Find the word that has different pronunciation from the othersFind the word that has different pronunciation from the others: 1. Find the word that has different pronunciation from the others: A. figure B. grow C. organize D. average Find the word that has different stress pattern from the others: 2. Find the word that has different stress pattern from the others: A. method B. women C. something D. support Select the word that has the closest meaning to the underlined part: 3. There are also limits to the amounts of petroleum, iron, silver, gold, and other metals. A. qualities B. numbers C. quantities D. totals 4. We must ensure _____ of fuel supplies to keep the factories work. A. continue B. continuous C. continual D. continuity Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 5. There is no _____ to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day, isn’t there? A. limit B. limitation C. limited D. limiting Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 6. Most of Vietnamese people live on _____. A. farm B. farmer C. farming D. farmhand Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 7. If anyone _____, _____ him I _____ back at 9 o’clock. A. calls / tell / will be B. called telling would be C. is calling / tells / am D. will call to tell am Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 8. She told me that she would not have enjoyed the party if I _____ there. A. am not B. was not C. were not D. had not been Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 9. I could not afford to buy that interesting book. _____ I had brought enough money. A. If B. If only C. Instead D. Otherwise Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 10. In 2000, _____ world’s population was about 6.6 billion. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 11. We have enough tickets available _____ everybody. A. to B. for C. on D. from Choose the best answer among A, B, C, D to complete each sentence: 12. _____ here, we would not have missed the fireworks. A. If we were B. Unless we were C. Had we been D. If had we been 13. She gave _____ birth to a healthy infant last night. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø 14. Death rates can change unexpectedly because of disease, wars and catastrophes, or advances in medicine. A. Death rates B. unexpectedly C. because of D. or Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting. 15. The world’s population was higher in the 1980s more than in the 1960s. A. The B. world’s C. was D. more than Read the passage below and fill in the blanks. In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 16. Fill in the blank (1): A. which B. that C. this D. whose Read the passage below and fill in the blanks. In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 17. Fill in the blank (2): A. increases B. grows C. raises D. decreases Read the passage below and fill in the blanks. In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 18. Fill in the blank (3): A. die B. dead C. deaths D. deadly In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 19. Fill in the blank (4): A. appeared B. represented C. expected D. shown In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 20. Fill in the blank (5): A. leads B. results C. makes D. causes In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 21. Fill in the blank (6): A. so B. such C. so as D. such as In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 22. Fill in the blank (7): A. enough B. too C. very D. quite In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 23. Fill in the blank (8): A. infected B. affected C. indicated D. interfered In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 24. Fill in the blank (9): A. a B. an C. the D. Ø In some countries there is negative population growth, (1) _____ means that the population (2) _____, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly due to low birth rates, and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV-related (3) _____. Within the next decade, Japan and Western Europe are also (4) _____ to encounter negative population growth due to sub-replacement fertility rates. Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area or environment (5) _____ in overpopulation. Conversely, (6) _____ areas may be considered “underpopulated” if the population is not large (7) _____ to maintain an economic system. The future of world’s population could be significantly (8) _____ by the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic. In Africa, birth rates are already (9) _____ highest in the world, especially in Sub-Sahara Africa. But if HIV AIDS is controlled or even eradicated, the world’s population could increase (10) _____ faster than predicted. 25. Fill in the blank (10): A. as B. more C. many D. much |