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(123doc) - Bai-Thi-Tieng-Anh-Practice-Test-78
(123doc) - Bai-Thi-Tieng-Anh-Practice-Test-78
Part A
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress
1.A. necessary B. benefit C. vulnerable D. parade
2. A. relationship B. equipment C. customer D. deliver
3.A. concentrate B. eventual C. character D. optimism
4.A. intimate B. literature C. participate D. powerful
5.A. material B. harmony C. evidence D. readable
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part
6. The fort now known as Fort McHenry was built prior to the War of 1812 to guard Baltimore harbor.
A. mansion B. garrison C. tower D. museum
7. In the play "The Devil and Daniel Webster", the retorts attributed to Webster may be more fiction than history.
A. replies B.advice C. behavior D. possessions
8. From an airplane, the grasslands of the western praire appear almost as uniform as a placid sea.
A. fake B. seedy C. hilly D. calm
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences
9. The college was closed for a month. It was the the summer holidays.
A. The college was closed for a month as a result of the summer holidays.
B. The college was closed for a month as a result of that it was the summer holidays.
C. The college was closed for a month owing the fact of the summer holidays.
D. The college was closed for a month because the summer holidays.
10. We hadn't been out all day. We decided to go to the cinema.
A. As a result of that we hadn't been out all day, we decided to go to the cinema.
B. Owing to the fact we hadn't been out all day, we decided to go to the cinema.
C. Owing to the fact that we hadn't been out all day, we decided to go to the cinema.
D. Because the fact we hadn't been out all day, we decided to go to the cinema.
11. We phoned the hotel to complain .We'd had such terrible service.
A.We phoned the hotel to complain because of the bad service we'd had.
B. We phoned the hotel to complain because the bad service we had.
C. As a result we phoned the hotel to complain because of the bad service we'd had.
D. We phoned the hotel to complain because it was the bad service we had.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to show the underlined part that needs correction
12. In purchasing a winter coat, it is very important when trying it on with heavy clothing underneath.
13. What happening in that city was a reaction from city workers, including firemen and policemen who had been laid off
from their jobs.
14. A good number of novelists submitted their manuscripts under pseudonyms to conceal that they were women.
15. Although a doctor may be able to diagnose a problem perfectly, he still may not be able to find a drug that the patient will
respond.
16. Though the Red Cross accepts blood from most donors, the nurses will not let you offer blood if you have just had a
cold.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, someone who always (17) ............. to be successful? Having someone
around who always fears the worst isn't really a lot of (18) ..... - we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day
and says, 'It looks like rain.' But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it's important to do something about it.
You can change your view of life, according to psychologist. It only takes a little…(19)….., and you'll find life more
rewarding as a..(20)................ . .Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence but it's also a more positive
way of looking at life and all it has to (21) ………….. . Optimists are more (22) ............. to start new projects and are
generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (23) ………..... to the world. Some people are brought up to
depend too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (24)……..... wrong. Most optimists, on
the (25) ……….. hand, have been brought up not to (26.) …….... failure as the end of the world - they just get on with their
lives.
17. A. counted B. expected C. felt D. waited
18.A. amusement B. play C. enjoyment D. fun
19. A. energy B. effort C. work D. effect
20. A. result B. reason C. purpose D. product
21. A. supply B. suggest C. offer D. propose
22. A. possible B. likely C. hopeful D. welcome
23. A. opinion B. attitude C. view D. position
24. A. goes B. falls C. comes D. turns
25. A. opposite B. others C. other D. far
26. A. regard B. respect C. suppose D. think
During the 1850- 70 period the game was changing, however, with increasing commercialism (charging admission), under –
the – table payments to exceptional to players, and gambling on the outcome of games. By 1868 it was said that a club would
have their regular professional ten , an amateur first - nine , and their” muffins “ (the gentlemently duffers who once ran the
game) . Beginning with the first openly all – salaried team (Cincinnati’s Red Stocking Club) in 1869, the 1870- 1890 period
saw the complete professionalization of baseball , including formation of the National Association of Professional baseball
players in 1871. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed in 1876, run by business-minded invertors
in joint-stock company clubs. The 1880s has been called Major League Baseball’s “ Golden Age”. Profits soared, player’s
salaries rose somewhat , a season of 84 games became one of 132, a weekly periodical “ The sporting News” came into
being, wooden stadiums with double-deck stands replaced open fields, and the standard refreshment became hot dogs, soda
pop and peanuts. In 1900 the Western League based in the growing cities of the Mis west proclaimed itself the American
League