2020 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm tuyển sinh Cao đẳng - Đại học 2008 – Môn Tiếng Anh

Câu 1.
The teacher spent an hour ________ the new lesson.
A. explain	B. to explain	C. explaining	D. explained
Câu 2.
He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser.
A. had tried	B. was trying	C. tried D. had been trying
Câu 3.
If he ________ for the revision session, he might have no difficulty doing the test
right now.
A. had come	B. came C. was to come D. had to come
Câu 4.
He is interested ________ his present job.
A. of	B. with	C. for	D. in
Câu 5.
Hung doesn"t take his matters ________ good consideration.
A. for	B. about 	C. into	D. of
Câu 6.
Conservation is ________ great importance ________ in saving the environment.
A. in	B. of	C. at	D. for
Câu 7.
The custom was born because the practice was spread ________ the nation.
A. of	B. out of	C. throughout	 D. at
Câu 8.
Women are now independent ________ men.
A. of	B. on	C. against	D. at
Câu 9.
________ test was given, our class leader managed to get good marks.
A. Whenever	B. Whatever	C. However	D. Wherever
Câu 10.
Steven Spielberg, ________ career excelled in the film industry, is one of the
leading figures in Hollywood.
A. that	B. whose	C. whom	D. who
Câu 11.
They couldn"t finish it ________ there was no adequate support.
A. because	B. because of C. why	D. so long
Câu 12.
The appropriate attitude makes ________ to socialize among strangers.
A. its possible	B. possible it
C. it possible	D. it possibly
Câu 13.
The students in this class, ________ are from the provinces, are having trouble
finding decent accommodation.
A. most of whom	B. many of that
C. almost of whom	D. all whom
Câu 14.
________ you didn"t do the washing-up?
A. How fast	B. How come C. How long	D. How soon
Câu 15.
Everyone in our class ________ his suggestion.
A. agrees with	B. agree to
C. agrees to	D. agree with
Câu 16.
One recent ________ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer.
A. achievements	B. achievement
C. achiever	D. achieved
Câu 17.
You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the ________
of wildlife.
A. extinct	B. extinctive	C. extinctions	 D. extinction
Câu 18.
There are many addresses of the _________ sites included in this book.
A. historical	B. historic	C. historian	D. history
Câu 19.
He was finally _________ in his final attempt.
A. successful	B. successive
C. unsuccessful	D. success
Câu 20.
He is boasting; what he is saying is just a(n) _________.
A. statement	B. understatement
C. overstatement	D. restatement
Câu 21.
Why don"t you put a better lock on the door?" said John.
A. John suggested to put a better lock on the door.
B. John asked why not putting a better lock on the door.
C. John suggested putting a better lock on the door.
D. John made us put a better lock on the door.
Câu 22.
Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
A. Despite his legs to be broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
B. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before exploding.
C. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
D. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before it exploded.
Câu 23.
I haven"t eaten this kind of food before.
A. This is the first time I"ve eaten this kind of food.
B. I haven"t eaten this kind of food already.
C. This is the first kind of food I have eaten.
D. Even before I have not eaten this kind of food.
Câu 24.
After fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen succeeded in putting it out.
A. The firemen managed in vain to put the fire out after a 12-hour fight.
B. Fighting the fire for 12 hours, the firemen were able to put it out.
C. The firemen wasted 12 hours putting the fire out.
D. Fighting the fire for 12 hours, the fire was put out.
Câu 25.
The architect has drawn plans for an extension to the house.
A. Plans have been drawn for an extension to the house by the architect.
B. The house has had its plans for an extension drawn by the architect.
C. Plans for an extension to the house have been drawn by the architect.
D. The architect has had the plans drawn for an extension to the house.
Câu 26.
I don"t have enough money with me now; otherwise I would buy that coat.
A. If I didn"t have enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
B. If I had enough money with me now, I would buy that coat.
C. If I had enough money with me now, I wouldn"t buy that coat.
D. If I didn"t have enough money now, I wouldn"t buy that coat.
Câu 27.
That expression on his face has some meaning.
A. That expression on his face is meaningless.
B. That expression on his face means.
C. That expression on his face is mean.
D. That expression on his face is meaningful.
Câu 28.
