ĐỀ CƯƠNG TIẾNG ANH THI NÂNG BẬC 2008 LEVEL A -1

ĐỀ CƯƠNG TIẾNG ANH THI NÂNG BẬC 2008

LEVEL A: A. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE (A, B, C, D) WICH
BEST COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE

1. He said the custom was grounded in good sence and……..back to the
period when many Londoners travelled to and fro on horseback.
A. dated
B. went
C. began
D. started
2. Im looking…….Tom. Have you seen him somewhere today?.
A. for
B. at
C. after
D. in
3. ………your head! The doorway is not very high.
A. Make
B. Care
C. Mind
D. Bother
4. Nonsmokers have bocome more (militarize)………..about smoking in
public places.
A. militaristic
B. military
C. militant
D. militarized
5. He retired at the…………of 60
A. old
B. age
C. older

D. elder
6. Farmers can protect their land by growing different………..
A. trees
B. seasons
C. planting
D. crops
7. As a hospital pharmacist, you…….with the medical staff on drug
problems, compound prescriptions and instruct nurses and interns.
A. suggest
B. discuss
C. consult
D. meet
8. Have you seen Marys new computer? She must have……..a bundle!.
A. Brought
B. liked
C. saw
D. dropped
9. Simple calculation with numbers, or arithmetic, is one…………… of
mathemetics.
A. detail
B. branch
C. role
D. section
10. He is……….to stay in his present job.
A. content
B. contents
C. contention
D. contentedly
11. They had to leave the flat because they couldn’t pay the………..
A. rent

B. fare
C. hire
D. salary
12. He didn’t have a job for months, but………….the end he found
work as a waiter.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. to
13. You ought to do some work, ……………..sitting there reading the
paper.
A. instead of
B. in spite of
C. in addition to
D. in accordance with
14. She’s very beautiful but that kind of woman doesn’t……..to me
A. attract
B. fancy
C. appeal
D. turn on
15. The criminal………….with the irritating boatman because he
needed the boatman’s help to escape.
A. put on
B. put off
C. put into
D. put up with
16. Can you please…………me the way to the post office?
A. talk
B. speak
C. tellx

D. ask
17. They are talking……..one another…………their last trip.
A. with/on
B. with/about
C. to/about
D. a and b
18. I…….sport to keep fit, not because I like it.
A. make
B. do
C. practise
D. train
19. English is understood more………..than any other languages.
A. highly
B. largely
C. widely
D. quickly
20. A Dane and a Dutch person meeting in Rome will……..
automatically find themselves speaking to each other in English.
A. almost
B. hardly
C. most
D. hardly ever
21. The……..helps man to hear distant sounds.
A. computer
B. VCD
C. CD
D. radio
22. He understands their chemical…………and how they are
manufactured and used.
A. properties

B. figures
C. characters
D. traits
23. Hurry up or we shall………..the bus.
A. run
B. miss
C. catch
D. deceive
24. Which of the following is NOT a word connected with fooball?
A. score
B. nil
C. kick
D. track