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I.Find the word which is pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. switch

2.A. laughs

3.A. watched

4.A. ethnic

5.A. angle

B. stomach

B. cars                            

B. reduced

B. through

B. face

C. match

C. stops

C. coughed

C. without

C. page

D. catch

D. works

D. raised

D. thought

D. angel

II. Find the word whose stress partern is differently placed.

1.A. collect

2.A. improvement           

3.A. university

4.A. graduation

5.A. intelligent

B. advise

B. invader 

B. documental

B. agricultural

B. difficult

C. practice

C. department

C. historic

C. industrial

C. interesting

D. prepare

D. generous

D. electricity

D. recommend

D. hospital

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1.      Air ________ , together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

      A. pollute                      B. pollution                         C. polluting                         D. polluted

2.      If I were you, I _________ do something to prevent him from littering.

      A. would                             B. did                           C. will                      D. do

3. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by ____________ their noses.

      A. touching                    B. punching                                      C. blowing                   D. rubbing

3.      Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless __________ that is not necessarily true.

      A. so                                          B. and                                  C. but                        D. or

4.      People from other planets may use ______ to communicate, which is not possible for human beings.

       A. landlines                                B. letters                          C. chat rooms D. telepathy

5.      Teenagers often use abbreviations when ___________.

       A. texting                      B. video conferencing       C. sending letters        D. talking

6.      People who cannot hear or speak often communicate using ___________.

       A. pictures                      B. sounds                  C. codes                             D. signs

7.      The ___________ in technology allow astronomers to know more about outer space.

       A. developments            B. science                              C. exploration         D. discovery

8.      Alexander Graham Bell was a great ___________, who invented the telephone.

       A. developer                              B. conservationist                 C. scientist             D. explorer

9.      We can see many international programs ________ different channels.

       A. in                                               B. on                                  C. at                                   D. of

IV. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses.

1.Don’t worry! She (be)........................... in a few minutes.

2.Tom (wash)......................... his hands. He has just repaired the T.V set.

3.I’d rather we (have)............................. more time together.

4.There  (be).............................. a lot of changes since computers were invented  

    5.We don’t like the film (show)................................. on television last night.

V.Find and correct the mistakes.

1. People think computers never do any mistakes, but in fact, they do.

2. Going to the cinema is an enjoyable way relaxing at weekend.

3. He appears being a perfect man but in fact, he is very rude to his wife.

4. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music.

5. I'm looking forward to hear from you .

6. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.

7. Would you mind if I ask you a private question?

8. They happily looked at their  children  to play in the yard.

9. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi.

10.Our teacher told to us to spend more time at home practicing our pronunciation.

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21 tháng 7 2021

I.Find the word which is pronounced differently from the others.

1.A. switch

2.A. laughs

3.A. watched

4.A. ethnic

5.A. angle

B. stomach

B. cars                            

B. reduced

B. through

B. face

C. match

C. stops

C. coughed

C. without

C. page

D. catch

D. works

D. raised

D. thought

D. angel

II. Find the word whose stress partern is differently placed.

1.A. collect

2.A. improvement           

3.A. university

4.A. graduation

5.A. intelligent

B. advise

B. invader 

B. documental

B. agricultural

B. difficult

C. practice

C. department

C. historic

C. industrial

C. interesting

D. prepare

D. generous

D. electricity

D. recommend

D. hospital

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1.      Air ________ , together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

      A. pollute                      B. pollution                         C. polluting                         D. polluted

2.      If I were you, I _________ do something to prevent him from littering.

      A. would                             B. did                           C. will                      D. do

3. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by ____________ their noses.

      A. touching                    B. punching                                      C. blowing                   D. rubbing

3.      Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless __________ that is not necessarily true.

