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LUYỆN THI TÚ TÀI 2 Choose the word which has the underlined word pronounced differently from the rest. 1. a. composed b. advised C. practised d. exposed 2. a. hummock b. human C. Honor d. host 3. a. book b. look C. good d. bamboo 4. a. stretch b. chemist C. school d. architect 5. a. social b. camel C. Curriculum d. education Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each following sentence. 6. ____ the team was both mentally and physically exhausted, they kept on walking. a. Despite b. As c. Though d. Because 7 Ten dollars _______ a high price to pay for that shirt. a. is b. are c. were d. to be 8. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was _______ on 8 August, 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand. a. made b. chosen c. found d. founded 9. Many people think that women are not suited for ________ in the public life. a. paying b. involvement c. establishment d. significance 10. The importance of reading to children is significant in child ________ a. develop b. developer c. development d. developed ii. His talent for learning languages was _______ a. impress b. impression c. impressive d. impressed 12. The fault was _______ but he wouldn't let us pay. a. we b. us c. our d. ours 13. Reading books to children at ________ early age is essential. a.a b.an c.the 14. It was in the summer ________ we often enjoy ourselves very much. a. that b. when c. where d. which 15. Deserts are areas ____ have hardly any rain and are extremely dry and very hot. a. in which b. Where c. that d. whose 16 Small Children ________ that they can do things by themselves. a. often insist b. will often insist c. often insisted d. are often insisting 17. It is not surprising that the author ________ much lately. a will not writing b. was not writing c. is not writing d. has not written 18. The pipe _______ on and the whole kitchen _______ a. has been leaving/is flooding b. has been left/is flooded C. is leaving / is flooded d. has left / flooded 19. The summer is coming, so it gets a. hot and hot b. hotter and hotter c. more and more hot d. the hottest 20. It is ________ film I have seen. a. most interesting b. the interesting most c. more interesting d. the most interesting 21. The Indonesian Red Cross Headquarters in Banda Aceh was _______ by the 2004 tsunami. a. washed away b. taken part in c. gone over d. kept away 22. The reason for her staying at home was to ________ her aged parents. a. let out b. look after c. get over d. turn into 23. _______ they had bought a new tent, they might not have got wet during the night. a. If b. Unless c. But for d. Without 24. - I'm thinking of going shopping on Saturday. a. Will you have anything to do? b. Do you have any plan for the weekend? c. Let's go shopping at the weekend.: d. How about your weekend? 25. - Would you like to have something to drink? a. No, thanks b. Very much c. Let's go d. Thank you for help 26. "____,,' the police threatened. a. You not drive so fast b. Not drive so fast c. Not to drive so fast d. Don't drive so fast 27. The examination is coming, _______ we are very busy. a. but b. so c. in case d. or 28. Joey lost a lot of money in the stock market, ________ he still seems able to live quite comfortably. a. and b. therefore c. so d. but 29. Johnny admitted _____ all the wine in the bottle. a. to drink b. drinking c. to drinking d. of being drunk 30. The group leader prevented his members ______ a. from going on b. going on C. to go on d. to going on Choose a, b, C, or d that needs correction. 31. When choosing a career, you must first decide what do you want to do. This initial decision is very significant. A B C D 32. At least 4,000 elephants kill each year in order to meet the global demand for elephant ivory, which is used to make carvings, jewelry and other products. A B C D 33. The storm is reported to destroy the whole village yesterday. The government is helping the victims with money and settlement. A B C D 34. Although everybody understand the value of women's contributions in many employment fields, there are still huge problems to resolve. A B C D 35. California with the population of more as 23 million is the most populous state in the USA. A B C D Choose a, b, c, or d to complete the passage. What is the future world going to (36) ______ like in terms of technology? Technology is going to continue on its path of being smaller, faster, cheaper, and less visible in our everyday world. The distances (37) ______ people and countries will not be a problem of collaboration. Means of transport will be highly improved with fast speed and great safety. Phones and the Internet will also be popular and cheap enough for everybody to use them. It no longer matters (3 ______ we are or what time it is, we can work together. The long-term (39) ______ of technology on the future will be for us to see ourselves as part of something much larger than ourselves. We will (40) with the effect of our actions on each other and on the environment. 36. a. look b. feel C. seem d. take 37. a. for b. between C. in d. with 38. a. which b. whose C. where d. whom 39. a. interest b. contact c. exchange d. influence 40. a. look at b. take in C. bring about d. get on Read the passage and choose the correct answers. The Javan rhinos has one horn and prominent folds in the skin. The horn grows onto a roughened area of the skull. The single horn rarely exceeds 25 cm long and is lacking in some females. The Javan rhinos prefer tall grass and reed beds in lowland rain forests with a good supply of water and plentiful mud wallows. In Vietnam they occur on very steep hills covered with thick bamboo and rattan stands. Nam Cat Tien National Park is one of the most suitable habitats for the Javan rhinos Their diet consists of shoots, twigs, young foliage and fallen fruit. They remain near water and enjoy bathing and wallowing in mud. The Javan rhinos are mostly solitary except for mating pairs and mothers with young. There are two major reasons for the Javan rhino's decline. The first one is poaching of the rhino. for its horn. Rhino horn is valued highly for use in medi cine, as a drug to reduce fever and cure some certain illnesses and in Yemen horns are carved to make traditional dagger handles. The second reason is habitat loss due to clearing of lowland forest. The most critical threat to the Javan rhinos in Vietnam is the continued conversion of forest into agricultural land. 41. According to the first paragraph, a. each Javan rhino has more. than one horn b. the Javan rhino's horn is 6n its face c.all Javan rhinos have a horn d. some female Javan rhinos do not have a horn 42. The second paragraph is about the Javan rhinos' _______ a. habitat and food b. destruction c. decline d. extinction 43. The Javan rhinos _______ a. live in water b. never eat plants and fruit c. can be found in Vietnam d. do not like mud 44. The word solitary has a close meaning to _______ a. alone b. fierce c. wild d.friendly 45. We can learn from the last paragraph that _______ a. in Yemen, Javan rhinos' horns are used as medicine b. there are more and more Javan rhinos in Vietnam c. Vietnam can keep the Javan rhinos from decline d. the Javan rhinos' decline is partly due to their horns Choose a, b, c, or d that has the closest meaning to the original sentence. 46. This is a 'no smoking' office. a. Smoking is not banned in this office. b. It's OK if you smoke in this office. c. There is not smoke in this office. d. You are not allowed to smoke in this office. 47. Maria didn't listen carefully to the news. a. There is no news for Maria to listen carefully. b. Maria didn't pay any attention to the news. c. Maria was very interested in the news. d. The news attracted Maria so much. 48. Sally decided not to do her homework and went to the nightclub. a. Sally not only did her homework but also went to the nightclub. b. Sally went to the nightclub instead of doing homework. C. Sally neither went to the night club nor did her homework. d. Sally either went to the night club or did her homework. 49. I was too tired to go to the party. a. So tired was I that I could not go to the party. b. Though I was tired I went to the party. c. I went to the party with my tiredness. d. My tiredness made me go to the party. 50. There is no point in asking Linda to help as she is really busy. a. Even though Linda is really busy, she is always willing to help. . LUYỆN THI TÚ TÀI 2 Choose the word which has the underlined word pronounced differently. Headquarters in Banda Aceh was _______ by the 20 04 tsunami. a. washed away b. taken part in c. gone over d. kept away 22 . The reason for her staying at home was