Đề thi thử từ vựng VSTEP số 3 — Trình độ B2
50 câu trắc nghiệm nâng cao dành cho thí sinh mục tiêu B2. Thời gian đề xuất: 30 phút.
Phần 1: Từ vựng học thuật nâng cao (câu 1-20)
Câu 1. The study ______ a strong correlation between education level and income.
A. revealed B. concealed C. denied D. ignored
Câu 2. The new trade agreement will ______ economic growth in both countries.
A. hinder B. facilitate C. obstruct D. complicate
Câu 3. Her ______ analysis of the data earned her recognition from the scientific community.
A. superficial B. biased C. meticulous D. negligent
Câu 4. The government needs to ______ the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms.
A. overlook B. address C. dismiss D. bypass
Câu 5. The proposal was met with ______ opposition from environmental groups.
A. fierce B. mild C. slight D. negligible
Câu 6. The rapid ______ of urban areas has put pressure on infrastructure.
A. expansion B. contraction C. reduction D. limitation
Câu 7. The evidence presented was ______ to support the prosecutor's case.
A. insufficient B. abundant C. excessive D. overwhelming
Câu 8. The new policy has ______ implications for the healthcare system.
A. minor B. trivial C. far-reaching D. insignificant
Câu 9. Scientists have ______ that the virus mutates faster than previously thought.
A. speculated B. established C. assumed D. guessed
Câu 10. The company's decision to relocate was ______ controversial among employees.
A. hardly B. barely C. highly D. scarcely
Câu 11. The research ______ several limitations that should be considered.
A. acknowledges B. conceals C. dismisses D. overlooks
Câu 12. A ______ approach to problem-solving considers multiple perspectives.
A. narrow B. holistic C. limited D. biased
Câu 13. The two theories are not ______ — they can coexist within the same framework.
A. compatible B. contradictory C. complementary D. comparable
Câu 14. The decline in biodiversity is ______ linked to habitat destruction.
A. loosely B. vaguely C. directly D. barely
Câu 15. The report provides a ______ overview of the current economic situation.
A. vague B. comprehensive C. superficial D. brief
Câu 16. The gap between rich and poor has ______ in recent decades.
A. narrowed B. widened C. stabilized D. disappeared
Câu 17. The findings of the study are ______ with previous research.
A. consistent B. inconsistent C. irrelevant D. unrelated
Câu 18. The implementation of the policy requires ______ planning and resources.
A. minimal B. extensive C. limited D. negligible
Câu 19. The article ______ the common misconception that vaccines cause autism.
A. supports B. reinforces C. debunks D. confirms
Câu 20. His argument was ______ and lacked supporting evidence.
A. compelling B. convincing C. flawed D. robust
Phần 2: Academic Collocations (câu 21-35)
Câu 21. The researcher ______ a hypothesis based on preliminary observations.
A. formulated B. created C. invented D. designed
Câu 22. The study was ______ on a sample of 500 participants.
A. made B. done C. conducted D. performed
Câu 23. The data ______ a significant trend in consumer behavior.
A. shows B. indicates C. reveals D. all of the above
Câu 24. Further research is ______ to confirm these findings.
A. needed B. required C. necessary D. all of the above
Câu 25. The theory has been ______ tested and proven reliable.
A. rigorously B. roughly C. briefly D. casually
Câu 26. The results ______ the importance of early intervention programs.
A. undermine B. underestimate C. underscore D. undergo
Câu 27. The study ______ a gap in existing literature on the topic.
A. fills B. creates C. identifies D. widens
Câu 28. The author ______ that more research is needed on this subject.
A. concludes B. assumes C. guesses D. imagines
Câu 29. The methodology used in this study is ______ appropriate for the research question.
A. partly B. somewhat C. highly D. slightly
Câu 30. Climate change ______ a serious threat to global food production.
A. creates B. poses C. makes D. does
Câu 31. The evidence ______ the theory that early childhood education improves outcomes.
A. contradicts B. supports C. ignores D. replaces
Câu 32. The policy has ______ criticism from various stakeholders.
A. received B. drawn C. attracted D. all of the above
Câu 33. The survey ______ that 70% of respondents support the new measure.
A. discovers B. finds C. invents D. locates
Câu 34. These factors are ______ interrelated and cannot be studied in isolation.
A. loosely B. closely C. barely D. hardly
Câu 35. The project aims to ______ awareness of mental health issues among teenagers.
A. lift B. rise C. raise D. arise
Phần 3: Word Formation nâng cao (câu 36-50)
Câu 36. The company's ______ (SUSTAIN) practices have earned it several awards.
A. sustain B. sustainable C. sustainability D. sustainably
Câu 37. The ______ (SIGNIFY) of the discovery cannot be overstated.
A. signify B. significant C. significance D. significantly
Câu 38. The politician's speech was deliberately ______ (AMBIGUITY).
