BÀI ÔN UNIT 8

II. VOCABULARY:
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Câu 11. She didn't want to work for a big ……….. where everything was so impersonal.
Câu 12. What further measures can we take to avoid ……………….?
Câu 13. The doctors are …………. about his chances of recovery.
Câu 14. It was an unpopular policy and caused a number of …………. within the party.
Câu 15. I did meet him once and it was a(n) …………….. I shall never forget.
Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences.
Câu 16. Many illnesses which once deadly are ……………. (CURE)
Câu 17. The hostages are being held as a bargaining chip by ……… organizations.
(TERRORISM)
Câu 18. The research produced some rather …………… results. (EXPECT)
Câu 19. Your life changes ……………… when you have a baby to take care of.
(DRAMATIC)
Câu 20. Tiredness, loss of appetite, and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of
………….. (DEPRESS)
Find the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word (s) in
each question.
Câu 21. We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.
A. Hatred B. clash C. frustration D. Peace
Câu 22. I would have done the job myself but I didn't have the proper equipment.
A. Unsuited B. suitable C. inappropriate D. Crude
Câu 23. You need some financial security when you have children.
A. Guarantee B. harm C. trouble D. Danger
Câu 24. Domestic chores will no longer be a burden thanks to the inventions of labor-
saving devices.
A. Houseworks B. Homework C. Households D. Housewife
Câu 25. Her request won an unexpectedly large amount of support.
 A. Obviously B. deliberately C. suddenly D. regularly
Câu 26. Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and depression when being asked about
their future.
A. Hopelessness B. optimistic C. indifferent D. Happiness
Câu 27. In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs
will be lost.
A. Companies B. services C. supermarkets D. farms
Câu 28. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer.
A. Speed B. expectation C. improvement D. treatment
Câu 29. A nuclear station may take risk going off due to unexpected incidents.
A. Demolishing B. exploding C. developing D. Running
Câu 30. Miniature robots will be built to travel through your blood stream and repair
damage.
A. Small B. strange C. extraordinary D. Tiny
Find the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word (s)
in each question.
Câu 31. Someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future or the success of
something in particular.
A. Powerful B. unsecure C. stagnant D. Pessimistic
Câu 32. Negotiations with both sides have not yet led to a resolution of the conflict.
A. Battle B. combat C. harmony D. War
Câu 33. In the future, genetic engineering will allow us to create the perfect human
A. Faulty B. wrong C. untrue D. Fake
Câu 34. Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference
between the human and the machine.
A. Identity B. similarity C. contrast D. equality
Câu 35. Strict security measures are in force in the capital to protect it from terrorism.
A. Scientific B. normal C. transportation D. Danger
Câu 36. Governments have to join hands to solve the environmental problems on a
global scale.
 A. Worldwide B. nationwide C. local D. International
Câu 37. These projects have proved to be very effective in dealing with global climate
change, which was considered an insoluble problem in the first 30 years of this century.
A. Hard B. challenging C. solvable D. Unbearable
Câu 38. I believe the government will use advanced technology to build faster trains
and make people's life more comfortable.
A. Modern B. ancient C. sophisticated D. Obsolete
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Câu 39. A ….. is a spacecraft that is designed to travel into space and back to earth
several times.
A. Plane B. corporation C. telecommunication D. Shuttle
Câu 40. An economic ……… is a time when there is very little economic activity, which
causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
A. Improvement B. depression C. development D. Mission
Câu 41. Looking ahead to 2050, majorities say the nation's debt ……….. will be heavier,
the environment will be in worse condition and health care will be less affordable than
today.
A. Order B. potential C. burden D. Trend
Câu 42. The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the …………… is.
A. Creativity B. history C. terrorism D. Technology
Câu 43. During the Covid-19 outbreak, many companies had the opportunity to ……….
different methods of working remotely, which will become more widely used in the
services sector.
A. Experience B. maintain C. endure D. Persist
Câu 44. They appeared surprisingly ……………….. about their chances of winning.
A. Pessimistic B. pessimistically C. pessimist D. Pessimism
Câu 45. Super intelligent Al will be developed in the next century, which means new
technologies might ………… the human race in some unforeseen way.
A. stress out B. lay off C. burn off D. wipe out
Câu 46. The two countries agreed to work together to strengthen border ……………
 A. Security B. deprivation C. demolition D. Audacity
Câu 47. There are common fears around how Al will impact jobs, employees across the
globe. ……….. many are welcoming Al with love and optimism.
A. Besides B. Indeed C. Whereas D. Thus
Câu 48. In 20 years, the majority of mundane ……….. chores will be carried out by
robots, drones and artificial intelligence butlers rather than humans.
A. domestic B. stock C. excise D. Humanoid
Câu 49. Sending digital holiday cards ensures that you'll be able to send your cards out
…. time so everyone will receive them before Christmas.
A. At B. by C. on D. Of
Câu 50. Humans and robots working in ………will yield the best results as machines
can focus on performing jobs that are too big for humans to process.
A. Heaven B. fantasy C. peace D. harmony
Câu 51. The bomb attacks have been attributed to a group of international …………..
A. Terrors B. terrorizes C. terrorisms D. Terrorists
Câu 55. In the future, fully automated cars and trucks will drive us, ………. us driving
them.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. regardless of D. instead of
Câu 56. ……… in the information age with new techniques and weapons could affect a
target audience without resorting to violence against the general population.
A. Activists B. Pessimists C. Antagonists D. Terrorists
Câu 57. Scientists think computer science will have progressed to the point where a
computer is ………. to carry on a conversation indistinguishable from that of a human
being.
A. Unlikely B. bound C. due D. About
Câu 58. For ………….., it is certain that in the future some things will be very different.
A. matter or fact B. better or worse C. pros and cons D. later or sooner
Câu 59. An even higher percentage anticipates that the world will be under ……… of a
major energy crisis in the next 40 years.
A. Risk B. fear C. emergency D. Threat
Câu 62. In view of an ever-increasing workload to be handled by the machine operator,
……….. devices help to improve work efficiency.
A. far-reaching B. good-looking C. labour-saving D. hard-wearing
Câu 65. He remained strongly ………….. that an agreement could be reached.
A. Optimist B. optimism C. optimistic D. Optimistically
Câu 66. The treatment's chances of success are stronger if it is started as soon as the
disease is …………
A. Noticed B. watched C. observed D. Diagnosed
Câu 68. I wish you'd spend more time at home ……… of going out drinking with your
friends every night.
A. Instead B. in place C. on account D. on behalf
Câu 70. Advances in computing …………… from processing speed to network capacity
and the internet, have revolutionize the way scientists work.
A. Technology B. technological C. technologically D. Technologist
Câu 72. …………… is the technology of sending signals and messages over long
distances using electronic equipment, for example by radio and telephone.
A. Telecommunication B. Telegraph
C. Multifunction D. Information technology
Câu 74. Doctors and pharmacists have to assume ………….. for human life.
A. Responsibility B. achievement C. optimism D. Aspect