am trying this experiment.
A. am wanting B. want C. did want D. have wanted
44. The students ___________ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they _____ by Mr. Tanzer.
A. are usually taught / are being taught
B. usually teach / are teaching
C. have usually been taught / have been teaching
D. were usually teaching / are teaching
45. My mother always the first _____ up and the last _____ to bed.
A. getting / going B. to get / going C. getting / to go D. to get / to go
46. Alex is busy_____ for his exams.
A. to study B. studied C. studying D. studies
47. One of Vietnamese traditions is a belief in _____ families and in preserving their cultures. A. wealthy B. secure C. safe D. close-knit
48. You should not burn _____. You had better dig a hole and bury it.
A. dishes B. lab C. garbage D. shift
49. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
A. under B. above C. upon D. out of
50. What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.
A. drinks B. beverages C. grains D. special dishes
1. Using computers has a ___________ effect on children's learning. (benefit)
2. Dr. Win was a major _____________ to the research. (contribute)
3. The new law has been widely ____________ (critical)
4. In his interview, he discussed the _________ of the agency's task. (enormous) 5. He was successful and _____________ secure. (finance)
6. The member states should start to have more ___________ policies. (convergence) 7. I would have to telephone the __________, if I was to go on. (grocery)
8. Reading aloud ___________ a love of books in children. (nurture)
9. Police believe that the same man is _____________ for three other murders in the
area. (responsibility)
10. We will catch the person __________ (responsibility)
11. It would be ___________ not to turn up for work without calling. (responsibility) 12. Kelly’s promotion means more money and more ___________ (responsibility) 13. The new credit cards will be of great __________ to our customers. (benefit)
14. His actions provoked severe _______ from civil rights groups. (critical)
15. Tom's parents were highly ________ of the school. (criticize)
16. The two countries have _________ views on regional and international issues.
(convergence)
17. Cars are still one of the principal ___________to air pollution. (contribute)
18. These devices can vary __________ in nature and scope. (enormous)
19. Some of our courses _________ over two years. (extended)
20. The boxers were so _________ in size that it was never really a true contest. (equally)
2 người chạy xe đạp từ A đến B với cùng vận tốc. sau khi đi được 1 giờ thì xe đạp của người 1 bị hỏng và người 2 vẫn đi với vận tốc không đổi. Sau khi sửa xe 20 phút thì người 1 đi nhanh hơn với vận tốc ban đầu 4km/h và đến B cùng lúc với người thứ 2. Tính vận tốc ban đầu của cả hai người.