ĐỀ SỐ 15 - KEY

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D 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. benefit B. symbolise C. opponent D. atmosphere
Question 2: A. competitive B. individual C. relationship D. psychologist

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 3: A. wisdom B. client C. examine D. brilliant
Question 4: A. thesaurus B. conserve C. versatile D. observe

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 5: These days people who do manual work often receive ______ than clerks who work in
offices.
A. farther a lot of money B. further a great deal of money
C. more a lot of money D. far more money
Question 6: The population of the earth is increasing at a tremendous rate and ______ out of control.
A. why it will be B. are soon going to be
C. they have become D. soon will be
Question 7: It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver ______ in the accident.
A. are injured B. were injured C. was injured D. have been injured
Question 8: I have just finished a book about a piano player ______ sole ambition in life was to perform
for the pope.
A. whose B. that C. whom D. who’s
Question 9: If my sister weren’t working for an accounting firm, she ______ in a bank.
A. work B. will work C. have worked D. would be working
Question 10: ______ John brings the money for our lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria.
A. Since B. As soon as C. Now that D. Until
Question 11: I would rather you ______ her about the situation. Now she’s very worried.
A. no told B. not have told C. didn’t tell D. hadn’t told
Question 12: Florida’s sandy beaches and warm weather have ______ visitors to the state for many
years.
A. attracted B. promoted C. bewitched D. forced
Question 13: Looking like a ghost town, it was hard to believe the ______ motel once had a lot of guests.
A. alone B. disused C. vacant D. absent
Question 14: Since health and nutrition message has been given to the mothers, the ______ rate of new
born decreases.
A. growth B. distribution C. production D. fatality
Question 15: It was concluded that good schools can, and do, exert an important protective effect against
______ disturbance.
A. behaviour B. behavioural C. behaviourist D. behaviourism
Question 16: If you say that someone is as cool as a ______, you are emphasizing that they are very calm
and relaxed, especially when you would not expect them to be.
A. cucumber B. carrot C. cabbage D. celery
Question 17: He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact ______ other people.
A. for B. about C. among D. with
Question 18: You can never ______ him to get the job done, he is a very lazy man who never does his
part.
A. count on B. look for C. go about D. turn up

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Question 19: Mt. Everest, ______, is in the Himalayas.
A. that is the highest mountain in the world B. is the highest mountain in the world
C. the highest mountain in the world D. the highest mountain in the world which is

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 20: Some animals are useful to man as they supply food like milk and meat for him.
A. contribute B. allocate C. provide D. distribute
Question 21: The elderly lady stared in wonder at the colourful piece of fragile crystal that was placed
on the table.
A. amazement B. anxiety C. curiosity D. eagerness

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s)
in each of the following questions.
Question 22: If you look through the telescope, you’ll see that the moon is just a sphere of fertile land,
and there’s no sign of any man in it.
A. hollow B. barren C. coarse D. sterile
Question 23: Each host was sent an invitation to let them know what time to arrive at the party.
A. comrade B. friend C. colleague D. guest

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the option that best completes each of the following
exchanges.
Question 24: - “Hey! That car just ran a red light and hit that truck!” - “______”
A. You have to be so careful when you’re driving.
B. What did they say?
C. Is anyone hurt?
D. Good, they’re here. I hope the man is OK.
Question 25: - “How did your physics exam go?” - “______”
A. Not bad. I’m glad it’s over! B. Thanks for helping me with it!
C. Oh, it went to a different way. D. No problem. I already forgot it.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase
that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.
Last year in San Francisco, a leading lithium company unveiled its latest technology at a press
conference. It announced that it would deliver a new (26) ______ of lithium batteries with unprecedented
power, safety and lifespan as compared to the conventional ones. The spokesperson said that the batteries
were already in production as he spoke.
Further details were then given during the announcement. The new lithium batteries would be able
to pack (27) ______ to seven times the power density of current rechargeable, high power batteries.
Furthermore, the new batteries could be recharged to 99% of their capacity in just five minutes. Their
lifespan was ten times longer than the (28) ______ batteries in the market.
Unlike conventional lithium batteries, the new batteries would use new thermally stable, non-
combustible active materials. This made them safer and also (29) ______ cost. In addition, the company
stressed that they were using an environmentally friendly chemistry to produce the batteries.
The spokesperson took the opportunity to reveal that its company was also working on a range of
high-energy products (30) ______ notebooks and mobile phones. This line of products would be
introduced the following year.
(Conquer Cloze Workbook 6 – Tilaka & Chua – SAP)
Question 26: A. family B. generation C. substance D. exploration

