Đề cương ôn cuối kì 1 - Lê Lợi

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently form that of the others.

• improve

• lyric

• mistake

• subtitle

Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress.

• future

• foreign

• language

• improve

A good language learner always ______ opportunities to communicate in English.

• checks out

• looks for

• looks up

• comes across

Answer explanation

look for : tìm kiếm

opportunities : cơ hội

--> tìm kiếm cơ hội
check out : thanh toán

look up : tra cứu

come across: tình cờ gặp

______ my desire to travel around the world, I'm learning English.

• Because

• Because of

• Despite

• Although

Answer explanation

desire: sự mong muốn

because of + Noun / Ving : bởi vì

because + S + V : bởi vì

despite + Noun/ Ving : mặc dù

although S V : mặc dù

My teacher advised us to keep an English diary ______ writing skills.

• improving

• improve

• improved

• to improve

Answer explanation

to V : chỉ mục đích

improve : cải thiện

After her husband's sudden death, Melisa became the ______ and had to work hard to support her family.

• housewife

• house husband

• breadwinner

• housekeeper

Answer explanation

breadwinner: người trụ cột

housewife: người nội trợ

During Tết holiday, many Vietnamese people visit their _____ and enjoy meals together.

• generations

• members

• relatives

• strangers

Answer explanation

generation: thế hệ

relatives; họ hàng

In the past, parents ______ a lot more children than they have now.

• have had

• used to have

• were having

• have

Back then, I ______ in the countryside with my grandparents.

• would live

• was living

• used live

• have lived

Answer explanation

back then = in the past : ngày xưa

When the sun sets, the _____ in my smart home can close automatically to keep the room cool.

• sensors

• curtains

• mats

• blankets

Answer explanation

sensor: máy cảm biến

curtain: rèm cửa

mat: chiếu

blanket: chăn