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ENGLISH PRACTICE 42
PART A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the other three in the following question
1. A. that /ð/ B. mother /ð/ C. this /ð/ D. think /θ/
2. A. physics /z/ B. hesitate /z/ do dự C. basic /s/ D. reserve /z/ dự trữ
3. A. finished /t/ B. developed /t/ C. defeated /id/ D. looked /t/
4. A. tough /f/ cứng B. rough /f/ C. through /-/ D. enough /f/
5. A. exhibition /-/ B. holiday /h/ C. childhood /h/ D. hilarious /h/
6. A. laughed /t/ B. watched /t/ C. lived /d/ D. cooked /t/
7. A. Christmas /k/ B. switch /ʃ/ C. character /k/ D. chemical /k/
8. A. honest /-/ B. exhaust /-/ C. heir /-/ ng thừa kế D. height /h/
9. A. handcraft /d/ B. handkerchief /-/ khăn tay C. handbag /d/ D. handbook /d/
10. A. called /d/ B. prepared /d/ C. expressed /t/ D. raised /d/
PART B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR
I. Complete each of the following sentences with the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Identify your answer by writing the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. I’m really sorry. We _____ stop at a service station and phone you, but we didn’t want to waste any more time.
A. were due to (có pháp lý lm j ) B. were going to định lm j (có kế hoạch)
C. were to D. were about to sắp lm j
2. It is not until December 25th _________the exam results will be announced. A. which B. what C. that D. when
3. I saw a ___________ scarf in a shop near my house.
A. sweet little green silk Ông sáu ăn súp của ông mập phù (Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Color →
Origin → Material → Purpose)
B. little green silk sweet C. sweet green little silk D. green little sweet silk
4. There has been a recommendation that Peter ______ the president of the country.
A. will be elected B. be elected thức giả định C. is elected D. was elected
5. He kept his marriage for years, but eventually the truth ________.
A. came out bị tiết lộ B. went out ra ngoài C. came through băng qua D. fell out bất hòa
6. It was in this house ______.A. I was born in B. in which I was born C. where I was born D. that I was born
Câu chẻ - câu nhấn mạnh It is/ was + từ nhấn mạnh + MĐQH ưu tiên dùng that

IT WAS THE HOUSE. I WAS BORN IN THE HOUSE

IT WAS THE HOUSE WHERE I WAS BORN
IT WAS THE HOUSE WHICH I WAS BORN IN
IT WAS THE HOUSE IN WHICH I WAS BORN
IT WAS IN THE HOUSE THAT/ WHICH I WAS BORN
7. ______of half- starving wolves were roaming the snow- covered countryside.
A. Herds (cattle , cow , deer) B. Flocks (sheep, goat, bird)
C. Packs (packs of wolf : bầy sói) D. Swarms (ant)
8. When ______ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously.
A. asking B. to be asked C. to be asking D. being asked bị đg đồng S
9. ______, he felt so unhappy and lonely.A. In spite of his being wealth B. Rich as was he
C. Rich as he was ĐN although = Adj/ ADV as/ THOUGH S1V1, S2V2 D.
Despite his wealthy
10. According to the _______of the contract, tenants must give six months notice if they intend to leave.
A. laws luật pháp B. rules luật C. terms điều khoản D. details nội dg
11. It is difficult for museums to find funds to protect the nation’s_______.
A. inheritance tài sản thừa kế B. heritage di sản C. possessions của cải D. legacy tài sản thừa kế
12. A part-time job gives me the freedom to_______ my own interests.
A pursue (pursue one’s interest : theo đuổi sở thích) B. chase C. seek D. catch
13. When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for_______15 minutes.
A. other : 1 cái khác trg 2 cái B. others C. another : nhiều cái khác D. the others
14. ____ I’ve told him not to go out with those people, but he wouldn’t listen. Just let him face the music now.
A. Many a time (rất nhiều lần) B. Many the time C. Quite a time D. For a time
15. _______ in this national park declined from a few thousand to a few hundred in ten years.
A. For a number of tigers B. The number of tigers những (số ít)
C. A number of tigers một vài (số nhiều) D. That the number of tigers
16. _______ every industry in our modern world requires the work of engineers.
A. Wholly B. Hardly C. Most D. Virtually (hầu như)
17. Jane had a problem with her finances, so we talked _______ and now it's fine.
A. over B. it over (talk st over : bàn bạc cái j) C. over it D. over and over
18. When the electricity failed, he _______a match to find the candles.
A. rubbed B. scratched C. struck (strike a match : quẹt diêm) D. started
19. I usually buy my clothes _______. It’s cheaper than going to the dressmaker.
A. on the house B. off the peg (off the peg : đồ may sẵn) C. in public D. on the shelf
20. She tried to _______.A. talk out of me the plan B. talk me the plan out of
C. talk me out of the plan D. talk out me of the plan.
II. In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word. It is either incorrect grammatically, or does not fit the
sense of the text. Write the unnecessary word in the space beside the text. Tick (√) each correct line. There are two
examples at the beginning. Transfer your answers to your answer sheet.
Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have realized Africa’s 0 ……are…
potential. Lyndsey Mclntyre, a former model herself, recently opened one agency’s 00 …√………
first African office. “African women are being graceful and serene” she says. “These 1 …… ….……
qualities could to make them do very well in this business.” However, spotting 2 …… …..…
supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre discovered when she visited the Orma 3 ……… ….…
tribe of remote north- eastern Kenya, whose women are reported to be especially 4 ……..……
striking. “The tribal leaders were a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allowed to be meet 5 …… ….……
many of their girls,” she explains. Another problem is that the reports aren’t always 6 ………….…
reliable. Mclntyre discovered this when one of village’s “most beautiful girls” turned 7 …… ….…
out to be its heaviest ones. She had to explain that Western advertisers prefer far 8 ………….
slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is beautiful. In a recent 9 …….…….…
Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Uganda contestants were disqualified for being a 10……..……
little too large around the hips. “I don’t understand the fashion industry’s obsession
with small hips,” said one judge for the contest. “But because we want the girls to
succeed and to see African models working internationally, we give the industry what
it wants”
III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letter. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
UK companies have received criticism from a business forum for what their report refers to as a rather narrow-
minded attitude towards the dress code for office workers. This follows a case in which a male (1. EMPLOY v thuê )
____employee n nhân viên______working in the post room of a large (2. ORGANISE v tổ chức ) _____organisation n
tổ chức _____in the United Kingdom received a (3. SUSPEND v đình chỉ ) ___suspension n sự đình chỉ _______ for
wearing jeans to work. Whilst the report accepts that there is a need for people dealing with (4. CUSTOM v thực
hành ) ___customers n khách hàng _______to look well dressed, it questions whether employees who work behind the
scenes necessarily need to dress formally. The authors of the report made a (5. COMPARE v so sánh ) 
______comparison n sự so sánh _____ between the UK and other European nations where employers seem (6.
CONCERN v quan tâm )_____UNconcerned adj quan tâm ______about the need for their workers to wear smart
clothes in the office. Their (7. ARGUE v tranh cãi ) __argument n sự tranh cãi _________is based on research that
claims workers are far more (8. PRODUCT v sản xuất ) ____productive adj linh hoạt _____ when they have the (9.
FREE adj tự do ) ____freedom n sự tự do _____to dress in a way that they feel most (10. COMFORT v thoải mái )
__comfortable adj thoải mái ____in.
IV. Complete the following sentences with one preposition/particle for each blank. Write your answers on your
answer sheet.
1. Kate fell ____out___ with her boyfriend and they stopped seeing each other.
Fall out with : bất hòa với
2. I’ve taken this watch ___to____ pieces, and now I can’t put it together again.
Take st to pieces: xé thành mảnh nhỏ
3. I’m sure my brother will never get married because he hates the feeling of being tied _down____.
Tie down : hạn chế sự tự do
4. Deborah is going to take extra lessons to catch up__on____ what she missed why she was away.
Catch up on : học bù
5. I don’t think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting. I failed to get my point __across_____.
Get st across : làm ai hiểu cái j
PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and choose the options among A, B, C or D that best complete the blanks. Write your
answers on your answer sheet.
Stressful situations that (1)________ almost everyday in life seem to be unavoidable. However, we can do little
sometimes to avoid a misfortune or an unpleasant occurrence which may (2)________ us unexpectedly as only it can. At
such a moment, one may hit the (3)_______, give in to the helplessness of the situation or, ideally, put a brave face on it
trying to (4)_________ the burden. (gánh nặng)
Can you (5)_________ in your mind an hour spent in a traffic jam, say, this morning? Do you light one cigarette
after another? Do you sound the horn every few seconds like the other neurotics? Or do you take a different (6)________
and make good use of the time drawing up a schedule for the days to come? To withstand the stressful moment you can
also do a crossword puzzle, listen to your favorite music or even compose a menu for your Sunday dinner.
In fact, whatever way you (7)________ to the annoying situation, you can exert no impact on it as the traffic jam
will only reduce in due (8)_________. Nevertheless, your reaction might considerably influence your mood for the rest of
the day. The inability to confront a stressful occurrence like that with a deal of composure and sensibility adds much more
strain to your life and in this way puts your well – being in (9)_________. Surprisingly, it is seemingly negligible
hardships we stumble on daily that run double the risk of developing serious health disorders rather than our isolated
tragedies however painful they may be. (10)_______that so many of those wretched stresses and inducing troubles affect
us in a day, we should, at best, try to avoid them or possibly make radical alterations in the way we lead our daily
lifestyles.
1. A. devise (phát minh) B. create C. originate D. emerge (nổi lên)
2. A. arise B. happen (diễn ra có sắp đặt) C. befall (xảy đến bất ngờ ) D. occur xảy ra ( kết quả xấu)
3. A. post B. roof (hit the roof: tức giận cực độ ) C. bottom D. wall
4. A. subsist (nuôi) B. remain (đề cập) C. cow (đe dọa) D. bear (chịu đựng)
5. A. envision (mường tượng về tg lai , điều có khả năng xảy ra ) B. observe
C. picture D. image (tượng tg , nghĩ về điều gì có thể ko có khả năng xảy ra)
6. A. manner (cách cư xử) B. stance (thái độ , lập trg) C. practice D. mode
7. A. strike B. deal (chấp nhận) C. respond (phản hồi) D. challenge
8. A. term B. course C. timing D. period
9. A. risk B. weakness C. insecurity (ko vững chắc) D. jeopardy (put sb in jeopardy : lâm vào cảnh nguy
hiểm )
10. A. Providing (miễn là) B. Given (that : với vc , để giải thích cho vế sau) C. Hence D. As much