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Câu hỏi 1: – Block organization may vary. The cause essay may ……………………………………………………………………in the introduction and then all the causes as a block in the body or in an effect essay, one cause is mentioned in the introduction and all the effects are discussed in the body .

• discuss about one effect
• discuss one effect
• discuss around one effect
• discuss for one effect

Câu hỏi 2: . Chain organization may ………………………………………….. the first cause and its effect, and the effect becomes a second cause that leads to some effect, the development making a “chain” relationship.

• be used to discuss
• be used to discussing
• being used to discuss
• to be used to discuss

Câu hỏi 3: ……………………………………, you should replace it with an appropriate word (a repetition, a synonym or a general word), a group of words or even a clause, they with specific words.

• To avoiding ambiguous reference
• To avoid ambiguous reference
• about avoiding ambiguous reference
• For avoiding ambiguous reference

Câu hỏi 4: …………………………………………… ………………….make a demand for some action. For example, an argument against smoking cigarettes might conclude that the government should ban smoking, if not everywhere, then at least in public places.

• It is very low to
• It is very common to
• It is very hot to
• It is very artful to

Câu hỏi 5: …………………………………………………………………………………………….1. use the word one instead of the word people or they, 2. use specific words such as inhabitant, learner, visitor,… or, 3. when possible, use the passive voice.

• Remember to
• Remember for
• Remember around
• Remember about

Câu hỏi 6: ………………………………………………………………are a means of establishing order among things having some common characteristic.

• Division and classification
• Division and classifying
• Division and classified
• Dividing and classification

Câu hỏi 7: ………………………………………………..essays establish and explaining the relationship between cause and effect and between effect and cause.

• Causes and effective
• Causes and effects
• Causing and effects
• to Cause and effects

Câu hỏi 8: ………………..other written essays, an example essay begins with the first paragraph that has a strong thesis statement. A thesis is the key opinion, the point, argument or generalization of an essay.

• dislike
• hate
• Like
• love

Câu hỏi 9: A better definition might involve different examples, dealing with different periods of life: ……………………………………………………… when some unfair things happen.

• childhood, adulthood and old age
• childhood, adulthood and old ageing
• childhood, adultlike and old age
• childlike, adulthood and old age

Câu hỏi 10: A cause and effect example can be structured in two patterns of organization: …………………………….

• block and chain
• blocking and chain
• blocked and chain
• block and chaining

Câu hỏi 11: A definition essay breaks a subject ……………………………….that can be clearly understood. What is most important before writing is to select a subject carefully because definition essays are personal by nature.

• around parts
• away parts
• with parts
• into parts

Câu hỏi 12: A necessary cause cannot produce the effect but must be present for the effect to occur. A contributory cause can not produce the effect by itself but may …………………………………………………………..

• lead to an effect.
• lead with an effect.
• lead for an effect.
• lead about an effect.

Câu hỏi 13: A sufficient cause by itself can produce an effect. Also, one cause may lead to many effects, or one cause …………………………………in a chain.

• related to one effect
• related with one effect
• related for one effect
• related about one effect

Câu hỏi 14: Also try to make your essay lively by using an amusing or dramatic incident, an unusually surprising fact, or a conclusion that challenges the reader to think and explore further.

• unusual
• unusually
• usual
• usually

Câu hỏi 15: An argumentative essay is like a debate (a formal argument or discussion of a question). In order to convince the reader of your point of view, you must show that you know the opposing …………………. and can refute them (prove that they are incorrect or weak).

• argumentation
• argumentative
• argumentively
• arguments

Câu hỏi 16: An essay becomes an argument when it …………………………………… You must decide which side to the issue you stand on.

• takes a choice
• takes a point
• takes a place
• takes a position

Câu hỏi 17: An essay is a short composition in prose that ………………… a subject limited in scope. An essay that you write for your college courses to narrate a story is called narration, to describe something or somebody description.

• discuss
• discussed
• discusses
• discussing

Câu hỏi 18: An essay that is ……………………… .. to convey information is called exposition. Exposition is the act of presenting, explaining, or expounding facts or ideas in writing or in speaking when you use different patterns of organization.

• to write
• write
• writing
• written

Câu hỏi 19: Another ………………………. alternative you can use is by using they, they can refer to one person, or by using a plural noun:

• non-sexist
• none-sexist
• not-sexist
• no-sexist

Câu hỏi 20: Before writing a classification essay, you should identify the subject and study it thoroughly by ……………………………………………………………………………..all the categories it may have on the basis of a single principle for classification you have selected.

• taking into consideration
• taking into conversation
• taking into conversion
• taking into suggestion

Câu hỏi 21: Before discussing the causes and/ or effects of the event, in your thesis statement you should say clearly you are ………………………………………………………………….. by using the term cause and/or effect,

• discussing causes and/ or effects
• discussing about causes and/ or effects
• discussing over causes and/ or effects
• discussing around causes and/ or effects

Câu hỏi 22: Before you give the thesis statement, you can provide some background about the term, ………………………………………………and/or how it is important to define the term.

• saying why
• talking why
• telling why
• speaking why

Câu hỏi 23: Chain organization is a complicated pattern. It may be used to discuss the first cause …………… ……………………………………………and the second cause with its effects in another.

• going with its effects in one paragraph
• to going with its effects in one paragraph
• to gone with its effects in one paragraph
• went with its effects in one paragraph

Câu hỏi 24: Choose the best answer The writer should provide specific information to help educate the reader about a topic, showing that you ………………………………….

• understand the topic positive
• understand the topic well
• understand the topic whole
• understand the topic good

Câu hỏi 25: Choose the best answer An essay that is written to convey information is called exposition. Exposition is the act of presenting, explaining, or expounding facts or ideas in writing or in speaking when you use …………………………of organization.