She is too weak; she can"t sit up and talk to you.
A. If she weren"t too weak, she could sit up and talk to you.
B. If she hadn"t been too weak, she could sit up and talk to you.
C. If she isn"t too weak, she can sit up and talk to you.
D. If she wasn"t too weak, she can sit up and talk to you.
Câu 29.
Bad habits can do harm to our health.
A. Bad habits cannot be harmful to our health.
B. Bad habits can be harmful to our health.
C. Bad habits can be harmless to our health.
D. Bad habits can be harmful with our health.
Câu 30.
The scientists succeeded in finding a vaccine for that disease.
A. The scientists were able to find a vaccine for that disease.
B. The scientists were finding a vaccine for that disease.
C. The scientists should have found a vaccine for that disease.
D. The scientists couldn"t find a vaccine for that disease.
Câu 31.
how / take / do / homework? //
A. How much time does it usually take you doing your homework?
B. How long do you take for doing your homework?
C. How long does it usually take you to do your homework?
D. How is your homework done when you take it?
Câu 32.
if you / stay / late / tired / tomorrow //
A. If you are staying late, you can feel tired tomorrow.
B. If you stay up late, you will feel tired tomorrow.
C. If your stay is booked late, you will be tired tomorrow.
D. If you had stayed up late, you would be tired tomorrow.
Câu 33.
what / population / of / Ho Chi Minh City ?//
A. What population of Ho Chi Minh City is it?
B. What makes the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
C. What kind is it of the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
D. What is the population of Ho Chi Minh City?
Câu 34.
car / fast and comfortable / than / motorcycle //
A. Cars are faster and more comfortable than are motorcycles.
B. Cars are more fast and comfortable than motorcycles are.
C. Cars are faster and comfortable than motorcycles.
D. Cars are faster and more comfortable than riding motorcycles.
Câu 35.
I / finish / read / long novel / Arthur Hailey //
A. I finished to read a long novel of Arthur Hailey.
B. I"ve just finished reading a long novel written by Arthur Hailey.
C. I"ve finished reading the long Arthur Hailey"s novel.
D. I finished the reading long novel with Arthur Hailey.
Câu 36.
teacher"s hair / fall / forehead / it / almost hide / blue eyes //
A. The teacher"s hair falling over her forehead, it almost hides her blue eyes.
B. The teacher"s hair falls over her forehead, it almost hides her blue eyes.
C. The teacher"s hair falls over her forehead that it almost hides her blue
eyes.
D. The teacher"s hair is fallen over her forehead, and it almost hides her blue
eyes.
Câu 37.
we / celebrate / Mother"s Day / as / show / love / gratitude / mothers //
A. We celebrate Mother"s Day such as to show love and gratitude to our mothers.
B. We celebrate Mother"s Day so as to show the love and gratitude for our
mothers.
C. We celebrate Mother"s Day so as to show love and gratitude to our mothers.
D. We do the celebration Mother"s Day as well as show love gratitude to our
mothers.
Câu 38.
throw / thousands / tons / rubbish / forest / year //
A. People throw some thousands tons of rubbish into the forest every year.
B. People throw thousands of tons of rubbish into the forest every year.
C. Throwing thousands of tons of rubbish is into the forest every year.
D. People throwing thousands of tons of rubbishes into the forest every year.
Câu 39.
English / speak / almost / part / the world //
A. English is spoken in almost every part of the world.
B. English is spoken in almost parts of the world.
C. English is speaking in almost all parts of the world.
D. Almost every part in the world is spoken with English.
Câu 40.
laser / be / great use / many science, / especially / medicine //
A. Lasers are in great use, according to many scientists, especially in medicine.
B. The great use of lasers is in medicine, especially for many sciences.
C. Lasers are the great use, and many sciences, especially medicine.
D. Lasers are of great use in many sciences, especially in medicine.
Câu 41.
The Magic Hat __________ at 12 a.m. every Saturday.
A. broadcast	B. broadcasts
C. is broadcasting	D. broadcasted
Câu 42.
Many young people are fond of ___________ football and other kinds of sports.
A. play	B. to play	C. playing	D. played
Câu 43.
The whistle signaled the end of the first half. The match will continue after half-
time and now AC Milan ___________ Juventus by 2 goals to nil.
