Tài liệu Bài kiểm tra trắc nghiệm tiếng anh số 2 ppt

I. PRONUNCIATION AND STRESS
A. Which word is stressed differently from the others?
1. A. bravery B. benefit C. genuine D. chimpanzee
2. A. refine B. random C. publish D. plastic
3. A. financial B. appointment C. underneath D. torrential
4. A. reception B. recommend C. expertise D. reservation
5. A. participate B. irritation C. analysis D. agreeable
B. Which underlined part is pronounced differently?
6. A. associate B. broken C. open D. scissors
7. A. dust B. luck C. industry D. dull
8. A. sea B. leader C. research D. meat
9. A. plastic B. garbage C. pattern D. natural
10. A. promote B. toward C. uniform D. proceed
II. GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE
11. “What are you doing?”
“I …… the flowers. They …… wonderful!”
A. am smelling / smell B. smell / smell
C. am smelling / are smelling D. smell / are smelling
12. “Mark wasn’t there last night.”
“No, …… .”
A. I wasn’t either B. either was I C. I wasn’t too D. neither I was
13. One of our boys …… by the police last night.
A. is arrested B. was arrested C. were arrested D. would be arrested
14. He lives there …… his own.
A. for B. by C. on D. at
15. He ordered them …… it again.
A. don’t do B. not do C. didn’t do D. not to do
16. He’s incapable …… even driving a rail in straight.
A. for B. to C. of D. with
17. He turned …… the light so as not to waste electricity.
A. off B. of C. on D. down

18. It’s proving difficult …… the men.
A. for rescuing B. to rescuing C. to rescue D. in rescuing
19. I’ll return Bob’s pen to him the next time I …… him.
A. see B. will see C. will have seen D. have seen
20. I had to ask the boys …… .
A. to stop playing B. stop playing C. stop to play D. stopping to play
21. You’d better give me your answer quickly, …… I’ll withdraw the invitation.
A. although B. nevertheless C. even though D. or else
22. My father tells me to give …… smoking.
A. up B. off C. of D. out
23. He repeated the conversation that he had heard word …… word.
A. through B. for C. with D. by
24. Abdul was badly …… by a stranger.
A. frightened B. frightening C. frighten D. to frighten
25. How many hours a day do you practice …… the piano?
A. to play B. playing C. play D. for playing
26. The teacher asked me …… back as soon as possible.
A. come B. came C. coming D. to come
27. She helped him …… one of his old bookcases up the stairs.
A. carrying B. to carrying C. for carrying D. carry
28. Do you know the man …… to John?
A. talking B. talked C. is talked D. had talked
29. I’d like …… to you.
A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. B&C are correct
30. Anne smokes a lot. …… .
A. So her mother does B. So does her mother C. Does her mother too D. Too her mother does
31. I haven’t seen Jenny …… .
A. for a long time B. in the last time C. since long D. lastly
32. …… he had taken several courses, he could speak English fluently.
A. Whereas B. After C. Until D. While

33. A man whom people cannot trust will have …… friends.
A. little B. few C. a few D. a lot
34. That ice is dangerously thin now. You …… go ice-skating today.
A. mustn’t B. might not C. may not D. would mind not to
35. Do not get …… the bus when it is still moving.
A. off B. out C. from D. down
36. My shirt was torn …… the tree.
A. while climbing up B. while I was climbing up
C. while a climb was made up D. in a climb up
37. I went …… hospital for an operation.
A. in B. on C. into D. at
38. I …… school in 1995.
A. have finished B. finish C. finished D. can finish
39. Students from Vietnam are not used …… in cold climate.
A. to living B. to live C. live D. living
40. The problem is easy enough, but …… students could answer it.
A. a lot of B. few C. a few D. a great number of
III. CLOZE PASSAGE
Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.
The person I am going to write about is Charlie Chaplin. He has always been one of my favorite actors and I really (41)
_______ his films.
Charlie was born in London in 1889. Both his parents were music hall performers. His father was a drunkard and his mother
later (42)______ mad. Life was hard and Charlie and his half brother, Sidney, were sent to a(n) (43)______ for a time.
He first appeared on the stage when he was seven and by the time he was ten he was a regular performer. When he was 17,
he went on a tour of the USA where he was (44) _______ and given a part in a Hollywood film. His early films were not
particularly successful but in 1915 he made his (45) _______, “The Tramp”, in which he first appeared in the baggy trousers and
with the hat and cane. Soon he had had his own (46)_______ built and was making his own films which included “The Gold
Rush”, “Modern Times” and “The Great Dictator”.
In the 1940s his reputation in the USA started to (47) _______. Silent films were no longer so popular. Chaplin went to
Europe but was not allowed to return to the USA because he was (48) _______ of being a communist. The authorities finally let

him back in 1972 and he was (49)_______ an Oscar, but by this time he had made Switzerland his home.
Chaplin did not have a very happy personal life and was married four times. He only found happiness with his fourth marriage
in 1943. When he died on Christmas Day 1977, the world had lost one of the greatest (50) _______ comedians.
41. A. admire B. admit C. claim D. encourage
42. A. ended B. went C. came D. began
43. A. orphanage B. institution C. shelter D. lodging
44. A. spotted B. elected C. set D. drafted
45. A. achievement B. completion C. fiction D. masterpiece
46. A. factory B. workshop C. studio D. stage
47. A. slide B. split C. decline D. discredit
48. A. suspected B. doubted C. considered D. abused
49. A. prized B. awarded C. delivered D. rewarded
50. A. ever B. before C. previously D. present
IV. COMPREHENSION READING
Read the following passage. For questions 51 - 55, you are to choose one best answer (A, B, C or D) to each
question.
Edwin Forrest, often acknowledged as America’s first national idol of American theater, was born in Philadelphia in 1806. He
was only 14 years old when he played Young Norval in Home’s Douglas. He gained experience supporting Edmund Kean in
Shakespearean roles. In 1826 he established himself as one of the great tragedians of the century with his role as Othello in a
New York debut. His acting was bold and forceful, though he was also criticized for his boasting and loud language. His violent
temper did not injure his reputation as an actor, though, and his last appearance as Richelieu in Boston in 1871 was greeted with
acclaim.
51. Which of the following statements is best supported by this passage?
A. Though Edwin Forrest was criticized, his reputation was not damaged.
B. Forrest was a great actor, but was brought down by his uncontrollable temper.
C. Though bold in his acting, in reality Forrest’s life was a tragedy.
D. Forrest became a national idol at age 14, but was ruined later.
52. Which of the following roles was NOT one that Forrest played?
A. Young Norval
B. Edmund Kean

C. Othello
D. Richelieu
53. According to the author Forrest was
A. angry
B. temperamental
C. satisfied
D. creative
54. The word “injure” in line 5 could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. support
B. critique
C. damage
D. offend
55. According to the passage, what happened in 1826?
A. New York produced a new tragedian.
B. Forrest was in a New York play.
C. Forrest made his first debut.
D. Othello became known as a great tragedy.

Keys to (1 – 3)
1. D 16. C 31. A 46. C
2. A 17. A 32. B 47. C
3. C 18. C 33. B 48. A
4. A 19. A 34. A 49. B
5. B 20. A 35. A 50. A
6. D 21. D 36. B 51. A
7. C 22. A 37. C 52. B
8. C 23. D 38. C 53. B
9. B 24. A 39. A 54. C
10. C 25. B 40. B 55. B
11. A 26. D 41. A 56.

12. A 27. D 42. B 57.
13. B 28. A 43. A 58.
14. C 29. C 44. A 59.
15. D 30. B 45. D 60.