• differed patterns
• difference patterns
• differing patterns
• different patterns

Câu hỏi 26: Choose the best answer As you ………………………………………………………………………the ideas for your topic, you should keep one very important question in mind: Why/ For what am I writing this paper?

• gather and organizing
• gathering and organize
• gather and organize
• gather and organizes

Câu hỏi 27: Choose the best answer Essays that you write for your college courses usually require the representation of information …………………………………………………

• about a selected subject.
• about a selective subject.
• about a selection subject.
• about a selecting subject.

Câu hỏi 28: Choose the best answer The writer has to use sound reasoning and solid evidence ……………………………………… the reader to agree with your point of view on an issue that has more than one side to it.

• to convince
• to play
• to have
• to do

Câu hỏi 29: Choose the best answer To express yourself means that you record your …………………. feelings and experiences in a diary, journal, poem or even songs.

• personally
• person
• personal
• people

Câu hỏi 30: Choose the best answer To inform in writing means that you explain how something happened, how something works, or ……………………………………………

• why a problem exists
• why does a problem exist ?
• why is a problem exists
• why do a problem exist ?

Câu hỏi 31: Choose the best answer The term “pre-writing” conjures up a lot of strange activities and practices.  You’ve probably tried many different ……………………………………………………………..in the past, and may have a good idea of what works for you and what doesn’t.

• prewriting strategies
• prewrite strategies
• prewrotestrategies
• prewritten strategies

Câu hỏi 32: Choose the best answer Once you have analyzed your audience, you will be better able to decide on the content, vocabulary, and tone that …………………………………………………………………..

• are most suitable for his paper.
• are most suitable for our paper.
• are most suitable for your paper.
• are most suitable for her paper.

Câu hỏi 33: Choose the best answer The way ……………………………….. on paper helps to establish the tone of your writing.

• that you express your ideas
• what you express your ideas
• where you express your ideas
• when you express your ideas

Câu hỏi 34: Choose the best answer Writing is always about a topic. If you know or understand about a topic well, you write ………………. it with authority and interest.

• to
• around
• about
• for

Câu hỏi 35: Choose the best answer You will write …………………………………………………………. if you always identify the major purpose for each piece of writing you undertake.

• more effectively and successfully
• more effectively and successful
• more effective and successfully
• more effectively and success

Câu hỏi 36: Choose the best answerA process is a series of actions that lead to ………………………………., and a process essay is written to encourage the reader’s natural curiosity.

• an expectational end
• an expectation end
• an expected end
• an expecting end

Câu hỏi 37: Choose the best answerA thesis is the key opinion, the point, argument or …………………..of an essay.

• generalization
• general
• generalizing
• generally

Câu hỏi 38: Choose the best answerAn essay is a short composition in prose that discusses a subject limited in scope. An essay that you write for your college courses to narrate a story is called ……………….

• narrating
• narration
• narrated
• narrative

Câu hỏi 39: Choose the best answerAs for word choice, formal words are ………………………………informal words; formal words are usually single words not multi words.

• often longest than
• often more longer than
• often longer than
• often the longer than

Câu hỏi 40: Choose the best answerEach developmental paragraph includes evidence and examples to support the topic sentence and all the body will include evidence and examples presented in different paragraphs ……………………………………………………………………..

• to defend the right statement.
• to defend the whole statement.
• to defend the thesis statement.
• to defend the good statement.

Câu hỏi 41: Choose the best answerFor variety, select a key word, phrase or idea from the previous paragraph to refer back to its main idea and use it in the beginning sentence of the next paragraph before …………………. the main idea of that paragraph.

• introducing
• to introduce
• introduce
• introduction

Câu hỏi 42: Choose the best answerGenerally, formal language is used in writing and speech ……………….., while informal language is used in conversation and casual writing like emails to friends.

• holding
• doing
• taking
• making

Câu hỏi 43: Choose the best answerIf an assignment does not indicate a major purpose, choose one that seems appropriate for the topic and you ……………………………………………………………… to the topic.

• will focus on your intended approach
• will focus over your intended approach
• will focus for your intended approach
• will focus under your intended approach

Câu hỏi 44: Choose the best answerIf you were asked to write about the difficulties in writing in English, ………………………………..the topic with a number of examples.

• you may develop
• you would develop
• you should develop
• you can develop

Câu hỏi 45: Choose the best answerIn an example essay the examples are …………………………………… in the same order.

• essentially arranged
• essentially arrangement
• essential arranged
• essentially arranging

Câu hỏi 46: Choose the best answerIn formal writing, apart from using formal words you should use formal ………………………………. ………………………………….yourself.

• ways of expression
• ways of expressing
• ways of saying
• ways of talking

Câu hỏi 47: Choose the best answerIn order to prove your main idea/ thesis of your essay, especially in a narration or description, ………….. …………………………………. ……. to add details so that readers are made to “see” events and objects.

• using examples are very effective
• using examples done very effective
• using examples work very effective
• using examples is very effective

Câu hỏi 48: Choose the best answerIn writing an example essay to prove a point, the number of examples you use ………………………………………………………………………

• depended on the topic.
• dependent on the topic.
• depending on the topic.
• depends on the topic.

Câu hỏi 49: Choose the best answerIn writing you have to ………………………………….. what your reader does and does not know about your subject, and select suitable ideas to give your audience.

• tell
• anticipate
• ask
• say

Câu hỏi 50: Choose the best answerIt can be said that ………………….. ………………will present the standard conventions of essay writing and feature them prominently.

• an example essay through any topic
• an example essay above any topic
• an example essay on any topic
• an example essay under any topic

Câu hỏi 51: Choose the best answerLike other written essays, an example essay begins ……………….. the first paragraph that has a strong thesis statement.