A. led	B. is leading	C. has led	D. leads
Câu 44.
_________ any letters from him lately?
A. Do you receive	B. Have you received
C. Are you receiving	D. Had you received
Câu 45.
I _________ a meeting at the office this time tomorrow, so you can phone me
later in the evening.
A. have	B. have had	
C. will have had	D. will be having
Câu 46.
The moon __________ around the earth.
A. has moved	B. moves
C. is moving	D. will move
Câu 47.
She said she __________ that film years before.
A. saw	B. has seen	C. had seen	D. would see
Câu 48.
America, which is considered to be a new continent, is said _________ by Chris-
topher Columbus.
A. to discover	B. to have been discovered
C. to be discovered	D. being discovered
Câu 49.
They couldn"t help __________ when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
A. laughing	B. to laugh	C. laugh	D. laughed
Câu 50.
Your house needs __________.
A. redecorated	B. redecorating
C. being redecorated	D. to redecorate
Câu 51.
I remember _________ them to play in my garden.
A. to allow	B. allow	C. allowing	D. allowed
Câu 52.
It"s about time you _________ harder for the next exam.
A. work	B. are working 
C. worked	D. have worked
Câu 53.
Your eyes are red. _________, darling?
A. Are you cried	B. Do you cry
C. Will you cry	D. Have you been crying
Câu 54.
While my mother _________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was
March 8th yesterday.
A. watched	B. was watching
C. had watched	D. was watched
Câu 55.
The next train _________ at 7 p.m., so get ready now.
A. leaves	B. is leaving	C. will leave	D. has left
Câu 56.
I meant to get up early but I forgot _________ up my alarm clo ... . which	C. her	D. whose
Câu 345.
I wished I ______ on another diet.
A. could live	B. can live	C. will live	D. am living
Câu 346.
I don"t get much chance to go to the movies ______ when I"m on holiday.
A. only	B. but	C. except	D. as
Câu 347.
She told him ______ up late.
A. not to staying	B. that he not stayed
C. to stay not	D. not to stay
Câu 348.
There was a long pause. The seconds went ______ slowly.
A. by	B. away	C. on	D. in
Câu 349.
The road has just been ______ for better flows of traffic.
A. width	B. wide	C. widely	D. widened
Câu 350.
She wants to look ______ in her wedding reception.
A. natural	B. naturally	C. nature	D. natured
Câu 351.
Don"t talk about that in my brother"s ______.
A. present	B. presenter	C. presence	D. presentation
Câu 352.
I don"t care at all whether you stay or go.
A. It isn"t careful of you to stay or go.
B. Whether you stay or go is my concern.
C. It doesn"t matter much to me whether you stay or go.
D. I won"t take care of you whether you stay or go.
Câu 353.
You act as though you didn"t study this before.
A. You didn"t study this before coming here.
B. You don"t seem to have learnt this before.
C. Your reaction to this means you have studied before.
D. Before you act something, you should study this.
Câu 354.
Under no circumstances should you leave her alone.
A. Whatever happens, do not leave her alone.
B. Leave her alone if necessary.
C. Her loneliness is a circumstance you should take notice of.
D. In certain circumstance, leaving her alone is a must.
Câu 355.
I / not know / what / she /do / the moment //
A. I do not know what she is doing at the moment.
B. I do not know what she does on the moment.
C. I not know what is she doing at the moment.
D. I do not know what can she do at the moment.
Câu 356.
America / said / discover / 1498 / Columbus //
A. America said that Columbus was discovered in 1498.
B. America is said that it was discovered by Columbus in 1498.
C. America is said to have been discovered by Columbus in 1498.
D. America said that Columbus discovered it in 1498.
Câu 357.
We _____ him ten days ago.
A. see	B. saw	C. have seen	D. will see
Câu 358.
We _____ for him for 10 minutes.
A. wait	B. will have waited
C. have been waiting	D. waited
Câu 359.
He was _____ that we turned off the TV set immediately.
A. so bad singer	B. such bad singer
C. such bad a singer	D. so bad a singer
Câu 360.
It is wise _____ you to stay away from that crowd.
A. to	B. with	C. for	D. of
Câu 361.
