Dap an de thi thu lan 1Phan Hong Tu.doc

Trial test 1
I. Phonetics.
1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of others in each group.

a.
book
b.
put
c.
brook
d.
booth


a.
orchestra
b.
chasm
c.
chemical
d.
orchard


a.
prescription
b.
preliminary
c.
presumption
d.
preparation


a.
nourish
b.
flourish
c.
tournament
d.
courage


a.
pudding
b.
puncture
c.
put
d.
cushion

2. Choose the word whose stressed syllable is different from the rest in each group.

a.
exist
b.
unfair
c.
decline
d.
Menace


a.
ecologist
b.
historical
c.
suspect
d.
humorous


a.
Deteriorate
b.
Religious
c.
integral
d.
Persuade


a.
flourish
b.
notable
c.
acclaim
d.
dominate


a.
Pioneer
b.
Equality
c.
Attempt
d.
Proportion

II. vocabulary and grammar.
1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

To be a good short story writer one needs, among other things, a very …………imagination.
a. vivid b. living c. bright d. sparkling


This ticket …………you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
a. confers b. entitles c. grants d. credits tin


This book gives a brief …………of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.
a. outline b. reference c. article d. research


He couldn’t his father that he was telling the truth.
a. admit b. confide c. trust d. convince


They always kept on good with their next-door neighbors for the children’s sake.
a. friendship b. relations c. will d. terms


The overcrowded living conditions a heavy strain on the family.
a. set b. put c. made d. pressed


The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a …………
a. rarity b. minority c. scarcity d. minimum


The main attraction of the job was that it offered the to do research.
a. possibility b. proposal c. opportunity d. prospect


The department is also deeply in various improvement schemes.
a. connected b. entailed c. involved d. implied


The BBC tries to ………………for all tastes with its four national programmes.
a. suit b. furrush c. regard d. cater


She writes books for a(an
a. life b. income c. living d. wage


Old Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will………
a. pull through b. pull up c. pull back d. pull out


My passport last month, so I will have to get a new one.
a. elapsed b. expired c. ended d. terminated


Most young people would like to be less reliant………………their parents.
a. to b. with c. in d. on


Mark is very set in his ways, but John has a more attitude to life.
a. changeable b. flexible c. moveable d. fluid


It won’t ………........matter if you arrive a few minutes late.
a. greatly b. largely c. grandly d. considerably


It was difficult to guess what her to the news would be.
a. feelings b. reaction c. capital d. opinion


In order to buy his house he had to obtain a large from his bank.
a. loan b. finance c. capital d. debt


I wish you’d tell me what I do in this difficult situation.
a. shall b. would c. should d. ought


I called the hotel, but they said they were booked
a. full b. out c. packed d. up


Hotel rooms must be but luggage may be left with the porter.
a. vacated b. evacuated c. abandoned d. left


His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any of it at all.
a. interpretation b. meaning c. intelligibility d. sense


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