• with
• for
• over
• under

Câu hỏi 52: Choose the best answerOne of the most important areas to master …………………………..register is the difference between formal and informal English.

• in lengths of
• in terms of
• in hands of
• in shortage of

Câu hỏi 53: Choose the best answerOne of the most common mistakes made by inexperienced writers involves using too personal a manner in a piece of formal writing which is called ……………………….

• “chatty style”.
• “chatting style”.
• “chatter style”.
• “chatted style”.

Câu hỏi 54: Choose the best answerRemember that in explaining a process, you should make sure that the directions are complete and specific so that someone who is unfamiliar with the process will be able to perform it successfully.

• to perform it successfully.
• to performed it successfully.
• to performance it successfully.
• to performing it successfully.

Câu hỏi 55: Choose the best answerSetting a goal for a short amount of time (5 minutes or 10 minutes are good options), just write anything that comes to mind ………………………………………………………….

• relating with your topic.
• related to your topic.
• relation to your topic.
• relating to your topic.

Câu hỏi 56: Choose the best answerThe body of an example essay will develop each aspect of the thesis in a separate paragraph or set of paragraphs, …………………………. begins with a strong topic sentence.

• some of which
• several of which
• others of which
• each of which

Câu hỏi 57: Choose the best answerThe conclusion is used to wrap up your arguments by ………………………………………………………………….

• having what your essay has shown.
• stating what your essay has shown.
• speaking what your essay has shown.
• talking what your essay has shown.

Câu hỏi 58: Choose the best answerThe example essay will end with a strong ………………………………….that provides insight on the thesis statement.

• concluding paragraph
• conclusion paragraph
• to conclude paragraph
• conclude paragraph

Câu hỏi 59: Choose the best answerThe examples you use should refer to and fairly support ……………….of your writing.

• the whole idea
• the great idea
• the main idea
• the huge idea

Câu hỏi 60: Choose the best answerThe Introduction of the process essay tells what the process is, in what situations it is used, and …………………………………………………………………………………………

• why was it important.
• why does it important.
• why is it important.
• why it is important.

Câu hỏi 61: Choose the best answerThe number of examples you use in an example essay …………………. the topic, but usually three or four extended examples (illustrations) might suffice.

• depends on
• depends over
• depends with
• depends about

Câu hỏi 62: Choose the best answerThe order you select to arrange your examples is really ………………………………………………………..

• what can you have to consider.
• what may you have to consider.
• what do you have to consider.
• what you have to consider.

Câu hỏi 63: Choose the best answerThe thesis statement tells the reader if your purpose is to discuss …………………………………….. between the two subjects.

• the similar or differences
• the similarities or differences
• the similarities or differently
• the similarities or different

Câu hỏi 64: Choose the best answerThe tone reflects your attitude towards your subject and your audience, so the tone might be light, humorous, serious, angry or insulting, ………………………………..

• dependent on the writing situation.
• depending on the writing situation.
• depended on the writing situation.
• depend on the writing situation.

Câu hỏi 65: Choose the best answerThere are ……………………………….at least 6 types of expository essays, each having its own significant differences from the others: process, illustration (example), comparison and contrast, analysis (cause and effect), classification, and definition (identification).

• as long as
• as much as
• as well as
• as many as

Câu hỏi 66: Choose the best answerThere are many types of expository essays according to many methods you use to develop your essay topic. Reading essays of these kinds, you may find out the way the information/ the writer’s ideas have been exposed/ conveyed …………………………………………………….

• for the reader.
• to the reader.
• over the reader.
• on the reader.

Câu hỏi 67: Choose the best answerThere are two types of process analysis essays: instructing or directing the reader for doing something and explaining or analyzing something

• around the reader to understand.
• over the reader to understand.
• for the reader to understand.
• about the reader to understand.

Câu hỏi 68: Choose the best answerTo entertain means that the writer might use humor, romance, or suspense as the basis for a poem, short story, or novel ………………………………………………..

• to create enjoyment for the reader.
• to creating enjoyment for the reader.
• creation enjoyment for the reader.
• to created enjoyment for the reader.

Câu hỏi 69: Choose the best answerTo persuade means that the writer has to influence the reader to change his/ her mind or ……………… a particular action.

• take
• have
• do
• make

Câu hỏi 70: Choose the best answerTo this end, give the parts of the process in an order; by importance, location, from simple to complex, from known to unknown, and of time …………………………. is the most common type of order.

• why
• what
• which
• when

Câu hỏi 71: Choose the best answerTry to make your essay lively by using an amusing or dramatic incident, an unusually surprising fact, or a conclusion that challenges the reader ……………………………………………………………………

• to thinking and explore further.
• to think and had explored further.
• to think and exploring further.
• to think and explore further.

Câu hỏi 72: Choose the best answerUsually the examples and details in an expository essay are organized according to ………………………………………………………………

• time, familiar, and importance.
• timing, familiarity, and importance.
• time, familiarity, and important.
• time, familiarity, and importance.

Câu hỏi 73: Choose the best answerWhen ……………………………………the guiding purpose for a particular assignment, discuss it with your teacher before you begin writing.

• you are not sure over
• you are not sure for
• you are not sure of
• you are not sure about

Câu hỏi 74: Choose the best answerWhen writing an essay of this kind, you should remember to envision ………………………………………….to focus your explanation and warn your reader of difficulties in the process.

• what may the reader not know
• what does the reader not know
• what the reader does not know
• what is the reader not know

Câu hỏi 75: Choose the best answerYour examples should be representative / typical, covering .. …………………………………………… interest areas/ aspects: an example must be a representative member of a class or category.