He forced his wife _____ him the money.
A. to giving	B. that she gave
C. to give	D. give
Câu 362.
Suddenly, the bomb went _____, and it killed two men standing around there.
A. by	B. away	C. on	D. off
Câu 363.
She was out with some friends until late last night. She _____ have been the one
who stole the watch.
A. can"t	B. needn"t	C. wouldn"t	D. mustn"t
Câu 364.
We _____ him for months now.
A. don"t see	B. didn"t see	C. haven"t seen D. won"t see
Câu 365.
Between the two boys, Harry is the ______.
A. smarter of all	B. smarter
C. smartest	D. smartest of all
Câu 366.
The police are looked _____ by many.
A. up at	B. on to	C. up to	D. to upon
Câu 367.
The winner of the contest was given a(n) _____ for her excellent performance.
A. bonus	B. reward	C. fine	D. award
Câu 368.
So funnily _____ that all his friends laughed wildly.
A. he did sing	B. did he sing
C. he sang	D. was his song
Câu 369.
About fifty percent of all milk ______ from dairy cows is used to make cheese.
A. is obtained	B. will be obtained
C. obtained	D. when it is obtaining
Câu 370.
My father is not interested in tennis and ______.
A. I don"t, either	B. so don"t I	
C. neither do I	D. neither am I
Câu 371.
There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, ______?
A. aren"t there	B. aren"t they
C. are there	D. are they
Câu 372.
Not until 2001 ______ across the river.
A. the first bridge was built
B. the first building of a bridge was
C. built the first bridge
D. was the first bridge built
Câu 373.
His carelessness in doing tests ______ I am worried may lead to a failure.
A. about that	B. which
C. that	D. about which
Câu 374.
Scientific progress supplies us with ______.
A. convenient	B. conveniences
C. inconvenience	D. inconveniences
Câu 375.
She takes a great interest in ______ matters.
A. mystified	B. mysterious
C. mystery	D. mysteries
Câu 376.
He was _________ in his final attempt. What a pity for him!
A. successful	B. successive
C. unsuccessful	D. success
Câu 377.
Time goes ________ very slowly when we are waiting.
A. out	B. off	C. away	D. by
Câu 378.
The contents of ________ land consist of draining, irrigating, and pushing back
the sea.
A. farming	B. protecting	C. fertilizing	D. reclaiming
Câu 379.
It was for the dog"s own ________ that it wanted to go back toward the fire.
A. sake	B. benefit	C. advantage	D. shake
Câu 380.
Whenever we meet, she avoids ________ at me.
A. look	B. looking	
C. to look	D. being looked
Câu 381.
The teacher devoted himself ________ his students.
A. for	B. with	C. to	D. of
Câu 382.
The government is determined to ________ corruption and bribery.
A. make a stop with	B. put a stop to
C. make a stop to	D. put a stop with
Câu 383.
It is high time Tom ________ more attentive in class.
A. was	B. were	C. must be	D. has been
Câu 384.
A lot of information we need ________ in a minute chip in the computer.
A. stores	B. store	C. is stored	D. are stored
Câu 385.
The little girl wasted half an hour ________ for her picture book.
A. look	B. to look	C. looking	D. looked
Câu 386.
He found a watch when he ________ in the street.
A. had walked	B. was walking
C. walked	D. had been walking
Câu 387.
Hung doesn"t take good care ________ himself.
A. for	B. about	C. in	D. of
Câu 388.
Cameron, ________ directed "The Titanic", is one of the leading faces in Holly-
wood.
A. that	B. whose	C. whom	D. who
Câu 389.
Advertising makes ________ to sell more goods to more people.
A. its possible	B. possible it
C. it possible	D. it possibly
Câu 390.
They couldn"t finish it ________ the lack of support.
A. because	B. because of	 C. why	D. the reason
Câu 391.
Some students in this class are from HCMC, ________ from the provinces.
A. the others	B. another	C. the other	D. each other
Câu 392.
________ does it take you to do the washing?
A. How fast	B. What speed
C. How long	D. What time
Câu 393.
Neither the boy"s parents nor I ________ satisfied with his progress.
A. are	B. am	C. have	D. has
Câu 394.
You have to wear special clothes to work in the lab for the ________ of yourself.
