Homework Test - English Linguistics | Học viện Ngoại giao Việt Nam

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges
Question 1: - Binh: “Do you think new inventions always make people rich?” - Tai: “______________” A. I agree. B. I don’t think so.
C. It sounds great. D. no, not much
Question 2: - Lien: “What a lovely cat you have!” - Hien: “_______.”
A. That's a nice cat. B. Thanks. My mom gave it to me last week,
C. Thanks, it's my pet. D. It’s very naughty
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 3: Solar energy doesn’t cause pollution, but it is not cheap.
A. expensive B. effective C. commercial D. possible
Question 4: He is proud of his daughter’s success. A. treatment B. C. achievement D. completion failure
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning
to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
Question 5: It is very dangerous for children to swim in this river without supervision.
A. convenient B. safe C. D. risky fun
Question 6: Wildlife on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken. A. vanishing B. C. damaging
polluting D. destroying
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: The children ________football when their mother _________back. about:blank 1/5 18:50 1/8/24 TEST
A. were playing/ were coming B. played/ came C. D. played/ were coming were playing/ came
Question 8: More and more girls apply______males’ jobs these days. A. by B. for C. about D. to
Question 9: Taxi drivers have to have a very good _____ of the street names.
A. Knowledge B. knowledgeable C. D. knowledgeably know
Question 10: "How many potatoes do you want?" "Oh, just______, please." A. many B. a few C. much D. any
Question 11: My uncle tries to spend time playing with his children_______he is very busy. A. because of B. although C. despite D. moreover
Question 12: It is advisable that you______your application as soon as possible. A. submit B. will submit C. will have submitted
D. should have submitted
Question 13: She went to the department after she________ the floor.
A. cleaned B. cleans C. D. had cleaned was cleaning
Question 14: Let’s go somewhere for a drink,________? A. shall we B. C. do we D. will you do you
Question 15: Yesterday while my father___________TV, my mother__________ the newspaper. A. watched/read
B. was watching/was reading
C. was watching/ read D. were waching/ was reading
Question 16: The man_______came to my house yesterday starred in a very famous film.
A. Who B. Whose C. Whom D. Which
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 stress in each of the following questions. Question 17: A. struggle B. anxious C. confide D. comfort Question 18: A. bamboo B. forget C. deserve D. channel
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
is pronounced differently from that of the rest in each of the following questions. Question 19: A. round B. ground C. shout D. touch Question 20: A. supported
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Twitter is a social network that allows users to send and receive short messages, called tweets.
Tweets can be up to 140 characters long. You can send tweets from your computer or even from
your mobile phone. While some social networking services are like Facebook or MySpace are
more complicated. Twitter is fairly simple to use. To send or receive messages you just have to
create an account on Twitter. You can only send text to Twitter, images are not allowed. Your
messages on Twitter can be private, meaning only your friends can read them or you could make
them public, meaning they can be seen by everyone. Recently, Twitter has also been used in
business. Companies use Twitter to inform people about new products or just to post something
that is on sale. Twitter has become very popular. Since its birth in 2006 over one hundred million
people around the world have been using it regularly.
Question 21: This passage is about……. A. A new product a new company B.
C. an account D. a social network
Question 22: According to the passage,Twitter is ………to use
A. Expensive B. complicated C. simple D. cheap
Question 23: According to the passage, if you make your messages public, ……..can see them.
A. Everyone B. only you C. no one D. only your friends
Question 24: You can do three following activities on Twitter EXCEPT ……..
A. send messages B. receive messages C. send images
D. introduce new products
Question 25: It can be inferred from the passage that Twitter has now……..
A. been only nation-wide popular B. been worldwide popular C. not been popular
D. been only used in business
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Air pollution causes ill health to human beings. In a lot of countries, there are laws limiting the
amount (26) …….. smoke which factories can produce although there is not enough information
on the effects of smoke on the atmosphere. Doctors have proved that air pollution (27) ………
lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most
cities. The lead in petrol produces a (28) ………. gas which is often collected in busy streets. about:blank 3/5 18:50 1/8/24 TEST
Children (29) …… live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think (30)
……… quickly as other children and are clumsy when they use their hand. Question 26:
A. in B. with C. from D. of Question 27: A. causes B. C. makes prevents D. limits Question 28: A. beneficial B. C. healthy poisonous D. safe Question 29:
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose Question 30: A. as B. C. more than D. less
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 31: There was a very interesting news on the radio this morning about the earthquake in Mexico.
A. on B. about C. there was D. a
Question 32: I borrowed some milk from a neighbor of US as we didn’t have enough for breakfast.
A. from B. some C. of D. have enough
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the
original sentence in each of the following questions.
Question 33: My father likes reading newspapers more than watching TV.
A. My father doesn’t like reading newspapers as much as watching TV.
B. My father likes watching TV as much as reading newspapers.
C. My father doesn’t like watching TV as much as reading newspapers.
D. My father likes watching TV more than reading newspapers.
Question 34: I haven't met my grandparents for five years.
A. I often met my grandparents five years ago.
B. I last met my grandparents five years ago. about:blank 4/5 18:50 1/8/24 TEST
C. I have met my grandparents for five years.
D. I didn't meet my grandparents five years ago.
Question 35: "Why don't we go camping at the weekend?" he said.
A. He denied going camping at the weekend.
B. He suggested going camping at the weekend.
C. He objected to going camping at the weekend.
D. He apologized for going camping at the weekend.
Question 36: I find it useful to join the sports club.
A. Joining the sports club is not useful for me.
B. It is useful for me to join the sports club.
C. I used to join the sports club.
D. I never like joining the sports club.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/ phrases given.
Question 37: We/ought/submit/assignment/tomorrow.
A. We ought submit our assignment tomorrow.
B. We ought to submit our assignment tomorrow.
C. We ought to have submitted our assignment tomorrow.
D. We ought have submitted our assignment tomorrow.
Question 38: Tom and Mary/ wish/ they/ on holiday/ Mexico/ instead of/ stay at home.
A. Tom and Mary wish they will be on holiday in Mexico instead of stay at home.
B. Tom and Mary wish they were on holiday in Mexico instead of staying at home.
C. Tom and Mary wish they will on holiday in Mexico instead of staying at home.
D. Tom and Mary wish they was on holiday in Mexico instead of staying at home.
Question 39: You/ fail/ exam/ if/ you/ not/ start/ revising.
A. You will fail the exam if you don’t start revising.
B. You will fail the exam if you didn’t start revising.
C. You would fail the exam if you don’t start revising.
D. You would have failed the exam if you don’t start revising.
Question 40: Nam/ most good-looking/ boy/ come/ this school.
A. Nam is one of the most good-looking boy come to this school.
B. Nam is the most good-looking boy coming to this school.
C. Nam is the most good-looking boy to come to this school.
D. Nam is most good-looking boy to come this school. about:blank 5/5