HOMEWORK 3-4

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.
Question 1: A. knowledge B. careful C. arrive D. happen
Question 2: A. solidarity B. determination C. organization D. consideration
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.
Question 3: A. farm B. stayed C. garden D. harm
Question 4: A. achieved B. wanted C. required D. replied
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 5: You made a mistake by telling her a lie. It _____ better if you _____ to her.
A. would have been / hadn't lied B. would be / didn't lie
C. will be / don't lie D. would be / hadn't lied
Question 6: He _____ to the cinema yesterday evening.
A. has gone B. goes C. went D. had gone
Question 7: He advised them _____ in class.
A. don’t talk B. to not talk C. not to talk D. to talk not
Question 8: This is_____ most beautiful song I’ve ever listen to.
A. Ø B. an C. a D. the
Question 9: My sister is very fond _____ eating chocolate candy.
A. about B. of C. at D. with
Question 10: The young man ______ after the court was found innocent of all the charges
against him. MĐQH
A. released B. to be released C. releasing D. to release
P2…., S-V
Once/when P2…, S-V
N + P2……
Question 11: Dinner _____ over, they returned home.
A. being B. be C. is D. was
Question 12: _______other workers’ constant objection, the director dismissed the workers.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
Question 13: Women should be paid as _____ as men.
A. equal B. equality C. equally D. equalize
Question 14: With strong support of the viewers, the home team was playing in high _____
A. unions B. spirits C. developments D. participants
Question 15: My mother takes the _____ for teaching us to study in the evening so that our
homework has been finished before bedtime.
A. job B. work C. responsibility D. role
Question 16: Shall we _____ hands to make the earth a better place to live in.
A. take B. join C. shake D. hold
Question 17: Do you know the man in red _____ towards your sister?
A. came B. comes C. to come D. coming
MĐQH chủ động
Question 18: Although she arrived_____ ,we made her welcome just the same.
A. expected B. unexpectedly C. unexpected D. expectedly
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
Question 19: How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?
A. participated B. performed C. succeeded D. hosted
Question 20: There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest
was poor.
A. famine B. flood C. epidemic D. drought (hạn
hán)
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
Question 21: "That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about"
A. behaving cleverly B. good behavior C. behaving nice D. behaving
improperly
Question 22: When he passes the entrance exam, his parents will be walking on the air.
A. extremely happy B. feeling extremely unhappy
C. feeling extremely airy D. extremely light
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes
each of the following exchanges.
Question 23: - “Shall we join the Green Summer Camp after the semester finishes?” -
“________”
A. That’s a great idea! B. They’re very good! C. Not at all! D. No, let’s!
Question 24: Sue: “I love pop music.” – Alice: “____________.”
A. I do, too B.No, I won’t C.Yes, I like it D. Neither do I
he 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 from 25 to 29
Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. ___ (25)____
human
activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world ___ (26)____ on
consuming
two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive
we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and
prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is ___ (27)____ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable
resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover ___ (28)____. We
discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result,
the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human
numbers and consumption are ___ (29)____ increasingly heavy demands on it.
Question 25: A. Although B. Still C. Yet D. Despite
Question 26: A. continues B. carries C. follows D. repeats
Question 27: A. sooner B. neither C. rather D. either
Question 28: A. greatly B. utterly C. completely D. quite
Question 29: A. making B. doing C. taking D. having
Make demand = demand
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 from 30 to 34
The Singapore Science Centre is located on a six-hectare site in Jurong. At the centre, we can
discover the wonders of science and technology in a fun way. Clap your hands and colorful bulbs
will light up. Start a wheel spinning and it will set off a fan churning. It is a place to answer our
curiosity and capture our imagination.
The centre features over four hundred exhibits covering topics like solar radiation,
communication, electronics, mathematics, nuclear energy and evolution. It aims to arouse (gợi
lên, đánh thức )interest in science and technology among us and the general public. The centre
is the first science one to be established in South East Asia. It was opened in 1977 and it now
receives an average of one thousand, two hundred visitors a day. The exhibits can be found in
four exhibition galleries. They are the Lobby, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences and Aviation.
These exhibits are renewed annually so as to encourage visitors to make return visits to the
centre.
Instead of the usual “Hands off” notices found in exhibition halls, visitors are invited to touch
and feel the exhibits, push the buttons, turn the cranks or pedals. This is an interesting way to
learn science even if you hate the subject. A Discovery Centre was built for children between
the ages of three and twelve. This new exhibition gallery was completed in 1985. Lately this
year a stone-age exhibit was built. It shows us about the animals and people which were extinct.
Question 30: What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Singapore Science Centre B. Science Centre C. Discovery Centre D. Physical Sciences
Question 31: The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to ________ .
A. the centre B. the general public C. evolution D. solar radiation
Question 32: According to the paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT true about the
Singapore ScienceCentre?