A. protective	B. protector
C. protection	D. protectiveness
Câu 395.
There are many interesting _________ events included in this book.
A. historical	B. historically
C. historian	D. history
Câu 396.
The ________ will judge you on your quality and performance.
A. examining	B. examinees
C. examiners	D. examination
Câu 397.
We should take _______ of foreign investment to develop our national economy.
A. chance	B. opportunity C. advantage D. use
Câu 398.
When I met John, he ________ from his university already.
A. graduated	B. was graduating
C. had been graduating	D. had graduated
Câu 399.
He was looked ________ by others because of his poverty.
A. out for	B. up to 	C. down upon D. into
Câu 400.
Would you like tea or coffee?
 I"d _______ drink tea than coffee.
A. hate	B. prefer	C. rather	D. wish
Câu 401.
What do you think of Korean films?
________.
A. Yes, I do	B. I like them
C. No, I don"t	D. I think of them very much
Câu 402.
Practice ________ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking
skill.
A. to speak	B. speak	C. speaking D. for speaking
Câu 403.
When I was younger, I _______ to smoke or drink.
A. wasn"t used	B. didn"t used
C. never used	D. not used
Câu 404.
Your hair is long. Are you going to ________?
A. have it cut	B. have cut it
C. be cutting it	D. have it cutting
Câu 405.
Mary ________ lazy preparing her lesson last night.
A. should be	B. shouldn"t be
C. should have been	D. shouldn"t have been
Câu 406.
The boy forgot ________ the newspaper for his father on his way home.
A. buy	B. to buy	C. buying	D. bought
Câu 407.
Tommy is very keen ________ his next trip abroad.
A. on	B. with 	C. for 	D. about
Câu 408.
She lost her balance when she ________ to reach out for the balloon.
A. had tried	B. was trying	C. tried D. had been trying
Câu 409.
They always make a fuss ________ trivial matters.
A. for	B. over	C. into	D. of
Câu 410.
They are all at work doing some research ________ alternative sources of en-
ergy.
A. for	B. in	C. on	D. with
Câu 411.
The young teacher sometimes lets the class go ________ control.
A. in	B. out of	C. throughout	 D. under
Câu 412.
Students who are absent ________ too many classes will not be allowed to take
the exam.
A. in	B. on	C. from	D. at
Câu 413.
________ difficult a test is given, that brilliant pupil succeeds in getting good
scores.
A. Whenever	B. Whatever	C. However	D. Wherever
Câu 414.
We should be responsible for the _________ humans are doing to the environ-
ment.
A. destroy	B. destructive	
C. destruction 	D. destructibility
Câu 415.
It was an _________ trip that we had last week.
A. eventful	B. event	C. events	D. eventfully
Câu 416.
You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the _______ of
wildlife.
A. extinct	B. extinctive	C. extinctions	 D. extinction
Câu 417.
It was a long time ago when I saw a movie.
A. I spent a long time looking for a movie to see.
B. I have seen some movies so far.
C. I have seen a number of movies lately.
D. It is a long time since I saw a movie.
Câu 418.
It is a common misconception that cats can see things in color.	
A. Cats are believed to be able to see things in colors, but it is wrong.
B. People normally believe that cats can see things in color.
C. People say cats can"t see things in black and white.
D. That cats can see things in color is open to dispute.
Câu 419.
He is not flexible in his work; that is why he doesn"t have many friends.
A. Having almost no friends makes him inflexible in his work.
B. Such is his inflexibility in his work that he doesn"t have many friends.
C. Inflexibility in his work is not why he doesn"t have many friends.
D. He is not popular with many people although he is flexible in his work.
Câu 420.
She / not stand / kept / wait / such / long //
A. She can"t stand being kept waiting for such a long time.
B. She doesn"t stand keeping to wait for such a long time.
C. She can"t stand being kept to wait such a long time.
D. She doesn"t stand being kept waiting for such long.
Câu 421.
I / have / air-conditioner / fix / tomorrow //
A. I have an air-conditioner fixed tomorrow.
B. I will have an air-conditioner fixing tomorrow.
C. I will have someone getting an air-conditioner fixed tomorrow.
D. I will have an air-conditional fixed tomorrow.