ôn tập ngữ pháp cho kỳ thi thptqg – p16 (practice test 10)

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ôn tập ngữ pháp cho kỳ thi thptqg – p16 (practice test 10)
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ÔN TẬP NGỮ PHÁP CHO KỲ THI
THPTQG – P16 (PRACTICE TEST 10)
Time allotted: 90 min
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. sense
B. transition
C. status
D. prospect
Question 2: A. promotion
B. ozone
C. rhinoceros
D. computer
Question 3: A. suggestion
B. question
C. perfection
D. digestion
Question 4: A. genius
B. pagoda
C. giant
D. legendary
Question 5: A. celebration
B. celebrity
C. celebrate
D. ceremony
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each
of the following questions.
Question 6: Mary was promoted to manager of the shop as she was the most able and efficient worker for the
job.
A. trustworthy
B. reliable
C. competent
D. experienced
Question 7: There was no one to take over the army when the general died in a battle.
A. fight
B. defend
C. protect
D. control
Question 8: I was not aware of that was happening after I tripped and knocked my head against the table.
A. conscious
B. careful
C. responsive
D. cautious
Question 9: Chicken pox results in an eruption on the skin and sometimes it leaves permanent marks.
A. rash
B. hole
C. erosion
D. division
Question 10: Film producers now are able to reproduce vivid colors thanks to new technology.
A. angry
B. drab
C. brilliant
D. conflicting
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: Michael looked upset and surprised when ____ by his mother today.
A. scolding
B. to scold
C. having scolded
D. scolded
Question 12: He wrote in his letter that he would ____ some documents but I couldn’t find anything in the
envelop.
A. enclose
B. encounter
C. endure
D. enforce
Question 13: During the years of war, many people ____ their blood. It was such a terrible time.
A. shed
B. dropped
C. sacrificed
D. bled
Question 14: We are exhausted. We must have a ____.
A. moment rest
B. moment’s rest
C. rest of moment
D. rest moment
Question 15: I used to be a ____ smoker but I gave it up years ago.
A. serious
B. heavy
C. bad
D. severe
Question 16: It was a fine day for a picnic, ____ it was rather cold.
A. if
B. therefore
C. so
D. though
Question 17: ____ I’ve passed the university entrance exam will I be able to think about having a girlfriend.
A. Only then
B. Not for one minute
C. Only when
D. After
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Question 18: The bad weather ____ the flight being delayed.
A. resulted in
B. made
C. caused
D. created
Question 19: Recently my aunt has decided to give up her job for the ____ of her child.
A. care
B. sake
C. reason
D. concern
Question 20: I can’t imagine ____ anywhere except here.
A. studying
B. to study
C. study
D. that I study
Question 21: - “Why are you wearing those shoes? They are ugly.”
- “I ____ your pardon.”
A. beg
B. ask
C. demand
D. seek
Question 22: I’m not sure how old she is but she must be ____ for 60.
A. going by
B. getting up
C. getting on
D. going off
Question 23: Could you ____ the postman? I’m excepting a letter.
A. get on with
B. catch up with
C. look out for
D. go out with
Question 24: The crowds ____ riot through the city.
A. incited
B. caused
C. ran
D. went
Question 25: Could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes ____ for at least twenty minutes.
A. are boiling
B. boiling
C. were boiling
D. have been boiling
Question 26: Marry never comes here now. We only see her once in a ____ moon.
A. white
B. blue
C. gold
D. yellow
Question 27: Between the California Coast Range and the Sierra Nevada ____.
A. great Central Valley
B. the great Central Valley
C. being the great Central Valley
D. lies the great Central Valley
Question 28: Knowing several ____ helpful if you work for an international corporation.
A. languages are
B. language is
C. languages is
D. language are
Question 29: The chairman’s announcement was followed by a ____ debate.
A. warm
B. heated
C. hot
D. boiling
Question 30: I didn’t know which ____ of soap powder you used, so I just bought the supermarket’s own.
A. mark
B. brand
C. label
D. make
Question 31: I know the meeting will be on ____ in June, but I don’t know the exact date yet.
A. a Sunday
B. Sundays
C. Sunday
D. the Sundays
Question 32: As I won’t be at home tonight, I ____ my homework during my lunch break.
A. have to do
B. must do
C. can do
D. might do
Question 33: “Thank you for your lovely present.”
- “____”
A. It was the least we could do.
B. No worry. A present is coming.
C. Yes, it’s really a lovely present.
D. Why do you have to say so?
Question 34: Australia has worked in ____ with ASEAN for over 30 years to build economic cooperation and
prosperity in the region.
A. relationship
B. membership
C. ownership
D. partnership
Question 35: - “I am supposed to catch the afternoon train.”
- “____”
A. Then you should leave now, shouldn’t you?
B. Let’s leave now.
C. Why don’t we leave now?
D. Hurry up!
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that best fits
each of the numbered blanks.
It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says “please” and “thank you” in the right
places is (46)____ miracle of science, but recognizing the words that make up normal, continuous human speech
is another (47)____.