      A. so                                          B. and                                  C. but                        D. or

4.      People from other planets may use ______ to communicate, which is not possible for human beings.

       A. landlines                                B. letters                          C. chat rooms D. telepathy

5.      Teenagers often use abbreviations when ___________.

       A. texting                      B. video conferencing       C. sending letters        D. talking

6.      People who cannot hear or speak often communicate using ___________.

       A. pictures                      B. sounds                  C. codes                             D. signs

7.      The ___________ in technology allow astronomers to know more about outer space.

       A. developments            B. science                              C. exploration         D. discovery

8.      Alexander Graham Bell was a great ___________, who invented the telephone.

       A. developer                              B. conservationist                 C. scientist             D. explorer

9.      We can see many international programs ________ different channels.

       A. in                                               B. on                                  C. at                                   D. of

IV. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses.

1.Don’t worry! She (be)............will be............... in a few minutes.

2.Tom (wash)............is washing............. his hands. He has just repaired the T.V set.

3.I’d rather we (have)...............had.............. more time together.

4.There  (be).............have been................. a lot of changes since computers were invented  

    5.We don’t like the film (show)...........showed...................... on television last night.

V.Find and correct the mistakes.

1. People think computers never do any mistakes, but in fact, they do. => make

2. Going to the cinema is an enjoyable way relaxing at weekend. => to relax

3. He appears being a perfect man but in fact, he is very rude to his wife. => to be

4. The youth nowadays prefer pop music than traditional music. => to

5. I'm looking forward to hear from you . => hearing

6. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion. => not to

7. Would you mind if I ask you a private question? => asked

8. They happily looked at their  children  to play in the yard. => playing

9. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi. => have visited

10.Our teacher told to us to spend more time at home practicing our pronunciation. => us

DẠNG BÀI TÌM VÀ SỬA LỖI SAIA. Kiến thức cần nhớ- Thuộc các từ vựng bám sát sách giáo khoa.- Luôn ghi nhớ rằng những từ không được gạch chân trong câu là đúng.- Tập làm quen với các cụm động từ (phrasal verbs) và các cụm từ cố định (collocations).- Xem xét thì, cấu trúc, dạng từ, giới từ, sự hòa hợp giữa chủ - vị trong câu,... phân tích câu để thấy được các mốc thời gian và địa...
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DẠNG BÀI TÌM VÀ SỬA LỖI SAI
A. Kiến thức cần nhớ
- Thuộc các từ vựng bám sát sách giáo khoa.
- Luôn ghi nhớ rằng những từ không được gạch chân trong câu là đúng.
- Tập làm quen với các cụm động từ (phrasal verbs) và các cụm từ cố định (collocations).
- Xem xét thì, cấu trúc, dạng từ, giới từ, sự hòa hợp giữa chủ - vị trong câu,... phân tích câu để thấy được các mốc thời gian và địa điểm.
B. Kỹ năng làm bài tập tìm và sửa lỗi sai
Bước 1: Kiểm tra mỗi phần được gạch chân xem nó có thực sự sai không.
Bước 2: Tìm ra trong 4 từ gạch chân sai ở cấu trúc ngữ pháp gì hay từ loại gì

(*) Những lỗi sai thường gặp:

1. Sai về thì của động từ
2. Sai về sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ
3. Đại từ quan hệ
4. Sai về bổ ngữ
5. Sai về câu điều kiện
6. Sai về giới từ
7. Sai dạng so sánh
8. Sai về từ chỉ định lượng
Bước 3: Dùng phương pháp loại trừ các đáp án.
Bước 4: Đánh vào đáp án cuối cùng.

 

1. All of the homework (A) given by our teachers (B) are  (C) useful to every (D) student.

2. When Helen (A) was a child, she (B) has worked in a factory (C) for (D) more than three years.

3. The tourist guide only (A) has a (B) twenty-dollars bill with her (C) when she landed (D) at the airport.

4. After Mrs Wang (A) had returned (B) to her house (C) from work, she (D) was cooking dinner.

5. Elizabeth I (A) has reigned (B) as (C) Queen of England (D) from 1558 to 1603.

6. Caroline refused (A) taking the job (B) given to her (C) because the salary (D) was not good.

7. I (A) finished college last year, and I (B) am working here for (C) only eight months (D) now.

8. If you think (A) carefully before (B) making your decision, you will avoid (C) to get into trouble (D) later.

9. Each of the (A) members of the group (B) were made (C) to write a report every (D) week.

10. Last week Mark (A) told me that he (B) got very bored with his present job and (C) is looking for a (D) new one.

 

