Đề Kiểm Tra Anh Văn - Test 2
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. concuring 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 colinects 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

A. commonplace B. unatural C. priceless D. wordly.
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 Antartica.
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

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 pians, medical and dental insurance, paid holidays, also vacation time are the
most popular fringe benefits.

9. John has not been able to recall where .
A. does she live B. she lives C. did she live D. lived the
girl.
10.Ben would have studied medicine if he to a medical
school.
A. could be able to enter B. had been admitted C. was admitted D.
were admitted
11. He entered a university
A. when he had sixteen years B. when sixteen years were his age.
C. at the age of sixteen D. at age sixteen years old.
12. The jurors were told to
A. talk all they wanted B. make lots of expressions C. speak freely D. talk
with their minds open.
13. Those students do not like to read novels text books.
A. in any case B. forgetting about C. leaving out the question D.
much less.
14. He looked forward to the new venture
A. eagerly B. with great eagerness C. eagernessly
D. in a state of increasing eagerness.
15. The families were told to evacuate their houses immediately

A. at the time when the water began to go up. B. when the water began to
rise.
C. when up was going the water. D. in the time when the water raised.
IV. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word
in each space.
At sixteen Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He
wandered aimlessly from (1) country to another (2)
finally setting down in Australia, (3) he.
trained (4) an electronics engineer. He established (5) . own

think is correct.
Dinosaurs were reptiles that lived during a period of earth’s history called the Mesozoic
Era, which is known as the Age of Reptiles. The first dinosaurs appeared more than 200
million years ago. For many millions of years, they dominated the land with their huge
size and strength. Then about 65 million years ago, they died out rather suddenly, never
fo reemerge.
The word dinosaur comes from two Greek words meaning “terrible lizard”. Dinosaurs
were not lizards, but their appearance could be truly terrifying. The biggest ones weighed
more than ten times as much as a mature elephant and nearly equaled the size of most
modern—day whales. The famous kinds of dinosaurs, including the brontosaur and
tyrannosaurus rex, reached 80 to 90 feet in length. Not all dinosaurs were giants,
however, some were actually no larger than a chicken.
Scientists still do not know what caused dinosaur to disappear. One theory involves a
change in the earth’s climate. It is believed that temperature dropped significantly
towards the end of the Cretaceous Period. Too large to hibernate and not having fur or
feathers for protection, it is possible that the climate became too chilly for dinosaurs. In
contrast, other species having protection, such as the mammals and birds, were able to
survive.
1. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The History of Earth B. Earth’s Largest Reptiles.
C. The Metabolism of Dinosaurs D. The Domination of the Land.
2. It can be inferred from the passage that the Age of Reptiles lasted about
A. 135 million years B. 200 million years C. 80 million years D. 65
million years
3. The author uses the phrase “never to reemerge” to indicate that the dinosaurs
A. went into hiding B. became extinct. C. lost their way
D. never died out.
4. According to the passage, what is true about the size of dinosaurs?
A. It was rather uniform B. It guaranteed their survival
C. It made them the largest creatures ever on earth. D. It varied quite greatly.

5.convincing: 6.arguably:
7.indecisively: 8.satire:
9.expose: 10.arrogant:
11.upper-class: 12.conceited:
13.masterful: 14.delightful:
15.inferior: 16.lens:
17.focus: 18.somewhat:
19.cope: 20.drag:
21.comprise: 22.component:
23.flask: 24.excerpt:
25.portion: 25.stable:
26.precarious: 27.tender:
28.chemical compound: 29.discharge:
30.intermingle: 31.concure:
32.dissipate: 33.encompass:
34.entail: 35.enervate:
36.endeavor: 37.umbilical cord:
38.placenta: 39.nourishment:
40.snap: 41.sacred:
42.holy: 43.intact:
44.haughty: 45.slump:
46.tumble: 47.Taoism:
48.reflective: 49.spontaneous:
50.meticulous: 51.unrehearsed:
52.isolated: 53.indulgent:
54.handle: 55.dispense:
56.grope: 57.manipulate:
58.troposphere: 59.fixation:
60.dissipation: 61.diverge:
62.adjacent:(to): 63.define: