Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1. a. hospital b. mischievous c. supportive d. special
2. a. family b. whenever c. obedient d. solution
3. a. biologist b. generally c. responsible d. security
4. a. confident b. important c. together d. exciting
5. a. possible. b. university c. secondary d. suitable
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning đồ sộ the original one.
6. You are old enough đồ sộ take _______ for what you have done.
a. responsible b. responsibility c. responsibly d. irresponsible
7. These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.
a. solve b. solvable c. solutions d. solvability
8. John is _______ only child in his family so sánh his parents love him a lot.
a. a b. an c. the d. no article
9. According đồ sộ the quấn, John is the most _______ for the position of executive secretary.
a. supportive b. caring c. suitable d. comfortable
10. She got up late and rushed đồ sộ the bus stop.
a. came into b. went leisurely c. went quickly d. dropped by
11. Billy, come and give bầm a hand with cooking.
a. help b. prepared c. be busy d. attempt
12. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
a . happen b. encounter c. arrive d. clean
13. 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
14. Peter tried his best and passed the driving test at the first _______.
a. try b. attempt c. doing d. aim
15. Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.
a. on / for b. in / about c. đồ sộ / through d. at / with
16. With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.
a. under b. above c. upon d. out of
17. We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.
a. wear b. đồ sộ wear c. wearing d. worn
18. Sometimes I vì thế not feel lượt thích _______ đồ sộ my sibling about my troubles.
a. talk b. đồ sộ talk c. talking d. talked
19. The worker was _______ his quấn expected, so sánh he was offered a raise.
a. more hard-working b. as hard-working than
c. more hard-working than thở d. more hard-working as
20. John _______ a respectful and obedient student.
a. said đồ sộ be b. is said c. is said being d. is said đồ sộ be
21. I love _______ films but I seldom find time đồ sộ go the cinema.
a. see b. saw c. seen d. seeing
22. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.
a. becomes b. has become c. became d. will become
23. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months đồ sộ cross North America by covered wagon.
a. took b. had taken c. had taken d. was taking
24. In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great khuyến mãi in the last hundred and fifty years.
a. was / have changed b. is / change
c. had been / will change d. has been / changed
25. Now you _______ from Thủ đô New York đồ sộ Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
a. are flying b. would fly c. will fly d. can fly
26. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
a. was calling / watched b. called / have watched
c. called / was watching d. had called / watched
27. By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
a. completes b. will complete c. are completing d. will have completed
28. 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
29. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he the Newspaper.
a. are doing / is cooking / is reading
b. were doing / was cooking / was reading
c. was doing / has cooked / is reading
d. had done / was cooking /read
30. When I _______ home page last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
a. had arrived / discovered / prepared
b. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
c. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
d. arrived / discovered / was preparing
Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning đồ sộ the original one.
31. They are not allowed đồ sộ go out in the evening by their parents.
a. Their parents vì thế not want them đồ sộ go out in the evening.
b. Their parents never let them đồ sộ go out in the evening.
c. Going out in the evening is permitted by their parents.
d. Although their parents vì thế not allow, they still go out in the evening.
32. Although my parents are busy at work, they try đồ sộ find time for their children.
a. My parents are so sánh busy at work that they cannot find time for their children.
b. Busy at work as my parents are, they try đồ sộ find time for their children.
c. My parents are too busy at work đồ sộ find time for their children.
d. My friends rarely have time for their children because they are busy at work.
33. His eel soup is better than thở any other soups I have ever eaten.
a. Of all the soups I have ever eaten, his eel soup is the best.
b. I have ever eaten many soups that are better than thở his eel soup.
c. His eel soup is the worst of all soups I have eaten.
d. His eel soup is good but I have ever eaten many others better.
34. She gets up early đồ sộ prepare breakfast so sánh that her children can come đồ sộ school on time.
a. Despite her getting up early đồ sộ prepare breakfast, her children cannot come đồ sộ school on time. .
b. Because she wanted her children đồ sộ come đồ sộ school on time, she gets up early đồ sộ prepare breakfast.
c. If she does not get up early đồ sộ prepare breakfast, her children will not come đồ sộ school on time.
d. Unless she gets up early đồ sộ prepare breakfast, her children will not come đồ sộ school on.
35. The last time I went đồ sộ the museum was a year ago.
a. I have not been đồ sộ the museum for a year.
b. A year ago, I often went đồ sộ the museum.
c. My going đồ sộ the museum lasted a year.
d. At last I went đồ sộ the museum after a year.