Câu hỏi trắc nghiệm (35 câu):
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Câu 1: Mã câu hỏi: 106830
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1 to 8.
Smart cards and mobile phones are becoming an increasingly popular way to make all sorts of payments. Even now, in Japan thousands of transactions, from paying rail tickets to picking up the groceries, take place every day with customers passing their handsets across a small flat-screen device. And predictions in the world of finance reckon that payments using mobile phones will have risen to more than $50 billion in the very near future.
What's the appeal of e-cash? Compared to cheques or credit cards, it offers the speed of cash, but more so. It takes just one tenth of a second to complete most transactions and as no change is required, errors in counting are eliminated. Fraud and theft are also reduced and for the retailer, it reduces the cost of handling money. Sony's vision of having a chip embedded in computers, TVs and games consoles means that films, music and games can be paid for easily without having to input credit card details.
And what about the future of the banks? Within their grip on the market, banks and credit-card firms want to be in a position to collect most of the fees from the users of mobile and contactless-payment systems. But the new system could prove to be a "disruptive technology" as far as the banks are concerned. If payments for a few coffees, a train ticket and a newspaper are made every day by a commuter with a mobile, this will not appear on their monthly credit card statements but on their mobile phone statements. And having spent fortunes on branding, credit-card companies and banks do not want to see other payment systems gaining popularity. It's too early to say whether banks will miss out and if so, by how much. However, quite a few American bankers are optimistic. They feel there is reason to be suspicious of those who predict that high-street banks may be a thing of the past. They point out that Internet banking did not result in the closure of their high-street branches as was predicted. On the contrary, more Americans than ever are using local branches. So, whether we'll become a totally cash-free society remains open to contention.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
- A. The absence of traditional payment methods.
- B. The increasing popularity of new payment methods.
- C. Predictions of future payment methods.
- D. Japan's advanced forms of payment.
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Câu 2: Mã câu hỏi: 106836
Why does the author mention "a small flat-screen device" in the first paragraph?
- A. to criticize the e-cash system
- B. to praise the e-cash system
- C. to exemplify the e-cash system
- D. to inform the e-cash system
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Câu 3: Mã câu hỏi: 106848
Which of the following is NOT true about the strong point of e-cash?
- A. faster speed
- B. fewer mistakes
- C. reduced cost
- D. no fraud
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Câu 4: Mã câu hỏi: 106855
The word "embedded” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
- A. integrated
- B. isolated
- C. generated
- D. manufactured
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Câu 5: Mã câu hỏi: 106880
The word "grip" in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
- A. wealth
- B. power
- C. success
- D. range of branches
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Câu 6: Mã câu hỏi: 106881
The author mentions the case of commuters in the third paragraph to illustrate ________.
- A. the modern technology of the e-cash system
- B. the transferability of the system
- C. the banks' cooperation with credit-card companies
- D. a possible drawback of the system
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Câu 7: Mã câu hỏi: 106882
The word "their” in the third paragraph refers to ________.
- A. credit cards
- B. Internet banking
- C. American bankers
- D. high-street hanks
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Câu 8: Mã câu hỏi: 106883
How does the writer seem to feel about the future of banks?
- A. uncertain
- B. optimistic
- C. pessimistic
- D. neutral
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Câu 9: Mã câu hỏi: 106884
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
- A. garden
- B. various
- C. farm
- D. harm
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Câu 10: Mã câu hỏi: 106885
- A. desks
- B. maps
- C. plants
- D. chairs
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Câu 11: Mã câu hỏi: 107146
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Our teacher arrived after we _______ for him for ten minutes.
- A. was waiting
- B. have waited
- C. had waited
- D. waited
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Câu 12: Mã câu hỏi: 107147
Never before ______ as rapidly as during the last decades.
- A. technology is developing
- B. technology has developed
- C. has technology developed
- D. has developed technology
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Câu 13: Mã câu hỏi: 107148
He had already learned the news. I ______the trouble to phone him about it.
- A. should have taken
- B. could have taken
- C. needn’t have taken
- D. mustn’t have taken
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Câu 14: Mã câu hỏi: 107149
The top shelf in the cupboard is too high for me______.
- A. to reach
- B. reaching
- C. to reaching
- D. for reaching
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Câu 15: Mã câu hỏi: 107150
The headmaster wanted to know______ the information for the article.
- A. where you get
- B. where did you get
- C. where will you get
- D. where you had gotten
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Câu 16: Mã câu hỏi: 107151
Let’s go for a ride, ______?