A. Visitors are encouraged to return to the centre. B. The centre was not opened until 1977.
C. The exhibits in the centre cover a wide range of topics.
D. The centre is the first one established in the world.
Question 33: It is stated in paragraph 2 that __________.
A. the science centre makes people interested in science and technology
B. only students can visit the science centre
C. visitors don’t want to come back to the science centre
D. there are only several exhibits in the science centre
Question 34: The author mentions all of the following in the passage EXCEPT_________.
A. The exhibits are renewed every year. B. The centre is located in Jurong
C. There are four exhibition galleries in the centre. D. The centre is the biggest in Asia.
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 from 35 to 42.
Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of
payments. Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up
the groceries, take place every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-
screen device. And predictions in the world of finance reckon that payments using mobile
phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the very near future.
- Reckon = estimate: ước tính
What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of
cash, but more so. It takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no
change is required, errors in counting are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the
retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money. Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in
computers, TVs and games consoles means that films, music and games can be paid for easily
without having to input credit card details. And what about the future of the banks? Within their
grip on the market, banks and credit-card firms want to be in a position to collect most of the
fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new system could prove
to be a "disruptive technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few coffees,
a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not
appear on their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having
spent fortunes on branding, credit -card companies and banks do not want to see other payment
systems gaining popularity. It's too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how
much. However, quite a few American bankers are optimistic. They feel there is reason to be
suspicious of those who predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past. They point out
that Internet banking did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted.
On the contrary, more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, whether we'll become a
totally cash-free society remains open to contention.
Question 35: What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Predictions of future payment methods. B. The increasing popularity of new payment
methods.
C. The absence of traditional payment methods. D. Japan's advanced forms of payment.
Question 36: Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph?
A. to exemplify the e-cash system B. to praise the e-cash system
C. to criticize the e-cash system D. to inform the e-cash system
- exemplify: lấy ví dụ cho, minh họa
Question 37: Which of the following is NOT true about the strong point of e-cash?
A. reduced cost B. no fraud (gian lận) C. fewer mistakes D. faster speed
Question 38: The word "embedded” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to
________.
A. isolated B. manufactured C. generated D. integrated
(gắn)
Question 39: The word "grip" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A. power B. success C. wealth D. range of
branches
Question 40: The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate
___.
A. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies B. a possible drawback of the
system
C. the modern technology of the e-cash system D. the transferability of the system
- drawback = disadvantage = shortcoming : nhược điểm, bất lợi
Question 41: The word "their” in the third paragraph refers to ________.
A. credit cards B. high-street hanks C. American bankers D. Internet banking
Question 42: How does the writer seem to feel about the future of banks?
A. neutral B. optimistic C. uncertain D. pessimistic
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.
Question 43: Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the contest.is
A B C D
Question 44: Stayed strong, family members have to be engaged in each other’s lives. To stay
A B C D
Question 45: There are dangerous times in a marriage, especially when the wife can come to
feel such overburdened that she decides to end the relationship. So + adj/adv

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.
Question 46: Your coffee is not as good as mine.
A. Mine is better than yours. B. My coffee is more good than yours.
C. My coffee is better than your. D. My coffee is better than yours.
Question 47: “You're always making terrible mistakes", said the teacher.
A. The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes
B. The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
C. The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.
D. The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes
Question 48: It was a mistake of you to lose your passport.
A. You shouldn't have lost your passport. B. There must be a mistake in your
passport.
C. You needn't have brought your passport. D. Your passport must be lost.
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.
Question 49: He drew from the bag a watch. It had been given for his birthday.
A. He drew from the bag a watch had been given for his birthday.
B. He drew from the bag a watch that was given for his birthday.
C. He drew from the bag a watch which had given for his birthday.
D. He drew from the bag a watch which had been given for his birthday.
Question 50: It isn't just that the level of education of this school is high. It's that it's also been
consistent for years.
A. It isn't fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for
many years now.
B. The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the same
C. The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight
variations from year to year.
D. Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those
standards over the years.

- Consistent: phù hợp