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Question 27: A. up B. over C. with D. in
Question 28: A. operating B. challenging C. purchasing D. existing
Question 29: A. reduced B. multiplied C. increased D. composed
Question 30: A. such B. as C. like D. so

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 31 to 35.
From far out in space, Earth looks like a blue ball. Since water covers three-fourths of the Earth’s
surface, blue is the color we see most. The continents look brown, like small islands floating in the huge,
blue sea. White clouds wrap around the Earth like a light blanket. The Earth is shaped like a sphere, or a
ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a year to walk around the whole planet. A
spaceship can fly around the widest part of the sphere in only 90 minutes.
Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special
suits. The Moon has no air or water. Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on
the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They brought back Moon rocks,
which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists
believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.
The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The Sun looks very big
because it is so close. But the Sun is just a medium-sized star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger
than our Sun. The burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm the Earth from 93 million miles
away! Even though the Sun is always glowing, the night here on Earth is dark. That’s because the Earth
rotates, or turns around, every 24 hours. During the day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light.
During the night, the Earth turns away from the Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space.
(http://www.pearsonlongman.com)

Question 31: Why is blue the color we see most when looking at Earth from outer space?
A. Because most of the Earth is covered in land.
B. Because the Sun’s rays make the Earth look blue.
C. Because most of the Earth is covered in water.
D. Because clouds wrap around the Earth.
Question 32: Why did the astronauts bring rocks back from the Moon?
A. Because they didn’t know if they would return to the Moon ever again.
B. Because they wanted to prove that they went to the Moon.
C. Because they wanted to remember how the Moon looked.
D. Because they wanted to study them and learn more about the Moon.
Question 33: What causes daylight on Earth?
A. The full Moon causes daylight.
B. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing away from the Sun.
C. The heat of the Sun’s rays causes daylight.
D. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing toward the Sun.
Question 34: Which of the following sentences BEST describes the Sun?
A. The Sun looks small because it is so far from Earth.
B. The Sun is a ball of burning gases that gives the Earth heat and light.
C. The Sun is a small star.
D. The Sun is not as hot as it looks.
Question 35: What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Plants and animals can’t live on the Moon.
B. Without the Sun we would have no heat or light.
C. We know a lot about the Earth, Moon, and Sun, but there is still more to learn.

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 D. From outer space, the Earth looks tiny, even though it is thousands of miles around.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of
the questions from 36 to 42.
The Indian word nimba means a tree which provides good health. According to Hindu custom, on
the Hindu New Year’s Day, it is a custom to eat a few tender nimba leaves.
The nimba is also known as the neem tree. It has been grown in India for centuries. The neem is
an extremely useful tree with small leaves, sweet-smelling flowers and small fruit. It is a fast grower, acts
as a windbreak, is resistant to insects and needs little water. It will grow in salty soil and is long living.
That is why in a country like Oman, one of the Arab nations, the neem has been widely planted.
Oman is dry and hot. Neem trees line roadways. They add greenery to parks in a land where greenery is
not common.
Although the neem tree is deciduous, it doesn’t lose all its leaves at once. It allows a glow of gold
to affect some of the leaves and renews its foliage slowly as summer approaches.
Experiments in Oman have shown that on blistering hot days the temperature under the neem tree
can be up to eight degrees lower.
In India, few villages are without a neem tree. It is more or less a backyard chemist shop. Much of
the folk medicine has been supported by scientific discoveries: 135 chemical compounds have been
isolated. One chemical is an insect repellent, while others stop swelling, fight tuberculosis, or reduce pain.
It can be a gargle for sore throats and is used in the treatment of diabetes, leprosy and malaria. Scientists
are investigating claims that the tree is an air purifier. Boiled leaves provide a treatment for skin
infections. The small, knobbly nuts provide oil for the treatment of head lice.
Many Indians make and eat neem leaf chutney for good health. It seems the neem tree can cure
almost any complaint.
Farmers use the trees as a pesticide and to protect their crops from fungus and insect disease.
Termites avoid the tree. It is no wonder it is called “the world in a tree”.
(https://natureneem.com/en/wonders-of-neem)

