Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1 [291499]: A. wanted B. stopped C. decided D. hated
Question 2 [291500]: A. century B. culture C. secure D. applicant
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 3 [291501]: A. offer B. canoe C. country D. standard
Question 4 [291502]: A. pollution B. computer C. currency D. allowance
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5 [291503]: Measles are an infectious disease that causes fever and small red spots.
A. Measles B. are C. infectious D. and
Question 6 [291504]: He passed the exams with high scores, that made his parents happy.
A. passed B. with C. that D. happy
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 7 [291505]: I haven’t met him again since we ______ school ten years ago.
A. have left B. leave C. left D. had left
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Question 8 [291506]: A recent survey has shown that ______ increasing number of men are willing to
share the housework with their wives.
A. a B. an C. the D. some
Question 9 [291507]: The more demanding the job is, ______ I like it.
A. more B. most C. the more D. the most
Question 10 [291508]: John wanted to know ______ in my family.
A. there were how many people B. how many people were there
C. were there how many people D. how many people there were
Question 11 [291509]: Richard, my neighbor, _______ in World War II.
A. says to fight B. says to have fought C. is said to fight D. is said to have fought
Question 12 [291510]: Students are ______ less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures.
A. under B. above C. upon D. out of
Question 13 [291511]: Tom is getting ever keener on doing research on ______.
A. biology B. biological C. biologist D. biologically
Question 14 [291512]: A number of young teachers nowadays ______ themselves to teaching
disadvantaged children.
A. offer B. stick C. give D. devote
Question 15 [291513]: “Sorry for being late. I was ______ in the traffic for more than an hour.”
A. carried on B. held up C. put off D. taken after
Question 16 [291514]: She was tired and couldn’t keep ______ the group.
A. up with B. up against C. on to D. out of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 17 [291515]: I‘m sure Luisa was very disappointed when she failed the exam.
A. Luisa must be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
B. Luisa must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
C. Luisa may be very disappointed when she failed the exam.
D. Luisa could have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.
Question 18 [291516]: “You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up,” she said to me.
A. She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
B. She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
C. She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up.
D. She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
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Question 19 [291517]: Without her teacher’s advice, she would never have written such a good essay.
A. Her teacher advised her and she didn’t write a good essay.
B. Her teacher didn’t advise her and she didn’t write a good essay.
C. She wrote a good essay as her teacher gave her some advice.
D. If her teacher didn’t advise her, she wouldn’t write such a good essay.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each
pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 20 [291518]: She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.
A. Although she didn’t try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.
B. Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn’t pass it.
C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.
D. She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

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Accepted Answer

{"userId":5310520,"userName":"Hoàng Phúc"}Question 1:

Answer: B. stopped

Explanation: The underlined parts of the words "wanted", "decided", and "hated" are pronounced with the /ɪd/ sound, while "stopped" is pronounced with the /t/ sound.

Question 2:

Answer: D. applicant

Explanation: The word "applicant" has stress on the first syllable, while the other words (century, culture, and secure) have stress on the second syllable.

Question 3:

Answer: B. canoe

Explanation: "Canoe" has stress on the second syllable, while the other words (offer, country, and standard) have stress on the first syllable.

Question 4:

Answer: C. currency

Explanation: The stress on the word "currency" is on the first syllable, while the other words (pollution, computer, and allowance) have stress on the second syllable.

Question 5:

Answer: B. are

Explanation: "Measles" is a singular noun, so the correct verb should be "is" instead of "are".

Question 6:

Answer: C. that

Explanation: The sentence contains a relative clause, so the correct word is "which" or another appropriate relative pronoun. "That" is incorrect in this context.

Question 7:

Answer: C. left

Explanation: The present perfect tense ("haven't met") indicates an action that has not occurred up to the present, so the past simple tense "left" is appropriate.

Question 8:

Answer: B. an

Explanation: The word "increasing" starts with a vowel sound, so the correct article is "an".

Question 9:

Answer: C. the more

Explanation: The structure "the more... the more" is used for comparisons, meaning the more demanding the job is, the more the speaker likes it.

Question 10:

Answer: D. how many people there were

Explanation: The correct structure for indirect speech is "how many people there were".

Question 11:

Answer: D. is said to have fought

Explanation: The correct structure is "is said to have fought" for an action that took place in the past but is still relevant in the present.

Question 12:

Answer: A. under

Explanation: The correct preposition is "under", as in "under pressure."

Question 13:

Answer: A. biology

Explanation: "Biology" is the correct noun form of the subject; the other options are incorrect forms of the word.

Question 14:

Answer: D. devote

Explanation: "Devote" is the correct verb to express dedicating oneself to a cause, like teaching disadvantaged children.

Question 15:

Answer: B. held up

Explanation: "Held up" means delayed, which fits the context of being stuck in traffic.

Question 16:

Answer: A. up with

Explanation: The correct phrasal verb is "keep up with," meaning to stay at the same level or pace as others.

Question 17:

Answer: B. Luisa must have been very disappointed when she failed the exam.

Explanation: This sentence expresses a high degree of certainty about the past event, which is suitable given the context.

Question 18:

Answer: D. She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.

Explanation: "She suggested that I see a doctor" correctly reflects the meaning of the original statement in indirect speech.

Question 19:

Answer: C. She wrote a good essay as her teacher gave her some advice.

Explanation: The sentence correctly expresses that the teacher's advice led to her writing a good essay.

Question 20:

Answer: C. No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

Explanation: This sentence combines the two ideas of effort and difficulty in passing the test, with the correct use of "No matter how".

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