• a wide range of
• a big range of
• a short range of
• a small range of

Câu hỏi 76: Classification (and division) is a common pattern of composition to analyze a topic or subject by breaking something down into parts (division) and study the relationship of the parts or …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

• determine the nature of the parts (classification).
• determinative the nature of the parts (classification).
• determined the nature of the parts (classification).
• determinatively the nature of the parts (classification).

Câu hỏi 77: Comparison and contrast essays show similarities, and contrast, and pointing …………………….differences

• about
• away
• out
• with

Câu hỏi 78: Definition essays that answer the question “what is….?” and/or “What is … like?” aim to approach a term/ subject with more ……………………………………………..than the efficient, short dictionary definition has.

• thoroughness and spirit
• thorough and spirit
• thorough and spiritual
• thoroughness and spiritual

Câu hỏi 79: Different words that are similar ……………………………….. are only synonymous in one usage and not in others. For example, a high school pupil can be called a student, but a university student cannot be called a pupil.

• in meaning
• with meaning
• about meaning
• at meaning

Câu hỏi 80: Division and classification are a filing system that aim to explain relationships and ……………………………………………………………., handy, and easy to communicate.

• to make information comprehensible
• to make information comprehensibly
• to make information comprehensibleness
• to make information comprehend

Câu hỏi 81: Division and classification essays ……………………………….. order among things with some common characteristics.

• establish
• establishing
• to be established
• to establish

Câu hỏi 82: Each …………………………paragraph includes evidence and examples to support the topic sentence and all the body will include evidence and examples presented in different paragraphs to defend the thesis statement.

• developed
• developing
• development
• developmental

Câu hỏi 83: Essays that you write for your college courses usually require the representation of information about a ……………………………….subject.

• selected
• selecting
• selection
• to be selected

Câu hỏi 84: Extended definition, ………………………………………………….., can be given in a number of sentences in order to explain an uncommon term or an abstract term , such as one-sided love, home, etc.

• on the other hand
• on the other eye
• on the other face
• on the other leg

Câu hỏi 85: Good writing is rewriting. Therefore, you have to make a number of drafts filled ……………….. additions, deletions, rearrangements, and rewordings, each time considering alternatives and making choices.

• away
• out
• up
• with

Câu hỏi 86: However, when ……………………..in writing, you should always use a pronoun to refer clearly to a noun that has already been used; in other words, the pronoun reference must be clear so that the reader can understand which noun is replacing.

• used pronouns
• useful pronouns
• useless pronouns
• using pronouns

Câu hỏi 87: If the definition on “fair” in the statement “Life is not fair” goes with the ideas: things don’t work out, we all have some bad luck, the bad comes with the good, then it is shallow definition because …………………………………………………………

• the explanations merely repeat the title.
• the explanations merely to be repeating the title.
• the explanations merely to repeat the title.
• the explanations merely repeating the title.

Câu hỏi 88: If the pronoun seems to refer to more than one noun or idea, the reader will be confused. To avoid such a problem, either add a noun or …………………………………………..

• restructure the sentence
• rethink the sentence
• retell the sentence
• restart the sentence

Câu hỏi 89: If the subordination gives basic information ………………………………………………………., no comma is used before who or which. However, when the subordination adds information about a specific subject, you need to add commas before or around the relative clause.

• for identification of the subject
• for identification of an subject
• for identification of one subject
• for identification of a subject

Câu hỏi 90: If you want to write an essay on the topic “ Is Hanoi Open University an open or traditional university?” you would do well to make sure that …………………………………………………….your readers what you mean by “open” or/ and “traditional”.

• you explain with
• you explain to
• you explain about
• you explain for

Câu hỏi 91: Illustration or listing essays give examples …………………………….. benefits, advantages, or results,…

• proof
• prove
• to prove
• to proving

Câu hỏi 92: In a cause and effect essay, all causes are discussed as a block, and then all of the effects/ results are mentioned together ……………………

• hold a block
• as a block
• since a block
• like a block

Câu hỏi 93: In a comparison essay you analyze the similarities, and ……………………………………………………………….. you emphasize the differences.

• in the contrast essay
• in any contrast essay
• in other contrast essay
• in a contrast essay

Câu hỏi 94: In a compound sentence, a comma usually appears before the conjunction to connect ……………………………………………………………….

• two independent ideas.
• two dependent ideas.
• two independently ideas.
• two depending ideas.

Câu hỏi 95: In almost all situations of writing, remember that writing is largely revising. As a good writer, you always have to reread and rework the draft of any writing project. After …………………….. an essay, you have to answer the checklist to evaluate and revise it.

• write
• writing
• written
• wrote

Câu hỏi 96: In formal writing you should not …………………………………………………you are speaking to the reader as a familiar person.

• think that
• thought that
• to think that
• thinking that

Câu hỏi 97: In order ………………………………in your writing for the reader to follow your ideas easily, you should use transitions to link them together.

• to achieve coherence
• achieving coherence
• achievement coherence
• to achieving coherence

Câu hỏi 98: In order to help readers …………………………………………………., you should define direct relationships between ideas and arrange them in a logical way.

• keep track of the message
• keep path of the message
• keep line of the message
• keep route of the message

Câu hỏi 99: In order to join ideas in a sentence, you can use a participle: a present participle (v-ing) or a past participle (v-ed) to open a sentence ………………………………………………. You can also use a present participle to end a sentence too:

• instead of using conjunctions
• instead with using conjunctions
• instead away using conjunctions
• instead for using conjunctions

Câu hỏi 100: In order to prove your main idea/thesis of your essay, especially in a narration or ………………………., using examples is very effective to add details so that readers are made to “see” events and objects.

• describing
• description
• descriptive
• descriptiveness

Câu hỏi 101: In the ………………………………………, you read over what you have written, decide what ideas to be removed or added and, if needed, reorganize the ideas to improve the first draft according to the needs and expectation of your reader.