- A. are
- B. do we
- C. haven't we
- D. shall we
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Câu 17: Mã câu hỏi: 107152
It is a tradition to put______ on a Christmas tree so the tree is very bright and beautiful.
- A. decorations
- B. presents
- C. flowers
- D. colors
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Câu 18: Mã câu hỏi: 107153
Cultural diversity supports the idea that every person can______ a unique and positive contribution to the larger society because of, rather than in spite of, their differences.
- A. take
- B. make
- C. lead
- D. pay
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Câu 19: Mã câu hỏi: 107154
His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else’s point of view. He is very ______.
- A. open-minded
- B. kind-hearted
- C. absent-minded
- D. narrow-minded
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Câu 20: Mã câu hỏi: 107155
Since drinking water is a ______ resource, we should let children know how precious it is, and teach them to conserve it.
- A. limitless
- B. limiting
- C. limited
- D. limitation
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Câu 21: Mã câu hỏi: 107156
I can’t do whatever I want because I am still financially ______ on my parents.
- A. determined
- B. dependable
- C. subject
- D. reliant
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Câu 22: Mã câu hỏi: 107157
John ______ his chances of passing by spending too much time on the first question.
- A. threw out
- B. threw away
- C. threw off
- D. threw in
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Câu 23: Mã câu hỏi: 107158
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
- A. wealthy
- B. inspire
- C. protect
- D. extinct
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Câu 24: Mã câu hỏi: 107159
- A. execution
- B. political
- C. delegation
- D. conservation
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Câu 25: Mã câu hỏi: 107161
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Jenifer and Susan are talking about a book they have just read.
- Jennifer: “ The book is really interesting and it’s hard to put it down.”
- Susan: “______”
- A. Don’t mention it.
- B. I couldn’t agree with you more.
- C. That’s nice of you to say so.
- D. It’s alright.
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Câu 26: Mã câu hỏi: 107162
Peter: “My mother’s much better now.” - Kyle: “______"
- A. Oh, I’m pleased to hear it
- B. Oh, really? The doctor must be very good
- C. Wonderful! Congratulations
- D. Good news for you
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Câu 27: Mã câu hỏi: 107163
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Human beings depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.
- A. variety
- B. destruction
- C. contamination
- D. fertilizer
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Câu 28: Mã câu hỏi: 107164
Dozens of applicants showed up for the vacant position, but only a handful of them were shortlisted for the interview.
- A. small amount
- B. person
- C. hand
- D. small number
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Câu 29: Mã câu hỏi: 107165
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Some people have the idea that violent TV programs are the cause of real crime.
- A. It is sure that violent TV programs are the cause of real crime.
- B. Violent TV programs are thought to be the cause of real crime.
- C. It is reported that violent TV programs are the cause of real crime.
- D. It is considered that violent TV programs cause of real crime.
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Câu 30: Mã câu hỏi: 107166
The car was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
- A. The car was not so cheap that I couldn’t buy it.
- B. The car was such expensive that I didn’t buy it.
- C. The car was cheap enough for me to buy.
- D. The car was too expensive for me to buy.
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Câu 31: Mã câu hỏi: 107167
“The teacher gave us permission to leave the room”.
- A. “You must leave the room,” the teacher told us.
- B. “You ought to leave the room,” the teacher told us.
- C. “I give you permission leave the room,” the teacher told us.
- D. “You may leave the room,” the teacher told us.
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Câu 32: Mã câu hỏi: 107168
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction.
- A. enriched
- B. contaminated
- C. strengthened
- D. purified
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Câu 33: Mã câu hỏi: 107169
TEFL.com is a website which offers a job search facility to assist qualified students in finding work.
- A. hinder
- B. support
- C. help
- D. aid
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Câu 34: Mã câu hỏi: 107170
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
My sister didn’t leave the car key. As a result, I couldn’t pick her up at the airport.
- A. If my sister left the car key, I would pick her up at the airport.
- B. If my sister had left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport.
- C. If my sister have left the car key, I would have picked her up at the airport.
- D. If my sister had left the car key, I could pick her up at the airport.
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Câu 35: Mã câu hỏi: 107171
Some students failed because they completely ignored the instructions on the paper. The instructions appeared at the top of every page.
- A. Some students failed to ignore the instructions printed at the top of every page of the paper.
- B. Some students failed because they completely ignored the instructions appearing at the top of every page of the paper.
- C. No matter how completely some students ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page of the paper, he failed
- D. Even though some students ignored the instructions printed at the top of every page, he failed.