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

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26 tháng 4 2021

1. All of the homework (A) given by our teachers (B) are  (C) useful to every (D) student.

B => is

2. When Helen (A) was a child, she (B) has worked in a factory (C) for (D) more than three years.

B => worked

3. The tourist guide only (A) has a (B) twenty-dollars bill with her (C) when she landed (D) at the airport.

B => twenty-dollar

4. After Mrs Wang (A) had returned (B) to her house (C) from work, she (D) was cooking dinner.

D => cooked

5. Elizabeth I (A) has reigned (B) as (C) Queen of England (D) from 1558 to 1603.

A => resigned

6. Caroline refused (A) taking the job (B) given to her (C) because the salary (D) was not good.

A => to take

7. I (A) finished college last year, and I (B) am working here for (C) only eight months (D) now.

B => have been working

8. If you think (A) carefully before (B) making your decision, you will avoid (C) to get into trouble (D) later.

C => getting

9. Each of the (A) members of the group (B) were made (C) to write a report every (D) week.

B => was

10. Last week Mark (A) told me that he (B) got very bored with his present job and (C) is looking for a (D) new one.

C => was looking

26 tháng 4 2021

Câu 2 sửa thành had worked chứ nhỉ?

Phần đầu tiên trong mỗi đề thi đó là phần phát âm. Với dạng bài chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với các từ còn lại, các em cần nhớ rõ cách phát âm của các từ đó. Dạng bài trọng âm sẽ dễ thở hơn khi chúng ta có một vài quy tắc quen thuộc. Dưới đây cô sẽ đưa ra một vài quy tắc trọng âm, các em hãy đọc và làm bài sau nhé. 1. Trọng âm từ có 2 âm tiết- Đa số...
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Phần đầu tiên trong mỗi đề thi đó là phần phát âm. 

Với dạng bài chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với các từ còn lại, các em cần nhớ rõ cách phát âm của các từ đó. 

Dạng bài trọng âm sẽ dễ thở hơn khi chúng ta có một vài quy tắc quen thuộc. Dưới đây cô sẽ đưa ra một vài quy tắc trọng âm, các em hãy đọc và làm bài sau nhé. 

1. Trọng âm từ có 2 âm tiết

- Đa số danh từ, tính từ 2 âm tiết, trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 1.

  Eg: PEOple /ˈpiː.pəl/                    CLEVer /ˈklev.ər/

Ngoại trừ: police, machine, belief, alone, alive, …

- Đa số động từ, giới từ 2 âm tiết, trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 2.

  Eg: preVENT /prɪˈvent/              deSTROY /dɪˈstrɔɪ/

Ngoại trừ: happen, enter, follow, visit, travel, …

2. Trọng âm với hậu tố / đuôi

1. Hậu tố / Đuôi nhận trọng âm.

ADE, EE, ESE, EER, OO, OON, ETTE, ESQUE

employEE, VietnamESE, enginEER, voluntEER, bambOO, ballOON, cigarETTE, picturESQUES

Ngoại lệ: CENtigrade, comMITtee, Overseer

2. Hậu tố / đuôi làm trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết trước nó.

IC, ION, IA, IAL, IAN, IAR, , IENT, IUM, IOUS, EOUS, UOUS

ecoNOmic, reVIsion, coLOnial,  muSIcian, faMIliar, efFIcient, conTInuous

Ngoại lệ: aRITHmetic, HERetic

3. Hậu tố / đuôi làm trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ 3 từ dưới lên.

OUS,TY, GY, PHY, CY   

adVENturous,  caPAcity, vaRIety, asTROlogy, phoTOgraphy, deMOcracy

Choose the word that has the primary stress placed differently from the others. 

Question 1. 

A. standard

B. happen

C. handsome

D. destroy

Question 2. 

A. farewell

B. provide

C. toward

D. approach

Question 3. 

A. healthy

B. remain

C. alone

D. accept

Question 4. 

A. complain

B. machine

C. music

D. instead

Question 5. 