• step of Drafting
• step of Editing
• step of Prewriting
• step of Revising

Câu hỏi 102: In the body, try to choose the typical aspects that make your definition ………………………………………………………………………, avoiding shallow aspects of the subject.

• satisfying and interesting
• satisfying and interested
• satisfying and interest
• satisfaction and interesting

Câu hỏi 103: In the introduction of a process essay, you have to tell what the process is, …………………..what situations it is used, and why it is important.

• away
• from
• in
• out

Câu hỏi 104: In the sentence the possessive form of a noun denotes possession, not object or person and the ………………………………………………………….. after it.

• focus of the sentence is on the thing
• focus of the sentence is for the thing
• focus of the sentence is at the thing
• focus of the sentence is with the thing

Câu hỏi 105: In the step of Drafting, you write using the ideas and plan you have developed during your prewriting. You put your ideas ……………. ……………words, keeping in mind your purposes for writing (to inform, persuade or entertain your reader).

• about
• into
• onto
• through

Câu hỏi 106: In the step of Editing, you check ……………………………. to make sure that your grammar, punctuation, and spelling are correct. While editing, you can use a grammar book or/and a dictionary handy for reference.

• the body
• the conclusion
• the introduction
• thoroughly

Câu hỏi 107: In the step of Prewriting, you have to ………………………………………..for your writing by exploring ideas about your topic, gathering information and organize your materials (outlining).

• think and compare
• think and plan
• think and work
• think and write

Câu hỏi 108: In the step of Proofreading, you have to check everything again, Before you hand………………..your writing, be sure that your writing has no errors, your handwriting is legible, or typing is neat.

• away
• down
• in
• up

Câu hỏi 109: In the step of Revising, You also have to concentrate ……………. your choice of words and sentence structure for a smooth flow of content and an appropriate tone for your audience.

• away
• by
• on
• over

Câu hỏi 110: In the thesis statement, you cannot simply give ……………………………. about bilingual education or imigration, you must state your opinion.

• information
• informational
• informative
• informatively

Câu hỏi 111: In writing a cause and effect essay, we will require examining the topic carefully ………………………………….., finding out the cause-effect relations in it.

• to sound logical
• to show logical
• to have logical
• to express logical

Câu hỏi 112: In writing an example essay to prove a point, the number of examples you use depends on the topic. For example, if you were ………………… to write about the difficulties in writing in English, you would develop the topic with a number of examples. In this case, examples are the aspects or problems writers meet with in writing.

• ask
• asked
• asking
• to be asking

Câu hỏi 113: In writing it is necessary to use synonyms in order ………………………………………………………………..in one and the same text:

• to avoid repeating the same words
• to avoid to repeat the same words
• to avoiding repeating the same words
• to avoid repeat the same words

Câu hỏi 114: In writing, the pronouns it and they cannot refer to nouns that have been suggested but never actually stated. ……………………………………, it and they can be used only when the nouns have already been stated.

• In other words
• In any words
• In another words
• In some words

Câu hỏi 115: In your ……………………………………, remember to back up your thesis with relevant and sufficient details that are organized by order of time (first/second), order of importance (least/most important), order of category (general/specific).

• developing paragraphs
• developed paragraphs
• developmental paragraphs
• development paragraphs

Câu hỏi 116: It is important that synonyms do not change the register. For example, firm is a good synonym for company, but boss is …………………………………………. for manager.

• too informal to use
• too informal in use
• too informal about use
• to informal for use

Câu hỏi 117: Life would be very boring if …… ……….. ……………………………….. nothing to read to spend the time and to understand about the past, the present and the future.

• there has been
• there have been
• there was
• there were

Câu hỏi 118: Making ………………………………………………………………………………is a common method of exposition. We need compare and contrast two things, items, or people of like nature to determine the superiority of one thing over the other.

• comparison and contrasting
• compare and contrast
• comparison and contrast
• comparing and contrast

Câu hỏi 119: Making ………………………………..is a common method of exposition. We need compare and contrast two things, items, or people of like nature to determine the superiority of one thing over the other, to explain something unknown on the basis of something known, to show the differences or similarities, advantages or disadvantages of one thing compared with another, etc.

• compare and contrast
• comparing and contrast
• comparison and contrast
• comparison and contrasting

Câu hỏi 120: Not all words can be substituted with synonyms; for example, culture, economy, society or science have no effective synonyms. Therefore, you must be sure that your chosen synonym is …………………………………………your sentence.

• real suitable for
• really suitable for
• really suitably for
• real suitably for

Câu hỏi 121: Note that there is usually a comma before coordinating conjunctions although some professional writers sometimes leave this comma out. Also, …………………………………… more than one coordinating conjunction in one sentence because if such words as but and and are overused, the sentences will become difficult to understand.

• try not to use
• try no to use
• try non to use
• try none to use

Câu hỏi 122: One of the most important areas to master in terms of register is the difference between formal and informal English. ………………………, formal language is used in writing and speech making, while informal language is used in conversation and casual writing like emails to friends.

• General speak
• General speaking
• Generally speak
• Generally speaking

Câu hỏi 123: One of the most common ………….. made by inexperienced writers involves using too personal a manner in a piece of formal writing which is called “chatty style”. The chatty style is recognized by the use of: 1. The first personal pronouns and 2. The informal you.

• mistake
• mistaken
• mistakes
• mistaking

Câu hỏi 124: Overuse of transitions causes a traffic jam and should be avoided. Transitions should be used only ………………………………………………

• when necessary
• when need
• when it necessary
• when necessarily

Câu hỏi 125: Process essays convey a clear understanding of …………….. ….. …………..either how to do something or how something was done or is done.

• a lot of
• a piece of
• a process of
• an amount of

Câu hỏi 126: Remember that ……………………………………………………….., illustrate your arguments with specific examples, facts, or incidents. Merely using synonyms makes definition go round in circles because it avoids being specific.