Not until now have computers been programmed to (48)____ to a range of spoken commands. Until
recently it was thought that computers would have to be programmed to the accent and speech habits of each
user, and only then would be able to respond (49)____ to their master’s or mistress’s voice. Now rapid progress
is being made (50)____ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of the 1980s, was claimed to (51)____ a spoken
vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed
guesses as to (52)____ is a likely sentence. The system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules,
but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence. On the (53)____ of this information, the
machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another.
Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (54)____ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer
been able to match a human’s ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (55)____ identifying all objects
in it.
(From “Heinle & Heinle TOEFL Test Assistant. Grammar” by Milada Broukal)
Question 46: A. no
B. not
C. nothing
D. none
Question 47: A. problem
B. topic
C. matter
D. theme
Question 48: A. talk
B. answer
C. communicate
D. react
Question 49: A. truly
B. completely
C. accurately
D. right
Question 50: A. with
B. for
C. within
D. as
Question 51: A. know
B. recognize
C. master
D. realize
Question 52: A. which
B. what
C. how
D. that
Question 53: A. foundation
B. principle
C. ground
D. basis
Question 54: A. visual
B. noticeable
C. seen
D. visible
Question 55: A. from
B. by
C. of
D. without
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following
questions.
Question 66: The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the Earth.
A
B
C
D
Question 67: Window treatment, furniture arrangement and color combine all contribute to the overall
A
B
C
impression of a room.
D
Question 68: Please remain in your assign seats until the instruction dismisses the class.
A
B
C
D
Question 69: Cosmic distance is measured on light-years.
A
B
C
D
Question 70: No longer is scientific discovery a matter of one person alone working.
A
B
C
D
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given in
each of the following questions.
Question 71: Friendly though he may seem, he’s not to be trusted.
A. He’s too friendly to be trusted.
B. However he seems friendly, he’s not to be trusted.
C. He may have friends, but he’s not to be trusted.
D. However friendly he seems, he’s not to be trusted.
Question 72: “You’re always making terrible mistakes”, said the teacher.
A. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
B. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
Question 73: When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.
A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.
B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.
C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.
D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.
Question 74: The sooner we solve this problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
A. It would be better for all concerned if we can solve this problem soon.
B. If all concerned are better, we can solve this problem soon.
C. If we could solve this problem soon, it would be better for all concerned.
D. If we can solve this problem soon, it will be better for all concerned.
Question 75: He decided to repair the thing himself and not to take it back to the shop.
A. He decided to have the thing repaired and take it back to the shop.
B. He took the thing back to the shop because he wanted to have it repaired.
C. He decided to repair the thing himself as he couldn’t take it back to the shop.
D. Rather than take it back to the shop, he decided to repair the thing himself.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines the pair of sentences given in each
of the following questions.
Question 76: The jacket is a little too loose. You’d better ask your tailor to take in it.
A. Your tailor is asked to take your jacket in a little.
B. You’d better have the jacket taken in as it is too loose.
C. The jacket is lost as you didn’t ask your tailor to take it in.
D. The jacket is little because you asked your tailor to take it in.
Question 77: There is an important difference between humans and apes. Apes walk on four legs.
A. There is an important difference between humans and chimpanzees that walk on four legs.
B. There are important differences between humans and chimpanzees that walk on four legs.
C. Chimpanzees walk on four legs, so they are importantly different from humans.
D. An important difference between humans and chimpanzees is that chimpanzees walk on four legs.
Question 78: Mathematics improves the way humans think. It is a basic tool of thinking.
A. As mathematics improves the way humans think, it is a basic tool of thinking.
B. A basic tool of thinking, mathematics is thought to improve our way.
C. Though a basic tool of thinking, mathematics improve the way humans think.
D. Mathematics improves the way humans think so as to become a basic tool of thinking.
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Question 79: “Make good use of your money. You won’t get such an opportunity again.”
A. He offered me such an opportunity so that I could make good use of my money.
B. He ordered me to make use of my money saying that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
C. He advised me to make good use of my money as I wouldn’t get such an opportunity again.
D. He let me make use of my money, knowing that I wouldn’t get an opportunity again.
Question 80: Sequoyah came up with an alphabet. Because of this, all the different tribes could read a shared
language.
A. Sequoyah came up with an alphabet whereby all the different tribes could read a shared language.
B. Sequoyah came up with an alphabet because all the different tribes could read a shared language.
C. All the different tribes could read a shared language that Sequoyah came up with.
D. All the different tribes could read a shared language which belonged to Sequoyah.
ĐÁP ÁN:
1. B
11. D
21. A
31. A
41. A
51. B
61. C
71. A
2. B
12. A
22. C
32. A
42. D
52. B
62. D
72. C
3. C
13. A
23. C
33. A
43. A
53. D
63. C
73. B
4. B
14. B
24. C
34. D
44. D
54. A
64. A
74. D
5. B
15. B
25. D
35. A
45. C
55. B
65. D
75. D
6. C
16. D
26. B
36. D
46. A
56.C
66. D
76. B
7. D
17. C
27. D
37. A
47. C
57. D
67. B
77. D
8. A
18. A
28. C
38. B
48. D
58. B
68. B
78. A
9. A
19. B
29. B
39. C
49. C
59. B
69. C
79. C
10. C
20. A
30. B
40. B
50. A
60. A
70. D
80. A