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ĐỀ LUYỆN TẬP SỐ 6
I. Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence from 1 to 25:
1. I feel like I'm getting poorer evey year. The ________ of living in this country is definitely getting worse.
A. level B. foundation C. basis D. standard
2. It would have been a great journey ________ we not got lost all the way.
A. would B. should C. had D. might
3. The noisy music momentarily ________ the students from their English test.
A. distracted B. disrupted C. dissolved D. disqualified
4. Some interesting new facts are ________ to light during the course of the investigation.
A. brought B. turned C. came D. made
5. The police say they are going to ________ down the people responsible for the crime.
A. catch B. hunt C. chase D. run
6. His face went pale and he looked as if he might ________ out.
A. bomb B. black C. drop D. conk
7. ________ a more beautiful sight.
A. Nowhere hadn’t Susan seen B. Had Susan seen nowhere
C. Nowhere Susan had seen D. Nowhere had Susan seen
8. The research work was going well until we ________ a problem we couldn’t solve.
A. enlightened B. entrusted C. encountered D. envisaged
9. Can I pick your ________ about how you got rid of those weeds?
A. mind B. head C. brains D. idea
10. The death ________ in the earthquake has been put at over one thousand.
A. toll B. rate C. loss D. damage
11. John is not keen on exercise, but he isn’t ________ to the occasional walk.
A. averse B. unwilling C. reluctant D. contrary
12. I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the ________ out of the bag.
A. flag B. cat C. rat D. rag
13. I can’t seem to remember the name of the hospital ________
A. where I was born in B. that I was born C. I was born in D. in where I was born
14. When I was living abroad I found it difficult to keep ________ with the news as I didn't speak the
language.
A. in B. on C. off D. up
15. If you continually criticize children you can seriously ________ their confidence.
A. disabled B. exhausted C. undermined D. invalidated
16. She has a couple of thousand pounds kept aside which she's saving for a ________
A. cold shoulder B. daylight robbery C. forgone conclusion D. rainy day
17. ________ will Mr. Dennis be able to regain control of the company.
A. With hard work B. Despite his hard work
C. Only if he hardly works D. Only by working hard

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18. He's been ________ off school lately. I've seen him walking around the shopping centre.
A. jumping B. bunking C. running D. missing
19. Not only proteins but also vitamin C ________ essential for small children.
A. are B. has been C. is D. have been
20. Some lucky people are ________ with both brains and beauty.
A. endowed B. saddled C. taxed D. dispensed
21. He's going to return to work on a part-time ________ until he is fully recovered.
A. frequency B. rate C. basis D. occasion
22. The highway patrol advises ________ the old route through the city because the interstate highway is
under major repairs.
A. to take B. to have taken C. taking D. for taking
23. My father cleaned my bathroom ________. I didn't ask him to do it or even hint at it.
A. off balance B. in due course C. of his own accord D. against his will
24. I'd like to speak to the Manager or the person in ________ of customer service please.
A. control B. power C. force D. charge
25. ________ severe storms did not deter the fishing boats from going out into the open sea.
A. What the National Weather Bureau predicted
B. It is that the National Weather Bureau predicted
C. The fact that the National Weather Bureau predicted
D. The National Weather Bureau predicted

II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to choose the word or phrase that best
fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 35.
Our obsession with recording every detail of our happiest moments could be (26) ______ our ability to
remember them, according to new research.
Dr Linda Henkel, from Fairfield University, Connecticut, described this as the ‘photo-taking impairment
effect’. She said, ‘People often whip out their cameras almost mindlessly to (27) ______ a moment, to the
point that they are missing what is happening (28) ______ in front of them. When people rely on technology
to remember for them – (29) ______ on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to (30) ______
to it fully themselves – it can have a negative (31) ______ on how well they remember their experiences.’
In Dr Henkel’s experiment, a group of university students were (32) ______ on a tour of a museum and
asked to (33) ______ photograph or try to remember objects on display. The next day each student's
memory was tested. The results showed that people were less (34) ______ in recognizing the objects they
had photographed (35) ______ with those they had only looked at.

26. A. interfering B. upsetting C. damaging D. intruding

27. A. seize B. grasp C. capture D. snatch
28. A. quite B. right C. merely D. barely
29. A. counting B. settling C. assuming D. swearing
30. A. engage B. apply C. attend D. dedicate
31. A. result B. aspect C. extent D. impact
32. A. steered B. run C. led D. conveyed
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33. A. both B. neither C. either D. none
34. A. accurate B. faithful C. exact D. factual
35. A. measured B. compared C. matched D. confronted

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the
main stress in each of the following questions from 36 to 40.
36. A. agronomy B. gregarious C. intimacy D. amphibian
37. A. actuality B. enjoyable C. alliance D. apprentice
38. A. apprehensive B. indicative C. argumentative D. interactive
39. A. funeral B. literature C. compensate D. conjecture
40. A. persist B. dilute C. inspect D. render

IV. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the answer to each of the
questions from 41 to 50.
Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name
from the Japanese expression for ‘high water in a harbor.’ These waves are also referred to by the general
public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often referred to them as
seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.
Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or
volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of
water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per
hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It
is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.
Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two
areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic
activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the
tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove disastrous. Most of the
tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska,
so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time
for warning of their imminent arrival.
Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous
tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the
Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record
occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion,
sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano
actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