A. appoint

B. gather

C. threaten

D. vanish

Question 6: 

A. difficult

B. relevant

C. interesting

D. volunteer

Question 7: 

A. electric

B. technical

C. depression

D. proposal 

Question 8: 

A. elegant

B. regional 

C. musical

D. important

Question 9: 

A. understand

B. engineer

C. atmosphere

D. Vietnamese

Question 10: 

A. dependable

B. reliable

C. remarkable

D. knowledgeable 

Top 5 bạn trả lời đúng, đủ, nhanh nhất sẽ nhận được 5GP nhé.

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10 tháng 3 2023

Question 1. 

A. 'standard

B. 'happen

C. 'handsome

D. de'stroy

Question 2. 

A. fare'well

B. pro'vide

C. 'toward

D. ap'proach

Question 3. 

A. 'healthy

B. re'main

C. a'lone

D. a'ccept

Question 4. 

A. com'plain

B. ma'chine

C. 'music

D. in'stead

Question 5. 

A. ap'point

B. 'gather

C. 'threaten

D. 'vanish

Question 6: 

A. 'difficult

B. 'relevant

C. 'interesting

D. volun'teer

Question 7: 

A. e'lectric

B. 'technical

C. de'pression

D. pro'posal 

Question 8: 

A. 'elegant

B. 'regional 

C. 'musical

D. im'portant

Question 9: 

A. under'stand

B. engi'neer

C. 'atmosphere

D. Vietna'mese

Question 10: 

A. de'pendable

B. re'liable

C. re'markable

D. 'knowledgeable 

 
10 tháng 3 2023

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.D

In many countries in the process of (1. industrialize--> industrialization), overcrowded cities present a major problem. The (2. underpopulation--> overpopulation) of towns is mainly caused by the drift of (3. great--> large ) numbers of people (4. in--> from) the rural areas. The only long-term solution is (5. make--> to make) life in the areas more (6. attractively--> attractive), which would encourage people to stay (7. here--> there). This could be achieved by providing incentives (8. to--> for) people to go and work in the villages. Moreover, facilities in the rural areas, (9. so as--> such as) transportation, health, and (10. educational--> education) services should be improved.

17 tháng 9 2021

1.A

2,B

CA

4C

5

D

24 tháng 8 2019

Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

A. seat

B. head

C. meat

D. lead

12 tháng 8 2017

A. PRONUNCIATION

Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1.0pt)

1. A. label

B. plumber

C. bulb

D. bill

2. A. mother

B. then

C. weatherman

D. anything

3. A. refilled

B. walked

C. reduced

D. dropped

4. A. dream

B. team

C. spread

D. teacher

23 tháng 9 2018

I. Choose thư word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

STT
1 A. caused B. increased C.practiced

D. promised

2 A. think B. signature C. exist

D. circle

3 A. stay B. lake C. climate

D. vacation

4 A. caught B. taught C. daughter

D. laughter

5 A. hour B. hospitable C. heir

D. honest

17 tháng 9 2021

1.A

2,B

3A

4B

5A

6B

I/ Choose the best answer: 1. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others: A. wanted B. worked C. needed D.visited 2. Choose the word which has different stress from the others: A. lacquerware B. pottery C. embroider D.layer 3. He works as an ___________ in his uncle’s workshop. A. attraction B. artisan C....
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I/ Choose the best answer:

1. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others:

A. wanted

B. worked

C. needed

D.visited

2. Choose the word which has different stress from the others:

A. lacquerware

B. pottery

C. embroider

D.layer

3. He works as an ___________ in his uncle’s workshop.

A. attraction

B. artisan

C. embroider

D.lacquer

4. They need to find a solution to ___________ the local environment.

A. preserve

B. cast

C. weave

D.knit

5. The company is going to close ___________ one of its stores due to reduced sales.

A. on

B. down

C. in

D.at

6. He was hired for the position because he is ___________.

A. reliability

B. reliably

C. reliable

D.unreliable

7. I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.

A. so

B. though

C. so that

D.as

8. Nothing is __________ than being stuck in a traffic jam.

A. worse

B. badly

C. more badly

D.the worst

9. When I __________, the town hall was already full of teenagers.

A. turned on

B. turned off

C. turned up

D.turned into

10. Nam: There’s a lantern festival nearby. Do you want to come with us?

Mai: Yeah, ___________ !

