KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT SỐ 1

The government hopes to _________ its plans for introducing cable TV. 

The boss wants everyone to shut down their computers before leaving work

The marriage caused a ________ between the brothers and they didn't speak to each other for ten
years

10.    When his parents are away, his oldest brother __________.
 

Our teacher told us that if we don't ___________ the environment, our grandchildren may not even be able to carry on living. 

12. As we are short of time, the ______ for completing the work would be fairly tight.
 

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

 I am glad that we see eye to eye on the matter of the conference location.  

The Wellborn Science Museum's new astronomy theater has a seating _____ of 250

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

We tend to assume that people like Shakespeare or Darwin owe their success (1) _______ their genius. In his new book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell suggests that the truth may be more complex. Of course, all successful people are bound to have some natural (2) _______. But the true (3) _______of success are most probably hard work, opportunity, and the environment you grow up in.

You need about 10.000 hours of practice before you get really good at something. Mozart’s early work was certainly not great or (4) _______ . By the time he composed his first true masterpieces, he must have spent about ten years composing concertos.

But hard work is not enough, you have to get your chance. Most Silicon Valley tycoons, like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, were born around 1955. When the personal computer revolution came twenty years later, they were at (5)____ age to lead it.

(4)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in  meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

The Ministry of Education and training of Vietnam has declared a decree on the new educational program paving the way for foreign educational co-operation and investment. 

35. The heavy rain and wind destroyed many houses and buildings in the town.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning

to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.