TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP - PRACTICE TEST 2 I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: D.. An economic _______ is a time when there is very little econ
Trang 1TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP - PRACTICE TEST 2 I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
D needed
environment
regions
D apply
II- Multiple choice:
6 The two sets of figures are not…………different
A sign B significantly C significant
D signal
7 Both method rely on the accurate ………of the pressure of the gas
A determine B determination C determined D determining
8 I………Texas state University now
9 In the nursing professor, women are in the ……… (major)
D majorly
10 The father used to be the………of the household in Vietnam
11 Someone who is _ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular
D pessimistic
12 We want the kids to have the best……….education
D probably
13 An economic _ is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty
A improvement B depression C development D mission
14 The college……… specialist language courses
D A and B
15 He decided to………a course in art and design
D B and C
16 The train …………half an hour ago
D had left
17 Jack…….the door
painting
18 My sister ………for you since yesterday
looked
19 “What did you do last night?” “ I watched TV, practiced the piano and ……….my homework”
20 I ………to the same barber since last year
D had going
21 All plans……….….before departure
Trang 2A will checked B will has checked C will be checked D will been checked
22 I wanted…………by the head of the company, but it was impossible
to see
23 After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living _ in urban areas
D backgrounds
24 If they had enough time , they ………head south
D do
25 If you had the change,…………you go fishing?
have
26 If the doctor had arrived sooner, the boy …………
have been saved
27 Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of laborsaving devices
D Foreign
28 ………that we were late, we began to run
A Knowing B To know C We knew D As knowing
29 I hate _ personal questions by newly-acquainted friends
A to be asking B to be ask C being asked D of asking
30 “ Did you go to Hawaii for vacation?” “ I…………to go, but I got sick at the last minute.”
A was planned B had planned C had been planning D have planned
31 He ………confidence when he went to college
D obtained
32 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard
D though
33 There has been a shift of……… from manufacturing to service industries
D movement
34 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted
Despite of
35 “ Would you like to go to the pop concert?” “ Thanks, but I ………… it already”
D did see
III- Read the passage and choose the best answer:
At the age of 65, Laura Ingallls Wilder began writing a series of novels for young people based on her early experiences on the American frontier Born in a state of Wisconsin in 1867 , she and her family were rugged pioneers Seeking better farm land , they went by covered wagon to Missouri in 1869, then on to Kansas the next year, returning to Wisconsin in 1871, and travelling on to Minnesota and Iowa before settling permanently in South Dakota in 1789 Because of this constant moving Wider’s early education took place sporadically in a succession of one-room school From age 13 to 16 ,she attended school more regularly, although she never graduated
At the age of 18, she married Almanzo James Wilder They bought a small farm in the Ozarks, where they remained for the rest of their lives Their only daughter, Rose, who had become nationally known journalist, encouraged her mother to write Serving as agent and editor, Rose negotiated with Harper’s to publish her mother’s first book, Little House in the Big Woods Seven more books followed, each
Trang 3chronicling her early life on the plains Written from the perspective of a child, they have remained popular with young readers from many series, Little House on the Prairie, was introduced ,based on the stories from Wider’s books
36- What is the main topic of the passage?
A A weekly television series B Wilder’s career
C American pioneer life D Children’s literature
37- She began writing novels
A When a child in the frontier B rough after she moved to the Ozarks
C when she was a young mother D After her sixty- fifth birthday
38- The author mentioned all of the following in Laura Ingallls Wilder’s life except
A she married Almanzo Wilder B she had one daughter
C she went west by covered wagon D she graduated from one-room school
39- The word “they” in paragraph 2 refers to
A more books B the plains C many nations D young readers
40- It can be inferred from the passage that
A the Wilder were not happy living in Ozarks
B Wilder’s daughter was not successful writer
C Laura Ingallls Wilder wrote scripts for the television series
D Wilder’s books have a universal appeal
V Choose the underlined word or phrase (A B, C or D) that needs correcting:
41 Oxford University is the older university in England
A B C D
42 The children are very boring and they don't know what to do
A B C D
43 It spent me 30 minutes to clean the door
A B C D
44 I know that "Romeo and Juliet" is a play writing by Shakespeare
A B C D
45 Which city is larger, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City?
A B C D
IV Read the passage and choose the best answer for each blank
Nonverbal communication, or "body language", is communication by facial expressions, head or eyes
movements, hand signals, and body postures It can be just as important to understand -(46) words are Misunderstandings- often amusing -(47) - sometimes serious- can arise between people from different cultures if they misinterpret nonverbal signals For example, take the differences in meaning of a gesture (48) - is very common in the United States: a circle made with the thumb and index finger
To an American, it means that everything (49) OK To Japanese, it means that you are talking -(50) - money In France, it means that something is worthless Meanwhile in Greece, it is an obscene gesture Therefore, an American could unknowingly offend a Greek by using that particular hand signal
D in order to
D that