PRACTICE TEST 12

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. students                B. competitions        C. teams                D. roads

2. A. cleaned                B. dropped                C. seemed                D. played

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. nation                B. picture                C. worker                D. suggest

4. A. Vietnamese        B. decision                C. important                D. location

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

5. I hope get a very high score in my last test.

A. get                        B. high                        C. in                         D. test

6. If I were you, I will buy that expensive car.

A. If                        B. were                C. will                         D. expensive

7. I think this exercise is more difficult to that one.

A. think                B. exercise                C. to                         D. one

8. The first university was built in Sydney on 1850.

A. The                        B. was                        C. built                 D. on

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

9. The plane arrived at the ail-port _____________ after a violent storm.

A. safe                        B. safely                C. safety                D. unsafe

10. If you want to _____________ weight, you should do morning exercises more often.

A. lose                        B. grow                C. grow                D. lost

11. We have cut down so _____________ trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world

A. much                B. many                C. any                        D. lot of

12. Remember to turn _____________ the light when leaving the office.

A. off                        B. up                        C. down                D. in

13. I look forward _____________ from you soon.

A. to hear                B. to hearing                C. hearing                D. heard

14. Mrs. Moon _____________ for this company since 2010.

A. is working                B. works                C. has worked                D. Worked

15. This is the website _____________ provides updated information about Covid-19.

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

16. Peter is short. He is not tall _____________ to be a policeman.

A.so                        B. enough                 C. quite                 D. too

17. We must _____________ right now or we’ll be late.

A. leave                 B. leaving                 C. to leave                 D. leaves

18. She is living with her eldest son, _____________?

A does she                B. aren’t she                C. isn’t she                D. do she

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. We had been waiting for Susan for two hours before she turned up.

A. departed                B. appeared                C. disappeared        D. moved

20. The landscape of Ha Long is attractive in each season, just waiting to be explored.

A. handsome                B. ugly                        C. charming                D. boring

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. The river is already heavily polluted by toxic chemicals and industrial waste.

A. unclean                B. clean                C. dirty                        D. poisonous

22. The scene in the picture was quite similar to what I had seen during my trip to Da Lat.

A. like                        B. identical                C. different                D. indifferent

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

23. - Tom: “Your new hat looks really nice.” - Jerry: “_____________”

A. Thank you                B. Me, too                C. Yes, I can’t see it.         D. No, you’re right.

24. - Kate: “How did you get there?” - John: “_____________”

A. I came here last night.                        B. It’s so crowded.

C. I came here by train.                        D. It is far from here.

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.

Online shopping is one of the (25) _____________ growing areas of the Net, which offers users many (26) _____________ over traditional shopping. Customers have access to a wider range of the best goods than in any shopping centre; there are no queues or parking problems; ‘shops are open 24 hours (27) _____________ day and purchases are delivered to your door. What is more, prices and competitive, and online price comparison services enable you to find the most suitable items. (28) _____________ sites search the net for a product and then show you how much different online stores are charging. Once you have decided what you (29) _____________, and who you are going to buy it from, simply click on the “add to shopping basket” icon on your smartphone.

25. A. fastest                        B. faster                C. fast                        D. most fast

26. A. disadvantages                B. advantages                C. problems                D. chances

27. A. the                        B. a                        C. an                        D. x

28. A. Every                        B. Each                        C. Much                D. A lot of

29. A. are going to buy        B. buy                        C. have bought        D. bought

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

In the USA, there are two days for children to express their love and gratitude to their parents: Mother Day and Father’s Day.

Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On this day, mothers usually receive greeting cards and gifts from their husbands and children. The best gift of all American moms is a day of leisure. The majority of American mothers have outside jobs as well as housework, so their working days are often very hard. Flowers are an important part of the day. Mothers are often given a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly.

Father’s Day is celebrated throughout the USA on the third Sunday in June. The holiday customs are similar to Mother’s Day. Dad also receives the same gifts as what moms get on their day.

30. This passage is mainly about _____________.

A. celebrations for teachers                        B. festivals in the USA

C. celebrations for parents in the USA        D. festivals for parents in the world.

31. According to the passage. Mother’s Day is celebrated _____________.

A. on the third Sunday in May                B. on the second Sunday in May

C. on the last weekend in may                D. on the first weekend

32. According to the passage, which can mother NOT receive on Mother’s Day?

A. greeting cards         B. a day of leisure         C. flowers                D. a wedding dress

33. Father’s Day is held _____________.

A. in the west of the USA                        B. outside the USA

C. throughout the USA                        D. in the east of the USA

34. It can be inferred from the passage that on the occasion of Father’s Day, _____________.

A. kids wear animal masks and visit parents

B. dads dress smartly and give greeting cards and gifts to mums and family members

C. kids get anything they want from fathers

D. dads receive greeting cards and gifts from his family and enjoy a day of leisure

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.

35. “Why don’t we raise some money for charity?” they said.

A. They suggested to raise some money for charity.

B. They suggested raising some money for charity.

C. They invited to raise some money for charity.

D. They advised raising some money for charity.

36. People say that they built this house 100 years ago.

A. It was said that that they built this house 100 years ago.

B. It said that they built this house 100 years ago.

C. It is said that they built this house 100 years ago.

D. It is said they to build this house 100 years ago.

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.

37. The weather was too cold. They had to cancel their picnic.

A. Because of the cold weather, they had to cancel their picnic.

B. Despite the cold weather, they had to cancel their picnic.

C. Although the cold weather, they had to cancel their picnic.

D. Because the cold weather, they had to cancel their picnic.

38. The man is a famous actor. He has bought a bunch of flowers.

A. The man which has bought a bunch of flowers is a famous actor.

B. The man who has bought a bunch of flowers is a famous actor.