Question 36: Which word best describes the neem tree?

A. fragile B. sacred C. delicate D. hardy
Question 37: What is a feature of the neem tree on very hot days?
A. Its leaves drop off. B. It provides cooling shade.
C. Its fruit ripens. D. Its leaves change from green to gold.
Question 38: Why is the neem tree particularly important in Oman and India?
A. Both countries have a lot of diseases. B. It can survive in long, hot, dry summers.
C. The leaves can be made into chutney. D. The nuts provide a valuable oil.
Question 39: The neem tree is described as deciduous (paragraph 4). This means it ______.
A. provides delicious fruit B. is an important shade tree
C. can be used to treat health complaints D. loses its leaves
Question 40: The neem tree is most useful ______.
A. as an ornamental garden tree B. for its shape in parks and along roads
C. as a tree for maintaining health D. for its plentiful supply of fruit
Question 41: Farmers use the neem tree especially ______.
A. as protection for their crops B. for firewood
C. to make a throat gargle D. as fodder for their farm animals
Question 42: Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Hindu people eat nimba leaves on their New Year’s Day.
B. Neem trees are planted in many villages of India.
C. The neem tree has one chemical that can reduce pain.
D. Indian farmers use pesticides to protect their neem trees.

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions.
Question 43: Bill didn’t study maths at university, but sometimes he talks about it as if he has been an
expert on the subject.
A. didn’t study B. at university C. talks about D. has been
Question 44: The salad tasted so well that my brother returned to the salad bar for another helping.
A. so well B. returned to C. salad bar for D. another helping
Question 45: I showed my brother the picture of the bicycle I’m going to buy it as soon as I save enough
money.
A. showed B. of C. buy it D. soon

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following
questions.
Question 46: He advised me to take part in the contest the next day.
A. “You’d better take part in the contest tomorrow,” he said.
B. “You ought to take part in the contest the following day,” he said.
C. “If I am you, I will take part in the contest tomorrow,” said he.
D. “Why won’t you take part in the contest next day?” said he.
Question 47: It was a mistake for the company to install the new computer system.
A. The new computer system has to be installed for the company.
B. The company mustn’t be installed the new computer system.
C. The new computer system had to be installed in the company.
D. The company should not have installed the new computer system.
Question 48: Unless you promise to get back in time for lunch, you can’t borrow the scooter.
A. If you didn’t promise to get back in time for lunch, you couldn’t borrow the scooter.
B. You can borrow the scooter as long as you promise to be back in time for lunch.
C. Until you can borrow the scooter, you will promise to get back in time for lunch.
D. You didn’t promise to be back in time for lunch, so you could borrow the scooter.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the
following questions.
Question 49: They live very far from the city centre. They have to take a bus to go shopping.
A. They don’t live far from the city centre enough to take a bus to go shopping.
B. They live too far from the city centre to take a bus to go shopping.
C. They live far from the city centre, but they rarely have to take a bus to go shopping.
D. They live so far from the city centre that they have to take a bus to go shopping.
Question 50: The policemen fined him. They withdrew his driving licence.
A. Although the policemen fined him, they didn’t withdraw his driving licence.
B. The policemen not only fined him, but also withdrew his driving licence.
C. The policemen neither fined him, nor did they withdraw his driving licence.
D. The policemen fined him, but they never withdrew his driving licence.