A. ambiguity B. ambiguous C. ambiguously D. unambiguous
Câu 39. The company faces ______ (PRECEDE) challenges in the current market.
A. precedent B. unprecedented C. preceding D. precedence
Câu 40. ______ (GLOBE) has both positive and negative effects on local cultures.
A. Globe B. Global C. Globalization D. Globally
Câu 41. The new treatment has shown ______ (PROMISE) results in clinical trials.
A. promise B. promising C. promised D. promisingly
Câu 42. The ______ (IMPLY) of the new policy are still being debated.
A. imply B. implicit C. implications D. implicitly
Câu 43. ______ (LITERATE) in digital skills is essential in the modern workplace.
A. Literate B. Literacy C. Literature D. Literally
Câu 44. The organization promotes ______ (TRANSPARENT) in government operations.
A. transparent B. transparency C. transparently D. transparence
Câu 45. His ______ (PERSIST) efforts finally paid off when he won the award.
A. persist B. persistent C. persistence D. persistently
Câu 46. The country has made ______ (REMARK) progress in poverty reduction.
A. remark B. remarkable C. remarkably D. remarked
Câu 47. The ______ (VULNER) of coastal communities to flooding is increasing.
A. vulnerable B. vulnerability C. vulnerably D. invulnerable
Câu 48. The company's ______ (ACCOUNT) practices were questioned by auditors.
A. account B. accounting C. accountability D. accountable
Câu 49. The ______ (IMPLEMENT) of the plan requires cooperation from all departments.
A. implement B. implementation C. implementer D. implementing
Câu 50. She expressed her ______ (DISSATISFY) with the quality of service.
A. dissatisfy B. dissatisfied C. dissatisfaction D. dissatisfying
| Câu | Đáp án | Giải thích |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | revealed = phát hiện, cho thấy |
| 2 | B | facilitate = tạo điều kiện |
| 3 | C | meticulous = tỉ mỉ, cẩn thận |
| 4 | B | address = giải quyết |
| 5 | A | fierce opposition = phản đối kịch liệt |
| 6 | A | expansion = sự mở rộng |
| 7 | A | insufficient = không đủ |
| 8 | C | far-reaching = sâu rộng |
| 9 | B | established = xác nhận, chứng minh |
| 10 | C | highly controversial = rất gây tranh cãi |
| 11 | A | acknowledges = thừa nhận |
| 12 | B | holistic = toàn diện |
| 13 | B | contradictory = mâu thuẫn (not contradictory = không mâu thuẫn) |
| 14 | C | directly linked = liên quan trực tiếp |
| 15 | B | comprehensive = toàn diện |
| 16 | B | widened = mở rộng (khoảng cách) |
| 17 | A | consistent with = nhất quán với |
| 18 | B | extensive = rộng rãi, quy mô lớn |
| 19 | C | debunks = bác bỏ (quan niệm sai) |
| 20 | C | flawed = có lỗ hổng |
| 21 | A | formulate a hypothesis = đặt giả thuyết |
| 22 | C | conduct a study = tiến hành nghiên cứu |
| 23 | D | shows/indicates/reveals đều đúng |
| 24 | D | needed/required/necessary đều đúng |
| 25 | A | rigorously tested = kiểm tra nghiêm ngặt |
| 26 | C | underscore = nhấn mạnh |
| 27 | C | identify a gap = nhận ra khoảng trống |
| 28 | A | conclude = kết luận |
| 29 | C | highly appropriate = rất phù hợp |
| 30 | B | pose a threat = đặt ra mối đe dọa |
| 31 | B | support the theory = ủng hộ lý thuyết |
| 32 | D | receive/draw/attract criticism đều đúng |
| 33 | B | the survey finds = khảo sát cho thấy |
| 34 | B | closely interrelated = liên quan chặt chẽ |
| 35 | C | raise awareness = nâng cao nhận thức |
| 36 | B | SUSTAIN → sustainable (adj.) |
| 37 | C | SIGNIFY → significance (n.) |
| 38 | B | AMBIGUITY → ambiguous (adj.) |
| 39 | B | PRECEDE → unprecedented (adj.) |
| 40 | C | GLOBE → Globalization (n.) |
| 41 | B | PROMISE → promising (adj.) |
| 42 | C | IMPLY → implications (n.) |
| 43 | B | LITERATE → Literacy (n.) |
| 44 | B | TRANSPARENT → transparency (n.) |
| 45 | B | PERSIST → persistent (adj.) |
| 46 | B | REMARK → remarkable (adj.) |
| 47 | B | VULNER → vulnerability (n.) |
| 48 | B | ACCOUNT → accounting (n./adj.) |
| 49 | B | IMPLEMENT → implementation (n.) |
| 50 | C | DISSATISFY → dissatisfaction (n.) |