A. sorry

B. cool

C. I see

D.not at all

11. Remember to _________ your shoes when you enter a Japanese house.

A. take over

B. take on

C. take up

D.take off

12. The roads are ___________ as one of the solutions to deal with traffic jams.

A. extended

B. expensive

C. overcrowding

D.shelter

1
24 tháng 3 2020

I/ Choose the best answer:

1. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others:

A. wanted

B. worked

C. needed

D.visited

2. Choose the word which has different stress from the others:

A. lacquerware

B. pottery

C. embroider

D.layer

3. He works as an ___________ in his uncle’s workshop.

A. attraction

B. artisan

C. embroider

D.lacquer

4. They need to find a solution to ___________ the local environment.

A. preserve

B. cast

C. weave

D.knit

5. The company is going to close ___________ one of its stores due to reduced sales.

A. on

B. down

C. in

D.at

6. He was hired for the position because he is ___________.

A. reliability

B. reliably

C. reliable

D.unreliable

7. I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.

A. so

B. though

C. so that

D.as

8. Nothing is __________ than being stuck in a traffic jam.

A. worse

B. badly

C. more badly

D.the worst

9. When I __________, the town hall was already full of teenagers.

A. turned on

B. turned off

C. turned up

D.turned into

10. Nam: There’s a lantern festival nearby. Do you want to come with us?

Mai: Yeah, ___________ !

A. sorry

B. cool

C. I see

D.not at all

11. Remember to _________ your shoes when you enter a Japanese house.

A. take over

B. take on

C. take up

D.take off

12. The roads are ___________ as one of the solutions to deal with traffic jams.

A. extended

B. expensive

C. overcrowding

D.shelter

Part 1: CIRCLE the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the sentences. (2,0pts) 1. I’ll give you the phone number of my hotel, so that you can reach me if anything happens. ______ anything happen, I want you to look after my children. A. Can B. Might C. Will D. Should 2. I suppose you’re not serious, ______? A. don’t I B. do I C. are you D. aren’t you 3....
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Part 1: CIRCLE the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the sentences. (2,0pts)

1. I’ll give you the phone number of my hotel, so that you can reach me if anything happens. ______ anything happen, I want you to look after my children.

A. Can

B. Might

C. Will

D. Should

2. I suppose you’re not serious, ______?

A. don’t I

B. do I

C. are you

D. aren’t you

3. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is a 19-year-old Vietnamese woman who is the fastest swimmer in Southeast Asia in ______ races.

A. numerate

B. numeral

C. numeric

D. numerous

4. _____ are still ending up in prison – over 700 in 1972 – merely for using cannabis.

A. So too many

B. Far too many

C. Quite too many

D. Such too many

5. A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.

A. gale

B. blizzard

C. hurricane

D. breeze

6. After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of _______ to entertain her nieces.

A. pushing the envelope

B. turning the other cheek

C. bending over backwards

D. going against the grain

7. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

At that time Herschel was a professional musician and only an amateur astronomer, one who had a knack for building telescopes.

A. talent

B. hobby

C. liking

D. pleasure

8. If it wasn’t an accident, he ______ it on purpose.

A. need have done

B. should have done

C. must have done

D. ought to have done

9. They played a great game and brought our local basketball teams to their ______.

A. knees

B. legs

C. feet

D. ankle

10. Every large city has its shifting population of vagrants. But in most cases these are men, usually with an unhealthy appetite ______ alcohol.

A. in

B. to

C. on

D. for

11. Teachers like students to be _____ and listen to what they are saying.

A. absorbed

B. attentive

C. prudent

D. watchful

12. Helen: “This is your first trip abroad, isn’t it?” – Peter: “______.”

A. No, I haven’t been there before

B. No, it’s expensive

C. Yes, it sounds great

D. Yes, so I’m looking forward to it

13. Senior officials from ASEAN and other Pacific, _____ countries met in Canberra, Australia, in November 1989 to inaugurate APEC.

