Aat 2014 Key

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TEST ROUND

I, Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

1, The newlyweds agreed to be very frugal in their shopping because they wanted

to save enough money to buy a house.

A, wasteful B, interested C, fastidious D, economical

2, Although Alex usually looks unkempt, he had a very neat appearance at his job

interview.

A, handsome B, messy C, tidy D, orderly

3, The coach takes every opportunity to censure his players, yet he ignores every

opportunity to praise them.

A, criticize B, choose C, compliment D, approve of

4, After the heavy rains, the stream became murky; in fact, the water was so

cloudy you couldn't see the bottom.

A, clear B, clean C, cloudy D, bottomless


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5, The debris on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs,

and cigarette butts.

A, trash B, fragments C, products D, papers

II, Find the underlined word or phrase of the sentence that is INCORRECT

6, More crew member have been charged in the Sewol sinking incident.

A, member B, have C, charged D, sinking

7, Different fourteen croups were grown 8,600 years ago by some of the world’s

earliest farmers.

A, different fourteen B, grown C, ago D, farmers

8, The underwater drone has covered about two third of its intended search area

without finding any sign of the missing plane.

A, two third B, intended C, without D, sign

II, Choose the right words to fill in the blanks.

The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a

member of the family Felidae. With some males _______ 250 kg (550 lb.) in _______,

it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-

Saharan Africa and in Asia (where an endangered remnant population resides in

Gir Forest National Park in India) while _______ types of lions have disappeared

from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene,

about 10,000 years _______, the lion was the most widespread large land

_______after humans. They were _______ in most of Africa, across Eurasia from

Western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru. The lion is

a _______ species, having seen a major population _______ in its African range of 30–

50% per two decades during the second half of the 20th century. Lion


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populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks.

Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood, habitat loss and conflicts

with humans are currently the greatest _______ of concern. Within Africa, the West

African lion population is particularly _______.

9: A, exceeds B, exceeding C, overwhelming D, overwhelm

10: A, age B, high C, height D, weight

11: A, others B, another C, other D, different

12: A, later B, ago C, then D, before

13: A, reptile B, invertebrate C, crustacean D, mammal

14: A, searched B, found C, hunted D, killed

15: B, vulnerable C, weak A, strong D, strange

16: A, decline B, growth C, increase D, loss

17: A, cause B, reason C, reasons D, causes

18: A, endangered B, dangerous C, danger D, dangerously

III, Word formation

19, He gave no _____________ for what he was doing that evening. (explain)

explanation

20, The recession is the main reason why prices have gone up so __________.

(drama) dramatically

21, We had expected a bigger __________ in our promotion event. (attend)

attendance

22, The only cure to this disease is __________ by fire. (pure) purification

23, A small car is more ___________ to run than a big one. (economy) economical

IV, Multiple choice questions


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24, The Lake District, ______ was made a national park in 1951, attracts a large

number of tourists every year.

A, that B, which C, where D, what

25, I was really worried ______ my brother because he didn’t come home last night.

A, at B, about C, of D, with

26, John works much ______ than we do.

A, hard B, harder C, hardest D, more hardly

27, What do you call a vehicle with four wheels and an engine, that can carry a

small number of passengers?

A, a car B, a siege engine C, a battle cruiser D, a bicycle

28, Peter is fed up ______ eating potatoes every day.

A, with B, in C, for D, on

29, I often go to the school ______ to borrow books in my free time.

A, ground B, gate C, library D, yard

30, As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs, Smith paid ______ we

asked.

A, four times much as B, four time as many as

C, four time much than D, four times as much as

V, General knowledge

31, What country had the third largest economy in the world?

A, Germany B, Russia C, Japan D, India

32, Name of the current Vietnam finance minister?

A, Vuong Dinh Hue B, Dinh Tien Dung

C, Pham Van Dong D, Vu Van Ninh


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33, What is the term “black Friday” usually referred to nowadays?

A: a bad day

B: a day of remembering of the deceased

C: a day of shopping on with a lot of promotion

D: a day of giving thanks to other

34, When did Vietnam take part in WTO?

A, 2000 B, 2005 C, 2007 D, 2009

35, What is the fastest moving thing in the universe?

A, cheetah B, sound C, electricity D, light

36, How long does it take for light to travel from the sun to earth?

A, 8 seconds B, 8 hour C, 8 days D, 8 minutes

37, What is the coldest temperature possible in Celsius?

A, -237oC B, -273 oC C, -269 oC D, -238 oC

38, What does HTML stand for?

A, Hyper Text Markup Language B, Hyper Text Makeup Logic

C, Highlight Text Markup Length D, Highlight Text Makeup Logic

39, Current CEO of Apple?

A, Steve Jobs B, Larry Page C, Tim Cook C, Bill Gates

40, When was Windows XP released?

A, 2000 B, 2001 C, 2002 D, 2014

41, Who invented the theory of general relativity?


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A, Georges Lemaître

B, Stephen Hawking

C, Albert Einstein

D, Thomas Edison

42, What is this?

A, Floppy disk B, Flappy disk C, Soft disk D, Flexible

disk

43, Arrange these words to complete a correct proverb?

Actions _______ louder than words

A, Speak B, Sound C, Worth D, Are

44, How many months have 28 days? 12 (months)

45, Who was the first president of Vietnam?

A, Tran Phu B, Le Duan C, Ho Chi Minh D, Nguyen Phu Trong

46, Who is the author of the play “Romeo and Juliet”?

A, Victor Hugo B, William Shakespeare

C, Arthur Brooke D, William Davenant

47, What is the national dress of Japanese women?

A, Kimono B, Hanbok C, Ao dai D, Kimeno

48, Which is an uncountable noun?

A, chair B, teacher C, fish D, meat

49, Where did the Hallyu wave start?

A, Afghanistan B, Korea C, Japan D, Vietnam

50, Suneo is a character in which comics?

A, Pokemon B, One piece C, Naruto D, Doraemon

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