On Tap Thi HK I - No 5
On Tap Thi HK I - No 5
On Tap Thi HK I - No 5
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.
1. A. subject B. goodbye C. success D. aspect
2. A. assistance B. attitude C. interview D. government
3. A. society B. terrorism C. attractiveness D. appropriate
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.
4. A. enthusiasm B. reduce C. education D. study
5. A. books B. optimists C. jobs D. shops
6. A. called B. looked C. wiped D. finished
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
7. The most important role of the mass media is to provide information and news about events in different
parts of the world as they occur.
A. spread to B. break out C. take place D. start up
8. I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at that time.
A. proper B. right C. exact D. correct
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
9. Since the mid-twentieth century new technologies have been developed, which helped to diversify mass
media and make them an inseparable part of our lives.
A. impposible B. irresponsible C. illogical D. unnecessary
10. Some parents feel dismayed because of their children’s misbehaviours.
A. shocked B. contented C. surprised D. bothered
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
11. My mother always __________ the responsibility for running the household.
A. gets B. takes C. makes D. does
12. Socially, Brenden ________ lots of new friends both through engineering and living at St John’s
College on campus.
A. played B. did C. made D. took
13. An _____ dinner with her family at home, but today she is having dinner out with some friends.
A. often has B. is often having C. often had D. will often have
14. I often leave home ________ school at 6 :15 every morning.
A. for B. to C. from D. at
15. They ______________ to each other since the quarrel yesterday.
A. didn’t talk B. haven’t talked C. don’t talk D. aren’t talking
16. Ann _________________________ next week.
A. will get married B. is going to get married
C. is getting married D. will marry
17. I don’t know his phone number. Otherwise, I_____________ to invite him to join our project.
A. will call B. have already called C. called D. would call
18. If you ______________my advice, everything would be different now.
A. had taken B. took C. have taken D. were taken
19. I often feel nervous when I ___________ to recite a lesson in front of the class.
A. invite B. am invited C. am inviting D. should be invited
20. Harry Potter,_______ was written by J.K. Rowling, is very popular with children around the world.
A. who B. that C. it D. which
21. Americans also agree that a wife should maintain her ________ and appearance after marriage.
A. beauty B. beautify C. beautiful D. beautician
22. At the beginning of the course the international students should find out the times at which the tutor
is going to be available for tutorial ____________ , and then make full use of them.
A. appointments B. achievements C. employments D. assignments
23. The most exciting thing was that Sarah didn’t have to _________ to her parents where she was going,
who with, or what time she would be home!
A. tell B. share C. explain D. complain
24. Sarah suddenly felt so _________ because nobody at the party seemed to pay attention to her.
A. friendly B. likely C. lovely D. lonely
25. The girl ____________ the phone told me you were not at the office.
A. to answers B. answering C. answers D. answered
26. Mr Smith was among the last guests ____________ to the meeting last night.
A. came B. coming C. to come D. to be come
27. He want ____________ a job to earn money to support his family. He has been out of work for a
month.
A. to give B. giving C. given D. to be given
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.
28. - Jack: “What a beautiful ao dai you are wearing!”
- Trang: “_____________________________.”
A. It sounds good B. It’s kind of you to say so
C. I cannot agree with you more D. Thank you anyway
29. - Quang: “It’s a good idea to have three or even four generations living under one roof.”
- Thanh: “ _______________________. They can support one another a lot.”
A. I don’t think so B. That is not the way I see it
C. I could’t agree more D. I have no idea
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Many parents believe that their children should be taught to read right after they have learnt to walk.
This is fine if the child shows a real interest but ______30______ a child could be counter-productive if
she or he isn't ready. Wise parents will have a relaxed _____31_____ and take the lead from their child.
What they should provide is a selection of stimulating toys, books and other activities. Nowadays there is
plenty of good _____32_____ available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use
about the house will also encourage them to read.Of course, books are no longer the only_____33_____
of stories and information. There is also a huge range of videos, which can reinforce and extend the
pleasure a child finds in a book and are equally valuable in helping to increase vocabulary and
concentration. Television gets a bad press as far as children are concerned, mainly because too many
______34______ too much time watching programmes not intended for their age group.
30. A. insisting B. making C. forcing D. starting
31. A. pastime B. attitude C. decision D. competition
32. A. game B. match C. sense D. amusement
33. A. source B. search C. site D. basis
34. A. devote B. save C. pay D. spend
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 questions.
In Britain, greetings cards are sold in chain stores and supermarkets, in newsagents’ shops, corner shops
and, increasingly, in shops that specialize in the sale of cards and paper for wrapping presents in. The most
common cards are birthday and Christmas cards. Many Christmas cards are sold in aid of charity and special
‘charity card shops’ are often set up in temporary premises in the weeks before Christmas. A wide variety of
birthday cards is available to cater for different ages and tastes. Some, especially ones for young children or
for people celebrating a particular birthday, have the person’s age on the front. Many have comic, often
risqué, messages printed on them, and cartoon-style illustrations. Others are more sober, with reproductions of
famous paintings or attractive original designs. The usual greeting on a birthday card is ‘Happy Birthday’,
‘Many Happy Returns’ or ‘Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday’. Some people also send special cards for Easter
and New Year. Easter cards either portray images of spring, such as chicks, eggs, lambs, spring flowers, etc,
or have a religious theme. Cards are produced for every milestone in a person’s life. There are special cards
for an engagement, a marriage, a new home, a birth, success in an examination, retirement, a death in the
family, etc. Some are ‘good luck’ or ‘congratulations’ cards. Others, for example ‘get well’ cards for people
who are ill, express sympathy.
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.
40. When my roommate got sick after midterms, she blamed my typing and having the light on while
A B C
she tried to sleep.
D
41. Participating in social activities enable us to develop our interpersonal skills, promote friendship,
A B C
and discover our own talents.
D
42. Some of my classmates love using apps for education on their smartphones. The apps enable
A B C
them to communicate and learning at the same time.
D
43. A survey was conducted to determine young people's attitudes toward love and marry.
A B C D
44. In contractual marriage, the parents of the bride and the groom decides on the marriage; and love –
A B
if it ever develops – is supposed to follow marriage, not precede it.
C D
45. I am a student and I study every night. I would fail my coming exams unless the noise from my next
A A C
door neighbour stops.
D
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.
46. You won’t have a good seat unless you book in advance.
A. You won’t have a good seat if you don’t book in advance.
B. You can’t have a good seat although you book in advance.
D. You didn’t have a good seat because you didn’t book in advance.
47. She started to work as an English teacher ten years ago.
A. She has worked with an English teacher for ten years.
B. She worked as an English teacher ten years ago.
C. She has been working as an English teacher for ten years.
D. She is working as an English teacher for ten years.
48. “Would you like to come to my birthday party, Mary?” said Mike.
A. Mike didn’t know that Mary had come to his birthday party.
B Mike was invited to come to Mary’s birthday party.
C. Mike asked Mary if she liked to come to his birthday party.
D Mike invited Mary to come to his birthday party.
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.
49. We have found the car. It was stolen a few days ago.
A. The stolen car has been found a few days ago.
B. The car stolen a few days ago has been found.
C. The car which has been found was stolen a few days ago.
D. The car that was stolen a few days ago has found.
50. Daisy was offered a stabe job. She got married.
A. No sooner was Daisy offered a stable job than she got married.
B. No sooner had Daisy got married than she was offered a stable job.
C. Hardly had Daisy been offered a stable job when she got married.
D. Hardly had Daisy offered a stable job when she got married
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