prioritise
privacy
determined
strive
Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress.
Choose the part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
It was suggested that Tom study the material thoroughly before attempting passing the exam.
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Despite the roadblock, the police allowed us to enter the restriction area to search for our friends.
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When we arrived at the shop to buy the dishes advertise in the newspaper, we learned that all of them had been sold.
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I was upset to learn that my first opponent would be Sam Muller, who _____ part in tournaments for no less than ten years.
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The road in front of my house needs ____.
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At Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, each ethnic group in Vietnam has its own culinary specialties ____ reflect the culture of their people and are used as offerings to worship their ancestors.
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On Sundays, many people take their cars to service stations ___.
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The Vietnam men’s national football team has climbed one place from 100th to 99th in the latest FIFA rankings thanks to their excellent results at the Asian Cup 2019, ____ the website Footy Rankings.
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____ contained in the chromosomes, and they are thought of as the units of heredity.
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The expansion of the natural history museum is most ____ the cause of significant revenue increases.
One of the _____ for being a lifeguard is knowing emergency first aid for someone having a heart attack.
No large ____ lakes are found in the state of South Carolina.
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The water workers' claim for a 10 percent pay rise has been under ____ by the government.
Vietnam welcomes the second US-Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) summit, planned in Hanoi on Feb27-28, and strongly supports dialogues to maintain peace, security, and stability _____ the Korean Peninsula.
She managed to _____ university at the first time she tried.
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A little farther down the street ____.
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Stop acting like a child. In a few weeks, you'll be coming of _____ and nobody will tolerate your foolish behaviour any longer.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
As children we were very close, but as we grew up, we just drifted apart.
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The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed.
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She was brought up in a well-off family, so she can't understand the problems we are facing.
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The river should be controlled in order to facilitate navigation.
John: Do you think that we should use public transportation to protect our environment?
Laura: _____
- "What a nice watch you're wearing!"
- "_____"
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I ate the soup. After that, I remembered that I had forgotten to give my little sister some of it.
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I will leave a message for you with my secretary. It is possible that I will be out when you telephone.
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Residents of the area like to go to the park to enjoy a tea break after taking a walk along the shore.
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It does not seem very probable that Eric will be able to find a new apartment before he has to leave his old one.
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She is currently writing a historical book about food, which will include old recipes and the history behind them.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has delivered Vietnam’s strong message, aspiration, and determination to become a “country of renovation and creativity” and an economy with globally extensive when engaging in every activity of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2019 in Davos, Switzerland.
He participated in 37 activities where he and heads of State and Government leaders of 50 countries and executives from groups around the globe discussed and dialogued matters relating to the forum’s theme “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”.
PM Phuc said the Fourth Industrial Revolution is “knocking” on every enterprise and bringing profound changes that no country can be an outsider, and Vietnam's wish to become one of the passengers at the of the Industry 4.0 train, and enthusiastically work with other countries to build a wealthy world.
In Davos, PM Phuc and WEF President Borge Brende had a dialogue themed “Vietnam and the World”, which is the first-ever event on Vietnam held by the WEF. Through the dialogue, PM Phuc conveyed strong messages about Vietnam’s development and international integration, asserting that the current circumstance, Vietnam has maintained an economic growth and socio-political stability that demonstrates itself a reliable destination for foreign investors coming to do business.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
As computer use becomes more common, the need for security is more common than ever. One of the greatest security threats in the online world is computer hacking.
Hackers are people who enter systems without any permission. They may alter or delete information, steal private information, or spread viruses that can damage or destroy files. But how exactly can a hacker get into a system to do these things?
Most hackers use information called protocols that are built into computer software. These protocols allow the computer to interact with one another. Protocols are sort of like computer police officers. When a computer connects to another system, the protocols check to see if the access is valid. The protocols can also determine how much information can be shared between the two systems. Hackers can manipulate the protocols to get unlimited access to a computer system.
In fact, just the act of entering a computer network is considered hacking. This is commonly called passive hacking. Passive hackers get a rush from just being able to access a challenging system like a bank or military network. Another kind of hacker tries to do damage to a system. After hacking into systems, these hackers release viruses or alter, delete, or take the information. Known as active hackers, they are, by far, the more dangerous of the two.
The easiest way to protect a system is with a good password. Long and unusual passwords are harder for hackers to guess. For even greater security, some online services now use “password-plus” systems. In this case, users first put in a password and then put in a second code that changes after the user accesses the site. Users either have special cards or devices that show them the new code to use the next time. Even if a hacker steals the password, they won’t have the code. Or if the hacker somehow gets the code, they still don’t know the password.
What is the main idea of this reading?
What do hackers do to get into a computer?
What is NOT considered hacking?
Why are active hackers probably considered more dangerous than passive ones?
The word "plus" in "password-plus" in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Scientists have discovered that for the last 160,000 years, at least, there has been a consistent relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and the average temperature of the planet. The importance of carbon dioxide in regulating the Earth's temperature was confirmed by scientists working in eastern Antarctica. Drilling down into a glacier, they extracted a mile-long cylinder of ice from the hole. The glacier had formed as layer upon layer of snow accumulated year after year. Thus drilling into the ice was tantamount to drilling back through time.
The deepest sections of the core are composed of water that fell as snow 160,000 years ago. Scientists in Grenoble, France, fractured portions of the core and measured the composition of ancient air released from bubbles in the ice. Instruments were used to measure the ratio of certain isotopes in the frozen water to get an idea of the prevailing atmospheric temperature at the time when that particular bit of water became locked in the glacier.
The result is a remarkable unbroken record of temperature and of atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide. Almost every time the chill of an ice age descended on the planet, carbon dioxide levels dropped. When the global temperature dropped 9°F (5°C), carbon dioxide levels dropped to 190 parts per million or so. Generally, as each ice age ended and the Earth basked in a warm interglacial period, carbon dioxide levels were around 280 parts per million. Through the 160,000 years of that ice record, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere fluctuated between 190 and 280 parts per million, but never rose much higher-until the Industrial Revolution beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing today.
There is indirect evidence that the link between carbon dioxide levels and global temperature change goes back much further than the glacial record. Carbon dioxide levels may have been much greater than the current concentration during the Carboniferous period, 360 to 285 million years ago. The period was named for a profusion of plant life whose buried remains produced a large fraction of the coal deposits that are being brought to the surface and burned today.
Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?
According to the passage, the drilling of the glacier in eastern Antarctica was important because it ________.
The phrase "tantamount to" in line 5 is closest in meaning to _______.
According to the passage, scientists used isotopes from the water of the ice core to determine which of following?
The word "remarkable" in line 12 is closest in meaning to _______.
The passage implies that the warmest temperatures among the periods mentioned occurred _____.
According to the passage, the Carboniferous period was characterized by _______ .
The passage explains the origin of which of the following terms?