PRACTICE TEST 10

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. started                B. visited                C. hated                D. played

2. A. uncle                B. unhappy                C. uniform                D. umbrella

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. special                B. tradition                C. asleep                D. official

4. A. invent                B. student                C. apple                D. bookshop

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

5. They were waiting nervous in the waiting room for the interview.

A. waiting room        B. for                        C. were                 D. nervous

6. She tries always to finish her homework before going to bed.

A. her                        B. tries always                C. going to bed         D. before

7. He didn’t get the job despite of his experience in the field.

A. field                        B. experience                C. despite of                 D. didn’t get

8. It was so a long book that I couldn’t finish it.

A. It                        B. so                        C. that                         D. couldn’t

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

9. We don’t allow you ____________ in our house.

A. to smoke                B. is smoking                C. smoked                D. smoke

10. If our teacher were here now, he ____________ us with this difficult exercise.

A. has helped                B. helps                C. will help                D. would help

11. Charles is very keen ____________ collecting stamps in his leisure time.

A. of                        B. on                        C. in                        D. at

12. Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food, ____________?

A. is it                        B. does it                C. isn’t it                D. doesn’t it

13. Singapore is ____________ small city-state in Southeast Asia.

A. the                        B. an                        C. a                        D. x (no article)

14. The Louvre Museum ____________ from 9 a.m to 6 p.m, every day except Tuesday and Wednesday.

A. will open                B. opens                C. open                D. will be open

15. The flight to Hanoi was delayed for twenty minutes ____________ the weather was bad.

A. although                B. because                C. because of                D. in spite of

16. When I went out, the sun ____________ brightly.

A. shines                B. was shining                C. is shining                D. shone

17. Her mother, ____________ has been working for thirty years, is retiring next month.

A. which                B. that                        C. whom                D. who

18. The facsimile ____________ by Alexander Bain in 1843.

A. was invented        B. has invented        C. has been invented        D. invented

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

19. Teenagers can become addicted to social networking if they cannot control the time they spend online.

A. exhausted by         B. indifferent to        C. hooked on                D. dependent on

20. Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.

A. easy                        B. hard                        C. interesting                D. simple

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

21. You need to dress neatly and elegantly for the interview. The first impression is very important.

A. formally                B. clearly                C. untidily                D. comfortably

22. She had a cozy apartment in the city center. She loves being there after hard working hours.

A. uncomfortable         B. warm                C. happy                D. small

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges.

23. Mai and Trang arc talking in the classroom.

- Mai: “Would you mind opening the window, Trang? It’s a bit dark here.”

- Trang: “____________”

A. Yes, my pleasure.         B. No, not at all.         C. Yes, let’s.                D. Yes, I would

24. Eden and Edward are chatting after work and Eden suggests eating out.

- Eden: “Shall we eat out tonight?” - Edward: “____________.”

A. That’s a great idea                                B. It is very kind of you

C. You are very welcome                        D. That’s all right

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The world is currently experiencing a pandemic of an infectious (25) ____________ called COVID-19. It is caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people (26) ____________ infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience cold or flu-like symptoms and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical respiratory disease, diabetes, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. COVID-19 impacts the elderly and those with preexisting health conditions most severely.

The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well-informed about the COVID-19 virus, what the disease causes and how it spreads. (27) ____________ yourself and others from infection by cleaning your hands (28) ____________ with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose (29) ____________ an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you minimize the potential that you infect someone else.

At this time, there are no specific treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated information as soon clinical findings become available.

25. A. problem        B. disease                C. sickness                D. fever

26. A. which                B. whose                C. whom                D. who

27. A. Keep                B. Stay                        C. Protect                D. Look after

28. A. frequently        B. frequent                C. frequency                D. more frequent

29. A. before                B. when                C. after                        D. because

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.

30. The last time I saw her was three years ago.

A. I have often seen her for the last three years.        

B. About three years ago, I used to meet her.

C. I have not seen her for three years.        

D. I saw her three years ago and will never meet her.

31. “Let’s take the children to the park,” said the husband to the wife.

A. The husband suggested taking the children to the park.

B. The husband advised to take the children to the park.

C. The husband asked the wife to take the children to the park.

D. The husband insisted on taking the children to the park.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

32. The car was very expensive. He couldn’t buy it.

A. The car was too expensive for him to buy it.

B. It was such expensive car that he couldn’t buy it.

C. The car was so expensive that he couldn’t buy it.

D. The car was not cheap enough for him to buy it.

33. He was very tired. He still agreed to help me with my project.

A. Because he was tired, he agreed to help me with my project.

B. In spite of he was tired, he agreed to help me with my project

C. Despite being very tired, but he agreed to help me with my project.

D. Although he was tired, he agreed to help me with my project.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most meaningful sentence written from the given words.

34. He / spend / two hours / do / homework.

A. He spent two hours to do his homework.

B. He spent two hours doing his homework.

C. He spend two hours doing his homework.

D. He spent two hours do his homework

35. Tony / not / play / piano / skillful / Anne.

A. Tony doesn’t play the piano as skillfully than Anne.

B. Tony doesn’t play the piano more skillfully as Anne.

C. Tony doesn’t play the piano as skillfully as Anne.

D. Tony doesn’t play the piano as more skillfully as Anne.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you’re not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it’s a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it’s important to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren’t used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask for his/her advice.

Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Don’t worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart. This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest.