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Choose the word which underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
  • purpose
  • produce
  • pollute
  • compose
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
  • chef
  • parachute
  • scholarship
  • champagne

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  • crooked
  • intended
  • hooked
  • wicked
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
  • village
  • message
  • heritage
  • arbitrage

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group.
  • responsibility
  • environmentally
  • accommodation
  • mischievousness
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
  • extensive
  • destructive
  • positive
  • effective
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
  • federation
  • territory
  • documentary
  • economic

Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

  • address
  • provide
  • respect
  • access

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following question.

Being a single mother no longer carries the social stigma, that is used to.

  • holiness
  • trial
  • difficulty
  • stain

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in the following question.

The emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice - the most important crop for the Southeast Asian people.

  • banner
  • logo
  • motto
  • slogan

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Acupuncture can ease nausea and vomit caused by chemotherapy.

  • increase
  • raise
  • reduce
  • spoil
Choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I knew drink was dear in the South but 80 euro for a cup of raspberry beer cocktail is a bit much.
  • lovely
  • costly
  • inexpensive
  • expensive

Choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.

  • consume
  • increase
  • reduce
  • empty
Choose the word(s) which is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Now and then they glanced at one another, hardly able to suppress their laughter.
  • prevent
  • withhold
  • control
  • show

Choose the correct answer.

Mainly because of the recent health _____ involving beef and chicken, the number of vegetarians _____ to rise dramatically in the next five years.

  • scares/are expected
  • scares/is expected
  • fears/are expected
  • fears/is expected

Making mistakes is all _________ of growing up.

  • flesh and blood
  • odds and ends
  • part and parcel
  • top and bottom

Many children in state schools have expressed frustration at having to _____ with values they don’t share.

  • corroborate
  • conceive
  • comply
  • comprise

Choose the correct answer.

Mosquitoes are becoming more ____________ to insecticides.

  • stubborn
  • resistant
  • opposed
  • rebellious

Only if the teacher has given permission _____ allowed to leave the room.

  • a student is
  • is a student
  • has a student been
  • a student has been

Read the following passage and choose the best option for each of the blanks.

GLOBAL WARMING 

      Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many scientists (1) ______ the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at (2) ______ from the forces of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts, even more (3) ______ and causing sea levels all around the world to (4) ______. Environmental groups are putting (5) ______ on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide which is given (6) ______ by factories and power plants, thus attacking the problem at its source. They are in (7) ______ of more money being spent on research into solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power (8)______. Some scientists, however, believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, we would have to wait several hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is to stay. 

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (1).
  • give
  • put
  • takes
  • has

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (2).

  • danger
  • harm
  • risk
  • threat

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (3).

  • strong
  • strict
  • heavy
  • severe

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (4).

  • raise
  • lift
  • rise
  • arise

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (5).

  • pressure
  • force
  • persuasion
  • motion

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (6).

  • off
  • up
  • over
  • away

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (7).

  • request
  • suggestion
  • belief
  • favor

Choose the word or phrase that best fits (8).

  • houses
  • factories
  • stations
  • generations

Read the passage and choose the correct answer.

Living things include both the visible world of animals, plants, and fungi as well as the invisible world of bacteria and viruses. On a basic level, we can say that life is ordered. Organisms have an enormously complex organization. We're all familiar with the intricate systems of the basic unit of life, the cell.

Life can also "work". Living creatures can take in energy from the environment. This energy, in the form of food, is transformed to maintain metabolic processes and for survival.

Life grows and develops. This means more than just replicating or getting larger in size. Living organisms also have the ability to rebuild and repair themselves when injured.

Life can reproduce. Have you ever seen dirt reproduce? I don't think so. Life can only come from other living creatures.

Life can respond. Think about the last time you accidentally stubbed your toe. Almost instantly, you moved back in pain.

Finally, life can adapt and respond to the demands placed on it by the environment. There are three basic types of adaptations that can occur in higher organisms.

Reversible changes occur as a response to changes in the environment. Let's say you live near sea level and you travel to a mountainous area. You may begin to experience difficulty breathing and an increase in heart rate as a result of the change in altitude. These symptoms go away when you go back down to sea level.

Body-related changes occur as a result of prolonged changes in the environment. Using the previous example, if you were to stay in the mountainous area for a long time, you would notice that your heart rate would begin to slow down and you would begin to breathe normally. These changes are also reversible.

Genotypic changes (caused by genetic mutation) take place within the genetic makeup of the organism and are not reversible. An example would be the development of resistance to pesticides by insects and spiders.

( Source: Adapted from http://biology.about.com/od/apforstudents/a/aa082105a.htm)

What would be the best title for the passage?

  • Biology - the Basic Types of Adaptations
  • Biology - Characteristics of Life
  • Biology - the Invisible World of Bacteria and Viruses
  • Biology - the Visible World of Animals
In what way is life organized?
  • Hard
  • Difficult
  • Complicated
  • Problematic
Which of the following is NOT a feature of life?
  • Getting a job
  • Giving birth
  • Getting larger and self - repairing
  • Reacting to the environment
What is the energy for living things called?
  • Food
  • Metabolic process
  • Green energy
  • Environment
You see life respond most clearly when you _____.
  • unintentionally hurt yourself
  • move part of your body due to threat
  • look at your toe
  • feel hurt
Which type of living creatures can adapt to the changes in the environment?
  • More visible
  • Lower
  • Higher
  • More human
What does the word “reversible” in the passage mean?
  • changeable
  • visible
  • fitful
  • irregular
Which type of adaption is permanent?
  • Body-related
  • Reversible
  • Genotypic
  • Environmental

Linda: “Which gender is most likely to ask strangers for directions?”

Jean: “_________”

  • Men sometimes ask strangers for directions as well.
  • Women are because their sense of space and directions is worse.
  • Both men and women can use GPS these days.
  • GPS is very useful to help car drives.

Mary: “Why are there generally so few women in top positions?”

Peter: “__________”

  • Top positions are the highest in career ladder.
  • Top positions are hard to climb to.
  • I guess men tend to make better leaders.
  • Women also want to climb to top positions.

Choose the correct response.

Ngoc Minh: “What are some of the benefits of going away on holiday?”

Yoko: “_____________”

  • Going away on holiday is getting more and more popular.
  • Ecotourism brings a number of benefits to the local people.
  • It is always expensive if people go to a place of tourist attractions.
  • We may broaden our horizons and experience new cultures.

- “My life’s got stuck these days. I am so depressed and unable to think of anything.”

- “_______________”

  • You will be tired.
  • Stay stuck there.
  • Stay calm. Everything will be alright.
  • No, thanks.

A: “Thanks for giving me a ride to work today.”

B: “_______________. I was heading this direction anyway.”

  • You don’t need to
  • Yes, thanks
  • No worries
  • I’d love to

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. No, I’ll just talk to him later. He and his supervisor are in a meeting with a customer.
b. I want to send this package to Janet Barton. Do you have her address by any chance?
c. Okay. You’re sending Janet this year’s sales record, right?
d. No, but Tim has a list of all our consultants’ addresses. Should I call him for you?

  • c-d-a-b
  • b-d-a-c
  • b-a-c-d
  • c-d-b-a

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. Great, I can’t wait until I have my own vacation.

b. It’s great to be home!

c. It has its surprises, but I loved the parties.

d. Let’s plan for one next month.

e. Did you have a nice trip?

  • e-b-a-c-d
  • b-e-c-a-d
  • a-d-e-b-c
  • e-c-b-d-a

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. I think you look great in the blue one. 

b. Lucy, long time no see. You look great.

c. You always did have a good taste.

d. What a coincidence! I haven’t seen you for ages, Meghan.

e. I just got a new job. And I’m looking for new dresses.

  • b-e-d-a-c
  • d-b-a-e-c
  • b-d-a-c-e
  • d-b-e-a-c

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. But I’ll get home late tonight.

b. How about ordering something home?

c. My body is aching. I don’t want to cook.

d. Pizza would be perfect.

e. Someone should prepare dinner for the kids.

f. What’s for dinner tonight, darling?

  • f-c-a-e-b-d
  • c-f-e-a-b-d
  • e-f-d-a-c-b
  • b-f-d-c-a-e

Choose the best way to rearrange the following sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation.

a. I feel like my toes are starting to go numb.

b. It’s freezing outside!

c. I guess the wind chill is really driving down the temperature.

d. What happened to the weather report?

e. Well, never trust the weather forecast again.

f. Yeah, this cold front was supposed to pass.

  • e-b-a-c-f-d
  • c-b-d-e-a-f
  • b-d-f-c-a-e
  • d-f-b-a-c-e
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this one.

It's my shout this time! Waitress!

  • I will shout at the waitress.
  • I will pay for the drinks.
  • I have to call the waitress loudly.
  • The waitress does not seem to hear me well.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this sentence.

To let Harold join our new project was silly as he knows little about our company.

  • We shouldn’t have allowed Harold to join our new project as he doesn’t know much about our company.
  • Harold must have known so little about our company that he wasn’t let to join our new project.
  • We would have joined the new project with Harold provided that he knew much about our company.
  • Harold couldn’t have joined our new project with such poor knowledge about our company.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this one.

I know I can convince Dave that I'm right about that matter.