• when possible
• when being possible
• when to be possible
• when be possible

Câu hỏi 127: Remember that in explaining a process, you should …………. ………………that the directions are complete and specific so that someone who is unfamiliar with the process will be able to perform it successfully.

• make sure
• make sure about
• make sure of
• make sure on

Câu hỏi 128: Review your definition’s main points by giving a summary of the points that have been mentioned above or give some kind of comments ……………………………..a sense of completeness.

• that give the writing
• where give the writing
• what give the writing
• when give the writing

Câu hỏi 129: Since a well-known subject ……………………………………………….. what scope and purpose of the topic you want to achieve easily, you should avoid a topic too narrow for example “house” or too broad such as “friendship”; however, the topic true friendship may be a good choice.

• enables you to define
• enables you into define
• enables you onto define
• enables you for define

Câu hỏi 130: Sometimes coordinating conjunctions are not used, and some other punctuation marks such as semicolons or colons are used instead. Again remember that normally a comma is never used … ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

• to join two independent ideas together.
• to take two independent ideas together.
• to give two independent ideas together.
• to hit two independent ideas together.

Câu hỏi 131: Sometimes you can use punctuation marks to connect two ideas, but …………………………….between two independent ideas.

• none use a comma
• no use a comma
• non use a comma
• never use a comma

Câu hỏi 132: Synonyms are different words (sometimes phrases) with …………… or very similar meanings. Synonyms can be any part of speech: buy/ purchase (v), sick/ill (adjective), on /upon (prep).

• identical
• identically
• identity
• identify

Câu hỏi 133: Synonyms do not always have exactly the same meaning; however, they can be used to provide …………………………………..to the reader.

• variety and interest
• variety and interesting
• various and interest
• variety and interested

Câu hỏi 134: Terms/ subjects of this kind need various ………………………………………………………………..because they have different meanings for different individuals: these terms play on people’s feelings, opinions more than their physical senses.

• explanations and clarify
• explaining and clarifications
• explanations and clarifications
• explanations and clarifyinng

Câu hỏi 135: The aim of an argumentative essay is to convince readers to agree with your position. Your ………………………………………….. must show a clear point of view with three reasons that you will argue in the body of your essay.

• thesis state
• thesis stated
• thesis statement
• thesis stating

Câu hỏi 136: The basic part of the introduction is ………………………………………..which reveals a topic which according a certain principle of classification is divided into categories.

• the thesis statement
• the thesis talk
• the thesis discussion
• the thesis writing

Câu hỏi 137: The body deals with main parts/ aspects/qualities… of the term reflecting your judgment, point of view. Usually there are three paragraphs, ……………………………………………….. one of the parts of your definition.

• each dealing with
• each to deal with
• each deal with
• each to dealing with

Câu hỏi 138: The body of a classification essay ……………………………………………the general characteristics of the members of each category by answering the question “What are they like?” and “What are the examples of each?”.

• names and discusses
• names and to discuss
• names and discussing
• naming and discusses

Câu hỏi 139: The body of an example essay will develop ………………………….of the thesis in a separate paragraph or set of paragraphs, each of which begins with a strong topic sentence.

• each aspect
• each one
• each part
• no aspect

Câu hỏi 140: The cause essay may discuss one effect in the introduction and then all the causes as a block in the body or in an effect essay, one cause is mentioned in the introduction and all the effects are ……………….. in the body.

• discussed
• discussing
• discussion
• in discussing

Câu hỏi 141: The classification essays use one of the main skills demanded not just for academic writing in particular, but also for living life in general: the skills …………………………………………………………..and to describe different parts that make up a whole thing.

• to divide a thing about parts
• to divide a thing with parts
• to divide a thing to parts
• to divide a thing into parts

Câu hỏi 142: The concluding paragraph brings the essay to an end that flows ……. ………………………………… from the rest of the essay. It does not cut off the reader abruptly. The way to write the concluding paragraph for argument is like the way to conclude the essay of other kinds.

• logically and gracefully
• logically and graceful
• logical and gracefully
• logically and grace

Câu hỏi 143: The different categories of the topic which are presented one after another must follow one organizing principle and be arranged usually from ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

• the least important move to the most important.
• the least important to the most important.
• the least important go to the most important.
• the least important toward the most important.

Câu hỏi 144: The example essay will end with a strong conclusion paragraph that provides insight on the thesis statement. The …………………. is used to wrap up your arguments by stating what your essay has shown.

• concluded.
• concluding
• conclusion
• in conclusion

Câu hỏi 145: The first personal pronouns: I or we often occurs when everybody likes to talk about themselves in both …………………………………….and you may not be an exception.

• speak and writing
• to speak and writing
• speaking and writing
• speaking and write

Câu hỏi 146: The informal you may sound disrespectful or even offensive ………………………………………… the reader who can’t be your friend, a person you know very well.

• since the word you points a finger at
• since the word you pointing a finger at
• since the word you pointed a finger at
• since the word you to point a finger at

Câu hỏi 147: The number of categories can be many, but should be confined to three ……………………………………the classification.

• in order not to blur
• in order none to blur
• in order non to blur
• in order no to blur

Câu hỏi 148: The number of examples you use in an example essay depends on the topic, but usually three …………….. four extended examples (illustrations) might suffice. However, your examples should be representative/typical, covering a wide range of interest areas/aspects:

• after
• before
• for
• or

Câu hỏi 149: The order of presenting ideas should be clear and logical: by importance, location, ….. If necessary, you may try to enrich your perception of the term through specific analyses by either mentioning its physical properties (appealing to five senses), its uses (or dangers), or ………………………………………………………………………, history, etc.

