Đề Kiểm Tra Anh Văn - Test 3 docx

Đề Kiểm Tra Anh Văn - Test 3
I. Choose the word or phrase that most closely means the same as the underlined
word.
1. Devices containing a vibrating quartz mechanism are accurate within 60 seconds per
year.
A. precise B. variable C. safe D. convincing
2. It is undoubtedly true that the Watergate scandal was the worst in U.S. political
history.
A. considerably B. arguably C. indecisively
D. without question.
3. Evelyn Waugh wrote satires that exposed the arrogant nature of upper-class
Englishmen.
A. conceited B. masterful C. delightful D. inferior
4. The ability of the eye lens to change focus is almost completely lost by the age of 60.
A. somewhat B. nearly entirely C. ever so lightly D. forever.
5. A cope and a drag comprise the two components of a flask.
A. operations B. excerpts C. portions D. amounts
6. Aerobic bacteria transforms wastes in water into less dangerous substances.
A. stable B. precarious C. tender D. harmless
7. Acid rain results from chemical compounds linking up with moisture in the air.
A. discharging B. intermingling C. concurring D.
dissipating
8. Technology encompasses the way people use their inventions to improve their living
conditions.
A. entails B. enables C. enervates D. endeavors
9. The umbilical cord connects an unborn child to the placenta of its mother to provide
nourishment.
A. snap B. plug C. unit D. rope
10. The ancient Egyptians viewed cats as sacred and honored them in art forms.
A. holy B. pure C. intact D.
haughty

11. Accidental oil spills are a major source of pollution of the earths oceans.
A.slumps B. tumbles C. releases D. errors.
12. Taoism emphasizes simple, reflective, and spontaneous life close to nature.
A. meticulous B. unrehearsed C. isolated D.
indulgent
13. Children can learn how to handle paints and brushes by starting with simple
drawings.
A. dispense B. grope C. manipulate D. govern
14. Nearly all weather occurs in the troposphere, the lowest layer of the earths
atmosphere.
A.Closely to B. Barely C. Almost D. After
15. The focus of economics is the production and distribution of goods and services.
A. fixation B. dissipation C: result D. concern
16. Typhoons are hurricanes that occur in areas bordering on the western Pacific Ocean.
A. diverging on B. adjacent to C. defining D.
outlined on
17. The Uffizi Palace of Florence houses one of the finest art collections in the world.
A. contains B. promotes C. resides D. creates
18. The gardenia shrub is native to the tropics and is very sensitive to variations in
temperature.
A. foreign B. adjustable C. indigenous D.
incompatible
19. The most violent of all storms is a tornado, a spinning funnel of winds approaching
400 miles an hour.
A. an advancing B. an exploring C. a shaking D. a
swirling.
20. The Democratic Party swept to power in 1932 because of New Deal promises.
A. controlled legislation B. became corrupt C. were defeated D. won
elections.
21. Tallow is a source of certain acids used to produce many mundane items.

A. commonplace B. unnatural C. priceless D. worthy.
22. The west-central area of the American capital contains most of the government
buildings monuments, and museums.
A. edifices B. projects C. agencies D. mergers.
23. At the culmination of the Depression in 1933, millions of Americans were
unemployed.
A. resolution B. peak C. compulsion D.
commencement.
24. City governments are belatedly taking steps to revitalize downtown areas.
A. endlessly B. impatiently C. finally D. recently.
25. The poisonous water moccasin lives in swamps of the southeastern U.S.
A. mountains B. fields C. urban area D.
marshes.

II Choose the one underlined part that is wrong.
1. Corns are warts who grow on the sole of the foot and makes walking painful and
difficult.
A B C D
2. Water, the most common substance on earth, it covers nearly 70% of the planet.
A B C D
3. Glaciers flow alike frozen rivers over most of Greenland and all of Antarctica.
A B C D
4. The principles of the capitalist system were first laying out by the Scottish economist
Adam Smith in the 1700’s.
A B C D
5. Repeated echoing occurs when sound bounces and reflects off the walls of canyons.
A B C D
6. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first government-sponsored exploring of the
northwest regions of the United States. A B C
D

7. Prior the introduction of the washing machine, people spent hours cleaning clothes on
rocks in rivers and streams.
A B C D
8. Like humans, birds are middle and inner ears as well as external auditory canals.
A B C D
9. Warships also served as cargo ship until the 1600’s when they took on a more
specialized military role.
A B C D
10. The center of the earth consists of a ball-shaped core that scientists believe is matter
solid
A B C D
11. The leaf functions as the food-making part of nearly all plants by catch the sun’s
energy and using it to produce
A B C
food from water and carbon dioxide.
D
12. Some nation of the world are experiencing runaway inflation that results when
demand for products exceeds supply. A B
C D
13. Minimum-wage laws instituted by Congress protecting workers from unscrupulous
employers
A B C D
14. Eagles and hawks are believed o have the keener sight of all birds
A B C D
15. The problem of handling waste materials are compounded by the introduction of
containers that do not decay easily A B
C
D
16. When a wasp’s nest become overcrowded some workers follow a young queen bee to
another location and started a new colony. A B

C D
17. Learning is defined in psychological as the process by which behaviour changes as a
result of experience.
A B C D
18. Amelia Earhart achieved a distinction of being the first woman to fly solo across the
Atlantic Ocean.
A B C D
19. Louis and Mary Leakey were a famous team of anthropologists responsible of finding
clues to the origin of man
A B C
D
20. Laurel and Hardy, a very succeeding comedy team of the early 20th century, made
both silent and sound movies.
A B C
D
21. The works of Thomas Eakins an American realist of the 1800’s, were notable for its
vitality and painstaking detail
A B C
D
22. Booker T. Washington, an influential black leader since the late eighteenth century,
was the founder of the Tuskegee Institute. A B
C D
23. Waves are rhythm motions that carry energy through material such as soil
A B C D
24. Climate differs from weather in that the former represents the average weather of a
region above a long period of time. A B C
D
25. Pension plans, medical and dental insurance, paid holidays, also vacation time are the
most popular fringe benefits. A B C
D