  • I know I can bring Dave up to my way of thinking on this matter.
  • I know I can get Dave round my way of thinking on that matter.
  • I know I can bring Dave round to my way of thinking on this matter.
  • I know I can bring Dave around my way of thinking on this matter.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this one.

My impression of him was that he was a very capable person.

  • He struck me when I was impressed by his capability.
  • It struck me as an impression that he was a very capable person.
  • He struck me as being a very capable person.
  • I struck him with the impression that he was very capable.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this one.

Realizing the environmental impact of the fashion industry, some bloggers, vloggers, and influencers are now entering the 'no-buy' movement.

  • It is a new trend that some bloggers, vloggers and influencers now refuse to buy new stuff regardless of the environment impact of the fashion industry.
  • Instead of using the things they have already owned, some bloggers, vloggers, and influencers make a commitment to buy new stuff because of the environment impact of the fashion industry.
  • With the fashion industry's environmental impact under consideration, there's a move to avoid new stuff among some bloggers, vloggers, and influencers.
  • Some bloggers, vloggers and influencers, taking fashion industry's environmental impact into account, now deny buying new products.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

He was successful because he was determined to pursue personal goals. He was not talented.

  • In addition to his determination, his talent ensured his success in pursuing his goals.
  • His determination to pursue personal goals made him successful and talented.
  • It was his determination to pursue personal goals, not talent, that contributed to his success.
  • His success lay in his natural ability, not in his determination to pursue personal goals.

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

Peter told us about his leaving the school. He did it on his arrival at the meeting.

  • Only after his leaving the school did Peter inform us of his arrival at the meeting.
  • Not until Peter told us that he would leave the school did he arrive at the meeting.
  • Hardly had Peter informed us about his leaving the school when he arrived at the meeting.
  • No sooner had Peter arrived at the meeting than he told us about his leaving the school.

Choose the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences.

I won't sell the painting. He offers me a lot for it.

  • When he offers me a lot to buy the painting, I won't sell it.
  • Were he to offer me much money for the painting, I wouldn't sell it.
  • Whatever price he offered me for the painting, I wouldn't sell it.
  • No matter how much he offers me for the painting, I won't sell it.

Choose the correct sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following question.

He missed the opportunity to study abroad. He didn’t realize the importance of English.

  • He hadn’t realized the importance of English until he missed the opportunity to study abroad.
  • Had he missed the opportunity to study abroad, he wouldn’t have realized the importance of English.
  • It was only after he realized the importance of English that he missed the opportunity to study abroad.
  • Not until he realized the importance of English did he miss the opportunity to study abroad.

Read và choose the correct answers.

Most people work about eight hours a day. They start their jobs in the morning and they finish in the evening. ___________(1) They work the night shift. It is true that working at night has certain advantages and disadvantages. Here I will discuss both sides of the issue.

Many people do not like working at night because they would rather relax or sleep. For this reason, if somebody can work at night, it can be easier to find a job. Working at night is also good because it is a very calm time. Because most people are sleeping, __________(2) Finally, the salary for working a night shift can be higher than for a day shift. This is also because most people do not want to work late.

 __________(3) For one thing, you cannot sleep at a normal time of the day. When you are working, other people are sleeping. When you are asleep, other people are awake. This kind of situation can make you feel very strange because you are not on the same schedule as other people. __________(4) This will make it hard for you to go out and buy things you need. When you are awake, the stores are closed. One last reason that working late is not good is the effect on your social life. Again, because you are awake when most people are asleep, it will be hard to meet your friends and family. This can harm your relationships with the people you like the most.

Even though there are some advantages to working late at night, __________ (5) Working a day shift creates a healthy schedule for your body and mind, and it also helps your social life.

Choose the correct answer for (1).

  • But sometimes they do exactly the opposite.
  • As hard as it can be, there is the opposite choice.
  • However, a lot employees choose the opposite way.
  • But some people do things the opposite way.

Choose the correct answer for (2).

  • it's almost impossible to stay awake.
  • there's no reason to work comfortably.
  • you can work in a very peaceful and comfortable way.
  • you'll find it impossible to nod off despite the environment.

Choose the correct answer for (3)

  • You could find no negative points about night working.
  • Working late at night also has some negative points.
  • People who work on the night shift are paid more.
  • Working nights can be tough on your body and mind.

Choose the correct answer for (4).

  • Another disadvantage of working a night shift is that you will probably be sleeping during normal business hours.
  • Nevertheless, working a night shift would significantly restrict your mobility.
  • Last but not least, working a night shift will isolate you from normal daily activities.
  • You may feel so alone and isolated that you will gradually lose the motivation to continue working the night shift.

Choose the correct answer for (5).

  • I believe that it is better to work during the day.
  • I strongly believe that working at night is not an option.
  • there're even more disadvantages to working during the day.
  • it’s eventually up to you to decide which shift to work.