A. Rim

B. Edge

C. Perimeter

D. Border

14. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.

A. relative

B. general

C. continuous

D. sharp

15. ______ is medical technology that allows the prolongation of life artificially while the world is already over-populated?

A. Of what use

B. What use

C. Of which use

D. Which use

16. Honour still ______, they got back into their lorries and were off again, this time trying to edge each other into a deep ravine that fell away at one side of the road.

A. being unsatisfactory

B. unsatisfactory

C. unsatisfied

D. unsatisfying

17. I have lived near the railway for so long now that I’ve grown _____ to the noise of the trains.

A. familiar

B. accustomed

C. aware

D. unconscious

18. We are short of clean safe drinking water, which is found to be the ______ in many third world countries.

A. example

B. event

C. case

D. object

19. It is said that many children of high intelligence do not allow themselves to be “discovered” – for fear of becoming an _____.

A. outage

B. outcast

C. outset

D. outpost

20. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable ______ the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long-term warming effects.

A. interest in

B. uncertainty about

C. enthusiasm for

D. worry about

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Part 1: CIRCLE the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the sentences. (2,0pts)

1. I’ll give you the phone number of my hotel, so that you can reach me if anything happens. ______ anything happen, I want you to look after my children.

A. Can

B. Might

C. Will

D. Should

2. I suppose you’re not serious, ______?

A. don’t I

B. do I

C. are you

D. aren’t you

3. Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is a 19-year-old Vietnamese woman who is the fastest swimmer in Southeast Asia in ______ races.

A. numerate

B. numeral

C. numeric

D. numerous

4. _____ are still ending up in prison – over 700 in 1972 – merely for using cannabis.

A. So too many

B. Far too many

C. Quite too many

D. Such too many

5. A strong westerly ______ flattened the standing corn though it brought no rain.

A. gale

B. blizzard

C. hurricane

D. breeze

6. After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of _______ to entertain her nieces.

A. pushing the envelope

B. turning the other cheek

C. bending over backwards

D. going against the grain

7. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

At that time Herschel was a professional musician and only an amateur astronomer, one who had a knack for building telescopes.

A. talent

B. hobby

C. liking

D. pleasure

8. If it wasn’t an accident, he ______ it on purpose.

A. need have done

B. should have done

C. must have done

D. ought to have done

9. They played a great game and brought our local basketball teams to their ______.

A. knees

B. legs

C. feet

D. ankle

10. Every large city has its shifting population of vagrants. But in most cases these are men, usually with an unhealthy appetite ______ alcohol.

A. in

B. to

C. on

D. for

11. Teachers like students to be _____ and listen to what they are saying.

A. absorbed

B. attentive

C. prudent

D. watchful

12. Helen: “This is your first trip abroad, isn’t it?” – Peter: “______.”

A. No, I haven’t been there before

B. No, it’s expensive

C. Yes, it sounds great

D. Yes, so I’m looking forward to it

13. Senior officials from ASEAN and other Pacific, _____ countries met in Canberra, Australia, in November 1989 to inaugurate APEC.

A. Rim

B. Edge

C. Perimeter

D. Border

14. Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part.

The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.

A. relative

B. general

C. continuous

D. sharp

15. ______ is medical technology that allows the prolongation of life artificially while the world is already over-populated?

A. Of what use

B. What use

C. Of which use

D. Which use

16. Honour still ______, they got back into their lorries and were off again, this time trying to edge each other into a deep ravine that fell away at one side of the road.

A. being unsatisfactory

B. unsatisfactory

C. unsatisfied

D. unsatisfying

17. I have lived near the railway for so long now that I’ve grown _____ to the noise of the trains.

A. familiar

B. accustomed

C. aware

D. unconscious

18. We are short of clean safe drinking water, which is found to be the ______ in many third world countries.

A. example

B. event

C. case

D. object

19. It is said that many children of high intelligence do not allow themselves to be “discovered” – for fear of becoming an _____.

A. outage

B. outcast

C. outset

D. outpost

20. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable ______ the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long-term warming effects.

A. interest in

B. uncertainty about

C. enthusiasm for

D. worry about