• mentioning its effects on people
• to be mentioning its effects on people
• mentioned its effects on people
• being mentioning its effects on people

Câu hỏi 150: The order you select to arrange your examples is really what you have to consider. Usually the examples and details in an expository essay are organized according to time, familiarity, and importance; therefore, in an example essay the examples are essentially ……………………….. in the same order.

• arranged
• arrangement
• arranging
• to be arranged

Câu hỏi 151: The pronoun this / that can replace either a noun or a specific idea that has already been stated – this is used to talk about something you are close to in time ………………. ……………….space, and that to refer to something more distant.

• as well as
• as high as
• as short as
• as low as

Câu hỏi 152: The pronoun which can be used to ……………………………….which has already been stated before in a sentence.

• refer by something
• refer for something
• refer to something
• refer around something

Câu hỏi 153: The structure of ……………………………………………can follow:1. One part of your definition of the subject. 2. Examples to illustrate the point.3. Analysis of how the example illustrates the point.

• a definition essay
• a defining essay
• a definitive essay
• a definitional essay

Câu hỏi 154: The tone reflects your attitude towards your subject and your audience, so the tone might be light, humorous, serious, angry or ………………………, depending on the writing situation.

• insult
• insulter
• insulting
• insultingly

Câu hỏi 155: The way you think in writing is in ………………………. ways different from your way of thinking in speaking, so when you write to a reader, you share what you learn.

• a lot
• amount
• many
• much

Câu hỏi 156: The word you can be used with the word I or we in informal speech to show intimacy between the speaker …………………………………………..; for example, “you know what I mean”.

• and the listener
• but the listener
• for the listener
• or the listener

Câu hỏi 157: The writer might use humor, romance, or suspense as the basis for a poem, short story, or novel to create ……………….. for the reader.

• enjoyable
• enjoyed
• enjoying
• enjoyment

Câu hỏi 158: There are many types of expository essays according ……………………… many methods you use to develop your essay topic. Reading essays of these kinds, you may find out the way the information/the writer’s ideas have been exposed/conveyed to the reader.

• in
• to
• up
• with

Câu hỏi 159: There are two types of process ……….. …………………………………..: instructing or directing the reader for doing something and explaining or analyzing something for the reader to understand.

• analysis essays
• analytic essays
• analytical essays
• analytics essays

Câu hỏi 160: There can be said to be two kinds of definition: formal and extended. Formal definition, usually found in the dictionary (dictionary definition), can be given in some words, or in one or more than one sentences …………………………………………………….such as “be”, followed by an adjective, a noun phrase, or a synonym.

• by use some verbs,
• by used some verbs,
• by usage some verbs,
• by using some verbs,

Câu hỏi 161: There is a special case of subordination when a subordinate clause does not begin with a conjunction, but with the relative pronouns “who”………………………………………………………………..or “which” to a thing or a place.

• referring to a person
• refers to a person
• will referring to a person
• referred to a person

Câu hỏi 162: Therefore, a term/ subject that you know well will ………………………………………………………………….. for you to clarify, to provide specific examples to illustrate your definition.

• make it easy
• make it easily
• make it ease
• make it be easy

Câu hỏi 163: They have in common that they relate ………………………………………………………………………….. They are so closely associated – being, in a sense, opposite sides of the same coin – that they are often considered together under the single heading of classification.

• general/ main classes and subclasses
• general/ main classes with subclasses
• general/ main classes or subclasses
• general/ main classes as subclasses

Câu hỏi 164: To ………………………………………a reader, a writer must choose language that clearly conveys what he or she is trying to say.

• communicate with
• communicate on
• communicate around
• communicate for

Câu hỏi 165: To communicate effectively, when ……………………….. you need to choose the most suitable vocabulary for your audience. For most college writing, you need to use the adult vocabulary that mature, intelligent readers expect.

• about writing
• at writing
• on writing
• writing

Câu hỏi 166: Too long sentences often confuse the reader. Therefore, if you have written a number of short sentences together, you should …………………………………………………….. in a clever way when you are editing your writing.

• know how to combine them
• know how to be combined them
• know how to combining them
• know how to be combine them

Câu hỏi 167: Understanding writing as a multistage process allows you to work efficiently, concentrating one activity at a time …………………… trying to handle all facets of a writing project simultaneously.

• better than
• more than
• rather than
• worse than

Câu hỏi 168: Using pronouns in writing you should always use a pronoun to refer clearly to a noun that has already been used; in other words, the pronoun reference must be clear so that …………………………………………………….which noun is replacing.

• the reader understand
• the reader do understand
• the reader can understand
• the reader does understand

Câu hỏi 169: When …………………………………., you should use supporting evidence, define terms, offer facts and statistics, or provide examples, anecdotes or personal observations that support your ideas.

• to strengthen your essay
• strength your essay
• strengthening your essay
• strengthen your essay

Câu hỏi 170: When ………………………………………, these pronouns “I or we” could cause negative or even offensive feelings in the audience.

• useless not appropriately
• used not appropriately
• used not appropriate
• useful not appropriately

Câu hỏi 171: When …………………………………………………………………………., you should avoid using the “dangling” participle. The reason is that a participle describes the subject of the sentence, so if the correct subject is not used, the meaning of the sentence will be confusing and unintentionally funny.

• using a participle
• used a participle
• use a participle
• be using a participle

Câu hỏi 172: When a problem ………………., we use this method of reasoning to figure out the causes for it and also to analyze – predict its results or effects.

• arising
• rise
• arises
• arose

Câu hỏi 173: When a problem arises, we use this method of reasoning ………….. ………….. the causes for it and also to analyze – predict its results or effects.

• to figure away
• to figure by
• to figure in
• to figure out

Câu hỏi 174: When a student is learning to write in English, ……………………………. makes mistakes at first.

