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 31 to 35.
If cartoons are anything to go by, then the attitude of the British towards the family, and of British men towards the (31) ________ sex, has not changed much recently, despite attempts to shame people into admitting their prejudices. The mother-in-law, frequently of horrific (32) _______ and usually either about to visit, or being somehow driven from the house is still a favorite butt of this kind of humor. Marriage itself has been reduced to the skinny male, dominated by a massive female who habitually lies in wait with the rolling pin behind the door for the return of her drunken spouse. Children are rarely shown other than as screaming infants, or else as ill-favoured urchins who (33) _____ all their time being objectionable or asking for money. The old are simply (34) _____ as comic characters. The problem is, how do such cartoons relate to the way people truly see each other? Does a joke always contain some grain of truth, however much we may dislike to admit it? In other words, is life really a series of mother-in-law jokes? Or do jokes have a life of their own, with a (35) _______ of stereotypes we can recognize, like the Englishman with his umbrella and bowler hat, or the Frenchman with his striped jumper and beret?
Question 33
A waste
B. spend
C. take
D. pass
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Đáp án B
Giải thích:
waste: (v) lãng phí
Về ngữ pháp thì waste time doing something không sai, nhưng trong trường hợp này, “lũ trẻ lãng phí thời gian” thì không hợp nghĩa bằng spend
spend: (v) dành, tiêu tốn
spend time/ money doing something: dành thời gian/ tiền bạc làm gì
spend time/money on something: dành thời gian/ tiền bạc cho việc gì
take: tốn
take time to do something: tốn thời gian làm gì
Trong câu này, đằng sau V ở dạng V_ing (being và asking) nên ta không dùng take.
pass: (v) trôi qua
time pass: thời gian trôi qua (không hợp nghĩa)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the finderlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 6: Not until I was on my way to the airport that I realized I had left my passport at home.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 9: For the first time in 70 years, ______ aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and inflammation.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 27: Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions
Question 3
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the finderlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 7: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 11: Inexperienced _______ , she can know the way of operating that system.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 13: I succeeded in my job through sheer hard ________.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Mr. Brown is a very generous old man. He has given most of his wealth to a charity organization.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the finderlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5: Since erecting in 1886, the Statue of Liberty has served as a symbol of freedom.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word/phrases SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 23: Every time he opens his mouth, he immediately regrets what he said. He is always putting his foot in his mouth.
Markthe letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.
Markthe letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 30: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sales.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 26: Isn’t there an alternative way of reaching the city centre?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 14: We're very busy this week. Can you work ___________?
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.
Life expectancy is the period of time that a person can expect to live. Life expectancy varies greatly between genders and cultures. It used to be that women had a lower life expectancy than men (1 in every 4 women died in childbirth), but now they live an average of four to five years longer than men. Life expectancy has been increasing rapidly over the last centuries. With the advent of such modern miracles as sewers, medicine and a greater understanding of how diseases are spread, our life expectancy has increased by 25-30 years.
In developing countries like Swaziland, where there is a high HIV/ AIDS rate, life expectancy is as low as 32.6 years. In developed countries like Australia, life expectancy rates are as high as 81 years. There are an increasing number of factors which can cancel out the disadvantages you have. The one that we are looking at now is how your career can affect your life expectancy. Choosing the wrong career can result in a shorter life!
If you want your career to positively influence your life expectancy, you have to be made of money. That's right. Rich people in wealthy areas of England and France live 10 years longer than the people in poorer areas. Having a successful career has its drawbacks, too if the result of hard work is stress.
Stress can lead to a number of psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, tension and aggression. These conditions may result in a lack of concentration and an increase in serious injuries at work. They can also lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks which seriously affect life expectancy.
If you are worried that your job might decrease your life expectancy, you probably need to avoid careers on "dangerous jobs" list such as timber cutters, pilots, construction workers, roofer, truck drivers.
So if you don't want to kick the bucket at an early age, choose a career in something other than timber cutting, but above all, remember to relax.
From Pre-Essence Reading by Rachel Lee, Longman
Question 40: The word "They" in bold in paragraph 1 refers to _________.