41. The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses ______.
A. tidal waves B. storm surges C. tides D. underwater earthquakes
42. According to the passage, all of the following are true about tidal waves EXCEPT that ______.
A. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
B. this terminology is not used by the scientific community
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C. they are the same as tsunamis
D. they refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
43. The word ‘displaced’ in line 6 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. moved B. filtered C. located D. not pleased
44. It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis ______.
A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
B. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
C. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean
D. are often identified by ships on the ocean
45. In line 9, water that is ‘shallow’ is NOT ______.
A. deep B. clear C. coastal D. tidal
46. A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to
______.
A. come from greater distances B. originate in Alaska
C. arrive without warning D. be less of a problem
47. The possessive ‘their’ in line 15 refers to ______.
A. the Hawaiian Islands B. thousands of miles
C. these tsunamis D. the inhabitants of Hawaii
48. A ‘calamitous’ tsunami, in line 17, is one that is ______.
A. at fault B. disastrous C. extremely calm D. expected
49. It can be inferred that the tsunami that accompanied the Krakatoa volcano ______.
A. was not as strong as the tsunami in Lisbon B. might not be the greatest tsunami ever
C. was filmed as it was happening D. occurred before efficient records were kept
50. The passage suggests that the tsunami resulting from the Krakatoa volcano ______.
A. was far more destructive close to the source than far away
B. resulted in little damage
C. was unobserved outside of the Indonesian islands
D. caused volcanic explosions in the English Channel

V. From questions 51 to 55, mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that needs correction.
51. In such areas as sports, ranking of individual performance is relatively well accepted since the
A B C
parameters on which the rating are based are generally objective.
D
52. Suzanne recounted her improbable tale with enthusiasm and in a convincing manner.
A B C D
53. The students have been practicing for the concert since three weeks, and in that time have improved
A B C D
considerably.
54. Neither of the answers provided in the memorandum address my concerns about the validity of the
A B C D
procedure.

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55. The unfortunate accident that caused the explosion was extensively reported in all the local newspapers
A B C
and national television.
D

VI. Complete the passage below by writing ONE word in each gap from 56 to 75.
Charles Dickens, who wrote (56) ______ unforgettable stories as ‘Oliver Twist’ and ‘David Copperfield’,
was born to a poor (57) ______. His father was always (58) ______ debt, and (59) ______ Charles was
twelve, his father was (60) ______ to prison for failing to (61) ______ his debts. Young Charles had to work
in a dismal factory. This terrible (62) ______ continued to haunt him even (63) ______ he attained success
with his novels. ‘David Copperfield’ is the (64) ______ of Dickens' (65) ______ life when he worked in the
factory. Another (66) ______ in the novel, Mr. Micawber, is a portrayal (67) ______ Dickens' own father,
who was (68) ______ incorrigible spendthrift.
Because of his humble (69) ______ , Dickens never forgot what it was (70) ______ to be poor. He was
always concerned (71) ______ the orphaned and the destitute. He worked through his books to (72) ______
public concern for their plight. Dickens was a (73) ______ respected writer when he died (74) ______ 1870.
Till (75) ______, many people still think that he is the greatest of English novelists.

VII. From question 76 to 85, use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space:
76. The police have been told to ________ the law and to arrest anyone in possession of drugs. (force)
77. The singer is trying to make a ________ with her first album for 20 years. (come)
78. Sport and social clubs keep young people from becoming involved in vandalism and other ________
activities. (society)
79. She was very ________ by being told she had little chance of being promoted. (motive)
80. It seems to me that the potential dangers of video games far ________ the possible benefits. (weigh)
81. John is a ________ executive who calmly sorts out the budget crisis during the heated stockholder's
meeting. (head)
82. The view from the top of the mountain is truly ________. (breath)
83. ________ is used to sterilize the skin before giving an injection. (infect)
84. Constant correction by a teacher can be ________ as the student may become afraid to speak at all.
(produce)
85. Bacteria are ________ organisms as they consist of only one cell. (cell)

VIII. Complete each of the following sentences from 86 to 95 so that it has a similar meaning to the
sentence printed before it, using the word given. This word must not be altered in any way:
86. Paul felt a bit unwell, so he went to bed early. (since)
 Paul ............................................................................................................................................ weather.
87. He met her at a nightclub and instantly fell deeply in love with her. (heels)
 He ................................................................................................................................................... once.
88. In case of an emergency, you should try to keep calm and not panic. (cool)
 Should ............................................................................................................................................ panic.

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89. They rumour that this organization gives free legal advice to people on low incomes. (offered)
 Rumour .....................................................................................................................................................
90. I'd love to help you but I really have little time right now. (pressed)
 I would help you ....................................................................................................................... moment.
91. I was expecting him to be horrified when he heard the cost but in fact he showed no emotions. (hair)
 Contrary ....................................................................................................................................................
92. You really should express your thoughts so that we can help you. (bottling)
 If you ........................................................................................................................................ help you.
93. I’ve just realised that the car has almost run out of petrol. (hardly)
 It has ........................................................................................................................................ in the car.
94. No matter what happens, I will never argue with her again. (issue)
 Under ........................................................................................................................................................
95. I think I should start brainstorming ideas for my essay now. (down)
 It’s high .....................................................................................................................................................

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