• he
• she
• he or she
• he or her

Câu hỏi 175: When a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, the ……………………………………………………should follow the subordinate clause and follow a comma.

• independent sentence
• independence sentence
• depending sentence
• independently sentence

Câu hỏi 176: When a word might mean one thing to the writer and ………………………………………………….., it is useful for the writer to explain what he or she means.

• another to the reader
• other to the reader
• the other to the reader
• others to the reader

Câu hỏi 177: When planning a comparison and contrast essay, you should notice the following points: – Choose the topic which provides something new and/or a new way of ………………………………….

• analysis for the reader
• analyzing for the reader
• analyzed for the reader
• analyze for the reader

Câu hỏi 178: when the subordinating conjunction is in medial position, the dependent clause should closely follow the independent sentence; …………………………………………..(no comma, no period/ full stop) is employed before the dependent clause.

• none punctuation
• no punctuation
• non punctuation
• not punctuation

Câu hỏi 179: When there are two nouns before which you should reconstruct your sentence so that which comes close to its antecedent. Or the sentence can be reconstructed, which being replaced …………………………………

• by another construction
• for another construction
• with another construction
• about another construction

Câu hỏi 180: When two ideas have complex relationships, you should put the more important idea in an independent sentence, the sentence that could stand alone, and the less important idea in …………………………………………….which is dependent on the independent sentence.

• a subordinative clause
• a subordinate clause
• a subordinating clause
• a subordination clause

Câu hỏi 181: When you are ……………………………………. causes and effects, you should qualify or limit your statements about them by using tentative expressions such as It appears that the cause was…, The evidence may indicate…, Available evidence suggests that…

• not quite sure about
• not quite sure for
• not quite sure away
• not quite sure with

Câu hỏi 182: When you are writing academically, you should use the formal style, talking about the topic and ……………………………………….

• not of yourself.
• not with yourself.
• not for yourself.
• not about yourself.

Câu hỏi 183: When you explain how something happened, how something works, or why a problem exists, you should …………………….. specific information to help educate the reader about a topic, showing that you understand the topic well.

• provide
• provided
• providing
• to provide

Câu hỏi 184: When you have two ideas next to ………………. ……………….. and if they are of equal importance and related to each other, you do not need to use a period to separate them, you can put them together by using coordinating conjunctions: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet.

• each one
• each other
• every other
• one other

Câu hỏi 185: When you have two ideas next to each other and if they are of equal importance and related to each other, you do not need to use a period to separate them, you can put them together by …………………………………………………………..: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet.

• using coordinating conjunctions
• using coordinate conjunctions
• using coordinated conjunctions
• using coordination conjunctions

Câu hỏi 186: When you use causal analysis, you must avoid oversimplification and ………………………………………………..that an effect may be the consequence of two or more causes or a chain of causes.

• keep in mind
• keep in eyes
• keep in heart
• keep in brain

Câu hỏi 187: Whenever you write, your goal is ……………………… …………………. effectively with the people who are going to read what you write.

• communication
• to be communicated
• to communicate
• to communicating

Câu hỏi 188: Why when using a participle, ask yourself who/ what does or is acted upon by ……………………………………………………………………………………

• the action expressing by the verb.
• the action expression by the verb.
• the action expressed by the verb.
• the action be expressing by the verb.

Câu hỏi 189: Writing ……………………………………., we may want to analyze causes and/or effects to answer some question Why does/did it happen? or What happens/happened as a result/because of this?

• a cause and effecting essay
• a causing and effect essay
• a cause and effective essay
• a cause and effect essay

Câu hỏi 190: Writing a cause and effect essay, we may want to analyze causes and/or effects to answer some question Why does/did it happen? or What happens/happened as a result/because of this? In doing this, we will require examining the topic carefully to sound logical, finding out the …………………… in it.

• cause-effect connection
• cause-effect related.
• cause-effect relating
• cause-effect relations

Câu hỏi 191: Writing both ……………………………………………………………………. can give very bad impression to the reader. Short sentences can look like a child’s writing or can suggest that the writer can not use more complex grammatical structures.

• very short and long sentences
• very short or long sentences
• very short yet long sentences
• very short but long sentences

Câu hỏi 192: Writing creates reading. Writing …………………………..a long lasting record of your ideas for others to read and think about.

• creates
• does
• has
• helps

Câu hỏi 193: Writing is a means to …………………. the ability of educated people. Throughout their lives, their writing shows how effectively they think, understand and use language.

• evaluate
• evaluating
• evaluation
• evaluator

Câu hỏi 194: Writing is a way of ……………. …. and learning. When you are writing, you have to think to formulate ideas.

• think
• thinking
• thought
• thoughtfulness

Câu hỏi 195: Writing is always about a topic. If you know or understand about a topic well, you write about it with authority and …………………………. As a result, your writing is interesting to the reader.

• interest
• interested
• interesting
• to be interested

Câu hỏi 196: You can also use the traditional or dictionary definition as a basis for your definition. Your definition or thesis statement states ……………………………………………………………….

• what is being defined.
• whom is being defined.
• where is being defined.
• when is being defined.

Câu hỏi 197: You should avoid overusing subordinate clauses, …………………………………………………………… or ideas in one sentence.

• crowding together too many images
• crowded together too many images
• be crowding together too many images
• to crowd together too many images

Câu hỏi 198: You would ……………………….your essay where in the first paragraph of the body you would define “open” using as many methods as seem necessary to make your meaning clear.

• want to organize
• wanting to organize
• wanted to organize
• want to organizing

Câu hỏi 199: Your goal is to influence the reader to change his/her mind or take a particular action. Therefore, you use sound reasoning and solid evidence to convince the reader to agree ………………………your point of view on an issue

• in
• of
• to
• up